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13 years ago
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So I was browsing around checking some great fanart from Kung Fu Panda from 
, when I stumbled across 
, who had some rather interesting questions about the KFP universe, so I checked around in the KFP wiki page and coupled with some assumptions, I realized I could answer to some extent some of the questions that he had. You be the judge on how accurate could I be in these answers.
1.- How did Po know all about the "birds and bees" prior to his dad clumsily explaining it (Mr. Ping:"Well son, baby geese come from an egg. Don't ask me where the egg comes from!" Po: "Dad, that's not what I meant!")
A: If he's somewhat like my dad, he most likely already explained it to him, he just wanted to cop out by going on a tangent. That or he got word aroun d his friends on how the whole thing worked.
2.- What did occur when Tigress was a teen that resulted in her having a "crush on Shifu"- her own adopted father?
A: Lets keep in mind that when Shifu adopted Tigress, it was in the form of student-master relationship, instead of the traditional father-daughter. Shifu was obviously heartbroken for the "loss" of Tai Lung and he was not willing to let his feeling take over. Tigress explained this to Po in the first movie and was affected by it. That being said, since there was no fatherly figure in Tigress' life, despite living with Shifu, it's only natural that she viewed him as a friend (rather too serious, but friend indeed), it was easier for her to fall in a crush for him (I'm actually working on a mature picture about this topic, but that's for later).
How did Tigress wind up at the orphanage?
A: In a recent KFP Legend of Awesomness episode, Tigress is left in charge of babysitting a duckling who was left alone. She was reminded of how some mysterious figure left her in the orphanage as a cub before Shifu found her. That's as far back as we can see for now, and hopefully Dreamworks will shed more light to this topic.
How did Monkey not get kicked out of the Jade Palace if he's just as much of a goof off as Po?
A: Two major factors: First, despite him being the most easygoing of the five, he still keeps his seriousness when training and/or fighting. This is shown in the first movie and when fighting the wolfpack in the second movie. No laughter, no witty remarcs, no nothing, only fighting. Secondly, who would you rather have by your side in a fight, someone whom seems to be training all his life, or someone that looks like hasn't it the gym in his entire life? 'nough said.
If inter-species relationships and marriages occur in the KFP universe- do inter-species breeding also occur?
A: I can see from which episodes are you basing this argument and my answer come from only observation. I honestly cannot picture a hybrid between pig and goose, and I guess just for the sake of that, the offspring must be from a single species. Sure, some fans would like some Pangers and Tindas (Panda-Tiger hybrids), but I just do see it happening. Of course this could be a reasonable explanation for white tigers.
What was Tigress going to confess to Po on that boat in KFP 2?
A: According to the KFP official wiki, Tigress was so impressed about the fact that everyone looked at her as someone with no feeling. Maybe to disproove this argument?
What occurred between KFP 1 and 2 that resulted in Tigress barely tolerating and respecting Po- to where in KFP 2 they are the best and closest of friends- so much so that Tigress seems to be make physical contact with Po every 5 minutes?
A: I have a theory in the Timeline order of all the KFP publications, both movie, series and comics, which puts The Legends of Awesomeness between KFP and KFP2, giving a gap of around 1 to 2 years between the two movies. If you look closely in the Legend of Awesomness, Tigress still looks at Po with some disgust, particularly in the episode when she and Po must work toghether and end up cuffed to each other. This episode in particular explains the initial feelings from Tigress point of view, and is worth watching just for that insight. The ending is stisfying enough and kinda works as a catalyst for their relationship in KFP2.
And finally the greatest unanswered question in the KFP-verse- How the hell do Tigress' sandals stay on her feet with no visible straps?
A: Not even Dreamworks could answer that I'm afraid. Or maybe they could, who knows...
So there you have it. I hope this become somewhat useful for anyone that sees it and takes the time to read it.
, when I stumbled across 
, who had some rather interesting questions about the KFP universe, so I checked around in the KFP wiki page and coupled with some assumptions, I realized I could answer to some extent some of the questions that he had. You be the judge on how accurate could I be in these answers.1.- How did Po know all about the "birds and bees" prior to his dad clumsily explaining it (Mr. Ping:"Well son, baby geese come from an egg. Don't ask me where the egg comes from!" Po: "Dad, that's not what I meant!")
A: If he's somewhat like my dad, he most likely already explained it to him, he just wanted to cop out by going on a tangent. That or he got word aroun d his friends on how the whole thing worked.
2.- What did occur when Tigress was a teen that resulted in her having a "crush on Shifu"- her own adopted father?
A: Lets keep in mind that when Shifu adopted Tigress, it was in the form of student-master relationship, instead of the traditional father-daughter. Shifu was obviously heartbroken for the "loss" of Tai Lung and he was not willing to let his feeling take over. Tigress explained this to Po in the first movie and was affected by it. That being said, since there was no fatherly figure in Tigress' life, despite living with Shifu, it's only natural that she viewed him as a friend (rather too serious, but friend indeed), it was easier for her to fall in a crush for him (I'm actually working on a mature picture about this topic, but that's for later).
How did Tigress wind up at the orphanage?
A: In a recent KFP Legend of Awesomness episode, Tigress is left in charge of babysitting a duckling who was left alone. She was reminded of how some mysterious figure left her in the orphanage as a cub before Shifu found her. That's as far back as we can see for now, and hopefully Dreamworks will shed more light to this topic.
How did Monkey not get kicked out of the Jade Palace if he's just as much of a goof off as Po?
A: Two major factors: First, despite him being the most easygoing of the five, he still keeps his seriousness when training and/or fighting. This is shown in the first movie and when fighting the wolfpack in the second movie. No laughter, no witty remarcs, no nothing, only fighting. Secondly, who would you rather have by your side in a fight, someone whom seems to be training all his life, or someone that looks like hasn't it the gym in his entire life? 'nough said.
If inter-species relationships and marriages occur in the KFP universe- do inter-species breeding also occur?
A: I can see from which episodes are you basing this argument and my answer come from only observation. I honestly cannot picture a hybrid between pig and goose, and I guess just for the sake of that, the offspring must be from a single species. Sure, some fans would like some Pangers and Tindas (Panda-Tiger hybrids), but I just do see it happening. Of course this could be a reasonable explanation for white tigers.
What was Tigress going to confess to Po on that boat in KFP 2?
A: According to the KFP official wiki, Tigress was so impressed about the fact that everyone looked at her as someone with no feeling. Maybe to disproove this argument?
What occurred between KFP 1 and 2 that resulted in Tigress barely tolerating and respecting Po- to where in KFP 2 they are the best and closest of friends- so much so that Tigress seems to be make physical contact with Po every 5 minutes?
A: I have a theory in the Timeline order of all the KFP publications, both movie, series and comics, which puts The Legends of Awesomeness between KFP and KFP2, giving a gap of around 1 to 2 years between the two movies. If you look closely in the Legend of Awesomness, Tigress still looks at Po with some disgust, particularly in the episode when she and Po must work toghether and end up cuffed to each other. This episode in particular explains the initial feelings from Tigress point of view, and is worth watching just for that insight. The ending is stisfying enough and kinda works as a catalyst for their relationship in KFP2.
And finally the greatest unanswered question in the KFP-verse- How the hell do Tigress' sandals stay on her feet with no visible straps?
A: Not even Dreamworks could answer that I'm afraid. Or maybe they could, who knows...
So there you have it. I hope this become somewhat useful for anyone that sees it and takes the time to read it.
I just watched the latest episodes of LoA (s01e22-s01e25), and Tigress is noticeably 'nicer' to Po. I'm not sure if it's meant as a natural shift from her dislike/barely-tolerate attitude in the series up to now, or if it's a production reaction to the negative way the animosity Tigress showed Po has been received by the fans as a generalisation.
But yeah, if this keeps up, by the time series 2 of LoA is done, Tigress may well have the almost 'motherly' attitude towards Po which we saw in KFP-2.