My Little Pony XVI: There's a Pony for That!

[Trixie]

Trixie's Great and Powerful Guide v1.94c
Pony Edition

Brief Introduction

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My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic is a reboot of the MLP franchise by Powerpuff Girls artist Lauren Faust, currently viewed by (almost) the entire Internet, not only the intended audience. Here is a place where we discuss the joy of friendship.

> My Little Pony? Seriously?

It's a clever show. It has excellent writing, character dynamics, humor, animation, and generally treats kids seriously rather than condescending to them. It has every right to be a 20 minute corporate committee designed infomercial, but it's not.

> Isn't this a show for little girls?

Pixar technically makes shows for little boys, and produce some of the best animation in the world.

> Okay, fine. I'll give it a try. Where do I start?

No Brony could ask for more. I recommend watching the episodes in order. They're all up on Youtube. Unusually, Hasbro seems fine with having the entire series up in public because they've made no move to bring down any of the episodes. Search for "Friendship is Magic Episode 1" and you should find the series pretty easily... Or search for "Sharing is Magic" Google Doc. That is all.

> Okay, I'm going to watch it but this had better live up to the hype!

Whoa, calm down there. The show is light hearted, optimistic fun but it's not for everyone. It's good fun, the community is good fun, and everyone can do with a reminder that friendship is magic but if it doesn't gel for you we'll love and tolerate you anyway. Plus, you might hit the wrong episode. Ask first?

> Iron Hoof/Fan Theories/Shipping/Binding

All in good fun! If it's not your cup of tea, skim it, but this show has triggered a great creative outpouring from the Internet. Pony themed fan-art is abundant and often excellent. See below for some examples.

> Derpy Hooves/Doctor Whoof

Two minor background characters who were adopted as emblems of 4chan. Derpy Hooves is so named due to an animation error in the first episode that had her eyes facing in different directions; 4chan has assigned her the role of Ponyville's mailpony, and her only line so far has been "Muffins". The show's animators are aware of Derpy's popularity and she's shown up a few times recently with her eyes obviously derped. Currently made canon in Feeling Pinkie Keen and in Faust's picture showcased below, Derpy was deemed important enough to appear in storyboards for Season II.

Dr. Whoof is a pony with an hourglass cutie mark; he and his kin save time and space very quietly off camera.

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Ponytar Artists

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Alarra
Alterform
Crown of Thorns
Dirtytabs
Irbis
Kairaven
Khosan
...and a lot more, too many to keep track of, now.

If you do/don't want to be here, make a note in the thread.

Note that we're looking for more as the above are a bit swamped with requests currently.

New: Official PonyPic Request Thread!

General Resources

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Fan Fiction and News: Equestria Daily
FF... Darkly: Equestria after Dark
Discussion Image Forum: Ponychan
Pony Emotes: FiM Emotes
Pony Images: Ponibooru
Know Your Meme: Ponies!
Allspark MLP Discussion Thread

Art Resources

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OC Pony Creation Guide:

>useful link<

Deviant Art Links:

Lauren Faust

14 Bis
ButterSS
Csimadmax
DonKoRR
Irving Zero
Johnjoseco
Kloudmutt
Palestorm

Tutorials:

How to Draw Luna
MLP Art Guides
MLP Colour Guides

Kloud TV

Concepts:

On the Design of the Mane Cast

Concept art by L. Faust:

AJ/AJ
Pinkie/Surprise
Rarity/Sparkler
Twilight/Twinkle
Derpy/Ditzy

Group Shot

5 Best Pictures [IMHO]:

TG&P Trixie 1 2a 2b 3
Twilight Sparkle 1 2 3
Rainbow Dash 1 2 3 3.6
Fluttershy 1 2 3

Pony Games

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The most recent one.
Pacderpy
Two very similar dash based cloud gathering sidescrollers
Pony generator I
Pony generator II
Pony generator III

New: Pinkie licks cupcakes. And a playthrough for it, too.
Collect Cupcakes, Lick Ponies! 2.0

Nice Fanwork



Art Challenges

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MyLP Challenge:

Do you want to try your hand at something fun? Feeling need to draw fanart? How about trying MyLP Challenge?

What it is? Just click on the linked template.

How does that work? Don't be scared, just complete the template to the best of your ability. Have one two three four examples made by other ponies

Starting thread and more examples can be found here.

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Phoe In Ropes is now a thing. Wanna draw something? Tie me up. Have a story to write? Work it in as an easter egg. Want it to be the main focus? Wonderful! I want to see enough material by Thread XI for white pegasus ponies bound in ropes or shackles or what have you to make it the official theme of the thread. Got it? Good!

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ATTENTION EVERYPONY!!!

Great & Powerful Trixie made a bet. A bet I'll procure 12 pictures of Trixie - like the one in my sig, of similar quality - before next weekend. Trixie cosplaying, doing weird stuff, finding herself in unusual situations. So! I need ideas! Sketches of Unicorn ponies (I'm willing to vectorize them for free if they're good enough)! Moments from the show showing ponies with unusual poses and/or designs I could use to inspire myself! Finally, if someone would also like to draw something, I'd be glad to repay in some manner :P

Any takers?

Important GitP Links

Thread I - Because Friendship Is Magic
Thread II - Now About 20% Cooler
Thread III - The Great & Powerful Thread
Thread IV - Friendship is Sufficiently Advanced Technology
Thread V - Art of the Thread
Thread VI - MUFFINS!
Thread VII - The Grand Galloping Thread
Thread VIII - Friendship is Music
Thread IX - The Best Thread Ever
Thread X - We Trot 'til We Drop
Thread XI - "Mmph!"
Thread XII - No One Can Groove Like the Girls with the Hooves
Thread XIII - Fast/Fine/Fierce Thread
Thread XIV - Boots on Hooves / Bikinis on Top

Operation: Indiscriminate Friendship
My Little Pony: FiM RP Recruitment
Pony Week Discussion Thread
Pony Crime Pulp Fic/Game Thread

[MCerberus]

Ponythread has been classified a Level 5 cuteness hazard. Read at own warning.

Many Moods of Ponythead: Repost

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More ponymotes:

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[Trixie]

<sigh> Sorry for thread name, still too sick to think and there was popular demand, I believe

Also, tried new rehabilitation gear today. Completely innocent, yet I can't think of anything besides bondage when I look at it. I blame pony thread :P

[Grif]

<sigh> Sorry for thread name, still too sick to think and there was popular demand, I believe

Also, tried new rehabilitation gear today. Completely innocent, yet I can't think of anything besides bondage when I look at it. I blame pony thread :P

Woah, there. Rehab gear? What happened?

[Titanium Fox]

<sigh> Sorry for thread name, still too sick to think and there was popular demand, I believe

Also, tried new rehabilitation gear today. Completely innocent, yet I can't think of anything besides bondage when I look at it. I blame pony thread :P

Yes, we are infecting the minds of the ponies who enter.

*Evil Cackle*

(On a serious note, Rehab Gear? Are you okay?)

[EsperDerek]

Oh, geez, I completely forgot that we were approaching 50. That was quite the last thread!

Also, yeah, rehab gear? From the surgery, or...?

[MCerberus]

I think I'll just leave this here for the mind-breaking

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[Grif]

I think I'll just leave this here for the mind-breaking

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...
I'm okay with this.

[Titanium Fox]

I think I'll just leave this here for the mind-breaking

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Fluttershy can tame ANY beast. ANY. Even Wrex.

[Grif]

Fluttershy can tame ANY beast. ANY. Even Wrex.

Now to see if I can sneak a reference to this in my fanfic.

[Titanium Fox]

Now to see if I can sneak a reference to this in my fanfic.

You would get so many Internets.

[MCerberus]

Fluttershy can tame ANY beast. ANY. Even Wrex.

Except Blueblood apparently. Maybe she should go murdershy on him.

[Brazen Shield]

I think I'll just leave this here for the mind-breaking

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Dude you just made my Morning!!!
Wrexershy!! OTP!

[Titanium Fox]

I think I'll just leave this here for the mind-breaking

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Dude you just made my Morning!!!
Wrexershy!! OTP!

Oh ****. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!?!?!?!?!

[Grif]

Reposting:

Elements of Ponythread v1.4

Pony, EsperDerek
Insanity, Grif
Awesome, DBC
Bondage, PhoeKun
Heartburn, MCerberus
Logical Inconsistency, Shadowydragon
Hipster, tonberrian
Lurking, Level8Mudcrabs
Quotes, SiuiS
Happiness, Irbis
Surprise, Thanqol
Pirates, TheAmishPirate
Moustache, Welf
Clockwork, the_druid_droid
Phantasy, Raz_Fox
Adventure, Rebelhero
Bacon, Kris_strife
Snarking, Etcetera
Stealth, Kyouhen
Chemical Reactions, Gamerlord
Not Being Significant Enough to Be an Element, erikun
Nacrolepsy, Titanium_Fox
Insomnia, Gadora
Great and Powerful, Trixie
Boron, Bayonet Priest
Taking Things Too Personally, Soft Serve
Recursion, DeadManSleeping
Apathy, Lord Raziere
Ink, InkwellPony
Hope, ScionoftheVoid
Duels, dromer
Lead, RdMarquis
Hot Pony Kisses, Benson
Killjoy, Brazen Shield

[TheAmishPirate]

Dude you just made my Morning!!!
Wrexershy!! OTP!

Aaaaaand there's the thread-opening mindscrew, right on time.

[Shadowy]

Aaaaaand there's the thread-opening mindscrew, right on time.

Well that took a while. In the meantime I love getting my checkmark for the new ponythread. Makes me feel happy.

[Brazen Shield]

Oh goodness, I don't understand why I'm laughing~ but it's fun :D

Edit: Grif! Thank you for the element addage!

[Rebelhero]

I think I'll just leave this here for the mind-breaking

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That was the weirdest laugh i think ive ever done...

[MCerberus]

Good old-fashioned absurdest humor. *Feels monocle for a second*

I say, good bean, but such an act appears quite out of character for such a brute.

[Mystic Muse]

And that makes two of us. At least.

Add me to the "Blueblood isn't misunderstood, he's just an entitled jerk." club.

I've known of this problem for a while now and have failed to find a pony-based solution. If you find a solution of any sort, please share.

Plushie Luna.

[Aotrs Commander]

Add me to the "Blueblood isn't misunderstood, he's just an entitled jerk." club.

Woo! We should all form a posse or something! Forget torches and pitchforks, that's old hat, I'll fetch some cattleprods and flaming rocket launchers!

[InkwellPony]

Oh, geez, I completely forgot that we were approaching 50. That was quite the last thread!

Of course it was quite the thread! It had my art in it! Bwahahahahahahahaaaa! @.o


-(Blushes)- And... well... stuff... and... yeah.

-(Hides)-

[Titanium Fox]

Add me to the "Blueblood isn't misunderstood, he's just an entitled jerk." club.

I'm calling membership on this one too.

[Mystic Muse]

Woo! We should all form a posse or something! Forget torches and pitchforks, that's old hat, I'll fetch some cattleprods and flaming rocket launchers!

I've got dual mounted Chain guns, Flame throwers, grenade launchers, and an anti-everything gun that doubles as a friendship cannon.

[the_druid_droid]

I've got dual mounted Chain guns, Flame throwers, grenade launchers, and an anti-everything gun that doubles as a friendship cannon.

And I know of a sentient shotgun, rivet gun and buzz saw that share my dim view on Blueblood's character.

Let's do this, ponythread!

[Shadowy]

I've got dual mounted Chain guns, Flame throwers, grenade launchers, and an anti-everything gun that doubles as a friendship cannon.

OK I wasn't going to join in to this but the chance to get a hold of this kind of arsenal?

I'm In!

[Mystic Muse]

Yes! Let's do thi-

Oh wait.

Celestia got revenge for us.

[Blue Ghost]

... The thread was on page 41 when I was here yesterday...

I am now picturing a MLP/VeggieTales crossover. Awesome, or no?

[Titanium Fox]

Yes! Let's do thi-

Oh wait.

Celestia got revenge for us.

I approve of this.

But can we still have our crack at the pompus flank too though? >>

EDIT: Pfft.... HAAAHAHAHAHAHA. Oh man, this is absolutely fantastic. Absolutely. Fantastic. I'm reading at work on my break and it's hard not to bust out laughing.