#pandon

[talesfromtheshatterhome]

"I was a cartographer before I came here. Shall I show you the way to your grave?"

[chernobog13]

Pandon, the final kaiju menace in Ultraseven's television series.

Versions of Pandon that appeared in later Ultra series depict the kaiju with two separate heads. That was the original design for the kaiju, but it proved to be too difficult to incorporate into the original suit back in 1967.

[flakatita]

Solitos.

[tokumon]

Spinnie, a juvenile Pandon from Ultraman Decker ep. 16

[tokujenny]

Ultraseven, episode 48: "The Greatest Invasion in History (Part 1)"

[thecreaturecodex]

Pandon

Image © Tsuburaya Studios, accessed at the Ultraman Wiki here

[The last of my Ultraseven monsters, and the last monster Ultraseven fought. Personally, I think Ultraseven is somewhat overrated, but its last two-part episode is genuinely excellent. Seven is dying, his body falling apart due to over-exertion, and he finds himself torn between self-preservation and protecting the people he cares about when the Alien Ghose invade. The Ghose’s secret weapon, of course, is Pandon here.

Pandon has appeared in many different series, with many different appearances and suites of abilities. This variety of different Pandons is why I decided to make this a species and not a unique individual for my version. I’m sticking to the more original appearance, with the two heads fused together, but a truly two-headed appearance wouldn’t change anything mechanically if you prefer. If you want to use abilities based on other versions of Pandon, consider borrowing the sphere form of Bemular and/or the inferno aura of Geweih Metzelei.]

Pandon CR 23 N Aberration This strange giant has orange-red skin, covered in spikes and crags and fading to a rocky texture along the legs. Its arms end in crab-like claws. Its head appears to be two heads, each with beady yellow eyes and a bird like beak, fused together into a column, the beaks facing forward at an oblique angle.

Pandons are strange, two-headed colossi that have been found under the command of a variety of forces, from different planets and planes. No two look quite the same, with some having heads fully separated whereas others have them conjoined, some having more hook like versus pincer like claws, or even constructed components replacing one or more limbs. The explanation for this variety is that pandons are artificial creations, formed from fleshwarping creatures with fiery bodies into a living artillery platform. Different creators put their own spins on the pandon template, but all are lethal adversaries.

A pandon is not necessarily evil, but is typically under command of some manner of conqueror, and they react to most disturbances with violence. Their initial reaction is to burn attackers, breathing gouts of flame and spitting fiery bullets. If enemies prove to be immune to fire, the pandon closes to melee, grabbing enemies in their claws and pressing them against the spikes that cover their upper bodies. Pandons are capable burrowers, and will retreat underground to heal if badly injured.

Pandon                     CR 23 XP 820,000 N Colossal aberration (fire) Init +8; Senses all-around vision, darkvision 120 ft., Perception +25, tremorsense 120 ft. Defense AC 40, touch 7, flat-footed 35 (-8 size, +4 Dex, +1 dodge, +33 natural) hp 495 (30d8+360); fast healing 20 Fort +21, Ref +16, Will +23 DR 20/epic; Immune fire, flanking; Resist acid 20, electricity 20, sonic 20; SR 34 Defensive Abilities return volley, spikes, unstoppable; Weakness vulnerable to cold Offense Speed 60 ft., burrow 40 ft. Melee 2 claws +33 (3d8+19/19-20 plus grab), 2 bites +33 (3d6+19) Ranged 4 flame bullets +19 touch (6d6+11 fire) Space 30 ft.; Reach 30 ft. Special Attacks breath weapon (2 140-foot lines or 1 70-foot cone, 1d4 rounds, 30d6 fire damage, Ref DC 36 half), rend (2 claws, 3d8+28) Statistics Str 49, Dex 19, Con 32, Int 6, Wis 23, Cha 16 Base Atk +22; CMB +49 (+53 grapple and sunder); CMD 64 (66 vs. sunder) Feats Blind-fight, Combat Reflexes, Deflect Arrows (B), Dodge, Greater Sunder, Improved Critical (claw), Improved Initiative, Improved Sunder, Lightning Reflexes, Lunge, Point-Blank Shot, Power Attack, Precise Shot, Snatch Arrows (B), Stand Still, Toughness, Weapon Focus (flame bullet) Skills Acrobatics +19 (+31 jumping), Climb +34, Perception +21, Stealth +7, Swim +34; Racial Modifiers +4 Perception Languages Aklo, Ignan (cannot speak) SQ no breath Ecology Environment any Organization solitary Treasure none Special Abilities Flame Bullets (Su) A pandon can launch a fiery projectile from each of its beaks as a standard action, and two from each beak as a full attack action. Treat each bullet as a ranged touch attack with a range of 240 feet and no range increment. A creature struck takes 6d6 damage plus the pandon’s Constitution modifier per bullet. If multiple bullets strike the same target in a round, they are treated as a single effect for the purposes of overcoming fire resistance. Return Volley (Ex/Su) A pandon gains Deflect Arrows and Snatch Arrows as bonus feats. It may catch and return any ranged attack or ranged touch attack, including rays, bullets or siege weapons, using these feats. Spikes (Ex) A creature that strikes a pandon with a natural weapon, touch attack, unarmed strike or melee weapon takes 2d6+9 points of piercing damage. A creature grappled by a pandon takes double this amount of damage each round. Weapons with the reach property do not endanger their wielder in this way. Unstoppable (Ex) If a pandon starts its turn suffering from any or all of the following conditions, it recovers from them at the end of its turn: blind, confused, dazed, deafened, dazzled, exhausted, fatigued, nauseated, sickened, slowed, staggered, and stunned.

[macmanx]

Ultraman Decker and Ichika Kirino vs. Pandon

[baradhiblue]

Ultrawoman Lobi: The Comic #1