Melody Key

I love love loved the movie ☺️ Was anyone else actually surprised that they actually killed off a character? It shocked me tbh. Season 7 had a few stinkers, but I honestly loved the character development that took place. We know a lot more about each pony’s past now

I think the Pony of Shadows is a being of its own that affects the mind of ponies who are already in a state of extreme bitterness and hatred and turns them into different ponies entirely. It has to be willingly though, because Luna wouldn’t blame herself if it wasn’t. Maybe it lures them in with promises of power and revenge. Apple Jack said that it was remnants of Nightmare Moon, and maybe it is peices of an otherworldly spirit that once roamed the castle of the two sisters after it was separated from Luna (also explaining why it was haunted in CastleMania)

Here is what I think. Like AJ said in CastleMania...The shadow itself is remnants of Luna that takes hold of ponies that will let it be it’s host. It is a living breathing inmnety that feeds off extreme bitterness/despair and transforms them into something to the effects of Nightmare Moon or the Pony of Shadows. There must be more than one..It explains the castle being haunted as well, because the shadow roames until it can find a pony to take hold of. I think you have to allow it inside you though. It can’t just take over (thus why Luna blames herself) To me it would extremely creepy and very creative.