Monkey (Kung Fu Panda)

Master Monkey (or just Monkey) is a major character in the Kung Fu Panda franchise. He is a member of the Furious Five as well as one of Master Shifu's students at the Jade Palace. He is a master of the Monkey Style of kung fu.
==History==
===Early years===
Monkey and his older brother Wu Kong were mischievous as children, often playing pranks on others. However, as they grew up, Wu Kong turned to a life of crime and was eventually sent to prison. This brought shame to their family. Years later, when Wu Kong escaped from prison, Monkey fought against him. Their mother witnessed their fight and died of a broken heart. But before she passed away, she made Monkey promise to always protect their family.
Monkey, the village prankster, was defeated by Master Oogway and joined the Furious Five after being picked on when he was young, as revealed in Secret of the Furious Five.
=== Kung Fu Panda===
Monkey is training to be the Dragon Warrior. He is shocked when Po becomes the Dragon Warrior, and he, along with the other members of the Furious Five, attempt to make Po quit, but he refuses.
He eventually fights Tai Lung with the Furious Five, but they are all paralyzed with the nerve attack (Monkey being the first one to get paralyzed).
He helps lead the valley people away from the valley so that they are not harmed in the battle between Tai Lung and Master Shifu, and they rejoice after Po defeats the escaped prisoner.
===Kung Fu Panda 2===
Monkey is on a mission to stop Shen, but is captured with the other members of the Furious Five. He escapes and fights Shen's wolf army, but is defeated. After Po is able to defeat Shen, the Furious Five rejoice.
===Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness===
Monkey was eventually forced to contend with his past when Wu Kong began terrorizing the Valley of Peace, with Monkey taking the blame for his crimes due to the evidence implicating a monkey thief that Wu Kong left behind. Though aware of Wu Kong's actions, Monkey felt bound to protect his brother due to the promise he had made to their mother, and thus refused to reveal the truth. However, when Po discovered Wu Kong and was then to be left for dead, Monkey realized that he could not stand idly by while his brother acted in evil, and fought Wu Kong to save Po. Wu Kong then surprised the pair by admitting his guilt, but then reverted to his usual nature by fleeing justice.
===Kung Fu Panda 3===
Monkey, along with Po and the other members of the Furious Five, went to the noodle shop for lunch before finding out that Po would be overseeing the Five's training from then on. When Kai attacked the valley, Monkey came up with the name "Jombies" (short for Jade zombies) for Kai's minions at the same time as Po. While Po left with his father Li Shan to visit the Panda village, Monkey stayed in the valley. Crane and Mantis, on the other hand, went to track down Kai to his lair but unfortunately were captured by Kai and turned into Jombies. Later, Kai attacked the valley in person and captured Monkey and Viper. Monkey's Jombie then fought as part of Kai's army in the attack on the Panda village. Eventually, Po mastered his Chi and defeated Kai, and all the captured warriors were freed. Monkey, the Pandas, the villagers, and the other Masters then participated in a group training session to learn how to harness the power of Chi.
== Trivia ==
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