How did Sunset Shimmer find Twilight's room?

[ggg-2 3,550]

Something that confused me in the first movie was, how did Sunset find her way around the crystal castle to Twilight's room? She left Equestria for the human realm before Twilight even became Celestia's student, which of course was years before the Crystal Empire resurfaced.

[Mez 244]

I've always wondered that too, but could never figure it out.

[Nuke87654 1,849]

Major plot hole in the movie I reckon.

[GuyNamedEarl 1,332]

Major plot hole in the movie I reckon.

This is just one of many plot holes of the first movie.

[Nuke87654 1,849]

This is just one of many plot holes of the first movie.

 

Indeed that is true, GuyNamedEarl

Edited October 13, 2015 by Nuke87654

[Megas 27,064]

Sunset's most likely familiar with the castle +there's probably a sign somewhere that says "Twilight's Room"

[ggg-2 3,550]

Sunset's most likely familiar with the castle +there's probably a sign somewhere that says "Twilight's Room"

How would she be familiar with a castle from a place that disappeared over 1000 years before she left Equestria?

[Lucky Star 971]

Maybe the casyle has a special area for important guests.

and Sunset knew about it since she was Celestia's student.

 

unless Twilight has her own room, which is likely. O-O

[Korven. 0]

sunset is a uncorn and she use her magic to find twilight room

[Tapfire 92]

Actually, this is a headcanon of mine I've had for a while. So basically Sunset could pose as a guard during the day and ask where Twilight's room is so she could deliver something. Another guard would tell her and she'd dart off back through the portal to return to school. That night she strolled back to twilight's room.

[cmarston1 5,951]

I think this answers your question:

[NeonCobalt 256]

I've wondered this since I first saw the film. I always figured that she had taken other trips back to Equestria, and was relatively caught up on what was going on. This was just the first time anypony caught her. That or it's a plot hole that they didn't bother trying to fix before finalizing the movie. Probably the latter. Wouldn't surprise me, my main issue with the first film is its lack of polish, both in the animation and in story.

[Singe 2,109]

The only thing I can come up with is Princess Celestia planned it from the start for Sunset Shimmer to meet Twilight Sparkle.

[Evil_Emperor 176]

She looked for it. Or because magic.

 

Why didn't Discord teleport away both times he got shot with a rainbow beam?

[PROJECT: Simon 3,953]

She's a smart pony <3  Obviously xDD 

 

Edited October 17, 2015 by PROJECT: Simon

[One-Punch Man 316]

Sunset had probably been stalking her for days, haha. Now all I see in my head is Sunset throwing open random doors in Celestia's castle shouting "NO CROWN STEALING PURPLE TWIT" each time she opens a new door.

[Redacted321 105]

Isn't a bigger issue is how does the human crown look exactly the same as the element? It's reasonable to assume the crown in the human world would be different as i had been in past years. The fact the fake crown was the same (and so crappily made) hints that Sunset at some point had time to do recon, so there's the answer to how she knew where twilight's room was.

 

I've forgotten what episode this is from or where exactly this is, but throwing this idea out there, could this be (literally) foreshadowing of sunset's infiltration?

 

 

[Malinter 3,064]

Because Twilight is an egghead.

 

She's probably labels the directions to her room in alphabetical order. Library style ofc. XD

[Nuke87654 1,849]

Isn't a bigger issue is how does the human crown look exactly the same as the element? It's reasonable to assume the crown in the human world would be different as i had been in past years. The fact the fake crown was the same (and so crappily made) hints that Sunset at some point had time to do recon, so there's the answer to how she knew where twilight's room was.

 

I've forgotten what episode this is from or where exactly this is, but throwing this idea out there, could this be (literally) foreshadowing of sunset's infiltration?post-30326-0-76231100-1420991301.png

 

 

That was actually in Season 4 in Castle-mane-ia. Josh Haber, the writer of the episode, also confirmed that the shadowy figure was actually Tirek.

[Redacted321 105]

That was actually in Season 4 in Castle-mane-ia. Josh Haber, the writer of the episode, also confirmed that the shadowy figure was actually Tirek.

Head cannon obliterated then. Fun while it lasted.

[Mez 244]

Head cannon obliterated then. Fun while it lasted.

Sombra was season 3, so it couldn't have been.

[Sidral Mundet 1,666]

Okay I got an easy fix on this. Sunset wasn't looking for Twilight's room, she was looking for the Element of Magic and used a spell which allowed her to track high magical yields which would lead her to the crown, which just happened to be in Twilight's room at the time. 

[ggg-2 3,550]

That was actually in Season 4 in Castle-mane-ia. Josh Haber, the writer of the episode, also confirmed that the shadowy figure was actually Tirek.

Where's your source for the confirmation that the Pony of Shadows was Tirek? i can't find anything from Josh Haber relating to that.

[Ickery 49]

The mirror is opened for three days, but Twilight only had two days when she entered it. I think Sunset used the first day to scout around the crystal empire and see Twilight and her element.

[Daring_Do 552]

I read a few free sample pages from the start of the G.M. Berrow novelization of the movie. I think it explains she'd already come through shortly before and snuck around, scouted a little. Something like that, anyway.