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** Additionally, Zhen had no ambition to become the Dragon Warrior, much like Po, being unknowingly chosen among a slew of more ambitious warriors who yearned for the title.

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* As successor for the Dragon Warrior, Zhen has several parallels to Po's character arc in the first film:
** She is introduced as an outcast, and is only allowed to affiliate with the Jade Palace masters out of neccessity. Her using being locked inside a prison as a means to strike her bargain also bears superficial resemblance to Po's ascension starting with him locked ''outside'' the Palace.

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* As successor for the Dragon Warrior, Zhen has several parallels to Po's character arc in the first film:
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** She Both were left without their natural parents and adopted by someone with very different ethics from their own.
** Zhen, like Po,
is introduced as an outcast, and is only allowed to affiliate with the Jade Palace masters out of neccessity. Her using being locked inside a prison as a means to strike her bargain also bears superficial resemblance to Po's ascension starting with him locked ''outside'' the Palace.

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* As successor for the Dragon Warrior, Zhen has several parallels to Po's character arc in the first film:
** She is introduced as an outcast, and is only allowed to affiliate with the Jade Palace masters out of neccessity. Her using being locked inside a prison as a means to strike her bargain also bears superficial resemblance to Po's ascension starting with him locked ''outside'' the Palace.
** Similar to Po in the first film, the film gradually hints to her unhappy upbringing and insecurities as she confides in other characters, though we are only given the full story in a very blunt manner in the middle of the movie, Po when he calls out Shifu upon Tai Lung's escape, and Zhen when she betrays Po to the Chameleon. Both spill their inner demons by turning their back on their teacher.
** Both end up selected as Dragon Warrior by means of TricksterMentor tutoring. Oogway ascends to leave Po to deal with Tai Lung, while Po pretends to be captured to let Zhen face the Chameleon herself.
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** Tai Lung dedicated his entire life to becoming the greatest Kung Fu master, while Shen dedicated his life's work to creating weapons that would make martial arts obselete. Coupled with Shen's genocide against the pandas - which would likely touch a nerve with Tai Lung, being an orphan himself - the two would never get along.

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** Tai Lung dedicated his entire life to becoming the greatest Kung Fu master, while Shen dedicated his life's work to creating weapons that would make martial arts obselete. Coupled with Shen's genocide against the pandas - [[EvenEvilHasStandards which would likely touch a nerve with Tai Lung, Lung]], being an orphan himself - the two would never get along.
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* In the previous trilogy, each villain represents the past of one of the heroes. Tai Lung was Shifu's former student, Shen separated Po from his family for decades, and Kai was Oogway's former brother-in-arms. While the Chameleon has no prior connection to any of these characters, she ''is'' the EvilMentor of Zhen, and through defeating her Zhen ultimately [[HeelFaceTurn becomes a hero]].

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