Panda

Panda

Voiced By	Chris Niosi

"I came here to help you. I am always there for you when you need me."

Panda is a supporting character in YIIK. He's Alex's childhood imaginary friend, and acts as a source of guidance and critique for Alex's actions. As a tool, he can be used to cross narrow gaps and block movement. He is also a skill in combat, which can block enemy attacks for multiple turns.

Story

Panda is first found in the Factory Hotel, sitting in a room containing pieces of Alex's bedroom. It isn't known why he was here, but he readily joins Alex, providing the Panda Barrier tool and move. Over the course of the story, he occasionally chimes in whenever Alex is alone to comment on current events.

Right before New Years Eve, Panda gets Alex to question everything weird going on in his reality. He reminds Alex on how Michael moved away from Frankton when he was only 10 years old, and that they had a falling out before the left, bringing a lot of suspicion as to who Michael is.

During Chapter 6, Alex asks him what they should do now that they're lost in the Soul Space. Panda gives him no answer, revealing himself to just be a panda doll and drifting off into space. Alex is devastated by the loss, with Panda remaining absent from that point onward.

Gallery

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  Meeting Panda.
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  Panda teasing Alex for sleeping in often.
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  Panda, doing the world a favor.
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  Panda questioning how much Alex really knows Sammy.
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  Panda being a bit cheeky about the white Entity Alex suddenly took interest in.
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  To others, Panda’s been a toy the whole time.

Trivia

• In YIIK 1.0, Panda was partially broken in combat. When first used, he would only defend the party for a single turn. Every use after that was 3 turns like the description stated.
• If Alex summons Panda in a particular way above him, he can clip inside him and get a lot of vertical movement.
  • This is a popular speedrunning trick as it allows Alex to skip parts of the game, but it is risky as it is very inconsistent.
  • Using this trick, Alex can reach Kisage X in the Factory Hotel to read the book next to him.
• The cutscene of Panda disappearing into the Soul Space parallels the cutscene where the same happens to Sammy.