New G4 pony toy designs

[MJNSEIFER]

That said! Potion Nova really is a terrible name. It just feels like they went "okay, what to name her.. uhhhh... she has a potion on her butt, so.. Potion.... *throws a dart at a list of words* ...Nova... Potion Nova.. yeah... that'll do...".

I think this must be how Hasbro comes up with most of their pony names.


Ponyfan

Me too. But add a stiff whiskey to the mix.

I might actually try this method for naming ponies in my project - I have named some, but there are many unnamed ones, so it's worth a shot (I'll only use ones that look good to me though.)

Semi-Joking aside, I do tend to get ideas for pony names by finding some words that kind of go with each other (or that are already together that look like a pony name - I remember seeing a drink called "Sun Chaser" for example and thought it looked like a pony's name, though I've yet to use it.)

I also found that I could actually "create" names by combining the non-month parts of the neighboring names for the Jewel Birthday Ponies in G3 of all things - I'll admit I'm not sure about "Fantastical Joy" or "Joy Fantastic", but the others actually work as names for me.

[Ragamuffin]

Well, if you're not a fan of the toys... maybe you'll like the art better?? Hasbro on Instagram has been teasing something, maybe a webseries?

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[caseysealia]

I don't mind these new teasers they make me think of 2000s cartoons? But this isn't how MLP should be. G3 wasn't like this and it was on DURING the 2000s. I really think they should drop MLP until they get their act together.....

[CloudyGlow]

I'm scared. I don't like those ugly images. They are lazy with text just slapped on and the ponies are too cartoony and ridiculous. FiM was already pushing that cartoony stuff and did it well enough, but I think they need to step back before they fall off that cliff

[Carrehz]

Hahahahaha oh my god, Hasbro, what are you doing??

[Leave a Whisper]

Well, if you're not a fan of the toys... maybe you'll like the art better?? Hasbro on Instagram has been teasing something, maybe a webseries?

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Ewww

[otocolobus_manul]

I... I thought you were joking about those images.

[TheBeatlesPkmnFan42]

I like the new toys but I very much hate the art they're using on social media to promote them. It's super ugly.

[Al-1701]

[Insert Steve Carell "NO!" meltdown here]

I think I'm done with new pony for a while.  I still enjoy G1, but wake me up after this crashes and burns and Hasbro gets back to basics with MLP.

[Leave a Whisper]

[Insert Steve Carell "NO!" meltdown here]

I think I'm done with new pony for a while.  I still enjoy G1, but wake me up after this crashes and burns and Hasbro gets back to basics with MLP.

Prepare yourself for a loooong coma then Sleeping Beauty. I don't think it'll be anytime soon.   

[Al-1701]

I got other things to hold my interest, and again there is G1.  I'm just done with the outrage at this point.  FiM squandered its potential, and what's coming afterwards seems to have no potential to start with.  I might peak in to see if what we actually get is not as bad as it looks, but if it is I'm just going to bow out.  It's just another storied brand Hasbro has mutilated for the sake of catering to modern trends.

[Dragonflitter]

I guess I can't say I'm surprised, because the style of these new MLP's mimics a lot of everything that is popular right now. The 'flat face' and the large head and eyes and ears look like so much of what is on the market right now and in children's programming. (Their heads look exactly like Beast Boy from Teen Titans Go...)

It's just disappointing that Hasbro is doing nothing original. Everything is just "Whatever is popular right now? Copy that." I honestly am surprised that the ponies don't come with some sort of slime or goo in a little container because that's the only other big thing in kids toys right now that isn't represented here.

Even the 'blind box' gimick that is popular in 50% of girls small toys is present. I was really confused about the giant potion bottle on the packages because it looked like there was something hidden behind it but I couldn't figure out what, until I saw the pictures on the MLP Merch site that shows there are hidden accessories. Really, Hasbro? Do we care about pony barrettes and headbands so much that we're going to buy these just to find out what accessory is 'hidden' behind the potion bottle? Is the plan to have different accessories with the same pony, but you can't see what accessory is there so you might buy multiples of the same toy to try to get all the different accessories? Ugh, I just can't.

The only positive I can say for this line is that I'm glad they kept them as brushables and didn't go with a molded hair toy. I guess the line of FiM 'action figures' that were supposed to appeal to older collectors and boys didn't go as well as Hasbro hoped, because these tried-and-true brushables are the line that Hasbro always returns to.

I think Ragamuffin is right and I'll bet we'll see a webseries with short little jokey videos to keep the brand alive until the next movie and cartoon are ready to go, and it will probably be in this style.

If that's the case, maybe we should refer to this as G5 and the upcoming movie/show that will be out in a year or so would be G6?

[TheBeatlesPkmnFan42]

The styling size Rarity is in stock on US Amazon!

https://www.amazon.com/My-Little-Pony-Hair-Styling-Accessories/dp/B07V51XG29/

I think Ragamuffin is right and I'll bet we'll see a webseries with short little jokey videos to keep the brand alive until the next movie and cartoon are ready to go, and it will probably be in this style.

If that's the case, maybe we should refer to this as G5 and the upcoming movie/show that will be out in a year or so would be G6?

Eh, I think they should still be called G4s if that's the case. They seem to be the exact same characters as before, like Twilight's still an alicorn so it's not like they reset anything about the Mane 6. It'd be one thing if it was something like the leaks from a couple years ago where the main cast looks similar and has the same names as G4's Mane 6 but the characters themselves are different, but these just straight up seem to be canonically the exact same characters, just in a new style. Like when G3 changed its look to G3.5 but the Core 7 were still the same characters.

[tailrustedtealeaf]

Thanks for the heads up! $20 is a bit much, ack. I'm curious what the MSRP is. 

[Wind~Whistler]

Thanks for the heads up! $20 is a bit much, ack. I'm curious what the MSRP is.

Considering she’s a gimmicky pony, I’m afraid that’ll be her price range 
However, she’s described as a 6.5-inch pony, so she won’t be small.

EDIT: How much do y’all wanna bet she’ll show up commonly with haircuts in some time?