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The Panda is a wild animal that appears in Age of Empires III as a Treasure guardian and in Age of Mythology: Tale of the Dragon and Age of Mythology: Retold - Immortal Pillars as a dangerous huntable and as a harmless embellishment respectively.

Age of Mythology[]

Lovely panda. Climbs, tumbles, and rolls. Cannot be harvested for Food.
—In-game description

The Panda is a decorative animal introduced in Age of Mythology: Retold - Immortal Pillars. It does not attack anything, nor can it be attacked or converted by Priests of Set. One wild Panda is spawned near the Peach Blossom Spring when it is created by invoking The Peach Blossom Spring. Wild Pandas can also be seen on the Bamboo Grove random map.

History[]

Scientific name -- Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Size -- 150-300 lbs.
Diet -- Mainly bamboo

Pandas are native to several mountain ranges in southwestern China, primarily in Sichuan, but also in neighboring provinces such as Shaanxi and Gansu. Known for their distinctive black-and-white coloring, these bears have a highly specialized diet, primarily consuming bamboo, although they occasionally eat other available foods. Pandas are typically solitary animals, spending most of their time eating, resting, and searching for more food.
—In-game help section

The Panda Bear is a huntable animal in Tale of the Dragon. Like other dangerous predators, it will attack villagers on sight, but provides plenty of food if they manage to kill it.

History[]

Scientific Name -- Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Approx. Size -- 250 lb.
Diet -- Bamboo

The Chinese name for the panda, da xiong mao, means "great bear-cat." The panda is a member of the bear family, and generally resembles other bears in all but its unique black-and-white coloring. Its shaggy fur is white with black patches over the eyes, ears, and legs and a black band across its shoulders. The panda is native to forests high in the central mountains of China.

Since its sole source of food is the bamboo tree, a panda is specially suited to hold, crush, and then consume this tough plant. As if it were not unique enough, the panda has an enlarged sesamoid bone located on the forefoot. This bone holds the nearest tendon slightly further away from the joint than is normal, increasing its movement and enabling a special action similar to that of an opposable thumb. This allows for dexterous grasping. The panda's teeth and jaws are designed to handle the job of grinding down bamboo shoots. They are bigger and broader than those of other bears, and the jawbones and cheek muscles are incredibly powerful.

160 pandas live in captivity, and their popularity has raised awareness of the animal's plight in the wild. An estimated 1,600 pandas still live in their natural habitat, but only 60% of them live in protected forests. Saving pandas in the wild has become an important goal for conservationists, one that has sparked the imagination and support of the public. The panda has become an icon for endangered animal causes worldwide.
—In-game help section

Age of Empires III[]

Pete-Pete the Pet Panda is a pet in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties. He is one one the strongest pets in the game, despite having low damage for the unit's size, as he boasts the greatest multiplier against treasure guardians among pets.

He is also among the rarest pets, as Pete-Pete can be found mostly in Yellow River and Silk Road.

Upgrades[]

Pete-Pete the Pet Panda, like all other pets, upgrades automatically each Age:

  • +20% hit points and damage
  • +30% hit points and damage
  • +40% hit points and damage
  • +60% hit points and damage

Further statistics[]

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs. Treasure guardians
Weak vs. Villagers
Improvements
Hit points Maya Cotton Armor (+20%)
Infantry Breastplate (+10%)
Gadaa System (+5%; Ethiopians only)
Tar Kilns (+5%)
Attack Zapotec Cult of the Dead (+20%)
Carib Kasiri Beer (+10%)
Master Lessons (+10%)
Gadaa System (+5%; Ethiopians only)
Wind Horses (-10% Rate of Fire)
Speed Push of Pike (+10%; Swedes only)
Apache Endurance (+5%)
Wind Horses (+0.5)
Line of Sight Town Watch (+3)

Home City Cards[]

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Buttercup the Pete-Pete the Pet Panda
Some cards are highlighted with:
Green TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team
Red Shipment that can be sent twice
Blue Shipment that arrives fast (5 seconds)

Chinese
Card Description Age
Western Reforms Unit hit points and damage +8%
Ethiopians
Card Description Age
Ignatian Spirituality Unit (except herded animals) hit points +5%, regeneration rate +1.0 (even in combat)
Europeans
Card Description Age
Wanderlust Land military and land villager hit points +5%; land villager and construction wagon speed +5% (can be sent 3 times)
Inca
Card Description Age
Road Building Land military speed +10%
Indians
Card Description Age
Dravidian Martial Arts Unit all melee attack damage +15%; Rajput hand attack damage +20% instead, +1 Hindu Villager
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics Unit hit points and damage +5%
Maltese
Card Description Age
TEAM Knights of the Round Table Delivers 1 Hospitaller for each Town Center and Command Post present on the map; unit hit points +2%
Mexicans
Card Description Age
TEAM Mariachi For the next 30 seconds, military building training and research work rate +400%, unit speed +10%
Colegio de San Nicolas Delivers 1 Large Collection of Books (500 XP); unit Line of Sight +4; building (except Wall) Line of Sight +8; reveals enemy units' positions for 20 seconds
National Servant Unit (except herded animals) hit points +10%; Padre heal work rate +200%
Imperial Age
Imperial Age
Spanish
Card Description Age
TEAM Hand Infantry Attack Hand infantry damage +15%
Archaic Infantry Hitpoints Hand infantry and foot archer hit points +15%; Rodelero hit points +20% instead
Archaic Infantry Combat Hand infantry and foot archer hit points and damage +15%
TEAM Spanish Inquisition Delivers 1 Inquisitor; military and economic unit Line of Sight +10
Swedes
Card Description Age
Hand Infantry/Hand Cavalry Hitpoints Hand infantry and hand cavalry hit points +15%

Chinese
Card Description Age HC level
Western Reforms All units get +8% hit points and damage
40
Indians
Card Description Age HC level
Dravidian Martial Arts All units get +15% all melee attack damage; +1 Villager
40
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics All units get +5% hit points and damage
25
Spanish
Card Description Age HC level
TEAM Hand Infantry Attack Hand infantry get +15% damage
10
TEAM Inquisition All units get +10 Line of Sight
10

Treasure guardian[]

Pandas appear as treasure guardians in Age of Empires III. Their high hit points and damage justify the use of explorer abilities, as this gives the player the opportunity to focus on more important tasks and/or give some extra hits.

History[]

Scientific Name: Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Approx. Size: 30 in. to shoulder, 250 lb.
Diet: Bamboo

The Chinese name for the panda, da xiong mao, means "great bear-cat." The panda is a member of the bear family, and generally resembles other bears in all but its unique black-and-white coloring. Its shaggy fur is white with black patches over the eyes, ears, and legs and a black band across its shoulders. The panda is native to forests high in the central mountains of China.

Since its sole source of food is the bamboo tree, a panda is specially suited to hold, crush, and then consume this tough plant. As if it were not unique enough, the panda has an enlarged sesamoid bone located on the forefoot. This bone holds the nearest tendon slightly further away from the joint than is normal, increasing its movement and enabling a special action similar to that of an opposable thumb. This allows for dexterous grasping. The panda's teeth and jaws are designed to handle the job of grinding down bamboo shoots. They are bigger and broader than those of other bears, and the jawbones and cheek muscles are incredibly powerful.

160 pandas live in captivity, and their popularity has raised awareness of the animal's plight in the wild. An estimated 1,600 pandas still live in their natural habitat, but only 60% of them live in protected forests. Saving pandas in the wild has become an important goal for conservationists, one that has sparked the imagination and support of the public. The panda has become an icon for endangered animal causes worldwide.
—In-game history section

Gallery[]

Animals (non-myth units) in Age of Mythology
Herdable animals Cow · Goat · Pig · Yak*
Timid huntables Baboon · Caribou · Chicken · Crowned Crane · Deer · Duck* · Elk · Gazelle · Giraffe · Golden Pheasant · Monkey · Red Crowned Crane · Spotted Deer · Zebra
Aggressive huntables Aurochs · Black Bear · Boar · Elephant · Hippopotamus · Ram* · Rhinoceros · Walrus · Water Buffalo
Predators Arctic Wolf · Crocodile · Bear · Hyena · Lion · Lizard* · Panda Bear* · Polar Bear · Serpent (Predator) · Tiger* · Wolf
Military animalsAnimal of Set · Golden Lion · Relic Monkey
Fish Herring · Mahi-mahi · Perch · Salmon
Decorative animalsBird ( Eagle* · Hawk · Parrot* · Flying Red Crowned Crane · Vulture) · Panda · Hawksbill Turtle · Orca · Shark · Whale
Scenario Editor-exclusive animals Alfred · Dog · Giant Duck-Billed Platypus · Golden Fleece (also herdable) · Horse · Reindeer
Cheat animals Chicken Exploding
Cut animalsAnchovies · Camel · Musk Ox · Nubian Goat · Shore Fish · Unicorn
Animals in Age of Empires III
Land
Herdables Cow · Goat · Llama · Sacred Cow · Sanga Cattle · Sheep · Water Buffalo · Yak · Zebu Cattle · Big Benny
Huntables Bighorn Sheep · Bison · Capybara · Caribou · Deer · Elephant · Elk · Gazelle · Giant Salamander · Giraffe · Guanaco · Ibex · Marco Polo Sheep · Moose · Musk Deer · Musk Ox · Nilgai · Ostrich · Pronghorn · Rhea · Saiga · Serow · Tapir · Turkey · Zebra
Treasure guardians Alligator · Baboon · Black Bear · Black Panther · Beast · Beast of Gévaudan · Brown Bear · Cougar · Coyote · Crocodile · Elephant · Ethiopian Wolf · Grizzly Bear · Hippo · Honey Badger · Hyena · Jaguar · Leopard · Lion · Lion-Tailed Macaque · Mad Dog · Monitor Lizard · Orangutan · Panda · Polar Bear · Rhino · Snow Leopard · Snow Monkey · Tibetan Macaque · Tiger · Warthog
Unknown-exclusive Cash Cow · Wood Cattle
Military Dog · Intrepid Turkey Scout · Lamb of the Creator · Tengri Wolf
Water
Treasure guardians Alligator · Hippo · Great White Shark · Orca · White Tiger · Wild Boar · Wolf
Fish Bass · Carp · Catfish · Cod · Mahi-mahi · Mola Mola · Salmon · Sardines · Squid · Tarpon · Tuna
Whales Beluga Whale · Humpback Whale · Minke Whale
Air
Bird · Bird (unit)
Treasure guardians in Age of Empires III
Humans African Vagabond · Ambushing Shongo Thrower · Bandit Blowgunner · Bandit Gunslinger · Bandit Rider · Bandit Rifleman · Blind Monk · Brigand · Camel Raider · Caravan Bandit · Colonial Gunslinger · Colonial Looter · Colonial Officer · Colonial Oppressor · Colonial Swashbuckler · Corrupted Watchman · Delinquent Thuggee · Deserted Hussar · Deserted Pikeman · Deserted Skirmisher · Fugitive Dacoit · Gunman · Haramija · Heretic · Klepht · Knife Thrower · Marauding Cossack · Marauding Jaeger · Marauding Janissary · Marauding Highlander · Marauding Landsknecht · Marauding Musketeer · Masterless Samurai · Mongol Rider · Pirate · Plague Doctor · Repressive Cuirassier · Robber Knight · Smuggler · Witch Hunter
Land animals Alligator · Baboon · Beast · Beast of Gévaudan · Black Bear · Black Panther · Brown Bear · Cougar · Coyote · Crocodile · Elephant Guardian · Ethiopian Wolf · Grizzly Bear · Hippo · Honey Badger · Hyena · Jaguar · Leopard · Lion · Lion-Tailed Macaque · Mad Dog · Monitor Lizard · Orangutan · Panda · Polar Bear · Rhino · Snow Leopard · Snow Monkey · Tibetan Macaque · Tiger · Warthog · White Tiger · Wild Boar · Wolf
Water animals Alligator · Crocodile · Great White Shark · Hippo · Orca
Ships Bandit Catamaran · Marauding Junk · Raiding Privateer