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See production notesLong ago, in Ancient China, the peacock rulers of Gongmen City invented fireworks. However, their son, Lord Shen, discovered that the fireworks' gunpowder could be weaponised. Troubled by Shen's obsession, his parents consulted a Soothsayer, who foretold them that if he continued down this path, "a warrior of black and white" would defeat him. Overhearing the prophecy, Shen immediately deduced that the warrior would be a panda and, in an attempt to avoid his fate, led his wolf army to exterminate an entire panda village. Horrified by the massacre, Shen's parents permanently banished him from the city. In the present day, Po enjoys life as the Dragon Warrior alongside the Furious Five, although Master Shifu warns him that he has not yet achieved inner peace. Meanwhile, Shen's army raids villages for metal to build cannons that Shen will use to conquer China. Po and the Five intercept them, but an emblem on the head wolf's armor gives Po a memory flash of when he last saw his mother. Po consults his father, Mr. Ping, who reveals that he found Po as a cub in a crate of radishes outside his restaurant and adopted him when no one came to claim him. Po and the Five are dispatched to Gongmen City after learning that Shen has killed one of the regents, Master Thundering Rhino, with one of his cannon. Shen imprisons the other regents, Masters Storming Ox and Croc, and takes over the city, but the Soothsayer constantly reminds him of the prophecy. In Gongmen City, Po and the Five find Ox and Croc, but they refuse to help, fearing Shen will use his cannons on the populace if they do. Po and the Five feign surrender to Shen, who brings them into Gongmen Palace to execute them with his prototype cannon. They free themselves and destroy it, but Po sees the same emblem on Shen's plumage, distracting him long enough for the latter to escape and destroy the palace with his now-completed arsenal of cannons. After escaping, Tigress confronts Po, who reveals that he remembers seeing Shen when he last saw his biological parents. Tigress sympathises but she and the others abandon him for his own safety and head to Shen's cannon factory to destroy it. Po follows the Five to the factory and confronts Shen, which ruins the Five's demolition plan and gets them captured. Shen claims that Po's parents never loved him before shooting him with a cannon from a close range. Severely wounded but still alive, Po floats downriver and is healed by the Soothsayer at the abandoned village where Po once lived as a cub. She encourages Po to embrace his painful memories instead of fighting them. Po recalls his father fighting off Shen's army, while his mother hid him in a radish crate and sacrificed her life by distracting their pursuers away. Having reconciled with his past, Po finally achieves inner peace. Po returns to Gongmen City, where Shen is sailing downriver with a fleet of warships. Po frees the Five and, with the help of Ox, Croc and Shifu, take out the foremost ships and stop the army from reaching the harbor. Shen fires from his own flagship to clear the way, scattering the Masters and leaving Po to stand alone against the fleet. Using his inner peace, Po redirects the cannonballs shot at him back at the remaining ships and destroys them, including Shen's flagship. Onboard its wreckage, Po encourages Shen to let go of his pain and hatred, but Shen refuses and attacks Po. In the process, Shen accidentally severs the ropes raising the ship's destroyed cannon, which then crushes him. Shifu and the Five congratulate Po for his victory and return to the Valley of Peace where Po acknowledges Mr. Ping as his father. Meanwhile, in a secret, distant panda village, Po's biological father, Li Shan, senses that his son is still alive.
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See all quotesCrane: You can chain my body, but you will never chain my... [gets his neck cuffed; muffled voice] Warrior spirit! Shen: [to Po] The only reason you are still alive is that I find your stupidity mildly amusing. Li Shan: [to his wife] Take our son and run away! Go! Tigress: [lividly to Shen for his actions] You COWARD! Master Ox: [showing up at the boat battle with Master Croc] Your friend there is very persuasive. [gestures to Shifu appearing in the fight] Po: [in slow-motion] I love you guys! Shen: Fire. [?; to Wolf Boss] Well, lighten...thing! [Wolf Boss: Uhhhh, did.] Mantis: [kicks the Wolf Boss, when lighting the cannon] FEAR THE BUG!
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Wolf Boss: It's almost done, Lord Shen. But we're running out of metal. Shen: [behind the smoke] Search for the farthest villages! Find more metal! China will be mine.
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Shifu: [meditating] Inner peace. Inner peace. [the splash sound is heard; groans] Inner peace. Po: [runs up] Master Shifu! Master Shifu, what do we got? Pirates? Vandals of Volcano Mountain? Whatever it is, I will take them down! 'Cause I'm in a mood. I need to get something done. You know what I mean? Shifu: [still meditating] Inner peace. Po: Ahh...What are you doing? Shifu: One of Master Oogway's final teachings. [performs the "Inner Peace" technique] Po: Whoa! Awesome! How'd you do that? Shifu: [smiles] Inner peace. Po: Inner piece. That's cool. Inner piece of what? Shifu: It's the next phase of your training. Every master must find his path to inner peace. Some chose to meditate for 50 years, in a cave just like this! Without the slimmest taste of food. Or water. Po: Or...? Shifu: Some find it in torture and suffering. As I did. Po, the day you were chosen as Dragon Warrior...was the worst day of my life. By far, nothing else came close. It was the worst, most painful, mind-destro
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Shen: [enters the courtyard of his family palace] Good afternoon, gentlemen! Now that we've got the pleasantries out of the way, please leave my house. Master Ox: Your house? Shen: Yes, didn't you see the peacock on the front door? [spots the Soothsayer] Ah, there you are, Soothsayer. It seems your fortune-telling skills are not as good as you thought. Soothsayer: We shall see, Shen. Shen: [under his breath] No, you shall see, old goat. [aloud, to the Council] Where were we? Master Rhino: What do you want, Shen? Shen: What is rightfully mine...Gongmen City! Master Rhino: Gongmen is under the stewardship of the Masters' Council and we will protect it, even from you. Shen: [laughs] I'm so glad you feel that way! Otherwise, I'd have dragged that here for nothing. [indicating his wolf army dragging a rather large box on a cart] Master Ox: What's in the box, Shen? Shen: You want to see? It's a gift. It's your parting gift, in that it'll part you; part of you here, part of you there, and par
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Shifu: [to Po and the Furious Five, reading from a scroll] Are you familiar with the master of Gongmen City? Po: Master Thundering Rhino? Shifu: Yes. Po: Son of the legendary Flying Rhino? Shifu: [hands Po the scroll] Yes. Po: Slayer of the 10,000 serpents in the Valley of Woe? Shifu: [sadly] He's dead. Po: Whoa. Crane: But-But-But that's impossible! Tigress: Rhino's horn defense is impervious to any technique! Shifu: It was no technique! Lord Shen has created a weapon - one that breathes fire and spits metal! Unless he is stopped, this could mean the end of Kung Fu. Po: But I just got Kung Fu! Shifu: And now, you must save it! [points out with his staff] Go! Destroy this weapon and bring Lord Shen to justice! Po: [starts running with the Five] Okay, here we go, here we- [as the Five leave, he turns back to Shifu] Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait...How can I do this? I mean, how can Kung Fu stop something that stops Kung Fu? Shifu: Remember, Dragon Warrior, anything is possible when you have inn
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Po: [having a dream, chuckling] Momma? Dream Po: Mom? Dad? Is that you? [running after them excitedly] Mom, Dad! Dream Dad Panda: [unenthusiastically] Oh. Hey-Hey, son, you're back. Dream Po: [stops running] Huh? Dream Mom Panda: Honey, what are you doing here? Dream Po: But I thought... Dream Mom Panda: We replaced you, dear, with this lovely radish. [showing him a radish in a bundle] Dream Po: Radish? Dream Dad Panda: It's quiet, polite, and frankly, it does better kung fu. Dream Po: No...No, no, no! Wait! Po: [mumbling to himself on deck] Radish, radish, radish! [punching the mast] YAH! [A water drop falls on his head. Looking up, he sees that water is dripping from the mast above. He begins making tai chi movements similar to Shifu's...] Inner pea... [Another drop hits his head. He scowls and tries again] pea... [He keeps trying, getting angry as the water drops continue to interrupt him. And then he loses it.] AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGHHHHH!!!! [furiously punches the mast repeate
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