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The UK letter that came with Ember (dated 1984, so postdating the naming of Ember on the US leaflet). It's a bit funny that it's Megan because Megan didn't really exist here in 1984 O.o. Except of course with RaMC but then you'd expect to see the Ember name. It makes me wonder if the text is basically the same as a letter that might have come with Ember in the US, before she was formally named - but I can't be sure.
The irony is that everyone having their own idea about pony is kind of the mantra behind G1 (and probably G2 and G3) as well. And despite all the disagreements, nobody is saying it's wrong to have your own personal concept, preference, whatever. In your own creative work and project and space it's entirely your own ideas anyway. Nobody is saying that that is wrong in the slightest. Actually the opposite. But this multi-generational forum is an entirely separate space away from those projects, where fans with a wide range of opinions and backgrounds roam. People who read your work probably agree with your concepts. That isn't the same on a forum like this one, where some will agree and some will not.
You also mentioned that you like the CM concept because it means something to you. In which case maybe you'll understand my position best when I say there are many things from G1 - the comics especially - that mean stuff to me too. And they have nothing to do with FIM whatsoever.I am sure there are others for whom moments in the G1 tv series matter in the same kind of way.
I am sure there are others who have precious self-developed canons from some childhood game or interpretation of a character because of a particular memory or childhood friend/game....Those things are just as valid as the thing that is important to you
And we shouldn't have to keep defending them in this groundhog-day thread topic that keeps coming up over and over again. It's like FIM fans are obsessed with this Ember symbol thing, because it somehow gives legitimacy to the concept in G4 back in the eighties. And maybe it does - but only because RaMC may have inspired Faust to develop it. Not because it has any meaning for G1 ponies overall
And in terms of things that are important to me personally - please don't use cutie mark to refer to G1 ponies, whatever the context. Maybe it doesn't bother you - but if we're talking about everyone's freedom, I think I have the right to ask that you use the proper terminology, even despite the thread title.
On another note, I don't know what your other thread idea is, but we really don't need any more threads about how G4 is relevant to G1, because, quite honestly, it isn't.
There are MO pamphlets that call the 3 Embers "My Beautiful Baby Pony" and also "Ember."http://www.mylittlewiki.org/wiki/Ember Both have a copyright date of 1983. Also the original VHS tape of Rescue at Midnight Castle has a copyright date of 1984 for the program and I think 1985 for the boxart and description.Ponyfan
Okay, I totally misinterpreted the picture. I thought it was being suggested that maybe Ember got her mark as the result of a burn-perhaps from a family member who had fire magic. (You know, since her name is Ember.)
Thanks Ponyfan. It makes sense that that's the case, because of Ember's Dream and RaMC.What I don't know is whether this is also true over here. It matters a bit because we didn't do the MO programme very well here, not for ponies - but we did have Ember and Baby Lucky. I can remember getting Lucky in his little box with his white comb and bowtie and letter - which I still have, randomly - but I was too young for Ember. I do have a UK insert for her which came with her. It doesn't name her but I don't know if there is another one naming her Ember. I know Chrissytree has a box for Ember which I have photos of but it just has tickboxes on the side for the colour that was being sent out. It's a plain brown box otherwise as far as I can see. She may be able to comment more on that. So right now I don't have any evidence for the name Ember in the UK.And since star baby wasn't sold her either, to me she's the true Ember. Although by habit I call them all Ember now since it's easier than baby with no name o.o.visitors can't see pics , please register or loginThe UK letter that came with Ember (dated 1984, so postdating the naming of Ember on the US leaflet). It's a bit funny that it's Megan because Megan didn't really exist here in 1984 O.o. Except of course with RaMC but then you'd expect to see the Ember name. It makes me wonder if the text is basically the same as a letter that might have come with Ember in the US, before she was formally named - but I can't be sure.