Radiant Hope Fan Club

[Callisto 1,877]

So, long story short, Radiant Hope, is, like, a way overhated character. And that's a shame! She's great! I love her! So this thread is to give her the appreciation she deserves!

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[Castle Bleck 19,333]

Radiant Hope + Pillar Of Hope:

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Radiant Hope, is, like, a way overhated character.

IMO, most reasons for the hate just don't add up.

Edited July 27, 2021 by Anti-Villain

[TBD 17,254]

I was hoping to see her on “beginning of the end..”

[Castle Bleck 19,333]

On 2019-08-10 at 6:57 PM, TBD said:

I was hoping to see her on “beginning of the end..”

At least we can rest assured with the absolutely 120%-canon knowledge that the actions of Grogar's Umbrum-esque golem didn't affect Sombra's and her still-ongoing quest to revive Princess Amore offscreen.

Edited July 27, 2021 by Anti-Villain

[Callisto 1,877]

20 minutes ago, Anti-Villain said:

And most reasons for said hate just don't add up for me.

Tell me about it! Most hate of her I've seen tends to boil down to "she did things wrong", which...yeah? She's a flawed character. You don't have a story without flawed characters. 

13 minutes ago, TBD said:

I was hoping to see her on “beginning of the end..”

You and me both, friend. I don't think there was really a place for her in the episode as it was, but still. I don't like that the show completely ignores the comics, even if I totally get why they do it.

(I'll edit sources in later)

[Castle Bleck 19,333]

On 2019-08-10 at 7:21 PM, Callisto said:

Tell me about it! Most hate of her I've seen tends to boil down to "she did things wrong", which...yeah? She's a flawed character. You don't have a story without flawed characters.

Not to mention…

Hope: *Loses everything in FIENDship, gets manipulated by the Umbrum for 1,000+ years, has a harsh wake-up call when Cadance exposes them, is accidentally blasted to near-death by Twilight, and ultimately decides to atone by helping Sombra revive Amore.*

Complaint: "She wasn't punished!"

Now, I dislike Unintentionally Unsympathetic Karma Houdinis as much as the next guy. But she never struck me as one of them.

Edited July 27, 2021 by Anti-Villain

[Callisto 1,877]

On 8/10/2019 at 6:37 PM, Anti-Villain said:

Not to mention...

Hope: *Loses everything in FIENDship, is manipulated by the Umbrum for a millennium, gets a harsh wake-up call when Cadance exposes them, is accidentally blasted by Twilight, and ultimately decides to help Sombra revive Amore in order to atone.*

Complaint: "She was never punished!"

Now, I dislike Unintentionally Unsympathetic Karma Houdinis as much as the next guy, but she never struck me as one of them.

My thoughts exactly! Like, when anyone says she wasn't punished, my only thought is "hasn't she been through enough?" (Also, this is MLP. When is anyone ever punished in this show? I'm not at all the critical type, I'm just trying to have fun here, but people's obsessions with "punishments" for villains in MLP has always been odd to me.)

Anyway, I was combing through voice clips on behindthevoiceactors.com, trying to think of who I'd most want to voice Hope if she was ever voiced in an official capacity, but no VA jumped out at me as fitting. Then again, I've always a very specific voice in my head for her, so maybe it's obvious that no one was clicking with me. Does anybody more familiar with voice actors than I have any ideas?

And, lastly; I noticed that Hope has the same color scheme as the Pokemon Mareanie. I have no idea what to do with this information.

[Callisto 1,877]

 

Thread revival incoming! I would be absolutely remiss if I didn't share this excellent piece of work in this thread:

Seriously, it's just great.

[Clawdeen 12,189]

Aww I love Radiant Hope!!

 

Art By Oasis-Im

[Castle Bleck 19,333]

On 12/13/2019 at 3:39 AM, Callisto said:

Thread revival incoming! I would be absolutely remiss if I didn't share this excellent piece of work in this thread:

Seriously, it's just great.

Reminds me of another TV Trope: "Better Than Canon."

[Clawdeen 12,189]

The cuteness 

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[Callisto 1,877]

9 hours ago, Operetta said:

The cuteness 

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This is actually the first piece of art posted in this thread that I hadn't seen before! I don't know how I missed it, I stay pretty on top of these things.

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Edit: Or not! This artist appears to have deleted their Deviantart. Hopefully they put their art up somewhere again! If they do, I'll edit this post with the new source.

Edited December 16, 2019 by Callisto

[Clawdeen 12,189]

11 hours ago, Callisto said:

This is actually the first piece of art posted in this thread that I hadn't seen before! I don't know how I missed it, I stay pretty on top of these things.

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Edit: Or not! This artist appears to have deleted their Deviantart. Hopefully they put their art up somewhere again! If they do, I'll edit this post with the new source.

Hopefully they will! I really like that one!

I love this one.

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[Callisto 1,877]

17 hours ago, Operetta said:

Hopefully they will! I really like that one!

I love this one.

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Oh, that is really nice! I always like handdrawn stuff.

Speaking of, here's this great piece of a young Hope and Sombra:

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[Clawdeen 12,189]

2 hours ago, Callisto said:

Oh, that is really nice! I always like handdrawn stuff.

Speaking of, here's this great piece of a young Hope and Sombra:

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Aww how cute! And Sombras face! So adorable!

 

[Callisto 1,877]

I guess I have to revive this thread now. I'll keep it running on life support if I have to! Plus, there's been some excellent art in the meantime. 

https://www.deviantart.com/selena9966/art/MLP-Sombra-and-Radiant-Hope-Rest-848901689

https://www.deviantart.com/enigmadoodles/art/Februpony-Day-7-829680888

[Clawdeen 12,189]

I absolutely love this one.

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[HedonismBot 239]

On 2019-12-13 at 3:39 AM, Callisto said:

 

Thread revival incoming! I would be absolutely remiss if I didn't share this excellent piece of work in this thread:

Seriously, it's just great.

Sombra's comic backstory was a cool deconstruction of the whole "destiny" thing the show kept pushing.

[Clawdeen 12,189]

The thread! She lives!

Anyway just came across this one.

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[Neoeryn 196]

I don't think I've ever heard of Radiant Hope.. Is she from the comics? I really love her design tbh!

[HedonismBot 239]

4 minutes ago, Neoeryn said:

I don't think I've ever heard of Radiant Hope.. Is she from the comics? I really love her design tbh!

Yeah, she can be found in Sombra's "FIENDship is Magic" issue, as well as the "Siege of the Crystal Empire" story.

She was never mentioned in the comics after that, and after "The Beginning of the End" thoroughly decanonized "Siege of the Crystal Empire", she probably never will be.

[Clawdeen 12,189]

Two of my favorites together 

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[Callisto 1,877]

13 hours ago, HedonismBot said:

Sombra's comic backstory was a cool deconstruction of the whole "destiny" thing the show kept pushing.

Agreed! That's something I really like about it, such a different take on a common theme in the series.

Now for some of the cutest art of her I've ever seen:

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[Clawdeen 12,189]

Super cute Radiant Hope incoming

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[Callisto 1,877]

I'm actually rather late in posting this, but she's been acknowledged! Officially!

A glorious day for us all.