Tai Lung is the main antagonist of the first film. He is a snow leopard and was the adoptive son and (first) devoted pupil of Master Shifu, and showed more skill in Kung Fu than any other of his students: he himself remarks Shifu taught him skills in kung fu he never shared with even the Furious Five. In fact, Tai Lung was the only one (second to Oogway) to know the Nerve Attack. He believed that he was destined to become the Dragon Warrior, and made it his aim in life. However, as Tai Lung improved his fighting skills, his pride grew overwhelming due to believing that he was to become the Dragon Warrior. It was this overgrowing pride that alerted Oogway of darkness in Tai Lung's heart despite the love that Shifu gave him, and refused him the title. Tai Lung's bitterness and anger were only intensified by the fact Master Shifu said and did nothing to defend his adoptive son when Master Oogway denied him the title. Disappointed and outraged with his master's seeming betrayal, Tai Lung's pride turned into corruption and fury as he rampaged throughout the valley, taking out his rage against the villagers. He fought his way to the Jade Palace, seeking to take the Dragon Scroll by force: Shifu could not bring himself to harm his adoptive son and was crippled by Tai Lung. The leopard though was no match for Master Oogway, who hit him with a lighting fast series of nerve attacks, paralyzing and defeating him. Following his defeat, Tai Lung was sent to Chorh-Gom Prison, a maximum-security institution, for his crimes against the valley until his escape two decades later.
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