2538. Po

Po is the main protagonist of Kung Fu Panda. In a fantasized version of ancient China populated by anthropomorphized animals, he is a giant panda who is improbably chosen as the Dragon Warrior, champion of the Valley of Peace. He is the adoptive son of Mr. Ping and one of Master Shifu's students. Po is also the prophesied Dragon Warrior.
Po lived in a village of Giant Pandas, until Lord Shen had it destroyed in his infancy as part of his campaign to exterminate to avert the prophecy that a black and white warrior would one day defeat him. In the chaos, Shen's wolf followers slaughtered the pandas and destroyed the village. Po's mother fled with her son in attempt to save him, while Po's father stayed to defend the village while ordering his wife to flee with their son. Po's father fights the wolves off. Eventually, Po's mother managed to temporarily elude the wolves and found a crate of radishes which she hid her son in while she sacrificed herself to lure Shen's forces away for her son. After that, the crate was eventually shipped across China to a village in the Valley of Peace, where the owner of a Noodle shop, Mr. Ping, found the panda cub. Mr. Ping decided to raise him as his son, giving him the name Po. With no conscious memories of his past life, Po grew up with the Goose and became a studious apprentice in his foster father's restaurant trade. However, Po's real passion proved to be for kung fu, but was reluctant to disappoint his father by revealing it. Unfortunately, despite having a mild and friendly personality, Po also developed a severe self-loathing, thinking he is a failure for being both obese (when in reality he is of a healthy weight for his species) and of a species not known for a warrior tradition. When upset, he usually gorges on food to dull the pain.