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|image=[[File:DKJB Panda.png|200px]]
|image=[[File:DKJB Panda.png|200px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])
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'''Mini Pandas'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' internal filename (<tt>ObjectData/MiniPanda.arc</tt>)</ref> are enemies that appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'', appearing in two stages late into the game: [[Grim Volcano]] and [[Asteroid Belt]]. They have ballerina-like movements, such as when they first appear on the screen, and pirouetting when they are moving toward Donkey Kong. They can also jump across the screen. If Donkey Kong is nearby, they attack by slashing their claws at him. The Mini Panda's primary form of attack is their own version of the [[Sound Wave Attack]], which can be deflected with [[Donkey Kong]]'s; doing this stuns them and sends them into the air. If the player can reach them before the stun wears off, Donkey Kong confronts the Mini Panda similar to a [[Gōrumondo]], though the Mini Panda is falling down the screen and must be punched once when it lines up with Donkey Kong's punch to defeat it. Defeating a Mini Panda gives eight [[banana]]s.
'''Mini Pandas''' are enemies that appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'', appearing in two stages late into the game: [[Grim Volcano]] and [[Asteroid Belt]]. They have ballerina-like movements, such as when they first appear on the screen, and pirouetting when they are moving toward Donkey Kong. They can also jump across the screen. If Donkey Kong is nearby, they attack by slashing their claws at him. The Mini Panda's primary form of attack is their own version of the [[Sound Wave Attack]], which can be deflected with [[Donkey Kong]]'s; doing this stuns them and sends them into the air. If the player can reach them before the stun wears off, Donkey Kong confronts the Mini Panda similar to a [[Gōrumondo]], though the Mini Panda is falling down the screen and must be punched once when it lines up with Donkey Kong's punch to defeat it. Defeating a Mini Panda gives eight [[banana|beat]]s.


[[File:Shaoshao Wii.png|thumb|left|150px|Mini Panda as seen in ''New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''.]]
[[File:Shaoshao Wii.png|thumb|left|150px|The Mini Panda in Grim Volcano as seen in ''New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'']]
In ''[[New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'', the Mini Panda is retextured to be a blue bear rather than a panda. However, the formerly-white areas are still distinct from the rest of the fur if examined closely.
In ''[[New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'', the Mini Panda is retextured to have fur in two similar shades of blue (replacing the black and white fur respectively), white fur around its mouth with black spots, blue bags under its eyes instead of red, and yellow claws.
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==Names in other languages==
 
==Naming==
===Internal names===
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|game1=''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]''
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|name1=MiniPanda
|meaning1=Mini Panda
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===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=シャオシャオ<ref>''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' Shogakukan book, [[Media:DKJB Shogakukan pages 172-173.jpg|page 172]]</ref>
|Jpn=シャオシャオ<ref>''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' Shogakukan book. [[Media:DKJB Shogakukan pages 172-173.jpg|Page 172.]]</ref>
|JapR=Shaoshao
|JpnR=Shaoshao
|JapM=Possibly "Xiao Xiao" (小小), the Mandarin Chinese character for "small" reduplicated.
|JpnM=Possibly from a repetition of「小」(''xiǎo'', "small" in Chinese)
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Mini Panda
Mini Panda
First appearance Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2004)
Latest appearance New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2008)

Mini Pandas are enemies that appear in Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, appearing in two stages late into the game: Grim Volcano and Asteroid Belt. They have ballerina-like movements, such as when they first appear on the screen, and pirouetting when they are moving toward Donkey Kong. They can also jump across the screen. If Donkey Kong is nearby, they attack by slashing their claws at him. The Mini Panda's primary form of attack is their own version of the Sound Wave Attack, which can be deflected with Donkey Kong's; doing this stuns them and sends them into the air. If the player can reach them before the stun wears off, Donkey Kong confronts the Mini Panda similar to a Gōrumondo, though the Mini Panda is falling down the screen and must be punched once when it lines up with Donkey Kong's punch to defeat it. Defeating a Mini Panda gives eight beats.

Mini Panda
The Mini Panda in Grim Volcano as seen in New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat

In New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, the Mini Panda is retextured to have fur in two similar shades of blue (replacing the black and white fur respectively), white fur around its mouth with black spots, blue bags under its eyes instead of red, and yellow claws.

Naming

Internal names

Game File Name Meaning

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat ObjectData/MiniPanda.arc MiniPanda Mini Panda

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese シャオシャオ[1]
Shaoshao
Possibly from a repetition of「小」(xiǎo, "small" in Chinese)

References

  1. ^ Donkey Kong Jungle Beat Shogakukan book. Page 172.