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Fighting Pandas
Part of the third wave of linesmen recruited by the Pandas after their fourth game. Ei Mei isn't above kicking a man that is down if it increases his chances of winning, as was the game in Ei Meis second game where he took out a prone Saurus and then, with the lizard out of the way, scored a touchdown on the very next drive.
His good right foot made him the Pandas designated kicker, not only against prone opponents but also for kick-offs. Ei Mei means "Bear in Boots".
Ei Mei suffered a serious concussion in the opening game of the second season, which resulted in constant headache and ultimately forced the Kicker into early retirement. He continued to play until the end of the season before hanging up his famous boots for good.
Ding Ding joined the Pandas halfway through season 2 and is groomed as the teams starting Punter and secondary thrower. Currently he is taking kicking lessons from Ei Mei who is due for retirement. Ding Ding lines up on defensive drives in place of Jing Jing.
Hei Feng is the fifth Panda to wear the jersey #4. The 4 did not prove to be a lucky number for his predeccessors Bamboo Ninja, Chao Li, Fei Chun and Shau Tzu (in that order). No-one of the previous four Panda Blitzers to wear the number four lasted more than four games. Hei Feng hopes to break the curse...
His name means, fittingly, "Bad Omen".
Zhang Xinyan was a drinking buddy of former Panda Blitzer Chen Tzu who caught the Bloodbowl-bug while listening to his friend talk about his experiences on the pitch. After Chen Tzu retired, he shared one last mug of ale with Zhang before wandering off. The very next day Zhang showed up at the Panda training and asked to join the team. Since Chen Tzus loss has left the team one blitzer short, Zhang was recruited right away and keeps the tradition of Drunken Blocking alive.
Zhang introduced himself to the league by scoring a touchdown in his debut. He has continued scoring touchdowns, three in eleven games, more than any Panda Blitzer before him except for the legendary Bamboo Ninja, who also scored 3 touchdowns in his short career but only needed 4 games for it.
Possibly his best touchdown was the last turn 2-1 winning touchdown against Bastet in round 12 of season 2, where Po cleared the ball, Jing Jing picked it up and accurately delivered the short pass to Zhang Xinyan, who was left unmarked and who barely, with two extra steps, made it into the amazons endzone before time ran out.
After Mei Xiangs unfortunate death, Zhang Xinyan took up using his old friends former boots which were custom made with extra-long spikes that dig deep into the pitch and make the wearer very hard to push back. As a result, Zhang Xinyan stands as firm as Mei Xiang did when he was alive.
His name means "Bites Back".
Fu Chi is Panda Blitzer number 10 and wears jersey #6. He is only the second player to wear the 6. Before him, it was Mei Xiangs jersey who played 19 games for the Pandas, a number Fu Chi can only dream of one day catching up to.
He has managed to outperform his famous predecessor in one area: Touchdowns. Fu Chi scored his first touchdown in only his second ever game. Mei Xiang needed twelve games to achieve the same thing.
Tai Shan combines dexterity with great ferocity. He set out to make an imediate impact and did so when he caught a failed pass to avoid a fumble and later nearly killed a lineorc that got in his way. Following his impressive performance no-one dared criticize the decision to give Tai Shan jersey #7, the number of the Pandas original captain Tian Tian.
With just one game under his belt, this talented youngster had already proven himself the perfect package for a Bloodbowl player. His showing in the following games hasn't been as impressive but he's doing the job he's being paid to do and he is still young and still healthy.
Has been know, in the past, to use (illegal) drugs to pump up his muscles in preperation for big games, which also helped Tai Shan develop a punch that can knock out a Saurus. Or two amazons. In one game. After a particulary bloody match against Bastet Tai Shan drew level with former Panda Blitzer Mei Xiang who managed 4 causality in 19 games. Tai Shan caused the same amount of carnage in 15 games and with less blocks to boot. Panda players and fans hope he has many more games ahead of him to go on and break the team record for best Blocker.
His name means "Demon Cub" in ancient pandarin.
Wo Long tried out for the Fighting Pandas pre-season but was rejected in favour of other players. After a disastrous game against Crux of the Crow thinned down the Panda roster, Wo Long got a second chance to join the team. He is determined to take his shot at the big-time and prove his worth. He certainly has the speed for a Wide Zone Lineman but, as of yet, not the blocking power.
Wo Long roughly translates to: "Where did he go?"
Part of the third wave of linesmen recruited after the Pandas fourth season one game. His name means "Ouch Ouch" and he does hit harder than your average linesman. He is also slower than your average lineman, which doesn't matter much when his main task is staring down Big Guys on the Line of Scrimmage.
Mei Mei means "Ouch Ouch".
Bo was the only the second Catcher the Pandas recruited. Though they share similar names, there is no blood relation between Po and Bo. There are conflicting opinions about why Bo was recruited. Some say, it was to take enemy attention off Po, who had become too prominent for his own good in recent games where he posed a permanent scoring and health threat and made himself a lonely unprotected target. Others say that, while Pos latest outbursts of aggression have so far only damaged opponents, even the Panda coaching staff is not certain whether Po might not be out of control and on the way to hurting his own teammates sooner or later, and therefore a second Catcher was needed to have someone in reserve in case Po is ever deemed "unfit to play".
No matter what reason you chose to believe in, Bo has his work cut out for him, burdened with the task to draw markers away from Po but not steal his spotlight. It's an important job certainly, and one that helps out the Panda offense greatly, but how long the talented youngster is contend with playing second fiddle to the star catcher is another question...
Already in his first game Bo demonstrated that he isn't there to share. He scored two touchdowns, won the game for his team, and added one causality to his list of achievments. Never before have the Pandas seen a more impressive debut by a player.
His name means "The Tube Is Civilization" in pandarin.
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He knows Kung-Fu. Po scored the historical first touchdown for the Fighting Pandas in their debut game against the Fighting Vermin. He's the teams most prominent member and leading scorer and he has, over time and shaped by the rough battles the team has been through, added hitting power to his scoring ability to become an all-around threat.
One of the few Pandas to survive both the Crux of the Crow and Hulgar's Hammerhands unscathed. He hadn't been himself for the entire game against the dwarves, shrugging off injuries as if he was made of steel but dropping the crucial ball on the run that would have otherwise been the 2:0. And he hasn't been quite himself ever since.
Some called him a changed man after the game, some say the bloodbath had changed him deeply and profoundly, but no-one was sure exactly what he had changed into.... that is, until, in a game against the Fighting Vermin, Po charged one the leagues most lethal causality machines, Finyan, headfirst and knocked him out in a single block. The Rat Ogre was badly hurt and out cold for the rest of the game. Po had found his taste for blood.
In a game against Crux of the Crow, Po added a Block Orc Blocker to the list of players he has personally hurt very very badly. He has yet to go for the kill, but who can say what the rowdy catcher is capable of given enough time and opponents to attack...
Po's name can be translated as either "Falls on his ass" or "Asskicker". Naturally Po prefers the latter translation. His estimated market value was 185k in his prime, which makes him the Pandas most valuable player of all time.
After 21 rounds of league play and not missing a single game, which is more than can be said for many of his better-armored and less-lucky teammates, 14 touchdowns, 2 causalities and 1 MVP award, Po became the Fighting Pandas first ever Star Player.
Wholly unremarkable except for the small fact that he is the only original Panda Linesman who lasted fifteen games. He has never drawn any attention to himself on the pitch, which is probably the secret to how he could last so long.
The other secret is that the team medics did a good job sewing him back together after a Kroxxigor took a good bite out of him.
Recently his carefully crafted plan to stay under the radar has been threatened by the unintentional ripping-off of a Troll Slayers beard. Shuan Shuan hopes the dwarfs memory will suffer under plenty of alcohol abuse so he'll have forgotten that the event ever took place by the time the rematch rolls around.
His commitment to lie low goes so far that, when he was in a position to score, he rather passed the ball to Po and let him complete the touchdown.
Shuan Shuan is pandarin for "Silent Wall".