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Some things were blantantly inspired by the fandom, like some fanon names like "Lyra," "DJ PON-3," Octavia, ect.
Debatably even Derpy's eyes, after fans and show staff noticed the animation error of her in the pilot episode.
They started purposely "derping" her eyes in post-production of Season 1, starting with "Feeling Pinkie-Keen" after Derpy became a meme. There's also things like Lyra & BonBon being "best friends," among other minor things.
Recently, even things like Derpy liking muffins, or working as a mail pony have been canonized. Some fans love it, but some fans think there's starting to be too much fan-service bleeding into the show.
Can't say if wingy Spike was, or wasn't inspired by the fandom, as that's up for debate. Especially, sense writers aren't allowed to read fanfics, nor want to.
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Some things were blantantly inspired by the fandom, like some fanon names like "Lyra," "DJ PON-3," Octavia, ect.
Debatably even Derpy's eyes, after fans and show staff noticed the animation error of her in the pilot episode.
They started purposely "derping" her eyes in post-production of Season 1, starting with "Feeling Pinkie-Keen" after Derpy became a meme. There's also things like Lyra & BonBon being "best friends," among other minor things.
Recently, even things like Derpy liking muffins, or working as a mail pony have been canonized. Some fans love it, but some fans think there's starting to be too much fan-service bleeding into the show.
Can't say if wingy Spike was, or wasn't inspired by the fandom, as that's up for debate. Especially, sense writers aren't allowed to read fanfics, nor want to.