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Quote from: ZeldaTheSwordsman on April 07, 2019, 08:39:22 PMSunset, I have a soft spot for the Firefly pose, but I won't deny it has its flaws.To be fair, Taffeta, that updated Firefly was made as a pack-in for a tape release of the cartoon pilot.Yeah, that's true, but I never understood why she got so much of the focus when overall she played less of a part in the animation for MLP than did some of the later more standard characters. The thing is my annoyance for Firefly doesn't really come from RaMC, though. She's fine in that. It's the idiot things she used to do in the comic, getting herself into stupid situations by not thinking them through, and then having to be rescued - at least once by Medley, and once I think by Tootsie...probably with Majesty's help. Even as a kid I thought she was a nusiance Don't get me wrong, I still like the pony Firefly. But she's probably my least favourite in the set. They were never sold here, despite all the stories, but I would have loved Medley as a kid. I never wanted Firefly, and I'll never see RaMC as "Firefly's Adventure."
Sunset, I have a soft spot for the Firefly pose, but I won't deny it has its flaws.To be fair, Taffeta, that updated Firefly was made as a pack-in for a tape release of the cartoon pilot.
Contrary Cake?
brightberry, I definitely think Firefly's original pose fits her cartoon characterization better. I think she was given the update mainly because her original pose doesn't seat the Megan doll very well.
Quote from: Leave a Whisper on April 08, 2019, 08:26:38 AMContrary Cake?If I remember right, Firefly ate some cake she shouldn't eat, and it made her behave in the opposite way from how she should do things, and she ended up in contrary town doing the opposite of what she was told and getting given things that weren't the same as she asked for. And...I think it's Tootsie and others - had to break the spell and convince her to come home, even though she doesn't recognise them and doesn't want to go.
...Only a few steps away from Tea rack @Ponyfan, LAW and I found it, it's in comic 47 and it's posted here.http://www.ponylandpress.com/library/comics/
I most be one of the only people with a soft spot for the Firefly/Medley pose. But Medley was my first pony and I loved her.
Quote from: Sunset on April 07, 2019, 02:54:23 PMI most be one of the only people with a soft spot for the Firefly/Medley pose. But Medley was my first pony and I loved her.Firefly was one of my first two G1s, and Medley was one of my sister's first, so I'm nostalgic for that pose as well. Same with Majesty/Glory and their pose.Oh and I recently completed my US Firefly pose collection. Sprinkles wasn't on purpose but I do like the rest.
For an unpopular opinion, I didn't want toys of characters that had been completely "fleshed out". I really liked discovering who they were on my own. I'm still less interested in collectables of characters from my favorite moves or TV shows. Also, toys that didn't have a canon character suddenly getting one bothered me too.
I definitely think they were meant to be "Reimagined for G4" versions. And if you think about it, Tirac/Tirek in particular kinda had to be reimagined because his G1 schtick had already been used by Nightmare Moon.
Quote from: ZeldaTheSwordsman on April 08, 2019, 06:44:15 AMI definitely think they were meant to be "Reimagined for G4" versions. And if you think about it, Tirac/Tirek in particular kinda had to be reimagined because his G1 schtick had already been used by Nightmare Moon. Yeah, and that, to me, ended up being a better call back to aspects of Rescue From Midnight Castle (regardless of whether it was intentional or not) than G4 Tirek did.That being said, if it were up to me, I would have at least kept Tirek's ability to turn ponies and other animals into monsters, and had that be his goal rather than stealing attributes. G4 Tirek is not a villain I can take seriously, and the main reason for that is because the ability they gave him means that one of the only things I can remember him doing is standing around with his mouth open.
Quote from: MJNSEIFER on April 10, 2019, 03:00:38 PMQuote from: ZeldaTheSwordsman on April 08, 2019, 06:44:15 AMI definitely think they were meant to be "Reimagined for G4" versions. And if you think about it, Tirac/Tirek in particular kinda had to be reimagined because his G1 schtick had already been used by Nightmare Moon. Yeah, and that, to me, ended up being a better call back to aspects of Rescue From Midnight Castle (regardless of whether it was intentional or not) than G4 Tirek did.That being said, if it were up to me, I would have at least kept Tirek's ability to turn ponies and other animals into monsters, and had that be his goal rather than stealing attributes. G4 Tirek is not a villain I can take seriously, and the main reason for that is because the ability they gave him means that one of the only things I can remember him doing is standing around with his mouth open. That last line got me!