Massacre of the Pandas
Baby Po's father fighting off the invaders Location The Panda Village Combatants Po's Father vs. Shen, Shen's wolf army Bystanders Baby Po, Po's Mother, fleeing villagers Outcome Shen and wolf army victorious; village destroyed, with most villagers killed Casualties Most villagers, Po's Mother Previous N/A Next  ??? [View source]

The Massacre of the Pandas was the unexpected, unforeseen raid on the Panda Village, led by Lord Shen and his wolf followers. Even though some fought back, it ultimately ended in the destruction of the village and the extermination of almost all the villagers. Only a few had managed to escape and survive the attack.

SummaryEdit

Lord Shen of the peacock rulers of Gongmen City, sought to weaponize his family's invention of fireworks. Concerned, Shen's parents consulted a soothsayer. The Soothsayer foresaw that if Shen continued his dark pursuits, he would be defeated by "a warrior of black-and-white". Shen, having overheard about the prophecy, presumed it meant the pandas living in the nearby village and, in response, led his loyal wolves to exterminate this potential threat relentlessly.

Upon arrival at the village, Shen had his wolves set fire to the houses, and pursue the pandas attempting to flee the carnage. During the massacre, Boss Wolf and another wolf leaped at an infant panda watching the chaos in terror. The child's father bravely stepped in front of him and struck the wolves with a rake as Shen looked on in astonishment. Boss Wolf lost an eye from the blow. After the initial attack on the village, Shen and the wolves scoured the surrounding forests for any remaining pandas.

When the massacre was complete, Shen returned home, expecting his parents to praise him for his initiative. They responded by banishing him for his crimes for all eternity. Believing his parents to have betrayed him, Shen swore to return and conquer all of China.

While Shen believed his genocide of the pandas to be complete, he was wrong. A number of pandas fled and hid in a secret valley, along with the infant's father. The infant panda was hidden by his mother in a radish crate that made its way to the Valley of Peace, where he eventually rose up to become the Dragon Warrior and avenge this injustice.

TriviaEdit

• The massacre of the pandas may be an allusion to the fact that pandas are an endangered species.

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