Li Shan I’m Li Shan. I’m looking for my son.
2nd most-quoted character in Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016): in 12 of its 56 quotes
Most scenes with: Po (7), Mr. Ping (5), Tigress (4)
You must rediscover what it is to be a panda. You have to learn how to live like a panda. Sleep like a panda. Eat like a panda. Those 103 dumplings? I was just warming up.
More lines from Li Shan
3 quotes Li Shan Li Shan Pandas don't walk. We roll! [He starts rolling]
Li Shan [to Po, about his mom]
She was the total package. Smart, beautiful... tremendous appetite. [he and Po chuckle] She was the love of my life. And then, just when I thought I couldn't get any luckier, along you came, my little Lotus. I really had it all, until that... one moment... when I lost everything. [flashback to the second movie, Po's mother putting him in the radish basket, before leading Shen and his wolves away]
Scenes with Li Shan
8 scenes
Who are you?
Li Shan [muffling]
I'm Li Shan.
What?
Li [swallows]
I'm Li Shan, and I'm looking for my son.
Li Yes. Many years ago.
I lost my father.
Li I'm very sorry.
Thank you. [pause]
Li Well, good luck to you.
You too. I hope you find your son.
Li And I hope you find your father. [they both walk off, everyone face palms, but they stopped with realization] Son? Oh, my gosh, it is you! Well, don't just stand there. Give your old man a hug!
[hugs his real dad]
I can't believe you're alive!
[The crowd cheers. Mr. Ping is in bewildered shock.]
[When Po is warned by Tigress that Kai is coming to the Panda Village, he walks up to his father]
[walks up to his fatherYou need to teach me the secret chi technique now!
Li No, no. I'm afraid you need more time. [to the pandas] Everyone, go get your things!
I don't have more time! I need to learn it now!
Li Sorry, you're not ready. [to the pandas] Pack everything!
I am ready!
Li Not quite.
[follows him on the bridge]
What are you talking about? I've done everything you've asked. I've mastered napping, sleeping in, hammocks, hot tubs. I am totally at one with my panda parts! Now why won't you show me?!
Li [giving in]
Because I don't know it!
Li I don't know, okay, it's because nobody does that; maybe we used to, but...but not anymore.
You lied?
Li No, I...Yes.
Why?
Li To save your life! I point out that some blade-swinging maniacs are coming for you. What am I supposed to do? Just-Just let that happen?!
Yes! I'm the Dragon Warrior, facing maniacs! That's my job, but because of you, I left the valley unprotected. I left my friends unprotected, and now they're all...they're all...
Li And you would have been, too! I lost you once; I am not going to lose you again. I can't. [tries to take Po to his hut]
This isn't going to work.
It has to.
You're not thinking straight.
I am!
I am.
No.
Yes, I am.
No, I've seen Kai. I see what he can do.
But he hasn't seen what I can do. [does the Wuxi Finger Hold again, just like in the first film]
It's my best move. I just have to get to Kai, grab his finger, and then, skadoosh, back to the spirit realm.
[squeezes his hand]
He has an army of jade warriors. Everything they see, he sees. So, there's no sneaking up on him. [pushes him down] You'll never get close enough.
It's gonna work. [gets up]
[gets up again; offended]
Oh, you sound just like Shifu with the "Chi, chi, chi." "Chi this. Chi that." "Chi-chi-chi-chi-chi-chi!" I'm not a master of chi, okay? I don't know if I'm the Dragon Warrior. I don't even know if I'm a panda! I don't know who I am! You're right. There's no way I can stop him and his army.
Li Shan Unless you had an army of your own.
You?
Li Shan Not just me.
Li Shan All of us. [all the other pandas appear] I finally found my son, after all these years. It's going to take a lot more than the end of the world to keep us apart.
But you don't even know kung fu.
Li Shan Then you will teach us.
What? I can't teach you kung fu. I couldn't even teach Tigress. And she already knows kung fu!
Li Shan Po, I know I'm the last guy you wanna trust right now. But you gotta believe me. We can do this. We can learn kung fu. We can be just like you!
Li Shan [Po unrolls the jade scroll and gazes at the drawing of Oogway and Kai's battle, then sees Li Shan gazing at the drawing of the ancient panda masters using their chi to heal Oogway's wounds]
I wish I could have taught you this, son.
It's okay, Dad. I'm...
[They, Tigress, Mr. Ping, and all the other panda villagers suddenly hear the sound of Kai's blades]
He's here.
[Kai launches himself to the top of the ice wall with his blades] [amazed]
That's what I call a dramatic entrance!
You must be the Dragon Warrior.
And you must be Kai - Beast of Vengeance, Maker of Widows.
Yes! Finally! Thank you! Almost makes me want to spare your life.
Oh, you want to spare me? How about you spare me the chit-chat, alright? Let's do this.
I'm going to take your chi, then the chi of every panda in the-
Augh! Chit-chat.
In the-
Chitty-chitty-chat-chat, chat-chat-chat!
In the-
Chit-chat!
Li Shan And so can I!
Both
Double-Dad Defense!
So, Oogway, this was the one destined to stop me? I will have his chi. And then all of theirs! [cuts of the panda villagers' escape with his blade; to Po] And you...You really thought you can send me back to the Spirit Realm? You are just a stupid mortal.
It only works on mortals. You're right. I can't send you there. But I can take you there. [points out in the air] What's that? [Kai looks distractedly; then jumps on Kai and headlocks him with his arms]
Po!
Li Shan Son!
[looks at his family, Mr. Ping, and Tigress one last time; then...]
Skadoosh! [lowers his pinky, releasing a yellow shockwave]
Li Shan and Mr. Ping
SON!
NO!
Li Shan [A yin-yang symbol made of flower petals appear where Po last stood after the shockwave]
What happened? Where's Po?
He took Kai away. He saved us.
Li Shan No.
He saved us. But who's saving him?
Li Shan [Li Shan, Mr. Ping, Tigress, and all the other panda villagers gather around to use their chi to help Po before Kai tries taking away his while in the Spirit Realm]
Po...You taught us who we were meant to be. A father.
A friend.
Panda Cub
A dumpling kicker.
Panda Grandmother
A lethal fighting machine.
Big Fun A hugger.
A nunchuck chick.
Stripy baby.
A family.
Son! [both run to Po and hug him]
Don't you go disappearing in petals ever again.
Li Shan We thought we lost you.
No, you saved me. you all did. [looks at everybody and Big Fun laughs] Now, come on over here!
Big Fun [Everyone runs to Po]
Hugs!
The student has truly become the tea- [notices the Staff of Wisdom in Po's hand] Wait. Where did you get that?
Oh, this. Oogway gave it to me in the Spirit Realm.
I think I've mastered chi.
[sighs again, facepalms]
Of course you did. [looks at him hopefully] Can you teach me? [Po happily nods yes]
