In the first movie, Shifu is quite often shown to be angered, frustrated, despairing or worried, at first for unknown reason.
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It was discovered that he was once a member of the original Furious Five in the TV series nicknamed Sea food. Eventually, Shifu's father left him at the Jade Palace, a deed Shifu bitterly held against him for years, and Master Oogway took custody of the abandoned cub and trained him in the martial arts. In the TV show, it is revealed that Master Shifu has a father, an incorrigible confidence artist who used him as a shill when he was a child. Master Shifu is a red panda who is Oogway's student and the trainer and master of Po and the Furious Five, as well as Tai Lung. The following are the martial experts of the Jade Palace, who have dedicated their lives to Kung Fu and the defense of the Valley of Peace. He and Tigress are considered best friends throughout the series. In "Kung Shoes," Po learns from Master Shifu that there is a rank higher than Dragon Warrior called the Celestial Phoenix which takes a lot of training to accomplish upon completing the Three Needles move and that the Celestial Phoenix has to travel the lands to share their knowledge of the technique. Po is shown to have an ability to learn any kung fu moves by viewing it as seen in his duel with Fenghuang. All the while, Po makes mistakes, learns lessons, learns more about the history of Kung Fu, and meets famous Kung Fu masters like him. In Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, Po is shown to be helping Master Shifu and the Furious Five into defending the Valley of Peace from villains of different kind. As a result, Po is a formidable warrior who is not only capable of teaching the discipline's philosophical and physical elements, but is also able to learn traditional techniques quickly with the right instruction while developing powerful innovations. While he seems childish and overenthusiastic at times, he has a deep appreciation of the martial arts in all its aspects. Po is often flustered and clumsy, but generally laid back and easy going. After being told by the Soothsayer that it is not the past that shapes the person, however, he realizes that he has led a happy and fulfilling life despite his tragic upbringing. This is why, at first, he seemed unable to achieve inner peace. In the second movie, Po is shown to have had a traumatic childhood, with his mother being killed saving him, and his father being separated from him during a panda genocide led by Lord Shen.
He is capable of impressive feats when motivated by food (which Shifu actually uses to train him). He is also shown to be battling terrible self-loathing, but this appears to be neutralized as he defeats Tai Lung (the main antagonist).
However, to his surprise, he is chosen to be the legendary dragon warrior. However, because of his excessive weight and work fueling a crippling self-loathing, he cannot achieve this dream. Ping and working at his noodle restaurant, dreaming of a life as a celebrated kung fu master. In the first movie, Po is shown to be living with Mr. Ping, one of Master Shifu's students, the prophesied Dragon Warrior, and the warrior of black and white (as revealed in Kung Fu Panda 2). Although highly doubted as such, the giant panda proved himself worthy as a formidable warrior in unexpected ways. He is a giant panda who was improbably chosen as the Dragon Warrior, champion of the Valley of Peace in the first movie. Po Ping is the titular protagonist of the Kung Fu Panda franchise.