Bow Tie (Brazilian Nirvanas)

CHARACTER(S): Bow Tie

YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 1984

PLACE OF PRODUCTION: Brazil

MANUFACTURING COMPANY: Estrela

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Bow Tie was released in 1993 and 1994 (Years 2 & 3) in her standard brushable mold, and again in 1995 in the collectors pose in select countries
There are two Brazilian Nirvana variants of Bow Tie

About Ponies in Brazil

All ponies made in Brazil were made by the toy company Estrela
There are 38 different MLP brushables unique to Brazil
The plastic treatment given to Brazilian ponies appears to make their plastic feel softer than most ponies. The plastic also has a prominent sheen to it
- They also have a distinct hair texture; it is thick and dry. It frizzes easily, meaning they probably have high polypropylene content
Brazilian ponies are often a little bit smaller than standard release ponies
No unicorns were produced in Brazil - all Brazilian ponies are either Earth Ponies or pegasi
Brazilian ponies names are in Portuguese

Variant 1 - Sitting Bow Tie (Lacinho)

Variant 1: Green with red hair, and in the sitting (Bubbles/Seashell) pose
- She is one of 5 ponies total (in all countries), to be made in the sitting pose
She is one of few brushables produced in Brazil that has flat hooves, in a similar vein to the Year 1 Flat Footed Ponies. Most Brazilian ponies have concave hooves
She was sold in the Brazil equivalent of the Rainbow Pony set, hence the hair
- This set also featured (Nirvana versions of) Parasol, Sunlight, and Starshine, who where all Rainbow Ponies in their standard releases, along with a rainbow-haired version of Heart Throb, and a normal-colored Gusty.
- This set was called Arco-Íris Pôneis, and released in 1984
In an early brochure, she is shown as a prototype with solid red hair. It is believed that this prototype is stored at a Toy Museum in Brazil

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Variant 2 - Tennis Bow Tie (Tenista)

Variant 2: In the Shy Pose, same as the original Bow Tie, but with darker fur and hair
She was part of a set called Circo de Cavalinhos, which sold ponies along with Pony Wear outfits. Her outfit was tennis themed!
- Unsure what year this set came out...
She does not have a cutie mark, nor do any of the ponies from this set. It has been said that they are their own characters, but they do all resemble existing MLP characters. They are given new names, but this is often the case for ponies overseas
- The other ponies featured in the set resemble Gusty, Parasol, and Bubbles
- It is extremely rare for G1 ponies to be produced intentionally without cutie marks - This is usually only the case for prototypes.