#mlp eclipse of harmony

[ashethewitch]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RAIN!

You probably won’t see this on tumblr but you inspired me so much for this last years so when I heard it’s your birthday I had to make something

Also sorry if I forgot some projects, these were the ones that came to mind

@rainbott

[can-of-pringles]

Me watching and reading MLP Eclipse of Harmony: I haven't a clue what's going on here, but I'll act like I do!

[atzidraws]

"I AM THE RIGHTFUL RULER OF EQUESTRIA!"

PLEASE RAINBOTT'S BABY BOY SONDER HAS ME ON A CHOKEHOLD I LOVE HIM SO MUCH I LOVE HIS LORE AND JUST WJSVOWMWLWM

I HAD TO MAKE FANART OF HIM-

Y'all please check out Eclipse of Harmony over at Rainbott's channel, it's a pretty good story

💜🙏✨

[puppy-waves-art]

finally finished my base edit of my redesigns of the MLP princesses! base credit goes to sleepymoss on dA. i've been having a very hard time drawing lately, and base edits help a lot with helping me still draw while not requiring too much energy. regardless, this still took a while.

some headcanons below the cut!

each of the princesses have the colors of their eyes and some aspect of their designs influenced by major events in their life.

for cadance, this was repairing the crystal heart and saving the crystal empire from sombra (with the help of twilight, of course). this granted her the blue hue to her wings and eyes, and the blue streaks in her hair.

for twilight, this was at the same moment she became an alicorn after unlocking her true power when it came to magic; her colors were pink and orange!

for luna, she gained her silvery and blue colors when she returned to equestria and rebuilt her bond with her sister, celestia. her starry hair shifts colors and brightness based mostly on her emotions and what she's doing. during a solar eclipse, her hair is completely white and leaves a trail of shimmering dust behind her when she walks and flies. when the princesses' magic was taken by the storm king and tirek, her hair turned to just deep blue-black hair.

for celestia, this was the moment she used the elements of harmony to banish luna to the moon. she took some of the elements' power within herself, and that power just grew in the time she was raising the sun and moon on her own. this power manifests in the outer 'aura' of color in her hair, which shifts and changes color according to the time of day. her true hair is the pink and orange inner layer. when her magic was taken, the outer layer disappeared entirely, and she felt almost naked without it.

this is how they will be appearing in my next gen, as well! some aspects of their designs have been changed to fit the show style of the base, though, but i will keep those aspects a surprise <3

next up will be the mane 6 i think! probably another base edit tbh...

[pillotalkin]

MLP: Chaos is Magic part 2 (part 1 here)

TL;DR: Gee Shadow, how come Sega/Tumblr user PilloTalkin lets you have two dads???

Answer under the cut..!

Equestria has long endured tensions with the umbrum, and though violence has largely been avoided, the situation has become untenable. In a bid for peace, King Eclipse (Gerald Robotnik) proposes something to the ruler of the umbrum, King Comet (Black Doom). They will use magic to create a half-pony half-umbrum child- their own spawn- who will serve as the liaison between their peoples and represent the hope for lasting unity between their kingdoms. King Comet agrees to this, and Prince Midnight Star is born.

The two rulers spend much time together raising their son and improving their kingdoms' relations. King Comet even begins wearing jewelry bearing the symbols of the Equestrian royal family (the eclipse, stars, moons). All seems to be going well, and an era of peace seems to at last have been heralded across the land. But it wasn't to last.

Soon after the true extent of Midnight Star's magical prowess makes itself known, the palace suddenly finds itself under siege from the umbrum army. King Comet wishes to take his son and use him as a weapon to conquer all of the world, all strides towards peace and harmony eschewed in favor of greed and lust for power. In the struggle to protect the prince, many are killed, with the final casualty being Princess Fragile Dawn. Face to face with the king of the umbrum, the young princess refused to back down, standing bodily between father and son and protecting her brother with all her might.

It wasn't enough.

The moment her body fell to the ground, a piercing cry filled the stagnant air, and a burst of magic so strong and bright it was seen across Equestria consumed the entire castle. Once the light faded and the dust settled, each and every umbrum within the palace was dead, including their king. When the guard and King Eclipse entered the throne room, they found the prince laying protectively over his sister's body, his horn shattered, his face wet with tears, and his head resting on her silent chest.

[pastamansta]

Which season of mlp is your favorite so far during this rewatch?

Oh, this is an easy one, thank goodness. I feel like it's Season 2, no doubt, and I don't imagine that it'll change. We rank every episode as "Good," "Mid," "Bad," or "Problem." Season 2 is the only season where the "Good" literally outweighs the "Bad," with a whopping 11 awesome episodes, and only 4 that I wouldn't care to watch again.

It puts its best foot forward with "The Return of Harmony" and "Lesson Zero," as back-to-back wins, manages to make the absolute best of its holiday specials, as both "Hearth's Warming Eve" and "Hearts and Hooves Day" are super sweet, even if "Luna Eclipsed" leaves a lot to be desired, and ends on the absolutely flawless "A Canterlot Wedding." Shout to Amy Keating Rogers, by the way. I feel like she's definitely overshadowed by Meghan McCarthy and M.A. Larson in these circles, because she's not working on "the big episodes," but nobody pulls out a "damn fine episode" quite like her. "The Last Roundup" and "MMMystery on the Friendship Express" are total highlights of the season.

The only major fumbles in my eyes are the characterizations of Fluttershy and Spike, which, in my humble opinion, never really get fixed anyway, so it's not like that's something to really hold against the season itself.

If I was trying to get someone into this show as fast as possible, I might recommend some choice episodes from Season 1 first, sure, "Friendship Is Magic," "Applebuck Season," and "The Cutie Mark Chronicles," for example, but then I'd throw them right into Season 2... And then I might tell them to stop watching after Season 3... Oops!

TL;DR: Season 2, definitely.

[reddar88]

Tidal Waves (MLP Animation | Eclipse of Harmony)

[laineblog985]

i need a step by step of the mlp lore

youre welcome :3

Princess Celestia sends Twilight Sparkle to Ponyville to oversee preparations for the Summer Sun Celebration, despite Twilight's concerns regarding the 1000-year anniversary of Nightmare Moon's banishment.

Twilight meets and befriends Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Fluttershy.

Nightmare Moon returns.

Possible deviation: Nightmare Moon banishes Princess Celestia to the moon and takes over Equestria. (The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 2, Cutie Re-Mark: Lunaverse)

Possible deviation: Nightmare Moon is redeemed after being compared to Prince Blueblood, whom she then banishes to the moon. (My Little Pony: Deviations)

Twilight and her friends find the Elements of Harmony.

Possible deviation: Discord appears from the future and borrows the Elements of Harmony. Nightmare Moon and Queen Chrysalis rule Equestria. (My Little Pony: The Manga - A Day in the Life of Equestria Vol. 3)

Twilight Sparkle and her friends use the Elements of Harmony to defeat Nightmare Moon. Princess Luna returns to normal, and she and Celestia reunite. Celestia assigns Twilight to stay in Ponyville to learn about friendship. (Friendship is Magic, part 2)

Celestia sends Twilight and her friends tickets to the Grand Galloping Gala. (The Ticket Master)

In unspecified chronological order...

Traveling magician Trixie puts on a magic show in Ponyville. Twilight defeats an ursa minor, humiliating Trixie. (Boast Busters)

Twilight and her friends meet and befriend Zecora. (Bridle Gossip)

Twist gets her cutie mark. Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo form the Cutie Mark Crusaders. (Call of the Cutie)

Rarity makes dresses for herself and her friends to wear to the Gala. (Suited For Success)

Rainbow Dash performs a sonic rainboom and wins the Best Young Flyer competition in Cloudsdale. (Sonic Rainboom)

Twilight adopts an owl as a pet and nighttime assistant and names him Owlowiscious. (Owl's Well That Ends Well)

Twilight and her friends attend the Grand Galloping Gala, and an evening of unmet expectations ends in disaster. (The Best Night Ever)

After a minor squabble between the Cutie Mark Crusaders, Discord, freed from his stone state, returns and wreaks chaos.

Discord uses his magic to turn Ponyville into the "chaos capital of the world."

Possible deviation: Discord's chaotic reign extends to the rest of Equestria. (The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 2)

Twilight and her friends defeat Discord and trap him in stone again with the Elements of Harmony.

Season two

Princess Celestia has the rest of Twilight's friends start sending her letters about what they learn about friendship. (Lesson Zero)

In unspecified chronological order... Princess Luna participates in Nightmare Night. (Luna Eclipsed)

Twilight celebrates her birthday in Canterlot. (Sweet and Elite)

Salesponies Flim and Flam visit Ponyville. The Apple family beats them in a cider-making competition. (The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000)

Possible deviation: Flim and Flam beat the Apple family and bulldoze Sweet Apple Acres. (The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 2)

Spike adopts a baby phoenix and names him Peewee. (Dragon Quest)

Cranky Doodle Donkey moves to Ponyville. Pinkie Pie befriends him by reuniting him with Matilda. (A Friend in Deed)

In unspecified chronological order...

Rainbow Dash adopts a tortoise as a pet and names him Tank. (May the Best Pet Win!)

Spike celebrates what is stated to be his first birthday since moving to Ponyville. (Secret of My Excess)

Pound Cake and Pumpkin Cake are born. (Baby Cakes)

Cerberus briefly strays from the gates of Tartarus and attacks Ponyville. During this time, Lord Tirek escapes imprisonment. (It's About Time, Twilight's Kingdom - Part 1)

Queen Chrysalis, the leader of the changelings, infiltrates Canterlot and takes Princess Cadance's place.

Possible deviation: Chrysalis and the changelings succeed in taking over Equestria, driving many ponies away into hiding. (The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 2, Cutie Re-Mark: Changelingverse)

Twilight is invited to her brother Shining Armor's wedding to Princess Cadance.

Twilight rescues the real Princess Cadance from captivity, and Queen Chrysalis and the changelings are ultimately defeated by the power of Cadance and Shining Armor's love.

Princess Cadance and Shining Armor are married.

After a thousand years, the Crystal Empire reappears. King Sombra, in a weakened shadow form, attempts to regain control.

Possible deviation: King Sombra retakes control of the Empire and spreads his influence over the rest of Equestria. The Great Crystal War occurs. (The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 1, Cutie Re-Mark: Sombraverse, Cutie Re-Mark: Sombraverse Redux)

Twilight is sent to the Crystal Empire to help save it as part of a test by Princess Celestia, and her friends accompany her.

Twilight finds the Crystal Heart and sends Spike to deliver it. With the Crystal Heart in place, the Crystal Ponies use the "love and light within" them to defeat Sombra. Cadance is recognized as the "Crystal Princess". Spike becomes known as "Great and Honorable Spike the Brave and Glorious" in the Crystal Empire for his role.

In unspecified chronological order...

Babs Seed visits Ponyville and becomes a member of the Cutie Mark Crusaders. (One Bad Apple)

Trixie returns to Ponyville with the Alicorn Amulet and beats Twilight in a magic duel. With the help of her friends, Twilight tricks Trixie into relinquishing the Alicorn Amulet and saves Ponyville. (Magic Duel)

Rainbow Dash takes Scootaloo under her wing. (Sleepless in Ponyville)

Rainbow Dash enrolls at the Wonderbolt Academy. (Wonderbolts Academy)

Princess Celestia has Discord released from his stone prison on the terms of being reformed, a feat which Fluttershy accomplishes. (Keep Calm and Flutter On)

Spike returns Peewee to his parents. (Just for Sidekicks)

The Crystal Empire is selected as the next location for the Equestria Games. (Games Ponies Play)

Twilight Sparkle completes Star Swirl the Bearded's unfinished spell and creates new magic. She is crowned an Alicorn princess. (Magical Mystery Cure)

Twilight and her friends start keeping a friendship journal. (Castle Mane-ia)

In unspecified chronological order...

The Cutie Mark Crusaders are chosen to be Ponyville's flag-carriers at the Equestria Games. (Flight to the Finish)

Rarity obtains her key to the Chest of Harmony. (Rarity Takes Manehattan)

Rainbow Dash obtains her key to the Chest of Harmony. (Rainbow Falls)

Pinkie Pie obtains her key to the Chest of Harmony. (Pinkie Pride)

Fluttershy obtains her key to the Chest of Harmony. (It Ain't Easy Being Breezies)

Maud Pie leaves on her rocktorate dissertation. During this time, she finds Starlight Glimmer in the middle of constructing a village in which everyone is made to be "equal". (Maud Pie, Rock Solid Friendship)

Applejack obtains her key to the Chest of Harmony. (Leap of Faith)

Rainbow Dash passes her Wonderbolts Reserves exam. (Testing Testing 1, 2, 3)

The Equestria Games take place in the Crystal Empire. (Equestria Games)

Lord Tirek escapes from Tartarus and convinces Discord to join him in his campaign to drain all of Equestria of its magic.

Possible deviation: Lord Tirek rises to power and lays waste to all of Equestria. (The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 2)

The Golden Oak Library is destroyed by Lord Tirek.

Twilight Sparkle obtains her key to the Chest of Harmony.

Twilight and her friends unlock the Chest of Harmony and obtain Rainbow Power. With this power, they defeat Lord Tirek and imprison him in Tartarus again.

The Castle of Friendship appears in Ponyville.

In unspecified chronological order...

The Golden Oak Library's remains are fashioned into a chandelier for Twilight's castle throne room. (Castle Sweet Castle)

Babs Seed obtains her cutie mark. (Bloom & Gloom)

Tank goes into hibernation for what is stated to be the first winter since Rainbow Dash adopted him. (Tanks for the Memories)

The Grand Galloping Gala is held again, and the event is almost ruined by Discord and the Smooze. (Make New Friends but Keep Discord)

The Cutie Map summons Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash to Griffonstone. (The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone)

Cranky Doodle Donkey and Matilda are married. (Slice of Life)

The Grand Equestria Pony Summit is held in Canterlot. (Princess Spike)

Equestria forges new friendship ties with Yakyakistan. (Party Pooped)

Rarity opens a boutique in Canterlot. (Canterlot Boutique)

Wind Rider is discharged from the Wonderbolts. (Rarity Investigates!)

The Cutie Map summons Applejack and Rarity to Manehattan. Apple Bloom and Big McIntosh compete in the Sisterhooves Social. (Made in Manehattan/Brotherhooves Social)

The Cutie Mark Crusaders get their cutie marks. (Crusaders of the Lost Mark)

Princess Cadance and Shining Armor announce that they're having a baby. (The One Where Pinkie Pie Knows)

The Cutie Map summons Twilight and Fluttershy to the Smokey Mountains. (The Hooffields and McColts)

The Helping Hooves music festival is held in Ponyville, with Coloratura as the headlining act. (The Mane Attraction)

Starlight Glimmer travels back in time to prevent filly Rainbow Dash from performing her first sonic rainboom.

As a result of Starlight's interference with history, several alternate timelines are created.

After several attempts, Twilight foils Starlight's efforts to change history.

Starlight Glimmer is reformed, and Twilight takes her on as a pupil.

The Friendship Games are held at Canterlot High School.

Sunset Shimmer defeats human Twilight after she transforms into Midnight Sparkle.

Human Twilight transfers from Crystal Prep Academy to Canterlot High.

After the events of The Cutie Re-Mark, Princess Twilight meets her human counterpart.

Princess Cadance gives birth to Flurry Heart, the first naturally-born Alicorn in Equestria.

Starlight Glimmer reunites with her old friend Sunburst.

Flurry Heart inadvertently shatters the Crystal Heart, threatening the Crystal Empire with an eternal winter.

The Mane Six and their friends restore the Crystal Heart with Flurry Heart's Crystalling ceremony.

In unspecified chronological order...

The Cutie Mark Crusaders help Tender Taps get his cutie mark. (On Your Marks)

Ember wins the Gauntlet of Fire and becomes Dragon Lord, succeeding her father Torch. (Gauntlet of Fire)

Starlight Glimmer befriends Trixie. (No Second Prances)

Fire Streak retires from the Wonderbolts, and Rainbow Dash is promoted from reservist to full member. (Newbie Dash)

Rarity For You is opened in Manehattan, and Buried Lede writes a newspaper review about its grand opening. (The Saddle Row Review)

Fluttershy's younger brother Zephyr Breeze graduates from mane therapy school. (Flutter Brutter)

The Cutie Map is reactivated, and it summons Pinkie Pie and Rarity to Canterlot. (Spice Up Your Life)

Rainbow Dash attends the Daring Do Convention in Manehattan and meets Quibble Pants. (Stranger Than Fan Fiction)

The Applewood Derby is held in Ponyville. (The Cart Before the Ponies)

Spike befriends a changeling named Thorax. (The Times They Are A Changeling)

Gabby the griffon becomes a member of the Cutie Mark Crusaders. (The Fault in Our Cutie Marks)

The Cutie Map summons Applejack and Fluttershy to Las Pegasus. (Viva Las Pegasus)

The Cutie Map summons Twilight Sparkle and Rainbow Dash to the Wonderbolt Academy. (Top Bolt)

Starlight Glimmer, Trixie, Thorax, and Discord are awarded Pink Hearts of Courage, and Starlight graduates from being Twilight's student. (Celestial Advice)

In unspecified order...

The Mane Six go on a friendship retreat in Manehattan. (All Bottled Up)

Maud Pie graduates from the Equestrian Institute of Rockology and moves to Ponyville. (Rock Solid Friendship)

Fluttershy establishes the Sweet Feather Sanctuary. (Fluttershy Leans In)

The Cutie Map summons Starlight Glimmer to Canterlot. (A Royal Problem)

Yickslurbertfest is held in Yakyakistan. (Not Asking for Trouble)

Ember and the dragons attack Yakyakistan. (Wings Over Yakyakistan)

Pinkie Pie briefly takes over Chaosville. (

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Issue #57

)

Grand Pear moves back to Ponyville and reconnects with the Apple family. (The Perfect Pear)

Twilight publishes the friendship journal and distributes it across Equestria. (Fame and Misfortune)

The Cutie Map summons Spike to Ponyville. (Triple Threat)

Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and the Cutie Mark Crusaders go on another camping trip. (Campfire Tales)

Thorax's brother Pharynx accepts the changeling hive's new way of sharing love. (To Change a Changeling)

Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash convince Daring Do not to go into retirement. (Daring Done?)

Twilight and Fluttershy travel to the Hayseed Swamp and find a cure for Zecora's Swamp Fever. (A Health of Information)

Twilight, Fluttershy, Zecora, and Cattail discover the Magenta Bloom. (

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Issue #58

)

The Cutie Mark Crusaders open a Cutie Mark Day Camp. (Marks and Recreation)

Twilight and her family go on a zeppelin cruise. (Once Upon a Zeppelin)

Sunburst purchases Star Swirl the Bearded's lost journal from an antique store in Ponyville. (Uncommon Bond)

Tempest Shadow leaves to help ponies around Equestria and spread the news of the Storm King's defeat. (School Daze - Part 1, Tempest's Tale)

Twilight opens the School of Friendship. (School Daze)

Twilight, Celestia, and Cadance attend the Convocation of Creatures. (Convocation of the Creatures!)

The Mane Six (minus Twilight) take part in making a movie based on the friendship journal. (

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Issue #66

)

The Young Six celebrate Nightmare Night for their first time in Ponyville. (

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Issue #71

)

In unspecified chronological order...

Pinkie Pie's sister Maud starts dating Mudbriar. (The Maud Couple)

The Gold Horseshoe Gals go on their annual trip to Las Pegasus. (Grannies Gone Wild)

The Cutie Map summons Sweetie Belle, Apple Bloom, and Scootaloo to Mount Aris, where some Hippogriffs have returned to living on the surface while others have chosen to remain in Seaquestria as seaponies. (Surf and/or Turf)

Princess Celestia celebrates her ones-versary of raising the sun. (Horse Play)

The Cutie Map summons Starlight Glimmer and Sunburst to Sire's Hollow. (The Parent Map)

Spike goes through a molting phase and grows a pair of wings. (Molt Down)

Cozy Glow enrolls at the School of Friendship. Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo receive honorary School of Friendship diplomas and are appointed as friendship tutors. (Marks for Effort)

Queen Chrysalis creates clones of the Mane Six in order to control the Elements of Harmony, but the Tree of Harmony destroys the clones. (The Mean 6)

Starlight is appointed as temporary headmare at the School of Friendship. (A Matter of Principals)

Gallus pulls a prank at the School of Friendship during Hearth's Warming Eve. (The Hearth's Warming Club)

Flim and Flam establish Friendship University with Chancellor Neighsay's approval. (Friendship University)

Starlight and Trixie take a road trip to Saddle Arabia. (Road to Friendship)

Scootaloo briefly joins the Washouts. (The Washouts)

Twilight appoints Rockhoof as Equestria's "keeper of tales". (A Rockhoof and a Hard Place)

The Young Six's friendships are tested by the Tree of Harmony. (What Lies Beneath)

The Cutie Map summons Fluttershy and Applejack to the Peaks of Peril. (Sounds of Silence)

A dragon called Sludge visits Ponyville and pretends to be Spike's father. (Father Knows Beast)

Celestia and Luna decide to retire and leave the task of ruling Equestria to Twilight and her friends.

Grogar assembles a legion of villains—consisting of Queen Chrysalis, Lord Tirek, Cozy Glow, and King Sombra—to destroy the Mane Six.

King Sombra defects from the alliance and attacks the Crystal Empire.

After being seemingly defeated, Sombra destroys the Tree of Harmony and Elements of Harmony.

Sombra takes control of everyone in Ponyville and takes over Canterlot.

Plants from the Everfree Forest threaten to overrun Ponyville, and Celestia, Luna, and Star Swirl contain it.

The Mane Six defeat King Sombra with the Magic of Friendship.

Celestia and Luna decide to delay their retirement.

In unspecified chronological order...

The Young Six turn the Tree of Harmony's remains into a treehouse. (Uprooted)

Twilight and Shining Armor compete for the title of "Sibling Supreme". (Sparkle's Seven)

The Amity Ball is held at the School of Friendship. (She's All Yak)

Lord Tirek, Queen Chrysalis, and Cozy Glow retrieve Grogar's Bewitching Bell from Mt. Everhoof and hide it in their plot to overthrow him. (Frenemies)

The Confluence takes place at Sweet Apple Acres. (Going to Seed)

Scootaloo's aunts Holiday and Lofty move to Ponyville. (The Last Crusade)

The last Summer Sun Celebration is held, and Twilight creates the Festival of the Two Sisters to replace it. Tirek, Chrysalis, and Cozy infiltrate Canterlot Castle and steal a book about the Bewitching Bell from the archives. (The Summer Sun Setback)

Starlight Glimmer is promoted to headmare of the School of Friendship, Sunburst is hired as the vice headmare, and Trixie is hired as the new guidance counselor. (A Horse Shoe-In)

Daring Do and Dr. Caballeron co-write the next Daring Do book. Ahuizotl becomes an author. (Daring Doubt)

The Cutie Mark Crusaders temporarily turn into grown-ups with a magic flower sent by Star Swirl the Bearded. (Growing Up is Hard to Do)

Big McIntosh and Sugar Belle are married. (The Big Mac Question)

Queen Chrysalis, Lord Tirek, and Cozy Glow turn the pony races against each other and empower themselves with the Bewitching Bell.

Grogar is revealed to be Discord in disguise.

Cozy Glow attacks Canterlot, Tirek defeats the Pillars of Old Equestria, and Chrysalis defeats Starlight Glimmer.

The three villains defeat and capture most of the Mane Six, Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, the Pillars, and Discord.

Twilight's friends escape and regroup with her to challenge the villains.

The windigos return to Equestria.

The School of Friendship students reunite Equestria and assemble an army to fight the villains.

The Mane Six, Young Six, and Pillars banish the windigos and defeat the villains with the magic of friendship.

Chrysalis, Tirek, and Cozy Glow are imprisoned in stone by Discord and the princesses.

In unspecified chronological order...

Starlight Glimmer and Spike collect memories of Twilight and her friends in a magical scrapbook to surprise her with at her coronation. (A-Dressing Memories, Cakes for the Memories, Memnagerie, Deep Tissue Memories, Harvesting Memories, Memories and More)

Lyra and Sweetie Drops marry. (The Last Problem)

Derpy publishes a muffin-themed cookbook.​[​citation needed​]​

Twilight is crowned ruler of Equestria, and Celestia and Luna retire to Silver Shoals. Twilight establishes the Council of Friendship with her friends. (The Last Problem, Memories and More)

Twilight Sparkle raises the sun for the first time as ruler of Equestria. (Friendship is Magic: Free Comic Book Day)

Twilight sends four groups of her friends to different parts of Equestria to spread the magic of friendship. (

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Issue #89

)

In unspecified chronological order...

Applejack, Zecora, Rockhoof, and Tempest Shadow travel to Farasi and discover a second Tree of Harmony. Zecora and her old friends use the Farasian Elements of Harmony to defeat the Grootslang, restoring Farasi's water and plant life. (

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Issue #90

,

Issue #91

,

Issue #92

)

During the Festival of the Two Sisters, Pinkie Pie and Cheese Sandwich accidentally bring Muffletta Moss into Canterlot, causing all sound to disappear, and eradicate it with laughter. (

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Issue #94

,

Issue #95

)

Rarity, Big McIntosh, Maud Pie, and Mage Meadowbrook travel to the Diamond Dog kingdom of Caninia and discover a third Tree of Harmony. The six royal sisters use its Elements of Harmony to stop the old Caninia castle from collapsing due to carbunkappas and their feud ends. (My Little Pony Annual 2021)

Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Trixie, Discord, and Capper travel to the Abyssinian capital of Panthera where Capper reunites with his old friends. They discover a fourth Tree of Harmony and use its Elements to give some of Panthera's residents magic and overthrow King Meowmeow. (

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Issue #96

,

Issue #97

)

In unspecified order...

The Last Problem

In unspecified chronological order...

Twilight takes ownership of the School for Gifted Unicorns.

Pinkie Pie and Cheese Sandwich marry and have a son.

Rarity opens new boutiques for non-ponies.

Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo become full-time teachers at the School of Friendship.

Big McIntosh and Sugar Belle have a son.

Gallus becomes captain of the Canterlot royal guard.

Yona is hired as an employee at Carousel Boutique.

[colorful-horses]

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2. Favorite episode/ chapter/ etc from MLP:FiM?

‘The Best Night Ever’! :)

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[princess-of-the-corner]

if i wanted to get into mlp just to read fanfic, what episodes would be like. absolute necessities to watch

or should i just go through a season or 2 to get the vibes

Okay. Bare minimum I'd say watch the first two episodes. That introduces you to the basics of who everyone is, some of the lore, and things like the Elements of Harmony. From there you can figure things out from context or spelunking the Wiki. 

Best speedrun to introduce characters and plot points… I'll go over the list and why it's important. 

Season 1: 

"Friendship is Magic", parts 1 and 2. (Introduces our main cast, Princess Celestia, Princess Luna/Nightmare Moon, and the Elements of Harmony.)

Griffon The Brush Off(Introduces Gilda. She's only in a few episodes but is a fan favorite)

Boast Busters(Introduces Trixie. Another fan favorite who only had a few appearances until later seasons).

Bridle Gossip (Introduces Zecora, who will show up occasionally).

Winter Wrap Up(A bunch of worldbuilding on how their world works)

Call of the Cutie (Worldbuilding around Cutie Marks. Introduces the little sibling characters and their classmates, formation of the Cutie Mark Crusaders.)

Suited For Success (not as important, but has good character moments, a line that became a meme, and the dresses reappear).

Feeling Pinkie Keen(Shows off Pinkie's "Pinkie Sense")

Sonic Rainboom (Tells us what a Sonic Rainboom actually is)

Stare Master (Shows us Fluttershy's Stare Ability)

The Cutie Mark Chronicles (Flashbacks to how the Mane Six earned their Cutie Marks)

Party Of One (Shows Pinkie being….. Rejection-sensitive. Lead to the Pinkamena stuff)

Best Night Ever (Payoff of going to the Grand Galloping Gala)

Season 2:

The Return of Harmony, part 1 and 2 (Introduces Discord.)

Lesson Zero (Twilight going nuts about the whole "Friendship Lesson" plotpoint)

Luna Eclipsed (Brings back Princess Luna with a new look, shows her personality and how she's adapting, and gives lore about the holiday Nightmare Night)

Secret of My Excess (Worldbuilding on Dragons)

Hearth's Warming Eve (holy worldbuilding Batman!)

Baby Cakes (Pumpkin and Pound Cake are born!)

The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000 (Introduction of the Flim Flam Brothers)

Hearts and Hooves Day (Some worldbuilding. The reason Bih Mac and Cheerilee are a popular ship)

Dragon Quest (More Dragon Worldbuilding)

A Canterlot Wedding, Part 1 and 2 (Introduces Shining Armor, Cadence, Chrysalis, and the Changelings)

Season 3:

The Crystal Empire, Part 1 and 2 (Introduces the Crystal Empire, the Crystal Ponies, and King Sombra)

Too Many Pinkies (Introduces the Mirror Pool)

One Bad Apple (Introduces Babs Seed)

Magic Duel (Trixie Returns)

Wonderbolts Academy (more on the Wonderbolts. Introduces Lightning Dust)

Keep Calm and Flutter On (Discord Redemption speedrun)

Magical Mystery Cure (Twilight becomes an Alicorn)

Here is where you should watch the first Equestria Girls movie!

Season 4 (aka, the first season with an overarching plot!)

Princess Twilight Sparkle, Part 1 and 2(shows Twilight trying to be Princess, they give up the Elements of Harmony, and we are introduced to the Tree of Harmony and its mysterious locked box)

Castle Mane-ia (Sets up how they are exploring the castle in the Everfree Forest)

Daring Don't (Daring Do was a children's book series, but turns out she's a real Pony!)

Bats! (Where the "Vampire Fluttershy" stuff comes from)

Rarity Takes Manehattan (Part of the overarching plot)

Pinkie Apple Pie (Pinkie and AJ might be related!)

Rainbow Falls (Overarching Plot)Pinkie Pride (Introduces Cheese Sandwich(aka: Weird Al's Ponysona), and is part of the overarching plot)It ain't Easy being Breezies (Overarching Plot)

Maud Pie (Introduces Maud)

Leap of Faith (Overarching Plot)Twilight's Kingdom, part 1 and 2 (Payoff with the Tree of Harmony. Tirek is a dick. Discord backslides on the redemption but tbh I get it. Twilight gets a Castle)

Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks!!!

Season 5:

The Cutie Map, Part 1 and 2 (More on Twi's castle, intro to The Cutie Map, intro for Starlight Glimmer and her Town)

Make New Friends But Keep Discord (Discord …. Tries to make a friend)

The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone (Griffon Worldbuilding)

Slice Of Life (Mostly irrelevant but is fun to see all the background characters get the spotlight)

Do Princesses Dream of Magic Sheep? (The Tantabus, discusses Luna's lasting guilt of beinf Nightmare Moon)

Canterlot Boutique(Rarity's career is moving forward and she's opening shops in new locations)

Crusaders of the Lost Mark (Diamond Tiara redemption, intro of Spoiled Rich, the CMC earn their Cutie Marks!)

The Mane Attraction (introduces Rara)

The Cutie Re-Mark (Starlight Glimmer returns, but gets a redemption at the end)

Equestria Girls: The Friendship Games!

Season 6: 

The Crystalling, Part 1 and 2 (Flurry Heart is born. Introduces Sunburst)

On Your Marks (Shows that the CMC, having earned their own Cutie Marks, are figuring out what to do and begin helping others earn their Marks)Gauntlet of Fire (Dragon Worldbuilding)

No Second Prances (Trixie comes back and stays for the ride!)

A Hearths' Warming Tail (More Hearth's Warming Worldbuilding)

Flutter Brutter (Unfortunately, introduces Zephyr Breeze. Featuring Flutters being 110% done with this shit)

Stranger than Fanfiction (intro to Quibble Pants. A lot of meta jokes about the fandom)

The Times They Are A Changeling (Introduces Thorax)

Dungeons & Discords (Not necessary, but it's a D&D themed episode!!)

The Fault In Our Cutie Marks (The CMC deal with a client from a species that doesn't get Cutie Marks)

Where The Apple Lies (Actually fuck this episode but this is the one where I joke that Applebloom came from the Aether!)

To Where And Back Again (Chrysalis Returns)

Equestria Girls: The Legend of Everfree!!

Season 7: 

Celestial Advice (We come a bit full circle, in Twilight discussing the beginning of the series with Celestia)

Parental Glidance (Introduces Rainbow's parents)

A Royal Problem (Introduces the concept of Daybreaker)

Discorant Harmony (Discord has some issues! Holy shit!)

The Perfect Pear (We learn about Applejack's parents and fucking sob)

Fame and Misfortune (Not necessary, but is both meta at addressing the show's criticism, and a good lesson for everyone)

Campfire Tales (First mentions of Rockhoof, Mistmane, and Flash Magnus)

To Change A Changeling (Updates on Thorax ruling the Changelings, and introduces Pharynx)

Daring Done? (More Daring Do, first mention of Somnambula)

A Health of Information (first mention of Mage Medowbrook)Marks and Recreation (More on the CMC helping others earn their Cutie Marks, this time focusing on a pony who doesn't want one)

Shadow Play Part 1 and 2 (Pony of Shadows plot. The mentioned "Pillars of Equestria" come back. Etc)

My Little Pony: The Movie

This is about when I fell out of watching so Idk what's important. Season openers and finales are your best bet. 

There are also Eqg Special Episodes like The Forgotten Friendship.

[phenomenalcosmicpowers]

Some Preliminary thoughts on MLP Generation 5

I was considering waiting for a Trailer before speaking on this. I assume one will probably come out any day now, heck the way things are coming out I probably won't be surprised if I end up sort of jinxing things and we get our first trailer smack-dab in the middle of tomorrow or something. But I do want to sort of give my current thoughts heading into G5. As we've gotten alot more tidbits then the rather vague details from the first few months since our first look at the new characters back in Feburary. If we do get a trailer, depending what is shown. Maybe I'll make a follow-up post.

I will first say that I do plan on giving both the movie and series a shot, none of the concerns that I express in this post will make me hesitate in at least checking how the movie and show goes on it's own merits. There is a possibility the movie and/or show ends up being fun despite the underlying concerns I'm about to say. Without further adieu, I'll begin.

((More thoughts after the break))

We are now almost 80 days from the premiere of G5. And most information up until recently have been fairly vague on what exactly is the G5 world. With a brand new cast, and even some vastly different design from the G4 pony design we knew it feels like at least from a visual standpoint that this is supposed to be an entirely new generation. The same way G1 or G3 is not the same universe as G4. However, both some vague information and recent information sort of dropped the bombshell that no, G5 is actually supposed to be in the same world that the G4 Equestria is. Which lets get to the general point of this:

Even if the G4 world that we loved in Friendship is Magic is sort of now this ancient past in which for at least thousands of years there was harmony between all the pony races and non-ponies alike as shown in the future of The Last Problem until perhaps some sort of slow collapse later on happened (Presumably long, long, LOOOOOONG after assumingly everyone of the Main 6 sans Twilight have died from old age). It... might be a bitter pill to swallow for any fan of G4 that loved the show's happy ending. Sure, at the very least it doesn't look like they're trying to say that at some point Twilight failed, as heck Sunny is probably sure to look at Twilight as this legendary hero to aspire to be like. But still, it just doesn't feel like a good look when while I get why G5 is having it's premise of Sunny and the others making the world a better place. Upon seeing the initial synopses of the show. It very much feels like it was Hasbro taking note of last year's George Floyd/BLM Protests. Which I will say is potentially a good direction. But it'd help if this was an entirely new universe that is having this divided world problem. Not a long time after G4 itself ended on the positive note on just about every notable species pony or non-pony alike are living in harmony where Sunny's goal had already basically been achieved.

I get the idea behind having G5 mentioned as the same world as G4. It's an attempt to have their cake and eat it too where they're trying quite a bit new and also try to keep many of the fans of G4 that proved to be a lightning in a bottle. It's a big truth that Friendship is Magic is going to be a hard act to follow even if G5 turns out great on it's own merits. Having an entirely new universe from Hasbro's perspective I also get have some risks. You toss away a world so many people love for one that the fans might find it hard to find an interest in flocking to like the previous one. At the same time though, taking G5 as the far future of G4 runs the risk of heavily feeling like everything Twilight and the Mane 6 did eventually fell to ruin and the ponies became divided again anyway despite the very finale showing they may have very well ended it for good. With even non-pony species part of the harmony that exists.

I guess the counterpoint may be that in if they must have G5 a follow-up in some way of G4. Then there must be some sort of conflict as otherwise the show would feel boring without many villains and/or adventures to save the day going on. The cost of G4's massive success is that no matter what direction they take G5, it's going to be a struggle for it to find the same footing. But what's worse: Making a new world which while it may potentially disinterest fans of G4 with a lack of familiar faces, it can have potential to grow in it's own fashion and maybe just maybe you'll get something of a following even if it's alot smaller. Or possibly saying it's in the same world where the world of Equestria has somehow gotten to the point that it got worse then when Celestia was ruling Equestria by herself (Because at least under Celestia even with Luna banished to the moon and Twilight was either not there yet or still training. The three pony races were generally united as they have been for more then a thousand years. Not segregated as they are implied to be in G5.)

And while it's too early to tell and could easily be still very much a part of G5 is the non-ponies that were featured in the later seasons. Will Changelings, Dragons, Kirins, Hippogriffs, etc. still play a role? Or will it only focus on ponies? Because the less there are of the non-pony species, the less it will feel like this truly is supposed to be the same world of Equestria we knew. Unless you want to say in a really dark direction that most non-pony species went extinct ever since G4 happened. Even if they're never going to explain how Equestria collapsed into the G5 world (Which I have something of a suspicion that they might never explain it completely)

And another question that is sure to follow... are all the Alicorns from G4. Whether it be Celestia, Luna, Twilight, Cadence, or Flurry Heart... all dead at this point? We never really got much lore about Alicorns even throughout all of G4. So while it's certainly still possible that the Alicorns are more mortal then the fans have been led to believe. That doesn't mean it's not an important question to think about. As if this supposed to be a follow-up to G4. G5 is well within it's right to tell us that maybe we overestimated the immortality of the Alicorns, though because G4 never gave us a straight answer... it means it's entirely on G5 to tell us it's own interpretation. No matter what they say will alienate some fans because the topic of Alicorns has always been a touchy subject even before Twilight herself became an Alicorn or even arguably before the introduction of Cadence due to the many, many, fan interpretations of Luna until we finally got a look at canon Luna in Luna Eclipsed and the fear of how many headcanons it'd destroy (Didn't turn out as bad as people thought it would, but just that the fear was there sowed the seeds of what discourse the Alicorns in G4 was going to cause)

Before we got the detail from the book that G4 is considered ancient equestria in G5's world. There was speculation on the possibility that G4 is actually fictional in G5 world. In other words, the G5 world is in fact an entirely new world but in a meta sort of way is a TV show that Sunny and others were a fan of. Which would explain both the changes that are much different from Equestria (With stuff like horn and wings being different colors from the coat) and the fact Sunny had Mane 6 figures and merchandise in her room. This in retrospect might of been the smarter decision because even with the slight possibility of making some G4 fans mad that they're entirely tossing out the previous series and only having it being mentioned in a fictional context. It wouldn't run the risk of overriding the happy ending. Of course, I wouldn't be surprised if say if they took that direction they'd pull a Daring Do and have it that yes in fact G4 was once G5's past. But in order to show that, they'd have to bring back the G4 Mane 6 in some fashion. Perhaps in a pulled out of limbo-like fashion like they did for the Founders. Though that in itself comes with the problem that they'd want the Mane 6 to be actually recognizable and thus young looking. And if they come out of a limbo while still looking fairly young, it means they weren't around in the past for much long for some odd reason.

That's all I have for now at least on the top of my head. If there's a trailer coming soon I might make another of these as I said. And I'm also open to any responses whether if you want to tell me you have some of the same concerns or do anything that might calm my own concerns about the way G5 might be stepping on G4's toes whilst trying to maintain G4's fandom into the coming generations. Thanks to anyone who bothered to read. I wish good luck on G5, but if concerns aren't addressed and/or they end up correct on some fronts. There's a chance I may have quite the baggage clouding my mind even before the movie and series starts...

[darkstarcore]

✨💕💢 for mlp? love those funky little horses....

Horses...

✨What draws you towards your hyperfixation? what is interesting about it?

I think it’s a few things:

As a little kid, I liked MLP pre-Friendship is Magic, basically the older generations of ponies. There’s already funky little horses in my life story. That being said, FiM is the one I’m most familiar with (it’s also the best one methinks).

Pretty color? Ooo???

There’s a surprising amount of world building and attention to detail in FiM. It’s a show that rewards you for watching it and paying attention, so that way you can go “hey I remember that pony from that episode!”

Character development? In my horses? It’s more likely than you think

Pretty

It’s a happy show, even when times are rough. Barely anything could be considered grumesome or depressing, and most conflict is eventually resolved. Basically, if you want to have a happy time, watch Friendship is Magic.

For a show about friendship they really do go off with the villain songs 👀 (there’s good hero songs too but the villain songs???)

It pretty

💕 Tell us about one of your favorite characters and why you like them!

I already explained why I like Twilight Sparkle a lot in my previous ask: basically, I Am Purple Pony.

I also really like Princess Luna! I think she’s my favorite pony in terms of aesthetics, especially as Nightmare Moon. She’s probably the reason why I still gravitate towards dark/shadowy creatures like the Dark Star (Mario and Luigi) and The Knight/Little Ghost (Hollow Knight). In addition, she’s just a nice princess who tries her best to live a better life post-Nightmare Moon.

“Do Princesses Dream of Magic Sheep?” also made me Big Sad, Luna please be happy 🥺

💢 What do you NOT like about your hyperfixation? is there something you would want to change about it?

The bronies.

Princess Luna is done so dirty in seasons 1 and 2. They don’t do shit with her. Like in season 1 she literally doesn’t exist anymore once she’s un-Nightmare Moon’ed in the series premiere “Friendship is Magic.” Nobody talks about her, she never appears at all, and she’s always excluded while Princess Celestia does everything. Hell even in the season 2 premiere “The Return of Harmony,” Celestia only refers to her once as “my sister,” like girl say her name at least :/

“Luna Eclipse” in season 2 is the first episode after season 1’s premiere where Luna Actually Fucking Exists. She gets her own special episode and it’s great! But then she’s gone again. She still doesn’t appear at all or gets mentioned again until “A Canterlot Wedding” where she makes a grand total of three (3) appearances for all of 5 seconds. She’s not even at the god damn wedding last I remember, not until the after party.

Only in season 3 onwards does Luna exist more, popping in every now and then and actually having a somewhat important role like her sister Celestia. It shouldn’t have taken that long methinks, given she turned evil because she felt unloved and unappreciated. Like... do you want her to be Nightmare Moon again??? God

[broken-foreword]

Can’t watch the MLP marathon.

Once I finish season 4 I’m okay for a bit cause I bought season 5 ages ago. But my sisters have basically blocked me off Netflix so for now this is the list:

Sisterhooves social

Hurricane Fluttershy

Best night ever

Lesson Zero

It’s about time

Pinkie Apple Pie

The last roundup

Feeling Pinkie Keen

Flight to the Finish

Family appreciation day

Read it and weep

A bird in the hoof

The Return of Harmony part 1

Bats

Party of one

Secret of my Excess

Putting your Hoot down

Sleepless in Ponyville

Baby cakes

Hearths warming eve

Luna eclipsed

Green isn’t your color

Suited for success

Dragon Quest

The stare master

A dog and pony show

Look before you sleep

Fall weather friends

Power Ponies

Sonic Rainboom

May the best pet win

Cutie Pox

Super speedy cider squeezey 6000

A canterlot wedding part 2

Call of the cutie

Three’s a crowd

Swarm of the century

Bridle Gossip

Dragonshy

Applebuck season

Filli Vanilli

Over a barrel

Pinkie Pride

The return of Harmony part 2

Magic Duel

Mmmystery in the friendship express

Hearts and Hooves day

Simple ways

Winter wrap up

The Ticket master

Griffin the brush off

FiM part 2

Owls well that ends well

The cutie mark chronicles

Starlight the hypnotist

The Crystal Empire part 1

The show stoppers

Sweet and elite

Castle Mania

Equestria girls movie

Just for sidekicks

Ponyville confidential

Princess twilight sparkle part 2

Boast Busters

Good Vibes

FiM part 1

A Friend in Deed

Mysterious Mare Do Well

One bad apple

Apple family reunion

Magical Mystery Cure

Cheer you on

Keep calm and flutter on

The Crystal Empire part 2

Wonderbolt Academy

Sunset shimmer is overpowered

A canterlot wedding part 1

Rarity’s Biggest Fan

Too many Pinkie Pies

My past is not today

5 to 9

Somepony watching over me

Shake things up

Coinky dink world

Life is a runway

The finals countdown

The other side

5 stars

Make up shake up

Super Squad Goals

Spike at your service

Princess Twilight Sparkle part 1

Daring Don’t

Raise the roof

Games ponies play

It an’t easy being Breezies

Pinkie sitting

I’m on a yacht

Twilight Time

The science of magic

Shake your tail

School of Rock

Music to my ears

Friendship through the ages

Rainbow Falls

Rarity takes Manehatten

[fallen-gabrielle]

The MLP comics are fine (and so is the extended universe)

I will talk about the comics and the extended lore the rest of the medias provide us with more world building. For those who haven’t read the comics, there will be major spoilers, so read at your own risks. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!

Of course, there are Bronies who still consider the comics as non canon. Just like there are Bronies who consider the Equestria Girls as non canon. And same thing with the chapter books.

Others call all that the “extended universe”.

Me? I like Equestria Girls, I like the comics, and the chapter books too. OF COURSE THERE ARE INCONSISTENCIES (< that’s the main reason people don’t like the comics/chapter books/etc, which I think is stupid), the authors don’t have the time to check everything with the show, but they do their best (and especially vice-versa). The show writers don’t follow the comics (and the rest...) because they simply don’t have the time. The comic writers make sometimes references or even sequel to some episodes because they watch the show (show writers don’t read comics and chapter books).

So I consider the “extanded universe” as canon. I don’t care about plot holes, DC comics and Marvel comics have lots of those, and a ton of alternate universes too (reboots, earth-two shenanigans, etc). So why being so hard on the MLP comics ? I really don’t get it. If the reason the comics crush people’s headcanons, I’m sorry, but that’s a lame excuse.

I can understand that the whole “I can’t keep up with all of that” thing, but using it as an excuse for hating the comics (and others medias) is kinda dumb.

And because Hasbro said  “anything that is said in the cartoon, it is primairy canon above any others medias“ is the source of many arguments inside the fandom. That and if they use comic books characters in the show and no one read the thing before, viewers would be confused by what’s going on.

I still think the MLP lore is well developped with the addition of the comics.

Let’s make a recap for what we have in the MLP medias (except the toy line):

The show;

The comics;

The chapter books;

Equestria Girls franchise.

Now, let’s see what kind of comics we have :

The main serie (Friendship is Magic, ongoing)

The Micro serie (10 issues)

Friends Forever (38 issues, replaced Micro Serie)

FIENDship is Magic (5 issues, released at the same time of Friends Forever in April 2015)

Legends of Magic (12 issues, replaced Friends Forever)

Ponyville Mysteries, “sequel” to the eponymous chapter book serie (5 issues, replaced Legends of Magic)

Nightmare Knights (5 issues, replaced Ponyville Mysteries)

The movie prequel (4 issues, released before the movie)

Annuals (somehow ongoing, you may never know *shrugs*).

Now, the list of the chapter books :

The “main serie”, featuring one character;

The Equestria Girls ones (even tho most of them are just book version of the EG movies and specials);

The Princess Collection;

Ponyville Mysteries;

Beyond Equestria, books that features one of the main characters with characters from the Movie.

Yup, that’s a lot.

With all of this, it is certain that the lore of Friendship is Magic was expanded. But alternate worlds in the comics are not the first alternate worlds the franchise has.

There are alternate universes mentioned in the show.

Remember the season 5 finale? There are SIX different timelines :

Sombra war (King Sombra wins);

Everlasting Night (Nightmare Moon wins);

Changeling Invasion (Chrysalis wins);

Total Chaos (Discord wins);

Ultimate Destruction (Tirek wins);

Industrialization (Flim-Flam win).

Each being actually CANON. They are just not the timeline the show is following. That makes them ALTERNATE UNIVERSE, in a sense (just like Flashpoint).

I know that an universe and a timeline is not quite the same, but it still parallel worlds.

So why rejecting the alternate universe that appear in the comics? If we consider everything canon, we have :

1. The Main Equestria (pun not intended)

I’ll call it Equestria 1, from the show and which has 6 different timelines. In a way, the timelines still exist as parallel worlds. So if using the right magic/spell, it may be possible to visit the alt timelines. I’m not going to arg about it like in The Flash, because science isn’t really used in Friendship is Magic, so yeah, don’t start the science talk about alt timelines in a cartoon with magical horses.

2. The Equestria Girls world

From Equestria Girls duh where everyone looks like humans. Sunset Shimmer, who is from Equestria 1, stays there because Hasbro don’t want to mix her with the main show (fight me, this is the real reason why she’s not back to Equestria).

3. The Mirror-verse (comics)

I know that TECHNICALLY every alternate universes are “mirror-verses” because the portals to every alt worlds are mirrors, but I call this one Mirror-verse because every characters are the total opposite from Equestria 1. All the good guys are evil, and all the evil guys are good.

In Reflection (main serie, issue 17-20), the two alternate worlds became so “close” that the merge between them could have destroy them both. The King Sombra from this world stored all the evil of the Mirror-verse inside of him to restore the balance.

Also, this King Sombra is in love with Princess Celestia from Equestria 1. Mmmh... Maybe that’s why people don’t like the comics : their waifu is actually taken (well, not anymore after Reflection). We haven’t heard of this alternate universe since then.

4. The Shadow-verse (comics)

Alternate universe that appears in Legends of Magic and the Annual 2018 (that is a complement to Legends of Magic). This is also the world the serie Nightmare Knights is taking place (see more below).

This is also a personal fan-made name for this universe : this is the one where an alternate Pony of Shadows (aka alternate Stygian) is superpowerful. He defeated his version of Starswirl the Bearded. But as a real power hungry villain, he wanted more. He tried to corrupted the Celestia and the Luna from his world but his Starswirl stopped him from doing so.

But between this moment in the past and in the present day, Green Pony of Shadows (yes, that’s how I’ll call him, because he has green fire/shadows) contacted his counterpart through his dreams: apparently, he succeded to corrupt his Celestia (his Luna seemed to be too weak to resist corruption). So of course, Princess Luna and Stygian from Equestria 1 decided to rescue Celestia of Shadow-verse. But soon they realise that Green Pony of Shadows is not in charge in this universe anymore. It is Eris (Discord’s cousin) who rules the place with the staff of Sacanas (staff used by the Storm King in the Movie). We don’t know yet which world/universe Eris is from. I assume for now she’s from the Shadow-verse.

This is the plot of Nightmare Knights. We already saw easter eggs to previous villains (including Grogar). There is a King Sombra who looks like King Sombra from Mirror-verse. Is he the same Sombra who travel to Shadow-verse or is he the Sombra from Shadow-verse and he just looks like Sombra Mirror-verse post corruption ? I know this is just a reference, but there are TWO Rarities : Nightmare Rarity and Rarity corrupted by dark waters. So did they come from Shadow-verse or alternate worlds where one is corrupted by the Nightmare Forces and the other one by the dark waters ?

Also, what happened to Green Pony of Shadows ? Should I keep calling this the Shadow-verse since Eris is in charge now? I don’t know, we’ll see.

5. Unknown Atlernate universe (TCG)

Yes, even the trading card game proposes an alternate unviverse in which Solar Flare/Nightmare Star (a corrupted version of Celestia) rules her world with an iron hoof. An alternate universe so horrifying that Starswirl from Equestria 1 had to destroy the portal so that no one will know about it (also, he probably didn’t want to see Solar Flare coming in Equestria 1).

I personally prefer Solar Flare over Daybreaker. I really thought that Celestia’s evil counterpart would be it but noooooooo, Hasbro don’t know everything in their own merchandises. They are the one creating inconsistencies. 

The comics created a few controversies

1. Nightmare Forces controversy

The oldest question : which princess is the best ? Back then, we can only choose between Celestia and Luna. And of course, most people choose Luna for her tragic backstory.

In the second arc in the main serie (issues 5-8) Nightmare Rarity, the story is kinda the same as in episode 4, season 2 Luna eclipsed.

It’s about her acceptance of her past and stuff like that. What the comic brings and it’s what most Bronies are not happy with is the Nightmare Forces. So, according to the story, it would be an outside force that corrupts Princess Luna into Nightmare Moon. Yeah, no : using that excuse to glorified the character is lame. Making her a slave to something wasn’t well recieved within the fandom.

The arc is supposed to happen after the episode, that’s why it is a little confusing.

But the comic never stated WHERE the Nightmare Forces come from. And I think people have tendecies to forget who Luna is : an Alicorn. What’s the connection, you ask? Well in episode 13, season 5 Do Princesses Dream of Magic Sheep?, Luna created the Tantabus, a creature for the sole purpose of punishing herself for her past mistakes. What IS the connection, you ask? SHE IS A FREAKING ALICORN, that means she has a magic more powerful than anypony in Equestria. If she was able to create the Tantabus out of guilt, it is possible she created the Nightmare Forces out of envy and anger. It’s like her magic and feelings created another personality, Nightmare Moon and when she was defeated by the Mane 6 and the Elements of Harmony, her evil personality and its magic (the Nightmare Forces) were simply rejected from her body/mind and went to the moon waiting to come back. That’s what happens in the comic. The Nightmare Forces took over Rarity because being a bearer of an Element, that makes the rest of them useless.

There is a rest of Luna’s magic in the Forces and they started to act as a whole new entity after their separation.

Of course, this is only a headcanon, but it is the best explaination I can come up with to keep the Nightmare Forces and Luna being the only responsible for her actions (instead of putting the blame on something exterior).

2. Deers controversy

In the show, there are deers who appear to be non sentient. They look like they are being enslaved by the ponies.

In The Root of the Problem (comic main serie, issue 27-28), the story introduce us to a race of sentient deers who lived in the Everfree Forest (they are kinda the elves of Equestria) with their king, Aspen, being the ruler of their civilisation. 

Since the show writers can’t add characters from the comics because it would confuse everyone, we will probably never see King Aspen in the show. Not everyone follows the comics, and not everone follows every comics.

3. Seaponies controversy

See this for more details.

I may be the only one to think about it, but I don’t care.

The Umbrum and the Pony of Shadows

I won’t hide it, King Sombra is my favorite villain of G4.

So much potential and awesome look. I was a little disapointed with his lack of screentime.

So of course I started to have headcanons about him. I learned to not go too far with them because when the canon backstory has to be revealed, it will crush my headcanons. So I waited a little to know more about King Sombra. And I was blessed with FIENDship is Magic issue 1 !

This issue tells us his origin story : he is from a tribe/kind of ponies made of shadow and darkness called the Umbrum/Umbra (I actually don’t know the plural), the shadow ponies. These ponies represent hate and fear, they are the perfect opposite of the Crystal ponies, them representing love and hope. There is a need of balance : day and night, light and darkness, fear and hope, love and hate.

Now, while I was super excited to read the arc Siege of the Crystal Empire (main serie, issue 34-37), I have to admit that despite the good premises, the writing and setting were UNFORTUNATELY lacking of quality. The so called villainous league of second rate antagonists that serves NOTHING to the story, Radiant Hope’s character (the worst Mary-Sue I have ever seen), the part where Cadance (the princess of LOVE, btw) was able to use HATE magic without getting a headache (while when Twilight did it, it was hurting a little) AND IT WAS NEVER TOUCHED UPON IN THE LAST ISSUE !!!! Just like King Sombra’s character in the season 3 premiere, a big disapointement because of the wasted potential...

Despite all that, the issue expands more about the shadow ponies (I’m trying to cope with what I can, ok?). We see their true form: 

Nightmare fuel

We know they attacked the Crystal Empire, leaving nothing but despair until Princess Amore created/found the Crystal Heart (Journal of the Two Sister) : the only weapon/artefact fueled with love and hope, the total opposite of what the Shadow ponies are, full of hate and fear. Since then, the Umbrum are trapped inside a prison, the Crystal Heart needs to be “refilled” with love every year (the purpose of the Crystal Fair) in order to keep the Empire safe and sounds from them.

A lot of stuff happened 1000 years ago, huh ? The Umbrum left nothing but DESPAIR. Keep that in mind, it’s going to be important.

The Umbrum were also mentioned in The Movie Prequel issue 4, they are well known outside of Equestria. I wanted to see this sign so bad in the Movie, because that meant the Umbrum were canon to the show, meaning the comics too. Alas, no such sign in the Movie :(

But that doesn’t explain where they come from, and you’re going to ask : “Okay, but what’s the connection with the Pony of Shadows? Because it is the title of this paragraph.”. I’m coming about it.

I think that the powers of Stygian, aka the Pony of Shadows, and the Umbrum magic ARE THE SAME/COME FROM THE SAME SOURCE.

Think about it. The Umbrum are the shadow ponies, and Stygian became the Pony of Shadows. Except the similar names, something hit me while watching Shadow Play, part 2 (episode 26, season 7) :

Pony of Shadows: [laughing maniacally] Welcome to the Well of Shade! When you turned your backs on me, I discovered this place. The darkness spoke to me of a power beyond any I could imagine, and I listened. The shadow and I became one. Soon, all of the realm will be the same. Then all ponies will feel the despair I did when you cast me out!

What if the Hollow Shades (the town where they are in this episode) was the home of the Umbrum ? They would have just travelled to the Crystal Empire for conquest or something like that (it failed, since they were trapped after they attacked), leaving the Hollow Shades empty. When Stygian was rejected by the Pillars, he was full of resentment : he tried to do something good but the Pillars thought he was just being jealous of their powers/status. So somehow, Stygian found the Well of Shade, and well, his quote says it all. It is possible that the place still had a few of the Umbrum magic and he was so resentful and full of hate for his former friends that he was able to channel the shadow ponies’ magic. It is even possible that the Umbrum looked more like Stygian in shadow form, and their famelic looking faces are just side effect of a curse/their fight against Princess Amore and the magic of the Crystal ponies. 

So if we consider the comics as canon, many things can be connected and explained more in detail than the show wants to tell us. The lore just got bigger and deeper.

And it would be a shame to just stick to one media just because it could crush your own fantasies. If you don’t have the time, it’s okay: if one day you are bored, I recommand to read the comics : it’s worth it.

I spend my whole night writing this thing.

[nagichi-boop]

🐌, 🌼 and 🐛. I know these questions are in a row but they're what I'm most curious about!

SJKSJSKS THANKS FOR THE ASK!!

Uhh this ended up super long sooo it’s all answered in the read more.

🐌 - What’s your favourite holiday episode?

Uhhh great question. Probably Luna Eclipsed? I don’t really have a strong affection for the holiday episodes but Luna Eclipsed is fun. :)

🌼 - What’s your favourite MLP song?

Huh, great question…imma list a bunch. (These aren’t in order btw)

1. Ballad if the Crystal Ponies - Idk if this song is actually good, but I started MLP just before season 3 aired, so I remember this song making me excited for the new season when I was younger.

2. Babs Seed - Bad episode but CATCHY SONG WITH CATCHY VIDEO!!

3. Hearts as Strong as Horses - Another catchy song. My critiques are boring sorry

4. Glass of Water - So chaotic and fun. <3

5. Goof Off - This song is so upbeat, chaotic and catchy. Seeing real life footage was weird and then Cheese Sandwich stealing Pinkie’s song? So good. Rip Rainbow Dash tho.

6. Light of Your Cutie Mark - Another episode I didn’t really like but I love the harmonies at the end. Especially when the CMC say “there’s another way”, like it sounds so good to me.

7. A Changling Can Change - Tfw tiny dragon stands up against a group of soldiers, two alicorns and two powerful unicorns to tell them to stop being r*cist. (Okay but like Spike is softly begging a room of adults not to kill his friend. Spike is a champ.)

8. I’m the Friend You Need - I never watched the movie but I’ve seen enough clips that I’ve basically watched. Anyways, cat man is so smooooth. I’d trust him- /hj

9. A Kirin Tale - I love Autumn Blaze. She’s so chaotic. Idk, I just think this song is neat.

10. Welcome to the Show - Honestly I love all of the Dazzling’s songs. They’re all so amazing. I’m sort of indifferent to the mane six’s part.

(This was a good excuse to just listen to a bunch of songs. I like a lot more of them like the BBBFF Reprise and Play Your Part, but I tried not to list them all cuz like…that would be so much stuff to read lol.)

🐛 - Who’s your favourite villain?

The Dazzlings!! I loved how creepy they were and how they almost defeated the mane 6. They managed to actually get them to argue. If it wasn’t for Sunset, the Dazzlings would’ve been able to win. And even when they rallied together, they still pretty much won. It was only because Sunset stepped up that they failed in the end. (I didn’t rly like them when they appeared in some of the animated shorts but oh well.)

From the actual series, I really liked Discord, mostly when he reappeared the second time. Him messing with the mane 6 and making everyone question his intentions was great. And then he kept making everyone question whether he was actually on their side.

I also liked Chrysalis the first time she appeared but I think they ruined her. She was quite an interesting villain cuz her motives were about providing for her subjects. Plus I watched a theory video that I thought was cool about she could’ve been a jerk on purpose to isolate Twilight and get rid of her as a threat, that she only failed in the end cuz she didn’t realise that Cadence and Shining Armor could use love. Everyone was tied down and the Elements of Harmony weren’t there, so it was reasonable to assume she’d won.

Sorry if I wrote too much. I don’t get to talk about mlp. Feel free to send more questions. But if not, I definitely enjoyed the distraction and now I’m just listening to mlp songs lol.

[marvelandponder]

Lost Episodes? Well, You Better Go Find Them!

Ever browse through the internet looking for the lost ideas that never made it air? Have you gone to conventions just to hear the insight on what the show staff left out? Are you already on board thus defeating the purpose of me giving a third example?

As a fan who enjoys the occasional interview, commentary, or behind-the-scenes tid-bit, that describes me pretty well. 

I always like hearing the stories we could’ve gotten. To me, there’s an element of intrigue, and the same feeling I get hearing urban legends except with the confirmation that this was in fact true information.

This month we saw the revival of the script for Fame and Misfortune, a story M.A. Larson wrote around the time the staff was writing the 5th season that was then retooled and edited to fit with the current season. In honour of that lost script getting new life, I thought I’d go through and find all the coolest lost content MLP never had to offer!

Of course, to super fans, this may not be new information (I don’t have access to the pony version of the deep web quite yet...), but hopefully there will be some surprises in here for even those who seek out the lost and unknown...

Honourable Mention Section

Debunked Nightmare Moon the Villain for ALL of Season 1: This has since been corrected by Lauren Faust, but the original rumour was that Faust planned for the show to be a serialized, on-going story, and that instead of being defeated in the first two episodes, Nightmare Moon was supposed to reign over Equestria for all 26 episodes. We now know Lauren always planned for the show to be an ensemble comedy, but it was a very cool rumour nonetheless - Source (x)

Lost Pinkie Pie Songs by Amy Keating Rogers: In the Season 1 finale The Best Night Ever, Amy Keating Rogers says Pinkie was meant to sing a few more songs that she wrote for her. These would’ve been the standard early seasons Pinkie songs, one being called the Pinkie Conga - Source: (x)

The Hub Commercials: While not exactly lost (and hence not on the list), new fans of the show might not have been around before the switch from the Hub to Discovery Family, and have no idea about these hidden gems. These relics include, but aren’t limited to an April Fools series trailer for a Cowboy BeBop inspired Spike spinoff called Dragonfire, a dub of the 2014 Maleficent trailer by the official cast with Discord as Maleficent, and a parody of Kay Perry’s California Girls called Equestria Girls that predates the series of the same name! 

3 Scootaloo Episodes Dealing with her Disability in the First 2 Seasons: Since we ended up getting an episode that dealt with this topic in the form of Flight to the Finish, this didn’t quite make the list, but it almost did based on the fact that was originally supposed to be an arc. Scootaloo would’ve taken 3 episodes to learn that she would never fly and achieve her dream of being like Rainbow Dash, according to Lauren Faust, but ultimately, the little squirt would learn her real worth didn’t depend on her wings or abilities - Source: (x)

Lightning Dust’s Redemption: Anybody out there holding out for hope for Lightning Dust? What if I told you she could’ve already been redeemed? Well, it’s true. Our good friend Megan McCarthy released two portions of the original ending on her Twitter, including one where Lightning Dust become Rainbow Dash’s wing pony (Source: x):

Derpy’s Deleted Flashback Scene, The Last Roundup: Remember how people got mad about Derpy’s voice and clumsy behaviour? Well that was nothing compared to the destruction they had planned. Originally, there was going to be a flashback to Derpy accidentally destroying the town hall, thus giving the episode an inciting incident. Amy Keating Rogers let us in on the original scene (Source: x x), and well, it wouldn’t have ended pretty:

With those out of the way, let’s get to the real list of unreleased goodness! Remember, all of these have been confirmed, and you can check the sources as they’re provided for proof.

#10. Lauren Faust’s Big Mac Episode

Imagine a timeline where we got a Big Mac episode in season 1. Now imagine that was going to be our timeline.

Lauren Faust originally planned to have an episode starring Big Mac that featured the then monosyllabic stallion going through his daily life with his three outspoken family members. She’s described it on her Deviantart thusly:

“Big Mac is a stallion of little words. He just keeps his opinions to himself. I think he knows he's around three opinionated mares and it's easiest to just go with the flow. We had a Big Mac centered episode idea where he was helping all three of them one day, just going along with what they wanted to keep the peace (the running gag being that his three family members were quite verbose and he spoke only with facial expressions) but finally got fed up and took off. The Apple ladies worried that they had taken his easy going nature for granted and made a big production out of apologizing and promising not to take him for granted ever again, only to find out that he went into town to get another hand- er, hoof- to help. Of course the only words he'd say were to graciously accept their apologies and promises anyway. I thought it was cute and I LOVE non-verbal gags and acting in cartoons, but it was turned down.” - Source: (x) 

We clearly never got the episode, but MLP comics issues #9 and 10, Zen and the Art of Gazebo Repair, did end up following Big Mac through a chaotic day and relying mostly on his expression to get across his feelings. Whether this mini-arc was inspired by the lost episode, we may never know, but we got a good story out of it all the same. Eeyup.

#9. Rainbow and Applejack Help a Deer Family Episode

Once again, Lauren Faust provides! Since working on the show, Faust has said that one of the early episode concepts involved Rainbow Dash and Applejack stumbling across a deer family with a young pony who thought he was a deer. Perhaps cut for its similarities to Over a Barrel, the episode’s conflict would’ve centered around RD and AJ taking sides of the issue on whether or not to burst the “deer’s” bubble.

Ironically, Applejack and Rainbow Dash took surprising positions on the issue, given their Elements: Rainbow Dash wanted to break the news to the pony, whereas Applejack wanted to leave well enough alone.

Jokes about their Elements being switched aside, I would imagine this episode would’ve established the depth of their characters outside of their roles as the Elements of Harmony. Rainbow Dash would rather speak her mind and be blunt and deal with the consequences afterward despite her loyalty, and Applejack would rather tell a lie if it meant keeping a family together.

In my opinion, this most likely would’ve set precedent that even the each of the Mane 6′s Elements have areas of exception, and those areas reveal something about each pony.

And, if all that wasn’t cool enough for you, this episode also took place in White Tail Woods, which is where it got the name that stuck with the show despite the episode concept being lost. You can still find White Tail Woods on the official map to this day.

Source: (x)

#8. The Curious Case of FlutterDragon

Here’s a famous one, but a fascinating one: Normally during conventions like Comic Con or BronyCon, when a voice actor gives out information on an upcoming season, it’s pretty reliable (unless it’s obviously a joke).

So, the Comic Con before season 3 rolled around, and as usual, we were getting a lot great information on the upcoming season. Trixie would be returning? There would be a Twilight and Spike duet? Score! One piece of information that stood out, however, was from Tabitha St. Germain, who as you most likely know voices Rarity and Luna.

She said that her favourite recording session was for the episode that “Fluttershy turns into a dragon.”

Not the episode where Fluttershy faces a dragon or anything like that that had already aired. 

Megan McCarthy eventually had to debunk this theory via Twitter, but I kept this on the list because it came from an official source all the same. A recording session that never made it to air that, to this day, hasn’t been explained? Now that’s mysterious.

I have to wonder if that was a warm-up of some sort, just to get the voice actresses in character. Of all the staff members, Tabitha is one of the least likely to just troll the fandom, so I still have to believe she was truly referencing something. Even Andrea Libman, Fluttershy herself, seemed to know what she was talking about as Tabitha described it being funny hearing Fluttershy’s soft voice coming out of a giant dragon.

The story behind this pick alone is enough to make me wonder...

Source: (x)

#7. Rarity’s Deleted Scene in Luna Eclipsed

Have you ever noticed that there’s one pony missing in Luna Eclipsed? 

Well, Rarity originally had a scene that explains her absence. Lauren Faust to the rescue again!:

“...May I ask why Rarity wasn't in it? Lauren: She was in the script. Sounds like she got cut. Kitmit: What was she supposed to do in the script? You think she would of made herself some fabulous nightmare night costume... Lauren: She was still working on her costume, and perfectionist as she is, it wasn't ready. (I forget what it was.) There was a whole sequence where Twilight brought Luna to Rarity's for a makeover, hoping she could give Luna a "softer," less intimidating look. Rarity freaked out about getting to dress up a Princess and over did it, covering her in the pinkiest pink princess get up ever. Luna disliked it and in taking it off, had a piece of the dress in her mouth. Pinkie showed up just at that moment and screamed that Nightmare Moon ate a princess and all the kids screamed and ran. Source - (x)

Rarity’s over-dramatics most likely would’ve made this scene hilarious had it made it to the final cut, and honestly, that’s all I need to say. Tabitha St. Germain might’ve spread the FlutterDragon rumour by accident, but she’s one hell of a comedic voice actress, and her playing off of herself and Tara Strong for a scene could’ve been a stellar performance.

At least we know where Rarity was the whole time now... and judging by Scare Master, she learned her lesson and just went with something less than utter perfection the year after. Does that count as character development?

#6. Zecora’s Mentor Role

This might be common knowledge for hardcore fans as well, but in hindsight it’s such a loss that it deserves it’s own spot.

Zecora has become critically underutilized, especially in later seasons, but that wasn’t always meant to be the case. Zecora was originally meant to fill the mentor role in Twilight’s life while Celestia was busy in Canterlot. Of course, Twilight would still write to Celestia for guidance, but Faust also said:

“If we had penned more adventure stories, the only difference I can think of is that perhaps you would have seen more of Luna and Zecora.  Zecora was designed to be a sage and mentor to whom the ponies could go for information about their quests. She was designed to be a second mentor to Twilight, but that didn’t come to pass.”  Source: (x)

We can see bits of this throughout the series, though, in episodes like Secret of My Excess, The Cutie Pox, and Magic Duel. 

If she were Twilight’s second mentor, it might have even been interesting to have a conflict between Zecora and Celestia about some kind of magic, leaving Twilight in the middle to struggle with the fact that both of the authority figures might not be teaching her the right solution, and it’s up to her to decide. Just some speculation, based on where Twilight’s character would’ve been at the time...

Perhaps Zecora’s role can be reclaimed in the future, as she’s included in more episodes to come. But for now, we can only think of what might’ve been.

#5. Sunset’s Duet, Homesickness Storyline, and Alternate Ending to Friendship Games

Okay, so this is definitely well known, but given just how well-constructed and nearly finalized this story-arc was, I couldn’t leave it off the list! Plus, something something Sunset Shimmer bias.

Thanks to the Friendship Games DVD extras, you can watch all the deleted scenes, including the duet, over here if you’ve never seen them:

I always found the parallels drawn so satisfying, even if the alternate ending had Sci-Twi leaving for Crystal Prep.

In hindsight, what’s even more interesting is that they’ve seemed to go in the opposite direction with Sunset: when she finally did return to Equestria, it was rather reluctantly, and only briefly. Despite the fact that she has friends and an ex-mentor on the other side, she seems to be eager to stay in the human world.

Or, maybe she’s avoiding somepony...

Seeing how completely opposite things could’ve turned out is fascinating in and of itself.

#4. Lost Slice of Life Gags

How could that episode get any crazier? Slice of Life is already the epitome of our absolutely wild fandom, what more could there be?

Well, of course, M.A. Larson does not disappoint for this list, providing some insight into missing scenes like a Devil Went Down to Georgia inspired cello battle between Octavia and King Sombra.

In fact, there’s a whole list of cuts:

“In the first draft Vinyl Scratch's talked, but they told him she doesn't talk, so it was removed in phase 2. 

The original Vinyl Scratch and Octavia scene involved Vinyl crashing at Octavia's house and destroying her sofa. So she goes to Quills and Sofas to buy a new one. They weren't originally roommates, but The Hub and Hasbro made them roommates.

Flash Sentry was originally in the script. He was following Cranky asking why no one likes him.

Another cut scene was a group of ponies coming in, and a group of their recolor ponies running into them, followed by awkwardness.

His original reason for not wanting to bowl, was because he had trauma as a kid where he couldn't figure out the physics behind it, which lead to his science focused career.

Outside of episode 100, there was originally a cut scene where after Twilight is coronated, Rainbow Dash and her fly around Equestria, eventually ending up in dragonland where they do a musical scene.There was a scene where Derpy is saying "I don't know what to do doc! I don't know what to do!" and the camera pans over to reveal Dr. Caballeron, revealing Derpy at the wrong table with the wrong doctor.  Gags like this were throughout the entire original script.

After everyone is gone and in the town hall, the bat ponies and royal guards are outside doing silly impressions of Princess Luna and Celestia. "Every day shall be cake day!". 

At one point, Lyra tells Bonbon to "stop using that ridiculous voice!" to make fun of her other voices. 

In the script, Gummy had a french accent. 

There was a moment where Doctor Whooves is running up to Carousel Boutique, and he sees Opal and Tom.

 A scene between Coco Pommel and the pony from season one in Boast Busters with the green mane that Rarity accidently insults was cut. She had a full green wedding ensemble on with Coco's stamp of approval, and said she couldn't wait until Rarity saw it as revenge. Coco Pommel then says she doesn't really like green, and asks for anything in pink. 

The original ending had the hugging scene with the mane 6 being their usual end-of-episode corny selves, but the camera pans to the sunset where a changeling army is flying in...”

Source: (x)

This episode went through a lot of research and development to get just right, and even I would’ve loved to see all of that be left in, we ultimately only have so much run-time per episode.

But if that weren’t enough to convince of why I admire M.A. Larson as a writer...

#3. Fillidelphia Ragtime 

I suppose you might be wondering how a single undeveloped episode idea can beat out all that Slice of Life goodness.

Well, it comes down to structure, adult (but nowhere near too adult) implications, and a really intriguing idea.

I’ll let Larson make the pitch himself:

(55:24-57:50)

Larson pretty much immediately sold me on this. I think because there’s a part of me that loves implying the maturity of these characters without going into it for the kids sake, and honestly, it would be so much damn fun.

This episode was never meant to be, it seems, but damn is it ever a good premise.

2.5. Twilight Nearly Resigns From Being a Princess

Note: I stumbled on this one late in the game and instead of bumping something off the list, I decided to cheat and give you all an extra pick. I’m a stinker that way.

We know Twilight wasn’t always so sure about herself as the Princess of Friendship, but did you know she almost gave it up?

“In "Amending Fences," Twilight is at her lowest low and goes to visit Celestia in the middle of the night. She tells her mentor that she has to give up her role as princess of friendship because of how her past actions have affected Moondancer. She says, "How can I tell others about the magic of friendship if I've killed that spirit in somepony else?" Celestia then surprises her by saying that the lesson Twilight is in Canterlot to learn is one that she herself has only recently learned. Twilight is surprised...Celestia knows everything about everything. But Celestia looks out the window at the moon and says, "Some relationships are so broken, so filled with bitterness and anger that they seem impossible to mend. But the lesson you're here to learn now is that it's never too late to repair a broken friendship." So Celestia uses her own experience, her gradual rebuilding of trust and friendship with her own sister, to tell Twilight that everyone goes through it. This gives Twilight the hope that she can fix things with Moondancer. I thought it was a nice scene, but you only have 22 minutes and this was an easy cut.”

Source: (x)

Easy cut my ass! That’s a huge deal! Twilight would’ve come through in the end anyway, but it’s still interesting to know how close she could’ve come to giving it all up...

#2. Seapony Two-Parter

Seaponies? In G4? Don’t be ridiculous....

But it was true. One of Lauren Faust’s ideas at that. She would’ve designed them after the sea ponies of the first generation, with a plot sounding preeetty darn cool:

“Hasbro never asked for seaponies, but other ideas that had nothing to do with them. Lauren was hoping for a two-episode special so that she could have the proper build up and payoff for the seaponies, but the idea never came up. Lauren planned for the style of the seaponies to be the same as G1 with seapony bodies and pony heads. While Lauren didn't have the seaponies in her show bible, she had a plan for incorporating them. The episodes included one of the seaponies washing up on the Equestrian beach and begging for their kingdom to be helped. Their kingdom would be in the Equestrian Ocean, drawing inspiration from Greek and European mythology. She even thought about using the Kraken as a villain.” Source: (x)

Undersea shenanigans and the chance to make a genuinely terrifying sea monster the villain sounds perfect, to be honest. This may not have fit within the schedule for the first two seasons Lauren helped work on, but lo and behold, we’re finally getting around to the fish-horses one way or another! I find it hilarious that in G4, they’re almost majestic and carry with them some sort of epic quest for the girls.

Shoo-be-doo, indeed.

#1. The Series Finale Version of Magical Mystery Cure

After all this time, Magical Mystery Cure holds up in some regards (Celestia’s Ballad is gorgeous no matter what, the animation is beautiful, etc.) but good pacing, it was doomed to never have. Writer M.A. Larson asked the studio execs if they could make it a two-parter, because at the time this was going to be it, they really didn’t know if the show would be renewed. Buut Hasbro said no, so a two-part story had to be crammed into a single episode.

Even with that aside, what was the series finale of MLP going to be like?

Larson recalls that his original script was more a Pandora’s box story than anything else. Celesita sent Twilight a box and, by letter, told her student to wait for her to get there to go over the high level magic inside. Celestia’s mistake was telling Twilight this would lead to a new level of her studies.

Twilight, of course, couldn’t handle waiting to see the amazing magic within, and just like Friendship Games, her curiosity would’ve gotten the better of her. Which, of course, is when she would’ve unleashed the cutie mark swapping spell.

Celestia would then send Twilight a letter that just read My faithful student, what have you done?

To imply that even Celestia herself couldn’t handle this.

In both versions of Magical Mystery Cure, our favourite reader becomes an author of a spell, but in Larson’s story it’s a bit more clear as to what exactly Twilight’s spell does.

Twilight wasn’t just finishing a spell to create new magic (which... only seems to undo what the first part of the spell does), she was rewriting a spell that was already in existence. The words even rearranged on the page for her.

Granted, I like the idea of Twilight standing on the shoulders of giants to earn her wings (finishing Starswirl’s spell) but what a way to end the series: with the book that opened in the first episode closing, implying that Twilight and her friends became legends.

But, in the end, I’m glad we didn’t get that version of Magical Mystery Cure, because what we did get, and what came after, was worth anything that was lost.

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