Are Bronies Obsessed with Death?

[Grapz224 137]

So, just a question I want your input on.

Are Bronies obsessed with Death/Mortality?

 

~A lot of brony stuff have characters dying yet death has never been seen/mentioned in MLP:FiM

 

What are your thoughts?

[Teller 360]

Death is very commonplace in fiction, and people do tend to exercise their creative liberties.

 

That being said, you ought to hear the very vocal minority who personally take offense to the word "death".

[Ribbonfree 2,383]

Because a lot of the adult demographic interested in the show is of the age where death is an interesting topic and a useful trope for fictional work.

[MarcelineA 126]

aaah..... whah? O_O I wasn't informed of this O_O but maybe who knows lots of people are why wouldn't a brony be? O_O idk .-.

[Scootalove 10,689]

Not really, they usually have characters die in fan fictions.

[Grapz224 137]

Well, think about it. theres "Slendermare" based on Slenderman, who represents Death, theres the thousands of OC's that are based on Death, you get where I am going?

[Oblivion 20,267]

It's not just in MLP fictions bro, media in general tend to lean towards the darker side of things, just look at a lot of the movies that are out, and all the shoot em up video games, I mean I like all of those things, but just pointing it out!

[Rainblow H. Ash 5,091]

This is just people in general.

 

Every fandom has people dying in their fanfiction and artwork even if the show doesn't feature it, Bronies are going to be no different.

 

There does need to be a grim reaper pony though, that would be cool.

[Grapz224 137]

Take for instance the most popular MLP fanfic out there. Cupcakes. (yes, I'm mentioning Cupcakes) the ENTIRE thing is about Death, and how ponies in the MLP world would react to it. or Smile HD (yes, made by the same person, but it makes my point.) VERY popular, and the whole thing is MLP DEATH. what about Rainbow Factory? Secret Deaths. I've seen fan art on Ifunny with Twilight crying over graves with the other mane6's names written on them. or one where AppleJack pulled out a shotgun because AppleBloom broke her leg. (I really do not know). It just seems to me that the darker side of this fandom is a HUGE part of the fandom.

[Rainblow H. Ash 5,091]

Yes, the dark side of the fandom is sizable, but only because you're noticing it. The bright and cheery side of the fandom is plenty big.

 

It just doesn't surprise me because every fandom I've been in has an element obsessed with darker themes.

[Grapz224 137]

'm not saying the ENTIRE fandom is dark, or that there isnt a lighter side. just that the Darker side seems to be bigger than other fandoms.

[Shanks 10,816]

It depends, alot of grimdark fans are but as for the broader fanbase I highly doubt it. A friend of mine makes a topic asking which pony would be the most likely to commit suicide and it had near universal opposition. Death and other dark topics make some people uncomfortable and there are some in the fandom who use MLP as an escape from that. Of course there are other fanfics that while they may not be grimdark do have death in them as a theme but this dosen't mean that the fans that read or write these are obsessed with death. Death is a very important topic that is present in a lot of media because it is on a lot of peoples minds.

[Shisko (Collin) 34]

So, just a question I want your input on.

Are Bronies obsessed with Death/Mortality?

 

~A lot of brony stuff have characters dying yet death has never been seen/mentioned in MLP:FiM

 

What are your thoughts?

Pfft, no, I'm just here sacrificing my cat to Satan.

[Rainblow H. Ash 5,091]

I'm not saying you are saying that the entire fandom is dark, I'm just saying that every fandom has a darker side. Is the Brony's one larger? I don't think so.

 

I just think that the Brony fanbase is bigger than most cartoon fanbases, at least Internet presence wise, so it's a lot more noticeable.

[ReverseFaller 2,483]

The Brony fandom does have a "darker" side to it. But what fandom doesn't? 

[Appleloosa 90]

Well I think everyone is to a certain extent. Myself, I woudnt say Im obsessive with it, but the wonder of it does cross my mind rarely. As for the community specifically, idk. Maybe it is because the community consists of people with similar interests/mindsets for the most part and this group happens to be one interested in the topic of death? Then compared to a normal group, the numbers seem higher. But again, I dont, so this is only my guess. It is interesting though.

[tripfly 264]

Philomena died

and came back from the ashes

[Pastel 7,630]

?

No, or at least not more than regular people.

[Moost 164]

Yup, they're all shit smearing emo psychopaths with a hunger for children. Seriously though, what is up with some of you?

[Quill Waver 1,408]

I think that most of the time, death in story-lines for fan-fiction is necessary to progress the story or to form a "tear-jerking" moment.

 

Personally, having nearly experienced death twice, I can comfortably say I do not fear death.

[Dattebayo 2,850]

Well, think about it. theres "Slendermare" based on Slenderman, who represents Death, theres the thousands of OC's that are based on Death, you get where I am going?

Yup, they're all shit smearing emo psychopaths with a hunger for children. Seriously though, what is up with some of you?

Well actually, most people like that are in their 12-14 age ranges and are all a bout strange, weird, scary stuff.

 

/also....Slenderman doesn't represent death.

[hawkflame 3,310]

I think that it's because of the fact that the show is relatively light and fluffy.  Some fans take that and want twist that into some shocking, darker dimension, because frankly it is easy to get shocks that way.  (Not judging, by the way.  I like some shocking stuff.)

 

Also I think that there is some part of it that is because there are some themes the show will never give itself the freedom to explore, so that makes a lot of people want to experiment.  That's when you get things that are out there like the Conversion Bureau, or even sadder fics like Simply Rarity, which is not really "dark" but did deal with some depressing themes. 

[Moost 164]

Well actually, most people like that are in their 12-14 age ranges and are all a bout strange, weird, scary stuff.

 

/also....Slenderman doesn't represent death.

I like killing, but not the way they do. I like to kill in an action packed sense, you know what I mean? Like tearing someones genitals off with my bear hands. That sort of stuff, humorous and badass.

[Freewave 1,145]

Take for instance the most popular MLP fanfic out there. Cupcakes. (yes, I'm mentioning Cupcakes) the ENTIRE thing is about Death, and how ponies in the MLP world would react to it. or Smile HD (yes, made by the same person, but it makes my point.) VERY popular, and the whole thing is MLP DEATH. what about Rainbow Factory? Secret Deaths. I've seen fan art on Ifunny with Twilight crying over graves with the other mane6's names written on them. or one where AppleJack pulled out a shotgun because AppleBloom broke her leg. (I really do not know). It just seems to me that the darker side of this fandom is a HUGE part of the fandom.

 

Well the Grimdark side is a big part of the fandom, as is the clop side, As is the liberal SJW side, as is the side that makes silly meme's. What your noticing is that this is a huge internet culture around this show and it multi-faceted and covers all aspects of the human experience thru the show. Sure in the cannon show there's no sex and no violence but that's where humans (who are teens or adults) and our creativity come into play. We make content about ALL aspects of life. Life isn't always pretty but these creations don't damage our fanbase, they are an important part of it.

 

Anyway's fun quote: "And when I'm lying in my bed / I think about life / And I think about death / And neither one particularly appeals to me"