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[Soundalek44]

Again just being a bit silly here, but since Derpy Hooves & Time Turner (AKA Doctor Whooves To Most Fans) are such popular charcters with Bronies & Pegasisters, what are the chances of them ever getting their own story, I mean its awesome they have both been on some many of the variant covers, but yeah I gotta ask, would Hasbro be cool with IDW actually writing a story about these two, maybe a just for fun mini, one-shot or annual type thing. Pretty sure at the very least Hot Topic would love to stock something like that on their shelves.

But yeah, I know you guys probably get tired questions like this, but just throwing my quandaries out there. So whaddaya think IDW? Any chance in hades?

Also how about you fan boys N girls, would you love to see Derpy & The Doctor...er Time Turner get their own story in some form in the comics eventually?


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[Millstone]

I can think of several reasons why this won't happen.

1/ Priorities
Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Fluttershy, Applejack, Spike, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Babs Seed, Granny Smith, Big McIntosh, Cheerilee, Zecora, the Mayor, Celestia, Luna, Mi Amore Cadenza, Shining Armor, Spitfire... All more important to the show than some "background ponies". All far more likely to get their own issue.

2/ The Derpygate
She played "Where's Waldo?" with us through most of season 2. She had her own speaking scene. She was a special edition doll. Variant covers love her. She has her own segment in issue 1. She is a secret character in the game. Yet she is That-Pony, She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named and Mare-Not-Appearing-In-Season-3. This is absurd but it is true.

3/ The First Question
Time Turner is only interesting if he is to some degree the Doctor. And if anyone can do this, it is IDW. Still, it would come as a GIGANTIC surprise.

I voted yes, though. Derpy/Turner is the only ship I actually care for. And, well, a fan can dream.

[Soundalek44]

Oh I agree 110% on the Priorities part, its much much MUCH more important for the mane-six, Spike, The Crusaders, The Princeses, etc to get their time to shine/ get their own stories. But it still doesn't hurt to ask, and I wouldn't expect something like this to happen anytime soon, but maybe a couple years from now *if the books even still going, knock on wood*


But yeah people over exaggerate the whole "Derpygate" thing if Hasbro wanted to get rid of her they would not allow her on merchandise anymore, but she's still on T-Shirts, she still has toys, trading cards, and again has many covers on the comic and is even if the first issue *and I would not be surprised if she popped up in future more Ponyville centric issues as well*

The only thing we know for sure is that she was NOT in season 3 of the TV show *at least not much of it* Its more then possible she'll be back playing where's Waldo in season 4.



But yeah I do agree with the whole Priorities thing, i'd much rather read a Crusaders Micro, then one over the background ponies *AB, Babs, Scoots & Sweetie are adorable!!!* But still would be nice to see something like this happen down the line.
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[drewlynoted]

The main issue with this is that writers (for the show) want to try avoid giving background characters... well... character.

The reason for this is that they actually don't want to un-acknowledge the works of fans.

Fan art, fan comics, fan fiction, ask blogs, fan videos, etc. tend to acknowledge a certain kind of characterization for background characters. While not canon, a lot of fans agree about certain aspects about background ponies (or fan-canon as it is normally called).

2 examples of more popular fan-canon are Lyra being obsessed with humans (hands and feet as well) and being in a intimate relationship with Bon-Bon. (I personally don't agree either of these, just using them as examples)

For instance, Lyra might not actually be in a relationship with Bon-Bon, they might just be friends. She also probably isn't into humans, but more into her harp as she probably is a musician.

If any of this was actually established, it would destroy all fan-canon regarding Lyra and the writers would hate to do that. Writers sometimes even go so far as to adopt fan names (Octavia) and other occasional winks to the fans.

The point I'm trying to make here is that writers don't want to invalidate any piece of fan work. If they establish a background characters, that will start happening

Assuming the same is true with the comics, then you can't really expect a micro for any of the background characters. I don't know how exactly the approval process works, but I'm quite sure that the show writing team will definitely have a say in terms of what's allowed in the comics.

To be honest, I don't even know that they would based the micro on? We don't know anything about Derpy and the Time Tuner. We only know that Derpy is clumsy. Would the Time Tuner actually be a Doctor or a simple person that sells old fashioned hourglass clocks?

The world may never know.
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[Rhuen]

Derpy is the observer, ancient mystical being disguised as a clumsy pegasus who hides in the background observing major events.

[Millstone]

[Soundalek44]

@Drew: I can see where you are coming from, but I think the comic book writers should be able to have as much fun with as many characters as they want. I mean again I don't expect Background ponies to EVER take presidence over the actual mane or side cast. But it would be fun if say if there was ever a Pony Annual, or for the short 1-2 page stories that will pop-up off & on through out the monthlies if Background Ponies like Derpy & The Doctor, Lyra & Bon Bon, DJ-Pon3, etc could get some spotlight once in a blue moon.

Again, I admit a Micro series is pretty much pointless to ask for, but sometime down the line a One-Shot could be more then doable. And again it would be nice to see Background ponies get the spot-light in the regular comics short stories once in a blue-moon.

But thats jut my 2-bits on the subject.

And yeah, Milestone is right, the writers for the show & comic may have some vague concept of certain more popular areas of fannon, but they are NOT allowed to read fan fics, and i wouldn't be all to surprised if they were also discouraged from looking at too much fan-art.

So yeah I mean again, its not anything super-improtant, but if a Derpy & Time Turner One-Shot or little cutsy 2-page back-up story were ever possible it would be nice to see it sometime during the comics run.

But again thats just my own personal opinion.
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[Heather Breckel]

Well, since IDW releases the Dr.Who comic as well, it's probably not outside the realm of possibility.

I think the only thing with using background ponies in significant roles is there's a chance the fans might not like it. Not because they would be bad of course, but because we probably wouldn't be allowed to use any sort of fanon due to copyright issues. (at least fanon in a significant role story wise)

[Soundalek44]

[drewlynoted]

[cerebus]

[Calnos]

Its alright if I necro a thread to voice my thoughts on this topic? I'm sure the possibility of a Derpy and/or Doctor Whooves comic hasn't left the minds of a lot of bronies.

When it comes to background ponies in the show I actually like it when the writers/animators do their own thing with them or at least not make the fandom nods incredibly blatant. Take Time Turner's scene in "Super Speedy Cider", where he's turning the hourglass. It is a nod to the fans, but there's nothing really "Doctor Whooves" about it. He's not fighting a Dalek or running out of the Tardis. He's wearing a tie and turning a time piece. This is part of why I love Amy Mebberson's Time Turner cover; while its decked out with nods to Doctor Who, the image could also be interpreted as just a pony walking around on a spooky night. Surely there's a pony in Equestria with a big multi-colored scarf.

What I'm trying to say is I think I'd rather see Time Turner than Doctor Whooves in any sort of official form.

Its not that I don't like Doctor Whooves, I actually love all the crossover fanworks he's inspired. Its just if they ever do a Time Turner comic, as unlikely as it is, I'd rather the creative team do something more original than "Oh, he's the Doctor as a pony!" I already know about the Doctor, I want to learn about Time Turner, the pony in charge of hourglasses and owns a rather large scraf for some reason.

[Millstone]

[HeartNotes3]

Me and my fiance are Doctor Who fans... if there was an episode to adapt, which one do you think would work the best in the MLP fanon?
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[Millstone]

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