Sunset Shimmer... What her future could have been.

[Ganondorf8 11,813]

Last year, or maybe the year before, I made a thread asking about your favourite Sunset Shimmer moment. Suffice to say, that thread turned out really well despite some hiccups. During these past couple of days, I had been thinking about her future. You know, what Sunset will end up doing after she has graduated from Canterlot High.

Unfortunately, Equestria Girls never got the chance to give us an official answer due to the series ending alongside Friendship is Magic. Not even the one-shot comic from IDW gave us any answers. So here is where I pass this question on to you.

What do you think Sunset's future could have been?

My own thoughts to start this off. I think she would've liked to have attended college/university in order to further her studies or perhaps travel the world in order to get a better understanding of herself. Or perhaps she could've returned to Equestria seeing as she was originally from there and finally ascend to become an alicorn. After all, it was something she desired even though it was during her more troubled years.

[Splashee 28,606]

Her future was already bright having her friends by her side. Much better than outliving her friends like Princess Twilight.

However, to give her a chance at the best future, I would have wanted human Sunset Shimmer (never introduced in the show) to travel to Equestria to get her "friends" as well, and having a hot Sunset pony is bonus for us Sunset Shimmer fancolts! 

[Sepul-Coloratura 765]

She would keep doing what she was doing, and she would also study inter dimensional magic. And occasionally visit Equestria.

[Deae Rising Shine~ 59,179]

Probably study, trying to learn more about magic and as we saw too, maybe making a career as an artist, as it's pretty established, she's good at that too. She probably still hang out with her friends in free time or visitting Equestria too.

[Brony Number 42 10,100]

Probably study magic in college, and get caught up in some crazy adventures.

[Will Guide 21,378]

She Most likely would stay in the Equestria Girls World, keeping an eye out for any Equestrian Magic being misused. If the two worlds actually become fully aware of each other she could be one of the ambassadors between the 2 worlds.

Integration by Darth Link 22 on FimFiction.net is a good example of the latter

[Will Guide 21,378]

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[Steve Piranha 29,504]

I’d imagine her choosing a career in making apps. Possibly making her own game franchise inspired by Equestria. Also keeping studying how magic affects the human world, and possibly she either founds, or joins a superhero team of other magic users whose purpose is keeping it under control

[Sparklefan1234 189,171]

13 hours ago, Ganondorf8 said:

What do you think Sunset's future could have been?

 

Sunset Shimmer stays in the human world where she becomes an award winning scientist/musician. 

[Deae Rising Shine~ 59,179]

1 hour ago, Steve Piranha said:

I’d imagine her choosing a career in making apps. Possibly making her own game franchise inspired by Equestria. Also keeping studying how magic affects the human world, and possibly she either founds, or joins a superhero team of other magic users whose purpose is keeping it under control

Watch out or Hasbro Celestia makes a visit for copyright related issues

[Gaines 1,228]

16 hours ago, Ganondorf8 said:

My own thoughts to start this off. I think she would've liked to have attended college/university in order to further her studies or perhaps travel the world in order to get a better understanding of herself. Or perhaps she could've returned to Equestria seeing as she was originally from there and finally ascend to become an alicorn. After all, it was something she desired even though it was during her more troubled years.

Funnily enough I thought this as well. However I dislike the idea of her returning to Equestria. She's made good friends in the human world and it may be difficult for her to be split apart.
If she did return to Equestria, I also dislike the idea of her becoming an alicorn. I feel as if she had learned her lesson and tried to forget about her original ambitions.

[TBD 17,276]

Of course she will be attending college and start a club about friendship! Similar to how Twilight Sparkle started a Friendship School! Also on her free time, she and her friends will do a band and make musics for cafe and such! 

[TransitPony 239]

If Sunset Shimmer did not turn evil, she still would have been Celestia’s student studying magic and come across Twilight as an alicorn. Shimmer being in the human world would have never happened at all. I doubt Shimmer would become the head of state herself and stay a private citizen. If she ever was a full time head of state up to Celestia’s level, we would have had a very different timeline in the show (*a butterfly effect*). 

[Ganondorf8 11,813]

On 9/21/2020 at 7:29 PM, You said:

PTSD therapist for sure.

Really? What makes you think this?

[Ganondorf8 11,813]

On 9/22/2020 at 9:04 PM, You said:

Her Consulting her friends regularly win advice and her own past. 

That would make her very empathetic wouldn't you say? Having personal experience to help prevent others from going through something similar.

[Ganondorf8 11,813]

5 hours ago, You said:

She surely is empathetic, albeit she would need to work a tad bit on getting less quickly annoyed.

My thoughts were mostly rooted from the various occasions she gives advice to her friends, encouraging them and kicking them in the butt to start going and stop being anxious and procrastinating. Such as when Sci-Twi can't butt up to talk to her BF about dating somewhere.

--> Motivation trainer

Okay, that makes a lot more sense. A motivational trainer? That actually would work out in her favour.

[HereComesTom 2,271]

I figure she'd keep superhero-ing with the Equestria Girls, maybe-maybe find ways to combine science and magic into something beautiful and amazing and effective at protecting either Equestria, earth, or both.

[Goat-kun 2,532]

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[Ganondorf8 11,813]

Hmmm... I think I'll keep this thread going until Monday where it will be unpinned and unfeatured. It won't be locked so by all means continue to post in here everyone.

[TheRockARooster 56,253]

Sunset stays in the human world and she helps those who have fallen on troubled times and never make the same mistakes she made.

[SunsetShimmerisBae 16]

A lot of people say that they would've wanted to see sunset returning to equestria if we ever got some kind of closure,but i cannot dissagre more in that.

Sunset's arc has always been about finding a place in the world where she is now. Yes, she was in equestria once, but she left and altough was forgived by Celestia, I doubt the things would be the same between them. She already cut her relationships with most of the people back there (even her family) , and yes she has Princess twilight friendship and the mane 6, but im sure she wouldn't feel the same way with them like she does with earth mane 6 , as they don't have the exact same personalities and traits. I think she has grown enough to realize where she belongs, not needing of magic to make herself a name or friends.... the friendship games was supposed to touch in this topic but didn't ended up doing as far as I know..

So, in case they ever do a closure, i think she should finally face the dilemma of going back or staying in the human word, finally deciding to stay after realizing that this world has given her the best thing : her best friends. In her future, i see her moving from the city after graduating from canterlot high... I'll think before going to a college of some sorts (we know she is smart asf)I see her travelling the world, exploring the differences this world has to his once homeland equestria, and also searching around for Equestrian magic (we know is everywhere as seen in the spring episodes) ... acting kinda like a mediator between equestria and the other world... just some thoughts haha

Edited September 29, 2020 by SunsetShimmerisBae