Kung-Fun - Revision history

VegettoEX: Adding animanga artwork, various text rewrites, spots for additional info

2020-08-20T00:18:00Z

Adding animanga artwork, various text rewrites, spots for additional info

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	==Name==		==Name==
	Kung-Fun's name is likely a play on "kung-fu."		Kung-Fun's name is likely a simple play on "kung-fu", adding a trailing ン (''n'') to カンフー (''kanfū'').

	==Performance==		==Performance==
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	Kung-Fun appears exclusively in [[Dragon Ball Z Movie 9]].		Kung-Fun appears exclusively in [[Dragon Ball Z Movie 9]].

			==Production==
			[[File:Dbz-movie-9-animanga-other-contestants.png\|thumb\|150px\|Three additional fighters ([[Udō‎]], Kung-Fun, and [[Dosukoi]]) profiled in the [[Dragon Ball Z Movie 9]] "Anime Comics" release<ref name="dbzmovie9animanga">[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 9]] Anime Comic: "The Galaxy at the Brink!! The Super Incredible Guy". Japan: Shueisha (Jump Anime Comics), 24 November 1993. ISBN 4-8342-1188-6. (p. 9)</ref>]]
			Though Kung-Fun is never directly or fully shown in [[Dragon Ball Z Movie 9]], complete artwork of the character does exist and is used in supplemental material, such as in the film's "Anime Comics" release, which also reiterates Kung-Fun's loss to [[Dosukoi]] courtesy of his ''utchari''.<ref name="dbzmovie9animanga"></ref>

			The ''kanji'' on Kung-Fun's outfit reads 功夫 or ''gōngfū'' in Chinese (meaning "kung-fu").

	==Tidbits==		==Tidbits==
	~~The~~ FUNimation dub of Movie 9 ~~replaces~~ Kung-Fun ~~with a~~ similar looking character ~~from earlier in the series~~, [[Tenlong]] (called "Sky Dragon" in their dub)~~. Tenlong had been~~ a martial artist that Goku encountered many years earlier~~, thus making him a recurring character rather than a one-off~~. ~~As Kung-Fun had~~ no ~~speaking role and is never depicted fighting,~~ this ~~adjustment was~~ in ~~dialog only~~.		Through dialog rewrites, FUNimation's English dub of [[Dragon Ball Z Movie 9]] effectively changes Kung-Fun into similar looking character, [[Tenlong]] (called "Sky Dragon" in their dub), a martial artist that [[Son Goku]] encountered many years earlier (filler material in the original ''Dragon Ball'' television series' [[Dragon Ball Episode 80\|80th episode]]).<ref>{{citation needed}}</ref> There is no underlying basis necessitating or implying this change in any original source material.

			{{quotation\|Dialog to transcribe\|"Bojack Unbound" Narration (FUNimation, August 2004)}}
	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

Jpranevich: update link

2020-05-18T03:57:45Z

update link

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	[[File:Dbzmovie9-semifinalists.png\|thumb\|250px\|Display of ''Tenka'ichi Dai ~~Budōkai~~'' semi-finalists in [[Dragon Ball Z Movie 9]]]]		[[File:Dbzmovie9-semifinalists.png\|thumb\|250px\|Display of ''Tenka'ichi Dai Budō Taikai'' semi-finalists in [[Dragon Ball Z Movie 9]]]]
	Kung-Fun is ''kenpō'' practitioner<ref>{{Cite guidebook\|Title="Character Dictionary"\|Book=31\|Page=p. #}}</ref> who makes it to the semi-finals at the ''[[Tenka'ichi Dai ~~Budōkai~~]]''<ref>{{Cite features\|Number=dbzmovie9}}</ref>, but is defeated off-screen by [[Dosukoi]] courtesy of his amazing ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/utchari utchari]''.<ref>1993 Toei Anime Fair (Summer) program book, p. 11.</ref>		Kung-Fun is ''kenpō'' practitioner<ref>{{Cite guidebook\|Title="Character Dictionary"\|Book=31\|Page=p. #}}</ref> who makes it to the semi-finals at the ''[[Tenka'ichi Dai Budō Taikai]]''<ref>{{Cite features\|Number=dbzmovie9}}</ref>, but is defeated off-screen by [[Dosukoi]] courtesy of his amazing ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/utchari utchari]''.<ref>1993 Toei Anime Fair (Summer) program book, p. 11.</ref>

	==Name==		==Name==

Jpranevich at 16:28, 3 February 2020

2020-02-03T16:28:25Z

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	'''Kung-Fun''' is a fictional character in the ninth ''Dragon Ball Z'' film, ''[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 9\|The Galaxy at the Brink!! The Super Incredible Guy]]''. Kung-Fun is shown on a monitors and in other similar visuals during the film, but is never directly shown participating.		'''Kung-Fun''' is a fictional character in the ninth ''Dragon Ball Z'' film, ''[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 9\|The Galaxy at the Brink!! The Super Incredible Guy]]''. Kung-Fun is shown on monitors and in other similar visuals during the film, but is never directly shown participating.

	==Biography==		==Biography==

Jpranevich: FUNimation's rewrite

2020-02-03T00:16:41Z

FUNimation's rewrite

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	{{tab \| Anime \| [[File:bio-kungfun-anime.png\|~~120px~~\|Kung-Fun (Anime)]]}}		{{tab \| Anime \| [[File:bio-kungfun-anime.png\|150px\|Kung-Fun (Anime)]]}}
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	\| classify = [[Tenka'ichi Budōkai Characters]]		\| classify = [[Tenka'ichi Budōkai Characters]]
	\| gender = Male		\| gender = Male
	\| occupation =		\| occupation = Martial Artist
	\| title =		\| title =
	\| skills =		\| skills = ''kenpō''
	\| family =		\| family =
	\| spouse =		\| spouse =
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	Kung-Fun appears exclusively in [[Dragon Ball Z Movie 9]].		Kung-Fun appears exclusively in [[Dragon Ball Z Movie 9]].

			==Tidbits==
			The FUNimation dub of Movie 9 replaces Kung-Fun with a similar looking character from earlier in the series, [[Tenlong]] (called "Sky Dragon" in their dub). Tenlong had been a martial artist that Goku encountered many years earlier, thus making him a recurring character rather than a one-off. As Kung-Fun had no speaking role and is never depicted fighting, this adjustment was in dialog only.

	==References==		==References==

VegettoEX at 18:38, 2 November 2018

2018-11-02T18:38:38Z

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	[[File:Dbzmovie9-semifinalists.png\|thumb\|250px\|Display of ''Tenka'ichi Dai Budōkai'' semi-finalists in [[Dragon Ball Z Movie 9]]]]		[[File:Dbzmovie9-semifinalists.png\|thumb\|250px\|Display of ''Tenka'ichi Dai Budōkai'' semi-finalists in [[Dragon Ball Z Movie 9]]]]
	Kung-Fun is ''kenpō'' practitioner<ref>{{Cite guidebook\|Title="Character ~~Dicitonary~~"\|Book=31\|Page=p. #}}</ref> who makes it to the semi-finals at the ''[[Tenka'ichi Dai Budōkai]]''<ref>{{Cite features\|Number=dbzmovie9}}</ref>, but is defeated off-screen by [[Dosukoi]] courtesy of his amazing ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/utchari utchari]''.<ref>1993 Toei Anime Fair (Summer) program book, p. 11.</ref>		Kung-Fun is ''kenpō'' practitioner<ref>{{Cite guidebook\|Title="Character Dictionary"\|Book=31\|Page=p. #}}</ref> who makes it to the semi-finals at the ''[[Tenka'ichi Dai Budōkai]]''<ref>{{Cite features\|Number=dbzmovie9}}</ref>, but is defeated off-screen by [[Dosukoi]] courtesy of his amazing ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/utchari utchari]''.<ref>1993 Toei Anime Fair (Summer) program book, p. 11.</ref>

	==Name==		==Name==

VegettoEX: Adding Chouzenshuu source and little verbiage updates

2018-11-02T15:00:43Z

Adding Chouzenshuu source and little verbiage updates

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	'''Kung-Fun''' is a fictional character in the ninth ''Dragon Ball Z'' film, ''[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 9\|The Galaxy at the Brink!! The Super Incredible Guy]]''. Kung-Fun is shown on a ~~monitor~~ and other visuals during the film, but is never directly shown participating.		'''Kung-Fun''' is a fictional character in the ninth ''Dragon Ball Z'' film, ''[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 9\|The Galaxy at the Brink!! The Super Incredible Guy]]''. Kung-Fun is shown on a monitors and in other similar visuals during the film, but is never directly shown participating.

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	[[File:Dbzmovie9-semifinalists.png\|thumb\|250px\|Display of ''Tenka'ichi Dai Budōkai'' semi-finalists in [[Dragon Ball Z Movie 9]]]]		[[File:Dbzmovie9-semifinalists.png\|thumb\|250px\|Display of ''Tenka'ichi Dai Budōkai'' semi-finalists in [[Dragon Ball Z Movie 9]]]]
	Kung-Fun is ~~strong warrior~~ who makes it to the semi-finals at the ''[[Tenka'ichi Dai Budōkai]]''<ref>{{Cite features\|Number=dbzmovie9}}</ref>, but is defeated by [[Dosukoi]] ~~off-screen from~~ his amazing ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/utchari utchari]''.<ref>1993 Toei Anime Fair (Summer) program book, p. 11.</ref>		Kung-Fun is ''kenpō'' practitioner<ref>{{Cite guidebook\|Title="Character Dicitonary"\|Book=31\|Page=p. #}}</ref> who makes it to the semi-finals at the ''[[Tenka'ichi Dai Budōkai]]''<ref>{{Cite features\|Number=dbzmovie9}}</ref>, but is defeated off-screen by [[Dosukoi]] courtesy of his amazing ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/utchari utchari]''.<ref>1993 Toei Anime Fair (Summer) program book, p. 11.</ref>

	==Name==		==Name==

VegettoEX: Adding semi-finalists display image

2018-11-01T20:02:41Z

Adding semi-finalists display image

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
			[[File:Dbzmovie9-semifinalists.png\|thumb\|250px\|Display of ''Tenka'ichi Dai Budōkai'' semi-finalists in [[Dragon Ball Z Movie 9]]]]
	Kung-Fun is strong warrior who makes it to the semi-finals at the ''[[Tenka'ichi Dai Budōkai]]''<ref>{{Cite features\|Number=dbzmovie9}}</ref>, but is defeated by [[Dosukoi]] off-screen from his amazing ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/utchari utchari]''.<ref>1993 Toei Anime Fair (Summer) program book, p. 11.</ref>		Kung-Fun is strong warrior who makes it to the semi-finals at the ''[[Tenka'ichi Dai Budōkai]]''<ref>{{Cite features\|Number=dbzmovie9}}</ref>, but is defeated by [[Dosukoi]] off-screen from his amazing ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/utchari utchari]''.<ref>1993 Toei Anime Fair (Summer) program book, p. 11.</ref>

VegettoEX: Creating base-level page

2018-11-01T19:34:44Z

Creating base-level page

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'''Kung-Fun''' is a fictional character in the ninth ''Dragon Ball Z'' film, ''[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 9|The Galaxy at the Brink!! The Super Incredible Guy]]''. Kung-Fun is shown on a monitor and other visuals during the film, but is never directly shown participating.

==Biography==
Kung-Fun is strong warrior who makes it to the semi-finals at the ''[[Tenka'ichi Dai Budōkai]]''<ref>{{Cite features|Number=dbzmovie9}}</ref>, but is defeated by [[Dosukoi]] off-screen from his amazing ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/utchari utchari]''.<ref>1993 Toei Anime Fair (Summer) program book, p. 11.</ref>

==Name==
Kung-Fun's name is likely a play on "kung-fu."

==Performance==

As Kung-Fun never directly appears on-screen and therefore has no speaking roles, no voice actor has portrayed him.

==Notable Appearances==

Kung-Fun appears exclusively in [[Dragon Ball Z Movie 9]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Characters}}

[[Category:Character]]
[[Category:Tenka'ichi Budōkai Characters]]