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Quote from: Taffeta on February 26, 2016, 01:50:54 AMIn the comic, and factfile, though, she's generally quite silly and she whistles a lot unnecessarily.Gasp! New headcanon! UK Wind Whistler is Thistle Whistle's descendant.
In the comic, and factfile, though, she's generally quite silly and she whistles a lot unnecessarily.
Quote from: LadyMoondancer on February 25, 2016, 11:31:58 AMI think there was an implication in RaMC that Ember didn't have her symbol because she was young, and that she would get it later. At the time the writers would not have known that Hasbro would eventually produce newborn ponies with symbols, or even the Year 3 babies. Ember was literally the only baby pony in production at the time. (In three colors, LOL.)I don't think freckles are a good comparison, since they're random skin pigmentation, whereas a symbol usually does tie in to a pony's personality. Like, a balloon symbol can be interpreted in various ways--for Surprise, it symbolizes surprise parties, for Up, Up, and Away it symbolizes parties in general. BUT there aren't any backcard stories where a pony with a balloon symbol turns out to absolutely hate balloons and parties. Whereas if someone had a birthmark in the shape of a balloon, this might well be the case.It would be a stinky turd with a party hat. Their name would be Party-Pooper. Her accessories would be frowny-faced stickers and a wet blanket.
I think there was an implication in RaMC that Ember didn't have her symbol because she was young, and that she would get it later. At the time the writers would not have known that Hasbro would eventually produce newborn ponies with symbols, or even the Year 3 babies. Ember was literally the only baby pony in production at the time. (In three colors, LOL.)I don't think freckles are a good comparison, since they're random skin pigmentation, whereas a symbol usually does tie in to a pony's personality. Like, a balloon symbol can be interpreted in various ways--for Surprise, it symbolizes surprise parties, for Up, Up, and Away it symbolizes parties in general. BUT there aren't any backcard stories where a pony with a balloon symbol turns out to absolutely hate balloons and parties. Whereas if someone had a birthmark in the shape of a balloon, this might well be the case.
Symbol is a fan term, the only time I've ever seen it from Hasbro was in a misspelling in Baby Half Note's story, where it said "the symbols" (meaning cymbals) "clashed", lol!
Quote from: LadyMoondancer on February 26, 2016, 08:45:25 AMSymbol is a fan term, the only time I've ever seen it from Hasbro was in a misspelling in Baby Half Note's story, where it said "the symbols" (meaning cymbals) "clashed", lol!Didn't Hasbro give "symbols" a name at some point in time?
So apparently the UK card art is based on the UK prototypes which are basically like the SS ponies without flocking but the UK ponies, except Buttons, are more like the ponies drawn on the SS cards that weren't sold in N. America. Did I get that right?Sigh.
Quote from: Dragonflitter on February 26, 2016, 07:27:57 AMQuote from: Taffeta on February 26, 2016, 01:50:54 AMIn the comic, and factfile, though, she's generally quite silly and she whistles a lot unnecessarily.Gasp! New headcanon! UK Wind Whistler is Thistle Whistle's descendant. Do you mean ancestor or does Thistle Whistle have a time capsule? *gives cookies*
Interesting, in that picture Wind Whistler also has all pink whistles. But the UK one was never sold with all pink, was she?
I think the thread's turned into a general ponylore discussion which is fun