Who Were The FIRST Furious Five? | Kung Fu Panda Explained

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[the_UF]

I can't see Tigress becoming evil. Despite her being the most powerful member of the furious five, she did not have a master who entirely believed in her. Despite how heartbreaking it is that Shifu only ever saw her mistakes as a young learner, it made her humble and understand, as Shifu said in the 3rd movie, " There is always more to learn, even for a master." Even with her power, she sees herself as equally deserving of any power she has as anyone else.

[iparagonepersonalvlogs]

Adding to the discussion about Tigress not turning evil, I think some other possibilities are that (1 the Dragon Knight may address Po as the one who will be corrupted or (2 the cycle was already broken because Tai Lung got corrupted in a similar way as Fenghuang. The union of the Furious Five fighting against Tai Lung would instill in them what happens when power corrupts a Master.

[dahamburgalar]

I really like how there is a recurring theme in the Kung Fu Panda universe about the dangers of giving in to your strength, and letting your ego go unchecked. I just like how consistent Kung Fu Panda is with that theme.

[AsianEyes]

From the looks of the first Kung Fu Panda, it did seem possible that Tigress could devolve into someone like Tai Lung. But after the events of the first movie, there was a major shift in personality for Tigress (I think the battle against Tai Lung and Po being another member at the Jade palace was some sort of wake up call). Because I could never see Tigress from KFP2 and 3 becoming corrupt (which is funny because Tigress is literally the only other member at the Jade palace to not become a Jombie in KFP3).

[OzzyDrixClay]

The Jade Palace has so many magical items the Dragon scroll was just a placebo

[oblivious]

I have a feeling that the reason tai lung had been rejected by oogway was cause he reminded him of fenghuang, due to the fact both of them have unfathomable power and other sets of skills.

[sweetwea]

How exciting!! The lore and the way they depicted morals was complex and the style they used for storytelling was mesmerizing. Kung Fu Panda will forever be a personal favorite of mine.

[bewareking]

I highly doubt Tigress would be turned to the evil side. Tempted most certainly, but she's apart of a family that trusts her completely and has a master in Shifu whom has humbled her through training. Plus there's Po and it is clear that she cares about him even they have a close bond as friends so yeah I don't think she will turn evil.

[kimpepper]

I think that Tigress will break the cycle of the most powerful member of the furious five turning to evil. It could be curse that someone has to break, and Tigress can.

[CesarACastillo]

I'd like to see Tigress break the cycle. Yes, she will still turn but its her friends who realize that it's not too late for her.

[nathenewendzel]

I think the humility Tigress has developed, and the warning that came from her adopted brother taking that dark road, and her determination to prove she is different will prevent her from truly going corrupt.

[elliotttafel]

Tigress was very determined to see if she could be the dragon warrior (even Shifu was thinking of it as well) in the first movie, but she let go of her strong belief when Tai Lung broke out of prison, was heading to the Valley and defeated her and her team. If she could be tempted to turn evil she would need a reason for it and Po and the others would stop her from that path

[SpammytheHedgehog]

I wanna see the Elephant's Kung Fu, since he was apart of the Furious Five.

[LordRumshi]

It was believed Po would be the one who would succumb to evil but since he wasn't apart of the furious five, then it wouldn't count. That was when Po learned of the previous furious five and set forth to find the former member who succumbed to darkness.

[digimonalvatrax]

No I don't think Tigress will become evil. A lot of her character arc is to be the foil to Tai lung. Unlike Tai lung she had friends and was respected by everyone except Shi fu. Vice versa for Tai lung. If it wasn't for Shi fu learning his mistakes and Po and the furious five. Tigress would not have relaxed from the dragon warriors expectations and found her own way becoming a Kung fu master instead. I find her becoming a master refreshing since she started out as a kid who could not control their strength.

[SailorSocko]

I don't really watch Furious Five but, you did a good job of explaining it and making it entertaining. Much respect

[JacobL]

The "current" Furious Five already split up at the end of the series after they officially became Kung-Fu masters. There was even a whole miniseries about Po's students (it sucked, btw). Tigress never became evil because, unlike all of the other iterations of the Furious Five, the most recent one had the Dragon Warrior (now the Dragon Master), Po, to keep her power and ego in check.

[ironnordegraf]

Had Po not become the Dragon Warrior it is very likely Tigress would have fallen to darkness eventually. Her pain and great desire to prove herself probably would have led her down a bad road had Po not helped her relationship with Shifu. I don't see the current Furious Five suffering the same fate as the previous mostly because of his influence.

[roniali]

I still can't believe that there is new Kingfu Panda series I have been waiting for this moment since the end of legends of awesomeness in 2015 😢😭❤

[mageofmagic]

I don't think Tigress would turn evil. Largely because she's too humble and self-aware for that to happen. Even in the very first movie where she does make a few ego-driven decisions, like going after Tai Lung herself (and the rest of the five following after), she is largely a humble character. She doesn't just assume that she's going to be the Dragon Warrior when she sees Oogway pointing in her general direction. She asks if he's pointing at her. When she and the rest of the Furious Five bow to Shifu, she doesn't say "I have failed you", she says "We have failed you". Even though it's clear that she wanted to be the Dragon Warrior, it never slipped her mind that Oogway could just as easily pick someone else. And the only reason she was mad about that person being Po, is because she felt like he just waltzed right in with zero experience and stole that position from not just her, but from the rest of the Furious Five as well. So yeah, since she's constantly showing consideration for the people around her and she hardly ever acts on her ego alone, I doubt she'd turn evil!