Sunny’s first transformation!

Sunny Starscout: “Whaaaa-! What in Equestria is happening to me?!” after being transformed: “What in Equestria just happened?!”

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After watching the movie, I wondered if perhaps Sunny may be able to shift between her normal and “alicorn” forms at will…

Guess I wasn’t entirely wrong, as she can shift between forms… But as we can see, she’s having trouble controlling it…

My guess is that part of the main story arc will be that Sunny has to learn how to control her magic, and she will eventually learn how to shift between both forms, calling on the magic when she needs it most.

isn’t that how the internet is supposed to work? /j

@UnderwoodART
I really don’t get your logic here. The context is completely and utterly different: Twilight got hers as a reward for years of study and her achievements; there’s a throughline between the beginning of the show and her ascension. Sunny gained the magic horn/wings thanks to her belief in friendship, something Twilight didn’t even start off with. Also, she hasn’t even shown any actual magical abilities yet beyond the basics.

Also, I gotta say, the fact that you’re accusing people of attacking you after you poo-poo’d their new favourite toy is genuinely pathetic. Were you expecting everyone to blindly agree with your obvious stretch of logic?

Awwwwww, I wanted a froyo… :(

@UnderwoodART
Phones didn’t exist in g4, especially smartphones.

if four people asking you to elaborate on your vague take constitutes as “attacking you” then I’d hate to see when happens when five people ask you to elaborate on something

is it though? I mean, Twi became an alicorn at the end of S3, and even then her struggles with adapting to her new wings were only briefly looked into in the first EqG and the cold open of the S4 premiere IIRC - before then there were the Elements, sure, but again IIRC they didn’t do much except serve as the almighty holy MacGuffins for the cast until the tree showed up, before then they didn’t really personally effect any of the Mane Six’s powers aside from their friendship

also, I mean, this isn’t exactly a new trope - like off the top of my head, Disney does this all the time (Frozen? Turning Red? hello?), and so do a cartful of isekai anime series I’ve seen

DANNY FUCKING PHANTOM TOO, c’mon, this isn’t new

and Sunny isn’t just gonna know what to do with her powers right off the bat, especially since from what I’ve gathered, they just pop up randomly without any real forewarning, and we barely got to see her use them in the movie aside from like a few minutes at the end, so of course it’s gonna take some climatization

look let’s be honest, after the whirlwind G4 created there was no way they were just gonna drop the plot and leave it to rot, so of course there’s gonna be more than a few direct allusions to things that’ve happened in the previous gen

as tempting as it is to start fresh with a clean slate, it would be a bit of a disservice to the last decade-and-a-bit of history that came before - maybe they’ll go that route in G6 after enough time’s passed, who knows?

wh - do you think phones are baby-zoomer technology? what year do you think it is?

the 3D series isn’t even out yet, so how can you say they’re “empty promises”? I mean if you’re basing this off the quality of the 2D shorts, then you were probably expecting a bit too much from something so small

again, what year do you think it is? plus this shows they’re not just ignoring the movie by going “everything’s great! nobody hates each other anymore!” after getting hit with the revived magic wave

but fuck man I dunno, I’m just trying to figure out what you mean and give you my two cents in return - don’t take it personally, this site’s hardly the place for it and I’m sure you’re a decent person

@Eragor14, @Background Pony #3F82, @Johnny B. Mediocre, @TwiNet

Main character gains ultimate magical powers unexpectedly and struggles with them is exactly the same plotline in FiM, they’re just doing it immediately in G5 which makes it even less interesting. And I’ve seen a baby dragon too, so they’re playing all the classics. Name one original thought in the series so far that isn’t copying G4, adding baby-zoomer references (phones) or pandering to adult fans with empty promises of Deepest Lore™. Racism is such an original subject for a fantasy setting, waw.

I didn’t even mind the movie, but if four people are going to attack me over a throwaway comment, I’m going to defend myself. Try caring less.

Cool mares dont look a– boom

She still need to learn how this works^^

@UnderwoodART
What do you think “beat-for-beat” means?

@Wayneponeth
Oh god those scenes would be EPIC!!!

@Wayneponeth
Agreed. 😁

That’s actually pretty cool. If she eventually learns to control this she can potentially use this to fight bad guys. :D

@UnderwoodART

@Eragor14
We’ve already seen pegasi struggling with their flying abillity in TYT, the special seems to be focusing on the unicorns

@Eragor14
Aaaaaaaand that’s how we will get great character development throughout the upcoming series, together with engaging stories that tie into the G4 lore. It’ll be an exciting journey.

This reminds me of Iron Man lol.

“It’s a flight stabilizer, completely harmless.”

GETS THROWN ACROSS THE ROOM AND STUFF BLASTED EVERYWHERE

@Background Pony #0E99
True, and honestly I am excited to see how that plays out. After all, when you have been told that all other species are dangerous and evil, you aren’t going to be accepting of them right away. It will be challenging, but the Mane Five really need a good challenge to further develop themselves as leaders.

This is probably going to turn into a fiasco like the first Incredibles movie. Super hurt normal. Super bad! Must stop all Super! The townies already have a proven history of bigotry against non horses, and now the non horses have actual magic powers.

@twiliset
Same here, same here. That special cannot come soon enough.