Five Races: Difference between revisions

* [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]:

** Stout: Pegasi. The <s>Christmas</s> Hearth's Warming Eve episode reveals that, before the foundation of Equestria, the Pegasi were a [[Proud Warrior Race]] modeled closely after Spartan culture. Rainbow Dash best exemplifies her race, being very acrobatic and tomboyish. Fluttershy is notable for being very ''unlike'' most Pegasi, and her black sheep status is the exception that proves the rule.

** Fairy: Unicorns. They are the only race that can naturally cast spells, and frequently use a form of telekinesis to handle objects with greater dexterity than their other hooved brethren. Twilight Sparkle was born particularly gifted, able to learn and master many types of magic. Rarity is a fashion designer, and relies on her telekinesis to work with threads and needles.

** Mundane: Earth Ponies. They have no obvious special powers, apart from greater physical constitutions (which the show does not put much emphasis on). Applejack, and indeed most Earth Ponies, tend to be humble and [[Meaningful Name|down-to-earth]]. And while Pinkie Pie is noticeably more hyperactive, she exemplifies the Mundaneness of the race through her hedonist tendencies (a la Hobbits).

** High Men: Crystal Ponies. Long hidden from the rest of the world, until the events of The Crystal Empire. Equestria as a whole is a utopian society by Earth standards, but the Crystal Empire stands out as being particularly beautiful and perfect (thousand-year enslavement under an evil overlord notwithstanding). As natural-born Crystal Ponies do not have horns or wings, they can be interpreted as idealized Earth Ponies.

** Cute: Breezies. Tiny, butterfly-like ponies, with not much characterization beyond being adorable and scatterbrained.

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