Bendy 1,819 June 27, 2015 Share June 27, 2015 (edited) Does anyone else think the Yak (from what I've gathered anyway) behave like stereotypical Vikings, though a little less violent? They were about to declare war for example over Equestria not feeling like their homeland. And they seem to like to smash things if they are angry. Not only that it's mentioned that the Yak are warriors. Edited June 27, 2015 by Bendy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iudex 1,945 June 27, 2015 Share June 27, 2015 Yack? You mean Yak? Just clarifying for anyone else that looks into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bendy 1,819 June 27, 2015 Author Share June 27, 2015 Yack? You mean Yak? Just clarifying for anyone else that looks into it. Fixed. Any thoughts on my theory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banul 3,831 June 27, 2015 Share June 27, 2015 From a story standpoint, the Yaks were a bunch of douchebags. I <3 Viking Yaks though. I couldn't help but grin a little every time they started to wreck things. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argumedies 1,748 June 27, 2015 Share June 27, 2015 Yak's are Equestrias equivalents to Klingons... With less honor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RarityFan01 2,444 June 28, 2015 Share June 28, 2015 They made me look like a calm and peaceful guy... and that says something... I don't know enough about Vikings though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nature's Spell 526 June 28, 2015 Share June 28, 2015 I thought they were supposed to be Mongol. :-) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotoriousSMALL 1,984 June 28, 2015 Share June 28, 2015 They're more Mongolian or Russian. Yaks originate from that area, their country suffix is middle eastern (like UzbekiSTAN or KazakhSTAN). Their hats and clothing are very mongolian like. They're VERY far north and COLD like the mongolian steppes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gearbox10mm 793 June 28, 2015 Share June 28, 2015 I don't see any similarities with vikings or Norse culture. I think they are supposed to be more middle eastern. Maybe Mongolian like others have suggested. Yakyakistan is the name of their country, that's got to be a clue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMorison 404 June 28, 2015 Share June 28, 2015 The Yak's remind me of the amazonians from Futurama for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyoshi Frost Wolf 39,954 June 28, 2015 Share June 28, 2015 Gotta go with the Mongolian connection that others have made. Vikings seemed to have much different culture and origin than what was portrayed with the Yaks. Also, as douchey as they were portrayed, I ended up really liking them. XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pineapple Bloom 511 June 28, 2015 Share June 28, 2015 They LOOK a little like stereotypical vikings. Though, the name of their country (Yakyakistan) sounds like it was based on Pakistan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VengefulStrudel 1,486 June 28, 2015 Share June 28, 2015 Gotta agree with the Mongolian theory, they looked more middle-eastern than Norse. Also, the name of their nation too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alto 437 June 28, 2015 Share June 28, 2015 yep agreeing with the mongolian theory they seem like the Genghis khan warmongering type at first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider float 2,535 June 28, 2015 Share June 28, 2015 The Mongolian idea could make sense since the buffalos (Native American possibly) could be related to them. Native Americans have been presumably known as Mongolians that crossed the Bering Strait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luna the Great of all the Russias 2,629 June 28, 2015 Share June 28, 2015 (edited) I see -stan suffix and the fact that they're Yaks automatically denying possibility that Yaks are viking equivalents of MLPFIM universe. -stan suffix indicates that they're of central Asia. As well Yaks are primarily found roughly in region of Western China and Northern India. If I remember correctly, Yakyakistanis were referred to as warriors; though country was referred to as Kingdom and title of Rutherford is Prince, I would think it makes sense to think of Yakyakistan as Khanate. Edited June 28, 2015 by Tsaritsa Luna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLPFanatic34 3,234 June 29, 2015 Share June 29, 2015 It's funny when I saw them I immediately thought they were Vikings, but that also could be because I watch How To Train Your Dragon and some of the vikings in there are big, fat and tough. I also thought when seeing the yaks destroy stuff "HULK SMASH!!!". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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