Dawn-Sunlight

Yeah, I'm almost positive that pony Sunset did not kill human Sunset. Pony Sunset could have easily used Spike as leverage to get the crown from Twilight, instead of the portal, and that way she wouldn't actually have to bluff, as Spike meant nothing to her. But she didn't, she only used Spike to lure Twilight to the portal, than gave him back once Twilight was where she could see the portal. Also, Sunset didn't use force to back her reign of the school up, instead, she used emotional methods and manipulation to split the students up and keep them fearful of her. The only time she used actual foe in the 1st EQG movie was when she was frustrated, had ran out of options, and was being rubbed the wrong way after just failing to get the thing she wanted. So, I don't find it likely at all that Pony Sunset killed human Sunset.

Well, one has so much wasted potential and the other has a really frustrating element, so I don't really like either of them compared to the other EQG movies, however, Friendship Games wins. Friendship Games had a lot of wasted potential, from the cut Sunset story to the final scene that never amounted to anything else, and also for some reason felt the need to include Sci-Twi, a human Twilight, in the group, despite there already being both a way to communicate and get Twilight(pony) and a main character who was very capable of being the lead heroine. I also kind of wish that the Crystal Prep main 5 students had done more, but they were pretty funny, and they did help the story, so they were fine(except for Indigo Zap, who had no time to shine, and Sunny Flare who has no personality and never gained any). However, it is an enjoyable movie as well as actually having a plot that makes Sci-Twi semi-sympathetic, and by that, I mean she could have thrown the pendent away or destroyed it as soon as she saw that it was hurting people, her dog got zapped by magic because of her pendent, and Sci-Twi still continues to use it. A whole bunch of giant plants try to eat the students participating in the event, plus her and her dog, she gets yelled at for using it and she still continues to keep it around her neck, despite knowing full well that she has no idea how this works, how to control it, or how to fix things the pendent does. Although I do like angry Sunset, I do think she was a bit harsh on Sci-Twi. Now, Legend of Everfree on the other hoof, did not have any wasted potential, but it was still pretty bad. And there is one main reason for this. It's obviously not Sunset, and it's not Spike. It's not even the "No offense"s. My problem with Legend of Everfree is the person it's focused around, Sci-Twi. Pushing aside the fact that it was super unfair for Sunset, the person who should have had her own plot in Friendship Games, had to wait 5 movies to get her own solo one while the human Twilight shoved in because I don't know why gets to have two solo movies for her first and second movie, this movie was the reason why I hated Sci-Twi for so long, and even now I'm pretty biased against her. Remember Rainbow Rocks, where Sunset has a lot of external conflict, but she doesn't do very much to any moping, certainly not to anywhere near the degree Sci-Twi was. Sure, I can get that you're scared, but that doesn't mean all you do about your problems is sing a song about how you need to hide your problems, even from your talking dog. I think having the movie very much focused on Sci-Twi really highlighted her moping and refusing to get help for herself a lot more than if this had been a Sunset-Sci-Twi movie, or really any other combination with Sci-Twi. Yeah, maybe it's just a me problem, but it was very frustrating to sit through Legend of Everfree once I realized that all Sci-Twi was doing was moping and refusing to get help for herself, even though she doesn't have reason to do that, the whole school has been making her feel welcome, she already has a great group of friends, and she basically has her own friendship teacher and therapy dog. Basically, Friendship Games is easier and more enjoyable for me to watch than Legend of Everfree, but they're both still the second and third worst EQG movies on my list.