M Fnord Wrote:Bronies make up a substantial fraction of the Crystal Millennium's male population (and a smaller but still significant fraction of the female population). Most bronies are fans of the show naturally and their interest doesn't go beyond that - despite what Fox News might say when they run a wave-fear segment, the average Fen isn't looking to turn themselves into a bizarre creature because they like a certain property. Cutie mark tattoos are fairly common among bronies and have even started to filter into mainstream Senshi culture. Brony biomods when they happen (because they always do) interestingly enough don't go full-pony but are rather more like catgirl transformations. Horselike ears and/or tails are common, wings and horn structures are less common but they do happen - the wings are usually small compared to the size and mass of the person getting them, but they're still capable of flying. Gender shift happens in about 25% of cases, which is a little more on average than the usual rate. The most interesting side effect is cloning, on multiple occasions group biomods among bronies have produced identical copies of one basic template; VIB researchers call this the "background pony effect."I'd be a lot happier with people not biomodding themselves into physical disability - that sounds a bit too dystopian. Rather a bit Jack L. Chalker...
The number of people interested in full-pony biomods is, shall we say, limited at best and so far nobody's come out and actually said they've accomplished it.
Polygirls like catgirls sounds a lot more like fun.
Anyone having the full shapeshift, from human-looking version of a MLP through an intermediate ponygirl form to a real pony shape (a pony-were?) would be, I guess, a bit on the powerful side to use in anything but exceptional circumstances.
I'll admit to not having read any MLP fanfic, and not seen any of the recent shows (MLP:FIS) - I've just been amazed by the massive cultural impact - the Care Bears would have loved to be half as successful.
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