Tong Pooh

Tong Pooh, also known as Ton Pooh and Tong Poo, is a character from the Strider series.
== Charactah Account ==
The middle sister and team leader of the Kuniang M.A. Team, Tong Pooh is recognized by her braided ponytails and green clothes. She's the most influential member on the team, driving her sister forward during assignments.
Tong Pooh is the most skilled of the three, combining graceful movements with her martial arts to dazzle and kill her targets. She's also quite prone to anger and is very confrontational, even specifically stated to draw strength from her rage during a battle.
Out of the three, Tong Pooh is the one to responds directly to Grandmaster Meio, to which she shows deep loyalty. This always leads to her taunting and mocking Hiryu after her defeat, proclaiming her master invincible.
== Appearance ==
=== Video Games ===
* Capcom Arcade Stadium
* Capcom Fighting Evolution
* Capcom Fighting Jam
* Dragon's Dogma Quest
* Marvel vs. Capcom Origins
* Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes
* Namco x Capcom
* Project X Zone 2
* SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters DS
* SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighter's Clash 2 Expand Edition
* Street Fighter X All Capcom
* Strider
* Strider (2014)
* Strider 2
* Strider Returns
* TEPPEN
* The Capcom Collection
== Trivia ==
* Tong Pooh's three measurements (bust, waist, hip) are officially unknown.
* In Japan, Tong Pooh was one of the more popular characters during the game's early life. Gamest magazine in particular ranked her 13th Best Character of 1989, 15th place in the "Game Gals Top 30" of 1990 and 28th place in the "Game Gals Top 30" of 1993. Her leaving a strong impression upon the Marvel vs. Capcom staff (or more than likely upon its director, Atsushi Tomita) was a factor for her inclusion in the game as well, despite not being a protagonist/playable character.
* Reportedly, the design of Street Fighter's popular Chinese warrior Chun-Li was inspired by Tong Pooh, with Akiman's earliest sketches of Chun-Li having a remarkable resemblance to the Kuniang's attires. Akiman would later confirm the influence in a 2012 interview.
* The Street Fighter III: New Generation Secret File appears to make a nod to this fact, showing a picture of Tong Pooh in a TV while wondering if it'd be the "next Chun-Li", as Chun-Li wouldn't be reintroduced until the third version of the game, Third Strike.
* Tong Pooh is also referenced in Toli's profile from the Street Fighter V online encyclopedia, noting how similar the pronuntiation of her Chinese name (Tonpuu) is to both Chun-Li's (Chunrii), Toli's (Tonrii) and jokingly the Capcom Arcade game Don't Pull (Donpuru). This reference was changed in the English version to list Street Fighter characters exclusively.
* Another Street Fighter character, the Doll Jianyu introduced in Alpha 3, wears her hair in braided pigtails in the same way as Tong Pooh.
* Tong Pooh appears in a piece of concept art from Red Earth, where she's one of four Chinese Capcom characters presented as members of Mai-Ling's female combat unit "Feng Wu" (Wind Dance), alongside Chun-Li, June Lin Milliam and Hsien-Ko. According to the accompanying text, her plasma kicks come from the fire-generating boots (part of Mai-Ling's uniform) she is wearing.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Tong Pooh at Capcom Database
* Tong Pooh at Strider Wiki
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