History Fridge / KungFuPandaLegendsOfAwesomeness

* In "Princess and the Po," a servant tells Po, Tigress, and Mantis that a new child princess has to be sent to the Quidan King every few years in exchange for peace because they don't last very long. So...''just how many princesses had to die before Po broke this pattern?''
** The fact that they're "giving" the king princesses is disturbing in and of itself. Is child slavery legal in the ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' universe?

*** There wouldn't have been; WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2 established that Po carved the figures of the Five ''himself''. [[VoodooShark However]], since Po is supposed to have studied and learned all there was to know about kung fu (or at least its philosophy and history), the only way he could have made figures of the current Five but not the previous is that he only knew of the current Five (implying they'd been in the Valley since he was born, or even before that). But how did he not run across their names while learning the names of all the old masters he references in both movies and the series?

* So... Shifu has action figures of himself and Master Yao. But in WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2 it was established that Po carved his figures of the Five himself. So is this another example of the series and films not being in the same continuity? Or did Shifu also carve them himself?

* In ''Enter the Dragon'', it's mentioned that Po has defeated Tai Lung ''and Lord Shen''. That means the series takes place after Kung Fu Panda 2, but...what? That makes everything...really confusing.

* "The Kung-Fu Kid" shows that Temutai is not so different from Po in both positive and negative ways -- not only do both [[RunningGag have trouble with stairs]] and love wearing their peace crowns at a jaunty angle, but act equally childish over Peng, to the point they're willing to ruin the ceremony just to get what they want. But this parallel appears in ''other'' episodes as well -- in particular, Temutai's behavior in "Princess and the Po" strongly matches up with "Bad Po". Both are exceedingly arrogant and {{Pride}}ful, [[MightMakesRight abusing their strength to force their will upon others]], and '''demand''' the respect they think they deserve. Temutai is Po's ShadowArchetype

* This troper always wondered why Oogway kicked Taotie out of the Jade Palace, considering the reason we were given. After seeing the third movie, it hit me: Kung-fu is all about your inner self. Look at Po and how he developed as a character, and how it is centered on his kung-fu. His lack of self-esteem, traumatic past and insecurity about the future were all things tackled and that he had to face on his journey as a master of kung-fu. Taotie's issues seem to center on a lack of self-worth. He wasn't a good martial artist so he tried to supplement that with his technological know-how. However, he was missing the underlying meaning of kung-fu; it was to improve one's self, find inner peace and be okay with who you are. He instead focused on the external presence as a way to try and overcome his insecurities, taking the wrong lessons from it. Taotie's creation of his dangerous machine as seen in the flashback seemed to indicate to Oogway and Shifu that Taotie was DramaticallyMissingThePoint of kung fu and based on the forlorn looks they had, it was clear the choice to kick him out was a hard one. Either because Oogway felt Taotie was not going to grasp the point on the path he was on or because he hoped Taotie would find peace some other way. The fact Taotie took it as an insult just shows how much he uses his machines to put himself up on a pedestal rather than just accept his flaws.
** Not to mention there's likely a whole lot of SelfServingMemory being Taotie, the petty SmallNameBigEgo of the RoguesGallery. It is something even examplified in present day; in episodes such as "Bosom Buddies" and "Youth In Re-Volt", Po is [[FriendlyEnemy sympathetic, sometimes even outright supportive towards Taotie getting his act together]]. He does of course still throw his ass in prison, because he committed a crime and bad actions have consequences. Taotie of course [[NeverMyFault never focuses on this aspect]], only ever on the fact Po slighted him. Under that impression, it's quite beleivable that Oogway and Shifu shown him a lot more sympathy than his backstory implies, it was making him take responsibility for his destructive actions regardless that left Taotie seeking vengence.
* In "Enter the Dragon", Po's carelessness gets him (seemingly) lambasted and exhiled by Shifu. Despite the high stakes Po has caused, the Furious Five, who are often equally quick to turn on Po in the show, are stunned by this harshness and feel sorry for him. "Enter the Dragon" is an episode in Season Two, which arguably has the largest amount of SwappedRoles episodes where one of the Five screw up or cause the episode's dilemma, often with Po being ''way'' more sympathetic than they usually are to him and covering for them. It would make sense that, after all these scenarios, the Five are quicker to accept that no one is perfect.

** No matter what Po will say or would of said differently, it doesn't matter to Peng as he's too afraid of himself and don't want to end up just like his uncle. [[TheWoobie It's sad really to see a child prodigy give up kung fu forever in order to prevent doomsday at the Great Valley]].

** It's TruthInTelevision... See Wiki/TheOtherWiki , re [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostage#Historical_hostage_practices royal hostages]].

* "The Kung-Fu Kid" shows that Temutai is not so different from Po in both positive and negative ways -- not only do both [[RunningGag have trouble with stairs]] and [[NiceHat love wearing their peace crowns at a jaunty angle]], but act equally childish over Peng, to the point they're willing to ruin the ceremony just to get what they want. But this parallel appears in ''other'' episodes as well -- in particular, Temutai's behavior in "Princess and the Po" strongly matches up with "Bad Po". Both are exceedingly arrogant and {{Pride}}ful, [[MightMakesRight abusing their strength to force their will upon others]], and '''demand''' the respect they think they deserve. Temutai is Po's ShadowArchetype

* This troper always wondered why Oogway kicked Taotie out, considering the reason we were given. After seeing the third movie, it hit me: Kung-fu is all about your inner self. Look at Po and how he developed as a character and how it is centered on his kung-fu. His lack of self-esteem, his truamatic past and his insecurity about the future were all things tackled and that he had to face on his journey as a master of kung-fu. Taotie's issues seem to center on a lack of self-worth. He wasn't a good martial artist so he tried to supplement that with his techological know-how. However, he was missing the underlying meaning of kung-fu; it was to improve one's self, find inner peace and be okay with who you are. He instead focused on the external presence and as a way to try and overcome his insecurities, but took the wrong lessons from it. Taotie's creation of his dangerous machine as seen in the flashback seem to indicate to Oogway and Shifu that Taotie was DramaticallyMissingThePoint of kung fu and based on the forlorn looks they had, it was clear the choice to kick him out was a hard one. Either because Oogway felt Taotie was not going to grasp the point on the path he was on or because he hoped Taotie would find peace some other way. The fact Taotie took it as an insult just shows how much he uses his machines to put himself up on a pedestal rather than just accept his flaws.

* "The Kung-Fu Kid" shows that Temutai is NotSoDifferent from Po in both positive and negative ways -- not only do both [[RunningGag have trouble with stairs]] and [[NiceHat love wearing their peace crowns at a jaunty angle]], but act equally childish over Peng, to the point they're willing to ruin the ceremony just to get what they want. But this parallel appears in ''other'' episodes as well -- in particular, Temutai's behavior in "Princess and the Po" strongly matches up with "Bad Po". Both are exceedingly arrogant and {{Pride}}ful, [[MightMakesRight abusing their strength to force their will upon others]], and '''demand''' the respect they think they deserve. Temutai is Po's ShadowArchetype

* So... Shifu has action figures of himself and Master Yao. But in WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2 it was established that Po carved his figures of the Five himself. So is this another example of the series and films not being in the same continuity? Or did Shifu [[NotSoDifferent also carve them himself]]?