SteelEagle

I won't be going. I would love to, but it is across the country and the sheer cost is overwhelming.

For those worried about lodging expenses: There is no super cheap way, but NYC is connected to the surrounding area through an extensive transportation network. Literally, if you can find cheap lodging within like fifty miles, you can do well. For example: Say you live in Harriman, New York. You can take the train to Hoboken, New Jersey and from there the PATH train to NYC. Train costs like $15 bucks and the PATH train $2.50, IIRC. That is $35 over two days for transportation for a single person, but if you can save around a hundred dollars through finding some cheap place to stay, it works out.

I will attend Everfree NW, however.

I was watching my niece for a weekend while my sister and her husband worked on their marital issues. She woke me up and dragged me out to the living room on Saturday morning and we turned it to The Hub. It was Suited For Success, a great episode. Afterwards, she made me look for other episodes on YouTube and we spent the entire morning watching the show together. My wife woke up and I roped iher into it. We ended up watching a few episodes multiple times and we had a nice pony day. By the end of the day, best pony discussions had already migrated from, "I really like her mane!" to hour long discussions of their character.

Haters thrive on attention because they get none outside of it. That is why small, little fandoms that are quiet don't get hit. Only large, thriving ones do.

Haters hatin'=Internet compliment.

I can't argue against you choosing that line of thought and coming to your conclusions based on it, now can I?

When I pick an option here, I am picking a great DVD box set, awesome OST, and a good game. I am not picking a barebones DVD set, oddly constructed OST, nor a poor game.

And to make it worse, HE´S A MILITARY MAN!!!.............Help.

You don't need to reveal anything. If he sees something or asks, tell him. No reason to have the talk. Just tell him you like it and compare it to quality cartoons of the 90s. Challenge his manhood and say he should watch an episode, for the lolz.

Also, there are plenty of military bronies. I work at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility. Bronies there. I have met a brony Marine when an LCAC needed repair and they sent of their own to check it out. There is another user on this forum who serves on an aircraft carrier, and I personally know a pilot who is called Dash by his comrades as a joke.

Another key point is to stay relaxed. No matter how you may internalize it and blow it up, you aren't revealing anything all that important. You aren't telling that you're gay. Or that you have gender dysphoria. Or that you're a crossdresser. Or that you are a secretly a stripper in your spare time. Or that you lost your virginity. Or that you failed a class. Or that you got into a car crash three days after getting your license.

It isn't that big of a deal, no bigger than your choice to enjoy anything else in the entertainment spectrum. Accept that some won't accept it. Accept that some will get their little minds in a tizzy- these people are likely to do the same about many things, so no reason to worry about that. Accept that some will roll their eyes, call you gay, and laugh about it.

If someone asks you about it, say the truth and move on. It isn't that big of a deal and it shouldn't cause you to feel like you're coming out of the closet. If someone keeps on giving you guff about it, then they are just bad people to begin with. Otherwise, most people who have 'negative' reactions will be teasing you if they have any reaction at all. Handle teasing about this as you would teasing of any sort.

You aren' telling them that you're joining the army in a time of war or revealing sexual identity. You're talking about a TV show. Keep perspective and push on.

Apparently you do and I do not.

Why else have that option in a fan poll unless those that select it are choosing a good game?XD

I didn't get that implied message. But that third option is kind of what throws it off for me. DVD set... it's a DVD set, special features or just the episodes, it will have all of them. OST... soundtrack with songs from the show, duh. Video game? Uh... going off what I've seen from the past I would say no. If it was listed as a Brony geared game or an awesome game... that would be entirely different than what it says now.

If somene is discussing a book, and asking whether to make a movie adaptation, radio play, or television series, it is implied that all three are good. That DVD set may be be bare bones. That OST may horrify us by include 90% songs from previous gens or pop songs related- I mean, I've seen some lulzy stuff like that. Yet when we select an option, we assume it means that it is good, ya know?

The option says a video game. It doesn't specify gender or age, cool or sucky. Or "real", as you put it. I went for the logical interpretation.

Implication through voting is that you want something good. After all, I'm sure the people posting that they want a complete series DVD/blu-ray aren't asking for the original series rather than FiM.

This.

I've seen some very good fan games that were genderless, like a mario-clone with pinkypie collecting cupcakes and avoiding "baked bads" which *might* be an option for an official game, but as Tales put it above, there is really a divide between Male-Neutral-Female games. Even genderless games tend to attract one of the two sides often - using the same example, how many males would want to play a platformer where they're a pink pony? Ignoring the fact that Pinkie is an awesome character there is a certain amount of "pink is for girls" that will bleed in, especially with a younger crowd that goes though "Girls are Gross!"/"Boys are gross!" phases.

The only way I could see a game that would appeal to a lot of audiences is something like I've suggested before "Rainbow Dash Cloud Racers" which is *still* more on the male side than the female because racing games tend to sell more to boys.

If, and this is a BIG if, Hasbro sees the Bronies as a substantial market worth dedicating resources to, I think we might see games like the racing game I suggested, but as much as I hate it, I would bet money on there never being a substantial JRPG like so many of us would desire (and no way in hell will there be a FPS) they *might* attempt to make a mario-clone, but without substantial tweaking (essentially doubling the art where you chose, say, Dash ("Mario") or Pinkie ("Luigi") and you collect either Lightning Bolts or Cupcakes and avoid either thudnerclouds or baked bads) it would still target one side or the other and I dont think they want to risk a game that wont sell to their target audience (whichever it might be). Though, again, if they percieve us as a large enough cash cow, we might get some genderless or slightly male games... it still wont be amazing though...

How many would play an MLP game where you play as a pink pony? Well, why does it have to be a pink pony? Could be an awesome flying rainbow pony or an orange pony with hindlegs of freakin' steel. Options are relatively endless- and if the game is actually good, then enough boys would play it. You know why 'girl games' fail, even within the target demographic(much how 'girl tv shows' fail)? Because they suck, as do most games aimed at little boys. Games aimed at those demographics specifically have almost always failed commercially and critically.

That is where I believe our divide comes from. Y'all put way too much stock into the male-female gaming divide when we are discussing 6-13 year olds. There is no real divide. They play pretty much the same games. The small 'girl audience' games exist purely because they are lolzy super cheap to produce, but they don't sell and they don't matter to this discussion as the option is for a real game. Those games with cross-gender and cross-generational appeal, such as Mario, are the ones that are financially successful. With the topic asking for our desires, I desire a game in which hasbro has taken the time to craft into a solid game on its own right with cross-gender and generational support. Such a game could be commercially and critically successful- indeed, of all possibilities, it is the only one that fulfills the want from my person and the needs for Hasbro to profit from this and for the franchise to gain prestige.

It is unlikely. Fan-made games are where we must throw our hope. But just because it is unlikely doesn't mean I still don't want it, or that some sort of obstacle is placed in its way beyond Hasbro's devotion of resources to it. It has as much a chance of happening as an S1 Box Set with kewl special features, sadly.

Fixed the instances of Seeker as well as the other two names I wrestled with while writing her up. (Spirit and Fandom.)

I can almost gurantee that an MLP game made by Hasbro will be targeted girls. It will not be genderless. If Hasbro goes for a neutral game, I will be really surprised.

And a few years ago, would you have believed that you'd be on a forum dedicated to MLP? Yeah, it is highly unlikely that Hasbro would do that. It was also highly unlikely that FiM would turn out to have such wide appeal.

And since the topic asks us what we want and not what we think is likely...because if it asked us what was likely, there should be an option for, "None of the above." since I believe that a real Season 1 Box set with special features, a good MLP game, or an OST are all highly unlikely. (Though of the three, an OST is most realistic.)

A sense of dread overcame the foal. This neighborhood smelled like something rotten and the streets were dirty, and very few ponies could be seen, though the sounds were prevelant and seemed to have a desparate flavor. Valen was sure that he was adding to the general sense of fear that pervaded the atmosphere- but that could just have been Valen.

It wasn't that the surroundings were necessarily that terrifying. He wasn't some scaredy pony. But the fact that he just didn't know where he was...well, that certainly made his steps quick and full of a nervous energy.

Up ahead, hope. He spotted two ponies, one who looked a fair bit older and another who was wearing a uniform of some sort. was it some sort of special police officer? Valen had little interaction with the law. They didn't feel the need to patrol Upper Crust and were rarely called as crime was low. Valen took a deep breath and cantered over towards the two ponies.

"Sir, or, uhh, ma'am, officer?" Valen asked hesitantly.

But what the video game is going to be about could sway my decision in favor of a video game... If I already know it's going to suck, or if there's no way one would happen at all, there's nothing to really hope for. I don't want a video game for little girls, I want a DVD. But say you pit the Man6 game against a DVD set, rather than the anticipated kids game? That changes the balance from bad VS good to good VS good, making the decision a little harder.

I disagree. I would say that more guys play FPS shooter games like Halo than girls do. Because it IS a game aimed at guys rather than aimed for gender neutral. Girls are more likely to watch a romance movie than guys, because that's aimed at them. I would say Mario is totally a gender neutral game, as are a TON of others. If a game is geared towards a certain gender, it's going to sell to that gender. If it's not very specific about being strictly for guys or girls, it's going to draw in both sexes. However, it's going to draw from the middle demographic, neither for guys nor girls. So... it's basically like this:

Boys on one side, girls on the other, and they meet in the middle. All sections are about the same size, so whoever the company is targeting to, they're going to bring in roughly the same amount of profit.

Those are basically the three types of games, although they can sway more to one side or the other. When you get into one of the outer circles, the game is probably a bit sexist, so won't appeal to the opposite gender because it's not meant to.

So, like I said... I'm basing my decision on the fact that a DVD set is going to be the episodes, plain and simple. I've seen them and know that I like them. I've also heard the songs and like them. I have seen the past video games, and like the first one... when I was younger. The only knowledge of what a video game could be like is from the sucky pink ones they've made in the past.

Issue with your Halo scenario is I described a situation where kids were playing kid games, not adults playing 'adult/m rated' games. A good kid game is almost universally genderless, and that is the game we are discussing. Halo- and most T-Rated and all M-rated games- have no real relevance to this discussion as said game would have kids as the target, with appeal to older gamers coming from quality- which is the same as every successful family product, really, whether that is a Disney film, FiM, or Mario.

Finished.

But Mario is MEANT to be a video game. It was created to serve the purpose of being a video game. You know what happened when they tried to make a TV show? Now reverse that with My Little Pony.

It's meant to be a TV show, as it always was. Making video games from TV shows and movies generally does not turn out as great. The same thing apples to making TV shows from video games. It doesn't really work because that wasn't the original intent.

When you make a video game... you're making a video game. That's what the finished product is going to be. From the beginning of planning, you know that that is going to be a video game. Same with movies. But when you take something already complete and try to expand it to a different type... It's kind of like trying to build a spaceship with a lego set that was originally meant to make a house. Sure, you can probably do it... but it's not going to look as good as the playset that is meant to make a rocket ship.

They turn out poorly because they are usually made on the cheap in an attempt to grab a relatively small audience. They are ancillary. This topic asks us what we would like to see most from Hasbro, not what is most likely.

Do I believe Hasbro will invest the resources into making a great game that appeals to the target as well as Bronies? No. But, do I believe that is because it is impossible or even entirely too difficult? Hay no!

It comes down to what one deems a 'kids game'. I watch my niece and nephew, who are both six years old, quite often. I deal with their friends and cousins, so I have everyone from a little boy at the age of four to a teenage girl running through my house and bringing games. They aren't playing Sesame Street Counting Game or Dora's Alphabet Adventure. They bring over Plants vs Zombies, Mario, and play my downloaded Earthworm Jim and your average day to day platformer. Some of them aren't so good, others are actually pretty freakin' good. The key is that they all pretty much play the same games- not girl games, not boy games, but just games. The kids who actually love games like to play good games and good games for a kid are basically genderless. You don't lose girls by making a game not aimed very specifically at them.

These games require time and effort, more so than a quick shot across the bow at a small audience. They require talent. They require resources. They require patience and a faifthful studio. That is what may prevent Hasbro from making such a title; they may lack the resources in a video game studio to do so.

For the sake of this topic, I have to assume when i vote game that the following things are true:

1- Hasbro will devote the resources to make a great game.

2- The creative direction is top-notch, just like how the creative direction for the show is top-notch.

3- The right people will get to work on it.

DVD wise:

It would be great to have all 26 episodes in brilliant HD, with extensive bonus features such as making of features, audio bloopers, cut scenes, interviews, and commentaries. It would also be cool if it came with coupons for...

Better Toys:

Toys that look more like the characters from the show. I'd buy a lot more then!

This is all unlikely. We all know that. But it is not as if making a good MLP game is somehow impossible or insanely difficult. Licensed games suck because resources are sparse or unwisely spent, they lack creative direction, and the right people don't work on it.

-Valen Orange- http://www.canterlot...n-orange-final/

*Earth-pony* *Male* *Foal* *Manehattan* *Snails Tier*

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...The More Zap Apples Stay the Same- Zap Apple Harvest time, yay! http://www.canterlot...family-welcome/

Puttin' On the Glitz- Valen has some company on an off day in Ponyville. http://www.canterlot...n-attn-glitzen/

A Rescue in Progress, Perhaps?- Valen and Rarity continue the adventure of Gem Hunt with some new friends, wanted and unwanted, joining in. http://www.canterlot...rd/#entry203655

High Society Stylin' with Country Profilin'- Valen has a date, he guesses?

A Fair Faire Proposal- Valen deals with Rarity in the Crystal Empire

A Vacation to Remember-Valen meets Silver Spoon during a vacation.

Secrets of a CMC Filly- The Manehattan CMC hold their first meeting.

FINISHED-

Fashions of Equestria- Valen is forced against his will on a fashion tour. http://www.canterlot...rs-invite-only/

Winter Wrap-Up: Animal Team- Can Valen recover from an early setback and do his part? http://www.canterlot...49-animal-team/

WWU: Animal-Weather Team- Winter is wrapped up.

Gem Hunt- Valen and Rarity spend quality time together. http://www.canterlot...vate-phil-river

Foalish Introduction- Valen gets sent to Ponyville, very much against his wishes. http://www.canterlot...pen-pm-to-join/

Fairly Distant- Valen tries to enjoy the fair in Trottingham. http://www.canterlot...060#entry123060

A Dressmaker's Calling- Valen has clothes made for him by the incredible Rarity. http://www.canterlot...s-calling-open/

Ponywalk Art Show- A Gallery of Excellence- Valen enjoys fine art amongst fine ponies. http://www.canterlot...?showtopic=6726

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-PATHFINDER- http://www.canterlot...<!--NoParse3-->

*Pegasus* *Female* *Mare* *Cloudsdale, but wandering the country* *LUNA TIER*

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The Search for Mbili'Pembe- Another adventure, a new friend!

Daring Do and the Several Signatures- Pathfinder gets another autograph from her idol!

Phenomenal Cosmic Power!- Pathfinder, Twilight, Trixie and Trailly bailey have a grand adventure.

Time of Your Life!- A date and more! http://www.canterlot...fe-closed-phil/

Pathfinder and the City of the Griffon- Pathfinder infiltrates the Griffon capital of Talonopolis to recover the Helm of Commander Hurricane, and runs into trouble along the way. http://www.canterlot...?showtopic=6733

Continued Correspondence- Pathfinder and Snowfall continue their relationship through the magic of letters. http://www.canterlot...he-time-wizard/

FINISHED-

From Stormy Skies to Roaring Waters- The Staff of Fate adventure kicks off! Can Pathfinder deal with terrible weather, sadness, and some hooficuffs?! http://www.canterlot...fington-closed/

Daringcon General- A Daring Do convention in Ponyville might just make Pathfinder die of joy. http://www.canterlot...n-general-open/

Hoofing it Over- Pathfinder meets the Princesses. http://www.canterlot...ses-steel-phil/

A Taste of Desert Hospitality- Pahfinder saves a silly stallion. http://www.canterlot...ate-steeleagle/

The Adventure to Unyasi: The Meetup- Adventure, yay! http://www.canterlot...sedcrew-only-3/

The Library Fine of Doom- Pathfinder meets and totally impresses an Equestrian hero. http://www.canterlot...-halide-closed/

The Griffon's Goblet- Pathfinder runs around avoiding ghosts and stuff with a Griffon legend. http://www.canterlot...ate-pm-for-info

Pegasi of a Feather: In the Land of the Bored and Broken- Pathfinder's hospital expedition turns into the start of something grand.

http://www.canterlot...red-and-broken/

The Heart of an Adventurer- Pathfinder...HAS A DATE. http://www.canterlot...-and-steeleagle

The Company Party- Pathfinder is invited to a formal event with Snowfall and her adorable little friend Sparks. http://www.canterlot...he-time-wizard/

Winter Wrap-Up: Weather Team- Pathfinder lends her hooves and wings to the effort. http://www.canterlot...m/page__st__200

Pathfinder and the Mystery of the Missing Copy of the Mystery of the Manehattan Minute- Pathfinder hunts down a no-good book thief. http://www.canterlot...an-minute-open/

Indiana Pony and the Racers of the Lost Arc- Pathfinder wanders into the path of a true adventure. http://www.canterlot...-somone-leaves/

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JACKPOT

*Unicorn* *Male* *Stallion* *Las Pegasus*

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Good Times are my Business Model- Just a normal day at The Tops!

Manehattan was a grand place to live. The colors and sounds of the city blended together above it despite the many neighborhoods and folk who lived there. The sound of a Griffon's speech was unique, but wholly lacking in flavor when it was mixed above the city.

Of course, just because you could vaguely hear the vibrations of the city didn't guarantee that you would ever get to partake in it's taste. If you were like Valen, you had the same taste day in and out, a stale diet of the same denizens of Upper Crust. He didn't necessarily dislike them, but their accents annoyed him and it gave him no end of sadness to understand that he was developing the very same.

Still though, living in Upper Crust allowed for a certain sense of routine and comfort to develop. Wake up, take the trolley to the Academy, bounce around with friends and enjoy the fine things in life, and then take the trolley back to his neighborhood. the silly thing about routine, however, is that routine makes one lazy.

And being lazy could lead to falling asleep, and that was just no good.

"Hey foal, end of the line." The conductor gruffly spoke as he nudged Valen. The foal's eyes opened up and he looked around haphazardly, nodding lazily as his slow-to-wake mind followed the man's order and he disembarked, well-manicured hooves making a rather loud click-clack as he cantered down the street in near sleep. Routine dictated that his house- it looked like a modern palace to his eyes- would be on the left in five, four, three, two, one-

-He turned and smacked straight into a wall.

"Oww!" He complained loudly to no one but himself, the knock on his noggin relieving him of cobwebs. He looked around with concern as he registered the fact that it wasn't his neighborhood, eyes darting up and down the rather uncouth streets as he turned to and fro. With every second that passed, he allowed himself a small measure of panic as he realized that his knapsack was wide open. He closed it- tight.

"Oh dear..."

Excellent. I assumed such was the answer, but did not want to start RPs and find myself in a bind in the off chance my assumptions were incorrect. Much thanks!

The answer is likely obvious, but always better to ask a dumb question and get a dumb answer than not ask and feel dumb later.

Is it possible to RP with a character in several different locations OOC at the same time, as long as ICly there is a reason for said Pony to have moved around in the timeline? (Ex; Bob RPs Lyra. Bob RPs Lyra in three different RPs in two different locations at the same time in the real world. However, in the RP itself, the time has changed/events in earlier RP/s have come into play for Lyra.)

Okay, name change then! I am never good at names, hehs.

Mkays, Pathfinder?

Type of RP: World of Equestria RP

Name: Pathfinder

Gender: Female

Age: Mare

Species: Pegasus

Eye color: Light purple.

Coat color: Light brown.

Mane and Tail Color and Style: Greyscale in color, dyed from her natural baby blue to match Daring-Do. Clipped and jagged looking mane in an attempt, partially successful, to emulate her favorite literary character.Her tail is multiple shades of purple, ranging from dark purple to nearly white, also dyed to emulate Daring-Do.

Body Type: Athletic and fit, though naturally scrawny and wiry. Her physicality comes through more in her boundless enthusiasm rather than any innate gifts. Small in stature and without the muscle structure of the stronger ponies, she has instead opted to craft a physique built to endure and be pushed rather than one with fantastic ability.

Cutie Marks: A rope around a globe.

Origin/Residence: Cloudsdale, though she now wanders the land in search of adventure.

Occupation: Adventurer! (Or, as her pity-fueled friends would say, unemployed)

Motivation: To do as her idol, Daring-Do, and solve the great mysteries of the land in epic adventures!

Likes: Adventuring, Daring Do, Adventuring as Daring-Do, Books, Cider, Foals, spooky woods.

Dislikes: Neigh-sayers, authority, normal 9-to-5 jobs, hospitals.

Character Summary:

Her parents were Cloudsdale's- neigh, EQUESTRIA'S- finest flying performance duo. Their feats astounding and their bravery legendary, matched only by their boundless confidence, swift wits, and stunning skill. They produced a single foal, and soon after they had rested up, they left her in the care of Cloudsdale's child services so they could finish their tour.

On their way to a sold-out show on the edge of Griffon territory, they vanished. Search teams were dispatched, Cloudsdale and Canterlot alike offering words of support and compassion. They were never to be found, and after months of searching, they stopped. Pathfinder passed into the care of the Cloudsdale government. She thus grew up in the rather dog-eat-dog world of Cloudsdale orphanages.

Her early life was thus spent in relative seclusion and timidity, her social senses shaped by what surrounded her. Namely, while there were very few awful ponies and the guardians tried their best, those few awful ones could do a mental number(and sometimes a physical number), and there were simply too many fillies and colts for the guardians to look after. She became the sad product of a sad equation, a foal in the wrong place at the wrong time.

This all came to a screeching halt when she got her hooves on the first Daring-Do book as a filly. Not only did it remind her of the all the stories she heard of her parents, but it provided for your little filly a sense of empowerment that they too could persever against seemingly insurmountable odds. She took to her flight training well and worked on her body to produce one best suited for what she wanted to do later in life- become an awesome and cool adventurer! As her physicality grew, so did her mentality, and she soon became a more confident and outspoken pony.

Another major turning point, when she gained her cutie mark, would come soon after. One of the colts from the orphanage had ran away, yet a major storm was coming, the type that not even the Pegasi pony on the weather teams could hold back. It would be dangerous for any pony to be outside, and Pathfinder grew concerned about her colt runaway friend. She ventured out into the vicious windy conditions of a Cloudsdale laid bare to the elements, a small knapsack with a bungee cord rope and book along with her standard outfit complete with the officially licensed Daring Do hat, and searched high and low. Almost giving up hope, she spotted a disturbance in a nearby cloud. She leapt on just as the colt, unable to handle the high winds and whose screams were being muffled by the wind, fell towards the ground. Realizing that no one could hear them and that she alone could save him, Pathfinder tied the rope to a nearby pillar and jumped down to follow the colt.

The wind whipped viciously and relentlessly, tossing her to and fro. Only her determination to get as close as possible kept her even within visual distance of the colt. His wings beat in the distance, their strength undeniable but his struggle in vain. All he could do was very minutely slow his descent. That slow down was what Pathfinder needed, as her own campaign against the wind went on and she drew close to the panicking colt. Finally, at the very end of the rope, just before she snapped back against the strain, she grabbed ahold of the poor dear. They pulled closer through great effort until she had him through the joints in their front legs. She then heard an audible spring, and the two were launched back up towards Cloudsdale. She was able to move her body to change the trajectory and as they were being slingshotted across the city, she stretched her wings out with great strength and broke the binds, launching them towards a building.

They both went flying through the window of a Cloudsdale library, where they would eventually end up bowling through ten shelves before stopping. Despite the damage, she was deemed a hero in the eyes of Cloudsdale and found later that her cutie mark- which represents her adventuring attitude that would see her cross much of the world, along with resembling the cover of the fifth Daring-Do book- was now emblazoned on her flank.

That confidence and seemingly inability to taste fear became the cornerstone of her personality, as she fell more and more in line with the idolized hero of her imagination, Daring-Do. During flight training, her confidence and self-assuredness became the single greatest muscle she had behind her, pushing her beyond the rather stringent limits then imposed on her and landing her near the top of her class through sheer force of will.

Since that day, she often found herself involved in self-styled adventures. Sometimes they were really just contests of daring and bravery in the high towers of Cloudsdale. Other times, they ware more vital matters of sneaking and spying on uncouth elements who she believed were attempting to smuggle valuables out of Cloudsdale. Often, her views were almost entirely fictional yet were taken as seriously as the word of Celestia. This has led to a few theories purpoting that she has trouble distinguishing fact from fiction. This is false belief; she just rather enjoys the pleasant and exciting fiction inside her head more than the mundane reality around her.

She currently is the Cloudsdale head of the Daring-Do Fan Club, dominating it through a cult of personality not of her own doing. She has attended several large fan meet-ups, where other Daring-Do fans have both been impressed with her look(which yearly resembles more and more the character) and charisma while also being more than a little freaked out by her fanaticism. Most think she is absolutely insane and the heads of the other city's fan clubs groan at her near daily messages and well-written(though somewhat creepy) fanfiction.

After her education was completed, Cloudsdale offered her many different avenues of advancement. Cloudsdale pegasi were honored members of the REA and the more elite branches were stocked with valued Cloudsdale citizens. Cloudsdale trained weather ponies could find work anywhere for high pay. The Rainbow teams, who treaded fierce storms to lay the groundwork for the revelation of their brilliant rainbows, were easily the most beloved Pegasi in existence.

She turned them all down when the time came, opting to leave the city to pursue what her heart desired- adventure, and all the freedom that came long with it. She now wanders the entire landmass, seeking out the great treasures of Equestria's past and the adventures alongside them. More often than not, she ends up having to take some crummy temporary job as some sort of worker in order to eat dinner that night. What little money she does make is sent to the orphanage where she grew up, with her basic desires amounting to nothing more than her immediate needs and the lust for adventure.

The truth is that within her is little more than a foal, stunted by her upbringing and clinging to the guise of a role model whose flawlessness in spirit helped provide the groundwork for whatever success she now claims. Strength, decency, honor, bravery, eclipsed spiritually only by a quest for answers that drives both the foal internally who seeks answers to her parent's disappearance, and the more confident mare on the exterior who seeks answers to Equestria's riddles. Boldness and courage is the mask worn by a foal cloaked in timidity and fear.

Her friends see as a rather sad figure: An obsessed fan who invests so heavily in her chosen fandom that it becomes a crucial, almost creepy, part of her identity. Her 'adventures' don't do much other than waste her time, no money, no glory yet attained. They appreciate the fact that there are few mares you'd rather have with you, but between her physical adventures and 'fragile' mental makeup, they worry for how long that'll last.

Of course, Pathfinder says differently. She is an adventurer and adventurers, if they're worth their salt, shouldn't care about money at all! It's all about the thrill of discovery and the sheer joy of survival. If she can solve the mysteries of the world- and help some ponies along the way- then she just doesn't care what you think.

She is, after all, a true adventurer! (Besides, she is thinking of contacting the author of the series with her plethora of well-written fanfiction. Maybe she could start writing for his extended universe?! OOH, maybe remake some of her adventures as Daring Do's? Ahh, the possibilities!...Even if he stopped responding to her years ago.)

The key is to decide how deep you wanna go. You can attract a lot of attention for both good and bad cosplay. I plan on attending Everfree NW(three day MLP con in Seattle ftw), and I won't be cosplaying because I have a strict rule that I only cosplay who I can achievably look like.

For RD, I think your idea works just dandy. I'd avoid ears and tails, but that is just personal preference.

When Rainbow goes crashing into the ground at high speed, I like how her friends don't appear TOO concerned.

"Eh, I mean, it's Rainbow Dash. Filly ends up in the hospital all the time anyway."

Same here. Doubt it will come to that and if it does, the writers have the talent to pull it off.