ggg-2 3,553 January 2, 2016 Share January 2, 2016 Fan comics tend to depict Shining Armor as, for lack of a more tactful term, a complete idiot. But why? This certainly isn't true in the show, and his extracurricular activities in the Neigh Anything arc of the comics seem to imply that he's as smart as Twilight herself. 1 Don't be a nerd. Join the herd! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malinter 3,064 January 2, 2016 Share January 2, 2016 Even smart people can be stupid. Even Twilight. XD 1 My OC's: Malinter, Rahl, Vengeful impact & alias-the-marked-one First fic i've written since forever here Skype: Malinter@Outlook.com "Defeating a sandwich only makes it tastier." most legendary quote ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmarston1 5,959 January 2, 2016 Share January 2, 2016 Because people find it funny. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,679 January 2, 2016 Share January 2, 2016 I think Shining is one of those characters that has a lot of potential to come off as a total goofball, despite his otherwise competent demeanor. We definitely saw that in 'The One Where Pinkie Pie Knows'. I found it cute. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I used to be a stranger 7,994 January 2, 2016 Share January 2, 2016 (edited) I think it might be selective perception on your part, @@ggg-2. I doubt it's actually the case. But even if it is, type-casting the male member of a couple as the dumb strength vs. the smart planning one is a common trope when playing up the characteristics of a marriage. When done to ridiculous extremes we get Peter Griffon and Homer Simpson. (Problems arise when this is perceived as normative.) Edited January 2, 2016 by Blue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detritus 258 January 3, 2016 Share January 3, 2016 From what I've seen, people do this with most of the characters... not just Shining Armor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerberossz 1,929 January 5, 2016 Share January 5, 2016 Honestly I don't know but I really enjoyed the CSImadmax type of S.A. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi 7,870 January 5, 2016 Share January 5, 2016 People in fan bases make everybody look like complete idiots. Best way to cope with that is to stay as far away from DeviantArt as possible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megas 27,742 January 6, 2016 Share January 6, 2016 TBF shining Armor isn't the only one this happens to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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