SwampShy

Telaros

Telaros #1 · Aug 4th, 2014 · · ·

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Want to buy prequel. I want to see more Swampshy.

azednew

azednew #2 · Aug 4th, 2014 · 3 · ·

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Swamp Thing

MIKEANTHONY321

MIKEANTHONY321 #3 · Aug 4th, 2014 · 3 · ·

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I think I just puked a little.

Bootsy Slickmane

Bootsy Slickmane #4 · Aug 4th, 2014 · · ·

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4800580
Can't get enough swamp love, eh? Perhaps one day.

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This is my new favorite comment. Congrats!

Telaros

Telaros #5 · Aug 5th, 2014 · · ·

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4801071 Well, the two just make SENSE. Shame so many seem to take so much offense to this beautiful coupling here. Haters gonna hate, right?

EDIT: You credited that as artwork? You didn't have to credit me the coverart xD just didn't want it being empty is all. lol

EDIT2: Damn, Shy, looking closer I can see why you fell for fernmossman there. That chiseled oak chin is so manly. You broke a lot of bronies' hearts after choosing such green perfection.

Samey90

Samey90 #6 · Aug 5th, 2014 · 2 · ·

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I had to check who was this guy. He'd really get on well with Fluttershy...

Bootsy Slickmane

Bootsy Slickmane #7 · Aug 6th, 2014 · · ·

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Kinda seems like, it yeah.

Magenta Cat

Magenta Cat #8 · Aug 10th, 2014 · 2 · ·

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I want to look away.
I want to just ignore this an leave it in peace.
I don't mean any harm or hard feelings on this fiction's author.
But I have to ask:
What was the meaning of this story? Why does this exists?
Look, I'm not gonna down vote this. Instead I will say it directly:
I didn't liked it.
Not because of the paring and not because of the random. Look I'm not against random fics, I actually enjoy them from once in a while. The same goes for pairing Sawmp Thing with Fluttershy. I'm okay with it.

I didn't liked it because it literally ignores everything about a character that deserves better. I'm not even a hard fan of the character but I know that something as big and long-lasting like the Swamp Thing deserves way more respect that the one showed here.

If the writer's intention was to disgust any comic book fan that happens to like or at least respect the Swamp Thing, mission accomplished, hope you feel proud for this.

Bootsy Slickmane

Bootsy Slickmane #9 · Aug 10th, 2014 · 3 · ·

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Ahh, that explains it. It seems I've accidentally become a troll. My apologies. I'm glad you decided to drop this comment here, because I was a little confused. Since you asked, allow me to explain why this story exists.

As the author note mentioned, I knew virtually nothing about Swamp Thing before writing this. It all began on a Skype chat with some friends of mine. It was jokingly suggested by a friend that someone should write about Swamp Thing being shipped with Fluttershy, and that he should die in a ridiculous manner. First, I suggested choking on a peanut, but then this idea came to me. I didn't even know what Swamp Thing was, and kinda got it mixed up with other swamp creatures. Anyway, months passed, and I got bored and decided to actually write this story, basically as a joke. I did some brief research about the character, then wrote this.

Obviously, yeah, pretty much everything presented here is off (though I wasn't able to find much on what he eats). Apparently, Swamp Thing can't actually die as long as there is vegetable matter somewhere in the universe, even it's its dried tobacco. And, sometimes, he can actually speak. And he probably doesn't sweat. Yes, I knowingly threw all of that out the window for the sake of the story. An in-universe explanation? Equestria clearly has different physical laws than our universe does (the moon itself brings about night), so I don't think it's too much of a stretch to say that Swamp Thing's powers might not work properly. Even if they did in the comics, I'm just gonna say that it would be kinda absurd (like this story in general). Also, written Equestrian only vaguely resembles English, so it may actually a different language that's just being spoken to us as English for convenience, and Swamp Thing might not know the language.

I mean no real offense to comic book fans, but I've never had much respect for old comics because they never seem to make much sense. It's like nobody cared about plot holes, or gaps in logic. Maybe I'm just not looking hard enough, but so many plotlines and powers I've seen seemed just plain ridiculous (and this is coming from a guy who came up with a superpowers like "Fart Factory" and "Oatmeal-kinesis"). So no, I don't like old comics, but I didn't intend to offend anyone with this work of fiction. I wasn't trying to send a message or anything. It was just a borderline-retarded story that made liberal use of the Random tag, written mostly as a gift for a friend. I'm sorry if this bothered you, and feel free to downvote it.

If I do actually write a prequel for this that explores how they met and grew to love one another, I promise to treat the character with more respect, and actually go about explaining how his powers interact with the magic in Equestria. It'll still be a crack fic, but I should at least do right by the character. Can't do anything to this story without completely destroying it, though.

As pride goes, I actually have a little for this. If someone ever comes up to me and asks, "Are you the idiot who wrote SwampShy?" I'll strike a Superman-esque pose and reply, "Damn right I am." But I'm a touch insane.

Magenta Cat

Magenta Cat #10 · Aug 10th, 2014 · · ·

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Oh man, unknowingly you just followed Len Wein's exact steps when he created the character.

It's good to see that you weren't trying to troll anyone. Although you could put a disclaimer in the description.

I'm not asking for a rewrite or an expansion, and I support your decision of no changing the story. But if you ever try to write Swamp Thing again, please don't be afraid to ask. The guys on both, the DC, DC/Marvel and Crossover groups are very willing to help.

And when I said I hoped you felt proud, it wasn't sarcasm. Everybody should be proud of their work, regardless of said work's reception. If you put a real effort on something you can be proud of it, like this guy:
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Bootsy Slickmane