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This Protagonist was Headlined on June 2015.

Do-gooder

Background Information

Feature films

Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda 2
Kung Fu Panda 3
Kung Fu Panda 4

Television programs

Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness

Voice

Jack Black

Character Information

Other names

The Dragon Warrior

Personality

Considerate, caring, responsible, protective, independent, big-hearted, pure-hearted, empathetic, sympathetic, supportive, understanding, compassionate, sensitive, perceptive, trusting, thoughtful, likable, nurturing, nice, friendly, benevolent, selfless, helpful, comforting, brave, innocent, fair, just, reasonable, sensible, generous, charitable, good-natured, smart, determined, hungry, tough, passionate, easygoing, laid-back, headstrong, strong-willed, optimistic, clumsy, loyal, devoted, clever, imaginative, enthusiastic, fun-loving, mature, serious, kind, slightly dim-witted (sometimes), irritated, open-minded, funny, talkative, wise-cracking, lovable, handsome, adventurous, dreamy, heroic, playful, witty, goofy, cool-headed, energetic, gluttonous, humble, eccentric, geeky, brotherly, intelligent, mild, calm, laid-back, mischievous, comical, fearless, headstrong, patient, polite, joking, noble, wise, smart, artistic, spiritual, daring, nice, stoic (sometimes)
Formerly: Naive, ill-mannered, impulsive, cocky, lazy, immature, childish, stubborn, gullible, irresponsible, insecure, reckless, childlike, bumbling, silly, flustered, dimwitted, rude, annoying

Appearance

Big fat panda

Occupation

The dragon warrior

Alignment

Good (Kung Fu Panda 1,2,3)
Good, later neutral, then good again (In Legends of Awesomeness)

Goal

To save China

Home

The Jade Palace

Friends

Shifu, Oogway, Tigress, Monkey, Mantis, Viper, Crane, Soothsayer, Zhen

Enemies

Tai Lung, Lord Shen (arch-nemesis), Wolf Boss, Kai The Collecter (second arch-nemesis), The Chameleon others

Likes

His friends and family, kung fu, dancing, food, winning, justice, peace, action figures, freedom, noodles, soul, teaching others, dumplings, being praised for his awesomeness, fairness, equality

Dislikes

Threats to China, his friends, Tigress and family in danger, being called fat, Monkey messing with Crane, being mistreated, being doubted, lies, failing, losing, disrespect, Shifu (formerly), getting into trouble, long stairs, bandits, Tigress's temper, villains, injustice, his mother's death, injustice, unfairness, prejudice, judgment, cruelness, sexism, racism, discrimination

Powers

Skilled in the panda style of kung fu

Fate

Saves China from danger

Quote

"I love kung fu!"

“	Skadoosh!	„
	~ Po's most famous catchprase.

“	I'm not a big fat panda, I'm the* big fat panda!*	„
	~ Po about to perform the Wuxi Finger Hold on Tai Lung and his most famous quote.

“	Am I the son of a panda? The son of a goose? A student? A teacher? Turns out I'm all of them. I am the Dragon Warrior! Get it? See the giant dragon? Hahaha! Get ready to feel the thunder. THIS IS AWESOME!	„
	~ Po confronting Kai in the Spirit Realm.

Po Ping, (born Lotus Shan), is the titular main protagonist of the Kung Fu Panda franchise.

He is a Chinese giant panda who lives with his adopted father Mr. Ping and adored the famous martial arts masters known as the Furious Five and by and accident became the destined Dragon Warrior.

He is voiced by Jack Black, who also played Dewey Finn in School of Rock, R.L. Stine in the Goosebumps movies, Ignacio/Nacho in Nacho Libre, Lenny in Shark Tale, Professor Sheldon "Shelly" Oberon (Bethany Walker and Fridge Johnson's avatar) in the Jumanji films, Jonathan Barnavelt in The House with a Clock in its Walls, Claptrap in Borderlands, and will also play as Steve in A Minecraft Movie).

Backstory

Beginnings

Po's father protecting his baby son from the wolves.

Po was born to two pandas living in a small village inhabited by pandas. He had a happy life with his parents until a sadistic peacock named Lord Shen attacked with his army of wolves, as he had overheard that he would be defeated by an animal of black-and-white. While Po's father fought the wolves, Po's mother carried him away, chased by Shen and several wolves. She managed to lose them long enough to hide Po in a crate of radishes and she had a small moment with him, knowing it would be the last time she would see his son, and then ran off and distracted Shen and the wolves and ran off with them following her so they wouldn't see Po. The young panda was shipped across China and into the Valley of Peace and he was found by Mr. Ping, owner of the noodle shop. Ping initially ignored him, but soon gave him food for him to eat and then adopted him as his own. Po had no memory of his past, and grew up thinking Ping was his father.

Appearances

Kung Fu Panda

Po had grown up into an adventurous dreamer who hoped to become a kung fu legend some day, on par with the Furious Five, whom he idolized. However, he didn't think he could pursue his dream, as he was an out-of-shape panda who worked at a noodle shop, was working at the noodle shop. He adored the Furious Five, five famous kung fu masters that resided in the Jade Palace. Po was giving out food when he got word that the town was coming to see which of the Furious Five would get chosen to be the legendary Dragon Warrior. Po wanted to come, but he was yo take some food to give to the town and couldn't drag it up the hill. Po finally just left the food and went off to the Jade Palace to watch the ceremony. However, he had been locked out, and he failed to get in with other methods, so he decided to attach rockets to a chair and fire himself into the sky to see who would be chosen. He initially gave up upon Mr. Ping's advice, but he was rocketed into the sky before he could stop himself and landed right in the center of the ceremony. When he came to, Oogway was pointing at him. At first Po thought he was pointing to someone else, but it soon turned out that Oogway really was pointing at him and had chosen him to be the Dragon Warrior, much to the shock of him, Shifu, the Furious Five, and Mr. Ping. There was a resulting celebration afterwards.

When Po was introduced into the Jade Palace, Shifu unexpectedly showed up and made it clear that he planned to make Po quit. Then a evil person named Tai Lung breaks out of the prison to get revenge on master Shifu. Master Shifu trained tai lung hen he was a kid but Master Oogway rejected Tai lung to be the dragon warrior

This made Tai Lung mad and he stormed and left the palace with anger.

Kung Fu Panda 2

In the second film Po finds out his past. And a evil ruler of China named Shen wants to wipe out all of the Pandas.

Kung Fu Panda 3

A evil being named Kai the collecter wants to steal all of the chi for himself. And Po has to go to the spirit realm.

Kung Fu Panda 4

In the fourth film Po meets a thief named Zhen. They have to work together to stop The chalmeleon and she wants to possess the strength of all the kung fu masters. By the way people called kung fu panda 4 mid and trash.

Quotes

Kung Fu Panda

“	Legend tells of a legendary warrior whose kung fu skills were the stuff of legend. He traveled the land in search of worthy foes.	„
	~ Po's first opening narrating lines in the first film.

“	The Warrior said nothing, for his mouth was full. Then he swallowed. And then he spoke.	„
	~ Po continues narrating himself as the Legendary Warrior in his dream.

“	Enough talk! Let's fight!	„
	~ Po as the Legendary Warrior in his dream before attacking a bunch of bad guys.

“	There is no charge for awesomeness... or attractiveness.	„
	~ Po's response to a rabbit couple asking how to repay him for saving their lives as the Legendary Warrior in his dream.

Kung Fu Panda 2

“	My fist hungers for justice! (stomach growl) That was my... fist.	„
	~ Po preparing to battle

“	Ah, my old enemy... (Looks up to a long staircase.) Stairs...!	„
	~ Po

“	The only thing that matters is what you choose to be now.	„
	~ Po attempting to convince Lord Shen to redeem himself. The Soothsayer had said the same to him earlier.

Kung Fu Panda 3

“	You're right. I can't send you there. But I can take* you there. What's that?*	„
	~ Po to Kai before using the Wuxi Finger Hold on himself, sending them both to the Spirit Realm.

Kung Fu Panda 4

“	Po: How dare you desecrate the Hall of Heroes?! Zhen: Who's desecrating what now?	„
	~ Po to Zhen in the Hall of Heroes.

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