Plonkett 345 January 18, 2015 Share January 18, 2015 I just realized that in the episode in the episode "Filli Vanilli", two deer are shown in a pen, They have very small eyes and aren't like sapient beings. I guess that makes it safe to say that deer are just regular wildlife in the MLP-verse, along with other cervines. Maybe perytons could appear as the sapient version of cervines perhaps? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa 5,553 January 18, 2015 Share January 18, 2015 That's weird considering deers are similar to ponies in anatomy and overall size. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Letter 1,832 January 18, 2015 Share January 18, 2015 Why would it matter and why did you suspect that deer should be sapient in this show? 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...
Dulset Tarn 441 January 18, 2015 Share January 18, 2015 Oh speaking of which, did you guys ever hear the viking caribou idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passion 3,484 January 18, 2015 Share January 18, 2015 Why would it matter and why did you suspect that deer should be sapient in this show? I can assure you that it would matter A LOT for the RP world A very, very lot lot. 6 𝕿𝖆𝖐𝖊 𝖒𝖊 𝖙𝖍𝖗𝖔𝖚𝖌𝖍 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖓𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙, 𝖋𝖆𝖑𝖑 𝖎𝖓 𝖙𝖔 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖉𝖆𝖗𝖐 𝖘𝖎𝖉𝖊! 𝖂𝖊 𝖉𝖔𝖓'𝖙 𝖓𝖊𝖊𝖉 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖑𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙, 𝖜𝖊 𝖑𝖎𝖛𝖊 𝖔𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖉𝖆𝖗𝖐 𝖘𝖎𝖉𝖊! 𝕴 𝖘𝖊𝖊 𝖎𝖙, 𝖑𝖊𝖙'𝖘 𝖋𝖊𝖊𝖑 𝖎𝖙, 𝖜𝖍𝖎𝖑𝖊 𝖜𝖊'𝖗𝖊 𝖘𝖙𝖎𝖑𝖑 𝖞𝖔𝖚𝖓𝖌 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖋𝖊𝖆𝖗𝖑𝖊𝖘𝖘! 𝕷𝖊𝖙 𝖌𝖔 𝖔𝖋 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖑𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙, 𝖋𝖆𝖑𝖑 𝖎𝖓 𝖙𝖔 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖉𝖆𝖗𝖐 𝖘𝖎𝖉𝖊! 𝕱𝖆𝖑𝖑 𝖎𝖓 𝖙𝖔 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖉𝖆𝖗𝖐 𝖘𝖎𝖉𝖊! 𝕲𝖎𝖛𝖊 𝖎𝖓 𝖙𝖔 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖉𝖆𝖗𝖐 𝖘𝖎𝖉𝖊! If you are not yet subscribed to Syrex, frankly, what are you even doing with your life? Best Nightcore & artist cooperation ever <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plonkett 345 January 18, 2015 Author Share January 18, 2015 Why would it matter and why did you suspect that deer should be sapient in this show? Well given how many deer OCs exist out there, who HASN'T suspected deer to be sapient? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClockworkForge 14 January 18, 2015 Share January 18, 2015 (edited) Why would it matter and why did you suspect that deer should be sapient in this show? Well, cows and sheep are sapient, so deer aren't that much of a stretch. In fact, if I recall correctly the only hooved race that appears in the show that ISN'T sapient are pigs. And hell, who's to say that there are two kinds of deer: the normal deer like in Filli Vanilli, and sapient deer? Sure, it would be painfully awkward when the two meet and incredibly improbable, but hell, we have living snowstorms of spite, improbable is the norm. Edited January 18, 2015 by ClockworkForge 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plonkett 345 January 18, 2015 Author Share January 18, 2015 Oh speaking of which, did you guys ever hear the viking caribou idea? Nope, what of it? Well, cows and sheep are sapient, so deer aren't that much of a stretch. In fact, if I recall correctly the only hooved race that appears in the show that ISN'T sapient are pigs. And hell, who's to say that there are two kinds of deer: the normal deer like in Filli Vanilli, and sapient deer? Sure, it would be painfully awkward when the two meet and incredibly improbable, but hell, we have living snowstorms of spite, improbable is the norm. I've been thinking of a sapient version of pigs, them basically being boars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dulset Tarn 441 January 18, 2015 Share January 18, 2015 Nope, what of it? Lauren Faust visited Ponychan a year or so back, and when asked about ideas for the show that she never got to realize, she said she wanted to include viking caribou at some point. Not to brag, but she also answered one of my questions! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetolebob18 728 January 18, 2015 Share January 18, 2015 There are more than 1 kind of deer IRL. Maybe some are sapient & some are not. Also, AJ has been shown herding cattle & sheep. Just because the deer were in a pen doesn't mean they are nonsapient. (EQ may have a dark side -or why would they have pigs?) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eloquence 2,076 January 18, 2015 Share January 18, 2015 Hmm, I think there could be sapient and non-sapient deer I mean, if Disney did it..... 11 My Equestrian Empire Characters Fluttershy - Eloquence - Chamomile - Ginseng - Lovestruck Ask Me Questions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClockworkForge 14 January 18, 2015 Share January 18, 2015 I've been thinking of a sapient version of pigs, them basically being boars. Do you realize how hard it is to not make a pun on that? There's just too many possibilities! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyScholar 1,584 January 18, 2015 Share January 18, 2015 (edited) In my Ponyfinder roleplay I have deer be in may ways like the elves in most fantasy settings. A introverted race with a strong connection to nature and with their own type of magic, insulated and often unfriendly to outsiders. Laughs Edited January 18, 2015 by EquestrianScholar 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbaTross 1,586 January 18, 2015 Share January 18, 2015 Hmm, I think there could be sapient and non-sapient deer I mean, if Disney did it..... This! You wouldn't be the first to compare Goofy and Pluto for the sake of making a point like this. Far from it in fact, but you're right. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iiznocannon45 46 January 18, 2015 Share January 18, 2015 This just came to mind. What is an Equestrian version of riding a horse in our world? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cwanky 17,589 January 18, 2015 Share January 18, 2015 Not really remember we already have Diamond Dogs: and regular old dogs like Winona: And that's just 1 example in the show. Besides if tauren can exists in the same world as cows, why can't the same be done here, or for any case? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverStarApple 849 January 18, 2015 Share January 18, 2015 I always thought that the show was avoiding sapient deer because... well... you know... *Nods his head to the side, towards the even worse part of Fimfiction.net* That. Still, showing actual awesome viking deer in the show would blow that fanon right out of the water. I was dead until the moment I met you. I was a powerless corpse pretending to be alive. Living without power, without the ability to change my course, was akin to a slow death. If I must live as I did before then... -Lelouch, Code Geass - My NEW DeviantART: http://SilverStarApple.deviantart.com/Want to make money for being an AWESOME PONY? https://www.tsu.co/Epsilon725 My fanfic, starring Silver Star Apple: http://www.fimfiction.net/story/224996/the-shining-silver-star-of-the-apple-family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetolebob18 728 January 18, 2015 Share January 18, 2015 Equestrian Scholar Zebras already have a different type of magic than unicorns, or at least Zeccora can cast some spells without a horn. What is interesting is that IRL, male deer have horns & females don't. If horns are necessary for magic (or at least make it easier), then almost all spell casters would be male. +Deer shed their horns, which means part of the year they have easy access & part not. Liznocanon45 Spike often rides Twilight & in "Dog & Pony Show" the Diamond Dogs try to ride some of the Mane 6. It could be that horse back riding in EQ is like, say, Break The Camels Back (or Buck, Buck or whatever you call it). AJ seemed to take it like a challenge, so it could be like those bull riding machines in red neck bars. But, if there are sapient deer in EQ, then they have to be far from Ponyville & Canterlot or else at least a few would have been wandering around somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antidaeophobia 299 January 18, 2015 Share January 18, 2015 I would be interested to see if there are an sentient deer or elk in the show. Personally, I'd love to see some sentient caribou living in the arctic maybe. I always sort of had a head cannon that Equestria was just one country on a alien planet of many continents, and many different species live on that planet, but the ponies are the controlling life form (given Celestia and Luna raise and lower the sun). So while deer may be nothing more than regular wildlife in Equestria, there might be other continents on the planet where cervidae might be intelligent. Art & Commission info: http://www.alektorotelumphobia.deviantart.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dulset Tarn 441 January 18, 2015 Share January 18, 2015 Not really remember we already have Diamond Dogs: and regular old dogs like Winona: And that's just 1 example in the show. Besides if tauren can exists in the same world as cows, why can't the same be done here, or for any case? Winona actually came through the portal from Canterlot High. DUN DUN DUUUUUN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZRD WZRD 1,929 January 18, 2015 Share January 18, 2015 What interests me most in that gif is the eagle. Is that Fluttershy's eagle? I want to see more of that guy! 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...
Plonkett 345 January 18, 2015 Author Share January 18, 2015 Not really remember we already have Diamond Dogs: and regular old dogs like Winona: And that's just 1 example in the show. Besides if tauren can exists in the same world as cows, why can't the same be done here, or for any case? That is a good observation, we'll see then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tao 7,807 January 19, 2015 Share January 19, 2015 You could common deer but maybe some of the bigger deer such as Elk could be smart and have a culture of their own and etc! Sad thing is we don't get to see many other races and cultures in FIM which makes me a bit sad over all.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainbowTashie 378 January 19, 2015 Share January 19, 2015 I just realized that in the episode in the episode "Filli Vanilli", two deer are shown in a pen, They have very small eyes and aren't like sapient beings. I guess that makes it safe to say that deer are just regular wildlife in the MLP-verse, along with other cervines. Maybe perytons could appear as the sapient version of cervines perhaps? that's quite odd :S but then ponies have pets which is also quite odd 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...
Cwanky 17,589 January 29, 2015 Share January 29, 2015 (edited) Speak of Tartarus. Sapient deer are actually a thing at least in the official comics now. Several deer appear in the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Issue #27 and#28 story arc The Root of the Problem. Among their number include King Aspen, the leader of the village and the "Heart of the Forest"; Bramble, King Aspen's son; and Blackthorn. The deer live in a village called Thicket deep in the Everfree Forest. There they share a close relationship with the animals and nature, and they use magical potions harvested from the earth and forest plants. http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/The_Root_of_the_Problem This was just very recently too, about the same time that folks were talking about deer as a sapient race. Maybe the writers read our minds? It also seems that the ponies have a poor track record with other races. Tsk. http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/The_Root_of_the_Problem In my Ponyfinder roleplay I have deer be in may ways like the elves in most fantasy settings. A introverted race with a strong connection to nature and with their own type of magic, insulated and often unfriendly to outsiders. Laughs Your fanon is pretty spot on to what the comics are showing thus far. That's King Aspen by the way. Edited January 29, 2015 by Cwanky 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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