Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters

Secret of the Masters is a 2011 animated short film from DreamWorks Animation. The short consists mostly of a traditional animation (17 minutes), which was created by Duncan Studio.

Dialogue

Po: [excitedly spots a nearby silver sword on a stand and runs over to it] Look, the sword Master Ox used to defeat the Macau Marauders! [picks up the sword and plays with it a little bit] I had no idea it was so shiny!

Tigeress: Put that back!

Po: [puts the sword back and moves on to the bamboo staff standing next to it] And the staff Master Rhino used to liberate the village of Wenshen! [playfully swings the staff around as if fighting off villains] I had no idea it was so staffy!

Mantis: Staffy?

Po: [puts the staff back and spots a hanging purple cape with a white emblem] No way! And the cape Master Croc used for...for... [falters] Well I don't know what he used it for, but let me tell you something...it made him look really cool.

Tigress: Goodnight Po! [walking away with Mantis on her shoulder]

Po: [notices them leaving] Come on! [runs after them] How can you even think of going back to sleep when this close to.. [suddenly gasps upon catching sight of a large black container, it's metal doors wide open to reveal an empty space] The Sarcophagus of Su Wu!

[Tigress and Mantis glance at Po in confusion]

Tigress: Su what?

Po: Wu!

Mantis: Who?

Po: Su Wu!

Tigress: Who's Su?

Mantis: No clue!

Po: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa...you haven't heard of the Wu Sisters? [Tigress and Mantis shrug] They were the most feared and notorious villains who ever terrorized China! Ah, but they did one good thing... [gestures to the statues of the three masters] They brought Masters Ox, Croc, and Rhino together for the very first time! It all started long ago in the city of Jinzhou... [voiceover as the scene fades to the city of Jinzhou in 2D animated] You see, not everyone practiced kung fu for justice and honor.

Piglet Announcer: Good fight, boys! Good to see you still have some teeth left, Stanley! [lifts up a large bag of cash] Next fight on today's program is the heavyweights! Which of you hulking punching bags wants in?

Croc: [forcefully shoving his way through the crowd] The Croc is in! You can't hide from my impenetrable hide!

Ox: The Ox is in! My uniqueness is to analyze your weakness. [turns to a quivering bunny and focuses on left ear] Bingo! [leaps into a kung fu stance... and flicks the bunny's left ear]

Bunny: Ow! [spins around on the ground, clutching his ear in pain] My bad ear! He got my bad ear!

Piglet Announcer: All right! Let's get this slaughter started!

Rhino: [crashes though a nearby wall] Not just yet!

Piglet Announcer: Boys, we got ourselves a three-way battle blowout!

Rhino: My name is Rhino. My source, of course, is my unstoppable force!

Pig Waiter: [serving a customer a cup of tea, who's later revealed to be Master Oogway] Uh, who cares who wins? Those three are a disgrace to kung fu.

Oogway: [finishes his cup of tea] I fear they will all lose... until they find a battle worth fighting.

Pig Waiter: Yeah, I hear that all the time. You wanted to see the dessert menu?

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Croc: [looking at the wanted poster of the Wu Sisters] Wait a minute, this looks nothing like me.

Ox: [takes the poster out of Croc's hands] The Wu Sisters? They once took on the entire Jackal Nation armed with nothing more than... a pair of chopsticks!

Rhino: [grabs the poster] Together, they're more powerful than any kung fu master! I thought they were locked up!

Oogway: [unexpectedly moved to another spot, perfectly balanced on his staff] They were... until mere moments ago. But now, they're free... and I assure you, they will be seeking revenge. You three must stop them.

Rhino: You're not talking about us, right?

Oogway: The Wu Sisters are be headed for their fortress inside the Hubei Volcano. [pulls aside a curtain to reveal a sinister looking volcano in the distance] Scary, isn't it?

Voice cast

• Jack Black as Po
• Angelina Jolie as Tigress
• Dustin Hoffman as Shifu
• Randall Duk Kim as Oogway
• Seth Rogen as Mantis
• Todd Berger as Pig Server
• David Cowgill as Flying Rhino
• Donald Fullilove as Gorilla Guard #1
• Dennis Haysbert as Young Storming Ox
• Joseph Izzo as Little Birdie
• Tony Leondis as Young Croc
• Edie Mirman as Mother Bunny
• Sumalee Montano as Su Wu / Wing Wu / Wan Wu
• Michelle Ruff as Money Bunny
• Paul Scheer as Young Thundering Rhino
• Paul Vogt as Piglet Announcer