inspired by @paradise-estate who did a ranking on g1 and g3 poses, and I have Many Thoughts on the g2 poses. A ranking of the poses, not the ponies themselves, and with poses that had several head shapes the ranking is for the most common head shape with that pose. (poses have links w/pics)
Sky Skimmer pose: 9/10 regular standing pose but good!!! standing pose. looks dynamic and not stiff. some excellent standing here
Moon Shadow pose (neck motion) : 3/10 ow that bulging neck joint is ugly and she looks so clunky but points for HEADBANGING PONE
Sundance pose (tail motion): 0/10 hard to see in photos but those front legs are unnaturally molded together, she looks stiff âher tail swishes when you turn her head!!â ye but who asked for that hasbro. nobody
Ivy pose (leg lift motion): 3.5/10 the lifting leg motion only works about 1 out of 10 times if you are careful. not as ugly as some of the other motion poses but still not very inspiringÂ
Clever Clover pose (regular lifted leg): 10/10 dainty! cute! gives personality! I love it! no clunky motion gimmick!!Â
Morning Glory pose (trotting): 6/10 okay pose. how appealing it is depends heavily on how interesting the ponyâs color scheme is. the pony makes the pose in this instance.
Baby Honeyberry pose (standing baby): 10/10 so cute!! adorable!! looks so happy! THE LITTLE HOOFSIES!Â
Lady Cupcake pose (motion hoof): 0/10 âwhen you turn her head her hoof spins!â YEAH HASBRO BUT WHY THOUGH. WHAT DOES THIS ADD OTHER THAN THAT YOU WANTED ANOTHER USELESS MOTION GIMMICK. IT CANâT EVEN BE USED IN THE PLAYSET SHE COMES WITH. useless. she looks so snobby too. glad this pose was only used once.
Queen Sunsparkle/Dainty Dove pose (sitting motion): 4/10 at least this motion makes sense form a play perspective. looks clunky though. although why they scrapped the only once-released Light Heart pose that could sit for this uglier sitting pose Iâll never understand. speaking ofâŚ
Light Heart pose (full 4 legs motion): 7.5/10 HASBRO THIS WAS THE BEST G2 MOTION POSE YOU EVER DID AND YOU ONLY USED IT ONCE??? Cause here you get lots of motion that makes sense for play, she can sit and pose, and she doesnât look out of place with the regular non-motion poses??? she looks like a regular g2 pony but with motion?? not clunky??? cute??? and you never used that pose again and instead used the much clunkier sitting pose and other uninspiring motion poses?? whatâs wrong with u this one is super cute?? whose idea was it to scrap this and use the other ones I demand to know
Tipsy Tulip pose (tail-head motion): 4/10 sheâs the opposite of the sundance pose in that her head spins when you turn her tail. spin that head as fast as u can gurl. basically a less appealing version of the regular lifted leg pose. hasbro was just so eager to get more motion ponies in they never stopped to ask if they shouldÂ
Baby Tickle Heart pose (baby skipping pose): 1000/10 OH GOD LOOK AT HER SKIPPING ALONG SO HAPPILY SHEâS SO CUTE N PLAYFUL AMAZING JOB
in summary hasbro should have stopped their big emphasis on poses with motion just for motionâs sake, so many motion ponies would look so better in the regular poses and I believe the (mostly) lack of motion ponies in g3 was hasbro looking at how unpopular the g2 motion poses were and decided not to do that again
