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* '''Wonder Woman''' (no, not [[Wonder Woman|THAT]] one) or Tung - played by Anita Mui, is a mild-mannered domestic [[Housewife]] by day and a super ninja-skilled [[Action Girl]] with a [[Cool Mask]] by night. Her weapons of choice are a sword and [[Absurdly Sharp Blade|absurdly sharp]] throwing shurikens that can [[Implausible Fencing Powers|deflect and destroy bullets in mid-flight]].
* '''Thief Catcher''' or Mercy or Chat, depending on who did the subtitles - played by Maggie Cheung, is the [[Plucky Comic Relief]], a spunky wise-cracking [[Biker Babe|biker girl]] with a fondness for [[Shotguns Are Just Better|shotguns]] and [[Stuff Blowing Up|dynamite]]. [[So Bad It's Good|Delightful outfit]] includes [[Goggles Do Nothing|goggles]], leather [[Badass Longcoat]], and kneepads. Her main superpower seems to be always being [[Crazy Prepared]], as she never seems to run out of ammo or explosives. Practices [[Gun Fu]].
* '''Invisible Girl''' (not [[Fantastic Four|THAT]] one, either) or Ching or San - played by Michelle Yeoh, is a [[Byronic Hero|brooding assassin]] who steals an [[Invisibility Cloak]] from her [[Mad Scientist]] boyfriend. Slave to the Evil Master, she carries out the grim task of kidnapping male babies for her master. Her weapon of choice is a [
* '''Evil Master''' - This guy's the [[Big Bad]]. Commands Invisible Girl to kidnap babies for his evil plan to find a successor. Turns babies into demon cannibal evil babies, when he's not killing them. Throws [[Poisoned Weapons|poison darts]]. See [[Weaksauce Weakness]] below.
* '''Kau''' - This guy's [[The Dragon]]. Fully grown version of one of Evil Master's demon babies. This guy's [[Made of Iron|tough]] and, it seems, [[Immune to Bullets]]. [[Obviously Evil|Eats songbirds.]] Decapitates victims with an [[Impossibly Cool Weapon]].
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* [[Creepy Child|Creepy Children]] - Raised on human flesh. Okay to kill, since they're also [[Complete Monster|Complete Monsters]]
* [[Deadly Nosebleed]] - Happens to the Invisible Girl's scientist boyfriend; clear indicator that this guy's research is slowly killing him.
* [[Do
* [[Dramatic Unmask]] - Wonder Woman to Invisible Girl.
* [[Empathic Environment]] - Lightning and [[Dramatic Wind]] seems to follow characters feeling internal conflict.
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** When Invisible Woman learns that her boyfriend is sick, he types "Don't cry" in English on his computer.
* [[Gun Fu]] - Theif Catcher vs. [[Mooks]].
* [[Heartbroken Badass]] - Invisible Girl has this with a side of [[I Will Protect Her|I Will Protect Him]] and a glass of [[
* [[Heel Face Turn]] - Invisible Woman
* [[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]].
** 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.
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* [[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.
* [[Shout
** [[The Dragon|The Dragon's]] weapon could also be a [[Shout
* [[Stuffed in A Fridge]] - The [[Spear Counterpart]]. The male love interests in this movie get put through the grinder.
* [[Take My Hand]] - At least three times between Wonder Woman and Invisible Girl
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