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Published: 2013-07-26 09:55:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 74693; Favourites: 1516; Downloads: 319
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Description We've got to stop bumping into each other like this.
o///o

You know what, I won't come up with a more creative title since it'd probably piss certain people off. Then again, I did say something about "no shipping vectors" or something like that, but personally I thought this scene was too cute and I figured that something like this would piss off (oh my, I sure love using this expression) more people than it would actually be enjoyed, and besides there's nothing that's really so saucy or suggestive in any of their scenes. So that's why this vector exists. To piss off people who hate FlashLight for whatever reason, and for me to not give two yays if it does.



Why? Because Flash Sentry seems like one of the most hated characters in the fandom since Diamond Tiara, for different reasons from different people, usually to do with the writing, his relation to Twilight, or both. I wrote my opinion (where it'd typically fall on deaf ears and be ignored) on the subject here and here . Otherwise, I have a neutral opinion on this pairing (or rather, shipping altogether), which is also why I'm not pulling any jokes that are probably gonna be taken the wrong way by people who take things too seriously. But really, I wouldn't have minded if they at least executed this pairing better in the movie or went deeper into it, for the mayhem that would unfold.

But if you like it, that's nice too .

(If you ask me though, it seems like people will adopt any reason to hate him just to hide their own personal love for Twilight.)

Twilight keeps this pose for the entire duration after he helps her up and walks away, she never looks at anything in particular (certainly not at his butt), and just looks in his general direction.


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Flash Sentry's design was a pain in the ass. At least, it almost seems like they had to combine different parts of the regular stallion and the Big Mac/Guard puppets to make him, at least at this "profile" angle, which is used for walking animations. As a result, part of me says that the back cloth and saddle plate exists solely to conceal the part where his armor wasn't big enough for his flank (which is exposed if you remove those layers in the SVG, since there's a thing about me and naked stallions since I wanted to upload him without his armor alongside; not because he's some high-ranking guard which was some speculation someone pulled out of nowhere), and part of me says they were added because since he's pretty small for a guard, that they needed to embellish him as much as possible. It's also clear they've redone the wing that usually appears on stallions at this angle to cope, though the stroke width seemed to vary from his armor to his torso to his head and ear, so I tried fixing that, too. Fortunately his 3Q puppet looks a lot better.

Twilight wasn't as hard to vector, but not by much. Here I was thinking she'd just be a relatively easy trace since she has no armor or a coronation dress or shoes, but like most mares, the far-off eye always takes longer than I'd like, and it was a mistake to vector the crown last, since it caused quite the z-order adventure between it, her mane, horn, and ear.

Of course, I'm happy enough with the result to upload it as it is, I can only hope others will like it, too .


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SVG file | Reference Screenshots |Β Flash Sentry Solo , Twilight Sparkle Solo

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Comments: 140

DarthWill3 In reply to ??? [2013-07-31 15:29:08 +0000 UTC]

So adorable!

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TheSuperFrank225 [2013-07-31 13:57:27 +0000 UTC]

Hidden by Owner

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ChainChomp2 In reply to TheSuperFrank225 [2013-07-31 16:11:45 +0000 UTC]

Whatever, you had your chance.

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Nuller4444 In reply to ??? [2013-07-31 07:11:05 +0000 UTC]

will it be maked a base? i like it <3

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Doomfire20 In reply to ??? [2013-07-31 01:32:01 +0000 UTC]

Flagged as Spam

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Fist-of-doom In reply to Doomfire20 [2013-07-31 04:57:12 +0000 UTC]

I get this feeling that you don't like him. Correct me if I'm wrong.

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Doomfire20 In reply to Fist-of-doom [2013-07-31 05:44:12 +0000 UTC]

I don't really like that much.

And about the comments, Yeah..., I was in a bad mood earlier, in fact I just felt drunk and explosive, wow, I made a huge mess. Well, I guess the ragefest is over. I hope

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RobotdragonX [2013-07-30 19:05:38 +0000 UTC]

I didn't really like him because of lack of character...If you're going to make a love interest then tell us about him! He came off as rather generic for me :/

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TheSuperFrank225 In reply to RobotdragonX [2013-07-31 05:21:26 +0000 UTC]

Hidden by Owner

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RobotdragonX In reply to TheSuperFrank225 [2013-07-31 12:50:56 +0000 UTC]

just my opinion....sheesh :/

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ChainChomp2 In reply to TheSuperFrank225 [2013-07-31 06:52:11 +0000 UTC]

Well, he at least said why he doesn't like him (unlike another), and I could understand. Β I've only read that Meghan McCarthy likes these knightly characters, and both Shining Armor and Flash Sentry could be seen as her idealized characters of "the perfect guy for girls", or otherwise, her gary stu inserts. Β It only became a problem for most people when he was used for love and was "told rather than shown", so to speak . (More the former than the latter by the looks of it)


As clichΓ© as the impact and purpose of characters like Flash Sentry usually are, his lack of character is what attracts me to characters like himβ€”the lust and want to learn more, and I'd assume from most artists' standpoint, the freedom to create anything they want since there isn't much canon to conflict with. Β As far as FlashLight, I don't really care, but I do like Flash Sentry just as himself, and that's that.


You could even say a character like Princess Celestia has this problem as well her lack of real development over three seasons, and that's why these jokes about Molestia, and Trollestia run amok. Likewise, Luna could have the same thing and so, "Gamer Luna" is a thing. (Season 4 could change this by the looks of it, or at least I hope so.) Another one of my favorite ponies in the whole series, Soarin, could ideally have this fault as well, and thus things like pie obsessions and SoarinDash are probably the most prominent things about him as far as fan work.


The difference is that to me, it just seems people just ravenously hate Flash Sentry, and thus, like I previously remarked (which is linked in the desc since I can't get HTML links to work here for some reason), it's like there's not much to him at this moment that goes outside "stealing waifus", "being Twilight's husbando", and I might add, "being savior of the universe".

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Crimson-Kaizer In reply to ChainChomp2 [2015-03-28 16:50:16 +0000 UTC]

I've already made my open on this nerd known.

Here:Β MLP Deep Thought: Flash Sentry

And to a lesser extent, here:Β Let's talk about Flash Sentry...Again.

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Seeker900 In reply to ChainChomp2 [2013-08-14 01:28:00 +0000 UTC]

Here are my thoughts on the character!

seeker900.deviantart.com/art/F…

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WWII44 In reply to ChainChomp2 [2013-08-02 15:50:22 +0000 UTC]

I have personally not seen the movie but I agree with every thing you said. I personally wouldn't mind if Twilight and Flash became a couple in season 4, at least it would stop those shippers who inist that all of the Mane 6 should be paired with on another(maybe not but at least it's something).

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Seeker900 In reply to WWII44 [2013-08-14 01:25:48 +0000 UTC]

I keep hearing he's not going to be in season 4, which would've pissed me off if I didn't think of alternatives. I think if they don't have him in season 4, than they should at least have him in Season 5 (if any), and if not that, then at least have him in the comics!Β 

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WWII44 In reply to Seeker900 [2013-08-14 01:27:15 +0000 UTC]

true that

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ArthurCrane In reply to ??? [2013-07-28 21:08:05 +0000 UTC]

"oh my gosh he has such a cute butt"

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Epicfinn In reply to ??? [2013-07-28 00:03:42 +0000 UTC]

you like flash sentry don't you twily :3

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TheSuperFrank225 In reply to Epicfinn [2013-07-31 05:24:37 +0000 UTC]

Twilight sparkle: "yeah, I really like him."

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amandaam In reply to ??? [2013-07-27 17:41:01 +0000 UTC]

oh Twilight.

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Bluecatcinema In reply to ??? [2013-07-27 15:30:43 +0000 UTC]

I so approve of this pairing.

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ExMedal [2013-07-27 15:03:11 +0000 UTC]

I'm happy he's around, now we don't have to worry about Twilight marrying BlueBlood

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gonzo22 In reply to ExMedal [2013-08-02 06:34:16 +0000 UTC]

why would twilight want to go with blueblood

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ExMedal In reply to gonzo22 [2013-08-07 10:05:49 +0000 UTC]

blame the Hasbro toy packaging departmentΒ 

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SugarNSpice222 In reply to ExMedal [2013-07-30 03:04:13 +0000 UTC]

Even Twilight would hate a selfish prick like blueblood.

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lucia1706 In reply to SugarNSpice222 [2022-03-13 15:30:14 +0000 UTC]

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The-Nuclear-Pegasus In reply to SugarNSpice222 [2013-09-23 18:44:30 +0000 UTC]

Looks like I'm not the only one who has a bad taste for that so called 'prince'.

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TheBestGamer100 In reply to SugarNSpice222 [2013-08-01 02:13:30 +0000 UTC]

who wouldn't

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TheSuperFrank225 In reply to SugarNSpice222 [2013-07-31 05:24:11 +0000 UTC]

You should get him!

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SugarNSpice222 In reply to TheSuperFrank225 [2013-07-31 10:29:22 +0000 UTC]

????

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TheSuperFrank225 In reply to SugarNSpice222 [2013-07-31 12:59:39 +0000 UTC]

I meant you should get him and... I don't know, talk to him I guess. Meh...

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ExMedal In reply to SugarNSpice222 [2013-07-30 06:58:22 +0000 UTC]

eyep

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sodormatchmaker In reply to ??? [2013-07-27 14:43:21 +0000 UTC]

I think they're cute together.

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pancake-ss In reply to ??? [2013-07-27 09:32:11 +0000 UTC]

Everything you said about the shipping is brilliant. I really am neutral. Idk how I feel about it.

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mounstroso In reply to ??? [2013-07-27 09:07:34 +0000 UTC]

How I love this movie. My rating to it is a MASTERPIECE!

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CocoCake121 [2013-07-26 22:45:29 +0000 UTC]

All noncannon Twi ships sank.>: D Really nice picture~

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BobtheLurker In reply to CocoCake121 [2013-07-28 01:27:24 +0000 UTC]

It's glorious isn't it?

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TheSuperFrank225 In reply to BobtheLurker [2013-07-31 05:24:17 +0000 UTC]

Yes it is.

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Cartoon-Eric In reply to ??? [2013-07-26 18:45:51 +0000 UTC]

I think its kind of a cute pairing.Β  A little romance is good every once in a while.

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RazieFim [2013-07-26 17:46:36 +0000 UTC]

Awww cute ^^can I make this into a base

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Cider-Crave [2013-07-26 14:26:29 +0000 UTC]

I love that shipping though. And the name is even cuter! /)^3^(\Β 

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KYR-R33VY In reply to Cider-Crave [2013-07-26 19:38:18 +0000 UTC]

The name of the ship is so Freaking Legit too XD

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Cider-Crave In reply to KYR-R33VY [2013-07-27 05:00:07 +0000 UTC]

Heck yeah it is. Idk, but alot of people hate the idea of Twilight finding a love interest in the show. I for one embrace the idea man! I'd love to see Twilight stumbling over her hooves and being adorkable over some guy. Freaking FlashLight forever man! /)^3^(\

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bigpurplemuppet99 [2013-07-26 12:56:08 +0000 UTC]

This is so cute. Β 

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Fluutters In reply to ??? [2013-07-26 10:58:49 +0000 UTC]

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