My Little Pony X: We Trot 'til We Drop

[Trixie]

Trixie's Great and Powerful Guide v1.9f
Colgate/Dr Whoof/Master/Romana/Rani 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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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 Challenge:

ATTENTIONEVERYPONY!!!

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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Trixie Challenge:

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

Operation: Indiscriminate Friendship
My Little Pony: FiM RP Recruitment
Pony Week Discussion Thread

[Brazen Shield]

Yup. We were. 5 pages today or you'll be looking for someone else to make it ;P

I figured someone else would ask, or maybe you had already said, but why did it have to be so fast? Are you too going on vacation and being Internet-less for a week?

[SiuiS]

Niiiice. Colgate. Unfortunate name, but apt.

As I haven't been to a toy store in over a year, do we in the US have these 2 dollar toys? Because I may have a new thing to splurge on.



Also, last thread's closing OP image?

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Appropriate

[Trixie]

I figured someone else would ask, or maybe you had already said, but why did it have to be so fast? Are you too going on vacation and being Internet-less for a week?

Worse, actually.

Niiiice. Colgate. Unfortunate name, but apt.

As I haven't been to a toy store in over a year, do we in the US have these 2 dollar toys? Because I may have a new thing to splurge on.

I'm afraid so.

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You also have these cool blind bags, too

[Welf]

New thread, need to make nonsensical post.

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Worse, actually.

What could be worse? 2 weeks of no internet?

Wait, no Trixie for some time?

[Gamerlord]

The sweet smell of a new thread...

Now, ACTIVATE THE PONY WARP DRIVE! PAGE 50, HERE WE COME!

EDIT: The following is snippets from Gamerlord's attempts to make a PMV:
"NO! THAT ISN'T THE CLIP I WANTED!"
"WORK ALREADY YOU PIECE OF....."
"OBEY ME VIDEO EDITING SOFTWARE!"
"Oh no, don't tell me I have to download another episode...."
"Great, my computer is now obviously possessed by a demon."

[Trixie]

Also:


:P

[tonberrian]

Check please!

[Kyouhen]

Worse, actually.



I'm afraid so.

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You also have these cool blind bags, too

They do? Maybe us Canadians have access to them. Where do they get them?

[Mystic Muse]

Okay guys, remember, no bondage mentioning or posting for five pages and we get to see a rope tied Berry Ann.

We can hold off for that long can't we?

[Kyouhen]

Okay guys, remember, no bondage mentioning or posting for five pages and we get to see a rope tied Berry Ann.

We can hold off for that long can't we?

I think you just got that delayed another 5 pages.

Also nevermind, just looked up the blind bag thing and I see they aren't over this side of the world yet.

[darthbobcat]

Hey Raz_Fox, got a random coincidence for you.

[the_druid_droid]

Mmm, this thread is minty fresh...

Also, I like the new Trixie avatar, uh, Trixie.

[Kyouhen]

The sweet smell of a new thread...

Now, ACTIVATE THE PONY WARP DRIVE! PAGE 50, HERE WE COME!

EDIT: The following is snippets from Gamerlord's attempts to make a PMV:
"NO! THAT ISN'T THE CLIP I WANTED!"
"WORK ALREADY YOU PIECE OF....."
"OBEY ME VIDEO EDITING SOFTWARE!"
"Oh no, don't tell me I have to download another episode...."
"Great, my computer is now obviously possessed by a demon."

This is why I waited until I downloaded all the episodes to start. Made sure they were all HD because I want them all the same quality too. Did I mention I'm overly picky with my work? Because I am.

[Trixie]

...I wonder where you found that 4 episodes that are still not in HD quality... :P

[Kyouhen]

...I wonder where you found that 4 episodes that are still not in HD quality... :P

Which 4? Because the torrent assures me every last one is in 720p and I will be very annoyed if any are not.

[Orzel]

New thread!

*googles "my little pony star ocean"*

*finds nothing*

*spike-like no yell*
Curse you star ocean fandom!
I blame SO4. If it was good, we'd still have enough artists to convert into the herd.

I also added JSRF ponies to my bounty.

[Trixie]

Which 4? Because the torrent assures me every last one is in 720p and I will be very annoyed if any are not.

That's only pseudo-HD. Real HD episodes are all 1080p.

Plus, 720p that circulate are usually very poor iTunes encodes that are actually larger than proper 1080p ones. I got rid of them once 1080p versions become available from Hub.

[Kyouhen]

That's only pseudo-HD. Real HD episodes are all 1080p.

Plus, 720p that circulate are usually very poor iTunes encodes that are actually larger than proper 1080p ones. I got rid of them once 1080p versions become available from Hub.

Eh, I kept the 720p because I don't have an actual 1080p display and as such have no use for the full 1080p.

And these videos don't look that bad. I'm happy with them at least.

[Trixie]

I also added JSRF ponies to my bounty.

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Eh, I kept the 720p because I don't have an actual 1080p display and as such have no use for the full 1080p.

And these videos don't look that bad. I'm happy with them at least.

Er, these encodes are so bad the difference is visible even on my sub-HD screen.

Plus, it has to be pretty small screen if it is worse than 1280x720.

And I was wrong! Only 2 episodes now remain sub-HD!

Do you know what this means?

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BOAST BUSTERS FINALLY IN HD!

[Kyouhen]

Y'know what's awesome? Being stupidly paranoid around technology.

The video editor I'm using keeps complaining about it being a trial version every time I start it up. I went to the website to find out what restrictions that meant, but couldn't find anything, so I figured that's fine.

I've gotten about 30 seconds of video finished after about 3 hours of work. (Not 100% of that time was work, I keep getting sidetracked, but still) The preview for it keeps skipping between scene changes, so I figured I'd publish what I've got to make sure it's working right.

And I get a warning saying that because it's a trial there's going to be this annoying ugly watermark in the middle of the video. And sure enough there's an annoying ugly watermark in the middle of the video.

As annoyed as I am that it wasn't easier to find out this was going to happen, once again I am pleased with my high levels of paranoia. If I hadn't questioned how well this would turn out after 30 seconds I would have finished the entire 3 minute video before finding out about the watermark.

And now back to Google to find some better software to work with.

[darthbobcat]

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I... I now want Daisy to be a real pony. She just works so well as one. Plus, it's not like she has much to do as a Mario character. Though she might have to be Duchess Daisy, but I'm having ideas and DARNIT I HAVE ENOUGH BACKLOG.

[Raz_Fox]

The Time Pony thread, huh? Well, we need an appropriate thread opening!

Okay guys, remember, no bondage mentioning or posting for five pages and we get to see a rope tied Berry Ann.

We can hold off for that long can't we?

Well, the Pure and Honest Fox Raz can, but he doubts the integrity of, say, Trixie or Lixxie. Mark my words, we won't get to five pages without bondage in this thread.

Hey Raz_Fox, got a random coincidence for you.

Y'know, if those were humanized ponies, Braeburn might... well, might be a bit more like Misted Stage Braeburn, given where he's looking.

[Trixie]

There is no such thing as 'duke' citi-- pony. Now go back to not comprehending the concept and your fun.

[EsperDerek]

Y'know what's awesome? Being stupidly paranoid around technology.

The video editor I'm using keeps complaining about it being a trial version every time I start it up. I went to the website to find out what restrictions that meant, but couldn't find anything, so I figured that's fine.

I've gotten about 30 seconds of video finished after about 3 hours of work. (Not 100% of that time was work, I keep getting sidetracked, but still) The preview for it keeps skipping between scene changes, so I figured I'd publish what I've got to make sure it's working right.

And I get a warning saying that because it's a trial there's going to be this annoying ugly watermark in the middle of the video. And sure enough there's an annoying ugly watermark in the middle of the video.

As annoyed as I am that it wasn't easier to find out this was going to happen, once again I am pleased with my high levels of paranoia. If I hadn't questioned how well this would turn out after 30 seconds I would have finished the entire 3 minute video before finding out about the watermark.

And now back to Google to find some better software to work with.

Ahh, the eternal quest to find a good free video editor. I very much wish you luck, because that's like, a holy grail.

Also, hey, new thread! Maybe I can actually contribute to this one. I totally got lost on the last one and have been so busy in real life that I was basically a nonentity.

[Orzel]

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I am offering hugs for Star Ocean and Jet Set Radio based pony stuff.

[darthbobcat]

Ahh, the eternal quest to find a good free video editor. I very much wish you luck, because that's like, a holy grail.

Also, hey, new thread! Maybe I can actually contribute to this one. I totally got lost on the last one and have been so busy in real life that I was basically a nonentity.

And I promise not to try to harvest love from you. I found a synthetic, eco friendly alternative.

Sigh. Synthlove leaves a nasty aftertaste. And it denatures when baked in cupcakes.

[the_druid_droid]

Arrgh! The store apparently sold me an empty game box...now I have to walk back there in blazing hot weather to get the actual game disk which I already paid for, and of course I didn't discover this until I was already home...

/rage

[Kyouhen]

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Er, these encodes are so bad the difference is visible even on my sub-HD screen.

Plus, it has to be pretty small screen if it is worse than 1280x720.

And I was wrong! Only 2 episodes now remain sub-HD!

Do you know what this means?

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BOAST BUSTERS FINALLY IN HD!

So a quick check shows that the episodes I got are a bit brighter than those I can find on YouTube. Other than that they don't look that bad... Am I missing something?

Also Boast Busters? Seriously? Why would it take them so long to get that out in HD? I would have expected the later episodes to be HD last... Or the first ones.

[tonberrian]

Y'know, if those were humanized ponies, Braeburn might... well, might be a bit more like Misted Stage Braeburn, given where he's looking.

It almost looks like that's where Rainbow Dash is looking, too. "What, do I have something on my chest?"