I'm in this Fandome for about two years now and at the beginning I thought "Great, you again joined something in its dying days.". Luckily this isn't the case.
Still mostly accurate though, but either way through the harships I'm glad we have this fandom and people trying to keep it amazing and that will keep the memory and magic of G4 alive.
I'm still here from G4, I loved every part of it too. I don't think the G4 people will ever go or die out. I mean there are some who didn't and refuse to watch past season two or one. I can't remember. What do you think tho? Think we'll still be around?
@@misterpony9051 well as long as we love it and keep the memories alive it will always be around, let's just try and keep the fandom amazing and archives all mlp as much as possible.
I'm proud to say that even though some would leave, new ones would always enter and stay, like myself and I hope to keep this fandom alive, trying to contribute to the community with my little efforts (and an animation I've been enslaving myself to but hopefully I can finish it to show the world that the brony community will always be alive and kicking continuing to release content for people to enjoy)
By that time I was so detached from the show that the ending meant nothing to me. Not because of getting over the show, but because of how fucking bad it was all the way until the end in the last two seasons, the ending sucking as well
The brony fandom is like the Phoenix of the internet, we just keep dying and reviving. I’ve been a part of the community for over a decade and it’s been fun as hell living through both the chaos and the creativity. Even if old pillars of the community leave, the foundations of the fandom are so strong that new members will always be able to join. This was a great video (although I am a little surprised you didn’t mention Derpyboorieu or anything about all of the mountains of art the community has made).
Brony Fandom: "Reports of my death were greatly exaggerated." The Internet: "But, did you die?" Brony Fandom: "So it would seem. But, it's fine. 'Tis but a scratch. Barely an inconvenience, really."
@@MO-NO517 oh thank God. I missed out on a lot because of shit that happened in my personal life for the last 5 years and was pretty disheartened to find both the show had ended and the Fandom dwindled so much.
@@lonesomewendigo. The show should've ended in season 4, the fans are so shameless they told Nicole Oliver about molestia,the rainbow dash jar,ect. You didn't miss mutch, bronies make Sonic fans look like good samaritans!
God... I lived through all this and still here... I'm old XP I can't believe you even got my "Equestria Divided: Last Stand" thumbnail there, ya sneaky Banquo! Didn't think I'd notice?!?! XD Great video as is tradition! The way you presented this was just so pleasing and funny, Ban! Thanks for the nostalgia and laughs X3
The thing that always blows my mind No matter How meny times i hear it is How sutch a big story as Fallout Equestria came out so early in in the g4 fandom
In years we've seen many things : creators doing incredible things, memes, animation, reviews, reactions, music, arts and so much. I've seen the downside, the bad things, the horrible things that sometime people only see and then says "this fandom is only for weirdo and sick people". And yet, we live, we survive, we love and we hate or fandom, we leave, we return and sometime we rediscover. Sometime we simply go, and it's ok it's our choice, maybe some leave with regret, other with great memories, other will cheriss this time and other will regret the good old times. And yet we're still here, a flame too stubborn to die, maybe one day it will not shine at all, but I know that the memories will still be here. And if it dies, the next generation will take the flame and give her an other time of glory. Personnaly my ride will not end yet, And you can say that "pony is just for little children" but I will says "Don't care, this ride will never end" ^^
What I wouldn’t give to have attended another BronyCon before its closure! It holds a special place in my heart as my very first convention. Lots of my memories from it are still pretty vivid, especially the “Don’t jump!” incident @ Bronypalooza.
i always wanted to create fan content but i feel like it's too late now.... probably not. but i always have that anxiety it's gonna slowly become a ghost town. like other segments of the community i was in that died out after a while. people becoming inactive. hard to find others to connect with. i should just put myself out there. i've been lurking around the background the whole time. but it's probably better that i start doing it now being an adult when i was just a teenager for most of it.
2 years later and I finally come to watch this! There is some great editing and that in of itself made me laugh to much. Thank for you for this gift, Banquo! 😊
Ehhh, I'm of the opinion that the fandom is still slowly declining, like covid really killed off what was left of the convention/meetup scene. G5 is rather meh, and the fandom has largely dispersed into other fandoms, it's not as unique or prevalent as it used to be.
A very splendid interpretation of the fandoms history Banquo! and you are right even though the fandom has rised and died time and time again so many Bronies became dedicated keeping it going for as long as possible. they were doing it for all those 9 years and some of them are still doing it now, people in the community may come and go but the fandom itself will never completely die. There will always be people out there doing their best keep both the fandom and the legacy of mlp G4 preserved and alive, while trying to make room for the future of mlp generations yet to come at the same time...for now that G4's era in the fandoms history has passed it's time for the new era of the fandom to begin.
I got here from Littleshy's Top 10 Video. A++ good job. Then I went on and watched every one of the Explaining videos. I have not laughed so hard since DWK was still making videos. You earned a sub from me and I'll be watching for future content.
Nah I don’t think it will. I loved the new movie and the shorts. I wasn’t a fan at first, but it’s not that bad and I’d much rather this than stretch G4 until it slowly got worse and died a slow death. This way, everybody will remember it as a good show, not one that got shitty until it was canceled.
Nice video I really liked the second long shout-outs to the different creators (though I think DWK was far too important in the later days of G4 to not include him)
While it may or may not get the same height as say 2011 - 2014 brony heights (Never say never though) I do think the longer g5 goes on and gets it's footing the more people will either comeback or new faces will join the heard The ride never ends this show really impacted my life since I first watched it in freshman year back in highschool in 2011
I have been in an out of the fandom since I first started watching it when I was 5 (well unofficially anyway), up until recently I thought it was a silly little kid show.. boy was I wrong. I started rewatching the series (I thought I should add that my dad was also on the briny hype train) as well as watching more pony content than ever. Heck, I’m even hosting my own MLP dnd campaign with friends who aren’t even in the fandom. Now I can say that I am unashamed to like stuff for “kids” (i mean look at bluey everyone loves that show). Now I can say with absolute confidence, I am a brony, and I’m not going anywhere. Even though I have my doubts about g5 so far I hope this fandom will always live on forever. Much love and blessings to all my bronies and pegasisters, Brohoof /)
It's comments like these that keep up my hope, that even though I've been disconnected with the Fandom and series since 2017 for personal reasons and only managed to return a very short while ago, that the Fandom is still at least alive.
Even if the current series ends up being a failure from a critical standpoint in the end, there will still be people that enjoyed it to some extent, and if not, people still nostalgic for G4.
I left with the filthy casuals but the show certainly has never left my mind as it was also a big part of my formative years. Twilight turning into celestia was a shock tho, but not too surprising I guess.
I want it to be rebooted and remade with the same artists/artstyle and the same or even better writters. Maybe in an alternate universe or something. Maybe it could make it where the ponies and humans live among eachother like in one of the previous generations? Or it could have new characters but drawn in the same style. Or even better, it could have the new main characters be the Mane 6's children, and we get to see their lives and ect (and still see the Mane 6 ocassionaly, due to them being their parents lol.) Just brainstorming here. I dunno.
I never realltly see much pony stuff on youtube anymore. Must be because all my old subs stopped making stuff. If the fandom is still around i dont know who is doing it
But the fandom is still very strong, and the proof is to go to a video like Smile HD or others. For now, there is still interaction, especially the cupcakes hd reaction or the mlp game. It still gets high views on mlp :)
The pony fandom is inside of this box, inside this box with the pony fandom is 2 parts plutonium and a ton of instant death juice. I will not know if the pony fandom is alive or dead until I open the box. "imma make horse stuff" shut up
Gen 5, or what some call G%, has been divisive to say the least. Those that dislike G5 (like myself, the quality is just garbage imo,) are waiting and enjoying the A.I. growth content and supporting current content makers as we wait for the tools to make our own eps. 10, maybe 20 years, and pone is going to come back twice as hard as everybody makes their own eps with applejack, and hookers!
@@banquo0 well, you may be okay with Hasbro screwing up FiM and leaving EG unfinished, as is your right, but I’m not, and I encourage anyone who feels the same way to help get them to give G4 the better ending it deserves.
Hasbro might not have tied all loose ends, but considering how long and successful Gen 4 was, it couldn't have ended any better than it did. Had they drawn the show out longer, the ending would have only been worse.
Hasbro might not have tied all loose ends, but considering how long and successful Gen 4 was, it couldn't have ended any better than it did. Had they drawn the show out longer, the ending would have only been worse.
@@_twinklesprinkle it absolutely could’ve ended better than it did if the studio bothered to stop, think and do their homework. Fortunately I’ve done that for them and just have to get Hasbro to rewrite Season 9 accordingly.
I'm in this Fandome for about two years now and at the beginning I thought "Great, you again joined something in its dying days.". Luckily this isn't the case.
we are in a constant state of death and rebirth
I joined in 2014 and have constantly felt this way, especially with how 2010-2012 keeps being remembered as the "golden years".
@@zanyzapper6904 more like 2012 - 2014, 2010-2012 are more like its formative years.
Everyone says fandom brony is dead but we are talking about more fandom dying and coming back strong ..
This fandom's died more than The Doctor and keeps regenerating like them too :D
In the immortal words of princewhateverer
"I'll die with the herd!"
Still mostly accurate though, but either way through the harships I'm glad we have this fandom and people trying to keep it amazing and that will keep the memory and magic of G4 alive.
I'm still here from G4, I loved every part of it too. I don't think the G4 people will ever go or die out. I mean there are some who didn't and refuse to watch past season two or one. I can't remember. What do you think tho? Think we'll still be around?
@@misterpony9051 well as long as we love it and keep the memories alive it will always be around, let's just try and keep the fandom amazing and archives all mlp as much as possible.
I'm proud to say that even though some would leave, new ones would always enter and stay, like myself and I hope to keep this fandom alive, trying to contribute to the community with my little efforts (and an animation I've been enslaving myself to but hopefully I can finish it to show the world that the brony community will always be alive and kicking continuing to release content for people to enjoy)
@@yoonniemin6438 well hope you enjoy the ride
Don't lie, we love that whole badass Season finale
By that time I was so detached from the show that the ending meant nothing to me. Not because of getting over the show, but because of how fucking bad it was all the way until the end in the last two seasons, the ending sucking as well
The brony fandom is like the Phoenix of the internet, we just keep dying and reviving. I’ve been a part of the community for over a decade and it’s been fun as hell living through both the chaos and the creativity. Even if old pillars of the community leave, the foundations of the fandom are so strong that new members will always be able to join. This was a great video (although I am a little surprised you didn’t mention Derpyboorieu or anything about all of the mountains of art the community has made).
Brony Fandom: "Reports of my death were greatly exaggerated."
The Internet: "But, did you die?"
Brony Fandom: "So it would seem. But, it's fine. 'Tis but a scratch. Barely an inconvenience, really."
Internet: Why won't you die!!!
Bronies: Pony Generations son, Hasbro creates them in response to low income. You can't hurt me hater
Brony fandom is literally impossible to die !
@@MO-NO517 oh thank God. I missed out on a lot because of shit that happened in my personal life for the last 5 years and was pretty disheartened to find both the show had ended and the Fandom dwindled so much.
@@lonesomewendigo. The show should've ended in season 4, the fans are so shameless they told Nicole Oliver about molestia,the rainbow dash jar,ect. You didn't miss mutch, bronies make Sonic fans look like good samaritans!
God... I lived through all this and still here... I'm old XP
I can't believe you even got my "Equestria Divided: Last Stand" thumbnail there, ya sneaky Banquo! Didn't think I'd notice?!?! XD
Great video as is tradition! The way you presented this was just so pleasing and funny, Ban! Thanks for the nostalgia and laughs X3
The thing that always blows my mind No matter How meny times i hear it is How sutch a big story as Fallout Equestria came out so early in in the g4 fandom
Not to mention how well written it is
the ride never ends
In years we've seen many things : creators doing incredible things, memes, animation, reviews, reactions, music, arts and so much. I've seen the downside, the bad things, the horrible things that sometime people only see and then says "this fandom is only for weirdo and sick people".
And yet, we live, we survive, we love and we hate or fandom, we leave, we return and sometime we rediscover. Sometime we simply go, and it's ok it's our choice, maybe some leave with regret, other with great memories, other will cheriss this time and other will regret the good old times.
And yet we're still here, a flame too stubborn to die, maybe one day it will not shine at all, but I know that the memories will still be here. And if it dies, the next generation will take the flame and give her an other time of glory. Personnaly my ride will not end yet, And you can say that "pony is just for little children" but I will says "Don't care, this ride will never end" ^^
All rise for the brony pledge of allegiance
🫡
What I wouldn’t give to have attended another BronyCon before its closure! It holds a special place in my heart as my very first convention. Lots of my memories from it are still pretty vivid, especially the “Don’t jump!” incident @ Bronypalooza.
i always wanted to create fan content but i feel like it's too late now.... probably not. but i always have that anxiety it's gonna slowly become a ghost town. like other segments of the community i was in that died out after a while. people becoming inactive. hard to find others to connect with. i should just put myself out there. i've been lurking around the background the whole time. but it's probably better that i start doing it now being an adult when i was just a teenager for most of it.
I couldn’t agree more
its never too late, everyone who makes content helps to keep it alive. if everyone will feel like its too late, well.. it will be too late
I can confirm we are revived again. r/place 2024 will probably revive us again after we're "Dead" For the next few months
2 years later and I finally come to watch this! There is some great editing and that in of itself made me laugh to much. Thank for you for this gift, Banquo! 😊
Actually, I expect this to last much longer than most people think
Ehhh, I'm of the opinion that the fandom is still slowly declining, like covid really killed off what was left of the convention/meetup scene. G5 is rather meh, and the fandom has largely dispersed into other fandoms, it's not as unique or prevalent as it used to be.
@@tylere.8436 We shall see 🙃
@@shadowhawkrine1947 yep
@@tylere.8436 Never say die till the bitter end
@@ImmaLittlePip I really hope not. I missed out on a lot for personal reasons. Hope some of the magic is still there.
Can't believe this isn't more popular, fantastic editing and research! 👏
I didn't think this fandom was still alive I should check it out
Yep, we're still kickin' even after all this time!
Knowledge!
Oh, and obligatory: Do not cite the Deep Magic to me, Witch! I was there when it was written.
A very splendid interpretation of the fandoms history Banquo! and you are right even though the fandom has rised and died time and time again so many Bronies became dedicated keeping it going for as long as possible. they were doing it for all those 9 years and some of them are still doing it now, people in the community may come and go but the fandom itself will never completely die.
There will always be people out there doing their best keep both the fandom and the legacy of mlp G4 preserved and alive, while trying to make room for the future of mlp generations yet to come at the same time...for now that G4's era in the fandoms history has passed it's time for the new era of the fandom to begin.
I got here from Littleshy's Top 10 Video. A++ good job. Then I went on and watched every one of the Explaining videos. I have not laughed so hard since DWK was still making videos. You earned a sub from me and I'll be watching for future content.
I can't believe G5 is going to kill the fandom, this is so sad. (Also great editing as usual!)
Nah I don’t think it will. I loved the new movie and the shorts. I wasn’t a fan at first, but it’s not that bad and I’d much rather this than stretch G4 until it slowly got worse and died a slow death. This way, everybody will remember it as a good show, not one that got shitty until it was canceled.
Before I watched this I was really confused, now I’m even more confused.
This is a fandom that constantly imploded on itself yet rises above every time like a phoenix. I’m a proud brony.
2:55 Ha, I was doing review stuff before the rise... but that's all gone now. Hasbro killed my old channel's videos. :c
Nice video
I really liked the second long shout-outs to the different creators (though I think DWK was far too important in the later days of G4 to not include him)
While it may or may not get the same height as say 2011 - 2014 brony heights (Never say never though)
I do think the longer g5 goes on and gets it's footing the more people will either comeback or new faces will join the heard
The ride never ends this show really impacted my life since I first watched it in freshman year back in highschool in 2011
2 years later and the Infection AU trend puts MLP back on the map yet again.
I hate that trend SO much but I don't want the brony fandom to die lol
Bronies be like jesus. "Gimmebit. Ill be back" but then they come back.
Again.
And again
And more again
I have been in an out of the fandom since I first started watching it when I was 5 (well unofficially anyway), up until recently I thought it was a silly little kid show.. boy was I wrong. I started rewatching the series (I thought I should add that my dad was also on the briny hype train) as well as watching more pony content than ever. Heck, I’m even hosting my own MLP dnd campaign with friends who aren’t even in the fandom. Now I can say that I am unashamed to like stuff for “kids” (i mean look at bluey everyone loves that show). Now I can say with absolute confidence, I am a brony, and I’m not going anywhere. Even though I have my doubts about g5 so far I hope this fandom will always live on forever.
Much love and blessings to all my bronies and pegasisters,
Brohoof /)
It's comments like these that keep up my hope, that even though I've been disconnected with the Fandom and series since 2017 for personal reasons and only managed to return a very short while ago, that the Fandom is still at least alive.
Even if the current series ends up being a failure from a critical standpoint in the end, there will still be people that enjoyed it to some extent, and if not, people still nostalgic for G4.
If g5 fails then we still got G6 to look forward too the ride never ends
I feel like I’m defiling a grave coming back to learn about the bronies and mlp fanbase.
All the Lore in a video of 6 minutes... Oh yeah, boy!
I should probably make a pony-related channel this month.
Here I am.
@@Place-Holder greetings
I left with the filthy casuals but the show certainly has never left my mind as it was also a big part of my formative years. Twilight turning into celestia was a shock tho, but not too surprising I guess.
I love this fandom
Same. One of my childhood shows that has a very big fanbase.
Ive been doing this since 2011, nothing can stop me now…
After the community died that forth time there were no more horseman left to kill us hahahaxD
And then you realize it's been 11 years and wonder what it is you're doing with your life.
Pretty good summary!
6:19 we'll probably die 1 or 2 more times, maybe it'll stick, maybe not
This makes me feel old af
What if FIM gets a Netflix series that gets darker and more adult? or FIM could get rebooted for G6 or G7.
I want it to be rebooted and remade with the same artists/artstyle and the same or even better writters. Maybe in an alternate universe or something. Maybe it could make it where the ponies and humans live among eachother like in one of the previous generations? Or it could have new characters but drawn in the same style. Or even better, it could have the new main characters be the Mane 6's children, and we get to see their lives and ect (and still see the Mane 6 ocassionaly, due to them being their parents lol.) Just brainstorming here. I dunno.
Well
BLACKJACK AND HOOKERS HUH?
I THINK PROJECT HORIZONS WOULD LIKE A WORD WITH YOU LOL
*ALL HAIL THE WHISKEY QUEEN!*
In a nutshell, we are basically beating a dead horse.
I was actually born in a year of the horse
Pretty accurate honestly. Needs more psuedo hippogriff
I never realltly see much pony stuff on youtube anymore. Must be because all my old subs stopped making stuff. If the fandom is still around i dont know who is doing it
4:26 could've just told me to write that line smh
this needs more views
im sharing this around lol
Now G5 is canceled
0:00
I feel like the fandom is like a cockroach that once you kill it, it's basically not dead and it's still alive XD
EaW again not mentioned. It's sad.
That was interesting how you kept on saying "The Fandom died" so many times.
Subtitles are also very good!
this is actually pretty neat stuff
thanks for making :>
WHERE THE FUCK IS UNCLE DWK
He is with us in spirit
"Magical Mystery Cure" ruined the show, but "Twilight's Kingdom" is what officially killed it.
But the fandom is still very strong, and the proof is to go to a video like Smile HD or others. For now, there is still interaction, especially the cupcakes hd reaction or the mlp game. It still gets high views on mlp :)
if ur tru brony yull never leave the herd
The ride NEVER Ends
The pony fandom is inside of this box, inside this box with the pony fandom is 2 parts plutonium and a ton of instant death juice. I will not know if the pony fandom is alive or dead until I open the box.
"imma make horse stuff"
shut up
Very nice summary of the whole history
This video *DEFINITELY* deserves more views
Agreed
Damn I missed like half of this, but I’ve been here long enough to be unable to leave, it’s stuck with me
G5 movie dropped in September 2021, not October.
Otherwise great video!
Gen 5, or what some call G%, has been divisive to say the least.
Those that dislike G5 (like myself, the quality is just garbage imo,) are waiting and enjoying the A.I. growth content and supporting current content makers as we wait for the tools to make our own eps.
10, maybe 20 years, and pone is going to come back twice as hard as everybody makes their own eps with applejack, and hookers!
I wubs you
Ｐｒⓞм??? ?
😂
Ches
MLP Fandom unite.
Let's make Hasbro fix G4 by revising Season 9 and continuing Equestria Girls! Join the Save MLP campaign if you agree!
No thanks
@@banquo0 well, you may be okay with Hasbro screwing up FiM and leaving EG unfinished, as is your right, but I’m not, and I encourage anyone who feels the same way to help get them to give G4 the better ending it deserves.
Hasbro might not have tied all loose ends, but considering how long and successful Gen 4 was, it couldn't have ended any better than it did. Had they drawn the show out longer, the ending would have only been worse.
Hasbro might not have tied all loose ends, but considering how long and successful Gen 4 was, it couldn't have ended any better than it did. Had they drawn the show out longer, the ending would have only been worse.
@@_twinklesprinkle it absolutely could’ve ended better than it did if the studio bothered to stop, think and do their homework. Fortunately I’ve done that for them and just have to get Hasbro to rewrite Season 9 accordingly.