Arrogant Kung Fu Guy: Difference between revisions

** However, he slowly warms up his traveling companions ([[Ho Yay|especially Fai]]), and begins to value their well-being and safety above everything else. He even decides that fighting is only justified if it's to protect someone important.

* Ginga Izumo, one of the heroes of ''[[GEAR Fighter Dendoh]]'', is a lesser (hey, he's only 10) version of this trope at the start of the series. Being [[Odd Couple|forced to work with]] the much more mellow Hokuto keeps him from ever venturing into the full blossom of this [[Trope]].

** Except Boris. Out of like fifty villains (... recurring, post [[Heel Face Turn]] or no...) there ''had'' to be one eventually who admitted Kenichi didn't suck before actually losing, right?

** Out of Yomi, Boris, Ethan, and Chikage all act more like a [[Punch Clock Villain]] than anything else. The rest of Yomi, and almost all the Fists of Ragnarok, fit this trope well.

* [[The Ace|Zekka]] in ''[[Gunnm]]: Last Order''. He's a bit more affable than it's the norm, but his arrogance certainly is [[Up to Eleven]] (not that it wasn't unfounded). Which [[Ambition Is Evil|sometimes makes him]] [[Kick the Dog|a much bigger jerk]] than he really is.

** So, naturally, his [[Foil]] is his [[The Rival|rival]] [[Bare-Fisted Monk|Don Fua]], who's a [[Martial Pacifist]].

 

== Comic Books ==

** The entire alternate dimension of Jade appears to have an entirely Arrogant Kung Fu Guy-based economy and be governed by an Arrogant-Kung-Fu-Guy-ocracy.

* The ''[[Wolverine]]'' villain Mr. X joined Norman Osborn's incarnation of the [[Thunderbolts]] because just killing all comers in underground fighting matches in Madripoor wasn't challenging enough anymore. He was enthusiastic about invading Asgard because he wanted to prove he could kill a god with his bare hands. {{spoiler|He could, and he did.}}

 

== Fan Works ==

* In the ''[[Firefly]]'' fic ''[[Forward]]'' episode "Mosaic," the crew has to deal with an enemy pirate gang that includes an arrogant martial arts master named Si Quan. He considers River to be a [[Worthy Opponent]] who he can test his skills against, but River disagrees. {{spoiler|When he goes after her, she shoots him twice in the head.}}

 

== Film ==

* In ''[[The Inheritance Cycle]],'' Vanir basically plays this role, though in this case the art in question is sword fighting rather than kung fu.

* ''Sisterhood'' series by [[Fern Michaels]]: Harry Wong is the ''second'' greatest martial artist in the world (regrettably, the identity of the greatest martial artist in the world is never given). On a personal level, he acts pretty much like this. Fortunately, his relationship with Yoko Akia (the only person to beat him and the only person he fears) seems to have a civilizing influence on him.

 

== [[Tabletop Games]] ==

* ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]] 4th Edition'' has a whole class dedicated to the concept. The Battlemind is a psionic swordsman whose powers act as a form of wish fulfillment, and whose blade is an extension of his ego. Many of their powers revolve around berating enemies for their lack of skill so convincingly they actually become less skilled. Or just [[Pure Awesomeness|die from terror at your abilities]]

** It depends on the player, but about half the fluff for the Monk class falls in this category; the other half goes into [[Dissonant Serenity]].

 

== Video Games ==

* Kakarotto from [[Hero's Realm]]. Not only is he a total [[Jerkass]] who [[You Killed My Father|killed Akira's father]], he's in the pay of [[Evil Genius|Murzhor.]]

** In reality, {{spoiler|he's not even ''human'' and transforms into a [[One-Winged Angel|dragon]] in the middle of your fight.}}

 

== Western Animation ==

* [[Pixar Shorts|''Tokyo Mater'']] has Kabuto, a mean and obnoxious Japanese racing car who likes to cheat his way to victory in every single drift race he's been in, as well as having a tendency to strip his rivals of their modifications after losing to him. [[Defeat by Modesty|Guess what happens to him]] after he loses to [[Cars|Mater]] at the end of the short!

* Monkey Fist from ''[[Kim Possible]].''

 

== Real Life ==

* [[Bruce Lee]], arguably. Just don't tell it to his fans.

* [[World War 2|The Wehrmacht]], also the Imperial Japanese Forces in the same period.

 

 

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