About
Sweetie Bot is the name of a fan parody of the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic character Sweetie Belle, originating from the Friendship is Witchcraft abridged series. She is notable for being the most popular character in the series, spawning a large amount of fan tributes.
Origin
In the original Friendship is Witchcraft abridged parody series, the first episode of which was released in June 2011, she is voiced by Griffin Lewis using a voice modifier.[1] Despite her obviously robotic voice, none of the characters in the series are aware that she is a robot, herself included. As a result, some running jokes include the fact that she thinks out loud in subroutines and computer commands, and that water makes her “feel funny”.[2]
Spread
On July 31st, 2013, Youtuber Faceless Jr posted a re-animation of Sweetie Bot’s most famous scene, “Fear Me”,[3] featuring a robotic model of Sweetie Bot (below, left). On June 26th, 2014, PrimitiveScrewhead1300 posted a compilation video[4] featuring highlights of the character (below, right).
Searching for “Sweetie Bot” on DeviantArt nets 1,167 results as of June 2015.[5] The character has two fanpages on Facebook with 7,000[6] and 2,400[7] likes respectively. On February 28th, 2013, DeviantArt user futzi01 submitted a game to the website titled “Sweetie Bot’s Pixel Trip”.[8] It has 161,000 views and 2,130 favorites as of June 2015.
Notable Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1]Tumblr – Griffinilla
[2]MLP Fan Wiki – Friendship is Witchcraft characters
[3]Youtube – Sweetie Bot – Fear Me
[4]Youtube – Sweetie Bot moments
[5]DeviantArt – Sweetie Bot
[6]Facebook – Sweetie Bot
[7]Facebook – Sweetie Bot
[8]DeviantArt – Sweetie Bot’s Pixel Trip