Whoa, I just woke up and it's already at 67 posts! This forum is awesome. Rainbow Dash was clearly going to win, and that's who I voted for, but I feel sorry for Fluttershy at only 1 vote
I love her and her love of animals, but she is too much of a helicopter (bunny) mom.
Edit: Also, was there something about animals in Ponyville not being able to take care of themselves? They were like freaked out that animals in the forest didn't need guardians. I guess Fluttershy gets a pass.
I voted for Rarity. She tempers the fact that she's a greedy, vain, snobbish gold-digger with being patient, generous, and having genuine, practical talent. She also steals from dragons and I like her color scheme the best.
Also, was there something about animals in Ponyville not being able to take care of themselves? They were like freaked out that animals in the forest didn't need guardians. I guess Fluttershy gets a pass.
Recall that the pegasus ponies completely control the weather in all the pony villages and cities. They have largely conquered all of nature within their lands.
Outside of the principality, there is a natural order that, for whatever reason, they long ago forsook.
Even though the winner's already been crowned, I voted anyway just to see if I could pin down a favourite. The fact that making a choice was so hard really speaks to the likeability of the whole cast. Everypony should be lauded for that, I think. Well, except Celestia, whom nobody likes, apparently.
I started with a five-way tie between Twilight, Rainbow, Fluttershy, Applejack, and Apple Bloom, and eventually forced myself to whittle it down to just Fluttershy and Applejack. Fluttershy I like for being adorable to the max, kind, nurturing, pretty in pink, flight-capable, and having balls when it really counts (see: Pilot Pt. 2; Dragonshy). Applejack I like for being hard-working, feisty, athletic, strongly opinionated, having a cute hat and hair ties, and always making me crave apples and/or apple juice when she's onscreen. In the end, this tipped the scale in Fluttershy's favour for me:
The whole Flutterguy thing was probably some of the funniest shit in the series for me.
Anyway, I'll still concede that Rainbow Dash is objectively at least 20% cooler than any other pony, and I like her loads too. I just leaned towards some of the others more personally.
(Also, if Spike had been qualified? I would've voted for him. Hands down. I love a good deadpan snarker.)
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If it was for any reason other than this then you're wrong. You're still wrong. Nothing wrong with testing the waters on the other side sometimes. (:
Rainbow Dash was clearly going to win, and that's who I voted for, but I feel sorry for Fluttershy at only 1 vote
Edit: Also, was there something about animals in Ponyville not being able to take care of themselves? They were like freaked out that animals in the forest didn't need guardians. I guess Fluttershy gets a pass.
Outside of the principality, there is a natural order that, for whatever reason, they long ago forsook.
I started with a five-way tie between Twilight, Rainbow, Fluttershy, Applejack, and Apple Bloom, and eventually forced myself to whittle it down to just Fluttershy and Applejack. Fluttershy I like for being adorable to the max, kind, nurturing, pretty in pink, flight-capable, and having balls when it really counts (see: Pilot Pt. 2; Dragonshy). Applejack I like for being hard-working, feisty, athletic, strongly opinionated, having a cute hat and hair ties, and always making me crave apples and/or apple juice when she's onscreen. In the end, this tipped the scale in Fluttershy's favour for me:
The whole Flutterguy thing was probably some of the funniest shit in the series for me.
Anyway, I'll still concede that Rainbow Dash is objectively at least 20% cooler than any other pony, and I like her loads too. I just leaned towards some of the others more personally.
(Also, if Spike had been qualified? I would've voted for him. Hands down. I love a good deadpan snarker.)