So the crystal wars timeline...

[Unlikeable Pony 2,700]

So; the finale. I think its pretty clear that the thing that tends to be remembered the most about it, apart from starlight, is the initial timeline where equestria is at war with the crystal empire and sombra.


Would you enjoy them finangling things to say that timeline still exists in an alternate timeline? and would you enjoy seeing it revisited? Maybe just in comics form, not in show, but still touched on in some manner?

And if so, what angle would you want them to take with it? Still focused on the characters lives just with a more grim outlook? full on adventure? Darker? not darker? comedic? Ect.
Anything specifically you'd enjoy seeing?

[sweetolebob18 728]

There are some fan fics over at Fimfiction.net but there will probably not be anything on the show -just too little time.  Maybe a limited series comic or a graphic novel.

[EquestriaGuy 1,074]

Well I could get into this whole thing about the Many Worlds Theory and the Novikov Self Consistency Principle, which from IAT we've already seen time travel in MLP adheres to, but I won't.

 

To answer your question, yes, ALL those universes exist. Starlight is an inter dimensional war criminal, and it'd be awesome to see some of them again.

 

The only way those universes don't exist is if somehow magic is a MORE fundamental force than physics, Gravity, or temporal causality. Like if you could use magic to edit time like a Word document, and nothing is applied until you "hit save" that could explain rewriting history within a single dimension. The actors who are making the changes would be considered independent entities while making the changes, and therefore wouldn't be paradoxes themselves if the changes affect or negate their existence.

[Unlikeable Pony 2,700]

Well I could get into this whole thing about the Many Worlds Theory and the Novikov Self Consistency Principle, which from IAT we've already seen time travel in MLP adheres to, but I won't.

 

To answer your question, yes, ALL those universes exist. Starlight is an inter dimensional war criminal, and it'd be awesome to see some of them again.

 

The only way those universes don't exist is if somehow magic is a MORE fundamental force than physics, Gravity, or temporal causality. Like if you could use magic to edit time like a Word document, and nothing is applied until you "hit save" that could explain rewriting history within a single dimension. The actors who are making the changes would be considered independent entities while making the changes, and therefore wouldn't be paradoxes themselves if the changes affect or negate their existence.

 

well, the table existed in all the timelines despite their not being any reason for it to exist in those timelines;

 

So presumably it somehow exists outside of time in a manner.

[EquestriaGuy 1,074]

well, the table existed in all the timelines despite their not being any reason for it to exist in those timelines;

 

So presumably it somehow exists outside of time in a manner.

Ya, time would be the document, the table the program itself.

[AlbaTross 1,586]

I can't believe My Little Pony not only has an alternate dystopian future like this, but Josh Haber actually went as far as to reference what life was apparently like in NA in WWII, complete with a sense that every day could be the last for those who are manufacturing supplies to aid the war effort. My Little Pony everyone. I think the comics are more likely to revisit the alternate timelines though.

[Number62 1,267]

Admittedly, that alternate timeline was somewhat interesting, but all that interest immediately fizzles if I think about the episode this is shown in. It's stupid that no pony except the Mane 6 matters to Equestria, so everything Celestia and Luna did to gain their positions in royalty and everything they've done for Equestria (especially in the case of Celestia since she had to rule 1000 years without her sister) don't mean squat, and by extension, any important figure who helped contribute to the growth and success of Equestria (such as Star Swirl) were also pointless. In other words, I'm tired of seeing the authority figures being used as punching bags.

 

If the season 5 finale showed positive timelines in addition to the gloomy ones (hell, it'd be a gutsy move to show an Equestria that is better off without the Mane 6) and explored those timelines, then I'd be up for further explorations. I think the episodes would actually be more layered if they took that direction.

[Ashen Pathfinder 16,164]

Well, I wouldn't expect the show to cover this and I would be weary of the comics giving attention to this considering how rushed their adventure arcs can be. That said I would like to see this expanded upon; being a fan of Sombra that would be just dandy for me.

[Unlikeable Pony 2,700]

Well, I wouldn't expect the show to cover this and I would be weary of the comics giving attention to this considering how rushed their adventure arcs can be. That said I would like to see this expanded upon; being a fan of Sombra that would be just dandy for me.

Yeah, Honestly the plotlines feel like they could do with being a six issue long arc instead of just 4 half the time.

They tend to go fine till the end and then REALLY start rushing things.

 

that being said, if they were to do it in the guardians of harmony comicline, they might do those comics differently than they've been doing comics in the past.

[twiia 1,844]

It probably won't appear anytime soon, and it being a show targeted at you know... They probably won't explore this in depth.

[s46idyrcktv 56]

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[cmarston1 5,963]

That was definitely my favorite alternate timeline from the finale.

If it was to be more fleshed out as a spin off comic series or something, I would like it be an action and adventured oriented story.

It would probably be as "dark" as the Chrysalis issues of the main comics.

[Unlikeable Pony 2,700]

That was definitely my favorite alternate timeline from the finale.

If it was to be more fleshed out as a spin off comic series or something, I would like it be an action and adventured oriented story.

It would probably be as "dark" as the Chrysalis issues of the main comics.

 

Kind of would be nice to see what happened to the other villains in that timeline, like chrysalis.

According to the comics she basically just would say "Eh, screw it, lets find another place to live" if the umbrum escaped, so presumably she might have done that in the crystal wars timeline as well; but it'd be interesting if there was more players at work than just sombra and celesta.

[s46idyrcktv 56]

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[Metemponychosis 1,262]

@@Unlikeable Pony, that thing was excellent fanfiction fuel. And that is all. I don't trust the show, or the comics, to show a war, epic or tragic, in any capacity, after seeing it in that episode.

[heavens-champion 1,906]

Hopefully, it won't be just a passing fad.

[LHfunk 422]

It would be cool to see how the war went along. I'm a bit more interested in the Chrysalis one though. Much less war-like and more zombie apocalypse.

[heavens-champion 1,906]

Assuming she hadn't gone to the human world, wonder what would happen to Sunset in this timeline?