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Kung Fu Panda 2 (Western Animation)
"How can kung fu stop something that stops kung fu?!"
Po

Kung Fu Panda 2 is the 2011 Sequel to DreamWorks Animation's Kung Fu Panda 1.

Long ago, the peacock family ruled over Gongmen City and bought to its citizens the joy of fireworks. However, their son, Lord Shen (Gary Oldman) saw darkness in the fireworks and sought to harness its power for a more practical use in weaponry, a cannon. His parents, worried about his mental health, consulted a Soothsayer, who foretold that Shen would be defeated by "a warrior of black and white" if he continued down his path. Overhearing this, Shen sought to change his fate, but what he did next only sealed it. He and his army of wolf and gorilla henchmen massacred an entire nearby panda village; when he returned home full of pride, he saw only horror in his parents. His parents then exiled him, feeling that was the only punishment for him without going down to his level. In response, Shen swore revenge and vowed to return to the city, complete his invention, and conquer all of China before leaving with his army.

In the present day, Po, now the highly-skilled Dragon Warrior and the sixth member of the Furious Five, is trying to learn "inner peace" from Master Shifu. They're interrupted when a gang of wolves in Shen's army attack a village in search of metal to help in making Lord Shen's cannons. Po and the Furious Five set out for Gongmen City to stop the wicked peacock and his forces, and along the way, Po has to learn about his origins in order to achieve inner peace and stop the Shen army.

Considered one of DreamWorks' finest films, Kung Fu Panda 2 became one of the highest-grossing films of all time to be directed solely by a woman.

The movie's home video release came with a short titled Secrets of the Masters detailing the backstories of Masters Ox, Croc, and Rhino. In 2015, another prequel short titled Secrets of the Scroll was released, telling the story of how the Furious Five met each other. See here for their trope examples.

A sequel, titled Kung Fu Panda 3, was released on January 29, 2016.

For character tropes, see the franchise's Characters page.


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Shifu: It seems that you have found inner peace... [frowns] And at such a young age.
Po: Well, I had a pretty good teacher.

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