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Derpy’s Flag is a Photoshop meme of fan-favorite background pony Derpy Hooves from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, waving the Ponyville flag in S4E10 Rainbow Falls. The scene marked Derpy's comeback after being absent due to the Derpygeddon controversy.

Origin

A few days before the episode aired, show writer Meghan McCarthy posted tweets on her Twitter hinting at the return of Derpy Hooves.^[4][5]

On January 18, 2014, the episode Rainbow Falls aired on television.^[3] During the middle of the episode, Derpy Hooves made her comeback, waving the Ponyville flag (shown below). She continued to make appearances throughout the remainder of the episode, although she was never given a speaking role in this episode.

4chan's /mlp/ board promptly posted edited images of the flag scene, with images ranging from her holding different types of flags and to weapons and signs.

Spread

Searching for "Derpy's Flag" on the art community DeviantArt returns 312 results as of October 2015.^[2] The MLP image hosting site Derpibooru currently contains 115 images of the meme. The first example^[6] was submitted on January 18th, featuring an edit of the Twilicane (shown below, left). The highest rated submission^[7] thus far features Derpy Hooves holding a Stop sign, notable for being Derpibooru's 888888th submission (shown below, right).

Various Examples

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