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#206851 Death Cloud Sun, 27th May '12 11:16:13 AM from Horsehead Nebula

You know, I'm wall eyed.

Because he know I'm going to go out in this plane and I'm going to remove one of His creations from His universe.

#206852 gingerninja 666 Sun, 27th May '12 11:17:30 AM from Aboard The Damocles

But both of those only existed because that's what the general fanon interpretation of her was

That's my point. I'm pissed that SO many people (not necessarily YOU, but LOADS AND LOADS of fans) looked at her eyes and INSTANTLY assumed she was dumb!

edited 27th May '12 11:18:44 AM by gingerninja666

"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel

#206853 Psi 001 Sun, 27th May '12 11:18:22 AM

Wasn't her original name Ditzy Do? That kinda spells a pony that isn't all there.

Derpy's whole characterization was mostly formed by an animation error. It's likely not what they were aiming for initially, but in all fairness they likely wouldn't have even bothered with her if it hadn't happened. It's not the best personality, but it's A personality.

edited 27th May '12 11:20:05 AM by Psi001

#206854 Death Cloud Sun, 27th May '12 11:18:53 AM from Horsehead Nebula

Only infuence fans had on her presense in FPK episode were her eyes,

And I pissed off that people need be treated in special way istead and portayed as generic character istead someone with some quirks.

edited 27th May '12 11:20:39 AM by DeathCloud

Because he know I'm going to go out in this plane and I'm going to remove one of His creations from His universe.

#206855 absolclaw Sun, 27th May '12 11:19:45 AM from Route 120

Maybe the fandom really wanted a cute clumsy girl character to project on to? I dunno. Dat internet.

YOU CANNOT KILL ME NOT NOW

#206856 Cookoo Sun, 27th May '12 11:19:57 AM from A Cuckoo clock

As far as I can tell, many don't think she is dumb, just clumsy.

The internet is the realm of chaos, but not all chaos is evil.

#206857 The Freeman Sun, 27th May '12 11:20:27 AM from Hialeah,FL.

Clumsy. Not dumb. That is how I see her.

"All I ever wanted was the truth." Element of Ambiguity

#206858 gingerninja 666 Sun, 27th May '12 11:21:29 AM from Aboard The Damocles

Most of the time I see her, people consider her AIRHEADED.

It just... bugs me, ok?

"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel

#206859 Psi 001 Sun, 27th May '12 11:22:04 AM

@Death Cloud: I agree. I'm surprised the show hasn't got flak from feminist executives yet, insisting they revert to Positive Discrimination and have a mane cast filled with generic role models.

Derpy I see as VERY clumsy and sorta goofy. Likely not too bright either given The Last Roundup.

edited 27th May '12 11:23:21 AM by Psi001

#206860 marston Sun, 27th May '12 11:22:23 AM from America

I'm with Freemen on this one. I also see Derpy as sort of a really weird pony too. Not dumb, just really odd at times {Kinda like Pinkie, but a bit more diffrent}.

edited 27th May '12 11:26:32 AM by marston

#206861 gingerninja 666 Sun, 27th May '12 11:24:10 AM from Aboard The Damocles

But that's it. The entire character to begin with. before she was even put into the show proper.

All her quirks, all her backstory, they all REVOLVED around her eyes.

I'm pissed, okay. Just LEAVE ME ALONE!

"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel

#206862 Psi 001 Sun, 27th May '12 11:25:30 AM

We're not having a go at you ginger. It's just such quirks like crazy eyes are often connected to goofy acting characters so I suppose they saw her that way. I mean it's fun to attribute background characters personalities from minor details like that.

It's not as if the Mane Cast don't have personality specified attire or physical attributes either. eg. AJ's cowgirl attire, Rarity's glossy feminine makeup and hairstyle.

edited 27th May '12 11:27:40 AM by Psi001

#206863 gingerninja 666 Sun, 27th May '12 11:27:17 AM from Aboard The Damocles

I have nothing against a character with mental quirks having physical quirks.

I'm just peeved that people ONLY saw her physical quirks then just ASSUMED that she had mental quirks as well. They don't ALWAYS come together.

I'm mostly annoyed at people who consider Derpy stupid (which is a LOT of people, even if they aren't here)

edited 27th May '12 11:28:11 AM by gingerninja666

"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel

#206864 Whatshisgame Sun, 27th May '12 11:28:36 AM

Hopefully, Hasbro will release that Fashion Style toy of her and give her an official description.

#206865 Psi 001 Sun, 27th May '12 11:28:42 AM

To be fair a cartoon character with crazy eyes isn't likely going to be established as perfectly down to earth and logical. It's a cliche trait.

#206866 gingerninja 666 Sun, 27th May '12 11:29:23 AM from Aboard The Damocles

@Psi

And?

"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel

#206867 Chadaman 99 Sun, 27th May '12 11:29:38 AM

HA HA! THE QUIRKS HAVE BEEN DOUBLED!!!

Everything's been done. Everything is meaningless. You life at best is to serve as a building block for others.

#206868 Death Cloud Sun, 27th May '12 11:30:23 AM from Horsehead Nebula

@ginger Do you have wall eyes?

Because he know I'm going to go out in this plane and I'm going to remove one of His creations from His universe.

#206869 Seraphem Sun, 27th May '12 11:30:46 AM from Delamare

and agin your overinflating anything that agrees with your hatred and ignoring anything againt it.

most things i've seen show her as a bit of a Cloudcuckoolander, but not dumb or an air head. Clumsy, but not stupid, and always loving and caring. And beyond that i'm pretty sure 70% of the airhead stuff is more based on the blonde ness then the wall-eyed-ness, the clumsyness yeah that's mostly from the eyes. let's see stuff whre Derpy is played the way you say she never is

Fallout Equestria

My Little Denarians

Shipping And Handling

and ANYTHING by Bald Dumbo Rat.

not to mention the TON of purely heartwarming stories/comics/pics/etc... revolving around her, Dinky, and Sparkler.

edited 27th May '12 11:31:06 AM by Seraphem

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#206870 gingerninja 666 Sun, 27th May '12 11:31:57 AM from Aboard The Damocles

@Death No. and to be honest, Death, I don't give a shit. I ain't gonna terat you any better or worse for having wall eyes, and I ain't gonna assume that Derpy is thick PURELY because she has them either.

... I need a drink

"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel

#206871 Psi 001 Sun, 27th May '12 11:32:08 AM

Can we get back to the character episode discussion again? I don't think this is heading a good place.

Just to note I wasn't making fun of people with wall eyes in real life. It's just something that gets utilized in cartoons that way.

edited 27th May '12 11:33:53 AM by Psi001

#206872 gingerninja 666 Sun, 27th May '12 11:34:18 AM from Aboard The Damocles

I actually want Luna to appear LOADS. Just so that people won't go nuts over her whenever she does appear and as a result ignore Celestia

"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel

#206873 absolclaw Sun, 27th May '12 11:35:05 AM from Route 120

Where did the Big Mac episode come from again? Was it mentioned there was originally going to be one or is it something someone mentioned earlier would be a cool idea?

They would definitely have to do a Luna/Celestia episode some time or another - it just seems inevitable, especially with the themes of friendship in this show.

edited 27th May '12 11:36:05 AM by absolclaw

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#206874 Rich Reeders Sun, 27th May '12 11:35:36 AM from Sweet Apple Acres

I had Derpy in 'Rarity'; she was a bit rough around the edges, but hardly stupid:

The next day there was a knock on the front door. I opened it to find Derpy, the resident mailmare standing there, her saddlebags polished to a sheen, her postal hat perched on her windblown blonde mane and gently tied beneath her chin to keep it on.

On anypony else this would just look silly, but Derpy is quite good at her job, despite her tendency to be scatterbrained from time to time; for instance that one time when she delivered one of Twilight’s books a bit too literally – she was told to ‘drop it off’ and she did. From ten or fifteen feet up; something which Twilight still hasn’t quite forgiven her for - so it’s generally overlooked. Anyway, to be honest it’s rather cute on her.

“I gotta special letter for you, ma’am. I’d have just put it in the box like the other stuff, but I was told to deliver it straight t’you.” She rooted around in her saddlebag. “Now where’re you...Ah, here it is...” She carefully pulled out a golden-sheened envelope. I accepted the envelope from her, which smelled slightly of roses.

“Thank you, Derpy, ” I replied. The mailmare nodded smartly and took to the air.

edited 27th May '12 11:35:54 AM by RichReeders

Confounded modern Internalnet doohicky. In the old days, if we wanted to talk to someone far away we sent 'em a letter!

#206875 Psi 001 Sun, 27th May '12 11:36:52 AM

@absolclaw: It was actually planned.

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WhatCouldHaveBeen/WesternAnimation

edited 27th May '12 11:37:11 AM by Psi001