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{{Infobox location
| Name               = Thread of Hope
| Image              = ThreadOfHope2.jpg
| Caption            = The Thread of Hope in ''[[Kung Fu Panda]]''
| Also known as      = Infinite Bridge (in development),<ref name="osold"/> The Cliff/Rope Bridge (in ''[[Showdown of Legendary Legends]]'')
| Type               = Bridge
| Visitors           = The [[Furious Five]]<br />[[Tai Lung]]
| Significant events = [[Battle of the Thread of Hope]]
| Films              = ''[[Kung Fu Panda]]''
| Video games        = ''[[Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends]]''
| First appearance   = ''Kung Fu Panda''
}}
The '''Thread of Hope''' (originally known as the '''Infinite Bridge'''<ref name="facts">[http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press_kits/2008/connecting/ff_kungfoopanda.pdf Kung Fu Panda Fun Facts] (PDF) by {{WP|Hewlett-Packard}} (HP)</ref>) is the name given to the thousand mile-long rope bridge that spans the chasm in the [[Mountain Pass]].<ref name="osold">{{KFP1 Website}}. Retrieved July 29, 2010.</ref> It was on this bridge that the [[Furious Five]] confronted and battled [[Tai Lung]] in ''[[Kung Fu Panda]]''.

==Description==
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The length of the first bridge section is 629 feet, with exactly 370 planks placed across it.<ref name="facts"/>

==History==
===Background===
<blockquote>The Thread of Hope ... was built seven hundred years ago by the grateful [[Chih Kuan Crane Clan]] from {{WP|Mongol Daguur}} in Mongolia to repay Master [[Oogway]] for his help in defeating the [[Black Steel Flying Lizards]] from the [[Cliffs of Anguish]] at the [[Battle of Burning Sky]] at the Hour of the Rat.

It was Master Oogway's request that every animal in China should have the chance to come and live in the [[Valley of Peace]], if they so wanted and their hearts were pure. The Thread of Hope was a means for determined, brave souls to escape the [[Northern Wastelands]] and make for a better life in the valley.

... the Thread of Hope also ensures that no army can invade the Valley of Peace, since it has been constructed to only permit single-file traffic and any threat would be spotted miles away by the ever-vigilant scouts from the Chih Kuan Crane Clan. The bridge has been designed to be quickly and easily destroyed if a threat is detected by cutting the supporting ropes at any of the many anchor points built atop the stony spires that thrust up through the mist of the [[Devil's Mouth]]. These spires are called the Fangs of Hell. The threat of being plunged into the screaming void has deterred any attacks on the valley since the bridge was built.<ref name="osold"/></blockquote>

===In ''[[Kung Fu Panda]]''===
[[File:ThreadOfHope1.jpg|thumb|left|[[Tigress]] and [[Tai Lung]] battling on the bridge]]
The [[Furious Five]] encounter and battle [[Tai Lung]] on the part of the bridge connecting to the entrance to the Valley of Peace. Due to Tai Lung's vigorous fighting techniques and the Furious Five's desperate attempt to make sure he doesn't cross into the [[Valley of Peace|Valley]], the first section of the bridge is completely destroyed and unusable. After sending Tai Lung down into the mist, the Furious Five believe they have won. However, Tai Lung quickly swings back up and compliments them, saying that [[Shifu]] taught them well, but did not teach them everything as he paralyzes most of them with his [[nerve attack]], allowing [[Crane]] to carry his comrades back to the [[Jade Palace]].{{clrl}}

===In ''[[Showdown of Legendary Legends]]''===
[[File:SOLL-screenshot20.jpg|thumb|The Thread of Hope featured in the game]]
The Thread of Hope is featured as a playable level called the '''Cliff/Rope Bridge'''. The bridge is significantly smaller in size compared to its original film counterpart.{{clrr}}

==Trivia==
* The bridge sequence began as a visual development idea, as one of a series of epic feats in [[Tai Lung]]'s journey from prison back to the [[Valley of Peace]]. Huge gorillas guarded the bridge and, as Tai Lung defeated them (and every other set of specialty guards along his path), they tagged along like groupies, forming a [[Lang Shadow Army|gang of followers]].<ref name="facts"/>
* The rope bridge in ''{{WP|Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom}}'' was used as a reference for the bridge.<ref name="facts"/>
* In the course of battle, 174 of the bridge's 370 planks are broken.<ref name="facts"/>
* When Tai Lung kicks [[Tigress]] through the bridge's planks, she travels at 40.9 miles (~66 kilometers) per hour.<ref name="facts"/>

==Gallery==
===Images===
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Bridge-illustration.png|Bridge concept illustration by Tang Kheng Heng
Bridge-sequence-concept.jpg|Sequence concept art by Maxwell Boas
ThreadOfHope3.jpg|Part of the Thread of Hope overhead
ThreadOfHope1.jpg|Tai Lung battling [[Tigress]]
MonkeyViperBridgeBattle.jpg|[[Monkey]] and [[Viper]] battling Tai Lung
Kung-fu-panda l.jpg|The [[Furious Five]] at the Thread of Hope
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Kung Fu Panda (2008) - Clip Rope Bridge sequence|''[[Kung Fu Panda]]'' clip featuring the [[Furious Five|Five]]'s [[Battle of the Thread of Hope|battle]] with [[Tai Lung]] on the bridge
The Bridge - 10 KFP soundtrack|"The Bridge", played during the bridge battle scene in ''[[Kung Fu Panda]]''
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