Soapbox time! We've got some interesting opinions this week, so hopefully you all can find something fun to discuss with these. As always, we are open for submissions on these. If you'd like to submit your own soapbox, hit up this post for infos.
As always, these are the opinions of fandom members, not us here at EQD.
Have some headlines:
- The Next Royal Wedding
- Potential Children for Luna? Where Was Hasbro Going With Them?
- The My Little Pony Official channel is violating YouTube's spam policy!
- Is Sparky a Good Addition to Generation Five?
- Did Twilight Sparkle Ever Want to be a Princess?
And go read them below!
Potential Children for Luna? Where Was Hasbro Going With Them?
By: ManaMinori
For those of you who don’t know, Hasbro created these two ponies- one named Star Dreams, who had been released on 3 separate occasions- the first being in a slumber party set with Applejack, the second in a set with the CMC and their classmates (silver Spoon, Diamond Tiara, and Twist), and her third release being in a spa set with Rarity and Rainbow Dash.
The second pony goes by the name Lulluby Moon, and she was released only once, as as “so soft” brushable/plush pony, along with twi other ponies sold separately in the same line, Apple Sprout and Sweetie Belle.
For the longest time, I have wondered about and fawned (created theories, headcanons , art, and fanfics) over these two adorable little ponies (Star Dreams primarily), though have often entertained the idea that she and Lullaby Moon are (headcanon) or might have been (if given the opportunity to be written into comic or show canon) sisters, due to their similar names that would allude to being born of Luna.
Given her affinity to children throughout the series, as seen through her being especially close to the CMC in some episodes, it wouldn’t really be that far fetched, to assume that the writers might have played with the idea of Luna having daughters at some point, but just decided to have her be more of a close mentor for the CMC instead, due to possibly potential avoidance of fandom backlash or already established characters within the show.
But I’m interested in you guys opinions. How could Hasbro have incorporated Star Dreams and Lullaby Moon into the show or comics? Do you feel like the three releases of Star Dreams’ toy was building her up for some involvement in the show? Will we see these characters in g5? Share your thoughts!
The My Little Pony Official channel is violating YouTube's spam policy!
By: FirePuppy
Many years ago, the official My Little Pony YouTube channel was just like any other one, where we get to see brand-new content every once in a while, usually no more than 10 minutes long. But today, the channel has now suddenly turned into a spam channel, where videos are now being uploaded multiple times -- not just on itself, but also on other My Little Pony channels in other languages as well! Now, according to YouTube's policy, posting the same content repeatedly across one or more channels is considered spam, which is strictly forbidden on the platform. And that's exactly what these channels are doing right now! Videos with titles like "The Elements of Harmony Defeat Sunset Shimmer", "Rainbow Dash at the Hospital", "Defeating Gloriosa", "Twilight Sparkle's Crown Gets Stolen", and among others are popping up on the main channel over and over again!
I honestly do not know how these channels somehow managed to post the same content repeatedly without even earning any deserved strikes, but I can tell you that overriding YouTube's policy on uploading videos is possibly the worst ever crime the My Little Pony channels are currently committing -- even worse than the ordinary three-strikes policy that any user normally must follow. It's also annoying, too, and unnecessary. But despite all this, the YouTube staff still isn't doing anything to stop this crime from continuing.
P.S. Please stop calling me a liar. Even if you don't believe me or think I'm crazy, sometimes my predictions can turn out to come true.
Is Sparky a Good Addition to Generation Five?
By: Grace
Taking over the position of Spike in the newest MLP generation is Sparky. I’ve heard various opinions online and in person about the little dragon. Some love him, some hate him, and he is yet to win some over. In my opinion, he has yet to win me over.
Sparky is quite the cute, little dragon, and is very lovable. He brings a lot of joy to those around them, and is very fun-loving. But I must say, the little dragon sometimes is just a tad overused. Opaline’s main focus is to have Misty kidnap Sparky so she can take his dragon fire. However, we know almost nothing about the baby dragon. In his defense, he’s only about one year old as of May 2023, and probably is yet to talk. But so far, Hasbro is putting so much attention on Sparky, who doesn’t have anything as attention grabbing yet as I’d like to see.
Did Twilight Sparkle Ever Want to be a Princess?
By: Grace
As we all know, Twilight became an alicorn for completing Starswirl’s spell, and we got to see her adapt to her new life and soon take over Equestria with the rest of her friends. But, did she actually want her royal position? Twilight accomplished a lot in her time as the Princess of Friendship, and she was quite good at it. Now, some of you might not count the comics as canon, but they do let us in on a lot of personal conflicts and other thoughts that the characters dealt with. In the comic “Reflections”, Twilight’s internal conflict is trying to be as great as her mentor, Princess Celestia, while still discovering if being a princess was ever really meant to be her true destiny. The story further reveals that Twilight always thought she’d end up filling the role which was once Starswirl’s, which never happened.
Now, I’m not saying that Twilight never felt happy being in the role of a princess, but that she might’ve felt as though it was not right for her. After all, Celestia with the help of her sister Luna sent her Starswirl’s spell book in the first place. I think that the royal sisters could not have made a better choice on who to pick to be the next ruler of Equestria, but I am concerned with the limit of Twilight’s abilities. For years, Luna and Celestia wielded the Elements of Harmony and protected Equestria from harm.
Returning back to the comics, we do not get a full blown explanation, but it's something. The Generation Five comics explain that Opaline started spreading her opinions of uniforms being superior, and the ponies started segregating. There was some sort of explosion, and the Mane Six created the Unity Crystals. Opaline was locked out of Equestria for years and most likely, that was that. However, in the modern day Generation Five, Princess Twilight is nowhere to be seen, and just now are the ponies back living in unity. What happened to Twilight and her friends? Could Twilight still be alive somehow, some way? Since she was the only alicorn amongst her friends, she supposedly would’ve had the longest lifespan.
The Next Royal Wedding
By: Grace
Back in 2012, we got to see the wedding of Princess Cadence and Shining Armor. Ever since then, we’ve never seen another royal wedding. With Queen Haven and Aplhabittle’s relationship taking off, how long until the next royal wedding? Nearly two years ago (as of May 2023) the G5 movie made its debut. At the end of the movie, we got a small glimpse on screen of Haven and Alphabittle having a conversation. We also saw them together in Tell Your Tale during the Equestria Games, during New Years, and in the Mother’s Day episode. We don’t know if they are officially dating or not or just going with the flow and letting things happen, but that doesn’t deny they are a confirmed couple. I’d assume they started dating in between the Equestria Games and the end of 2022, but it could really have been any time. Alphabittle and Haven’s relationship seems to be progressing quickly, at least in the moment, so my assumption is that we will get the next royal wedding within one to three years
