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= Toys That Were Never Produced =
 
= Toys That Were Never Produced =
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== Fancy Swirl Ponies (Celestial / Fairy Bright Ponies) ==
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[[File:fairy-bright-ponies.jpg|thumb|Fancy Swirl Ponies artwork by Allison Boiselle]]
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[[File:PrototypeFancySwirlPony.png|thumb|Prototype Fancy Swirl pony at Pony Fair West]]
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Only the concept art seems to have been produced but never the actual ponies.  They are often referred to as the Celestial ponies, or Fairy Bright ponies, but Hasbro's trademarked name for the set was the Fancy Swirl ponies.
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A prototype of a Fancy Swirl pony was on display at Pony Fair West 2022.  She is made of resin which has been painted.  Unlike the art for the set, she is a pegasus.  She has the same symbol as the pink Fancy Swirl pony named "Starswirl" (lower right in the official art), but different hair and body colors. According to the original designer, the Pocket Pony poses would have been used for this set.
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According to the official Fancy Swirl backcard, their names were:
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* "Starswirl" (Pink Pony)
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* "Mistyglow" (White Pony)
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* "Swirlabout" (Blue Pony)
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* "Pearlshine" (Purple Pony)
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File:Fancyswirl backcard.jpg
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File:Fancyswirl-pink1.jpg
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File:Fancyswirl-pink2.jpg
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*[https://www.zazzle.com/mylittlepony/gifts?cg=196278517354749628 Current Licensed Merchandise] 
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== Skateboard Unicorn ==
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[[Image:SkateboardUnicorn.png|thumb|Radical, dude!]]
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This mysterious prototype unicorn was displayed at Pony Fair West 2022 along with the Fancy Swirl prototype and the Year 6 Princess pony prototypes.  Her intended set is unknown.
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File:Skateboard2.jpg
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File:Skateboard1.jpg
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== Beddy Bye Eye Ponies ==
 
== Beddy Bye Eye Ponies ==
 
[[File:Prototype-bbe-ponies.jpg|400px|thumb]]
 
[[File:Prototype-bbe-ponies.jpg|400px|thumb]]
  
Apparently a Baby Truly was planned for in the second wave of [[Beddy Bye Eye Baby Ponies]] (though shown NBBE...), but she didn't make it past the prototype stage.
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Baby Truly was included in a prototype set of the [[Beddy Bye Eye Baby Ponies]] (though shown NBBE...), along with [[Baby Shady]] in the [[Baby Cuddles Pose]].
Also [[Baby Shady]] also appears, in the [[Baby Cuddles Pose]].
 
  
  
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== Sweet Ice Delight Cottage ==
 
== Sweet Ice Delight Cottage ==
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[[Image: irresistibles2.jpg|thumb]]
 
[[Image: irresistibles2.jpg|thumb]]
  
Pages from 1991 Hasbro Toy Fair Catalog, apparently these were never produced.
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Irresistibles were show in the 1991 Hasbro Toy Fair Catalog, though never produced.  They were not going to be associated directly with My Little Pony, but they are in Dream Beauty molds.
 
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= Toys Produced But Varied From Their Prototypes =
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= Other Prototypes =
== [[Cocoberry]]==
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[[File:Cocoberry prototype.jpeg|thumb|]]
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== Early Shy Pose pony ==
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[[Image:Prototype bubbles.jpg|thumb|Prototype pony in [[Bow Tie Pose]].]]
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This early example of the "shy pose" is light blue with white hair, with darker blue speckles for her symbols. She is in the [[Bow Tie Pose]].
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This prototype lives at Hasbro. She comes out for the pony fairs and such. She is hand carved from a hard wax and hand painted.
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== Prototype Minty ==
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[[Image: proto-bubbles.jpg|thumb]]
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Originally all six of the [[Collector Ponies]] were going to have the same symbol: appaloosa-style speckles. (Prototypes of Blossom and other ponies with the speckles can be seen in the earliest G1 toy commercial.)  Here is a clear picture of prototype Minty with her speckled symbol.
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==[[Majesty]]==
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[[Image:PrototypeG1Mejsty.png|thumb|Prototype Majesty from the [[Dream Castle]] commercial]]
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In the commercial for [[Dream Castle]] a prototype of Majesty has a symbol of six round-petaled flowers with yellow centers.
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==[[Sprinkles]]==
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[[Image:Prototype sprinkles.jpg|thumb|Pamphlet shows sea ponies and prototype blue Sprinkles (far right)]]
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[[File:mlp-yoyo.jpg|thumb]]
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Sprinkles was originally going to be blue with slightly darker blue symbols and hair.
 
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== CP Sundance ==
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[[File:Proto-sundance.jpg|thumb|CP Prototype Sundance]]
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Sundance in the Collector Pony pose.  It's unclear if she is a true prototype, it's possible she's a very well-done custom made from a Birthflower pony base.
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== Twinkle Eyed Ponies ==
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[[File:Prototype masqwhizz.jpg|thumb]]
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*[[Masquerade]] in Whizzer's pose and prototype [[Whizzer]] in Masquerade's pose
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== [[Paradise]] ==
 
== [[Paradise]] ==
 
Promotional photos of the UK version of [[Paradise Estate]] show a not-So Soft version of [[Paradise]]. This version was never actually sold, with or without Paradise Estate.
 
Promotional photos of the UK version of [[Paradise Estate]] show a not-So Soft version of [[Paradise]]. This version was never actually sold, with or without Paradise Estate.
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== [[Tuneful]] ==
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== So Soft Ponies ==
[[Image:Prototype tuneful.jpg|thumb|Prototype tuneful as seen in an MLP pamphlet]]  
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[[File:TwistBackcard.jpg|thumb|Twist's Backcard]]
Tuneful was originally going to be in the [[Quackers Pose]] with no horn.
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On the backcards for Bouncy, Fifi, Hippity Hop, Scrumptious, Skippity Doo, and Twist, three of the six are featured as different pony types than their respective toy forms. Fifi is drawn as an earth pony rather than a unicorn. Hippity Hop appears as a unicorn instead of a pegasus, and Skippity Doo is shown as a pegasus as opposed to her earth pony toy form. This may have been the original plan for those three ponies, but it was different by the time of toy production.
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It is interesting to note that Skippity Doo replaces Heart Throb, a pegasus, and Fifi replaces Cherries Jubilee, an earth pony, compared to the backcard art from the other 16 So Soft Ponies. Hippity Hop replaces Lickety-Split, but Lickety-Split is correctly depicted as an earth pony in the artwork.
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== [[Cloud Puff]] ==
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[[Image: proto-flutter.jpg|thumb]]
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*darker colored Cloud Puff
  
 
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==[[Sprinkles]]==
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== [[Coco Berry]]==
[[Image:Prototype sprinkles.jpg|thumb|Pamphlet shows sea ponies and prototype blue Sprinkles (far right)]]
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[[File:Cocoberry prototype.jpeg|thumb|]]
[[File:mlp-yoyo.jpg|thumb]]
 
Sprinkles was originally going to be blue with slightly darker blue symbols and hair.
 
 
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== [[Pretty Beat]] ==
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[[Image:Prototype tuneful.jpg|thumb|Prototype Pretty Beat as seen in an MLP pamphlet]]
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Prototype Pretty Beat is blue instead of pink.
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(Source: [https://www.toysisters.com/vintage-my-little-pony-rockin-beat-tuneful/])
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== [[Birthday Pony]] ==
 
== [[Birthday Pony]] ==
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[[Image:Prototype precious pockets.jpg|thumb|Pamphlet showing the prototype Precious Pocket ponies. From left to right: [[Bunny Hop]], [[Sweet Pocket]], [[Bubblefish]], and Li'l Pocket.]]
 
[[Image:Prototype precious pockets.jpg|thumb|Pamphlet showing the prototype Precious Pocket ponies. From left to right: [[Bunny Hop]], [[Sweet Pocket]], [[Bubblefish]], and Li'l Pocket.]]
  
*[[Li'l Pocket]] was originally going to be in the [[Posey Pose]]
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*[[Li'l Pocket]] in the [[Posey Pose]]
  
*[[Sweet Pocket]] was originally going to be in the [[Powder Pose]].
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*[[Sweet Pocket]] in the [[Powder Pose]].
*[[Bunny Hop]] was originally going to be in the [[Quackers Pose]].
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*[[Bunny Hop]] in the [[Quackers Pose]].
  
*[[Bubblefish]] was originally going to be in the [[Quackers Pose]].
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*[[Bubblefish]] in the [[Quackers Pose]].
  
 
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== [[Bubbles]] ==
 
[[Image:Prototype bubbles.jpg|thumb|Prototype Bubbles in [[Bow Tie Pose]].]]
 
 
Bubbles was originally going to be light blue with white hair, with darker blue bubbles for her symbols. She was also going to be in the [[Bow Tie Pose]].
 
 
This prototype lives at Hasbro. She comes out for the pony fairs and such. She is hand carved from a hard wax and hand painted.
 
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[[Image: proto-bubbles.jpg|thumb]]
 
It looks like she then made it to the [[Collectors Pose]], before finally becoming a [[Sitting Pose]] pony, or morphing into [[G1 Cotton Candy|Cotton Candy]].
 
  
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== Dance 'n Prance Ponies ==
 
== Dance 'n Prance Ponies ==
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*Princess Ponies with color variations in the accessories
 
*Princess Ponies with color variations in the accessories
  
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== Twinkle Eyed Ponies ==
 
[[File:Prototype masqwhizz.jpg|thumb]]
 
*[[Masquerade]] in Whizzer's pose and prototype [[Whizzer]] in Masquerade's pose
 
 
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== [[Cloud Puff]] ==
 
[[Image: proto-flutter.jpg|thumb]]
 
*darker colored Cloud Puff
 
 
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== [[Hippity Hop]] ==
 
[[File:HippityHopBackcard.jpg|thumb|Hippity Hop's Backcard]]
 
Hippity Hop appears as a unicorn rather than a pegasus on her backcard. Ie when her backcard art was made they were planning for her to be a unicorn, but this changed by the time that she went into production.
 
 
 
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  [[Image:Sparkle-pamphlet2.jpg|thumb|Pamphlet showing prototype Satin 'n Lace.]]  
 
  [[Image:Sparkle-pamphlet2.jpg|thumb|Pamphlet showing prototype Satin 'n Lace.]]  
Satin 'n Lace was originally going to be in the [[Collectors Pose]].
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In this mail order pamphlet Satin 'n Lace is shown in the [[Collectors Pose]] (although the pony is likely Cotton Candy standing in for the bride, based on hair and body color).
  
 
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== CP Sundance ==
 
  
[[File:Proto-sundance.jpg|thumb|CP Prototype Sundance]]
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== [[Sunspot#Prototype_Sunspot|Prototype Sunspot]] ==
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[[File:Proto-sunspot1.jpg|thumb|Prototype Sunspot]]
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== [[Sunspot#Prototype_Sunspot|Glow 'n Show Sunspot]] ==
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== [[Baby_Sparkle_Firefly#Prototype_Baby_Sparkle_Firefly|Sparkle Baby Firefly]] ==
  
[[File:Sunspot prototype.jpg|thumb|Glow 'n Show Sunspot]]
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[[File:Proto-baby-sparkle-firefly.jpg|thumb|Sparkle Baby Firefly - no plug holes, no tail hole]]
  
  
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== [[Baby_Sparkle_Firefly#Prototype_Baby_Sparkle_Firefly|Sparkle Baby Firefly]] ==
 
  
[[File:Proto-baby-sparkle-firefly.jpg|thumb|Sparkle Baby Firefly - no plug holes, no tail hole]]
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== [[Takara Ochame ponies]] ==
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These are prototypes of the four Ochame ponies (translation: "playful ponies") from Takara's Osharena pony ("fashionable pony") line.
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They were created to model the different hair styles (and in some cases different hair textures) the different ponies would have. A major difference from the retail versions is that these prototypes do not have eyes (which are a separate piece of plastic on Takara adults).
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The papers they are shown with are documentation from Takara.
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file: AmiAmi.jpg
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file: TakaraFluffy.jpeg
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file: TakaraSilky.jpeg
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file: TakaraCurly.jpg
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</gallery>
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Revision as of 08:28, 23 February 2023

This page is devoted to "the ponies that weren't." This page features various stages of My Little Pony prototypes from Generation 1 that did not make it to production. During G1 Hasbro seemed to pretty consistently change their mind after the prototype was made and all the related media produced, resulting in the ponies that were actually produced looking somewhat different than in the ads, in their pamphlets and on their backcards.


Blank Ponies

This section includes utterly blank ponies, ponies missing hair, and/or symbols, or any combination. Some blank ponies are totally unidentified, were as some are clearly prototypes of particular characters.

Blank Red Unicorn



Toys That Were Never Produced

Fancy Swirl Ponies (Celestial / Fairy Bright Ponies)

Fancy Swirl Ponies artwork by Allison Boiselle
Prototype Fancy Swirl pony at Pony Fair West

Only the concept art seems to have been produced but never the actual ponies. They are often referred to as the Celestial ponies, or Fairy Bright ponies, but Hasbro's trademarked name for the set was the Fancy Swirl ponies.

A prototype of a Fancy Swirl pony was on display at Pony Fair West 2022. She is made of resin which has been painted. Unlike the art for the set, she is a pegasus. She has the same symbol as the pink Fancy Swirl pony named "Starswirl" (lower right in the official art), but different hair and body colors. According to the original designer, the Pocket Pony poses would have been used for this set.

According to the official Fancy Swirl backcard, their names were:

  • "Starswirl" (Pink Pony)
  • "Mistyglow" (White Pony)
  • "Swirlabout" (Blue Pony)
  • "Pearlshine" (Purple Pony)


Skateboard Unicorn

Radical, dude!

This mysterious prototype unicorn was displayed at Pony Fair West 2022 along with the Fancy Swirl prototype and the Year 6 Princess pony prototypes. Her intended set is unknown.


Beddy Bye Eye Ponies

Prototype-bbe-ponies.jpg

Baby Truly was included in a prototype set of the Beddy Bye Eye Baby Ponies (though shown NBBE...), along with Baby Shady in the Baby Cuddles Pose.



Pony Friends

Prototype-pony-friends.jpg

Apparently we were supposed to get a whole set of human friends for the non-pony animal friends!

First Tooth Baby Sundance

screen shot from ad[1]




Sweet Ice Delight Cottage

Sweet-ice-delight-cottage.jpg



Irresistibles

Irresistibles1.jpg
Irresistibles2.jpg

Irresistibles were show in the 1991 Hasbro Toy Fair Catalog, though never produced. They were not going to be associated directly with My Little Pony, but they are in Dream Beauty molds.

Other Prototypes

Early Shy Pose pony

Prototype pony in Bow Tie Pose.

This early example of the "shy pose" is light blue with white hair, with darker blue speckles for her symbols. She is in the Bow Tie Pose.

This prototype lives at Hasbro. She comes out for the pony fairs and such. She is hand carved from a hard wax and hand painted.

Prototype Minty

Proto-bubbles.jpg

Originally all six of the Collector Ponies were going to have the same symbol: appaloosa-style speckles. (Prototypes of Blossom and other ponies with the speckles can be seen in the earliest G1 toy commercial.) Here is a clear picture of prototype Minty with her speckled symbol.


Majesty

Prototype Majesty from the Dream Castle commercial

In the commercial for Dream Castle a prototype of Majesty has a symbol of six round-petaled flowers with yellow centers.

Sprinkles

Pamphlet shows sea ponies and prototype blue Sprinkles (far right)
Mlp-yoyo.jpg

Sprinkles was originally going to be blue with slightly darker blue symbols and hair.

CP Sundance

CP Prototype Sundance

Sundance in the Collector Pony pose. It's unclear if she is a true prototype, it's possible she's a very well-done custom made from a Birthflower pony base.


Twinkle Eyed Ponies

Prototype masqwhizz.jpg


Paradise

Promotional photos of the UK version of Paradise Estate show a not-So Soft version of Paradise. This version was never actually sold, with or without Paradise Estate.


So Soft Ponies

Twist's Backcard

On the backcards for Bouncy, Fifi, Hippity Hop, Scrumptious, Skippity Doo, and Twist, three of the six are featured as different pony types than their respective toy forms. Fifi is drawn as an earth pony rather than a unicorn. Hippity Hop appears as a unicorn instead of a pegasus, and Skippity Doo is shown as a pegasus as opposed to her earth pony toy form. This may have been the original plan for those three ponies, but it was different by the time of toy production.

It is interesting to note that Skippity Doo replaces Heart Throb, a pegasus, and Fifi replaces Cherries Jubilee, an earth pony, compared to the backcard art from the other 16 So Soft Ponies. Hippity Hop replaces Lickety-Split, but Lickety-Split is correctly depicted as an earth pony in the artwork.


Cloud Puff

Proto-flutter.jpg
  • darker colored Cloud Puff


Coco Berry

Cocoberry prototype.jpeg



Pretty Beat

Prototype Pretty Beat as seen in an MLP pamphlet

Prototype Pretty Beat is blue instead of pink.

(Source: [1])


Birthday Pony

pamplet showing prototype birthday pony. MIB picture in bottom left corner.
  • The Birthday pony prototype was in the Posey Pose, and had yellow in her symbols.


Precious Pocket Ponies

Pamphlet showing the prototype Precious Pocket ponies. From left to right: Bunny Hop, Sweet Pocket, Bubblefish, and Li'l Pocket.



Dance 'n Prance Ponies

Prototype-dancenprance.jpg
screen shot from German Commercial [2]



Princess Ponies

Proto-princess-ponies.jpg
  • Princess Ponies with color variations in the accessories




Satin 'n Lace

Pamphlet showing prototype Satin 'n Lace.

In this mail order pamphlet Satin 'n Lace is shown in the Collectors Pose (although the pony is likely Cotton Candy standing in for the bride, based on hair and body color).


Dream Beauties

Prototype-dreambeauties.jpg


Prototype Birthday Baby Boy Ponies

Bday-pamphlet2.jpg



Prototype Sunspot

Prototype Sunspot



Sparkle Baby Firefly

Sparkle Baby Firefly - no plug holes, no tail hole




Takara Ochame ponies

These are prototypes of the four Ochame ponies (translation: "playful ponies") from Takara's Osharena pony ("fashionable pony") line.

They were created to model the different hair styles (and in some cases different hair textures) the different ponies would have. A major difference from the retail versions is that these prototypes do not have eyes (which are a separate piece of plastic on Takara adults).

The papers they are shown with are documentation from Takara.




See also

References

  1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCT-c1aJjt0
  2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMjnXCXO444&translated=1