Martial Arts Team

The **Martial Arts Team** are a team of five toy fighter monsters that appeared in the *Leeko: The Beginning* trilogy.

## Characteristics

Each of the members of the Martial Arts Team start out as a small collectible toy figurine which King Leonardo advertises on Channel Lion Out Loud, though secretly, none of the choco-capsules sold to the Puffies contained matching figures. After being formally introduced in the coliseum, they each grow significantly in size until they are larger than Leeko and come to life. Aside from their separate identities and fighting styles, each of the figures have the ability to fire energy beams to attack. These beams grant Leeko the Fighting Copy Ability after he vacuum-mouths them.

The following lists each of the five individual members of the Martial Arts Team:

### Grunt Fu

Referred to in the show merely as "the fearsome kung-fu master", Grunt Fu is a green wingless dragon-like slim fighter with wild red hair and carries a pair of nunchucks. He also attacks with punches and kicks. Grunt Fu's aura is orange.

### Boxer Brawly

Referred to in the show merely as "the hefty-weight boxer", Boxer Brawly is a heavyset yellow tiger-like figure with brown stripes on his body, white hair, red boxing gloves, and blue shorts. He attacks by relentlessly punching his opponents. He can also perform the **Vulcan Jab** move. Boxer Brawly's aura is blue.

### Double Slap

Referred to in the show merely as "a karate-chopping champ", Double Slap is a white rooster-like figure with blue eyes, a yellow beak, a red crest that is set to look like a messy mohawk/mullet-like hairstyle, and a light green karate outfit. He attacks almost exclusively with karate chops. Double Slap's aura is green.

### Dashington

Referred to in the show merely as "a tai chi master", Dashington is a white sheep dog-like figure in a heavy black/green robe and matching wide hat that covers his eyes. He uses slow leg movements and his long tongue to attack. Dashington's aura is red.

### Slam Bounce

Referred to in the show merely as "a super-sized sumo wrestler", Slam Bounce is a massive rhinoceros-like figure with a light gray body, a single tuft of blonde hair on top of his head, and a sumo wrestler outfit. He attacks using sumo-based techniques. Slam Bounce's aura is yellow.

## Role in the series

### Leeko: The Beginning

The members of the Martial Arts Team are introduced in Attack Of The Capsules! - Part 1 as a series of collectible action figures found within choco-capsules, mirroring the Star Warrior choco-capsule collection that Madeline and Parker were selling throughout the episode. They are not seen in action until Attack Of The Capsules! - Part 2, where they are sent to fight Leeko in a coliseum in order to defeat him. King Leonardo initially sends him all out to attack him at once using their energy beam blasts, but Leeko ends up swallowing these beams to gain the Fighting ability. Seeing this, King Leonardo switches to a one-on-one format.

Fighting Leeko has to face each member of the Martial Arts Team and defeat them in turn, fighting them in the order of Grunt Fu, Boxer Brawly, Double Slap, Dashington, and Slam Bounce. The fights with Boxer Brawly and Slam Bounce, in particular, follow the specific rules of the fighting sports they are emulating. In each fight, Fighting Leeko takes a beating from the fighters at first, but eventually taps into his inner instincts in order to quickly gain the upper hand and defeat them. After all of the Martial Arts Team members are defeated, Leeko is awarded a trophy from Sir Chanter and the Puffies rush in to destroy the remaining generic Figure Monsters.

## Appearances in the series

### Leeko: The Beginning

* **S2E18/TB052** - Attack Of The Capsules! - Part 1 (*debut*)
* **S2E19/TB053** - Attack Of The Capsules! - Part 2

## Trivia

* Grunt Fu is the only member of the Martial Arts Team to be based off a mythical creature.
* Before they are revealed to be monsters, Milly admits reluctantly that Double Slap is her favorite of the figures.
* Dashington is built up to be among the most dangerous and experienced member of the Martial Arts Team, but ends up being defeated after not much of a fight. This mirrors the common perception of tai chi as a particularly formidable and revered fighting style, when in reality, it is often practiced solely as a form of active meditation and exercise.