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But, yeah, G1 never really explained them or referred to them. (Like, the ponies never said "Ooo, cool symbol!" to one another or anything.)
Quote from: Artemesia Floc on February 24, 2016, 03:45:59 PMLOL and ditto!
Actually Cotton Candy's symbol was indeed meant to be an appaloosa pattern. Originally the plan was that MLPs would be "real horse" colors with real horse patterns. Then the idea evolved to "fantasy colors" with real-horse patterns. This is seen in the Year 1 commercial, where ALL the Collector ponies have appaloosa spots, and also on front of the Year 1 backcard, and on this Year 1 brochure:visitors can't see pics , please register or login
but it's more likely that symbols can change with age (like how baby Bowtie has 4 bows and adult Bowtie has 6)
Quote from: brighteyes on February 24, 2016, 06:32:34 AMI don't think I'm following you.... to my knowledge there were no prototypes of Cotton Candy or Sweetheart that were released without symbols. Also, the idea of ponies earning their symbols isn't something that was well established prior to Friendship is Magic. It's true that it is hinted that Baby Ember has to earn her mark and was released with no symbol but all subsequent baby ponies, even newborns, were released with symbols. If it's true that a pony has to earn her mark in G1, then why would newborns have symbols, when they cannot even talk yet? Actually, you are making the mistake of assuming something that G1 clearly started as something G4 started.If you look at the back cards before the point where any resembled of story was removed from them, you would see the occasion story that dealt with the different types marks. The ponies earned their flank symbols or other type of mark rather than be born with them in every 1 of those stories.Quote from: Leave a Whisper on February 24, 2016, 08:27:21 AMAh. I stand corrected on that one. Doesn't make her a blank flank though. That's strictly a G4 term.Actually, blank flank simply means: pony without a cutie mark. The G1 term for cutie marks is flank symbols. Hence a pony without a flank symbol is a blank flank.
I don't think I'm following you.... to my knowledge there were no prototypes of Cotton Candy or Sweetheart that were released without symbols. Also, the idea of ponies earning their symbols isn't something that was well established prior to Friendship is Magic. It's true that it is hinted that Baby Ember has to earn her mark and was released with no symbol but all subsequent baby ponies, even newborns, were released with symbols. If it's true that a pony has to earn her mark in G1, then why would newborns have symbols, when they cannot even talk yet?
Ah. I stand corrected on that one. Doesn't make her a blank flank though. That's strictly a G4 term.