A generation aimed at adult collectors

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Nightmare Muffin

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So I saw a topic that had a discussion of what generation different people got into MLP at, although the topic had originally started with a post about adults saying they found their ponies from when they were a kid , and who had entered back in g4, and the OP commenting on how they feel old.

All of this got me thinking….could a generation of MLP ponies be successful if it was aimed at- not the younger generation of children as is the norm for the brand, and not adult men that become an unexpected fan base of a generation meant for children…but rather…the adults who identify as collectors of the ponies of the brand? Granted, I’m not quite sure how such a thing would work, especially in the Avenue of the tv series. And I can’t necessarily see an entire toyline of the next future gen being strictly g1 reboots and releases for the collectors of the 80’s and 90’s.

Does anyone have any ideas on how a generation of ponies might work if it were stricktly aimed at the collectors audience?
 
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I think a good example is the porcelain g1 series
 
The toy likes are already aimed at adults. I doubt they'd ever make a show aimed towards an adult audience because that would change the whole nature of the series.
 
Tak said:
The toy likes are already aimed at adults. I doubt they'd ever make a show aimed towards an adult audience because that would change the whole nature of the series.
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Surprise kills Pinkie Pie in a fit of jealousy, making Lily Lightly look at the camera and exclaim swears. Meanwhile, Ivy cheats on her husband with Clever Clover, horrifying Sunny Starscout. Wind Whistler has a drinking problem.
 
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It could be the reboot were everything becomes all dark and brooding like they did with Batman, and Twilight becomes a villain.
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Perhaps she is riddled with guilt after killing Spike, and that guilt is one of the few shreds of humanity (ponydom?) she has left…but she is too far gone after that stunt, she must be taken down.
 
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Celestia should be the one to take her down, you know so we can have that trope where the teacher must take down the student that's turned evil, and I guess they should have a Kung fu fight as the only time I've seen that trope used is in old Chinese kung fu movies
 
This has devolved so hard so fast hahahaha
I have actually thought about this a good bit myself, and personally speaking I think I've actually got something going for one of my own personas that could be a pretty good answer to "a more mature version of MLP". MLP has always been big on lessons, and that principle could be carried over into something more mature too.

In the case of my own story, I've chosen to tackle the subject of mental health, but in a wild setting rife with strange magics. The story tackles societal norms and expectations, people's views on mental health, anxiety, suffering, avoidance, and the healing process. I think for a brand things like that might need to be dialed down a few notches compared to where I've gone with it but I think the concept can be carried over.

In regards to aiming it not just as a more mature audience but specifically at collectors, that could be pretty interesting. I mean to be fair MLP was kind of aimed at collectors from the start... They've shifted more towards shows and personally I think their collectables have taken a serious hit in quality as a result, but that doesn't seem to have slowed them down really.

Personally speaking I think G1 was the best gen for collectors simply because of the variety. They went crazy with ideas, it's hard not to find something to love. In that way I think AzaleaArt may be on the right track with the comic con ponies, though personally I think going that far with it is really only appealing because it's unusual, but I think being artistic with their ponies in general might have the best shot at being a generation successfully aimed at collectors.
 
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