Whats the big deal with Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash?

[♞RedLotus♞ 360]

This thread is not made to offend anyone, but simply a way for me to share my opinion, so remember to love and tolerate . Anyway, I was wondering why most people love fluttershy and rainbowdash so much? Seriously? 

 

Flutershy is too much of a wimpy, shy, goodie girl. In almost every episode shes in, there is always some sort of part where shes either hiding in a bush of shaking in terror. The way she is excessively shy is so annoying, and I feel as if the writers are over doing it. Sure... shes sweet, kind and cute sometimes, but I don't think being shy is cute at all. Her design is alright, she doesn't look very cool, shes just a tad bit cute but that's it! The other mane 6 look very unique and stand out in the crowd, but then you have the simple fluttershy, a yellow pony with a pink mane that has no unique style to it. I think she would of looked nicer if she had pigtails, or an asian girl, powerpuff kind of thing going on. 

 

Moving on, I think rainbowdash is such a bland character. You would expect me to be amazed by the action packed, super hero, ultra athlete, goodness that she provides for us... but they failed to get my attention. She looks a tad bit cool, her rainbow colored mane definitely makes her unique, and stand out in the crowd. However, she seem to be the writer's all mighty holy bible, they always make her look like the coolest, as if they wanted her to be everyone's favorite. She is always slapped on any website or Icon that represents the brony fandom or the show itself. The only thing that I do like about her is the fact that she is a daredevil with mean and badass attitude.

 

I think applejack should seriously be admired more. I think she has the best design out of the mane six, the best color scheme, and the best voice (That accent is amazing). Pinkie pie should also be encouraged a bit more, even though she is quite popular already. Rarity fans are also rare to find, she is absolutely beautiful and one of the most unique out of the mane 6. Altough I am not a fan on twi, I think shes pretty cool too.

[WWAPD 126]

Rarity fans are also rare to find

 

It's almost as if they were a rarity.

 

Anyways, I agree with you on the idea that RD and Fluttershy have very straight-forward characters, and that less popular characters like Rarity and Pinkie Pie should be given more appreciation. I think the main reason why Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy are so popular is because most of their characteristics can be seen immediately, such as Fluttershy's timidness or Rainbow Dash's athleticism. It takes longer to relate to characters like Pinkie Pie or Rarity because we have to look past their initial appearance to fully understand their character, and to understand the motivation behind their actions.

Edited July 24, 2013 by WWAPD

[♞RedLotus♞ 360]

Yup! You are exactly right. I also think applejack really deserves more love, she is an amazing pony. She looks great, she sounds great, and she is great! People have to look deep into her and see how hard working she is, and how cool she can be, I mean cmon, cowboys are pretty cool. Same thing goes to rarity and pinkie pie.

[An Old Head 4,816]

I actually somewhat agree with the point you make about Rainbow Dash. At times, she does seem like a vessel for anything flashy they want to add in the show; be it a rainbow nuke or a huge rainboom uniting everypony, and then gains a fanbase for that rather than her character. People are quick to jump to a character they want to stick with, like it's a duty to be loyal to one of the Mane 6.

 

However, if you look past that pasty layer (which a lot of people do not do!) you'll find that it's a good thing as it gives her the most room for development. The most recent examples are Sleepless in Ponyville and Wonderbolt Academy - she learned in the former how to take in people who look up to you, and in the latter she learned that it's not all about fame and fortune but faith to your ethics. There's also the fact that she's not always boastful and cocky, but is rather a pony that needs affirmation in order to be satisfied (such as in Sonic Rainboom where she was petrified that she'd mess up). I guess what I'm trying to say here is that she isn't a bland character; only the reasons for most of her fanbase liking her are quite bland. (This doesn't always apply though. Users like DashForever do huge analyses of Rainbow Dash.)

 

As a devout Pinkie Pie lover, I still wholeheartedly agree that all the attention should be on Pinkie

 

I'll admit that I haven't read as far into Fluttershy, but I know that in the first few episodes (especially Dragonshy) she was very easy to like. Her main characteristic hit you right away.

Edited July 24, 2013 by Flipturn Amaterasu ツ

[ReverseFaller 2,483]

Initially, when I first started watching the show my favorite was Rainbow Dash. She seemed the coolest, as she was all "awesome" in a show about Technicolor ponies. However, after finishing all the episodes I can say my favorites have definitely changed. She seems a tad bland, and she seems self-conscious. Fluttershy is cute, but she seems to have some serious social anxiety issues.

 

As for the others, they're popular too, and have lots of fans also. The most popular pony of the bronies in my town is Applejack. Then again, I live in a small town, with farms, and yes, apple orchards. It's almost ironic that she's the most popular here. Pinkie is popular too, and the bronies here see her as a random, crazy, fun pony. Rarity and Twilight don't get much love here. In fact, they're the least favorites of this town. I feel out of place as they are my two favorites. Anyways, Rainbow dash is more popular here around the 13 year old boy bronies. I think it's because she seems cool, and not so girly, and they don't feel girly by liking her. Everybody likes Fluttershy. She seems to have a few character flaws, but she's well received here.

 

It seems like in my town anyways, everybody's first favorite is either Dashie or Fluttershy which is interesting. They usually switch favorites, but the two that are always noticed first are those two. They seem shiny and awesome at first, and they are well made characters, but I think the others a tad well more made.

[Shanks 10,816]

I am completely and totally with you on Applejack and Rarity especially Applejack, Applejack has been my favorite pony since I first started watching for many many reasons the main one being that on the surface she seems like a simple character and is the closest to a regular average pony of the mane 6 but actually has one of the most interesting and inspiring stories of the mane 6. She had to grow up faster than the others because of her parents deaths by taking care of her sister and running the family farm, an experience that would have destroyed many but made her stronger. And it took me a while to start to appreciate Rarity because honestly she really annoyed me and she still does sometimes but she actually has a great deal of potential as a character even if they play up the diva side for laughs a bit much sometimes.

 

A few months back and I would agreed with you on Rainbow Dash but I am going to have to disagree on that. Rainbow Dash is another deceptively simple character with a lot more depth than is first apparent. Yes she is often cocky, brash and does seem like the token "cool" character. But we have seen amazing growth from her as a character in season 3, in Sleepless in Ponyville we saw a softer side of her that she is often reluctant to show and in Wonderbolt Academy we saw her responsible mature side. It is this growth and the potential for further growth and development that has bumped Rainbow Dash up to my 3rd and later 2nd favorite pony. As for Fluttershy while I do understand why Fluttershy is so popular as she can be very relatable to a lot of extremely shy people while she is a good character she is being written in a very inconsistent manner which drags down her potential as a character. It seems like she learns a lesson one minute and the next minute forgets it. I understand why she is a bit slower to grow as she has some extreme issues and even Applejack has backslided every now and then but what is the point of anypony learning anything if it dosen't even remotely stick?

[Megas 27,743]

This thread is not made to offend anyone, but simply a way for me to share my opinion, so remember to love and tolerate . Anyway, I was wondering why most people love fluttershy and rainbowdash so much? Seriously? 

 

Flutershy is too much of a wimpy, shy, goodie girl(1). In almost every episode shes in, there is always some sort of part where shes either hiding in a bush of shaking in terror(2). The way she is excessively shy is so annoying, and I feel as if the writers are over doing it(3). Sure... shes sweet, kind and cute sometimes, but I don't think being shy is cute at all(4). Her design is alright, she doesn't look very cool, shes just a tad bit cute but that's it! The other mane 6 look very unique and stand out in the crowd, but then you have the simple fluttershy, a yellow pony with a pink mane that has no unique style to it(). I think she would of looked nicer if she had pigtails, or an asian girl, powerpuff kind of thing going on. 

1) I don't think you're giving Fluttershy enough credit, there's a lot more to her than you think

 

2) She's been getting a lot better through the show. Can you seriously see the same Fluttershy from Dragonshy or Magic Duel willingly try to reform Discord?

 

3) The only time I remember seeing this in the more recent episodes was in Magic Duel, and not many fans liked it

 

4) It's more than the shyness that makes her cute, may I bring you to these two lovely examples

 

5) Personal opinion, but I disagree on this. The way her mane is style is like adds to both her cuteness and her beauty that could rival Rarity. And in Green Isn't Your Color, she's was beautiful enough to be a model

 

 

 

Moving on, I think rainbowdash is such a bland character(1). You would expect me to be amazed by the action packed, super hero, ultra athlete, goodness that she provides for us... but they failed to get my attention(2). She looks a tad bit cool, her rainbow colored mane definitely makes her unique, and stand out in the crowd(3). However, she seem to be the writer's all mighty holy bible, they always make her look like the coolest, as if they wanted her to be everyone's favorite(4). She is always slapped on any website or Icon that represents the brony fandom or the show itself(5). The only thing that I do like about her is the fact that she is a daredevil with mean and badass attitude(6). 

1) Bland? You'd have to be blind to hate that. Rainbow Dash, along with Twilight and possibly even Rarity are some of the deeper and most developed characters in the show. Compare Rainbow Dash from season one(Primarily in Fall Weather Friends) and two(Mare Do Well) with Rainbow Dash from Season 3(Sleepless in Ponyville and Wonderbolts Academy) and tell me you still think she's bland

 

2) It's probably just you, and like I said in the first response, there's more to her than just that(her loyalty being the biggest player)

 

3) Every character has something that makes them unique in their appearance: Applejack has her hat and cowgirl traits, Rarity is gorgeous, Pinkie Pie's adorable and her cotton candy hair, Twilight's mane that's eeriely similar to Stocking, Fluttershy's like, the cutest thing ever, and of course Rainbow Dash's rainbow hair

 

4) Tell that to the fandom when season 2 was out. A great majority of fans had something to complain about her, in certain episodes she also got a lot of hate from the fandom, and sometimes fans even complained often about how the writers hated her(I'm not joking this actually happened)

 

5) If it's from Hasbro, it's likely because she, along with Pinkie Pie, are easy to advertise for their target demograph(you know, the kids). For brony websites, I honestly think it's more common to see Derpy, or in EQD's case, Trixie, used to represent the brony fandom. I see RD on occasion, but no where near as common as Derpy.

 

6) I honestly feel like this contradicts your second point

 

and now I feel a "Take That!" is appropriate so...

 

 

While do agree that there are some characters that could use some more love(Rarity comes to mind), I think Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash have plenty of things to them that has earned love from fans. Do they deserve the popularity they get? Debatable, but to say that these characters don't deserve some of the love fans give them is pretty silly, especially when there are background characters and one-shots that have bigger fanbases than some of the mane characters themselves

Edited July 24, 2013 by Megas75

[Scootalove 10,689]

I think that their are a lot of fans that adore them both but, I guess that their personalities impressed me when I first watched the show. So, I guess I would give them credit but I didn't expect myself to be liking Fluttershy but I'll give it credit where it is needed.

[♞RedLotus♞ 360]

You guys are all making really interesting, understandable, and valid points. I like the fact that I'm not the only one who agrees on this. Like flipturn said earlier, they always make rainbowdash fly extremely fast, make huge explosions and rainbooms and all sorts of cool things yet twilight, who is much more powerful than rainbowdash, hardly ever does any extreme, over the top stunts. 

 

I also think that people need to stop looking at AJ as some hill billy that works in the farm all day, everyday. I think she is very strong, and we really need an episode where she does something that does not involve her family, or apples, or farming, or anything of that matter!

[Moonlight 7,287]

I'm not really a Fluttershy fan (in fact she's my least favorite mane 6 pony). She just annoys and makes me angry, I have no idea how either. I used to hate Rainbow Dash but after rewatching most of the episodes, she's starting to grow on me. A lot of people like relatable characters, I act like Fluttershy but I don't like her. So, I guess it just depends on the person.

[♞RedLotus♞ 360]

1) I don't think you're giving Fluttershy enough credit, there's a lot more to her than you think

 

2) She's been getting a lot better through the show. Can you seriously see the same Fluttershy from Dragonshy or Magic Duel willingly try to reform Discord?

 

3) The only time I remember seeing this in the more recent episodes was in Magic Duel, and not many fans liked it

 

4) It's more than the shyness that makes her cute, may I bring you to these two lovely examples

 

5) Personal opinion, but I disagree on this. The way her mane is style is like adds to both her cuteness and her beauty that could rival Rarity. And in Green Isn't Your Color, she's was beautiful enough to be a model

 

 

1) Bland? You'd have to be blind to hate that. Rainbow Dash, along with Twilight and possibly even Rarity are some of the deeper and most developed characters in the show. Compare Rainbow Dash from season one(Primarily in Fall Weather Friends) and two(Mare Do Well) with Rainbow Dash from Season 3(Sleepless in Ponyville and Wonderbolts Academy) and tell me you still think she's bland

 

2) It's probably just you, and like I said in the first response, there's more to her than just that(her loyalty being the biggest player)

 

3) Every character has something that makes them unique in their appearance: Applejack has her hat and cowgirl traits, Rarity is gorgeous, Pinkie Pie's adorable and her cotton candy hair, Twilight's mane that's eeriely similar to Stocking, Fluttershy's like, the cutest thing ever, and of course Rainbow Dash's rainbow hair

 

4) Tell that to the fandom when season 2 was out. A great majority of fans had something to complain about her, in certain episodes she also got a lot of hate from the fandom, and sometimes fans even complained often about how the writers hated her(I'm not joking this actually happened)

 

5) If it's from Hasbro, it's likely because she, along with Pinkie Pie, are easy to advertise for their target demograph(you know, the kids). For brony websites, I honestly think it's more common to see Derpy, or in EQD's case, Trixie, used to represent the brony fandom. I see RD on occasion, but no where near as common as Derpy.

 

6) I honestly feel like this contradicts your second point

 

and now I feel a "Take That!" is appropriate so...

 

 

While do agree that there are some characters that could use some more love(Rarity comes to mind), I think Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash have plenty of things to them that has earned love from fans. Do they deserve the popularity they get? Debatable, but to say that these characters don't deserve some of the love fans give them is pretty silly, especially when there are background characters and one-shots that have bigger fanbases than some of the mane characters themselves

Some of your arguments are pretty valid, and I can respect most of them. Most of the ponies get their spotlight when its time for them to have their own episode, but on a regular basis, i think what they do will be very predictable. Its not very impressive or rare to see rainbowdash fly up in the sky and do cool stunts anymore... been there, done that. Fluttershy too... Oh shes crying? Oh she doesn't want to talk? Oh shes scared? The moments when fluttershy actually does something impressive like scream, or (That one time when she "killed" the bear) is what makes me attracted to her, but other than that, im not amused.

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[Dark Horn 430]

I understand and appreciate what you're saying about AJ. However, with fruit being some of my least favorite things in the world, she didn't really come across to me.

 

Twilight is the best, in my opinion, simply because of how dorky and adorable she is, for lack of a better word, adorkable her leadership skills and her magic.

[Megas 27,743]

Some of your arguments are pretty valid, and I can respect most of them. Most of the ponies get their spotlight when its time for them to have their own episode, but on a regular basis, i think what they do will be very predictable. Its not very impressive or rare to see rainbowdash fly up in the sky and do cool stunts anymore... been there, done that. Fluttershy too... Oh shes crying? Oh she doesn't want to talk? Oh shes scared? The moments when fluttershy actually does something impressive like scream, or (That one time when she "killed" the bear) is what makes me attracted to her, but other than that, im not amused.

You could honestly say the same thing about the entire mane 6 when you think about it

 

"Oh look, Twilight's showing off her magic again. She's reading books"

"Oh look, Applejack's bucking/selling apples. She's hanging out with her family"

"Oh look, Rarity's making more clothes. She's beign fancy again"

"Oh look, Pinkie Pie's throwing another party. She's gonna drive people crazy"

 

It's usually what the situations create and how the mane characters fix them is what makes them interesting characters

 

Though I do agree, it's usually fun to see characters out of their comfort zones(Baby Cakes, Read it and Weap and Sisterhooves Social come to mind)

[♞RedLotus♞ 360]

You could honestly say the same thing about the entire mane 6 when you think about it

 

"Oh look, Twilight's showing off her magic again. She's reading books"

"Oh look, Applejack's bucking/selling apples. She's hanging out with her family"

"Oh look, Rarity's making more clothes. She's beign fancy again"

"Oh look, Pinkie Pie's throwing another party. She's gonna drive people crazy"

 

It's usually what the situations create and how the mane characters fix them is what makes them interesting characters

 

Though I do agree, it's usually fun to see characters out of their comfort zones(Baby Cakes, Read it and Weap and Sisterhooves Social come to mind)

I think that the episode where rainbowdash reads the book and becomes a "nerd" is actually one of the few times I liked her. I also liked the iron will episode where fluttershy goes extreme. I think there should be an episode where AJ starts becoming like rarity, but takes it a step further and becomes even more obnoxious and snobby. Then she refuses to work anymore, and blah blah. Sounds like a great idea to me. Maybe even an episode where pinkie goes into "Pinkamena" mode, and turns all emo.

[Megas 27,743]

I think that the episode where rainbowdash reads the book and becomes a "nerd" is actually one of the few times I liked her. I also liked the iron will episode where fluttershy goes extreme. I think there should be an episode where AJ starts becoming like rarity, but takes it a step further and becomes even more obnoxious and snobby. Then she refuses to work anymore, and blah blah. Sounds like a great idea to me. Maybe even an episode where pinkie goes into "Pinkamena" mode, and turns all emo.

Personally I would love an episode where Rainbow and Pinke get AJ into pranking, and she loves it to the point where she becomes maniacal, but that's probably because I would love to see AJ having a mental breakdown

Edited July 24, 2013 by Megas75

[dashie99 8]

#1. Rainbow Dash is forever 20% cooler than the next coolest pony. This is an indisputable and measurable scientific fact. You can buy a cool-o-meter at your local hardware or electronics store and measure it yourself; just remember to turn down the sensitivity as Rainbow's inherent awesomeness can sometimes fry the cheaper ones. You'll find she is always 20% cooler than any pony in her presence. That's right, if another extraordinarily cool pony, like say Applejack, walks into the room, Rainbow simply becomes that much cooler. Next point!

#2. Rainbow Dash currently holds the record for Kicking Dragons. You know what that record is? "1". Yup, Rainbow is the only pony to blatantly kick an adult dragon--IN THE FACE no less. People like to mention that Rarity is the first to throw a kick in the whole show, but you know what? Dragon makes your manticore invalid. Moving on!

#3. When Rainbow is doing her thing, GUITARS HAPPEN. I mean awesome rockin` electric guitars--which always make everything even more awesome! Or does Rainbow make electric guitars awesome? One of those chicken or the egg things, I guess. Maybe both Rainbow and guitars are two parts of the coolness-continuum-complex? DOESN'T MATTER. What does matter is that every time Rainbow is showing off, there are some epic guitars rifts playing. It's like her theme instrument or something.

So I hope that I have achieved my noble goals of educating you all about Rainbow Dash, the only realistically best pony. Rainbow fans should now be aware of exactly why Rainbow is their favorite. And for those of you who thought other ponies were best? I hope you learned your lesson, but don't worry about it too much; We all make mistakes. Rainbow Dash forgives you. She's awesome like that. 

 

 

 

 

That was taken from a "rainbro dash" thread.     also, dash is adorable.

Edited July 24, 2013 by dashie99

[dekutree64 713]

Fluttershy:

I think her popularity is that her behavior is an exaggerated form of how a lot of people feel in social situations. It's just nice to see that yes, someone understands. Particularly in Hurricane Fluttershy, where she actually is weaker than average, and being embarrassed about that makes her perform worse than she's capable of, which is even more embarrassing, and spirals into emotional trauma. And just because she managed to push through it that time didn't "cure" her.

 

Rainbow Dash:

She's the classic "hard on the outside, soft on the inside" character type that is very hard not to love if you think about things from her perspective. This is why so many people hate Mare Do Well, because the others basically publicly humiliated her to get their point across, which was most likely extremely painful, but she doesn't show it.

Her personality is also very easy to write romance stories with, which is why there are so many fanfics with her.

 

Applejack:

She seems boring to me. Not much to her other than hard work and mourning dead parents. I'm so sick of dead parent stories.

 

Rarity:

I don't know why she's not more popular. She's the only artist of the mane 6, and this fandom seems to have so many artists, I'd think a much larger portion would be able to relate to her. I also like how she keeps her house nice and speaks with a Canterlot accent, despite living in a small town and being raised by parents who are nothing like her. And as shown in Sweet and Elite, she still values her true friends over social standing. Her teenage years, discovering who she wants to be and actually accomplishing it without stomping on others like most "popular girl" types, would make a very good spin-off.

Edited July 24, 2013 by dekutree64

[dashie99 8]

Fluttershy:

I think her popularity is that her behavior is an exaggerated form of how a lot of people feel in social situations. It's just nice to see that yes, someone understands. Particularly in Hurricane Fluttershy, where she actually is weaker than average, and being embarrassed about that makes her perform worse than she's capable of, which is even more embarrassing, and spirals into emotional trauma. And just because she managed to push through it that time didn't "cure" her.

 

Rainbow Dash:

She's the classic "hard on the outside, soft on the inside" character type that is very hard not to love if you think about things from her perspective. This is why so many people hate Mare Do Well, because the others basically publicly humiliated her to get their point across, which was most likely extremely painful, but she doesn't show it.

Her personality is also very easy to write romance stories with, which is why there are so many fanfics with her.

 

Applejack:

She seems boring to me. Not much to her other than hard work and mourning dead parents. I'm so sick of dead parent stories.

 

Rarity:

I don't know why she's not more popular. She's the only artist of the mane 6, and this fandom seems to have so many artists, I'd think a much larger portion would be able to relate to her. I also like how she keeps her house nice and speaks with a Canterlot accent, despite living in a small town and being raised by parents who are nothing like her. And as shown in Sweet and Elite, she still values her true friends over social standing. Her teenage years, discovering who she wants to be and actually accomplishing it without stomping on others like most "popular girl" types, would make a very good spin-off.

Tha- that was the most amazing piece of text ever bestown upon my eyes on this forum. I give you an epic brohoof, the highest honor a brony can give to another:

[♞RedLotus♞ 360]

Fluttershy:

I think her popularity is that her behavior is an exaggerated form of how a lot of people feel in social situations. It's just nice to see that yes, someone understands. Particularly in Hurricane Fluttershy, where she actually is weaker than average, and being embarrassed about that makes her perform worse than she's capable of, which is even more embarrassing, and spirals into emotional trauma. And just because she managed to push through it that time didn't "cure" her.

 

Rainbow Dash:

She's the classic "hard on the outside, soft on the inside" character type that is very hard not to love if you think about things from her perspective. This is why so many people hate Mare Do Well, because the others basically publicly humiliated her to get their point across, which was most likely extremely painful, but she doesn't show it.

Her personality is also very easy to write romance stories with, which is why there are so many fanfics with her.

 

Applejack:

She seems boring to me. Not much to her other than hard work and mourning dead parents. I'm so sick of dead parent stories.

 

Rarity:

I don't know why she's not more popular. She's the only artist of the mane 6, and this fandom seems to have so many artists, I'd think a much larger portion would be able to relate to her. I also like how she keeps her house nice and speaks with a Canterlot accent, despite living in a small town and being raised by parents who are nothing like her. And as shown in Sweet and Elite, she still values her true friends over social standing. Her teenage years, discovering who she wants to be and actually accomplishing it without stomping on others like most "popular girl" types, would make a very good spin-off.

Well, those are your opinions and everybody is entitled to their own opinion. On the other hand, I find fluttershy and rainbowdash both boring, none of them impress me in any way. Its just a matter of opinion really.

[dashie99 8]

Well, those are your opinions and everybody is entitled to their own opinion. On the other hand, I find fluttershy and rainbowdash both boring, none of them impress me in any way. Its just a matter of opinion really.

Breaking the sound barrier and the color spectrum (at the same time!)  doesn't impress you? MIND = BLOWN 

 

 

 

Also, fluttershy told off multiple mythical creatures. I think the reason why people love dashie and fluttershy is because they are relatable. I've always been dash-ish, in my mind, at least. 

Edited July 24, 2013 by dashie99

[Scootadress 361]

I can't be a Fluttershy fan since her character is just overdone. She easily could have learned what she learned within just 2 or even less, seasons. With an exception to like, 3 episodes, she hasn't really made much progress.

These are episodes solely on her (or mainly)

Friendship is Magic Part 2 (with her manticore taming) Sometimes everyone needs a little kindness. (MYSTICAL BEAST)

Dragonshy: She learns to stand up to her fears and to help those she cared for. This is just summarizing it. (MYSTICAL BEAST)

Stare Master:Same thing as Dragonshy except with the added: Sometimes you deal with more then you can handle, but sometimes its worth it for friends? Its hard to explain clearly. She learns about dealing with something she can't handle but learns to cope? Still..(MYSTICAL BEAST)

Green Isn't your color:For Rarity, its what she learns in Suited for Success mostly. "You can't please everypony and if you try you end up pleasing no pony". Of course, with the added "secrets" and the moral of telling the truth to a friend despite not wanting to break their hearts or hurt their feelings.

Bird in the Hoof:Same as Stare Master but with a pet and the same as Green isn't your color combined with some minor differences.

May the Best Pet Win:She was the one helping RD. She was right the whole time about Tank and really, she wasn't in it as much so, I'm excluding this.

Putting Your Hoof Down: Basically she can't act like a doormat, she has to stand up for herself more, but not in the expense of others like she had earlier.

Hurricane Fluttershy:Same as Frienship is Magic Part 2 and Putting Your Hoof Down, but the lesson seems to stick more. Sometimes its best to believe in yourself despite others and to not let them be your determining factor. 

Keep Calm and Flutter On:Same as the other episodes with her standing up for herself but towards Discord (Mythical Beast)

 

Tons of these episodes are good in their own right, but she doesn't seem to grow outside of being what her name implies. Its such a waste of time to repeatedly see the same pony do the same thing but in different circumstances. At least with RD, despite her attitude being my main hatred of her, she learns quite a lot and developed over time. She started to show more of a softer side and isn't as reckless anymore. Fluttershy's still shy, and she hasn't really changed much.

[Rainblow H. Ash 5,091]

Well, reading through all these posts has been a pretty enlightening experience.

 

But I've always adopted a philosophy of just letting everyone have their own favorite characters. It's funny that this topic is about Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy having a lot of fans and not understanding it when Twilight Sparkle is in fact that most popular pony, at least as far as I can tell.

 

But back to my point, I love Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, and Applejack to death. But I also like Fluttershy, Rarity, and Twilight Sparkle. I dunno, I just find it hard to hate on any of the characters. Do random fans sometimes annoy me? Yes, but I cope with it because it's just them expressing their love for a character.

 

As for reasons why I chose Rainbow Dash say over Rarity, who has been stated to be deeper, I simply like her character more and I do indeed think that she's just as deep as Rarity or the other members of the Mane Six. Plus, I love cool characters who try hard to impress others and act like jerks, so that certainly helps.

 

Overall, what I'm saying is this: it's fun to debate characters, but in the end everyone has their favorite and I can respect our differences.

[Zygen 6,066]

Well i'm kinda tired and don't really like ranting off on peoples opinions, even if it involves Fluttershy.

 

I personally have come to love every mane 6 charactor on the show, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Rarity, Twilight, and Pinkie Pie, all for their own reasons.

 

Most of my favorites list is based upon how I relate to the characters honestly, because i've tried to be open minded and see all the awesome things about each character, and trust me there is quite alot of interesting things to each character. And listening to others opinions on why they think their favorite pony is their favorite pony makes me appreciate each one more, and thus enjoy the show more, its a win win situation.

 

I don't think there is any actual realistically best pony, it what appeals to you, so I suppose if your opinion is your don't like Fluttershy or Rainbow, thats ok, I personally like them all, but if thats your opinion i'll try and respect it, and not get offended over it due to Fluttershy being my favorite pony and stuff. (And even if I took slight offense from saying shyness is annoying, being shy myself, but whatever.)

 

I find the characters to be all well written, and have great things about them, maybe i'm just really easily pleased, maybe i'm not sophisticated enough of an individual to really care about things that other more critical people do. Who knows, maybe i'm just more universally accepting, idk. Regardless I enjoy the show, and all the characters in it, sure I like some slightly more then others, but in a show with adorable pastel colored ponies, who are all well written characters, i find it hard to dislike any of them.

 

But again, your free to have your opinion, as I am to have mine, and i'll try and respect yours long as you respect mine.

[Sugar Cube 4,843]

They're the two pegasus ponies, so maybe that has something to do with it? The pegasi are usually the most popular type of pony. Most OCs are pegasus ponies. There are definitely some perks that come with being a pegasus. With Dash and Fluttershy, we can see them do gestures and actions that the others can't do, because Dash and Fluttershy are not constantly grounded.

 

Both characters are very extreme in their personality in one way or another, and they're definitely polar opposites. Rainbow Dash is obviously appealing for being the action girl of the group, and is more easily relatable to boys because of her love of sports and adventure. Fluttershy's appeal comes from being cute and vulnerable . It's easy to want to protect Fluttershy because she's so sweet and innocent. A lot of bronies relate to her shyness as well. Any other reason has already been surmised in this thread, so I won't reiterate for the sake of avoiding repetition. I'm in favor of loving and embracing everypony. They are all best pony.

 

 

Oh, and these two are just plain adorable. Don't forget that.

Edited July 24, 2013 by Sugar Cube