#and ngl i just kinda find that distracting. sunset was a parallel but she's still distinct from twilight in name and design | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

vaugarde · 11 months

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I know it's because she's an attempt at a main series Sunset Shimmer and because they eventually have her be Twilight's student, but man I don't quite see the point in having Starlight Glimmer be a Twilight Sparkle parallel

#sunset and twilight were very connected characters at least once sunset was introduced #they had a similar upbringing and similar beliefs and interests #but sunset grew resentful and bitter and tried to force herself to become an alicorn and abandoned celestia #while twilight could have done the same but celestia sent her to ponyville and helped her before it could happen #(citing friendship games bc i am a ''twilight could very easily be fucked up'' truther)#and twilight earned the right to be an alicorn. sunset ultimately never reaches that goal but she spiritually finds an equivalent #in friendship games when she does her cool ass magical girl transformation at the peak of her arc #starlight............ is purple with stripes in the hair like twilight. she uh. lost a friend or something.#she... needs to learn about having friends like twilight did... she uh. was a leader i guess but a mean one. she has magic that is strong.#and uh thats it. besides that theyre basically completely different except in design and name #and ngl i just kinda find that distracting. sunset was a parallel but she's still distinct from twilight in name and design #nor does she blend in with the other characters even tho shes also orange and yellow like applejack and fluttershy #bc she has her own distinct style separate from them #starlight has a different silhouette but besides that she just looks way too similar to twi and its distracting to me #they even lampshade it in season 7 lmao #echoed voice

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