Now convinced of Po's worthiness, Shifu presents the legendary Dragon Scroll to Po, only find it is a blank reflective surface. At the end of the training, during a chopstick-sparring match over dumplings, Po demonstrates not only considerable skill in combat, which includes innovative moves using his bulk to his advantage, but also some emotional maturity that allows him to somewhat reduce his emotional dependence on food. Eventually, Shifu discovers that Po can perform considerable physical feats when motivated by food and uses this to train him with a custom regime. This display of indomitable tenacity, although frustrating to Shifu, soon impresses most of the Furious Five, who warm to the affable intruder whom they also find, to their delight at mealtime, is an excellent cook. However, with Master Oogway's encouragement, Po endures their abuse without complaint in the personal hope that they could eventually change him into someone he himself can respect. During the subsequent training, Master Shifu and the Furious Five make no secret of their disdain for him, making their rough physical activities with him tantamount to torture in order to discourage him. Furthermore, his deep appreciation of the martial arts extends into its philosophical aspects, enabling to him to sometimes achieve insights of which even deeply respected masters like Shifu cannot conceive.Īpparently by accident, he is dubbed the Dragon Warrior by Master Oogway (who proclaims that "there are no accidents"), over Po's and his fellow masters' protests. His main interest lies in Kung Fu, of which he has developed an encyclopedic knowledge of the lore of warriors, famous combat moves, dates and historic artifacts. When upset, he usually gorges on food to dull the pain. Despite having a mild and friendly personality, Po also developed a severe self-loathing, believing himself a failure for being both obese (when in reality he is of a healthy weight for his species) and of a species not known for a warrior tradition. Though Po's real passion was for kung fu, he was reluctant to disappoint his father by revealing it.
Ping and became a studious apprentice in his foster father's restaurant trade.
With no conscious memories of his past life, Po grew up under the care of Mr. Ping decided to raise him as his son, giving him the name Po. The crate was eventually shipped across China to a village in the Valley of Peace, where the owner of a noodle shop, Mr. She then sacrificed herself to lure Shen's forces away from her son. Eventually, Po's mother managed to temporarily elude the wolves and found a crate of radishes in which she hid her son. On the command of Po's father, who stayed to defend the village, Po's mother fled with her infant son in attempt to save him.
Po lived in a village of Giant Pandas, until Lord Shen had it destroyed as part of his campaign to exterminate the species, trying to avert the prophecy that a "warrior of black and white" would one day defeat him. Po is also the prophesied Dragon Warrior, as well as the "warrior of black and white". In a fantasized version of ancient China populated by anthropomorphized animals, he is a giant panda who is improbably chosen as the Dragon Warrior, champion of the Valley of Peace in the first movie. Master Po is the titular protagonist of the Kung Fu Panda franchise.
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