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''Panzer Bandit'' is a 1997 [[No Export for You|Japan-only]] [[Beat'Em Up]] developed by Fill-in Cafe and published by Banpresto for the [[Play StationPlayStation]]. The game is a [[Sprite Polygon Mix|mix of 2D sprites with 3D backgrounds]], with sprite-based characters running in a 2.5D environment. The game plays similarysimilarly to [[Sega Saturn]]'s ''[[Guardian Heroes]]'', except with only 2two planes of movement to jump back and forth. Each character has three basic attack options: two melee attacks and one [[Mana Meter|energy draining]] special. There are special moves done with button combinations, as well as [[Limit Break|powerful Hyper attacks]], both of which cost energy as well (which is recovered by rackiungracking up big [[Combos]]).
 
Set in a [[Twenty Minutes Into the Future|not-so distant future]], where the natural sources of energy are disappearing due to human consumption. Then along it comes an evil organization known as Ark, with their ''[[Space Whale|whale-shaped air fortress]]'' and gang of robot [[Mooks]] seeking to claim the remaningremaining sources of energy to, obviously, [[Take Over the World]]. Good scientist Kron confronts the heads of Ark: the [[Mad Scientist]] Farado and his ally Golden, but can't do much to stop them. Thus, he gathers a 4-man team (comprised of [[The Hero|Kou]], [[Guns Akimbo|Ein]], [[Action Girl|Kasumi]] and Miu) in order to get back at Ark and stop their plans.
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* [[A Boy and His X]]: Kou, Jin and Kasumi are accompanied by a [[Robot Buddy]] each. In Kasumi's case, a fox-shaped one. ▼
* [[Action Girl]]: Kasumi.
* [[Airborne Aircraft Carrier]]: Shaped like ''whales''.
* [[Airborne Mooks]]: The very annoying flying [[Elite Mook|Elite Mooks]] from later stages.
* [[All Your Base Are Belong to Us]]: Right after the first four main missions, Farado ends up raiding the [[Home Base]], setting up the 5th stage.
* [[Ambiguously Brown]]: Jin.
* [[Anime Theme Song]]: Accompanied by a nice anime intro.
* [[Ax Crazy]]: 4th boss Mudou, which seems unable to stop cackling. Farado seems to go nuts after his first defeat, too.
* [[Badass Adorable]]: Miu.
* [[Badass Biker]]: Ein, during the credits roll.
* [[Beard of Evil]]: Farado.
* [[BFS]]: 2nd boss Jingoro carries one.
* [[Big Bad]]: Farado.
** [[The Dragon]]: Senka.
* [[Blow You Away]]: Several of Senka's special attacks, including one of her [[Limit Break|Hypers]].▼
* [[Boss Rush]]
▲* [[A Boy and His X]]: Kou, Jin and Kasumi are accompanied by a [[Robot Buddy]] each. In Kasumi's case, a fox-shaped one.
▲* [[Blow You Away]]: Several of Senka's special attacks, including one of her [[Limit Break|Hypers]].
* [[Catgirl]]: Senka.
* [[Charged Attack]]: By holding the attack button, one can charge-up Kou/Jin's energy ball, which increases in size and deals more damage/hits.
* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]: Golden, who only appears in the [[Attract Mode]] intro as an ally of Farado, is nowhere to be seen in the game proper.
* [[Collapsing Lair]]: The [[Final Boss]] fight starts while the air fortress is exploding.
* [[Cool Airship]]: ''Whale-shaped'' airships!!
* [[Cyborg]]: Ein.
* [[Dark Action Girl]]: Senka.
* [[Dramatic Thunder]]: Farado gets one after his first form's defeat.
* [[Dumb Muscle]]: 1st boss Gustaff.
* [[Elevator Action Sequence]]: The 8th and final stage is comprised entirely of a descending elevator as one faces [[Boss Rush|each one of the bosses in quick succession]].
* [[Everything's Better Withwith Monkeys]]: Mecha-Monkeys appear as [[Giant Mook|Giant Mooks]] and [[Mini Boss|Mini Bosses]].
* [[Everything's Better Withwith Spinning]]: Miu's mecha and 6th boss Shiden.
* [[Evil Counterpart]]: Jin is one to Kou, and actually plays identical to him save one different Hyper.
* [[Five-Man Band]] :
** [[The Hero]]: Kou.
** [[The Lancer]]: Kasumi.
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** [[The Big Guy]]: Ein.
** [[The Chick]]: Miu.
* [[Frickin' Laser Beams]]: Ein uses them in both Special (which can be aimed low and high as an anti-air) and Hyper variant. Tsubai, being his [[Expy]], has also extensive use of them.
* [[Gatling Good]]: Tsubai has them build into his arms.
* [[Gentle Giant]]: Ein, as seen in the animated intro when he covers a flower from being crushed by debris with his own body.
* [[The Gunslinger]]: Ein.
** [[Guns Akimbo]]
* [[Hellish Pupils]]: Jin.
* [[Humongous Mecha]]: Farado's [[One-Winged Angel]] form, as well as Shiden.
* [[Kid Hero]]: All main characters except Ein.
* [[Knife Nut]]: Kasumi.
* [[Lean and Mean]]: Farado is quite the skinny one, specially compared to pretty much any other character.
* [[Life Drain]]: One of the attacks of 4th boss Mudou consists of a small black orb that steals life and turns it into a collectable (for him only) pickup. ▼
* [[To Be Continued]]: The ending ends in a "To Be Continued...", which [[Left Hanging|is unlikely to ever happen...]]▼
▲* [[Life Drain]]: One of the attacks of 4th boss Mudou consists of a small black orb that steals life and turns it into a collectable (for him only) pickup.
* [[Limit Break]]
* [[Mad Bomber]]: Ein and Tsubai. Farado's [[Spider Tank]] ''vomits'' them as attacks.
* [[Mad Scientist]]: Dr. Farado.
* [[Mecha -Mooks]]
* [[Mini Boss]]: Several. ▼
* [[Mini-Mecha]]: Miu rides one, which can get easily trashed (forcing the player to walk around with the weak Miu until the energy bar fills up again and she can summon a new one). Several [[Mini Boss|Mini Bosses]] are pretty much this, ridden by [[Mooks]].
▲* [[Mini Boss]]: Several.
* [[Mirror Boss]]: Jin and Tsubai are pretty much copies of Kou and Ein (Jin is 100% a [[Palette Swap]]).
* [[Morally-Ambiguous Doctorate]]: ''Dr.'' Farado.
* [[More Dakka]]: Ein, [[Up to Eleven|to the extreme]]. One of Tsubai's Hyper has him opening several parts of his armor to reveal a dozen guns.
* [[Paper Fan of Doom]]: Senka uses one, though entirely as her deadly [[Weapon of Choice]]. ▼
* [[No Export for You]]
* [[Playing Withwith Fire]]: Several characters' hypers.▼
* [[No Sell]]: Shiden, which makes him [[That One Boss|a very annoying boss]].▼
* [[Powered Armor]]: Gustaff is clad in a massive armor.
▲* [[Paper Fan of Doom]]: Senka uses one, though entirely as her deadly [[Weapon of Choice]].
* [[PoweredThe ArmorRival]]: GustaffJin isto clad in a massive armorKou.
▲* [[Playing With Fire]]: Several characters' hypers.
* [[The Rival]]: Jin to Kou.
* [[Rocket Punch]]: Shiden can extend his punch in a similar manner.
* [[Rolling Attack]]: Mudou's specialty.
* [[Secret Character]]: All the bosses can be unlocked for both Story and Vs. Mode.
* [[Ship Level]]: Stage 3 includes a harbor and ship areas.
* [[Shock and Awe]]: Senka and Shiden.
* [[Simple Staff]]: Used by one type of [[Mini Boss]].
* [[Smoking Is Cool]]: Ein's cigar, always on his mouth.
* [[Spider Tank]]: Farado's first mecha.
* [[Sprite Polygon Mix]]
* [[Storming the Castle|Storming The Whale-Shaped Air Fortress]]: Starts in the 6th stage.
▲* [[To Be Continued]]: The ending ends in a "To Be Continued...", which [[Left Hanging|is unlikely to ever happen...]]
* [[Transforming Mecha]]: Kou's [[Robot Buddy]] transforms into a sword for one of his hypers. Jin's [[Palette Swap|black-swapped clone]] robot turns into a [[Sinister Scythe]], though the hyper is the same.
* [[The Unintelligible]]: Mudou.
* [[The Voiceless]]: 5th and 6th bosses, Tsubai and Shiden.
* [[White-HairedThe Pretty BoyVoiceless]]: Jin5th and Jingoro.6th bosses, Tsubai and Shiden.
* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]: Jin and Jingoro.
* [[Worthy Opponent]]: Jin sees Kou as the only one worth fighting. ▼
▲* [[NoWon't SellWork On Me]]: Shiden, which makes him [[That One Boss|a very annoying boss]].
▲* [[Worthy Opponent]]: Jin sees Kou as the only one worth fighting.
* [[Wrestler in All of Us]]: Miu's repertoire includes a [[Shockwave Stomp|multi-directional]] piledriver.
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: Kou and Senka.
 
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