I'm in an analytical mood right now, so imma go way more in depth on this than necessary.

 

Reasons why Fluffle Puff is so awesome, appealing, and popular:

 

1. Quirkiness.

 

 

This is the exact same reasons that many people, such as myself, consider Youtube Poops hilarious. For whatever reason, people have a tendency to find normal situations that are subverted into ridiculous situations to be hilarious. The key factor here is the element of surprise; there has to be a normal situation with one or more silly and/or ridiculous element(s) that is completely and utterly unpredictable. How does Fluffle Puff, as a character and a cartoon, pull off this style of humor so effectively?

 

a: She does not talk. We often associate voice with personality, and by listening to a voice, we grow used to the personality behind the voice. Since she doesn't talk, it is very difficult to grow used to her, which makes utilizing the element of surprise so much easier.

 

b: The pacing of the cartoon and comics. This one is probably the biggest factor in taking advantage of the humor of surprise, and it is most noticeable in the animated cartoons. The cartoons flash quickly and instantaneously between scenes with little to no transition, and since transitions are used so that people may grow comfortable with the next scene and anticipate it, this means that new scenes will catch the viewers off guard.

Another way that the pacing works so well for the Fluffle Puff media is that the character's actions fit this perfectly. Since she has such a different appearance, does not talk, and has no clear motivation besides playfulness, the viewers have no clue what to expect when she does perform an action. Her actions are totally random, and the way that the other characters--especially Twilight, who usually acts in a very orderly fashion--respond to this is hilarious because of the clash of randomness and predictability.

Her method of performing actions works perfectly with this as well. She usually is in one of two states: Waiting...or suddenly doing crazy stuff!!! The waiting phase builds up tension and anticipation, but it does not give away what she is about to do, which could potentially ruin the joke. The suddenness of the crazy stuff is extremely important because, again, it is all about how quickly a joke can catch the viewers off guard. Oftentimes the waiting phase is skipped, but never in the same way twice--the object is to make the media as unpredictable as possible.

 

 

 

2. Adorableness.

 

 

Wait, are you expecting me to have to explain why she's adorable?

 

 

 

3. Relationship with Chrysalis.

 

 

I actually did not expect this concept at all from Fluffle Puff, due to its literary depth. One thing that I have discovered in MLP (and probably most other stories) is that the character best suited to reforming any given villain is that villain's conceptual foil--that means, whatever concept(s) the character represents is the opposite of a concept the villain represents. For example, Discord showed in Return of Harmony that he is exceptionally cruel--his sole motivation was enjoyment, which he gained by making others suffer. Ergo, the perfect pony to reform him was Fluttershy, Element of Kindness...I actually thought of using Fluttershy to reform Discord in a fanfiction I planned last November and have been fleshing out since then, but I'm not claiming credit for the idea; Keep Calm and Flutter On simply confirmed this theory.

There are many, many examples of when people invoke this concept, even though they may not even know it:

 

 

MLP episodes:

Keep Calm & Flutter On: Discord, a being of Cruelty, is reformed by Fluttershy, Element of Kindness

A Friend In Deed: Cranky Doodle, who suffers from Depression, is 'reformed' by Pinkie Pie, Element of Laughter

Secret of My Excess: Spike, consumed by Greed, is 'reformed' by Rarity, Element of Generosity

Magic Duel: Trixie, a pony with a serious lust for Power, is reformed by Twilight, Element of Magic

 

Other media:

Sombra, bringer of Fear, reformed by Pinkie Pie, Element of Laughter

(I could collect more, but I’ve spent like an hour on this already @_@)

et cetera.

 

 

 

What relevance does this have to a pink pony with fluffeh fur? Well, based only on what we have seen in A Canterlot Wedding, Queen Chrysalis’s traits—concepts, if you will—are that she is extremely cold (does not love), and based on her monologues, she has very high-and-mighty snobbish personality. As a total foil to this, Fluffle Puff pretty much loves everyone, and does not care at all about her self-image, which is part of why she is so silly and random.

Fluffle Puff was an ingenious idea as a complete foil to Chrysalis, and the fact that she pretty much reforms Chrysalis makes her not only an awesome character on the surface levels of being adorable and hilarious, but on the deep literary level of being a character foil as well.

 

 

 

And that is why Fluffle Puff is awesome.

 

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