TheAnimatorOfficial 567 May 28, 2016 Share May 28, 2016 It seems like so many of them are Russian lately, especially when they're of a higher class. What's next? Is Colossus going to appear in pony form? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marimo 555 May 28, 2016 Share May 28, 2016 (edited) Wasn't Aloe already established to have a Russia accent? Like way back in Bridle Gossip. That's not a new thing, that's just continuity. So besides that old example, isn't the only new pony with a Russian accent the landlord for Rarity's shop? Edited May 28, 2016 by Marimo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wind Chaser 4,768 May 28, 2016 Share May 28, 2016 Purges. Social upheavals. Mass hysteria. Russian blues and Siberian huskies living together. It's crazy over in pony Russia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggg-2 3,553 May 28, 2016 Share May 28, 2016 (edited) In Soviet Strussia........eh, i was going to make a joke, but i got nothing. Edited May 28, 2016 by ggg-2 1 Don't be a nerd. Join the herd! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,980 May 28, 2016 Share May 28, 2016 Perhaps soon we will see a spin-off called My Little Ponyshkee: Friendship is Magicshkee. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gestum 2,493 May 28, 2016 Share May 28, 2016 It's the only accent they know how to do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeric 46,869 May 28, 2016 Share May 28, 2016 I detected more of a neo-Jutlandic regiolect that was trained up in Copenhagen with English than any equivalence to Russian. Likely not an intentional move on the voice actor and director, but it matches closer than most of the Balto-Slavic languages. Maybe a really formal West Ukrainian if that even exists. Yeah, Lotus doesn't say 'luxurious' like an ESL Russian. It is closer to Hungarian, Polish, Danish, or sort of Ukrainian. I think they wanted a Gabor accent and may have tweaked it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxie Umbra 149 May 28, 2016 Share May 28, 2016 It amazes me how some people hear any kind of European accent and immediately assume 'tis Russian. 4 Dr. Jinxie Umbra Angriest Statue in Celestia's Garden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerpuff-tsubasa 448 May 29, 2016 Share May 29, 2016 i just watched AJ's day off and noticed the spa ponies sounded russian than french 0.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiratePony 8,486 May 29, 2016 Share May 29, 2016 It amazes me how some people hear any kind of European accent and immediately assume 'tis Russian. To my ear at least, Eastern European accents all have a distinct similar sound, that I'm in the "is that Russian?" camp. 1 Courtesy of @Sparklefan1234 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider float 2,539 May 31, 2016 Share May 31, 2016 The landlord, the spa ponies. Hmm you got a point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARagY 1,152 May 31, 2016 Share May 31, 2016 (edited) It's the only accent they know how to do. Objection. I don't think it's always on point ._. The landlord, the spa ponies. Hmm you got a point. spa ponies do NOT have Russian accents, whoah whoah whoah lets not even Spa ponies (to my ears) sound Swiss. To my ear at least, Eastern European accents all have a distinct similar sound, that I'm in the "is that Russian?" camp. Standard Russian (ie Moscow variant) sounds normal to me. Ukrainian/South Russian sound very ...whiny. Like some New York accents. Bulgarian is heavy-voiced to me, while Belarusian is sort of trillic. I'm not sure how to say it. I feel like I should understand Polish but it sounds like someone with a rudimentary understanding of Russian speaking with the first russian-y word that pops in their head i.e. otpierpse kurwa heheh glasniek wo tamke On the topic, Manehatten is a replica of Manhatten with ponies, I suppose. New York has lots of Russians. I mean LOTS of them. There's even a place called Little Odessa. Which is technically Ukrainian but Ukrainians speak Russian so.. yeah, there is good reason for many Russians in those places. As for Lotus and Aloe maybe I heard wrong, but it did not sound that familiar to me. Maybe I wasn't hearing right if everyone else can pick it up. Edited May 31, 2016 by ARagY 3 To each their own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT-1138 3,184 May 31, 2016 Share May 31, 2016 Is because Russian Pony is good pony, da? 1 Love is a most potent magic My FiMFiction | My DA | My Facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeonCobalt 256 June 1, 2016 Share June 1, 2016 I guess the producers just like Russians? I dunno. Also: In Soviet Russia, Ponies watch you! 1 Credit to @Kyoshi for the signature! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmarston1 5,960 June 1, 2016 Share June 1, 2016 Why not would be the better question. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion 783 June 1, 2016 Share June 1, 2016 Oh come on, guys, Lotus sounds like Yolandi Visser Seriously tho, the way she talks doesn't sound Russian at all... Dutch, perhaps? Maybe that's why I automatically associated her with Yolandi. It is closer to Hungarian, Polish, Danish, or sort of Ukrainian. Nah, definitely not Polish, I'm quite certain that's not what Polish accent sounds like click here! ♥ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetolebob18 728 November 4, 2016 Share November 4, 2016 (edited) They are refugees from Stalliongrad Edited November 4, 2016 by sweetolebob18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatonRyu 1,033 November 4, 2016 Share November 4, 2016 Seriously tho, the way she talks doesn't sound Russian at all... Dutch, perhaps? Maybe that's why I automatically associated her with Yolandi. Her accent really doesn't sound Dutch to me. I've heard English with terrible Dutch accents many times in my life (comes with being Dutch) and this one sounded nothing like it. I'd go for Russian or something else Eastern European too, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGrimoire 4,973 November 4, 2016 Share November 4, 2016 There are no Russians in Equestria. It is not Earth. Same as there are no Americans, Indians or Africans. There are just accents that are made to resemble cultures (and possibly stereotypes) we are familiar with here in real life. IMO the reason you have so many European style accents in royalty, is because so many tend to be more likely to equate those accents with royalty. Just as southern drawl is equated with farmers, hillbillies or rednecks or whatever, whether or not they actually are. ~No profound statement needed~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crypty Scribbles 5,648 November 5, 2016 Share November 5, 2016 I rechecked - spa ponies sound not very Russian. But Rarity's landlord has very clean Russian accent (sorry for the pun, lol) in addition to that silly striped jacket which is typically associated with Russians in US - they defenitely wished to make him Russian =) Also The Great And Powerful One. But it would not be surprising, if her accent would be fake ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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