Hello, everypony, from Ger-mane-y

[RosenRot 5]

You know, that is to say, Germany.

 

Let's see here, how to introduce myself properly?  Well, I'm Rosenrot, although you may simply call me Rose, as it's probably easier; I live in Germany and, obviously, I'm a ponyfan.  Would call myself a pegasister, 'cept that I'm not a pegasus, and am also not sure whether or not I dare say I'm a brony (because I'm not exactly a brother).

 

I guess it might be someone interesting to tell my story, although this is just a welcome thread and that might be a bit much - there are probably other threads for the hows and why's one became a fan...  I'll just cut it down to saying that I am an old - that is, 1st gen - fan of ponies, and was skeptical of the new series (nothing against it, just not expecting much from the newest reincarnation) though, of course, more and more of my friends became fans and swore by it.  I gave it a few chances - first episode being "Applebuck Season", and then seeing a few clips or parts of episodes.  Eventially, I found out about Discord and was intregued enough simply by his design, that I had to check out the episode he premered in - "The Return of Harmony" - and while I was pleased about it, it only confirmed that Discord rocked, but didn't quite convince me of the series.  I did give the series a few more tries, but kept coming back to "It's just not getting me.".  Had another friend who had started out simularly, but was bronified in the end - and his recommendation was not to watch one or two 'great' episodes, but to just go on a marathon.  In short, out of boredom, I did just that - decided to just go on a youtube marathon of the series.... well, that worked!  I found myself not only having to admit that the series was pretty darn good, but that it was even better than the MLP I'd loved in my childhood.

 

One thing that I had always said, is that I did admire the writers and how they listened to the fans - found out about Derpy when fans (and friends of mine) were just calling that before they made her fan-name canon - just for an example.

 

 And there you have it.

 

 

My favourite characters are Discord (even after "Keep Calm and Flutter On").  He is a great 'villain', or antagonist, like his inspiration, Q (as a Star Trek Fan, I LOVE how simular they are).  Plus: De Lancie is made of win!!  And Spike, he's so cool, with his sweetness/cuteness, and his nack for having some witty, or at least funny/fitting, comment (sarcasm, in some situations) - and the eating of gemstones is a pretty neat detail!

 

Of the "mane six", my fave character would have to be Applejack...because of her stubborn, get-the-job-done, hard-working-girl nature.  Although I'll admit that I have a fondness for all of the mane characters.

 

Another character that I love and hope to see more of, is Zecora - she is simply awesome!  Though I can imagine she's difficult to write for.

 

 

And I think I've gushed enough, for an introduction!

 

Many ponyfans, at least on DA and the like, have OC's... I'll admit I don't have one yet - am working on one, but haven't found them yet.

 

 

 

 

There you go.

[Mutemutt 773]

Hello Rose and welcome to the forums. This a really late reply but I live in the US so hopefully you'll cut me some slack. Also the term brony is generally seen as not referring to a particular gender.

 

I had a similar experience coming into the fandom ( though I didn't watch any of the previous gens) where I marathon'd the episodes. I saw a couple of the episodes while I was channel surfing and thought "so this is that show with that 'brony' following huh. It's kinda interesting". Then the youtube marathon happened and here I am.  

 

I don't have an OC yet either.

 

Also Applejack is best pony. Her honest and hard working nature is just plain likable. And I guess she's the one I find the most relatable (hmm spell check says relatable is misspelled. weird) especially in "The Last Roundup".

Edited January 22, 2013 by Cota

[Heart's Desire 181]

Hi, Rose!

 

I was a 1st gen fan too and I felt the same way you did at first. I was certain they were going to ruin the show. Now I can't watch the old ones because it's painful. I figure I'll just keep it as a fond childhood memory because if I watch it I wont like it anymore.

 

Anyway, welcome to the forums!

[RosenRot 5]

Thank you!

Actually, it's earlier in the US than in Germany, but of course I'll cut you some slack. ;-)

I have heard that, about the terms - that 'brony' is unisex - but was uncertain... hmm, then I guess I am indeed a brony?

Heee, someone else like me, at least kind of! It just takes a marathon, in some cases, doesn't it?

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I'm hoping I'm allowed to edit, as I had not seen MoonFeather's post..

MoonFeather, you hit it right on the nail! That is pretty much how I feel about the old series compared to FIM. With the children I'm watching, we occasionally watch the old series... that is, the movie with "The Smoooz" which was one of my fave MLP movies as a child, and find that... I am disappointed, and nothing about it really competes with the new series.

Edited January 22, 2013 by Rosenrot

[TheMarkz0ne 962]

How's it going. I'm new here too. Rainbow Dash and AppleJack are the best ponies. All of them are awesome but those are my two favorites. Rainbow Dash for her energy and childish nature Also the legendary sonic rainboom. Apple Jack for her country attitude and honesty as a friend.

[Alex Kennedy 1,228]

Du komst aus Deutschland? Sehr interresant. Ich spreche ein bischen deutsch, aber es ist nicht so gut.*

 

Anyway, It's always good to see a new member joining the fandom. Regarding Zecora, I've actually tried writing dialogue for her myself, and my conclusion is that for some people it's easy and for others, such as myself, it's really hard. I don't know for sure, but I would guess that Zecora's lines are most, if not entirely, written by one person.

 

And you probably will want to create an OC to use on the forums. Almost everybody has at least one.

 

 

*Please don't give a warning for that, I know I'm not supposed to use other languages, but I've always wanted to do that.