What made you a brony?

[Tjb2000 26]

What made you a brony? For me I was just wondering what the whole craze was so I looked it up on google.

[Tao 6,736]

This is my answer for being a brony......

[VinylWubs 1,249]

I suppose seeing a my little pony episode

[Cosmik Vek 764]

the show.

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[TubeSock2018 325]

I watched Jurassic Park when it was rereleased in theaters back in 2013.

No joke.

That right there set off a chain of very distinctive events that led to where I am today.

[Tjb2000 26]

I mean what lead you to watch the show.

[Pinkie-Guy 563]

• The lack of cynicism
• The nice animation
• The message of the show
• The surprising depth the characters can have
• The quality storytelling and execution in general
• The idea that there is a community out there where we can all share our love of the show through analysis, fanfics, art, animation, music, etc.

And of course

 

It's really a collection of things.

I mean what lead you to watch the show.

Do you mean why I first watched an episode, or why I kept watching?

[iceestarz 5,752]

Saw it was on netflix while I was looking for something to watch. It looked lame and girly so I watched it for the hell of it. Turned out amazing and I was hooked instantly.

[Alex Z 848]

From a friend's reccomendation.

[Vox 870]

Watched it out of curiosity from seeing what all the fuss was about. thought i'd have a good laugh from it. Turned it i actually loved it 

 

and how could i forget about best pony

[Ricebug 555]

Oh it all to my sister, she said I should watch it with her, it was the first episode I dissed it the whole time then at the end I was like "I can't like this no!" Then I denied it, eventually I watched some more on my own and accepted the fact I was a brony.

[Petrus 696]

My friend told me to at least watch one episode (when he asked me this, I was already kind of into it because I saw a picture of rainbow dash. Need I say more) after that one episode I loved it.

[Mesme Rize 15,681]

I was in a chat with a friend from the UK. We used to talk about all sorts of   and then the subject of MLP came into the discussion. I thought 'why would you talk about MLP?' I of course knew about the earlier generations, because my big sister, used to have the toys in the 90s. He said that there is a new show and he said that it's actually pretty good. I thought that he wanted to fool me into something, since he liked to do that. He talked to me how lovable the characters are and told me about his favorite episodes, especially Party of one. I then thought: 'Okay, if he fools me, then he puts more effort into this then usual.'

 

So i went to Youtube, watching the first two episodes, just to know what all the fuss was about. I then watched Ticket Master, then Applebuck season and so forth. I thought: 'It can't be. They pull me into something, that i hated for years. Is this show filled with subliminal messages?' I then watched the fan content, still with the thought, i shouldn't like this.

 

After awhile, i just gave up. I didn't questioned it anymore and just hopped on the ride. That's how i became a brony.

[Derplight Sperkle 1,013]

My little brothers (much younger) watched it one day, and I got caught up in it

[Monotone 101]

My deathly amount of curiosity 

[Henny Penny Benny 936]

Nothing made me a brony. I chose that path for myself.

 

As for the reason: good animation, relatable characters, interesting stories, and clean.

[JonasDarkmane 19,777]

The show. I loved the show so much and when I saw that there were other people that were around the same age as I and even older that liked MLP I got involved with the Brony community (the best community I've ever been in  ).

[Pastel 7,627]

There's a MLP:FiM topic in most forums I know, so I decided to give it a try.

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[NotoriousSMALL 1,984]

Saw a bunch of hilarious mlp gifs and youtube thumbnails, thought it was probably as funny as people said it was and i think the moment i really got into it was in the first episode when twilight said "tell me shes not about to sing a song...", which was later ironic cuz now I like mlp songs.

[Tetrakemy 221]

The song from the winter wrap up episode. After watching the first two episodes and being in denial that the show as actually kinda good. That song made it a deal! I became a brony. 

[Kawaiihusky 19]

I heard about it and originally thought the whole Bronies thing was odd, but I didn't hate on Bronies. I went to the Orthodontist on February 14, 2013 and it plays The Hub in the waiting room. MLP was on. I thought it was interesting and watched some more at home, and I was like, "You must not become a Brony." but then I fell head over heels for the show and now I'm just like, "*has a Rainbow Dash cup, a Derpy Hooves mini plushie, a Celestia collectible, tshirts, and a MLP blanket and puts 'Brony' as my nickname on my homecoming shirt*"

[King Sejong 858]

   It took a lot to make me a brony, first, it was alicorn Twilight Sparkle, I know for some it was contrived, but I didn't see it that way, I felt it was a great reward for Twilight, and her quest for the magic of friendship. Second, it was military bronies, I was a navy corpsman, and it surprised me to know that servicemen were in the fandom too, so after I saw FOB Equestria on YouTube, I was intrigued and wanted to see more. Fourth, Jan Animations, I was very impressed that a fan could animated ponies so well, Button Mash was a great character, and wanted to learn to animate ponies like that too. Finally, it was Equestria Girls, for me personally, I love this movie, it was a shock to me at first, I thought it was a fan made movie like Button's Adventures, then I realised it was real, and I was inspired, the human characters were quite good, I liked how they were animated, and they had good chemistry, moreover, I loved the music, it was catchy, furthermore, Equestria Girls got me sentimental, and I felt this was a fandom I wanted to be a part of, although I face challenges for being a brony, not just by anti bronies, but other ravenous fans, I have made good friends, as close as the mane six, I still wonder if being a brony is worth it, the friends I have keep me bonded to the ponies and the bronies. 

[TubeSock2018 325]

Nothing made me a brony. I chose that path for myself.

I got the opposite situation. I went in kicking and screaming. It was like quicksand. The harder I struggled, the faster I sunk.

[smitty121325 64]

The wonderful characters are what made me fall in love with this series.