Draft:Tai Lung

Tai Lung
Kung Fu Panda character
First appearance	Kung Fu Panda (2008)
Last appearance	Kung Fu Panda 4
Voiced by	Ian McShane (films) Andre Sogliuzzo (Legends of Awesomeness)
In-universe information
Full name	Tai Lung
Race	Snow leopard
Gender	Male
Title	The Dragon Warrior (proposed) The Real Dragon Warrior (self-proclaimed in Kung Fu Panda 1)
Status	Deceased

Tai Lung is a snow leopard who was the son of Master Shifu and had once longed to be the Dragon Warrior.

Appearances

In Kung Fu Panda

In the events of the first film, Tai Lung was left wrapped in cloth outside of the Jade Palace, the home of Master Oogway and Kung Fu without any of his family nearby and was discovered by Master Shifu, in response to finding the child left outside of the Jade Palace, Shifu decided he would raise Tai Lung as his own student. Shifu just wanted to do what was right by the snow leopard by believing in him, thus leading him to naming the snow leopard "Tai Lung" (Cantonese: Great Dragon), when Tai Lung shifted his talent in Kung Fu, Shifu decided to train Tai Lung believing he was destined for greatness. Over time, Shifu became convinced that Tai Lung would one day be chosen as the Dragon Warrior.

After years of work had been given to the cub, Shifu was ready for Tai Lung to be chosen as the Dragon Warrior but when the day had came, Master Oogway rejected Tai Lung's inquiry of becoming the Dragon Warrior because Oogway saw darkness within Tai Lung's heart. As a result from being rejected to be the Dragon Warrior, Tai Lung channelled his rage into laying waste to the Valley of Peace, he also hoped to take the Dragon Scroll by force, but when Master Shifu failed to destroy the boy, Master Oogway used a nerve attack to block Tai Lung's chi, thus stopping the snow leopard. As a result from Tai Lung's crimes in the Valley of Peace, Master Shifu ordered the construction of Chorh-Gom Prison to house Tai Lung and as a result of how powerful Tai Lung became, Master Oogway was also forced to design an acupressure restraint system made out of a tortoise's shell that was able to constantly disrupt Tai Lung's chi every time he moved.

20 years later during the events of the first film, Master Oogway had a vision that Tai Lung would return to the Valley of Peace. Horrified by this, Master Shifu ordered a messenger goose to double the guards and tighten the security within the prison, but due to the arrogance by their leader of Chorh-Gom Prison, a single feather fell to Tai Lung, he used the feather as a key to release himself from the restraints on his back and use the weapons that were meant to stop him to break his chains and free him quicker, after a while of battling, Tai Lung was able to avoid the weapons that were being used against him, take down the guards that confronted him and was able to break free out of Chorh-Gom Prison by using an explosive against the guards.

The next generation of Kung Fu warriors had formed the Furious Five again to end Tai Lung's journey at a rope bridge that led to the valley of peace, and although they did battle against Tai Lung, he was able to make it to the other side of the bridge and used a nerve attack to block the chi of the Furious Five. When Tai Lung arrived in the Valley of Peace, the village was abandoned by the citizens with only Master Shifu remaining, while he was willing to know where Po was, he was ready to face his former master who he felt wronged him all of those years ago when he didn't stand up to Oogway, channelling all of his rage and resentment, Tai Lung had beat down the red panda who had raised him and only waited for a moment when Shifu apologized to him, but Tai Lung rejects it and demands for the Dragon Scroll.

As Tai Lung is about to kill Shifu, Po arrives at the Jade Palace and Tai Lung tossed Shifu away when he realized that Po was actually a panda. Tai Lung and Po battle each other from the Jade Palace to the village until he finally beats down Po, he then tries to look in the scroll but realized there was nothing. Po eventually battles Tai Lung and even launched him into the sky causing Tai Lung to fall from the sky and leave a hole in the ground, after a training fight were Tai Lung used all of his brutal cutting and relentless attacks against Po, the Dragon Warrior banished Tai Lung to the Spirit Realm using the Wuxi Finger Hold.

In Kung Fu Panda 3

In the events of the third film, it is revealed that Tai Lung was sent to the Spirit Realm when Po used the Wuxi Finger Hold on him. It is also shown throughout the movie that Tai Lung was one of masters that was enslaved by the spirit warrior known as General Kai when his chi was stolen by Kai.

In Kung Fu Panda 4

In the events of the fourth film, the Chameleon was disguising as Tai Lung to attack an entire quarry and later on, he then is brought back from the spirit realm by the Chameleon along with Lord Shen and General Kai, he also winds up getting his kung fu stolen by the chameleon after being brought back from the spirit realm.

After the chameleon is defeated by Po, Tai Lung, Lord Shen, General Kai and all of Po's foes get their kung fu back and Tai Lung respects Po as he knew that Oogway did the right decision to choose Po as the Dragon Warrior, eventually all of Po's foes and Tai Lung return back to the spirit realm with Tai Lung saying goodbye and taking the Chameleon with him before returning back to the spirit realm.

Further reading

• Fielding, Julien R. (2008-09-26). Discovering World Religions at 24 Frames Per Second. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810862661.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)