FINAL FANTASY IV
POROM PROJECT #475 CREATED: 2011 "We are honored to see you. We are to guide Cecil through Mt. Ordeals." Porom was the twin sister of Palom, both wizards from Mysidia. Due to her polite manners and sense of etiquette, she came off as the older of the two. After Cecil arrived in Mysidia seeking to become a Paladin—the same Dark Knight who had raided the town and stolen its Crystal of Water—the Elder of Mysidia assigned Palom and Porom to spy on him. They remained with Cecil following his success on Mt. Ordeals, but it would be a short-lived alliance. Wen the walls began closing in around them at Castle Baron, Porom and Palom elected to sacrifice themselves, transforming themselves into stone statues to stop the walls, allowing the others to survive and continue the fight against Golbez. Back in 2000, Burger King did a Dragon Ball Z promotion including some bland, pewter-colored figures. I found the Gohan figure to be perfect for these two, but they required modifications. I chopped off the arms and head and reattached them with an internal screw assembly to provide a range of motion. I wanted to make Porom's hair and face just a little different from her brother's, so I cut off her hair and restyled it. I also made some very selective changes to her mouth and eyebrows using my X-Acto knife. Her cape is from a Robin toy from the New Batman Adventures toy line. I painted both figures at the same time so I could use the same batch of custom-mixed colors for both of them. In painting her face, I gave her slightly more prominent eyelashes and slightly smaller eyebrows to make her look a little more feminine than her brother. |
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