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== General Fanon Trivia: ==

{{quote| '''Note:''' If you're looking for the toy analysis, it's been moved [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Analysis|here]] so that it can cover more than just the background ponies.}}

== Character Specific Fanon Trivia: ==

[https://web.archive.org/web/20110902044242/http://www.derpyhooves.com/index.php Derpyhooves.com], a fan news site, has a great [https://web.archive.org/web/20130528203345/http://www.derpyhoovescentral.com/2011/10/origins-of-derpy-hooves.html article] on the origin and evolution of Derpy Hooves. Long story short, back when the pilot episode first aired and the fandom got started on [[Image Boards|/co/]], one poster named "Dr. Foreigner" pointed out the crosseyed pegasus and remarked "And so the legend of Derpy Hooves is born". And born it ''was''.

In "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 /E11 Winter Wrap Up|Winter Wrap Up]]", [[All There in the Script|Rainbowshine]]/[[Fan Nickname|Rainbow Day]] tells Rainbow Dash that a pony named Ditzy Doo went "north to get the ''southern'' birds". Ditzy was never on-screen during this moment. While there's [[Rule of Cautious Editing Judgment|speculation]] on who the real Ditzy Doo is, [[Lauren Faust]] stated that they might use Derpy's design if they ever need to show Ditzy, and since then a lot of fans have adopted this as her "real" name. One [http://kreoss.deviantart.com/journal/37142876/ animator] says she was called "Ditzy", "Stoneface", and "Bubbles" in-studio before the brony phenomenon kicked off, though more recently the official storyboard sketches and "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 /E14 The Last Roundup|The Last Roundup]]" call her "Derpy".

A popular school of thought is that her eyes reflect a mental disorder, ranging from malapropisms (''"Doorknob! I.. I don't want it twenty-score! Everypony gives me books when I wear it. I don't like their herring, and why are you hare?"'' from ''"The Doctor and the Doo"'') to actual impairment. Most of these only impair what she is able to say or do; her basic feelings towards others usually don't change. The show hadn't actually addressed it directly until "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 /E14 The Last Roundup|The Last Roundup]]"(when it's shown she broke the Town Hall, and proceeds to cause more damage), unless you count her "costume" (and actions) in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 E4/E04 Luna Eclipsed|Luna Eclipsed]]", where she was dressed in paper bags and (accidentally) pulled the plug from the apple bobbing tub.

She's almost always depicted as either a mailpony or delivery pony, based on her scene in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 /E15 Feeling Pinkie Keen|Feeling Pinkie Keen]]" where she's shown sheepishly smiling to an apparent supervisor (directly above a pile of smashed debris and smashed Twilight). In all cases she's shown as devoted. Her competence ranges from "[[The Fool|unable to fly in a straight line]]" to "[[Achievements in Ignorance|capable of the impossible]]".

This fan interpretation started in one of season 1's episodes entitled "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 /E12 Call of the Cutie|Call of the Cutie]]". There was a party held at Sugarcube Corner for Diamond Tiara and other fillies called Cute-ceañera: a coming of age celebration for young fillies who just earned their cutie marks.<ref>which is a pony version of a real occasion called "[[wikipedia:Quincinera|Quinceañera]]"</ref> In one scene, Apple Bloom attempted to escape the party by using a table with a punch bowl and a bunch of cups on top of it as cover. One of the adult guests noticed the punch bowl so she had no choice but to stop moving or be discovered. The pony looked around to see if anyone is looking and then proceeds to drink ''directly'' from the punch bowl instead of using one of the cups (how an earth pony could hold and use a cup or even use the ladle to scoop a punch into the cup is unknown at this point).

Strange and outrageous things seems to happen to her out of nowhere. [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 E2/E02 The Return of Harmony Part 2|Discord]] makes a bunch of fake houses collapse as she sneezes, and [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 /E17 Hearts and Hooves Day|Big Mac]] drags her whole house out of it foundations ''with her inside''. No wonder [[The Alcoholic|she drinks]].

{{quote|''I LOVE berry punch''<br />

''omg''<br />

''in that one ep w/ her by the punch bowl''<br />

''she was supposed to burp''<br />

''but it never got thru''<br />

''hahah''<br />

''I always want to make her drunk''<br />

''stupid standards! lol''<br />

''I put her there on purpose''<br />

''I don't usually care which bg pony I use''<br />

''but in that case it was thought out.''<br />

''yea that was the reason I picked her out of the designs''<br />

''hee hee''<br />

''as soon as I saw the grapes, I was like..she's the drinker!''<br />

''I'm glad it caught on''<br />

It's not clear how now fans jumped to the conclusion that this rather generic looking pony is [[Doctor Who|The Doctor]] but he first appeared with his cutie mark in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 /E11 Winter Wrap Up|Winter Wrap Up]]".<ref>he previously appeared as early the end of "Mare In The Moon", but his cutie mark wasn't visible</ref> Fans noticed he had spiky hair, a brown coat and his hourglass cutie mark meant whatever he does is time related. Who else has spiky hair, wears a brown coat and is time related? [[David Tennant]]. For whatever reason it just clicked with fans and crossover fanworks featuring him starting sprouting up everywhere.

In a storyboard released by Sibsy but later taken down that showed his scene in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 /E12 Call of the Cutie|Call of the Cutie]]", his lines were simply credited as "Pony." This is probably the same for any background pony with a speaking part.

For those unfamiliar with [[Doctor Who]] mythos, The Doctor has the ability to "regenerate" whenever he comes close to dying, with a new body and personality, though he's never been anything other than a British man, much less a pony. [[Running Gag|And he's still not ginger]]. Technically speaking, the Doctor would have a ''new'' personality in his new form, but fans usually just give Whoof the Tenth Doctor's ([[David Tennant]]) personality, though some give him Eleven's ([[Matt Smith]]) or Four's ([[Tom Baker]]) traits, and some even go for a [[Composite Character]] route. It's also common to give him a necktie,<ref>And one does appear on him in [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 /E15 The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000|The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000]].</ref>, [[Bow Ties Are Cool|bowtie]], fez, Four's scarf, or some other classic piece of Doctor clothing in fanart.

Since the end of season 1, the brown pony with the hourglass cutie mark hasn't been seen or appeared prominently<ref>Base models (no extra parts like wings or cutie marks) of both Doctor Whooves and Derpy Hooves can be seen beside each other as part of a crowd scene in ''The Mysterious Mare Do Well''. This was probably intentional to lessen production time or they're just animation errors</ref> for a long time since his last known appearance. Later in season 2, [http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/93086 a new background pony with an hourglass cutie mark has appeared]{{Dead link}}. The pony appeared in the episode "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 E9/E09 Sweet and Elite|Sweet and Elite]]", [http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/93362 a black and gray Earth pony stallion who wears a formal getup]{{Dead link}}. Fans have taken notice of him thought that he bears an [http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/93448 uncanny resemblance]{{Dead link}} to the 11th Doctor [[Matt Smith]]. Others say he [http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/93558 resembles]{{Dead link}} the 2nd Doctor [[Patrick Troughton]] (ponifying his name into "Patrick Trotton").

In ''[[Doctor Who]]'', the Doctor regenerates into a new person whenever he is near death or suffers a mortal wound. He gains a new body and a new personality yet still retain the memories of his past incarnations. Due to these, fans had speculated that the brown Doctor Whooves hasn't been appearing since because he has regenerated into the black and grey pony, though it was [[Jossed]] by the reappearance of the original Doctor Whooves in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 /E13 HearthsHearth's Warming Eve|Hearth's Warming Eve]]", "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 /E11 Family Appreciation Day|Family Appreciation Day]]", and later episodes.

In "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 /E15 The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000|The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000]]", he appears with a tie like that worn by [[David Tennant]], as well as operating an hourglass. This [http://www.equestriadaily.com/2012/01/doctor-hooves-actually-was-reference.html has been confirmed] to be a nod to the fans from the creators.

Due to her cutie mark, fans have assumed that her talent is playing the lyre,<ref>A lyre is a small and portable harp like instrument</ref>, though sometimes she's shown to know how to play other similar instruments such as the harp. Depictions of her competing or participating in a concert performance with other musically inclined ponies is also common especially towards Octavia. She's also sometimes shown to be Ponyville's local music teacher.

More of a [[Running Gag]], but the "Lyra wants to be human" deal comes from her [[Funny Background Event]] in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 E7/E07 Dragon Shy|Dragonshy]]", where she's seen in the background sitting (or slouching to be precise) on a bench like a human being in contrast to another pony beside her who is sitting like a normal pony would. Later in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 /E13 Fall Weather Friends|Fall Weather Friends]]" she's seen holding a drinking cup with her hoof when she could've easily just used her unicorn magic to hold it instead.

One of the most prominent pieces of Vinyl Fanon is her eye color. Since her first [[One-Scene Wonder]] is only a few seconds long and the whole time she's wearing shades, we didn't really know what her eyes actually look like under those purple tinted shades until her second [[One-Scene Wonder]], which confirmed that they're the same color as [http://www.equestriadaily.com/2012/04/vinyl-scratch-flash-version-eye-colors.html they] [https://web.archive.org/web/20130917183349/http://www.derpyhoovesnews.com/dj-pon3s-palette-revealed/ are] [[Dummied Out]] in [[The Hub]]'s [[Web Games]] ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20120411155120/http://royalwedding.hubworld.com/dj.html DJ Pinkie Pie]''. Red is the most common and is even in the picture on the main page. One fan drew her with red eyes and it just spread. It's possible to find the occasional odd piece, especially in older fanart, where she has blue eyes instead<ref>based on the color of her magic aura in her first [[One-Scene Wonder]]</ref> or even purple.

Flaws that is often portrayed is her brashness, her mild untidiness especially after parties, being a night owl,<ref>A person who is more active at night than during the day</ref>, and most prominently her loudness which often annoys her neighbors or apartment mates (depending on the setting) [http://askstonedtrixie.tumblr.com/post/11599336971 during sleep hours]{{Dead link}} especially Octavia who prefers a more calm and quiet type of music in contrast to Vinyl's taste in music. She's the type of character that would act first and ask questions later, the type that follows her heart more often than her head. Another one is her hidden loneliness with all the fans she has, [http://fav.me/d4dvzv5 she has few to] [http://fav.me/d46inag call real friends.]

Octavia is commonly depicted as an elegant, sophisticated mare. Her personality ranges from being [[The Stoic]], a [[Deadpan Snarker]] to--into—in extreme cases--ancases—an outright [[Tsundere]], though that doesn't mean that she's a total [[Jerkass]] or a [[Perpetual Frowner]]. She loves to listen to [[Classical Music]], usually the calm and soothing type. When she talks, she is often depicted to speak in a formal and polite manner, but not to the extent of talking in Early Modern English like Princess Luna.<ref>'''''AND HER ROYAL CANTERLOT VOICE'''''</ref>.

After "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 /E26 The Best Night Ever|The Best Night Ever]]" aired, fans were quick to note that Octavia looked similar to [[Fan Nickname|Inkie]], one of Pinkie's sisters seen her flashback in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 /E23 The Cutie Mark Chronicles|Cutie Mark Chronicles]]". Octavia's initial reaction to Pinkie appearing on stage was also noticeably different - her band mates were surprised, but Octavia just rolled her eyes, as if this has happened to her before. Despite the colors not matching exactly (even the eye colors are different shades of pink), the idea of Pinkie having an [[Elegant Classical Musician]] for a [[Sibling Yin-Yang|sister]] was too much to pass up.

Fans say that the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120320200524/http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110706200638/mlp/images/1/13/SweetAppleAcres.jpg carrot themed house] behind the Sweet Apple Acre's barn is hers. Other times, her residences is portrayed as a lone cottage with a carrot garden of varying size in the backyard.

** Alternatively some fans point out a [https://web.archive.org/web/20120320200524/http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110706200638/mlp/images/1/13/SweetAppleAcres.jpg certain structure] with a carrot ornament on top that's surrounded by farm land that we often see in Sweet Apple Acre's [[Scenery Porn|scenic shot]] is Carrot Top's house though this might just be the Apple's own carrot farm.

* [[Name's the Same]]: Her toy name "Golden Harvest" shares its name to [[wikipedia:Golden Harvest|a film company of the same name]]. Golden Harvest happens to have produced many [[Bruce Lee]] and [[Jackie Chan]] movies. Depictions of her in a [[Stock Costume Traits|martial artist's getup]] and/or [http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/79784 the company's logo]{{Dead link}} became a brief trend when the toy was released.

** [[Dark Secret]]: The name is treated as Carrot Top's dark secret to the rest of the world in fan work. Why she hides it is usually left unexplained and [http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/79826 played for laughs]{{Dead link}}.

Fans have often depicted Caramel's sexuality as either a [[StraightInvisible Gayto Gaydar]] or a [[TranssexualTranssexualism]] due to the fact he shares both color scheme and cutie mark with two other ponies. The first that appeared was on season one's opening sequence: A Big Macintosh [[Palette Swap]]. This stallion body type is much more masculine than the regular stallion body type. Then in the episode "Winter Wrap Up" we see a regular stallion bearing the same scheme as his. In this appearance we see him in a sorry state with Big Macintosh because he lost the grass seeds they were suppose to plant. Finally in "Over a Barrel", we see another pony bearing the same design in the background but this time this one is a mare.

Many different fanon theories were speculated.<ref>See "A Family of Clones" and this section's "Fanon Tropes" folder for the others</ref>. One of which is that Caramel, once a proud manly stallion living in a society dominated by females, began to question his sexuality. His friendship with Big Macintosh<ref>Fans have the tendency of interpreting ponies that are beside each other in a scene as either friends, couples, or relatives.</ref> and his failures during "Winter Wrap Up" have only pushed his fleeting masculinity to the other side of the sexuality spectrum. Having been fed up with this charade, Caramel has decided to relinquish his masculinity and embrace the other side, resulting in the gay Caramel or the female Caramel that we see on "Over a Barrel".

* [[StraightInvisible Gayto Gaydar]]: In almost all of Caramel's depictions as a homosexual, you'll never see him act stereotypically gay.

* [[TranssexualTranssexualism]]: Some fans thought of this when they saw Female Caramel.

** One of Roid Rage's other [[Fan Nickname|Fan Nicknames]]s, ''Horse Power''.

* [[Department of Redundancy Department]]: One of Roid Rage's other [[Fan Nickname|Fan Nicknames]]s, Mr. Big McLargehuge.

== Relationship Fanon Trivia: ==

There is a popular fanon within the community revolving around Carrot Top and Derpy Hooves being [[Heterosexual Life Partner]] and roommates. Their friendship was popularized by [[Carrot Cake Storybook|a series of story sketches]] by [http://elosande.deviantart.com/ Elosande]<ref>Elosande is also known for drawing Derpy and Carrot Top comic sketches which have also solidified the "I emptied your fridge" [[Running Gag]] meme and the notion that they live in the same house.</ref> which has also spawned the "I emptied your fridge" meme back in January of 2011. Carrot Top is usually portrayed as [[The Straight Man|the straight mare]] to Derpy's [[The Ditz|goofiness]]. As noted on the main page, they were spotted standing next to each other in some crowd scenes in Season 1. The "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 E4/E04 Luna Eclipsed|Luna Eclipsed]]" scene where Derpy accidentally drains an apple bobbing tub while Carrot looks on annoyingly at her action seems to be a [[Fandom Nod]] by the animators to this friendship.

Many fans have taking a liking to Derpy being the mother of a background filly named Dinky. The whole thing came from speculation around the time "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 /E12 Call of the Cutie|Call of the Cutie]]" aired. At the time, it wasn't known that Sweetie Belle was Rarity's sister, and fans speculated that all the adult ponies at Diamond Tiara's party were either the parents or older siblings of the fillies there, with the obvious exception of Pinkie & Twilight. Derpy was at the party and Dinky was noted to having similar hair. A fanfic involving the two later popularized the idea, resulting in a ton of adorable fanworks. Up until "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 E5/E05 Sisterhooves Social|Sisterhooves Social]]", they had never been seen on screen at the same time, and even then they're not standing near each other.

Who Dinky's father is is up in the air and most fans have their own interpretation. The most popular male pony to be shipped with Derpy was another background pony known as Doctor Whooves. Due to the pairing's popularity and the fact that both their last names sound the same when pronounced<ref>That is, if you [[Spell My Name with an "S"|actually call him "Whooves"]]</ref> has spawned the notion that he may be in fact be Dinky's father albeit an adoptive one, seeing as Doctor Whooves is an earth pony. However, with the episode "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 /E12 Baby Cakes|Baby Cakes]]" showcasing that ponies can have children outside their race (albeit rarely), him fathering a unicorn daughter is not impossible.

As for Dinky's biological father, most fans seem to agree it had to be a unicorn, some pairing Derpy up with Ponet<ref>the painter pony from "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 /E12 Call of the Cutie|Call of the Cutie]]"</ref> (who, like Dinky, is a purple unicorn with a blonde mane), Pokey Pierce (probably the most well known male background unicorn), or some [[Disappeared Dad|unknown unicorn father that's just no longer present]]. Most fanfics have Derpy as a single mother living on her own or with Carrot Top, for whatever reason.

Dinky is shown to have an older sister in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 E5/E05 Sisterhooves Social|Sisterhooves Social]]": A lesser known background pony known as Sparkler, who first appeared alongside Lyra in the pilot episode but has never had much fanon tied to her. Inconsistencies in the episode aside,<ref>Sparkler and the other big sisters are shown in the stands watching themselves race</ref>, this new piece of information has spawned numerous debates concerning Dinky's fanon status as Derpy Hooves's daughter. Numerous theories have been purposed from Derpy being much [[Older Than She Looks]],<ref>A common back up to this theory comes from the episode "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 /E23 The Cutie Mark Chronicles|Cutie Mark Chronicles]]" where we see her among the crowd in a flashback where the mane cast were still fillies. Another explanation involves the Derpy Hooves/Doctor Whooves shipping fanon where it claims that Derpy doesn't age due to an incident caused by the pony Doctor.</ref>, to Sparkler being Dinky's half-sister, to Sparkler posing as Dinky's sister in a similar fashion to Sweetie Belle and Applejack, [http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/11/story-my-sweetie_22.html to Dinky being Derpy's biological daughter and Sparkler being adopted], to the entire Derpy and Dinky fanon being [[Jossed]] among other things. Already, this new fanon is beginning to spawn its [http://fav.me/d4fds9a own] [http://fav.me/d4f7jtj series]{{Dead link}} [http://fav.me/d4fczm5 of]{{Dead link}} [http://fav.me/d4f9ejx fanworks] [http://fav.me/d4fl2bz deriving]{{Dead link}} from this. Whatever Sparkler's connection to the two may be, it certainly looks like there's a new addition to Derpy's family. In "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 E8/E08 The Mysterious Mare Do Well|The Mysterious Mare Do Well]]" she is seen having a picnic with [[Fan Nickname|Tootsie Flute]] who may be her daughter.

** On a relative note, both Dinky and Tootsie Flute were seen together in the "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 /E11 Winter Wrap Up|Winter Wrap Up]]" song.

=== Fanon Tropes: ===

* [[Happily Adopted]]: Another popular fanon is that Derpy's daughters are actually adopted. Before the episode "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 /E12 Baby Cakes|Baby Cakes]]" revealed that any pony race can give birth to any of the three pony races, this was one of the primary reasons why some fans think that this relationship is biologically impossible.

The background unicorn pony [[Fan Nickname|Pokey Pierce]] but with an hourglass cutie mark and a standard horn instead of a sharp one. Wears a red jacket with a white puffy cloth tucked in the chest.<ref>Not sure what this part of clothing is called</ref>. Is said to resemble the third Doctor [[Jon Pertwee]]. Similarities include hair style (both have wavy hair) and color (Almost. Both have white hair but Pokey has light blue streaks) and wearing clothing closely similar to what the third Doctor had worn.

Aside from the Doctor himself, other Doctor Who characters have also been associated with ponies that seem to have a connection, resemblance, and/or similarities.

Others see the pony suspected as the Fifth Doctor as the Master<ref>The [[Shadow Archetype]] to the Doctor.</ref> or, to be precise, his [[John Simm|Harold Saxon]] regeneration. Similarities include hair color (towards the Master's resurrected form which was blond.<ref>This form was formerly a brunet</ref>.) and (barely) hair style.

=== The List: ===

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* {{smallcapssmall-caps|{{color|Grey|F}}}} Their personality is similar.

=== Fanon Tropes: ===

Due to the stark contrast in their preference of music genres and [[Red Oni, Blue Oni|personalities]], it's very common to see Vinyl Scratch and Octavia as [[The Rival|rivals]], [[Opposites Attract|best friends]] or even [[Les Yay|lovers]] (often in a form of a [[Slap Slap Kiss|love-hate relationship]]). Vinyl Scratch usually gets on Octavia's nerves due Scratch's brash behavior. Octavia is usually depicted as the [[Blue Oni]] to Vinyl's [[Red Oni]]. The duo is often placed into a [[Straight Man and Wise Guy|Straight Mare and Wise Pony]] scenario, acting as each other's [[Foil|Foils]]s. There's a recurring [[Running Gag]] in fan work where Octavia remarks something about Vinyl (often criticism) and she'll take Octavia's remark as if it were a compliment usually "Oh, Octavia. You say the nicest things." or something similar. Vinyl will often attempt to lighten-up the serious and uptight Octavia with varying results.

=== Fanon Tropes: ===

Another popular fanon pairing (even more than shipping the main characters) is two background ponies. Lyra is mentioned above. Bon Bon is a cream-coated earth pony with a blue and pink mane. Of the two, Bon Bon has had the most speaking parts (Bon Bon's parts include looking for Fluttershy in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 /E20 Green Isn't Your Color|Green Isn't Your Colour]]", fending off Apple Bloom's advances in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 /E12 Call of the Cutie|Call of the Cutie]]", gushing over the enchanted Smartypants doll in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 E3/E03 Lesson Zero|Lesson Zero]]", complaining about her rotten cider in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 /E15 The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000|The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000]]", and wanting to hear a joke in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 /E19 Putting Your Hoof Down|Putting Your Hoof Down]]", whereas Lyra had no lines at all until [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 /E25 A Canterlot Wedding Part 1|A Canterlot Wedding - PArt 1]]). The idea started when these two ponies were shown together in the background of some scenes (as background ponies tend to do), with fans liking the idea of them being in a relationship. The main reason the two ended up together in the show was more 'aesthetic reasons'. Fan reaction helped persuade the artist behind the San Diego Comic-Con poster to put them together. Looking at each other. Most fanworks, whether text or art, have them as at least good friends, with Bon Bon occasionally reacting to Lyra's human-like habits (see Lyra above). As a nod to the fans, the crew put the two of them in the background of [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 /E10 Secret of My Excess|an episode]] where they appear together by a well, only to have Derpy pop out of the well and ruin their moment. Later, [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 /E19 Putting Your Hoof Down|another episode]] showed Bon Bon wearing a saddlebag with a clip shaped like Lyra's cutie mark.

=== Fanon Tropes: ===

Caramel first appeared in the season 1 episode “[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 /E11 Winter Wrap Up|Winter Wrap Up]]” alongside Big Macintosh, looking rather guilty. Big Macintosh wanted to talk with Applejack but before he could explain anythingm AJ already responded with “Oh, good gravy. Caramel lost the grass seeds again, didn't he?”

The fact that Caramel was one of a few background ponies with an official name immediately created the interest of the fans. Soon the first people started to ship him with Big Macintosh and eventually “CaraMac” became a popular – if not the most popular – male pairing in the Fandom.

=== Fanon Tropes: ===

=== Fanon Tropes: ===

Discord and Screwball as father and daughter is a popular fanon relationship between these two characters. How this came to be<ref>like how Discord can have a daughter of a different species though this is Discord we're about here so it kinda makes this question moot.</ref><ref>or how the fandom came up with this conclusion in the first place.</ref> is still under research. It seems to come from the fact that Screwball only appeared during Ponyville's "[[Buffy-Speak|chaos-ification]]", her [[Exotic Eye Designs|out of the ordinary swirly eyes]], her [[Incredibly Lame Pun|screwy]] behavior, her suspiciously accurate cutie mark,<ref>which consist of a baseball and two screws which begs the question on how a pony could get such a cutie mark and how being screwy is a talent</ref>, and her physics defying means of locomotion.<ref>though this might be just Discord's altered version of Physics™ in the works</ref>.

=== Fanon Tropes: ===

* [[Truly Single Parent]]: Being a spirit of chaos, anything is possible for Discord. Including [http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/69296 pulling a pony out of your own body]{{Dead link}}.

=== Fanon Tropes: ===