PreservedDragons

The tattoos of a beautiful female samurai assassin named Oyuki. The red demon was on her chest and the witch was on her back (it was removed and preserved after her death). Oyuki would expose the tattoos during battles to frighten and distract her opponents to great success.

He is one of three mystic Storms known as Thunder from the 1986 cult classic, Big Trouble in Little China. * The Chinese character on the front is "thunder" pronounced "leui" in Cantonese (in a descending tone).

He is one of three mystic Storms known as Rain from the 1986 cult classic, Big Trouble in Little China. * The Chinese character on the front is "rain" and pronounced "yuu" in Cantonese (in an ascending tone).

One of the three mystic Storms known as Lightning from the 1986 cult classic, Big Trouble in Little China. * The Chinese character is "lightning", pronounced "deen" in Cantonese (in a descending tone).

Only in the 80s, when policemen couldn't get the job done you send in the badass madams! YES!

He's on a secret mission, but doesn't mean there's no time for a vesper martini and a game of baccarat chemin-de-fer.

Classic 90s scifi scene with one of the funniest, badass lines ever. This was inspired by my 'I Lied' design with you guessed it, numero uno, Arnie.

Group shot of the main players of OCP and Metro West of Detroit for the 35th Anniversary in 2022.

This design was inspired by the 2016 Netflix blockbuster series, Stranger Things. To anyone who hasn't heard or seen the show and is a fan of the 80s, you will not be disappointed. The series is a love letter to movies such as: THE GOONIES, POLTERGEIST, JAWS, ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND, E.T., and many more. It's set in the early 80's so that magical, innocent vibe is lived out through the tweenagers, clothing, set pieces and fantastic synth and pop hits of the era.

The complimentary design to my top selling BTILC design 'A Storm is Brewing'. The Chinese characters under each character are: 蛋 (egg) pronounced - dahn, 杰克 (jack) pronounced - jie ke, 王 (wang) pronounced - wahng

This knife cuts this bottle in half, nothing or double. Do you take it?

The quaint, cozy restaurant in Little Tokyo that is frequented by locals until one day, the Red Dragon Yakuza came to collect protection money. Unfortunately for them, one such local, a hard boiled cop is a cherished patron happening to be enjoying breakfast in the back.

These characters were inspired by the deadly trio of Lightning, Thunder and Rain also known as The Three Storms from the 1986 cult classic, Big Trouble in Little China. 電 (pronounced deen in Cantonese) - Lightning 雷 (luei in Cantonese) - Thunder 雨 (yuu in Cantonese) - Rain

The ultimate badass panther head worn by the badass himself, Rowdy Roddy Piper in the early 80s.

Badass tiger head inspired by the panther head t-shirt worn by the original legend killer, Roddy Piper in the early to mid 80s.

Inspired by the t-shirt Bull Hurley wore at the 1987 Arm Wrestling Championship in Las Vegas.

The two giants of wrestling in the 80s met at the Pontiac Silverdome in Michigan in 1987 to settle a score in front of 90,000 plus crazed fans.

Double the action, double the dammage! They're straight FIRE!

The one guy all foreign fighters need in Hong Kong. Being a local, Lin can show you a real good time if you're good looking like him!

The 80s classic martial arts slugfest pitting fighters of different styles in a secret underground tournament hosted by the Triads in Hong Kong. Exciting right? You betcha! Not only is the action choreography top notch, the music, one-liners and cast of colorful characters combine to make this a cult favorite many times over. Here I have illustrated each character in their signature pose from a particular scene which I consider most memorable. Enjoy browsing and a trip down memory lane!

The assassin with son who roams Japan lending his skill and child for work. The little boy keeps count of his father's kills and it stands here at 345.

Getting the jitters out before the Hulkster takes on Andre the Giant in Pontiac, Michigan in 1987.

Nobody brought energy in an entrance to the ring like the Warrior! Like a lightning bolt, he struck down upon foes and raised his massive arms in victory. RAHHH!

It was in 1974 that André René Roussimoff who wrestled as Jean Ferre, became the world famous, Andre The Giant. In Japan, where he wrestled for NJPW as a villain, he gave his best performances there and still was a fan favorite back home in the US.

Ricky Steamboat returns as The Dragon in full costume and sets the wrestling world on fire, literally, in the early 90s by breathing fire 20-30 feet up above.

When Jake The Snake Roberts slapped the DDT on you, there's no where to go, but down. Down and out. The END!

The world's first bionic man in 1976 takes on a beast that the natives called, Sasquatch. To everyone else, he is Bigfoot.

Ricky The Dragon Steamboat and Jake The Snake Robert's match on Saturday Night's Main Event in October of 1986 is one of the all time greatest matches in my opinion. The rivalry, the storytelling, the ring drama, the wrestling moves, and the suspense (what was in the bag in Ricky's corner) made it 100% 'must-see TV'.

One of the greatest tag teams in pro wrestling who made wearing pink so bloody cool!

This design was inspired by one of the greatest action movies to come out of the 80s. Commando. It has no morals, no lessons to teach, no political statements, just pure vengeance to the scumbags that kidnapped John Matrix's beloved daughter. He doesn't try to reason with the bad guys or take precautions like most action heroes would. He just goes on a rampage and kills everyone in sight until his daughter is safe in his arms again. Now that's a good daddy!

A soldier's long journey home only to get thrust back into war against his own country...

Retro 80s and 90s movie characters of the living legend, the muscles from Brussels.

Tribute to my favorite karate series, season 4 between the never-ending saga of Johnny and Daniel. Every character and movie in this groupshot was mentioned and referenced in season 4. Only 3 characters were left out to keep it badass!

These characters were inspired by the 1986 cult classic, Big Trouble in Little China. There's Jack Burton (2nd variation without weapons) as the big goofball all American trucker who believes he's the hero everybody needs and the villainous, Lo Pan who is a powerful wizard cursed with no flesh and is seven feet tall. Then there is little old, Egg Shen with his six demon bag who is equally a powerful wizard and Lo Pan's eternal nemesis. The only female is the lovely, spirited Gracie Law who is a lawyer from Chinatown protecting immigrant rights and lastly, the true hero of the bunch is Wang Chi. His pursuit to rescue his beloved Miao Yin is what all the trouble is about.

The assassin with son who roams Japan lending his skill and child for work. The little boy keeps count of his father's kills and it stands here at 345.

This design was inspired by the 1987 sci-fi cult classic Robocop. The characters from left to right: Steve Minh, Leon Nash, Clarence Boddicker, Joe Cox and Emil Antonowsky form the despicable, ruthless Boddicker gang. What makes these guys so hated and memorable is half the time they're not causing chaos and mayhem they're laughing and having a good 'ole time.