Could Twilight Sparkle Still be around in MLP G5??

[@PatchworkRose567]

I wonder if after her friends passed, Twilight folded in on herself and almost nearly disappeared from Equestria’s public eye. Due to her vanishing after losing her friends, the citizens of Equestria began doubting the longevity and valid need for friendship as if the Princess of friendship couldn’t go on after losing her friends, what normal pony would be able to do better?

[@auroraharmony3446]

Dang

[@catherinebaldwin6580]

Love that Idea.

[@ronaldpagar6513]

That's kinda dark actually

[@elixieliza]

@@ronaldpagar6513 then again I heard they are going to discuss some more modern themes :(

[@quiixand1355]

That would be cool, sad but cool-

[@hopefitzwater1613]

That would be very sad. Having so many good friends by your side for so long but then they've all passed away and it's just you left. Could lead to depression.

[@nathejustice5297]

Pony life mane 6: am I a joke to you?

[@hopefitzwater1613]

But we're not talking about pony life we're talking about g5 when the main 6 are gone. Tara strong herself even said To light isn't coming back. But if she was I can see how this would pay out like he's saying.

[@olleselin]

@@hopefitzwater1613 the Mane 6 can't leave us. What if Optimus Prime did?

[@marlonportemcalpe4690]

@DRWolf001 Not as sad as a Changeling Queen, A Filly Pegasus and a Centaur still trapped in stone after a thousand years and seeing all of his happen in front of their very eyes, Because if this takes place in the same universe as G4 then that would mean that the Legion of Doom's statue is still in that very garden up to this day. Why wouldn't the loose trust in Twilight and the entire pony race again distrustful of each other? She probably ignored a mission from the Crystal Map that says reform Tirek, Chrysalis and Cozy Glow like Celestia did with Discord. Either she failed or Luster Dawn failed this mission. Pick one or the other

[@joshuaareta2001]

I'm pretty sure Celestia and Luna once did have friends just like Twilight and her friends. Look at how they handled losing them. I'm not saying you should forget them but to move on and thrive.

[@joshuaareta2001]

Sunny did have those cutie mark pins on that one image so it is a possiblity. Though it would be nice to see some familiar faces in G5.

[@joshuaareta2001]

@@olleselin I'm saying the old mane six can come back, Don't you want that?

[@joshuaareta2001]

@@olleselin Well, chances of the mane six excluding Twilight coming back is pretty slim so don't get your hopes too high up.

[@arob3409]

Yeah

[@hiccy6927]

Well, will you be happy when those familiar faces turns out being drawed on a tombstone? Or being reflected on the skies indicating that they are no longer exist in Equestria?

[@joshuaareta2001]

@@hiccy6927 I didn't mean it like that. XD Gosh that sounds horrible now that i think about it.

[@siqxyre8473]

Don't forget, magic is gone in this new future, and twilight is literally the element of magic, she'd feel useless :(

[@tomlow31]

Yea she was the last one but no more cause magic is gone I hope the new ponies will be friends cause she needs friends to support her

[@shadowspector3611]

Perhaps Cozy Glow finally won.

[@shadowafton6905]

@@shadowspector3611 yea that would be cool

[@Wildcard71]

@@shadowspector3611 There are so many possibilities, that you can't say, "this is it."

[@sunny-xv6zp]

I thought that there was no more magic she must feel useless

[@egomosquito6677]

I feel as if Twilight was in G5 she would play more of a character to develop along-side the G5 main cast. Almost as if a lost character learning how to understand friendship again after she lost her friends. Almost as a side character with more meaning then what is shown.

[@somerandompersonofficial]

There's actually an audio drama that explores this!! You may have heard of it, it's called Remembrance. It's based off of the SFM animation of the same name by Argodaemon, but the audio drama itself is by Ashley H. It's currently unfinished and on hiatus, but I still really recommend it if this is a possibility that fascinates you :)))

[@egomosquito6677]

@@somerandompersonofficial Thank you very much! I'll look into that.

[@somerandompersonofficial]

@@egomosquito6677 ofc :DD

[@ronaldpagar6513]

She should have a child it's either a male or female alicorn

[@tropi_girl3556]

@@somerandompersonofficial that's so cool!! ty

[@marlonportemcalpe4690]

If Princess Celestia and Princess Luna have been living for a thousand years then that would convince me that Twilight, Cadence and Flurry Heart are immortal. Alicorns are deity figures after all right? So it would make sense for them to still be around. Or another possible idea is that this is now some kind of Fallout Equestria scenario.

[@olleselin]

Immortal yes

[@jujublue4426]

And Twilight still looks young and is the same size as Celestia while her friends are in their 50s at the end of MLP FIM, so I think that her, Cadance and Flurry Heart are supposed to be immortal too.

[@samdickenson4982]

No, it's never been said that alicorns are immortal, or that they have long lifespans. These are just fan made ideas. I've heard some say the sisters possess immense magic power that 50 years is equal to 1 for them or something. And Jim Miller said that they gave Twilight their powers over the sun and moon, ah well I'm gonna saw those powers are the real source of immortality or longevity.

[@zephyrdian2408]

@@samdickenson4982 But part of being an alicorn means ya do gain immense power, therefore alicorns just -are- going to live much longer.

[@rawexplorer8373]

Not exactly. Luna and Celestia lived for thousands of years because they were rejuvenated by raising the sun and Moon. Cadance probably retired at the time of Twilight’s rule and passed on the batton to Flurry. Twilight though now raises the sun and Moon so she is rejuvenated herself. Anyway I hope we get an answer to What happened to Equestria.

[@zorcess829]

You know what this reminds me of? That one Christmas special in G4 that shows how in the past the three types ponies were separated because of distrust. Guess the phrase "Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it" is pretty prevalent here.

[@Eclipse_101]

..... That’s *literally* the clips he showed.

[@Eclipse_101]

@Will Egan OOOOO YEAH

[@yeetirosina]

imagine the g5 ponies read the texts about what happened then

[@jaspercat6407]

I think that the physical traits of an alicorn are physical manifestations of magic, and twilight was being kept alive by magic, so she probably passed away soon after equestria lost all magic

[@StarkeeperLen]

True

[@terminator1567]

We will never know.

[@chaoticmind4886]

That might mean that alicorns will no longer exist in this non-magic Equestria.

[@StarkeeperLen]

@@chaoticmind4886 yeah

[@jaspercat6407]

@@chaoticmind4886 exactly

[@leblackrosethorn3834]

u forgot the friendship school. knowing twilight, her students would have thought their own students by then to keep harmony alive. In this case, I think the friendship school would become so international that it would be the other species who teach equestrians how friendship is magic again. the main cast learning it from other species

[@grayeaglej]

That opens up the problem of HeadMistress Glimmer, most powerful Sorceress in the known Universe. O.o

[@calliethewolfcat2183]

I love that idea!

[@loverallsortsofthings7862]

I agree with you.

[@enderwalkgang]

Its apparently the three pony kinds being against eachother and the magick is gone. Uhhhb i think it something happened to it.

[@fleury2233]

Yeah

[@justinriley]

If Twilight Sparkle HAS to appear in G5, I hope she's used like Aang in The Legend of Korra or even Aang's predecessors in Avatar The Last Airbender. Someone who offers advice and guidance to our heroes.

[@scoutgaming737]

*YES*

[@mylittlebroney7925]

If twilight is in mlp gen 5 let's just hope they don't do with twilight what they did to luke in star wars the last jedi

[@justinriley]

@@mylittlebroney7925 I personally loved how they handled Luke Skywalker in The Last Jedi (yeah, I said it). But I don't think it would work for Twilight.

[@mylittlebroney7925]

@@justinriley i respect that option but i was not a fan of what they did to luke in the last jedi i though it ruined his character in my option

[@justinriley]

@@mylittlebroney7925 I disagree with that opinion, but I don't want to get too off topic.

[@LEDSlights]

I've been saying it since the begining: They're gonna find Twilight in a cave somewhere and she's gonna be super cynical and she'll have have completly lost her faith in friendship. Also, if Twilight is still around, there's no reason to believe the other 4 alicorns aren't either. I would be curious to see what kind of pony Flurry Heart ends up like.

[@falcoflare8206]

She could end up Co-Ruling Equestria with Luster Dawn.

[@moonchild8477]

@@falcoflare8206 I would watch that ngl

[@0valeyes]

3:42 Well Celestia does have a bad habit of talk to herself when no one's around and Twilight could get that from her.

[@LukiKruki]

No. It's Luna's thing, not Celestia's.

[@0valeyes]

@@LukiKruki Well that what Celestia did and it could of been a early mental health warning signs.

[@LukiKruki]

@@0valeyes Luna does it. Celestia did it only when she was all alone with Luna powers one night.

[@Lil-Baby-Boo]

@@LukiKruki no the episode where celestia tells Twilight why she chose her to go to ponyvile, we are shown celestia walking around talking to herself.

[@P.X.G-d7s]

Agree

[@TheSmokingSkull]

Maybe Twilight got sealed away somehow, or has just been waiting in that starry rainbow realm Celestia was in when Twilight first got her wings? Maybe she is waiting for the new team to prove themselves, watching them with Celestia's magic spy network, haha.

[@stormbix]

Perhaps in a moment where she's deepest in her despair, she seals herself in the moon. When Argyle tells Sunny about the Guardians of Harmony and how the magic of friendship used to be in Equestria, Sunny sets out to prove that different kinds of ponies can become friends again, possibly bringing back Twilight and her magic.

[@joshblackwell8632]

This would make me ask what Celestia, Luna, Cadance & Flurry heart (I guess discord too) are doing during that time because i highly doubt they wouldn't notice magic disappearing in equestria or that twilight vanished.

[@sunboltgift711]

Very true but with magic gone would any of them even exist?

[@sunboltgift711]

@@olleselin all Iife no, magical life possibly. Wendigos obviously aren't around because if they were they'd be attacking and freezing everything like they did in the past when all three pony races weren't united.

[@nightshroud9671]

@@sunboltgift711 Its possible the triple rainbow laser took the Wendigos out of commission for a long time.

[@astalaga]

Funny enough I know that flurry heart was born an alicorn but does she really have such magic that allows her to live as long as the other magic made ailcorns? She was the only one born that way so I’m curious about it. Especially since she would be the youngest and we still don’t see her anywhere in the show (so far at least)

[@sunboltgift711]

@@astalaga Flurry Heart might be the one and only Alicorn left due to her natural birth and not due to a magical transformation, if the others vanish due to no magic or lose the extra parts horn/wings and become the normal selves , Flurry may make an appearance as the only Alicorn left, unless she can carry the genes on to future generations. Maybe they will introduce a new G5 version Alicorn or breed of pony.

[@totaly_not_an_artist_]

It could be that alicorns represent all the tribes living together as friends. But now that they are separated they don’t want alicorns to be their leader.

[@lavenderrose82]

I personally feel like the reason Twilight disappeared is probably for the same reason magic disappeared and the around the time the gems were created. Depending if the Twilight's friends were still around during the gems creation, depends if the gems have the essence of just Twilight herself or all the mane six. Maybe something similar that happened to Starswirl and the pillars, happened with the Main six and they got trapped somewhere? Personally I think the only princess who could make an appearance is Flurry Heart, since unlike Twilight(who take too much away from the main characters and the story) Flurry is still a character we don't really know all that well, so it could be easier to write her into the story without taking away from the main cast. Also, I'm hoping Tirek, Chrysalis, and Cozy Glow are the ones behind the magic disappearing and the pony tribes dividing.

[@Thekitsunehuntress]

Sadly, I doubt we will see real twilight. Remember, the staff said that twilight won't outlive her friends when such concerns were brought up to them before.

[@electricheartpony]

Just because the staff said it, doesn't make it canon. All of the mane six but Twilight aged to a point that it's obviously seen. At this point, I'm led to believe that she will at least live a fair deal longer.

[@belmontzar]

Dude shes an Alicorn, the kind of being who can rule for a thousand years and seemingly not age at all. To be honest Celestia and Luna could still be around for all we know, same with Discord. Also while.magic may be gone from equestria, it WAS leaking into the human world, Twilight could be over there instead.

[@samdickenson4982]

@@electricheartpony I see through that facade with her younger appearance with ease. It's obvious Twilight is training Luster Dawn to be her Successor so she can give up her immortality, then she'll age rapidly and pass with her friends.

[@samdickenson4982]

@@belmontzar Never been established that being an alicorn is how Celestia and Luna have lived so long. Just a fan made idea. While it could certainly be implied I prefer outright confirmation.

[@Thekitsunehuntress]

I think its established lore that Luna and celestia were always alicorns from elsewhere and came to equestria. It may be that created alicorns are different but I guess in the end none of us do know for sure. I just wanted to state that as of now, staff is the closest to canon we have to rely on.

[@fluwuzie]

Extended Theory: Twilight could still be around BUT she could still be mentioning the rest of the mane 6 because they potentially died since twilight has a longer life span so twilight didn't want them to be forgotten cause they changed equestria and its future :)

[@kajetus0688]

even in season 9 ending we saw celestia sized twilight and already old rest of mane 6 that means alicorns will outlive everyone but knowing that twilight could psychologicly get ready for inevitable death of her frriends

[@AmericanUnionState1824]

I really REALLY want to see Princess Twilight Sparkle in generation 5.

[@Simplymaddy1010]

formal

[@technotycoons]

same, like I imagine her to be like old grandma

[@Puppy_lover933]

She’s my fav character so I hope so too

[@aris1562]

I was thinking she probably got turned into stone and spike is still alive, amber’s father battled century magnet and after 1000 years he was still around as a elder dragon

[@The_True_Mx_Pink]

*an

[@J0RD4N971]

@@The_True_Mx_Pink Seriously? 😒

[@The_True_Mx_Pink]

@@J0RD4N971 I'd take you seriously if you didn't decide use an emoji in such a fashion.

[@user-dl3vn8ze9n]

@@The_True_Mx_Pink Shut up.

[@sakurahirawa]

@@The_True_Mx_Pink you.. do know emojis are used for self expression, right? You can’t tell tone of voice through text either. For all you know someone could read my message in a very angry tone. Or a calm one. It’s how people perceive things. So emojis are used. I put an angry emoji, you would understand I’m angry. If I put a sad emoji, you would understand I’m sad and read it in said way. Like right now? I’m perfectly calm. I feel like people think I write in an angry way, when I suppose I’m just straight to the point? So I put lol to try and dim it down. Lol.

[@thomasstump1310]

Personally, I believe it is a mixture of everything that you stated in the video, plus the fact Discord is still around and no longer has Fluttershy as a anchor to keep him on the good side. He knows Twilight better than anyone, and could easily cause some small chaos not knowing how it will impact the future.

[@brianajulian6048]

Or maybe he was so upset without Fluttershy that he gave up hope and because he was sad he didn’t do anything chaotic so all the magic drained out of him and he was no longer like in “Discordant Harmony” perhaps?

[@justtawogobsessed4884]

@@brianajulian6048 WAIT THIS IS SMART

[@featherbloom]

I had an idea that after Twilight's friends died off, her logic of "How is the princess of friendship supposed to rule without her friends?" And "If I can't have my friends, nopony can have theirs", she turned into a Nightmare Moon/Daybreaker type villain and forced disharmony among ponies out of loneliness and jealously

[@Mc-rw2no]

Good theory. 👍👍👍👍

[@Mc-rw2no]

@Kevin Morris true dat

[@falcoflare8206]

@Kevin Morris You are correct. Sci-Twilight turned into Midnight Sparkle in EG: Friendship Games.

[@Infinite-sj9mj]

That sounds very dark and cool but wouldn't it throw all of her character development to the trash? As much as I like the idea of a protagonist of a show to be the antagonist of another, I don't think this is what they're going for here. Most of the G4 fans will be so triggered if they see Twilight became a villian after all the things she's been through.

[@ronaldpagar6513]

What about luster dawn and her friends? She and her friends could stop her

[@Alexrun902]

I agree this sounds like a really interesting way to take Twilight, it actually reminds me of Luke Skywalker in "The Last Jedi", where after her friends are gone after so long doing this job by yourself they screwed up something which cause the three tries to separate so she put herself interpersonal exile which is why we don't see doing anything about the current state of equestria, because she feels responsible for it.

[@hiccy6927]

So, to simplified your explanation, here is what i got: Twilight in the past= Brought the magic of friendship and unite all different races to live peacefully alongside each other Twilight in the future= The cause of mistrust and disharmony between pony species and or other races

[@azazel8339]

I personally think it would be OOC for twilight to be the cause of the seperation. It is more likely, like the video proposes, that she left as a consequence of that seperation. Maybe you could be right and the initial mistake that led to the world of G5 was her doing but it would have been just that, a mistake that she now blames herself for instead of trying to fix it. Or it was an event that was out of her control or one she failed to prevent. anyways my point is watch the video again, it is explained quite nicely in there.

[@koolkatbff]

ooooeh, like a nightmare moon scenario! Losing her friends triggers some form of change inside her that leads her to the dark side! I would love to see this happen! But if it does happen, I do not want it to be obvious that the big bad is actual Twilight gone evil until the very end! I want it to be a twist, like with Luna (sort of). This would also honestly make more sense than Twilight just giving up on Equestria. I feel like Twilight grew a lot as a character in the last season and that she takes her role as a leader too seriously to just up and leave. It doesn't feel like something new Twilight would do. Also even she did feel like she was the reason for the separation, assuming Cadence, celestia, Luna, and flurry heart are still alive, there's no way they wouldn't try to intervene. Twilight snapping and being consumed by darkness however, is something that is more plausible as it even happened to Luna.

[@azazel8339]

@@koolkatbff the thing is, it would be hard to make the villain of the G5 movie an external bad guy. The theme of the movie seems to be about coming together and uniting once more, so an internal villain/conflict like a racist general or an impending war might be the better choice

[@hiccy6927]

@@koolkatbff correction: Luna didn't turn into Nightmare Moon because she lost her friends, but because she didn't feel appreciated enough by her subject compared to Celestia. And also, it is not some big twist since it all happens in the very beginning of G4 and explained by Twilight. Twilight being the main antagonist in G5 is an interesting idea, but the writing needs to be really good and kept interesting throughout the G5 movie.

[@azazel8339]

@Kevin Morris I understood that reference

[@underfirebutok]

I think I remember Tara Strong confirming a while back that she wasn't coming back to voice Twilight in G5; are we expecting, if this theory is true, that she was maybe replaced? (I would question if Hasbro would do that, but it looks like they already did with Discord in Pony Life, although he's a more secondary character instead of the old protagonist.)

[@justtawogobsessed4884]

Yeah, I find it a bummer that discord that replaced in Pony life since he’s my favorite character, I hope if we see more of discord they use Jhon de Lance again

[@lentos2188]

It is possible that misstrust and paranoia are due to Princess Twilight Sparkle's sudden disappearance? And because the ponies would blamed others over time, the Eqvestria would split back into three tribes (Pegas, Unicorns and Earth). After that we could see G5. Forgive my english.

[@brianajulian6048]

I totally agree! Because Twilight friends passed away Twilight might of fled from the public eye not feeling confident to do it by herself! Hence the mistrust and paranoia!

[@jsuniversemr.random8815]

It might be true that she is the Princess of Friendship but her being an Alicorn, aka a Pony Race that have all 3 Attributes, aka Earth Pony, Unicorn and Pegasus, she's more connected to the Magic itself and probably to whatever happen to the Magic of this Future Equestria firstly targeted her or got affected the most to the point that she might've gone into hiding or got trap somewhere on which once the Magic is back, she'll be release once more and be surprise on how much have change since her absence and try to adjust into the new Equestria as she go back and reclaim her Throne, on which won't be surprising if the place was turn into A tourist spot or been ruled over by some evil organizations claiming that they have the rights on the throne or they have the paper to proved that it's theirs and Twilight doesn't or just straight up gone. Which might mean she'll find a place and become some sort of HQ for the new Mane 5. Speaking of, what might've happened to the Crystal Ponies? Will the Princess FlutterHeart or Princess Cadence still ruling over the Crystal Empire and it's people? Is the tradition still works or due to the Magic being gone, the tradition also goes with it?

[@stormbix]

Perhaps the Crystal Empire, fearing the civil unrest of Equestria, is the first to block itself off, using the last of their magic to protect their kingdom. Should the Windigos be a threat in Gen 5 (which they probably will be, at least in the beginning of Equestria's fall since they exist to punish the distrustful), the Crystal Empire would likely be completely wiped out, since losing magic will already make them vulnerable to the harsh cold of the north.

[@jsuniversemr.random8815]

@@stormbix Windogos are pure Magical Creatures that only form then such Distrust and Negativity is all over or centered around a specific area. So probably not. Most things in Equestria have Magic, even the Everfree Forest is Ruled by Uncontrolled Magic that is somehow also acts as a Form of Harmony for the Creatures that lives there. This also means that everything will change the moment magic is Gone, the Towns and Villages in the Clouds will Fall, the Clouds won't be controlled by Pegasus, not even be able to even live there. The Crystal Part of the Crystal Ponies might disappear as well, since base on how they call themselves Crystal Ponies, I'm guessing they can go Crystal all on their owns before, aka it's their Magic. It is possible that they learn a type of Magic to Combat the sudden loading of Magic, but on which Trap the Crystal Ponies in the Crystal Empire itself since the Empire was once got Surrounded by magical occurrences itself and in a sense, trap.

[@brianajulian6048]

It looks like when Twilight became an Alicorn that Celstia used her magic on Twilight to make her an Alicorn so maybe when all the magic was wiped out she became a Unicorn again, along with Cadence and then they passed away shortly after because Unicorns don’t live as long as Alicorns? Flurryheart however was born an Alicorn so could still be out there somewhere but with no adult ponies to guide her she feels at a loss of how to rule?

[@Vari137]

Last time I came this early twilight didnt have wings, keep up the good content :D

[@SleepyWhistles]

My guess is that twilight might be still alive and she's in g5 but I think, she did something or something bad happened and friendship and magic in Equestria broke and because of that, she exiled her self because of her failure.

[@MrConredsX]

This sound like The Last Jedi which was a horrible movie

[@minecraftweeeweeweeb8695]

I kinda want her to be the antagonist for some reason-

[@SleepyWhistles]

@@MrConredsX I mean last jedi did it wrong if luke guide rey and teach her it would be good movie but yeah... Last jedi is a bad.

[@MrConredsX]

@@SleepyWhistles Yeah it was bad because creator of that movie didn't respect Luke or original trilogy. He wanted to deconstruct it because he was never a fan. Lets hope G5 is made by fans of G4 and not people who only make fun of it and its fandom.

[@calebprescott440]

I still think flurry heart is still in G5

[@TheCommenterDragon]

That's a very interesting yet sad scenario Doc, although i could kinda picture it happening i mean Twilight obviously wouldn't be able to manage Equestria without her friends and Spike, and not being able to keep the peace in Equestria with her old friendship methods, Twilight definitely would most likely blame herself for the pony races separation and thus she would probably abdicate the throne out of shame and leave Equestria, but as for Twilight's friends and Spike being gone well i have no doubt that they wouldn't want Twilight to spend the rest of her life grieving over them nope, they would want her to move on and make new friends.

[@nightshroud9671]

Spike is most likely still alive due to dragons living for a 1000 years at least. So it wouldn't make sense for him to die of old age there.

[@samyhaf6286]

Well probably she is kinda immortal now and mabye in hiding or something because of the feud across the land of equestria or probably be in another demension doing something important and because of many years past and the mane 6 is gone....so she felt lonely despair and nobody is there for her to calm down and because of that...she went missing....man i feel scared twilight if she is still here around in gen 5

[@terminator1567]

I’m guessing Spike(Who ages slowly) couldn’t help her.

[@Mc-rw2no]

I think spike must have fled 2 another land, cause he's sad that rarity passed away. (His true love) but yeah twilight will really lonely...

[@Infinite-sj9mj]

@@Mc-rw2no I don't think Spike would leave Twilight like that. She is the only family he ever had and she means more to him than his crush. Spike proved his loyalty to Twilight through pretty much the entirety of the show. He is whether "hiding" with Twilight or he just passed away like the other members of the mane 6. Personally, I think both Twilight and Spike are gone :( As sad as it is, it seems like the only logical scenario to me

[@raychumon]

i honestly think the "Twilight is alive hundreds of years after the others passed and is sad about her dead friends" is wayyy too dark for mlp. but, maybe i'll be surprised.

[@justtawogobsessed4884]

I agree. I do think that if they were to have the Mane 6 in G5 they would’ve all been frozen in time or something? I think if they died and gave more than just subtle hints about it it would be a little dark

[@blakdeth]

Perhaps the reason twilight is missing is because she did something to stop the windigos. Something like how the pillars put themselves in limbo to stop the pony of shadow. Cause if the world is full of mistrust again then the windigos are unaccounted for also

[@sunboltgift711]

What if Princess Twilight Sparkle being an Alicorn which are practically Immortal and all her friends dead due to old age because this is so many years in the future, what if she got with Starlight Glimmer and went through time to When her friends were still alive and decided to just lock herself up in a time loop because she couldn't live without her friends and it was driving her crazy, and this somehow caused an issue with the magic. I mean I really wouldn't blame her I'd be sad too if my besties were all gone, and technically since it's so many years in the future everyone she knows is gone it's not like any of them would judge her for doing such a thing, actually she could even go the villain route and be the antagonist.

[@Mc-rw2no]

Whoa time travel your thinking beyond the others.

[@sunboltgift711]

@@Mc-rw2no Well it is possible due to a spell that Star Swirl the Bearded had and eventually many years later Starlight Glimmer would get ahold of and complete. With it she was able to travel back in time to try and stop Rainbow Dash from doing the Sonic Rain-boom to foil the mane 6 from being a thing, the episodes were The Cutie Re-Mark - 1&2 and one of my favorite episodes as it shows many outcomes of what Equestria would be like had the Mane 6 not be around. Also in It's About Time which was the 20th episode of season 2 Twilight herself was using a modified version of the same spell to warn herself about a future event which in the end would just make things more confusing, after all as The Great and Powerful Trixie would say to Twilight In All Bottled Up, "If anything breaks, Starlight will just go back in time and fix it!" So I mean why not make it a thing in G5?

[@Mc-rw2no]

@@sunboltgift711 yeah I think I might be nice 2 have it in g5. But twilight in a bottle is a ×2 LOL. 😊😊😊😊🐴🐴🐴🐴

[@sunboltgift711]

@@Mc-rw2no You Just gave me an idea, imagine not Twilight in a bottle, but Discord! Sunny finds the bottle in her travels and rubs it only to find a Draconequus named Discord inside who messes with her with a little chaos magic and gives her advice similar to how he treated Twilight. However due to magic leaving the world he can only give her 3 wishes much like the Genie in Aladdin, but 20% cooler.

[@Mc-rw2no]

@@sunboltgift711 dis-genie (discord genie) that's a good idea, but I still think that the genie from Aladdin (2019) is cool I mean he's Will Smith, but your genie idea is still cool. 👍😊

[@cofagrigusfan24]

same idea but instead of Twilight leaving she becomes a Nightmare version of herself, like Nightmare Moon & Daybreaker

[@sunboltgift711]

And perhaps when she was a Nightmare Moon version she drained all the magic she could have said something like and magic will be drained forever! As she drained it all and is now hiding in Tartarus.

[@TangleHamain]

That could be a possibility on why friendship is no more in G5 tbh, could happen

[@TangleHamain]

@@olleselin ????

[@nightshroud9671]

Like Midnight Sparkle?

[@TangleHamain]

@@nightshroud9671 Yep

[@Circus1366]

After the other mane 6 pony’s were gone twilight was the last out of them ruling but after a while (depending how long) the pony’s started having mistrust other each other and rumors starting going around about alicorns (why they wanted to split paths) Twilight has none of her friends and no one maybe spike was still there but even then those rumors were getting worse, even spike starting believing them. After that twilight had to leave some where, now no one till this day knows what happened to twilight even if she’s alive. Is spike alive? Yes because spike has a very long life span like other dragons do, tho we wouldn’t know where gen 5 takes place so I don’t know if spike would honestly be there. Just mah thoughts on why twilight if she was alive let the other 3 raise of pony’s separate =v= I have only watched half of the vid Edit: :o thanks for the likes! :3

[@joshuavids7779]

Twilight sparkle used to have a really bad habit of twilighting but was able to overcome it with the help of her friends, but what is her twilighting got so bad that she couldn’t even think about friendship and harmony.

[@dashing3423]

I just love the way you make youre videos^^ PLS continue this awsome work.^^

[@Tall_Order]

I think its possible someone seized power by manipulating Twilight into going into one of her phases, and used that to discredit her as incompetent.

[@falcoflare8206]

Princess Celestia would have to exile her to the Moon, like she did with Luna.

[@Sketchtrastrophe]

If the old cast are dead in the new series, I'm going to be immensely sad. I wouldn't really care if I hadn't watched them develop and grow up for 9 seasons, but since we saw them alive and well and now it's implying that they're dead, it's depressing as all hell. The only way this wouldn't be depressing is if they were trapped in some timeless dimension for thousands of years like Star Swirl and his friends were.

[@Flowering_Azalea]

KZbin recommendations are really going to make me have to watch MLP again, I never actually finished it though, it was my favourite show when I was little.

[@StarkeeperLen]

I personally think that after all her friends have died people lost the faith in her over time, as well as in friendship, which lead to the magic disappearing. After all friendship is magic. It's also possible that some certain villains appeared again and this time actually were able to suppress all forms of magic enough. Maybe they even went as far as to kill twilight, tho I don't think that would actually be said in the show but who knows. I mean just because she's immortal doesn't mean she can't be killed. Which would also explain why the ice/snow thingies which name's i forgot aren't there anymore either, all magic is gone, almost completely suppressed. This would also quite well work with the theories I came up with for how the new mane5 would be able to get their cutie marks as well as refunding magic. It would also explain why there are only 5 characters instead of 6, the elements of harmony don't exist anymore, since they're magical it would only make sense for the villains to have completely gotten rid of them as well.

[@Oiamh_TheWolf18]

If by ice/snow things do you mean the wendigos?

[@StarkeeperLen]

@@Oiamh_TheWolf18 yes!

[@Saxton_Hoovy]

Not sure if seen season 9 of mlp, but the elements of harmony were destroyed. In addition the windigos are results of a lack of friendship so they cant be stop from it as a lack of friendship doesnt remove magic.While a villain could try to take all of the magic again but it is unlikely given that the only characters that they are able to end magic are in stone.The windigos I dont think are effected by a lack of magic , as they were around long before equestria as even during hearths warming they were known of as clover the clever knew of them because starswirl knew of them.

[@StarkeeperLen]

@@Saxton_Hoovy I know that they were destroyed but I meant as in the elements of harmonies are kinda constantly in living beings, seein as the mane6 and the students6 so it would only make sense that they would've to somehow completely cut loose of that to get rid of magic and harmony and whatever. And I think that since if the magic is, not just with friendship, completely suppressed like never before in history it's also possible for the wendigos/windigos/whatever to not be there anymore. Plus just like discord it's possible that the three villains will break free from the stone after many years.

[@jujublue4426]

@@Saxton_Hoovy But Equestria should have been destroyed by the Windigoes in G5 if everypony is segregated again, if it's not because of a lack of magic how come the Windigoes didn't return after all this time of mistrust ?

[@Mc-rw2no]

Well I think that Celestia knew that Equestria will end in disharmony, but took her chances. Twilight's friends might have died, while Twilight still thinks she's not alone, then Spike must have went 2 another land far from Equestria, cause maybe he's really heart broken about Rarity's death so he fled. Twilight must have been so lonely that she must have transformed into Midnight Sparkle and cast Equestria in eternal night, but the unicorns, pegasi and earth ponies side by side must have banned her 2 the moon, but if she was still alive in the world, they might have exiled twilight to a place that's far beyond Equestria's boarders and locked in a magic proof dungeon. Meanwhile back at the merely half destroyed Canterlot, the ponies knew there was no leader and fought over which species of ponies should rule Equestria, cause they exiled and banned every alicorn from Equestria. And so the war started, but 3 wise ponies (1 unicorn, 1 Pegasus and earth pony) made a wise decision and separated the ponies into species.Then that's how g 4 ended up. So Sunny and her friends journey began.

[@nightshroud9671]

I can see Luna being pretty pissed at Celestia honestly.

[@Mc-rw2no]

@@nightshroud9671 Yeah, but no need 2 use the p word, btw I imagine Luna being really mad at Celestia 2. 😊😊😊😊

[@falcoflare8206]

@@Mc-rw2no Luna being mad at Celestia for Twilight's dissparnce.

[@Mc-rw2no]

@@falcoflare8206 Yeah luna will be mad.

[@samfimple4325]

I'm still unsure if this is the right move to make. Like, if they have to do this, have the ponies not trust each other, then I hope there's a good reason for it. Cause I really don't like that the Mane Six's efforts are just undone like that. I've mentioned this online before, it feels like everything the Mane Six did, was all for nothing. That all their efforts to spread friendship and peace among every species, was just a waste of time and their efforts would never last. I loved G4. So it rubs me the wrong way that all those accomplishments, all those times I rooted for the Mane Six and Spike, they're just undone. All their efforts wasted now.

[@TangleHamain]

My theories: Either Twilight became the bad guy in G5 or she passed away with her friends with some spell or she just left/ran away from embarrassement.

[@ronaldpagar6513]

Excuse me, but when is she a bad guy? Or some New villian is going to be powerful

[@TangleHamain]

@@ronaldpagar6513 In the last Equestria Girls , she became the villain aka Midnight Sparkle

[@ronaldpagar6513]

@@TangleHamain what about luster dawn and her friends?

[@TangleHamain]

@@ronaldpagar6513 I have no idea. Could be that Luster Dawn is the new ruler of Equestria but isnt as good as Twilight as she isnt the princess of friendship perhaps???

[@ronaldpagar6513]

@@TangleHamain or maybe she killed her because of rage , angered and jealousy had taken over her

[@Poppys.SugarRush]

if Twilight is still around and she went insane again im going to assume she is in a special mental institute or maybe she retired who knows

[@genius11433]

You bring up a good possibility. And now that I think about it, I'd love for that to be the case. However, you spelled out at 4:01 precisely why I think it *won't* be the case: "It would require some *very* good writing." Since we _are_ talking about post-Faust Hasbro, the possibility that we'd find writing of the requisite caliber is slim.

[@marlonportemcalpe4690]

If Twilight Sparkle is still around in MLP G5 then why would she just left Tirek, Chrysalis and Cozy Glow in stone? Why wouldn't she do anything to reform them like Celestia did with Discord? That's unfair don't you think? Another question is, would Tirek, Chrysalis and Cozy Glow be still in stone at this time?

[@galatickitties]

If magic disappeared then either they are stuck in stone till magic returns or they were released without magic and died some time later due to age. Maybe they caused the ponies to fall apart they easily did it in season 9 why can’t they do it after being returned.

[@glowpon3]

Ah yes, hope for my queen once more! I like the way you think.

[@brianajulian6048]

I though that maybe Twilight did try to reform them but she couldn’t reform Chrysalis so she changed (being a changeling) into the different tribes to spread mistrust?!

[@aritw5726]

The fact that, I was dissapointed in the idea of Twilight becoming a "Celestia clone" from the beginning makes this just so much worse ...it gives me serious "Remembrance" and "Recall the time of no return" vibes...and as much as I would be very interested in such a continuation of my favourite character's arc, and where it could lead....that's never how I wanted to remember Twilight as....I like the flawed quirky OCD pony she was,(I mean probably the only plus to this is that we'll see her actual flaws despite the so called "god like image"). I just feel like she didn't deserve such a tragic fate. Having to live as the princess of friendship without any friends, seeing how each of your loved ones slowly passes away is just sadistic. At least Celestia had Luna. I imagine Cadence will have a rough time too but even she has flurry heart to fill some kind of void. Twilight is a pony(or I'd say human for the sake of the argument but you get what I mean) just because she is super wise now doesn't mean she is devoid of emotions and her mental state can't alter...and judging by how things went later on, it probably did...Idk I was a big fan of those fan made concepts of her having this kind of fate, because of how intriguing and brutally dark they were, but....idk ...again I did not want to remember her this say, in the canon story... Her character meant a lot to me and inspired me in many ways. And she still does.

[@kuro_neko5863]

We saw in the finale with Chrysalis and Cozy Glow's actions that the tribes are not nearly as unified as it appears on the surface. Twilight could do her best and events could still push the tribes apart. Alicorns aren't tyrants, they rule ponies because the ponies want them to. It could come to pass that the tribes no longer wish to be a unified nation and thus have no need of an alicorn ruler. Sunny's goals could be convincing the various tribe rulers that coming back together to reform Equestria is a good idea, then she would have to set out on a quest to find Twilight and convince her to come back and take the throne again.

[@falcoflare8206]

You are correct. Sunny having to find Twilight and convince to reclame her Throne with Luna.

[@82dorrin]

I kinda hope Twilight gets a badass hallway/rescue the main cast scene in G5 like Luke did in The Mandalorian. I suggested it on Twitter and Tara Strong liked my Tweet. :P

[@82dorrin]

@Kevin Morris Sequel trilogy Luke? Luke wasn't in the Disney trilogy. Are you referring to Jake Skywalker? :P

[@ShadowMist2555]

I feel that if Twilight was to be in the G5 like you said she left for some reson she may try to help them from the shadows by hiding out in a place that is only known to the princess or to her friends and hope to find some one that can take on the mantel. Like useing a artifact to remotely view equestria for signs of the ones she is looking for well trying to hold on to her self to build off of what you where talking about in the video but that is if the staff want to go that way. Who knows, for the most part do we realy know the scope of the starting plot/story arch it is hard to say.

[@KiaraLionessTM]

Funny enough I’ve been thinking Twilight would still be around in G5 too

[@ifancyyouofficial9697]

maybe all of them(in g4) passed away?? because they said in the movie "LONG AGO WHEN MAGIC IS STILL AROUND" i think maybe it's more than thousands years than we expected.. + the way they said it , it's like it was long long long long long ago!! like hundreds thousands of years , it became history..they probably dead

[@GuardiaH]

Duse, that'd be awesome. That Alicorn Twilight could be alive and gives some clues about what happened, about the separation of the races, would be a big end of a season.

[@jamesvernonjenningsthevide9253]

In G5, donkeys have after Equestria falling apart resurrected the Donkey Kingdom which serves as intermediaries between Earth ponies, pegasi, and unicorns when different pony races have to interact.

[@star-stonelegend]

This could be a possibility, Twilight's story might be like Luke skywalker’s story in the New trilogy from building a new Jedi order, to Kylo Ren‘s creation and to his exile. But I am sure there will be more to the story. Maybe the story is going to be about the Main Five trying to find Twilight and they will probably help her and make her realize that the magic friends still exists and etc.

[@marlonportemcalpe4690]

This is kinda dark but there is nothing worse than living one's life and dying while holding a grudge with the fact that even after Applejack grew old and died as well as the rest of the Gen 4 Apples, She never got to bury the hatchet with the Flim Flam Brothers about their troubles and the possibility of Lightning Dust dying from taking her own life because of the fact that she has to live being depressed and broke that she could never be a Wonderbolt now in her entire life with her dreams shattered to pieces. Man G5 is kinda dark huh?

[@ronaldpagar6513]

Well just have to wait for the announcement

[@PokemonkaDub]

Discord would still be there wouldn't he? And he and Twiligth are friends and could help each other with grief over loosing their friends...

[@silverstream6063]

An enemy powerful enough that they were able to banish or lock Twilight away, Celestial banished Luna to the moon, Possible that someone did that to the other Alicorns. Once the alicorns aren’t around the ponies started to panic, when the sun and moon princess went missing the guards just went to the next princess around. It safe to say that maybe the enemy was able to banish even the crystal empire along with their royalty cause I don’t remember it being referenced in the movie. Could be that I missed it but there aren’t any crystal ponies anywhere either. So maybe the new generation finds a way to bring them back? The main 6 brought the pillars back after all, would be a cool two part episode if they find out they can bring back a lost alicorn.

[@samuelhuff3427]

Why do I have a feeling that Pipp and Zipp could be the daughters of Flurry Heart?

[@shonascott5499]

Honestly I doubt that Twilight is still around if not because the writers confirmed that she wouldn't outlive her friends suggesting that unlike Celestia who seems to be a natural born alicorn, Twilight was training Luster Dawn to take her place so she could pass on and not live eons without her friends and family, as well as the fact that Tara Strong isnt reprising her role as Twilight because her contract ended with Pony Life and she doesn't want to come back. I personally think that Twilight passed on and made Luster Dawn her heir who then would also be a made Alicorn and would need to choose a student and pass on alicornhood to HER heir and so forth. So either one of Twilight's heirs majorly f'ed up somehow and destroyed magic or maybe the ponies of Equestria BLAMED the loss of magic on Twilight's teachings and turned away from them.

[@heatherkramer3139]

Just look at any monarchy that has ever existed. It starts with strong rulers and inevitably slowly descends into less and less capable rulers. Twilight could have passed on her crown to a perfectly capable ruler, but how about that one, and the one after? After some point there will inevitably be a string of alicorns that are not really up to the job or someone who is despotic and overthrown.

[@MrConredsX]

Only Twilight, Spike and Discord could possibly return after a huge time skip.

[@jujublue4426]

@Jillian Reeb And Cadance

[@nightshroud9671]

Luna and Celestia too, makes no sense for them to pass away like that.

[@MrConredsX]

@@nightshroud9671 Celestia and Luna retired so they were already old. Alicorns are not immortal. Discord was the only character referred as immortal (by Spike in S8) while Alicorns were only described in Journal of Two Sisters as "aging slowly"

[@nightshroud9671]

@@MrConredsX Physically, they are not freaking old. No wrinkles, no nothing. Clearly freaking young. And Luna was stuck up on the moon for a thousand years and most likely her "aging" paused while she was up there(still awake and aware though). It makes no damn sense for Luna to retire like that. Makes no sense for them to die of old age like that. Its possible alicorns "age" but they don't go all wrinkle and old, just stop growing at a certain point.

[@rawexplorer8373]

IMO No matter How bad Twilight would feel she would still do anything in her power to prevent Equestria from falling apart. She is either gone or turned to stone or something

[@CC22ball]

I also had a different theory, what if twilights spirit visits the mane 5 at some point? kinda like lion king lol

[@NakedWyverns]

I’m still sticking with the whole “twilight’s not gonna outlived her friends” because, I just want to stick to canon until there’s enough evidence for something

[@samdickenson4982]

Yeah I'm stick with that too. I dont want it to happen. I have a theory on how she does as well. She is going to make Luster the new princess and give up the power keeping her younger.

[@falcoflare8206]

We have to wait for SDCC 2021.

[@falcoflare8206]

@@samdickenson4982 I'm sticking with that as well. Luster Dawn and Flurry Heart will be the new Princesses and Co-Rulers.

[@NakedWyverns]

I don’t like to theorize all that much, I only do so in series that have lots of mystery, or when, like said, there’s enough evidence

[@NakedWyverns]

That’s at least the safest option

[@cosmictrail6015]

For me, I’ve always seen Twilight immortal even before I joined the fandom. I don’t see her as this pony who will always be depressed and shut the world out like everyone thinks. I see her still opening up to new hearts and friendship, telling new generations about the Elements of Harmony, their history and what the Elements represented. They will always be there for Twilight, in her heart and memory when they pass away. They don’t want to see Twilight be consume by fear, sadness, and pain. Her friends would want to see her be happy and look after Equestria on the behalf of all of them. That’s how I’ve always saw Twilight. Not the one who will always be sad or feel pain forever without her friends. But rather the one who still keeps moving forward and will live a happy life. As for G5, I see Twilight being imprison and without her around, peace and harmony isn’t left in check.

[@i8dacookies55]

If she is in the movie, it would be either at the end or an after credits type of thing.

[@i8dacookies55]

@Milan Kow / TAOTM6 Well, it's not a question of legality at all.

[@babyalex7553]

I like to think that maybe even if she isn't still around her spirit may have mixed with the friendship of magic and left something similar to a ghost to guide the characters in G5

[@kellingc]

Can we take what Tara Strong said a couple of years ago that Twilight was not going to appear in G5. Now, that could be the series and not include the movie. Or information may have changed. I think Flury Heart has something to do with it. Something along the line of the fan fic "Actions have Consequence", only Cozy Glow doesn't learn anything and tries to take over equestria again. May be even get Chrysalis freed, and she starts spreading distrust among the races again. There is so many ways this can go - I'm getting excited for the movie.

[@falcoflare8206]

Hasbro could suprize us all and have Twilight in G5.

[@johngervais230]

We could see the whole Mane 6 again if it turns out they are trapped in some Magical thingy. It could also be a good explanation to how Equestria lost the magic of friendship.

[@SkyCookie3142]

How I wish that her friends would also have the same lifespan as twilight.😭😭😭 Imagine losing all your friends, then having to continue without them for, idk, maybe 50+ years?

[@owenwildish331]

@DRWolf001 If Twilight is in G5 (which probably be as a surprise reveal, if so), would Twilight still be an Alicorn..? (what if the reason why magic left Equestria is that Twilight tried to do something forbidden, maybe in trying to turn her friends immortal or something and while she may or may not have succeeded, even by attempting this she was breaking the rules, thus magic was removed from the world as punishment... or perhaps magic had long been fading away, even before G4 started but because magic generally was so abundant it wasn't really noticed until it was gone by the time of G5?) My next question... will Dr Wolf be in G5?

[@raiokaii]

If Twilight isn’t in it, then I hope G5 is set a very very long time in the future to explain everyone’s absence.

[@brandonnesfan]

It is. It's thousands of years after g4.

[@raiokaii]

This was posted way before it was released lmfao

[@somerandomdude7785]

The writers did say that Twilight won't outlive her friends. I think she died along with them, as well as the background characters. Also Tara Strong, the VA of Twilight did say that she wouldn't return, improving my theory a bit.

[@minecraftweeeweeweeb8695]

wait really

[@nathejustice5297]

Legends say that Shrek killed the mane 6

[@JellyEevee]

I remember that they said that but it is looks like they changed their mind 🤔

[@JellyEevee]

There is no one who could take twi throne after her death also she don’t have signs of getting older

[@Ryderboycolor9]

They were prob just saying that so people will not be sad

[@fairfawn4987]

I believe that theory could be right. Its possible that twilight at this time is as old as Celestia and Luna was when they were both ruling. So its would make since that if Twilight lost all her friends that she would be isolated.

[@imkuelllgremlin]

my theory is that there was a war or invasion that was very deadly, so she and the other leaders drove all the magic Equestria and the land had into those three crystals (leaving nothing behind so a lot of magic creatures stopped being magical, ie wendigos) gave one each to the 3 pony races and told them to run so the invaders couldn't use the power. She was the last stand and sacrificed herself to try and save them, and since the 3 races were in hiding for so long they lost contact, then life went on, and things of past were forgotten, and the few things that remained of each other were twisted over time.

[@finnanima2413]

I knew what to say before I watched the whole thing. The problems with this scenario are two-fold: 1. This could play out like the PT Yoda regressing into the OT Yoda if the reasoning behind is intricate and in-character, lest it play out like OT Luke ‘regressing’ into ST Luke. 2. It was you, Dr. Wolf, who showed us a tweet saying that Twilight is not going to outlive her friends by much. I’ve explained before that it’s clearly the Elements, not the Alicorn magic, that gave all the alicorns longevity, so there is too much already given to undo and retcon to keep TS alive during the Gen 5 series.

[@nightshroud9671]

Pretty sure alicorns(especially natural ones) naturally can live long, if not forever. Not due to the Elements.

[@brezniakvoynich6866]

I´m new in the franchise, but... Nobody has though about the Windingos? I mean, in the series clearly states that the only thing that keeps them away is the magic of friendship. If the ponies are now hostile between them, should have the Windingos taken the land? And also, how they solved the detail of the raise of the sun and the moon? In the series told us that, before the arriving of Celestia and Luna, the unicorns where the responsibles of that. Is still the same? They have solve both problems between G4 and G5? I think that a big hole in the franchise (and an excellent narrative opportunity) is that they never truly establish the origins of both problems, despite the fact that are central elements of how the world is organiced.

[@renamon5658]

Twilight has to make a cameo in g5

[@dreamyghostunderthemoon]

Here's my theory! So what if MAYBE Tara Strong is keeping a secret to not spoil any surprises? Maybe Twilight would be in g5! Or if Tara isn't Voice acting as Twilight again she could be been replaced. But again my theory! Just can't wait. :)

[@slash_dash5076]

2 minute gang... this never happens! I’m excited to see the vid,

[@StarkeeperLen]

Same

[@JadePlayzSide]

I have read a comment that kind of explains somethings, everyone remember the stone in forgotten friendship? I read a comment that said it might have found it's way back to Equestria by a villain, and the villain used that stone to make everyone forget that they used to be friends, a quote can be used from Izzy when she said, "It seems that one day we all just forgot," but once the magic started disappearing from the lack of friendship, might've defeated the villain on its own due to them not having the magic source anymore. And as for the other pony's, they just continued to forget. I feel this scenario making the most sense right now.

[@emiliestaffeld4216]

why didn't twilight transform her friends into alicorns as well? she knows she can trust them, and on top of that, they would help her stay strong throughout the years, AND there would be more people that could help rule, and keep ponies safe.

[@potterhead4772]

Well..let's also remember about shining armor. Twilight losing her brother may also be the cherry on the top of why she was devasted. And I noticed that "Luster dawn" is pretty similar to "sunny starscout". The colour palate, passion about twilight and her achievements and similar cute marks. Maybe sunny is some kind of decesnedent or something.

[@99ZondaS]

I hope if Twilight isn't around there will be a Mufasa moment where Sunny speaks to her in the clouds

[@musicbrush9231]

I firmly believe the alicorns, especially the younger ones (Twilight, Cadence, and Flurry), are still out there somewhere keeping an eye on Equestria right now. Something had to have happened to cause the decision, forcing Twilight and the others to go into hiding. Think about it. With so much of the movie directly tied to G4, the world couldn't possibly survive without magic, so there has to be some powerful creatures still lurking around to keep everything flowing.

[@renamon5658]

I think so and i hope sunny meets her in the latter seasons

[@tomlow31]

Same cause she needs friends or maybe she will have some but thinking she has no friends that’s alive is very sad but hope she make some friend or sunset comes in

[@arttiethedraconequus7798]

I'll agree with you, Wolf. I feel like Twilight went into self exile, like Yoda did, feeling that she failed not only as a princess but as an element of magic. With that, her exile most likely affected the rest of Equestria, as Magic somehow disappeared from the Hooves of the ponies. Without her, the only other thing to generate magic would be the crystals of the Pegasus, Unicorn, and Earth ponies, which were lost and dispersed. With Sunny as what would seem as the next Alicorn, she and her friends might end up going on a quest to look for the missing princess. But there's something else bothering me after watching the movie. Besides some rodents and a flying dog, there has not been one other animal spotted in the movie. No Kirin, no Dragons, no Changelings. Basically no other sentient creatures that weren't ponies. Did they disappear with the magic too?

[@fenicearts420]

Doc, why you gotta pull on my heart strings like dat? 🥺

[@DramakilzU]

I think that maybe there was a perfect storm of events that made the ponies distrust each other. Twilight tried to reunite them, but maybe there was a conspiracy to oust her as ruler. She was then banned from Equestria and replaced with a ruler that continued to sow distrust among the races.

[@falcoflare8206]

That could force Celestia and Luna out of retirement and have to bring Twilight back.

[@maciejciszewskinr.2595]

So, pretty much a Remembrance x Luke Skywalker from Last Jedi.

[@haslover100]

Personally the only possibility is that G5 takes place so far in the future that twilight is gone or it’s a universe where G4 is just a TV show. There’s no way twilight would personally let equestria revert back to that state

[@Songal18]

That's a very sound theory. Though I think Twilight would have given up her title, probably to Luster Dawn or someone she felt could continue on her legacy so that way she could age normally again and be able to pass on not long after her friends did. As for Spike he may have returned to the Dragon Lands or passed away from a broken heart at no longer having his family. Maybe the Pony Twilight gave her crown to started doing things that began going against her legacy and before long that fear and mistrust had cemented itself. Remember, Twilight may have been the "Princess of Friendship" but she was the Barer of the Element of Magic so with her and her friends gone, and the Student 6 gone too, nobody else could handle the mantle of being a Barer of an Element of Harmony, thus magic fell away, especially when technology began taking precedent more often, and everypony separated into the three tribes again, with only Twilight's legacy a thing of the past, probably nothing more than a fairytale at this point and Sunny believes that she can bring everything back to the way it once was.

[@ronaldpagar6513]

But what happened to twilight sparkle and luster dawn?

[@Songal18]

@@ronaldpagar6513 That will hopefully be answered in the movie

[@lexxiiipoo2356]

I honestly didn't know this was a thing but what you said about the others passing and twilight being by herself made sense. Twilight has always been an anxious pony, even as ruler she leaned on her friends... In my opinion Twilight was never set up, character wise, to be able to rule on her own. I think she'd crack under the pressure when she realizes she's truly alone and throw herself into a spell or something and end up throwing the balance her and her friends created out of wack.

[@x.k3nna]

Wait- you know how in the MLP series we know that it's someone telling a story what if it's not Twilight telling the story but it's someone from the new generation, and the new series will start off as the girl or whoever is telling a story putting the book Away. 😳

[@renscorner1922]

I think it’s possible that she was turned into stone or some other way of...like forcing her out of the picture, maybe once magic went away she passed with out it there to keep her alive? Or maybe some villan(possibly the new villan for g5) attacked her and turned her into stone? And maybe no pony saw it and so the tribes all blamed each other for it (maybe going as far as to threaten a war)

[@shikotora4232]

What about cadence and flurry heart ??

[@jalengreene7323]

Probably shining armor died and they got depressed

[@princessgalaxystar8680]

@@jalengreene7323 yh good theory

[@samuelezichella4098]

This setting totally works out on many levels, especially if se stop and think about what kind of personality Twilight has. Seeing all her work as the princess of friendships being nullified, without her friends to back her up, would surelly lead her to feel like she failed. Even if this Is a sad concept for the very debut of the G5, It could give a really cool plot point, where the main 5 go looking for the legendary princess of friendship to get help bringing Harmony back in Equestria, ending up helping Twilight herself what friendship really Is instead but still refusing to get back as the ruler of Equestria and entrusting this new group of Friends to keep the magic of friendship alive in this new era.