Would you consider Starlight a main character?

[Azureth 687]

Such as to the point the Mane Six should be called the Mane Seven, or do you view her more as an important guest star character?

[Lambdadelta 1,462]

Nope, i dont want the mane 7 or element of harmony, screw that. She dont need to be mane 7 or element of harmony to be relevant in the story context, she need to be a stand alone character like Luna or Spike that dont need to be "something" to be relevant. Let Sunset has her mane 7 status and let Starlight out of that castle.

[Malcontent 196]

I would vote no. At best she's a plot device that talks. 

[Regent 77]

Absolutely.

 

The hate is fun sometimes, sure, but I think she's a decent character and an obvious driver of a number of recent episodes.

[Ganondorf8 11,304]

In my eyes, Starlight is a secondary character who happens to play a significant role.

[Unlikeable Pony 2,698]

No. A secondary character who has long worn out her welcome.

[Firedog 320]

As far as Mane Seven, I'd say no.

 

But can't really deny the fact she played a main character role in season 6

[Floppy Snow 279]

Starlight is surely a main character, considering her role in the show now (all premiere and finale episodes are about her).

But she's not a mane 7. She doesn't feel right with the other mane 6, it's like she's not even friend with them (the events of "Every little thing she does" show in fact that she doesn't really care).

[Legrand 5]

Yes, she is a Main Character, but she's not part of the Mane 6.

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,465]

I want to say no, but the writers are clearly trying to shoehorn her into a main role. The season 6 premiere and finale focused on her and now the season 7 premiere probably will too no doubt, so they clearly want her to be a main character. I would highly prefer that she wasn't one. I personally don't think she deserves it.

[ChocolateCrane 156]

As of season 6? Yes, definitely. Hell, the story focused on Starlight in s6 almost as much as it focused on Twilight in s1

[cmarston1 5,959]

Not really.

She didn't appear enough in season 6 to be considered one.

And she really doesn't have any meaningful interactions/believable friendships with the main cast outside of Twilight or Spike, so I don't really see her as part of the group.

[LeafFerret 3,382]

Yes definitely. The show has evolved from what it was back in the early seasons, although the episodes without her does seem a bit similar to the old seasons.

 

I think she puts the show in the whole new perspective rather than being the adventures of Twilight and the Mane 5 all the time.

[ggg-2 3,553]

Judging by how many episodes in S6 focused on her combined with how many S6 episodes she was completely absent from (the latter being more common) i'd say almost but not quite yet.

[Violet_S 785]

Nope, and I would gladly tell the show to stop trying to make her one >.< I dont hate her but she's not one of my favorites either 

[Goat-kun 2,527]

Right after Deez Nuts become an alicorn princess.

You can be as educational as Smokey the Bear or McGruff the Crime Dog, if you're not a stereotype with an interesting shtick gtbo.

[pony.colin 156]

I have no idea what to consider with Starlight anymore.

I didn't think we'd go in this direction back with Starlight at the end of Season5. I didn't think originally they were going to keep her on for this long. So this has been a never-ending surprise to me.

Truly not sure what they're planning to do with Starlight now "graduating" from Sparkle's lessons. So yeah, I'm still playing the "wait and see" game since season 5. 

[Tropico 226]

 i love her, im so glad she appeared more <333 

i considered her main character too in season6. cant wait to see what season7 has for her

 

[Megas 27,625]

No, she rarely ever feels like a main character, and whenever they push her into the spotlight in all major episodes it never feels earned

[FlareGun45 2,221]

Nah, I wouldn't go with MAIN character! She's a major supporting character though, I'll give her that!

[Castle Bleck 19,356]

I concur with the majority: not a main, but definitely a major secondary.

[Thrond 3,263]

Not "main seven," but on par with Spike or the Cutie Mark Crusaders in that she receives episodes where she has the primary spotlight. Even Luna can't get an episode without the mane six heavily involved, but Starlight, can, just like Spike and the CMC. 

[FirePuppy 735]

Only if Hasbro told us so, the answer would be "yes definitely", but for now, there's still some unused pairings in the Mane Six that need episodes for themselves. As soon as they've all been caught up, I'd say "yes definitely" by then for Starlight to be a main character.

Edited March 27, 2017 by FirePuppy

[Tao 7,754]

I would loosely label her as a main cannon but not as the same branch as the mane six.    I feel the writers have a lot more freedom with her not being a main cannon in how they can use her and also the cause and effects she can make in the show.  

[Hierok 11,831]

Not yet, but maybe after season 7. She comes really close.