why are fluttershy and derpy wings small?

[Luna 831 468]

why are there wings small is there a reason?

[Amethyst Shine 15]

They look normal size for a pegasus.

[Luna 831 468]

They look normal size for a pegasus.

In the show they are actually the ones with the smallest.

[1111 1,285]

thay look the same as every ones elses

[Luna 831 468]

They are not though in the show they have the smallest ones.

[Pinkamena-Pills 6,840]

They are the same size as every other pegasus my friend. 

Edited August 11, 2014 by Pinkamena-Pills

[Luna 831 468]

they have the smallest ones in the show then the others.

[FlitterFlutter 1,601]

I have never really seen a difference. I always assumed that they where the same size as everyone else. besides the Alacorns of course.   

[Sunny Fox 5,961]

I don't think anyone's got Bulk Biceps beat when it comes to small wing size:

YEAH!

[Everleaf 542]

Well actually they have normal Pegasus wings just asking why think they have small wings? 

[I used to be a stranger 7,994]

I think the answer to the question is because Pegasi depend on a kind of magical interaction with the air and clouds to fly, and less of a direct function of their wing surface area. Because if it were up the surface area (as it works in real life) they would have pitiful control ability, assuming they could become airborne at all. This explanation also addresses the elephant in the room of how they can stand still on clouds without using their wings.

 

 

I think you will find, @@Luna 831, that if you measure it on screen, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash and Derpy Hooves all have the same wing size when they are retracted, and when they are extended. The animators use duplicates of the wing layers and recolor them. Perhaps there is a difference between them but it is likely extremely minor.

 

Contrariwise, Fluttershy is shown to have more developed wings than Rainbow Dash when they are young.

[Sunny Fox 5,961]

I think the answer to the question is because Pegasi depend on a kind of magical interaction with the air and clouds to fly, and less of a direct function of their wing surface area. Because if it were up the surface area (as it works in real life) they would have pitiful control ability, assuming they could become airborne at all. This explanation also addresses the elephant in the room of how they can stand still on clouds without using their wings.

 

 

I think you will find, @@Luna 831, that if you measure it on screen, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash and Derpy Hooves all have the same wing size when they are retracted, and when they are extended. The animators use duplicates of the wing layers and recolor them. Perhaps there is a difference between them but it is likely extremely minor.

 

Contrariwise, Fluttershy is shown to have more developed wings than Rainbow Dash when they are young.

Cloudwalking has never been tied to wings. It's a natural (well, magical, but you know what I mean) pegasus ability. That's why Twilight could duplicate it with a spell that didn't provide wings in Sonic Rainboom. The spell that did provide wings didn't actually provide cloudwalking, since every time Rarity was shown with hooves on the ground in Cloudsdale, there was a flat, (presumably) non-cloud surface for her to stand on. The rest of the time, she was airbourne, or in the balloon. Or being rescued from certain death by Rainbow Dash.

 

And Fluttershy is supposed to be a year older than Pinkie, so presumably she's also a year older than Rainbow, so it makes sense that her wings are more developed at the time.

[Pastel 7,630]

@@Luna 831, I'm sure they use the same model to create each adult pegasi.

[Minepro 107]

They look the same size to me. I won't tell much difference if I don't get a profile of each pony with wings extended standing next to each other.

 

I'd say the reason their wings would be smaller(not saying they are) is just to exaggerate a little on their weakness. Fluttershy's a generally weak flyer as seen measured in Hurricane Fluttershy. She was born a bit weak and will still always be on the weak side, no matter how strong willed she is. Derpy however, is a different story. She has the flight ability of a regular Pegasus, but is very clumsy as seen in many episodes. Derpy only has smaller wings just to show that klutziness in her.

[SilverStarApple 850]

In-show explanation: Different Pegasi have slightly-different wing sizes, not that it means anything, since they fly thanks to magic, rather than actual surface tension and air pressure like Earth's winged creatures.

 

Out-of-show explanation: They are not. If there's any tiny difference, it's because of an animation glitch. All... Most Pegasi's wings are the same size.

[Luna 831 468]

I disagree compare to all the other ones they have small wings.

[Pastel 7,630]

I disagree compare to all the other ones they have small wings.

 

 

 

 

I agree they're a bit different, but they aren't smaller.

[Puddlejumper 1,649]

This topic is just running in circles. Your counterargument can't just keep being "I disagree, they are different" and not provide proof.

 

If you truly believe they are different, then you need to find screenshots from the show where each pony is roughly the same distance from the camera but more importantly their wings are in the exact same position. The vectors above don't even hold up because clearly they are based on times when their wings are in different positions of their flap rotation (but even based on them they look the same size).

 

My opinion on the matter, and since I've done animating of this nature before, is that they are the same. The ponies themselves are just recolored copies of each other, frames get reused all the time for each pony no matter who it was originally drawn for (look at the dance scene where Rarity has wings for A frame), so it is extremely unlikely that they make up different wings for every pegasi instead of just copy/paste/recolor. The exceptions being Scootaloo and Bulk since they are meant to have smaller wings than others.

[Luna 831 468]

I agree with this that's why Fluttershy and Derpy have the smallest wings compared to all the other Pegasus.

[Sunny Fox 5,961]

Comparing RD and FS... no real difference... taking screenshots from "Party of One"...

Both wings as far down as possible:

Both are about half-way down the lower leg.

 

Both wings as far up as possible:

Both come to around the middle of the ear.

 

For RD and FS at least, I don't think you can say that Fluttershy's wings are smaller. If it is so, it's very slight.

 

[Luna 831 468]

The pictures wont load for me. Also flutter shy has the weakest wings same with derpy so that is why they are smaller.

[Sunny Fox 5,961]

The pictures wont load for me. Also flutter shy has the weakest wings same with derpy so that is why they are smaller.

Then go to the episode I mentioned and check for yourself.

 

Ooh, even better shot!:

 

It's at 7:27 in the episode, both wings are in the same position, and both look exactly the same size. Even if the pictures don't load, go to that part of the episode, you'll see what I mean.

 

Derpy might have smaller wings, though, I don't care enough about her to check. But FS doesn't have smaller wings.

[Luna 831 468]

I still want to know why they have small wings.

[Merion 783]

The ponies themselves are just recolored copies of each other, frames get reused all the time for each pony no matter who it was originally drawn for (look at the dance scene where Rarity has wings for A frame), so it is extremely unlikely that they make up different wings for every pegasi instead of just copy/paste/recolor. The exceptions being Scootaloo and Bulk since they are meant to have smaller wings than others.

 

THIS!

Bulk's and Scoot's wings are significantly smaller and they have an unusual shape. All the other pegasi share the same wing model. If some pegasus' wings seem smaller, then it's most likely an animation error.

 

Seriously tho, this looks like a troll thread to me. 

[Rawzy 1,302]

Maybe it's because they're compensating for something else?

 

... that didn't even make any sense.....

 

ANYWAY.....they all look the same size man, you might think because they look different therefore they are bigger...