Y’know, Jackie is way too badass for this to be the result of a fairly short period of training. There’s something intrinsic about this; something in the blood. I’m more and more sure that the two Jones ladies have a meta-gene of some kind.
Maybe, maybe not – even among supers that don’t actually have powers, a basic degree of super-athleticism is pretty much standard.. they routinely perform feats that no human being could possibly achieve.
If Batman existed in the real world, he’d have killed himself a thousand times over, jumping off buildings, being beaten to a pulp, blown up, etc. And the same goes for the rest of the Bat family… supposedly none of them have powers, but none of them actually behave that way.
I remember hearing about a paper that proposed that someone could technically do what Batman does but the wear and tear would kill them within three years.
For starters, he hasn’t ripped his arms off, jumping off buildings and catching himself halfway down. And he’s been stabbed so many times that it’s a miracle he has any internal organs left. I think he’s gone a long way past “technically possible”…
But I always run with this in supers RPGs too… a character might claim to have no powers, but I’m happy to let them get away with feats of athleticism that put Olympic athletes to shame… it’s just more fun that way.
The TV Tropes term is “Charls Atlas Superpowers,” named after an old fitness guru who sold a training program marketed to “99 pound weaklings” about how to get buff. The idea is that intense training can result in borderline superhuman physical abilities. And while Jackie has only been training with Osaka Riot for a short time she was already a champion gymnast, so she had a head start. There is some evidence that such abilities are possible; for example, Bruce Lee had to deliberately slow down his moves because he punched so fast that cameras couldn’t catch them. His strikes would happen entirely between one frame and the next.
Fun fact, Jackie Chan was actually a student of Bruce Lee. They met on a movie set, Bruce was the star and Jackie was working as a stuntman. Bruce was impressed by Jackie taking a big fall onto solid concrete that the other stuntmen were too afraid to do, and offered to teach him some of his best kung fu moves. Chan has had just about every bone in his body broken at least once, and he just kept getting back up. That’s hardcore badass.
How did Kid Melee hit Lotus Lynx? Sure, she jumped off the wall, but what part of the teen’s body hit the older woman? Both her hands are down by her hips, but Lynx is flying (ok, falling) backwards. A head-ram is not recommended due to neck compression.
Thought that too myself at first… but both of Jackie’s fists are down at her hip-level, so what we originally thought was her left arm must be Lotus Lynx’s arm instead.
What would it be like if they faced one of Master Chin’s former students gone rogue?
I think that you’re talking about the Big Bad and I doubt that they’re even going to know that he’s still alive for a good while yet!
*cough* Garou *cough*
so how much of that jump is pure exercise and how much is gear, either way nice hit
I’m really thinking that these two are newbies who have found themselves seriously out of their depth!
Check that wall-jump superman punch. 😀
Y’know, Jackie is way too badass for this to be the result of a fairly short period of training. There’s something intrinsic about this; something in the blood. I’m more and more sure that the two Jones ladies have a meta-gene of some kind.
Maybe, maybe not – even among supers that don’t actually have powers, a basic degree of super-athleticism is pretty much standard.. they routinely perform feats that no human being could possibly achieve.
If Batman existed in the real world, he’d have killed himself a thousand times over, jumping off buildings, being beaten to a pulp, blown up, etc. And the same goes for the rest of the Bat family… supposedly none of them have powers, but none of them actually behave that way.
I remember hearing about a paper that proposed that someone could technically do what Batman does but the wear and tear would kill them within three years.
I’m fairly certain the lack of sleep will kill them much faster.
For starters, he hasn’t ripped his arms off, jumping off buildings and catching himself halfway down. And he’s been stabbed so many times that it’s a miracle he has any internal organs left. I think he’s gone a long way past “technically possible”…
But I always run with this in supers RPGs too… a character might claim to have no powers, but I’m happy to let them get away with feats of athleticism that put Olympic athletes to shame… it’s just more fun that way.
The TV Tropes term is “Charls Atlas Superpowers,” named after an old fitness guru who sold a training program marketed to “99 pound weaklings” about how to get buff. The idea is that intense training can result in borderline superhuman physical abilities. And while Jackie has only been training with Osaka Riot for a short time she was already a champion gymnast, so she had a head start. There is some evidence that such abilities are possible; for example, Bruce Lee had to deliberately slow down his moves because he punched so fast that cameras couldn’t catch them. His strikes would happen entirely between one frame and the next.
and Jackie Chan, like Batman, did recover quite well from some extensive injuries…
Fun fact, Jackie Chan was actually a student of Bruce Lee. They met on a movie set, Bruce was the star and Jackie was working as a stuntman. Bruce was impressed by Jackie taking a big fall onto solid concrete that the other stuntmen were too afraid to do, and offered to teach him some of his best kung fu moves. Chan has had just about every bone in his body broken at least once, and he just kept getting back up. That’s hardcore badass.
Fun fact: jackie Chan won Hong Kong’s 1958 Cha-Cha championship.
^_^
Also- plays a kickass Chun Li
As they say earlier in the comic, she’s a champion gymnast already. So that explains the jumping. ^_^
With how its going, she full on body checked the person midair, arms are still in place.
Yep, sure sounds like you’ve gotta “FWUMP” all right!
Third panel… not sure if I’m mis-seeing something in perspective but it looks like Kid Melee has 3 arms?
Took me a second to see it, but it looks like Kid Melee did a flying headbutt instead of a punch, and that “third arm” belongs to Lotus Lynx.
How did Kid Melee hit Lotus Lynx? Sure, she jumped off the wall, but what part of the teen’s body hit the older woman? Both her hands are down by her hips, but Lynx is flying (ok, falling) backwards. A head-ram is not recommended due to neck compression.
The preview picture for this on Patreon is called “Flying Headbutt”.
Look closer – Jackie is leading with her left fist.
Thought that too myself at first… but both of Jackie’s fists are down at her hip-level, so what we originally thought was her left arm must be Lotus Lynx’s arm instead.
*CRASSHH* an’ burn, baby!!!
Jack reference. Nice.
Date night isn’t going so smoothly.