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?
Panda Punch (尾パンダパンチ, Panda Panchi)		1	Physical	—	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	Stun (100%/2s) [2]	1.0 x2	?
		—
Rear-ender (ヒップダイヴ, Hippu Daivu, lit. "Hip Dive")	Main body	1	Physical	—	1.5	?
	Shockwave	1	Physical	—	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

Ability Link

Kooma Panda's Prize List
Circle Raid	Aerial Slam
Bind	HP Boost
HP Boost	Item Boost
Item Boost	Attack Haste
Attack Boost	Attack Boost
Defense Boost	Mini Block
Blindness Block	Confusion Block
Bind Block	Combo Plus

Kooma Panda's Ability Link
	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H
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Location			Type		Name		Requirement
A-2			Stat Ability		Bind Block		30 LP
A-3			Quota		Checkpoint		Link x3
A-4			Attack Command		Aerial Slam		100 LP
A-5			Stat Ability		Confusion Block[n 1]		30 LP
A-6			Stat Ability		Defense Boost[n 2]		100 LP
B-2			Attack Command		Circle Raid		10 LP
B-3			Stat Ability		Attack Boost		100 LP
B-4			Stat Ability		Blindness Block		30 LP
B-5			Stat Ability		Item Boost		30 LP
B-6			Stat Ability		Mini Block		30 LP
B-7			Stat Ability		Attack Boost		200 LP
C-2			Stat Ability		HP Boost		30 LP
C-5			Stat Ability		HP Boost[n 1]		50 LP
C-6			Stat Ability		Attack Haste[n 2]		30 LP
D-2			Secret		Secret: Green		10 LP
E-2			Magic Command		Bind[n 3]		50 LP
E-3			Stat Ability		Item Boost[n 3]		50 LP
E-4			Quota		Checkpoint[n 3]		Level 20
F-4			Support Ability		Combo Plus[n 3]		200 LP

1. ^ ^{a b} Becomes available when in Wrestler disposition.
2. ^ ^{a b} Becomes available when in Bruiser disposition.
3. ^ ^{a b c d} Becomes available after unlocking Secret: Green at D-2.

Attacks

Name	Element	Level	Disposition
			Bx	W	Br	G
Panda Punch	Physical	1	✔			✔
Kooma Tackle	Physical	1		✔		✔
Tea Table Flip	Physical	1	✔		✔
Rear-ender	Physical	1	✔	✔	✔

Name	Element	Level	Disposition
			Bx	W	Br	G
Panda Punch	Physical	1	30%	15%	15%	40%
Kooma Tackle	Physical	1	10%	35%	15%	40%
Tea Table Flip	Physical	1	30%	15%	35%	10%
Rear-ender	Physical	1	30%	35%	35%	10%
Faith	Light	1	Evolved Command

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.

Kooma Panda
Rank		Ingredients	Rampant Figment x8 Vibrant Fancy x3
Rank		Ingredients	Intrepid Figment x5 Vibrant Fancy x3
Rank		Ingredients	Intrepid Fancy x3 Vibrant Fancy x4
Rank		Ingredients	Intrepid Figment x4 Vibrant Fantasy x2
Rank		Ingredients	Malleable Fantasy x1 Vibrant Fantasy x2
Rank		Ingredients	Intrepid Fancy x5 Vibrant Fantasy x2
Success	60%
Chance	Iceguin Ace

Gallery

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  Concept art of a Kooma Panda Spirit.
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  Concept art of a Kooma Panda Nightmare.
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  A Kooma Panda on the Easy as 1-2-3 Trophy.
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  SR+ Assist card featuring Kooma Panda in Kingdom Hearts χ[chi].

Notes and references

• Spirit Dream Eater
• Nightmare Dream Eater
• Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance enemies
• Physical-attribute Dream Eaters
• Physical/Light-style Dream Eaters
• Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory enemies