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A Korean [[Animesque]] Massively Multiplayer online golf game with RPG elements, one of which '''is''' an [[Fun Withwith Acronyms|RPG]] (in this case ''[[Incredibly Lame Pun|Rocket Propelled Grenade]]'') ''[[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|golf ball]].'' Presently, the major servers for the game are located in Korea, Japan, North America (USA), and Europe.
 
The game takes place on Pangya Island, a [[Magical Land|fantasy world]] which once came under the assault of the [[Big Bad|Dark Lord]], who tried to drain the power of life out of the island/world through a magical barrier. There was one small hole in the barrier, through which the energy was being drained, and the island's sages discovered that a ball of magic directed into that hole could break the barrier. Unfortunately, the ball couldn't be handled directly after it was made - [[Excuse Plot|you could hit it with a stick]], but every hit would weaken its power. Ultimately, a hero from the "real world" Earth succeeded at accomplishing this feat, and the Dark Lord was defeated.
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Tecmo published a port of the game for the Nintendo Wii, which was titled ''Super Swing Golf'' for American release, and removed the "Massively Multiplayer" part from the game, making it a standalone game that anyone can play alone or in local multiplayer. Story modes are introduced and each character model got their own personalities. A sequel followed along similar lines. A PSP version also exists, published by Tomy as ''Pangya: Fantasy Golf''. This version expands massively on the storyline, personalities and playable cast, making a number of the MMO/Wii caddies playable as golfers and adding a few original characters on top of that - at the cost of the newest MMO character and about a third of the courses.
 
[[Pangya (Video Game)/Characters|Here's the character sheet]], in need of [[Wiki Magic]].
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* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]: AZER (or in A18/the PSP game, UNCLE BOB).
* [[Bottomless Pit]]: Many of the OB areas on West Wiz and Wiz Wiz.
* [[Call a Rabbit Aa Smeerp]]: On ''golf balls'' of all things. It's an aztec! No, comet! Orb! Phoenix!
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Kooh is very fond of the word "QUIET!". Okay, considering her [[Rie Kugimiya|voice]], [[Shakugan no Shana|try saying that three times in sequence...]]
** Since the introduction of the Miracle Voice clubs, her [[Catch Phrase]] seems to have become ''[[Everythings Better With Pirates|"AAARRR!!"]]''
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*** Actually, there are several alternate hairstyles available for a number of the characters, and this isn't even including the [[Soul Brotha|Afro Wigs]]. This, combined with an excess of accessories, and [[Only Six Faces|certain design similarities]] among some characters, frequently gives you pause as to just '''WHO''' your opponent is using.
* [[Charged Attack]]: The special shots, which require a bar of your combo meter and [[Roboteching|behave in ways golf swings were never meant to behave]].
* [[Cherry Blossoms]]: The Pink Wind course is [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|designed around this]]. So are the Cherry Blossom Comets.
* [[Convection, Schmonvection]]: Deep Inferno. Apparently, standing next to a pool of lava to hit the ball is not a problem for anyone.
* [[Cool Boat]]: The battleship Silvia and its accompanying fleet of subs, cruisers, and aircraft...all of which make up one of the most difficult courses in the game.
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* [[Emotionless Girl]]: Boy in this case, Nell, according to his bio.
* [[Excuse Plot]]: The MMO's storyline establishes why humans from Earth are playing golf with natives of Pangya Island. The Wii and PSP versions dig deeper, with the PSP story going much, much further.
* [[Everything's Better Withwith Penguins]]: One of the caddies is a penguin-ball-thing with a parasol. The two Ice courses have roaming penguins everywhere.
* [[Everythings Better With Pirates]]: Kooh. Also the Lost Seaway course, and the season 4 pirate cosplay outfits for every character.
* [[Fan Nickname]]: Quite a few players have taken to calling Wind Hill 'Wind Hell' because of the absolute randomness of the wind speed. The level has the highest wind speed in the game, making it one of the most difficult levels for ''experienced'' players.
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* [[Improbable Weapon User|Improbable Golf Clubs (User)]]: In addition to the more normal-looking club sets, you have clubs with rockets, household tools, [[BFS|swords]], microphones, tunas, scythes ... and anyone can equip them, as long as the player's level is high enough.
* [[Jiggle Physics]]: Arin, Lucia, Cecilia, and Cadie.
* [[Katanas Are Just Better]]: The driver for the Cursed Obsidian Blades clubset is a [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|jet]] [[Shout-Out|black]] [[Bleach (Manga)|katana]].
* [[Lethal Lava Land]]: Deep Inferno, which has shades of [[Mordor]] (it's all the skulls and nasty decorations, y'see.) Comes with its own giant [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons|dragons]].
* [[Little Miss Badass]]: Kooh, the eleven-year-old girl who's also a pirate captain.
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* [[Slippy-Slidey Ice World]]: Ice Cannon (a frozen-over Silvia Cannon) and Ice Spa.
* [[Soundtrack Dissonance]]: Deep Inferno, for a course with lots of volcanoes and lava, has a pretty chill soundtrack.
* [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"]]: The characters' names vary from Korea to Japan to the US - and ''within'' the US, you get some different names between Albatross 18 and the current Pangya. Examples:
** Nuri (Pangya) -> Scout (Albatross 18 and console ports)
** Hana -> Erika (Japan)
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* [[Tsurime Eyes]]: Kaz and Kooh.
* [[Victory Pose]]: Each character has a set of unique animations for each potential outcome of a hole (Hole In One/Albatross, Eagle, Birdie, Par, Bogey/Double/Triple/+4/Give Up).
* [[Wave Motion Gun]]: The main cannon of the [[Cool Boat|battleship Silvia]], which serves as a major gameplay obstacle on the course [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|named, appropriately, Silvia Cannon.]] The sustained fire of the cannon causes the wind direction and strength to change, seriously affecting your shots.
* [[Wholesome Crossdresser]]: Nell