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Inspiration for the show

posted 17 years ago by smdias65
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Was this show partially based on the Jackie Chan movie, "Rumble in the Bronx?"

Nah, i always figured it was Jackie Chan's Armor Of God and Operation Condor that were the main influences for the animated series! I don't see where Uncle and Jade come in though from those films, perhaps they were all new creations or were different nods to characters in his other films that reference Jackie's other martial art movies both in China and the U.S.

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"He is one, we are three, it is the strength of three that will defeat him...together. General Zod"

[–] Mireia_A 17 years ago

In one of the "Hey Jackie!" segments, Jackie said that Jade was inspired by several little girls he had met. He said something about Uncle in that segment as well, but I can't remember what it was.

[–] danz1million 13 years ago

Thats right. I think he said Tohru's character was based off a bodyguard of his

"Pass The Parcel. That's Sometimes All You Can Do" - The History Boys

[–] mou224 16 years ago

I think it was based on the "Jackie Chan Stuntmaster" playstation game

[–] Tresix 16 years ago

Chan said that all of the characters except for the villains were based off of actual people that he knew.

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[–] sauceman56 13 years ago

The life of Jackie Chan

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Disdaining fortune, with his brandished steel . . .

[–] DarklordRB 12 years ago

Sometimes I think they got inspiration from the 90's Double Dragon cartoon show.

[–] fisant 12 years ago

i think the whole powers and section 13 came from the medalion . I think other parts come from other movies .

[–] fakeslashdash6 9 years ago

I realize that this thread is really old... But I'll answer anyway.

The good characters (Jade, Uncle & Toru) were based on people in Jackie Chan's life. Jade is based on his niece, Uncle is an old teacher of his and Toru was a bodyguard.

The show itself has touches of various of Chan's movies (Armor of the Gods, Project A etc)

However, the basic concept is based on various american movies that Chan himself loved so much. The most notable one is Indiana Jones. That's why Chan in the show is an archaeologist.