
| Gittonsxv #408995 11 months ago |
i would never leave her =[ |
| cyberblade507 #409000 11 months ago |
The amount of sense this makes is staggering. I want to see more of these. |
| Gittonsxv #409010 11 months ago |
this makes sense to you? i have no bat shitting idea what is going on lol |
| cyberblade507 #409026 11 months ago |
It's a Persona 4 reference. Characters get dragged into another world, and their deepest fears, anxieties, and other repressed aspects of their personalities take on a form of their own reflecting said aspects. (For instance, one character who secretly loves attention and people looking at them has an "other self" which is clad only in a bathing suit and constantly talking about taking even that off)
Fluttershy is fragile like a doll emotionally and fearful of rejection and conflict to some extent. This is reflected in her "other self" here. |
| Gittonsxv #409031 11 months ago |
oh thanks for that detail i get this now :D |
| Anonymous #409074 11 months ago |
"I am a Shadow... The true self...
Are you just going to abandon me like everypony else? Then I'll make it so you can never leave me ever again... You'll be my little dolls... and stay with me forever." |
| Chipotle #409095 11 months ago |
No matter what I'll never leave you alone... Fluttershy. |
| dw1482 #409152 11 months ago |
Sweet, I was hoping some people would get it!
(to an eerie degree of accuracy.) I did do Rainbowdash and Pinkiepie, but I don't think they turned out nearly as well as this one. |
| Anonymous #409154 11 months ago |
The Persona 4 Shadow thing would work so well with the FiM characters;
Fluttershy: As depicted above an emotionally fragil pony that can't bear the thought of not being loved. Shadow quote: "I am a Shadow, the true self and YOU ARE GOING TO. LOVE. ME!" (That one was just too perfect) Pinkie pie: Very similar to Fluttershy, afraid of being alone she throws one party after another to surround herself with friends. Shadow quote: "I am a shadow, the true self. I won't let you go. NOT EVER!" Rainbow Dash: Constant need to be on top. She is so afraid that she won't qualify for the wonderbolts that she throws her entire being into being the best. Shadow quote: "I am a shadow, the true self. I need to be the best. I must win, I must win, I. MUST. WIN!" Rarity: She seems to me like the 'I don't want to spend the rest of my life in this backwater village' type of pony. She doesn't say anything to her friends but her biggest dream is still to move to Canterlot. Shadow quote: "I am a shadow, the true self. I won't let you bind me to that pathetic little dirthole any longer." Applejack: Sorry can't think of anything right now. Twilight: She always tries to please Princess Celestia so I can imagine her using Celestia's praise as a measure of her self worth. Shadow Quote: "I am a shadow, the true self. I'll make Celestia proud and then she can tell me what a good little student I am." Twilight (alternative): The fact that she knows more from books than from experience could cause a fear of the real world so that she feels a need to study everything as throughoutly as possible. Shadow quote: "I am a Shadow, the true self. I need to know more about you, time to take a look INSIDE." |
| dw1482 #409190 11 months ago |
Wow, that's pretty much exactly what I did for Pinkie and Dash.
I do like the idea(s) for Twilight, I had a plan for Applejack, but now I forget. (do have epic plans for Trixie!) Ponysona 4 gallery: http://dw1482.deviantart.com/gallery/32147322 |
| Anonymous #409289 11 months ago |
Those pictures where what inspired me. Also when you think about it it's kinda appropiate that it's hard to find a shadow for the element of honesty since shadows are basically dark secrets given life. PS here's another batch.
Princess Celestia: The Trollestia thing gave me the idea that maybe she doesn't really want to rule but instead she just wants to play and have fun with her friends, so she is forced into a job she doesn't want because her life is now dictated by royal manners. Shadow quote: "I am a Shadow, the true self. Forget royalty, forget etiquette, it's time for some FUN." Princess Luna: Tricky since Nightmare Moon was basically a Shadow for her but an alternative after her return would be a secret fear of her sister and of being banished again. Shadow Quote: "I am a Shadow, the true self. Keep Celestia away from me. I won't go back to the moon NOT EVER!" Trixie: One reason for her boasting could be a crippling fear of being forgotten. She sets herself up as the greatest unicorn of all time because she wants everypony to remember her. Shadow quote: "I am a Shadow, the true self. I won't be forgotten, you will remember me FOREVER!" Gilda: Since she is the only Gryphon we saw so far and Pinky didn't seem to know what she was at first it wouldn't be too far fetched to assume that maybe she was the only Gryphon in flight school. Being the only one of her kind in school led to her being bullied until Rainbow Dash befriended her. The bullying and RD being her only friend then caused an obsession with RD. Shadow quote: "I am a Shadow, the true self. Rainbow Dash is my friend you hear me? SHE BELONGS TO ME!" |
| Anonymous #409415 11 months ago |
Shadow Applejack? I dunno. Maybe something about the fact that she resents having to be "the dependable one"? Or the fact that she constantly works without aid to keep Ponyville on its feet, and never pays attention to her own desires? (the shadow speaks with her Manehattanite accent)
"I am a Shadow. The true self. If I can't have my own life, then I'll take yours instead!" |
| Anonymous #409421 11 months ago |
Also, Pinkie isn't really the fear-of-being-alone type as much as Fluttershy is. Instead, I'd imagine she was a Reversed Lovers, who disguise their own emotions and act a part so everyone will love them. |
| Anonymous #409467 11 months ago |
#409415 That's brilliant. I can really see this especially when I think about Applebuck season. That episode shows clearly that her reliability goes beyond her circle of friends and that she has a tendency to push herself too far to keep that image up. |
| Anonymous #409531 11 months ago |
@409415 I really don't think that works for Applejack. Honestly, I find her the one the hardest to find a flaw for other than overworking. And her own desires are to be near to her family and working hard, that's why she left Manehattan to begin with. Her family values are a big, important part of her life, and something she embraces. The entire reason she wanted to go to the Grand Galloping Gala was to improve her and her family's lifestyle.
In fact, if anything, fear of seperation might be her biggest problem. She HAS to be near her loved ones. Really, now that I think about it, she might have self esteem issues. She couldn't accept help taking care of the orchard because she didn't want to admit she needed it. She wanted to prove herself. As a result, I think her Shadows quote should go more like: "Ah am a Shadow, the true self. Ah don't need anypony's help. Ah'll take ya'll on all by mahself! That'll earn me everypony's respect!" Not perfect, but it makes a bit more sense with her established character in my opinion. |
| cyberblade507 #409538 11 months ago |
#409531 is me, sorry. Login glitched or something, I guess. |
| Anonymous #409773 11 months ago |
You know, this is really fun. Maybe we can do the rejection/acceptance speeches I'll start with the Twilight that turns to Celestias praise to evalue her self-worth:
Twilight; "Who are you? Why do you look like me?" Shadow: "What are YOU doing here? You need to write your next report to Princess Celestia. Without the praise of the Princess your life means nothing." Twilight: "T-thats not true." Shadow: "Yes it is. You only live to study so you can get the next pat on the head from your beloved teacher. You know how I know that? It's because I AM YOU! You only measure your life's worth on Celestia's praise!" Twilight: "No you're wrong. (The sentence every P4 player learned to hate) YOU'RE NOT ME!" Acceptance: Twilight: "Ok, I understand now. I was always so focused on my studies to please Princess Celestia. I admired her so much that I pretty much devoted my life to her. You're right, you are a part of me. But still, even if I wasn't Princess Celestia's personal student my life is not senseless. No life is senseless." |
| Anonymous #409875 11 months ago |
FUCKIT NO
I WILL FIX THE SAD WITH SCIENCE |
| Anonymous #412178 11 months ago |
@409531: Exactly! Everything she does is to please her family and her circle of friends, to the point where she ignores her own physical and mental health in order to please them. Now, I may be prejudiced, but that doesn't seem normal to me- what kind of person is completely dedicated to family and works only for their benefit? I suspect that she's repressing her own desires and putting everyone else ahead of her because she feels that that's what's she's obligated to do. Manehattan may not have been for her, but she does want some degree of independence, and that manifests as her shadow. The proving-herself thing works, but she already kind of dealt-with-it in Applebuck Season. Shadows are what you haven't dealt with yet and won't admit, right? |
| Deceptive_Trixter #412184 11 months ago |
I want to see her shadow form after the rejection. |
| dw1482 #413676 11 months ago |
Okay, some great ideas, I have some awesome ideas for twilight's shadow now.
Rarity's shadow is done now: http://dw1482.deviantart.com/?loggedin=1#/d48igkw Okay so I'm going to go sketch some shadow monsters, and maybe Fluttershy's persona. Since somehow pinkie's was loosely based on Yukiko's:http://dw1482.deviantart.com/gallery/?catpath=scraps&offset=24#/d41o4mm I'm gonna base Rainbow's on Yosuke's. Fluttershy's on Teddie's and Rarity's on Chie's |
| Anonymous #418439 11 months ago |
You know, does this remind any one of Android 8 from Dragonball. They virtually have the same personalities, even #16 moreso with his nature towards wildlife. |
| Anonymous #418444 11 months ago |
Never played persona for the record. I typed that statement with the thought of cyborg/android experiment Fluttershy. Perhaps I'm being overanalyctical. |
| AetherNite75 #779774 7 months ago |
>You didn't have enough Courage. |
| Anonymous #859430 6 months ago |
Ugh, what a terrible patchwork job. Come on Fluttershy, I'll do your body justice. And that can mean whatever you want it to be. |
| Anonymous #859504 6 months ago |
Duplicate of >>51894 |
| Anonymous #1045767 4 months ago |
*break the screen, hug creepy-Fluttershy* |