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| Kooma Panda | |||
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| Japanese | クマパンダー | ||
| Rōmaji | Kuma Pandā
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| Type | Spirit Dream Eater Nightmare Dream Eater | ||
| Games | Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory | ||
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The Kooma Panda is a Dream Eater that appears in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance.
Story
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
When Riku and Joshua arrive at the Second District, Beat appears and claims that after defeating Joshua, he and Rhyme would be able to go back to where they belong, and despite being warned by him, Beat summons a Kooma Panda to fight Joshua. However, the Spirit, alongside several Nightmares, attacks Riku instead.
After finishing the Mark of Mastery exam, Sora returns to Traverse Town to thank the Spirits that aided him on his journey. When he arrives, no one seems to be there. After a few moments, a multitude of Spirits start appearing to welcome him, including a Kooma Panda.
Design
The Kooma Panda is a rotund bear-like Dream Eater. Its Emblem is on its chest.
The Kooma Panda's name uses the Japanese word for "bear" (熊 kuma), which its English name spells phonetically.
Spirit
As a Spirit, it has a bright yellow head, with an orange muzzle and a round black nose. It also has two yellow eyes with a black line running through them, and black eye-slots surrounding its eyes. On top of its head it has round black ears with a bright blue center. It also has a large round yellow torso that blends into turquoise closer to the bottom. It has blue arms and yellow hands which blend into red. At the end of its hands, it has three large sharp bright turquoise claws which blend into yellow at the end of the claws. It also has stubby dark blue legs, as well as flat stubby grey feet.
Nightmare
As a Nightmare, it has a bright blue head, with a yellow muzzle that blends to pink and a round black nose. It also has two circular red eyes within black eye-slots. On the top of its head, it has round black ears with a neon purple center. It also has a large bright blue torso that blends to purple closer to the bottom. It also has black arms and yellow hands that blend to pink. At the end of its hands, it has three large sharp bright turquoise claws which blend into yellow at the end of the claws. It also has stubby black legs, as well as flat stubby dull turquoise feet.
Rare
As a Rare Nightmare, it has a similar color scheme to its Nightmare version. It has an even brighter blue head, with a yellow muzzle that blends to pink and a round black nose. It also has two circular red eyes within black eye-slots. On the top of its head, it has round black ears with a neon purple center. It also has a large bright blue torso that blends to purple closer to the bottom. It also has blue and lime arms and yellow hands that blend to pink. At the end of its hands, it has three large sharp bright turquoise claws which blend into yellow at the end of the claws. It also has stubby blue legs, as well as flat stubby dull blue feet.
Strategy
The Kooma Panda is the only Spirit that can be fought outside of Link Portals.
The Kooma Panda is a slow, but tough Dream Eater with a lot of HP. Weaker attacks won't faze it, but combo finishers or strong commands will send it reeling. It usually closes the distance with a multi-hit punch with a long wind-up - when this attack is coming, prepare to block.
If the Panda is walking directly towards the player, it is most likely going to use its Tea-Table Flip, where it lifts and flips a piece of earth from under the player. This comes out surprisingly quickly, so the player needs good reflexes to dodge it. More rarely, it can perform a jumping slam attack, which is easy to see coming and can be blocked or dodged.
After performing enough of its attacks, the Panda tends to become stunned from fatigue. When this happens, or even just between its attacks, you are free to attack it yourself. It is also highly susceptible to ranged attacks or status effects, which can prevent it from ever attacking the player.
The Kooma Panda blinks with a red color when taking damage, but those faced at the Circus take that red shade by default and blink with their default color when taking damage.
| Technique | Enemy Level | Element | Status | Power | Block? | |
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| Panda Punch (尾パンダパンチ Panda Panchi) |
1 |  Physical
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— | 0.5[1] | ? | |
| — | ||||||
| The damage and charging distance increases at Level 19 and Level 34. | ||||||
| Tea Table Flip (ちゃぶ台返し Chibudai-gaeshi, lit. "Table Flip") |
1 | Physical
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Stun (100%/2s) [2] | 1.0 x2 | ? | |
| — | ||||||
| Rear-ender (ヒップダイヴ Hippu Daivu, lit. "Hip Dive") |
Main body | 1 | Physical
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— | 1.5 | ?
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| Shockwave | 1 | Physical
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— | 0.75 | ? | |
| — | ||||||
| The range of the shock wave increases at Level 12 and Level 30. Causes shockwaves on the trampolines when used in the Circus. | ||||||
| Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked. | ||||||
Abilities
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Attacks
| Name | Element | Level | Disposition | |||
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| Bx | W | Br | G | |||
| Panda Punch |
Physical | 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Kooma Tackle |
Physical | 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Tea Table Flip |
Physical | 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Rear-ender |
Physical | 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Recipe
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
The Kooma Panda Recipe can be obtained by Sora from the first Special Portal in Traverse Town, or purchased from the Medal Shop for 80 medals. The Kooma Panda can be created through six different recipes.
_KH3D.png){kind=small} Kooma Panda
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| Rank | 
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Ingredients |  Rampant Figment x8 Vibrant Fancy x3
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| Rank |  
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Ingredients |  Intrepid Figment x5 Vibrant Fancy x3
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| Rank | 
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Ingredients |  Intrepid Fancy x3 Vibrant Fancy x4
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| Rank | 
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Ingredients | Intrepid Figment x4 Vibrant Fantasy x2
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| Rank | 
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Ingredients |  Malleable Fantasy x1 Vibrant Fantasy x2
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| Rank |
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Ingredients | Intrepid Fancy x5 Vibrant Fantasy x2
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| Success | 60% | ||
| Chance | _KH3D.png){kind=small} Iceguin Ace
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Gallery
Concept art of a Kooma Panda Spirit.
Concept art of a Kooma Panda Nightmare.
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