The My Little Pony Scrapbook: G1 in the UK and Europe

Tropical Breeze

Flutter Pony, 1987

Blue flutter pony with red mane and tail, purple flamingo symbol, FLUTTER wings

Blue flutter pony
Pony Data
Set Flutter Pony (1987)
Asst. Number 4765
Accessories Lavender flower pick with pink flower centres, either gold edged thin pink ribbon or blue metallic ribbon, round puffy sticker (UK only).
Pose Wing Song
Distribution UK and parts of Europe
North America
 
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Ponies Sold in 1987 in the UK Movie Star Ponies | Mountain Boy Ponies | Birthday Party with Tutti Frutti | Princess Ponies (Set 1) |Snuzzle's Grooming Parlour | Megan and Sundance (Second Edition)| Twinkle Eye Ponies (UK Set II) | Flutter Ponies (Set II) | Newborn Twins (Set I, Partial) | Pretty & Pearly Baby Sea Ponies (UK Release) Paradise Estate | Dream Castle | Lullabye Nursery | Baby Buggy | Baby Bonnet School of Dance

Other 1987 Ponies Twinkle Eyed Ponies (North America/Italy) | Pony Friends (Ponies) | Regenbogen-Ponys (Germany/Austria) | Baby-Ponys (Germany/Austria) | Pony Friends (Animals) | Soft Sleepy Newborns| Sea Sparkle Baby Sea Ponies | Satin Slipper Sweet Shoppe | Crimp & Curl Hair Salon (Perm Shoppe) (UK:1988) | Slumber Party Gift Set | Rainbow Ponies (Europe) | Twice as Fancy (Party) Ponies (UK:1988) | First Tooth Baby Ponies (UK:1988)| Big Brother Ponies (UK:1988) | So Soft Ponies (III) | Purse with Baby Crumpet | Baby Blue Ribbon


Tropical Breeze in the United Kingdom

Tropical Breeze was sold as one of the new characters in the second set of Flutters in 1987. As was characteristic of the new additions, she had far bolder colours, as well as a new pose introduced that year. She was sold in North America, in the UK and parts of Europe though it is not clear how widely she was distributed across the continent.
The below boxed French pony has the same style of box as the UK release, but without the round puffy sticker.

Tropical Breeze MIB France
Tropical Breeze Mint in Box
(France, 1987-8)
There are some disputes about accessories for the second set of Flutter Ponies. For me, the only realistic solution is that there are variations. We know that there are definitely Tropical Breezes sold boxed with a metallic blue ribbon. There are also those, like the French boxed image above, with narrow ribbons edged with gold. Some collectors have tried to pigeonhole specific accessories to specific regions, but I do not think it is regional. Rather, I think it may be to do with batch and what other ponies were on release around the same time.

The UK release was the only release to come with a round puffy sticker for this set. The below is from my childhood collection pony, bought here in 1987.
Tropical Breeze Sticker
Tropical Breeze Sticker
UK, 1987



Tropical Breeze's Character

"Flutter Ponies bring good luck, No matter what life brings, And when you need a helping hand, Tropical Breeze flutters her wings."
Tropical Breeze's Poem
(UK Box, 1987)
As with all of this set, Tropical Breeze's UK box bore a poem, rather than a story (pictured above). Her US story does mention her bringing good luck, and trees and clouds trying to touch her wings to brush off some of that good fortune.

Tropical Breeze appeared a few times in the comic in 1987. In one story, she and her friends were helped by Ice Crystal when some unwanted nixies moved into Flutter Valley, and in another she did a good turn for Gusty, helping to get the newborn twins off to sleep by summoning some humming birds.
Tropical Breeze
Tropical Breeze's Lullaby Birds
My Little Pony Comic, 1987