History Main / FunnyBruceLeeNoises

* Dante emits a high-pitched scream in ''Franchise/DevilMayCry 3'' when using his Satellite special attack, available to his [[AnIcePerson Cerberus]] moveset. Despite the Devil Arm taking the form of ''three''-part [[FightingWithChucks nunchaku]], this is the only instance in which Dante yells like that.

* Similarly, Dante emits a high-pitched scream in ''Franchise/DevilMayCry 3'' when using his Satellite special attack, available to his [[AnIcePerson Cerberus]] moveset. Despite the Devil Arm taking the form of ''three''-part [[FightingWithChucks nunchaku]], this is the only instance in which Dante yells like that.

* [[KickChick Chie]] of ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'' does this occasionally. She's a fan of Bruce Lee movies (well, kung fu movies), so it makes sense. One of her win quotes is even [[DontThinkFeel "Don't think. Feel,"]] which is a quote from the man himself.

Alright, here's the deal. If someone is making a tongue-in-cheek kung fu scene, there is ''always'' a character who suddenly pulls a pursed-lips expression, makes random mystical hand movements, and shouts a falsetto "[[BattleCry WOOOOOOO]]-[[{{Kiai}} ooooOOOO]]-[[ScreamingWarrior WAHHHHHHHH]]!" Anyone doing this can automatically be written off as having zero martial arts talent -- unless it's an elaborate ConfusionFu double-bluff...

* Marshall Law of ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'', being a BruceLeeClone, obligatorily uttered these sounds. So did his son, Forrest.

->''"What's Bruce Lee's favorite drink?"''
->''"WA-TAAAAAH."''

* An early RunningGag in ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' had Pearl making these sorts of noises when [[{{Hammerspace}} summoning items from her gem]] for no clear reason, though it pretty much stops after the first season.

* Creator/SonnyChiba, especially in his early career and ''Film/TheStreetFighter'' series. It might be funny if the films weren't so brutally violent.

* Similarly, Dante emits a high-pitched scream in ''Franchise/DevilMayCry 3'' when using his Satellite special attack, available to his [[AnIcePerson Cerberus]] moveset. Despite the Devil Arm taking the form of ''three''-part [[FightingWithChucks nunchaku]], that is the only instance in which Dante yells like that.

-->'''Po''': Raised in a noodle shop and never seeking glory or fame,\\

* Similarly, Dante emits a high-pitched scream in ''Franchise/DevilMayCry 3'' when using his Satellite special attack, available to his [[AnIcePerson Cerberus]] moveset. Despite the Devil Arm taking the form of a ''three''-part [[FightingWithChucks nunchaku]], that is the only instance in which Dante yells like that.

Alright, here's the deal. If someone is making a tongue-in-cheek kung fu scene, there is ''always'' a character who suddenly pulls a pursed-lips expression, makes random mystical hand movements, and shouts a falsetto '[[BattleCry WOOOOOOO]]-[[{{kiai}} ooooOOOO]]-[[ScreamingWarrior WAHHHHHHHH]]!' Anyone doing this can automatically be written off as having zero martial arts talent -- unless it's an elaborate ConfusionFu double-bluff...

* InvokedTrope in ''Anime/MagicalShoppingArcadeAbenobashi''; in order to invoke the powers of the "martial arts" world he and Arumi found themselves in, Sasshi had to "embrace the form; even if he didn't have the substance." First he did the Bruce Lee thing with his nose, then started making noises; then he [[YourMindMakesItReal was Bruce Lee.]]

* In the ''FanFic/VariousVytalVentures'' chapter 'Moms and Dads' Ruby performs some for little Jack, and later is rewarded by his infantile efforts to duplicate them. She nearly suffers CutenessOverload.

* [[TropeNamer Bruce]] [[Creator/BruceLee Lee]] does this ''constantly'' during fight scenes.

* Jennifer Love Hewitt during the rooftop fight of ''The Tuxedo''.
* Chris Tucker in the ''Film/RushHour'' films (the example that springs to mind is in the fight with Zhang Ziyi in film 2, but I'm sure there are others).

* Sonny Chiba, especially in his early career and ''Film/TheStreetFighter'' series. It might be funny if the films weren't so brutally violent.

* Hugh Laurie's "The Gun Seller" has something like this at the start. To get the man trying to break his arm off him, the protagonist lets out "what Japanese martial artists refer to as a {{kiai}} - you'd probably call it a very loud noise, and that wouldn't be so far off - a scream of such blinding, shocking, what-the-fuck-was-that intensity, that I frightened myself rather badly."

* In ''Discworld/ThiefOfTime'' a monk tries to intimidate Lu-Tze with [[{{Kiai}} 'Ai! Shao! Hai-eee...']] before learning his opponents name. [[OhCrap '-Ai! Hao-gng? Ohsheeeeeohsheeeeeee..']]

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** Lord Zedd also utilized this trope once to make fun of Tommy, who uses {{Kiai}} liberally. ActuallyPrettyFunny, because Zedd proceeds to [[{{CurbStompBattle}} beat Tommy's ass.]]

* [[Series/KamenRiderFourze Kamen Rider Meteor]] seems fond of these. He actually uses Jeet Kune Do, Bruce Lee's signature style - it's given a different name in the series, but it is essentially the same style, so it makes perfect sense for him to make those noises. Also, his name is Ryuusei, and Ryuu means 'dragon', Bruce Lee's nickname.

* Used hilariously on ''Series/{{Chuck}}'' in an episode early in season 3. Chuck is [[PowerIncontinence unable to "flash"]] during a confrontation with a Ring operative he lured to the store to keep her away from Devon. So instead he tries to psyche the operative and her mooks out with this and a bit of posing, [[CrowningMomentOfFunny then takes off running]].

* One of Radio/TheFrantics' best known sketches, ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-LU7ijtMww&feature=related Ti Kwan Leep]]'' (sometimes mistakenly called "Boot To The Head") has Ed Gruberman attempting these.

* VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}} does so when have a combo really going while equipped with Sai Fung, which are nunchuk guns.
* Jon Talbain from ''VideoGame/DarkStalkers''. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that he's a werewolf, so of course he'd howl. Further justified in that he's a werewolf BruceLeeClone.

* Kim Kap Hwan from ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters''.
* Liu Kang of ''VideoGame/MortalKombat'' fame makes this a MostAnnoyingSound. Midway decided to make it sound like turkey gobbles!
** Raiden also fits this trope. He became notorious for yelling randomly while performing his Torpedo move in MKII. Fans originally believed that he was yelling Japanese phrases. Interestingly, others thought that he was actually speaking English, and thus Raiden's phrases were misinterpreted as "Get back in the car!", "Gimme ma money!", "I humped my dog!", "Freddy bought a car!", "Your mother's from L.A.!" or even "Santa Monica!" Midway eventually revealed that Raiden was just screaming gibberish noises, and not actual words of any language.
* [[KickChick Chie]] of ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'' does this occasionally. She's a fan of Bruce Lee movies (well, kung fu movies), so it makes sense. One of her win quotes is even "Don't think. Feel." which is a quote from the man himself.
* ''VideoGame/SoulCalibur''[='=]s Maxi (another BruceLeeClone) does a lot of this too.
* Fei Long from StreetFighter, cementing his status as BruceLeeClone. [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Hwaieeeee-YAAHHHHHH]]!!!

* ''{{Touhou}}'': Some versions of Hong Meiling have her use these, others use "JAAAOOOOO!"
* If you can hear them over the dying screams of your opponents in VideoGame/OneFingerDeathPunch, you may notice enemies and the PlayerCharacter doing this, as a part of the game's use of silly MartialArtsMovie cliches. Players can be tempted to do this as well while playing, as {{LetsPlay/Markiplier}} does in his videos of the game.
* In VideoGame/DonkeyKong64, Diddy is clearly making these when he uses his standard 3-bit combo attack.

* The {{Kiai}} (yelling when striking) serves a number of different purposes, from the physiological (yelling firms up the core muscles, increases blood flow, and [[{{HeroicSecondWind}} helps to keep you from getting the breath knocked out of you]]) to the psychological (yelling focuses your attention on the moment of the attack and may startle the opponent). The timbre of the yell makes little difference for most purposes. Yelling while warming up can serve many of the same purposes, including [[{{VictoryThroughIntimidation}} intimidation]], increased blood flow, and increased focus. However, most martial arts classes will be quick to tell you that Funny Bruce Lee Noises are ''not'' a kiai and only serve to waste your time. Partly because opening your mouth while fighting is a good way to get a broken jaw, which is why the participants of full contact martial arts matches, boxers and MMA fighters are less likely to kiai.
* The signature shrieks which earned the Tasmanian Devil its name are said to sound similarly. [[https://youtu.be/t1P6jBz9nT0?t=1m Example]]

* [[TropeNamer Bruce]] [[BruceLee Lee]] does this ''constantly'' during fight scenes.

* Mark Briscoe tends to make them when busting out his redneck kung fu.

* Marshall Law of ''{{Tekken}}'', being a BruceLeeClone, obligatorily uttered these sounds. So did his son, Forrest.

* Happens in Don Hertzfeldt's ''{{Rejected}}'', although they're not fighting, they're just flipping the fuck out because one guy's eye turned into a fountain of blood.

* ''SoulCalibur''[='=]s Maxi (another BruceLeeClone) does a lot of this too.

* RupertGrint does this in one scene in ''Film/WildTarget'' while practicing with a Japanese sword.

* [[KickChick Chie]] of ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'' does this occasionally.

* [[Series/KamenRiderFourze Kamen Rider Meteor]] seems fond of these. Unlike most examples he actually does martial arts, and functions as a low-level BruceLeeClone (his name is Ryuusei, and Ryuu means 'dragon', Bruce Lee's nickname).

* The {{Kiai}} (yelling when striking) serves a number of different purposes, from the physiological (yelling firms up the core muscles, increases blood flow, and [[{{HeroicSecondWind}} helps to keep you from getting the breath knocked out of you]]) to the psychological (yelling focuses your attention on the moment of the attack and may startle the opponent). The timbre of the yell makes little difference for most purposes. Yelling while warming up can serve many of the same purposes, including [[{{VictoryThroughIntimidation}} intimidation]], increased blood flow, and increased focus. However, opening your mouth while fighting is a good way to get a broken jaw, which is why the participants of full contact martial arts matches, boxers and MMA fighters are less likely to kiai.

-->-- '''Well-known joke'''

* Rock Lee from ''{{Naruto}}''. Unlike most practitioners of this trope, Lee is [[BadassNormal highly competent]], though his win-loss record [[TheWorfEffect doesn't exactly reflect that fact]].

* Tsubomi and Erika does this at the end of one episode of ''Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure'' after they realize that they really didn't need that sort of training. They were just playing around at that point.
* Any parody of ''HokutoNoKen'' will include these, despite the series itself playing it completely straight.

* InvokedTrope in ''Anime/AbenobashiMahouShoutengai''; in order to invoke the powers of the "martial arts" world he and Arumi found themselves in, Sasshi had to "embrace the form; even if he didn't have the substance." First he did the Bruce Lee thing with his nose, then started making noises; then he [[YourMindMakesItReal was Bruce Lee.]]

Alright, here's the deal. If someone is making a tongue-in-cheek kung fu scene, there is ''always'' a character who suddenly pulls a pursed-lips expression, makes random mystical hand movements, and shouts a falsetto '[[BattleCry WOOOOOOO]]-[[{{kiai}} ooooOOOO]]-[[ScreamingWarrior WAHHHHHHHH]]!' Anyone doing this can automatically be written off as having zero martial arts talent - unless it's an elaborate ConfusionFu double-bluff...

See also KungFoley, WhatTheFuAreYouDoing.