Talk:Derpy/@comment-26943476-20131111175623/@comment-5870562-20131113031847

Derpy has probably the biggest gulf between the amount of official information that exists on her compared to the amount of fan-based information that exists on her of any G4 pony. Where is the balance between cutting out certain fan material that already exists in favor of more official material that although it might be good, excludes some aspects of an individual fan's enjoyment of the character? The more invested a given fan is in Derpy, the more likely they would at least at this point be actually MORE upset by any official material that contradicts their personal ideas about her. I would personally have loved it back in Q1 of 2012, but in late 2013, the window for Derpy appearing a the seventh Mane character has long ago closed. She can now only ever appropriately be an Easter Egg surprise in the show itself, but in the fandom, she is probably the most creatively utilized pony in G4. One of the things I like best about her is she can fulfill the very specific needs of friendship a given individual might have for the very reason that she does NOT have a fully developed, specific character in official material. She can be the general muffiny friendship that the fans feel for one another bubbling up inside, in a way that a clearly defined pony like AJ or Twi might not be able to fulfill in all situations given their developed and particular personalities.