The final DLC characters are out. Despite taking over 6 months to release, they've come out with bugs and glitches, with Baihe in particular being especially bad.

Turns out Modus fired almost all of the Mane6 devs (save for three) rebranded to Maximum Games due to the bad reputation they've been getting, and started banning users left and right for sharing their criticisms in the official TFH Discord server.

And we're never going to see a complete game.

Honestly, there has been discussion of who's at fault here since Mane6 was far from perfect even before Modus' publishing of TFH (ex. Not delivering on Kickstarter backer rewards, being hostile towards criticism, being slow on development), but if you want my answer: Mane6 had problems but Modus worsened them tenfold.

Regardless, it absolutely sucks that the community had to suffer as a result. This was supposed to be a passion project, but it ended up being taken over by the same greed that corrupts Triple A games backed by the big brands. Will Them's Fightin' Herds be saved? Unless someone with a huge wallet to throw and who happens to love the game buys it from Modus, I doubt we'll ever see any actual progress done on TFH ever again. But at least we have the small community of fans who are trying to make their own Chapter 2 and beyond.

Nidra is taking forever to be released. It seems the developers forgot that their game existed. It’s almost the end of summer and still no news about Nidra. I thought they would reveal new info on her at Summer Jam 2023, but nope. There was nothing. I’m on the verge of losing faith in them at this point. *sigh* Oh well, I guess I’ll just wait until the next Mortal Kombat comes out.

They said she’ll be released in Summer 2023, but it’s almost the end of Summer, and Mane 6 have been radio silent for almost three months and have not posted anything else about her. Her character art isn’t even present. Might as well wait until Autumn 2023.

Paprika

For her L3 Super, she's about to kiss the opponent, but fails and gets angry. In response, she creeps up to the opponent and squeezes them. Paprika is based off of Pinkie Pie, and her L3 Super in Fighting is Magic was similar, except instead of trying to kiss you, she turns into Pinkamena.

Pinkamena is actually Pinkie Pie's full name: Pinkamena Diane Pie. It's basically what people call Pinkie Pie whenever her hair is down. She appears a couple of times in Friendship is Magic, but she gained notoriety in the episode, Party of One, where she thinks her friends don't want to be her friends anymore and don't like her parties, so she makes some friends of her own and quickly goes insane. Ever since then, Pinkamena has become an infamous creepypasta icon.

Pom

Her L3 Super is unique in that it's a counter; if you attack Pom's dog, Pom will get understandably angry and attack you, telling you to leave her dog alone. Pom is based on Fluttershy, and while I don't know what her L3 Super was, I would like to point your attention to the MLP episode, Power Ponies.

Towards the end of the episode, Mane-iac swats a bug. Fluttershy sees this and goes on a rant about how what Mane-iac did was mean and turns into what is essentially the MLP equivalent of the Hulk. Considering that in both instances, a normally calm character gets angry after an animal gets hurt, I wouldn't be surprised if this was the reference.

And now, we're at our final character, Tianhuo.

Her L3 Super has her kick the opponent into the sky before kicking them repeatedly. Tianhuo is based on Rainbow Dash, and her L3 Super had her doing the Sonic Rainboom.

The Rainboom is a bit of an interesting case; we first saw Rainbow Dash perform it in the aptly titled episode, Sonic Rainboom. There, she performs it at the end of the episode and it impresses her heroes, The Wonderbolts. However, this is not the first time Rainbow Dash has performed the Sonic Rainboom, as she first did it in the episode, The Cutie Mark Chronicles. She performs it during a race against some bullies, and this ended up being important to the show, as it's how all of the Mane 6 (including Rainbow Dash) got their cutie marks. It's so important, in fact, that a former villain named Starlight Glimmer went back in time to make sure this doesn't happen. Also, if you don't know what a cutie mark is, it's basically a tattoo on the characters' rear end that indicates their talent.

Rules

1. I'll be doing these characters in this order

2. No DLC

3. I'm doing L3 Supers since I feel those have the most effort put into them.

One more thing: I haven't played Fighting is Magic, so I don't know what some characters' L3 Supers were. If you do know, please inform me.

Arizona

For Arizona's L3 Super, she grabs the opponent with her rope, swings them around, and ends the move by slamming them into the ground. Arizona is based on the MLP character, Applejack. And while I don't know what her L3 Super was in FIM, the first time we saw Applejack use a rope was in season 1, episode 4, Applebuck Season. At the beginning of the episode, AJ uses it to prevent a stampede of... cows. Ironic.

Velvet

Velvet freezes the opponent in a block of ice, which then gets chiseled by Sprites into a muscular body. The move ends with Velvet not getting a perfect score on the sculpture and destroying it in anger. Velvet is based on Rarity, and in FIM, her L3 Super had her forcefully putting a dress on the opponent. This actually comes from the show's very first episode, Friendship is Magic Part 1, where literally the same thing happens.

Oleander

She casts a spell that, if successful, summons Fred. Oleander exclaims how she's using too much power, and Fred attacks the opponent. Oleander is based on Twilight Sparkle, and in FIM, her L3 Super had her eyes glowing white and a white aura surrounding her. This comes from the show's second episode, Friendship is Magic Part 2. Near the end of the episode, Twilight and her friends use the elements of Harmony against Nightmare Moon, and during this, Twilight's eyes glow white while a white aura surrounds her. OK, this happens to all the Mane 6, but this is probably where they got the inspiration for Twilight's L3 Super.

Anyway, it's getting late for me, so I'm unfortunately going to have to split this post into 2 parts.

With how vast and varied ungulates are, I'd like to see some lesser known species included in the game.

Here are some ideas I've come up with. I'm not much of a hardcore player, so these will be more focused on the worldbuilding than playstyles.

• Mouse-deer, representing The Philippines'. Since they are portrayed as tricksters in Filipino folklore, a mouse-deer character could have a tricky playstyle similar to Paprika.

• Pudus, representing Argentina (or another South American country). Little is known about pudus in real life, so they would be a rather secretive species, possibly out of fear of being seen by The Predators.

• Donkeys, representing Mexico. Maybe it's stereotypical, but I'm Mexican, and one of my favorite animals are donkeys. Not much else to say lol

• Chital deer, representing India. Deer are represented quite prominently in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology, being tied to their gods. I'd imagine they'd normally be peaceful and docile, but unlike the sheep, they would put aside their passiveness to join the fight to save Foenum.

Feel free to share your ideas as well!

Best

I love the Sonic series so much

Worst

I find it to be a worse version of his second alt.

Warning: this is all opinion based

Arizona best

It's a nice reference to Deadpool

Arizona worst

I found it to be the most similar to the default, save for the eyes and scarf

Oleander best

It's the only way we know what she used to look like prior to her corruption

Oleander worst

Once again, too similar to the default. That's gonna be a repeating theme, by the way

Paprika best

She just works well with these colors in my opinion

Paprika worst

For Foenum's sake, that does not look good!

Pom best

I grew up with Blue's Clues as a kid

Pom worst

Pom's colors are too similar to the default

Shanty best

She just looks good in this color scheme

Shanty worst

I am not a fan of those eyes!

Texas best

HULK LOVE THIS COLOR SCHEME!!!

Texas worst

This one doesn't even have a listed origin

Tianhuo best

Looks good

Tianhuo worst

This one is based on Skylanders Spyro, but that Spyro has red eyes, whereas this alt still has purple eyes! As a Skylanders fan, this alt makes me angry.

Velvet best

It's the closest thing we have to a playable Cashmere

Velvet worst

Too similar to the best

Voiced by Wagner Moura

Super Attacks:

Level 1: "Over Here" (Uses 1 super to accelerate and runs over Player 2)

Level 2: "Don't Mess With Me" (Accelerate and hook and throw back Player 2)

Level 3: "Wright-mare" (Death consumes 3 super and runs over Player 2. Player 2 hears the whistle and looks around. Death appears from the dark and performs with his sickles flurry of cuts before the final one explodes the Player 2 (at the background). Death thrusts his sickles on his pockets (on the foreground))

Voice Lines

Pre-round Introductions:

• "Straightin' Up."

• "I've come for you."

• "Don't mess with me."

• "Come, show me your power!"

As Player 1:

• "¿Qué carajo?" (Death)

• "What's the matter? Lives flashing before your eyes?" (Death)

• "Hey, Cowgirl! Wanna dance Tango?" (Meeting Arizona)

• "Let's see how many times you can be pulled apart." (Meeting Velvet)

• "Pick it up." (Meeting Oleander)

• "Your fire can't defeat me." (Meeting Tianhuo)

• "You shouldn't stay on my way." (Meeting Pom)

• "Enough with your jokes!" (Meeting Paprika)

• "Your bells can't hurt me." (Meeting Texas)

As Player 2:

• "Because i LOVE the smell of FEAR! It's intoxicating!" (Meeting Pom)

• "You shouldn't mess with me or you're gonna get cracked." (Meeting Tianhuo)

• "Your Ice will melt on my eyes!" (Meeting Velvet)

• "Don't laugh in the face of DEATH." (Meeting Paprika)

• "Your spells doesn't work on ME." (Meeting Oleander)

• "I'm DEATH. Straight Up." (Meeting Arizona)

Combat:

• "Hya!" (Hooded Sickle)

• "Acha!" (Hooded Sickle)

• "Cracked it Up!" (Lobo Instinct)

• "By the power of VORTEX!" (Vortex Mayhem)

• "Get Over Here!" (Over Here)

• "Absorbing Life!" (Don't Mess With Me)

• "Come Here!" (Wright-mare)

• "Are you kidding me?" (Taunt)

• "Nobody is gonna save you now" (Taunt)

• "HARAM!" (Block)

• "Slow." (Block)

• "Sloppy." (Block)

• "Sad." (Block)

• "*laugh* Now it's MY turn!" (Recovery)

• "Enough with your round!" (Recovery)

Victory (Round Complete):

• "Go ahead, run for it! Makes it more fun from me."

• "Go ahead! Make my day."

• "That was FUN!"

• "Wanna do it again?"

• "Bastarde!"

• "Hasta la muerte."

• "This is fun."

• "Bien. Muy bien."

• "Corre, corre, poni..."

• "You really gotta stop losing that."

• "Messing with me, you get HEAD-CUT!"

"Don't laugh in the face of Death."

Voice Actor: Wagner Moura

Artist is credited in the image: Redahfuhrerking

Just asking for fun 😜