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The Destroyer

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The Destroyer	label	The Destroyer
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The Destroyer	comment	The Destroyer is a series of action/adventure novels with elements of black comedy. It's about a bizarre pair of supermen who stride the earth righting wrongs and making a living by killing people who really need to be dead. The main characters are Dr. Harold "Emperor" Smith, Old Master Assassin Chiun, and his protege Mighty Whitey Remo Williams.The first novel was written in 1963, but was not published until 1971. The series was originally written by Richard Sapir and Warren Murphy, but the new series is written by Warren Murphy and Jim Mullaney. The first series is officially 145 books long, then the authors retitled the series the 'New Destroyer' and switched publishers. The second series lasted for four books before returning to the original title and numbering, with books 150, 151 and 152 having been released as of January 2018. The older books in this Action-Adventure/Martial Arts series tend to not be found in bookstores but are easy enough to find online in large lots by auction or one at a time from book warehousers, and often contain cigarette advertisements actually bound right into the middle of the books.It was adapted into the campy 1985 film Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous outside the USA), starring Fred Ward as Remo and Joel Grey in Yellowface as Chiun.
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The Destroyer / int_133f1c12	type	The Spymaster
The Destroyer / int_133f1c12	comment	The Spymaster: Dr. Smith, and later Mark Howard.
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The Destroyer / int_13abce74	type	Misanthrope Supreme
The Destroyer / int_13abce74	comment	Misanthrope Supreme: Chiun is bigoted against (in descending order of vitriol) the Chinese; anyone who isn't Asian; any Asians who aren't Korean or Chinese; any Koreans who aren't from the village of Sinanju; any Sinanju villagers who aren't Chiun.
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The Destroyer / int_1cc9f5e5	type	Playing with Fire
The Destroyer / int_1cc9f5e5	comment	Playing with Fire: The villain in Firing Line has this power. So does the recurring villain The Dutchman. The fact he has this ability along with being trained in Sinanju and being very Ax-Crazy makes him very scary.
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The Destroyer / int_21d70919	type	Crapsack World
The Destroyer / int_21d70919	comment	Crapsack World: Mostly tilts toward this, due to the people Remo deals with.
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The Destroyer / int_269e82c1	type	Death of a Child
The Destroyer / int_269e82c1	comment	Death of a Child: Babies have their necks snapped. Third world children are run over. When Sinanju is poor, the villagers return the babies to the sea. However, Remo finds that he Wouldn't Hurt a Child due to his training in Sinanju, even when said child is pointing a gun at him.
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The Destroyer / int_29fb4ade	type	Withholding the Cure
The Destroyer / int_29fb4ade	comment	Withholding the Cure: In 016 - Oil Slick, it's implied that the oil companies routinely suppress research into fuel alternatives by killing off scientists.
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The Destroyer / int_30401348	type	Too Fast to Stop
The Destroyer / int_30401348	comment	Too Fast to Stop: Remo takes himself out this way in one of the early books, delivering a strike which requires precise timing. His target faints in shock and the lack of resistance causes Remo to dislocate his shoulder. Occasionally, he'll note the extreme control and precise timing needed to practice the art without injuring the wielder, it seldom comes up after the first incident.
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The Destroyer / int_3d920e33	type	Mr. Alt Disney
The Destroyer / int_3d920e33	comment	Mr. Alt Disney: Briefly recurring villain Uncle Sam Beasley.
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The Destroyer / int_41379078	type	Instant Seduction
The Destroyer / int_41379078	comment	Instant Seduction: One of the skills learned by Remo through Sinanju
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The Destroyer / int_416a2a0d	type	Torture Always Works
The Destroyer / int_416a2a0d	comment	Torture Always Works: When Remo or Chiun put people into extreme pain, whether through nerve bundles or broken bones, the information is almost always correct. When Remo asks nicely for information, he always gets lies. This is helped by the fact that Remo and Chiun are both Living Lie Detectors which helps with the torture.
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The Destroyer / int_43844bd7	type	You Fight Like a Cow
The Destroyer / int_43844bd7	comment	You Move Like a Pregnant Yak
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The Destroyer / int_44880a8c	type	Killed to Uphold the Masquerade
The Destroyer / int_44880a8c	comment	Killed to Uphold the Masquerade: Most people who meet Remo die, either because they're the villains, they get in the way of the villains, or Dr. Smith orders Remo to kill them to hide the existence of CURE. And, should CURE ever disband, Smith via suicide pill and Remo via Chiun. Presumably, death wouldn't improve Chiun's ability to keep a secret.
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The Destroyer / int_4a78cc96	type	Yellowface
The Destroyer / int_4a78cc96	comment	Yellow Face: Both in the theatrical film and the TV pilot. Really, considering both were produced in the the 1980s and after The Karate Kid became a smash hit with Pat Morita as Mr. Miyagi, the producers simply should have known better. In-universe, when Chiun writes a movie about his life, he claims he wants Paul Newman to play the part of Chiun with some makeup to "fix his funny-looking eyes".
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The Destroyer / int_4c4bebf4	type	Artistic License â€“ Paleontology
The Destroyer / int_4c4bebf4	comment	Artistic License – Paleontology: The first chapter of book 16 ("Oil Slick") depicts cavemen and dinosaurs living together. Oops!
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The Destroyer / int_55232afa	type	Politically Incorrect Hero
The Destroyer / int_55232afa	comment	Politically Incorrect Hero: Remo and Chiun again. Chiun is the result of years of oriental arrogance. Remo is just a pig.
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The Destroyer / int_55b1f9a1	type	Easy Amnesia
The Destroyer / int_55b1f9a1	comment	Easy Amnesia: Remo has a bullet graze his temple in 008 - Summit Chase, leading to multiple Amnesia Tropes: Criminal Amnesiac / Amnesiac Liar: Remo kills professional killer PJ Kenny at the beginning of the book and takes his identity. Maggie helpfully provides him with the cover story he gave her after he lost his memory and he decides he really is a professional killer. Which, of course, he is, albeit for the good guys.
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The Destroyer / int_571833a	type	Aren't You Going to Ravish Me?
The Destroyer / int_571833a	comment	Aren't You Going to Ravish Me?: Happens almost any time Remo encounters a girl who believes that the government is doing this figuratively to a minority group and ardently pleads with him to do it physically to them.
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The Destroyer / int_598c4d8a	type	A Pupil of Mine Until He Turned to Evil
The Destroyer / int_598c4d8a	comment	A Pupil of Mine Until He Turned to Evil: Nuich.
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The Destroyer / int_5eb8a669	type	"Angry Black Man" Stereotype
The Destroyer / int_5eb8a669	comment	"Angry Black Man" Stereotype: Butler of 12-Slave Safari is seeking revenge on the descendents of the families who enslaved his ancestors. Incidentally, this is Chiun's opinion of all black people. His opinions of white people are far less flattering.
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The Destroyer / int_663f35c0	type	Only One Name
The Destroyer / int_663f35c0	comment	Only One Name: Chiun, FRIEND (although Chiun's name is really Nuihc).
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The Destroyer / int_66a4e100	type	Parody Names
The Destroyer / int_66a4e100	comment	Parody Names: Series does this often. Also frequently No Celebrities Were Harmed.
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The Destroyer / int_697b5232	type	Those Wacky Nazis
The Destroyer / int_697b5232	comment	Those Wacky Nazis: Three books feature a Neo-Nazi organization called "Four" due to their desire for eventually building a Fourth Reich.
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The Destroyer / int_6c10754e	type	Secret Art
The Destroyer / int_6c10754e	comment	Secret Art: Sinanju. Only two people in the world know it. Although there are a large number of "houses" of assassins that Remo and Chiun encounter who possess some aspect of Sinanju, either from observation or from being trained by a past Sinanju master. These assassins are always superhumanly capable, but utterly inferior to Remo and Chiun.
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The Destroyer / int_6ca5a8c2	type	Master Computer
The Destroyer / int_6ca5a8c2	comment	Master Computer: The Folcroft Four and FRIEND.
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The Destroyer / int_7130202a	type	Jewish Mother
The Destroyer / int_7130202a	comment	Jewish Mother: Chiun. He is always complaining about his "son" Remo. This character trait provides to be useful in 011 - Kill or Cure, as this is how he befriends several actual Jewish mothers, who eventually prove to be an useful asset in their campaign to elect a mayor of their choice.
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The Destroyer / int_722171e7	type	Straw Character
The Destroyer / int_722171e7	comment	Straw Character: In every flavor. No one is safe!
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The Destroyer / int_7a97b7f4	type	Morning Sickness
The Destroyer / int_7a97b7f4	comment	Morning Sickness: In 032 - Killer Chromosones, villain Sheila Feinberg knows she's successfully been impregnated after she starts throwing up her food. Seven days after beginning attempts at conception. She's later shown to be completely wrong with the nausea being the result of her body rejecting her modifications.
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The Destroyer / int_834420aa	type	BFS
The Destroyer / int_834420aa	comment	BFS: The Sword of Sinanju was this at one time.
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The Destroyer / int_88d16ae9	type	Fantastic Fighting Style
The Destroyer / int_88d16ae9	comment	Fantastic Fighting Style: Sinanju, based in and named after the village of the same name.
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The Destroyer / int_88e7f8b8	type	Batman Cold Open
The Destroyer / int_88e7f8b8	comment	Batman Cold Open: the second chapter of nearly every novel introduces Remo dealing with low-level criminals. In addition, the second chapter always starts out with "His name was Remo, and..."
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The Destroyer / int_8a4988bb	type	Mind Rape
The Destroyer / int_8a4988bb	comment	Mind Rape: What Remo eventually does to Jeremiah Purcell after he killed Remo's wife. He is left completely mentally broken and only slightly conscious for the majority of the later books.
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The Destroyer / int_902ff525	type	Sdrawkcab Alias
The Destroyer / int_902ff525	comment	Sdrawkcab Alias: Nuihc. Well, really Chiun.
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The Destroyer / int_98ce21fe	type	Long-Running Book Series
The Destroyer / int_98ce21fe	comment	Long-Running Book Series: Hundreds of books...
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The Destroyer / int_9d49c512	type	Please Shoot the Messenger
The Destroyer / int_9d49c512	comment	Please Shoot the Messenger: If CURE disbands, Remo will be the one delivering his own kill-order to Chiun.
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The Destroyer / int_9f63d4f1	type	Our Vampires Are Different
The Destroyer / int_9f63d4f1	comment	Our Vampires Are Different: Two books cover the history of the vampire myth and its corruption. 029 - The Final Death covers one iteration which are similar to Chinese jiangshi.
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The Destroyer / int_a0396574	type	Rogues Gallery
The Destroyer / int_a0396574	comment	Rogues Gallery: While most villains ended up dead at the end of the novel, Remo does have a few recurring villains: Nuihc, The Dutchman, Mr. Gordons, FRIEND, Uncle Sam Beasley, The Master (no, not that one), Elizu Roote, and Kali, to name the vast majority of them.
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The Destroyer / int_b01abe4f	type	Catchphrase
The Destroyer / int_b01abe4f	comment	Catchphrase: "That's the biz, sweetheart." Also, if you're good enough to kill Remo, "I am created Shiva the Destroyer; Death, the shatterer of worlds! The dead night tiger made whole by the master of Sinanju. WHO IS THIS DOGMEAT THAT CHALLENGES ME?!" may be the last thing you ever hear.
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The Destroyer / int_b0740635	type	Master of Your Domain
The Destroyer / int_b0740635	comment	Master of Your Domain: Part of Sinanju is supreme self-awareness, allowing one to do such things as regulate body temperature so as to be comfortable in short sleeves in subzero weather.
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The Destroyer / int_b3de4c5b	type	Sex God
The Destroyer / int_b3de4c5b	comment	Sex God: In one of the books it's noted that Remo can use his knowledge of Sinanju to bring any woman to orgasm by touching her pressure points in a specific order. While it's great for his partner, Remo's sex life has become mechanical and boring.
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The Destroyer / int_be617752	type	Ring-Ring-CRUNCH!
The Destroyer / int_be617752	comment	Ring-Ring-CRUNCH!: This happens to phones wherever Remo and Chiun stay.
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The Destroyer / int_c25c7890	type	Fun with Acronyms
The Destroyer / int_c25c7890	comment	Fun with Acronyms: Averted because CURE isn't an acronym. However, also played straight with some of the various organizations that Remo goes after.
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The Destroyer / int_c26e2b1	type	New Powers as the Plot Demands
The Destroyer / int_c26e2b1	comment	New Powers as the Plot Demands: Sinanju can be used for pretty much anything, if it needs to.
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The Destroyer / int_c58de9b	type	Supernatural Martial Arts
The Destroyer / int_c58de9b	comment	Supernatural Martial Arts: Sinanju is supposedly completely mundane, and only based on enhancing the body's capabilities through rigorous diet and exercise. However, in the course of the books, it shown to be able to do things such as getting the exact place on a call number, transmuting materials, and neutralizing poisons.
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The Destroyer / int_c601fc37	type	Professional Killer
The Destroyer / int_c601fc37	comment	Professional Killer: Remo and Chiun. The House of Sinanju is a line of assassins dating back to ancient times. There are a number of other "houses" of assassins that Remo and Chiun encounter, generally influenced in the distance past by training by a master of Sinanju. Said houses are almost always destroyed by the end of the book.
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The Destroyer / int_c69902e7	type	Church of Happyology
The Destroyer / int_c69902e7	comment	Church of Happyology: In 065 - Lost Yesterday. Remo squares off against Poweressence, a cult founded by a sci-fi author that gains followers through "Free Character Tests".
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The Destroyer / int_c75df49a	type	Shout-Out
The Destroyer / int_c75df49a	comment	Shout-Out: In 008 - Summit Chase, Remo walks through a room of hired killers and asks one how Mack Bolan is doing.
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The Destroyer / int_c77ad743	type	Mentor Archetype
The Destroyer / int_c77ad743	comment	Mentor Archetype: Initially, Chiun existed entirely to impart Sinanju to Remo, and then to disappear from the scene. As it is, he has become a father figure to Remo, and often steps in when Remo is in above his head.
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The Destroyer / int_ca04edd6	type	Charles Atlas Superpower
The Destroyer / int_ca04edd6	comment	Charles Atlas Superpower: Knowing Sinanju allows you to perform a wide variety of feats.
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The Destroyer / int_cbe687ab	type	Corrupt Corporate Executive
The Destroyer / int_cbe687ab	comment	Corrupt Corporate Executive: FRIEND and a few people.
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The Destroyer / int_cc4d190a	type	Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?
The Destroyer / int_cc4d190a	comment	Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?: Well, Remo certainly kicked his Expy in the face and got away with it.
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The Destroyer / int_d25b27c3	type	Criminal Amnesiac
The Destroyer / int_d25b27c3	comment	Criminal Amnesiac / Amnesiac Liar: Remo kills professional killer PJ Kenny at the beginning of the book and takes his identity. Maggie helpfully provides him with the cover story he gave her after he lost his memory and he decides he really is a professional killer. Which, of course, he is, albeit for the good guys.
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The Destroyer / int_e5421161	comment	Expy: Many Expies from Vox News to the aforementioned Dream Thing. Many of these expies are Strawmen, especially under the authorship of Will Murray and Jim Mullaney.
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The Destroyer / int_f05444a4	comment	Once per Episode: Chapter two almost always begins with, "His name was Remo." The exception is the first book in the series.
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