They could have been written better, but there are way worse villains.

Accidentally posted twice.

I personally find it weird how Proximus is beloved as a villain. I might sound harsh Proximus one of the perfect examples of how poor execution can ruin an otherwise conceptually great villain. Chameleon is WAY superior than him in storytelling aspect. Chameleon is a highly misunderstood villain.

I don’t know Proximus so I can’t judge him, but the Chameleon isn’t perfect. She’s not a terrible villain, but her backstory could have worked maybe if Mantis was there and said something like “yeah, many people didn’t believe in me due to my size as well”.

The fact this doesn’t happen means that as far as we know Mantis didn’t have any problem and thus the Chameleon’s backstory doesn’t work very well.

Great !! Another her "backstory does not make sense". I mean China is a huge country and variations are bound to exist now aren't they ? Not everyone gets the same treatment and at first Shifu did turn away Mantis in Secrets of Scroll which is canon. I mean people are not using their brains to realize that narrow minded Kung Fu masters blinded by prejudice do exist even if it is not shown on-screen. There are enough canon evidences to justify the existence of unaccepting kung fu masters. In Secrets of Furious Five Crane was mocked by the masters tor his skinny legs. Also it has been confirmed by a senior animation intern that the Five had developed their styles after Chameleon was rejected who is reasonably older than them. If you think about even Shifu is pretty narrow minded. He turned away the Furious Five and accepted them only after they defeated Boar. He is the closest student to the impartial Oogway but never even for one second believes in Po until Oogway ascends. I have even more points to prove it makes sense.

Ok. I respect your opinion. I still think the backstory should have been more fleshed out.

There are several other pros about Chameleon that people are just not willing to see. But highlighting them is futile. No one really considers them and some just say that I am looking too much into the script but no one says this when a well received movie is analyzed.

@MarioD0607 Okay. Yeah it could have been more fleshed out but I still liked the way it was narrated. Chameleon had clear expressions of resentment and also her actions convey her backstory. She finds pleasure in showing her authority to the crime lords because in her youth she had been dictated by people of high status. Also she mocks Tai Lung after stealing her kung fu showing that she felt pleasure in stealing the skills of kung fu masters as she had deep rooted jealousy against both people of high status and kung fu warriors.

It’s fine if you like her. She’s not even particularly bad.

Just because other people don’t like her that much doesn’t mean you have to get stressed, unless someone is actively attacking you.

Thanks. How would you rate her - decent, good, very good ?