List of Kung Fu Panda characters
A kung fu fan and giant panda working at his adoptive father's noodle restaurant, Po is chosen by Grand Master Oogway as the legendary Dragon Warrior, a decision that angers Shifu and the Furious Five.
The end of the film reveals that Po's biological father Li Shan is still alive, and he reunites with his son in Kung Fu Panda 3.
When the undead warrior General Kai steals the chi of the other kung fu masters, Po and Li create an army from the remaining giant pandas.
Kung Fu Panda 4 sees Po having to choose a new Dragon Warrior to take his place, as he is to ascend to his new spot as the Spiritual Leader of the Valley of Peace.
Later in life, Shifu adopted Tai Lung, and he did not acknowledge his own role in the snow leopard's turn to evil until after Po was deemed the Dragon Warrior.
The most skilled warriors in China, they are homages to the Five Animals Southern styles of Chinese martial arts: crane, viper, monkey, mantis, and tiger.
[1] Master Tigress (voiced by Angelina Jolie in the films and Kari Wahlgren in Legends of Awesomeness, silent cameo in end credits of Kung Fu Panda 4) is a female South China tiger and the leader of the Furious Five.
In Secrets of the Furious Five, it is revealed that she was an orphan living in the Bao Gu Orphanage, feared by the other children for her temper, and she taught herself control by learning to play dominoes.
Monkey has an older brother, Wu Kong, who is the self-proclaimed "King of Thieves", and their mother died from shock and grief of seeing her sons fight.
Tai Lung (voiced by Ian McShane in the films and André Sogliuzzo in the television series) is a muscular snow leopard and the main antagonist of Kung Fu Panda.
Shifu's adopted son that he cared for dearly, Tai Lung was the only student to be taught the Nerve Attack, and he believed that his destiny was to become the Dragon Warrior.
When Zeng arrives at the prison to order an increase in security, Tai Lung uses one of the goose's fallen feathers to pick the locks on his restraints and escape.
In Kung Fu Panda 3, it's explained that the Finger Hold instantly exiles its victim by sending it to the Spirit Realm, indicating that Tai Lung resides there.
He initially thinks Po a simpleton and not the warrior of prophecy, but comes to fear him as he displays his skills and attempts to kill him with a cannon blast to avoid his prophesized defeat.
Po returns, having been nursed back to health by the Soothsayer and having achieved inner peace, and redirects the onslaught of cannonballs fired at him, destroying Shen's fleet.
As soon as he escapes he uses the stolen chi to create jade warriors (jombies) and rampage the land, seeking to erase all of Oogway's accomplishments out of resentment for being nearly forgotten by history for his treachery.
When Kai and his "Jombies" reach the Secret Panda Village, Po attempts to use the Wuxi Finger Hold on him, but it does not work on a spirit warrior.
She then stole Po's Staff of Wisdom summoned different Kung-Fu masters from the spirit realm, including Tai Lung, Shen and Kai.
The Wu sisters also appear as an enemy team in Kung Fu Panda: The Game, and as minions of Tai Lung in Legendary Warriors.
Boar's attack and subsequent defeat inspired the creation of the Furious Five, and the story of their triumph sparked Po's love of kung fu.
He lies about knowing chi in order to prevent Po from leaving, but when Kai turns most of the masters into jade warriors, Li is part of the panda army that resists.
In the Legends of Awesomeness episode "Father Crime", Shirong stages a kidnapping in order to reconnect with his son, but Shifu is captured by Tong Fo in the process.
Commander Vachir (voiced by Michael Clarke Duncan) is a Javan rhinoceros, the chief of security at Chorh-Gom Prison,[4] and the leader of the Anvil of Heaven, an army of elite battle rhinos.
When Tai Lung made his escape, Vachir was caught in an explosion with many of his troops and his prosthetic ruby horn-shaped cap is seen amongst the ruins, though it is unknown if he was killed.
Wo Hop (voiced by Jack McBrayer) is a rabbit and a renowned chef who auditioned for the honor to cook for the Kung Fu Masters Winter Festival banquet.
Po, unfamiliar with the intricate customs of the selection process, inadvertently disgraced Wo Hop while waving to Monkey, and the chef became desperate to redeem himself through his own death.
Song (voiced by Lauren Tom) is a young snow leopard and a member of the Ladies of the Shade, a group of bandits who distract their marks with parasol dancing.
As she talks to him, Song begins to like Po, and is about to tell him the truth of her origin when Su arrives and asks if the ladies can spend the night in the Palace.
Constable Hu (voiced by Neil Ross) is an Asian elephant and recurring character in Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness.
Kung Fu Panda: Legendary Warriors is the sequel to the 2008 video game, and similarly includes a series of boss battles against the leaders of gangs recruited by Tai Lung in his quest for revenge.
