The Fridge Brillance of G1 Pegasus Ponies

[Al-1701]

I was reading about everyone's favorite winged horse from Greek Mythology and realized something about how the pegasi were characterized in G1.  In Greek Mythology, Pegasus was close to the Muses and seen as a symbol of wisdom and inspiration. While it was not exclusive to them, the bulk of the early pegasi especially were related to the arts and intellectual pursuits.

-Medley is a musician
-Both Skydancer and Dancing Butterflies are dancers
-Heart Throb is a hopeless romantic
-North Star is an explorer
-Paradise is a storyteller and historian in the animated series
-Wind Whistler is a singer according to her backcard and the comic and an intellectual in the animated series
-Masquerade is an actress, costume designer, and mistress of disguise
-Princess Pearl is an artist in the comic

Anyone else notice this?

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

Interesting observation. In this same vein, Pegasus also acted as carrier of Zeus' thunderbolts... and what is Firefly's symbol? Yeah.

Also, I see someone frequents TV Tropes.

[Al-1701]

Actually was reading Wikipedia.  I wanted to confirm the original Greek special with Pegasos.

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

I was referring to your use of the term "Fridge brilliance" when I brought up TV Tropes

[Leave a Whisper]

What does fridge brilliance even mean?

Interesting observation btw.

[Al-1701]

It's when you realize just how ingenious something is after your done watching/reading it and had time to think about it.

[Leave a Whisper]

It's when you realize just how ingenious something is after your done watching/reading it and had time to think about it.

Oh. That's a new one on me.

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

It's when you realize just how ingenious something is after your done watching/reading it and had time to think about it.

Oh. That's a new one on me.

The term comes from it being something that doesn't hit you until you're going to the fridge later.

[Taffeta]

You forgot one. Masquerade is an actress

[MJNSEIFER]

I hadn't thought of this before, Al, but it's a really cool observation. 

The term comes from it being something that doesn't hit you until you're going to the fridge later.

I have known about the term for ages, but didn't realise that's why it and others had "fridge" in their names.  I've learned two things from this thread already.

To Leave a Whisper: Frequent TV Tropes enough, and terms like Fridge Logic, and other similar terms like Fridge Horror (when you think back on something in a storyline and realise it's actually pretty scary if thought about in a certain way), as well as the countless other terms on that site will soon become a second language to you.

[Taffeta]

To Leave a Whisper: Frequent TV Tropes enough, and terms like Fridge Logic, and other similar terms like Fridge Horror (when you think back on something in a storyline and realise it's actually pretty scary if thought about in a certain way), as well as the countless other terms on that site will soon become a second language to you.

Not to be an old person about this, but I don't think you should have to have niche vocabulary from outside of a community to understand posts made in a community. Especially considering that not all the people on this forum use English as a first language. I have never heard this and it is my first language but I have no idea whether this has transmitted to the UK or if I am just genuinely old now.

Either way, MLP has its own seriously big amount of jargon to contend with without needing to swot up on external jargon.

[Aurora]

To Leave a Whisper: Frequent TV Tropes enough, and terms like Fridge Logic, and other similar terms like Fridge Horror (when you think back on something in a storyline and realise it's actually pretty scary if thought about in a certain way), as well as the countless other terms on that site will soon become a second language to you.

Not to be an old person about this, but I don't think you should have to have niche vocabulary from outside of a community to understand posts made in a community. Especially considering that not all the people on this forum use English as a first language. I have never heard this and it is my first language but I have no idea whether this has transmitted to the UK or if I am just genuinely old now.

Either way, MLP has its own seriously big amount of jargon to contend with without needing to swot up on external jargon.

I think as long as the jargon is explained, it is kind of fun. There have been lots of things that I hear people say, but I only learn what it means when someone on a thread like this explains it. I personally have used what I have learned by accident to not sound like a silly head when I am hanging out with friends!

[Stormness_1]

To Leave a Whisper: Frequent TV Tropes enough, and terms like Fridge Logic, and other similar terms like Fridge Horror (when you think back on something in a storyline and realise it's actually pretty scary if thought about in a certain way), as well as the countless other terms on that site will soon become a second language to you.

Not to be an old person about this, but I don't think you should have to have niche vocabulary from outside of a community to understand posts made in a community. Especially considering that not all the people on this forum use English as a first language. I have never heard this and it is my first language but I have no idea whether this has transmitted to the UK or if I am just genuinely old now.

Either way, MLP has its own seriously big amount of jargon to contend with without needing to swot up on external jargon.

I think as long as the jargon is explained, it is kind of fun. There have been lots of things that I hear people say, but I only learn what it means when someone on a thread like this explains it. I personally have used what I have learned by accident to not sound like a silly head when I am hanging out with friends!

And it was only in the title, the terms used in the actual thread itself were all normal language and easily understood. I too, didn't get it until I thought about it, but since it wasn't used in the thread itself until later, it didn't bother me. I got what the thread itself was talking about, the interesting correlation between ancient lore and G1 pegasus ponies.

Back OT, I think that's really cool. I've always liked the naming systems of early G1, they always seem to make sense any way you look at it, and that's is super awesome. I think someone pretty bright must have left the team in the later years though, because some of those names got DODGY.

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

Which names would you say were dodgy and what year would you say it started?
I can think of a name from Year Five that's kinda dodgy: Pillow Talk

[Al-1701]

You forgot one. Masquerade is an actress

Thanks, I added that as well as that she designs her costumes and is a mistress of disguise.