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Gru lives in Dullsville, Viktor Vasko lives in 1920's St. Louis, The Beast from Beauty and the Beast lives in a ruined castle, Prince Naveen lives in Meldonia, and Roger from 101 Dalmations lives in The City. Puh-leeeze. Location has nothing to do with it. xD

Oh, sweetie, don't worry. You're just crushing on a fictional character. I do that all the time, and don't worry, you're not weird for crushing on an animated fictional character, either. I've been nursing a crush on Gru from Despicable Me for quite some time now. ^^ It's totally normal, especially for teens/young adults. Best of luck finding those fanfictions and fanart of AJ!

Of course! I'm most like Twilight Sparkle - studious, diligent, loves to read, learn and write, occasionally has enormous meltdowns over small things. But I love Rarity the most - beautiful, intelligent, artistic, creative, and well-liked by higher class people. I suppose I'm too much of a rube to be like Rarity. xD Ah well. Win some, lose some.

All right, fair point, but we haven't seen Rainbow Dash take any initiative yet, unless it was for her own gain. The biggest, most proud moment I had for RD was when she stood up to Lightning Dust and Spitfire. That was a great moment of character development, but it kind of faded away after that. Like I've stated previously, given enough time she could be an excellent leader, but right now she's just interested in leading other people because they'll look up to her, and puff up her ego some more.

It used to be. Judging from my circle of friends (nearly all of whom are ex-military), loyalty doesn't seem to be playing a big part in the military nowadays. :/ But that's neither here nor there; RD could be a decent general, maybe, but I don't think she has the ability to face the moment when people are dying, and they're trapped in a corner, and three people turn to her and say, "What do we do?" I think she'd suffer from frustration and anxiety, and crumble pretty quickly. I also don't see her sitting on a throne all day signing edicts and laws. The exciting part of being a ruler might fit her just fine, but the public appearances, speeches, and approvals would have her bored senseless. ^^ Edit: I KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THERE AND THEY'RE DANGIT. X_X I do. Honest. It was a slip.

We all have the ability to be a leader, but can we make good leaders? I've been following RD's character development too, and I think she has a long, long, long way to go before her character arc will be complete. Of the Mane Six's personality flaws, hers is the most serious and the most common, and therefore the most frustrating to watch. (At least for me.) I think Rainbow Dash could be a good leader if given the time to mature, and if given the appropriate cabinet. She would definitely make a good military leader, that's for sure, although she would need someone to pin her wings now and then and tell her not to rush off into battle.

Let's break this down: Fluttershy: Terrified of saying the wrong thing, and we have seen she hates being in a position of power. (Green Isn't Your Color). Would probably be scared of offending people, and would completely lose her head in a war or political struggle. However, we have seen she is working on being assertive and is capable of standing up for herself. (Putting Your Hoof Down). 3/10 Rainbow Dash: Strong and loyal, would probably make an excellent ruler, but a poor strategist. Still has an amazing amount of maturing to do, but will most likely form long-lasting alliances. However, keeping peace may be a difficulty with her, and we have seen pride go to her head. (Mysterious Mare-Do-Well). All in all, definitely a short-list name. 6/10 Rarity: Seen excelling at running a business (A Dog and Pony Show, Sweet and Elite, etc.,) and therefore would be good managerial material. Is capable of managing other people well and making other ponies like her, despite giving orders (Green Isn't Your Color). However, is very emotional and prone to breakdowns (Every Episode Known To Mankind). Would probably go insane in a crisis. 8/10 Pinkie Pie: Do not consider. Would make a terrible ruler. Equestria would be in total chaos, anarchy would reign, and the entire world would be bathed in the light of neon pink. 0/10 Applejack: Hardworking, honest, and capable of handling huge amounts of pressure and work. Most definitely keeps her head in a crisis, although would most likely be unable to compete with the finer games of politics. Would make a very good, down-to-earth ruler but has been known to be prideful (Applebuck Season, The Last Roundup). 9/10 So it would probably come down to Rarity or AJ.

*shuffles* Um, I haven't seen them all either. I just get awfully busy whenever I want to sit down and watch a whole season or a bunch of episodes in a row. I've seen most of S2 an all of S3, but practically the entire first season I've missed. You'd think I'd watch things in chronological order, but I just skip around to whichever has cool titles. ^^ Next weekend, I'm hoping to plan a Pony Marathon where I watch the entire first season. Let's see how long that plan lasts. xD

I've stated my arguments both for and against Rarity and Rainbow Dash separately in other threads, but I'll definitely cast my vote for Rarity. Love that pony. ^^

Part of me knows how you feel. I was looking for Rarity images with my mother, since she wanted to know which pony I liked best, and up comes a rather inappropriate RariDash picture. Granted, we were pretty far down in the Google Images and my mature content filter was off, but still. I mean, that's my mother. But then the other part of me goes Who The Heck Cares?! I personally don't care what or who gets you off. What you do in your bedroom or on your laptop is your business, so long as you're not hurting anyone. And believe it or not, I've seen some truly gorgeous, breathtaking artwork on dA that involves Flutterdash or SoarinDash or what have you. So my suggestion is, if you're looking for pony artwork, deviantart and derpibooru have some fantastic filters that keep most of the questionable stuff out. And if you're determined to look on Google Images, temporarily turn your mature filter on. Don't try to fight the existence of R34 MLP stuff. You won't win. But you can fight your exposure to it.