Shepherd

Erma Shepherd
Name	Erma Shepherd
Gender	Female
Eye color	Blue
Hair color	Yellow
Home planet	Giya
Known related characters	98 past generations of the Shepherd family (ancestors)
Height	Unknown
First game	Pikmin 4
Latest game	Pikmin 4

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For the ship, see S.S. Shepherd.

Erma Shepherd, usually simply called Shepherd, is the captain of the Rescue Corps in Pikmin 4. She is Oatchi's trainer, and leads the group's mission. She is the second member of the Rescue Corps found in the tutorial, being found holding onto a pole in the Burrow of Beginnings surrounded by 3 Bulborb Larvae; defeating the Bulborb Larvae will let Shepherd come down from the pole to join the player character and Collin. In the Rescue Command Post, talking to Shepherd lets the player train Oatchi to unlock new abilities, utilizing Pup Drive.

Personality and appearance

Shepherd has a pear-shaped head, long ears, dark skin, and blonde hair styled in a bun with a long curl on the side. She also wears a bandana that matches her spacesuit and has white grease paint under her eyes.

Gallery

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  Shepherd talking about Oatchi.

Naming

Fitting with the dog theme of Pikmin 4's character names, Shepherd's name comes from the German Shepherd breed of dog.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	シェパード? Shepādo	Shepherd
French	Shepherd	-
Portuguese	Shepherd	-
Spanish	Shepherd	-