Shanty

Shanty is one of the seven playable characters of the indie fighting game Them's Fightin' Herds. Unlike the rest of the roster, Shanty was not chosen to re-seal the invading Predators, nor does she seem interested in doing so. Instead, her goal lies in stealing the coveted Prophet's Key to prove to the rest of her crew on The Capricorn that she is a worthy pirate.
She is voiced by Afi Ekulona, and speaks with a Carribian accent.
== Biography ==
Orphaned at a young age, Shanty was found and taken in by the infamous Captain Bravura, leader of The Capricorn, to be raised as a seafaring thief. She was taught to believe that only the strongest and bravest are the ones who make it in life. She felt that she wasn't accepted as a true pirate among her peers however, wanting not only to prove her worth, but to rise far above their expectations. When she hears the decree from the Council of Ungulates to seek The Prophet's Key, she sees the perfect opportunity to achieve her wishes by stealing it, showing the world of Foenum that she's the greatest thief by claiming it's most valuable possession.
== Appearance ==
Shanty is a small, dark brown goat with large ears and an orange underbelly. Her snout, right eye, tail and lower legs are all cream-coloured, and she has red eyes with horizontal pupils. She has small horns, and like her hooves they are light gray. She wears a turquoise bandanna with a diamond and an angular stripe in a lighter colour on the left, and pale orange dreadlocks that are tied up in a pony tail, with two loose strands hanging in front of her forehead. she has a small beard, and a hole in her left ear.
== Personality ==
Shanty is headstrong and brash, often to a reckless degree. She often demands and threatens her opponent into giving her The Prophet's Key at the start of a match, regardless of whether or not they actually have it. She also may be insecure about her place in the crew, fueling her determination to prove herself.
== Trivia ==
* She is the first fighter introduced after the game's launch via DLC. Additionally, she is the first fighter not to be inspired by any of the Mane 6 from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
* Two of her voicelines while taunting are lyrics from the LazyTown song "You Are A Pirate".
* She and Arizona are the two youngest characters on the roster thus far.
* While it may seem like she has hydrokinesis, the water effects during her attacks are only there for visual flare, and she does not have any sort of magical powers.
* She and Tianhuo are the only two fighters that don't show up at all during chapter 1 of story mode.
* She's the only fighter who doesn't have any colour pallets made by Kickstarter backers.
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