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Bamboo Pandamonium

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MMX8 - Bamboo Pandamonium Art.jpg
Artwork from Mega Man X8.
X8
Stage portrait(s).
General information
Name(s):Bamboo Pandamonium, Bamboo Pandemonium
Title(s):Fallen Giant of the Forest[1][2]
Group(s):New generation Reploids
Appearances:Mega Man X8
Inspiration:Panda
Game Info
Weapon(s):Green Spinner/Youdantotsu/Blast Launcher
Weakness(es):Melt Creeper/Enkoujin/Flame Burner
Stage(s):Booster Forest
Voice (JP):Sazame Manda
Voice (EN):Jonathan Love


Bamboo Pandamonium, written as Bamboo Pandemonium (バンブー・パンデモニウム)[3] in Japan, is a Maverick from the X era, appearing as one of the main bosses in Mega Man X8. He is a wood-themed Reploid based on a panda, who attacks with his giant claws and bamboo missiles. He is a new generation Reploid who managed a space rocket development lab.

In the Games

Mega Man X8

Bamboo Pandamonium debuts in Mega Man X8 as one of the eight Mavericks on the Stage Select screen. He is a new generation Reploid who rebels by refusing to leave the overgrown ruins of a rocket center to collect data for Sigma, serving as the boss of the Booster Forest stage. He attacks with his giant size and claws, and can erect bamboo barriers and fire explosives. Defeating Bamboo Pandamonium grants Green Spinner to X, Youdantotsu to Zero, and Blast Launcher to Axl. His weakness is the Melt Creeper, Enkoujin, or Flame Burner from Burn Rooster, which briefly sets him on fire. A boss attack rematch with Bamboo Pandamonium later occurs in the Gateway stage.

Other Game Appearances

  • In Rockman ✕over, Bamboo Pandamonium is one of the four bosses in World 7.
  • In TEPPEN, Bamboo Pandamonium appears as a Unit Card.

Other Media

  • In the Archie Mega Man comic, Bamboo Pandamonium appears in the "Worlds Unite" arc as one of the Mavericks resurrected in Sigma's army.

Official Data

Mega Man X8

Fallen Giant of the Forest
Bamboo Pandamonium
Once in charge of managing materials for outer space development, he now spends time deep in thought in the forest of an abandoned asteroid.[sic] Although he is deeply saddened that the world is heading towards destruction, he thinks it's fine as long as the world wants it.[2][4]

Mega Man X Legacy Collection Gallery

MMX8 - Bamboo Pandamonium Art.jpg Fallen Giant of the Forest
Bamboo Pandamonium
Once tasked with management of space development research documents, this Reploid now refuses to leave the overgrown ruins of the launch center.

Behind the Scenes

Nomenclature

Language Name Origin
Japanese Bamboo Pandemonium (バンブー・パンデモニウム) Pandamonium is a pun on "panda" and "pandemonium", a word which means chaos or disorder, but originates as the name of the capital of hell in John Milton's poem Paradise Lost, from which Mega Man X8 takes inspiration.
English Bamboo Pandamonium

References

  1. MM25: Mega Man & Mega Man X Official Complete Works. 2013.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Game manual, Mega Man X8. 2004.
  3. R20: Rockman & Rockman X Official Complete Works. 2008.
  4. Rockman X8 Kyūkyoku Complete Guide. Capcom. 2005.