Panda (Tekken)
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| Panda | |
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| Game series | Tekken series |
| First game | Tekken 3 |
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| Fighting style | Advanced Bear Fighting |
| Age | At least 11. |
| Height | 7' 11' (2.42 m) |
| Weight | 441 lbs |
| Occupation | Bodyguard for Ling Xiaoyu |
Panda is a character in the Tekken fighting game series. She is, as her name implies, a Giant Panda. She is the loyal pet, best friend, and bodyguard of Ling Xiaoyu. She has the same fighting style as Kuma, Heihachi Mishima's pet grizzly bear. Kuma seems to have a crush on Panda. Like Xiaoyu, Panda made her debut in Tekken 3.
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[edit] History
[edit] Tekken 3
Panda is cared for at Ling Xiaoyu's high school. To participate in the tournament, Xiaoyu moved to the Mishima Polytechnical School in Japan. Heihachi taught Panda "Advanced Bear Fighting" so that she could act as a bodyguard for Xiaoyu during the tournament. Although Kuma is fond of Panda, Panda dislikes him and keeps her distance.
[edit] Tekken 4
Panda is no longer just an alternate costume of Kuma, and she is given her own story. In this story, it chronicles Panda as missing Kuma somewhat, and throughout her prologue, she is seen thinking about Kuma. In her Tekken 4 ending, she hands over control of the Mishima Zaibatsu to Xiaoyu, and then she calls Xiaoyu over to an abandoned wrestling ring. She then explains to Xiaoyu that she has decided to search for Kuma on her own and wishes for Xiaoyu to do the same with Jin Kazama.
[edit] Tekken 5
After the conclusion of the King of Iron Fist Tournament 4, Ling Xiaoyu had been feeling depressed. Panda thought long and hard about how she could make Xiaoyu happy again. Panda decided that the best approach would be to find Jin Kazama. Panda searched for Jin, but she was unable to find him. One day, Xiaoyu came to her excited. "Panda, I've decided to enter the King of Iron Fist Tournament 5 and I need your help once again". Panda didn't quite understand Xiaoyu's reason for entering the tournament, but she decided to help if it would make her happy.
[edit] Trivia
- Panda's prologue and epilogue cannot be unlocked merely by beating the game with Kuma. The player must play through the game with her to unlock it.
- Panda has always been a palette swap for Kuma Jr., but her endings are always (in some way) different than Kuma Jr.'s endings.
- In Tekken 5 and Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection, when Panda comes face to face with Kuma, her Stage Four sub-boss, Kuma confesses his love and proposes to Panda, who is quick to reject the proposal, claiming that she is too old for him and that she doesn't feel that way.
[edit] See also
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| Tekken • Tekken 2 • Tekken 3 • Tekken Tag Tournament • Tekken 4 • Tekken 5 • Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection • Death by Degrees Characters |
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