Apple Bloom had two episodes actually. Not only episode introducind CMC but also Zecora episode where she had big role in it.

new thought after reading the WMG page. the CMC haven't got their marks yet because their trying to force it. the just need to stop and realize what they like and are good at. and all three of the Crusaders talents have been hinted at. Scootaloo's a dare devil, Sweetie Belle's a singer, and Apple Bloom's a handy-pony.

^Exactly.

Hm. It's kind of interesting to note the discussion that was going on when I came into the thread; it was about what a pony would (or should) do if their cutie mark was something they didn't like doing, if I recall rightly. That's actually closely related to the Crusaders' view of what gives one their cutie mark, and just as wrong. It's not a duty that's assigned to you randomly, to be carried out for the rest of your life once you find out what it is; it's proof that you've found your calling in life.

I wonder if it's possible for a cutie mark to change later in life due to some major life changing event, like one's Patronus can change in the Potterverse.

@Edvedd. Wow Luna has way too much HYPE.

I don't think real Luna will be able to satisfy everyone.

I like to think so - I have an idea for a fic that revolves around that.

Really, the question comes down to whether it's a 'destined' course, or a 'decided' course. If someone, as a child, decides that they want to be an Olympic athlete and get the seven rings as their mark, but they suffer a crippling injury, and they go through a funk or something and someone helps them out of it, and they're so thankful they want to be able to do that, they might get switched to a psychology cutie mark. But that's a chosen path - if it's destiny, well, sucks to be them, they're now stuck with a crippling injury and permanent CMFIS.

Personally, I think the first one is more appropriate for the universe.

edited 22nd Jul '11 11:49:46 AM by kegisak

Hmm... Like in this image?

But how could you suddenly stop being talented in a certain field? Like that... Yeah I only presume you'd have to make that choice yourself.

edited 22nd Jul '11 11:53:14 AM by RhymeBeat

Problem is: When you say "calling in life", do you mean: Something they really want to do, or something that they're really good at? because I can tell you, I'm good at a lot of things that I positively HATE, and shit at a few things that I love.

Maybe a Cutie Mark sometimes ends up being something like that

edited 22nd Jul '11 11:47:59 AM by gingerninja666

Like your idea. If I were Diamond Tiara or silver spoon. I would like to change it too. No wonder they are evil.

edited 22nd Jul '11 11:51:41 AM by FallenLegend

Yeah, Silver Spoon especially got the raw deal. "My special talent is being someone important's daughter. What's you're problem?" Diamond Tiara you could call a jeweler, or something like that, at least.

^^^Calling, as in (what sounds like a jerkass Mathematician's Answer but is not) something you love to do that you're good at.

edited 22nd Jul '11 11:55:38 AM by RedSavant

and final thoughts on the Trixie and Gilda thing I accidentally started. I now believe that if they return, they will become likable but still be jerks. like Vegeta from DBZ.

Ponytized Mid-life crisis?

I think part of the implication is that it's something they're good at because they love doing it. Or possibly vice-versa. They develop a skill by having the will to learn it, or have a natural talent that they appreciate.

edited 22nd Jul '11 12:04:12 PM by TurnwaysFlip

Being a Silversmith is important! Or a royal taste-tester!

Actually, we don't know what their cutie-marks mean, as the story wasn't about them and their role in life.

@gingerninj. the whole idea is that a pony's special talent is something they're good at AND like doing.

Yeah and Diamond Tiara could also mean she's in a position of leadership.

And nothing in Show Stoppers indicated that the CMC DISLIKED the fields they were talented in. They just didn't realize how much they liked their real skills.

I think what RS means is that the two options of what the cutie marks could be are as follows:

• They just appear at random, deciding what a pony's purpose in life is.
• They appear as a result of the pony finding their desired purpose in life; or to restate it, they appear when a pony realizes what they want spend their lives doing.

I lean towards the latter, and I think it just makes more sense in view of the show itself. With that interpretation, Silver Spoon didn't really get such a raw deal; there's nothing she wants more in life than to just be doted on, so that's what she's going to be. She doesn't aspire to any other purpose, so the cutie mark reflects that. If she wanted to be something more than what she is, the mark would be different.

It still raises the question of what happens when somepony's "purpose" changes, but I'd guess that either the cutie mark changes, or they find a new purpose that could still be reflected by the same mark (i.e. Silver Spoon becomes a silversmith or cook or something).

My favorite CMC is probably Apple Bloom because she's adorable, and has the most Character Development. I like the other two (and they're also adorable), but Scootaloo seems more like a stock tomboy character, and Sweetie Belle just doesn't seem as interesting when compared to Scootaloo or Applebloom, probably because AB got more episodes, and Scoots' personality is a lot more active and in-your-face.

edited 22nd Jul '11 12:08:39 PM by JapaneseTeeth

Apple Bloom's a handy-pony.

Hoofy-mare. Something.

My favorite CMC became Scootaloo, mostly because of her potential for Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff references.

just in case there is still any tension about the Gilda and Trixie argument I accidentally started, I will repeat one last time I now believe that if they return, they will become likable but still be jerks. like Vegeta from DBZ.

We get it, bro. Arguments crop up in this thread every couple of pages or so, they come and go as they please. We gave them names.

Seriously though, don't worry about it. It's what nerds do, after all.

More importantly, you've said this about twenty times now. Please stop.

and regarding an earlier back and forth on Sweetie Belle, "ditzy" definitly is the wrong word because on this wiki, it means "the dumbass character" and she's just a little slow on the uptake. the real dumbasses of this show are Snips and Snails.

http://themarvelouslotisque.deviantart.com/art/Hinata-and-her-favorite-toy-243345245

Um...what exactly is so strange about that? This is a thread discussing the show, and the singing V As are well within the topic of the show. People discuss voice actors for shows all the time. And it's not like it's some minor part of the show, they're used in quite a few episodes. What's the problem?

edited 22nd Jul '11 2:45:55 PM by JackOfAllTrades