Tai Lung

Tai Lung is the sole antagonist of Kung Fu Panda. He was Shifu's former adoptive son, Tigress' former adoptive older brother, and Po's arch-nemesis.

He also appears in a dream in Kung Fu Panda Holiday as a minor antagonist.

History
Tai Lung was found as a cub, abandoned at the doorstep of the Jade Palace, by Master Shifu. Shifu took him in and raised him as his own son, showered him with love, and training him in the arts of Kung Fu, to which Tai Lung proved to be a prodigy at, as a young cub. As Shifu trained him, he grew more and more confident in his abilities, due to Shifu's constant assurance that he was destined for greatness and he would be the Dragon Warrior, this filled Tai Lung with pride and mastered the one thousand of kung fu, as he grew older and more skilled. Growing into a proud and formidable fighter, Tai Lung began to see the Dragon Scroll and being the Dragon Warrior, as his destiny, and the final step in his life as a hero. The day arrived Shifu felt that Tai Lung was ready for the Dragon Scroll, when Tai Lung wanted the power of the Dragon Scroll. However, caused Shifu's mentor, Master Oogway to see darkness in his heart, and denied him the Dragon Scroll, shocking both Tai Lung and Shifu. Tai Lung expected his master to say something in his defense, but Shifu said nothing, causing the darkness in his heart to explode.

Heartbroken and betrayed, Tai Lung's pride dissolved into rage, and he rampaged through the Valley of Peace, laying it to waste, destroying everything in his path, terrorizing the villagers and smashed into the Jade Palace and tried to take the scroll by force. Shifu attempted to stop Tai Lung from getting the scroll, but could not bring himself to hurt the one to be his son. So Tai Lung angrily struck Shifu aside, shattering his hips. But, just before, Tai Lung was about to get the Dragon Scroll, he was stopped by Master Oogway, who blocked his chi by jabbing multiple pressure points in the chest, rendering him unconscious. He was imprisoned in Chorh-Gom Prison, designed specifically to keep him in, and he remained there for twenty years for his punishment against citizen of Valley of Peace.

Kung Fu Panda
Twenty years later, Oogway had a vision that Tai Lung would escape his confinment and seek revenge. When Shifu was informed by this, he sent his messenger, Zeng, to tell Commander Vachir to increase the security to ensure that Tai Lung doesn't escape from prison. But Vachir dismissed this, saying that escape from prison is already impossible, and attempts to prove it by showing Tai Lung to Zeng; even going to as far to boast that Oogway has chosen someone other than him to be the Dragon Scroll, and taking a step too far by literally stepping on his tail. However, as they leave, Tai Lung managed to free himself using Zeng's feather to pick a lock. After managing to get free from his restrains, Tai Lung was spotted by the Anvil of Heaven, who mobilized to contain Tai Lung with every weapon at their disposal. Driven by his insatiable fury, Tai Lung fought past the guards as they attempted to stop him, easily defeating them, using his Kung fu mastery, as he advanced his way up the levels in a standoff at the bridge at the door level.

In a last attempt to outsmart Tai lung, Vachir ordered the bridge to be destroyed by setting off the explosives attached to the roof of the prison, causing falling chucks of rocks the size of boulders to smash into the walkway Tai Lung was standing on. Thinking quickly, Tai Lung rapidly leaped rock to falling rock, finally reaching the last bundle of explosives that had yet to set off-and tossed it in the midst of the guards as it exploded, blasting opening the heavy doors and finishing off the remaining guards and Vachir. Grabbing Zeng by the neck, Tai Lung politely told him to fly back to the Jade Palace with a message as his own that '' the real Dragon Warrior is coming home. After letting the goose go, he set out to return to Jade Palace, bent on revenge and gaining the power of the Dragon Scroll he had been denied so long ago at a top speed.

Meanwhile, in the Valley of Peace, the potential Dragon Warrior (Po) is being trained to fight Tai Lung. The Furious Five upon hearing of his escape and set out in attempt to stop him, against Shifu's orders. Meeting him at the Thread of hope, Tai Lung and Tigress growled at each other for second before the two began to fight, Tigress gains the upper hand for a moment but then she is overpowered by Tai Lung in the fight, Viper, then, came to help, Viper gained the upper hand for a moment but then Tai Lung easily overpowers her until Monkey came to help and then the Furious Five joined in and engaged Tai Lung in a battle and gained the upper hand and overpowered him, however, Tai Lung defeated them with his nerve attacks, sparing only Crane so that he would fly the others back to the Jade Palace as a warning. Realizing that Tai Lung was stronger than before, Shifu gave Po the Dragon Scroll. However, the scroll turned out to be blank, and Shifu ordered the Five to evacuate the valley to protect the villagers while he stayed behind to fight Tai Lung to the death.

Tai Lung eventually reached the Jade Palace, where he met his former father figured after twenty years. Though Tai Lung at first gives Shifu a chance of welcoming him home, in disregard of his earlier crimes, he shows no mercy to his surrogate father, when Shifu refuses and challenged Tai Lung in a battle, Tai Lung demanded the Dragon Scroll when Shifu refuses to give him the Dragon Scroll. Enraged, Tai Lung attacks his master, finally unleashing his wounded pride felt at his original''r and the two engaged in a fight that decimated part of the palace, Shifu gained the upper hand for a moment, until Tai Lung managed to overpower Shifu while demanding to be told how proud Shifu was of him. Defeated, Shifu finally confession that had always been proud of him and that his pride blinded him into seeing what he became and made an apology for it, Tai Lung finally saw that Shifu still loved him, but he ultimately hardened his heart and grabs Shifu by the throat and lifts him up, saying he didn't want an apology-he still wanted his''scroll. Looking up, seeing the Dragon Scroll was missing. Angered, he slammed Shifu into the floor so hard and demanded the scroll's location. Shifu repeated that Tai Lung would never have the Dragon Scroll, but begans to pass out. Furious, Tai Lung attempts him off with his claws but gets stop by Po at entrance, who reveals he has the scroll.

Tai Lung and Po engaged in a battle throughout the valley, both of them trying to take the scroll. With Po managing to outmaneuver and outsmart Tai Lung with his kung fu fighting skills briefly keeping the snow leopard at bay, but Tai Lung gained the upper hand and managed to temporarily stun Po long enough for him to take the scroll. However, he realized that the Dragon Scroll is blank, Disappointed and not understanding, Tai Lung attacked Po once more with a nerve strikes, but Po's body mass made Tai Lung's nerve attacks useless and doesn't effect Po at all and only tickles him. Outraged, Tai Lung stuck in the belly with a double-fisted punch, only to be sent flying into a building when Po deliver that powerful blow with his own fists. Infuriated, Tai Lung attacks, but Po quickly gained the upper hand in the fight, overpowering Tai Lung.

Weakened, exhausted, and beaten, the snow leopard staggered towards Po and made one last strike, but he gets caught in a Wuxi Finger Hold. Po proceeded to use the hold to finish off Tai Lung, banishing him to the Spirit Realm, defeating him.

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