Regarding the seaponies...

[Dec Browne 20]

I was torn to find out that the seaponies aren't staying in the sea, but becoming hippogriffs instead. You see, I was in love with the idea of a pony-like race living under the sea, only to be slapped in the face. So I created two OCs, a seapony hippie couple called Tropical Wave and Shellflower who stayed in the sea instead of following the herd. Would they have been allowed to do that?

[Steve Piranha 29,420]

2 hours ago, Dec Browne said:

I was torn to find out that the seaponies aren't staying in the sea, but becoming hippogriffs instead. You see, I was in love with the idea of a pony-like race living under the sea, only to be slapped in the face. So I created two OCs, a seapony hippie couple called Tropical Wave and Shellflower who stayed in the sea instead of following the herd. Would they have been allowed to do that?

Well, take into account that these seaponies are transformed hippogriffs, so makes sense for them to return to their original home. Then again, some may like being seaponies and stay, or there'll be actual seaponies, as there's been confirmation of at least one seapony appearing in S8

[Hierok 11,831]

I think they are. If they like it as seaponies, who would tell them it is forbitten? 

[Will Guide 21,360]

@Dec Browne

Hey! You spoiled a plot point in the movie that not even the trailer shows! Please put a spoiler tag on this!

[Merion 783]

5 hours ago, WiiGuy2014 said:

@Dec Browne

Hey! You spoiled a plot point in the movie that not even the trailer shows! Please put a spoiler tag on this!

But the trailer does show it! There's Skystar shown in both forms, actually ^^

[Ashen Pathfinder 16,161]

@Dec Browne

Added spoiler tag and edited title. In the future please be careful with spoilers; especially in regards to topic titles. Not everyone has seen the info you have seen; and some have avoided trailers at this point.

Thanks.

[Dec Browne 20]

Maybe they are staying in the sea! Look here: https://derpibooru.org/1540213?q=capper's+species

[Will Guide 21,360]

2 hours ago, Merion said:

But the trailer does show it! There's Skystar shown in both forms, actually ^^

They seemed  too different! And I said no spoilers!

Don't respond to me on this topic until after October 6th!

[Steve Piranha 29,420]

6 hours ago, Dec Browne said:

Maybe they are staying in the sea! Look here: https://derpibooru.org/1540213?q=capper's+species

HeLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, seapony in S8 pony here  

[Dec Browne 20]

I personally think this hippogriff subplot was just unbelievably stupid and unnecessary.

[HereComesTom 2,266]

Maybe there are sea ponies who were born as sea ponies and who were never hippogryphs in the first place?  There's no reason that couldn't be the case.

On 9/30/2017 at 6:00 AM, Dec Browne said:

I personally think this hippogriff subplot was just unbelievably stupid and unnecessary.

It was surprisingly short to be sure, and maybe even it was an excuse to sell seapony toys.  But it showed one of Twilight's darker sides that was really brought out by how morally gray other characters were being:  she saw characters outside Equestria being dishonest in response to their own desperate situations, and so she thought she had to do morally questionable things in her own desperation to save Equestria...she really learned the wrong lesson from those experiences.  It was sad to watch, but I didn't think it was quite pointless.

[Steve Piranha 29,420]

25 minutes ago, HereComesTom said:

Maybe there are sea ponies who were born as sea ponies and who were never hippogryphs in the first place?  There's no reason that couldn't be the case.

It was surprisingly short to be sure, and maybe even it was an excuse to sell seapony toys.  But it showed one of Twilight's darker sides that was really brought out by how morally gray other characters were being:  she saw characters outside Equestria being dishonest in response to their own desperate situations, and so she thought she had to do morally questionable things in her own desperation to save Equestria...she really learned the wrong lesson from those experiences.  It was sad to watch, but I didn't think it was quite pointless.

Maybe that's why I feel the need to rewatch the movie, it's a deep and relatable lesson to me  

[Ganondox 899]

 

On 9/30/2017 at 3:00 AM, Dec Browne said:

I personally think this hippogriff subplot was just unbelievably stupid and unnecessary.

...subplot? It was the main arc for the majority of the movie. The fact they were changed into seaponies was important because it explains why the plan didn't work. 

[Dec Browne 20]

On 07/10/2017 at 2:18 PM, HereComesTom said:

Maybe there are sea ponies who were born as sea ponies and who were never hippogryphs in the first place?  There's no reason that couldn't be the case.

It was surprisingly short to be sure, and maybe even it was an excuse to sell seapony toys.  But it showed one of Twilight's darker sides that was really brought out by how morally gray other characters were being:  she saw characters outside Equestria being dishonest in response to their own desperate situations, and so she thought she had to do morally questionable things in her own desperation to save Equestria...she really learned the wrong lesson from those experiences.  It was sad to watch, but I didn't think it was quite pointless.

No, I mean they should've been seaponies from the start.

[Ganondox 899]

2 hours ago, Dec Browne said:

No, I mean they should've been seaponies from the start.

Then it misses out the part that they two were victims of the storm king. Also they needed to be hippogriffs so they could leave the water for the end.