History Film / TonganNinja

* TooDumbToLive: Practically everyone. The [[IdiotPlot entire plot]] relies upon the fact that the protagonists and villains are all equally ridiculous and dim-witted.

* AffectionateParody: Of the entire martial arts genre. Garish-looking costumes, cheap special effects and [[HongKongDub Hong Kong Dubbing]] are all major themes.

* DistressedDamsel: Miss Lee gets kidnapped by the Evil Syndicate during the climax.

* EvilAllAlong: [[EvilChef Chef Guy!]] And ''very'' {{obviously evil}} from the beginning at that.

* FreudianExcuse: During the final standoff, Action Fighter actually ''admits'' that the reason he's such a jerkass is because he's always been [[GreenEyedMonster jealous of Sione]] (specifically Sione's close relationship with his father). It looks for a second like he's about to pull a HeelFaceTurn, but it turns out Sione simply [[CloudCuckoolander zoned out for a minute]] and [[NotListeningToMeAreYou wasn't listening]] at all. The fight then continues as if nothing had happened.

* TalkingIsAFreeAction: While mostly played straight, it is averted in a single instance, where Sione gets fed up with hearing [[MotorMouth Knife Man's]] seemingly-endless BadassBoast and [[OffWithHisHead kicks his head off]] [[CurbstompBattle before he even gets a chance to attack]].
* TitleThemeTune: "The Tale of the Tongan Ninja", a spoof of the archetypal [[Film/JamesBond Bond]] themes, features Action Fighter writhing around in an [[Music/ElvisPresley Elvis]] costume, spouting some truly bizarre lyrics (they were written by [[Music/FlightOfTheConchords Jemaine Clement and Bret [=McKenzie=]]] so that's to be expected).

* KnifeNut: Knife Man. He's good with knives.

* HeroicResolve: A high amount of a vaguely-defined attribute known only as "fighting spirit" is required for a person to be able to perform [[KiAttacks Mr. Magasaki's magic glow technique]]. Action Fighter's FatalFlaw is that he has none.

-->'''Action Fighter:''' You fight like a baby...a dead baby!

* SpecialEffectsFailure: The film doesn't even try to mask its shoddiness, to the point where boom mikes are visible in several shots.

* DiabolicalMastermind: Mr. Big, supposedly. In reality, he doesn't really do much more than send various goons after Sione.

* LargeHam: All of Action Fighter's lines are cocky gloating delivered in a bizarre raspy voice.

-->'''Action Fighter:''' So, you're the infamous Gun Man. I hear you're pretty good with guns.
-->'''Gun Man:''' I'm not just good. I'm the best.

%%* VehicularSabotage: Backfires [[DickDastardlyStopsToCheat massively]].

* FelonyMisdemeanor: As a child, Action Fighter used to put [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes spiders]] in Sione's futon! What a bastard! (He also deliberately caused the plane crash that stranded them on the island and ''laughed'' as Sione's father was eaten by fish, but it was [[SkewedPriorities those damn spiders]] that really got on Sione's nerves)

-->'''Action Fighter:''' I hear you're pretty good with guns.

%%* LoanShark: The So-Called-Syndicate.

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%%* BondVillainStupidity

-->'''Action Fight:''' (dismissively) I hear you're pretty good.

* SteveTheDarkLord: Action Fighter's real name is Marvin.

* YouFightLikeACow: -->'''Action Fighter:''' You fight like a baby...a dead baby!

* YouFightLikeACow: "You fight like a baby...a dead baby!"

* BattleStrip: "We will fight in the traditional style: topless!" Hilariously, Sione and Action Fighter devote several seconds of the fight simply to removing their shirts.

* GroinAttack: "Movement 2A advanced: kick in the balls!"

* OffWithHisHead: Sione manages to decapitate a guy by ''kicking him in the head''.

-->'''Asian Sidekick:''' You are much better than Gun Man. We miss him no longer.