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May 28, 2002

Gabriel Yulaw

Many mofos are known for their destructive mental powers rather than their physical ones. Gabriel Yulaw, on the other hand, is about as physically scary as one villain can get. The only thing scarier in The One is to know that there's an exact copy of himself - physical skills and all - out there too. Good thing that Jet Li is a good guy.

To think that a villain can outrun bullets, beat up an entire SWAT team, and tie your shoes together before you finish reading this sentence is unnerving, to say the least. How can a human being be this powerful? By traveling to parallel dimensions and killing other versions of himself, one can absorb some of their power. "Simply" put, the more Jet Li's Jet Li kills, the more powerful Jet Li becomes. And when we join The One already in progress, there's only one more Jet Li to go. By following this plan, Yulaw hopes to become "The One," or (theoretically) assume god-like status amongst the human race. Then again, he could destroy space-time in the process, but it's a chance he's willing to take.

So far, as a human, he's become far more powerful than anyone could have imagined. For a villain, however, he's lacking a few skills that many of his predecessors have utilized. For one thing, every time he jumps into an alternate dimension, he's already there, so the chances of him making new allies or partnerships is low. So, you might guess that he often poses as the native version of himself to throw everyone else off his scent and find himself easier. Nope. He does a lot of hiding, staying to himself, and executes a similar plan of action every time. Well, I guess it's worked in the past... until now.

The logic behind much of The One is a bit ridiculous and not well explained, but for Yulaw, his ultimate fate doesn't seem all that bad. He still gets to kick ass... in a penal colony.

Posted by Destro at May 28, 2002 04:45 PM