Pudding Fong

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Pudding Fong (Kikki Benjamin)

Mew Pudding (Mew Kikki)

Pudding Fong (黄歩鈴, Japanese: Fon Purin, Chinese Pinyin: Huáng Bùlíng or Huang Bu Ling) is a fictional character in the anime and manga series, Tokyo Mew Mew. Her name is constantly under debate by fans. As Pudding is Chinese in nature, when referring to Tokyo Mew Mew, using "Huang Bu-ling" (hyphen may be omitted depending on the romanization system used) is more correct than "Fon Purin". Fon Purin is the transliteration used so that her name may be said in Japanese. Pudding Fong, the name used throughout this article, is the translation given by Tokyopop's English manga. She is also known as Fon Pulin in the Singaporean manga and Kikki Benjamin in Mew Mew Power.

1 History
- 1.1 Manga
  - 1.1.1 Tokyo Mew Mew
  - 1.1.2 Tokyo Mew Mew A La Mode
- 1.2 Anime
  - 1.2.1 Tokyo Mew Mew
  - 1.2.2 Mew Mew Power
2 Personality
3 Profile
4 Abilities and Weapons
- 4.1 Tokyo Mew Mew
- 4.2 Mew Mew Power
5 Voice Actor
6 Trivia
7 External links

[edit] History

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

[edit] Manga

[edit] Tokyo Mew Mew

Ichigo first meets Pudding at the museum when she distracts the girls from picking on Lettuce. Later, Ichigo and Masaya are on a date at the local zoo when they spot Pudding performing. After the performance, Pudding runs over and demands a fee of 1,000 yen (around $10 dollars, depending on currency conversion). Ichigo stuffs some old candy into Pudding's hand and runs off to get some juice. Pudding chases Ichigo and jumps out in front of her, causing her cat ears to sprout. Pudding wants cat ears of her own and is rambling on about them when they are confronted by Kish. Pudding is hoisted in the air by an elephant Chimera Animal and Ichigo is about to be killed when Mint and Lettuce show up and distract Kish so Ichigo can transform. Ichigo, Mint, and Lettuce attack the Chimera Animal, who drops Pudding. Ichigo is about to be crushed, however, and Pudding pushes her out of the way. Just as Pudding is about to be crushed, her Mew Mark on her forehead glows and she transforms into Mew Pudding.

[edit] Tokyo Mew Mew A La Mode

Pudding was among the Mew Mews who met Berry Shirayuki in her Mew Mew form. When Ichigo returned, she and the rest of the Mew Mews move to her school so the whole group could be together if an enemy shows up.

Later, the Saint Rose Crusaders brainwash the people to believe that Berry was the evil Mew Mew, ruining Tokyo Mew Mew. However, Pudding and the others stand by her side.

[edit] Anime

[edit] Tokyo Mew Mew

Pudding appears in episode 7 of Tokyo Mew Mew. Ichigo is taking groceries home when she sits down to relax on a bench. While she's there, a girl named Pudding starts to performs tricks in front of her. After she's done, Pudding demands a tip, so Ichigo stuffs some old candy in her hand and runs off. Angered, Pudding pulls a shark out of her hat. Ichigo gets frightened and her cat ears and tail pops out. Pudding desperately wants cat ears and won't leave Ichigo alone until she tells her how to get them. Ichigo tells Pudding that in order to get cat ears, she has to run around the park on her ball. Pudding obliges and while she's doing this, Ichigo runs off. Later, Pudding finds Ichigo and chases her. Ichigo gets mad and tells Pudding to go home. Later, Ichigo feels bad about scolding Pudding so harshly, so she goes back to the park to find her. When she gets there Kish is trying to take Pudding's spirit. The Mew Mews show up and try to stop him--but they can't when he uses merges an alien with a woman's spirit to form a samba-talented lizard Chimera Animal. They're about to be attacked again when Pudding jumps in front of the attack with a glowing Mew Mark on her forehead and monkey ears. Pudding is ecstatic because of her new ears and calls them cat ears, but Ichigo tells them they're not cat ears, and Pudding is little disappointed. Masha spits out a pendant, allowing Pudding to transform into Mew Pudding and defeat the Chimera Animal.

[edit] Mew Mew Power

In Mew Mew Power, Zoey runs into Kikki at the park and when Kikki asks for a tip, Zoey responds with "Okay, don't do drugs and stay in school!" This gets Kikki very angry and then pulls a shark out of her hat causing Zoey's ears and tail to pop out. She follows Zoey around, demanding for money and wanting the same ears and tail, until Zoey tells her off. Later, Kikki saves Zoey from Dren and becomes Mew Kikki.

[edit] Personality

Pudding is a hyper and lively child that likes to act and put on performances in order to get money for her family after the death of her mother and due to the fact that her father is on a pilgrimage to practice martial arts. Pudding cares a lot for her family and treasures her memories of her mother and is very defensive of her mother's belongings. Pudding has a sister and four brothers, Hanacha, Chancha, Luncha, Honcha, and Heicha, and (in the manga) has a pet monkey, named Ah-Nin. Even though her her mother has died, her father is never home, has to take care of her siblings, and earn money for her family, she still retains her sweet and childish personality, most likey to cope with the responsibility she has, and the stress. She refers to herself in the third person (i.e. "Pudding wants to play" instead of "I want to play") and puts "na no da" at the end of all her sentences in the Japanese manga and anime, as a sort of catch phrase. She soon develops a fondness for Tart (Tarb in Mew Mew Power), wanting to be his friend. At the end of the manga after Deep Blue is destroyed and the aliens turned good, Pudding kisses Tart and gives him a candy drop. Tart blushes and says he might come back someday to get another candy drop. At Cafe Mew Mew, Pudding performs tricks while being a waitress, and often breaks things because of this. Balancing on a big ball and eating fire are only a few of her tricks. She is a nice girl, who is also very caring.

[edit] Profile

Name: Pudding Fong (Kikki Benjamin in Mew Mew Power)
Name Translation: "Bùlíng"- Pudding, "Huang"- Golden Bell (Chinese)
Name Pronunciation:
Japanese Name: Purin Fon
Japanese name Pronunciation: Poo-reen Fon
Alias: Mew Pudding
Signature Color: Yellow
Age: 8 years old (14 in Mew Mew Power)
Birthday: August 7
Grade: 3rd (3rd year of elementary school by Japanese standards) (9th in Mew Mew Power)
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Hair Color: Blonde, yellow in Mew form
Eye Color: Dark brown, same color in Mew form
Height: 4 feet 6 inches
Weight: 71 pounds
BMI: 17.8
Likes: Playing
Favorite Food: Teintsin sweet chestnuts, pudding, chou a la creme
Least Favorite Food: Rakkyu, a Japanese food pickled in light vinegar
Blood Type: O
Mew Mew Mark: Two monkey tails on her forehead that form a heart, similar to Ichigo's mark, colored pink
Transform saying: "Mew Mew Pudding Metamorphosis!"
Animal: Golden Lion Tamarin (Called "Lion Tamarin Monkey" in Mew Mew Power)

Love interest: Pudding considerers the alien Tart as a 'buddy' and is determined to establish a friendship with him. It is assumed that Tart likes her as well, though he'll deny it. Several times in the manga and anime, Tart turns bright red when Pudding hugs him and calls him her friend.

In one episode, Pudding and Tart are trapped underground, when Tart realizes that Pudding is running out of air, and will die if he doesn't do something, he hastily teleports her above ground. When Pudding regains consciousness, she tacklehugs Tart, going on about how he saved her, and how he's a good guy. He turns bright red again, pushes her away, and claims that he only saved her life because he hasn't made her cry yet.

[edit] Abilities and Weapons

Her DNA is infused with the Golden Lion Tamarin, which makes sense seeing as she's very acrobatic. She at first thinks her DNA was of a Lion. In the anime, in the panic of self-sacrifice, she can create giant boulders, supporting the theory that her element is that of earth; at this point, she also gains ears and a tail.

[edit] Tokyo Mew Mew

Weapon: Pudding Ring/ Puddring Ring
Attack: Ribbon Pudding Ring Inferno

The attack traps Chimera Animal in a giant blob of some type of gelatinous substance, possibly pudding. It appears to be edible, at least by Masha.

Weapon: Pudding's Leg
Attack: Pudding Kick

This attack was used to kick one of the many incoming sardine Chimera Animals in episode 41.

The pun of her weapon in the Japanese version is a cross between "pudding" (プリン purin) and "ring" (リング ringu), making it "puringuringu" (プリングリング) which translates to Pudd-ring Ring, or Pudding Ring.