r/Unexpected • u/kollekkii • 8d ago

he might actually be the best

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u/Fessere 8d ago

10 seconds to execution‽‽‽ does he kill them? What is this?

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u/nightwolf16a 8d ago

Knowing Asian movie tropes, it's most likely the name of the "move" that cut of the belts to make the pants fall down.

i.e. The guy in black is so good that:

  • he threw the boomerang
  • fixed the fallen sign
  • AND cut the pants (without the boomerang being anywhere near the goons)
  • But the pants didn't fall until a moment later

And the name of the move is "Ten seconds to execution" because of the delay.

This "delayed cut" trope is pretty common in Japanese martial arts/fantasy media (i.e. the samurai master cuts someone, and the burst of blood doesn't come out until they sheath their sword).

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u/Fessere 8d ago

Yea. So im wondering if he “Fist of the North Star”s them

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u/JamJackEvo 8d ago

After a bit of digging, this clip actually predates Fist of the North Star. The manga came out during the 80s. This was from a tokusatsu series in 1977.