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So...

Something a little like this than? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnBaDMzFSfo

Kid_Kyoto wrote:

Alexzandvar wrote:I was thinking of making my second IG Army be a Luna from MiP: FiM themed one, and was wondering if this would make many other Warhammer fans angry.

I speak both English and geek and have no idea what you are talking about.

Therefore no.

Oh come on. I've never watched an episode, but I know MlP = My Little Pony and FiM = Friendship is Magic. You could've read the rest of the posts if confused...

I'd have no problem whatsoever playing this army. It's your hobby: enjoy it however you choose, and as it clearly doesn't infringe on my enjoyment of the game, go for it! As has already been said, funny story to tell friends

Tarkand wrote:So...

Something a little like this than? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnBaDMzFSfo

You are a god among men for showing that in this thread.

I....I love you.

Some people know a little to much about MLP
*Alex* cough cough

Sierk wrote:Some people know a little to much about MLP
*Alex* cough cough

What? I'm just invested in fluff behind my army! lots of players are like that!

I had no idea what MiP: FiM meant until I read this thread. I don't know about other 40K players, but on behalf of all humanity, I hate you.

I think it was a real eye opener for the girlier sides of a man.
JK
But anyways the episodes arent half bad.

Andilus Greatsword wrote:Everything makes other WH40k fans angry!

This is very true.

Whatever it is, do it. That's the beauty of the hobby.

Would I like it?
No.

Would I want to play against it?
No.

Would I mock it?
You betcha.

Why?
I loathe MLP. I loathe "hello kitty".
I loathe "kawaii" and "chibi" and everything that goes with it.
FWIW I also loathe the angry marines and every other "meme" themed 'army' out there, but I'm a grumpy old man-gamer who still thinks kids don't belong in the hobby (because I was never a "child" gamer and my peers were also not "child" gamers.). We never had to deal with any of that crap.

Would it trigger nerdrage in other 40k players? Yes.

I don't see how your army OP causes any issues. Am I misunderstanding or are you simply using a color scheme that reflects Luna's own colors or are you actually converting models to look like ponies? If all you are doing is painting moons and other symbols that look like they could fit with Luna's theme and Nightmare Moon's theme I don't see how this would be an issue for anyone. Most people probably won't even realize that the moons came from MLP unless they were heavily exposed to it which means they are most likely a MLP fan anyways.

I personally think the idea is really cool, since I have a feeling this isn't a joke for you, but rather a serious army idea which will incorporate icons that reflect the moon and space. This is far different from seeing Garden Necrons or any other idea that people have come up with for any army. So long as the models match what they are supposed to be and Wargear is there I don't think anyone should have a right to refuse to play you.

As a Brony myself I have to say its cool and I like seeing crossovers like that in the game and if you need a Theme Song for your army I think this fits the bill pretty well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf0tYs5U5RI

Lots of grown men like anime or other things that are for kids. Now gender is just a THING created by society. that is what part of bronydom is. Breaking down established gender stereotype. If bronys where transformer fans no one would have an issue. but because it is for girls we are suddenly considered weird and possibly disturbed? Question: Why are horses considered girly? Why is pink? Why is a skirt? Why is a dress? Because we SAY THEY ARE.
Also learn to deal with so called "Homofied" stuff because gender walls are breaking more and more everyday.
But on topic OP. if you humanize luna make he look like this.
Big picture inside

Remember to make lunar riding on her dolphin. Its one of the few things she did on the moon fir the past 1000 years.

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DkVBshMiXQ3Y&v=kVBshMiXQ3Y&gl=US

I wouldn't be bothered by it. I would just stomp it all gud' an' proppa'. Sorry guys getting into orks atm.

Right generally its anime that is more adult orientated. That which is not so adult orientated is marketed towards the female audience, hence it being kawaii etc.. And the gender thing created by society is an age old debate, but the fact still remains that whether nurture or nature there are hard wired settings. Horses, pink, skirts, and dresses are NOT considered girly because we say they are, they are considered girly because they ARE things orientated with femininity.. not masculinity. Pink for instance is genetically wired into our brains to be a non aggressive color. Whether that comes from years of conditioning or from years of evolution is debated but it is FACT.

And yes because it is for children and for girls it is disturbing.. Whats disturbing is that people seem to not think so. Michael Jackson for instance, his magical house with merry go rounds and slides (and giant toy horses), did it seem like a mentally healthy environment for a grown man? I worked at a Carnivale for quite a while and I can tell you from first hand experience that the grown ass men that are interested in kiddie activities are not healthy.

Stereotypes exist for a reason.

Angry? Probably not. Don't expect to get great paint/fluff/theme scores though.

Adult My Little Pony fans are often, in my personal experience, a bit "fringe" socially, around the level of stereotypical "TFG" wargames players that we all encounter in this hobby from time to time. Now, I am not saying that because you like My Little Pony you are automatically a horrible social outcast. You could be the most cool/normal/whatever person in the universe and like My Little Pony for all I know. Maybe My Little Pony fans being slightly "off" is just a thing local to my city, or to things I have seen on the internet.

But the My Little Pony fans that I know in real life are weird people. They tend to dress and/or act incompetently in social situations, and seem like a "lazy/ironic" crowd of people that forgot that they were supposed to be liking a girl's children's television show ironically and started becoming way too enthusiastic about it. Personally I used to play Dungeons and Dragons casually with a pretty average crowd of people, but recently I have noticed that the 18-21 "geek" demographic is becoming filled with the "My Little Pony fan" type. It makes it hard for me to comfortably enjoy enjoy geekier things with My Little Pony fans in games, in my experience frequently forcing My Little Pony references/jokes/character themes/accessories into all walks of life.

Your mileage may vary.



If I met you on the field of battle I would hold nothing against you, but believe me my army's Righteous Fury would be on overdrive.

Right generally its anime that is more adult orientated. That which is not so adult orientated is marketed towards the female audience, hence it being kawaii etc.. And the gender thing created by society is an age old debate, but the fact still remains that whether nurture or nature there are hard wired settings. Horses, pink, skirts, and dresses are NOT considered girly because we say they are, they are considered girly because they ARE things orientated with femininity.. not masculinity. Pink for instance is genetically wired into our brains to be a non aggressive color. Whether that comes from years of conditioning or from years of evolution is debated but it is FACT.
Stereotypes exist for a reason.

Kid_Kyoto wrote:
Alexzandvar wrote:
I was thinking of making my second IG Army be a Luna from MiP: FiM themed one, and was wondering if this would make many other Warhammer fans angry.

I speak both English and geek and have no idea what you are talking about.

Therefore no.
........
Oh come on. I've never watched an episode, but I know MlP = My Little Pony and FiM = Friendship is Magic. You could've read the rest of the posts if confused...

No really I was the same when I read the OP.

I say go for it if only for the potential comedic value.

Jesus wept... Bronies need to be set alight with promethien fire - heretic scum.

As to the argument about pink having always been girly, pink used to be the typical colour to denote masculinity and blue for girls, as blue was seen as a calmer colour than the more aggressive pink. It's only in the past 100 years in which their roles have switched round.

Hell, yes. Do it! Anyone angered by this isn't worth listening to. In fact, you'll be doing yourself a favour by driving them away. Nerds who get wound up by little things like this tend to be pretty irritating people.

I just ctrl-f'd the discussion and didn't find any mention of Rough Riders. You should totally have as many as you can take, all painted up like characters from FiM, even if you only use them occasionally. IIRC, you can take 15 horses in one FOC, which gives you a lot of choice to work with.

Yay! What fun!

Sierk wrote:LOl i just started watching the first MLP episode and found it not half bad. It makes no sense that they were being pulled in a carriage by other horses though. The funniest but was that the old granny had a hot pie on her ass

Truth is stranger than fiction!

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/384670.page

I forgot this gem. You're not alone OP.

Eiríkr wrote:Jesus wept... Bronies need to be set alight with promethien fire - heretic scum.

Jesus is a brony

You wouldn't be the first to make an army based on a cartoon.

I do like the colors. It would make a nice uniform. Moons and stars are pretty standard military icons, so that fits as well. Now if your modeling your guardsmen to be mlps, not so much.

Bronies, the ones I see are fething annoying. So from my experience I dont like you guys.

Id still play your army.

Alexzandvar wrote:I was thinking of making my second IG Army be a Luna from MiP: FiM themed one, and was wondering if this would make many other Warhammer fans angry.

IE: Tanks and troops have void-space camo, flags have moons or the symbols of night or the moon on them.

I thought it would be a nice idea, considering I was told it was creative of me to paint my first regiment with Volcanic camo, and I like thinking outside the box when it comes to writing and painting for my regiments.

Oh, and the name for the regiment would be, Luna's Legion, I know a bit to Space Mariney but it works.

Thank you for any input and advice, just trying not to step on peoples toes.

They are you minis. Do whatever you want with them. As long as they are properly identifiable on the table as to the unit they are or type of unit they are you can paint them however you like.

Anyone who complains is just sad they didn't think of it first.

Skriker

Veteran Sergeant wrote:I had no idea what MiP: FiM meant until I read this thread. I don't know about other 40K players, but on behalf of all humanity, I hate you.

I didn't mean to cause such an uproar with this thread, I don't get why people get so angry over how they choose to paint there army.

But none the less, thanks for the feedback.


And the army will not be made up of ponies, but it will have as I said before Void camo with the moon symbols and all that.

Furthest I would get to having a pony actually in my army would be to have a Luna Lord General, but that would be it.

Alexzandvar wrote:

Veteran Sergeant wrote:I had no idea what MiP: FiM meant until I read this thread. I don't know about other 40K players, but on behalf of all humanity, I hate you.

I didn't mean to cause such an uproar with this thread, I don't get why people get so angry over how they choose to paint there army.

But none the less, thanks for the feedback.


And the army will not be made up of ponies, but it will have as I said before Void camo with the moon symbols and all that.

Furthest I would get to having a pony actually in my army would be to have a Luna Lord General, but that would be it.

Dont let the neighsayers influence you. HAve fun.

Lol i just found the MlP off-topic blog but didnt see any of your posts alex so just in case you should find it.

It's so fluffy and grimdark at once, the universe just imploded.
Also, you just gave Matt Ward a new idea for a codex!

As with alot of other dakka members i would have no problem with it, my soulless necrons would shoot them dead no matter what they looked like.

But if you started ranting about how awesome MLP is while we were playing, well then I might have an issue with it just stick to IG while playing

Lol necrons would have a fun time purging the galaxy of emotions.