Is the Twilight we know a Changeling?

[ManaMinori 4,145]

Sometimes I wonder. Because we have seen this supposed Twilight acknowledgment feats of both cheesy things and ladybugs. Yet, a Twilight from a few seasons back, has come face to face with ladybugs many times before- and Cheese Sandwhich- and never acted with paranoia or fear around them. I suspect that this Twilight who fears cheese and ladybugs is not the real Twilight. 

[The Historian 516]

An interesting thought but I think you're looking way too deep into this.

[Odyssey 5,717]

People have weird fears irl. Continuity isn't that strong enough in MLP. The writers wouldn't remember a 1-second animation of Twi watching a ladybug flying away. I know I forgot about it. Twi's fear of ladybugs is meant for a laugh, and she's more disgusted by cheesy things than afraid (which is another gag anyway). I'm sorry, but you're looking too deeply into it.

[Will Guide 21,362]

 

13 minutes ago, The Historian said:

An interesting thought but I think you're looking way too deep into this.

 

10 minutes ago, Odyssey said:

People have weird fears irl. Continuity isn't that strong enough in MLP. The writers wouldn't remember a 1-second animation of Twi watching a ladybug flying away. I know I forgot about it. Twi's fear of ladybugs is meant for a laugh, and she's more disgusted by cheesy things than afraid (which is another gag anyway). I'm sorry, but you're looking too deeply into it.

I agree that the OP is looking too deep into it. The idea will Never ever happen in the main show.

But there is a fan fiction that goes with the idea: Change by tom117z on fimfiction.net. Written and published between October 2015 and October 2016, it's an alternative continuity that differs from the main show using only Canterlot Wedding as a starting point where the What If Scenarios differ. In my opinion, the First Act alone makes a great story on its own. But I digress.

@Odyssey up there has the best answer so far.

 

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[Misty Shadow 7,941]

 

For the last time Nightmare Muffin...yes. 

Stepping out of character for that joke, another thing that debunks that crack theory discounting what Odyssey already said is the Season 6 finale. The Changelings trying to be Twilight and her friends were struggling to put on a convincing act. Put that in perspective with a Changeling pretending to be Twilight all that time. There's no way Twilight's friends wouldn't have noticed by now. 

[MangoFoalix 25,033]

Come on NMM, Twilight is Twilight, case closed. This is getting into conspiracy level bullshit like the earth is flat.

[cuteycindyhoney 13,309]

 

3 hours ago, Nightmare Muffin said:

Twilight who fears cheese and ladybugs is not the real Twilight. 

The ladybug short was a throwaway joke. Besides that, knowing someone with cheese in their name isn't the same as being confronted with a plate full of cheddar. The ladybug dance she and Cadence do is also besides the point. Right here, I have no problem writing or saying the word "Roach". If one came crawling towards me, I would quite literally have a panic attack and run.

Edited March 25, 2019 by cuteycindyhoney

[Sparklefan1234 172,273]

I wouldn't be surprised if one of the Mane 6 from the Changeling battle in "A Canterlot Wedding Part 2" is actually a Changeling

that took someponies place while all of the chaos was going on. 

[ManaMinori 4,145]

3 hours ago, The Historian said:

An interesting thought but I think you're looking way too deep into this.

That's kinda what I do. Been at it for years. Hi, I'm Muffin.

[OdellaLark 185]

Nope. As pretty much everyone else has said; you’re looking way too deep into this. There’s a ton of different phobias out there. In the case of ladybugs a phobia of bugs is a really really common phobia. As for the cheesy thing it feels more like a high level of disgust than a real fear. Twilight is twilight. She’s not a changeling. You’re being overly paranoid over this mate. 

[ManaMinori 4,145]

2 hours ago, CloudMistDragon said:

 

For the last time Nightmare Muffin...yes. 

Stepping out of character for that joke, another thing that debunks that crack theory discounting what Odyssey already said is the Season 6 finale. The Changelings trying to be Twilight and her friends were struggling to put on a convincing act. Put that in perspective with a Changeling pretending to be Twilight all that time. There's no way Twilight's friends wouldn't have noticed by now. 

.....ahem. *points at Mean Six* and *A Canterlot Wedding*

[OdellaLark 185]

7 minutes ago, Nightmare Muffin said:

.....ahem. *points at Mean Six* and *A Canterlot Wedding*

I don’t get why you’re mentioning the mean six in a topic regarding changelings. They were artificial clones not changelings. Is it because they fooled the mane six for a while in their single episode. 

[Ganondorf8 11,357]

This would be known as retconning though to a slight extent. Also, different writers have different takes on characters, resulting in certain concepts not meshing well together due to some creative differences. Because of this, continuity becomes blurry resulting in retconning being needed even for superficial ideas.

[heavens-champion 1,905]

Nope. The Changeling that masqueraded as her was dealt with offscreen (because To Where and Back Again was too lazy to at least show them tied up)

[heavens-champion 1,905]

On 3/25/2019 at 11:56 AM, CloudMistDragon said:

 

For the last time Nightmare Muffin...yes. 

Stepping out of character for that joke, another thing that debunks that crack theory discounting what Odyssey already said is the Season 6 finale. The Changelings trying to be Twilight and her friends were struggling to put on a convincing act. Put that in perspective with a Changeling pretending to be Twilight all that time. There's no way Twilight's friends wouldn't have noticed by now. 

You're right. They would have pounced on fake Twilight after the first few seconds of her trying and failing to act like Twilight.

[The Nth Doctor 663]

I mean, Rainbow Dash was eaten alive by zomponies, Trixie was devoured by Changelings, and Twilight was killed by the Elements of Harmony, so... I imagine at least half the ponies ever seen on screen at any given time are in fact Changelings

 

[heavens-champion 1,905]

10 hours ago, The Nth Doctor said:

I mean, Rainbow Dash was eaten alive by zomponies, Trixie was devoured by Changelings, and Twilight was killed by the Elements of Harmony, so... I imagine at least half the ponies ever seen on screen at any given time are in fact Changelings

 

..... None of that happened.

[The Nth Doctor 663]

On 3/27/2019 at 2:16 AM, heavens-champion said:

..... None of that happened.

Don't be a spoilsport and let people have their fun. If people can think Starlight earned her status as a hero of Equestria mere days after enslaving the Mane 6 for the second time, people can imagine that Changelings are actually dangerous and zomponies exist.

[heavens-champion 1,905]

On 4/2/2019 at 10:46 PM, The Nth Doctor said:

Don't be a spoilsport and let people have their fun. If people can think Starlight earned her status as a hero of Equestria mere days after enslaving the Mane 6 for the second time, people can imagine that Changelings are actually dangerous and zomponies exist.

Do you ever stop complaining about Starlight?

[Lucartini 104]

On 3/25/2019 at 2:42 PM, Nightmare Muffin said:

Sometimes I wonder. Because we have seen this supposed Twilight acknowledgment feats of both cheesy things and ladybugs. Yet, a Twilight from a few seasons back, has come face to face with ladybugs many times before- and Cheese Sandwhich- and never acted with paranoia or fear around them. I suspect that this Twilight who fears cheese and ladybugs is not the real Twilight. 

 

No, no, no, of course not! The writers just forget tons of stuff all the time.

Writers make mistakes all the time! https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Anime_move_errors

I'm glad I'm a comic artist, not a writer.

[The Nth Doctor 663]

15 hours ago, heavens-champion said:

Do you ever stop complaining about Starlight?

I don't complain about Starlight. I complain about the poor writing around her character and the sloppily slapped-together sob story and redemption for her.

By Season 8, she's become a better pony, but the fact it takes that long is a disappointment.