The Great Pony-Off 2012-2013: Global Apocalypse Edition

[Righteous Fury 344]

C'mon guys. Spike is braver, stronger, a better friend, and is far, far more adorable than Derpy.

 

THAT FACE. HOW CAN YOU SAY NO? SO CUTE.

[Tom The Diamond 1,831]

Woops, sorry for the late update guys! But hey, it's a big one!

 

So, with Spike leading 19 and Derpy with 17, looks like Spike finally gets his revenge! And now, the final matchup of two ponies! Ladies and gentlemen, the grand finale, Granny Smith VS Crackle! Earth Pony VS Dragon!  Who shall win this great battle of wits?

[duidamasterXD 9,627]

Spike slayed Derpy? That's certainly very unexpected . I'm voting for Granny Smith in this round, and I look forward to future stages of the tourney

[An Old Head 4,816]

Crackle is the funniest moment of Dragon Quest, but Granny Smith is the funniest moment of Family Appreciation Day. And well, I prefer the former.

 

Did I really just vote for Crackle over Granny Smith?

[Radiance64 7,059]

Crackle ftw

Seriously, this dragon's so cool he had ponies cosplay as him! Do you really wanna vote for some old fossil apple farmer pony over a super awesome sexy mighty derp dragon?

Edited April 7, 2013 by SBB64

[Sugar Cube 4,843]

Granny Smith all the way. She's a loving and hard working grandmother who helped found Ponyville. She may be kooky, but that's part of her charm. And look at her three grand kids! She's raised them so well.

 

And she was one awesome mare in her youth.

 

Edited April 7, 2013 by Sugar Cube

[Antismurf9001 1,271]

Derpy lost... to Spike?  Huh, that's new.  Oh well.

 

Voted for Granny Smith, if only because the original nomination post for her calls her Granny Motherbuckin' Smith.

[Whofch 128]

I don't particularly like G.Smith to be honest but I'd still rather vote her than a random dragon that was on screen for a few second, no matter how amusing the dragon was

[Princess Derpy 672]

D-derpy lost to Sp-Spike?!  Crackle (SWAG) vs. The AWESOME Granny Smith.... hmm CRACKLE FTW! Crackle is best pony- err best dragon! LOOK AT DAT FACE!

[CrystalRose 637]

Although Crackle was my favourite part of Dragon Quest, Granny Smith is one of my all time favourite non-mane ponies. She's funny, quirky, smart, and loves her family (which is also amazing).

[Shift 4,275]

Since March Madness ended, i'll take refuge in here.

 

Was one of the few people who voted Crackle. Crackle is the best part of Dragon Quest ever. 

[Tom The Diamond 1,831]

With Granny Smith beating Crackles 20 to 7, Granny moves on and we begin stage 3, that rating stage! Gonna streamline this process a little bit so it'll go faster then the other rounds, here 5 ponies will be available to rate, and you rate them based on their design, and their personalities. Simple eh? When all the ponies are rated, the top 5 with the highest ratings will move onto the next round! Not that these five ponies are done in alphabetical order, and all the ratings will be tallied up at the end.

 

In this round, have ponies to rate, Apple Bloom, Applejack, Princess Cadance, Princess Celestia, and Cheerilee! Who'll be rated what? Let's find out!

[Radiance64 7,059]

Apple Bloom: 3 and 3. An adorable filly for sure, but not the most adorable, and her color scheme is a little bland, the bow really makes her though. Her personality usually consists of 'Cutie Mark must get', but she does have some great sisterly moments with Applejack.

Applejack: 5 and 4. She's a hardworking, dependable pony and proud of it, and that's all she needs to be, not to mention how hilarious she is when she's tired. And her design is just awesome, she's a cowgirl who's her literally her own horse, just too cool.

Cadance: 3 and 5. A little generic personality wise, but she's an enjoyable character to watch nontheless. And that design? Hnnnnnnnng, so beautiful, best looking alicorn by far.

Celestia: 3 and 5 for her too. I've just seen the wise role model who loves a little fun character too many times I guess. Second best lookin alicorn though, dat flowy rainbow mane with a white coat.

Cheerilee: 3 and 3. She's an average teacher character really, nothing about her personality stands out to me. Her color scheme is nice but she's not the best looking or most original earth pony by any stretch.

[duidamasterXD 9,627]

Here we go!

 

Apple Bloom: 3 and 3. I like her just fine, but she is my least favorite Crusader.

 

Applejack: 5 and 5. Third best pony, engaging personality, interesting design.

 

Cadence: 2 and 4: Solid design, but she hasn't won me over as a character just yet.

 

Celestia: 3 and 5. Not especially developed but still good, wonderful character design.

 

Cherilee: 2 and 2. Not a whole lot going for her either way in my opinion.

Edited April 14, 2013 by Strawhat

[NavelColt 22,883]

Apple Bloom

Personality & Design: Both 3. AB will kill me, but she tends to be the most blandish of the CMC, for me, all-around. She's cute but...her two friends have a few steps up over her.

 

Applejack

Personality: 5. AJ is the most mature, level-headed Mane Six, and is the voice of reason in many situations.

Design: 4. It's simplistic, but it gets a higher score because it fills a need in the show to have that country girl that everyone knows.

 

Princess Cadence

Personality: 3. She's nice. That's about all I can say xD It's nothing incredible.

Design: 2. I -really- don't like her design. At all. It's the closest to girly girl fru fru princess of all the princesses in the show.

 

Princess Celestia

Personality & Design: Both 4. She's wise, she's kind, she's regal, she's hilariously aloof to the fact she should be there doing things, then leaves. Not much to dislike XD As for design...dat mane.

 

Cheerilee

Personality: 3. Same as Cadence.

Design: 2. Eh. Nothing too note-worthy for me.

[Antismurf9001 1,271]

Apple Bloom: 3-3: Her personality is annoying at times, particularly when whining about her cutie mark, but there's also times when I like her, so I'm neutral there.  Nothing about her design really sticks out to me.

 

Applejack: 4-4: I like her personality and design, but it's not my favorite.

 

Cadance: 3-4: Her personality... is nice?  That's really all we know; she's nice.  I like her design though, and think she's one of the better designed alicorns.

 

Celestia: 4-3: She's kind, and regal, yet also knows how to joke around every once in a while, and I like that about her.  Honestly though, I don't really care for her design.  The wavy mane is kind of odd...

 

Cherilee: 3-4: Kind of like Cadance, we don't really know that much about her, so she's nice.  I will admit it's a little more developed than Cadance, but not by too much.  I like her design though, but then again, I like the designs of most of the ponies.

[Stellafera 3,836]

Applebloom 2-4: I just bizzarely dislike Applebloom. I'm pretty sure it was thanks to The Cutie Pox. Nice design, though.

 

APPLEJACK IS FLAWLESS, SHE DESERVES 6-6 ON BOTH COUNTS (but seriously, AJ's design was my favorite before I even started watching the show)

 

Cadence is 3-1: Alright enough in personality, her design leaves much to be desired.

 

Celestia is 4-5: Best princess, and look at that mane! 

 

Cherileee is 3-4: She's cheerful and likable. Probably should've rated her lower on design, but I like it.

[Winona the Dog 1,984]

Applebloom: Personality 3 Design 3........She's a pretty basic and stable character in the series. Nothing too special about her but she amuses me.

 

Applejack: Personality: 5 Design: 4  Her personality is by far the 2nd best out of the series only behind Luna. I just love the "too prideful" types. I like her design too but compared to the mane 6 I think her's is a little plain.......But plain is good so whatever.

 

Princess Celestia: Personality 3 Design: 4 Her personality is a little mary sue-ish but i like her design the best. 

 

Cherilee Personality: 2 Design: 3 Same as Applebloom except worse.

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,826]

Hopefully this one's not taken

 

 

Name: Daring Do

Species: Pegasus

Gender: Filly

Rank: Newcomer

Highlight Episode: Read it and Weep

Why you think she's the best pony: From swinging through vines of mysterious jungles, to stealing precious treasures from powerful beasts, this high flying adventurous pegasus is always ready for quests. Although she's a recolor of Rainbow Dash, she has the same adrenaline rushing, tomboy personality as Rainbow Dash. 

[Shift 4,275]

~snip

 

Nienteen pages. Nineteen pages. Please, this started in 2012. Nominations have finished a while ago. And when I say a while ago, I mean in September 2012. We're already up to ROUND THREE.

 

Um, I voted 1 for everything Cadence because she sucks. 

[Starswirl the Trixie 975]

With Granny Smith beating Crackles 20 to 7, Granny moves on and we begin stage 3, that rating stage! Gonna streamline this process a little bit so it'll go faster then the other rounds, here 5 ponies will be available to rate, and you rate them based on their design, and their personalities. Simple eh? When all the ponies are rated, the top 5 with the highest ratings will move onto the next round! Not that these five ponies are done in alphabetical order, and all the ratings will be tallied up at the end.

 

In this round, have ponies to rate, Apple Bloom, Applejack, Princess Cadance, Princess Celestia, and Cheerilee! Who'll be rated what? Let's find out!

 

For some reason I can't take back my vote.  This is somewhat problematic since I voted thinking that 1 was best, 5 was worst.  Oh well.

[Tom The Diamond 1,831]

OK, so time to tally up the ratings and see how the ponies stack up! Note that these are found by tallying up the votes, and diving them accordingly. Ratings are also rounded to the nearest decimal. So 3.95 is rounded to 4, and 3.05 is rounded to 3.1. Oh yes, and before I forget, I should probably say that since we're dealing with 5 Ponies per round, these will last for about a week and a half, as opposed to last round which (usually) lasted only 3 days.

 

Applebloom has a 3.5 Rating in Personality, and a 3.3 Rating in Design, giving her an overall rating of 3.4. Applejack has a 4.1 in both her ratings, giving her a 4.1 overall rating. Cadance has a 2.7 Personality Rating, and a 3.7 Rating in Design, giving her an overall rating of 3.2. Next is Celestia, the Alicorn with a 3.5 Rating in Personality, and a 4.4 Design rating, giving her a 4.0 Rating. Cheerilee has a 2.8 Rating in Personality, and 3.0 Rating in Design, giving her an overall rating of 2.9. Here are the current standings of Ponies. Remember only the top five ponies of this round will travel to the next round!

 

 

1. Applejack: 4.1

2. Princess Celestia: 4.0

3. Applebloom: 3.4

4. Princess Cadance: 3.2

5. Cheerilee: 2.9

 

 

You're least favorite pony near the top? Better make sure five others knock her out of that position! You favorite near the bottom of the list? Good, make sure no pony knock them out! Our next batch of ponies ready to fight, Daring Doo, Granny Smith, Fluttershy, Princess Luna, and Octavia! Good Luck My Little Ponies!

[Radiance64 7,059]

Daring Do: 3 and 5. Basically Indianna Jones crossed with Rainbow Dash, could use another episode to flesh out her personality though. Her look though, man it's awesome.

Fluttershy: 4 and 5. Token shy character with a lot of depth about her, but could use a little more personality compared to the rest of the mane 6. Design is brilliant, looks like a beautiful down to earth girl as a pony.

Granny Smith: 4 and 3. Funny and kooky old lady, tends to make me laugh a lot. Looks better than most old ponies but she kinda creeps me out sometimes.

Luna: 3 and 3. Needs to be fleshed out more I think. Not really a fan of her look though.

Octavia: 2 and 5. Background ponies don't really have personalities, especially those that have only appeared twice... she looks better than any other background pony to me though.

[Antismurf9001 1,271]

Daring Do: 3 and 5, because while her personality is interesting, it would be nice to know a little more about her motivations.  As for design, even though she's just Dash with new colors, I really like Dash's design, and Daring's outfit is pretty cool too.

 

Fluttershy: 4 and 5, because as much as I like Fluttershy, her personality can be lacking.  I have a weakness for the adorable though, so I maxed her design score.

 

Granny Smith: 4 and 2, because she actually becomes a pretty cool character in the family appreciation day episode.  The elderly pony design scares the crap out of me though...  The younger version isn't too bad but the older is just... creepy...

 

Princess Luna: 4 and 4, because I like her best out of all of the princesses.  She actually has flaws, and goes through character development.  As for design, I also think that it's pretty cool, and the flowing mane works nicely.

 

Octavia: 4 and 5, because I'm partially basing this on the fan-made personality, and I also can't bear to give her a score of anything less...  I love her design though, and it's probably one of my favorites in the entire show.  It's definitely at least my favorite earth pony design.

[Winona the Dog 1,984]

Daring Do 3 & 3 She's essentially a copy of Rainbow Dash so nothing too special there.

 

Fluttershy 5 & 5 There's a reason why she's my favorite character. Her design just screams cute! Her personality is cool too but I think it could be better.

 

Granny Smith 3 & 4 I love old people

 

Princess Luna 5 & 5 My favorite pony princess. I relate to her just as much as I do Twilight except I don't yell at other people.

 

Octavia 4  & 3 She's cool for an Earth Pony