The DakkaDakka OT My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Thread

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**Aduro**

Not to mention that question gets asked nearly every other page. I mean why would we discuss Why we like the show at all in an over o e hundred page thread about the show? That would be silly.

**Nerivant**

To be honest, it's easier to think of reasons why we wouldn't enjoy the show.

Oh, wait, there aren't any.

Carry on.

**The glass ninja**

Look, OK. We like it, thats just it. Hell, we all play with plastic figurines (Sorry if somone doesn't) Why can't we like this? Why must we be hated for liking somthing cute, bright, well written and made by one of the best animators for children?. Go try it and see what we mean.

**scarletsquig**

killykavekommando wrote:Before I go trolling, I've always wondered why you guys like MLP. I'd like a serious explanation and not some 'because friendship is magical' crap

Gonna go ahead and copy and paste from another thread where I answered this:

scarletsquig wrote:
MrMerlin wrote:
seriously, why do people post this stuff here?

Well, several months ago, I decided to watch one episode of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic to see what all the fuss what about (bunch of people on various forums seemed obsessed with it, and they were people I liked,too).

Then I watched another episode, and another, and another... and now, I just *really* like it.

It doesn't make any sense, but the popular phrase of "the only reason for not liking the new my little pony is not having watched it yet" holds true.

If I had to make some sort of psychological musing, I'd have to say that the bright, colourful and amusing world of ponies is a wonderful counterpoint to the typically depressing, bleak and negative focus that most media has. News stories about death and tragedy are always the most popular. More people attend funerals than weddings. TV shows that constantly try to outdo each other in terms of being "gritty" and "hard" are massively popular. I think there's a significant group of people (myself included) who are a little tired of it all and want something relentlessly upbeat and positive in their monitors, just for 20 minutes of wonderful escapism from the rest of humanity being so goddamn miserable and serious all the time. I'd be lying if I said the show hadn't changed my outlook on life for the better.

Dakka is the perfect place for ponies, as it is one of the few wargaming forums that doesn't take itself dreadfully seriously.

Plus, when it comes down to it, grown men playing with toy soldiers is just as "looked down upon" by regular society as grown men watching ponies. Both wargamers and pony-fans both generally hail from the 20% cooler segment of humans who are confident enough to enjoy whatever they want and not stress one bit over what people think of them for doing that. So, it stands to reason that there is some crossover between the two.

Also, unlike most other sickeningly-upbeat kids TV shows, the show is not dumb, or lame, it is as geeky/cool as hell with complex well-written characters, and the main character is a socially-capable nerd, a category which the majority of wargamers can identify with.. as opposed to the stereotype of "if you have a high IQ, that means you're socially useless, math is hard lets go shopping etc." that almost every other children's TV show (and a lot of adult media) defaults to.

In short, there are a lot of very excellent reasons why people are so in love with it. I can highly recommend this blog post by the show's creator as an insight as to the kind of things that she wanted to achieve with it. Basically, it is matter to the anti-matter of almost every other kid's show out there and is nothing like what you'd expect, right from the guitar riff in the theme tune down to the ponies effectively saying "oh god no, not a song stfu" right before the first song of the show airs. IMO, it's smart, funny and cute.

Do not assume (as a lot of people do) that any pony-fan on here is intending to troll, or be a hipster. The (potentially more scary) reality of the matter is that a lot of adults genuinely enjoy watching it based on its own merits.

Hope that helps answer the question!

P.S. In relation to "the horrible gods of chaos" line. There is a Chaos god in My Little Pony, too. Yes, seriously.

In short, we like it because it's a damn good show.

**The Night Stalker**

That sums it up quite well.

It's just addictive.

**remilia_scarlet**

>hear news of a board on 4chan for my little pony - /mlp/.
>hear it's 80% /b/tards, lurking for threads to troll.
>avoid /mlp/ like the plague
>instead go to tumblr.
>find that many of the talented artists who draw MLP art also avoid this board.

my face when:

Spoiler:

seriously, though, it's kinda sad that people are so unhappy with their lives that they need to go to the lengths of bothering people because they like a harmless show. just take this for example:

https://twitter.com/bronybot

somebody went through the trouble to make such a thing. it's a bot that tweets the same thing over and over in reply to anyone using any of the names of the ponies or the #mlp hashtag. funny thing is that whoever created it must've forgotten that 90% of twitter is happy to report for spam.

**A Town Called Malus**

killykavekommando wrote:Before I go trolling, I've always wondered why you guys like MLP. I'd like a serious explanation and not some 'because friendship is magical' crap

I like it because Celestia is standing behind me telling me to. She's scary, man. I don't wanna go to the moon.

**Alexzandvar**

I love it when people Troll Ghost with ponies.

And I swear to god he owns the worlds largest collection of cans.

**Anvildude**

I'm curious how long it's gonna take for him to actually watch a few episodes and be converted.

Either that, or he's gonna drive himself into a fit of apoplectic rage and have a heart attack.

**remilia_scarlet**

he will never like it, he's hopeless.

**Tiina Brown**

Hello all, i think this is the perfect place for me to ask this question:

I'm trying to make a hobby/fan-computergame based on a mix of WH40K and MLP FiM.
It is to be inspired a bit by SPACE HULK, as it is a kind of a platformer in 2D, sidescrolling ... possibly a bit like "3 Vikings", too ...
If i manage to make it, i intend to make it free, for several reasons.

Anyway, i have already made a Blood Mare(Blood Angel), an Ultra Pony(Ultra Marine), and a Royal Hooves(Imperial Fists) ... and Twilight Sparkle as an Inquisitor in white pads(direct allegiance to Celestia) and Gold Banding (Master Psi/Magic).
I have plans for Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and Big Mac, too, as well as a few others ... (possibly including a certain ... Doctor ... even though he really belong in neither MLP nor WH40k ... )

But, i wonder, if you who reads this, would decide what Space Marine Chapter, or other WH40K-thing should get pony-fied, then what would it be, and why?
That will not mean i'll prioritize it or even make it, but i'm curious, and would like to know. ^_^

As for MLP: FiM, my Mane 6 favourite is Applejack, and my non-mane 6 favourite(s) is a tie between Zecora, Derpy, and Big Mac.

**Aduro**

I don't know why I care so much about this Derpy thing, but I do.

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Someone with more artistic talent than I (and a functioning computer) needs to color this for me.

**killykavekommando**

So, MLP is fun because it's addicting and adorable to some audiences? So, it's like Zim, just less creepy?

**Aduro**

And the writers do t despise humanity. Can't forget that detail.

**Melkhiordarkblade**

I just saw a preview clip of the new ep. It was good but one thing is starting to distract me.

There was a goat in the scene.

Now I don't mind dragons and manticores in Equestria, that's part of the magic. But now we have cows,donkeys and goats living in Ponyville.

Am I the only one that doesn't like that idea. My Little Pony and the Barnyard Pals.

**Swordwind**

Pony power, my friend. Pony power.

**Tiina Brown**

killykavekommando wrote:So, MLP is fun because it's addicting and adorable to some audiences? So, it's like Zim, just less creepy?

Adorable? I only find Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy adorable, and if they only had been adorable, they would have been completely uninteresting ro me ...
No, i guess it is my time to repeat sometthing several has said before me, since i find it true for me too:
MLP: FiM has really good or even great characterization, really good or at least ok stories, and music that is far better than most cartoons/animated series.

Essentially, it has quality, and that is why it has attracted people independent of gender and age.

That, is how i see it.

**orkoidSTD**

Melkhiordarkblade wrote:I just saw a preview clip of the new ep. It was good but one thing is starting to distract me.

There was a goat in the scene.

Now I don't mind dragons and manticores in Equestria, that's part of the magic. But now we have cows,donkeys and goats living in Ponyville.

Am I the only one that doesn't like that idea. My Little Pony and the Barnyard Pals.

i dont see much wrong with adding more creatures. if ponies can talk, why not other equines? also, its teachign kids about multicuturalism, which the show touches on a lot, so nothing wrong there.

**A Town Called Malus**

Melkhiordarkblade wrote:I just saw a preview clip of the new ep. It was good but one thing is starting to distract me.

There was a goat in the scene.

Now I don't mind dragons and manticores in Equestria, that's part of the magic. But now we have cows,donkeys and goats living in Ponyville.

Am I the only one that doesn't like that idea. My Little Pony and the Barnyard Pals.

Are you one of them Pony Supremacists?

**The glass ninja**

My (very weak) Attempt to colour those for you Audro.

**A Town Called Malus**

The glass ninja wrote:My (very weak) Attempt to colour those for you Audro.

Shouldn't Luna Kirby have a solid dark blue body and the stars should be on her mane?

**The glass ninja**

knew i was forgetting somthing.

**A Town Called Malus**

Here's my attempt at colouring. Only got Lunarby done so far.

**The glass ninja**

Your's is better.

**DPBellathrom**

I cant see anything wrong with adding new ponies so long as they dont get too much of a spot light :3

as for why I like it.....I findit impossible not to. everything I hate about childrens shows has been done soooo well in this that I cant help but love it. just give episode 1 a watch tonight and you'll see what I mean

**The Night Stalker**

I challenge all the haters, just watch one episode

you WILL become one of us

one of us, one of us, one of us.....

**KillerSkivil**

one of us, one of us, one of us.....

**DPBellathrom**

watching the new episode, angel is such a douche :3

**The glass ninja**

He is.

ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US.

**DPBellathrom**

pretty good episode with some nice refrances but I think it needed to be about 20% cooler

oh yeah... ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US