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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."''|'''Mr. X''', |game intro to ''Kung Fu Master''}}
 
'''''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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* [[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] (Mightmight be [[Not Safe for Work]]). {{spoiler|Featuring [[The Angry Video Game Nerd]] in the very end, killing Kung Fu Bandito [[Why Don't Ya Just Shoot Him|with a clean headshot]].}}.
** 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 boxartbogart.
* [[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]]:
{{quote|''"Congratulations, Thomas and Sylvia! But their happiness does not continue long."
'''**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 X2X 2'' is named "Caeson", even though his name is pronounced almost like "Caesar" or "season".
* [[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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