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#23101 Anonymous User Tue, 27th Sep '11 8:38:59 PM from Colorado from Colorado

Pinkie doesn't seem very "skilled" to me. Her primary asset has always been comic relief.

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#23102 Crowfall Tue, 27th Sep '11 8:40:40 PM

Not all the time. She can add some comic relief without helping or hindering the others. In Dragonshy she had her Hop Step and a Jump song that almost helped, and at the end she tried doing ... uh, something, to deal with the dragon, but that went nowhere.

edited 27th Sep '11 8:41:00 PM by Crowfall

#23103 Mousa The 14 Tue, 27th Sep '11 8:41:25 PM from Northern Virginia from Northern Virginia

She basically only has a meta purpose to provide humor for the viewer. Otherwise she's basically pointless and sadly could be removed from the group and nothing structurally from the team would be lost. Though if I understand correctly, more would more likely see the same with Applejack only Applejack doesn't make them laugh.

Absolutely nowhere. Funny, but utterly pointless, that was the specific example I was thinking of when I said "Alternate solution when all else fails" before as her in story purpose.

edited 27th Sep '11 8:42:58 PM by MousaThe14

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#23104 Bagof Magic Food Tue, 27th Sep '11 8:43:46 PM

Pinkie Pie will seek out all the knowledge that Twilight Sparkle can't find

#23105 gingerninja 666 Tue, 27th Sep '11 8:44:30 PM from Aboard The Damocles from Aboard The Damocles

They all add something to the team's dynamic, even if some of them aren't very useful in a practical situation

AJ is my fav cuz she's so level-headed and Team Mom like. I can relate to someone like that

edited 27th Sep '11 8:46:20 PM by gingerninja666

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#23106 Mousa The 14 Tue, 27th Sep '11 8:45:59 PM from Northern Virginia from Northern Virginia

Same reasons why I like her though not my exact fave.

edited 27th Sep '11 8:46:18 PM by MousaThe14

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#23107 boobustuber Tue, 27th Sep '11 8:46:27 PM from A land of potatoes from A land of potatoes

AJ has points for being a pony from very early on. Although I found the original series really boring and noisy. She's much more badass in this one. There should be an episode where she gets to shine, though.

#23108 Crowfall Tue, 27th Sep '11 8:48:06 PM

I think its unfair to say you could lose any of them without damaging the team. This is a group of friends first and foremost, not a superhero team. Yeah they get dragged into crazy crap every now and then, but most of the time they're just hanging out, and I bet they would all miss Pinkie's parties if she were to leave.

#23109 Bagof Magic Food Tue, 27th Sep '11 8:49:26 PM

They are SUPERFRIENDS

#23110 gingerninja 666 Tue, 27th Sep '11 8:49:34 PM from Aboard The Damocles from Aboard The Damocles

True, I'd be sad if Pinkie left, I just wish they could alter her slightly, so she's slightly less annoying

edited 27th Sep '11 8:49:47 PM by gingerninja666

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#23111 Bagof Magic Food Tue, 27th Sep '11 8:50:04 PM

It's like we were saying earlier, just have Pinkie get punched in the face every episode!

#23112 gingerninja 666 Tue, 27th Sep '11 8:51:29 PM from Aboard The Damocles from Aboard The Damocles

I love how it's impossible to slap anyone in Equestria thanks to hooves. You NEED to punch them in the face

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#23113 boobustuber Tue, 27th Sep '11 8:52:33 PM from A land of potatoes from A land of potatoes

Having Pinkie put into a serious situation might be good. Maybe with some younger characters, so she has to try to stay calm and make the decisions.

#23114 Anonymous User Tue, 27th Sep '11 8:52:52 PM from Colorado from Colorado

I would like that.

Applejack appeals to me, though she is not one of my favorites.

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#23115 Crowfall Tue, 27th Sep '11 8:54:39 PM

Pinkie being forced to look after the Cutie Mark Crusaders for an episode and needing to be the mature one for once would probably be really good for her.

#23116 Moe Dantes Tue, 27th Sep '11 8:54:54 PM from the Land of Classics from the Land of Classics

Just responding to a comment from back on page 917

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In fact, we know more about her than we do about Twilight's mom, who by all means should be much more important in the show. What do we know about her?...She looks like G1 Twilight.

This is kinda beside the point, but... why do people keep saying this?

Here's Twi's mom:

Now here's G1 Twilight as drawn by Lauren Faust:

They're similar in a few respects, but they really don't look that much alike.

edited 27th Sep '11 8:56:02 PM by MoeDantes

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#23117 Enlong Tue, 27th Sep '11 8:55:58 PM from The Magitek Holyland from The Magitek Holyland

OK, so she has a white coat and a few less stars on her Mark. What's so different about that?

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#23118 Mousa The 14 Tue, 27th Sep '11 8:56:41 PM from Northern Virginia from Northern Virginia

I was about to say what Enlong just said.

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#23119 Red Savant Tue, 27th Sep '11 8:56:53 PM from Eastern US from Eastern US

@ginger

: Rarity disagrees

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#23120 Japanese Teeth Tue, 27th Sep '11 8:57:14 PM from Meinong's jungle from Meinong's jungle

They have really similar cutie marks, and the mane style and color scheme is very similar. You could play the coat color difference as Twilight's mom going gray as she got older.

And I agree that an episode where Pinkie has to be the mature one would be awesome. Having her get an Aesop like "fun is great, but it's not appropriate in every situation" would be awesome.

edited 27th Sep '11 8:58:25 PM by JapaneseTeeth

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#23121 gingerninja 666 Tue, 27th Sep '11 8:58:34 PM from Aboard The Damocles from Aboard The Damocles

It would still feel more solid than a regular slap.

Like being slapped by a stone hand.

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#23122 Moe Dantes Tue, 27th Sep '11 9:00:42 PM from the Land of Classics from the Land of Classics

They've got about as much in common as any two background ponies do, is what I'm saying. Just from a first glance there's enough different to say "these are not the same pony"

Also, there's nothing in the show to evidence that pony fur goes gray as it ages. In fact Granny Smith has green fur.

edited 27th Sep '11 9:01:37 PM by MoeDantes

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#23123 gingerninja 666 Tue, 27th Sep '11 9:01:31 PM from Aboard The Damocles from Aboard The Damocles

The Mayor?

I swear she's greyer than the others

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#23124 Fallen Legend Tue, 27th Sep '11 9:01:56 PM from Mexico City! from Mexico City!

I totally see a resemblance with her mom

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#23125 Calnos Tue, 27th Sep '11 9:03:27 PM from Nowhere from Nowhere

This was posted on Equestria Daily. I don't know if its been posted here, but this thread moves too fast for me to want to check.

For some reason, this makes me want to see an Applejack/James Bond fic...

edited 27th Sep '11 9:03:41 PM by Calnos