I joined Mane6 in December of 2018 and plan to re-release an updated version of this video on the Mane6 TH-cam channel at a later date. This video will be removed when that occurs.
I'd love to see these videos updated, as well as videos for the other characters! Are these going to be made somewhere in the future? That would be lovely
I know this is an old post, but my father pointed out that Fred could be an acronym for “Friend Request: Evil Demon” and I just about choked on my drink as a result.
Aaron Stavely Give it some time, the community is awesome fanart wise (I think I saw a drawing of Arizona as Old Joseph Joestar using Hermit Purple a couple of days ago)
Basically there's an Oleander color pallete based on Raven from Teen Titans. A unicorn that references a character voiced by Tara Strong (and also, Tara Strong is in this game). Twilight Sparkle, anyone?
TheYoloSpino 2.0 I know that the character development was marked mainly because of "Figthing is Magic", but, I wonder if the DLC characters will reference other show's characters (who knows)
Holy crap I didn't even know you steal energy with her magic specials and that you gain a stock from grabbing. Thanks again for such an informative video! I look forward to each one you make
These videos should be uploaded to the game itself or something kind of like how vain glory has in game videos showing these spotlights for each character for easy access. Plus they’re really helpful since this game dosent have and sort of tutorial yet
"This seems like a very complicated character. I guess I'll learn Arizona first." *accidentally picks Oleander by talking* *wins for the first time ever* Ok yeah not only do I like her, I can actually use her. This is my main now.
Is it weird that I imagine her on the show as an "Eclipsa" like character? I imagine her with a questionable reputation between her and the Royal Sisters and Princess Twilight. I also imagine Spike befriending her similar to how Star met Eclipsa. Sometimes she would flatter him with compliments on his occupation as a hero and a ambassador and how helpful and loyal he is just to see him blush. She would be a dark magic-wielding unicorn but has a good heart who sometimes love to walk on the wild side...once you get to know her.
Yesssss this looks like Twilight's equivalent from the old fighting is magic game, been waiting for this one. The things I could do with that twi were incredible and I'll definitely be picking this up when it launches!
I'm loving these guides so far. So detailed but so fun and interesting to watch. Now just gotta wait for the Pom Spotlight but Oleander definitely looks like a strong contender.
I heard about what happened today and I just wanted to congratulate you on officially being a part of the Herd. Good luck and the best of success to you in your new job! :D
The game's Book of Lore has the roster's lore in this order: Arizona, Velvet, Oleander, Paprika, Pom, and Tianhuo. Oleander's full story is in Chapter 3. Here's her backstory if anyone's interested... www.mane6.com/?page_id=1142 TFH's world name is Foenum (pronounced as "foe-numb"). Here's a brief prologue about their world's past... www.mane6.com/?page_id=1087
These are awesome. Please keep it up! I really like the voice clips that you put in (that I have frankly never heard in game before). Production value boys!
Great overview of one of my favorite characters to use! I really enjoy the production value, and your instructions were very informative. Can't wait for more spotlights!
I had my suspitions which were basically confirmed when I saw her super's name. It's a reference to Marisa Kirisame from Touhou, whose signature spell is a giant magical laser named "Master Spark".
Based purely on her design, animations, and nothing else, I think she could work as a villain or at least antagonist in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. And yes, I know that this started out as an FiM game.
where is the other character spots light ? I really curious a short story in the begining the video, for example Oleander want to use dark magic with good things. Anyway theres no cameo the Thems Fightning Herds char apper in the My little Pony cartoon ? I really want know more them, because i see a very pig potencial those character. I alredy buy the game for the story and i like it so much and i cant wait for continues...
This game reminds me of skullgirls. Small but dedicated community and most likely not a ton of people will know or care when it dies, but god damn. This looks great and it looks like fun
Kinda wish Fred operated in a similar way to Luma in Smash Ultimate. Even if the primary fighter, in this case, Oleander, is incapacitated, Fred can still attack, only with lowered attack power.
you just came busting out the door with HQ videos that make me feel less dumb about fighting games aha. I followed after your Arizona vid, but you bet I'm sticking around for the rest!! are you going to cover more games after this or just focusing on Them's Fightin' Herds?
Yes, I missed mentioning the traps are more potent in the air. There are many, many nuances to each character that might get missed or were purposely omitted because they might get changed.
Aaron Stavely yeah, not only it's early access currently. The current game doesn't represent the final product. Also, like Team Fortress 2, even non-Early-Access games can change their mechanics.
And here's my experiments th-cam.com/video/QrvR9VXj1kw/w-d-xo.html For the magic chapter traps (632 D), the air damage and ground damage are same, but the amounts that steal are different.
Is there a way to attack just after a teleport ? I'm feeling like I'm slower than I should be after teleporting, and it's not rare it lets me opened more than it helps me.
Teleport has quite a bit of recovery time so attacking directly afterwards isn't always practical. Use it to escape or try to pair it with a projectile. In the air it has a slightly reduced recovery, so it's safer to attack after that.
I really love these videos so far! Im not the best at fighting games, but, so far these are really great at teaching moves and combos. really looking forward to more! It would be cool to see one for Pom. Her moves are a bit confusing imo @_@
I personally believe you _severely_ undersold her 6C command normal, because that attack is phenomenal. It's actually a super safe move that is +3 on block that could be really useful to bait your opponent out of blocking. I often use it for the ground bounce into either her c.B->c.C->c.3C launcher combo. When Oleander gets going, you _really_ don't have many options.
Paprika is what is generally called a 'charge character' which means most of her specials requires her to hold a certain direction for a short amount of time. ((maybe like a half a second or a second, depending on the fps)), then hit the opposite direction and an attack. They are more defensive in nature due to the fact they often hold back to store a charge, and cant really go ham with their specials as much as a character that only has to do a fireball motion. Their normals are usually above average to compensate. For reference, Guile from Streetfighter is a charge character, and Sonic Boom requires a charge motion.
I joined Mane6 in December of 2018 and plan to re-release an updated version of this video on the Mane6 TH-cam channel at a later date. This video will be removed when that occurs.
Looks like that will never occurr
I'd love to see these videos updated, as well as videos for the other characters! Are these going to be made somewhere in the future? That would be lovely
I don't think he will delete this video lol.
Guess that didn't happen? Either way, this game rocks. If you helped make it what it is, THANK YOU!
Huh...
"Oleander has made a pact with a demon that's trapped inside a magic spellbook."
Me: Okay. Cool.
"...his name is Fred."
Me: Im buying this game.
Where do you buy this? I can't install this ;-;
Fred talks too.
He's great.
I know this is an old post, but my father pointed out that Fred could be an acronym for “Friend Request: Evil Demon” and I just about choked on my drink as a result.
that my friend, is why i love this game so much
@@CurlyHairedRogue Amazing.
I love how her tail is more of the old unicorn style than a standard tail.
Same! You can tell some aspects of her design were inspired by The Last Unicorn and I LOVE IT!
Stand Name: Fred
Stand Master: Oleander
I really want to see someone make a JoJo-Herds crossover animation.
Aaron Stavely Give it some time, the community is awesome fanart wise (I think I saw a drawing of Arizona as Old Joseph Joestar using Hermit Purple a couple of days ago)
ゴゴゴゴゴゴゴ
Yare Yare...
Muel Yes
Jojokes
This feels very professional. mane6 should adopt you.
@@mikepalmer1676 What?
@@mikepalmer1676 c'mon man tell us :(
He's president of the company now. That's what's what.
Posts that aged well
THEY DID
These videos are so high quality! Mane6 should officially endorse them!
WAIT. THESE WEREN'T OFFICIAL/COMMISSIONED!?!?!?
Looks like your wish has been granted lmao
From what i know, they WERE desighned my faust, but cant be endorsed because of the violence.
Oleander: Twilight
Paprika: Pinkie Pie
Pom: Fluttershy
Arizona: Applejack
Tianhuo: Rainbow Dash
Velvet: Rarity
We get it
Sketchz a lot don't tbh
So is Fred = Spike then? :P
Alma Martinez ehhh maybe
They should add more characters. Like random characters cause I already made up two characters for the game
Basically there's an Oleander color pallete based on Raven from Teen Titans. A unicorn that references a character voiced by Tara Strong (and also, Tara Strong is in this game). Twilight Sparkle, anyone?
Muel She’s basically the Twilight Sparkle of this game.
AnthonyM the Gamer Artist! I know (That's what I like about the fighters, You can pretty much tell who is based on each Mane 6)
Muel True:
Oleander: Twilight
Velvet: Rarity
Arizona: Applejack
Pom: Fluttershy
Paprikas: Pinkie Pie
Tianhuo: Rainbow Dash
TheYoloSpino 2.0 I know that the character development was marked mainly because of "Figthing is Magic", but, I wonder if the DLC characters will reference other show's characters (who knows)
Tara Strong voices Arizona, I think.
I just wanna say I'm loving these fighting herds videos! Keep em coming.
Okay this is cool as fuck. Good to see that this game has gotten so far, especially with the setbacks it originally faced.
Still going strong. The devs are made of iron.
I'm glad that they recovered, it sucks that they got set back but that ended up being the best thing to ever happen to them.
Holy crap I didn't even know you steal energy with her magic specials and that you gain a stock from grabbing. Thanks again for such an informative video! I look forward to each one you make
lol same and ive been labbing her since I bought the game.
it's been a year and i've only just learned about it, i WONDER if it's still true
I love this horse so much.
These videos should be uploaded to the game itself or something kind of like how vain glory has in game videos showing these spotlights for each character for easy access. Plus they’re really helpful since this game dosent have and sort of tutorial yet
Ik this is late but its not really a tutorial but the combo trials are still helpful :D
"This seems like a very complicated character. I guess I'll learn Arizona first."
*accidentally picks Oleander by talking*
*wins for the first time ever*
Ok yeah not only do I like her, I can actually use her. This is my main now.
I'M a twi and flutters
Is it weird that I imagine her on the show as an "Eclipsa" like character? I imagine her with a questionable reputation between her and the Royal Sisters and Princess Twilight. I also imagine Spike befriending her similar to how Star met Eclipsa. Sometimes she would flatter him with compliments on his occupation as a hero and a ambassador and how helpful and loyal he is just to see him blush. She would be a dark magic-wielding unicorn but has a good heart who sometimes love to walk on the wild side...once you get to know her.
Yesssss this looks like Twilight's equivalent from the old fighting is magic game, been waiting for this one. The things I could do with that twi were incredible and I'll definitely be picking this up when it launches!
I'm loving these guides so far. So detailed but so fun and interesting to watch. Now just gotta wait for the Pom Spotlight but Oleander definitely looks like a strong contender.
So this basically Fighting is Magic with the characters having different designs. They even fight exactly the same and have similar personalities.
I heard about what happened today and I just wanted to congratulate you on officially being a part of the Herd. Good luck and the best of success to you in your new job! :D
Thank you!
The game's Book of Lore has the roster's lore in this order:
Arizona, Velvet, Oleander, Paprika, Pom, and Tianhuo.
Oleander's full story is in Chapter 3. Here's
her backstory if anyone's interested...
www.mane6.com/?page_id=1142
TFH's world name is Foenum (pronounced as "foe-numb").
Here's a brief prologue about their world's past...
www.mane6.com/?page_id=1087
Oleander:*summons demon
*teleports behind you*
"nothing personal Pom"
Still can't believe you have only 1.3k subs. Video quality is so good! :3
Her character and backstory reminds me of Anakin Skywalker.
These are awesome. Please keep it up! I really like the voice clips that you put in (that I have frankly never heard in game before). Production value boys!
Mane6 has provided me with access to assets, particularly voice lines, that aren't in the game yet. But they will be!
I never knew studying to be badass.
I unironically love studying, if it's for something I like.
Great overview of one of my favorite characters to use! I really enjoy the production value, and your instructions were very informative. Can't wait for more spotlights!
The team who develope this combat system are amazing
My old friend Twilight Sparkle... it's been a long time but i'm happy to see you again, even though you have changed.
i'm loving these videos....granted there's only two, but irregardless still well done sir. can't wait for Velvet's or Pom's
Slowly getting them out there... every two weeks is the current schedule.
These videos are awesome and very helpful for newcomers to the franchise! You deserve a lot more subs.
Thanks so much for doing these. These characters have hidden mechanics in this game that is nice to learn more about
I had my suspitions which were basically confirmed when I saw her super's name. It's a reference to Marisa Kirisame from Touhou, whose signature spell is a giant magical laser named "Master Spark".
Confirmed Oleander is Revan, change my mind
Didn't you mean Raven from Teen Titans?
She actually does have a Raven palette swap!
Nah, she's Arakune
Necronom Hezbarec MORTIX
U mean Darth Revan from Star Wars?
Okay so ranged poke, trap restands, air/ground mobility, and meter theft.
Nash. She's Nash and I love it.
Thanks man this guide really helps out. Just saw the new update that fred cant attack anymore during oleander's block rip. Oh well
I'm absolutely not mad about that. Fred is oppressive and needed a nerf.
Him: she uses dark magic and has a demon friend
Me:unicorn viren? Is that you?
Since day one, Oleander gave me Zato-1 vibes, now i know why...
There's so many moves... I may as well just mash and flick the controls like crazy.
This is so cool I cant wait for the next video thank u buddy for your hard work
Twilight Sparkle looks pretty good ;)
you mean the great and powerful trixie or waifu bug or rarity?
Did you see the pure joy from studying?
CamTheKitty I do whenever I play her ^.^
Thank you so much for this series!
Aaaaaaand now she has the nerf to her teleport.... *has a moment of silence*
Where is the video,where have you been?:(
Based purely on her design, animations, and nothing else, I think she could work as a villain or at least antagonist in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
And yes, I know that this started out as an FiM game.
I wonder what happened to get fred in the book in the first place it could be an great story
She’s a bad girl who wants to save the world. I like her
"Dark Magic is not a toy."
~Proceeds to flail spellbook around wildly~
*Teleports Behind You*
Nothing personal, Cow
Grest work! I look forward to seeing more videos!!!
Subbed. You're a great authority on TFH. Can't wait to see more.
Thanks a lot. More is coming!
These are so friggin cool, you just earned yourself another sub. Keep ‘em coming! 😄👍
I love this! I can’t wait for the next one! ^^
As someone who's not able to play this game, I didn't know if I liked Oleander. Now I think I do. It's nice how she's not just evil like I thought.
I love how her desing is similar to a traditional unicorn
Looking forward to the next one!
where is the other character spots light ?
I really curious a short story in the begining the video, for example Oleander want to use dark magic with good things.
Anyway theres no cameo the Thems Fightning Herds char apper in the My little Pony cartoon ?
I really want know more them, because i see a very pig potencial those character.
I alredy buy the game for the story and i like it so much and i cant wait for continues...
Legit stumbled on this a week ago. Don't even care for the show its based on, and I'm invested.
Alright, who's next? This are quite amazing indeed.
Paprika is the next spotlight, but I'm going to do a tutorial series next.
Aaron Stavely alright I’ll be looking forward to it.
Sad that there aren't any videos like this one for the other characters
This is really good information for me to try and better defend against this Shadow Fighter with my Dragon girl!
omg the unicorn is awesome and the video amaizing
Riot taught you well
These are dope AF
They know how to make 'em.
Huh, wasn't expecting to see Shadow Labrys again lol.
Oleander broke pls nerf (btw AMAZING video like always! Can't wait for a Pom and Paprika spotlights, they're my mains)
Stickykitkat I agree that Oleander’s specials are a little strong, but her normals are fairly weak in terms of power.
I guess we're no getting any more of these...?
I took a few months off to work on another project. You will be getting more soon.
I know you're on the dev team now, but i would still love to see more of these character spotlights from you :(
Basically. She's a super meter vampire.
HOLY CRAP THIS IS GREAT
Very nice work on this one!
Oh! Hello there! Yes, Oleander is my main and I’m happy with this video.
This game reminds me of skullgirls. Small but dedicated community and most likely not a ton of people will know or care when it dies, but god damn. This looks great and it looks like fun
This is perfect! Thanks for the guide!
You're welcome! Glad I could help.
* Teleport away + Lv1*
"Kamehameha!"
* Summon Fred *
"You're mine!"
Wow this game actually looks very interesting
Fred is also like Shadow Lapras’ persona
Kinda wish Fred operated in a similar way to Luma in Smash Ultimate. Even if the primary fighter, in this case, Oleander, is incapacitated, Fred can still attack, only with lowered attack power.
Oleander=Twilight
Here's hoping for a Velvet spotlight
PLEASE MAKE MORE VIDS!!! I MISS YOU!!!
I would love it if you could do ether Velvet or Tianhuo. Ether one would make me happy and help with my playing.
When are the new videos comming ? Will we have one video for each character ? Your work is amazing ! ;) is so concise and clear... really impressive
Watching this video proves that i am not that close to master Oleander and yet she is my main character to play >w> Dang it D:
dormammu returns! this is my character
you just came busting out the door with HQ videos that make me feel less dumb about fighting games aha. I followed after your Arizona vid, but you bet I'm sticking around for the rest!!
are you going to cover more games after this or just focusing on Them's Fightin' Herds?
I'm focusing on Herds at the moment. I work a full-time job so I don't have time for anything else.
3:26 if you do that on your opponent in the air, you get the super meter even more.
Yes, I missed mentioning the traps are more potent in the air. There are many, many nuances to each character that might get missed or were purposely omitted because they might get changed.
Aaron Stavely yeah, not only it's early access currently. The current game doesn't represent the final product.
Also, like Team Fortress 2, even non-Early-Access games can change their mechanics.
And here's my experiments th-cam.com/video/QrvR9VXj1kw/w-d-xo.html
For the magic chapter traps (632 D), the air damage and ground damage are same, but the amounts that steal are different.
This game looks sick! I would love to play it someday
Is there a way to attack just after a teleport ? I'm feeling like I'm slower than I should be after teleporting, and it's not rare it lets me opened more than it helps me.
Teleport has quite a bit of recovery time so attacking directly afterwards isn't always practical. Use it to escape or try to pair it with a projectile. In the air it has a slightly reduced recovery, so it's safer to attack after that.
God, I never knew she was so complex
I want this game so bad
I really love these videos so far! Im not the best at fighting games, but, so far these are really great at teaching moves and combos. really looking forward to more! It would be cool to see one for Pom. Her moves are a bit confusing imo @_@
Pom is the hardest character in the game. Her spotlight will be last in the series.
This is so AWESOME!!!!
Fantastic work!
Dear Princess Celestia:
Today I learned what copyright claim means
Why doesn't this game have more limelight? It's so high quality
Welcome to League of Legends champion spotlight fea-- Oh. Wait.
Hahaha yeah
NEVER PLAYED THIS BUT I LOVE
Can you do the spotlight of more character?
I love Oleander's accent. In fact, I love all british accents.
I personally believe you _severely_ undersold her 6C command normal, because that attack is phenomenal. It's actually a super safe move that is +3 on block that could be really useful to bait your opponent out of blocking. I often use it for the ground bounce into either her c.B->c.C->c.3C launcher combo. When Oleander gets going, you _really_ don't have many options.
I wish I had gone into more detail about her command normals. In my aim to keep this a general overview I did omit some crucial info.
Really hope Paprika is up next, as someone who is new to fighting Games in general her ''Hold'' Mechanic kind of confuses me still.
Luv these Videos!
Paprika will be the next spotlight, but I'm going to do a two-part general tutorial before I work on hers. It is being asked for.
Paprika is what is generally called a 'charge character' which means most of her specials requires her to hold a certain direction for a short amount of time. ((maybe like a half a second or a second, depending on the fps)), then hit the opposite direction and an attack. They are more defensive in nature due to the fact they often hold back to store a charge, and cant really go ham with their specials as much as a character that only has to do a fireball motion. Their normals are usually above average to compensate. For reference, Guile from Streetfighter is a charge character, and Sonic Boom requires a charge motion.