Misty Shadow

It was only a matter of time after I did my essay on Izzy that I did one on Sunny. https://www.deviantart.com/mistybrightshadow/art/Understanding-Sunny-Starscout-MLP-Essay-1007900134 It will also only be a matter of time before I do one on Hitch.

From what I see, most MYM fans view Secrets of Starlight as the best special, something I agree with. https://mlpforums.com/topic/201478-favoritemost-underrated-special-of-make-your-mark/#comment-6187711 However, I also find the other three specials to be underrated. Is there any G5 special besides Secrets of Starlight that you feel deserves more credit than what it's given?

Extremely sorry for the loss of your brother, Kyo. It's so heart-wrenching, having lost two legendary members of this site this year. May strongwilled_pegasus meet Jeric in heaven.

This year, I beat seven games. Pokemon Scarlet Nioh 2 Resident Evil 4 Remake Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Corpse Party: Blood Drive Pokemon FireRed Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon Didn't make as much progress as last year, but those games are far from the only ones I played and I fully intend to get more done in 2024.

Doing this a little earlier than usual, totally not because of inspiration from Props. Anyway, to recount what 2023 was like for me personally, it was another pretty mid-tier year of ups and downs. Work this year, unlike last year, was not a slog at all early on. Unfortunately, that furlough I've talked about in the past hit me like a truck in June, lasting two months longer than I would've wanted. The middle of the year was definitely not good in regards to progress with work, especially with the struggle of trying to find a job to hold me over given the poor state of the current job market. However, once I got hired back after the furlough's end, everything was pretty much smooth sailing. My job was busier at the end of the year than last year and I ended up making the most money I've made in one year since 2020. I also got back in touch with the friend I had a falling out of with in 2022, I will never forget this year as the year my friendship with this person was rekindled. I will also always cherish this year as the year where I got to connect more with people on this site through Silky's server and see the awesome things that she and many of the new members on the staff have done to make this site a better place. Things were different with how I saw family for the holidays this year, no trips out of town. I did enjoy how we got to do something simple this year for Christmas and how there was no drama at all. One bad thing that happened this year besides the furlough that I will never forget is the destruction of my old DeviantArt account over a false DMCA claim. Obviously, real life stuff is more important, but my CloudMistDragon account was something that meant a lot to me and had a place in my heart. Regardless, I forgave the person responsible for what happened to my account for what they did when they apologized and the new account archiving all my works now has more followers than my old one did before the final work uploaded on it was posted. Unlike last year, I was actually less productive with art and getting games done, but I did do some drawings I was pretty proud of and still got seven games done. Also, as opposed to last year, I was more productive with writing, pumping out essays and releasing three stories in a single year. Not a particularly great year, but also not a bad one by any means. As always, I wish you all the best going into next year.

You can see in the essay that I am aware that Pipp's improvement in the shows is the "low-hanging fruit", that's why I elaborate on how the movie couldn't have done the development given to her in the shows. Also, I have another essay linked to in the DA description that explains why Izzy is the way she is.

To celebrate Christmas, I wanted to ask you guys which "holiday fun" G5 special you prefer. Winter Wishday or Secrets of Starlight? I'm sure most would say Secrets of Starlight, but I'd also like to know which special you'd rather give a re-watch around this time of year. I've seen Secrets of Starlight twice, like it better myself, but I've also seen Winter Wishday twice and want to watch it again real soon for Christmas.

Last Christmas, I had to open presents on Christmas Eve because I had to see my grandmother in Wisconsin on Christmas Day. This year, I'm not going out of town or out of my state for that matter.

Do you like the idea of Misty being an alicorn princess? https://www.deviantart.com/mistybrightshadow/art/Misty-is-an-Alicorn-s-Descendant-MLP-Theory-1004558897 This just might be the theory for you.

With the first season of TYT having now wrapped up, I made a discussion thread where you can share your thoughts on it. https://mlpforums.com/topic/201433-tell-your-tale-thoughts-on-season-1/ How much have you enjoyed the show so far and what are you looking forward to in the second season?