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2024 G5 Mane Six Shipping Chart and Top 5 Ships

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safe2272765 hitch trailblazer15506 izzy moonbow23977 misty brightdawn10413 pipp petals23585 sunny starscout24510 zipp storm19080 g586912 cutie mark50193 cutie mark only2232 female1914948 incest19072 lesbian123377 male587852 no pony16118 pie chart73 royal sisters (g5)3436 ship:dawnstorm69 ship:mistypetals39 ship:mistytrail49 ship:mizzy50 ship:moonpetals55 ship:moonscout637 ship:moontrail140 ship:petalscout123 ship:petalstorm195 ship:pitch293 ship:starblazer404 ship:stormblazer517 ship:sunnydawn33 ship:sunnystorm64 ship:zippzzy37 shipping267583 shipping chart177 siblings25676 sisters20529 straight190396
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sprout & hitch enjoyer
@Background Pony #9E59
THIS
Dawnstorm was gaining some popularity until it was revealed that Misty was the daughter of Alphabittle, and it seems that fans of that ship disappeared when Hasbro released that chapter. I know that sometimes people themselves have their own ethical code and that’s fine, but idk it’s still very strange to come across new dawnstorm fanarts. Thanks anyway for telling me your point of view.
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Magician-Horse
Lunar Supporter - Helped forge New Lunar Republic's freedom in the face of the Solar Empire's oppressive tyrannical regime (April Fools 2023).
Non-Fungible Trixie -
Artist -

Trans Misty Enthusiast
@Chopsticks
I hang out on Tumblr mostly, and when Alphabittle and Haven got together so many people abandoned Zipp and Misty. I simply doubled down and shipped both Zipp and Pipp with Misty.
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Chopsticks
Cutest Little Devil - Celebrated the 14th anniversary of MLP:FIM!
Rainbow Rocks 10th Anniversary: Sonata Dusk - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of EQG Rainbow Rocks!
Celestial Glory - Helped others get their OC into the 2024 Derpibooru Collab.
Nightmare in the Moon - Had their OC in the 2024 Derpibooru Collab.
Silly Pony - Celebrated the 13th anniversary of MLP:FIM, and 40 years of MLP!
Shimmering Smile - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of Equestria Girls!
Solar Guardian - Refused to surrender in the face of the Lunar rebellion and showed utmost loyalty to the Solar Empire (April Fools 2023).
Betrayal! - Betrayed their team for a badge. Shame forever!
Crystal Roseluck - Had their OC in the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
Flower Trio - Helped others get their OC into the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.

Rice pone
@🐴
Yeah I found them. It seemed more like a case of pressure/harassment or embarrassment caused the removal, even the social media account source is gone… just like Background Pony #9E59 pointed out.
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Background Pony #9E59
@Chopsticks
You have to understand that the people who police fiction act out of disgust rather than logic. They’re a minority though, just loud. Best to block em’ as soon as possible.
That said, I hope you continue to draw Petalstorm in the future. I like it and many people like it too. The numbers don’t lie.
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Butters Stotch
Fluttershy - For supporting the site
Fluttershy - For supporting the site
Nightmare in the Moon - Had their OC in the 2024 Derpibooru Collab.
Happy Derpy! - For site supporters
Gold Supporter - Gold Supporter
Solar Guardian - Refused to surrender in the face of the Lunar rebellion and showed utmost loyalty to the Solar Empire (April Fools 2023).
Roseluck - Had their OC in the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
Elements of Harmony - Had an OC in the 2022 Community Collab

Oh hamburgers!
It’s so weird people have problem with incest now when images and jokes of Applejack and Big Mac or Twilight and Shining Armor being an item are everywhere.
Or is that only a porn thing?
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Chopsticks
Cutest Little Devil - Celebrated the 14th anniversary of MLP:FIM!
Rainbow Rocks 10th Anniversary: Sonata Dusk - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of EQG Rainbow Rocks!
Celestial Glory - Helped others get their OC into the 2024 Derpibooru Collab.
Nightmare in the Moon - Had their OC in the 2024 Derpibooru Collab.
Silly Pony - Celebrated the 13th anniversary of MLP:FIM, and 40 years of MLP!
Shimmering Smile - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of Equestria Girls!
Solar Guardian - Refused to surrender in the face of the Lunar rebellion and showed utmost loyalty to the Solar Empire (April Fools 2023).
Betrayal! - Betrayed their team for a badge. Shame forever!
Crystal Roseluck - Had their OC in the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
Flower Trio - Helped others get their OC into the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.

Rice pone
@Background Pony #5A21
@Background Pony #9E59
@mindset
WTB, Misty isn’t even a distant cousin or half-sibling at all, they’re completely unrelated. In fact being how much separated pony racism existed for generations up until very recent, they’re practically differing soecies; you’d have to dig hundreds of years to find a possible, distant common ancestor. Queen Haven and Alphabittle haven’t even tied the knot and the girls are easily late teens/young adults already anyway.
And it’s legal to marry your adopted sibling so long they’re not related.
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@Chopsticks
Unlike the other ships, Petalstorm is incest, and I’ve found that:
  1. The majority of SFW artists/accounts will avoid mentioning it (even if they like it) because of potential harrassment, let alone making content. This is simply the state of current fandoms. Problematic ships tend to be risky and only NSFW artists/accounts have more freedom to create because they’re already generally avoided by the SFW crowd. See: mlptwt
  2. This fandom in particular likes its smut.
[disappointingly sad horse noises]
My PetalStorm surprise kiss comic was one of the most popular things I had ever drawn. Granted, was a little ambiguous, but gosh everywhere I saw mostly/safe it seemed there was such loving enthusiasm. [sigh] Well, if my future work gets too much hate I’ll drop it. Except for art experiments I try not to draw things my followers don’t want. I don’t have the health/energy.
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Look at us, how passionate everybody gets about fictional colorful pastel miniature equine relationships.
Background Pony #9E59
@🐴
Unironically agree. But more than anything we need people to stop folding to the morality police. Let people ship what they want.
@mindset
Believe it or not, yes. Zipp x Misty got hit with “this is incest now” so people dropped it just as it was gaining steam. And by drop it I mean people still like it but cannot say it out loud anymore without getting dunked on. It’s like Applepie all over again.
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Background Pony #5A21
@mindset
Step siblings are not as taboo as actual siblings. Believe me, I’ve seen enough to know that for a fact.
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Background Pony #9E59
@Chopsticks
Unlike the other ships, Petalstorm is incest, and I’ve found that:
  1. The majority of SFW artists/accounts will avoid mentioning it (even if they like it) because of potential harrassment, let alone making content. This is simply the state of current fandoms. Problematic ships tend to be risky and only NSFW artists/accounts have more freedom to create because they’re already generally avoided by the SFW crowd. See: mlptwt
  2. This fandom in particular likes its smut.
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🐴
Magnificent Metadata Maniac - #1 Assistant
Solar Guardian - Refused to surrender in the face of the Lunar rebellion and showed utmost loyalty to the Solar Empire (April Fools 2023).
Non-Fungible Trixie -
Magical Inkwell - Wrote MLP fanfiction consisting of at least around 1.5k words, and has a verified link to the platform of their choice

IRL 🎠 stallion
PetalStorm, Pitch
I swear, the people who spend all day in tagging forums arguing for which ship name is made the official one (and G5’s R63 names) have the worst tastes.
Better selections
pegaprincest, Petal Trail
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Chopsticks
Cutest Little Devil - Celebrated the 14th anniversary of MLP:FIM!
Rainbow Rocks 10th Anniversary: Sonata Dusk - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of EQG Rainbow Rocks!
Celestial Glory - Helped others get their OC into the 2024 Derpibooru Collab.
Nightmare in the Moon - Had their OC in the 2024 Derpibooru Collab.
Silly Pony - Celebrated the 13th anniversary of MLP:FIM, and 40 years of MLP!
Shimmering Smile - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of Equestria Girls!
Solar Guardian - Refused to surrender in the face of the Lunar rebellion and showed utmost loyalty to the Solar Empire (April Fools 2023).
Betrayal! - Betrayed their team for a badge. Shame forever!
Crystal Roseluck - Had their OC in the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
Flower Trio - Helped others get their OC into the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.

Rice pone
@Chopsticks
2. I wonder how the ship popularities change when comparing cloppy results with SFW art.
PetalStorm: 61 Safe, 13 Suggestive (out of 193 images); +55 safe in two years. 38%
Pitch: 175 Safe, 13 Suggestive (out of 292 images); +107 safe in two years. 64%
… Dammit, the sister duo is only popular because it drives horniness?
Am I the only one who likes it safely just as is? I should’ve known it was too good to be true.
🐴
Magnificent Metadata Maniac - #1 Assistant
Solar Guardian - Refused to surrender in the face of the Lunar rebellion and showed utmost loyalty to the Solar Empire (April Fools 2023).
Non-Fungible Trixie -
Magical Inkwell - Wrote MLP fanfiction consisting of at least around 1.5k words, and has a verified link to the platform of their choice

IRL 🎠 stallion
  1. I prefer this year’s chart where they use character names instead of the ship tags. Way faster to know who is being shipped
  2. I wonder how the ship popularities change when comparing cloppy results with SFW art.
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Chopsticks
Cutest Little Devil - Celebrated the 14th anniversary of MLP:FIM!
Rainbow Rocks 10th Anniversary: Sonata Dusk - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of EQG Rainbow Rocks!
Celestial Glory - Helped others get their OC into the 2024 Derpibooru Collab.
Nightmare in the Moon - Had their OC in the 2024 Derpibooru Collab.
Silly Pony - Celebrated the 13th anniversary of MLP:FIM, and 40 years of MLP!
Shimmering Smile - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of Equestria Girls!
Solar Guardian - Refused to surrender in the face of the Lunar rebellion and showed utmost loyalty to the Solar Empire (April Fools 2023).
Betrayal! - Betrayed their team for a badge. Shame forever!
Crystal Roseluck - Had their OC in the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
Flower Trio - Helped others get their OC into the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.

Rice pone
It was a bit difficult to gauge the growth rate of 2 years for the ships between the two pie charts since the shipping names aren’t present.
StormBlazer: 173 to 516 (+343)
PetalStorm: 54 to 193 (+139)
MoonScout: 311 to 636 (+325)
SunnyTrail: 140 to 403 (+263)
Pitch: 138 to 292 (+154)
PetalScout: 30 to 123 (+90)
MoonTrail: 65 to 140 (+75)
SunnyClover: 19 to 79 (+60)
PetalBow: 20 to 54 (+34)
CloverTrail: 156 to 229 (+73) [not pictured]
MoonPetals/PetalBow: 20 to 55 (+35)
Zippzzy/MoonStorm: 22 to 37 (+15)
DawnStorm: 69
MIzzy: 50
MistyTrail: 49
MistyPetals: 39
SunnyDawn: 31
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So by far the most submissions was with StormBlazer (no surprise), almost tripling in growth. MoonScout remained steady doubling; by sheer relevant growth rate PetalScout takes the lead quadrupling, but PetalStorm not far behind 3.5x
PetalStorm had far more growth than Pitch in the past two years, possibly meaning the most popular Pipp ship right now is with her sister.
Though just realized… wondering how much of this is going to disappear with the removal of almost all the AI content. Poor PetalStorm may be pulled back so hard. fluttercry
If ai generated is removed from the equation, there’s +123 for PetalStorm and +170 for Pitch (which is still really impressive for PetalStorm).
PetalStorm: 154 images with 100+ score (86 with duo)
Pitch: 164 images with 100+ score (50 with duo)
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… Really wish my health problems would quit attacking me, I’d have made maybe a dozen PetalStorm images by now.
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Background Pony #B5C2
StarBlazer shipper here but I almost expected for it to be somewhere lower, which is a genuine surprised (a good one also). It’s my OTP but I have a feeling it have a large share of opinions for it being overrated.