XiaoXiao

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XiaoXiao ( Chinese  小小 , Pinyin xiǎo xiao ) is a Flash series that has been developed by a Chinese artist named Zhu Zhiqiang (* 1976) since 2001. In this series, a black stick figure (XiaoXiao) fights against a blue / purple stick figure called "BOSS" after having fought his way through several opponents in each animation. BOSS controls the opposing stick figure hordes and mostly there is a final battle with him.

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"XiaoXiao" is literally the word for "small" repeated twice in Chinese; here this repetition suggests a loving diminutive . Every XiaoXiao film is given a Chinese title with the adjective "XiaoXiao" preceded by a descriptive noun phrase . Xiao Xiao # 1 was originally titled "XiaoXiao Zuo Pin", "a bit of creative work". Since then, every XiaoXiao movie has had a different noun - # 4 is titled "Little Sheriff" and # 7 is titled "Short Film".

Xiao usually only differentiates from his opponents through different colors.

Other Flash animators have picked up on Xiao's popularity and produced games and films featuring XiaoXiao.

Episode list

  • XiaoXiao 1 was originally released in AVI format. Here 2 (later 3) stick figures fight each other.
  • XiaoXiao 2 is the first XiaoXiao game. It's about pressing the space key at the right moment.
  • XiaoXiao 3 is probably the most popular animation. Xiao fights against several opponents and gets to the BOSS for the first time.
  • XiaoXiao 4 is a shooter game.
  • XiaoXiao 5 One of the less popular XiaoXiao animations.
  • XiaoXiao 6 is an interactive battle.
  • XiaoXiao Multilator is the first and (so far) only 2-piece. It consists of the episodes XiaoXiao 7 and XiaoXiao 8
  • XiaoXiao 9 is also known as "Fight Man". It's the first and (so far) only beat 'em up .
  • XiaoXiao City Plaza is almost the same as Part 3, but Xiao is red, the film is shorter, and it is set in a department store.

Copyright infringement

In June 2004, Zhu sued Nike for infringing his copyrights on stick figures in Nike commercials . Nike representatives rejected the claim on the grounds that the stick figures were not original and were therefore in the public domain . However, Zhu won the trial, and Nike was sentenced to pay the draftsman 300,000 yuan .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ SS vs. XX (Final Fight) Part 1 & 2 as well as XiaoXiao vs. Stickee (unfinished)
  2. ↑ Can a 'Stickman' be original? ( Memento from February 16, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
  3. ↑ Global Trademarks Nike loose “Stickman” case but decides to appeal… .. ( Memento from October 25, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) (English)