<s>
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
(	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
Internet	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
cartoon	I-Operating_System
series	O
by	O
Chinese	O
animator	O
Zhu	O
Zhiqiang	O
,	O
featuring	O
stick	O
figures	O
performing	O
choreographed	O
fight	O
scenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
cartoons	O
are	O
in	O
the	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
format	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
#1	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
originally	O
in	O
AVI	O
format	O
and	O
converted	O
to	O
Flash	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
"	O
literally	O
is	O
the	O
Chinese	O
character	O
for	O
"	O
small	O
"	O
repeated	O
twice	O
in	O
Mandarin	O
Chinese	O
;	O
here	O
this	O
reduplication	O
connotes	O
an	O
affectionate	O
diminutive	O
,	O
an	O
equivalent	O
might	O
be	O
the	O
English	O
expression	O
"	O
itty	O
bitty	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
lil	O
 '	O
old	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
cartoon	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
Chinese	O
title	O
with	O
the	O
adjective	O
"	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
"	O
preceding	O
a	O
descriptive	O
noun	O
phrase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
#1	O
was	O
originally	O
titled	O
"	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
Zuo	O
Pin	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
translates	O
to	O
"	O
A	O
Little	O
Bit	O
of	O
Creative	O
Work	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
each	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
cartoon	O
has	O
had	O
a	O
different	O
noun	O
succeeding	O
"	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
#4	O
is	O
titled	O
"	O
Little	O
Sheriff	B-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
#7	O
is	O
titled	O
"	O
Little	O
Movie	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
context	O
it	O
means	O
something	O
akin	O
to	O
"	O
little	O
fella	O
"	O
,	O
appropriate	O
since	O
in	O
most	O
perspectives	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
and	O
his	O
fellow	O
stick-people	O
appear	O
tiny	O
and	O
childlike	O
,	O
with	O
disproportionately	O
large	O
heads	O
and	O
small	O
limbs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
is	O
placed	O
in	O
various	O
dangerous	O
situations	O
to	O
prove	O
his	O
martial	O
arts	O
prowess	O
,	O
often	O
against	O
other	O
stick	O
figures	O
who	O
appear	O
more	O
or	O
less	O
identical	O
to	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Usually	O
other	O
stick	O
figures	O
are	O
also	O
black	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
be	O
other	O
colors	O
,	O
and	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
's	O
perpetual	O
nemesis	O
is	O
the	O
Boss	O
,	O
a	O
purple	O
stick	O
figure	O
who	O
commands	O
the	O
enemy	O
sticks	O
and	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
's	O
only	O
peer	O
in	O
ability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Others	O
have	O
seized	O
on	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
's	O
popularity	O
to	O
make	O
animations	O
exploiting	O
the	O
easy-to-draw	O
style	O
of	O
stick	O
figures	O
and	O
minimalist	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
often	O
creating	O
cartoons	O
that	O
are	O
sequels	O
or	O
takeoffs	O
of	O
the	O
official	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
cartoons	O
,	O
especially	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
#3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
#1	O
is	O
a	O
simple	O
fight	O
between	O
two	O
stick-figure	O
men	O
,	O
parodying	O
the	O
look	O
of	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
martial	O
arts	O
films	O
by	O
taking	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
violence	O
in	O
the	O
fight	O
to	O
extremes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
#2	O
adds	O
interactivity	O
;	O
the	O
stick-man	O
(	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
)	O
faces	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
physical	O
challenges	O
,	O
the	O
outcomes	O
of	O
which	O
depend	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
timing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
contains	O
many	O
features	O
that	O
would	O
later	O
become	O
a	O
staple	O
of	O
the	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
series	O
,	O
including	O
revamped	O
animation	O
and	O
character	O
design	O
,	O
most	O
notable	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
main	O
antagonist	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Boss	O
"	O
(	O
although	O
he	O
is	O
not	O
referred	O
to	O
by	O
name	O
until	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
#3	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
magenta-colored	O
crime	O
boss	O
who	O
acts	O
as	O
the	O
final	O
challenge	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
via	O
a	O
boss	O
fight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
#3	O
is	O
a	O
kung-fu	O
style	O
fight	O
scene	O
in	O
a	O
simple	O
line-drawn	O
building	O
;	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
faces	O
off	O
against	O
a	O
seemingly	O
endless	O
series	O
of	O
stick-man	O
opponents	O
(	O
actually	O
around	O
forty	O
enemies	O
)	O
using	O
fast-paced	O
martial	O
arts	O
moves	O
;	O
the	O
simple	O
background	O
,	O
two-dimensional	O
movement	O
,	O
vanishing	O
corpses	O
and	O
regenerating	O
enemies	O
call	O
to	O
mind	O
side-scrolling	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
encounter	O
ends	O
in	O
a	O
final	O
showdown	O
between	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
and	O
a	O
purple	O
stick-man	O
labeled	O
"	O
Boss	O
"	O
(	O
another	O
video	O
game	O
reference	O
)	O
in	O
a	O
fight	O
that	O
parodies	O
multiple	O
scenes	O
from	O
The	O
Matrix	O
(	O
especially	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
's	O
last	O
move	O
,	O
a	O
slow-motion	O
air	O
kick	O
which	O
resembles	O
that	O
of	O
Trinity	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
movie	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
using	O
a	O
sound	O
clip	O
straight	O
from	O
the	O
movie	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
visual	O
theme	O
of	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
plain	O
black	O
stick-man	O
,	O
fighting	O
against	O
a	O
purple	O
stick-man	O
Boss	O
,	O
remains	O
constant	O
throughout	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
best	O
known	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
animation	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
shown	O
on	O
MTV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
famous	O
and	O
thought	O
of	O
as	O
the	O
one	O
hardest	O
worked	O
on	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
noted	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
"	O
the	O
original	O
stick	O
fighting	O
flash	O
movies	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
sets	O
the	O
bar	O
for	O
the	O
many	O
stick	O
flash	O
movies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
#4	O
is	O
an	O
interactive	O
first-person	O
shooting	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
,	O
casting	O
the	O
player	O
as	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
Western-style	O
sheriff	B-Application
complete	O
with	O
cowboy	O
hat	O
and	O
six-shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
#5	O
,	O
billed	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Battle	O
to	O
the	O
death	O
...	O
and	O
beyond	O
"	O
,	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
two-dimensional	O
fighting-game-reminiscent	O
side-view	O
style	O
of	O
#3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
time	O
,	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
Boss	O
duel	O
using	O
various	O
conventions	O
from	O
anime	O
and	O
manga	O
,	O
exhibiting	O
supernatural	O
powers	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
magic	O
spells	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
pull	O
weapons	O
out	O
of	O
hammerspace	O
and	O
to	O
continue	O
their	O
battle	O
through	O
astral	O
travel	O
after	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
#6	O
returns	O
to	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
#2	O
'	O
s	O
style	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
time	O
with	O
a	O
bit	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
plot	O
,	O
forcing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
button-mash	O
Xiao-Xiao	O
through	O
a	O
barroom	O
brawl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
#7	O
and	O
#8	O
are	O
the	O
most	O
elaborate	O
of	O
the	O
animations	O
,	O
forsaking	O
the	O
side-view	O
of	O
previous	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiaos	I-Operating_System
for	O
a	O
fully	O
three-dimensional	O
,	O
cinematic	O
camera	O
view	O
throughout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
again	O
riffing	O
on	O
films	O
like	O
The	O
Matrix	O
,	O
they	O
depict	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
's	O
infiltration	O
of	O
the	O
Boss	O
's	O
mansion	O
and	O
his	O
pursuit	O
after	O
the	O
Boss	O
escapes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
#9	O
,	O
a	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
fully	O
interactive	O
beat	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
and	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
where	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
uses	O
Guy	O
's	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
a	O
plain	O
,	O
pen-and-ink	O
background	O
,	O
the	O
background	O
is	O
this	O
time	O
a	O
full-color	O
,	O
realistic	O
re-creation	O
of	O
a	O
desk	O
ostensibly	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
Zhu	O
's	O
(	O
the	O
computer	O
monitor	O
has	O
a	O
screenshot	O
of	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
#3	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
other	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiaos	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
original	O
beat-em-ups	O
that	O
helped	O
inspire	O
them	O
,	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
must	O
fight	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
purple	O
stick-thugs	O
before	O
confronting	O
the	O
Boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
Beer	O
Ad	O
#1	O
appears	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
created	O
by	O
Zhu	O
as	O
a	O
Chinese	O
advertisement	O
for	O
Heineken	O
beer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scene	O
then	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
black	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
holding	O
a	O
Heineken	O
Beer	O
Bottle	O
and	O
a	O
bo-staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
fights	O
them	O
off	O
with	O
his	O
staff	O
in	O
an	O
action	O
packed	O
fight	O
scene	O
,	O
while	O
keeping	O
the	O
bottle	O
safe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
proceeds	O
to	O
skillfully	O
dodge	O
the	O
bullets	O
and	O
then	O
strike	O
the	O
ground	O
with	O
his	O
staff	O
,	O
causing	O
a	O
massive	O
crevice	O
to	O
crack	O
open	O
in	O
the	O
earth	O
and	O
the	O
foe	O
falls	O
right	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
movie	O
ends	O
with	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
holding	O
up	O
the	O
bottle	O
and	O
smiling	O
,	O
then	O
it	O
shifts	O
to	O
a	O
Heineken	O
advertisement	O
saying	O
"	O
Get	O
Connected	O
,	O
Heineken.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
Beer	O
Ad	O
#2	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
Beer	O
Ad	O
#1	O
and	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
style	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
picks	O
up	O
immediately	O
where	O
the	O
last	O
one	O
left	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
stick	O
figure	O
and	O
his	O
doubles	O
then	O
charge	O
toward	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
scratches	O
the	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
car	O
with	O
his	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
that	O
,	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
proceeds	O
to	O
drop	O
the	O
staff	O
and	O
fly	O
into	O
the	O
air	O
,	O
Superman	O
style	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
lands	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
a	O
giant	O
Heineken	O
Beer	O
bottle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
the	O
scene	O
once	O
again	O
shifts	O
to	O
a	O
Heineken	O
advertisement	O
saying	O
"	O
Get	O
Connected	O
,	O
Heineken	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
with	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
standing	O
heroically	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
bottle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
Cityplaza	O
or	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
:	O
Mall	O
Brawl	O
appears	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
created	O
by	O
Zhu	O
as	O
an	O
advertisement	O
for	O
the	O
CityPlaza	O
mall	O
in	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
an	O
altered	O
version	O
of	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
#3	O
wherein	O
the	O
main	O
character/hero	O
is	O
a	O
red	O
stickman	O
(	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
CityPlaza	O
logo	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
background	O
has	O
been	O
embellished	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
resemble	O
the	O
inside	O
of	O
a	O
shopping	O
mall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
black	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
making	O
a	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
while	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
a	O
scene	O
from	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
#3	O
is	O
also	O
playing	O
on	O
the	O
TV	O
during	O
the	O
fight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contrary	O
to	O
belief	O
,	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
was	O
not	O
initially	O
aired	O
on	O
MTV	O
,	O
but	O
originally	O
was	O
viewed	O
on	O
the	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
animation	I-Operating_System
super	O
community	O
known	O
as	O
Newgrounds	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
is	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
one	O
who	O
can	O
give	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
a	O
decent	O
fight	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
beaten	O
by	O
Xiao	B-Operating_System
Xiao	I-Operating_System
on	O
multiple	O
occasions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Boss	O
usually	O
appears	O
in	O
magenta	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
