Panda

is a major supporting character in Jujutsu Kaisen and one of the main protagonists of its prequel, Jujutsu Kaisen 0: Jujutsu High. Despite his name, Panda is not an actual panda, he's an Abrupt-Mutation Cursed Corpse created by Masamichi Yaga. He attends Jujutsu High as a second-year student along with Maki, Toge, and Yuta.
== Appearance ==
Panda has the appearance of a fully-grown giant panda. He stands much taller than his classmates with his bear-shaped frame and sometimes dons clothing. He has been shown to wear armbands, scarves and jackets at times. After his fight with Hajime Kashimo that resulted in the destruction of his body and his other two cores, Panda now appears much smaller than his original size.
Yaga and young Panda (Anime).png|Panda as a child. 
== Personality ==
 
Panda is generally a very upbeat and calm individual with his own sense of humor. When he was younger, he spoke in an extremely proper form more akin to a computer but as time passed, Panda has developed his own unique personality. Panda sees humans as strange creatures and doesn't strive to be like them, while still respecting them as a species.
Panda is very sarcastic at times and tends to make light of every situation. Even while Mechamaru was trying to kill him Panda continued to poke fun at his fellow cursed corpse. It took Mechamaru nearly destroying Panda's body for him to even become "kind of mad". Following their fight, Panda was able to sympathize with Kokichi Muta and even promised to visit his real body one day.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Overall Skill Level: Panda is a semi-grade 2 sorcerer and an Abrupt-Mutation cursed corpse, the most advanced of his kind. With a natural affinity for jujutsu, Panda is capable of exorcising curses based solely on his physical abilities. He is highly intelligent and able to think one step ahead of his opponents in a fight. Panda's physiology also provides a unique challenge in battle. The only way to take him down is by destroying the cores of cursed energy that act as his heart. Additionally his body is extremely durable and can be reinforced using jujutsu protection. 
Enhanced Strength: Due to the size and sturdiness of his body, Panda is naturally very physically strong. He can exorcise curses with simple blows, effortlessly carry allies on his back, and run clean through walls as a few examples of his base strength. Panda has also proven to be a very powerful puncher, able to stun Aoi, an exceptionally durable fighter, with a right hook as well as batter Mechamaru, a metal cursed corpse, with straight punches. 
Enhanced Endurance: Panda's physiology as a cursed corpse allows him to absorb high amounts of damage. He was able to easily brush off Mechamaru's Ultra Cannon and even took the brunt of his opponent's strongest ability and survived. 
High Tactical Intellect: Panda was highly intelligent from a young age due to the circumstances of his creation and his education under Principal Yaga. In a fight, Panda is highly analytical and tries to stay one step ahead of his opponent. Even Suguru Geto, a sorcerer with immense tactical reasoning, was surprised by Panda's cleverness in battle. Against Mechamaru, Panda consistently thought about every move before he made it. He was able to calculate the angle of Mechamaru's cannon so it wouldn't also hit his allies. In that same battle, Panda fooled Mechamaru multiple times by faking an injury to his cores and won because his opponent underestimated his intelligence.
=== Jujutsu ===
 	
Great Cursed Energy: As a cursed corpse, Panda naturally possess a high degree of cursed energy. With training Panda has learned to reinforce his physical body to balance out his offense and defense. His jujutsu protection can envelop his body with cursed energy in a flash, capable of defending from techniques most sorcerers would need to evade.	
	
	There exists three cores within Panda's body: the balanced-type Panda, the power-type Gorilla, and a third core, Triceratops. If any of these cores are damaged, Panda is unable to shift into that form until it recovers. Panda can manipulate his cursed energy to fake the location of these cores, effectively compensating for these weak points.
	Gorilla Mode: By switching to his "brother's" core, Panda can transform into a muscular gorilla that retains his normal color scheme. Panda is much stronger and faster in this form but at the cost of rapidly draining his cursed energy.
While in Gorilla Mode, any strike Panda lands will resonate through the targets body using the "Unblockable Drumming Beat". The impact of the hit sends a shockwave through the user's guard, so they feel the damage even if they defend.	
	Triceratops Mode: By switching to his "sister's" core, Panda can transform into a bipedal Triceratops form. The appearance of Panda's body becomes more slender and feminine while his head takes on a wide Triceratops shape. Panda claims his sister's form destroys everyone who looks at her because of her shyness, but this form's abilities have not been displayed and its capabilities are unknown.
== Equipment ==
	
	Panda sports knuckle bracers in combat to support his punch-focused style. They're a light blue color and are decorated with small panda heads in the center of each pair.
== Battles & Events ==
Cursed Child Arc
*Maki Zenin, Toge Inumaki & Panda vs. Suguru Geto
Kyoto Goodwill Event Arc
*Kyoto Sister-School Goodwill Event
**Panda vs. Ultimate Mechamaru
Shibuya Incident Arc
*Shibuya Incident
**Jujutsu Sorcerers & Choso vs. Kenjaku & Uraume
Perfect Preparation Arc
*Yuji Itadori vs. Panda
*Megumi Fushiguro & Panda vs. Kirara Hoshi
Culling Game Arc
*Culling Game
**Panda vs. Hajime Kashimo
== Trivia ==
* Panda's rankings in the Popularity Polls are as follows:
** Panda ranked 14th in the first Popularity Poll with 2,508 votes.
** Panda ranked 18th in the second Popularity Poll with 474 votes.
** Panda ranked 15th in the third Popularity Poll with 344 votes.
== References ==
== Navigation ==
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