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'''Tong Tong''' is a panda that appears exclusively in the PC version of ''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing!]]''. It resides in the [[Ueno Zoo]] in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]. A [[Koopa Troopa]] kidnaps Tong Tong, forcing the zoo to close down. After [[Luigi]] returns the panda to the [[curator]], they reward him 1950 [[bill|dollars]].
'''{{wp|トントン (ジャイアントパンダ)|l=ja|Tong Tong}}''' (童童, June 1, 1986–July 8, 2000)<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.ueno-panda.jp/history/|title=歴代のパンダたち|publisher=ueno-panda.jp|language=ja|accessdate=December 7, 2024|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830101556/https://www.ueno-panda.jp/history/}}</ref> was a female panda that was born and resided in the [[Ueno Zoo]] in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]. She makes an appearance exclusively in the PC version of ''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing!]]'', where she is an artifact stolen by a [[Koopa Troopa|Koopa]] from the Ueno Zoo, forcing it to close down. After [[Luigi]] returns Tong Tong to the [[curator]], they reward him $1950. Despite being a panda, the DOS version reuses the [[Taronga Zoo koala]] icon for her. Additionally, she is mistakenly referred to as male in-game.


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Revision as of 14:12, December 7, 2024

Tong Tong
Taronga Zoo koala and Tong Tong in Mario is Missing!
DOS
Tong Tong in Mario is Missing! CD-ROM Deluxe
CD-ROM Deluxe
First appearance Mario is Missing! (1993)

Tong Tong (童童, June 1, 1986–July 8, 2000)[1] was a female panda that was born and resided in the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan. She makes an appearance exclusively in the PC version of Mario is Missing!, where she is an artifact stolen by a Koopa from the Ueno Zoo, forcing it to close down. After Luigi returns Tong Tong to the curator, they reward him $1950. Despite being a panda, the DOS version reuses the Taronga Zoo koala icon for her. Additionally, she is mistakenly referred to as male in-game.

Information

Person Quote
PC version
Boy "He loves bamboo and he's cuter than the average bear in the Japanese zoo."
Tourist "Take him back via subway to Ueno Station. Tourist types couldn't bear not see Hsing Hsing's kin."
Reporter "It's as clear as black and white, that bear belongs in Japan's first zoo."
Scientist "Panda bears are actually Chinese. He's lucky to live in one of the world's largest zoos, right here in Japan."
Police officer "That's a panda bear, and he lives in the 100-year-old Ueno zoo."

References

  1. ^ 歴代のパンダたち. ueno-panda.jp (Japanese). Retrieved December 7, 2024. (Archived August 30, 2024, 10:15:56 UTC via Wayback Machine.)