Background Pony #E40F
"[@Daneasaur":](/1448001#comment_6208767
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That's not a fair analogy though. Applejack's an earth pony, we know that's what she is and that its a thing.
There is absolutely nothing implying "earth dragons" are a thing in this show outside of headcanons, aside from the fact that only the smallest/youngest looking member we've seen of their race, is the only one who doesn't have them.
Meaning, it could still very well just be an age thing.
I also don't remember the other dragons addressing his lack of wings as an "abnormality". From what I remember, they often used it as a way to mock him and his size, such as the teenagers talking about his mother having wings. If earth dragons were a thing, wouldn't it make more sense for them to assume he comes from a family of them?
I mean, if earth dragons exist, and the dragons were mocking him for it...wouldn't that be outright racism? I doubt the show would want to dabble on that in such a dismissive manner. Its more likely to me that it was meant as in "look at the little baby who doesn't even have wings yet". But that's just my opinion.
In the end, while I personally wouldn't mind him getting wings, I also wouldn't lose sleep if he didn't. I just don't get why someone can possibly think that getting them would change him in a negative way. He can still be the same character he's always been, but with wings. He already has something else that makes him different from all other dragons: his upbringing, his values and priorities. He doesn't have to lack one of the most defining physical characteristics of his race in order to be unique among them.
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[@Daneasaur":](/1448001#comment_6209276
[bq="Daneasaur"])
> Wings would also imply the writers care about him to develop him beyond a pratfall tool. Do you really see that happening?[/bq]
I don't fully understand what you're trying to say here. Is it basically that him lacking wings makes it easier to come to terms with the writers intentionally wanting to keep him mediocre? I mean, what does wings have to do with having "a special destiny" or a change in personality? He could still be the same guy, doing the same things and being treated the same way.
They could simply make the theme about how he's slowly but surely "growing up" and Twilight/the Mane6 having to deal with a short-lived draconic rebel phase, after which everyone grows even closer. The end. Giving him a pair of tiny wings would be the perfect way to illustrate that he's growing without actually having to start making him look notably bigger.
Its one of those things that are not a big deal unless someone wants to make it a big deal.
That's not a fair analogy though. Applejack's an earth pony, we know that's what she is and that its a thing.
There is absolutely nothing implying "earth dragons" are a thing in this show outside of headcanons, aside from the fact that only the smallest/youngest looking member we've seen of their race, is the only one who doesn't have them.
Meaning, it could still very well just be an age thing.
I also don't remember the other dragons addressing his lack of wings as an "abnormality". From what I remember, they often used it as a way to mock him and his size, such as the teenagers talking about his mother having wings. If earth dragons were a thing, wouldn't it make more sense for them to assume he comes from a family of them?
I mean, if earth dragons exist, and the dragons were mocking him for it...wouldn't that be outright racism? I doubt the show would want to dabble on that in such a dismissive manner. Its more likely to me that it was meant as in "look at the little baby who doesn't even have wings yet". But that's just my opinion.
In the end, while I personally wouldn't mind him getting wings, I also wouldn't lose sleep if he didn't. I just don't get why someone can possibly think that getting them would change him in a negative way. He can still be the same character he's always been, but with wings. He already has something else that makes him different from all other dragons: his upbringing, his values and priorities. He doesn't have to lack one of the most defining physical characteristics of his race in order to be unique among them.
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[@Daneasaur
[bq="Daneasaur"]
> Wings would also imply the writers care about him to develop him beyond a pratfall tool. Do you really see that happening?
I don't fully understand what you're trying to say here. Is it basically that him lacking wings makes it easier to come to terms with the writers intentionally wanting to keep him mediocre? I mean, what does wings have to do with having "a special destiny" or a change in personality? He could still be the same guy, doing the same things and being treated the same way.
They could simply make the theme about how he's slowly but surely "growing up" and Twilight/the Mane6 having to deal with a short-lived draconic rebel phase, after which everyone grows even closer. The end. Giving him a pair of tiny wings would be the perfect way to illustrate that he's growing without actually having to start making him look notably bigger.
Its one of those things that are not a big deal unless someone wants to make it a big deal.