Q&A; with Jayson Thiessen

By Sam, New Ponies & Merch Editor

Trixie vector by ZuTheSkunk on deviantART

For those not familiar with Jayson Thiessen, he is supervising director for My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Recently he answered some FiM fans' burning questions via a Reddit Q&A segment. A few interesting notes:

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While human characters are not foreign to the My Little Pony franchise, they will not be making an appearance in Friendship is Magic.

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In the Friendship is Magic fandom, "background ponies," who typically have little-to-no speaking roles in the actual show, have become a bit of a phenomenon. Fans have given them names, backgrounds and personalities, and have incorporated them into various fanworks. Notable background ponies are Derpy Hooves/Ditzy Doo, Doctor Whooves, Lyra and Bon-Bon. With the exception of Derpy, however, the FiM team plans to keep them as background ponies.

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Although the background ponies may not be developed, there is still hope for one-shot characters! It seems that The Great and Powerful Trixie may make a return.

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Lastly, something that MLP fans of all generations understand. As Jayson Thiessen says, "good has no demographic." My Little Pony is for everyone!

The full Q&A can be found here. It's an interesting read if you're a fan of the show, a fan of animation or just a fan of MLP in general!

Thanks to DerpyHooves.com for the link and several of these screenshots.