Wingnut

I was expecting Sombra to confront Twilight at some point in part 2 and say a few words about how pathetic she is and that there is nothing she or her friends can to to save the Crystal Empire. Am I disappointed that it didn't happen? Not really. Having a face to face meeting between the pro and antagonists is too predictable. He doesn't live up to Discord or Nightmare Moon but I was satisfied with him. Not everybody in the MLP villain gallery is going to be a Darth Vader, Lex Luthor, and Megatron level bad guy.

Could RD have just flown to the top of the castle? I doubt it was that simple. Twilight ended up finding the way to the top of the castle only by trial and error and after overcoming some of Sombra's booby traps. If a pegasus tried to fly directly into the tower, she likely would've been teleported to the doorway of fear or someplace else.

All in all, a good start to season 3. I'm getting a sense that MLP:FiM was originally scheduled for three seasons just in case it needed to be cancelled early. But because it will most likely go on, they may have to change gears now to stretch out what would've been an early series ending story arc.

To paraphrase an earlier poster: When I was your age, shipping meant putting something in a box and taking it to FedEx, UPS, or the Post Office. Anywho, I don't like shipping enough to read a lot of fanfics or look at a lot of fanart containing it. But it doesn't disgust me either. The few I have looked at are about deep, emotional relationships and had little or no sexual content. A powerful connection between two beings of any gender or species can be a wonderful thing.

As far as routine pairings go, I have this to say: If Rainbow Dash were real, she would be embarrassed to know she is the subject of so many shippings. On the other hand, I probably like Apple Pie just based on the name alone, lol!

It's a thought provoking idea, but it ain't gonna happen. Even if enough fans could pool together the millions it'd cost, they'd never agree on how to move the franchise forward.

Sorry to hear you had to go through that. I don't have anything MLP related that I can wear. But I do have a Powerpuff Girl T-shirt I only wore once in public, to San Diego Comic Con. On the one hand, I got a couple compliments for it, including one person who admired me for being "brave" enough to wear it in public. On the other hand, one guy saw it started talking to me in a mocking little girl voice. That rubbed me the wrong way, but it wasn't totally unexpected.

But here's the thing. If haters are going to insult you because of your shirt at a convention where ALL kinds of material is worn from the babyish to the risque to the gory, I can just imagine the flack we'd get from random thugs on the street where appearing tough is often required.

I'm going to have to pass. As a teenager, I wanted to be able to grow a beard and moustache. But once I was able to do so, I honestly don't like the scuzzy feel that comes with it.

I can't participate, but I'll be cheering the rest of you on from the sideline!

I find the CMC's a bit annoying and childish. But, hey, they ARE children after all...

Anyway, I like them in this order:

1. Sweetie Belle, mainly because of her voice squeaks, lol!

2. Apple Bloom, because she's modeled after Blossom.

3. Scootaloo. I have nothing against her, but nothing stands out that makes me like her either.

With 11 thumbs up, er, brohoofs to 25 posts, my ratio is 0.44.

Am I off to a good start? I'm still new here and most people don't know me yet. I'm going to have to change that, lol!

I know I've said it before, but in my humble opinion, Fluttershy and Rarity are the oldest of this group. Rarity was in Cherilee's class if a cutie mark flashback cameo counts as canon.

Fluttershy and Rainbow, on the other hand, don't need to be the same age. They were in the same flight camp, not class, and that can encompass an age range.

Sonic Adventure and its Chaos Emeralds.

Chaos, which is the game's big bad god of destruction, completely absorbs their power, turning them from spectrum-colored gems to dull, dark-gray stones. Heroes start to show good feelings towards each other, explaining that the true power comes from positive emotions, and finally the whole town joins the cheerup, re-charging the gems.

Hell, I've even

a mashup to show how incredibly similiar the game's plot is to S01E02. Or was it the other way around.

 

That was pretty cool. Maybe I'll do something similar with Digimon and MLP footage in the future.

Here's an interesting little crossover I found on Deviantart. http://sailorsun546.deviantart.com/art/MLP-DIGI-Heros-of-Kindness-301132216?offset=5#comments

I forgot what the crest of kindness looks like. It's quite possible that the design of Fluttershy's mane is based on it.

It's obvious that Princess Celestia knew Twilight Sparkle was destined for great things from the earliest stages of her life.

-In Equestria, I can see royalty interacting with non-royals to promote a sense of egalitarianism and community. That would include activities like foalsitting for each other. But Princess Cadance as Twilight's foalsitter before she even applied for the Gifted Unicorn School and her potential was known? Too uncanny to be a coincidence. “You are anything but an ordinary unicorn,” indeed.

-Princess Celestia was conveniently available for Twilight's entrance exam.

-Celestia knew Twilight could use the Elements of Harmony to stop Nightmare Moon if she had the right friends with her. She somehow knew they would be in Ponyville so she sent Twilight there a day beforehand. Only a day? If it were me, I would've shipped her off a YEAR ahead of time, lol!

But how did Celestia know that Twilight was the chosen one? Was it written in prophecy somewhere? Does she have have Midichlorian counts taken for all unicorns born in Equestria? Was she specially bred or genetically engineered for this purpose?

If Twilight Sparkle is to become an Alicorn princess, I can't see it happening until the series finale and that's quite a ways off yet!

Wingnut is my user name because I am nuts about Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy. When I first started watching MLP, I didn't like Fluttershy that much but over time she has really grown on me and is now my favorite pony. She gets the funniest lines and just about everything she says is arguably best quote material!

Is Luna secretly a bad guy or are the makers of MLP:FiM leading us on a bit of a goose chase again? She was conspicuous by her absence during the Changelings' brief reign. I personally gave Luna the benefit of the doubt, thinking she was in hiding and secretly boosted Cadance's and Shining Armor's power to repel the invasion. It may even be that she considered aligning with Chrysalis but changed her mind because she doesn't want to be second banana to anybody.

Luna's knowing smile when she said "Did I miss anything" has left me scratching my head for months.

All I can add is this: Get involved now while MLP:FiM's popularity is peaking. Don't wait until it's too late to soak it all in from the extensive toy displays in stores to any big or not so big conventions you're undecided about attending. Only those who don't participate will regret it.

MLP, like Transformers and GI Joe, has been a successful Hasbro franchise for decades now. It will endure in some way shape or form, but it will continue to be reimagined with the changing times. If MLP, TFs, and GI Joe exist in 2040, they will be as different from today as today's is from their original 1980s incarnations.

As far as the Bronydom itself...die is a pretty strong word. Virtually all cartoons have their following and it's not hard to find fans of anything online. But the Bronydom will be much, much smaller than it is now. Most of the big and small Trotcons, Bronycons, etc. will be a thing of the past. And many fans will lose interest after MLP is no longer the "in" thing. Many of us will probably latch onto the next hot cartoon with a surprisingly broad appeal. I remember when the Powerpuff Girls fandom was in decline and I never imagined then that I would be a fan of an MLP cartoon today.

These always tickle my funny bone:

"Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my OW!" -Twilight Sparkle

"I really like her MANE!" -Sweetie Belle aka Squeaky Belle

That's all for now. I have a whole bunch of favorite quotes from MLP parodies, fanfictions, etc. Do they belong here, in the Everfree Forest quote section, or somewhere else?

Putting Your Hoof Down was in many ways a tribute to Bubblevicious. Remember how Rarity and Pinkie Pie begged to have the old, nice Fluttershy back? Blossom and Buttercup pleaded with Bubbles to go back to her old self the exact same way.

I really see no purpose for Diamond Tiara other than to tease blank flanks. But she's just a kid so she's not worth giving a worse vote.

Trixie on the other hand...if MLP:FiM were an anime, she would be the perfect anti hero like Seto Kaiba in Yu-Gi-Oh or Gary in Pokemon. She'll insult and antagonize Twilight because they're rivals when it comes to magic. But when a real villain appears, she'll team up with Twilight to save Equestria. Afterwards, Twilight will offer Trixie her friendship but she'll of course reject it and walk off alone.

Most of the MLP episodes I've seen I watched on Youtube. I don't take their presence for granted. Because the fandom is so hot right now, trying to remove all those uploads is akin to stomping on a cockroach infestation. They're uploaded as fast as they're removed. So Hasbro is being pragmatic and letting most of it go for now for the free publicity. But they will delete enough just to make us aware of their long term intentions. Youtube also has to delete a certain number of episodes on their own to avoid lawsuits from copyright owners.

I've noticed a lot of uploaders post a fair use disclaimer. The problem with that is fair use only protects small clips at the smallest possible resolution for discussion and educational purposes. A segment of an episode such as this one from Hurricane Fluttershy is a valid example:

Squirrel: Squeak, squeak, squeak!

Spike: What did he say?

Twilight: Do I look like I speak squirrel?

The serious purpose of posting this small snippet would be to discuss the obvious reference to Tara Strong's previous role as the voice of Bubbles who CAN speak squirrel. But to upload entire episodes, brokent into segments or not, well, Youtube will just laugh at a fair use rationale in that case.

I feel no sense of wrongdoing watching episodes on Youtube because I know I'm going to be buying the videos in the future anyway.

I'm Robert W. Service and I approve this message.

I kinda like Rainbow Dash since she's a fun character and I really liked how she tried to hide that the liked reading much like allot of bronies hide the fact that they watch mlp.

 

Was that correlation accidental or intentional? Many bronies say this episode was dedicated to the fans but unless the author comes out and says so, it's just wishful thinking on their part.

There's nothing wrong with my eyes. Your eyes are defective because you can't focus them independently!

Edit: Doh! This quote was intended for Luriel's avatar!

71.

Yay for no minimum characters!

Speaking as a Rainbow Dash fan, I don't love her so much that I am blind to her faults. But she could be worse. For instance, a real stereotypical show-off jock type wouldn't be close friends with someone like Fluttershy. Not once have I seen RD say or do anything condescending toward her because she's a slow, weak flyer. A real jerk, on the other hand, would show Fluttershy nothing but contempt.

Rainbow Dash attains her greatest success when she's living the element of loyalty. The first two times she performs the sonic rainbow, she's able to do it because she's acting out of loyalty to others. And while I didn't like the Mysterious Mare Do Well, notice that RD does fine when she performs heroic acts out of loyalty to her fellow citizens. It's only when she does feats for her ego that she fails.

Another nice thing about fanon is that it doesn't have to adhere to the present day the way canon does. Just because Derpy is single now with no daughter doesn't mean she won't have one in the future.