History Main / BruceLeeClone

When you want a badass for your series, who better to use than [[Creator/BruceLee the Dragon]] himself? Members of this trope love flashy, [[ArtisticLicenseMartialArts unrealistic moves]] and may have a penchant for [[{{Kiai}} high-pitched screams like "WATAAAAA!"]] and [[FunnyBruceLeeNoises other sounds]] while fighting. One-inch punches, bowl-cuts, [[Film/GameOfDeath yellow jumpsuits]] and [[FightingWithChucks nunchaku]] are also common, despite Lee himself devoting his life to stripping away such extravagances, mysticism, and inefficient techniques in martial arts.

* Ai Rin from ''VideoGame/AnarchyReigns'' is another rare female example. Her default color scheme looks exactly like Bruce Lee's tracksuit, and she fights with [[FightingWithChucks laser nun-chucks]] called Huanglong. Which actually translates to "Yellow Dragon."

* Lee Sin from ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'', especially his Dragon Fist skin.

** ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5'' sees Dante receive a new Cerberus Devil Arm to replace the original (which was broken in the game's prequel novel ''Before the Nightmare''), this time formed from the king of the Cerberus tribe, possessing [[FireIceLightning three different elemental affinities]], and with the ability to [[MorphWeapon assume the form]] of a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-section_staff three-section staff]] and a more "standard fare" [[SimpleStaff bo staff]] in addition to the default nunchaku. [[ContinuityNod The very first thing Dante does when showing off with King Cerberus?]] Flail around his nunchaku and belt out the FunnyBruceLeeNoises, which feature much more prominently in-game when players get to use the weapon for themselves.

** In Jackie's early career he was instructed to be a Bruce Lee clone while filming during his youth. Chan wasn't comfortable with the hyper-serious mannerisms and didn't think them credible when performed by a teen, so he began doing the exact opposite to differentiate himself. "Bruce Lee kick high, I kick low. Bruce pose after a punch, I go 'ow'". Chan credits his early rise in popularity to breaking away from the Bruceploitation that plagued the martial arts movie market.

* Hun from ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'' bears a striking resemblance to Bruce Lee, including physical appearance, fighting style and high-pitched shrieks. Hun emerged as a blond brute in the ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003'', his 2012 version resembles Bruce Lee in appearance and his name sounds like the Chinese name Han.

* Ryu from ''Burning Fight'' wears an orange jumpsuit, has a fighting style based on roundhouse kicks, flying kicks and RapidFireFisticuffs, and [[MeaningfulName is named after the Japanese word for "dragon."]]

* ''Characters/ShangChi, Comicbook/MasterOfKungFu'' is a Bruce Lee Clone at the initiative of Paul Gulacy, with [[DependingOnTheArtist some artists]] even giving him Lee's facial features. The homage was furthered during Creator/WarrenEllis' ''Comicbook/SecretAvengers'' stint, where Shang-Chi even wore a black and red variant of Lee's iconic ''Game of Death'' tracksuit. (Comicbook/{{Ultimate|Marvel}} Shang-Chi, by contrast, is a Creator/JackieChan Clone -- his ''Ultimate Marvel Teamup'' appearance even featured Uncle from ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures''.) In the film Film/ShangChiAndTheLegendOfTheTenRings, many scenes were inspired by Jackie Chan, Brad Allan (1973-2021) and Andy Cheng, choreographers who worked with Jackie Chan, also collaborated on the film.

* Long, the player 1 character from ''VideoGame/HongKongNinja'' is directly modelled after Bruce Lee, wearing a yellow jacket in all his fight scenes (a reference to the iconic yellow tracksuit) which exposes his abs, making Bruce's iconic "whaaa-cha" shouts in between fights and striking a pose by rubbing his nose after defeating each boss.

** According to Street Fighter V composer Daniel Lindholm, [[https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2022/may/08/sf5-composer-fei-long-never Capcom should no longer use the character]].

** Tekken seems to have a [[Film/{{Blade}} Wesley Snipes]] clone too: Raven. Really, Tekken often bases its LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters on existing culture. And who can blame 'em?

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* The above examples aside, comic books have pretty much {{averted|Trope}} this trope... by [[http://www.comicvine.com/bruce-lee/29-35606/ putting Bruce in comics years after he died.]] A Malibu's six-issue miniseries titled, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin appropriately]], ''Bruce Lee''. Her daughter, Shannon Lee and Jeff Kline wrote a series for Magnetic Press, Shannon also wrote the one-shot Bruce Lee: The Walk Of The Dragon. Bruce Lee also had a newspaper strip in the 1980s, it would initially be illustrated by veterans Milton Caniff and Noel Sickles, however it was eventually written by Sharman DiVono and illustrated by Fran Matera and Dick Kulpa.

* Hun from ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'' bears a striking resemblance to Bruce Lee, including physical appearance, fighting style and high-pitched shrieks. Hun emerged as a blond brute in the ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2013'', his 2012 version resembles Bruce Lee in appearance and his name sounds like the Chinese name Han.

* Hun from ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'' bears a striking resemblance to Bruce Lee, including physical appearance, fighting style and high-pitched shrieks.

* The above examples aside, comic books have pretty much {{averted|Trope}} this trope... by [[http://www.comicvine.com/bruce-lee/29-35606/ putting Bruce in comics years after he died.]] A Malibu's six-issue miniseries titled, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin appropriately]], ''Bruce Lee''. Her daughter, Shannon Lee and Jeff Kline wrote a series for Magnetic Press, Shannon also wrote the one-shot Bruce Lee: The Walk Of The Dragon.

* ''Characters/ShangChi, Master of Kung Fu'' is a Bruce Lee Clone at the initiative of Paul Gulacy, with [[DependingOnTheArtist some artists]] even giving him Lee's facial features. The homage was furthered during Creator/WarrenEllis' ''Comicbook/SecretAvengers'' stint, where Shang-Chi even wore a black and red variant of Lee's iconic ''Game of Death'' tracksuit. (Comicbook/{{Ultimate|Marvel}} Shang-Chi, by contrast, is a Creator/JackieChan Clone -- his ''Ultimate Marvel Teamup'' appearance even featured Uncle from ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures''.) In the film Film/ShangChiAndTheLegendOfTheTenRings, many scenes were inspired by Jackie Chan, Brad Allan (1973-2021) and Andy Cheng, choreographers who worked with Jackie Chan, also collaborated on the film.

* Afghan martial artist and actor Abbas Alizada gained [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KprhIkDQ38M international fame]] for his [[IncrediblyLamePun striking]] resemblance to Bruce Lee, though the resurgence of the Taliban in his native country forced Alizada to flee the country with his family.

* Long, the player 1 character from ''VideoGame/HongKongNinja'' is directly modelled after Bruce Lee, wearing a yellow jacket in all his fight scenes (a reference to the iconic yellow tracksuit) which exposes his abs, making Bruce's iconic "whaaa-cha" shouts in between fights and striking a pose by rubbing his rose after defeating each boss.

In film, the use of Bruce Lee lookalikes was common after the man's untimely death when, naturally, the real Lee was no longer available, and films with Bruce Lee lookalikes are often bundled under the subgenre of "Bruceploitation."

-> ''The figure stepped forward into view, trodding carelessly on top of the downed Dragons as he went. He looked a lot like Bruce Lee, but with large aviator shades, and tattoos of dragons covering his arms and chest.\\
"Not a recruit, I'm the new leader," said the Bruce Lee wannabe in a smug sounding voice as he struck a fighting pose, showing off the spiked brass knuckles he had strapped to his hands. "Hun!"''

-> The figure stepped forward into view, trodding carelessly on top of the downed Dragons as he went. He looked a lot like Bruce Lee, but with large aviator shades, and tattoos of dragons covering his arms and chest.\\
"Not a recruit, I'm the new leader," said the Bruce Lee wannabe in a smug sounding voice as he struck a fighting pose, showing off the spiked brass knuckles he had strapped to his hands. "Hun!"