So, in all her genious, my dear friend, who has become my Rarity, recommended that I interview my cosplay group about how they got started. I, of course, thought it was a BRILLIANT idea, so here is the first entry in my "Better Know a Pony Cosplayer" series. Hope everyone enjoys it.
I guess you could say what got everything started was a picture. I had been walking around and seeing images for MLP:FiM...and it frustrated me. Growing up with the originals, seeing this new one got me a little upset. Almost everything from my childhood has been re-vamped, and with new art, new story, it wasn't the same anymore. The picture I mentioned was actually a hate picture I had drawn up, it was of Apple Jack and Rainbow Dash talking, then Dom from Gears of War had taken them in his sights and well....he shot their heads off...then they had a rainbow of blood...it was for lack of a better word, pretty intense for something that started out so cute. A friend of mine had seen it and asked if I'd even seen any of it. Told them nope, they just shook their head and said "watch before you judge." Before watching it I did a little research. Found out that people who did Power Puff Girls, Dexter's Lab, and Foster's Home all where working on it. Including Lauren Faust herself, who I had become a fan of. So I decided what the heck. At first I would watch it in secret. Make sure none of my roommates were home, usually had all the lights off, headphones in, propped up so that if anyone came home I could see them and quickly close out of the tab. One episode turned into two, two episodes turned into ten, next thing I knew I had finished the first two seasons on Netflix. I searched and found out a website I used for anime also had MLP:FiM, and it updated within hours of new episodes being aired...meaning I could stay up to date even though I didn't watch actual TV. Things escalated, I realized not only myself, but as other's pointed it out...I was a lot like Rarity....I was Rarity... One con, Sakuracon to be exact, I met a new friend. Then she was Ariel, I would soon find out that she was Fluttershy. Our friendship grew, almost like magic? Hahaha yeah, shut up. Yes like magic. Her and I became rather good friends, turned out we lived not far from each other either. One day the talk of Ponys came up, and she mentioned she wanted to get a group together, that she wanted to be Fluttershy and that she could see me as Rarity. Next thing I knew, we had a group for the Mane 6, we're slowly adding, but still. I'm up to date, I look up pictures, I get upset when people cosplay as Rarity and make her slutty because well, Rarity is a very classy and elegant pony, not a hussy. I have a little corner in my room for Rarity items, all but one have been gifted to me, I've only bought one item. Thing is, I don't consider myself a 'Brony' or 'Pegasister'. I enjoy MLP:FM for the art, as well as the story line and dialogue. It has a lot of really good lessons that kids can and will learn from, not only that, it has a way to hold the attention of adults who would be "stuck" watching it with their kids. It's super subtle adult humor, or even references to movies and shows like Doctor Who, Terminator, Tomb Raider/Indiana Jones, Star Wars, even The Big Lebowski. It's these subtle little salutes to things that the creators enjoyed when they were young as well as now that make the show enjoyable literally for all ages. Although now, I don't care if my roommates hear or see it (Heck I even got a few people who where more against watching it than I was to watch it. I've actually created a couple of Bronies...ooops...). The point is, I'm a fan because they try to include everyone and everything. It teaches those who watch the show that friendship, love, hard-work, and mistakes can overcome hardships. It really is about bringing people together no matter what. It teaches people that if you do something out of being selfish, that it can hurt other people, that every action has a reaction and outcome that you may have not thought of.
So that was Rarity. I wonder which pony will be next. Hmmmnnn... Post if you have suggestions and I'm always open to feedback. (As long as you are nice. I'm fragile.)
(No copyright infringement intended. I just really love The Colbert Report. The "Better Know" stuff was all his idea. I'm just borrowing it. Pic again provided by C-Puff. http://c-puff.deviantart.com/)
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