Poetic Stone 1,041 February 13, 2015 Share February 13, 2015 Perhaps they are all the same, since they all looked equally happy, and pretty much equally the same, I have'nt figured it out yet, but we shall see. Maybe they are some sort of clones of some sort, or they turn out to be evil, in any case we will find out soon. Signature created by Starlight Glimmer Avatar made by ConcorDisparate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dulset Tarn 441 February 13, 2015 Share February 13, 2015 Wow, how has no one pointed this out yet? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yESDQWm8M7o 15 seconds in, take a look. I honestly thought it was pretty obvious the moment they showed up. A cutie mark shows what makes a pony different from their peers, unique and special. These are essentially anti-cutie marks, showing that these ponies are all the same, or rather, they're all marked as if they're the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainbowTashie 378 February 13, 2015 Share February 13, 2015 I think that it means everypony in that town is equal to the others. Perhaps their true cutie marks have been taken somehow. I'm sure it'll all be explained in due time Yes i swear the new trailer kinda hinted towards zombie ponies. Sig tweaked to perfection by Coby! My facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bronies-Pegasisters-and-Pok%C3%A9mon-masters/901873019878238 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonicdashie 120 February 14, 2015 Share February 14, 2015 "THEY HAVE THE MARK" *flashback to creepypastas* what do you mean, creepy pastas and 'the mark'? my ocs: Lightning Strike: https://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/lightning-strike-r7751 Blu Blazes: https://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/blu-blazes-r8351 Cyclone: https://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/cyclone-r8694 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScarfaceOne 263 February 14, 2015 Share February 14, 2015 I think the Equal Signs are used like the Hammer and Sickle or the Swastika as a symbol, eventually the symbolism of it will be banned in Equestria apart from maths equations. Thank you for rejecting Equalism. what do you mean, creepy pastas and 'the mark'? Have you read Story of the Blanks? That's what it is. The only victim in graffiti is the architect. Graffiti is not a crime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Oceangem 61 February 14, 2015 Share February 14, 2015 I know this has already been said but the equal cutie marks mean that everyone is absolutely equal so nopony has a talent somepony else doesn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Crytex 165 February 14, 2015 Share February 14, 2015 Probably "communist" ... I don't know :C Check out my latest creation: Be A Tree (MLP In Real Life) I've been a brony for nearly 2 years and I'm having a lot of fun being part of the community~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZRD WZRD 1,929 February 14, 2015 Share February 14, 2015 There might be allusions to communism here, but it seems to me to be more about the concept of egalitarianism, equality of outcome that is. Individuality has been stripped away and replaced by a society of clones. It's very reminiscent of the Brave New World in the sense that the ponies have been conditioned to fulfill their state-determined purpose. I touched on this more in my second analysis video of the trailer, which I've already posted in the trailer thread and in my profile so check that out if you got 3 minutes to spare Check out my channel for awesome video reviews and analysis! https://www.youtube.com/c/LZRDWZRD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainDoubloon 857 February 14, 2015 Share February 14, 2015 I'm thinking the episode will make a statement about conformity and how ponies should all act the same and be happy all the time instead of dealing with emotions or other ponies that look, act, or think differently then someone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonicdashie 120 February 14, 2015 Share February 14, 2015 oh gawd I want to see season five so badly 1 my ocs: Lightning Strike: https://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/lightning-strike-r7751 Blu Blazes: https://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/blu-blazes-r8351 Cyclone: https://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/cyclone-r8694 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindaFan 32 February 15, 2015 Share February 15, 2015 It represents how they are equal and one in the same. But seriously this episode looks to be creepy because I have a slight fear of being seen boring and the same am I the only one? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastel 7,630 February 15, 2015 Share February 15, 2015 Well we know what they mean after watching the trailers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC_Maud_Pie 6,431 February 15, 2015 Share February 15, 2015 (edited) Another theory is that they could be pony rights activists with their motto being "All ponies are created equal". UPDATE: I rewatched the trailer and saw the part where there's a town where all the ponies had an equal sign cutie mark. It looks as though the ponies seem to be cursed or have an ideology I've described above. But something gets me when Twilight says "Something's not right". We'll see what it truly is. Edited February 15, 2015 by CC_Maud_Pie All my life needed was a sense of someplace to go. I don't believe that one should devote his life to morbid self-attention. I believe that someone should become a person like other people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainbowTashie 378 February 15, 2015 Share February 15, 2015 Everyone in this town is the same and equal with no defining traits or anything that makes them unique. Pretty self-explanatory. That'd be fine...if everyone in that scene didn't have the same cutie mark. They have 3 races of ponies in this trailer though. Sig tweaked to perfection by Coby! My facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bronies-Pegasisters-and-Pok%C3%A9mon-masters/901873019878238 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Lona 382 February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 I hope the episode isn't about communism. It's always so unsettling to me when complex political concepts are oversimplified in a story for the sake of easy vilification. When I saw the trailer I was immediately reminded of Fahrenheit 451 and its implied slippery slope fallacy. I hope the episode shows how the ponies in the Equal town had problems with fairness in the past, so they did everything they could to make sure everyone has equal rights. But they took it a bit too far, overcompensated for whatever unfair things occurred in the past, maybe brought some magic into it, and are now trapped in a zombified state of perpetual conformity. The Mane Six will help to break the spell over the townsponies and the lesson of the episode will be that social equality doesn't have to come at the expense of individuality. The two concepts can exist together and even compliment each other. My OC, Tabula. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metallic Strings 185 February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 After looking deeper into it. It means that all the ponies in that town have no differences and are all the same kind of person. Also, they don't have much of a special talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrosteamknight 22 February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 Has anyone ruled out the possibility of Mind Control yet? Yo! Twilight-sama and Rainbow Dash! How are you doing? Check it out yo! Garnet... What is this "Shakera Kyou" that you speak of? Hey, Retro! Don't say that, it makes you look dense! ... Shakera Kyou... My OC, Garnet Ask Garnet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesme Rize 15,687 February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 (edited) Has anyone ruled out the possibility of Mind Control yet? I think the possibility still stays in the room and i think that these ponies are infact mind controlled. The way they look and smile is just not natural and i don't think it's simply because they fear being punished, if they don't stay happy, i actually think that their brains are just reprogrammed. Of course, i have nothing to back this up, it's just a theory. Edited February 16, 2015 by Hypnosparkle My OC Mesme Rize: >https://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/mesme-rize-r8777 Thank you Randimaxis for this Wonderful Avatar. Please, don't be afraid to talk to me. I am not as unapproachable, as you might think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel the Wolfgirl 5,607 February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 When I first saw that, my first thought was that there was a villain changing everyone's special talent so that they were equal (perhaps equally talentless) and the Mane 6 would go find him/her and go defeat him/her. Huh...That was my first thought too...weird. Anyways, maybe in the S5 premire, they go to some sort of utopian community. 1 Official Discordian pope. Known as Miss Kallixti Oddball to the enlightened.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrosteamknight 22 February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 I think the possibility still stays in the room and i think that these ponies are infact mind controlled. The way they look and smile is just not natural and i don't think it's simply because they fear being punished, if they don't stay happy, i actually think that their brains are just reprogrammed. Of course, i have nothing to back this up, it's just a theory. Look at this image. "くらえ!" That Aria Blaze-like mare standing in the middle is not smiling the same way as the other ponies. If the possibility of Mind Control still stands, we cannot deliver a full verdict! Further research must be conducted on this matter. Yo! Twilight-sama and Rainbow Dash! How are you doing? Check it out yo! Garnet... What is this "Shakera Kyou" that you speak of? Hey, Retro! Don't say that, it makes you look dense! ... Shakera Kyou... My OC, Garnet Ask Garnet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC_Maud_Pie 6,431 February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 Look at this image. "くらえ!" That Aria Blaze-like mare standing in the middle is not smiling the same way as the other ponies. If the possibility of Mind Control still stands, we cannot deliver a full verdict! Further research must be conducted on this matter. That mare standing in the middle looks like the leader of a cult to me. All my life needed was a sense of someplace to go. I don't believe that one should devote his life to morbid self-attention. I believe that someone should become a person like other people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrymeStriker 408 February 18, 2015 Share February 18, 2015 They have 3 races of ponies in this trailer though. ...So what? It doesn't make any difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainbowTashie 378 February 18, 2015 Share February 18, 2015 ...So what? It doesn't make any difference. i suppose it doesn't i suppose the gimmick is none of them have any special talents Sig tweaked to perfection by Coby! My facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bronies-Pegasisters-and-Pok%C3%A9mon-masters/901873019878238 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dulset Tarn 441 February 18, 2015 Share February 18, 2015 i suppose it doesn't i suppose the gimmick is none of them have any special talents Close, it's that none of the ponies are unique and special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesme Rize 15,687 February 18, 2015 Share February 18, 2015 Look at this image. "くらえ!" That Aria Blaze-like mare standing in the middle is not smiling the same way as the other ponies. If the possibility of Mind Control still stands, we cannot deliver a full verdict! Further research must be conducted on this matter. Something that would also speak for mind control, is the fact that they probably can't say that they're being tortured in this show. If this was a PG show then it would actually be an option, but as it stands it is not. Also, the writers seem to love to put mind control elements in this show. Not that i am complaining. My OC Mesme Rize: >https://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/mesme-rize-r8777 Thank you Randimaxis for this Wonderful Avatar. Please, don't be afraid to talk to me. I am not as unapproachable, as you might think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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