The production notes for the animated Street Fighter II: The Movie point out that, in the original storyboards, Ken and Ryu's dual Hadoken used to defeat M.Bison would have briefly shaped a taijitu upon fusing together.Kyou-I F91 even switches to a dragon motif after leaving Giga, represented by Suzaku (the Phoenix). BB Senshi Sangokuden features four factions that draw upon The Four Gods for faction motifs - Shou, represented by Seiryu (the Dragon) have been particularly consistent in sticking dragons on everything.The MacGuffin in Dragon Ball are the eponymous Dragon Balls, which summon a wish-granting dragon when brought together.Justified, in that their magic is activated by chanting "Eight Trigrams Three Dharma Seals" in Mandarin and have Taoist themes. Displayed throughout Outlaw Star by the pirates.A Chinese restaurant with a dragon motif is not tropeworthy a Chinese restaurant with a dragon motif run by a secret sect of Shaolin monks, on the other hand.Īlso see Eastern Zodiac, National Stereotypes, Everybody Was Kung-Fu Fighting, and Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons. Note that this trope does not apply if the symbols are used in contexts that don't involve martial arts or Asian mysticism. But these two symbols quickly become overused due to Small Reference Pools, hence the trope. On the other hand, there's also a bit of Truth in Television involved: the taijitu is a symbol rooted in Asian philosophy and religion, and Eastern dragons are traditional symbols of power and strength. Bonus points if there is an image of a dragon curling around a yin-yang.įor the most part, this has little resemblance to Real Life: Asian temples are more likely to feature icons of the various Buddhas, most Asians will go for days without seeing either symbol, and the only dragon one might find in most martial arts schools will be a Bruce Lee poster in a corner. The four most powerful dragons in Chinese mythology are the Ocean Lords of the Eastern, Southern, Western, and Northern seas. They were river guardians, rain gods, and a few lived in wells. Particularly inane is the depiction of these dragons breathing fire, as most Eastern dragons were water spirits. Typically, the dragon is used to indicate badassery while the taijitu indicates mysticism, but many works will wantonly use either or both just for atmosphere. Whether it's a rare artifact, a wall-sized scroll hanging in the temple, or a design on the sensei's robes, the presence of either or both of these elements serve to remind the audience that Awesome Eastern Stuff ™ happens here. In a visual work that features East Asian mysticism or cinematic martial arts, the odds are very good that there will be a gratuitous appearance of either the taijitu (known in the west as the "yin-yang" symbol) or an Eastern dragon (either a Chinese lóng or a Japanese tatsu) somewhere. The universal symbols for Awesome Eastern Stuff. PAGES WILL BE DELETED OTHERWISE IF THEY ARE MISSING BASIC MARKUP. DON'T MAKE PAGES MANUALLY UNLESS A TEMPLATE IS BROKEN, AND REPORT IT THAT IS THE CASE. THIS SHOULD BE WORKING NOW, REPORT ANY ISSUES TO Janna2000, SelfCloak or RRabbit42.
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YIN AND YANG SYMBOL DRAGONS MANUAL
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