Master Monkey (or just Monkey) is a supporting character and member of the Furious Five in the Kung Fu Panda franchise.
Biography
Early Life
Monkey spent most of his childhood as a troublemaker in his home village alongside his older brother Wu Kong, but while the younger shrub-nosed monkey was happy just merely playing pranks, Wu Kong sank deeper into a life of crime. The latter became the town thief, but was quickly captured and taken to jail, shaming the family. With his brother gone, Monkey found it hard to cope with making trouble on his own, and became a laughingstock himself in front of the entire village when he accidentally slipped on banana peel and his pants fell in public.
He grew up seeking revenge for the incident by earning himself the title of the trouble-making hooligan in his village, playing tricks on the townspeople (often making people slip on banana peels or "pantsing" them) and made the habit of stealing from the markets due to Wu Kong's bad role-modeling. The townspeople grew angry of having him and told him to leave, but he refused, so they sent many powerful warriors to force him out of town. However, Monkey humiliated each and every one of them with his "pantsing" maneuvers until the villagers called villagers called for the aid of Grand Master Oogway, who, besides not wearing any pants, used his shell to dodge all of his young opponent's attacks. Not expecting this, Monkey ended up slipping underneath a falling beam, but was saved by Oogway . Humiliated in front of the whole town by the old Kung Fu master and his own tricks, Monkey surrendered and agreed to leave, but the wise tortoise encouraged to stay so that he could be taught some compassion. Thus, the lesson turned Monkey into a hero who helped and defended his village.
Monkey later improved his compassion by trying out a hand in stand-up comedy, but no one seemed to share his sense of humor. It was during this attempted career that he was found by Tigress, who mistook him for a Kung fu master sought by Master Shifu due to her list of five masters getting mixed up Monkey's mother wakes up and see her two sons fighting, which breaks her heart and causes her to collapse. Wu Kong quickly leaves yet again and disappears into darkness. Soon before she passed on, Mother's mother makes Monkey promise to protect the family.
Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda 2
Kung Fu Panda 3
Other Apperances
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
Kung Fu Panda Holiday
At the Film he was first seen with the Furious Five Fight at the other side of the bridge.
Gallery
Trivia
- His voice actor is Jackie Chan who is also a kung fu master.