Question 712: Kermit is no Hermit

Robot Chicken as a show isn't known for having a lasting impression, but this character created as an antithesis to kermit is a pun upon the actual character's name. This 80's go getter went on to define a generation, although his later avatar was a huge disappointment as a mere anticlimatic antihero.

SO ID the character here (not kermit) and who he is based upon from the world of cinema.

Question 711:The best of both worlds?

While our hero, __X__ was training with his father in the Bayankala Mountain Range in some province in China, something rather unexpected happened. __X__ and daddy dearest fell into a cluster of cursed springs. Now the scene with these cursed springs is that whenever someone falls into one of them, they turn into whatever died in the springs long ago whenever they're splashed with cold water. They only way they can return to normal is when they're _______________________.

Now __X__ fell into the spring  of the drowned __Y__ which results in his life changing rather drastically. He initially finds himself in various situations that aren't particularly comfortable, but over time he learns to use this to his advantage and often willfully turns into __Y__ in order to complete certain tasks.

Identify X and Y.

Tell me how they can return to normal.