History VideoGame / ThemsFightinHerds

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''Them's Fightin' Herds'' is a FightingGame developed by IndieGame team [[http://www.mane6.com/ Mane6]]. The game is notable for a few things: first, it is probably the first[[note]]Unless you count ''Fighting Is Magic'' as a separate game[[/note]] fighting game to have a cast consisting entirely of quadrupedal characters. Second, Mane6 were given direct aid from Lab Zero Games (The developers of ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}'') as a reward for the massive success of their DLC crowdfunding, in the form of the license to use the Z-Engine. Third, despite being such a small team still on their first project, Creator/LaurenFaust took part in the game as a character designer. Fourth, and most important, is how Lauren Faust's attention got caught by the game:

** The unnamed unicorn uses a book, like Twilight sparkle.

** Arizona the cow is based off Applejack. Many of her melee attacks are similar, and she has the lasso special and headbutt super.
** Velvet the reindeer is based off Rarity, although she uses [[AnIcePerson ice]] instead of [[GemstoneAssault gems]] and [[ImprovisedWeapon sewing supplies]]. She can also hold her ice projectiles in place similar to Rarity's Gem Shots.

* TomeOfEldritchLore: The Unicornomicon, used by one of the fighters. It was featured as one of the earliest artworks for the game (along with a [[PerkyGoth cute puppy/kitty bookmarker]]).

* {{Unicorn}}: [[https://twitter.com/ManeSix/status/638519312420990977 A silhouette of a new character has been revealed]]. Yes it is a unicorn, yet it doesn't resemble a G4 ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'' unicorn.
* VariableMix: Each stage theme is done in multiple styles, and the style used depends on which character has the advantage. Read more and see examples of this [[http://www.mane6.com/2015/09/fighting-game-music-and-you-2/ here]].

* TomeOfEldritchLore: One of the earliest artworks for the game was one of these. It turns out it belongs to one of the fighters.

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* EverythingsBetterWithLlamas: Another one of the revealed fighters is an alpaca, a furrier relative of the llama.
* {{Expy}}: The new characters will have similar fighting styles and possibly similar personalities to the six main characters from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', as this was originally going to be a [[VideoGame/MyLittlePonyFightingIsMagic fan-game]] of that show.
* AnIcePerson: Shown briefly in a video, Velvet can produce ice crystals for certain attacks.

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* ChristmasElves: The characters the reindeer is surrounded by in [[http://manesixdev.tumblr.com/image/120646298700 her concept art]] evoke this, although they look more like a hybrid of TheFairFolk and TheGreys (but they are still cute).

* EverythingsBetterWithCows: With one of the fighters being one of these, the phrase "[[VideoGame/MonkeyIsland You fight like a cow]]" isn't an insult.

* TheMarvelousDeer: The last revealed fighter so far is a deer. Specifically a Christmas-themed reindeer with glowing antlers.

* {{Unicorn}}: [[https://twitter.com/ManeSix/status/638519312420990977 A silhouette of a new character has been revealed]]. Yes it is a unicorn, yet it doesn't resemble a G4 ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'' unicorn.

* {{Expy}}: The new characters will have similar fighting styles and possibly similar personalities to the six main characters from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', as this was originally going to be a [[VideoGame/MyLittlePonyFightingIsMagic fan-game]] of that show. These are the correspondences we can speculate about so far:
** Cow = Applejack
** Reindeer = Rarity
** Alpaca = Pinkie Pie?

* {{Expy}}: The new characters will have similar fighting styles and possibly similar personalities to the six main characters from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', as this was originally going to be a [[VideoGame/MyLittlePonyFightingIsMagic fan-game]] of that show.

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* EverythingsBetterWithLlamas: Another one of the revealed fighters is a llama. Or an Alpaca. One of the two.

''Them's Fightin' Herds'' was originally a different game, titled ''VideoGame/MyLittlePonyFightingIsMagic'', set in the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' universe. Lauren [[ApprovalOfGod enjoyed playing the game]], but Hasbro did not share her views and [[ScrewedByTheLawyers issued a cease-and-desist order]] against Mane6, forcing them to abandon the project. Despite this huge setback, however, the Mane6 team decided to keep going on with their idea, by creating a similar game set in an entirely new, non-copyright-infringing, universe. Lauren Faust then decided to offer her help in designing new characters for that game.

* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Aplenty on the playable roster. Kind of a given considering game's [[VideoGame/MyLittlePonyFightingIsMagic roots]] and the [[Creator/LaurenFaust character artist]].

* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Aplenty on the playable roster. Kind of a given considering game's [[VideoGame/MyLittlePonyFightingIsMagic roots]] and the [[Creator/LaurenFaust character artist]].

* PunnyTitle: Based on the saying "Them's Fighting Words".

* EverythingIsBetterWithCows: With one of the fighters being one of these, the phrase "[[VideoGame/MonkeyIsland You fight like a cow]]" isn't an insult.
* EverythingIsBetterWithLlamas: Another one of the revealed fighters is a llama. Or an Alpaca. One of the two.

''Them's Fightin' Herds'' is a FightingGame developed by IndieGame team [[http://www.mane6.com/ Mane6]]. The game is notable for a few things: first, it is probably the first fighting game to have a cast consisting entirely of quadrupedal characters. Second, Mane6 were given direct aid from the developers of ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}} themselves as a reward for the massive success of their DLC crowdfunding, in the form of the license to use the Z-Engine. Third, despite being such a small team still on their first project, Creator/LaurenFaust took part in the game as a character designer. Fourth, and most important, is how Lauren Faust's attention got caught by the game:

''Them's Fightin' Herds'' was originally a different game, titled ''VideoGame/MyLittlePonyFightingIsMagic'', set in the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' universe. Lauren [[ApprovalOfGod enjoyed playing the game]], but Hasbro did not share her views and [[ScrewedByTheLawyers issued a cease-and-desist order]] against Mane6, forcing them to abandon the project. Despite this huge setback, however, the Mane6 team decided to keep going on with their idea, by creating a similar game set in a non-copyright-infringing universe. Lauren Faust then decided to offer her help in designing new characters for that game.

* ChristmasElves: The characters the reindeer is surrounded by in [[http://manesixdev.tumblr.com/image/120646298700 her concept art]] evoke this, although they look more like a hybrid of TheFairFolk and TheGreys (but they are still cute).