What's the relation between TF2 and MLP?

[Spark 101]

I've seen so many things connecting TF2 and MLP. What exactly is the connection between the two things?

[Shadow Stallion 436]

MLP + Modders = Ponified games, TF2 being really popular leads to a greater chance of it being ponified.

 

Or at least, that's what I think o.O

[SXCJ40 125]

MLP + Modders = Ponified games, TF2 being really popular leads to a greater chance of it being ponified.

 

Or at least, that's what I think o.O

 

couldn't have said it better myself

[Mephala 2,633]

Both are insanely awesome?

(What SS said *sweatdrop*)

[Jadefire 2,797]

Both are popular franchises, I suppose. Great things have a tendancy to be drawn to each other.

[Daring Do 195]

Where there are bronies, and some freedom in video games... Such a thing could only mix so well!

 

I believe that people only recognize Team Fortress Two as one of the main brony "ghettos" because of the freedom to express it, such as in paints and stuff. This allows bronies to pronounce their interests better, which will obviously attract more bronies. I can only explain so far, however, because I do not play.

[Queen Cassie 3,057]

Well, it's a greater extension of the fact that apparently, people like making models of ponies to use in GMod. Unfortunately not too many GMod videos are actually good, with pony based ones being no exception.

 

Those that are tend to be rather fun though.

 

As for Team Fortress Two itself...I think I should start playing it again, play on a pony server, see how I like it. It's been too long since I've tried it.

[Ron Jeremy 2,032]

The flexibility with pony-related mods, as others have mentioned, is a huge part of it.

 

A chunk of it is also the fact that since the game has such a large player base, it's just sheer odds that there will be a lot of MLP fans there, right? And people like to combine their interests, so it just works.

 

Pretty much ever popular multiplayer/massively multiplayer game out there has it's own groups of MLP fans. Sometimes you just have to look harder for them.

[Balto 2]

xD Just the epicness of them both joined em to gether and hey Love and violence aperantly are like magnets Oposites attract xD

[Eenohay 318]

I've seen so many things connecting TF2 and MLP. What exactly is the connection between the two things?

 

Personally I haven't seen many as you say, but awnsering your question, it's clearly their fans

[Marshmallow 1,137]

There really isn't one. It just happened that MLP got very popular in the TF2 community for various reasons when it first started. I believe it was one of the most important brony communities at that time and so lots of bronies were created from this.

Edited February 29, 2012 by Marshmallow

[I used to be a stranger 7,993]

A highly developed and visually distinct main character cast contributes.

 

The juxtaposition also poses nine unique males with six unique females, whatever that may construe..

[Jackson Ward 1]

they are both acronyms duh

[Groo 252]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGgS4klg7AY

[JhonHipster 124]

i think most people are overlooking something, the connection is stronger in the GMOD world then TF2, most TF2 players like GMOD so they offcourse naturally toke to MLP

[Yellow Diamond 7,569]

Both overlap in terms of audience (i.e., young adult males) while appealing to fans with vibrant characters, unique art styles, and sharp writing. I imagine there is also an "antithesis effect" where such disparate characters and themes are brought together on the very basis of their differences. For example, Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball were frequently crossed over in the late 90s and early 2000s by fans even though the shows had stark contrasts.

 

I mainly attribute it to their mutual popularity and fan bases.

[FLARE 952]

There really isn't one. It just happened that MLP got very popular in the TF2 community for various reasons when it first started. I believe it was one of the most important brony communities at that time and so lots of bronies were created from this.

 

You took the words right out of my mouth!

I heard that once the meme left 4chan it spread around and TF2 was one of the places it went, where a bunch of community's were set up, and people learned about it from there.

[Kyreth 194]

It spreads quite easily in the TF2 community because of the sprays. I can't count the number of times my friend and I have put our pony sprays up next to each other and other people have put more up around them.

[I used to be a stranger 7,993]

they are both acronyms duh

 

An Acronym is an abbreviation that you can pronounce, like RADAR, LASER or NASA.

 

An Initialism is an abbreviation using the first letters of the words in an identification or title.

[Lillia 69]

The relationship is simple.

 

Awesome + Awesome = DOUBLE THE AWESOME.

 

In short, adding one to the other makes the result AT LEAST 20% cooler.

[Waplon 14]

Both overlap in terms of audience (i.e., young adult males) while appealing to fans with vibrant characters, unique art styles, and sharp writing. I imagine there is also an "antithesis effect" where such disparate characters and themes are brought together on the very basis of their differences. For example, Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball were frequently crossed over in the late 90s and early 2000s by fans even though the shows had stark contrasts.

 

I mainly attribute it to their mutual popularity and fan bases.

 

Does this also explain why Skyrim and Minecraft have many brony fans, too?

[Yellow Diamond 7,569]

Does this also explain why Skyrim and Minecraft have many brony fans, too?

 

Probably, yeah. Mutual, internet savvy fan bases which are predominantely male will increase the likelihood of shared fandoms.

[Waplon 14]

On the flipside, most bronies seem to hate Naruto and Bleach. (And Sonic, but, well... it's Sonic.) What's with that?

[Jackson Ward 1]

An Acronym is an abbreviation that you can pronounce, like RADAR, LASER or NASA.

 

An Initialism is an abbreviation using the first letters of the words in an identification or title.

 

You can pronounce mlp like "mulp" and tf2 like "tfftoo"

[Laydee Kaze 400]

Because Ponies make great Spray tags >:3

 

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