Durable Death Trap: The booby-trapped crypt in the lost city has held up pretty well, despite being thousands of years old.King Louie, despite being able to summon him, is somewhat unnerved by his presence and even Mowgli, despite beating him once, is not keen on having a rematch. Dragon Hoard: The treasure vault in the monkeys' lost city is inhabited by a huge python (presumably Kaa) which attacks anyone who attempts to take something from the treasure.Dirty Coward: Wilkins and Buldeo both qualify.
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Demoted to Extra: Most of the animal characters, while the movie focus more on Mowgli's interaction with other humans. Death by Childbirth: Brydon had said that both Kitty's and Mowgli's mothers died while bringing them into the world. Death by Adaptation: In the book, Buldeo is simply chased away as his village is destroyed by the jungle animals (which Mowgli engineered). While Kitty is portrayed as genuinely wanting to help him, and Brydon openly shows a deep respect towards Mowgli, the use of the term duty indicates that they still have a colonial mindset. One prime example of this is that when Kitty tells her father that the strange man is Mowgli, she says it is their duty to help him. While the villains are clearly depicted as being outright racist towards Mowgli, calling him a savage and other derogatory names, even the most sympathetic British characters, such as Kitty and Colonel Brydon do have their moments. 
Deliberate Values Dissonance: This film pulls no punches in depicting the British colonial mindset regarding India. In fact, Nathoo was also killed by a tiger in the book (presumably Shere Khan). Mowgli's father is named Nathoo, which is the same name as Messua's deceased son in The Jungle Book. Kaa's role as the guardian of the treasure in the temple is that of White Hood, a white cobra from the book. Curiously a more accurate rendition of the novel's Tabaqui also appears in Mowgli's Story however. Another Tabaqui example, like the Animated Adaptation, Shere Khan's jackal lackey is absent, though the name is given to Boone's guide. Combat Pragmatist: Being raised by animals, Mowgli often uses various tricks, like biting or kicking someone in the "sweets". Chekhov's Skill: The crotch-kick that Mowgli inflicts on his enemies (Harley in particular) later serves to save Mowgli's life. Later, it was taken by Buldeo, which tipped the villains of the lost treasure of the City of Hanuman. The dagger Mowgli grabbed to defend himself from Kaa in the Monkey City. Mowgli kept it for the years he was in the jungle and when they've reunited, the adult Kitty recognized the wild man as her childhood friend. When they were kids, Kitty has given Mowgli her mother's bracelet as a gift before they were seperated. Chekhov's Gun: There are two of them in this movie. Julius Plumford, and William "Billy" Boone. Canon Foreigner: Geoffrey Brydon, Katherine Anne "Kitty" Brydon, Dr. However, the role ends up being passed down to Captain Willian Boone, who is a much bigger threat to Mowgli as he intends to coerce the latter into leading to the treasure palace hidden in the jungle by threatening his loved ones even gloating that he would kill Shere Khan for his skin. Big Bad: One would expect Shere Khan to be this due to his mistrust towards humankind for their sense of killing for sport and fun. However, he doesn't hesitate to maul the plunderers that threaten Mowgli and the jungle to death later in the film. Beware the Nice Ones: Bagheera is a gentle panther who saves the young Mowgli and brings him to the wolfpack, watching over him as he grows up. Berserk Button: Shere Khan doesn't take kindly to those who kill animals for pleasure rather than food. Ax-Crazy: Harley and Tabaqui, and by the film's finale, Boone as well. In the end, he even accepts Mowgli in the jungle and makes him the new keeper of the jungle law. He's a ruthless killer and even described as "the Devil" by Buldeo, but he kills only to preserve the law of the jungle. Alternative Foreign Theme Song: The international release of the movie has Two Different Worlds by Kenny Loggins. When the soldiers try to follow, they burn their feet despite wearing boots. 
Despite being barefoot, he doesn't seem to notice it. Agony of the Feet: Mowgli is being chased by some angry soldiers and runs across a bed of hot coals.This version he is much younger, as a child Mowgli meets him as a bear cub. Age Lift: Baloo in other versions is much older than Mowgli and one of his mentors.
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