WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.900 So, throughout my exposure in the pony fandom, I’ve noticed something. 00:00:03.000 --> 00:00:06.300 There seems to be a lack of earth pony OCs that people make for themselves. 00:00:06.400 --> 00:00:11.290 An article in Equestria Daily explores this, and most people are either unicorns, or more commonly, pegasuses. 00:00:11.400 --> 00:00:12.900 I’m totally guilty of that by the way, 00:00:13.000 --> 00:00:14.310 But why is it like this? 00:00:14.400 --> 00:00:18.510 Well, from my understanding, there seems to be no clear advantages of having an earth pony OC. 00:00:18.600 --> 00:00:22.900 Unicorns can do magic and levitation, pegasus can obviously fly, but what can earth ponies do? 00:00:23.000 --> 00:00:26.180 I know Lauren has had her say about this, but let’s just look at the series itself. 00:00:26.230 --> 00:00:29.200 It’s been inferred by the fandom that earth ponies are the strongest, for one thing. 00:00:29.350 --> 00:00:31.640 Let’s use Twilight as example to demonstrate that. 00:00:31.690 --> 00:00:34.800 She clearly had trouble pushing that snow plow of hers in Winter Wrap-up, 00:00:34.920 --> 00:00:37.300 and even though the rest of the ponies who are plowing are all stallions, 00:00:37.400 --> 00:00:40.000 It’s implied that Applejack is capable of jumping in if she needs to 00:00:40.100 --> 00:00:41.560 as that’s probably why she’s in charge. 00:00:41.600 --> 00:00:45.890 Also, if she wasn’t capable, then she probably wouldn’t have had made all those comments about Twilight being a weak pony. 00:00:45.940 --> 00:00:49.500 But, again, even though the audience is given an implication that earth ponies are the strongest 00:00:50.000 --> 00:00:56.180 With more examples like Applejack rounding cows and harvesting apples in general, 00:00:56.230 --> 00:00:58.600 It is not directly stated that this is the case. So some can only guess that this trait is in fact true or not. 00:00:58.700 --> 00:01:01.900 Another trait that the fandom gives earth ponies is that they seem to be more in tuned with the Earth. 00:01:02.000 --> 00:01:03.350 What does that even mean? 00:01:09.000 --> 00:01:12.800 Well, you know that idea that animals can sense changes in weather and environment better than humans? 00:01:12.900 --> 00:01:14.350 This theory goes along with that. 00:01:14.420 --> 00:01:18.900 This comes from “Feeling Pinkie Keen” where Pinkie can sense changes in the environment more so than say Twilight. 00:01:19.000 --> 00:01:22.100 As much of a cool theory this is, we only really see it in Pinkie. 00:01:22.200 --> 00:01:26.500 Applejack never really has these instances, so I’m excusing this as Pinkie just being Pinkie for now. 00:01:26.600 --> 00:01:29.800 So, why do people interpret that earth ponies have these traits in the first place? 00:01:29.900 --> 00:01:34.700 It’s because some like to think that earth ponies have an advantage to other breeds in certain areas, as mentioned earlier. 00:01:34.750 --> 00:01:35.530 Why? 00:01:35.580 --> 00:01:38.000 To help earth ponies feel socially equal to other breeds 00:01:38.150 --> 00:01:40.000 And that they can do something special too! 00:01:40.100 --> 00:01:42.950 But why do not as many bronies choose to be portrayed as an Earth pony? 00:01:43.000 --> 00:01:47.620 Well, my thinking is that that the limited traits that Earth ponies have aren’t really that appealing to people. 00:01:47.670 --> 00:01:50.280 Why be an earth pony when you can either fly or use magic? 00:01:50.310 --> 00:01:51.100 But not both 00:01:51.200 --> 00:01:54.120 Even assuming the traits that the fandom gives earth ponies are accurate 00:01:54.240 --> 00:01:56.500 Is our modern society really in touch with the earth? 00:01:56.600 --> 00:02:00.500 Is today’s population doing as much physical labor as we were half a century ago. Longer? 00:02:01.000 --> 00:02:04.350 It’s harder to connect to nature than ever before, and that’s also a factor. 00:02:04.400 --> 00:02:08.950 So, does it just roll down to the fact that earth pony traits are not attractive to the modern brony? 00:02:09.000 --> 00:02:10.500 Does this have any deeper meaning? 00:02:10.600 --> 00:02:13.000 Will the number of earth pony OCs increase in the future? 00:02:13.100 --> 00:02:14.000 I guess we'll see 00:02:30.700 --> 00:02:32.500 So. I heard you like avatar 00:02:38.500 --> 00:02:39.400 "What was that?" 00:02:39.500 --> 00:02:40.800 "What? What was what? 00:02:40.900 --> 00:02:44.000 “It's a giant mushroom!”