My Little Pony OC's- In a show about ponies, it is always a pony?

[ManaMinori 4,146]

I know that a pony OC (whether unicorn, pegasus, earth pony, or alicorn) is the default base people choose for their OC's, because, well...it's pretty obvious- the show and past generations of it, has always been called "My Little Pony". But even with those four options avaliable to the fanbase who like to make OC's, do you, the creator, or you, the onlooker of such OC's (perhaps from a popular brony artist) think that there is little to no willingness of pony OC artists/ creators to branch off into other closely related species (such as zebras, donkeys, breezies, flutter ponies, seaponies, ect); characters that are seen in the show/ toyline, whether in the previous or past generations; or even completely unrelated species to ponies, such as griffons, girraffes, minotaurs, bushwoolies, ect, that might exist outside the borders of Equestria; in neighboring or distant countries?

Would these be OC;s that you'd like to see being done in the fandom?

[ManaMinori 4,146]

anyone wanna discuss? thought this would certainly be a topic of interest

[Frostgage 7,977]

I'm not really into OC's so I can't speak for anyone else, but most people probably feel the closest connection to ponies, and like them better than other species. That's what got them into the show, after all.

 

It would definitely be interesting to see OC's of other species, although too many might saturate the market.

Edited June 19, 2014 by Frostgage

[Scootalove 10,689]

I like OCs really I do, they have a creative style to them when you are making the characters, but I think that ponies got people interested in the show. Don't know about the other species.

[Banul 3,831]

Almost every character that matters is a pony, so it makes sense to me they people who make o.c.'s would gravitate towards ponies. They just appear to be the more important species. Also consider that we don't know a lot about the other species or their homelands. If we had more significant characters that are other species, or if characters like Zecora got more of the spotlight, I'd bet you would see an upswing in non-pony oc's.

[TenorSounds 832]

Ponies seem to be the go-to (myself included) but you also see dragons, griffins and even deer and other-such creatures that haven't even been in the show yet. If someone already feels a connection to a certain animal (for instance, if they are furry and their fursona is already a deer or something) you're more likely to see something other than a pony. There's also the contrarians, who won't have an pony OC simply for the reason that everyone else has one.

 

Personally I think it's very interesting when someone has a non-pony OC, but that doesn't detract from a lot of the very cool pony-OCs I've seen

[ManaMinori 4,146]

I'm not really into OC's so I can't speak for anyone else, but most people probably feel the closest connection to ponies, and like them better than other species. That's what got them into the show, after all.

 

It would definitely be interesting to see OC's of other species, although too many might saturate the market.

 

I like OCs really I do, they have a creative style to them when you are making the characters, but I think that ponies got people interested in the show. Don't know about the other species.

I realize that it's the ponies, obviously, that drew people in, because it's a show about ponies. But doesn't mean that 99% of OC's have to be ponies, does it? I mean,  yeah, the majority is going to be pony OC's, but there's more to the world than Equestria- as it's been repeatedly confirmed that it's just a country, and there are griffon kingdoms, dragons, zebra tribes, ect. I think OC's to those various nations and races could offer potentially awesome backstories and such that draw off of what lore was mentioned about them in the Diary of the Two Pony Sisters

[Scootalove 10,689]

I realize that it's the ponies, obviously, that drew people in, because it's a show about ponies. But doesn't mean that 99% of OC's have to be ponies, does it? I mean,  yeah, the majority is going to be pony OC's, but there's more to the world than Equestria- as it's been repeatedly confirmed that it's just a country, and there are griffon kingdoms, dragons, zebra tribes, ect. I think OC's to those various nations and races could offer potentially awesome backstories and such that draw off of what lore was mentioned about them in the Diary of the Two Pony Sisters

Well, when you put it that way, all OC's don't have to be ponies. On the show, yes. People make OCs of Dragons, Zebras, and other mythlogical creatures. We could have so much lore to be explored, yet in the show they need to do that more often.

[Hive King 2,001]

Gryphons and dragons appear a good amount

[ManaMinori 4,146]

Gryphons and dragons appear a good amount

true. They've both been given their own episodes, or seen in the background once or thrice.

It'd be interesting to see more zebras. Or go back to Whitetail woods, which was shown in  the Running of the leaves episode, and see some deer, maybe. (and hope the extra species will get content creators branching out a little more from ponies)

[Duster Dawnhorse 248]

My OC is an eohippus (see icon,) technically a pony in that eohippi are ponies from millions of years ago, but not a pony in the traditional sense.

 

I've written other hooved races for tabletop roleplaying (sleipnir, kirin, peryton, eohippus, kelpie, and tikbalang) and have been tempted to make more non-pony OCs. They're just not as well recieved as the standard earth/pegasus/unicorn.

[Everleaf 541]

Whatever your oc is it does not matter in fact I am planning on making a griffon myself.

[Dattebayo 2,850]

If you make your OC something else, it looks like you're trying really hard to be different.

 

You know who ELSE tries really hard to be different?

 

People with Mary Sue Alicorn OCs.