Pom (Them's Fightin' Herds)

Pom is one of the seven playable character of the indie fighting game Them's Fightin' Herds. As the Champion of the Meadow, Pom was unwillingly chosen by the rest of the sheep for her bravery in speaking up about the decree from the Council of Ungulates. She is reluctant to fight the other chosen Champions, but her guardian sheepdogs are willing to do so for her.
She is voiced by Allie Moreno and speaks with a Scottish accent.
== Biography ==
=== Book of Lore ===
Along with the rest of the sheep, Pom is called for a vote held in the Commons Chamber- a place where all the sheep vote on almost everything, no matter how mundane. There, the Prime Minister announces an idea to start feeding the sheepdogs clover, as they don't eat any of the alfalfa their owners give them. Pom tries to protest that she already tried giving them clover, but that the only thing they eat is rodents, however she quickly loses her courage and quiets down. Four hours later, the sheep are able to agree to try clover, with Pom not able to work up the courage to speak up in all that time.
As she exits the Commons Chamber and goes to greet her four sheepdog puppies - Woof, Ruff, Tuft and Puff, her brother Woogums suddenly appears with a message from the horses. He has yet to read it, as there hasn't been a vote yet to do so. The sheep return to the Commons Chamber, and after voting to read the horses' message, find out about the Council on Ungulates' waring of the Predators returning and decree for each faction of Foenum to send their most capable warrior to seek The Prophet's Key that will re-seal them.
The Prime Minister asks if the sheep should do anything about this, and instead of agreeing immediately like they usually do, all of the sheep stay silent. Working up the courage at last, Pom states that they should, and the crowd instantly declares her as their Champion. They commend her for being brave enough to speak her mind - hence why they chose her - and Pom deeply regrets the situation she's accidentally gotten herself into.
=== Story Mode ===
==== Chapter 1 ====
Pom isn't fought as a boss like Velvet, Paprika and Oleander are, instead only having a brief interaction with Arizona. She's found in Rein City, desperately trying to catch up with her puppies as they chase a group of Winter Sprites.
== Appearance ==
Pom is a skinny, frail sheep with pink skin and pink-tinted white wool. She has turquoise eyes and magenta hooves, as well as the wool on top of her head resembling a pompadour, of which she is named after. She wears a dark purple collar with a large golden bell attached.
== Personality ==
Pom is extremally shy and anxious, often bargaining with her opponents to get out of a fight and feeling envois of them when she wins, as they get to stop their quest. She's also very insecure, blaming herself for her confusion at the odd ways sheep society operates. She acts surprised and a bit proud when she wins, and while on the surface scolds her puppies for attacking others, is secretly grateful that they handle her fights for the most part. She's also very protective of her puppies, as seen in her level 3 super move in which she flies into a rage and mercilessly attacks her opponent when they hurt one of the dogs.
== Trivia ==
* Like the other initial main characters, she was designed by Lauren Faust as a replacement for the Mane 6 from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic after the fangame Fighting is Magic was taken down by Hasbro for copyright infringement. Pom herself is based off of Fluttershy.
* Pom did not have a bell in early concept art.
* Pom was originally supposed to have a Kiwi accent as a reference to sheep farming being significant in New Zealand. The voice actress had a hard time doing a Kiwi accent however, so it was then changed to Scottish.
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