History Film / TheWarriorsWay

* NoNameGiven: The main character's name is never uttered within the movie. You learn it in the credits.

* NonSpecificallyForeign: It's never specified or clear where Yang comes from. He's played by a South Korean, uses a Japanese sword, and his name is most likely Chinese.

* GunsAreWorthless: Thoroughly averted. The ninjas clearly have superhuman abilities and are able to dodge thrown knives, but they can't dodge bullets, and react to being shot just like anyone else. In the final fight the ninjas definitely have the advantage (due in large part to the panicked ATeamFiring of the cowboys), but the cowboys do manage to hold their own, especially once they bring out the [[GatlingGood Gatling guns]]). Noteably, Yang never faces gun-wielding opponents head-on; he either catches them by surprise, or fights while concealed inside a dust cloud or in darkness.

-->-- '''Ron''' [[hottip:*: Although this line was [[TrailersAlwaysLie not actually in the movie]]

* GroinAttack
* GunsAreWorthless: Throughly averted. The ninjas clearly have superhuman abilities and are able to dodge thrown knives, but they can't dodge bullets, and react to being shot just like anyone else. In the final fight the ninjas definitely have the advantage (due in large part to the panicked ATeamFiring of the cowboys), but the cowboys do manage to hold their own, especially once they bring out the [[GatlingGood Gatling guns]]). Noteably, Yang never faces gun-wielding opponents head-on; he either catches them by surprise, or fights while concealed inside a dust cloud or in darkness.

* PaintingTheFourthWall

* BadassColonel: The Colonel

-->''Ninjas. Damn.''
---> -- '''Ron''' [[hottip:*: Although this line was [[TrailersAlwaysLie not actually in the movie]]

* MalevolentMaskedMan: The Colonel wears a creepy half-face mask to conceal his burn scars. It makes him look more than a little like [[Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre Leatherface]].

---> -- '''Ron''' [[hottip:*: Although this line was [[TrailersAlwaysLie not actually in the movie]] ]]

* {{Badass}}
** BadassLongcoat: Yang wears one for the second half of the movie.
** CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Yang. He dodges a bullet at ''point-blank range''!
** ColonelBadass: [[CaptainObvious The Colonel]]
** RetiredBadass: [[spoiler:Ron.]]
** TookALevelInBadass: Lynne

* [[spoiler:BolivianArmyEnding: Considering [[ConservationOfNinjutsu how Yang normally does against such odds,]] though...]]

* ConservationOfNinjutsu: Invoked and averted - ninjas react just like anyone else to gunfire. Indeed, in the big fight at the end the ninjas actually do so well against the gun-wielding cowboys ''because'' there are so many of them, so the cowboys have trouble picking targets properly before being cut down. As for Yang, he is, after all, the Greatest Swordsman in the World and thus not necessarily reflective of the overall quality of the brand.

* DodgeTheBullet: Averted. Ninjas can dodge throwing knives, but not bullets. Yang does dodge a point blank pistol shot at the end, but starts moving a split second before the bullet is actually fired, so it's still reasonable.

* NonSpecificallyForeign: It's never specified or clear where Yang comes from. He's played by a South Korean, uses a Japanese sword, and his name is most likely Chinese (though possibly Korean, certainly not Japanese).

* RetiredOutlaw[=/=]RetiredGunslinger: [[spoiler: Ron]]

* TrailersAlwaysLie: see page quote

* WilliamTelling: Using booze in place of an apple.

--> '''Subtitle:''' ''The Greatest Swordsman in History of Mankind.'' [[{{beat}} (Beat)]]. ''[[CrowningMomentOfFunny Ever.]]''

* BoozeFlamethrower: The fire eater from the circus uses this to light the candles on a birthday cake.

* MalevolentMaskedMan: The Colonel wears a creepy half-face mask to conceal his burn scars. It makes him look more than a little like [[TheTexasChainsawMassacre Leatherface]].

* BattleInTheRain: The final battle between Yang and the Saddest Flute takes place in a storm that literally blows up out of nowhere.

* SingleStrokeBattle: All the sword fights are like this, the most traditional being the one at the beginning where Yang becomes The Greatest Swordsman in the World by killing The Greatest Swordsman in the World. The only two prolonged fights with any degree of [[Flynning]] are the ones at the end between Lynne and the Colonel, and between Yang and Saddest Flute (which appears to be a training flashback substituted in place of their actual final battle).

* GunsAreWorthless: Throughly averted. Ninjas may be able to dodge thrown knives, but they can't dodge bullets, and react to being shot just like anyone else. In the final fight the ninjas definitely have the advantage (due in large part to the panicked ATeamFiring of the cowboys), but the cowboys do manage to hold their own, especially once they bring out the [[GatlingGood Gatling guns]]). Noteably, Yang never faces gun-wielding opponents head-on; he either catches them by surprise, or fights while concealed inside a dust cloud or in darkness.

* ConservationOfNinjutsu: Invoked and averted - ninjas react just like anyone else to gunfire. Indeed, in the big fight at the end the ninjas actually do so well against the gun-wielding cowboys ''because'' there are so many of them the cowboys have trouble picking targets properly before being cut down. As for Yang, he is, after all, the Greatest Swordsman in the World and thus not necessarily reflective of the overall quality of the brand.

* ConservationOfNinjutsu: Invoked and averted - ninjas react just like anyone else to gunfire.

* AllAsiansAreAlike: It's never specified or clear where Yang comes from. He's played by a South Korean, uses a Japanese sword, and his name is most likely Chinese (though possibly Korean, certainly not Japanese).

--> '''[[spoiler: Colonel:]]'' I'll see you in hell, little girl. [[DirtyOldMan Wear something nasty.]]

* AllAsiansAreAlike: It's never specified or clear where Yang comes from. He's played by a South Korean, uses a Japanese sword, and his name is more likely to be Chinese than Korean (and certainly not Japanese).

* AllAsiansAreAlike: It's never specified or clear where Yang comes from. He's played by a South Korean.