But a group of older male fans of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, known as ‘bronies’ (bro+pony), named the anonymous pony ‘Derpy’. This was picked up by Hasbro, who decided to include ...

Of all the ponies in My Little Pony’s fantasy kingdom of Celestia, none is more beloved by the Bronies than Derpy, because they created her. Derpy began as an unnamed background character in the ...