Huh? New element of harmony?

[FruitRiver 355]

From Wikipedia:

 

"Nicole Oliver, Michelle Creber, Tara Strong, John de Lancie and James Wootton have all confirmed that the third season is currently in production. The new season will start with the introduction of a new element of harmony.

 

Dosent this mean that there will be a new pony? Im confused...

Edited May 19, 2012 by pinkie

[Crazy Misty 653]

It's probably fake, this is wikipedia after all..

[Gingerpotato 889]

Damn, I actually hope this is a fake.

 

If they were to introduce a new Element Of Harmony now it would mess things up for me. I mean, the Mane 6 went through 2 seasons without this other element and for a new pony to just waltz into the show and join the Mane 6 after I have seen them grow from season 1 to 2, it would boil my blood. However, it could be Celestia or Luna controlling a new element and if there is a new element I'd say its love or the embodiment of friendship.

[Nah 3,182]

A new element of harmony?

 

Well awesome!

 

Time to speculate what it is, and who the new pony using it is!

 

If its Derpy, better bet all your money into a Hasbro stock

[LowfatEnvelope 335]

It's probably fake, this is wikipedia after all..

 

This. Someone could have edited it (like they did earlier saying Season 3 was canceled). I'd wait a few days and see if it changes. Of course if it is real, that would be quite interesting and i can't wait to see what they do with it It could sorta mess things up though i think.

Edited May 19, 2012 by LowfatEnvelope

[Aureity 3,055]

I've grown used to the mane 6 being, well, the mane 6. If they added in another main character, I'd probably be pretty annoyed, unless that character is good enough to win me over.

[Pencil J. Doodle 242]

I'd welcome this new element, but there have to be some ground rules:

It has to be controlled by a pony we already know (Big Mac, Cheerilee, etc), and they have to spend a few episodes building up to it (i'd say about 3-4+, it'd be cheap and lazy if it were introduced in one episode.

 

Maybe it could be the element of curiosity, wielded by the Cutie Mark Crusaders

[Doctor Whooves™ 332]

Element of heroism?

[Bohtty 1,775]

It's someone trolling. yesterday someone changed it to say that there was no season three. Don't use wikipedia for this kind of information.

[NavelColt 22,881]

Sounds like a poster child for the kind of controversial thing someone would edit on Wikipedia. Pic or didn't happen, internet.

[Strafe 594]

**Browses through mlp forums**

 

**Sees interesting topic**

 

**Starts reading OP**

 

**First two words are "From Wikipedia"**

 

**Hits back button**

Edited May 19, 2012 by Strafe

[Nas 2,873]

Exactly what Discord said-

 

 

Is this one of the Rules of the Internet yet?

[Vega 107]

People, stop believing every unsourced Wikipedia edit you see! If something as big as the plot point for the beginning of the third season was revealed, we would hear about it from other more reliable sources first.

[Ashbad 969]

Honestly, can't say much more than this:

 

 

Introducing a new character, even after multiple episodes, would only end in disaster. This is either entirely made up, or less likely, a new element that is the collection of the other 6, in some sort of combined form.

[Chill Mists (Chilly) 801]

It's probably fake, this is wikipedia after all..

 

Wikipedia? Fake? Now where am I going to copy and paste all my homework from!?

 

Exactly what Discord said-

 

 

Is this one of the Rules of the Internet yet?

 

As a matter of fact, it is a rule of the internet. Also, I would really hate there to be a new element. I highly doubt it's real though.

[Radiance64 7,053]

I'd say it could be love like Shining Armor/Cadence used, but I'm still calling fakesauce unless I see some evidence.

[Pix3M 607]

[citation needed]

[Inkfeather 597]

I would hope that this is fake, a new element is not needed at all. We've seen the mane six grow so much through these two seasons, another element wouldn't fit at all. If they were to introduce a new pony and a new element then they would have to make it a convincing story to say the least. It would have to fit ALL there lore we've had so far and I bet that would be a hard twist to make, they would need some brilliant concept for a plot to pull this one off.

 

Overall, I wouldn't mind it if they were able to make it convincing, but I would.prefer if they didn't even try. It's really not needed.

 

They would basically have to explain why this new element wasn't there during all the trouble they've fought through so far, plus they would need a darn good excuse why Celestia didn't tell Twilight about this before.

[FruitRiver 355]

OOPS, Ok guess is fake XD

 

I didnt know Wikipedia had a bunch of fake stuff lol

 

I HOPE its fake.

[PoisonClaw 8,164]

Going with everyone else here in that this is probably fake. Not just because this is Wikipedia (not exactly the most reliable source of information) but from a writing perspective. Introducing new characters into a show isn't new, but those are usually one-off characters or minor background characters like with Shining Armor or Cranky. If a new element were to show up, they would more than likely have to become an important part of the show and after two seasons and 52 episodes of the Mane 6 being...well, the Mane 6, having a seventh character randomly pop up would screw with two seasons of character development.

[LowfatEnvelope 335]

OOPS, Ok guess is fake XD

 

I didnt know Wikipedia had a bunch of fake stuff lol

 

I HOPE its fake.

 

Eeyup. Wikipedia can be a good source of information, but you should always double check anything you get off of there as anyone can edit it (thus resulting in fake information and jokes in some cases).

Edited May 19, 2012 by LowfatEnvelope

[The Alpha Team 51]

Sees Wikipedia

Nope

[Nas 2,873]

I say the should keep the recurring charcaters with their respective elements or spiritual traits revolved around in and throughout the whole series, it's what keeps them memorable.

 

For instance, in the Zelda series, there are three beings who bear the three parts of the Triforce, a major recurring element. The three who hold it are the two protagonists, and the antagonist. It's been that way since the 80's, and there was never a "fourth Triforce", or any other added major charcaters. It should be the same way in MLP: FiM.

[thesilence23 46]

derpy part of mane six... er mane seven... with the element of derp! just speculation.

[Ron Jeremy 2,032]

Yeah, like others have said, don't believe anything like that from Wikipedia. It's the free encyclopedia anypony can edit, remember. It could be a real-life PONESLAYR trying to anger bronies.

 

Though on-topic, I've had this terrible hunch since the Derpy incident that soccer moms will complain that the mane 6 being all-female is sexist, and they'll be forced to write in a last-minute male member.