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In the present day, Po, now a ''very'' skilled Dragon Warrior and [[Sixth Ranger|the sixth member of the Furious Five]], is trying to learn "inner peace" from Master Shifu. They're interrupted when a gang of wolves attack a village in search of metal to help in making Lord Shen's cannon, which, if successful, will make kung fu obsolete. Po and the Furious Five set out for Gongmen City to stop his plans. Along the way, Po learns about how he was adopted, and why.

The 2011 [[Sequel]] to [[Dreamworks Animation]]'s ''[[~~Kung Fu Panda (Animation)|~~Kung Fu Panda]]'', this film opened only second in line, under ''[[The Hangover Part II]]'', at the box office on its opening weekend. The earnings in the U.S. declined in the following weeks, but the international earnings went through the roof, especially in Asian territories, and set a new record in China. As a result, this film is the #1 animated feature film of 2011 worldwide, ''outgrossing'' [[Pixar]]'s critically lambasted ''[[Cars 2]]''. Furthermore, it's also the biggest box office earner for a film directed by a woman, in this case, Jennifer Yuh Nelson, who directed the traditionally animated opening of ''KFP'' 1.

The 2011 [[Sequel]] to [[Dreamworks Animation]]'s ''[[Kung Fu Panda]]'', this film opened only second in line, under ''[[The Hangover Part II]]'', at the box office on its opening weekend. The earnings in the U.S. declined in the following weeks, but the international earnings went through the roof, especially in Asian territories, and set a new record in China. As a result, this film is the #1 animated feature film of 2011 worldwide, ''outgrossing'' [[Pixar]]'s critically lambasted ''[[Cars 2]]''. Furthermore, it's also the biggest box office earner for a film directed by a woman, in this case, Jennifer Yuh Nelson, who directed the traditionally animated opening of ''KFP'' 1.

For character tropes, see the [[Kung Fu Panda ~~(Animation)~~/Characters|Character Page]].

For character tropes, see the [[Kung Fu Panda/Characters|Character Page]].

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=== Tropes present: ===

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* [[Arc Words]]: Arc symbol, more accurately. The red-eye-with-rays symbol for Po, and the Yin-Yang symbol for Shen. {{spoiler|Po grows, and the eye symbol stops holding any fear for him. Shen doesn't, and Po eventually takes on the yin-yang symbol as he wipes out Shen's gunships with their own cannonballs.}}

** The phrase "Who are you?" also qualifies.

* [[Arrow Catch]]: Tigress dodges a bunch of arrows and catches the last one an inch from her cheek. Bonus points for the arrows being ''[[Arrows On Fire|on fire]]''. ''More'' bonus points for the fact that she wasn't even ''looking at it'' and didn't seem all that concerned by it, as she does it completely offhandedly.

* [[Arrow Catch]]: Tigress dodges a bunch of arrows and catches the last one an inch from her cheek. Bonus points for the arrows being ''[[Arrows on Fire|on fire]]''. ''More'' bonus points for the fact that she wasn't even ''looking at it'' and didn't seem all that concerned by it, as she does it completely offhandedly.

* [[Art Shift]]: The movie is primarily filmed in CG, but the opening prologue was shot in a style resembling metal shadow puppets, and Po's dreams and memories are animated traditionally.

* [[Ascended Fanboy]]: Even though Po is now The Dragon Warrior, he still gushes like a kid about everything related to kung fu, even while being captured.

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{{quote| '''Po:''' I dunno what those are, never seem 'em before in my life... Dad, you got scratches on my [[Ship Tease|Tigress]]!}}

* [[Ash Face]]: Happens to Mantis when he tests a small amount of gunpowder.

* [[Attack! Attack! Attack!]]: Shen decides to blast everything in his path. {{spoiler|Ironically, that's [[Hoist By His Own Petard|how he meets his defeat]].}}

* [[Attack! Attack! Attack!]]: Shen decides to blast everything in his path. {{spoiler|Ironically, that's [[Hoist by His Own Petard|how he meets his defeat]].}}

* [[Attack! Attack! Retreat! Retreat!]]: When the Furious Five attempt to bring down Shen's cannon factory.

{{quote| '''Monkey:''' ''(after dropping a dozen barrels of lit explosives)'' Here's your New Year's gift!<br />

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* [[Big No]]: By Tigress {{spoiler|before Po is hit by Shen's cannon-fire.}}

* [[Black Dude Dies First]]: {{spoiler|Rhinos}} tend to die early in the ''Kung Fu Panda'' films.

* [[Blade On a Stick]]: When not using cannons or flurries of throwing knives, Lord Shen fights using a cross-breed between a Flamberge and a Naginata.

* [[Blade on a Stick]]: When not using cannons or flurries of throwing knives, Lord Shen fights using a cross-breed between a Flamberge and a Naginata.

* [[Blatant Lies]]: Shen's claim to Po that {{spoiler|he was abandoned because his parents didn't love him. Presumably because, perceiving his own parents as having hated him, it's the most painful thing he can imagine to inflict on an enemy}}.

* [[Blind Musician]]: The rabbit who keeps playing music during the fight scene in the Musician's Village seems to be blind, since he's wearing dark glasses and doesn't react to any of the violence happening around him.

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{{quote| '''Mantis:''' I thought I'd meet a nice girl, settle down, and then she'd eat my head.}}

** Bonus points for him remarking how sad it is that he ''didn't'' get his head eaten.

* [[Break Them By Talking]]: When Po confronts Shen in the foundry, the peacock manages to gain the upper hand by claiming that Po's parents didn't love him and abandoned him.

* [[Break Them by Talking]]: When Po confronts Shen in the foundry, the peacock manages to gain the upper hand by claiming that Po's parents didn't love him and abandoned him.

* [[Brick Joke]]: In the first film, Ping told Po that when he was young, he thought going into the tofu business was crazy. The second film begins with Ping having expanded his noodle business by adding tofu to the menu!

** Another example: When entering the prison, Monkey promises to warn the Furious Five with a "Caw-CAW!" to which it is pointed out how much it sounds like Crane, who protests by saying he never says that. At the finale of the film, Crane uses his "Wings of Justice! Caw-CAW!"

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* [[Deadly Dodging]]: Done by Po {{spoiler|as he's dodging and returning cannonballs at the end of the movie.}}

* [[Deadly Fireworks Display]]: [[Big Bad|Lord Shen]] [[Incredibly Lame Pun|goes out with a bang]] in 2 when {{spoiler|a cannon falls on him. A pretty fireworks display follows, with actual fireworks.}}

* [[Death By Looking Up]]: {{spoiler|Lord Shen is killed when his own cannon falls on top of him, having enough time to look up and see it. Justified, however, in that by that point, he'd accepted his fate since he makes no attempt to get out of the way.}}

* [[Death by Looking Up]]: {{spoiler|Lord Shen is killed when his own cannon falls on top of him, having enough time to look up and see it. Justified, however, in that by that point, he'd accepted his fate since he makes no attempt to get out of the way.}}

* [[Defrosting Ice Queen]]: Tigress started to thaw a little in the first movie, but here {{spoiler|she can be downright affectionate to Po, even giving him a [[Cooldown Hug]].}}

* [[Deleted Scene]]: Not vital to the plot, but one scene that was cut was an alternate introduction of the protagonists to Masters Croc and Ox. Originally, they were going to all meet at a street fighting ring, but was cut for various reasons. The design of the jail strongly resembles the arena that they were supposed to fight in, and the whole scene was later recycled into the bonus DVD ''Secrets of the Masters,'' which talked about Croc, Ox, and Rhino.

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* [[Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas]]: Out of all Shen's hostages, the Soothsayer is treated the least cruelly (though that's still not saying much), as she [[All There in the Manual|raised Shen when he was shunned by his family]].

* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: The Wolf Boss, Lord Shen's second in command, has no problem with theft or genocide, but firing on his own men? That's where he draws the line. {{spoiler|[[You Have Failed Me|He gets killed for it]]}}. [[Justified]] in that wolves are pack animals and he is pack alpha.

* [[Everything's Worse ~~With~~ Wolves]]: Lord Shen's minions are ruthless wolf brigands.

* [[Everything's Worse with Wolves]]: Lord Shen's minions are ruthless wolf brigands.

* [[Evil Albino]]: Lord Shen. Remember, in Chinese culture, white is the color of ''death''.

* [[Evil Brit]]: Lord Shen (voiced by [[Gary Oldman]]), in a parallel to Tai Lung (Ian McShane).

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** Po's dream about fighting alongside mighty warriors actually occurs in the end of the film.

*** Even [[Early-Bird Cameo|early bird cameos]] like Shen's symbol and the wolves that appeared previously in Po's dream appeared in the film. Po's memories may have been repressed but even little things like that still affected him.

* [[Freeze Frame Bonus]]: Look closely in Mantis' cage when Po is holding it. {{spoiler|A couple of times he moves enough to cause "Mantis" inside to rock slightly but not move a muscle, making it clear that it is an inanimate object.}}

* [[Freeze-Frame Bonus]]: Look closely in Mantis' cage when Po is holding it. {{spoiler|A couple of times he moves enough to cause "Mantis" inside to rock slightly but not move a muscle, making it clear that it is an inanimate object.}}

** When Po is running on the conveyor belt, the wok pan with Tai Lung's Face indented in it from the first movie goes over the side {{spoiler|right before Po himself falls and catches himself with the tuning fork}}

* [[Freudian Excuse]]: [[Big Bad]] Lord Shen's family never loved him. {{spoiler|From his perspective, anyway.}}

* [[Futile Hand Reach|Futile Paw Reach]]: By Tigress.

* [[Genocide Backfire]]: [[Playing ~~With~~ a Trope|Sort of]]. Lord Shen heard a prophecy that a black and white warrior would defeat him, so he destroyed the village of pandas close to his city. He later finds out that there was a survivor; Po. {{spoiler|[[Sequel Hook|And a hidden village of pandas, including Po's biological father]]}}. Unlike most examples of this trope, this wasn't what directly caused the confrontation between Po and Shen, and traumatic memories of his early childhood actually weaken Po, instead of motivating him.

* [[Genocide Backfire]]: [[Playing with a Trope|Sort of]]. Lord Shen heard a prophecy that a black and white warrior would defeat him, so he destroyed the village of pandas close to his city. He later finds out that there was a survivor; Po. {{spoiler|[[Sequel Hook|And a hidden village of pandas, including Po's biological father]]}}. Unlike most examples of this trope, this wasn't what directly caused the confrontation between Po and Shen, and traumatic memories of his early childhood actually weaken Po, instead of motivating him.

** As noted further down, though, Po would never have been in a position to become the Dragon Warrior if Shen hadn't destroyed his village.

** Shen fully expected this to be Po's reason to come stop him. It's played for laughs when Po has no idea who Shen is or what he has done. Even in the end, Po seemed to mean no ill will against Shen.

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{{quote| '''Mr.Ping''': Well, son. Baby geese come from little eggs. Now don't ask me where the egg comes from!}}

** Shen's talk about old and new has shades of [[Mao Ze Dong]]'s own beliefs, and was especially prominent during the [[Cultural Revolution]]. Yet, it appears to have been unnoticed by the Chinese censors.

* [[Grievous Harm ~~With~~ a Body]]: Part of Po and the Five's battling the wolf [[Mooks]] in the dragon costume involves hurling the last few victims (out the back end) into oncoming Mooks.

* [[Grievous Harm with a Body]]: Part of Po and the Five's battling the wolf [[Mooks]] in the dragon costume involves hurling the last few victims (out the back end) into oncoming Mooks.

* [[Growling Gut]]: "My fist hungers for justice. ''*growl*'' That was my... fist."

* [[Ham to Ham Combat]]: Po and Shen's first scene together.

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'''Po:''' Who do ''you'' think I am, peacock?<br />

'''Shen:''' *[[Evil Laugh|laughs]]*<br />

'''Po:''' *[[Laugh ~~With~~ Me|also laughs]]* [[Lampshade Hanging|Why are we laughing?]] }}

'''Po:''' *[[Laugh with Me|also laughs]]* [[Lampshade Hanging|Why are we laughing?]] }}

* [[Happily Adopted]]: Po and his father both admit that Po is adopted at the beginning. {{spoiler|Po is okay with this by the end of the film.}}

* [[Hard Work Hardly Works]] / [[Instant Expert]]: [[Played With]]. Po's kung fu has improved a lot since the last movie, but he's still somewhat clumsy and has a lot to learn. {{spoiler|He was able to master Inner Peace and the redirection move rather quickly, though.}}

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** [[Badass]]: Subverted. Immediately after the above scene, {{spoiler|Po throws the hat that he's wearing at the chains that contain the Furious Five. Overestimating his throwing power of a very ordinary ''straw'' hat, followed by a very awkward and embarrassing moment by everyone watching}}. But he picks up the ball and ultimately makes it count afterwards.

* [[Hidden Weapons]]: Shen. He keeps a multitude of blades in his sleeves.

* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]/[[Self Disposing Villain]]: {{spoiler|Lord Shen is crushed by his own wrecked cannon because he tried killing Po and ended up cutting the ropes holding it up.}}

* [[Hoist by His Own Petard]]/[[Self-Disposing Villain]]: {{spoiler|Lord Shen is crushed by his own wrecked cannon because he tried killing Po and ended up cutting the ropes holding it up.}}

** {{spoiler|Shen also insisted on firing on Po, even though he's deflecting and returning the cannon balls pretty well.}}

* [[I Am Not Your Father]]: Mr. Ping finally admits the [[Captain Obvious|incredibly non-evident fact]] that he's not Po's real father.

* [[I Can't Hear You]]: Po shouts a challenge from a rooftop to Shen. Unfortunately, the distance is too far for anyone to make out what Po is saying.

* [[If I Wanted You Dead]]: The soothsayer says this to Po after fixing him up.

* [[If I Wanted You Dead...]]: The soothsayer says this to Po after fixing him up.

* [[I Have You Now, My Pretty]]: Shen does this briefly toward Tigress near the end of the movie {{spoiler|while she's chained up with the rest of the Five and Po is presumed dead.}}

{{quote| '''Shen:''' ''(leans in close to her face and strokes it)'' You are going to be part of something ''beautiful''.<br />

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* [[Last of His Kind]]: [[Subverted]]. {{spoiler|Both Shen and Po think that there are no more surviving giant pandas. However, the [[Sequel Hook]] at the end of the movie shows a whole panda village, including Po's real father.}}

* [[Last Second Chance]]: {{spoiler|Rejected once again. Po tries sharing the secret to inner peace with Lord Shen, but even if Shen understands it, he attacks Po anyway. Although by that point Shen almost certainly ''wanted'' to die (you can see Shen accepting his fate as the giant cannon falls on him soon after), choosing self-destruction instead of redemption probably still counts.}}

* [[Last Villain Stand]]: {{spoiler|After Po destroys his entire armada and he's killed his own Dragon, [[Humiliation Conga|Shen is left with nothing]]. Po finds him on the ruins of his flagship in the middle of a [[Villainous BSOD]]. Po offers him a [[Last Second Chance]], but Shen ultimately rejects it (either by [[Evil Cannot Comprehend Good|not understanding]] or [[Suicide By Cop|just wanting to die]]) and does the one thing he'd spent the entire movie running from, fighting Po one on one with everything he's got}}.

* [[Last Villain Stand]]: {{spoiler|After Po destroys his entire armada and he's killed his own Dragon, [[Humiliation Conga|Shen is left with nothing]]. Po finds him on the ruins of his flagship in the middle of a [[Villainous BSOD]]. Po offers him a [[Last Second Chance]], but Shen ultimately rejects it (either by [[Evil Cannot Comprehend Good|not understanding]] or [[Suicide by Cop|just wanting to die]]) and does the one thing he'd spent the entire movie running from, fighting Po one on one with everything he's got}}.

* [[Laugh ~~With~~ Me]]: Shen and Po.

* [[Laugh with Me]]: Shen and Po.

* [[Light Is Not Good]]: Shen, both in regards to chinese and western iconography, being white and red (the latter being the colour of love in chinese culture) as he is, not to mention him being a peacock (which is basically the animal that most resembles the chinese phoenix) and given what the possible readings of his name mean (神, "divinity", and 焴, "flame"). Although him being white feathered goes to [[Obviously Evil]] territory if you consider that white is the colour of '''death''' in most asian cultures.

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** Then again, we don't know how much time passed since Shifu first showed Po the technique and the day he sends him off to fight Shen, so he could have been trying to learn it in between.

*** Doubles as a [[Call Back]], since both are techniques Shifu told Po about in the beginning{{spoiler|, and later used to dispose of the villain of the respective movies}}.

** A [[Chekhov's Skill]] if you take into account the [[Kung Fu Panda Legends of Awesomeness|TV]] [[Interquel|show]]. He's shown several times in that seeing a move once and being able to duplicate it.

** A [[Chekhov's Skill]] if you take into account the [[Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness|TV]] [[Interquel|show]]. He's shown several times in that seeing a move once and being able to duplicate it.

* [[Meteor Move]]: Performed by Po on the Wolf Boss at the end of the Rickshaw Chase.

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** Another trailer moment that doesn't happen in the movie is Shifu telling Po he's received a message. Po thinks it came from the universe, then Shifu says it came from a messenger.

* [[Mook Chivalry]]: If they'd all just fired at once {{spoiler|Po would have been floating panda pate}}. Of course, the instances we see multiple shots fired at Po, he simply dodges most of them before catching one and throwing it back.

* [[Moses in ~~The~~ Bulrushes]]: Or more precisely, Baby Po in the radish produce crate.

* [[Moses in the Bulrushes]]: Or more precisely, Baby Po in the radish produce crate.

* [[My God, You Are Serious]]: When Po realized that Tigress wasn't kidding about no snack stops on the way to stop the wolf bandits.

* [[My Significance Sense Is Tingling]]: Master Shifu collapses after sensing {{spoiler|Po being shot by Lord Shen's cannon.}}

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** A TV Spot has Po declare "I'm ''not'' the last panda!" while showing {{spoiler|the panda village seen at the end of the movie,}} making it look like this will be a big part of the plot. It...wasn't. Po didn't say that and while the village appeared, it was just a teaser at the very end of the movie.

** Similar to the above TV Spot, the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc2KBORYebs DVD Release Trailer] basically tells you something ''completely different'' from what ACTUALLY happens in the movie. Someone must be playing a joke on the marketing department or editor.

* [[Never Say Die]]: ''Averted''. That and "kill" may be Shen's favorite words.

* [[Never Say "Die"]]: ''Averted''. That and "kill" may be Shen's favorite words.

** Played straight in one case. He tells Po that he 'took away' his parents. {{spoiler|[[Justified Trope|Justified]] in that Po's father at least isn't dead.}}

* [[Nice Hat]]: Though not fancy or complicated in any way. Po's line preceding his gain of the hat should qualify. Also, it does look pretty cool up on that roof.

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** On the other hand, Viper also seems rather ''friendly'' with Po, and she kissed a doll of him on the cheek in the (non-canon) credits sequence of the first film. However, she wrapped the doll in a ribbon and ''cradled'' it as she kissed it. Given that she's the most compassionate of the five, it could be a "Motherly Love" kind of thing.

* [[Shout-Out]]:

** The sequence where the Furious Five hide in a dragon costume and "devour" wolf minions ([[It Makes Sense in Context]]), filmed from a top-down perspective, is an obvious ''[[~~Pacman~~]]'' allusion.

** The sequence where the Furious Five hide in a dragon costume and "devour" wolf minions ([[It Makes Sense in Context]]), filmed from a top-down perspective, is an obvious ''[[Pac-Man]]'' allusion.

** In the [[Smoke and Fire Factory]] showdown, when Po suddenly appears behind Shen mounted on a huge turning cogwheel. Hi there, ''[[Terminator]]''!

** The final river fleet showdown is possibly inspired by ''[[Red Cliff]]'', where clever strategy triumphs over a bulky fleet of clumsy yet heavily armed ships.

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** The blind rabbit musician who continues to play through the initial battle with wolves is most likely a reference to the battle in the rain from [[Hero]], which was accompanied by a blind musician.

** The scene where Po is riding the rickshaw to catch a wolf (also in a rickshaw) and ends up going up and falling off some scaffolding of a building is reminiscent of the chariot racing scene in ''[[The Prince of Egypt]]'', another Dreamworks film. They even used some of the same camera angles!

*** Also, other than the obvious factor of [[Moses in ~~The~~ Bulrushes]], Po's mother sending Po away is very reminiscent of the scene in ''Prince of Egypt'' when Jochebed sends Moses away in the basket, right down to when they kiss their children on the forehead.

*** Also, other than the obvious factor of [[Moses in the Bulrushes]], Po's mother sending Po away is very reminiscent of the scene in ''Prince of Egypt'' when Jochebed sends Moses away in the basket, right down to when they kiss their children on the forehead.

** Possible ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' references: not only does the whole plot of weaponry vs. kung fu seem to partake of Saruman's "the old world will burn in the fires of industry" technology vs. nature mindset, but a number of the shots within Shen's foundry are reminiscent of the forges under Isengard. (Not to mention him slaughtering peaceful villagers/farmers.) Also, the [[Sinister Silhouettes]] moment with Po being carried up the stairs by the gorilla seems like a homage to Samwise's assault on Cirith Ungol.

** Pretty minor, but Po getting discovered as a baby in the radish crate is pretty close to how [[Madagascar|baby Alex]] was first found after being sent adrift at sea.

** The musical score takes some cues from ''[[How to Train Your Dragon]]'' at the end, as the camera sweeps from the Valley of Peace to {{spoiler|the last panda village.}}

** This is not the first time [[Jack Black]] has fought using [[Combination Attack|combination attacks]]. [[Brutal Legend|Though it is decidedly less metal.]]

** One scene showed the Furious Five using a string of lanterns as a zipline, similar to the one at the end of ''[[~~Mulan (Disney)|~~Mulan]]''.

** One scene showed the Furious Five using a string of lanterns as a zipline, similar to the one at the end of ''[[Mulan]]''.

* [[Shown Their Work]]:

** In addition to the architecture, the movie opens with a brief history of Shen's childhood, which is presented as a stylized shadow puppet play. The musician troupe that Po and company try to save from bandits carried large prayer bells.

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* [[The Stinger]]: Surprisingly and sadly averted.

* [[Squee]]: Po, when meeting Masters Croc and Ox.

{{quote| '''Po:''' Master Ox? Master (''spots Master Croc'') [''[[GASP~~|gasp~~]]''] The ferocious Master Croc! And Master... Storming Ox! I can't believe we're rescuing actual legends of Kung Fu!}}

{{quote| '''Po:''' Master Ox? Master (''spots Master Croc'') [''[[GASP]]''] The ferocious Master Croc! And Master... Storming Ox! I can't believe we're rescuing actual legends of Kung Fu!}}

* [[Suicide By Cop]]: [[Subverted]] toward the end. {{spoiler|Lord Shen assumes Po wants this when he stands up in front of Shen's cannons, essentially a firing squad taken [[Up to Eleven]]. Po is only finding a firm place to stand so that he can deflect the cannonballs, but he might have anticipated that Shen would come to this conclusion. And with good reason, because if he can't pull this off, he really is dead}}. [[Darker and Edgier|...Dark.]]

* [[Suicide by Cop]]: [[Subverted]] toward the end. {{spoiler|Lord Shen assumes Po wants this when he stands up in front of Shen's cannons, essentially a firing squad taken [[Up to Eleven]]. Po is only finding a firm place to stand so that he can deflect the cannonballs, but he might have anticipated that Shen would come to this conclusion. And with good reason, because if he can't pull this off, he really is dead}}. [[Darker and Edgier|...Dark.]]

* [[Super Sentai Stance]]: Parodied with the help of Po's clumsiness.

* [[Super Strength]]: Master Rhino was described to basically be this. Tigress and Mantis are way up there, too.

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* [[We Have Reserves]]: Lord Shen is not averse to firing at his own ships and killing his own minions if it helps to destroy Po. {{spoiler|Which even convinces [[The Dragon]] to turn against him.}}

* [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic]]: Like in the first movie, this trope is invoked during the final battle. {{spoiler|Shen professed his hatred of kung fu and desire to eradicate it more than once, but in the end, when told by Po that he should do what he really desires to do with his life, instead of being controlled by his past, Shen chooses to have one last kung fu battle with Po, and actually manages to fight Po on even terms, proving that he wasn't just attacking in a blind rage (look how well that ended for the far more powerful Tai Lung). Then the wreck of his cannon interrupts the fight and crushes him, in the far less subtle application of the same trope.}}

** The floor of Gongmen Jail has a curved line running through its circular center. When Tigress confronts Po there, she is standing at one point and repeatedly tossing him to another, causing them to [[Freeze Frame Bonus|form a yin-yang symbol when viewed from above]].

** The floor of Gongmen Jail has a curved line running through its circular center. When Tigress confronts Po there, she is standing at one point and repeatedly tossing him to another, causing them to [[Freeze-Frame Bonus|form a yin-yang symbol when viewed from above]].

* [[Why Don't Ya Just Shoot Him]]: Averted. While a skilled martial artist, Shen's preferred method of combat is death by giant cannon.

** Played straight, too. Ironically, when the Furious Five and Po was all chained up before him, instead of just tearing them to pieces with those blades of his, Shen decided to go for a dramatic, meaningful, but much slower death by said giant cannon. {{spoiler|Needless to say, that cost him his victory.}}

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** Well, there's letting your pride destroy your son and best pupil, and then there's a panda you consider extremely unworthy becoming what you always thought the aforementioned son/pupil would be, shoving your mistakes and failures in your face once again after years, twisting the knife in the wound. Given Shifu's past, it kinda makes sense that Po being chosen as Dragon Warrior was his worst moment ever.

* [[You Are Too Late]]: Po and the Five come to destroy Lord Shen's {{spoiler|cannon}} thinking he only built one, only to realize that they are far, far too late considering he's {{spoiler|already built a whole arsenal of them.}}

* [[You Can't Fight Fate]]: Lord Shen appears to be well aware of this trope even through he strives to avert it. {{spoiler|Likely the explanation for his [[Death By Looking Up]].}}

* [[You Can't Fight Fate]]: Lord Shen appears to be well aware of this trope even through he strives to avert it. {{spoiler|Likely the explanation for his [[Death by Looking Up]].}}

* [[You Can't Thwart Stage One]]: Po and the Furious Five {{spoiler|were unable to destroy the cannons at the foundry or stop Lord Shen from bringing the cannon ships out of Gongmen City. Still, they succeed in thwarting Lord Shen's plans and defeat him.}}