Fu Dog (American Dragon: Jake Long)

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Fu Dog in the Season 2 episode, "Breakout".

Fu Dog is a fictional character from Disney's animated television series American Dragon: Jake Long. He is a Chinese Shar Pei and animal guardian to Lao Shi and Jake. He is voiced by John DiMaggio.

1 About Fu Dog
2 See also

[edit] About Fu Dog

[edit] Background History/Info

Fu Dog is an animal guardian for Jake and Lao Shi. Residing with Lao regularly, he frequently assists him with his training in Jake, with providing information on various magical creatures and items, and also creating various magical potions for their use.

Being over 600-years-old, there's been a lot to Fu Dog's overall past. The most prolific of Fu Dog's past was shown in "Fu and Tell", where it was revealed that he had been feuding with a feline named Yan Yan for hundreds of years, all for the possession of a "lucky coin" (which Fu claims was his dad's, and his dad's dad's, and his dad's dad's dad's). They've fought in many different periods of history, each time the coin ending up in the hands (or in this case, paws) of the other. In a comical twist, it's also seen that Fu's various encounters with Yan Yan have caused various structural damages on modern landmarks (tilting the Leaning Tower of Pisa, sinking the Titanic). Their feud continues to the present day.

More recent parts of Fu Dog's history were shown in "Hong Kong Nights", where it was revealed that he was a womanizing thief who was frequently stealing jewelry and other valuables from ladies within popular nightclubs in Hong Kong. One instance of these crimes was what caused him to meet up with the Chinese Dragon, Lao Shi. He soon joined up with him after proving his worth (helping Lao win a dance contest to obtain information on the whereabouts of the Dark Dragon) and became his animal guardian and partner. His partnership with Lao has lasted to the present day.

[edit] Personality

[edit] Talents, Interests, and Skills

Fu Dog making a Portal Spell in "Half Baked".

Fu Dog's most prominent skill is his adept techniques in potion making. His various creations have served to help Jake in various different aspects of his duties. Some of Fu Dog's featured products include:

Transformation Potion (Unlocks a Dragon's shapeshifting abilities) - "Shapeshifter"
Power-Draining Potion - "Dragon Breath"
Mind-Erase Potion - "Professor Rotwood's Thesis"
Fu's "Bag o' Gags" (Various magical prank items) - "Dragon Summit"
Dragon Spell (Enchantment that grants dragon powers) - "Keeping Shop"
Portal Spell - "Half Baked"
Positive/Negative Chi Amplifier - "The Doppelganger Gang"
Magical Snare - "Dreamscape"

He also has a rather extensive (though sometimes limited) knowledge of magical items and creatures, as well as some advanced technology (such as helping to design a teleportation interceptor in "The Academy").