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Misinterpretation: Whoever wrote the paragraph about the "fight" between Pai Mei and Uma did not do so objectively enough. Uma is not angry, she is scared and very respectful. She knows he has power she wants. Pai Mei then demonstrates that power -not unlike a drill instructor, to show the Bride what she does NOT know. Pai Mei could have killed her, but he did not even injure her. He only tested and humiliated her. I would like someone to rewrite that paragraph from a more neutral point of view.

Contents 1 A wish... 2 Split off "Kill Bill" material 3 Kung Fu? 4 Five-Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique 5 Double-aught three 6 Pai Mei 7 Pai Mei's description 8 Other uses 9 Instrument 10 Eunuch

[edit] A wish...

Proper name...

A wish for worldpeace from our good friend Ben, and something about a mysterious individual known only as "Administrator of source information site" Sent permission for text usage to Administrator of source information site. Awaiting reply.

Worldpeace, Ben - "Ben?" 17:24, 26 November 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Split off "Kill Bill" material

I think the material on the Kill Bill incarnation of the character should be split off into its own article. Anybody agree? - furrykef (Talk at me) 21:11, 31 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Kung Fu?

What on Earth does the Pai Mei story have to do with the Kung Fu back story? Bihal 00:08, 28 October 2005 (UTC)

Months and months later, I'm making the edit. Bihal 05:59, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Five-Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique

If this is real, I would like to learn more of it. DyslexicEditor 07:08, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

No kiddin!--86.128.22.174 14:28, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Double-aught three

I always thought he meant 1883, making Pai Mei about 120 years old. This is slightly below the current world record. -Meneth 23:52, 5 March 2006

[edit] Pai Mei

In the special features of th KB2 DVD, Quentin talks about Pei mei being a classic Kung-Fu character ala the Shaw Brothers. I've found one movie so far in my search titled 'The Fist of the White Lotus". So, the Appearance of this character is yet another homage to the works of the shaws. Also Gordon Liu fought Pei Mei many times in appearances in these movies. 69.47.148.127 22:13, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pai Mei's description

I quote: "a ruthless, foul tempered and brutal individual with little compassion or respect for human life."

Do we seriously need three adjectives and five nouns to describe Pai Mei's character in KBVl.2? Call me a critic, but I think this sentence simply sounds grossly OTT. How about "an excessively strict man", or perhaps "a strict man who uses draconic measures to make a point"? In any case, saying that he lacks "respect for human life" is pure nonsense - the worst thing we see him do to anyone in the film is the plucking out of one eye. We see nobody die at his hands, correct?

He does say "I could kill you at my whim" when he has Uma in a shoulder lock.

If I was so inclined, I could offer you thousands of examples from literature and film where someone made a threat that they did not carry out nor ever intended to. --75.54.123.252 00:24, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Other uses

Pai Mei is also the name of a framework to support reverse engineering of Windows binaries (programs). The techniques involves using breakpoints to monitor program flow. The name is taken from the Kill Bill Pai Mei character.

[edit] Instrument

Sorry if this is in the wrong place, but what is the instrument Bill is playing when he tells Kiddo about the Legend of Pai Mei? Is it the same one as plays in the track at the end of Volume 2?

[edit] Eunuch

Is Pai Mei a eunuch? In several movies featuring the character, including Kill Bill, he gets attacked in his testicle region, only to laugh while his attacker is puzzled by there seemingly being nothing there. Is he a eunuch or are his testicles just invincible? --75.54.120.113 19:28, 20 September 2007 (UTC)