Pandaman's greatest rival, Unforgivable Mask, is hired by Tomato Gang to track Pandaman down and retrieve the money he owes Tomato Gang. Pandaman, unfortunately, is also constantly on the run from Tomato Gang, a debt collector to whom Pandaman owes money. Pandaman is said to be in love with Pandawoman, but it is unknown if these feelings are reciprocated. Apart from eagerly accepting any and all challenges to fight, he also constantly peppers his speech with the vocalization 'sasa' ( ササ ?), a reference to the term for bamboo ( 笹, sasa ?). In contrast, video games frequently portray him with the boisterous, hot-blooded bravado stereotypical to pro-wrestlers.

Little has been established about Pandaman's personality in canon - save, perhaps, for his cowardice in constantly fleeing from debt collectors. Indeed, cameos of his name have appeared scattered throughout the series in both katakana and romaji script. Pandaman does not always make cameos in the flesh. At times, however, he has been seen in civilian, pirate, or even Marine attire. Though most 'official' portraits (including Oda's original contest submission) depict him as tall and well-muscled, many of his cameos in the actual manga and anime depict him as slimmer, if not outright scrawny, to keep him better-hidden in crowd scenes.Īpart from his black trunks and lace-up boots, Pandaman usually goes undressed, and may bear a pair of heart tattoos on his pectorals, and bamboo tattoos on his arms. Meanwhile, his physique can vary wildly from appearance to appearance. Whether this is a mask or his real face is unknown. Pandaman's most distinctive feature is his head, which is stylized to look like his namesake (and sometimes emblazoned with the word PANDA). 1.1.3 Cameo Examples in the Video games.

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