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Bolo is one of the two secondary antagonists of the 1973 Bruce Lee martial arts action film Enter the Dragon (alongside O'Hara). A hulking sadist, Bolo is one of Han's right-hand men, serving as an enforcer, bodyguard and executioner for the drug kingpin.
He was portrayed by Bolo Yeung, who also played Chong Li in Bloodsport.
Biography[]
One of Han's personal bodyguards and enforcers, Bolo is defined by being openly sadistic. On top of being a skilled martial artist, Bolo is extremely strong and muscular, being able to kill men with his bare hands and relishing in his brutality. As such, Han uses Bolo to keep him closely guarded during the tournament; helping him oversee the tournament; and executing guards for incompetence. Bolo is always seen present during Han's tournament, whether it be by his side or during duels.
When four of Han's guards fail to apprehend an intruder (Lee, unbeknownst to Han) breaking into the island's underground complex, Han pits the guards against Bolo in a fight to the death as punishment for their failure. As the guards are no match for his skill and size, Bolo begins publicly executing them with no effort, beating down the first guard and savagely breaking his neck under his boot. He then knocks the second guard to the ground face-down, where he puts him in a camel clutch and painfully pulls his neck back until it snaps. The third guard attacks Bolo in the middle of his execution, but Bolo easily counterattacks, beating him until he is dazed and breaking his neck with a swift headlock. Fearful for his life, the fourth guard tries to escape, but Han's martial artists throw him back into the arena. The guard attempts to fight back, but Bolo lifts the man up and uses all of his strength to slowly crush the man's spine, grinning the whole time. As the bodies are cleared, Bolo rejoins the crowd and helps Han begin the duel between Lee and O'Hara, where O'Hara is defeated and killed in humiliating fashion.
The next day, Lee is captured by Han for infiltrating his base, so Bolo keeps his hands tied up while the crowd waits for Roper to attend the tournament for his "edification". Bolo unties Lee on Han's orders so that Roper can duel Lee to the death, but Roper refuses to kill his mutual ally. In response, Han decides to pit Roper against Bolo in an attempt to get him killed. Bolo initially has the upper hand in the duel by putting Roper in an armlock and trying to choke him out, but Roper bites down hard on Bolo's leg, allowing Roper to break free because of Bolo being in immense pain. Following a lengthy duel, Roper overpowers and defeats Bolo by kicking him hard in the groin, causing him to collapse in shock and fall unconscious, much to Han's frustration. Whether or not Bolo dies from blow this is unclear.
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Trivia[]
- Bolo's actor, Yang Sze, adopted Bolo's name as his stage name for his role in Enter the Dragon, becoming known as "Bolo Yeung" thereafter. Yeung would later play various characters named after the character throughout his film career.
- Bolo getting his leg bitten by Roper is likely in reference to a time when Bruce Lee got put in an armlock like Roper did in the film: when asked by his opponent how he would break out, Lee responded "Why, I'd bite your leg, of course."
- Although the two never fought during their scenes in the film, Bruce Lee and Yeung frequently trained together during filming.
- Bolo was described as being a Shotokan karate champion in a blurb for Enter the Dragon at one point. This is incorrect, as Yeung never practiced Shotokan karate.