Pony Creator

About

General Zoi’s Pony Creator is an Flash-based creator game which allows users to design their own original characters in the style of characters from the Hasbro animated series My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. The creator is both famous and infamous in the fandom: famous for being easy to use and widely used, and infamous for its easily recognizable style and often poor usage.

History

The creator was first uploaded to the art sharing website DeviantArt in 2011 by its creator Haley Reeve, also known as generalzoi.^[1] The creator has been updated over the years to its current version, v3. An app version for the Android operating system was released on December 2, 2014.^[2]

Features

The Pony Creator allows the user to easily create their own pony in the style of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Users can change details such as size, mane styles, and color. Several accessories are made available, and users can import their own “cutie marks” to use on their pony. Created ponies are able to be posed in a variety of positions and can be saved and shared via codes.

Reception

Pony Creator was initially received very well, being praised for its extensive options compared to other pony creators at the time. A 2011 article on the My Little Pony fangame website Equestria Gaming gave the game a positive, albeit unscored review.^[3] At the same time, the creator has been criticized for its overuse and has been seen by some as a crutch for those who do not want to improve their artistic skills.^[4][5]

Pony Creator has been used for various projects; one of the most notable works to use the creator are the videos by the YouTube channel BronyDanceParty, whose videos have been viewed over 38 million times since 2011.^[6]

Example Ponies

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