Skunk (Skunk-Fu)

**Skunk** is a Skunk and the titular character of *Skunk Fu!,* an Irish-British animated series that ran for 26 episodes. The series ran from 2007 to 2008.

## **Biography**

Skunk is a 10-year old skunk who studies Kung Fu under his adopted father, Panda. He is a black and white skunk with a red nose.

He was dropped into China by a stork, seemingly dropped as a prayer for a new hero from the heavens. After Dragon, the main antagonist of the series, and the former guardian of the valley was punished by the heavens and trapped in the mountains, he became evil, and swore revenge on the Valley Dwellers. Panda, Dragon's former friend, received baby Skunk in his arms.

He thanked Heaven for the hope they brought to the valley, and raised him while teaching him the arts of Kung Fu. Skunk has lived his life surrounded by his friends like Rabbit, Fox, Ox, Bird, Pig, and more. At the same time, he is also surrounded by enemies like Dragon, Baboon, and the Ninja Monkeys.

## **Personality**

Skunk is really a good-hearted and caring person who will even feel sympathetic to his enemies as seen in the episodes The art of Attitude and The art of Revenge, where he feels sorry for the Ninja Monkeys. He wants to please his Kung Fu master, Panda, but also wants to have fun and find the easy way out of his lessons. Skunk also has a very mischievous mind. Skunk can sometimes be naïve and impatient, but he still gives his best tries during missions. He usually does things in his own ways, but some of his plans end up getting backfired. Skunk has a very important future ahead. He's becoming a Kung Fu master, defeating Dragon, and then there's his Skunk power. Skunk may get into a bit of trouble all the time but is shown to learn his lessons.

Skunk can sometimes be embarrassed by his natural powers, as he can't seem to control them. He is self-conscious about using it, and sometimes gives warnings to his friends that he is gonna skunk whenever his tail twitches and he feels a gurgle in his gut. This triggers whenever he is scared, surprised, or embarrassed. Skunk is also not keen on letting other people (like Rabbit) use his produced stink collected without his consent as seen in "*The Art Of The Stink.*" However, he is comfortable enough to skunk around other skunks. Hinted in the "*The Art of Monkey Love*" that this would teach him how to use his skunking power without those emotions that triggers it.

## **Farting Ability**

Skunk's farting ability is referred to as "Stinkers" or "Skunking" in the series. It is his very powerful defense mechanism, where he sprays a noxious green gas out of his rear.

## **Farting Highlights**

Skunk's farts have been shown to have extreme amounts of volume, such as filling up entire caves, canyons, and even mountains. this gas is able to knock out, stun, deter, or disorient any opponent who manages to catch a whiff of its terrible smell, making this Skunks powerful mechanism in its own right,

However, while this mechanism plays as one Skunk's greatest strengths, it's also one of his biggest weaknesses. Loosely true to a real skunk's instincts, Skunk can't always use his farts nor control them on command, as it triggers by fear, embarrassment, anger, surprise, excitement, or distraction. While powerful and potent, it is a great embarrassment for Skunk, who cannot control it. Especially when there are no other skunks around the valley to teach him. certain moments in both "*The Art of Monkey Love*" and "*The Art of Leaving Them Laughing*" are shown instances that Skunk could fart on command without being triggered by his instincts.