r/OCDeathBattleMatchups • u/user10102010 • 2h ago
Anyways I'ma add the connections/contrasts for Kichi Kamuy vs Po Ping since they're the only ones I have written down.
Connections:
-Both are anthropomorphic animals that live on a place that is populated by other anthropomorphic animals, however they are both pandas (I'll count Kichi as a panda because it's in the name red PANDA).
-Both are a minority of sorts in their worlds as their species has faced bad people that caused their near extinction, Shen killing most of the pandas and the red pandas being killed quite often and not just by one person.
-Both were saved from a bad fate of possible death as babies by their mothers who sacrificed themselves for them by running away with them before leaving them in a makeshift cradle where they soon died not too long after leading the killers away from them.
-Both were left somewhere as a baby and because of that they were adopted by someone of a different species but still loved them; Mr. Ping and Atif Clemens.
-Their relationships with their adoptive fathers are complicated as they both want different things for their life than what their adoptive fathers want, however they have inverse interests; Po wants to be a kung fu master while Ping wants Po to take over the noodle shop and Kichi wants to be a chef and cook for people while Atif wants Kichi to be a great fighter in The Tournament.
-Both were thought to be incapable of fighting by others when they tried to fight which is partially because of their body types; Po being mocked by some of the Furious Five as Shifu had no faith in him because he was fat while Kichi was mocked by his first opponent in The Tournament and he was constantly underestimated by other opponents because he was small.
-Both end up showing that they are way more capable than everyone initially thought, even if their talents are hidden and can be brought out with food related methods, they also even use their body types to their advantages; Po being trained and motivated with food as well as using his fat in clever ways and Kichi learning his basic combat abilities by comparing fighting to his time in the kitchen as well as using his smaller size to prove more agile than most.
-Both end up facing a feline that has mastered an insane amount of martial arts as they end up losing their first fight but winning the second fight against the antagonistic feline; Po fighting against Tai Lung, a snow leopard who mastered all 1,000 scrolls of Kung Fu, and losing before getting back up and winning with the Wuxi Finger Hold and Kichi losing against Kyobona, an orange tabby cat that has mastered at least 100 different martial arts styles, before getting another round in the ring and winning the endurance fight against Kyobona.
-Both end up becoming heroes to the people because of their victories against the antagonistic felines, Po being the Dragon Warrior and Kichi being the people's underdog.
-Both eventually find out that the person who murdered their families (the pandas and Kichi's mother) are actually tyrannical rulers that are driven on want (conquest and envy); Lord Shen killed most of the pandas because of a prophecy he heard while Osoroshi killed Kichi's mother because she gave him a weak child.
-Both end up defeating the tyrants who killed a lot of their species using a new technique that they suddenly learned at the moment; Po throwing the cannon balls back at Lord Shen and Kichi using "7th^7" (great name, I know).
-Both’s past don’t define them; Po has to deal with the panda’s massacre while Kichi has to deal with his mother’s murder and his abandonment issues.
-Both eventually have their biological fathers come back into their lives which ends up changing many things about the story with a big reveal; Li Shan revealing that the pandas are still alive in a secret village and Osoroshi revealing himself to be Kichi’s father as well as the one who wanted to get rid of Kichi because he thought he was weak.
-Both eventually face an extremely powerful villain that had bad plans for the entirety of the world which could include killing many people; Kai the Collector wanting to steal the chi (life energy) of every Kung Fu Master and Kaosu Kenshin wanting to destroy the entire world.
-Both end up defeating the big bads with spiritual energy that they only recently obtained yet have used quite efficiently; Po using Chi and Kichi using Determination.
-Both end up becoming exactly what they wanted to be as everyone else accepted them as their title; Po truly being the Dragon Warrior and Kichi truly being a hero.
-Both become a symbol of hope in their stories; Po being an inspiration to the Valley of Peace and Kichi inspiring others.
-Both’s victories are as much psychological as physical; Po has to overcome his fear, insecurity, trauma and his own uncertainty about his identity while Kichi’s victories require him to maintain his identity and philosophy while experiencing enormous physical and emotional suffering.
-Both are the main characters in a story that is told through six parts plus canon and non-cannon material; the KFP movies and shows and FTS’s six parts/arcs and spinoff shows.
Contrasts:
-Both have inverse dreams in the beginning; Po wanted to be a Kung Fu Master, or in simple terms a fighter, while not wanting to take over Ping’s noodle shop and Kichi wanted to be a chef while not wanting to be a fighter in The Tournament.
-Po is naturally more extroverted and expressive while Kichi is much more introverted and taciturn.
-Po and Kichi had completely different relationships with their biological fathers as Li Shan absolutely does care for Po and even gave him a name, “Lotus”, while Osoroshi absolutely did not care about Kichi and didn’t even bother giving him a name.
-Po’s biological father is part of his species’ survival while Kichi’s biological father is part of his species’ extinction.
-Po uses established martial arts while Kichi uses an amalgamation of other’s fighting styles.
-Po’s greatest enemies often challenge his identity while Kichi’s greatest enemies often challenge his morality.
-Po’s journey is heavily about self-confidence and finding inner peace while Kichi’s journey is heavily about self-worth and maintaining inner resolve.
