"I have never been angrier at you...! But I've never been prouder..."
-Master Yo, Welcome to the Dark Tomorrow
Master Yo is the deuteragonist of Yin Yang Yo!. He is the father and teacher of Yin and Yang. He claims to be the last Panda alive. Although his current age is unidentified, it is known that he missed his 117th high school reunion making him a centenarian.
Appearance[]
Master Yo is a black and white Panda, with purple eyes and a grey Nose. He mostly wears a blue-green Belt. In his younger days, Yo had an afro, and wore a purple sash with studded wrist bands. As Possum Panda, Yo wears a possum outfit, consisting of pink gloves, shoes, belt & tail, with a black mask. He even wore spandex as a former member of the currently disbanded rock band Pandangerous.
Personality[]
Though incredibly wise, Yo is crude, lazy, flatulent and gluttonous; in addition, he is neglectful and abusive, though he does care about Yang and Yin. In Bad Nanny Jamma he shows that he is willing to put his duties first, but just because he had nothing better to do, and in Deja Foo he stood in front of Yin in order to protect her from the The Night Mooster's attack, although his sacrifice was unsuccessful, as they were both destroyed. He is offended by the stereotype of Woo Foo Pandas being fat and stupid, as shown in Unmoving Pictures. Yo is also insulted by the misconception that Pandas are related to Raccoons. Master Yo also believes that Ha-Woo-Chris-Foo-Nah-Kah-Mas, a Woo Foo holiday that celebrates Woo Foo history, should be celebrated correctly, by those who actually practice Woo Foo. He feels that others who see the season as a time to get toys is a perversion of the holiday spirit. He loves soft pretzels and can be easily distracted by food in general.
History[]
Master Yo was a very powerful Woo Foo warrior even at the age of three, being able to perform many advanced techniques.
Master Yo in his Prime
As revealed in Worked Stiff, he was adopted and raised by Ti and Chai as their student and son-figure. A hundred years ago Master Yo defeated the Night Master's army by turning it into stone; however, the Night Master used the Amnesulet and made the entire world forget this. In his younger days, he was in the band called Pandangerous; ironically, they didn't play well, so they used Laladins Amp to hypnotize their audience. In a flashback in the episode The Big Payback, he is shown telling the other band members that their music sucks. He eventually got to have a son and a daughter, but had his memory wiped, thus neither he or his kids remember they are related. As he reached old age, he planned to retire; but, he was visited by the spirits of Wooda, Shooda, Chai, and Ti, telling him to train two new Woo Foo warriors: Yin and Yang. He got them to train Woo-Foo by giving them a coupon. He also has goes by an alter ego, known as "Possum Panda".
Relationships[]
- Yin and Yang - Yo is Yin and Yang's master and biological father. Despite his unorthodox teaching style and often poor parenting habits, he cares about his students deeply and is not afraid to be hard on them when he needs to be. When he was revealed to be their father, the two were shocked to learn this, but happy it was him and wasted no time in calling him their father (though they question who their mother was, with Yo being too nervous to tell).
- Ti and Chai - As revealed in "Worked Stiff", Yo was adopted and raised by Ti and Chai as an infant as their apprentice and son-figure. However, just as an adult Yo is to Yin and Yang, Ti and Chai were poor parents to him and forced difficult tasks upon him, even in his young age.
- Kraggler - A young Yo faced and defeated Kraggler many years ago. After their battle, Yo and Kraggler have maintained a rather balanced friendship while still retaining a rivalry.
- Boopy Van Ha-Ha Pants - Yo's arch-rival in Clown-Fu.
- Giraffe, Hippo, and Squid Girl - The three were Yo's ex-girlfriends who he'd been involved with until he lost his memory to The Night Master. Mistaking his amnesia for disregard for their feelings, the girls developed a grudge against him and worked together to attempt to kill him until Yin convinces them to give him one more chance on a date, which he ends up falling asleep on. In "The Pecking Order", he flirted with the squid girl.
- Edna - Yo pursued a relationship with Edna under the influence of The Broach of Irresistibility. The wedding ring he was going to give her was stolen by Yin and Yang who led them to Carl's palace where they were fused together by The Earring of Evolutionary dominance, filling them with mutual disgust, and giving Yin the chance to blast off the broach. However, as revealed in "Yin Yang Carl", it seems Edna continued to harbor feelings for him, even expressing the desire for him to move in with her and Carl.
- Yuck - A combination of Yin and Yang, Yo would be arguably considered his father. Yuck was initially obsessed with the idea of replacing Yin and Yang as Master Yo's student and being trained to become the most powerful Woo Foo Knight ever. He later abandoned this ambition, deciding to gain Woo Foo skill on his own.
Yin & Yang[]
Master Yo is Yin and Yang's master and father just as they are his son and daughter (for some unexplainable reason); even though he is a little irresponsible, he does care about them and shows it on certain episodes before Yin, Yang Who?
In The Big Payback, when Badfoot was going to hit them with his Lick-n-Stick, he stood in front of them and took the blow.
In Deja Foo, when the Night Mooster was going to destroy Yin he actually stood in front of her.
In Family Day, he gave them a gift even though thinking they are not really family and at the end of the episode he received a gift as well from Yin and Yang.
Also, in Fit to be Tried when The Mighty Justice Orb said he'd remove Yin and Yang's Woo Foo Powers Master Yo said he didn't want to find two new students; he does think well of them, even if they overstress him.
The Return of the Night Master: he bought three tickets for the finale after seeing how disappointed they were.
Family Day: he got them a gift even though he still didn't know they were his children.
Voyage to the Center of the Yo: at the end of the episode, he states they make him proud.
Season's Beatings: he treated them considerably nicer compared to other episodes.
Deja Foo: the most parent-children love in the whole series. When The Night Mooster attempted to kill Yin, he stood in the middle; however, the result was the demise of both Yin and Yo.
Brain Drain: When Master Yo was about to attack Mastermind, the villain told him to stop or he'll "rub Yin's head really, really hard with his giant thumb." Master Yo looked terrified and cried "Don't! She gets rub burns easily!"
How they met[]
It is shown in Yin, Yang... Who? that Master Yo is actually Yin and Yang's biological father (though this is genetically impossible in real life), but had his memory wiped so he could train them without being biased by parental concern.
It was always thought they just met because of the coupons given to them, and Yin and Yang were orphaned street urchins; though it may have been the hand of fate or the Spirits of the Woo-Foo Elders that led to him using two coupons and going right to them.
Powers[]
As a young adult and to a lesser extent, his current age, Yo has displayed super strength, super speed, agility, flexibility, and durability.
Abilities[]
As a Woo-Foo master, Yo has mastered all of Yin and Yang's techniques and many more. He is also a master of Clown-Fu.
Martial Arts Techniques[]
- Paws of Power - Master Yo expands his fists, enhancing their power. As a toddler he only expands one fist.
- Foonado - Yo spins rapidly making himself a tornado.
Mystic Techniques[]
- Energy Rays - Yo shoots out a light blue ray of energy from his hands.
- Energy Lasso - Yo shoots out a lasso-like beam of energy from his hands.
- Foo Orbs - Yo makes balls of energy that he hurls at an opponent.
- Foo-Plicate - With the Foo-Plication charm, Yo makes copies of himself.
- Yo-Cinerate - Yo shoots out a red beam of energy that burns his opponent.
- Levitation - Yo levitates himself or others.
- Woo Foo Aura - Master Yo creates a green panda made of energy. It gives him super strength, super speed, agility, etc.
- Transfoomate - Yo transforms a target into anything.
- Foo Field - Yo creates an energy force field to protect himself or another person.
- Foo-Portation - Yo teleports either himself or a target. Its alternate name is Foo-Portate.
- Woo Foo Lightning - Yo summons and manipulates lightning from the sky.
- Marbalize - Yo strikes the ground, creating a large shock wave that encases every being it comes into contact in marble.
- De-Pulsify - Yo purifies an unattractive appearance.
- Sakwa Foo - Yo releases a burst of Woo-Foo energy, freeing himself from a bind.
- Woo Foo Aura Transfusion - Master Yo transfers a part of his energy and life-force to another family member in order to cure a Woo Foo Aura Drain.
Master Yo can also talk with Yin and Yang via objects they hold close to them
Clown-Fu[]
- Foo-Pie - Yo summons a cream pie.
- Rubber Nunchicken - Yo twirls two rubber chickens (one in each hand) around like nunchucks.
Combination Techniques[]
- Yin Yang Yo-Yo - Yin forms an energy baby collar around Yo, bungying him back and forth towards the target four times as Yo delivers one kick each.
Other Techniques[]
- Funnelcake-Nado - Yo levitates a funnel cake, cone-first, into his mouth, sucking the funnel cake through the cone.
Weaponry[]
Master Yo has been seen using some Bamboo Weaponry: he has only been seen using a Bamboo Staff.
Proverbs[]
In addition to citing The Woo-Foo Scrolls and presenting Woo Foo Wisdom, Master Yo also invents his own sayings, which are not related to Woo Foo knowledge.
600 Channels of Doom[]
- "The foe that is eaten, is not always beaten." [Self-invented Phrase]
- "Add 2 tablespoons of honey and stir briskly." [Recipe for Woo-Foo Muffins]
- "When might and magic work as one, a villain's plan can be undone." [Woo-Foo Scrolls]
Finding Hershel[]
- "A rock-like exterior does not shield the heart within." [Woo-Foo Scrolls]
Dojo Oh No![]
- "The lesson that's not new and shiny, still might be the one that's fine...y." [Woo-Foo Wisdom]
Beetlemania[]
- "The earth, sun, and rain each nourish the growing seeds. The farmer needs all the elements working together to make them grow." [Woo-Foo Wisdom]
- "You snooze, you lose." [Common Expression]
Too Much Yangformation[]
- "You cannot make yourself bigger by making others feel smaller."
On Golden Pondscüm[]
- "That which glitters can also blind." (Relayed by Yin) [Woo-Foo Wisdom]
The Trouble with Two-ni-corns[]
- "That which you desire may not be that which you require."
Scarf It Up![]
- "Goofing off is lots of fun, but responsibility gets things done."
Dictator of the Year[]
- "Sometimes, help can come from unexpected places."
Master Dave[]
- "The lie you tell that hurts a friend may come and bite you in the end. But the truth you tell in the name of friendship may, in fact, be your redem...ship."
Smoke and Mirrors[]
- "Don't fight with your sister." [Woo-Foo Wisdom]
Imperfect Fooplicates[]
- "If [The Mystical Fooplication Charm is] used in a way that's mine-mine-miney, it will come back and gnaw on your the hein-hein-heinie." [Woo-Foo Wisdom]
- "Don't be selfish or it will come back to bite you in the butt." (When asked to clarify by Yin) [Simplified Wisdom]
A Bad Case of the Buglies[]
- "Hateful things you say or do eventually will turn back on- [you]" *Starts laughing*
- "Are they gone yet, Woo-Foo Scrolls?" (Trying to avoid looking at Yin and Yang's faces) [Woo-Foo Scrolls (Not really)]
Deja Foo[]
- "He who walks through life all grumpy will find his path forever bumpy." [Woo-Foo Scrolls]
Camp Magic Pants[]
- "You can go from good to naughty if you use your magic without thought...y." [Woo-Foo Wisdom]
- "She who's naughty just to try to belong, can change herself from good to wrong." [Woo-Foo Wisdom]
Clown-Fu Fighting[]
- "Enemies could be anywhere." [Woo-Foo Wisdom]
Cat Smash Fever[]
- "No good ever comes from spreading rumors and lies." [Common Sense]
Mission Yinpossible[]
- "Why jump to complicated conclusions? Sometimes, simplicity is the key."
Disapp-Eared[]
- "There's no place in Woo-Foo for shortcuts."
- "There's no place in Woo-Foo for laziness." *Falls asleep*
- "There's no place in Woo-Foo for suck-ups."
For the Love of Clam Boy[]
- "'Withholding the truth... is as bad as lying'?! WHAT?! It is not!" [Woo-Foo Scrolls (Disregarded)]
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Master Yo is the only Woo Foo Master whose name is not a pun.
- It is implied that Master Yo was an adult during the 1960's (or at least a fictional era very reminiscent of the '60s).
- In Worked Stiff, Master Yo states he eats so much because of the stress Yang causes him.
- Despite being a panda, Master Yo's favorite food is NOT bamboo (however, he does possess a considerable fondness for it). Rather, soft pretzels seem to be his favorite food. He seems to take particular delight in the fact that they're "soft on the inside, but salty on the outside".
- It is revealed in Clown-Fu Fighting that Master Yo sometimes golfs in his spare time.
- Just as Saranoia associates Yang with Mark, she associates Master Yo with her father.
- Master Yo has often been accused of being a rip-off of Po from Kung Fu Panda. However, contrary to popular belief, Kung Fu Panda was released AFTER Yin Yang Yo!
- Currently, Master Yo is one of five well-known fictional panda bears who employ martial arts. The other four are the aforementioned Po from Kung Fu Panda, The Panda King from the Sly Copper series, Panda from Tekken, and Master Panda from Skunk Fu.
- Yo's voice actor, Martin Roach, also plays the role of T. Abner Hall on another Disney program, Aaron Stone.
- It is mentioned several times throughout the show that Master Yo is apparently the last Panda on the planet. It is never revealed what happened to the other pandas.
- It's strange that Master Yo is biologically related to Yin and Yang, even though they're different species; however, it's possible that Yin and Yang's mother was a rabbit.
- Yo and Yang share the same purple eyes because they are father and son.