RainbowTashie 379 January 9, 2015 Share January 9, 2015 Do you think background ponies are ever going to have more active roles in the show or do you think that will ruin their charm. I know they occasionally say a few words but it never really corresponds to the personalities the fanbase as given them. I think it's time that they made use of these perfectly good characters rather than just have them knocking about in the er. background or occasionally popping up on merch. I mean they should never have more screen time as the mane six but who wouldn't say no to a few more zecoraesque characters having some love? 1 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 January 9, 2015 Share January 9, 2015 How much more active a role do you want them to have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainbowTashie 379 January 10, 2015 Author Share January 10, 2015 Just something like Zecora maybe popping up every now and then so we know they exist with significant speaking roles that affect the plot. But maybe there wouldn't have been room for all the awesome fan creations if they weren't background ponies in the first place/ 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...
SFyr 1,982 January 10, 2015 Share January 10, 2015 (edited) In some ways, I think it's better if they don't take a more prominent role to be honest. Right now, they have that charm of there barely being anything canon there to restrict them, and their own life/personality was allowed to blossom within the fandom--establishing a set personality right now would far too easily split from what we already see as 'truth'. It reminds me of when movies are made out of books and people endlessly complain how a character/scene/story was butchered due to the transition or adaptation through a select few minds in position to create the new work. I dunno. To me, it's that mystery, that quality of being in the background that has allowed people to figure out who they are for themselves, and imagine all the great adventures or relationships that aren't explicitly shown in the show. If we were given the constraints of what is canon for a specific background character... then we have less room to imagine, and those other adventures/relationships start fading away. For example: Lyra and Bonbon. Some say they're roommates, some say they're dating. Both are valid since it's not explained in the show; they just show up together now and then. If the creators established they were roommates and best friends, a huge chunk of Lyra+Bonbon fans would likely only find disappointment for the choice to feature more of them. Former shots of them together would be cemented into that new context, instead of being open to creative interpretation. I dunno, I personally love their current method. Subtle nods: including background ponies and making them more apparent without making it up front, obvious, or conclusive. ...Bonbon and Lyra continuing to be together, Derpy showing up regularly in the background, Dr. Whooves and Roseluck walking together, etc. If they change this.. I just hope they handle it carefully, and don't make it a huge deal. Smaller episodes that don't try to flesh out background characters hugely? Could be fun. Edited January 10, 2015 by SFyr 4 Commission Thread | Deviantart | Poniverse Tumblr | Art Tumblr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotoriousSMALL 1,984 January 10, 2015 Share January 10, 2015 I've heard that the 100th episode will feature background ponies or something of that nature? I'm actually quite hyped for that. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenorSounds 832 January 10, 2015 Share January 10, 2015 I think the idea of an episode that focuses more on background characters has been thrown-around for awhile now, but as for the show overall I think they serve their purpose well as they are now and would lose a bit of their charm they've built up if they were given roles that were more prominent. Part of what makes them so appealing is how un-defined they are, it allows people to project the characteristics they like onto the characters. 1 Check out my YouTube Let's Play Channel! Current Game: Alan Wake [Tenor's Roleplay Profile] - Let me know if you want to RP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFunk 2,172 January 10, 2015 Share January 10, 2015 I'd like them to do some episodes about the lesser characters. like Miss Cheerilee, Zecora, or Mayor Mare, but I don't quite foresee them putting ponies like Bonbon or Lyra in any bigger roles. (not that I wouldn't enjoy it) but hey... you never know 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainbowTashie 379 January 10, 2015 Author Share January 10, 2015 See i didn't think of it like that I guess it's more fun just to wonder maybe they could put some cheecky one liners between characters then or just some more subtle hints,Just to nudge that they're listening to us I think that could deepen the realms of fanfic if anything :3 I mean i dont know if you collect the mlp ccg but the falvour text often has dialouge not featured in the show just to hint at us such as this. 2 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...
HiNote 90 January 10, 2015 Share January 10, 2015 I heard something about the 100th episode that will revolve around background ponies, but I don't know, just something I read somewhere. 1 My OC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainbowTashie 379 January 10, 2015 Author Share January 10, 2015 I just loved in that pon-3 saved the day in RR best bit about the film imo. She's there it matches her chatacter and it was subtle enough that it didn't affect our perceptions of her 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...
Tilt 286 January 10, 2015 Share January 10, 2015 I've heard that the 100th episode will feature background ponies or something of that nature? I'm actually quite hyped for that. ^This quoted for truth..they are planning something big for the 100th episode. 3 My pony OC If you would like to Roleplay please Private message me, I only like one on one Roleplays cause groups get overwhelming and becoming attention contests, I like to rp with people equally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainbowTashie 379 January 10, 2015 Author Share January 10, 2015 Looking forward to it :3 it's easy for rumours to escalate who knows? 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...
Pastel 7,630 January 10, 2015 Share January 10, 2015 I'd love that but I don't think they'll do it. More scenes like Derpy talking in The Last Roundup would be a good addition, a show that focuses too much on the main characters can quickly become boring IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakkon 362 January 10, 2015 Share January 10, 2015 I think that the story will always revolve around the Mane Six. Secondary characters like Zecora do have their time in the spotlight, however background I think at most will receive at most what Derpy did in The Last Roundup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainbowTashie 379 January 10, 2015 Author Share January 10, 2015 Even that little bit of screen time is enough for the hype to escalate. 1 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...
Pastel 7,630 January 10, 2015 Share January 10, 2015 Even that little bit of screen time is enough for the hype to escalate. Exactly, just like in this video: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainbowTashie 379 January 10, 2015 Author Share January 10, 2015 I'd love that but I don't think they'll do it. More scenes like Derpy talking in The Last Roundup would be a good addition, a show that focuses too much on the main characters can quickly become boring IMO. As long as they keep adding depth to the characters (i particular like the sleepless in ponyville wp with RD and Scootaloo for her character development) then it won't go stale. 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...
Judgement 445 January 13, 2015 Share January 13, 2015 I would love for Derpy, Octavia, or Vinyl to get a (small) talking part in the 100th episode. Since Octavia and Vinyl are supposed friends, there could be a nice talking part with them. They haven't been given voices, but I imagine Octavia with an accent and Vinyl with a higher-pitched voice like Rainbow Dash or Pinkie Pie. And please, Hasbro! If you give Derpy a talking part again, bring back her old voice! 1 Tom V.S. Boulder: Who will win? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechanicalDoom 300 January 13, 2015 Share January 13, 2015 I wasn't gonna say this at first to avoid spoilers, but apparently, everyone knows anyway; the 100th episode will put background ponies into the spotlight. I was already hyped for season 5 as it is, but this takes the cake. I'm hoping that the voice that the team gives to Vinyl (if they do) is at least kinda close to Nowacking. If they actually get Nowacking to voice Vinyl, I think the entire fandom will EXPLODE Pinkie Pie style. My OC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Letter 1,832 January 13, 2015 Share January 13, 2015 That would be nice since everything revolves around the same characters but I wouldn't bet on it happening. Silver Letter!!! Silver Letter's MLP collection Have: 946 https://data.mlpmerch.com/checklist/180/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechanicalDoom 300 January 13, 2015 Share January 13, 2015 That would be nice since everything revolves around the same characters but I wouldn't bet on it happening. It's happening. It was announced that the 100th episode will focus on background ponies. http://www.equestriadaily.com/2014/07/cahhrazy-stuff-in-episode-100-of.html My OC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastel 7,630 January 13, 2015 Share January 13, 2015 I would love for Derpy, Octavia, or Vinyl to get a (small) talking part in the 100th episode. Since Octavia and Vinyl are supposed friends, there could be a nice talking part with them. They haven't been given voices, but I imagine Octavia with an accent and Vinyl with a higher-pitched voice like Rainbow Dash or Pinkie Pie. And please, Hasbro! If you give Derpy a talking part again, bring back her old voice! They have to bring back her first voice, it was so much better than her new voice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[NULL] 907 January 13, 2015 Share January 13, 2015 (edited) I don't know what everyone's obsession with background characters is, and people still don't seem to understand that a background character is basically the cartoon equivalent to an extra in films, yet people still consider their "inconsistancies" as actual continuity errors. Anyway, if they introduce a new character that happens to use a background character's model, would that really make the character any more interesting? Edited January 13, 2015 by SpaceOnion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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