Feelings On The Mane 6

[GalacticPony 45]

What are your feelings toward the mane 6 characters? Ths is judgment free post so be open and honest.

[DJShy 902]

I have nothing but the deepest envy for Pinkie Pie's general sense of self. She knows exactly who she is and what she stands for, and I deeply desire such knowledge and certainty.

Fluttershy I feel a similar level of envy, but for how easily being kind comes to her.

I respect Applejack's work ethic, yet I feel no such desire to imitate her like I do Pinkie and Flutters.

As far as Twilight is concerned, I like books and I like the color purple. That's the best I got towards any personal opinions I have on her.

Rainbow Dash I could take or leave. No strong feelings one way or another with her.

I like Rarity's creativity and ability to get to where she wants to be in her life.

[GalacticPony 45]

18 hours ago, DJShy said:

I have nothing but the deepest envy for Pinkie Pie's general sense of self. She knows exactly who she is and what she stands for, and I deeply desire such knowledge and certainty.

Fluttershy I feel a similar level of envy, but for how easily being kind comes to her.

I respect Applejack's work ethic, yet I feel no such desire to imitate her like I do Pinkie and Flutters.

As far as Twilight is concerned, I like books and I like the color purple. That's the best I got towards any personal opinions I have on her.

Rainbow Dash I could take or leave. No strong feelings one way or another with her.

I like Rarity's creativity and ability to get to where she wants to be in her life.

To be truthful, i pretty much feel the same way, but the only difference being is that i somewhat admire Rainbow Dash's loyalty, i can connect and reflect on this in my daily life. 

[Cryst4lMoonDust 14]

My opinions on the Mane 6 could be seen as incredibly controversial. For an overall overview, I don’t necessarily hate each of the characters individually, but I do think that they could be rewritten into something even better than they already are. There’s a whole lot of missing aspects of the plot and their character arcs and it often makes me wonder whether or not, the characters are meant to be likable. The Mane 6, I’d say have fallen into the trap, of what I’d call, “False Fate”.

I’m particularly referring to the Elements of Harmony and the characteristics of each of the characters.

APPLEJACK: She’s my least favorite of the 6–mostly because her character isn’t fletched out enough, and the times where the episode focuses on her, she isn’t much of a good pony. She’s also seen multiple times making horrible jokes, which makes it seem like the writers didn’t know how to incorporate her trait of “Honesty” without making her rude and brutally honest.

Well, most people will argue that she’s down-to-earth, and her slang makes things sound ruder than they are, but to what extent are we considering rude? First of all, I’d consider her one of the most disciplined ponies, Pinkie Pie being on the far end of that spectrum. She’s a hard worker, as we can see with her taking care of her family, the farm, and her friends. She goes full mom mode, and knows what she wants. However, that brings me to the point that she can be selfish, controlling, and also very authoritative. Not to mention that it took her 7 SEASONS to realize that her “honest” opinions can be hurtful? Just look at the episode, “Honest Apple”. Lily Lace had spent so much time dedicated to creating that feather hat, that Applejack completely destroyed because, and I quote, “you don’t need feathers on your head.”

Yikes.

Also honesty? The most stressful episode I watched in the entire show was, “Where the Apple Lies,” (Season 6) where Applejack tells Apple Bloom the story on how she got the Apple family in the hospital because of a white lie she told Filthy Rich to secure a business deal. And the process was insane—it was scary to see the lengths she took to cover it up. In “Leap of Faith,” (Season 4) she goes along with Flim-Flam’s fake tonic and allows Granny Smith to believe in it, which caused her to do some very dangerous stunts. Letting someone believe false claims, is also another way to LIE.

Yet, each moment was meant to be a cheap moment to display to importance of honesty(?) Now to summarize, this quite literally is “false-fate”. We were made to believe that Applejack was meant to be the symbol of the Element of Honesty, but I feel like she could’ve stood for more. Such as, bravery, integrity, and determination. Since however, she is meant to represent what she is not, it makes her a bad character.

If you don’t agree, watch the Element of Harmony Trials, where Twilight Sparkle was the one being tested on whether or not she should trust Applejack. Not a test to see if Applejack would lie. And after Twilight lets go because Applejack tells her, she gets saved by Dash and Fluttershy instead. Double yikes.

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FLUTTERSHY: She’s part of the Mane 6 who has the least amount of screen time and lines, this makes her boring, but she isn’t problematic. I love to see how she embodies the element of kindness so well. I’d say her character can be frustrating at times, and as I kid, I would spend 10 minutes rooting for to do something then nothing would happen.

I relate to her a lot, as someone with anxiety, but to see that frustration live, is another thing. As a kid’s show, I’d expect to see her get over her fears more, explore—have more of an arc that covers her personal growth and character development. She’s a flat character, and had less depth than some of the supporting and/or background characters. She’s just Fluttershy. Not the worst, not the best. Her character design is really nice though!

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RAINBOW DASH: Rainbow Dash represents her element well, I’d say. Like how she constantly has to refuse her dreams multiple times for her friends /s. Which makes sense in the moment, because none of those teams were right for her. (e.g., Joining the Shadowbolts and realizing that she would rather be with her friends; choosing her friends over fame when she had a choice to join the Wonderbolts; And standing up for Fluttershy during the Sonic Rainboom episode.) Well, not quite. Rainbow Dash is always the first to leave her friends when something cooler shows up. I doubt it’s more of a character flaw than “False Fate”. She could represent so much more. Rainbow Dash, is skilled, talented, and ambitious. I feel like the series never gave her an opportunity to have her skills be showcased enough. First of all, it took her so long to join the Wonderbolts even though she was a pretty good flyer, and the age-gap between her and the others wasn’t that much (e.g., Spitfire.)

So, in the place of her loyalty, we get that stubborn, cocky attitude that Applejack also carries with her as well. Rainbow Dash however encourages confidence, and other traits I can’t name right now.

I will not deny that Rainbow Dash can be loyal, but why do we have to kill her ambition? She could’ve been humble, and represented determination, hard-work, skill, courage, confidence, and HUMILITY!! 

Rainbow Dash can also be so encouraging. Examples would be with her and Fluttershy as well as Scootaloo. And I would’ve loved a deeper arc where she learns to be more humble.

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RARITY: Rarity is my favorite pony, and I feel like commenting on her would be so bias of me, but Rarity is such a wonderfully written character. She’s elegant, classy, and feminine without being the stereotypical antagonist girl. The one that made little kids hate the color pink and prefer something more Rainbow Dashy.

I love how she isn’t just generous but is always sacrificing her time for her friends and her sister. I can’t remember the episode exactly where she put her very BUSY schedule aside to make time for Sweetie Belle, but she didn’t meed to do that. I’m the eldest sister, and I have school and 3 jobs—I also have 6 younger siblings, and I understand to amount of effort it takes to put your work away.

She also spends the time crafting dresses that represent her friend’s personalities and try making it into something they might like. And I absolutely HATE the episodes where they verbally express their feelings of distaste towards her designs, that she carefully crafted and took time on!!!

Oh, and yes she’s flashy, but she doesn’t think she’s prettier than anyone else. She’s sees more beauty in everything than people see in themselves. Remember when everyone tried to understand Maud Pie and try to befriend her? Rarity (and Pinkie) was the only one to not give up on her!! She saw more than just Maud’s expression.

The story about her cutie mark also tells everything about her character. The simple rock, that hid jewels inside? She made something beautiful out of something that looked so basic from the outside. They will never make me hate her.

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PINKIE PIE: Honest opinion; I never really cared much for her, yeah she’s silly and kind, and extraverted. There’s not much to say about her livelihood. However, I’d like to say that she’s overrated—only because people are admiring her for the wrong reasons.

This pony has so many skills, she’s so kind, light-hearted, confident, and a great fighter!! (Not to mention she’s an advanced ice-skater, can bake, throws the best parties (as well as remembering everyone’s birthdays), can teleport, is hella fast, and has insane awareness of her surroundings.)

Pinkie Pie always knows what’s going on, and I like that mysterious nature about her. 

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The one pony I won’t talk about is Twilight, because her character is too complex, and I would be staying up too late

 

[GalacticPony 45]

16 hours ago, Cryst4lMoonDust said:

My opinions on the Mane 6 could be seen as incredibly controversial. For an overall overview, I don’t necessarily hate each of the characters individually, but I do think that they could be rewritten into something even better than they already are. There’s a whole lot of missing aspects of the plot and their character arcs and it often makes me wonder whether or not, the characters are meant to be likable. The Mane 6, I’d say have fallen into the trap, of what I’d call, “False Fate”.

I’m particularly referring to the Elements of Harmony and the characteristics of each of the characters.

APPLEJACK: She’s my least favorite of the 6–mostly because her character isn’t fletched out enough, and the times where the episode focuses on her, she isn’t much of a good pony. She’s also seen multiple times making horrible jokes, which makes it seem like the writers didn’t know how to incorporate her trait of “Honesty” without making her rude and brutally honest.

Well, most people will argue that she’s down-to-earth, and her slang makes things sound ruder than they are, but to what extent are we considering rude? First of all, I’d consider her one of the most disciplined ponies, Pinkie Pie being on the far end of that spectrum. She’s a hard worker, as we can see with her taking care of her family, the farm, and her friends. She goes full mom mode, and knows what she wants. However, that brings me to the point that she can be selfish, controlling, and also very authoritative. Not to mention that it took her 7 SEASONS to realize that her “honest” opinions can be hurtful? Just look at the episode, “Honest Apple”. Lily Lace had spent so much time dedicated to creating that feather hat, that Applejack completely destroyed because, and I quote, “you don’t need feathers on your head.”

Yikes.

Also honesty? The most stressful episode I watched in the entire show was, “Where the Apple Lies,” (Season 6) where Applejack tells Apple Bloom the story on how she got the Apple family in the hospital because of a white lie she told Filthy Rich to secure a business deal. And the process was insane—it was scary to see the lengths she took to cover it up. In “Leap of Faith,” (Season 4) she goes along with Flim-Flam’s fake tonic and allows Granny Smith to believe in it, which caused her to do some very dangerous stunts. Letting someone believe false claims, is also another way to LIE.

Yet, each moment was meant to be a cheap moment to display to importance of honesty(?) Now to summarize, this quite literally is “false-fate”. We were made to believe that Applejack was meant to be the symbol of the Element of Honesty, but I feel like she could’ve stood for more. Such as, bravery, integrity, and determination. Since however, she is meant to represent what she is not, it makes her a bad character.

If you don’t agree, watch the Element of Harmony Trials, where Twilight Sparkle was the one being tested on whether or not she should trust Applejack. Not a test to see if Applejack would lie. And after Twilight lets go because Applejack tells her, she gets saved by Dash and Fluttershy instead. Double yikes.

⭐️

FLUTTERSHY: She’s part of the Mane 6 who has the least amount of screen time and lines, this makes her boring, but she isn’t problematic. I love to see how she embodies the element of kindness so well. I’d say her character can be frustrating at times, and as I kid, I would spend 10 minutes rooting for to do something then nothing would happen.

I relate to her a lot, as someone with anxiety, but to see that frustration live, is another thing. As a kid’s show, I’d expect to see her get over her fears more, explore—have more of an arc that covers her personal growth and character development. She’s a flat character, and had less depth than some of the supporting and/or background characters. She’s just Fluttershy. Not the worst, not the best. Her character design is really nice though!

⭐️⭐️⭐️

RAINBOW DASH: Rainbow Dash represents her element well, I’d say. Like how she constantly has to refuse her dreams multiple times for her friends /s. Which makes sense in the moment, because none of those teams were right for her. (e.g., Joining the Shadowbolts and realizing that she would rather be with her friends; choosing her friends over fame when she had a choice to join the Wonderbolts; And standing up for Fluttershy during the Sonic Rainboom episode.) Well, not quite. Rainbow Dash is always the first to leave her friends when something cooler shows up. I doubt it’s more of a character flaw than “False Fate”. She could represent so much more. Rainbow Dash, is skilled, talented, and ambitious. I feel like the series never gave her an opportunity to have her skills be showcased enough. First of all, it took her so long to join the Wonderbolts even though she was a pretty good flyer, and the age-gap between her and the others wasn’t that much (e.g., Spitfire.)

So, in the place of her loyalty, we get that stubborn, cocky attitude that Applejack also carries with her as well. Rainbow Dash however encourages confidence, and other traits I can’t name right now.

I will not deny that Rainbow Dash can be loyal, but why do we have to kill her ambition? She could’ve been humble, and represented determination, hard-work, skill, courage, confidence, and HUMILITY!! 

Rainbow Dash can also be so encouraging. Examples would be with her and Fluttershy as well as Scootaloo. And I would’ve loved a deeper arc where she learns to be more humble.

⭐️⭐️⭐️

RARITY: Rarity is my favorite pony, and I feel like commenting on her would be so bias of me, but Rarity is such a wonderfully written character. She’s elegant, classy, and feminine without being the stereotypical antagonist girl. The one that made little kids hate the color pink and prefer something more Rainbow Dashy.

I love how she isn’t just generous but is always sacrificing her time for her friends and her sister. I can’t remember the episode exactly where she put her very BUSY schedule aside to make time for Sweetie Belle, but she didn’t meed to do that. I’m the eldest sister, and I have school and 3 jobs—I also have 6 younger siblings, and I understand to amount of effort it takes to put your work away.

She also spends the time crafting dresses that represent her friend’s personalities and try making it into something they might like. And I absolutely HATE the episodes where they verbally express their feelings of distaste towards her designs, that she carefully crafted and took time on!!!

Oh, and yes she’s flashy, but she doesn’t think she’s prettier than anyone else. She’s sees more beauty in everything than people see in themselves. Remember when everyone tried to understand Maud Pie and try to befriend her? Rarity (and Pinkie) was the only one to not give up on her!! She saw more than just Maud’s expression.

The story about her cutie mark also tells everything about her character. The simple rock, that hid jewels inside? She made something beautiful out of something that looked so basic from the outside. They will never make me hate her.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 

PINKIE PIE: Honest opinion; I never really cared much for her, yeah she’s silly and kind, and extraverted. There’s not much to say about her livelihood. However, I’d like to say that she’s overrated—only because people are admiring her for the wrong reasons.

This pony has so many skills, she’s so kind, light-hearted, confident, and a great fighter!! (Not to mention she’s an advanced ice-skater, can bake, throws the best parties (as well as remembering everyone’s birthdays), can teleport, is hella fast, and has insane awareness of her surroundings.)

Pinkie Pie always knows what’s going on, and I like that mysterious nature about her. 

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

The one pony I won’t talk about is Twilight, because her character is too complex, and I would be staying up too late

 

That is understandable. Especially with applejack. Now that I'm thinking back to previous episodes, the writers did kind of ruin her part. For twilight, all i can say is well, realy nothing i guess. In my opinion she is kinda at the halfway mark. Sometimes her in general can be amazing but then she is just, "there". Other times i feel like there is a part of twilight that is missing. So yeah. 3/5