

Chekhov's Gun: Sho'Nuff mocks the stories he's heard of Leeroy, including that he " catches bullets with his teeth!" At the end of the movie, you can probably guess what Leroy does.Chaste Hero: Bruce Leroy does not even have a paintbrush.The Cavalry: Leroy's dojo crew arrives at the 7th Heaven just when Leroy is getting beaten down by Eddie's mercenaries.Unfortunately for him, Leeroy gets his Heroic Second Wind and instead responds with " I am." In the climax, as he beats the stuffing out of Leeroy he tries to force him to acknowledge defeat by doing the call and response.First he asks "Who's the master?!" then his gang will respond with an emphatic "SHO'NUFF!" Catchphrase: Sho'nuff has a call-and-response catchphrase.Arkadian's response to Leroy's repeated beatdowns of his thugs. The Call Knows Where You Live: Leroy's refusal to fight Sho'Nuff leads to his father's pizza place getting wrecked.

Catches bullets with his teeth?! Nigga, PLEASE!" "I am sick of hearing these bullshit Superman stories about the Legendary Bruce Leroy catching bullets with his teeth. When Arkadian offers him a Briefcase Full of Money, he refuses it, telling Eddie that the fight against Leroy is payment enough. Every action he takes is to goad Leroy into a fight. Blood Knight: Sho'nuff fights only for the supremacy of battle and the spoils of victory.Blaxploitation: Made way past the genre's heyday, but fits the basic requirements (and also could be considered a Stealth Parody).Big Bad Duumvirate: Sho'Nuff, crime lord of Harlem, and Eddie Arkadian, a Corrupt Corporate Executive willing to do anything for a client to make it big, unite to take Leroy down.Beware the Nice Ones: Leroy is generally a kind, respectful, and mild-mannered guy, but harm innocent people or his loved ones and he'll make you pay for it!.He is more than a little surprised when Sho'Nuff summons it without effort. Battle Aura: Leroy spends the movie trying to understand how to call upon "The Glow".Badass Boast: "Who's the master?! Sho'Nuff!! Shogun of Harlem!!".Arrow Catch: Leroy is deemed ready to leave his training when he is able to catch the right arrow without understanding how he did it.Fortunately it turns out he knows his stuff well enough to be part of The Cavalry at the end of the movie. All Asians Know Martial Arts: Leroy's student Johnny attempts to weaponize this assumption, claiming all he really needs to do is look like he knows what he's doing and people will back off.A movie theater that seems to mainly show such is a central location in the story. Affectionate Parody: Of 70s martial arts movies, especially those by Bruce Lee.
