 "Fighting Is Magic" grew out of a set of images for a hypothetical "Marevel vs. Clopcom" game, parodying the "Marvel vs. Capcom" fighting game series, created by Anukan, who would later become one of the Mane6 developers.Anukan didn't expect anything to come from these images, but found that at discussion boards, fans were postulating how the various pony characters would translate into fighting games; such as what sorts of moves that they would use.One of these users, Nappy, recognized the potential in realizing a complete game, and began the formation of Mane6, including Anukan, Jay Wright, Lucas Ellinghaus, James Workman, and Prominence.