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>Considering how little development they have, it is the way of our fandom
We, in general, love the unknown things that haven´t been discovered or completely exploited. The fresher, the more interest and this is no exception.

I don´t know how thye have started but their fame was mostly because of shitposting and a couple of minor moments in the episodes about Nightmare Moon. They were a glorified way to shipost over the board, however, with so many good pics, the confirmation of Fluttershy being one, lots of fics around involving them, have made them "real" and relevant in a way. Almmost 300 threads about them and the interest about them has not vanished....impressive.

>I would've thought griffions would have given them a run for there money.
Maybe because Grifoonstone is not that great of a place nor their attitudes are the most rewarding to watch.
I think the changeling designs(both forms) catch more in the eye and have some context behind that remains kind of uneplained and have brought more lore and aesthetic than griffons(somewhat mundane).


>Suprised that Drangons beat'em. I see way more griffen OCs and fanworks then drangons. Though I suppose Ember has helped them catch up in the last couple of years and I'm an old timer.
The dragons started in concept as the niggers and suburban species of Equestria conceptually, so they were basically idiots and kids from the 90s during Dragon Quest,throwing the interest to the paper trash despite the standard coolness a dragon design can have(this is why Faust was not perfect and Dragon Quest was not less of a sin than a hated episode like Carts Before the ponies)

Guanlet of Fire and Ember in general have helped a lot to reintroduce them and in a way, continue and fix the mess with a different mentality or perspective. They are agressive and self entitled but not mindless idiots in this time. Ember has made more than one faggot a scalie and it´s not hard to see why. That and the episodes featuring her have ended up with a great quality.