Faunalyzing: Why Can't Scootaloo Fly?

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  • @spitfire126
    @spitfire126 6 років тому +71

    Wow your theory is the best I ever heard, and from what I saw she's the only Pegasus who can't fly so far. Although I dunno if the Pegasus in the wheelchair can fly as we never saw him try nor has he appeared ever again so I dunno if he was handicap or just injured. Lack of bandages implies handicap imo though

    • @FaunaJoy
      @FaunaJoy  6 років тому +7

      According to the MLP Wiki: mlp.wikia.com/wiki/Stellar_Eclipse , he's the OC of a real person with Spinal Muscular Atrophy type III. He is able to move his wings the same way Scootaloo does. It's possible he is technically able to fly, however I would think he wouldn't be able to fly well.
      Whenever ponies fly, they extend their legs in front of and behind them to improve their aerodynamic profile. If he has zero control over his legs, not only would he be unable to extend his legs, but he wouldn't even be able to control them as he flies, and they'd be throwing off his control as he flew, sending him every which way.
      So my answer would be: Yes, he can fly, his legs just make it highly impractical and difficult.

    • @user-hu3vf8tj1n
      @user-hu3vf8tj1n 4 роки тому

      ...

    • @hedonismbot1508
      @hedonismbot1508 Рік тому

      And for what it's worth, Bulk Biceps doesn't seem to be able to fly all that well. So it could be that tiny wings are a handicap, simply one that's treatable to some extent.

  • @PopopamAJ
    @PopopamAJ 5 років тому +102

    My theory is it has nothing to do with her wing size and one of her parents was an earthpony, and genetic mutations happened so she got earthpony genes too and therefore the body shape was wrong and too heavy, making her unable to fly.
    EDIT: Thank you, season nine! :D

    • @FaunaJoy
      @FaunaJoy  5 років тому +9

      Hmm I don't know. The fillies all have the same body shape. It's hard to determine whether or not she has anything physically that's significantly different.

    • @PopopamAJ
      @PopopamAJ 5 років тому +6

      @@FaunaJoy I mean the body shapes are different on the inside. Not a visible difference. Like maybe different weights on different body parts or something.

    • @FaunaJoy
      @FaunaJoy  5 років тому +4

      @@PopopamAJ Possibly. It would make sense for Earth ponies to be denser than the others.

    • @badartist0078
      @badartist0078 5 років тому +13

      @@FaunaJoy From what i remember birds have hollow bones, making them light enough to fly. It could be the same for pegasus. Maybe scootaloo had some genetic mutation, where her bones aren't hollow. Which means she could be too heavy to fly thanks to her bones

    • @blubberriesanimations2266
      @blubberriesanimations2266 4 роки тому +1

      This was what i was thinking too! :D

  • @meggypeggy100
    @meggypeggy100 5 років тому +31

    Also, when the pegeasie lose their ability to fly there eyes are a more grey version of there original eye color, a,scootaloo has a very grey purple eye color most likely due to her lack of magic

    • @FaunaJoy
      @FaunaJoy  5 років тому +5

      Good point, I hadn't noticed. Nice catch.

    • @meggypeggy100
      @meggypeggy100 5 років тому +1

      I FEEL SP SPECIAL THAT YOU REPLYED

  • @_anonymous_creature_
    @_anonymous_creature_ 4 роки тому +10

    Whoa, this is by far the greatest Scootaloo theory I've ever seen! Well done!

    • @FaunaJoy
      @FaunaJoy  4 роки тому

      Thank you. I do plan to revisit this topic soon, considering the finale.

  • @thatfunkyorangecat
    @thatfunkyorangecat Рік тому +3

    Yes! Your thoughts on pegasi magic and pony magic in general is exactly how I imagine it myself with only a few differences, I agree with everything you said in this video! Wonderfully put 😊

  • @DeIicateFynn
    @DeIicateFynn 3 роки тому +8

    I saw that episode where scootaloo and friends grew up but scootaloo's wings didn't grow any bigger. She looked cute. Like a flightless pegasus.

    • @FaunaJoy
      @FaunaJoy  3 роки тому +3

      Yes, she was very cute.

  • @MostlyAnimatedSketches
    @MostlyAnimatedSketches 5 років тому +9

    Didn’t they say in Flight to the Finish that her wings were too small though?

    • @FaunaJoy
      @FaunaJoy  5 років тому +6

      Not outright. There is a line where Scootaloo says "what if my wings never grow? What if I never fly?". That's the closest they get to inferring that her wings are too small, but it could also refer to the fact that her wings still need to grow to be the same size as Rainbow's, giving her the hope that when they grow to full size, she'll have an easier time flying.

  • @Fairygirl-q6g
    @Fairygirl-q6g 5 років тому +6

    One of her parents is an Earth pony.

    • @FaunaJoy
      @FaunaJoy  5 років тому

      Yes, this has been mentioned in other comments, and I'm planning a revisit to discuss what we learned since I created this video.

  • @_shadylady_6859
    @_shadylady_6859 4 роки тому +4

    I think it’s so cool that now in the later episodes of season 8 Scootaloo tries to become a daredevil (like you theorized)

  • @imnotsorealnotreal5237
    @imnotsorealnotreal5237 5 років тому +5

    I saw scootaloo dad and mom one was a eartpony amd one pegasus it can mean thad scootaloo have a heavier bones and her wings cant lift her

  • @hyrulianhero9004
    @hyrulianhero9004 4 роки тому +1

    Did anyone ever find that last Starlight Season 5 Cameo? How many are there total?

    • @FaunaJoy
      @FaunaJoy  4 роки тому

      To my knowledge, they haven't. I looked frame by frame in the episode with CMC songs and didn't see anything. I remember the guy saying that was the only one the fandom hadn't found, and even he has trouble finding it, so I'm not surprised.
      Next step would be going frame by frame through the whole season, lol.

    • @hyrulianhero9004
      @hyrulianhero9004 4 роки тому

      @@FaunaJoy ​ @Fauna Joy Oh, did they just say the cameo just suppose to be the episode? I thought it was during a song, and that's where I've been searching.

    • @FaunaJoy
      @FaunaJoy  4 роки тому

      @@hyrulianhero9004 He said he wasn't sure exactly where it was, but he felt it was during a CMC song. The only CMC songs I could find for that season were during the episode where they got their Cutie Marks.

  • @PeanutWithWiFiAccess
    @PeanutWithWiFiAccess 5 років тому +26

    what if scootaloo's just afraid of heights? she tries to be brave and TRIES to fly and TRIES to face her fear but , ultimately , her wings give in due to just pure fear of heights!

    • @FaunaJoy
      @FaunaJoy  5 років тому +10

      Interesting theory, though she's never shown any fear of heights that I can think of. She's always elated when she's up high, and had no problem with going to Cloudsdale to meet RD's parents.

  • @generositygamer7971
    @generositygamer7971 4 роки тому +6

    I know this is a bit late, but I just saw your video. You mentioned Bulk a few times, but you didn't mention his wing size directly. If Bulk can fly with his tiny little wings, then that backs up your theory about magical flight being a big part of a pegasus being able to fly. Also, about Fluttershy, I think she has the ability to fly really well but it's mostly mental with her. When Discord first appeared, and they were chasing after Rainbow she flew really fast after being told Discord will win.

    • @FaunaJoy
      @FaunaJoy  4 роки тому +1

      I cover this kind of thing a bit more thoroughly in my Revisited episode.
      I think Fluttershy's ability to catch up to Rainbow in the Return Of Harmony was equal parts motivation, adrenaline, and Rainbow clinging to that cloud as she flew, lol. Her lack of confidence definitely does factor into her ability to fly, which is why she's able to pull off really interesting maneuvers in a pinch. When she's not really thinking about it.

  • @honestchin621
    @honestchin621 4 роки тому +2

    Like i want to see her fly so bad because she'd look soooo happyyyyy

  • @linhardtvonhevring9752
    @linhardtvonhevring9752 4 роки тому +2

    7:45
    I immediately think of Sumia from Fire Emblem when I see that picture.

    • @FaunaJoy
      @FaunaJoy  4 роки тому

      I haven't played much Fire Emblem.

  • @ivorythebashful
    @ivorythebashful 5 років тому +4

    Interested. I’ve learned so much from this. Thanks for making this.

    • @FaunaJoy
      @FaunaJoy  5 років тому +1

      I"m glad you found it so informative. I do my best to research subjects thoroughly while writing the scripts.

  • @smoremoreaj4805
    @smoremoreaj4805 6 років тому +26

    ZICORA MAKE A FLYING POTION I DEMAND IT!

    • @WadeMdosSantos
      @WadeMdosSantos 27 днів тому

      Zicora uses her magic to combine and enhance organic material.
      In the MLP universe, there is no physical substance that, by ingesting or applied on skin, that would make a pegasus fly.

  • @abbeyphoenix1194
    @abbeyphoenix1194 5 років тому +3

    “A hooman on a scooter” 🤣🤣🤣🤣
    I love that😝😝😝😝

  • @hyrulianhero9004
    @hyrulianhero9004 4 роки тому +1

    Ok, I'm definitely gonna start looking. How many Starlight cameos are there right now? I only know of three of them.
    1. Amending Fences: Reading a menu in a restaurant
    2. What About Discord?: Mane poking out from behind a bush, while gang talks with Discord
    3. Cutie Re-Mark Part 1: In an audience, listening to...um...a speech?

    • @FaunaJoy
      @FaunaJoy  4 роки тому

      Yeah those are the ones we were able to find, and the writer said he was impressed we found them so fast, but that there was one last one.

  • @matthewhawes9301
    @matthewhawes9301 4 роки тому +9

    The shields represent their shared destiny
    The music note represents sweeties love and skill for music, the star represents her
    apple blooms apple and heart represents her love of her family and the apple itself, kind of runs in the family
    scootaloo loves going fast and doing stunts, hence the lightning bolt and wing
    in my cutie mark analogy it comes down to a mix of destiny identity and talent!
    you get your mark when you figure out three things,
    where you fit in amongst everyone else
    what your good at and who you are,
    and where you fit in with everybody else

  • @six6goddess214
    @six6goddess214 Рік тому +1

    I wish scootaloo can fly but in different episodes I see scootaloo flying

  • @Noah_The_Potato
    @Noah_The_Potato 6 років тому +11

    Omfg u deserve wayy more subs

    • @FaunaJoy
      @FaunaJoy  6 років тому +2

      Lol, thank you. ^_^

  • @zachnotmyactualname1481
    @zachnotmyactualname1481 5 років тому +3

    But in season 2 she is turned into an adult and her wings are the same size

    • @FaunaJoy
      @FaunaJoy  5 років тому +2

      I'm assuming you mean season 9, and yes that's true. While her wings are tiny as an adult, they were normal for her size as a filly, which was why I didn't buy that until the end.

  • @ShadowCryptidUser
    @ShadowCryptidUser 6 років тому +22

    2:47 **claps**

    • @FaunaJoy
      @FaunaJoy  6 років тому +2

      Lol, thank you, I had fun making that one.

  • @jacintatiko3252
    @jacintatiko3252 4 роки тому +1

    Maybe because scootaloo maybe whatever she is there is no wind

  • @archeishere1
    @archeishere1 4 роки тому +3

    heres the simple way to make pegasus fly.
    Me:Shoves scootalo off the highest moutain.
    Also Me:you better fly like every birds do when they are born scootalo

  • @jacintatiko3252
    @jacintatiko3252 4 роки тому +1

    Fluttershy was a little bit taller so that's why the wings are different

  • @fareedaalii
    @fareedaalii 4 роки тому +1

    Well you see what I saw while you were showing flutter shy and rainbow dash I saw that maybe it’s bc of their cutie marks that make them faster cause rainbow dash has a lightning bolt flutter shy is a butter fly so that must mean that she can fly as fast as a butter fly and rainbow dash flys as fast as a lighting bolt maybe???? Correct me if I’m wrong!

  • @WadeMdosSantos
    @WadeMdosSantos 27 днів тому +1

    OMG!
    I had basically reached the same theory about a year ago (sometimes my mind is a little too dense).
    Anyway, hear are my thoughts:
    It just doesn't seem fair... they both have the same sized wings. Bulk Biceps can fly IN A TORNADO!
    Scootlaloo can barely hover.
    A few FIM fans have pointed this out. And it appears to be a glaring error on the part of the show's staff.
    However, I have two answers to this quandary:
    First:
    Scootaloo lacks enough magic to fly. For the most part, the My Little Pony universe follows the same laws of physics that we have. With this in mind, NONE of the pegasi could fly; even if their bones were hollow (like birds), their wings are not large enough to enable them to fly. Which means that pegasi must use their magic to help them fly.
    Second:
    Bulk Biceps does not use his wings like our feather friends. Rather, he uses the method THAT INSECTS USE.
    It appears that Scootaloo is not a late bloomer, and her wings do stay small. However, Bulk Biceps could teach her how to fly.
    [Technical jargon ahead]
    An insect’s wing works by encouraging air to flow over it in such a way that when the air leaves the rear edge of the wing it moves downwards. The resultant eddy produces an upwards thrust on the wing. Unfortunately, it takes time to make a good eddy, and the wing has to move a distance a few times its length to get things started. This makes it tricky if you are going to flap, as the maximum travel of a wing is roughly its length and very little lift is generated for most of the stroke.
    Talking off from a standstill presents another problem for flight. Nature has come up with a number of interesting solutions to this problem, of which the “clap-fling” is a good example.
    When a small bird or insect wants to take off, it needs a lot of lift. It therefore brings its wings together above its back so that they clap, expelling air from between them. When the wings then separate, air is quickly drawn in to fill the void. The wings are flung apart and lift is immediately generated because the air is already moving in the correct way. You can even hear the clap, for example, in the characteristic whirring of a pheasant taking off.
    On a side note: While I agree with Lauren Faust in that not all dreams and desires come true. Scootaloo dream/desires of flight is a MAJOR goal. Not achieving this goal normally leads to major mental problems for an individual. A movie or TV series made primarily for children should not have this outcome.
    This is where my ideas come into play. It is a shame that the creators did not take this

    • @FaunaJoy
      @FaunaJoy  27 днів тому +1

      I get the angle you're thinking from, and I think it's really interesting to consider.
      On the other hand, there is also the thought that disabilities do still exist in MLP. Think of the character in a wheel harness at the Rainbow Falls Exchange. It's pretty easy to assume he's able to live a fulfilling life even without the use of his hind legs. People have also pointed out that Derpy essentially has a disability, but she's also able to function fairly well.
      That being said, those are both background characters. Having a character who's part of the main cast who has a disability is important representation. Something Faust did her best to keep in mind when creating the show. That's why when the studio insisted on having a fashion-obsessed character, she further insisted that character have her own successful business.
      Scootaloo coming to terms with not being able to fly is more important than her learning to fly, in my opinion, as it shows that even if she's not like other Pegasi, she's no less important to those around her. Regardless of why she can't fly.

  • @starrynight-7793
    @starrynight-7793 4 роки тому +1

    Idk about this theory but remember how scootaloo beats her wings really fast? Well maybe you have to be have a certain wing speed but scootaloo is beating her wings so fast she can’t get in the air and only hover I know this is a really bad one but I just wonder

  • @jakantogenie
    @jakantogenie 5 років тому +1

    This would be an amazing answer if not for the fact that many episodes that disprove half of this.

    • @FaunaJoy
      @FaunaJoy  5 років тому

      I do realize that episodes in the final season disprove a few things in this, however I found nothing in the prior seasons that definitively proved anything.

  • @jamieanimates8029
    @jamieanimates8029 4 роки тому +2

    poor scootaloo

  • @snickerdexter2247
    @snickerdexter2247 6 років тому +8

    noo i want her to fly

  • @archeishere1
    @archeishere1 4 роки тому +1

    My Theory that could possibly be true that great flyers have a flying related cutie marks like rainbow dashes cutie mark. but if she got her cutie mark she possibly could hover with alittle less effort but not enough to fly. and this girls theory is correct too as she said when tirek drained their flying abilities by draining their magic of their cutie marks

  • @Seastar14TheWitch
    @Seastar14TheWitch 4 роки тому +1

    Nice intro, I loooooveeeee classical music!

    • @FaunaJoy
      @FaunaJoy  4 роки тому

      Thank you. I knew I wanted to do something classical and upbeat for this show, so when I heard this, I immediately looked up the name cause it just struck me as right.

  • @m11ii722
    @m11ii722 5 років тому +5

    Good theory! It’s either that or she’s just not good at it...like some kids aren’t good at sports or some kids aren’t good at singing some would be, maybe she just is bad at it

    • @FaunaJoy
      @FaunaJoy  5 років тому

      To be fair, it's difficult to be good at something you can't do at all.
      I would think she just isn't good at it if she was struggling similarly to how Fluttershy was shown to struggle as a filly, yet even Flutters could get off the ground, so that's why I'm concluding she flat out can't.

  • @dreamingnightmares8173
    @dreamingnightmares8173 4 роки тому +1

    Oh boi the theory are awesome

  • @sonicboom282
    @sonicboom282 4 роки тому +1

    3:38 I love that image :))

    • @FaunaJoy
      @FaunaJoy  4 роки тому

      Yeah, it's really cool

  • @KNY_and_Marionetta
    @KNY_and_Marionetta 3 роки тому +2

    I'm be first too buy a tickets I want cheer her on

  • @dakotahrednour5245
    @dakotahrednour5245 4 роки тому +1

    That explains a lot and no wonder that Scootaloo wanted to join wash outs with lightning dust and wanted to do was best but rainbow just trying to do what’s best for her and she’s trying to talk her out of a dangerous situation, but she wouldn’t listen and when Scootaloo was in danger rainbow fly up there to save her, but just because she can’t fly yet doesn’t mean she’ll never fly, I think the real reason why she can’t fly high enough yet because she’s too young and her wings are too small, but when she grows up her wings might get bigger and she might be able to fly.
    But wait a minute what about her parents? I just realize what her parents look like her mother is a Pegasus and her father is a earth pony. So you don’t suppose that she’s half pony half Pegasus, I mean how is that impossible it’s not like she’ll never be able to fly?

    • @FaunaJoy
      @FaunaJoy  4 роки тому

      I answered these questions in a follow-up video. It has spoilers for the finale, though, just to warn you.

  • @interstellar-renegade7.591
    @interstellar-renegade7.591 2 роки тому +1

    I always thought she just was too young and well she dint grow up in cloudsdale and never really learnt

    • @FaunaJoy
      @FaunaJoy  2 роки тому

      Except in the episode where they're trying to get into the flag waving team, there are other Pegasi foals flying perfectly fine, and it can be easily assumed they're Ponyville locals too.

  • @garthdavis4320
    @garthdavis4320 Рік тому

    Scootaloo is just a late bloomer.

  • @Eyzabellah
    @Eyzabellah 6 років тому +3

    This is helpful

  • @DerpyNiy
    @DerpyNiy 6 років тому +2

    Subscribed

  • @alexandraprodan9288
    @alexandraprodan9288 4 роки тому +1

    Sei uat???

  • @marcosgracia1868
    @marcosgracia1868 5 років тому +1

    Are you thinking about undertale when you said determinaion

    • @FaunaJoy
      @FaunaJoy  5 років тому

      Of course! What else would I be thinking of? :P

  • @cassie-5814
    @cassie-5814 6 років тому +4

    this theory is debunked by episode 24-25, as it shows ponies flying without magic.

    • @FaunaJoy
      @FaunaJoy  6 років тому +2

      Not necessarily. They said Unicorn magic would disappear, but never said anything about Pegasus or Earth ponies. Aside from that, the magic didn't completely disappear from Equestria before Cozy Glow's plan was stopped. So we don't actually know whether Pegasi would have lost their ability to fly, or if they'd retain that last tiny kernel of magic.

    • @alternateendingsandedits6854
      @alternateendingsandedits6854 5 років тому +1

      Fauna Joy remember when tirek took magic from ponies when he took magic from Pegasi they couldn’t fly so flying is technically magic

    • @FaunaJoy
      @FaunaJoy  5 років тому

      @@alternateendingsandedits6854 That's right, but it was framed as being incredibly difficult. Remember, he had to take Unicorn magic first in vast quantities before he could take Pegasus or even Earth Pony magic. This means their magic is likely much more ingrained in their being, and thus hard to turn off or remove. Remember, Cozy Glow was still flying easily before the Student Six stopped her plan.

    • @alternateendingsandedits6854
      @alternateendingsandedits6854 5 років тому

      Fauna Joy what if she has a Lo magic level because one or both her parents were earth ponies since they are less magical than Pegasi and unicorns
      And yes I know that the cakes son flies perfectly fine but the cakes had the unicorn and Pegasus genes
      What I’m talking about is earth ponies purely with earth pony genes who somehow threw a mutation had a Pegasus this makes sense since as a earth pony she wouldn’t be ment to fly so she wouldn’t have the nessisary magic but some how she got mutated / deformed in the womb which made her be born a Pegasus

    • @FaunaJoy
      @FaunaJoy  5 років тому

      @@alternateendingsandedits6854 That's a pretty convoluted way to say the same thing I did in the video. :P I supposed it's possible, we never have seen her parents. I don't know if they've ever been shown in the comics, so I can't really speak to that angle.