Master Po Ping (known simply as Po, and originally named Lotus) is the main protagonist of the upcoming fanfic Kung Fu Panda: The Revenge of Etana. He is the adopted son of Mr. Ping and the biological son of Li Shan and Li's wife, as well as one of Master Shifu's students at the Jade Palace. He is also the foretold Dragon Warrior of legend, and a master of the Panda Style of kung fu.
Appearance[]
Po has the typical of black and white markings of his species. He wears a Patched-up burlap shorts with Shaolin wraps around his ankles. His Eyes are Green.
Personality[]
Po could adequately be described as a geek. Despite being an adult, he lives with his father, working in the family noodle bar and collects action figures, much to the bemusement of his neighbors. It is a traditional part of Chinese culture for the son to live with the parents for his entire life and to care for them in old age. He gives the impression of being free-spirited and eternally upbeat but his carefree exterior hides his self-loathing. He tells Master Shifu "...every time you threw a brick at my head, or said I smelled, it hurt, but it could never hurt more than it did every day of my life just being me."
Po's inferiority complex is probably the result of his heaviness and his lack of hygiene which are likely the result of his domineering father not teaching him independence. Nevertheless, under Master Shifu's encouragement and training, Po develops a healthy and full sense of self. Po's enthusiasm, determination, and sense of humor are among his greatest strengths. Despite his initial lack of self-confidence, he possesses a larger than life personality from the start of the film. He is also shown to be quite intelligent as shown by his deduction of the Dragon Scroll's symbolism, his vast knowledge of Kung Fu and how he worked out the technique of the Wuxi Finger Hold which not even the exceptionally talented Tai Lung knew the secret of.
History[]
Early life[]
Po was born as "Lotus" in a remote farming village populated entirely by pandas. There, Lotus grew up happily with his biological father Li Shan and his mother, until one day the village was invaded by the evil, power-hungry peacock named Shen, who sought to avert a prophecy by eliminating any threat to his future rule.
As a last resort to protecting her child, Lotus's mother hid him in a crate of radishes. They share an emotional goodbye, before she is tragically killed by Shen and his wolf army. The crate Lotus was in was eventually shipped far away to the Valley of Peace, where the owner of a noodle shop, Mr. Ping, found the baby panda, who had eaten the radishes. Though reluctant to take him in at first, Mr. Ping, upon realizing that no one was looking for him, eventually took him in giving him the name "Xiao Po" and raising him as his own son.
Since then, Po had been happily raised in the noodle shop, learning all he knew as a noodle maker from his adoptive father. Until the events in the second film, Po never questioned Mr. Ping about whether he was adopted as both father and son shared a deep mutual love and respect. He did, however, carry doubts that they were related. Mr. Ping hoped Po whould to inherit the family noodle shop some day. However, Po was drawn to kung fu, and his unwavering enthusiasm led him to be chosen as the Dragon Warrior, after which he began training under Master Shifu. Though clumsy and unaccepted at first, Po persevered and fulfilled the destiny of the Dragon Warrior by defeating Tai Lung and discerning the Dragon Scroll, proving himself as a hero to everyone, including himself
Kung Fu panda: The Revenge of Etana[]
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Fighting style and abilities[]
Po often uses an improvised style when he fights and is the originator of Panda Style. In his battle with Tai Lung in the first film, Po's bulky physique made him naturally immune to Tai Lung's nerve attacks (which were blunted so much that to Po it felt like he was being intensely tickled), and his portliness making him incredibly resistant to severe physical hits, allowing Po to take Tai Lung's strength and use it against him. Additionally in the second film, Po took a near-direct hit from one of Shen's largest cannons (using only a wok to shield him) and still managed to survive.
Despite his size, Po has shown to be extremely agile, able to hold his own against a master as swift as Shifu during training. Furthermore, once he achieved "inner peace", Po was able use the same water drop catching technique as Shifu demonstrated in order to redirect Shen's cannon fire against his armada and was later able to dodge Shen's strikes in a one-on-one confrontation.
In battling alongside the Furious Five, Po has come up with a few techniques of his own. He demonstrated a "Feet of Fury" technique, at which he rapidly kicked at his opponents. He has also learned to work with the members of the Five and perform attacks with them, such as when he and Tigress did a "Double Death Strike" against their opponents.
In Kung Fu Panda 3, Po was shown the power of chi by Master Shifu, who was able to use it to make a flower bloom. Eventually, Po confronted the supernatural warrior Kai, who was stealing chi from dozens of kung fu masters and turning them into jade zombies that would become his henchmen. Po eventually ended up bringing the both of them into the Spirit Realm, where he was able to use the power of chi himself, so proficiently that he was able to form a dragon-shaped embodiment of light around himself. Po likely has the most amount of chi in the whole series and history as a whole, being able to emcompass the entire Spirit Realm, an infinite plain of existence, with it when awakening as the dragon warrior. Aided by his best friends and family, Po was able to gather enough chi to overpower and destroy Kai and return to the mortal realm, having once again demonstrated how swiftly he can learn a new skill.
Like Kai, Po is now technically a "Spirit Warrior" himself, having been sent to the Spirit Realm and made his way back to the physical world. And similarly to Kai, this could mean that Po is now impervious to certain kung fu techniques, such as the Wuxi Finger Hold. Unlike his Dragon Warrior/Master form. In the spirit realm of episode 12 of Paws of Destiny he can fully transform into a dragon but when he went back to his home world in episode 13 he transforms back to his normal self.
Raised as a son from a long line of noodle makers by Mr. Ping, Po is a talented noodle maker and an excellent chef, having worked in his father's restaurant for years. He can chop up items rapidly and with precision. The first time he cooked for the Furious Five in the barracks kitchen, noodle soup from scratch, the other warriors said they were the best noodles they'd ever had.
Family[]
- Adoptive Father: Mr. Ping
- Biological Father: Li
- Biological Mother: Po's mother †
- Adoptive Grandfather: Mr. Ping's father
- Adoptive Great-Grandfather: Mr. Ping's grandfather
- Adopted Uncle: Yang
- Cousins: Dim and Sum