#九龙城寨

[kowloon-tiny-roach]

Twilight of the Warriors: General thoughts and micro-details

a/n: I've watched the movie 6 times. I'm watching it for the 7th time tomorrow because of the meet-and-greet (the producer, director and original novel author of City of Darkness) going on at K11. I've picked up some micro-details from the movie, mixed in with some personal thoughts, enjoyy:

Chan Lok Kwan first arrived in the Walled City on October 2nd, 1984, and his birthday is on September 24, 1953, as shown on his ID card. 

12th Master has this child-like wonder that makes him endearing, he still sticks stickers on his katana and short sword. (Also I'd like to think he has been keeping them for a long time ever since he followed Tiger)

Chan Lok Kwan is pretty much the most emotionally stable one among the Kowloon 4. Only lost a bit of his temper when he played Mahjong the first time with the boys though.  

Ever since that experience where 12th Master almost OD in the Walled City when he was younger, he avoids alcohol, smoking or any other harmful addictive substances. (there's a clip near the end where AV tries to offer 12th alcohol but he refused)

Boss Tiger lets 12th Master do whatever he wants, as long as��he doesn’t get himself (severely) hurt since he’s gotta watch over his boss. 

someone asked this in the meet-and-greet with City of Darkness author Yu Yi: Why does King obey Mr. Big so much? He answered that the reason why King doesn’t want to disobey Mr. Big in the first place is because he acknowledges his power is much higher than him. He obeys whoever is stronger than him. 

To add up on King's part, I'd like to believe he always has the power and potential to overpower Mr. Big, yet the timing wasn't right and with how Mr. Big is so ambitious and controlling over his throne, King has no choice to stand aside.

King's attitude ticked from uncertain to overconfident. He went from having the belief where Cyclone's territory shouldn't be messed with to I can eat burning coal after he's gained his confidence from beating Cyclone, that one small encouragement from his goon, and k.o.ing his boss.

His overconfidence gets out of hand when he starts taunting in the last fight, dooming himself by biting off the blade piece.

love him tho, crazy

AV is still looking for his girlfriend through the av tapes (who got taken away by the Triads). To look for her, Shin and his underlings would watch in turns to help looking for her. The 12th Master too sometimes.

Shin's hairdo is definitely well-taken cared of by Cyclone.

(note: screenshots and clips are taken from the movie and the official fan accounts of the twilight of the warriors characters (putting it here just in case)

[don-yxt]

救命啊！我愛死王九了！無法自拔！

[akino-04]

[xinyuehui]

This place is so beautiful. Look while you still can. Hong Kong changes in the blink of an eye. Everything changes. Even the Walled City will be gone in few years.

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024)

[ralka-egoid]

[jamneuromain]

NOBODY THRISTING OVER HIM???

[jun-mie]

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[linggluu]

he who had to go bald for this movie

[ddosq]

Peak beagle energy, noisy, chaotic and trash the owner's place

His name in canto 王九 sounds like 'yellow dog' in canto sooo....

(also in comic his boss keeps him on leash and colllar like a dog)

[kowloon-tiny-roach]

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In 

Kowloon Four: Weapons + Fighting Styles Headcanons

Author’s note: GOD the movie was so good, I've completely fallen for the movie (especially worldbuilding and characters). Congrats to the movie making to a hundred million at the box office! This movie has got to keep growing better.

This was written with a friend of mine a week ago, (but I had to watch the movie again because of the postcards, and the extra edits). Written according to our observations in the movie, combined with some knowledge of the original comic. There could be some inaccuracy or personal thought into it, but hey it’s headcanons, different interpretations. First time here, by the way. Bit of spoilers btw.

source: Stills from the film: Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024)

Chan Lok Kwan: Creativity 

Despite his expertise in combat, his biggest strength and weapon is his creativity. He improvises the use of the objects around him as weapons. Broken glass, brooms, tables, scrap metal, turning them into makeshift weapons in any way possible. He also uses his fixed surroundings, corners, walls. Thanks to his main character arc, he also has immense resilience to withstand fights, even when defeated, he’ll be ready to fight again after a recovery. 

Oh, and mouth. He bites. (He uses everything he has/finds REALLY well.) 

Shin: Butterfly knife /Motorcycle 

Precision is the cornerstone of Shin’s fighting style. His blows are swift, allowing him to finish dealing with one enemy to another. Whether you like it or not, handling his motorbike is another one of his fortes. He has great control over his motorbike, he’ll easily take down anyone or even navigate through narrow hallways. (careful shin pls (cries) that scene where he just 🛵🛵🛵🛵 up the stairs) 

12th Master: Katana 

The 12th Master is efficient with his katana. Like Shin, he’s swift with his blows, his agility is quite the honorable mention as his quick footwork motion helps him sweep goons even when he’s surrounded. Another thing is he’s very attentive to his friends and those who fight alongside him. (Like that time he helped Lok Kwan put on the Santa mask when his cover was almost blown 👀. Also seen when he’s fighting with Shin.) 

AV: Fists  

He was a professional boxer before he got into the Kowloon Walled City, so undoubtedly his fists are his greatest assets. He’s well-versed in kung fu, he makes great use of his sheer physical power to deal heavy blows to his enemy. Though, he prefers to assist his friends in killing/sweeping goons, as seen few times he’s helping Lok Kwan out, also might have affected his choice on focusing a few (maybe 1-3) enemies instead of a bunch.

[xilinhuala]

[racheltsing]

[九龙城寨]99次忌日快乐(蓝信一/王九) Vol.2

第2...........次忌日快乐

不、不、不、不、不、不…

龙卷风倒下的画面还在眼前，右手的疼痛撕扯着信一的神经。信一无法接受，他已经做了那么多，为什么？

信一陷在黑暗里，想要嘶吼，却发现自己动弹不得，身体像是被定住一半，除了剧烈地喘息他什么都办不到。

绝望与恐惧再次抓住了信一，耳边嗡嗡声慢慢放大，占据整个脑袋，窒息感一步一步缓慢地剥夺了他。

信一想他可能会就这样死去…

忽然一束光照亮了他，信一抓住最后一个救命稻草般拼命伸手。

黑暗里似是一声警告，亦或是叹息，“天注定的…”

最先有意识的是听觉，耳边是由远及近的闲聊声；接着，鼻腔里呛人的烟草味儿；然后机车发动机的震动。

信一用力睁开眼！一道黑影在他面前闪进城寨。他转过头看向空地跑到建筑前停下脚步的王九和王九马仔。愤怒瞬间夺走了身体的控制权，手用力拧了下油门，机车连人向离弦的箭一样向王九他们蹿了出去。

王九追着陈洛军飞奔至城寨，脚步刚停下，一股风就朝门面袭来。没来得及看清是什么东西，身体本能地护住胸口，就被一股大力撞飞了出去。来不及运功，王九被撞的吐了口血。

“扑街！”王九咒骂了一声鹞子翻身刚起，黑影再次袭来，王九只能在半空扭腰闪避。这一次他看清了袭击他的人的脸：是蓝信一丧失理智愤怒的脸。

王九墨镜后的眼睛微微睁大，手往机车把一按。

信一只觉得右手突然剧烈疼痛，车把差点脱手。低头一看，王九的手正死死按在他右手的后三根手指上。信一气急败坏地破口大骂，“王九你个扑街，去死！”利用机车的动力想要摆脱王九。

龙城帮的马仔这才反应过来，一拥而上围堵过来。

王九冷笑一声，抓着信一的手拧到他的背后，后退一步用力将人从机车上拉了下来。只听“咔嚓”一声，肩膀尖锐的疼痛让信一叫喊出声，左手袖口滑出蝴蝶刀。寒光闪过，尖刃刺向王九侧腹。王九躲都不躲，运功阻挡。信一见刺不进去，发疯了般挥着蝴蝶刀攻击。

“毫无章法，废物！”王九用硬气功抵挡尖刃，嘲讽地想。看着完全失去理智癫狂的蓝信一，失去了耐心。一把握住刺向他眼睛的刀刃，抓着信一的肩膀翻了个身，一脚踹中他的膝盖。信一就这样背对着王九跪在地上。因为被王九用力拉扯的头发不得不向后仰起头。脖子上有冰凉的触感。

王九用信一的蝴蝶刀抵住他的脖子，抬眼便看到匆匆赶来的龙卷风。没等龙卷风开口阻止，王九咧嘴一笑，手用力挥起。

有温热的液体从脖子上喷涌而出，信一看着迎面而来龙卷风惊恐的表情，大脑一片空白。无意识地张开嘴，被血液呛住的喉咙只能发出“咯咯”声。陷入黑暗之前，信一听到龙卷风愤怒的咆哮。

“王九！”

信一眨了眨眼，龙卷风怒吼的“王九！”与他自己的声音重叠在一起，他看着追着陈洛军跑过来的王九和他的马仔。之思考了几秒钟，机车再次蹿了出去。

脖子上温热的触感甚至都没来得及消散，肚子上的痛感再次让信一陷入黑暗……

信一不知道自己已经死了多少次，愤怒在一次次的死亡中消散。这一次的黑暗比之前的不太一样，他能感觉到自己身体的热度，像是火烧起来一样，大脑昏昏沉沉。有撕裂的痛感在自己的脖子上、肚子上、手上。信一分不清哪些是这次留下的，哪些是上次、上上次……

他的蝴蝶刀，在他的身上留下了大大小小，或轻或重的伤痕。最痛的是切掉的手指，最不痛的是尖刃刺进眼眶。灼烧的感觉让身体对疼痛的感觉慢慢迟钝了下来，信一觉得自己好累。

他终于承认自己无法一个人杀死王九，甚至伤不到王九一分一毫。哪怕他发现他的速度在一次次死亡下越来越快。他甚至不清楚究竟是什么让他一次次重生。

是他的死亡吗？只要他死了就会回到洛军进城寨的时间点。信一不太信命，但却忽然间想到他杀了王九时，王九倒下前那听不清的呢喃。

信一不知道这是不是王九对他的诅咒，就因为他杀了他一次，他就要被他杀了十几次吗？

扑街王九，简直神经病。信一愤愤地想。意识却越来越沉，直到彻底失去。

信一眨了眨眼睛，耳边是消散的“王九！”看着王九张狂的表情，信一觉得自己一下子苍老了几十岁，几不可闻地叹息了一声。

这一次，理智重新接管身体。

“怎么了，迷路啦？”

tbc-

[xinyuehui]

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024)

[lrtuemp]

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Twilight of the Warriors:Walled In City of Darkness

[jun-mie]

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[linggluu]

"When you're a singer, you can look handsome and pretty every day. When you're an actor...you have to look like the character in the script."

BUT BABY 即使没头发你也很帅气很漂亮😂