WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en Style: ::cue(c.color646464) { color: rgb(100,100,100); } ::cue(c.color9EDBF9) { color: rgb(158,219,249); } ::cue(c.colorC2C7D6) { color: rgb(194,199,214); } ::cue(c.colorFDF6AF) { color: rgb(253,246,175); } ::cue(c.colorFF9B9B) { color: rgb(255,155,155); } ::cue(c.green) { color: green; } ::cue(c.magenta) { color: magenta; } ::cue(c.red) { color: red; } ## 00:00:00.953 --> 00:00:04.260 In the beginning, Faust created the Heavens and the Earth. 00:00:04.579 --> 00:00:05.544 And Equestria, 00:00:05.545 --> 00:00:06.683 with these little horse thingies, 00:00:07.265 --> 00:00:09.385 and all was peaceful in the world. 00:00:14.108 --> 00:00:17.158 Then a website called 4CHAN got its little gremlin hands on it 00:00:17.158 --> 00:00:19.466 and pictures of ponies flooded the metaphorical airwaves. 00:00:19.467 --> 00:00:22.633 Ironically or unironically will never actually be determined, 00:00:22.634 --> 00:00:25.793 but it got SO bad that the moderators had to ban users from ponyposting 00:00:25.794 --> 00:00:28.283 just so that everyone else could get some goddamn peace and quiet. 00:00:28.283 --> 00:00:30.430 So these newly-minted BRONIES decided: 00:00:30.431 --> 00:00:31.813 "Fine, we'll make our own community." 00:00:31.814 --> 00:00:32.860 [Bender]: With blackjack! 00:00:32.861 --> 00:00:33.600 [Bender]:With blackjack! and hооkеrs! 00:00:33.601 --> 00:00:34.546 And they did! 00:00:35.895 --> 00:00:36.735 [Fluttershy]: Approved! 00:00:36.736 --> 00:00:39.128 2011 began as the year of the horse 00:00:39.129 --> 00:00:40.078 (not actually though, 00:00:40.079 --> 00:00:42.038 because the year of the horse technically wasn't until 2014.) 00:00:42.039 --> 00:00:45.128 and this funny little pony-related website was created by THIS person 00:00:45.129 --> 00:00:47.560 you may not have heard of it though, cause it kinda flew under the radar. 00:00:47.567 --> 00:00:49.629 [LOUD EXPLOSION] 00:00:49.630 --> 00:00:50.330 March rolled around, 00:00:50.331 --> 00:00:53.391 and THIS person started making Eurobeat remixes of music from the show. 00:00:53.392 --> 00:00:56.741 I'm sure this will NOT set off a trend of horse music for decades to come. 00:00:56.748 --> 00:00:59.469 Speaking of trending horse-related content for decades to come: 00:00:59.470 --> 00:01:00.270 [LOUD NUCLEAR ALARM SIREN] 00:01:00.271 --> 00:01:01.071 [LOUD NUCLEAR ALARM SIREN] 00:01:01.072 --> 00:01:01.872 [LOUD NUCLEAR ALARM SIREN] 00:01:01.873 --> 00:01:02.673 [LOUD NUCLEAR ALARM SIREN] 00:01:02.674 --> 00:01:03.474 [LOUD NUCLEAR ALARM SIREN] 00:01:03.475 --> 00:01:04.275 [LOUD NUCLEAR ALARM SIREN] 00:01:04.276 --> 00:01:05.076 [LOUD NUCLEAR ALARM SIREN] 00:01:05.077 --> 00:01:05.877 [LOUD NUCLEAR ALARM SIREN] 00:01:05.877 --> 00:01:06.677 [LOUD NUCLEAR ALARM SIREN] 00:01:06.678 --> 00:01:07.478 [LOUD NUCLEAR ALARM SIREN] 00:01:07.478 --> 00:01:08.278 [LOUD NUCLEAR ALARM SIREN] 00:01:08.279 --> 00:01:09.079 [LOUD NUCLEAR ALARM SIREN] 00:01:09.079 --> 00:01:09.879 [LOUD NUCLEAR ALARM SIREN] 00:01:09.880 --> 00:01:10.680 [LOUD NUCLEAR ALARM SIREN] 00:01:10.680 --> 00:01:11.480 [LOUD NUCLEAR ALARM SIREN] 00:01:11.481 --> 00:01:12.051 [LOUD NUCLEAR ALARM SIREN] 00:01:12.052 --> 00:01:13.639 And, wouldn't you know it, 00:01:13.640 --> 00:01:16.271 writing about equines started to become really enticing! 00:01:17.766 --> 00:01:20.746 But what would happen if a bunch of these antisocial outcasts 00:01:20.747 --> 00:01:22.880 decided to meet up in REAL life? 00:01:22.880 --> 00:01:24.613 The pony takeover was well underway, 00:01:24.614 --> 00:01:26.436 and every major new network and YouTube channel 00:01:26.437 --> 00:01:27.675 wanted to take their cheap shot 00:01:27.676 --> 00:01:27.964 because... 00:01:27.965 --> 00:01:28.346 ...well... 00:01:28.347 --> 00:01:29.501 ...it was easy. 00:01:29.502 --> 00:01:32.356 easier than right-clicking an NFT from a cyptobro. 00:01:32.853 --> 00:01:34.182 (Ah, it was a simpler time back then.) 00:01:34.183 --> 00:01:36.316 In fact it was SO popular to hate on horse 00:01:36.317 --> 00:01:39.084 that when the Internet reacted to THEM, they reacted back! 00:01:39.085 --> 00:01:40.321 Aand everything was totally okay 00:01:40.322 --> 00:01:41.939 and it totally didn't cement the hatred for bronies 00:01:41.940 --> 00:01:43.088 for years to come or anything. 00:01:43.125 --> 00:01:43.416 [DISCORD] 00:01:43.416 --> 00:01:43.787 [DISCORD] 00:01:44.540 --> 00:01:45.040 Huh. 00:01:45.295 --> 00:01:46.356 Well, that sounded important. 00:01:47.190 --> 00:01:48.412 And this is also important: 00:01:48.418 --> 00:01:50.078 [Rainbow Dash]: Careful, Derpy! 00:01:50.078 --> 00:01:52.453 [Derpy]: I just don't know what went wrong! 00:01:52.454 --> 00:01:56.438 Because that means the RULERS OF HORSE recognise the Brony delegation! 00:01:56.439 --> 00:01:59.403 Just don't let the delegation go on a filibuster about "best pony", 00:01:59.404 --> 00:02:01.413 unless you wanna break the long-standing congressional record 00:02:01.414 --> 00:02:03.026 of 24 hours and 18 minutes. 00:02:03.027 --> 00:02:06.054 Then things went CRAZY, mostly after this happened: 00:02:10.359 --> 00:02:11.593 [mischievous laughter] 00:02:11.594 --> 00:02:13.097 and the FANDOM popped off; 00:02:13.098 --> 00:02:15.450 so much music, art, memes and parodies 00:02:15.451 --> 00:02:17.516 and loving and tolerating the FUСК out of people 00:02:17.517 --> 00:02:19.703 that BronyCon literally exploded! 00:02:26.948 --> 00:02:29.481 They even made a whole freaking episode that... wasn't an episode... 00:02:29.482 --> 00:02:30.794 ...but... was?... 00:02:30.795 --> 00:02:31.892 ...but... wasn't. 00:02:32.123 --> 00:02:33.583 even celebrities got in on the action, 00:02:33.584 --> 00:02:35.360 with fans attempting to play detective 00:02:35.361 --> 00:02:37.317 to decipher whether their cryptic photos 00:02:37.318 --> 00:02:38.991 meant that they were one of them! 00:02:38.992 --> 00:02:42.810 after all it was trendy, and all publicity is good publicity. 00:02:43.401 --> 00:02:46.581 Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end... 00:02:46.582 --> 00:02:49.005 ...and thus, the brony fandom died. 00:02:50.237 --> 00:02:51.361 Except, oh wait: no it didn't. 00:02:51.367 --> 00:02:54.670 around this time, fans really started THINKING about the show 00:02:54.671 --> 00:02:57.346 which leads to the rise of the Brony reviewer, 00:02:57.347 --> 00:03:00.922 which is kinda the fandom equivalent of the Greek philosophers of old 00:03:00.923 --> 00:03:03.946 except with way more drama and way more getting cancelled on Twitter. 00:03:03.947 --> 00:03:05.756 "Brony" has gone super critical! 00:03:05.757 --> 00:03:08.969 [EUROBEAT MUSIC] 00:03:08.970 --> 00:03:11.842 a deluge of DeviantArt OCs engulfs the Interwebs; 00:03:11.843 --> 00:03:14.909 creativity and community is at an all-time high; 00:03:14.910 --> 00:03:17.019 "nerd" is finally starting to become "cool"! 00:03:17.020 --> 00:03:19.230 Nothing can stop the horse supremacy from- 00:03:19.231 --> 00:03:19.679 [DRAMATIC MUSIC] 00:03:19.680 --> 00:03:20.127 [DRAMATIC MUSIC] 00:03:20.128 --> 00:03:21.738 [DRAMATIC MUSIC] 00:03:21.752 --> 00:03:23.004 Oh, the fandom died again. 00:03:23.187 --> 00:03:24.890 [BUCK]: Sadly yes... 00:03:24.891 --> 00:03:26.031 [BUCK]: Sadly yes... ...but I lived! 00:03:26.032 --> 00:03:28.265 Despite Hasbro's best efforts' anyway. 00:03:28.266 --> 00:03:32.046 Brony content creators were hit with more Cs and Ds than my college finals. 00:03:32.047 --> 00:03:35.038 It is an era of volatility, yet the show must go on! 00:03:35.039 --> 00:03:37.067 After all, there is money to be made. 00:03:37.068 --> 00:03:41.067 Season 4 ends in May of 2014 and injects a new spark of energy. 00:03:41.068 --> 00:03:43.092 I mean, what else would you wanna call this? 00:03:43.093 --> 00:03:46.400 [LOUD BURST OF ENERGY] 00:03:48.332 --> 00:03:49.451 OOOOOOOOHHHHH! 00:03:49.800 --> 00:03:51.690 [Jules]: This some serious gourmet shіt! 00:03:51.691 --> 00:03:53.384 And the pony train kept on rolling. 00:03:53.386 --> 00:03:55.590 [DMX The Tank by Koolfox] 00:03:55.591 --> 00:03:59.033 Seasons came and went like the rise and fall of historical empires, 00:03:59.034 --> 00:04:01.918 conventions spread like wildfire across the globe. 00:04:01.919 --> 00:04:06.266 The fandom and the creators crept even closer to becoming a singularity; 00:04:06.273 --> 00:04:10.640 that fact became clear in June 2015 with the airing of the 100th episode. 00:04:10.641 --> 00:04:13.175 [Dubstep cello remix] 00:04:16.750 --> 00:04:20.152 As time went on, bronies became less of a meme fad. 00:04:20.153 --> 00:04:22.584 Growth slowed as more casual fans left the community, 00:04:22.585 --> 00:04:24.954 but that just meant only the die-hards were left, 00:04:24.955 --> 00:04:26.545 the ones in for the long haul, 00:04:26.546 --> 00:04:28.272 or those who had so much of their identity 00:04:28.273 --> 00:04:30.234 forged by this fandom during their formative years 00:04:30.235 --> 00:04:31.388 that they couldn't possibly leave. 00:04:31.389 --> 00:04:34.714 Either way, the stubborn bunch of horse nerds refused to die. 00:04:34.716 --> 00:04:38.167 New fans still saw a thriving collective, especially when this happened: 00:04:43.405 --> 00:04:43.959 GAAHHH! 00:04:43.966 --> 00:04:45.626 The herd was in steady state, 00:04:45.627 --> 00:04:48.319 with plenty of content creators keeping the flame glowing. 00:04:48.320 --> 00:04:52.307 Sure, it wasn't exactly the golden years, but no one was expecting it to last this long, 00:04:52.308 --> 00:04:53.964 least of all the bronies themselves. 00:04:53.965 --> 00:04:56.532 [assortment of text-to-speech "what the hay" lines] 00:04:56.783 --> 00:04:59.636 But as stated before, nothing lasts forever. 00:04:59.637 --> 00:05:02.795 BronyCon held its last convention in August 2019, 00:05:02.796 --> 00:05:06.847 the largest brony convention in the WORLD with an attendance of over 10,000 people 00:05:06.848 --> 00:05:08.476 over its four-day event. 00:05:08.483 --> 00:05:09.900 Then after a nine-season run, 00:05:09.901 --> 00:05:12.884 in October 2019, nine years after it all began, 00:05:12.885 --> 00:05:16.005 the finale of My Little Pony:Friendship is Magic aired. 00:05:23.357 --> 00:05:27.195 Many shears were shed, and thus, with the end of the show, 00:05:27.196 --> 00:05:31.014 the fandom also came to an end. 00:05:32.123 --> 00:05:32.946 BІТСН! AHUH! 00:05:32.947 --> 00:05:34.829 Bronies are way too stubborn, 00:05:34.830 --> 00:05:38.307 although the hiatus between G4 and G5 was incredibly arduous, 00:05:38.308 --> 00:05:39.641 especially since the whole world ended. 00:05:39.642 --> 00:05:40.963 [scream] 00:05:40.964 --> 00:05:42.606 [more screams] 00:05:42.607 --> 00:05:43.407 [LOUD NUCLEAR ALARM SIREN] 00:05:43.408 --> 00:05:44.208 [LOUD NUCLEAR ALARM SIREN] 00:05:44.209 --> 00:05:44.621 [LOUD NUCLEAR ALARM SIREN] 00:05:44.622 --> 00:05:45.187 [EXPLOSION] 00:05:45.188 --> 00:05:48.255 To survive, the fandom had to subsist off of nothing but sunlight, 00:05:48.256 --> 00:05:49.697 online conventions, 00:05:49.698 --> 00:05:50.172 and THIS: 00:05:52.789 --> 00:05:57.330 Thankfully, in October 2021, A New Generation, G5, dropped. 00:05:57.331 --> 00:05:59.450 [Gordon Ramsay]: Finally, some good fuсkіng food. 00:05:59.451 --> 00:06:02.833 And the fandom saw a surge of new members to join its ranks. 00:06:02.834 --> 00:06:04.925 new content creators came out of the woodwork, 00:06:04.926 --> 00:06:07.569 and brony veterans returned once more to add to the hype. 00:06:07.912 --> 00:06:10.302 That's right: the ride never ends. 00:06:10.303 --> 00:06:12.732 After all, this community was supposed to have died 00:06:12.733 --> 00:06:14.915 four... five times over by now. 00:06:15.089 --> 00:06:18.317 So what does the future hold for the brony community? 00:06:18.318 --> 00:06:20.799 If I were to hypothesize: 00:06:21.292 --> 00:06:22.265 Probably something with horses? 00:06:22.266 --> 00:06:23.053 I dunno, fu- 00:06:23.054 --> 00:06:23.537 [door closing] 00:06:25.668 --> 00:06:27.657 [Subtitles by Mister Pino]