#mlp fim theory

[heckyeahponyscans]

Lauren Faust originally imagined all her G1 childhood faves in a My Little Pony reboot. So why was Applejack the only one who made it in? We don't know for sure, but here is my theory.

IMO Hasbro went into the MLP reboot wanting each main character to be a different color of the rainbow, similar to TMNT or Power Rangers. (Which is a big improvement over Core 7 G3 when THREE out of seven characters were pink.)

So let's look at the initial G1 crew:

Sparkler - blue Twilight - pink Surprise - white Firefly - pink Applejack - orange Posey - yellow

Already we can see some pink is doubled up. But just wait.

Pinkie Pie was THE face of G3 My Little Pony and Rainbow Dash was nearly as popular. Hasbro made big versions of these ponies, they made small versions of them, they made plush baby versions, and they were immortalized on birthday cards, balloons, ornaments, and other merch. I was so disappointed when I heard Pinkie Pie would be in G4 because I was tired of seeing her, ha ha.

But Hasbro was not tired of selling merchandise of their most popular ponies, so I'm sure one of their first notes was "We absolutely need Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash in the new lineup."

Their personality changes wouldn't matter to Hasbro. What mattered was their marketability as toys / designs.

So Firefly, Twilight, and Sparkler were now out of the lineup, due to also being pink and blue.

Now we have:

Rainbow Dash - blue Pinkie Pie - pink Surprise - white ??? Applejack - orange Posey - yellow

But, uh oh! Pinkie Pie and Surprise both have balloon symbols. So Surprise also must die leave.

IMO the names being trademarked / easily defendable was important to Hasbro, and they already had hundreds of G3 names / designs at their disposal. And also they needed a purple pony for this lineup.

So Twilight Twinkle (later renamed Twilight Sparkle) joined the crew and became a unicorn.

Rainbow Dash - blue Pinkie Pie - pink ??? Twilight Twinkle / Sparkle - purple Applejack - orange Posey - yellow

G1 Glory's colors (white with purple hair) then replaced blue Sparkler. But wait!! Both Glory and Twilight Sparkle-Twinkle have stars on their rumps! So Rarity retained Sparkler's symbol of diamonds.

I don't know why they didn't use one of the G1 names, except perhaps that "Rarity the Unicorn" was already a Hasbro trademark, having been a G3 character.

Rainbow Dash - blue Pinkie Pie - pink Rarity - white Twilight Sparkle - purple Applejack - orange Posey - yellow

So why was Posey changed to Fluttershy? In my opinion she was switched up quite late because the original plot of Dragonshy had her as an earth pony, which is why she was struggling to get up the mountain. (That's why they had to add the bit about Fluttershy's wings locking up from fear.)

In addition to wanting a variety of colors, I think Hasbro wanted two of each main pony species. Originally Pinkie Pie was slated to be a pegasus, but then she was switched to an earth pony. So Yellow Pony was shunted into a pegasus slot instead.

Basically, I think Posey got replaced with Fluttershy because it was thought that butterfly symbols were more befitting for a pegasus. Plus girls love animals and if they needed plots revolving around growing plants, they already had Applejack on deck.

So in the end Applejack was the only G1 pony who remained in G4, not because Hasbro had any special hold on her, but because she had a pretty unique name and she wasn't a repeated color.

Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk

[genderstarbucks]

There's a mlp theorist YouTuber who's currently in the scariest situation possible

They're being taken away from their family

They were in an unstable home, but everything has been fixed and now everything's fine

However, they're still being taken away from their family

They were submitted into a hospital and have had all their personal belongings taken away from them

This includes their phone, so they're being cut off of their support system

But as of a day ago, dreeze has gotten their phone back and has updated us on the situation

The GoFundMe (link) still says it's being used for a new AC unit bc Dreeze is the only one that can change it, and I'm guessing changing the name of the gfm isn't on top of their priority list

As of the comment above, any donations can't be used to help fight in court unfortunately, but it will be used for bills, utilities and other miscellaneous things that they need help with

This video (link) explains the situation better

TLDR; a pony youtuber is being taken away from their family and they need help

[sananaryon]

You ever just wake up with the single most insane unhinged headcanon/theory/au imagineable

So uh, ask me about my Rainbow Dash and Trixie are Celestia and Luna au, I guess.

[blu3b3rryj4mp1r3]

I know I've been just posting coloured sketches for quite a while, to my surprise people seem to like them? so maybe trying your best is always adequate even when you aren't able to do as much as you used to or could if you were feeling better, thank you for being kind :) here's some cmc centric stuff! (ab is saying "come on/let's go crusaders!" in swedish in that one sketch in the corner in case anyone wonders 🍎🌸

♡ ˢᶠʷ ᶦⁿᵗᵉʳᵃᶜᵗᶦᵒⁿ ᵒⁿˡʸ ♡

[basicallyautistic]

MLP THEORY TIME!!

In season 6's two-parter episodes: "The Crystalling" we learn that Sunburst knows a lot about magic, but can't cast most of them. Now, this could just be explained as him being genuinely untalented in spell casting but i've got another explanation:

Sunburst may have an invisible disability! Like, maybe his horn developed later than most ponies and that naturally made him unable to cast more difficult spells. Disabilities do exist in MLP, we've seen several examples!

Scootaloo has naturally small wings that restricts her flying as a Pegasus pony, and they stay that way even when she's an adult!

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Derpy Hooves/Muffins/Ditzy/Bubbles/Best Pony has her eyes misaligned, making her seem wall-eyed and well, derpy. Since her vision a lil messed up because of this, she also has a habit of being clumsy.

(As someone who gets a lazy eye whenever they aren't wearing their glasses, Muffins is very comforting lol)

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Stellar Eclipse, who has just the coolest wheelchair i've ever seen- is also an honorable mention!

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So, all these ponies have visible disabilities, who says there can't be invisible ones aswell?

Back to Sunburst, he mentioned to Starlight that he knows a lot about magic but can't actually do anything with it. Which makes me wonder, does he have an underdeveloped horn or is just something wrong with his magic that's unfixable? That could be classified as an invisible disability!

Again, it could just be that he has a hard time casting difficult spells- but it's a nice headcanon! and in the 40 years the MLP franchise has existed, there's only like 5 to 6 visibly disabled ponies (which are all in G4 i think) so let me dream lol

.°☆.•+.

Thanks for reading my theory, my MLP THEORY!

*explodes*

[kruncher]

A post I didn't think I'd make, but here we go

So MLP, right? Do you think. Neurodivergency would somehow affect a unicorn's magic? Idk, their abilities, how powerful they are, in what areas, in what ways it manifests. I just feel like it would be at least a tiny bit noticeable

(totally not asking because I'm making a selfsona)

[namenotfound0]

I re-watched all of G4 and started G5 for the first time and I have a theory of the timeline

DISCLAIMER:

G5 IS AN ALTERNATE TIMELINE FUTURE AND THE FiM SHOW DOES NOT TAKE PLACE IN THE SAME UNIVERSE

(That being said, the events of the FiM show did take place)

When Princesses Twilight Sparkle and Mi Amore Cadenza (Cadence) ruled their two kingdoms, after the death of their closest companions (the Guardians of Friendship and Shining Armor), their defense plans were made weaker. Twilight realized that so long as she ruled, she would outlive all of her closest friends. With the elements of harmony destroyed and the Pillars long dead, it seemed there was no remaining Friendship magic. Twilight continued to take on new pupils and send them all over Equus, but without the bonds of friendship they once had as an example, and with no villains to fight, they never lived up to her legacy. Alicorns are immortal and cannot die, and when Princess Cadence joins Princesses Celestia and Luna in retirement, they decide to cast a spell together to send them on to the next world. Twilight is devastated all over again, and decides that being apart from those you care about only leads to heartbreak, so she reaches out to Princess Flurry Heart and Dragon Lord Spike. She gives them a choice; to return to Equestria and live in Canterlot with her, or to remain outside the borders of her kingdom and establish a diplomatic relationship. Spike protests at first, but ultimately decides to return to Equestria to be with Twilight. On the other hoof, Princess Flurry Heart refuses to leave the Crystal Empire, knowing King Sombra is out there waiting.

Twilight grew wary of the other kingdoms, eventually telling Flurry Heart that the Crystal Empire was technically officially a part of Equestria, and taking control herself, believing this to be the only way to keep her niece safe. Yakyakistan ends its Friendship treaty with Equestria after 100 moons as promised, and Twilight is too busy with two kingdoms to deal with international relations. Meanwhile, the Dragon Lands have a new Dragon Lord, and he doesn't approve of Princess Twilight's rulership. The Dragon Lands sever ties with Equestria, and soon Griffonstone and the Changeling Kingdom follow. The Kirin realize that Equestria is becoming weaker and flee, fearing that their homeland could be taken over. Princess Flurry Heart tries to stop Twilight from making rash decisions, but Twilight argues with her, causing a rift between the princesses. Spike, remembering what happened all those moons ago with the Two Sisters, tells Twilight that he wants to go into limbo. She denies him, so he seeks out another powerful unicorn to help him. In his travels, he goes to the Crystal Empire and finds a scroll left by Celestia, Luna, and Cadence for Flurry Heart. It details the spell they cast to enter the next world. Shocked, Spike takes it back to Canterlot, only to find Twilight and Flurry Heart in a massive fight.

Desperate to stop them before it got out of hand, he tells Twilight about the spell and suggests she reunite with her friends. Twilight seems to consider it, but Flurry Heart sees the Royal Stamp of the Crystal Empire and becomes enraged at Twilight, thinking she had stolen her mother's magic. In a flash of magic, the scroll is destroyed and Twilight is weakened. Seeing everything she did wrong, she begs Flurry Heart to reconsider her actions. Spike, having no other choice, tells Twilight how to cast the spell. She thanks him, and sends him into limbo, realizing his plan. Flurry Heart starts growing crystals in the Canterlot throne room, feeling that Twilight stole her home from her. Twilight and Flurry Heart fight, breaking several of the crystals in the process. Knowing that Flurry Heart's power matches her own, Twilight draws power from the ponies in Equestria, leaving them drained like Tirek. She sends one of the broken crystals to each of her pupils, infusing almost all of her magic in them, knowing that they would need to be united in harmony and friendship, but trusting her pupils to continue her lessons.

Twilight then faces Flurry Heart and casts the spell Spike told her about, using almost all of her magic to do so. Flurry Heart reverses it on her, and in a final attempt to stop her, Twilight sends a message to the crystals, hoping that when they're united again, the message will help guide the next generation.

The Crystal Empire becomes abandoned as everyone in all of the kingdoms leaves to the distant lands, fearing Flurry Heart and the disappearance of magic in Equestria. Flurry Heart had drained almost all of her magic, and Canterlot was destroyed. Twilight's pupils, a unicorn, a pegasus, and an earth pony, each took their crystals and fled, leading as many ponies as they could to the coast. Flurry Heart was too weak to follow them and too weak to stop the Everfree Forest from taking over most of Equestria. Her rage fueled her magic, and she set the mountain where Canterlot used to be aflame, transforming the castle and her appearance into a corrupted version of what used to be.

Discord watched the fire burn and the ponies flee, fearing the ponies he used to love. He disappeared into the Everfree Forest, a great sadness taking over him and leaving him half-asleep for centuries, devastated that he could never join his friends in the next world.

As the last ponies who knew what happened died, the story started to warp, causing fear and mistrust between the three pony tribes. The unicorns believed that they fled because the earth ponies were starving them, leaving them to hide deep in the forest, magic drained. The earth ponies believed that they fled because the pegasi were controlling the weather, sending lightning down on their crops and stopping the rain, leaving them in a firey drought. The pegasi believed that they fled because the unicorns had gotten in a massive fight, zapping their home into a wasteland.

The unicorns settled in Shady Hollow, renaming it Bridlewood and developing a superstitious, whimsical community. The earth ponies settled on Horseshoe Bay, naming their town Maretime Bay and developing an orderly and scared community. The pegasi settled atop a mountain outside what used to be Starlight's village, now long abandoned, naming their city Zephyr Heights and developing a futuristic monarchy.

(A really shitty map for it as well)

[delightfullyodd]

Fun thought on Moondancer & Stralight Glimmer (which makes a super fun A.U.)

A textwall below!

So when look at Moon Dancer I can't help but wonder: why isn't she a sister of Twilight Sparkle?

How in the name of Luna are they not sisters?! I mean look at these nerd queens!

Okay, original Moon Dancer has white coat. However, there is a version from Greece on the left that has pink-lilac-blue mane&tail and white body.

Hmmm... So the left one works best from genetical point of view if we place her as Twi's sister. So on the other hand no-one ever said that all children must inherit delute genes.

Okay now how Starlight Glimmer fits in? Well, She can easily be their third sister. Triplets. An extremely rare case for horses. But why not? After Flurry Heart anything is possible.

Since we don't know what Twi's other relatives look like, let's speculate!

Say, the maternal grandma looked like G1 Galaxy. While grandpa on mom's side will be an ugly ass groom Raincurl (who is a male unicorn here because I said so).

And, say, a somebody who would look like G1 Glory as parental grandma + gradpa Sunbeam on the side of Night Light.

Note that both grandpas carry genes responsible for yellow colour.

Now a minute of genetic madness.

So mum is very pale dusty lilac with purple- white mane and light blue eyes.

Dad is blue with dark blue mane& tail with amber eyes.

Twi's brother Shining Armor is white with mane and tail that are several shades of blue. His eyes are blue.

Now, Twilight has purple eyes, lilac body and dark blue mane& tail with purple and dark pink locks.

Moon Dancer is pale yellow (maybe almost white or, more accurately, she would appear ivory) with mane and tail that are of cooler shade of red with purple and lilac locks. Her eyes are dark purple.

Glim is llilac-pink with with dark purple mane with cerulean locks and blue-lilac eyes.

So chances that Twilight might have sisters with such coloration are pretty high.

[crioon]

tl:dr - cutie marks are both nurture, nature and up to the interpretation of whoever has them.

the interesting thing about cutie marks is that most of the time they are connected to the name of the pony- and because they are given a name before they get their cutie mark, it can mean that the logic of them is based on determinism! (meaning that the fate of a pony is decided before they are born)

but its more complicated then that- there are family related cutie marks (the apple family) and cutie marks that have nothing to do with the ponies name (pinkie pie and balloons? scootalo and a wing?)

apart from that, cutie marks are generally very abstract- how does rarity know her three diamonds have to do with fashion, and not just finding gemstones? or pinkie pie's balloons- what if her special talent is just blowing balloons or making them?

from the episode trouble shoes, the cutie mark crusaders have to help trouble shoes redefine his cutie mark and understand it in order to help him reach his full potential. from this we can infer that cutie marks are very much to the interpretation of those who get them.

but why so many have to do with the ponies name? I think that the ponies interpretation of their cutie mark is heavily influenced by their view on the world, and the way they are named probably points to the way they were raised- apple jack grew up farming apples and learning the value of family, and therefore got an apple cutie mark.

but that's not true in all cases- pinkie pies cutie mark and interpretation of it is directly opposed to the way she was brought up, but it also does not align with her name.

to conclude- cutie marks are formed by the personality and talents of the ponies reviling themselves, but its up to the pony to decide what the cutie mark means to them. what they decide is heavily linked to their upbringing and by association to their names well.

[onebadpunspoilsabunch]

Rewriting the last 2 seasons of mlp:fim, cause I'm bored and I need to get my ideas out.

I warn you: This is a collection of cluttered ideas, so don't expect it to be perfect o anything XD

Story of season 8 rewrite:

Instead of there being a School of Friendship, have the Student 6 be assigned to study under one of the Mane 6. 

Twilight Sparkle does what she did in the show and asks each of the different leaders to send a student to study, learn, and live with them. The student paired with each Mane Six member is:

Strength (Rockhoof) – Honesty (Applejack) – Yona (?)

Healing (Mage Meadowbrook) – Kindness (Fluttershy) – Sandbar (?)

Hope (Somnambula) – Laughter (Pinkie Pie) – Silverstream (Enthusiasm)

Beauty (Mistmane) – Generosity (Rarity) – Ocellus (Change)

Bravery (Flash Magnus) – Loyalty (Rainbow Dash) – Smolder (?)

Sorcery (Star Swirl the Bearded) – Magic (Twilight Sparkle) – Gallus (?)

I believe that this makes more sense than a school.

Give the two villains of the season (Cozy Glow and Chancellor Neighsay) actual reasons/backstories for the way they act and what they do.

Examples:

Give Cozy Glow a more believable motivation. In the original finale, Cozy's motivation for stealing the magic of Equestria is... I forgot honesty, lol.

A more believable motivation could be that Cozy feels neglected and overlooked by the other ponies, specifically unicorns, and she wants to screw with everyone by creating a level playing field (disregarding how it'll fuck up everyone in Equestria).

For the Chancellor, let's say that he recalls all of the times throughout the series where ponykind had been attacked or come into conflict with other creatures, etc. That's a more believable motivation.

Season 8 finale: 

I actually don't know how to write this in a way for it to make more sense, I just know that these specific plot points need to happen in the episode:

The Mane Six are put out of commission in order for the Student Six to be revealed to have a connection to the Elements of Harmony 

Cozy is revealed to have a connection to Tirek in some way. And we actually learn her backstory.

The Mane Six talk to Tirek and learn more about his past, and he mentions Scorpan of course

Chancellor Neighsay gets a realistic redemption, but after learning his backstory of course

Cozy Glow is sent away, not to Tartarus, but to stay with Shining Armor and Princess Cadence in the Crystal Empire to learn how to be good and get whatever the f*ck help she needs XD 

At the end of the story the Mane Six are praising their individual students and are happy that they have the same connection to the Elements and each other that they do. 

Story of season 9:

In order to understand what happens next, I highly recommend that you watch these videos by DrWolf001 on YouTube. These videos were the ones that inspired all of this:

ok, here we go!

Premiere:

Everything that happened in the season 9 premiere happens, the only difference being that Grogar is the REAL Grogar, not Discord in disguise.

Oh, and… a very special guest shows up at the school. 

Everyone in the room, the Mane Six, Spike, the Pillars, Celestia and Luna, the Student Six, everyone else is in utter shock at who it is: 

Scorpan, Tirek's younger brother, carrying a staff made from the Tree of Harmony! 

Following episodes:

Scorpan has made his reappearance to the characters. The Pillars and the Royal Sisters are ecstatic to see their old friend, especially Starswirl. Scorpan asks Celestia if the dragon egg he gave her hatched yet, and everyone is shocked. Scorpan meets Spike, and explains himself: 

When Starswirl and Scorpan first became friends, Scorpan was carrying Spike's egg with him. He explains that he found it by itself, and wanted to find it a home. He asked Starswirl to take care of it, but he refused, since he had more important things to do. Starswirl instead gave it to Celestia and Luna to use as a test, similar to Twilight Sparkle's test in the School for Gifted Unicorns. After the Pillars sacrificed themselves to stop the Pony of Shadows, Scorpan went back to his homeland. His brother was in Tartarus, and his friends were gone, so he had no reason to stay. 

Many years have passed, and Celestia still couldn't open the egg. She didn't know why, since she was a powerful alicorn. So when she built her school, she created the egg as the final test. (Even if a Unicorn couldn't open the egg, they wouldn't be judged on that alone.)

Scorpan explains what inspired him to come back to Equestria: His magical staff, which was made out of a branch from the Tree of Harmony, alerted him to the fact that more creatures were now connected to the Tree, so he came there to see. Scorpan meets them all, but is confused about something: There are only six elements for the Mane Six and the Student Six. 

Scorpan demands to see the Tree of Harmony, and storms off with the others following him.

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Scorpan sees that the Tree is destroyed, but he is still trying to find something. The others are confused, but Scorpan says that it's "nothing". They leave, except for Spike.

Spike asks Scorpan where he found his egg, and Scorpan says he "doesn't remember". Spike is disappointed of course, but eventually says that he's accepted it. Scorpan starts asking Spike about his life with the ponies and all that jazz, and after hearing Spike talk, he realizes that Spike is exactly like him: 

He's the only non-pony member of his group of friends, he has a closer relationship with the main element (Twilight Sparkle) similar to how Scorpan had a closer relationship with the main element in his day (Starswirl), and even though he feels out of place sometimes, he's accepted his life and his duties to help his friends. Scorpan tells Spike that he believes he's the 7th Element. 

Tolerance (Scorpan) – Acceptance (Spike) – (?) (?)

Who is under Spike? That remains to be seen... meaning idk

Spike tells him that it's impossible, as when the ponies found the Elements, they only found 6. Scorpan tells him that only those that are connected to the Elements can find them. Scorpan and Spike search the Castle of the Two Sisters, but can't find the missing element anywhere. Scorpan asks Spike to try to remember if he's ever taken it or even seen it, and Spike remembers:

In the episode Secret of My Excess, when Spike was going through his greed-induced puberty, he was taking random things and hoarding them in the library. One was an orb that he found in the Castle of the Two Sisters. 

But after Spike had turned back to normal, he had returned all of the items he took. Spike didn't know what the orb was, so he just kept it in the basement. 

And then… the library was destroyed by Tirek. So the entrance to the basement was lost underground. So Scorpan and Spike start digging, or they find a way to teleport down there, idk

They find the orb in the basement, and Spike tries to get it to transform into a jewel. Scorpan says that it can only transform in the presence of the other Elements. 

That's all I've come up with. Feel free to add, suggest, or rewrite something, please 😅

[haystarlight]

Okay so I had a discussion with @babywonderlandwerewolf in the notes of this post and now I have enough Thoughts on Sunset Shimmer to make another post about it:

Cause like, if they're correct about time passing slower on the other side of the mirror and that's how the humans are younger (at least in maturity?) than the ponies, then think of what that means for Sunset

She gets mad and runs away at like 12-14 and by the time she comes back (on the human side anyway) she's 15-17. So, to her, it's only been 3 years. She would mentally still be a teenager

But, on the other side of the mirror, we know it's been longer than that since she's been gone. She left a little bit before Twilight became Celestia's new student, which happened when Twilight was a little kid (age not confirmed). By the time Sunset Shimmer comes back, Twilight is already an alicorn which means she's advanced in her studies (again no specific age given but she's definetly an adult by pony standards; she lives without her parents and stuff). So, at the lowest estimate, it's been 10 years on the pony side

Imagine how fucked up that must be. Sunset Shimmer would mentally still be 16 but, whenever she goes back to Equestria, she's a teen in an adult's body and everypony she remembers from before she left is now way older than her (this gets more juicy if you believe on the "Sunburst and Sunset are siblings" theory, which I do)

Then again, this still wouldn't explain why going through the mirror apparently aged down Twilight when she went through in the first movie already as an adult mare (unless it was adjusting her to match everyone else?? but if Sunset remained the same age the first time she went in then.... Idfk)

Also, if we're viewing it like this then the Princess Twilight/Sunset ship is messed up now because, even though they physically would look the same age, Sunset lives like she's 16 while Twilight lives like an adult (ew Twilight). It's like in Bojack Horseman when Bojack dates Wanda

[piratesoundpilled]

okay so I promised myself I would actually start using this account again after kinda forgetting about it for a couple years so I figured I would do an official introduction so here :3

and I forgot to add my name to the pic but it's gabriel!!

I like to draw as well but I haven't been able to recently because of my focus on school rn, I do plan to post some are on here eventually though!!

feel free in interact if we share any interests, esspecially if it's fnaf the musical!! also keep in mind I tend to struggle with responding to messages bc of how busy I can be and also just a lack of any real object permanence so apologies in advance for taking a long time to respond to messages/asks

[bawuoooooom]

GUGSGSHYSGSGSUYS

i just had the greatest idea ever.

Ninjago: Tournament of Elements x Battle of The Bands (MLP)

PLEASE UNDERSTAND WHERE IM GETTING AT

bonus: flash sentry from mlp equestria girls and kai (ninjago) share the same voice actor

[mollyjimbly]

my theory is that after twilight's mortal friends inevitably died. she fell into a great state of depression and was unable to keep up with royal duties, due to her severely affected mental state, she could not protect her kingdom and keep peace. thus leading to the great species war that is mentioned in g5.

[villainducttape]

"Rainbow Factory", explaining that pegasi are turned into rainbows confirms my theory that glitter glue is made out of unicorns

[pastelmermaidgirl]

Does thou like our smile Twilight Sparkle?

My own little theory Twilight would never ever igmit it but she too found Luna a tiny bit spooky when she showed up at Nightmare night. She’d secretly read some horror stories about the princess of the night