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18 hours ago, Steve Piranha said:

Goth band: The Hex

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Love this crossover between the Crusaders and the Hex Girls from Scooby Doo.

To be honest, this should have been a three-part finale as there were so many questions left unanswered after it was all over.

On 2023-08-21 at 1:01 PM, Steve Piranha said:

Cute maid horses 

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Wish I could emote on this more than once as I really like this piece of the Mane Six.

I'm going to miss the Mane Six and the Royal Family the most. Celestia, Luna, Cadence, Shining Armor, Twilight, and Flurry Heart were my favorite characters, and I would have given my life to protect them from scum like Chrysalis or Tirek. I also loved the Student Six and the Pillars as well, so there's a lot of characters I'm going to miss from G4.

Luckily, I have a comic store just down the road from my house, so it is easy for me to get the G5 comics just like I did the G4 comics over the years. I'm pretty much a regular customer there since I'm friends with the owner since I first started shopping there for comics, be they MLP, Sonic, Disney, or the more preferred stuff in DC and Marvel.

1 hour ago, TomDaBombMLP said:

To be honest, I still haven’t gotten over it. I miss the Mane Six so much. 

Same here. It may have been three years now, but they will always be in my heart forever. Brony 4 Life. 

I have been wondering if they would ever bring that up regarding where the human Sunset went. While we may not get it in the animated fashion, maybe we'll get it in the comics instead. Time and patience will tell.

10 hours ago, ZiggWheelsManning said:

Spike going on a quest in the Dragon Land with Twilight and Rarity in tow wearing a familiar disguise.  We're introduced to Ember in this episode, right?  

Yeah, we are. Along with her father Torch, and the return of Garble from Season 2 regarding Peewee the Phoenix.

1 minute ago, nightshroud96 said:

I feel especially for Luna's case since how she started the show off with her story and being the first antagonist.
I felt like she could have gotten something here to make things come full circle.
Like starting the show off as a antagonist but ending the show with a big hero moment(no, distracting the trio doesn't freaking count for that. Meant like a huge unique hero moment or something)

Again, I agree with that thought regarding Luna after her introduction as Nightmare Moon.

On 5/3/2020 at 10:28 PM, nightshroud96 said:

Sadly even that sort of got overshadowed by Starlight's rescue attempt and such..

Really, the Royal Sisters deserved better than that. It just felt like they didn't get a good enough sendoff there.
 

That much I agree with.

On 4/29/2020 at 7:53 PM, nightshroud96 said:

What are your thoughts now about this upon seeing the season 9 finale? 

The Royal Family may have not gotten the love I was looking for, but at least Celestia and Luna proved that, even without their Unicorn magic, they actually could still fight using their Earth Pony strength and Pegasus flight, despite being outgunned by the villains.

I'll be honest about this. I did cry during the finale, especially the final song by the Mane Six. I just couldn't hold back how the series was finally over, and it ended on such a heartwarming and heartbreaking moment with the book the series opened with now closing to end the series on that final shot of the older Mane Six.

Since joining the fandom somewhere back in 2012-2013, I do consider the series a major part of the 2010s myself.

On 10/14/2019 at 6:07 PM, Jon the VGNerd said:

That's unfortunately true, though even then, the veteran actors have to eventually move on to newer things at this point.

True. Nicole, Tabitha, and Tara have a long list of shows, both animated and English-dubbed anime, that they have provided the voice for characters in. I remember that Nicole did The Sorceress of Castle Grayskull in the 2002 He-Man series, and Meiling Li in the English-dubbed Card Captor Sakura anime, among other roles, so it will be interesting to see what else they add to their repertoire in the future after Friendship Is Magic.

On 10/13/2019 at 1:55 AM, Jon the VGNerd said:

At least it'll be in comic form. S9 was the final season for the TV show. As sad as it is, it's time to move on. I'll have to buy the MLP comics if able.

Comics just won't be the same as the show with hearing Tara, Nicole, Ashleigh, Andrea, Cathy, Tabitha, and the others providing the voices for our favorite characters anymore...

8 hours ago, Rixton said:

I generally do not create models for source, but I think someone has already started to work on the future models.
Rather than that I try to give the show a fan spin-off series, I will try my best putting all the things together to make it felt like the original series was. It will be a tribute, and a "light" for the memories of this, I think there will never be an other one in my life like this show was.

Thanks, appreciate it very much, my Brony Brother. I'll keep my eyes open on the Garry's Mod and Source Filmmaker Ponies groups on DA for any news on the models of the older Mane Six.

7 minutes ago, Fiendstorm said:

I absolutely agree. This great sendoff that they gave the show is just how it should have ended. Combining the final 3 episodes into one gigantic 1 1/2 hour finale was great, and it ended exactly how I wanted it to.

Friendship is Magic season 10 is going to the comic books in April of 2020.

Yeah, I know that IDW will be taking over with having the next season be in the comics, but it won't be the same as with the show. I'm still gonna miss it once all the other Generation 4 stuff ends, including the Equestria Girls and the upcoming movie.

I think I have a new favorite episode now in the series finale, The Last Problem, as I appreciated that they showed the fate of many characters in the time skip since Twilight's ascension. Twilight now looked like Celestia in terms of appearance with the longer horn and larger wings, but with her own styled version of the ethereal mane and tail based after her trademark style. Rarity had retired and left Carousel Boutique to Yona and Sandbar, and was showing signs of age with the gray in her mane and tail. Rainbow took over for Spitfire as Wonderbolts captain. Fluttershy still maintains her animal sanctuary and being with Discord, and Pinkie married Cheese Sandwich and had a kid. Pound and Pumpkin were grown, Flurry was mentioned to have taken over for Cadence and Shining Armor, though we don't know if they moved to Silver Shoals to join Celestia and Luna, Grand Pear and the Gold Horseshoe Gals have passed on to rejoin Pear Butter and Bright Mac in the afterlife, the Crusaders now teach at the School of Friendship with Silverstream, Ocellus, and Smolder, with Starlight, Sunburst, and Trixie still working there as Headmare, Vice-Headstallion, and Student Counselor, Big Mac and Applejack still work Sweet Apple Acres with Sugar Belle after Granny Smith passed on, and Equestria is at peace with all of its allies, coexisting together in friendship and harmony.

Definitely one of my favorite episodes, even with the grief and joy I'm enduring knowing it is the last one of the series and we won't be getting anything new until the series to start Generation 5 debuts in due time.

To be honest, I would have liked to see what became of Celestia, Luna, Cadence, and Shining Armor in the years since Twilight's ascension. Are Celestia and Luna still the same in terms of appearance, despite the time skip? What about Cadence and Shining Armor? Have they aged at all, and Cadence gaining a similar appearance to Twilight with the ethereal mane and tail like the Royal Sisters?

I have to assume Grand Pear and the Gold Horseshoe Gals have passed on to join Pear Butter and Bright Mac in the afterlife since Applejack and Apple Bloom were seen wearing Granny and Goldie's old neck clothing. Not to mention seeing how well the Student Six have aged during the time skip. Silverstream looked as tall as Skystar now, Yona was fully grown, as big as Prince Rutherford, Ocellus was about as big as Pharynx, and Smolder looked like she was about Garble's height now. Gallus is serving as a Royal Guard griffon now, and many of the various races were coexisting peacefully among ponies in Canterlot and Ponyville. Probably was the same for the Crystal Empire, Las Pegasus, Manehattan, and more.

2 hours ago, Rixton said:

Personally, I am still working with the 3D models (rendering currently), but today I needed to wipe the tears from my eyes multiple times. Also no regrets. I guess this one can be an exception.

I hope the 3D models include Twilight, Spike, and all their friends from the future. I would love to do a "Thank You" thing in Garry's Mod with them to post in my DA as thanks to the entire MLP staff, especially Lauren, for giving us the Mane Six for this past decade. I'll try to fight through my tears of joy and grief as well while I wait for them and prepare for next year being the first year without expecting a new season of Friendship Is Magic, which will allow me to enjoy something I've really looked forwards to: The 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

I'm...*sniffs*...I'm not sure I can hold myself together long enough to say this...

The final episode of the series, and it ends like how the series began. The series began with the book opening up on the story of how Celestia and Luna ruled together before Luna fell to darkness and became Nightmare Moon, and ends with the book closing on that final image of an older Princess Twilight Sparkle and her friends seeing off her own protege as she leaves to continue spreading the Magic of Friendship, bringing the series, and Generation 4, to a heartbreaking end.

I'm not sure a lot of Bronies and Pegasisters got through the end of the episode without breaking down at the end of the final song as it symbolically ended the series and left us looking forward to Generation 5. I know I turned on the waterworks big time when the song ended and I saw the book close to end the series.

At least we got to see what became of many of our favorite characters since then. We got to see older versions of the Student Six, Starlight, Sunburst, the Crusaders, Big Mac, Sugar Belle, and many more. Not to mention seeing so many various creatures now mingling among the ponies, especially enrolled in the School of Friendship.

This episode has definitely earned a perfect 10, if not 10,000/10, from me.

To Lauren, Meghan, Daniel, and everyone who brought us Twilight and her friends for the past decade, thank you. God Bless Your Huge Hearts For Giving Us This Series That Will Live In Our Hearts Forever.

All that is left for me to add is this link to remind us that this is not truly the end of Friendship Is Magic as long as the Brony Community lives on and keeps it alive from here on out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh85vJ_Utyc

(Sorry, don't know how to post videos here like I've seen with other users.)

Thank You My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic. You truly have changed a lot of lives for the better.

The final season finale of the series, and they spared no expense with it.

As the Legion of Doom continues to spread disharmony and distrust among the three pony races to bring back the Windigoes, they are able to use Grogar's bell to power up and expose Grogar for being Discord all along, forcing him to flee and warn the Mane Six and Royal Sisters of what's happened, but upset upon learning the truth, Twilight loses all confidence she had gained since the season premiere, and does her best to prepare Canterlot for the inevitable attack, only for her preparations to have been in vain when Star Swirl and the Pillars are overcome easily by Tirek, Chrysalis overpowers and captures Starlight after she had Trixie evacuate the School of Friendship, and Cozy manages to use Grogar's bell to drain Celestia and Luna of their Alicorn magic, forcing Twilight to flee to the Crystal Empire to be with Cadence, Shining Armor, and Flurry Heart while the others are captured. However, a heroic move by Discord, Starlight, the Pillars, and the Royal Sisters buys time for the Mane Six to escape and regroup with Twilight, where once the Windigoes appear, things seem bleak, but the Mane Six are able to rally, restore Twilight's morale, and head back to confront the villains. However, their plan to get Grogar's bell to recover Discord and the Royal Sisters' magic fails, and Spike is used as leverage by the villains to force the Mane Six into surrender, before moving to finish them off as they prepare to, presumably, die together as friends.

However, thanks to the Student Six and a couple of other young ponies who took the lessons from the School of Friendship and Hearth's Warming to heart, they are able to rally the three races back together, and joined by Rain Shine, Prince Rutherford, Dragon Lord Ember, Changeling King Thorax, Grandpa Gruff, General Seaspray, Chief Thunderhooves, Tempest Shadow, and the races allied with Equestria in the yaks, dragons, reformed Changelings, griffons, hippogriffs, Kirin, buffalo, and more, they are able to hold off the villains for as long as they can and save the Mane Six before Twilight confronts the villains, magically frees the Pillars, Starlight, Discord, and the Royal Sisters from their imprisonment, and fueled by the magic of the Elements of Harmony of the Past, Present, and Future, Twilight is able to dispel the Windigoes before blasting the villains and draining them off their power, defeating them once more.

Of course, while Tirek and Cozy are now scared for their lives, Chrysalis refuses to give up on her revenge, until once restored of their own magic, the Royal Sisters and Lord of Chaos see that the three unreformed villains pay for their crimes with being eternally imprisoned in stone until such a time when they finally will accept friendship into their black hearts.

With the kingdom and its neighbors safe from the Legion of Doom, the Mane Six relax before they prepare for Twilight's coronation once Canterlot is rebuilt following the destruction caused by the three baddies.

I give this finale a perfect 10/10, if not 100/10, for how everyone showed up to help the Mane Six in their hour of need, not to mention cameos from Tempest, Queen Novo, and Princess Skystar.

The final episode before the final season finale, and I'll admit, despite the actions of Discord, Spike, the Crusaders, and Mrs. Cake with trying to help out Sugar Belle and Big Mac, it was nice to see Big Mac finally propose to Sugar Belle and the two of them get married beneath the tree that grew from the seeds planted by Bright Mac and Pear Butter when they were married. Even better, Mayor Mare officiated the ceremony like she did with Bright Mac and Pear Butter, and many friends and family were in attendance for it, including Burnt Oak, Goldie Delicious, Party Favor, Double Diamond, Night Glider, Auntie Applesauce, and Apple Rose.

Overall, I'll give this episode an 8, maybe a 9 out of 10.

Well, I generally enjoyed today's new episode. First off, I liked the designs of the Crusaders as older versions of themselves. Second, I did not expect their older selves to be the result of a wish made on a magical flower that Star Swirl wanted Twilight to analyze. Third, it was nice to visit a few places like Hayseed Swamp and Appleloosa again and meet some new characters as well. Fourth, I do like how Rarity was working on something for Fancy Pants, Rainbow was in her Wonderbolt uniform again after being called into duty by Spitfire, and Applejack was tending to an ill Big Mac, rendering all three big sisters unable to escort the Crusaders to the fair, as was Twilight and Fluttershy because of the research they were doing for Star Swirl.

Overall, I give this episode a 9, 9.5, maybe a perfect 10/10.

Well, the final Daring Do episode of the series, and I'll admit, it did bring some closure to the events regarding Daring Do and her arch-enemies in Dr. Caballeron and Ahuizotl. Ahuizotl was only doing his job as guardian of the basin and was worried about losing it because of all the artifacts under his control being taken by Daring and Caballeron who believed they either had to put the artifacts in a museum or would sell them for bits. Fluttershy was able to help Caballeron and his men find a means to not try to discredit or slander Daring and ruin her reputation like they had been, and both Daring and Caballeron agreed that they would no longer take any more of the valuable artifacts from Ahuizotl's territory so he would not be punished for failing in his duties.

The ending was interesting with Daring and Caballeron as their author selves working on a new book they collaborated on together, only for Ahuizotl to have gotten all the attention with his own versions of past events now that he had worked out everything with Daring and Caballeron thanks to Fluttershy.

Overall, I'll give this episode a solid 9/10.