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Title: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: Taffeta on August 04, 2019, 12:30:42 AM

This comes on from the other discussions about retro and Hasbro calling the original 6 ponies the "M6" of G1. Obviously that doesn't make much sense, so I thought I'd ask...

Knowing that G1 did have the tales later on, I guess we'll count them as already assumed. But in terms of prominent characters or individuals, which set (or group of ponies, they don't have to come from the same set) would you consider come closest in G1 to the idea of a 'core cast'?

In UK terms, the set that would qualify for this for me are the Groom & Style Ponies (what the US calls the Y3 Earth set).
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Over here they had prominent representation in the comic. AJ, Bow Tie had 2 pose versions, Posey and CJ had two symbol versions. They appeared on merchandise (albeit there were some other characters who also appeared on merch at this time, not all of those were actually sold here). They were some of the first to have backcard stories as well.

They were very well sold and are all very common second hand. They also had a song tape dedicated to them, with a song each, and no other set over here ever had that, before or after. They were used to advertise ponywear in the TV commercial and since then, that commercial and thus that set got highlighted as symbolic of MLP in a show called "I Love 1983", even though that set weren't out in 1983, suggesting they have some kind of nostalgic hoofprint.

Also, the only My Little Pony in the Bethnal Green toy museum in London is a (UK/1986) Cherries Jubilee. She is representing the whole of 12 years of My Little Pony, all on her own ;)

What would your core character/most iconic group of pony G1 characters look like, and why?

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: banditpony on August 04, 2019, 05:54:37 AM

I totally don't know. I don't think what we played with really represented MLP as a whole. So unless we wanna see a lot of SHS and stuff...

Spoiler

All I know is in my head that there should be a pony with rainbow hair. starshine seems classic -- but I hated her... so ringlet.

I don't like them, but I think TE are also pretty representative... I like food and the color mint, and I know she's popular enough, so Fizzy.

TAF needs to be represented, and the color blue. Night Glider.

White... Paradise.

Need something Pink or Purple. I'm trying not to overlap gimmicks, so Princess Sparkle-- but I'm not sure about the princess status.

Orange... and really want need neon... Half note.

Ringlet, Fizzy, Night Glider, Princess Sparkle, Paradise, Half Note.

:) I got my colors, my mix types, and representation of popular gimmicks. yay.

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: Safflower on August 04, 2019, 08:17:50 AM

For me, Firefly would totally be in there. Sundance because of her prominence in MLP n Friends. Rosedust too. I feel like Applejack was pretty popular. Gusty and Baby Lickety Split to finish it off.  Gosh, there are so many ponies to pick from!

For collectors... Rapunzel, Mimic, Baby Sugarcake and Gametime, and the Mommy and Baby MO... who would all live in the Lavender Dream Castle :P

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: Al-1701 on August 04, 2019, 12:18:17 PM

There's the Movie Star ponies: Wind Whistler, Gusty, Shady, Magic Star, North Star, and Buttons.  They fit the mold of two of each species and were prominent in the movie and would also be prominent in the show.  Granted, the movie and show were a tiny part of G1 unlike FiM where the show is king.  However, in terms of animation, they were the face of the franchise for 1986-87.  Though, I would replace Buttons with Fizzy who was mentioned on the back of their cards but belonged to the Twinkle Eyed set.

Actually someone created videos of all the footage dedicated to different characters.  Wind Whistler was the single most featured pony (Spike is the most featured character), followed by the insufferable brat, then Fizzy, Heart Throb, Morning Glory, and Paradise to round out the top six.

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: otocolobus_manul on August 04, 2019, 12:48:58 PM

I'd say Firefly, Medley, Glory, Moondancer, Applejack and Bowtie because if each species isn't represented evenly it'll drive me insane lol. Plus, they're pretty color-balanced.

Alternatively, if we count flutter ponies and seaponies and go by prominence in the media, it could be Fizzy, Sundance (she was in the show, right? I know she got a million rereleases), Wind Whistler, Rosedust, whichever seapony got the most screentime, and... Spike, I guess.

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: kingluke on August 04, 2019, 01:11:51 PM

In the show definitly wind whistler, but for they toys probably Applejack.?I  really dont know for the rest tho I feel like Rosedust is the main flutterpony. Shout to her for being the fiersest flutter pony.

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: tailrustedtealeaf on August 04, 2019, 04:44:00 PM

I like the Songs and a Story bunch for a main character group. No unicorns or pegasi, but ehhh...I'm sort of attached to those girls now. I do like that the songs give a bit of a character to each pony, except, like, Lickety Split. Oh man, does that pony love to eat.

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: lovesbabysquirmy on August 04, 2019, 04:59:52 PM

Firefly
Medley
Glory
Applejack
Gusty
Fizzy

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: Leave a Whisper on August 04, 2019, 05:53:44 PM

That's easy!
Raspberry Syrup (the little merpony)
Pineapple Jam (the pegasoos)
Shooby-dooby (under da sea pony)
Earthquake (the token dood)
Frostbite(the unicorn)
Duchess of Flappy (the winger)
And last but definitely not least, Princess Apple-Sparkle-Ballerina-Pumpkinshine (the flutter pony)

None of those other minor characters mattered really. *flaps hand dismissively*


;) :silly:

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: Taffeta on August 05, 2019, 12:12:07 AM

Quote from: Leave a Whisper on August 04, 2019, 05:53:44 PM

That's easy!
Raspberry Syrup (the little merpony)
Pineapple Jam (the pegasoos)
Shooby-dooby (under da sea pony)
Earthquake (the token dood)
Frostbite(the unicorn)
Duchess of Flappy (the winger)
And last but definitely not least, Princess Apple-Sparkle-Ballerina-Pumpkinshine (the flutter pony)

None of those other minor characters mattered really. *flaps hand dismissively*


;) :silly:

Nice to see you taking this seriously ;)

I actually am really interested to see all the different angles people came from for this. I hadn't thought about including cross-species but it does make sense. Also the movie star ponies are a great call (although I want to add "and Buttons" to the end, since there are 2 of them which is weird).

The Movie cards give attention to Fizzy, Megan, Rosedust...can't remember who else as well as the ponies themselves. Of course, that set would cut out Ribbon and Truly, also Cupcake and Paradise. I still think Ribbon was going to be in that set but got cut late on. Still, I guess it is the closest idea to what the G4 M6 is in terms of animation stars...?

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: Zapper on August 05, 2019, 05:08:51 AM

Quote from: Leave a Whisper on August 04, 2019, 05:53:44 PM

That's easy!
Raspberry Syrup (the little merpony)
Pineapple Jam (the pegasoos)
Shooby-dooby (under da sea pony)
Earthquake (the token dood)
Frostbite(the unicorn)
Duchess of Flappy (the winger)
And last but definitely not least, Princess Apple-Sparkle-Ballerina-Pumpkinshine (the flutter pony)

None of those other minor characters mattered really. *flaps hand dismissively*


;) :silly:

LMAO now I want to create my own Pony Seven.

Dark Crystal - a black goth unicorn who dabbles in dark magic
Minty - she is just G3 Minty without any changes
Lightning - daring and adventurous pegasus totally not inspired by Firefly. She is red with white/silver hair (gorgeous combo, imo)
Bubbles - seapony whose toy color changes and whose hair won't rot no matter how often kids take her into their baths. Gets sold several times each time with a different color/pattern change.
Rock Solid - strong drafter type Earth pony. She has an appaloosa blanket and fluffy feet like a G1 Mountain Boy. She is light yellow with white markings and has an aqua mane (another favorite combo
Shimmering Shine - white and rosé pegasus boy who is Lightning's older brother and often tries to keep Lightning out of trouble and fills all stereotypical girly roles like caring for others, baking and worrying. Is in love with Dark Crystal but she is too busy with the Dark Arts to notice.
Stargazer - unicorn boy with rainbow hair. Fandom thinks he's gay and he becomes a gay icon but I will never acknowledge it. Only when his toys start to dwindle in sales I'll say he might be LGBTQ2SAI++ to sell some of the stock I have left :lol:

I want to draw them now.

@ thread, I think I'd pick the ponies who featured the in the N Friends series or movie and keep the system with 2 of each pony kind. I'd want to make sure I have no color repeats, so that would make it a bit difficult. I'd include Firefly, Twilight, Gusty, Fizzy, Wind Whistler and North Star. But I'd change their types and colors around.

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: banditpony on August 05, 2019, 05:42:54 AM

Quote from: Leave a Whisper on August 04, 2019, 05:53:44 PM

Earthquake (the token dood)

please tell me you meant a human man!

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: Leave a Whisper on August 05, 2019, 06:54:17 AM

@Taffeta Don't I always? ;) I'll come back with a serious answer after I think for a bit.

@Zapper I love your group! Its more balanced.

Quote from: banditpony on August 05, 2019, 05:42:54 AM

Quote from: Leave a Whisper on August 04, 2019, 05:53:44 PM

Earthquake (the token dood)

please tell me you meant a human man!

Lol. Nope, didn't think of that tbh. He's the Earth Pony. He is mightiest Big Bro.  But I'll make up one just for you.  :satisfied:


Hooman
Real name Chris
Age: 12
Purpose: Da Chosen One
Hair: Red
Eyes: Green
Personality: Daring and Brash

Gets sucked into Pony Worldia via Rainbow Vortex with Smart, Common Sensical  little sister Laura
who is The Voice of Reason and Slower of His Roll.

Reason for being there: Opposable thumbs. Pony Worldians lack them and they need a hero! Cuz all the street-wise Hercules took their opposable thumbs and went home.

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: Taffeta on August 05, 2019, 08:25:29 AM

I love when threads go in a weird but awesome random direction...Zapper that was hilarious xD

Cracky or invented g1 m6 also welcome.

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: Galactica on August 05, 2019, 09:49:05 AM

Quote from: Zapper on August 05, 2019, 05:08:51 AM

Quote from: Leave a Whisper on August 04, 2019, 05:53:44 PM

That's easy!
Raspberry Syrup (the little merpony)
Pineapple Jam (the pegasoos)
Shooby-dooby (under da sea pony)
Earthquake (the token dood)
Frostbite(the unicorn)
Duchess of Flappy (the winger)
And last but definitely not least, Princess Apple-Sparkle-Ballerina-Pumpkinshine (the flutter pony)

None of those other minor characters mattered really. *flaps hand dismissively*


;) :silly:

LMAO now I want to create my own Pony Seven.

Dark Crystal - a black goth unicorn who dabbles in dark magic
Minty - she is just G3 Minty without any changes
Lightning - daring and adventurous pegasus totally not inspired by Firefly. She is red with white/silver hair (gorgeous combo, imo)
Bubbles - seapony whose toy color changes and whose hair won't rot no matter how often kids take her into their baths. Gets sold several times each time with a different color/pattern change.
Rock Solid - strong drafter type Earth pony. She has an appaloosa blanket and fluffy feet like a G1 Mountain Boy. She is light yellow with white markings and has an aqua mane (another favorite combo
Shimmering Shine - white and rosé pegasus boy who is Lightning's older brother and often tries to keep Lightning out of trouble and fills all stereotypical girly roles like caring for others, baking and worrying. Is in love with Dark Crystal but she is too busy with the Dark Arts to notice.
Stargazer - unicorn boy with rainbow hair. Fandom thinks he's gay and he becomes a gay icon but I will never acknowledge it. Only when his toys start to dwindle in sales I'll say he might be LGBTQ2SAI++ to sell some of the stock I have left :lol:

I want to draw them now.

@ thread, I think I'd pick the ponies who featured the in the N Friends series or movie and keep the system with 2 of each pony kind. I'd want to make sure I have no color repeats, so that would make it a bit difficult. I'd include Firefly, Twilight, Gusty, Fizzy, Wind Whistler and North Star. But I'd change their types and colors around.

I need to see pictures now  !!!   :biggrin:

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: Artemesia's Garden on August 05, 2019, 10:17:23 AM

This thread got way more interesting than my comment. I was just going to say that all my friends had Blossom and Cotton Candy and then playset ponies Peachy and Lemondrop. After that everyone liked Bowtie, Posey, Applejack and Lickety Split. That's just who we played with most. So not really a six. Most people got one or two ponies a year. But my favourite set is Gypsy, Hopscotch, Snowflake and Honey Comb. I think it's a great set of ponies.

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: Taffeta on August 05, 2019, 10:25:37 AM

Quote from: Galactica on August 05, 2019, 09:49:05 AM

Quote from: Zapper on August 05, 2019, 05:08:51 AM

Quote from: Leave a Whisper on August 04, 2019, 05:53:44 PM

That's easy!
Raspberry Syrup (the little merpony)
Pineapple Jam (the pegasoos)
Shooby-dooby (under da sea pony)
Earthquake (the token dood)
Frostbite(the unicorn)
Duchess of Flappy (the winger)
And last but definitely not least, Princess Apple-Sparkle-Ballerina-Pumpkinshine (the flutter pony)

None of those other minor characters mattered really. *flaps hand dismissively*


;) :silly:

LMAO now I want to create my own Pony Seven.

Dark Crystal - a black goth unicorn who dabbles in dark magic
Minty - she is just G3 Minty without any changes
Lightning - daring and adventurous pegasus totally not inspired by Firefly. She is red with white/silver hair (gorgeous combo, imo)
Bubbles - seapony whose toy color changes and whose hair won't rot no matter how often kids take her into their baths. Gets sold several times each time with a different color/pattern change.
Rock Solid - strong drafter type Earth pony. She has an appaloosa blanket and fluffy feet like a G1 Mountain Boy. She is light yellow with white markings and has an aqua mane (another favorite combo
Shimmering Shine - white and rosé pegasus boy who is Lightning's older brother and often tries to keep Lightning out of trouble and fills all stereotypical girly roles like caring for others, baking and worrying. Is in love with Dark Crystal but she is too busy with the Dark Arts to notice.
Stargazer - unicorn boy with rainbow hair. Fandom thinks he's gay and he becomes a gay icon but I will never acknowledge it. Only when his toys start to dwindle in sales I'll say he might be LGBTQ2SAI++ to sell some of the stock I have left :lol:

I want to draw them now.

@ thread, I think I'd pick the ponies who featured the in the N Friends series or movie and keep the system with 2 of each pony kind. I'd want to make sure I have no color repeats, so that would make it a bit difficult. I'd include Firefly, Twilight, Gusty, Fizzy, Wind Whistler and North Star. But I'd change their types and colors around.

I need to see pictures now  !!!   :biggrin:

If I was an artist and had any clue about anything, I would suggest a "draw the G1 M6" contest xD. I want to see the crazy too :)

@Artie - your childhood memories are much like mine, with the 1st set rainbows as well, those were the ponies kids at school had. I remember a lot of Wind Whistlers and North Stars as well though I was the only person who had Shady (poor Shady). I guess maybe that means pastel ponies..?

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: Galactica on August 05, 2019, 10:52:48 AM

Well,  MY mane 6, would have included:

Baby Lickety Split
Firefly
Medely
Applejack
Bowtie
Glory

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: Artemesia's Garden on August 05, 2019, 12:35:29 PM

Quote from: Taffeta on August 05, 2019, 10:25:37 AM

@Artie - your childhood memories are much like mine, with the 1st set rainbows as well, those were the ponies kids at school had. I remember a lot of Wind Whistlers and North Stars as well though I was the only person who had Shady (poor Shady). I guess maybe that means pastel ponies..?

I think "Draw an your alt. mane 6" is a brilliant idea for a competition!

I agree that pastel ponies were the thing definitely. I don't think we got Wind Whistler, North Star and Shady near Cambridge because I never saw them. No one had the Gypsy, Honeycomb, Snowflake and Hopscotch set here iether that I knew of, I only saw them at my Cousin's house. My Grandmother used to go to the Cash and Carry and I think that's where she got my Cousin's ponies from. I remember noticing that some of her ponies were Hasbro Bradley because her last name was Bradley, but we never saw anything marked Bradley down here. Ah how easily I digress!

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: Carrehz on August 06, 2019, 12:10:38 PM

OMG this thread :rofl: :lmao: Zapper, LAW, I love it!!

Dark Crystal/Shimmering Shine OTP ;)

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: Leave a Whisper on August 06, 2019, 01:31:36 PM

Seriously, picking one from each species:
Earth Pony- Shady
Unicorn-Fizzy
Pegasus-Wind Whistler
Sea Pony-Baby Sea Shimmer
Flutter Pony-Morning Glory
Winger-Flurry
Merpony-Baby Pearly

Title: Re: If G1 had a \'mane six\' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: Zapper on August 06, 2019, 02:46:46 PM

Quote from: Galactica on August 05, 2019, 09:49:05 AM

I need to see pictures now  !!!   :biggrin:

Working on it XD

Quote from: Carrehz on August 06, 2019, 12:10:38 PM

Dark Crystal/Shimmering Shine OTP ;)

Yeeeees, my first shipper. Welcome. Ship my ponies, especially the rainbow guy. He could be with anyone, we'll never know his orientation until the end of the line when I have nothing left to lose :lol:

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Quote from: Leave a Whisper on August 05, 2019, 06:54:17 AM

Hooman
Real name Chris
Age: 12
Purpose: Da Chosen One
Hair: Red
Eyes: Green
Personality: Daring and Brash

Gets sucked into Pony Worldia via Rainbow Vortex with Smart, Common Sensical  little sister Laura
who is The Voice of Reason and Slower of His Roll.

Reason for being there: Opposable thumbs. Pony Worldians lack them and they need a hero! Cuz all the street-wise Hercules took their opposable thumbs and went home.

I'm dying at this!! :haha:

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: Strawberry Swirl on August 06, 2019, 06:47:24 PM

Sue me but I would like for the collector's ponies to be considered the mane six of G1, like they said on Hasbro's website. Yeah in the US they weren't very characterized (you Brits get everything cool!) but in my mind it makes perfect sense, they're the first six to ever exist and their UK back cards have enough of a basic idea of how they'd be characterized imo.

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: brightberry on August 06, 2019, 10:51:18 PM

I tend to see the two specials as very different from the series, so I made two lists.

Classic Set

Firefly, Medley
Twilight, Glory
Cotton Candy, Applejack

My Little Pony & Friends

Wind Whistler, Surprise
Fizzy, Gusty
Truly, Shady

I would make a third for Tales, but I didn't know about it until years after it ended.  I'm also not very versed in the US comic but, I would make a separate list for that.

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: Taffeta on August 07, 2019, 02:22:14 AM

Quote from: Sapphire Rain on August 06, 2019, 06:47:24 PM

Sue me but I would like for the collector's ponies to be considered the mane six of G1, like they said on Hasbro's website. Yeah in the US they weren't very characterized (you Brits get everything cool!) but in my mind it makes perfect sense, they're the first six to ever exist and their UK back cards have enough of a basic idea of how they'd be characterized imo.

The original six weren't characterised here at all though :) Well, Cotton Candy and Blossom were because they got a later rerelease and became the posterchild of MLP in 1984...but the other four basically didn't exist in stories here at all.

I think we had US imports for that set, no surviving UK only card has ever been found. But ponies in the UK also didn't have backcard stories even in 1984 (Rainbow 1st set and the Seashell set don't have stories). So there's absolutely nothing to work from except some vague ramblings in the fact file about ponies whose names they can't spell/colour scheme they can't get right.

Not very encouraging.

Blossom had a garden and CC was the ponyland nurse for a bit in the comic. That's all we'd have.

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: Gator on August 07, 2019, 02:26:34 AM

If I made my own mane six I would want to mix it up and have different ponies together: SS, TE, TAF, etc.
However, from a nostalgic pov, I think a good mane 6, representing all three species, is:

Firefly and Medley
Applejack and Bowtie
And Moondancer, Glory, and/or Twilight (pick two of these three you like best)

They are the most iconic from my childhood memories.

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: Strawberry Swirl on August 07, 2019, 02:33:53 AM

Quote from: Taffeta on August 07, 2019, 02:22:14 AM

The original six weren't characterised here at all though :) Well, Cotton Candy and Blossom were because they got a later rerelease and became the posterchild of MLP in 1984...but the other four basically didn't exist in stories here at all.

I think we had US imports for that set, no surviving UK only card has ever been found. But ponies in the UK also didn't have backcard stories even in 1984 (Rainbow 1st set and the Seashell set don't have stories).

Wait seriously? I read on MLW some stories that they said were from UK backcards. Maybe you'd like to have a look? Clickety click (http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/Category:Collector_Ponies)

Quote from: Taffeta on August 07, 2019, 02:22:14 AM

...fact file about ponies whose names they can't spell/colour scheme they can't get right.

If I may be blunt though I think a purple/white Minty and uni Honeycomb would be really neat!

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: Taffeta on August 07, 2019, 02:48:01 AM

Quote from: Sapphire Rain on August 07, 2019, 02:33:53 AM

Quote from: Taffeta on August 07, 2019, 02:22:14 AM

The original six weren't characterised here at all though :) Well, Cotton Candy and Blossom were because they got a later rerelease and became the posterchild of MLP in 1984...but the other four basically didn't exist in stories here at all.

I think we had US imports for that set, no surviving UK only card has ever been found. But ponies in the UK also didn't have backcard stories even in 1984 (Rainbow 1st set and the Seashell set don't have stories).

Wait seriously? I read on MLW some stories that they said were from UK backcards. Maybe you'd like to have a look? Clickety click (http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/Category:Collector_Ponies)

Quote from: Taffeta on August 07, 2019, 02:22:14 AM

...fact file about ponies whose names they can't spell/colour scheme they can't get right.

Wiki is wrong about a lot of things re the UK and European releases and honestly, when people cite it at me, I get really annoyed. Please don't do that :P I do know what I'm talking about. :P I've been doing this since before the Wiki existed.

The stories you mean are from the factfile, not backcard, whatever the Wiki says about it.
 I have Blossom's UK 1984 (Seashell set) backcard and it has no story on it. See below comparison.
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It's empirical evidence but people who had the FF ponies from new here have said that they're fairly sure it was the same as the US card, thus no story there either. I suppose it's possible the second release of the Gymkhana had one, as the waterfall did - but that is basically the US story with Cascade's name being shoved in instead of Sprinkles', so it seems unlikely.

The factfile stories only overlap with the backcard stories in later years, around the time the FF came out. The flutter pony stories in the FF are the same as on the flutter boxes, but the earlier ponies, like Cherries Jubilee, have different stories on their cards.

There's no original card story for the original six, so the FF made small ones up. That's all. CC and Blossom have a presence here, but the other six may as well not have existed, story-wise.

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: Artemesia's Garden on August 07, 2019, 02:55:06 AM

Quote from: Sapphire Rain on August 07, 2019, 02:33:53 AM

Wait seriously? I read on MLW some stories that they said were from UK backcards. Maybe you'd like to have a look? Clickety click (http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/Category:Collector_Ponies)

To my knowledge (from memory and Taffeta's site) Cotton Candy and Blossom got a later release as CF ponies as part of the 1983-4 Earth ponies set that also included Bowtie, Applejack, Seashell and Bubbles. Butterscotch came with the Gymkhana set in the UK and Snuzzle with a later edition of the Grooming Parlour. However, we have really limited info about Bluebelle and Minty in the UK. Bluebelle was possibly only sold in Argos in bags. Minty we have very little info on. There may have been a later release of all six in bags that correspond with the USA mail order set. That set may have included Minty otherwise she may not have been sold here at all. Lots of maybes.

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: tailrustedtealeaf on August 07, 2019, 08:22:22 AM

I did have a little idea for the original six as main characters a while ago, but all my sketches are lost. I'd want them to look a tad more interesting first! The one color per pony thing is kinda cute but I'd prefer some more color in our cast.  :P
Also, I just updated the wiki to say Factfile instead of backcard on 4/6 of the ponies. Once my mind stops being fogged up I'll update Blossom and Cotton Candy to the appropriate one.

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: Taffeta on August 07, 2019, 09:01:44 AM

Quote from: tailrustedtealeaf on August 07, 2019, 08:22:22 AM

I did have a little idea for the original six as main characters a while ago, but all my sketches are lost. I'd want them to look a tad more interesting first! The one color per pony thing is kinda cute but I'd prefer some more color in our cast.  :P
Also, I just updated the wiki to say Factfile instead of backcard on 4/6 of the ponies. Once my mind stops being fogged up I'll update Blossom and Cotton Candy to the appropriate one.

Thanks for that, tailrustedtealeaf :)

There was a point in the past where not many UK backcards had surfaced and it was generally assumed that because some of the Fact File entries were matching to UK stories, all of them must have been. But it's been some years now since that's been disproven.

So I guess you guys know this by this point, but citing the Wiki in a discussion on UK ponies is a red flag to a bull as far as I am concerned. This is a site that still can't get the sets or release dates sorted out for a whole plethora of UK and European releases. See below:

http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/G1_Exclusive_Ponies

I feel like so long as that's such a mess, and that's really basic information that's readily available online, it's clearly not a viable source for things like backcards or stories, which is a bit more specialised.

In short I'm fed up with having to prove my information because I am not the Wiki, whereas the Wiki can be wrong about stuff and nobody expects it to prove its information because it's the Wiki.

I've spent 20 years working on UK pony stuff. It would be nice if sometimes people just took my word for it.

.../end frustration rant, as you were. :)

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: Al-1701 on August 07, 2019, 06:02:23 PM

Several years back I did make a Mane 6 of G1 ponies for a series of stories.

-Wind Whistler: Our logical leader.
-Fizzy: Her flighty and ever optimistic friend.
-Gusty: The bruiser of the group always looking for a fight.
-Shady: The shy worrier who wishes she could do more but afraid of doing it.
-Flutterbye: The often shallow and vane one who regardless fights the good fight.
-Tootsie: The "big guy" of the group who is the strongest (even if Gusty disagrees) and love life but has trouble with Spoonerisms.

It was a really weird storyline.  The ponies discover an ancient Decepticon ground bridge had been tied into the rainbow.  They can use it to travel across their own world and to Megan's ranch specifically in ours so non-Pegasi can visit.  King Charlatan's freeze the world plan leads to the cold war between the Ice Orcs and Lava Demons to flare into open conflict.  The coming of Tambelon sparks a magic arms race.

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: Artemesia's Garden on August 08, 2019, 01:29:43 AM

Quote from: Taffeta on August 07, 2019, 09:01:44 AM

Quote from: tailrustedtealeaf on August 07, 2019, 08:22:22 AM

I did have a little idea for the original six as main characters a while ago, but all my sketches are lost. I'd want them to look a tad more interesting first! The one color per pony thing is kinda cute but I'd prefer some more color in our cast.  :P
Also, I just updated the wiki to say Factfile instead of backcard on 4/6 of the ponies. Once my mind stops being fogged up I'll update Blossom and Cotton Candy to the appropriate one.

Thanks for that, tailrustedtealeaf :)

There was a point in the past where not many UK backcards had surfaced and it was generally assumed that because some of the Fact File entries were matching to UK stories, all of them must have been. But it's been some years now since that's been disproven.

So I guess you guys know this by this point, but citing the Wiki in a discussion on UK ponies is a red flag to a bull as far as I am concerned. This is a site that still can't get the sets or release dates sorted out for a whole plethora of UK and European releases. See below:

http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/G1_Exclusive_Ponies

I feel like so long as that's such a mess, and that's really basic information that's readily available online, it's clearly not a viable source for things like backcards or stories, which is a bit more specialised.

In short I'm fed up with having to prove my information because I am not the Wiki, whereas the Wiki can be wrong about stuff and nobody expects it to prove its information because it's the Wiki.

I've spent 20 years working on UK pony stuff. It would be nice if sometimes people just took my word for it.

.../end frustration rant, as you were. :)

I'm really glad I found your website :heart:

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: TJgamer on August 08, 2019, 03:34:18 AM

Quote from: Al-1701 on August 07, 2019, 06:02:23 PM

Several years back I did make a Mane 6 of G1 ponies for a series of stories.

-Wind Whistler: Our logical leader.
-Fizzy: Her flighty and ever optimistic friend.
-Gusty: The bruiser of the group always looking for a fight.
-Shady: The shy worrier who wishes she could do more but afraid of doing it.
-Flutterbye: The often shallow and vane one who regardless fights the good fight.
-Tootsie: The "big guy" of the group who is the strongest (even if Gusty disagrees) and love life but has trouble with Spoonerisms.

It was a really weird storyline.  The ponies discover an ancient Decepticon ground bridge had been tied into the rainbow.  They can use it to travel across their own world and to Megan's ranch specifically in ours so non-Pegasi can visit.  King Charlatan's freeze the world plan leads to the cold war between the Ice Orcs and Lava Demons to flare into open conflict.  The coming of Tambelon sparks a magic arms race.

Yeah, I remember those days.   ^.^

I think the original ponies from the Midnight Castle special would be the most popular though.
Firefly, Bow Tie, Glory, Applejack, Twilight, Moondancer, etc...?

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: Taffeta on August 08, 2019, 03:42:52 AM

I wish there had been a way to make this a kind of selective poll but it seems like some ponies come up a lot. It's interesting how much the tv series influenced it because I barely had any access to that as a kid...but obviously it had a much bigger presence in people's minds in other places.

@Al - did that version of Flutterbye have anything to do with her being afraid of spiders..? XD

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: Thunderwing on August 08, 2019, 12:43:24 PM

I think it would be the early ponies, who featured most often in the early stories and books.

Glory and Moondancer, Firefly and Medly would be the top four. Think of the story "Lost in the Clouds". 

And we need a couple of earth ponies too. I would rule out Sundance, as popular as she was, she's a separate story line with Megan.

Who was most often seen in the books and stories?  Lemondrop was pretty frequent. And probably Peachy or Cotton Candy.

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: Al-1701 on August 08, 2019, 01:44:40 PM

Quote from: Taffeta on August 08, 2019, 03:42:52 AM

@Al - did that version of Flutterbye have anything to do with her being afraid of spiders..? XD

There was a whole episode dedicated to that.

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: Taffeta on August 08, 2019, 01:46:02 PM

Quote from: Al-1701 on August 08, 2019, 01:44:40 PM

Quote from: Taffeta on August 08, 2019, 03:42:52 AM

@Al - did that version of Flutterbye have anything to do with her being afraid of spiders..? XD

There was a whole episode dedicated to that.

I had a feeling...xD

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: Al-1701 on August 08, 2019, 01:59:21 PM

Quote from: Taffeta on August 08, 2019, 01:46:02 PM

Quote from: Al-1701 on August 08, 2019, 01:44:40 PM

Quote from: Taffeta on August 08, 2019, 03:42:52 AM

@Al - did that version of Flutterbye have anything to do with her being afraid of spiders..? XD

There was a whole episode dedicated to that.

I had a feeling...xD

And I made the witches a joke.  Like on Hydia's calendar the agenda of everyday is "Kill the ponies."  She also uses a lot of P-words when discussing the ponies.

Hydia: After a prolonged period of profuse preponderance, I have prepared the perfect plan to purge our proximity of that persistently problematic population of putridly pleasant ponies permanently.

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: Taffeta on August 08, 2019, 02:01:02 PM

Quote from: Al-1701 on August 08, 2019, 01:59:21 PM

Quote from: Taffeta on August 08, 2019, 01:46:02 PM

Quote from: Al-1701 on August 08, 2019, 01:44:40 PM

Quote from: Taffeta on August 08, 2019, 03:42:52 AM

@Al - did that version of Flutterbye have anything to do with her being afraid of spiders..? XD

There was a whole episode dedicated to that.

I had a feeling...xD

And I made the witches a joke.  Like on Hydia's calendar the agenda of everyday is "Kill the ponies."  She also uses a lot of P-words when discussing the ponies.

Hydia: After a prolonged period of profuse preponderance, I have prepared the perfect plan to purge our proximity of that persistently problematic population of putridly pleasant ponies permanently.

*pokes*

You saw that coming, right??

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: Al-1701 on August 08, 2019, 03:23:04 PM

Yeah.

Getting back to the topic at hand.  I think the show has impacted a lot of opinions here because the writers clearly had favorites even if they were supposed showcase them all.  Wind Whistler and Fizzy are probably so beloved because of how they were depicted in the show.  Though, Wind Whistler and Fizzy were the central ponies in their lines' commercials.

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: Leikin on August 10, 2019, 08:41:59 AM

that is a tricky one. :P

As earth pony, I would like to say applejack, but as she is already a main in G4, and I want to say Lemon Drop as a caml, down to earth character, but we need more green in the mix, so I coose Magic Star. She would be the smart one.

As pegasus, Firefly, the fierce one (also, because I love her colour combo :P ) she woule probably be the main MAIN character, kinda like Twiligth Sparkle (but no, she will never be an alicorn..)

Unicorn? Galaxy. I'm nor sure if I want her to have TEs though. Not for this version. Or maybe? She wold probably be the one that dreams away, and ha her head in the sky all the time.

And of course there would need to be a rainbow pony. The first set is probably more iconic, but I think the second set is much prettier. So I choose Confetti. She would be the joker ^^

It would be fun to have a male character as a main character as well. I mean boys and girls can be friends too! (and the boys might need a character thy can associate with)
I'll go with Barnacle. He seems to be adventurous and fun.

 And last one, SS Twilight (but without Flocking) She would be the oe loving scary stories and spooy adventurous. Haloween being her favourite holiday.

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: lalalei2001 on August 11, 2019, 06:17:25 AM

My Little Pony Tales kinda had that XD

For the TV-era G1 I'd go with Fizzy, Gusty, Surprise, Magic Star, Cupcake, and Wind Whistler, and for the TV special era, Firefly, Medley, Twilight, Applejack, Moondancer, and Bubbles. (Maybe replace Moondancer with Glory?)

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: Taffeta on August 11, 2019, 07:27:16 AM

Quote from: lalalei2001 on August 11, 2019, 06:17:25 AM

My Little Pony Tales kinda had that XD

Yeah...but I did say in my original post, aside from them :P So that's cheating :P

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: milkywaymochi on August 13, 2019, 09:37:45 AM

My idea isn't so creative as a lot of the others in this thread, but I think it would be kinda cool if the G1 mane six were the ponies that G4 mane six are based on. So that would be Twilight, Firefly, Posey, Surprise, Applejack, and either Glory or Sparkler. It fills the two of each pony type criteria, and there would be a good mix of colours in there.

Title: Re: If G1 had a 'mane six' type concept, who would they be?
Post by: Zapper on August 13, 2019, 12:33:17 PM

Quote from: Leikin on August 10, 2019, 08:41:59 AM

SS Twilight (but without Flocking) She would be the oe loving scary stories and spooy adventurous. Haloween being her favourite holiday.

Ohhh, that I would love! FiM was so weird with its goth stereotypes. It would be great to see a "darker" pony character who is still caring and friendly. FiM loved to portray goth ponies as monotone partypoopers obsessed with misery.

A creepy, kookie, mysterious and spooky character would be so cute! And Twilight's purple and symbol are beautiful.