Panda

Biodata

Appearance

Panda normally appears in a panda form and can assume a much larger gorilla form for combat. 13 14

• Normal form — Panda-like balanced form. 13 14
• Gorilla form — Enlarged combat form with massive physical strength. 13 14

Abilities & Skills

Gorilla Form

Panda transforms into a gorilla form to confront opponents with overwhelming physical force. 13 14

• Matched Lu Lu directly in the opening of the training match, though Lu Lu ultimately suppressed his strength. 13 14
• Has a gorilla core; destroying it forced Panda back into his normal form and eliminated him from the match. 13 14
• His multiple-core fighting style has vulnerabilities when a core is specifically targeted. 13

Relationships

• Maki Zenin — First-year classmate; she argues with him over Gojo bringing in another transfer student. 10 12
• Toge Inumaki — First-year classmate and training partner; they coordinated against Lu Lu alongside Maki. 13 14
• Yuta Okkotsu — First-year classmate. 10 11
• Lu Lu — New classmate and training opponent; Panda was defeated after Lu Lu used Star Platinum to slam him into the ground, shattering his gorilla core. 13 14
• Satoru Gojo — Teacher who gathered Panda and the other first-years to introduce Lu Lu. 10 11
• Maki Zenin and Toge Inumaki — Fellow opponents in the three-against-one training match against Lu Lu. 13 14

Story Role / Major Arcs

Lu Lu's Introduction

Panda reacts enthusiastically to Lu Lu joining the first-year class, celebrating the group reaching five students as “unprecedented prosperity.” Maki dismisses his excitement, and Panda notes that she has accidentally voiced her real thoughts about the newcomers. 12

Training Match Against Lu Lu

Panda joins Maki and Inumaki in a coordinated surprise attack against Lu Lu. He takes the frontline in gorilla form while Inumaki uses Cursed Speech and Maki prepares a finishing attack. 13 14

Lu Lu counters Inumaki's “Blow away!” by having Star Platinum seize Panda in midair and using Panda as a landing cushion. The impact shatters Panda's gorilla core, returns him to normal form, and removes him from the match within seconds. 13 14

After the battle, Panda carries the injured Inumaki away at Gojo's request. 15

Trivia

• Panda refers to himself as “Panda” while counting the students in the first-year class. 12
• He attempted to stop Maki from attacking Lu Lu during their first meeting, but Gojo prevented him from interfering. 12