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{{quote|''Your love '''Sylvia''' is in custody now. If you want to save your dear '''Sylvia's life''', come to the Devil's Temple at once. 5 sons of the devil will entertain you.
'''''Kung-Fu Master''''' is a 1984 [[Arcade Game]] released by [[Irem]], also known as ''Kung Fu'' in its 1985 [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] port and ''[[Market-Based Title|Spartan X]]'' in Japan (all versions except for the [[MSX]] one, which was titled ''Seiken Acho'' due to the existence of ''Jackie Chan in Spartan X'', a different MSX game by Pony Inc.). Playing as martial artist Thomas, you get to kick, punch and jump-kick an horde of...rather ''grabby'' enemies and acrobatic midgets throughout 5 straightforward stages.
The original game's plot is [[Excuse Plot|quite simple]]: the mysterious Mr. X kidnaps Thomas' girl, Sylvia, and leaves a letter challenging him to rescue her by going through a 5-floor pagoda known as ''Devil's Temple'', fighting against his hordes of grabby [[Mooks]] and the ''5 Sons of the Devil'' (the [[Carry a Big Stick|Stick Fighter]], [[Precision-Guided Boomerang|Boomerang Fighter]], [[The Brute|Strongman]], [[Evil Sorcerer|Magician]] and [[Big Bad|Mr. X]] himself).
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If you were looking for [[Karate Kid|Mr. Miyagi]] and co., see [[Mentors]]. Also not to be confused with [[Kung Fu|the film and TV series starring David Carradine]].
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* [[Airborne Mooks]]: Jetpack-strapped thugs in ''X 2''.
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* [[The Beast Master]]: Mr. Benjamin sics his trained gorilla against you.
* [[Beat'Em Up]]
* [[Big Bad]]: Mr. X (Arcade/NES), Zapp Morgan ([[Game Boy]]) and Caeson Hawk (''Spartan X 2'').
** [[The Dragon]]: For Caeson at least, Murder Lin.
* [[Big Fancy House]]: Caeson's "Dark Manor", which has its own underground drug factory and ''olympic-sized'' swimming pool.
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* [[Evil Tower of Ominousness]]: Devil's Temple.
* [[Expy]]: Chainsaw Man is one to [[Friday the 13th (film)|Jason Vorhees]].
* [[
* [[Fan Remake]]: [http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CBoQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.onemorelevel.com%2Fgame%2Fkung_fu_remix&ei=cbZRTYXfFIrZgQfu47DlCA&usg=AFQjCNFX-qNU4RltxoAkYoNATsYxmDSB_g Kung-Fu Remix].
* [[Fan Sequel]]: [http://www.thegamespage.com/backroom/backroom.php?game=kungfu2final&s=1 Kung Fu II] and [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/522160 Santa Fu].
* [[Fan Vid]]: [[Cinemassacre]] associate Mike Matei made an excellent video tribute called "Kung Fu Bandito" that can be found [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2pDLJgdKBA&feature=related here] (
** The epic Japanese-made ''Natraps X'' trilogy: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-OpqNvbjk0 Natraps X], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgoR8T8hTEs Sylvia ga Taosenai] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwdSlFMZoOg Natraps X FINAL].
* [[Gas Mask Mooks]]: The Napalm Bomber, as seen in the game's
* [[Guide Dang It|Guide Dang It!]]: The Magician is the only boss who needs to be struck in a specific way to hurt him.
* [[Here We Go Again]]:
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'''**Stage 1 starts**'''
* [[High Altitude Battle]]: Stage 04 in ''X 2'' takes place atop a moving plane.
* [[I Have Your Wife|I Have Your Girlfriend]]
* [[In Name Only]]: The Japanese version, ''Spartan X'', took its name from the Japanese title of the [[Jackie Chan]] film ''[[Wheels on Meals]]'', since Irem bought the license to make a game based on the film. Despite the title, the game has nothing to do with the movie outside of the names of the two main characters (Thomas and Sylvia) and was more inspired by the unfinished [[Bruce Lee]] project ''[[Game of Death]]''.
* [[Its Pronounced Tropay]]: According to the official [http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/myanzoujp/41306803.html brochure] of the game, the main villain in ''Spartan
* [[It's All Upstairs From Here]]: The entirety of the original game.
* [[Knife Nut]]: The knife-thrower [[Elite Mook]] in the first game, Murder Lin in ''X 2''.
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* [[Mirror Boss]]: Mr. X in the NES game uses the same moves as Thomas, added to his unique specialty in blocking/dodging attacks.
* [[Mooks]]
* [[The Movie]]: The French film ''Le petit amour'' features the game heavily and became known internationally as ''Agnes Varda's Kung Fu Master!''.▼
* [[My Kung Fu Is Stronger Than Yours]]: Probably why Mr. X went through all the trouble of kidnapping Sylvia.
* [[Ninja]]: Most [[Mooks]] in the [[Game Boy]] game are these, plus two more as bosses. ''X 2'' has 4 ninjas hidden in Caeson's olympic-sized swimming pool.
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* [[Super Not-Drowning Skills]]: The last section in the final stage of ''X 2'' has Johnny walking underwater without any ill effect. The [[Mooks]] falling into the water to hug him aren't affected either.
* [[Teleport Spam]]: The annoying habit of Magician and Chin Gensai.
▲* [[The Movie]]: The French film ''Le petit amour'' features the game heavily and became known internationally as ''Agnes Varda's Kung Fu Master!''.
* [[Traintop Battle]]: Stage 02 in the [[Game Boy]] game and the first one in ''X 2''.
* [[Voice with an Internet Connection]]: Both Tracey and Steve communicate with Johnny through their group's HQ-Link as part of the game's cutscenes.
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