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| - | + | Pan Pan may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Genma Saotome|Genma]] from the famed manga [[Wikipedia:Ranma ½|Ranma ½]]. His name may come from [[Wikipedia:Neon Genesis Evangelion|Evangelion]]'s "Pen Pen" (or "Pen<sup>2</sup>"), a penguin with a similar coloring, name, and blank stare. Like Pen Pen, Pan Pan's name is the first syllable of his species, repeated. | |
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==Fun Facts== | ==Fun Facts== | ||
Revision as of 10:44, 19 March 2008
Pan Pan, an anime-style Giant Panda, is the 20X6 version of Pom Pom. Pan Pan seems to be a takeoff on the obligatory anime animal mascot, though in Under Construction he behaves more or less like Pom Pom. Like the other forms of Pom Pom, he doesn't speak in English; he instead speaks in a strange boinging sound. Pan Pan falling on 1-Up appears to be a running gag.
Like most other 20X6 characters, getting the appropriate pill in the Scrolling Shooter Games Menu will reveal Pan Pan. There, Pan Pan opens his mouth instead of boinging to talk.
In Stinkoman 20X6, Pan Pan gets kidnapped by the Shadowy Figure. 1-Up tries to tell Stinkoman, but Stinkoman has other plans. Eventually, 1-Up is also captured after the rescue fails.
Pan Pan is one of the few characters who has a visible nose.
Pan Pan may be a reference to Genma from the famed manga Ranma ½. His name may come from Evangelion's "Pen Pen" (or "Pen2"), a penguin with a similar coloring, name, and blank stare. Like Pen Pen, Pan Pan's name is the first syllable of his species, repeated.
In Japanese, pan-pan is an onomatopoeia for the sound of a slap. Also, "pan" is Japanese for bread/bun, which could connotate a bulging, plump, or swollen appearance.
Fun Facts
- His facial appearance seems derived from one of the early sketch designs for Trivia Time, as seen in the Museum.
Complete Filmography
- Debut: Email japanese cartoon
- Under Construction
- Main Page 17
- Scrolling Shooter Games Menu (in pill form)
- Stinkoman 20X6
- Make-O Your Own Stinko
