The tortoise indicated that the Dragon Warrior was, in fact, the panda who had fallen before him.Īfter failing to persuade Oogway that a "flabby panda" couldn't possibly be the true Dragon Warrior, Shifu met Po in the Jade Palace and tried to berate and humiliate the panda, even threatening him with the Wuxi Finger Hold.
Po eventually fell down into the middle of the arena in front of Oogway, who was about to point to the Dragon Warrior. After declaring that he loved kung fu, the fireworks soon sparked and Po shot up into the sky. In a final attempt, Po strapped fireworks to a chair and lit them, only to be spotted by his father, who panicked seeing the stunt. Desperate to see the tournament, Po tried several ways to get inside, all ending in disaster.
When he arrived at the top, the gates closed on him and the tournament had already started. After a long struggle, he eventually abandoned the cart and climbed the stairs himself, which exhausted him. Once aware of the tournament, Po became anxious to attend it, but was swayed by his father to take a noodle cart up the giant staircase to the Jade Palace arena. A tournament was to be held to determine which of the Furious Five would be chosen. Oogway relayed to Shifu that it was time to choose the legendary Dragon Warrior, one who would be worthy to receive the power of the Dragon Scroll, said to give supreme power to whoever would read it. Shifu immediately sent a palace goose named Zeng to fly all the way to Chorh-Gom Prison to double everything in order to prevent Oogway's vision from coming true. However, his father was proud of their "noodle folk" heritage and wished for Po to some day run the restaurant in his place and was unaware of his son's true aspiration.Įlsewhere in the Jade Palace, the master of the Furious Five, Master Shifu, was told by Master Oogway about a premonition that Shifu's former pupil and son, the snow leopard Tai Lung, who was imprisoned after attacking the Valley of Peace, would escape from his high-security prison and return. Though clumsy and portly, he was a kung fu fanatic who dearly hoped to become a kung fu warrior himself. Ping and worked in the family noodle shop. In reality, Po was the son of a goose named Mr. In an alternate China (populated entirely by anthropomorphic animals), a panda named Po awoke from a dream in which he had been heroically fighting alongside the Furious Five- Tigress, Monkey, Mantis, Viper, and Crane-a quintet of warriors trained in kung fu whom Po had idolized since childhood. Can he turn his dream of becoming a kung fu master into reality? Po puts his heart-and his girth-into the task, and the unlikely hero ultimately finds that his greatest weaknesses turn out to be his greatest strengths. But before they know it, the vengeful and treacherous snow leopard Tai Lung is headed their way, and it's up to Po to defend everyone from the oncoming threat. Unexpectedly chosen to fulfill an ancient prophecy, Po's dreams become reality when he joins the world of kung fu and studies alongside his idols-the legendary fighters Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey-under the leadership of their teacher and trainer, Master Shifu. Now with China in the balance, Po must learn about his past and find true inner peace against all opposition.Enthusiastic, big and a little clumsy, Po is the biggest fan of kung fu around which doesn't exactly come in handy while working every day in his family's noodle shop.
They attempt to stop him, but the panda is burdened with crippling memory flashbacks linked to this villain. However, Po and company learn that the murderous Lord Shen of Gongman City is threatening the land with a fearsome new weapon that could mean the end of kung fu. In the Valley of Peace, Po Ping is revelling in his fulfilled dreams as he serves as the fabled Dragon Warrior protecting his home with his heroes now his closest friends. Po must look to his past and uncover the secrets of his mysterious origins only then will he be able to unlock the strength he needs to succeed.
But Po's new life of awesomeness is threatened by the emergence of a formidable villain, who plans to use a secret, unstoppable weapon to conquer China and destroy kung fu. In Kung Fu Panda 2, Po is now living his dream as The Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, The Furious Five.