The suits of the Furious Five are heavily based on one of the costumes worn by the Marvel comics martial arts superhero; Daniel Rand K'ai AKA Iron Fist (if no one is familiar), just letting you know. The Bio of the Furious Five coming at ya:
Name: Iron Tigress
Real Name: Teresa "Terri" Hue
Species: Chinese tiger
Age: 17
Date of Birth: June 4, 1987
Residence: Downtown Empire City, in Shifu's studio
Gender: Female
Description:
slim yet muscular build, orange fur with black stripes and white from her muzzle to underbelly, long curly raven-black hair, and orange eyes.
Personality:
Brave, temperamental, bold, overachieving, fearless, prideful, friendly (on occasions), intelligent, serious, hardcore, impatient (to a small intent), and hardworking.
Friends and Family:
John (Jong) Hue (father/predecessor, missing)
Jok Hue (mother, missing)
Jack Shifu (legal guardian)
Tai Lung (foster-brother)
Calvin Kwan (friend/teammate)
Mel Tse (friend/teammate)
Vicky Luse (best friend/teammate)
Markus Tang (friend/teammate)
Mei Ling (good friend)
Po Ping (friend and ally to be).
Hobbies:
Practicing martial arts, studying, spending time with Vicky, action movies, video games, and (secretly) watching romance.
Likes:
(formerly) making fun of Po; (currently) her friends, her family, her foster-father (ironic), her best friend, steaks, her achievements, being a straight-A student, helping out, strong female leads, the new Po (in secret, though she doesn't recognize him at first), and Po (even more than a friend after he accepts her) . . .
Dislikes:
(formerly) Po, Vicky being mad at her, Vicky spending more time with Po, and weak people; (currently) bullies, injustice, people who get on her nerves, Devil's Trigger, arrogance, not helping Po, Tai Lung, the way she use to act, not being able to do good, disappointing Shifu, being judged on her temper and being Tai Lung's sister, being compared to her foster-brother, her temper, the poser calling himself "Dragon", and the disappearance of her parents.
Bio:
Terri was born to a loving mother and father, despite the temperament issues that run in her father's side of the family, which was only quelled in practicing martial arts. Growing up he was a huge fan of the heroes, more particularly Iron Tiger, the leader of the Furious Five. Growing up, she'd constantly insult a chubby panda boy named Po Ping whenever she could, which caused her best friend (and only friend at that time) Vicky to ignore her, much to her sadness. What no one knew was that the reason that she insulted Po was because she felt sad and angry on the inside. Since her temper was so uncontrollable, many children her age feared her, which made her feel lonely and took out her frustrations (though there would be no excuse) on the nearest possible person. When she heard the news of the "death" city's guardian, The Dragon, then the retirement of the rest of the heroes, she immediately started to question the way she acted and vowed to change for the greater good. One day, she saw her foster-brother Tai Lung beating up Po, but did nothing to help and watched as the panda was left to bleed. Unable to live with the guilt, she told Vicky, who was enraged at first, but relented when she saw that the tiger wanted to make things right. While walking through the park, they began to mock and make fun of Tai Lung behind his back, which also made them laugh overly hard. Unfortunately, they never noticed that someone they knew saw them together . . . Try as they might, Po would always vanish before they could have a single word with them. As soon as they heard that Po moved away, they tried to question his best friend and son of the Police Commissioner, Jeff Speakman. The German shepherd proved to be a true and understanding friend as he refused to disclose where the panda went, despite all the pleads and threats he received. The week after, her parents would drop her off at to live with a good friend, Jack Shifu, then vanished without a trace. It was then revealed that her father was Iron Tiger and Shifu was to train her, Calvin, Mel, Vicky, and Markus to be the next Furious Five. Though Shifu was very strict and showed little emotions, Terri still felt that he cared about them and only acted that way to help them become the greatest they are. Years later, after someone calling himself "Dragon" appeared, she decided it was time that the Furious Five stepped up to see who this apparent poser was . . .
Costume Description:
all red bodysuit with golden wristbands, a gold tiger symbol on the chest, Chinese character for "tiger" on the back, yellow boots, red fingerless gloves, yellow sash, and yellow bandanna mask.
Powers and Abilities:
Super Strength
Weapons and Equipment:
Iron Tiger Claws, Crane Amulet
Skills:
Martial arts (such as Tiger-style and Hung Kuen)
Affiliation: Good
Name: Silver Crane
Real Name: Calvin Kwan
Species: Black-necked crane
Age: 17
Date of Birth: April 4, 1987
Residence: Downtown Empire City, with his mom
Gender: Male
Description:
Toned build, black and white feathers, bronze beak, short brown hair, and yellow eyes.
Personality:
(Formerly) Shy and quiet; (currently) Brave, pragmatistic, patient, calm, anti-violent (until pushed), and hardworking.
Friends and Family:
unnamed father (deceased)
Delilah Kwan (mother/predecessor)
Mei Ling (mountain cat, girlfriend)
Masamune "Mass" Avia (friend he hasn't seen and misses a lot)
Teresa "Terri" Hue (friend/leader)
Mel Tse (friend/teammate)
Victoria "Vicky" Luse (friend/teammate)
Markus Tang (friend/teammate)
Jack Shifu (mentor)
Po Ping (friend-to-be)
Hobbies:
Calligraphy, practicing martial arts, playing video games, spending time (going on dates) with his girlfriend, and writing.
Likes:
His friends, his family, his girlfriend, heroes, his mentor (ironically), writing, the memories he had with his father, his mother's cooking, his memories of Mass, and seafood.
Dislikes:
Injustice, violence (until pushed), the gangs of Empire City, bullies, violent people, people disrespecting his family, Mel being an idiot (which is always), villains, people who push around others for fun, and people judging his choice in weapons.
Bio:
Calvin was born to loving parents in Empire, but sadly, his father died in a car crash when he was only ten-years-old. Growing up, Calvin was a huge fan of the hero Silver Crane from the Furious Five. Tough he never knew Po at all, he wished he could do something about Tai Lung when they were young. When he turned eleven, he was ambushed by a couple of Skullz members and would have been in serious danger, if not for an older avian; a hawk named Masamune (or Mass as he preferred). They both became very good friends as they both found out they both lost people who was very close to their hearts. A few days later, Calvin met Mei Ling and immediately became infatuated, but became sad as he never saw Mass again after that. Years later, he would find out that his own mother was Silver Crane from the Furious Five and that Shifu was to train them to be the best they can. He would follow his friends into action after hearing someone was going around, calling himself The "Dragon".
Costume Description:
all white bodysuit with yellow wristbands, a gold crane symbol on the chest, Chinese character for "tiger" on the back, yellow boots, yellow sash, and yellow bandanna mask.
Powers and Abilities:
Flight.
Weapons and Equipment:
Silver Crane Fans, Crane Amulet.
Skills:
Martial arts (such as Fujian White Crane and Hung Kuen) and incredible reading and writing skills.
Affiliation: Hero
Name: Steel Monkey
Real Name: Mel Tse
Species: golden snub-nose monkey
Age: 17
Date of Birth: April 7, 1987
Residence: Downtown Empire City, with his parents
Gender: Male
Description:
Toned body, lightly tanned fur, short blonde hair, snub nosed, and blue eyes.
Personality:
Friendly, playful, enthusiastic, easy-going, cunning, jokester, bit of a nitwit, and goofy.
Friends and Family:
Jordan (Ji) Tse (father/predecessor)
unnamed mother
Teresa "Terri" Hue (friend/teammate)
Calvin Kwan (friend and teammate)
Victoria "Vicky" Luse (friend/teammate)
Markus Tang (best friend/teammate)
Mei Ling (good friend)
Jack Shifu (mentor)
Po Ping (friend-to-be)
Hobbies:
Pranking, spending time with his friends, practicing martial arts, playing video games, watching comedy media, and watching soap opera (tell anyone and you die).
Likes:
(formerly) making fun of Po; (currently) his friends, his family, his mentor (ironically), pranks, video games, beautiful girls, helping people, good comedy, people laughing at his jokes, heroes, bananas in everything he eats, and his status as a hero.
Dislikes:
Injustice, bullies, Tai Lung, bad comedy, seeing people sad, being accused of a prank he never did, people who think the stereotypical of his species, villains, being the butt of everyone's joke, getting the "short end" of the stick, and people not taking him seriously.
Bio:
He grew up in Empire City and, like a lot of the other kids when they were young, made fun of Po because he was overweight. He was also best friends with Markus, but that friendship was temporarily severed when the marten found out that the monkey was making fun of Po. This saddened Mel, but after months of apologies (though Po was already gone) Markus forgave him. He was also a huge fan of Steel Monkey from the Furious Five and longed to one day be as admired as he was. After the "death" of the city's guardian Dragon, he decided that he would need to become a better person than he was, especially since the heroes of the city one day vanished. As he entered high school, he was shocked to find out that his father was Steel Monkey from the original Furious Five and he, along with Terri, Calvin, Vicky, and Markus would be trained by Master Jack Shifu to be a new generation. As soon as he found out that there was someone calling himself "Dragon" appeared, he decided that his training would be put to the test . . .
Costume Description:
All brown bodysuit with yellow wristbands, a gold monkey symbol on the chest, Chinese character for "monkey" on the back, yellow boots, yellow sash, and yellow bandanna mask.
Powers and Abilities:
Super speed
Weapons and Equipment:
Steel Monkey Staff, Monkey Amulet.
Skills:
Martial arts (such as Monkey-style and Hung Kuen).
Affiliation: Hero
Name: Bronze Viper
Real Name: Victoria "Vicky" Luse
Species: tree snake
Age: 16
Date of Birth: December 2, 1987
Residence: Downtown Empire City, with her parents
Gender: Female
Description:
Green scales, long raven hair that usually has two blossoms on the buns, and baby-blues eyes.
Personality:
Friends and Family:
Jeremy (Jien) Luse (father/predecessor)
Meredith Luse (Mother)
Unnamed younger sisters
Terri Hue (best friend/leader)
Calvin Kwan (friend/teammate)
Mel Tse (friend/teammate)
Markus Tang (cousin-in-law/friend/teammate)
Mei Ling (good friend)
Jack Shifu (mentor)
Po Ping (former friend/friend-to-be)
Hobbies:
Practicing martial arts, practicing ribbon dancing, reading, hip hop dancing, cooking with her sisters, watching romance movies and TV shows, and volunteering.
Likes:
Her friends, her family, her mentor (ironically), ribbon dancing, spending time with her sisters, performing in front of an audience, soap operas, justice, heroes, children, smiles, seeing people happy, helping people, Italian food, people who help others, cartoons, peace, romance media, and walking through the Empire City Park.
Dislikes:
Injustice, arrogance, self-righteousness, villains, prejudice, perverted people, people who mock her and her loved ones, people who think they are "all that", violence, people getting hurt, seeing people sad, rapists, people who misjudge Terri, Tai Lung, not being able to help Po when they were younger, harassment, horror films, and burritos.
Bio:
Vicky was born to a very loving and caring family, which became larger when her sisters were born years later. Growing up in Empire City, she met and befriended a young tiger cub named Terri Hue. She was the only person who knew Terri well enough as the other children feared her for her violent temper and would always call her a monster, which the snake would often defend against. She would soon meet and befriend a young panda named Po, who was often bullied and made fun of by practically most of the children in Empire City, including her own best friend. This made Vicky so angry that she started to ignore Terri completely, much to the tiger's sadness. She was known to be a huge fan of Bronze Viper of the Furious Five and as soon as she heard of the apparent "death" of Dragon an retirement of the other heroes, she vowed to become someone who would protect the innocent. After hearing that Tai Lung had beat up Po and that Terri could have stopped him, Vicky started to question if she made the right choice in befriending Terri. After a few weeks of constant apologies, Vicky finally forgave Terri and became friends once again. After walking in the park, Terri explained what she didn't help Po, then laughed at a joke about Tai Lung. What they didn't know was that someone saw them laughing together . . . They would search for weeks, but could never find the panda to explain things, which made the snake beyond concern. Upon finding out Po had went away, Vicky tried to ask Jeff where he went, but the German shepherd proved to be a true friend as he refused to tell everyone where the panda had went. This in no way deterred Vicky as she knew Po would return one day and once he did, she vowed they would be friends again. One day in high school she would be shocked to find out that her father was once Bronze Viper and she along with Terri, Calvin, Mel, and Markus were to be mentored by Master Jack Shifu to become a new generation of Furious Five. As soon as she heard that a person calling himself "Dragon" had appeared in Empire City, she decided to put her training to the test . . .
Costume Description:
All light-green bodysuit with yellow wristbands, a gold snake symbol on the chest, Chinese character for "snake" in the back, yellow boots, yellow sash, and yellow bandanna mask.
Powers and Abilities:
Invisibility
Weapons and Equipment:
Bronze Viper Whips, Snake Amulet
Skills:
Dancing and martial arts (such as Snake-style and Hung Kuen) and ribbon dancing.
Affiliation: Heroine
Name: Brass Mantis
Real Name: Markus Tang
Species: Marten
Age: 17
Date of Birth: April 15, 1987
Residence: Downtown Empire City, with his father
Gender: Male
Description:
Toned build with dark brown fur, short pointed ears, wavy hazelnut hair with green highlights, and brown eyes.
Personality:
Brave, impatient, impulsive, pragmatic, outspoken, and hot-headed.
Family and Friends:
Roland (Roh Kai) Tang (father/predecessor)
unnamed mother
Terri Hue (friend/leader)
Calvin Kwan (friend/teammate)
Mel Tse (best friend/teammate)
Vicky Luse (cousin-in-law/friend/teammate)
Jack Shifu (mentor)
Mei Ling (good friend)
Po Ping (friend in secret)
Hobbies:
Practicing martial arts, playing video games, spending time with his friends, watching TV, and practicing medicine.
Likes:
His family, his friends, his mentor (ironically), helping out, heroes, thinking big, video games, seafood, and hotdogs.
Dislikes:
Bullies, injustice, villains, people who hurt other, waiting too long, people mocking him on his height, Tai Lung, being called short, the person calling himself "Dragon" (at first), people who think they're better than anyone else, preppies, and horseradish.
Bio:
Markus was born to a loving family in Empire City and was one of the few friends of a panda named Po Ping since he was one of the people who bullied or made him. He was also good friends with Vicky Luse and, like the young snake, was angered whenever she or Mel teased him. This led the marten to temporarily sever the friendship with the simian, much to his [Mel's] confusion and sadness. It was when Tai Lung had beaten up Po and left him for dead is when the marten really started to dislike the snow leopard for how he acted (and he never changed). After a few months and countless apologies, the marten finally gave in and forgave the monkey, though he never questioned why Po left Empire City one day as he knew he'd be back. It was safe to say that he was a huge fan of the Furious Five Member, Brass Mantis, who was also his idol in life as he was also short for his size. After the apparent "death" of Dragon, who was the city's guardian, he vowed that one day, he would be a person who would protect the "little guys" of Empire City. Especially since most of the heroes of Empire City started to vanish. He would later find out his own father was Brass Mantis from the previous Furious Five and he along with Terri, Calvin, Mel, and Vicky would be mentored by Master Jack Shifu to become a new Furious Five. He chose to put his training to the test after someone calling himself "Dragon" had appeared in Empire City after years of silence . . .
Costume Description:
All dark-green bodysuit with yellow wristbands, a gold mantis symbol on the chest, Chinese character for "mantis" on the back, yellow boots, yellow sash, and yellow bandanna mask.
Powers and Abilities:
Mass growth and shrinking
Weapons and Equipment:
Brass Mantis Kamas, Mantis Amulet
Skills:
Acupuncture and Martial arts (such as Northern and Southern Mantis-style and Hung Kuen)
Affiliation: Hero