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I think of the kirin as being closely related to ponies because I played PonyIsland for years and they had kirins as a breed. They also had valkyries, which I would love to see in the franchise . . . ponies with flame hair and ram horns. I guess flame hair would be a big problematic as far as toys go, though. But then again, if Trim 'n Grow Dream Beauties came with scissors, would it be soooo bad for valkyries to come with a Bic lighter? (Okay, yes it would. )
ehhh,Quote from: Taffeta on September 17, 2018, 03:30:27 AMKirin are not and will never be equine to me. I know they have various incarnations and at least in Japanese the word gets used for both unicorn and giraffe as well as proper kirin...In Japan kirin are more deer like than equine. And from what I can see of China, they are anotger amalgamation of species.So definitely not kirin for me. As for the rest...flutters, wingers, sea and merponies are all fine by me. Zebras are a related species one step more distant than unicorn/earth/peg are from each other. I don't know enough about the other g4 species to comment but my understanding of the Changelings is that they are shape shifters..?Ehhh, I agree somewhat, but I think the MLP FiM kirin look more pony than deer; visitors can't see pics , please register or loginAnd for me, it's a hard line to draw; the saddle Arabians greatly resemble g2 in body size and proportions. So it's a tough call.
Kirin are not and will never be equine to me. I know they have various incarnations and at least in Japanese the word gets used for both unicorn and giraffe as well as proper kirin...In Japan kirin are more deer like than equine. And from what I can see of China, they are anotger amalgamation of species.So definitely not kirin for me. As for the rest...flutters, wingers, sea and merponies are all fine by me. Zebras are a related species one step more distant than unicorn/earth/peg are from each other. I don't know enough about the other g4 species to comment but my understanding of the Changelings is that they are shape shifters..?
Quote from: Firehooves on September 17, 2018, 02:38:56 PMehhh,Quote from: Taffeta on September 17, 2018, 03:30:27 AMKirin are not and will never be equine to me. I know they have various incarnations and at least in Japanese the word gets used for both unicorn and giraffe as well as proper kirin...In Japan kirin are more deer like than equine. And from what I can see of China, they are anotger amalgamation of species.So definitely not kirin for me. As for the rest...flutters, wingers, sea and merponies are all fine by me. Zebras are a related species one step more distant than unicorn/earth/peg are from each other. I don't know enough about the other g4 species to comment but my understanding of the Changelings is that they are shape shifters..?Ehhh, I agree somewhat, but I think the MLP FiM kirin look more pony than deer; visitors can't see pics , please register or loginAnd for me, it's a hard line to draw; the saddle Arabians greatly resemble g2 in body size and proportions. So it's a tough call. Goodness, FIM smiles are so creepy annoying no matter what species they're on.Looking at that, the ears and stuff don't make me think it's meant to be that horsey, tbh. Especially since Japanese kirin are NOT equine. Since FIM chose to use the Japanese pronuniciation for the term 麒麟, they *should* be reflecting what a kirin is in Japanese folklore, rather than across the board. SO we should probably assume it's meant to be more deer-related based on that.Japan does use kirin キリン for giraffe as well, I think that comes from China originally, but that's clearly not as giraffe (lol). And when it gets used for unicorn its usually the western definition of a unicorn, I think. I am pretty sure if FIM were doing their job properly, they'd know that kirin are neither horse nor deer, but if they're using the Japanese term, they're thinking more deer than horse. And that image is unclear but honestly, it's not-horse enough to make me think they were trying to go with deer. It's just that FIM ponies already look way too deer like in general, it's a lot harder to tell...
Looking at that, the ears and stuff don't make me think it's meant to be that horsey, tbh. Especially since Japanese kirin are NOT equine. Since FIM chose to use the Japanese pronuniciation for the term 麒麟, they *should* be reflecting what a kirin is in Japanese folklore, rather than across the board. SO we should probably assume it's meant to be more deer-related based on that.Japan does use kirin キリン for giraffe as well, I think that comes from China originally, but that's clearly not as giraffe (lol). And when it gets used for unicorn its usually the western definition of a unicorn, I think. I am pretty sure if FIM were doing their job properly, they'd know that kirin are neither horse nor deer, but if they're using the Japanese term, they're thinking more deer than horse. And that image is unclear but honestly, it's not-horse enough to make me think they were trying to go with deer. It's just that FIM ponies already look way too deer like in general, it's a lot harder to tell...
They don't even look like deer. The muzzle is too short and legs to bell-bottomy. They look like apple head chihuahuas with a horses tail.
Quote from: Leave a Whisper on September 18, 2018, 10:49:38 AMThey don't even look like deer. The muzzle is too short and legs to bell-bottomy. They look like apple head chihuahuas with a horses tail.So I guess what we take from this discussion is that even the FIM ponies don't look like ponies so it's generally academic?For me if they weren't trying to aim for deer with kirin, then they're just including the word for fad Japanese "cool" factor, rather than trying to share something culturally different. And I have issues with that. But to me the image looks more an attempt at a different species, even if it ultimately fails. Bluntly put, kirin aren't really meant to be 'cute' anyway...Also every time I type it I want to capitalise the word because of the drinks company that use that name (facepalm).
Them's Fightin Herds incorporated different creatures into their pony-centric world. So far, the main characters are Cow, Reindeer, Unicorn, Alpaca, Sheep, and Longma. I would personally really like to see a Longma as a race in the show, especially since they recently did Kirin as a cute nod to our culture.