Rock Lee

Rock Lee, also known as Bushy Brows and Konoha's Beautiful Green Wild Beast, is a character from the Naruto series.
== Charactah Account ==
In his early childhood, Rock Lee was frequently picked on by his peers because of his inability to use Ninjutsu or Genjutsu. He believed himself to be worthless and to have no chance at becoming a ninja at all. Then, he met Might Guy, who convinced him to train exclusively in Taijutsu (physical combat), at which he became a master.
Rock Lee's first appearance in the series is one where he challenges Sasuke. After flawlessly brushing aside Naruto's counter-challenge, he proceeded to just-as-easily beat down Sasuke, before Might Guy stops him just short of a dangerous technique. Later, he tries to save Sakura from the attacking Sound Ninja in the Forest of Death, but was defeated and this helped trigger Sakura's inner change.
His has the most heartbreaking battle in the Chunin Exams. He is matched up against the psychotic Gaara of the Desert, who has never once bled or even successfully been hit with an attack. Though he puts up an extremely good fight, the strain from his overuse of the Eight Chakra Gates allows Gaara to crush Lee's arm and leg; Gaara probably would have killed Lee too, if not for Guy's interference during the exam, and Naruto's and Shikamaru's later in the hospital. This injury keeps him out of action for a long time, and is initially thought to be career-ending - it is not until much later that we see him undergoing surgery performed by Tsunade, and even later that he returns to action.
His first fight after his surgery is against Kimimaro of the Sound Five (during the Sasuke Recovery Mission arc), who he begins fighting to give Naruto time to catch up to Sasuke. Though he again puts up a good fight, his injuries still have not recovered enough to allow him his full strength. Fortunately, Gaara shows up and saves him.
Rock Lee is as fast as the human body can tolerate, and is a master of the Strong Fist school of martial arts. He also possesses the forbidden ability to open the Chakra Gates, which removes the body's limits and makes him even more overwhelming, but with high risks and physical costs. Rock Lee has a very low tolerance for alcohol, becoming a savage master of Drunken Boxing after just one sip.
In Part II, he appears in the first major arc, backing Team Kakashi up as they try to rescue Gaara from the hands of the Akatsuki. He does not do much, but he does beat a clone of himself. When the Shinobi Alliance formed divisions to fight against Akatsuki, he was placed in the Third Division under Kakashi and alongside his teacher Guy and Sakura.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
* Boruto: Naruto the Movie
* Naruto
* Naruto Movie 3: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom
* Naruto Shippuuden
* Naruto Shippuuden Movie 1
* Naruto Shippuuden Movie 3: The Will of Fire
* Naruto Shippuuden Movie 5: Blood Prison
* Naruto Shippuuden Movie 6: Road to Ninja
* Naruto Shippuuden: Konoha Gakuen - Special
* Naruto Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals
* Naruto x UT
* Naruto: Finally a Clash! Jounin vs. Genin!
* Naruto: The Magic Genie and the Three Wishes
* Road of Naruto
* The Last: Naruto the Movie
=== Light Novels ===
* Naruto Hiden Series
=== Manga ===
* Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
* Naruto
* Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
* Rock Lee and His Ninja Pals
=== Video Games ===
* Battle Stadium D.O.N.
* Jump Super Stars
* Naruto Mobile
* Naruto RPG 2: Chidori vs. Rasengan
* Naruto SD Powerful Shippuuden
* Naruto Shippuuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3
* Naruto Shippuuden: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! EX
* Naruto Shippuuden: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! EX 2
* Naruto Shippuuden: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! EX 3
* Naruto Shippuuden: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! Special
* Naruto Shippuuden: Kizuna Drive
* Naruto Shippuuden: Legends: Akatsuki Rising
* Naruto Shippuuden: Naruto vs. Sasuke
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ninja Council 4
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ninja Destiny 2
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ninja Destiny 3
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja 4
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja 5
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Blazing
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Impact
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution
* Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker
* Naruto x Boruto: Ninja Tribes
* Naruto x Boruto: Ninja Voltage
* Naruto: Clash of Ninja
* Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2
* Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution
* Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2
* Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! 3
* Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! 4
* Naruto: Konoha Senki
* Naruto: Ninja Council 2
* Naruto: Ninja Council 2 European Version
* Naruto: Ninja Council 3
* Naruto: Ninja Destiny
* Naruto: Path of the Ninja
* Naruto: Path of the Ninja 2
* Naruto: Rise of a Ninja
* Naruto: Shinobi Collection
* Naruto: Shinobi Collection Shippuu Ranbu
* Naruto: The Broken Bond
* Naruto: Ultimate Ninja
* Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2
* Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3
* Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes
* Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2: The Phantom Fortress
* Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Online
* Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm
* Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles 2
== Trivia ==
* Rock Lee's name is derived from the rock musical genre and is a play on Bruce Lee, whose given name is pronounced the same as blues in Japanese. The pun continues with his son, Metal Lee.
* Rock Lee has his own spin-off series called Rock Lee's Springtime of Youth Full Power Ninja Chronicles by Kenji Taira, an assistant of Masashi Kishimoto.
* Like his sensei, Rock Lee's character seems to be inspired by Bruce Lee, as shown from his name and having the same birthday and hair style. The outfit Rock Lee wears in part one may have been based of Bruce Lee's jumpsuit from the 1973 film Game of Death.
** Rock Lee's injury are also similar to the one Bruce Lee once received, both were also expected to never walk again.
* Rock Lee placed very high in the first four Naruto character popularity polls. He finished 5th in the first and second polls, 8th in the third poll and 7th in the fourth poll. However, his popularity slipped in the last two polls, finishing 13th in the fifth poll and 18th in the sixth and most recent. In the 3rd Databook, a combination of the previous six polls ranked him as the 9th most popular character overall.
* Studio Pierrot has consistently given him the height of 158 cm at 13yrs, instead of 158.5 cm as his Databook profile gives him.
* Kishimoto's official sketches of Rock Lee show that he is 177cm in The Last: Naruto the Movie.
* According to the databook(s):
** Rock Lee's hobbies are his and Might Guy's intense taijutsu training regimes.
** Lee wishes for rematches with Neji, Sasuke, and Gaara, and for an all-out match with Naruto.
** Lee's favourite foods are medium spicy curry rice and curry pilaf, though, like his sensei, he finds it impossible to dislike any sort of food.
** Lee has completed 61 official missions in total: 25 D-rank, 21 C-rank, 4 B-rank, 10 A-rank, 1 S-rank.
** Lee's favourite words are "Endeavour" (doryoku), "Guts" (konjou), and "Love" (ai).
* In Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes, Lee calls himself "Leaf Village's Noble Savage".
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Rock Lee at Narutopedia
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