About Pink Ponies · 2:55pm Dec 10th, 2015
They are so organized they can circumvent the law. Let's start from the top, shall we?
Now, this all began in my fic Or What, where I hypothesized that part of the reason that Pinkie has a party cave is to keep her party supplies out of the line of sight of tax people or legal shenanigans. Who wants laws getting in the way of parties? And it's not like Pinkie obeys the laws of physics, so she's not likely to respect the laws of ponies that much either--this mare smuggled a CANNON into CANTERLOT PALACE. Yes, it's just a party cannon, but it's still a cannon. And we saw her paperwork skills in The One Where Pinkie Pie Knows, when she helped the Mayor.
But that's just Pinkie, Pinkest of the Pink Ponies. Surely she's the only--
Okay... So Starlight managed to form a cult. And what a cult it was--they built their own village, outside of Equestria. And hey, Starlight even did that thing with their marks, which isn't explicitly legal manipulation but come on, how could she get away with that? Outside her extreme views this mare actually made a happyish functioning society with, it's implied, no support at all. That takes serious organizational chops. Especially if none of the ponies are specialists, which without their marks... Well.
But Starlight Glimmer, you say, was just motivated. That doesn't mean--
Hey, remember this little pony? This little pony was, until fairly recently, a total monster. Reasonably, she should have been dumped by the class so many times, and yet she always seemed to be the popular one. And it wasn't just because of her money--Twilight Time shows her so easily manipulating the class and her (up till then) former enemies. Oh, and before that she was the foal newspaper editor, and managed to get the darn thing so popular that the whole town was reading it. Yeah, she's faltered, but she's young, and apparently she does learn from her mistakes.
But her special talent is leadership. Surely she's just an exception--
This is the pony that was training the little pony. This is the pony that somehow convinced the schoolboard to put a stained glass window in the schoolhouse. This is the pony that apparently seduced a rich guy, and seeks to rub shoulders with the upper class. This pony is harsh, strict, and somehow very very successful--just look at that solid gold necklace and that gold belt behind that fancy shirt. And we've got no idea what her special talent is, so it might be all just skill that got her where she is.
Yeah, but, she's rich. Money smooths over so many problems. Without money, there's no--
Okay, so Amethyst rests on the border of pink and purple, so maybe she's not a good example. Still, she's known as the best organizer outside Twilight Sparkle for a reason. She's seen organizing Rara's concert, she's explicitly responsible for jumpstarting a wedding while the town was under attack by a bugbear, and while Winter Wrap Up was always late before Twilight, it might have been just because of miscommunication and not actually this poor mare's fault.
Alright, fine, proof by contradiction. Princess Cadence isn't--
Whoa-ho-ho-ho. Did somebody say princess? As in, the pony responsible for running everything? Oh, and this pony runs an entire nation state--one which has a thousand years of tech and culture to catch up on, as well as a society-wide case of PTSD. Sorry, guys, but Cadance is no exception--she just happens to have a higher station than most pink ponies.
You think this is a joke. But I'm serious. Pink ponies... they RULE Equestria.
Yes. This is the long running gag in The Chase. The Pink Ones are in power.
Wasn't Celestia herself pink at one point in time?
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Technically, her outline line is a very faint shade of pink. So it could be argued that she's very very light pink.
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She still is, if you have your PANTONE swatches handy.
3607634 So THAT'S why Queen Chrysalis transformed to Princess Cadence
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You should tell these dudes.
pink is a manly color.
I feel I should point out that Princess Celestia is a very pale pink. This goes all the way to the top.
3608278 I was about to point that out. Also, Twilight has pink in her mane and cutie mark.
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Unfortunately, it's the pink coat that matters. Pink maned characters seem to be more susceptible to legalities and whatnots--they might learn by proxy, but it's not guaranteed. And cutie marks are entirely irrelevant.
Yeah, well they're all pink on the inside.
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I'll see myself out now.
3608471 Aww, and Shining Armor leaked pure liquid pride when he found out his magical aura doesn't qualify.
Wait, what about Lily, then? She's pink, and outside of several ridiculous headcanons, she's pretty normal.
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We don't have enough evidence regarding Lily's character to make enough of a judgement. We do know that she was the first pony that Twilight approached in Bridle Gossip in an attempt to neutralize Zecora's bad reputation, though, implying that she was either a major cause or a major part of the solution. THE PATTERN HOLDS!
Actually, come to think of it, even back in Season 1, I think Amethyst was in charge of the Animal Team during Winter Wrap-Up – i.e. the only team finishing its job in a timely manner, Rarity aside (Fluttershy wasn't team leader, I remember that much). Sure, it was just a coincidence which Larson decided to exploit for Ep.100, but it's an interesting one. So maybe you DO have a point with this spiel.
3609253 - Lily is prone to histrionics. One word from her sends all of Ponyville into a panic – see "The Cutie Pox". That's a terrifying power right there.
After reading this I now want to read a crack fic where Celestia is actually pink but started dyeing/bleaching her fur white. Would explain that Pink Celestia Hasbro toy...
I once posted a discussion thread that pink in the coat/mane indicates a degree of beyond-racial-gifts. Pinkie has her Pinkie-ness, which, while weird in a earth pony, would look normal in a unicorn (teleportation, spatial manipulation, future prediction spells, geas (in the form of a Pinkie Promise)). Fluttershy has the stare and a connection to the earth (Stare looks like a unicorn mind control/influence spell, connection to the ground looks like an earth pony thing). Twilight has a pink stripe in her mane and is basically a reality warper like Discord, but more polite about it.
3607672 Going to that Pink Pony group, we add Suri Polomare, who managed to make waves in the fashion industry, despite having little talent of her own, via manipulating others and taking credit for their work.
There is also Fleur Dis Lee, who hasn't had much dialog but keeps showing up at the most upscale events in the company of the most upscale ponies.
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Technically speaking, Fleur's a white pony. That being said, skills can trump raw talent sometimes.
So it's true. Pink ponies are the equestrian equivalent of the Blondes.