The Chameleon: DreamWorks' WORST Villain (Kung Fu Panda 4)
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Published 2024-03-23
DreamWorks have a pretty outstanding track record when it comes to creating menacing, entertaining, and all around iconic villains. But with the recent release of Kung Fu Panda 4 giving us The Chameleon, it's not hard to see how the previous films in the franchise wrote their villains substantially better.
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Tracks in order of appearance (Repeats not counted):
Persona 5 OST - Phantom
Persona 3 OST - This Mysterious Feeling
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time! OST - The Hazardous Wastes, 2084
Gravity Falls OST - Let's Rewind
Sonic Unleashed OST - Apotos (Day)
Kung Fu Panda 3 OST - The Arrival of Kai
Yakuza Kiwami 2 OST - Outlaw's Lullaby
Earthbound OST - Buy Somethin' Will Ya!
Sonic Adventure 2 OST - Bright Sound (Dry Lagoon)
Persona 5 OST - Tokyo Daylight
Persona 4 Golden OST - New Days
Picross 3D Round 2 OST - Challenge
Losing Streak - Chew Well (Outro Song)
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All Comments (21)
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and her naming is sooo lazy. Tai Lung, a snow leopard Lord Shen, a peacock Kai, a bull-yak The Chameleon, a chameleon
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Chameleon defeating Tai Lung, Kai and Shen reads like bad fan fiction of an OC.
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Tai Lung: Tests Po’s physical prowess Shen: Test's Po’s mental prowess Kai:*Tests Po's spiritual prowess* Chameleon: Tests the audience’s patience
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What’s disappointing is that Po never mentioned to The Chameleon that he was also underestimated. Once Po was chosen to be the dragon warrior by Oogaway, Shifu thought he had made a mistake. That being the case, Shifu was harsh with Po until he accepted the reality of Oogway’s choice and realized his true potential. This could have helped The Chameleon feel accepted and motivated her to change. Such a wasted opportunity.
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She seemed like a villain they’d use in a throwaway episode for Legends of Awesomeness
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Kung Fu panda 2: Commits genocide Kung Fu Panda 4: Pushes someone down the stairs.
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Chameleon: “They rejected me for being small!” Mantis: “Look at what she needs to mimic only a FRACTION of my power Po.”
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Fun fact: The movie's director wanted her to have NO backstory whatsoever, and by the time the production crew convinced him that, you know, giving the villain a backstory is kind of important, they were too late to do anything but put in those few lines.
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Putting the main villain aside, I'll never forgive this movie for just shamelessly shoehorning Lord Shen and Kai into it without even being given the privilege of having dialogue. Any meaningful comeback they could've had in future sequels has been washed down the gutter for good.
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Kfp 1: Tai lung escapes from a prison Kfp 2: Lord Shen commits genocide against the pandas and kills master rhino Kfp 3: Kai fights and defeats oogway Kfp 4: The chameleon literally poking a guy down the stairs
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The Chameleon feels like a supporting antagonist who was forced into the role of the main antagonist because Dreamworks could not think of anyone better to fill the role.
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Why did she steal lord Shen’s king fu? What was his kung fu? Cannons?
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Tai Lung: Bodied prison guards Lord Shen: Genocide on pandas Kai: Defeated Oogway Chameleon: Pushed someone down the stairs
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"Too small." Damn, they really disrespecting Mantis and Viper.
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The Chameleon didn't live up to her potential as a villain because she served as a plot device. She brought Kai back with the Staff of Wisdom despite how Po obliterated his spirit in the spirit realm. Not only does this contradict the previous installment, but it proves that she was forced into the narrative.
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She feels so half-assed. As if they didn't think her through. They had to ignore Mantis for her "backstory" to "work".
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Worst villain? No Worst KFP villain? Absolutely Worst dreamworld villains go to those new megamind villains
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Kai had like, no reason to be in the movie too. His soul was quite literally obliterated in the spirit realm. He should NOT be alive.
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The whole "too small" thing is suuuuuch bs when we were literally shown MASTER CHIPMUNK'S war hammer which was smaller than Mantises head
