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Please Vote for Derpy: A Humble Beseech From A Derp Knight


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Brothers and sisters of MLP Forums, I beckon you all, come forward and hear my words! Listen to what I have to say, and maybe, just maybe, you will be there for a certain grey mare in her hour of need. I can only hope.

 

Note: If you're not in the mood for reading this bit, I've gone and actually recorded myself reading it as well, if you're in the mood for a more audio experienced. Be warned, however, for I've been known to make those with weaker constitutions swoon in the past with my melodious tones. ^_^ Listen at your own risk.

 

 

 

 

For amplified epicness, listen to this number while reading or listening to speech. And yes, I did all this for ponies, why wouldn't I?

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Now, seeing as I, of course, am throwing all my weight and support behind Derpy, as usual, I just wanna talk to ya'll a bit, about Derpy, about voting for her, you know, the usual. Now this isn't just for the Derp Brigade, nor those going for Pinkie, this is for everyone, lovers of AJ, Rarity, Twilight, RD, Flutters, whoever. This here's for each and every one of you.

 

Overrated. That's a word I keep seeing people going for Pinkie Pie throwing out there when they talk about why they're not voting for Derpy. Overrated. That's a word I really don't like seeing used to describe Ms. Hooves, of course. In fact, I wanna instinctively do this to anyone who describes her that way ;):

 

 

 

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Sorry, can't help it. ^_^ But I think that word can get overused sometimes, no matter the circumstances. And I really think we throw the word around liberally when we just don't understand why so many people might love something. That doesn't mean that something or someone can't be overrated, but still, I myself am guilty of this. I think that Maud Pie's overrated, but that's because I don't understand what people see in her. So, without judging anyone who thinks that Derpy's overrated, and without retreading all of her history, let me just try to explain from where I'm coming why I think she deserves every bit of love she gets, going back to her origins.

 

On paper, yeah, it doesn't look like Derpy should get as much love as she does. She's a background pony, there's dozens of those. She's only talked once, generally only utilized for comedic relief. So why the love? Basically, Derpy's first and, to date, most important contribution has a lot to do with it, at least, that's where the foundation begins. She was, in my opinion, the first element of the show that the makers and creators utilized to communicate with bronies. To let us know that they knew we watched this show, that we liked it, and that they were happy we liked it and took seriously things we liked. All by simply retaining an animation error that a whole bunch of adult viewers had caught and adored. Well you all know what's happened since then. The animation error grew into the most beloved background character in the show, the face of the fandom, but possibly even more importantly, one of the strongest links between bronies and MLP's creators, to this day. As long as she keeps appearing, we know our bond is strong with them. Yes, these days DHX shows us that they're listening in so many other ways to what we have to say about the show, but it all started with her. All with her. Think about that. Derpy is a bond between bronies and DHX, a bond unlike any other. She's not a bread and butter element of the show, something utterly necessary to the dish. But she's a spice, an extra bit of flavor that gives the show a kick which, without, it would feel somewhat wanting in flavor, to the point that, while she may not be the most important ingredient, she's still a vital ingredient. And suddenly, she's not looking so overrated, is she? Suddenly it makes perfect sense that she should be here.

 

Now, what I'm about to ask is, really, pretty darn illogical in every sense of the word, but hey, love's not always logical, is it? I mean heck, we all have our best ponies, and can we really say that any one of them, even Mane 6 best ponies, are THE best pony? No, we can't. The love we have for these ponies is completely personal preference. Oh yeah, there's plenty of good reasons to love them, but still, could any one of these characters carry the show alone? Heck no. That's why I don't even have a favorite among the Mane 6; I can't single out one of them when each one is so vital to the group. But as for Derpy, I guess I don't find it so hard to call her my best pony because, well, loving her, in so many ways, is illogical. On paper, she doesn't deserve that much passion. But it's what she represents and what she can be that really draws me to her. Derpy doesn't need to grow as a character in the show, because she can be anything as is; she can be whatever the writers need her to be, she can be whatever us bronies want her to be. I love well written characters, but the fact that so little is set in stone for Derpy is kind of awesome, really. The bond between DHX and bronies continues because all of us can make of this character what we want, not just DHX, not just bronies, all of us. I don't know about you, but I for one want an element like that in the Final Four. Pinkie's won this tournament before, she's probably won tons of other best pony tournaments before, and she'll probably go far in or win tons of other best pony tournaments in the future. That's inevitable, because she's a main character and a great character. But we've already got water, bread, and butter in 3 slots in the Final Four. How about we mix things up a bit, huh, just a touch. Let's get a little spice into the Final Four and bring little ol' Derpy to a slot she'll rarely reach in any tournament, and we all know it. What's the fun in always being logical, in always going with the choice that makes perfect sense. Wouldn't life just be so boring if we did that all the time? So come on, one and all. Lovers of Rarity, let's get another pony voiced by your beloved Tabitha St. Germain in the Final Four. Applejackers, I know we've had some rough patches in the past, but if you'll recall, Derpy was cheering on your very own AJ when she first spoke in "The Last Roundup", just happy that somepony was willing to raise some money to fix her mistake. Flutter Corps, the Derp Brigade has stood by you through thick and thin this tournament, and now your butter pony is on her way to the Final Four for the very first time. Twily and RD fans, I know you're still sore from your best ponies losing, but why don't you do something just crazy and buck the trend for once. And to the followers of Pinkamena Diane Pie herself; ya know, I doubt I'll change any of your minds, but if you're feeling as crazy and random as Pinkie Pie, there's few things crazier or more random than voting for the pony competing against your best pony, that's for sure. :lol:

 

And finally, to my brothers and sisters in the Derp Brigade. Whether we achieve victory or suffer defeat, know this; we will not, WE WILL NOT go down without a fight! Let's raise all sorts of hell right here, right now, and give Pinkie Pie and her fans the match they deserve, a truly epic competition the likes of which this tourney's rarely seen. We're still hanging in there, and we can become a problem for Ms. Pie just like that. You know it, I know it, they know it. So arm yourselves and let slip the dogs of war, because Derpy Hooves is not going down with a whimper. If she's going out or going on, it's going to be with a bang. I'll leave you all with this, some words from another one of my favorite underdogs currently on television:

 

 

 

 

We are lovers of Derpy, and we will not go quietly into the night. ONWARD!!!

 

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Duuuuuuude

 

It's just a game/contest lol

 

What?  I can't get into a contest?  Shoot, I'm just having fun man. ;)

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What?  I can't get into a contest?  Shoot, I'm just having fun man. ;)

Ohhhhh. Okay lol

 

Good luck, man :)

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I agree...overrated is overused a lot.  :P 

 

Even though Derpy's canon appearances have been limited, her place in the fandom was secured years ago.  :)  Her presence in the Final Four is a tip of the cap to that. 

 

One more thing...I voted for Derpy just now.  :derp: 

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I voted early and saw Derp with a 5-3 lead. Sadly, everything has gone downhill since and it appears my time as a merc in the Derp Brigade is about to come to a close. I vowed to stand by Derp until the bitter end, or until she faced Fluttershy, and I'm proud to have fulfilled that.

 

I appreciate your passion, Bats, and I agree with a lot of your points here about Derpy really being the origin point of the bond between bronies and the FiM team. None of the other background ponies can really lay claim to anything like that, as popular as they may become. I gotta say, I never thought about her in those terms before, but it's true.

 

Still, Elite 8 for a background pony? Helluva run. Maybe next year for you guys. Maybe this year for mine. :)

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