| Wong Fei-Hung's 'Gun' Staff | |
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| "Shadowless Kick!" | |
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Origin |
Wong Fei-Hung |
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Type |
'Gun' staff |
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Effects |
Makes wielder a master of Hung Ga martial arts. |
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Downsides |
User is compelled to call out their attacks. |
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Activation |
Using (wielding in battle) |
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Collected by |
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Section |
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Aisle |
Combat-98M |
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Shelf |
77622-8498-363 |
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Date of Collection |
July 22, 2016 |
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Origin[]
Wong Fei-hung or Huang Feihong (9 July 1847 – 25 March 1924) was a Cantonese martial artist, physician, and folk hero, who has become the subject of numerous martial arts films and television series. He was considered an expert in the Hung Ga style of Chinese martial arts. As a physician, Wong practised and taught acupuncture and other forms of traditional Chinese medicine in Po Chi Lam, a medical clinic in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province.
Wong was a master of Hung Ga. He systematised the predominant style of Hung Ga and choreographed its version of the Tiger Crane Paired Form Fist, which incorporates his Ten Special Fist techniques. Wong is famous for using the Shadowless Kick. He named the techniques of his skills when he performed them.
Wong was adept at using weapons, such as the staff and southern tiger fork. One tale recounts how Wong defeated a group of 30 gangsters on the docks of Guangzhou with a staff.
Effects[]
The wielder of this staff will become a master of all forms of Hung Ga martial arts, from Ha Sei Fu Hung Ga to Tiger Crane Paired Form.
The staff's user will also, when in combat, be subconsciously compelled to call out their attacks (martial art or otherwise), though they are free to do so of their own volition if they so choose.
Trivia[]
- In Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra, Earthbending's style is based on Hung Ga.
- This artifact was inspired by the habit of fictional characters (particularly those of anime) calling out their attacks (specifically, Mami Tomoe's "Tiro Finale'!" in Puella Magi Madoka Magica).
- Agent Scott was forced to use this artifact during its collection in a fight against a thief intending to steal the staff for themselves; he thought the idea of calling out one's attacks, although telegraphic, was "cool," and "would probably do so without the artifact's effects."