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nomen_est_numen[WIP]
"Thirty years I have waited for this moment..."
This line, plus Po's age at the time of the massacre compared to his age at the time of the film in question means that Shen spent 30 years in exile from Gongmen City. Now, the only thing we know for sure that he did during this time is build a fucktonne of cannons and gather an army of Wolves and Gorillas. And probably sharpen up his kung fu. That leaves us with three decades with which to speculate upon things he may have done or that may have happened to him, PLUS the time before the Panda massacre. His earlier history was only vaguely touched upon--hatched sickly, raised by a nanny, experimented with explosives as a young adult, heard prophecy, went on rampage. But what happened between those points?
What follows, therefore, is about as much speculation as I can dredge up regarding the history of an individual who is at least 50 years old incorporating non-canon points that I've already come up with for Anemoi.
BEFORE BANISHMENT
(anemoi) Even when he was very small he was referred to as 'Prince Shen.'
He had a very exacting etiquette tutor.
He had at least a dozen other tutors and instructors and masters.
(canon) He spent a lot of time in the throne room as a child.
(anemoi) He learnt to create fireworks at an early age.
(anemoi) He learnt to play the pipa lute sometime in his youth.
(anemoi) He started learning kung fu even before the prophecy.
(anemoi) He's had at least one lover.
He's learnt poetry, typical stuff from between the 5th and 9th centuries, involving court life, women, and the occasional paean to nature. He himself never wrote much of his own, though.
AFTER BANISHMENT
He's developed a protective streak regarding neglected/abandoned children.
He's likely had several lovers, and has also likely outlived all of them.
He's likely pushed himself too far training and designing and building weaponry and fallen ill as a result.
He's killed a great many people but maybe also saved a few.
(canon) He can't quite dismiss the fact that banishing him was what killed his parents.
"Thirty years I have waited for this moment..."
This line, plus Po's age at the time of the massacre compared to his age at the time of the film in question means that Shen spent 30 years in exile from Gongmen City. Now, the only thing we know for sure that he did during this time is build a fucktonne of cannons and gather an army of Wolves and Gorillas. And probably sharpen up his kung fu. That leaves us with three decades with which to speculate upon things he may have done or that may have happened to him, PLUS the time before the Panda massacre. His earlier history was only vaguely touched upon--hatched sickly, raised by a nanny, experimented with explosives as a young adult, heard prophecy, went on rampage. But what happened between those points?
What follows, therefore, is about as much speculation as I can dredge up regarding the history of an individual who is at least 50 years old incorporating non-canon points that I've already come up with for Anemoi.
BEFORE BANISHMENT
(anemoi) Even when he was very small he was referred to as 'Prince Shen.'
He had a very exacting etiquette tutor.
He had at least a dozen other tutors and instructors and masters.
(canon) He spent a lot of time in the throne room as a child.
(anemoi) He learnt to create fireworks at an early age.
(anemoi) He learnt to play the pipa lute sometime in his youth.
(anemoi) He started learning kung fu even before the prophecy.
(anemoi) He's had at least one lover.
He's learnt poetry, typical stuff from between the 5th and 9th centuries, involving court life, women, and the occasional paean to nature. He himself never wrote much of his own, though.
AFTER BANISHMENT
He's developed a protective streak regarding neglected/abandoned children.
He's likely had several lovers, and has also likely outlived all of them.
He's likely pushed himself too far training and designing and building weaponry and fallen ill as a result.
He's killed a great many people but maybe also saved a few.
(canon) He can't quite dismiss the fact that banishing him was what killed his parents.
