Saturday, December 31, 2011

Bronies: A Year in Review


Saberspark has put together what is essentially a timeline of the last year in ponydom.  It hits a lot of the aspects of the community, and paints a pretty good picture of what we have accomplished so far.  Check it out after the break!

Have some Pizza pony too, that was the highlight of my year.



83 comments:

RavensDagger said...

1 year of epic, hundreds more to come!


For Equestria!

Axel said...
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wackypony said...

and a 1 star already.

Stars said...

Hurrah for another year! Let's keep it up everypony!

ConfusedBrony said...

:) I still remember the day I became a brony this year. September 17th. Happy new year's eve everypony

Tokyo Oranges said...

:D This is awesome *Brohoof*
Also for some more new years fun, PonyToast is doing a top 50 countdown of pony music over at Celestia Radio :D
Happy New Years everypony!

Deadend197 said...

What is Peperoni made of? Pigs or something? o-O

Sunset Sprinkles said...

This community still amazes me with each passing day. Everytime I something like this, I cry tears of joy.

Peter said...

FAR too melodramatic. I understand that it was supposed to be funny, but I thought it was overkill.

blakefebruary7 said...

God, that pizza pony makes cheese-haters like me want to throw up and die......makes my stomach turn...ew

Carmelo said...

I'm proud to be a brony.

Travis Smith said...
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Blur said...

Hoo-rah. I've been here since April, and haven't regretted a day of it.

Dawnmist said...

I love you bronies. :3

John said...

@Peter Yeah, gotta agree - way too melodramatic. I mean come on, most of the world doesn't even know we exist - other than spreading memes like wildfire, we've hardly "shown the world" anything at this point.

But regardless, this was an amazing year for bronies. I became a brony in July of this year, mere days after finding out about the show, and the fanbase just keeps growing at a size that astounds me. It's gone from pretty humble numbers at the start of 2011 to the colossal meme/art/music/video/story-generating force of the internet it is today. And I only expect even better things for 2012!

So here's to a new year, full of promise for this community! See you all next year!

SkaFox64 said...

Damn right 2012 is going to be a great year for us! We still have more than half a season of episodes to go, fan projects are getting closer to their completion, and the community is growing ever larger. A Happy New Year to all of you.

Travis Smith said...

We have taken over the Internet, we have shown our power on the News, we have the power
Soon the world will be next...
I remeber the day my friend showed me the first episode after it first came out. No regrets
May Rainbow Dash and FiM live on!!

DarthMaul22 said...

@Deadend197 Pepperoni is a type of sausage.

lk.mcclenahan said...

Saberspark is swiftly establishing himself as an emerging pillar of the brony community, wouldn't you agree? Nicely done, as always!

DarthMaul22 said...

Became infected near the start of August. I regret nothing.

CityFlyer502 said...

I may have come into this a little late, but I'm glad that I did. This is just the most awesome community, and I can see it's been an equally awesome year. Many thanks to every single person in this community and the fine people that work so hard to produce the series. Now let's make 2012 and every year after the best ever.

Happy New Year, everypony!

Starfire said...

Eugh, that pizza pony makes me think of Pizza the Hut eating himself. D:

CityFlyer502 said...

@Starfire You just had to bring that up. I keep cracking up every time I come to that part. LOL

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Lupus Albus said...

Ugh, didn't like the video at all. Don't really need more circle-jerking from the fandom.

Derptastic_w00t said...

Ah Pizza Pony, I love you

Dan Guitar-Guy Gaertner said...

PIZZA PONY?!?!?!?!? MY PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED!!!!

The Ferret said...

While I agree it did feel a bit too self congratulatory rather than silly It has been a pretty cool year for us all.

Here's hoping things only get more awesome!

Mezkalito said...

Ok this video is SO FUCKING inaccurate. I'm pretty sure this guy only made it to be featured in EqD (and I must say, good job sir).
EqD was never a refuge for ponyfags when the bans started in 4chan because the ponythreads were only banned for one day, no more, and Ponychan and FiMchan were already online.

Tre said...

oh dear.. what song was that at the end... do want full download, and share it with pizza pony.

blakefebruary7 said...

@Tre

http://www.mediafire.com/?mtco2mdl1og was used in this video.

http://www.mediafire.com/?of8kv2x4q1d5olc is another version.

Nathan said...

@Mezkalito
Pretty much my thoughts exactly. This video is a highly inaccurate account of the growth of the brony fandom. It was the spread to /b/ that popularized it and Equestria Daily was around a good month before he Febuary bans (which only lased a couple of days). Yeah, 4chan isn't the center of the fandom it used to be but it is still a part of it.

Hivemind said...

Pizza? Mixed with ponies?

YEEEEEEEEEEEES!

Hato F said...

Happy new years, everypony!

Nathan said...

@Hivemind
The proper term the image was created to represent is "Pepperbronies"

Xian217 said...

Here's to a new year of bronies, everypony!

MegaPatron said...

Only if i became a Brony at the beginning of this year....all those wasted months...

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Masquerade said...

I will say once again that I am proud to be a part of this fandom. It's been great, everyone, and I can't wait until next year.

(Which is in about 6 hours and 11 minutes for the East Coast)

Xael said...

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM ROMANIA EVERYPONY :D

Blayze Kohime said...

At this rate we're going to be classified as a religion.

Unknown said...

PIZZA THE HUTT AS PONY IS BEST PONY! (*not)

Masquerade said...

@Blayze Kohime
The Church of Bronyism

Immediately escape any and all military service.

David said...

While I don't think MLP:FiM will have quite the change on the world as we think it will (or we think it should), it definitely has a tremendous impact on the animation industry for sure.

It's opened the door for a whole new breed of storytelling...which actually isn't new at all. More of a comeback. But MLP:FiM has shown that there is quite a market and appeal for making a simple, straightforward story that doesn't depend upon cynicism or sarcasm to make a point. Just write sincerely from the heart, throw in some d'awww, make all the characters four-legged and marshmallow-shaped, bam, success.

80PercentBrony said...
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80PercentBrony said...

[Review removed due to tired typing making me look derpier than I am. Still, have a great New Year, everypony.]

KingKazma1 said...

happy new year!LOVE AND TOLERATE!

Dantes_Grill said...

those 2 months of mine being a brony is enough to make this the best year so far ^^,

payphone101 said...

yay!!!! HAPPEH NEW YEAR EVERYBRONY!

bestpony? AJ ;) said...

Sometimes its hard to be a brony and tolerate the trolls. That's why I love this site because it reminds me of what we are all about. I also never want to make the scary journey over to 4chan again. O.o

MedicShy said...

pizza pony scares me.

ninonybox said...

Happy New Year Everypony!

roflcopter96 said...

Happy New Year everypony all the best for the new year :D

shadowfalcon76 said...

I remember when that Pizza Pony pic first showed up at EqD. So far, it's been my favorite OC pony ever. <3 pizza, <3 Pizza Pony.

Damn, I just ate, and now I want a pizza. Confound these ponies!

Mike said...

Good, but could be much more in-depth and specific. We must...

Compile ALL the DETAILS!!!

Nightweaver20xx said...

Regardless of what anypony thinks about the politics, you can't deny this show has led to a seismic shift in animation and online. Even Hasbro execs say they haven't seen anything like this in 25 years. We're starting something that can't be stopped, that has gone beyond a mere fandom to a philosophy, a way of thinking. That's not an exaggeration. Dare to believe you can change the world, it's OK. Start with one person and let it spread. Just don't force it, let it happen naturally. People want to be kind and happy, they've just forgotten how.

Alondro said...

@Masquerade

Unless you get drafted into the Royal Guards and have to fight invading hoards of hydras, cockatrices, dragons, and Diamond Dogs.

Alondro said...

@KingKazma1

Yay! Love and tolerance for all and... *Discord pops up and touches him... Charles turns gray* Bah! Hate and bigotry for everyone! Humbug! >:C

Alondro said...

@shadowfalcon76

*munches on Pizza Pony* Mmmmm... cheesy pony goodness.

*Pizza Pony pleads for help!* HE'S EATING ME ALIVE!! D:

Gummy said...

This has been one hell of a year for us, and here's to many more!

TheRike42 said...

Vegetable pony is best pony.

pegasistersrule said...

I love this guy. Can I marry him?

Cola said...

Wait, under his brony breakdown ideas he has NO SHIPPING under fan ficion. Wasn't it already proven in a recent poll that shipping was one of the most popular aspects of MLP fan fiction?

The Numberman said...

That was pretty entertaining, even if it did gloss over things. Good show sir, good show.

getoman10 said...

Congratualtions on making the New Years without dying out the fandom Bronies! Despite our recent setbacks by the mainstream media and ignorant individuals, we have become very strong. Just think of this, what new coming bronies in 2012 will see in just 1 year.
1. Fallout Equestria: One of the longest and most liked fanfics of the fandom.
2. Almost 300 Drawfriends and a endless amount of comics for new artists to get ideas.
3. A countless number of fanfics, not even half of them are shown in this 1 site.
4. Videos of people making wonderful music, music videos, and spreading the word through the silliest and even suicidal ways. (A guy on a unicycle down a highway playing a ukelele singing giggle at the ghostlies, NO FEAR)
5. Every single episode can be gotten from YouTube, I think... Unless Hasbro took action.

The point is, we did in 1 year which usually takes fandoms 3-4 years!

Drwhooves said...

Happy New Year Brony Community, may there be many more

WesPLOOP said...

who's Sethisto Stole Trixie's Magic Lol??!?!?

Ten said...

Pizza pony you look so tasty. Being slighty new to the fandom (1-2 months now I think) I just got to say it's been amazing to see the creativity and passion of all the bronies in the community and it is something that I am very proud to be part of :) *raises glass* onwards to the new year my fellow bronies

Zalius said...

Seems to sum it up pretty well.

Maquabra said...

Some of these statements sounded like mockery after the situation with PonyArchive. You know, when 98% community has just flipped off their former friends on the first sign of trouble :)

If we want to make this fandom really great, we must figure out how to do things together, not only enjoy projects done by individuals. PonyArchive was a failed test. No actions towards convincing Hasbro to create a reasonable system of distribution of episodes seem to be another total fail, a walkover this time (I don't count tiny petitions for local communities like the one in UK).

matus_the brony said...

THIS .. is why love this fandom.. all that Christ tought us

LOVE and TOLERATE

and suddenly, life get's better every day :D

Jimmy James said...

The guy narrarating the video is exaggerating. He makes it sound like this show is having a profound impact on society itself, which definitely isn't the case. Sure, it spawned memes that kind of spread to bits of the English parts on the Internet, but I could still walk around a high school and ask anyone if they're aware of the show and only like 10% of the people would know what I'm talking about. The only reason why we think it's everywhere is because we only go on sites related to it. This show still isn't as nearly widespread as many of the memes of the past. Sure, it made "meme of the year", but it's not like it was a good year for memes anyways.

My point is that this guy is blowing the effect this show out of proportion. He's being as dramatic as a furry.

Ikusa GT said...

@Maquabra Just stop. PonyArchive only brought that reaction on by themselves by acting in a childish and impudent. If people TRULY want the fandom to stop getting a bad rap. It's to stop taking everything so seriously. It was something that was never a problem when it started out but gradually people have taken things so much to heart and it really is a shame.

It's hard to support someone if they start taking things too seriously like PA did with their repsonse.

And another thing is that the Kibosh on the "love and tolerate" motto for the fandom. And get it back to it's orignal purpose as an effective counter trolling measure in internet interactions around the net. I'm not saying that is an excuse to act antagonistic towards others but rather. Using the tactic properly.

But I digress.

Ulrik said...

Happy New Year!

May 2012 be more epic!

SephoraCyndi said...

New album coming soon by Donn Devore, A Must Have!!! Ponydonn - A Year in Equestria

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