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* [[The Fool]]
* [[The Fool]]
* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: Some fans depict her as actually very intelligent but is often hidden away because of her [[Ditzy Genius|behavior]] and appearance.
* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: Some fans depict her as actually very intelligent but is often hidden away because of her [[Ditzy Genius|behavior]] and appearance.
** [[Seemingly Profound Fool]]: Other times some characters mistake her as being a genius without realizing that she's just a lucky fool.
** [[Seemingly-Profound Fool]]: Other times some characters mistake her as being a genius without realizing that she's just a lucky fool.
* [[Peek-a-Bangs]]: Some artists get creative and hide her other eye with her bangs to make her look beautiful without changing the fact that she's cross-eyed.
* [[Peek-a-Bangs]]: Some artists get creative and hide her other eye with her bangs to make her look beautiful without changing the fact that she's cross-eyed.
* [[The Rainman|The Rainmare]]: Other depictions of her hidden intelligence comes in this form.
* [[The Rainman|The Rainmare]]: Other depictions of her hidden intelligence comes in this form.
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== Berry Punch's Alcoholism ==
== Berry Punch's Alcoholism ==
==== Origins ====
==== Origins ====
This fan interpretation started in one of season 1's episodes entitled "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/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 "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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).
This fan interpretation started in one of season 1's episodes entitled "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/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).
==== [[Weirdness Magnet]]? ====
==== [[Weirdness Magnet]]? ====
Strange and outrageous things seems to happen to her out of nowhere. [[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E2 The Return of Harmony Part 2|Discord]] makes a bunch of fake houses collapse as she sneezes, and [[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/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]].
Strange and outrageous things seems to happen to her out of nowhere. [[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E2 The Return of Harmony Part 2|Discord]] makes a bunch of fake houses collapse as she sneezes, and [[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/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]].
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== I'm a Pony now. Ponies are cool ==
== I'm a Pony now. Ponies are cool ==
==== Origin ====
==== Origin ====
It's not clear how now fans jumped to the conclusion that this rather generic looking pony is [[Doctor Who (TV)|The Doctor]] but he first appeared with his cutie mark in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/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.
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 (Animation)/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.


==== [[Fan Nickname]] ====
==== [[Fan Nickname]] ====
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==== Which Doctor? ====
==== Which Doctor? ====
For those unfamiliar with [[Doctor Who (TV)|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 (Animation)/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.
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 (Animation)/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.


==== [[The Nth Doctor|The 2nd Doctor Whooves]] ====
==== [[The Nth Doctor|The 2nd Doctor Whooves]] ====
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]. The pony appeared in the episode "[[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E9 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]. Fans have taken notice of him thought that he bears an [http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/93448 uncanny resemblance] to the 11th Doctor [[Matt Smith]]. Others say he [http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/93558 resembles] the 2nd Doctor [[Patrick Troughton]] (ponifying his name into "Patrick Trotton").
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]. The pony appeared in the episode "[[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E9 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]. Fans have taken notice of him thought that he bears an [http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/93448 uncanny resemblance] to the 11th Doctor [[Matt Smith]]. Others say he [http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/93558 resembles] the 2nd Doctor [[Patrick Troughton]] (ponifying his name into "Patrick Trotton").


In ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|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 (Animation)/Recap/S2 E13 Hearths Warming Eve|Hearth's Warming Eve]]", "[[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E11 Family Appreciation Day|Family Appreciation Day]]", and later episodes.
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 (Animation)/Recap/S2 E13 Hearths Warming Eve|Hearth's Warming Eve]]", "[[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E11 Family Appreciation Day|Family Appreciation Day]]", and later episodes.


In "[[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/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.
In "[[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/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.
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== Not The Doctor ==
== Not The Doctor ==
==== A Different Kind of Doctor ====
==== A Different Kind of Doctor ====
Every now and then, fans will come up with some alternate fanon for that brown earth pony with an hourglass cutie mark. He may actually be called "Whoof" or some variation, and one fanfic named him "Sepia Tock", which is slowly growing steam. He may be a clock maker or a historian or some other kind of doctor, just not [[Doctor Who (TV)|THE Doctor]]. Other times, he might be an [[Expy]] of the Doctor in personality but no actual references to Doctor Who are made (no TARDIS, no sonic screwdriver, no time travel, etc), leaving it vague enough to be interpenetrated either way. Or even merely a [[Time Lord]].
Every now and then, fans will come up with some alternate fanon for that brown earth pony with an hourglass cutie mark. He may actually be called "Whoof" or some variation, and one fanfic named him "Sepia Tock", which is slowly growing steam. He may be a clock maker or a historian or some other kind of doctor, just not [[Doctor Who|THE Doctor]]. Other times, he might be an [[Expy]] of the Doctor in personality but no actual references to Doctor Who are made (no TARDIS, no sonic screwdriver, no time travel, etc), leaving it vague enough to be interpenetrated either way. Or even merely a [[Time Lord]].


== Fanon Tropes ==
== Fanon Tropes ==
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* [[Disco Tech]]: Other than her usual turntable, she is sometimes portrayed in fan work operating large complex musical machinery.
* [[Disco Tech]]: Other than her usual turntable, she is sometimes portrayed in fan work operating large complex musical machinery.
* [[Magic Music]]: Given that she is a unicorn pony, depictions of her using her unicorn magic to enhance her concerts and performances are not uncommon.
* [[Magic Music]]: Given that she is a unicorn pony, depictions of her using her unicorn magic to enhance her concerts and performances are not uncommon.
* [[Red Eyes Take Warning]]: One of the most popular fanon is that Vinyl Scratch has red eyes. Various reasons were speculated as to why she hides it with her [[Cool Shades]].
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: One of the most popular fanon is that Vinyl Scratch has red eyes. Various reasons were speculated as to why she hides it with her [[Cool Shades]].
* [[The Rock Star]]
* [[The Rock Star]]


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** This concept was popularized by the popular the comic series ''[[Carrot Cake Storybook (Webcomic)|"Carrot Cake Storybook"]]'' and the fan song ''[http://youtu.be/2z5eizH0u1I "Beyond Her Garden"]'' which was dedicated to her and has received many remixes.
** This concept was popularized by the popular the comic series ''[[Carrot Cake Storybook (Webcomic)|"Carrot Cake Storybook"]]'' and the fan song ''[http://youtu.be/2z5eizH0u1I "Beyond Her Garden"]'' which was dedicated to her and has received many remixes.
* [[Muggle Best Friend]]: This is her to any pony she is paired with.
* [[Muggle Best Friend]]: This is her to any pony she is paired with.
* [[Name's the Same]]: Her toy name "Golden Harvest" shares its name to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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] became a brief trend when the toy was released.
* [[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] 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].
** [[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].
** She also shares her fandom name of "Carrot Top" with the American comedian known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrot_Top Carrot Top]. Which may explain why she is named differently by Hasbro.
** She also shares her fandom name of "Carrot Top" with the American comedian known as [[wikipedia:Carrot Top|Carrot Top]]. Which may explain why she is named differently by Hasbro.
* [[The Rival]]: Fans often depict her as seeing herself as the rival of the Apples when it comes to the single crop focused business even though her garden pales in comparison to their farm.
* [[The Rival]]: Fans often depict her as seeing herself as the rival of the Apples when it comes to the single crop focused business even though her garden pales in comparison to their farm.
* [[Unlikely Heroine]] / [[Weirdness Magnet]]: Carrot Top is sometimes put in weird and unusual situations in fan stories. For instance her first encounter with Derpy Hooves in the famous ''[[Carrot Cake Storybook (Webcomic)|"Carrot Cake Storybook"]]'' where she had an entire mini adventure just to deliver an injured Derpy's package and in ''[http://fav.me/d4ej3qp "The Mane Attraction"]'' comic series where she decided to not have a hair cut which proves to have unforeseen consequences as every pony around her fell madly in love with her new mane-do.
* [[Unlikely Heroine]] / [[Weirdness Magnet]]: Carrot Top is sometimes put in weird and unusual situations in fan stories. For instance her first encounter with Derpy Hooves in the famous ''[[Carrot Cake Storybook (Webcomic)|"Carrot Cake Storybook"]]'' where she had an entire mini adventure just to deliver an injured Derpy's package and in ''[http://fav.me/d4ej3qp "The Mane Attraction"]'' comic series where she decided to not have a hair cut which proves to have unforeseen consequences as every pony around her fell madly in love with her new mane-do.
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** [[Tagalong Kid]]: Little Caramel
** [[Tagalong Kid]]: Little Caramel
* [[Generation Xerox]]: If you consider all of his versions as a family then they look a lot (if not exactly) like each other.
* [[Generation Xerox]]: If you consider all of his versions as a family then they look a lot (if not exactly) like each other.
* [[Me's a Crowd]] / [[Literal Split Personality]] / [[Self Duplication]]: Fans think this is the meaning of Caramel's cutie mark (the three horseshoes) and why we see a lot of him.
* [[Me's a Crowd]] / [[Literal Split Personality]] / [[Self-Duplication]]: Fans think this is the meaning of Caramel's cutie mark (the three horseshoes) and why we see a lot of him.
* [[Rule Sixty Three]]: Toffee
* [[Rule 63]]: Toffee
* [[Shape Shifter]] / [[Gender Bender]]: There are so many versions of Caramel appearing in the show that fans are beginning to think that he is actually a shape shifting pony.
* [[Shape Shifter]] / [[Gender Bender]]: There are so many versions of Caramel appearing in the show that fans are beginning to think that he is actually a shape shifting pony.
* [[The Smurfette Principle]]: Toffee is the only known female Caramel.
* [[The Smurfette Principle]]: Toffee is the only known female Caramel.
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* [[Transsexual]]: Some fans thought of this when they saw Female Caramel.
* [[Transsexual]]: Some fans thought of this when they saw Female Caramel.
** [[Half-Identical Twins]]: Other fans think she is just Caramel's twin sister.
** [[Half-Identical Twins]]: Other fans think she is just Caramel's twin sister.
* [[Which Me]]: Happens a lot when two or more Caramels are present in a story.
* [[Which Me?]]: Happens a lot when two or more Caramels are present in a story.


=== Other Background Ponies ===
=== Other Background Ponies ===
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* [[Mama Bear]]: Derpy Hooves is often depicted as being this towards her children.
* [[Mama Bear]]: Derpy Hooves is often depicted as being this towards her children.
* [[Platonic Life Partners]]: When Derpy Hooves is portrayed as Doctor Whoove's assistant and/or friend which usually leads to [[Shipping|a deeper relationship]] or [[Unresolved Sexual Tension|remaining in a platonic relationship]].
* [[Platonic Life Partners]]: When Derpy Hooves is portrayed as Doctor Whoove's assistant and/or friend which usually leads to [[Shipping|a deeper relationship]] or [[Unresolved Sexual Tension|remaining in a platonic relationship]].
* [[Savvy Guy Energetic Girl]]: Doctor Whooves and Derpy Hooves. Although both of them are quite energetic but for different reasons. The Doctor is quite enthusiastic in his intellectual endeavours (making him the [[Genre Savvy|savvy]] one) while Derpy's fanon characterization emphasizes on her [[Incredibly Lame Pun|bubbly]] personality.
* [[Savvy Guy, Energetic Girl]]: Doctor Whooves and Derpy Hooves. Although both of them are quite energetic but for different reasons. The Doctor is quite enthusiastic in his intellectual endeavours (making him the [[Genre Savvy|savvy]] one) while Derpy's fanon characterization emphasizes on her [[Incredibly Lame Pun|bubbly]] personality.
* [[Straight Man and Wise Guy]]: Carrot Top and Derpy usually do this routine whenever they're interacting with each other.
* [[Straight Man and Wise Guy]]: Carrot Top and Derpy usually do this routine whenever they're interacting with each other.
** Dinky being the straight filly for Derpy's ditzy antics is also common.
** Dinky being the straight filly for Derpy's ditzy antics is also common.
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