History YMMV / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E12FlutterBrutter

* AuthorsSavingThrow:
** After two of the Mane Six's elder siblings were introduced [[RememberTheNewGuy with no prior mention]] despite being idolized by their younger siblings, some view Zephyr as this for completely inverting this trend by being a manipulative jerk and a failure, which ''also'' gives a good reason Fluttershy and Rainbow never mentioned him before now given how they see him.
** After several episodes of the characters forgetting [[AesopAmnesia what they have previously learned]], Fluttershy actually goes through with her assertiveness and brings up a ''new'' lesson instead of the usual.

* RonTheDeathEater: Zephyr's characterization has been the target of demonizing by critics. Fan works by those who didn't resonate with his role in the episode have [[{{Flanderization}} flanderized]] his lazy, manipulative nature. Others play up his CasanovaWannabe tendencies to full sexual harassment

* RonTheDeathEater: Zephyr's characterization has been the target of demonizing by critics. Fan works by those who didn't resonate with his role in the episode have [[{{Flanderization}} flanderized]] his lazy, manipulative nature. Others play up his CasanovaWannabe tendencies to full sexual harassment.
* StrawmanHasAPoint: As much as Zephyr is wrong to freeload off others, he does have a right to be apprehensive about getting a job, especially since he's basically only forced to do it against his will and what he does with his life is his own business.

* StrawmanHasAPoint: As much as Zephyr is wrong to freeload off others, he does have a right to be apprehensive about getting a job, especially since he's basically only forced to do it against his will and what he does with his life is hos own business.

* MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales: Fans who weren't offended by Zephyr related to his crippling fear of failure and saw the episode as a well-thought out grown-up learning experience.

** Zephyr playfully teasing Rainbow for having a crush on him. This is one of the rote "demonstrations of higher value" used by pickup artists. Too bad he never attempted to build rapport first.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: It would've been significantly easier to see Zephyr as a proper JerkassWoobie if he hadn't casually destroyed others' property (especially his father's prized cloud collection) in the process.

* CounterpartComparison:
** Mr. and Mrs. Shy have jokingly been compared to [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons the Flanders parents]].
** Fluttershy is the "Big Sister who is known and loved by everyone" while Zephyr is the "Little Brother who is living modestly in the shadows". Kind of like [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario & Luigi]].
** Zephyr bears a lot of similarities of Makalov from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance'', the LazyBum brother of a pink-haired Pegasus Knight who constantly causes trouble for her and is TheFriendNobodyLikes.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Considering that this is their first appearance in the series, Fluttershy's parents felt like they were pushed to the sides way too early to pave the way for the HateSink that is Zephyr.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Fluttershy is pretty blunt in telling Zephyr to keep trying even though he might fail. However, given that many people in real life are often crippled by fear of failure and may relate to Zephyr, how much CharacterDevelopment Fluttershy has undergone over almost five and a half seasons, and the episode making it quite obvious that Fluttershy is deeply concerned for her brother, it really does drive the point home.

* HeartwarmingInHindsight: Like Zephyr Breeze, many fans of the show have mentioned feeling lost and adrift until they were encouraged to follow their dream by fellow Bronies. Maybe the writers ''did'' intend for older fans to see Zephyr as an AudienceSurrogate, but it's not necessarily a bad thing.

* NeverLiveItDown: While Zephyr Breeze isn't shown to be the AudienceSurrogate like most feared and instead is just lazy and insecure, some fans still interpret him to be ThisLoserIsYou. In particular, the scene where he casually destroys his father's prized cloud collection and drives him to tears -- some see it as a borderline MoralEventHorizon that preemptively ruins whatever sympathy the audience is supposed to feel for him in the end.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: It would've been significantly easier to see Zephyr as a proper JerkassWoobie if he hadn't casually destroyed others' property (especially his father's prized cloud collection, the destruction of which visibly sends the latter toward the DespairEventHorizon) in the process.

* MemeticLooser: Zephyr immediately caught on shorthand for CassanovaWannabe, difficulty holding down a job, being annoying, and so forth. If a fanfic needs a generic character to humiliate or degrade in some manner, you'll often find Zephyr namedropped.

* NeverLiveItDown: While Zephyr Breeze isn't shown to be the AudienceSurrogate like most feared and instead is just lazy and insecure, some fans still interpret him to be ThisLoserIsYou.