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* BlankBook: Ryan is asked by Komodo to read from the magical Manuscript and tell him what it says. The Manuscript suddenly shows blank pages, to which the protagonist says "Shit happens."
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* BlankBook: Ryan is asked by Komodo to read from the magical Manuscript and tell him what it says. The Manuscript suddenly shows blank pages, to which the protagonist says "Shit happens."" [[spoiler: But writing appears in the last page of the book: "Five is one Positive Kung. To take a life, you lose a part of yourself."]]
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* [[spoiler:ThisIsUnforgivable: Elysia ThisIsUnforgivable: [[spoiler:Elysia has never forgiven Yun for the death of her brother, even though it was an accident. She believes that it was still a life and also broke the Warriors' creed.]]]]
** Ryan also doesn't take kindly to traitors.
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* BoxingKangarooBoxingKangaroo: The five Warriors.
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** DishingOutDirt: Tsun, Warrior of Earth.
** ExtraOreDinary: Yee, Warrior of Metal.
** GreenThumb: Lai, Warrior of Wood.
** MakingASplash: Yun, Warrior of Water.
** PlayingWithFire: Chi, Warrior of Fire.
** ExtraOreDinary: Yee, Warrior of Metal.
** GreenThumb: Lai, Warrior of Wood.
** MakingASplash: Yun, Warrior of Water.
** PlayingWithFire: Chi, Warrior of Fire.
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** DishingOutDirt: Tsun, Warrior Security of Earth.
** ExtraOreDinary: Yee,Warrior Strength of Metal.
** GreenThumb: Lai,Warrior Stability of Wood.
** MakingASplash: Yun,Warrior Force of Water.
** PlayingWithFire: Chi,Warrior Power of Fire.
** ExtraOreDinary: Yee,
** GreenThumb: Lai,
** MakingASplash: Yun,
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* AwardBaitSong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHYkEwf_8go#t=1h38m47s Inside of You]] by Richie Havens, followed by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHYkEwf_8go#t=1h40m36s You Can Fly]] by Wade Hubbard.
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* FatalMethodActing: Actor Kevin Smith ([[KevinSmith No relation]]) died in an accident on set after he'd finished filming his scenes.
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* AntagonistInMourning: Komodo mourns [[spoiler:Elysia's death.]] This is supposed to indicate that Komodo was truly in love with her.
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* VillainInMourning: Komodo mourns [[spoiler:Elysia's death.]] This is supposed to indicate that Komodo was truly in love with her.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Dogon is not as hammy or sissy as Komodo was. However, he's also not as bloodthirsty since he wanted to leave Ryan to be consumed by his guilt and failure for the rest of eternity. Compared to Komodo, Dogon is a pretty serious villain for this franchise.
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* VillainousCrush: Dogon and Amythis used to have a relationship prior to the movie.
* WouldHitAGirl: Dogon has no qualms about killing his former love.
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* BloodFromTheMouth: After the fight, a couple of the Warriors have this.
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* AntiVillain: While [[spoiler:Elysia]] was consuming the Life Springs and worked with Komodo to defeat the Warriors, she was concerned about Ryan and protecting him from any and all kinds of danger and wanted to avenge her brother's accidental death.
** Not to mention Elysia's low-cut dresses later in the movie.
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* [[LikeASonToMe Like A Brother To Me]]: Ryan to Elysia. [[spoiler:This is what gets her killed.]]
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* [[BigBrotherInstinct Big Sister Instinct]]: Elysia for Ryan. At one point, she states that Ryan is similar to her brother. [[spoiler:She gets killed because she protected him from Komodo.]]
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** They do say they'll [[spoiler: He says he's going to go call the police to get him the jock out. Honestly, what What else can you expect them to would a sensible person do in that situation?situation?]]
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Shit happens.
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* EasilyForgiven: The Warriors of Virtue were surprisingly accepting when Komodo returned with a unexplained case of amnesia and a level in kindness. Despite the fact that he killed their master, almost killed them, then enslaved their world.
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* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Subverted. Dogon settled to give Ryan and the other characters a FateWorseThanDeath.
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Dogon decided that Ryan and his friends' punishment was to live in his shame and ''staying outside of the cells'' was more efficient than killing them off or locking them up. If only he knew how this would come back to hurt him later.
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* [[TakeThat Take That]]: While describing the land of Tao to Ryan, Ming tells him there are "no guns, no lasers, no morphing...", a rather clear swipe at that [[MightyMorphinPowerRangers other martial-arts-focused franchise involving guns, lasers, and morphing]] which was fairly popular at the time the film was released.
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* [[TakeThat Take That]]: While describing the land of Tao to Ryan, Ming tells him there are "no guns, no lasers, no morphing...", a rather clear swipe at that [[MightyMorphinPowerRangers other martial-arts-focused franchise involving guns, lasers, and morphing]] which was fairly popular at the time the this film was released.
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* MoralDissonance: At the end of the movie, Ryan demonstrates his newfound virtue by [[spoiler: leaving Brad stranded at the Treatment plant behind a torrent of water, leading the rest of Brad's 'friends' away while they mock the terrified jock. Uh...?]]
** Just so we're all clear on the above point, [[spoiler: the Warriors forgave Komodo, the insane, self-obsessed warlord, and offered him a place in their community even though he tried to kill them all and callously destroyed their ecosystem. Whereas a mere jerky football player is unworthy of your sympathy.]]
** Just so we're all clear on the above point, [[spoiler: the Warriors forgave Komodo, the insane, self-obsessed warlord, and offered him a place in their community even though he tried to kill them all and callously destroyed their ecosystem. Whereas a mere jerky football player is unworthy of your sympathy.]]
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* MoralDissonance: At the end of the movie, Ryan demonstrates his newfound virtue by [[spoiler: leaving [[spoiler:leaving Brad stranded at the Treatment plant behind a torrent of water, leading the rest of Brad's 'friends' away while they mock the terrified jock. Uh...?]]
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* TheSpeechless: Yee was so traumatized by the loss of his Lifespring that he stopped speaking, instead communicating with others through sign language. [[spoiler: After [[spoiler:After Ryan's Heroic Sacrifice, he manages a hoarse "Thank you".]]
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Ryan Jeffers just wants to be accepted by his peers, but is constantly insulted and bullied, with the school's quarterback [[JerkJock Brad]] leading the charge... all because he wears a metal splint on his leg. To cope, he enjoys reading martial arts comics and Chinese mythology. Shortly after his friend Ming gives him a book called the [[GreatBigBookOfEverything Manuscript of Tao]], Ryan attempts to prove himself to Brad and his gang, and ends up transported to another world -- the world of Tao.
Good news is that he can walk there. Bad news... Tao is on the brink of destruction at the hands of the insane Komodo, who's been tapping into the mystical [[TheLifestream Lifesprings]] to gain eternal life. In fact, there's only one Lifespring left, serving as the last bastion against his evil reign, and protected by five warriors able to wield the [[ElementalPowers forces of Nature]]: the Warriors of Virtue.
...Oh, and did we mention the five warriors are all anthropomorphic kangaroos?
Despite that little detail, 1997's ''Warriors of Virtue'' takes itself very seriously, a strait-laced, by-the-book martial arts film for kids directed by Ronny Yu (his first English-language film). As its title suggests, it's [[{{Anvilicious}} very heavy]] on the importance of virtue, particularly when it comes to the value of life: the Warriors [[ThouShaltNotKill do not kill]], which leads to the obvious question of how to deal with Komodo...
A series of five books were released afterward as a set of sequels: each volume followed one of the Roos as they split up (accompanied by a TagalongKid) to solve a problem facing each Warrior's homeland.
A film sequel titled ''Warriors of Virtue: The Return to Tao'' was released in 2002.
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!!This film provides examples of:
* AllYourPowersCombined: [[spoiler: It's how they defeat Komodo for good.]]
* AvoidTheDreadedGRating: "Shit happens."
* BigNo: Elysia, when Komodo decides that Ryan is no longer useful.
* BlackBestFriend: He tells Ryan how important he is and what he should do and he gets left behind in the Real World.
* BlankBook: Ryan is asked by Komodo to read from the magical Manuscript and tell him what it says. The Manuscript suddenly shows blank pages, to which the protagonist says "Shit happens."
* BlindIdiotTranslation: The Polish version was entitled "Wirtualni wojownicy" - "Virtual warriors". Apparently the translator didn't know what 'virtue' was.
* BoxingKangaroo
* CampStraight: Komodo. Dude's frilly and effeminate, but he very clearly has gotten with several of the hot women in this movie anyway.
* DidNotDoTheResearch: The word is pronounced [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tao Dao]], not Tao like it's spelled. You might think Tao is just coincidentally the name of the world, but the waiter is clearly using it to refer to the real concept and still says it wrong.
* ElementalPowers
** DishingOutDirt: Tsun, Warrior of Earth.
** ExtraOreDinary: Yee, Warrior of Metal.
** GreenThumb: Lai, Warrior of Wood.
** MakingASplash: Yun, Warrior of Water.
** PlayingWithFire: Chi, Warrior of Fire.
* EvilIsHammy: Like you wouldn't believe.
* ExcessiveEvilEyeshadow: Komodo.
* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler: Elysia]]
** EvilCostumeSwitch: [[spoiler: With a lot more [[SensibleHeroesSkimpyVillains cleavage]].]]
* FiveManBand: The Warriors of Virtue.
** TheHero: Yun, Virtue of Benevolence.
** TheLancer: Lai, Virtue of Order.
** TheSmartGuy: Chi, Virtue of Wisdom.
** TheBigGuy: Yee, Virtue of Righteousness.
** TheChick: Tsun, Virtue of Loyalty.
* {{Guyliner}}: Komodo wears it.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Ryan.]]
* InformedAbility: The warriors of virtue don't really exhibit the virtues they're supposed to be warriors of.
* JerkJock: Brad.
* LargeHam: '''Komodo'''.
** Also, Ming when he shows off while cooking
* LaughablyEvil: Hey look, another Komodo trope! BOOGA BOOGA BOOGA BOOGA!
* LaughingMad: Kind of a subversion, because Komodo's laughing doesn't tell he goes insane...it tells that he IS insane. Seriously, you can never predict when he bursts to maniacal laughter.
* MadonnaWhoreComplex: "Good" Elysia wears a white, high-necked dress. [[spoiler: Evil Elysia wears a red dress that shows cleavage.]]
* MagicalAsian: Ming. We never find out why an ordinary cook has a manuscript about a magical universe. Also, Master Chung.
* MartialArtsAndCrafts: Ming's cooking. Why is Ryan the main character again?
* MoralDissonance: At the end of the movie, Ryan demonstrates his newfound virtue by [[spoiler: leaving Brad stranded at the Treatment plant behind a torrent of water, leading the rest of Brad's 'friends' away while they mock the terrified jock. Uh...?]]
** Just so we're all clear on the above point, [[spoiler: the Warriors forgave Komodo, the insane, self-obsessed warlord, and offered him a place in their community even though he tried to kill them all and callously destroyed their ecosystem. Whereas a mere jerky football player is unworthy of your sympathy.]]
* NoIndoorVoice: Take a wild guess...
* PersonalityPowers: Most obvious with [[PlayingWithFire Chi]], but all of the Roos show this.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler: Elysia.]]
* ShoutOut: "[[Film/TheWarriors Warriors!]] Come out and plaaaay!"
** Ming is [[IronChef a show-offy Asian chef]]
* TheSpeechless: Yee was so traumatized by the loss of his Lifespring that he stopped speaking, instead communicating with others through sign language. [[spoiler: After Ryan's Heroic Sacrifice, he manages a hoarse "Thank you".]]
* SissyVillain: Komodo never leaves home without his ruffles and frills.
* [[TakeThat Take That]]: While describing the land of Tao to Ryan, Ming tells him there are "no guns, no lasers, no morphing...", a rather clear swipe at that [[MightyMorphinPowerRangers other martial-arts-focused franchise involving guns, lasers, and morphing]] which was fairly popular at the time the film was released.
* ThouShaltNotKill: An integral part of the Warriors' Code. Results in a world-threatening war that has rages for years and apparently produced * one* casualty by the Warriors - of an innocent person. Since Komodo's forces were, presumably, not restricted by the Warriors' Code and could kill and enslave all they wanted, it's no wonder the good guys were on the ropes by the time Ryan showed up...
* WeaponOfChoice: Yun and Tsun wield [[CoolSword swords]], Lai has a [[SimpleStaff wooden staff]], Chi uses [[WhipItGood fire whips]], and Yee carries [[RingsOfDeath huge metal rings]].
* WomanInWhite: Elysia is like an angel [[spoiler: while she's pretending to be good.]]
!!The film sequel contains examples of:
* FatalMethodActing: Actor Kevin Smith ([[KevinSmith No relation]]) died in an accident on set after finishing filming his scenes.
* InNameOnly: For one thing, no kangaroos.
* RevengeOfTheSequel
!!The book sequels also contain examples of:
* AscendedExtra: The overarching plot is that Ryan is summoned back to Tao along with four of his friends so that each can accompany one of the Roos back to the Lifespring where they were born and fix the problems arising there. These friends were minor characters in the original movie (and Brad was included, so the definition of 'friend' was rather loose...). Unfortunately, Ming was not one of them.
* BrattyHalfPint: Chi admits to being one in "Chi and the Giant", as well as a former [[ThePrankster Prankster]] who used trickery to get back at the others teasing him for being the youngest.
* CatScare: "Lai and the Headhunters".
* HeelFaceTurn: Brad, who winds up accompanying Yee for the biggest OddCouple pairing of the books and develops from JerkAss to JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
* MoralDissonance: In "Yun and the Sea Serpent", Yun deals with the beast by [[spoiler: sewing its mouth shut, while it's awake, aware and ''thrashing in agony''. True, he says that he leaves enough slack for it to eat plankton, and it was to correct the serpent's [[ImAHumanitarian original dietary habits]], but ''still''...]]
* SwarmOfRats: Happens several times in "Tsun and the Rats".
* TagalongKid
* WokFu: A Chinese chef is constantly doing Wok Fu when he's cooking (doing spins, kicking faucets). Actually does some good when another chef trips; Wok Fu Chef manages to catch the guy using his leg, brings him up, and then proceeds to catch all the falling food.
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Ryan Jeffers just wants to be accepted by his peers, but is constantly insulted and bullied, with the school's quarterback [[JerkJock Brad]] leading the charge... all because he wears a metal splint on his leg. To cope, he enjoys reading martial arts comics and Chinese mythology. Shortly after his friend Ming gives him a book called the [[GreatBigBookOfEverything Manuscript of Tao]], Ryan attempts to prove himself to Brad and his gang, and ends up transported to another world -- the world of Tao.
Good news is that he can walk there. Bad news... Tao is on the brink of destruction at the hands of the insane Komodo, who's been tapping into the mystical [[TheLifestream Lifesprings]] to gain eternal life. In fact, there's only one Lifespring left, serving as the last bastion against his evil reign, and protected by five warriors able to wield the [[ElementalPowers forces of Nature]]: the Warriors of Virtue.
...Oh, and did we mention the five warriors are all anthropomorphic kangaroos?
Despite that little detail, 1997's ''Warriors of Virtue'' takes itself very seriously, a strait-laced, by-the-book martial arts film for kids directed by Ronny Yu (his first English-language film). As its title suggests, it's [[{{Anvilicious}} very heavy]] on the importance of virtue, particularly when it comes to the value of life: the Warriors [[ThouShaltNotKill do not kill]], which leads to the obvious question of how to deal with Komodo...
A series of five books were released afterward as a set of sequels: each volume followed one of the Roos as they split up (accompanied by a TagalongKid) to solve a problem facing each Warrior's homeland.
A film sequel titled ''Warriors of Virtue: The Return to Tao'' was released in 2002.
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!!This film provides examples of:
* AllYourPowersCombined: [[spoiler: It's how they defeat Komodo for good.]]
* AvoidTheDreadedGRating: "Shit happens."
* BigNo: Elysia, when Komodo decides that Ryan is no longer useful.
* BlackBestFriend: He tells Ryan how important he is and what he should do and he gets left behind in the Real World.
* BlankBook: Ryan is asked by Komodo to read from the magical Manuscript and tell him what it says. The Manuscript suddenly shows blank pages, to which the protagonist says "Shit happens."
* BlindIdiotTranslation: The Polish version was entitled "Wirtualni wojownicy" - "Virtual warriors". Apparently the translator didn't know what 'virtue' was.
* BoxingKangaroo
* CampStraight: Komodo. Dude's frilly and effeminate, but he very clearly has gotten with several of the hot women in this movie anyway.
* DidNotDoTheResearch: The word is pronounced [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tao Dao]], not Tao like it's spelled. You might think Tao is just coincidentally the name of the world, but the waiter is clearly using it to refer to the real concept and still says it wrong.
* ElementalPowers
** DishingOutDirt: Tsun, Warrior of Earth.
** ExtraOreDinary: Yee, Warrior of Metal.
** GreenThumb: Lai, Warrior of Wood.
** MakingASplash: Yun, Warrior of Water.
** PlayingWithFire: Chi, Warrior of Fire.
* EvilIsHammy: Like you wouldn't believe.
* ExcessiveEvilEyeshadow: Komodo.
* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler: Elysia]]
** EvilCostumeSwitch: [[spoiler: With a lot more [[SensibleHeroesSkimpyVillains cleavage]].]]
* FiveManBand: The Warriors of Virtue.
** TheHero: Yun, Virtue of Benevolence.
** TheLancer: Lai, Virtue of Order.
** TheSmartGuy: Chi, Virtue of Wisdom.
** TheBigGuy: Yee, Virtue of Righteousness.
** TheChick: Tsun, Virtue of Loyalty.
* {{Guyliner}}: Komodo wears it.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Ryan.]]
* InformedAbility: The warriors of virtue don't really exhibit the virtues they're supposed to be warriors of.
* JerkJock: Brad.
* LargeHam: '''Komodo'''.
** Also, Ming when he shows off while cooking
* LaughablyEvil: Hey look, another Komodo trope! BOOGA BOOGA BOOGA BOOGA!
* LaughingMad: Kind of a subversion, because Komodo's laughing doesn't tell he goes insane...it tells that he IS insane. Seriously, you can never predict when he bursts to maniacal laughter.
* MadonnaWhoreComplex: "Good" Elysia wears a white, high-necked dress. [[spoiler: Evil Elysia wears a red dress that shows cleavage.]]
* MagicalAsian: Ming. We never find out why an ordinary cook has a manuscript about a magical universe. Also, Master Chung.
* MartialArtsAndCrafts: Ming's cooking. Why is Ryan the main character again?
* MoralDissonance: At the end of the movie, Ryan demonstrates his newfound virtue by [[spoiler: leaving Brad stranded at the Treatment plant behind a torrent of water, leading the rest of Brad's 'friends' away while they mock the terrified jock. Uh...?]]
** Just so we're all clear on the above point, [[spoiler: the Warriors forgave Komodo, the insane, self-obsessed warlord, and offered him a place in their community even though he tried to kill them all and callously destroyed their ecosystem. Whereas a mere jerky football player is unworthy of your sympathy.]]
* NoIndoorVoice: Take a wild guess...
* PersonalityPowers: Most obvious with [[PlayingWithFire Chi]], but all of the Roos show this.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler: Elysia.]]
* ShoutOut: "[[Film/TheWarriors Warriors!]] Come out and plaaaay!"
** Ming is [[IronChef a show-offy Asian chef]]
* TheSpeechless: Yee was so traumatized by the loss of his Lifespring that he stopped speaking, instead communicating with others through sign language. [[spoiler: After Ryan's Heroic Sacrifice, he manages a hoarse "Thank you".]]
* SissyVillain: Komodo never leaves home without his ruffles and frills.
* [[TakeThat Take That]]: While describing the land of Tao to Ryan, Ming tells him there are "no guns, no lasers, no morphing...", a rather clear swipe at that [[MightyMorphinPowerRangers other martial-arts-focused franchise involving guns, lasers, and morphing]] which was fairly popular at the time the film was released.
* ThouShaltNotKill: An integral part of the Warriors' Code. Results in a world-threatening war that has rages for years and apparently produced * one* casualty by the Warriors - of an innocent person. Since Komodo's forces were, presumably, not restricted by the Warriors' Code and could kill and enslave all they wanted, it's no wonder the good guys were on the ropes by the time Ryan showed up...
* WeaponOfChoice: Yun and Tsun wield [[CoolSword swords]], Lai has a [[SimpleStaff wooden staff]], Chi uses [[WhipItGood fire whips]], and Yee carries [[RingsOfDeath huge metal rings]].
* WomanInWhite: Elysia is like an angel [[spoiler: while she's pretending to be good.]]
!!The film sequel contains examples of:
* FatalMethodActing: Actor Kevin Smith ([[KevinSmith No relation]]) died in an accident on set after finishing filming his scenes.
* InNameOnly: For one thing, no kangaroos.
* RevengeOfTheSequel
!!The book sequels also contain examples of:
* AscendedExtra: The overarching plot is that Ryan is summoned back to Tao along with four of his friends so that each can accompany one of the Roos back to the Lifespring where they were born and fix the problems arising there. These friends were minor characters in the original movie (and Brad was included, so the definition of 'friend' was rather loose...). Unfortunately, Ming was not one of them.
* BrattyHalfPint: Chi admits to being one in "Chi and the Giant", as well as a former [[ThePrankster Prankster]] who used trickery to get back at the others teasing him for being the youngest.
* CatScare: "Lai and the Headhunters".
* HeelFaceTurn: Brad, who winds up accompanying Yee for the biggest OddCouple pairing of the books and develops from JerkAss to JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
* MoralDissonance: In "Yun and the Sea Serpent", Yun deals with the beast by [[spoiler: sewing its mouth shut, while it's awake, aware and ''thrashing in agony''. True, he says that he leaves enough slack for it to eat plankton, and it was to correct the serpent's [[ImAHumanitarian original dietary habits]], but ''still''...]]
* SwarmOfRats: Happens several times in "Tsun and the Rats".
* TagalongKid
* WokFu: A Chinese chef is constantly doing Wok Fu when he's cooking (doing spins, kicking faucets). Actually does some good when another chef trips; Wok Fu Chef manages to catch the guy using his leg, brings him up, and then proceeds to catch all the falling food.
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