6 Interesting Gaming Character Inspirations You Probably Didn’t Know About

3.  Fei Long, Marshall Law, Liu Kang, Rock Lee, Lee Sin, Hitmonlee – Bruce Lee

This ones so big it has its own Wikipedia page. Bruceploitation refers to a subgenre of movies from directors that hired Lee lookalikes to posthumously cash in on his success. Whilst video games aren’t necessarily taking it that far, you’d be pretty hard pressed to find a fighting game without someone inspired by Bruce Lee in it.

The way to spot these characters is usually the shirtless look, but it goes a little deeper than that. Most of them apply Lee’s famous ‘jumping stance’, as well as the iconic battle cries and high-pitched yells that he’s known for. Liu Kang for example, with his flaming high kicks and exuberant voice acting, fits right in with the rest of the gang listed here. Hell, there’s even a Pokemon named after him!