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| Legend tells of a legendary warrior, whose Kung Fu skills were the stuff of legend... |
| —Po narrating his dream, Kung Fu Panda |
The Legendary Warrior is the name of the fictional character in Po's imagination, who travels the land doing good deeds and ridding villages of bandits and other enemies. The Warrior possesses a high level of Kung Fu, able to defeat any enemy in any size group flawlessly. In the movie universe's reality, this character is actually the persona of Po's ideal self.
History
In Legend of the Legendary Warrior
The Warrior facing his enemies
The Legendary Warrior plays as the main character and third-person narrator of the six-chapter micro-series. The first two chapters follow the Warrior himself as his mysterious background is given, and then his triumphant victory over the assassins of an evil warlord.
Though the Warrior doesn't make a direct appearance in the remaining four chapters, he continues to narrate the series by recounting how the Warrior learned of the different stories and legends of Kung Fu history. The Warrior tells of how he learned of the origin of Kung Fu, how the evil Tai Lung was locked away into Chorh-Gom Prison, the different fighting attributes of the Furious Five, and of the annual Kung Fu tournament at the Jade Palace.[1]
In Kung Fu Panda
The Legendary Warrior in the opening sequence
In the film's opening sequence, the Legendary Warrior opened up with his third-person narration. He told of how he "travels the land in search of worthy foes." After flawlessly disposing of a large band of bandits, he met the Furious Five. The quintet bowed in respect to the "great Master", and the Warrior agreed to "hang out" with them after they've disposed of the ten thousand demons of Demon Mountain.
A silhouette of the Legendary Warrior was also seen near the end of the movie after Po defeated Tai Lung. He walked out of the mist of a mushroom cloud with a wok on his head and an apron around his neck, which were positioned in such a way that it looked like the Legendary Warrior's hat and robe.
In Kung Fu Panda Holiday
In Mr Ping's noodle nightmare, after Po defeats Tai Lung once again, he transforms into a gigantic version of the Legendary Warrior and leaves his father to take on more evil. This transformation may be a representation of Mr Ping's fears of losing his son to his kung fu duties.
In Art of Balance
In Po's dream, he faces a darker, villainous version of the Legendary Warrior while the Furious Five are busy fighting bandits. After a brief battle, Po is shocked to discover that the warrior is in fact himself. The warrior attacks Po with throwing stars before he wakes up from his dream with his face in a bowl of noodles.
In Kung Fu Panda 2
When Po returns to Gongmen City while Shen is preparing to leave with his armada, he wears a cone hat very similar to the hat the Legendary Warrior wears. In fact, from a distance Po does resemble the warrior, only he is without the flowing robe.
Personality
Though generally regared as a heroic, strong and powerful kung fu master, The Legendary Warrior's personality differs depending on his appearance. In Kung Fu Panda, his first appearance, the Warrior is portrayed as heroic but humble master who travels all over China in search of 'worthy foes', though he tends to mostly come across lowly bandits and thieves. He is compassionate as he defends the innocent rabbit staff and doesn't charge them anything. He also has good manners, as he waits until his mouth is no longer full before addressing the bandits. He is apparently very well known and respected in China- even the Furious Five bow down to him.
In Kung Fu Panda Holiday, what we we can tell of his very brief appearance, he is still more than willing to go and fight evil, but leaves his distraught father as he does so. In Art of Balance, the Legendary Warrior is portrayed as a villainous verson of himself, in order to represent Po's lack of balance.
Fighting Style
In almost all versions of himself, the Legendary Warrior is a very powerful kung fu master, able to single-handedly defeat thousands of bandits at once with only his bare hands. His 'awesomeness' is so great that bandits go blind from overexposure. The Warrior is apparently a master of all styles, as virtually nothing can beat him.
However, it is possible that the only master who is stronger than him is Master Oogway, the creator of kung fu.
Clothing/Outfit
The Legendary Warrior almost always wears a cone shaped hat that obscures the top half of his face in some versions, and also wears a long flowing golden brown (sometimes orange) robe and a scarf. He sometimes wields a bamboo staff.
In Kung Fu Panda: Art of Balance, the villainous warrior wore dark reddish brown robes and a dark-colored hat.
In Kung Fu Panda: The Game and some film concept art, the Legendary Warrior wears a white shirt with black sleeves and a golden dragon emblem on its chest. He occasionally wears a cape and black pants.
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