Would it be in Hasbro's best interest to pull the Digimon card with g4 cast?

[ManaMinori 4,149]

Now that the 6 are becoming mentors to others on friendship lessons, can you see FiM going the route of Digimon season 2, where the main characters have grown up a bit, and are still around, but moresso in the background while a new team of Digidestined take center stage, and learn important lessons. DHX has already set this in motion with the Rainbow Power arc, having Twilight teach Discord something on friendship, Rarity teacn Coco, Rainbow Dash teach the WB's, Fluttershy teach the Breezies, Applejack teach Silver Shill, and Pinkie teach Cheese. Now Twilight's teacbing another-Starlight Glimmer. I can see the others taking on their own students in due time as well, on a more apprentice relationship. And eventually, would like those friendship apprentices to take center stage, while the main 6- theid stories told and lessons passed to a new generations that could be Equestria's guardians, slip into the background, simply being observers.

 

But what do you guys think? Is the Digimon s2 card the right way to go with FiM?

[Mesme Rize 15,692]

G4 started with the mane 6 and it will end with the mane 6, simple as that.

 

Hasbro gets alot of more money from selling their main characters, then putting on some side characters on the front that probably don't make as much.

[Unlikeable Pony 2,700]

To my knowledge alot of people were unhappy with how 02 turned out there... its why digimon tri advertised the fuck out of "Hey, its the original cast this time!"

[ManaMinori 4,149]

To my knowledge alot of people were unhappy with how 02 turned out there... its why digimon tri advertised the fuck out of "Hey, its the original cast this time!"

that was a different fandom, though. The brony fandom, however, has been introduced to many background characters. Have seen relationships started wth the mane 6 and their potential predecessors beforehand. Now they just need to follow through.

[Denim&Venöm 20,498]

It'd be a good way to breathe new life into the show and keep the franchise going. Have it be like G4.5. 

[Mesme Rize 15,692]

that was a different fandom, though. The brony fandom, however, has been introduced to many background characters. Have seen relationships started wth the mane 6 and their potential predecessors beforehand. Now they just need to follow through.

 

You just look at the fandom and not the whole spectrum of it. The fandom is just a small part of it and i don't believe alot of it buy the official toys.

 

Besides, at it's core, every fandom is the same. We're nothing special

[ManaMinori 4,149]

G4 started with the mane 6 and it will end with the mane 6, simple as that.

 

Hasbro gets alot of more money from selling their main characters, then putting on some side characters on the front that probably don't make as much.

nice to meet you, mr. Hasbro marketing exec.

I see you've been making ponies taht haven't been the mane 6 since the start of season 1. Why is that, when all you need to make is the same models with new gimmics, of the same 6 characters, that are so popular with Hasbro's target audience. Why is that, if the mane 6 is all the target audience needs?

Edited March 25, 2016 by Nightmare Muffin

[Mesme Rize 15,692]

nice to meet you, mr. Hasbro marketing exec.

I see you've been making ponies ther than tbe mane 6 since the start of season 1. Why is that, when all you need to make is the same models with new gimmics, of the same 6 characters, that are so popular with Hasbro's target audience. Why is that, if the mane 6 is all the target audience needs?

 

Because i want to play it safe, simple as that.

 

Why risk something when you can just say "if it ain't broke, don't fix it?"

[Marimo 555]

None of the characters mention really live near each other, and that's going to be an important factor with your main cast. They need to actually be together. The closest any of them have had to interacting with each other was Starlight spying on the mane six and Discord one episode. And I doubt they're going to find some more Starlights, ponies that for some reason the other 5 feel the need to take them on as apprentices, and have them all move to Ponyville.

If someone's going to suggest Coco being Rarity's apprentice, she seems more likely to be the one to run the Manehatten branch of the Carousel Boutique.

 

 

I think the CMC being the next main cast is more likely than a bunch of new characters or some characters that only made a handful of appearances.

Edited March 25, 2016 by Marimo

[ManaMinori 4,149]

Because i want to play it safe, simple as that.

 

Why risk something when you can just say "if it ain't broke, don't fix it?"

because what's the point in being given a world, and worldbuilding, if we never take focus off the mane 6? Why bother introducing anyone other than them, if they sell Well on their own? Why bother giving them goals that are reaching their climax, if the sole 6 were meant to be the face of FiM forever?

No risk, no reward. The writers gave a cast of characters we knew nothing about, but were relateable to in season 1, to make FiM a success. I think they can do it again, if they ever go the route of having the mane 6 all take on apprentices, and then having those apprentices take the role that the masters once did. The status quo has been broken before.

[Mesme Rize 15,692]

because what's the point in being given a world, and worldbuilding, if we never take focus off the mane 6? Why bother introducing anyone other than them, if they sell Well on their own? Why bother giving them goals that are reaching their climax, if the sole 6 were meant to be the face of FiM forever?

No risk, no reward. The writers gave a cast of characters we knew nothing about, but were relateable to in season 1, to make FiM a success. I think they can do it again, if they ever go the route of having the mane 6 all take on apprentices, and then having those apprentices take the role that the masters once did. The status quo has been broken before.

 

Do you ask DHX or Hasbro?

Because Hasbro is only interested in the money that they produce and i only give you the point of view in business terms, not creative terms.

 

I think you ask the wrong people.

[Megas 28,147]

Because that's worked so well for Hasbro the last time they tried that

 

 

After G1 Transformers, I doubt Hasbro would ever want to try to replace the main characters of an ongoing series until it's time to reboot, especially with how popular the mane six are. Hell, even without the drastic Transformers example and your preferred Digimon example, most people didn't like the new characters introduced in Adventure 02, especially if it means the original mane characters are reduced to background roles and cameos. People are way to attached to the mane 6 and I highly, highly, doubt fans would want to warm up to a new cast of characters, especially with the possibility of them just being carbon copies of the mane 6

Edited March 25, 2016 by Megas

[That Guy with the CMB 5,876]

If they do, then I'd probably pour one out (beer on the ground) for my "dead homie", MLP:FiM. Because that's not MLP to me. Also, I feel like I'd never enjoy the show anywhere near as much, and if I even watched it, I'd constantly pray for the old characters to come back.

 

 

Viva Mane 6. 73733737

[Unlikeable Pony 2,700]

Because that's worked well for Hasbro the last time they tried that

 

 

After G1 Transformers, I doubt Hasbro would ever want to try to replace the main characters of an ongoing series until it's time to reboot, especially with how popular the mane six are. Hell, even without the drastic Transformers example and your preferred Digimon example, most people didn't like the new characters introduced in Adventure 02 it means the original mane characters are reduced to background roles and cameos. People are way to attached to the mane 6 and I highly, highly, doubt fans would want to warm up to a new cast of characters, especially with the possibility of them just being carbon copies of the mane 6

 

>how popular the mane six are

to be honest, I feel that hasbro would replace Applejack in a heartbeat if they could with a more "marketable" character given how she gets overlooked so much in merchandise.

 

That being said, hasbro is moving in that direction a bit lately in that it seems to want to expand the group by introducing new characters like sunset and starlight glimmer/Sunburst.

[Vulcan 3,256]

I could see it happening , but not anytime soon, I prefer them handing down their elements to new bearers in a sort of "time-skip" movie special, where they'll be time skipped into their 50s or so. 

 

At the moment , I feel the mane cast still has too much potential for Hasbro to swap to a new cast so soon.

[cmarston1 5,964]

Not in this particular series yet, but I could possibly see this happening if a G4.5 were to be made, but mostly I just see a completely new cast change happening whenever a G5 is made.

[Singe 2,111]

Or just haveTwilight Sparkle leave Ponyville for a new territory and makes friends with a new set of Mane 5.

[Megas 28,147]

>how popular the mane six are

to be honest, I feel that hasbro would replace Applejack in a heartbeat if they could with a more "marketable" character given how she gets overlooked so much in merchandise.

Pretty sure people would make a huge stink if they replaced AJ. As much as people say AJ is unpopular, she really is loved in the fandom, and always make a big deal whenever she's left out of merch

[PiratePony 8,491]

Plus if you replace Applejack, you lose the Apple family, which includes 1/3 of the Cutie Mark Crusaders.

 

I don't see it happening or needed considering how great the mane 6 are.

[SaburoDaimando 1,196]

The only thing I can see closer to this happening would be Starlight Glimmer taking over as the main protagonist for Twilight Sparkle, while the MAne 5 remains to help her out.

[AlbaTross 1,586]

I think if the writers did that, they would have to start a whole new show. I suppose it would be exactly the same as doing that with a new season, but on a psychological level, having a separate series would be more acceptable to more people. I never said psychology made any sense. But yeah, people would respond better to a new series with the mane six in the background, as they would see that as a positive, whereas if the mane six moved to the background and a new cast took the spotlight in newer episodes, people would see that as a new cast taking over and forcing their favourite characters into the background. Yeah, both scenarios would be exactly the same, but Hasbro would be wise to end FiM with the mane six. Maybe they can still call a new series FiM but add another subtitle underneath, and start back at season 1.

 

I'd also be ok with the writers starting a whole new series with new characters and/or new interpretations of existing characters, like they do with every new series. Of course, FiM has been by far the most successful, so all past MLP trends should be taken with a grain of salt. We do know that even rolling out a G5 won't necessarily mean a new show. But, I also kind of do want to see if they can replicate the success, and more importantly, the quality of FiM with a completely new series. They could even change up the setting, though I kind of wonder if post-colonial is the most modern they can go and still have an effective series. I mean, imagine a new Pony Tales in this decade. Hooves and smart phones just don't mix. I am a little curious if a pony sci-fi could work, but I highly doubt that would ever happen, at least in terms of an official series produced by Hasbro.

[Steve Piranha 29,496]

I think if the writers did they, they would have to start a whole new show. I suppose it would be exactly the same as doing that with a new season, but on a psychological level, having a separate series would be more acceptable to more people. I never said psychology made any sense. But yeah, people would respond better to a new series with the mane six in the background, as they would see that as a positive, whereas if the mane six moved to the background and a new cast took the spotlight in newer episodes, people would see that as a new cast taking over and forcing their favourite characters into the background. Yeah, both scenarios would be exactly the same, but Hasbro would be wise to end FiM with the mane six. Maybe they can still call a new series FiM but add another subtitle underneath, and start back at season 1.

I'd also be ok with the writers starting a whole new series with new characters and/or new interpretations of existing characters, like they do with every new series. Of course, FiM has been by far the most successful, so all past MLP trends should be taken with a grain of salt. We do know that even rolling out a G5 won't necessarily mean a new show. But, I also kind of do want to see if they can replicate the success, and more importantly, the quality of FiM with a completely new series. They could even change up the setting, though I kind of wonder if post-colonial is the most modern they can go and still have an effective series. I mean, imagine a new Pony Tales in this decade. Hooves and smart phones just don't mix. I am a little curious if a pony sci-fi could work, but I highly doubt that would ever happen, at least in terms of an official series produced by Hasbro.

Agreed, while there would be skeptic people, overall it would be easier for fans to accept a new cast if they're introduced in a follow up show instead of a new season in FIM. FIM was born with the Mane6, they die with the Mane6. I read a comment around a movie could work, I think not, a movie wouldn't provide enough time to develop said characters

[SBaby 660]

If this did happen, the show would essentially become G5.  I'm not saying Hasbro wouldn't do this.  They've done this quite a few times.  If the current toys aren't selling well enough by their standards, they will introduce new characters and concepts in an attempt to sell more toys.  Bear in mind, Hasbro is a toy company first, and a creator of cartoons second (reference the fact that we got Transformers toys before we ever saw a cartoon, and I believe the same thing happened with My Little Pony).  If the current characters aren't selling enough toys, Hasbro will replace them with something that sells more.  We're seeing that right now with the new characters that are set to debut in Season 6.

 

My advice if people REALLY want the current status quo to stick around, buy up any toys you see, and hope it's enough to satisfy Hasbro.  Sometimes that works, and sometimes it doesn't.  But it's the best chance.

 

Now to answer the topic question, would it be in Hasbro's best interest to have the mane six become mentors to a new generation?  It depends.  From Hasbro's perspective, if it sells more toys, then yes.  It would.  From the fanbase's perspective, this isn't the answer we'd like to hear, but this is the reality of the situation when you have a company who's primary function is to sell toys.

 

Now to alleviate some of the fear, I have seen this done in other franchises, and it has worked in other franchises (Power Rangers has shown examples of how this can work really well, and also examples of how this can go utterly disastrously).  If it's done tastefully, and they keep the characters around as advisors, then I could see it being an easier pill to swallow.  If they have to write off characters, they should have an entire story arc building to a proper send-off for the character, as opposed to just doing it in one or two episodes.  This would go contrary to what FiM is known for, but this would probably be the most tactful way to do it.

Edited March 26, 2016 by SBaby

[heavens-champion 1,907]

I could see it happening , but not anytime soon, I prefer them handing down their elements to new bearers in a sort of "time-skip" movie special, where they'll be time skipped into their 50s or so. 

 

At the moment , I feel the mane cast still has too much potential for Hasbro to swap to a new cast so soon.

Agreed. They just need to come up with more ideas for them.

[Unlikeable Pony 2,700]

At this point they don't even need to hand down the elements; They've basically been excised from the show with a generic hunk of furniture taking the elements place.
Given how the Table doesn't really seem to do anything but butt vibrate you, a random team of ponies solving friendship problems wouldn't even need magical objects to be the mane six's successors