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| Caption = Jombies of several [[kung fu]] masters |
| Caption = Jombies of several [[kung fu]] masters |
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| Also known as = Jade zombies, jade warriors |
| Also known as = Jade zombies, jade warriors |
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| − | | Located = On [[Kai (Kung Fu Panda 3)|Kai]]'s belt in amulet form |
+ | | Located = On [[Kai (Kung Fu Panda 3)|Kai]]'s belt in amulet form (sans Oogway's, instead worn around Kai's neck) |
| Objective(s) = Do the bidding of Kai |
| Objective(s) = Do the bidding of Kai |
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| + | | Members = Several [[kung fu]] masters ([[Jombies#Membership|list of members]]) (all temporarily) |
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| − | | Members = {{*}} [[Porcupine]]<br />{{*}} [[Badger Twins]]<br />{{*}} [[Elephant]]<br />{{*}} [[Hippo]]<br />{{*}} [[Bear]]<br />{{*}} [[Chicken]]<br />{{*}} [[Croc]]<br />{{*}} [[Master Gorilla|Gorilla]]<br />{{*}} [[Master Boars|Boars]]<br />{{*}} [[Shifu]]<br />{{*}} [[Monkey]]<br />{{*}} [[Viper]]<br />{{*}} [[Mantis]]<br />{{*}} [[Crane]]<br />{{*}} [[Tai Lung]]<br />{{*}} [[Thundering Rhino]]<br />{{*}} [[Frog]]<br />{{*}} [[Storming Ox|Ox]]<br />{{*}} [[Eagle]]<br />{{*}} [[Lizard]] |
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| Affiliation(s) = Kai |
| Affiliation(s) = Kai |
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| Formed = 500 years prior to ''[[Kung Fu Panda 3]]'' |
| Formed = 500 years prior to ''[[Kung Fu Panda 3]]'' |
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|source= Kung Fu Panda 3 |
|source= Kung Fu Panda 3 |
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| − | The '''jade zombies''', or '''jombies''',<ref name="artbook">{{cite book|The Art of Kung Fu Panda 3|73}}</ref> are the secondary antagonists of ''[[Kung Fu Panda 3]]''. They are the legion of jade minions controlled by [[Kai (Kung Fu Panda 3)|Kai]], who stole the [[chi]] of their respective [[kung fu]] masters and used it to do his bidding. |
+ | The '''jade zombies''', or "'''jombies'''",<ref name="artbook">{{cite book|The Art of Kung Fu Panda 3|73}}</ref> are the secondary antagonists of ''[[Kung Fu Panda 3]]''. They are the legion of jade minions controlled by [[Kai (Kung Fu Panda 3)|Kai]], who stole the [[chi]] of their respective [[kung fu]] masters and used it to do his bidding. |
==Membership== |
==Membership== |
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| − | These are all [[kung fu]] masters who had their [[chi]] stolen by [[Kai (Kung Fu Panda 3)|Kai]], and then was later used as a jombie. While every master that Kai encountered was enslaved to become one of his minions, not all masters were used as a jombie. |
+ | These are all [[kung fu]] masters who had their [[chi]] stolen by [[Kai (Kung Fu Panda 3)|Kai]], and then was later used as a jombie. While every master that Kai encountered was enslaved to become one of his minions, not all masters were used as a jombie. According to messages sent to the Jade Palace, every master in [[China]] had become enslaved before [[Destruction of the Jade Palace|Kai's arrival]].<ref name="kfp3">{{cite film|Kung Fu Panda 3}}</ref> Eventually all Jade Palace masters were enslaved as well, with the exception of Masters [[Tigress]] and [[Po]]. |
* [[Porcupine]] |
* [[Porcupine]] |
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* [[Badger Twins]] |
* [[Badger Twins]] |
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** [[Lizard]] |
** [[Lizard]] |
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** [[Frog]] |
** [[Frog]] |
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** [[Eagle]] |
** [[Eagle]] |
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** [[Tai Lung]] |
** [[Tai Lung]] |
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** [[Komodo]] |
** [[Komodo]] |
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** [[Crab]] |
** [[Crab]] |
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| + | ** [[Oogway]] |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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| − | The jombies are created from the [[chi]] of [[kung fu]] masters that [[Kai (Kung Fu Panda 3)|Kai]] has collected, and are utilized by him in "as both a physical force and his extended realm of vision |
+ | The jombies are created from the [[chi]] of [[kung fu]] masters that [[Kai (Kung Fu Panda 3)|Kai]] has collected, and are utilized by him in "as both a physical force and his extended realm of vision," and can even be used as a form of communication, seen when Kai speaks through them to threaten the Jade Palace masters. Essentially they are animated statues which while identical to the masters absorbed by Kai are formed from solid jade. The imprisoned chi of the jombie can be seen in their glowing green eyes. While a zombie still retains their formidable fighting skills, their stiff jade forms and loss of free will can restrict their ability to fully utilize it. While they feel no pain they appear to be capable of limited emotion, judging from the transformed [[Mantis]]' reaction to Po telling him he was still green and thus no different from his original self. When Kai has no need for a particular master's chi, he transforms it into a jade amulet that he hangs on his belt as a trophy.<ref name="artbook" /> |
==History== |
==History== |
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===In ''[[Kung Fu Panda 3]]''=== |
===In ''[[Kung Fu Panda 3]]''=== |
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| + | [[File:KFP3-jade-soldiers.png|thumb|Jombies of the [[Badger Twins]]]]After returning to the mortal world to begin his quest to destroy Oogway's legacy, Kai sent the jombie forms of Master Porcupine and the Badger Twins to seek out Oogway's successor, the Dragon Warrior, and bring him back to their master. The jombies managed to track Po down to the Valley of Peace, instigating a battle with him, Master [[Shifu]] and the [[Furious Five]]. Though the Jade Palace masters succeed in subduing the jombies, Kai takes to opportunity to threaten them, speaking through the jombies, before summoning them back to their master. The jombies dissolve into glowing green balls of chi and fly away. |
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| − | [[File:KFP3-jade-soldiers.png|thumb|Jombies of the [[Badger Twins]]]] |
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| − | After returning to the mortal world, Kai summons several of the jade zombies to find Oogway's students and bring them to him, this leads to them finding Po, Shifu, and the Five, and Kai discovering them by seeing them through his minions eyes, after which, he recalls them back. |
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| + | In response to the threat, Masters Crane and Mantis are sent to investigate, only to be defeated and turned along with Masters Bear, Chicken and Croc. When Kai reaches the Jade Palace, the jombified forms of Crane and Mantis are subsequently used against their former friends. in the ensuing battle Crane and Mantis are able to successfully capture Viper and Monkey respectively, dragging them back to Kai to be absorbed. Shifu suffers the same fate soon after, with only Tigress escaping to warn Po. |
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[[File:Jade-soldiers-battle.png|thumb|left|Jombies fighting [[Shifu]] and the [[Furious Five]]]] |
[[File:Jade-soldiers-battle.png|thumb|left|Jombies fighting [[Shifu]] and the [[Furious Five]]]] |
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| + | Later, when Kai arrives at the secret panda village with intent to absorb the chi of Po, Tigress and every panda living at that village, he summons a small army of minions to attack and capture the Dragon Warrior. Thanks to Tigress's warning, the panda were prepared and managed to fend off and distract the jombies in a village-wide battle while their master commanded them from a nearby frozen lake. It was here that utilizing so many jombies at once began to work to Kai's detriment, as the accumulation of different perspectives and physical blows from the pandas disorientated Kai long enough for Po to ambush the spirit warrior and utilize the [[Wuxi Finger Hold]] to send him back to the Spirit Realm. |
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| − | Crane and Mantis are sent to investigate, and run into Master Bear, Master Chicken, and Master Croc, who's villages were also attacked. They confront Kai, but are defeated and turned into jade zombies. Later, Kai and the zombified Crane and Mantis attack the Jade Palace, and Kai steals the chi of the rest of the Five and Shifu, turning them into jade zombies, except for Tigress, who is sent away by Shifu to warn Po. |
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| + | It turned out, however, that the Wuxi Finger Hold had no effect on spirits. Feeling confident of his victory, Kai effortlessly defeated Po and recalled the jombies with the intention of personally absorbing everyone in the village, only for Po to grab Kai and use the finger hold on himself, forcibly taking Kai back to the Spirit Realm. After a lengthy battle in which Kai subdued Po and attempted to slowly transform him into a jombie himself, Po was able to use his newfound mastery of chi to defeat the spirit warrior once and for all by overloading him with the spirit energy. As Kai lost control over the massive amount of chi in his body, the jade amulets broke free and floated away from their former master as he was ultimately obliterated by the very power he'd sought to wield. |
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| − | Later, when Kai arrives at the secret panda village, he summons his minions to attack, but they are held at bay by Po and the other pandas. After Kai's defeat, they all have their chi restored and are reverted back to normal. |
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| + | The chi of the living were sent back to the mortal realm and reverted back to their original selves, while the chi of the deceased presumably remained behind in the spiritual realm. |
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===In ''[[Showdown of Legendary Legends]]''=== |
===In ''[[Showdown of Legendary Legends]]''=== |
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| − | Jombie versions of the playable characters are available as bonus |
+ | Jombie versions of the playable characters are available as bonus downloadable content. Those included are [[Shifu]] (PlayStation only), [[Oogway]], [[Monkey]], [[Crane]], [[Croc]], [[Chicken]] (PlayStation only), [[Bear]], and [[Porcupine]] (jombie only). |
==Fighting style and abilities== |
==Fighting style and abilities== |
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| − | As they are created from the [[chi]] of [[kung fu]] masters, each jombie battles with their own fighting style and techniques. As a whole, their movement is staggered due to their stone bodies |
+ | As they are created from the [[chi]] of [[kung fu]] masters, each jombie battles with their own fighting style and techniques. As a whole, their movement is staggered due to their stone bodies, which alongiside their loss of free will can restrict them from fully utilising their skills, relying only on physical force to take down their opponents. To compensate for this weakness jombies are indestructible and seemingly incapable of feeling pain. |
| + | Another drawback is Kai is able to feel any damage that is inflicted on his jombies, which is a major flaw when utilizing a large number of hombies at once. As Kai can see whatever the jombies see, increasing the number of jombies will also increase the number of perspectives and subsequently confuse their master. Essentially the more jombies he uses, the less control he has over the situation. |
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| − | They also serve as Kai's scouts and messengers where Kai is able to see what his jombies see along with how Kai is able to speak through his jombies. The drawback is Kai is able to feel any damage that is inflicted on his jombies, which is a major flaw despite their numbers. |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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* Character designer Nico Marlet had designed scarab jombies to act as sidekicks to [[Kai]], "some with flame designs and ribbons like Chinese dancers," in addition to some other creatures that eventually did not end up in the final film.<ref name="artbook" /> |
* Character designer Nico Marlet had designed scarab jombies to act as sidekicks to [[Kai]], "some with flame designs and ribbons like Chinese dancers," in addition to some other creatures that eventually did not end up in the final film.<ref name="artbook" /> |
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* {{WP|Chinese jade}} has been traditionally associated with heavenly properties and indestructibility.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/art/Chinese-jade ''Encyclopedia Brittanica'' - "Chinese jade"] by Jerome Silbergeld and Michael Sullivan. Retrieved May 25, 2016.</ref> These qualities later caused it to be associated with Chinese conceptions of the soul and immortality. |
* {{WP|Chinese jade}} has been traditionally associated with heavenly properties and indestructibility.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/art/Chinese-jade ''Encyclopedia Brittanica'' - "Chinese jade"] by Jerome Silbergeld and Michael Sullivan. Retrieved May 25, 2016.</ref> These qualities later caused it to be associated with Chinese conceptions of the soul and immortality. |
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| + | * "They zip from one side to another around their opponents in a disorienting way," says film animation supervisor/fight choreographer [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0345850/ Rodolphe Guenoden]. Animation-wise, frames are skipped while they move and fight to create a rigid feeling that directly contrasts the [[Furious Five]]'s natural fluid movements.<ref name="artbook" /> |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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===Images=== |
===Images=== |
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| − | <gallery |
+ | <gallery> |
| − | Jade-soldier-snarls.png| |
+ | Jade-soldier-snarls.png|{{caption}} |
| − | Fight-paused.jpg| |
+ | Fight-paused.jpg|{{caption}} |
| − | Panda-village-attacked.png| |
+ | Panda-village-attacked.png|{{caption}} |
| + | Master Gorilla's Amulet.png|Jade amulet of [[Master Gorilla]] |
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| + | Master Lizard's Amulet.png|Jade amulet of Master [[Lizard]] |
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| + | Master Elephant's Amulet.png|Jade amulet of [[Master Elephant]] |
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| + | Master Rhino's Amulet.png|Jade amulet of [[Thundering Rhino|Master Rhino]] |
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| + | Master Komodo's Amulet.png|Jade amulet of Master [[Komodo]] |
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| + | Master Frog's Amulet.png|Jade amulet of Master [[Frog]] |
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| + | Master Crab's Amulet.png|Jade amulet of Master [[Crab]] |
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</gallery> |
</gallery> |
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| Po: What's the deal with the green guys? Tigress: [She punches a jombie and pulls her paw back, wincing.] Some kind of jade zombies. Po: Jade zombies? Po and Monkey: Jombies! [They point at each other.] Jinx! |
| —While fighting the jombies, Kung Fu Panda 3 |
The jade zombies, or "jombies",[1] are the secondary antagonists of Kung Fu Panda 3. They are the legion of jade minions controlled by Kai, who stole the chi of their respective kung fu masters and used it to do his bidding.
Membership
These are all kung fu masters who had their chi stolen by Kai, and then was later used as a jombie. While every master that Kai encountered was enslaved to become one of his minions, not all masters were used as a jombie. According to messages sent to the Jade Palace, every master in China had become enslaved before Kai's arrival.[2] Eventually all Jade Palace masters were enslaved as well, with the exception of Masters Tigress and Po.
- Members of the Furious Five:
- Masters who were enslaved but not made to fight:
Description
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The jombies are created from the chi of kung fu masters that Kai has collected, and are utilized by him in "as both a physical force and his extended realm of vision," and can even be used as a form of communication, seen when Kai speaks through them to threaten the Jade Palace masters. Essentially they are animated statues which while identical to the masters absorbed by Kai are formed from solid jade. The imprisoned chi of the jombie can be seen in their glowing green eyes. While a zombie still retains their formidable fighting skills, their stiff jade forms and loss of free will can restrict their ability to fully utilize it. While they feel no pain they appear to be capable of limited emotion, judging from the transformed Mantis' reaction to Po telling him he was still green and thus no different from his original self. When Kai has no need for a particular master's chi, he transforms it into a jade amulet that he hangs on his belt as a trophy.[1]
History
In Kung Fu Panda 3
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Jombies of the Badger Twins
After returning to the mortal world to begin his quest to destroy Oogway's legacy, Kai sent the jombie forms of Master Porcupine and the Badger Twins to seek out Oogway's successor, the Dragon Warrior, and bring him back to their master. The jombies managed to track Po down to the Valley of Peace, instigating a battle with him, Master Shifu and the Furious Five. Though the Jade Palace masters succeed in subduing the jombies, Kai takes to opportunity to threaten them, speaking through the jombies, before summoning them back to their master. The jombies dissolve into glowing green balls of chi and fly away.
In response to the threat, Masters Crane and Mantis are sent to investigate, only to be defeated and turned along with Masters Bear, Chicken and Croc. When Kai reaches the Jade Palace, the jombified forms of Crane and Mantis are subsequently used against their former friends. in the ensuing battle Crane and Mantis are able to successfully capture Viper and Monkey respectively, dragging them back to Kai to be absorbed. Shifu suffers the same fate soon after, with only Tigress escaping to warn Po.
Jombies fighting Shifu and the Furious Five
Later, when Kai arrives at the secret panda village with intent to absorb the chi of Po, Tigress and every panda living at that village, he summons a small army of minions to attack and capture the Dragon Warrior. Thanks to Tigress's warning, the panda were prepared and managed to fend off and distract the jombies in a village-wide battle while their master commanded them from a nearby frozen lake. It was here that utilizing so many jombies at once began to work to Kai's detriment, as the accumulation of different perspectives and physical blows from the pandas disorientated Kai long enough for Po to ambush the spirit warrior and utilize the Wuxi Finger Hold to send him back to the Spirit Realm.
It turned out, however, that the Wuxi Finger Hold had no effect on spirits. Feeling confident of his victory, Kai effortlessly defeated Po and recalled the jombies with the intention of personally absorbing everyone in the village, only for Po to grab Kai and use the finger hold on himself, forcibly taking Kai back to the Spirit Realm. After a lengthy battle in which Kai subdued Po and attempted to slowly transform him into a jombie himself, Po was able to use his newfound mastery of chi to defeat the spirit warrior once and for all by overloading him with the spirit energy. As Kai lost control over the massive amount of chi in his body, the jade amulets broke free and floated away from their former master as he was ultimately obliterated by the very power he'd sought to wield.
The chi of the living were sent back to the mortal realm and reverted back to their original selves, while the chi of the deceased presumably remained behind in the spiritual realm.
In Showdown of Legendary Legends
Jombie versions of the playable characters are available as bonus downloadable content. Those included are Shifu (PlayStation only), Oogway, Monkey, Crane, Croc, Chicken (PlayStation only), Bear, and Porcupine (jombie only).
Fighting style and abilities
As they are created from the chi of kung fu masters, each jombie battles with their own fighting style and techniques. As a whole, their movement is staggered due to their stone bodies, which alongiside their loss of free will can restrict them from fully utilising their skills, relying only on physical force to take down their opponents. To compensate for this weakness jombies are indestructible and seemingly incapable of feeling pain. Another drawback is Kai is able to feel any damage that is inflicted on his jombies, which is a major flaw when utilizing a large number of hombies at once. As Kai can see whatever the jombies see, increasing the number of jombies will also increase the number of perspectives and subsequently confuse their master. Essentially the more jombies he uses, the less control he has over the situation.
Trivia
- Character designer Nico Marlet had designed scarab jombies to act as sidekicks to Kai, "some with flame designs and ribbons like Chinese dancers," in addition to some other creatures that eventually did not end up in the final film.[1]
- Chinese jade has been traditionally associated with heavenly properties and indestructibility.[3] These qualities later caused it to be associated with Chinese conceptions of the soul and immortality.
- "They zip from one side to another around their opponents in a disorienting way," says film animation supervisor/fight choreographer Rodolphe Guenoden. Animation-wise, frames are skipped while they move and fight to create a rigid feeling that directly contrasts the Furious Five's natural fluid movements.[1]
Gallery
Images
![[Add a caption]](/wiki/File:Jade-soldier-snarls.png "Jade-soldier-snarls.png (1.02 MB)")
![[Add a caption]](/wiki/File:Fight-paused.jpg "Fight-paused.jpg (461 KB)")
![[Add a caption]](/wiki/File:Panda-village-attacked.png "Panda-village-attacked.png (766 KB)")
Videos
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Miller-Zarneke, Tracey. The Art of Kung Fu Panda 3, p. 73. ISBN: 9781608874941.
- ↑ Revealed in DreamWorks Animation's Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016). Written by Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger & directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Alessandro Carloni. Distributed by 20th Century Fox.
- ↑ Encyclopedia Brittanica - "Chinese jade" by Jerome Silbergeld and Michael Sullivan. Retrieved May 25, 2016.