With season 4 and a lot of free time on my hands I thought it was finally time to do my next MLP character analysis, this one on everyones favorite librarian unicorn turned alicorn Twilight Sparkle. If you are interested here are the links to my previous analysis's.

http://mlpforums.com...is-1-applejack/

http://mlpforums.com...2-rainbow-dash/

http://mlpforums.com...lysis-3-rarity/

http://mlpforums.com/blog/456/entry-3374-character-analysis-4-pinkie-pie/

Twilight Sparkle as the mane of the mane 6 is interestingly enough in many ways your typical main character but in many ways is not. Like many main characters she is extremely powerful in this case with her magic but she has also been shown to be vulnerable in many ways. While I am not a fan of diagnosing fictional characters it is clear throughout the series that has a rather severe case of OCD. Her obsessions with not being "tardy" and everything being organized has lead to no small amount of anxiety on her part and in the case of Lesson Zero and It's About Time two very serious mental break downs. She has also shown a compulsive fear of failure and great over what others think, especially Celestia. She has improved greatly throughout the series but has still shown some subtle signs of OCD in recent episodes one notable example being in Spike At Your Service when it took Applejack slightly moving Twilight Sparkles quills to finally get her attention.

While her obsessions with checklists and everything being organized and in its place has been excessive it has not come without its advantages. Twilight Sparkles intense focus which stems in part from this and her organization skills have helped her greatly in her studies by propelling her to become one of the most gifted unicorns since Starswirl The Bearded. Twilight has also like many main characters shown great leadership skills but unlike many tends to be more introverted and in early season 1 highly anti social. While Twilight Sparkle is still a bit more introverted than the other mane 6 with the exception of Fluttershy she has learned that while studying hard is important and pursuing knowledge is a good thing that there are certain things you cannot learn from any book and that it is importance to have balance in life which includes putting away the books every now and then and having a little fun with some friends.

It is Twilight Sparkles somewhat socially awkward, often "adorkable" qualities that make one of the most relatable and popular ponies in the show. I believe this is because fandoms in general tend to attract a lot of more introverted and "nerdy" people. Many fans are also in school and even some that aren't necessary the most dilligent students have at some point stressed over some test or other school related thing at some point. And because if you take away the magical abilities and her ties to princess Celestia she is in many ways just an ordinary thought slightly quirky mare.

It I think partly because of the strong attachment many fans have to Twilight that twilicorn was as volatile as it was. I didn't take long for me to notice that the loudest voices either for or against tended to be Twilight Sparkle fans. Supporters felt that Twilight would still be the same Twilight even after the change, many downplayed the change as being "trivial" and some have even said that they were proud of her. I myself have been one of the harshest critics of twilicorn on here and when it was first announced Twilight was my 2nd favorite pony. Even as much as I hated it it in its own odd way did remind me of what I like about her which caused her to tie with Applejack and Luna for my favorite pony and brought out my protective fanboy mode.

Like many opponents I felt that the change was introduced was too soon, felt like it came out of knowhere in a rushed season finale that had little to do with the season as a whole and was concerned that it would turn Twilight into a Mary Sue being making her too powerful too quickly and give off a bit too much of the "perfect pony princess" vibe. I became neutral after watching Equestria Girls because it turned out to be better than I expected and now with season 4 while the premier hasn't completely sold it for me yet as there is still more we don't know about twilicorn than what we actually do know was quite good so I am cautiously optimistic.

We may not know if her promotion to "princess" will work out or not just yet, but we do know that Twilight Sparkle has grown as a character she so far is still Twilight. I am enjoying season 4 so far and along with alot of you here have strapped myself in and gotten ready for a ride.