The mane 6: Perfect harmony

[dad george 105]

I just realised how "harmonized" the mane 6 are. There are 2 earth ponies, 2 pegasi and 2 unicorns, but each pony is also the exact oposite of the other pony of the same "type": Twillight is socially awkward and doesn't have a lot of friends while Rarity is very social and really wants to be liked (mainly by the Canterlot elite). Applejack is all about hard work while Pinkie Pie is all about fun and games. Rainbow Dash is very outspoken and arrogant while Fluttershy is quiet and modest. Sorry if this is a wall of text, my enter key doesn't work on these forums (I blame Windows 8, don't worry guys it's just for the weekend, then I'll be back at home). Goes to show what an amazing cast of characters the mane 6 actually is.

[duidamasterXD 9,627]

Yeah, the mane 6 definitely each have a foil within the group and that's part of why it's so much fun to watch them interact. I might argue that Rarity is closer to an opposite of Applejack and Pinkie is closer to an opposite of Twilight though. There are even episodes dedicated to contrasting those pairs

[dad george 105]

Hmmm maybe. But in the episode with the "Becoming Popular" song (I watched the episodes in order on YouTube, so I don't know the titles) it becomes very clear that Rarity finds it very important to be liked and be popular, while Twilight obviously does not have any of these feelings (heck, the only reason she made friends is because the god-princess commanded it).

[duidamasterXD 9,627]

Yeah, socially I suppose that Rarity and Twilight are fairly opposite, but you have to admit there is at least as big of a contrast between Twilight and Pinkie Pie, if not a larger one

[dad george 105]

Hmmm maybe yes... But I am mostly thinking of the aspects that seperate them from the rest, true, Pinkie has a lot of friends, but the characteristic that sets Pinkie apart from the rest is her randomness and unseriousness and partying and stuff, while that what sets Applejack apart is her constant seriousness and hard-workingness. I said "ness" way too often. While what sets Twillight apart from the rest is the amount of times she spends socializing, same for Rarity.

[silvadel 1,393]

Actually what I find interesting about your analogy is that over time Twilight is getting more social and Rarity is caring less and less about being social.

[duidamasterXD 9,627]

Hmmm maybe yes... But I am mostly thinking of the aspects that seperate them from the rest, true, Pinkie has a lot of friends, but the characteristic that sets Pinkie apart from the rest is her randomness and unseriousness and partying and stuff, while that what sets Applejack apart is her constant seriousness and hard-workingness. I said "ness" way too often. While what sets Twillight apart from the rest is the amount of times she spends socializing, same for Rarity.

 

I guess with Twilight and Pinkie I'm looking less at their social behaviors and more at their philosophies on life. Twilight is rational, deliberate, focused, and everything has to make sense. Pinkie is well... Random, nonsensical, spastic and she enjoys chaos and disorganization. I see what you mean, but I suppose I generally characterize Twilight by her personality and mannerisms. Your thinking makes sense to me as well though