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[Eniac 402]

My Favourite Mane 6 Pony

rainbow-dash

How did you find MLP Forums?

I found MLP Fourms through a simple google search. I found pretty much as soon as I found the show for the reason that I thought the seasons were super short and I wanted more info. However, given that I had never been apart of any forum before I was overwhelmed and unsure how to get into it even with the welcome plaza. I felt I had to have a fully fleshed out OC, which I didn't know anything about until recently, and had to know exactly what I was doing. As usual I felt inadequate to join in, especially with the show ending. But I am here now and here to stay.

How you became a fan of My Little Pony

The basic synopsis:

Lived in a country where cartoons and internet aren't easy to access and my parents didn't like me watching cartoons. Moved to England and stopped watching cartoons entirely ("I'm 13 I cartoons are for babies", haha so wrong) and starting getting into a self imposed destructive mental state due to my desire for success. 4 months ago I had an insane ear infection leaving me tired and off school for 3 days. Due to my interest in furry comics (not the fandom as a whole, just the art style and added situations due to them being animals and humans) I stumbled across MLP comics. Being drugged on multiple pain killers and feeling pretty down I decide 'Let's give the show a go, I'm doing mindless stuff anyway'. Watch the first episode, then the second, the third...I watched the first season in two days. 4 months later here I am.

More detail in my introduction (skip if you don't want to be bored):

So I lived the majority of my life in Zimbabwe (A whole story on it's own) my grandparents moved there as missionaries and my parents where born in that area, I was born in Aberdeen (it's just logical). Poor internet, poor television, amazing place for a kid as there is SO MUCH SPACE. Anyway my dad hates me watching cartoons cause he feels he wasted his life on them when he was young, my mum is dealing with insane stress from living in one of the most corrupt places on the planet. Anyway, elections of 2013 are clearly a scam, my mum hates her job, I will need to go to university eventually so we leave (Most of my extended family has already left, mostly to England).

I come to England and there's so much to learn and do I forget about cartoons (I go to 4 different schools in a year, massively boosts my confidence as I have to fit in and make friends quick). Anyway, I get into a grammar school within the year but now people are at my level or above, this is great because I'm being pushed but I feel I could always be doing better. Slowly overtime I forget about my enthusiastic self who always asks questions, makes things and comes up with 5 ideas a minute, and just focus on work and how I am never gonna reach the potential I have. I become less and less productive and my immense fear of death counteracts and feelings of offing myself (Sorry for the dark turn but it is a key part in the story).

On the outside I'm still positive and happy go lucky, most people come to me for advice on happiness and dealing with sorrow. I still make stuff and I'm still top of the school, the reason being that this is what I 'have' to be, I hate myself because I could be happier, do more, be the best. It's a weird thing were I was showing everyone this mask which was hiding my sadness so I had to make a bigger mask making me sadder.

Anyway during this time I am aware of Bronies and My Little Pony but as separate entities. My Little Pony is a 7 year old girls program were everything is pink and fluffy and nothing bad happens at all, yuck, Bronies are a group of old perverted men watching little girls on the internet, I don't know where I got this from specifically as I never went on forums on the internet, I assume it was from snippets from friends. Anyway, I see the MLP Movie trailer, I was in England by this point, and on first watch I thought 'I have to see this it looks so good, interesting idea with horses' but then I see that it's MLP so I skip it, I'm too manly? (I do watch lots of animated movies, my dad is okay with that for some reason?) I do watch Zootopia and that brings in my interest for furries, more specifically the art style and comics similar to Zootopia (but I'm not a fan per say just look at comics or try drawing ocassionally).

Then the insane ear infection (After diving off the Florida keys so can't complain) I'm looking through furry comics and then I see a MLP comic. I did not understand it but the art style caught my eye. This was 4 months ago, I was and still am 17, and had started to see that the Brony fandom was nothing like I had thought. I decided to watch an episode on youtube, I watched a clip of the one where Twilight has to find the mane 6 again like the start but they don't know her, I haven't got to that episode yet. I'm pretty lost but because Twilight acts as if this was the start I look for the first episode to try and understand.

I'm not to interested in it as it's just introducing characters and they have some characteristics but not very polished and it still feels girly. BUT THEN THERE'S A CLIFF HANGER?!? I wasn't expecting it so I watch the next part which has actual story plot with character arcs and everything it's actually good. The warm feeling I get inside, the great art style and the fact that you can follow through the whole show with an underlying story all meant that I couldn't leave it alone.

Now I am getting back into cartoons and finding my old self again, I'm still just starting out but I am definitely seeing improvements. The original reason I started watching and got hooked was because of the nice attitude and friendship shown in the episodes, it comforted me it filled a gap I had in myself because I didn't love myself. I still like the show but now I have started to fill the gap myself.

Final statement

There is tonnes more to write, but I'll leave it there. If anypony (Again never said that, I must clarify quite a few people know that I watch the show and they don't care so much, kinda threw me cause I was expecting them to be very worried, but they don't watch it so I have no one to talk to about the show) let me try again: If anypony has any questions about Zimbabwe, my OC, my mental struggle and how I'm improving (This is not a major clinical issue, I don't have to take medicine but it was a detriment to my health after starting to improve myself I have increased my scores at school, my social interactions and I actually sleep now) or anything else feel free to message me, though I don't know how that works.

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Hello everypony (First time I've said that, feels good) this is probably going to be a long one..so yea, sorry in advance.

I'm a 17 year old male who lives in England in my final year of study (A levels) looking to study computer science at university. This venture is all part of me getting back to the person I used to be, or rather the person I truly am, beneath all my lies and half truths. For this reason, my explanation as to how I became a fan is IMMENSE, it is basically a life story with less details (It's more of my mental life story, how my mental attitude has changed and what shaped it).

I'd like to take a break here and talk about my OC, as you can see from my profile picture I chickened out. I haven't honed onto exactly what I want him to look like so he is a dirt caked, mysterious traveler who is unsure of how this world works. He's basically me (cop out again) but as I get into it more he will end up being more of the person who I want to be with the obvious difference that occur between Equestria and Earth. He is an engineer, he builds robots (or at least he will when he settles down, he has no tools) his goal is to create robots that can do what other ponies do. He is an earth pony (not enough of them on this forum and I am more of an earth pony: I make and do stuff. I do still do a lot of academics, which I associate with unicorns, but I am primarily a doing person, or at least that's who I am going back to) so he is eager to get stuck in with pony life and help the populous.

I am deeply sorry about the mess on the mat and the floor but this dirt is deep set. I'll need a few baths before I'm clean. Don't worry about the mess I'll get started right away on the design of cleaning robot, actually while I'm on that I'll built a cleaning station, much better than this measly mat. Come to think of the mat I can't see it under all this mud, so sorry.

I have quite a few hobbies and interests: I play guitar (classical and electric), double bass and percussion in county orchestras and I am learning harmonica; I am bell ringer (look that up before you jump to conclusions); I am a qualified scuba diver; I am a qualified amateur radio operator; I love programming and making robots (hence my character and his name ENIAC); I have a small interest in art which is starting to grow due to this fandom, same with creative writing.

Now onto favourite pony:

I rule out pinkie pie and rarity, though I think they are amazing characters they in no way relate to who I am or who I want to be, I am close friends with a real life pinkie pie and he's fantastic but it's not me and she's a bit OTT for my taste. Rarity is too fashion central for me, tbh she would probably scare me in real life because I won't know how to approach her, she's too stunning.

Fluttershy is a great character but again I don't relate to her. I know a fluttershy who I am very fond of but I am not a fluttershy

If I were to get a plush it would be of AJ, for the simple reason that I would feel safest around her. She is someone I would love to have as a best friend. Her honesty and hard work is something that I would love to have but stoic nature is not something that I can relate to .

In real life I would say that I am a mixture between Twilight and AJ leaning more towards Twilight. I am fascinated by the world around me and love to read. I naturally find myself in leading positions and atm I do get over stressed over small things and big things, actually just most things.As a character I relate to her the most, however having recently discovered Dr. Whooves I think I relate to him a bit more.

But in terms of how I feel when watching the show and the part of me that I have been hiding for too long I must say that my favorite character is Rainbow Dash. There are times I do not relate or like her but overall her look, her mannerism and overall character wins it.

But out of AJ, Twilight and RD it's close.

Having a look from it as a post it is insanely large. But anyway, what is done is done.

[Adorable Lovestar 243]

I'm happy you felt comfortable with opening up like that. Welcome to the forums. I hope we can make you feel at home here.

[Pentium100 2,176]

Hello and welcome to MLPForums. 

One of my hobbies is electronics and I am kinda interested in amateur radio, but not really enough to actually go get a license.

 

[Live Spark 163]

Hello and welcome hope you enjoy your stay!

 

[Eniac 402]

16 minutes ago, Pentium100 said:

but not really enough to actually go get a license

The foundation license is pretty quick, but I guess you do have to be part of a club or attend an amateur radio event

[Soren Peregrine 4,606]

Hello there! Welcome to the online craziness that is MLPForums! You will find many friendly people here, and I am sure you will make many friends!

You have a very unique story! Rainbow Dash is also my favorite character too!

 

I hope you have a lot of fun here!

[Lucky Bolt 35,085]

Hello and welcome @Eniac!