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* [[Empathic Environment]] - Lightning and [[Dramatic Wind]] seems to follow characters feeling internal conflict.
* [[Empathic Environment]] - Lightning and [[Dramatic Wind]] seems to follow characters feeling internal conflict.
* [[Enemy Civil War]]: A more personal example than most. While Invisible Girl was still employed by the Old Master, it seemed that she had a rivalry with Kau; to the point where when she enters the secret lair, he attacks her from behind. She ends up chopping off one of his fingers for it and continues on her way.
* [[Enemy Civil War]]: A more personal example than most. While Invisible Girl was still employed by the Old Master, it seemed that she had a rivalry with Kau; to the point where when she enters the secret lair, he attacks her from behind. She ends up chopping off one of his fingers for it and continues on her way.
* [[Everything's Better With Spinning]] - Obviously the case with the flamboyant whirling Wuxia chop-socky, but also Thief Catcher can't seem to let off a single bullet without pirouetting. Also flying motorcycle.
* [[Everything's Better with Spinning]] - Obviously the case with the flamboyant whirling Wuxia chop-socky, but also Thief Catcher can't seem to let off a single bullet without pirouetting. Also flying motorcycle.
* [[Extreme Omnivore]] - Kau not only eats humming birds but he also [[Squick|eats his own severed finger.]]
* [[Extreme Omnivore]] - Kau not only eats humming birds but he also [[Squick|eats his own severed finger.]]
* [[Friend to All Living Things]] - both Wonder Woman and Invisible Girl have birds land in their hands in different scenes. Both Wonder Woman and Invisible Girl prove to be skilled equestrians. Wonder Woman saves a kitten (yes, a [[Tastes Like Diabetes|kitten]]).
* [[Friend to All Living Things]] - both Wonder Woman and Invisible Girl have birds land in their hands in different scenes. Both Wonder Woman and Invisible Girl prove to be skilled equestrians. Wonder Woman saves a kitten (yes, a [[Tastes Like Diabetes|kitten]]).
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* [[Heel Face Turn]] - Invisible Woman
* [[Heel Face Turn]] - Invisible Woman
* [[Heroic Spirit]] - They all perservere through some pretty heavy stuff in order to do the right thing.
* [[Heroic Spirit]] - They all perservere through some pretty heavy stuff in order to do the right thing.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!|Hey, It's That Girl]] - Michelle Yeoh may be remembered by some as James Bond's [[Distaff Counterpart]] in ''[[Tomorrow Never Dies (Film)|Tomorrow Never Dies]]''. Or from [[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]].
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!|Hey, It's That Girl]] - Michelle Yeoh may be remembered by some as James Bond's [[Distaff Counterpart]] in ''[[Tomorrow Never Dies]]''. Or from [[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]].
** To say nothing of Anita Mui and Maggie Cheung co-starring with [[Jackie Chan]] a few times. Maggie was also in [[Hero (Film)|Hero]].
** To say nothing of Anita Mui and Maggie Cheung co-starring with [[Jackie Chan]] a few times. Maggie was also in [[Hero (film)|Hero]].
* [[Horseback Heroism]] - Two of the ladies ride horses in slo-mo with Thief Catcher on her motorcycle.
* [[Horseback Heroism]] - Two of the ladies ride horses in slo-mo with Thief Catcher on her motorcycle.
* [[Infant Immortality]] - Averted pretty damn hard, obviously.
* [[Infant Immortality]] - Averted pretty damn hard, obviously.
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* [[No One Could Survive That]] - The Evil Master does this twice while surviving massive explosions.
* [[No One Could Survive That]] - The Evil Master does this twice while surviving massive explosions.
** Kau also basically goes through this and stays gone {{spoiler|until the sequel.}}
** Kau also basically goes through this and stays gone {{spoiler|until the sequel.}}
* [[Off With His Head]] - Kau has a very convenient and hilariously implausible portable guillotine that he chucks at people to attain this effect.
* [[Off with His Head]] - Kau has a very convenient and hilariously implausible portable guillotine that he chucks at people to attain this effect.
* [[Oh Crap]] - The Master has two of the women [[Neck Lift|by the throat]], only to realize a stick of dynamite had been shoved into his robes.
* [[Oh Crap]] - The Master has two of the women [[Neck Lift|by the throat]], only to realize a stick of dynamite had been shoved into his robes.
* [[Old Master]] - The Evil Master and the master who trained Wonder Woman and Invisible Girl.
* [[Old Master]] - The Evil Master and the master who trained Wonder Woman and Invisible Girl.
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* [[Rocket Ride]] - Thief Catcher straddles a steel drum, tosses a lit stick of dynamite into the open end, and rides it into combat.
* [[Rocket Ride]] - Thief Catcher straddles a steel drum, tosses a lit stick of dynamite into the open end, and rides it into combat.
* [[Runaway Train]] - Kau makes this happen. Once said train ends up in Kau's path, he tries [[Trainstopping]]. It doesn't work as well as planned.
* [[Runaway Train]] - Kau makes this happen. Once said train ends up in Kau's path, he tries [[Trainstopping]]. It doesn't work as well as planned.
* [[Separated At Birth]] - Actually, separated in early childhood in the case of Wonder Woman and Invisible Woman.
* [[Separated at Birth]] - Actually, separated in early childhood in the case of Wonder Woman and Invisible Woman.
* [[Shout-Out]] - The final battle with the [[Big Bad]] has a rather obvious homage to the first [[Terminator]] movie.
* [[Shout-Out]] - The final battle with the [[Big Bad]] has a rather obvious homage to the first [[Terminator]] movie.
** [[The Dragon|The Dragon's]] weapon could also be a [[Shout-Out]] to the Hong Kong movie, [[Master of the Flying Guillotine]].
** [[The Dragon|The Dragon's]] weapon could also be a [[Shout-Out]] to the Hong Kong movie, [[Master of the Flying Guillotine]].
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* [[Weaksauce Weakness]] - Evil Master - kick him, shoot him, burn him, blow him up. Nothing works. Except... Love. Yep. Love. [[Your Head Asplode|Makes his head explode.]]
* [[Weaksauce Weakness]] - Evil Master - kick him, shoot him, burn him, blow him up. Nothing works. Except... Love. Yep. Love. [[Your Head Asplode|Makes his head explode.]]
* [[Would Hurt a Child]] - The Evil Master kills a baby rather randomly. We also get briefly treated to a serial killer who attempts to kill newborns (and fails, luckily enough).
* [[Would Hurt a Child]] - The Evil Master kills a baby rather randomly. We also get briefly treated to a serial killer who attempts to kill newborns (and fails, luckily enough).
* [[What Happened to The Mouse?]] - So Wonder Woman and Invisible Girl were trained by an [[Old Master]] that wanted them to "fight for justice" and all we see are two flashbacks with no actual mention of even his name.
* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]] - So Wonder Woman and Invisible Girl were trained by an [[Old Master]] that wanted them to "fight for justice" and all we see are two flashbacks with no actual mention of even his name.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]] - See: [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]. Both the cops and Wonder Woman give Theif Catcher this after the baby's death.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]] - See: [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]. Both the cops and Wonder Woman give Theif Catcher this after the baby's death.
* [[Why Won't You Die?]] - Happens with both the Evil Master and Kau. Bad guys in this movie can survive quite a lot.
* [[Why Won't You Die?]] - Happens with both the Evil Master and Kau. Bad guys in this movie can survive quite a lot.
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