This is why I believe MLP has the best fanbase EVER

[Discordian 6,013]

Not only is the community fantastic in itself because most everyone is extremely nice but on top of that those that make fan music and art are fantastic at it.

 

Unlike most video game fanbases who only make remixes of their favorite songs and such most of the time MLP has many original songs as well, some with lyrics!

 

The art itself goes in every direction you could possibly think ranging from fake screenshots to original artstyles and even to the anthro/furry side of things and even down to downright porn for those who want that too.

 

In this topic I'm going to give some great examples of each (Though don't worry, I'll stay away from the porn artwork! lol) because truly the MLP fanbase has proven itself to be the best fanbase I have ever been a part of.

 

I should also mention that the fanbase makes a big deal out of background characters. All of them are unique and show up many times, some even speak, and the fans have taken a liking to so many of them and each have their own name usually based on their cutie mark (a mark on their flanks that represents what makes them unique from everyone else) so many things presented are of background ponies and side ponies that in most shows normally wouldn't be looked at.

 

Pony Music

 

Due to difficulties in this section thanks to too many media files I will only be posting song names, you'll have to look them up yourself. Sorry about that.

 

This first song is a tribute to Derpy Hooves. A little history on Derpy: Originally she was just called Ditzy Doo and was nothing more than a background pony but one of the animators screwed up with one of her eyes on an episode and her eyes became flip-flopped. Since then she has been called Derpy Hooves by the fans. After this episode Lauren Faust's team of animators continued to leave her eyes in that fashion. It wasn't until The Last Roundup (Episode 14 of Season 2) that she canonically became Derpy Hooves when Rainbow Dash called her thus and she was as "derpy" as her namesake. Now one thing to remember about the fanbase is she is often shown as a mail carrier. While this is not necessarily Derpy's official job, since she does many odd jobs throughout the series, this is certainly the most famous and "official" job so many artworks feature her with a mail bag such as in the video posted below. Derpy has become a fan favorite and even Team Faust has taken the liberty of turning her from a trivial background pony into a pony that shows up in many random places for the fans to find. In some cases she is doing something random like pulling a drain plug out of a Bobbing For Apples tub and then sinking down the imaginary drain or appearing in a tiny little snowglobe where she honestly had no business being in since she isn't famous in any way in Equestria in the show. It's almost like "Where's Waldo" but instead of finding Waldo in every page you find Derpy wherever you can in an episode.

 

Chain Algorithm - Wall-Eyed PostMare

 

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This next song is another tribute to two background ponies who play music: Octavia and Vinyl Scratch (AKA DJ-PON-3) These two ponies don't show up very often, in fact each only shows up for a few seconds at a time in the few episodes they appear in. Octavia is a bass player and Vinyl Scratch is a...well...DJ. This song is meant to be a music face-off of sorts between the types of music each of them play (Orchestral and house/trance type music) and even though in the show itself neither has actually made any identity with their music the fans have created such an identity based on what they play and it's created music...like this.

 

Chain Algorithm - Elements of Harmonics

 

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Now for some of the better music in the fanbase. This song is a fan made theme song for the villain in the first two episodes of Season 2: The Return of Harmony parts 1 and 2. The villain, Discord, had been sealed away by Princess Celestia when she came to rule over Equestria because he ruled with chaos and turmoil. Discord has the ability to bend reality to his will and is very dangerous because of it. Discord breaks out of his stone imprisonment in The Return of Harmony Part 1 and starts wreaking Havoc. This song is meant to be in the viewpoint of the citizens of Ponyville (where the chaos starts and where Discord is making his base of operations) crying out to Discord. This is one of the most original songs in the fandom and definitely one of my favorites. Odyssey Eurobeat, the one who made the song, is definitely a great musician.

 

Discord (Eurobeat Brony)

 

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And now this song, which is done by the same guy who made Discord, is about Princess Luna who was sealed in the moon by her sister and came to be known as Nightmare Moon (which became a scary bedtime story to trick young ponies to behave or else Nightmare Moon would gobble them up) Before she was sealed up by her sister Princess Celestia for trying to cover the world in night she and her sister alternated between raising the sun and raising the moon. Celestia raised the sun and Luna raised the moon, but Luna found that nopony loved the night as they did the day and they slept through it. Jealous, Luna became furious and tried to cover the world in eternal night and was sealed. The events where she was released from the seal 1000 years after her imprisonment take place in the first two episodes of the series "The Mare In The Moon" parts 1 and 2. The song posted below is a tribute to Luna, through the eyes of Celestia herself crying out to her sister who she was forced to trap in the moon. There's two versions of this song but between the two versions the only difference is at the end of the Nightmare Mode version there is a dark and guttural growling vocal. I will be posting the Nightmare Mode because the Dream Mode version is just the same song but without the added ending.

 

Luna (Eurobeat Brony)

 

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This next song is an amazing tribute to Rainbow Dash and her Element of Harmony: Loyalty. (The Elements themselves are explained in the Mare In The Moon parts 1 and 2) This right here is a perfect example of my love for the MLP community. They put a lot of work and originality into this song and it shows through the fantastic lyrics and guitar and drums, with a great blend of it all together. What you'll hear here is a fantastic song and I have nothing but praise for it. The lyrics really do a good job of expressing the emotion of loyalty in combination with the type of music being played while still paying tribute to the fact that this is the element of Rainbow Dash, the hardcore pony who likes fast-paced action and danger.

 

Loyalty (AcoustingBrony and MandoPony)

 

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This song is a tribute to Twilight Sparkle, one of the seven main characters of the series and for the longest time throughout Season 1 she seemed to be the focus of the show. This song is a lot quieter than most of the other songs I've posted but it's great nonetheless. The vocals are a little wobbly but overall they express Twilight's personality well enough (remember this is still fan made so it's not perfect) Twilight Sparkle is a bookworm who loves to learn new things, her specialty though is magic itself. Unicorns in Equestria can all use magic one way or another but what makes Twilight special is the fact that she has far more power than anyone else in the kingdom and can use spells that haven't been seen in centuries since the greatest sorcerers were around.

 

So Much Left To Know (MandoPony)

 

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Now the following two songs will be posted one after the other since they both come from the same thing. What you are about to hear is the stage songs from the fan made fighting game: My Little Pony: Fighting is Magic. This is a highly anticipated freeware game made by Mane6 which will pit various characters from the show (including but not limited to the mane 6, the other characters have not been revealed yet though) against each other in a fighting system very similar to Marvel vs Capcom and they are doing their utmost to make sure it is bug-free even though they are doing this for absolutely no money at all, what a great group of guys! You can check out what they've done so far on their site http://www.mane6.com

 

The stage music for Twilight Sparkles Library

 

The stage music for Sweet Apple Acres (Applejack's stage)

 

Pony Fanart

 

In this section I'll be posting pictures of many different ponies in various ways. Some might be a little racy but none are sexually explicit. I will separate them into groups based on the character. They will be posted in link form as pictures will take up far too much space. lol

 

The images presented are of various different artstyles and various different poses and situations. There are many fans who do enjoy these so even if you are not one of them (Such as not liking human or anthro versions of ponies) please don't make a big deal out of it out of respect for the fans who do enjoy such artworks.

 

Twilight Sparkle

 

http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/303/c/9/twilight_sparkle_3_by_123hamster-d3lekim.jpg

http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/313/5/d/5d5ccdf6458fac897ee1d993a24ef941-d4fop9a.jpg

http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/217/0/d/twilight_sparkle_by_tiaamaito-d45lf3b.jpg

http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/343/3/7/ponypuffs__twilight_sparkle_by_dzappa7778-d4in1nc.png

 

Rainbow Dash

 

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2012/036/0/4/rainbow_dash_by_up1ter-d4oq9x3.png

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/098/9/a/rainbow_dash_by_dimespin-d3dhums.png

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/188/9/8/98aece070c2aa2513ac53ec46cd5083f-d3lcj9v.png

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/241/8/f/rainbow_dash_sample_by_napkit-d48alqs.jpg

 

Fluttershy

 

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/197/e/8/fluttershy_by_baby_blue_bell-d3vbian.jpg

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/349/9/f/fluttershy_by_irving_zero-d34x36s.jpg

http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2012/025/8/e/fluttershy_by_caninelove-d4nm93z.jpg

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/203/2/d/fluttershy_by_catussnake-d41a4jj.jpg

 

Rarity

 

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/189/6/c/rarity_by_sererena-d3lg0rq.jpg

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/337/4/c/artsy_rarity_by_johnjoseco-d4i18ee.png

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/134/c/b/rarity_scarlet_by_johnjoseco-d3gahfu.jpg

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/314/c/9/mlp__rarity_by_ss2sonic-d4fqvhe.jpg

 

Pinkie Pie

 

http://th02.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2011/285/3/4/pinkie_pie_by_ninjaninjanoob23-d4cnstx.png

http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/251/c/3/pinkie_pie_by_pinali-d497u4l.jpg

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/272/5/e/pinkie_pie_by_iopichio-d4baicw.jpg

http://kp-shadowsquirrel.deviantart.com/art/Pinkie-Pie-Pose-0-212151789?q=boost%3Apopular%20pinkie%20pie&qo=46

 

Applejack

 

http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/171/5/5/554f5956054f05ee31453ef1fa85e003-d3jfip1.png

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2012/032/7/f/applejack_by_purplelemons-d4od3pd.jpg

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/286/c/3/applejack_by_the_sweet_queen-d4crjes.png

http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/034/d/c/applejack_nouveau_by_hezaa-d4ogl52.png

 

Spike

 

http://th03.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2011/284/e/9/spike_by_cynder_dragon_spyro-d4citpl.png

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/262/4/2/spike_by_12cherry21-d4aazd8.png

http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/097/3/3/cool_spike_by_etonyoc-d3df8zz.png

http://th03.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2011/186/6/0/sir_spike_by_sirleandrea-d3h74r0.png

 

Princess Celestia

 

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/248/8/9/princess_celestia_by_14_bis-d490h6a.jpg

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/013/5/4/celestia_by_kaminary_san-d4m70d6.jpg

http://th07.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2010/320/d/0/vote_celestia_by_equestria_election-d32zii6.png

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/362/9/a/manga_style_celestia_by_johnjoseco-d4kirpe.jpg

 

Princess Luna

 

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/164/8/1/princess_luna_by_seagerdy-d3ind8x.jpg

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/295/d/f/df28bc39e237112e7ada8fd2ca547664-d4dlvox.png

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/343/0/7/princess_luna_by_kittenseitz-d4in807.png

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/236/c/e/luna_by_br0ny-d47pc2h.png

 

Random Background Ponies

 

http://th04.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/f/2011/248/c/9/roseluck_by_why485-d48zntv.png

http://th05.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2011/314/a/0/carrot__s_golden_harvest_by_twilightflopple-d4fs97h.png

http://th09.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/f/2011/201/d/6/drunkenly_fierce_by_bamboodog-d414l6v.png

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/331/c/d/lyra_and_bonbon_by_kunaike-d4hfmyb.png

http://th05.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2012/031/7/5/hardcore_octavia_by_kitsuneymg-d4o5liz.png

http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/120/1/c/1c8e17aeb198d22f779f45404070e4d5-d3f8nxa.png

 

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Well, that's all I've come to say. These are just a few things that are out there, fans have made millions upon millions of artworks ranging from drawn art to music to fanfictions to comic strips to flash movies and games. More than any other series MLP's fan stuff is what makes MLP's community so fantastic. The people, the fan stuff, the show itself and it's creators...all of it adds up to make one of the best series ever made. Remember to look up fan stuff once in a while to be put in awe of the splendor that it is. I dunno about you but to me, when the fanbase makes such spectacular things it really adds to the glory of the canonical product.

 

I claim no ownership to anything posted in this thread. Any and all artworks and musics are copyrighted to their respected owners and MLP is copyrighted to Hasbro and Lauren Faust's amazing team.

 

I spent a good two hours typing this up and finding everything so hopefully you appreciate the effort I made in finding this stuff to share it!

[Chigens and Kay 3,831]

I agree with everything, aside from all the music and art, there have been games, clothes, conventions...you could probably write a book with all of the content.

[Nah 3,181]

this fandom will never ever die, this is the greatest fanbase in history, gaining more and more fans, thanks bronies!

[Jadefire 2,796]

Bronies > other fandoms. :3

[Zero Sonic 29]

This is one of the greatest fandoms I've seen lately, so happy to see it grow!

[Starshine 16,330]

And yet all it takes to nearly destroy everything is one episode

[ponyvangelist 732]

Pride goeth before the fall, so we might as well get in as much pride as we can while we can.

 

Besides...

 

Ponies!

[Zekira G. Drake 50]

And yet all it takes to nearly destroy everything is one episode

 

Well it depends on how you look at it. I for one actually thought that the moment actually made the fandom stronger, as almost the entire fandom took their voices and threw it at the world so loud that even the people who don't engage in the series hear about it so much.

 

EDIT: Also I lol'd at your sig. Win.

Edited March 7, 2012 by Zekira G. Drake

[Warbalist 133]

Totally. Only a fandom this awesome could stop me from listening to Jeff Loomis on loop, and put Replacer, D.Notive and Living Tombstone doing music about PONIES in his place. Bronies are awesome.

[Twi Rubix 726]

A pretty awesome community it is. I like seeing the fan art, music, among other things. And I was shocked when I heard there was a whole convention made out of it. (Sort of like E3 in LA.)

[Boofyhooves 78]

True story! Such a great post! Thank you epic post!

[Guest]

 

Bronies FTW!

[RagingTwilight 101]

I think one of my favorite things about this fandom is the music.

 

I have the likes of Eurobeat Brony, General Mumble, Glaze, Chain Algorithm, etc. amongst mainstream songs that I paid for on my phone...and the brony music is just as good, if not better. The more music the musicians in the fandom churn out, the happier I'll be.

 

But yes, I pretty much agree with everything you said, especially the music part.

[Warbalist 133]

I think one of my favorite things about this fandom is the music.

 

I have the likes of Eurobeat Brony, General Mumble, Glaze, Chain Algorithm, etc. amongst mainstream songs that I paid for on my phone...and the brony music is just as good, if not better. The more music the musicians in the fandom churn out, the happier I'll be.

 

But yes, I pretty much agree with everything you said, especially the music part.

 

I can't speak for all the brony musicians, but you couldn't ask for a better audience. Everyone's super-accepting of all types of music and ravenous for more. I'm always waiting for the next Replacer or D.Notive song, myself.

[Ezynell 2,036]

Your art. All of it.

[NewCalamity 3,454]

Not to mention the good-will bronies strive for. Many charities have happened; namely Bronies for Good.

 

Every member of this utopian community always gives his and her best to make this world the best it possibly be for everyone.

 

Thank you, everypony.

[Randomiser 115]

While I don't want to say bronies are always better than everyone else, I guess it's such an expansive fan-base it inspires a lot diverse talents and brings out the best. I agree on a lot of the music being really cool, and I can definitely appreciate the general tolerance attitude.

[83awsm 234]

This is a great community Especially when it comes to creativity and acceptability

 

This is a great community Especially when it comes to creativity and acceptability

[Discordian 6,013]

I should mention that the reason I posted music and art and not fanfictions or anything else is because of all the parts of the fandom I like art and music more than anything, though not just ponies, I'm fan of art and music in general. Never was much of a fanfiction reader and I love webcomics which I would add under art.

[Eavath 278]

All of the fan stuff is actually the reason I initially started watching MLP. I was looking through random songs I'd found on youtube, then strolled along dA looking through some of the stuff until finally I said "Heck with it, I might as well see what all this hype is about." I watched the first episode and I thought it was alright, then it grew on me and I had to keep watching, and that's how I watched the entirety of the episodes up to Season 2 Episode 19 in 3 days

 

And, to keep myself mostly on topic: AcousticBrony's renditions of the mane 6's them songs are just so much win, I recommend everyone have a good listen if you haven't already ^^

[Discordian 6,013]

I actually managed to convince one or two people to check it out through fanmade material. I showed someone the Ponies Anthology and they actually agreed that the animations were amazing and said they'd give it a shot. I'm also managing to use music from the show and everything I said in this topic on other forums to convince people to check it out. The fan stuff is just as useful in recruiting as the show itself, it truly is.

 

While I don't want to say bronies are always better than everyone else, I guess it's such an expansive fan-base it inspires a lot diverse talents and brings out the best. I agree on a lot of the music being really cool, and I can definitely appreciate the general tolerance attitude.

Well I wasn't trying to claim bronies were some sort of master race or anything. I wasn't saying they were better people as other fanbases just that as fans they tend to be more loyal and much more passionate than most others and they manage to stay away from most argument that plagues many other fanbases.