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[[File:Penguin chathead.png|left|Ping]]<br />
{{Infobox non-player character<br />
|name = Ping & Pong<br />
|image = [[File:Ping.png|100px]] [[File:Pong.png|100px]]<br />
|release = [[29 January]] [[2007]]<br />
|update = What's black and white and goes green when it's finished?<br />
|race = [[Penguin (race)|Penguin]]<br />
|members = Yes<br />
|quest = [[Penguin quest series]]<br />
|location = [[Iceberg]]<br />
|shop = No<br />
|gender = Both are males<br />
|examine = 'Berg bard{{sic}}<br />
}}<br />
[[File:Penguin chathead.png|left|Pong]]<br />
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[[File:Ping chathead.png|left|Ping]]<br />
{{Infobox non-player character<br />
|name = Ping & Pong<br />
|image = [[File:Ping (Pop).png|100px]] [[File:Pong (Rock).png|100px]]<br />
|release = [[7 August]] [[2012]]<br />
|update = Some Like it Cold<br />
|race = [[Penguin (race)|Penguin]]<br />
|members = Yes<br />
|quest = [[Penguin quest series]]<br />
|location = [[Iceberg]], POW Camp<br />
|shop = No<br />
|gender = Both are males<br />
|examine = 'Berg bard{{sic}}<br />
}}<br />
[[File:Pong chathead.png|left|Pong]]<br />
|text2=Pop and Rock outfits<br />
}}<br />
'''Ping''' and '''Pong''' are two [[penguin (race)|penguin]] bards that seem to be working with the [[KGP]]. They reside in a musical room in the KGP headquarters on the [[Iceberg]]. Ping and Pong both play parts in the quests [[Cold War]], [[Hunt for Red Raktuber]], and [[Some Like It Cold]]. Unlike the [[KGP Agent|other agents]] of the KGP, these penguins are not evil and only enjoy playing music and composing songs.<br />
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Their taste for music is frowned upon by the some agents, as seen in both quests. During Cold War, players have to bring them [[cowbells]] and a set of [[penguin bongos]]. A cutscene appears, in which the two penguins are nearly thrown into solitary by an agent for being too loud. In Hunt for Red Raktuber, Ping and Pong help players compose a song to put a guard to sleep. The reason for his insomnia, players learn, is that he has nightmares due to the music played by the penguins.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
* Ping and Pong may be a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Ping Pong Diplomacy|Ping Pong Diplomacy]], an event between China and the USA during the [[Wikipedia:Cold War|Cold War]], where the two nations exchanged table tennis players, eventually paving the way to a visit to Bejiing by [[Wikipedia:Richard Nixon|President Richard Nixon]].<br />
* Ping and Pong may also be a reference to [[wikipedia:Cheech & Chong|Cheech and Chong]], a stand-up comedy duo consisting of [[Wikipedia:Richard "Cheech" Marin|Richard "Cheech" Marin]] and [[Wikipedia:Tommy Chong|Tommy Chong]]. Both act as hippie characters who just want to chill and play music. The striking similarity with Cheech & Chong is their laid-back behaviour which often leads to trouble for them, unintentionally, as they say during the quests.<br />
* Their outfits are of the likenesses of Gene "The Demon" Simmons of [[Wikipedia:Kiss (band)|KISS]] and Freddie Mercury of [[Wikipedia:Queen (band)|Queen]].<br />
[[File:Ping and Pong.png|thumb|left|500px|Pong and Ping in their room]]<br />
[[Category:Quest NPCs]]<br />
[[Category:Hunt for Red Raktuber]]<br />
[[Category:Cold War]]<br />
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