Is Twilight still the main protagonist

[heavens-champion 1,905]

Is Twilight still the main protagonist?

[O-78 28,607]

Well, yes. She's the Princess of friendship, headmare of the School of Friendship and leader of the Mane 6 (7 if you count Starlight). That makes her the main protagonist.

[Will Guide 21,362]

If you ask me, there is nothing wrong with there being more than one protagonist. You can very easily watch a mini-marathon of episodes that center around your favorite character and watch the ups and downs of their lives throughout the show. 

Mayor Mare even gave a little speech at Cranky and Matilda's Wedding about everyone is the star of their story.

At about 3:06 is where you should start; on phone now, so I can't exactly make the video start from the time listed by default)

 

[TheAnimationFanatic 3,596]

Yes, she is.

It's like when the potentials were introduced in Season 7 of "Buffy The Vampire Slayer". They got a lot of focus, but Buffy was still the main character through and through.

Likewise, though the cast of the show has expanded in Seasons 5-8, Twilight is still the central focus.

[Ganondorf8 11,363]

I still see Twilight as the main protagonist even if she doesn't appear in every episode.

[Singe 2,111]

Season 8 pretty much says she is because she set the entire arc of the season around her friendship school.

[Sepul-Coloratura 762]

I only hope so.

But the show doesn't seem to consider her that.

[heavens-champion 1,905]

6 minutes ago, Sepul-Coloratura said:

I only hope so.

But the show doesn't seem to consider her that.

You are the only one on this thread who has doubts that Twilight is still considered the main protagonist.

[Sepul-Coloratura 762]

2 minutes ago, heavens-champion said:

You are the only one on this thread who has doubts that Twilight is still considered the main protagonist.

Well, on paper She is.

Not only Twilight but the whole Mane Six is pulled off the center now.

First they were trying to give Starlight more attention then they forget about her and give the Young Six a position.

I don't know if the writers even work together.

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On 9/17/2018 at 4:49 AM, heavens-champion said:

Is Twilight still the main protagonist?

It's not just about Twilight anymore, it's about all of the Mane 6, we have episodes that focus on many different characters and I think that's what makes the show special. It does focus on fleshing out one character, it's about all of them.

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Just now, Sepul-Coloratura said:

Well, on paper She is.

Not only Twilight but the whole Mane Six is pulled off the center now.

First they were trying to give Starlight more attention then they forget about her and give the Young Six a position.

I don't know if the writers even work together.

And Yet, Twilight played a part in freeing Stygian. In fact, she was the first one to notice him trying to get out.

And I don't think they forgot Starlight. I think they were planning on developing the Young Six, otherwise their episodes would have been pointless.

And what does "pull of the center" even mean?

[Sepul-Coloratura 762]

34 minutes ago, heavens-champion said:

And what does "pull of the center" even mean?

Eh, I mean they are no longer in the spotlight as they used to be. Sorry if my English is clumsy.

[Kadeda 178]

Starlight done had three episodes... she's good.

[gingerninja666 487]

I'd argue Twilight still had a very prominent amount of focus. More so than other characters did. Simply by virtue of being the mare in charge of the school. So even in episodes that weren't about her, she was still involved in a lot of things and being active.

[heavens-champion 1,905]

On 9/18/2018 at 4:19 PM, Kadeda said:

Starlight done had three episodes... she's good.

This has nothing to do with Starlight drama.

[MangoFoalix 25,036]

Yes, she has the most screen time of out any character still. She is still the most widely shown pony in the show. If it wasn't for her the show would be MUCH different.

[FirePuppy 735]

Even if Pinkie and Fluttershy get a lot of episodes in Season 9, it won't matter anyways since Twilight will clearly always be the main protagonist due to her amount of appearance time in every season (maybe except Season 6, that is).

[DonMaguz 1,023]

Of course she is, the overall plot revolves around Twilight from episode 1.

Even on the movie, when two banner characters such as Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash were given lots of screentime and lines, the plot is about Twilight Sparkle and her journey.

FiM could be described in a single phrase as "Twilight Sparkle's story".