Steven Magnet. How did he get the name?

[83awsm 234]

Was lurking on the internet after rewatching the opening episodes of season 1 and noticed that the sea serpent was dubbed "Steven Magnet". Seems like an unrelated name, but alot of fans have gone along with it. How did he get the name and what cannon name do you think the show would have given him? Edited December 29, 2011 by 83awsm

[Finesthour 7,287]

I honestly forgot he even existed,

 

..... Derp.

[Doctor XFizzle 8,669]

He got the name right from that picture you posted lol. As for his actual name, I doubt the writers would even make one for him since he's a one-off character (so far)

[FLARE 952]

It was because of youtubes audio transcribe or something.

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/steven-magnet

Edited December 29, 2011 by Flare

[HanPolo 150]

It was because of youtubes audio transcribe or something. http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/steven-magnet

Thats it ^

 

Just poped up at the bottom apparently. Im suprised the fans went along with it

[Fghik 360]

Mmmhmm, Captions.

 

 

As far as canon names are concerned...I'm sure the animators called him something. Just as Derpy really didn't have a name, but it has been confirmed to be a name used by the animators.

So I'm sure if they ever make him again, they'd feel just fine calling him the fan name. He kinda does look like a Steve.

 

Although, if he does get a real name... I'd probably go with Indigo... or something slightly more sexually-questionable. Justin Beiber?

[pondus30 152]

Thats the guy in the second episode right?

[83awsm 234]

Thats the guy in the second episode right?

Yeah the 2nd part of the intro episodes.

 

Justin Beiber?

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[Lady Rarity Pony 4,892]

I only learned his fan given name now so...I have no idea.

[Nah 3,182]

 

Don't know, must have a relation to magneto from X-men.

[Flow 1,624]

Well the question has been answered, so I'll leave this here, Because Rarity said he looks smashing

Edited December 30, 2011 by Narutardedscum

[I used to be a stranger 7,993]

Google has an optional feature built into the Youtube player called Caption Transcribe, which scans the audio in real-time and generates subtitles based upon what it "thinks" it's hearing as words.

 

It understood "Your fabulous manicure," as "steven magnets" and a meme was born.

 

The caption feature is quite unreliable if the audio contains sound effects, background noise, music, or a speaker who does not speak clearly and enunciate every syllable.

[HeroMuffins 10]

i just leave this here:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcVLJyIi2NE

[Krall 263]

Well the question has been answered, so I'll leave this here, Because Rarity said he looks smashing

 

Hahaha! That's awesome, though the pockets in his skin are somewhat disturbing.

[Marshmallow 1,137]

Funny that you posted the image from which he got his name!

But yeah, as it's been explained before, it was because of Youtube's closed captionning feature which sometimes (always) messes up.

[Ezynell 2,037]

just noticed. Makes no sense at all.

[Jeremy 128]

I thought because how fast Rarity fell in love with his fabulousness he got his name for being a real chick magnet.

 

Soowaag~

[NavelColt 22,878]

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"More being cute, less criticizing my irrational choices."

 

To be honest I'm quite glad I stumbled upon this. I had zero clue why he was called Steven Magnet, either. I had assumed he was named after some celebrity he looked or acted like...but now I know, and knowing is half the battle. Sure seems like that hilarious Youtube Transcribe is the cause for a lot of jokes, I'm noticing.

[A mysterious air dancer 4,227]

Wow, ok I had no idea his name was because Youtube CC going funny mode 

I like his name! It's nice. Fits him very well, accident or not.

I had to look up a little further, his name was "Sea Serpent" from what I can tell. And then, Hasbro went official with "Steven Magnet" at the 2013 American International Toy Fair(?)

Spoiler

See that on the right? 

At least it had a happier story compared to other fan-named characters, this one seemed to not involve much, if any, controversy.

[Cash In 22,180]

YouTube captions strike again.

I always loved this, because of how out there his name is. In a world full of characters with names such as "Rainbow Dash" or "Twilight Sparkle," "Steven Magnet" just sticks out like a sore thumb.