Favourite G5 character so far?

[J.J 922]

"it seems to me" after "closer examination", that they are trying to make the Gen.5 ponies more relatable "on the surface", we all say that Gen.4 is more relatable, but that's just bc the characters have more personality, they are "relatable" in our imaginations bc we'd like to imagine ourselves as that outstanding representation of the closest thing to our personality arch type as possible, but newsflash... AJ and Twilight are nearly perfect, Rainbow Dash is basically the greatest athlete in Equestria, Rarity runs her own business and even owns a boutique in one of the major cities, and Fluttershy actually does things to help others in need... It makes more sense when you really think about it, as to why the new Alicorn of friendship/unity simply runs a slushee stand in Ponyville or why they give all these "modern character defectives" to the mane 5, these are zoomer ponies lol, Izzy is completely random, she can be pretty rude, and she's a total air head, like even watching some of the TYT shorts she makes a lot constructive mistakes even when trying to do right by others, she is essentially the opposite of how we've previously seen any unicorn portrayed and I kind of like it in a way... Pipp is kind of the "trendy" stereotype and we see that theme over again as she's pretty glued to her phone and how seriously she regarded her (whatever pony YouTube is called) account. Lol, then making the sheriff a complete fool at times, real nice... And I think the big thing with Zipp is how she really doesn't want to be regarded as the next princess of Zephyr Heights, so they are talking to the "non conforming" lol... Her voice, her personality, her story.. all in all, I like the new ponies, I hope Make your Mark turns out well, guess we'll know in a month or so, but I think my favorites are Izzy and Pipp, I love what they're doing with Izzy's character and I like singing and light purple sooo xD yeah Pipp is nice to

[Mothra 611]

It's gone back and forth for me so far, but I think the top spot would be between Izzy and Pipp but there's not one of the new main cast that I dislike

[Dynamo Pad 11,263]

Since G5 has started, it's been back and forth between some characters for me. During the movie, A New Generation, it was a tie between Izzy and Zipp. It stayed that way for a bit as I watched Tell Your Tale. However, since watching Make Your Mark, a new favorite had made its presence known. Even during the later episodes of Tell Your Tale that had appeared after Make Your Mark, my feelings on my favorite character were consistent. At the moment, my favorite character would have to be Pipp Petals. 

[Rosy Moonlight 369]

Right now, my favorite character is Misty. Matching her name, Misty has a mysterious past and it will be interesting to see how things will clear up for her.

Just for pun, Opaline is blinding misty from the truth.

Edited October 16, 2022 by Rosy Moonlight

[Stancet 687]

I'm having an opinion change. My favorite character was Hitch, but Make Your Mark is starting to write him more like a stay-at-home dad. I'm going to start leaning towards Sunny or Zipp if chasing Sparky around the station is all Hitch can do nowadays.

[Steve Piranha 29,419]

I don’t know, I think I’m having a soft spot for Misty 

[Starset Twinkle 498]

Still Izzy, but Hitch and Zipp can be pretty great too, Misty is fun and could be great but needs more screen time/development (I will say the recent TYT's haven't done much for Hitch though)

Edited March 16, 2023 by Starset Twinkle

[Astralshy 26,429]

For the longest time it was Sunny and Izzy both on spot #1. Though in the last months this has slightly shift into Izzy on #1, closely followed by Sunny, Zipp Storm, Hitch and Pipp

[Tacodidra 61,081]

On 10/22/2021 at 3:22 AM, Tacodidra said:

There's something about Sunny that I really like – her design was my favorite even before I saw the movie, and I found her the most interesting of the characters. Maybe it might be in part because she had the most significant role – I remember Twilight was my early favorite in G4, though other ponies overtook her later in the show's run. Izzy is my second favorite so far, with her adorableness being a big reason.

I feel I need to see more of the others to get to know them better. Zipp is third for me, followed by Pipp and Hitch. But I liked them all to some extent, so who knows what will happen.

After Make Your Mark chapter 2, Misty has become a clear number one for me. She's such an adorable and interesting character, also responsible for the funniest moments of G5 so far.

Sunny remains my Mane 5 favorite. Pipp and Zipp have had much better portrayals later on, Izzy has been great in MYM but more hit and miss in TYT.

[The Nth Doctor 661]

Current 2023 standing is:

Zipp
Misty
Hitch
Pipp
Sprout
Sunny
Opaline
Izzy

[Moony the Cat 3,702]

My 2 favorite characters so far are Sunny and Zipp. Although i do like all of them this time around, which wasnt the case with G4.

And in terms of villains ( sort of anyway ) its definitely Misty.

[Savy 5,075]

Izzy is my top favorite, with Pipp in close second.

[Sparklefan1234 169,806]

14 hours ago, Savy said:

Izzy is my top favorite, with Pipp in close second.

 

This was how I ranked things until Tell Your Tale gave Pipp more to say and now Pipp is my favorite and Izzy is my second favorite! 

[FlutterIsBestAlicorn 21]

Sprout is my favorite

[Iforgotmybrain 5,516]

Definitely Izzy and her goofy face

[Twitchy-Tremor 297]

I like zipp a lot and love character design but Izzy’s my favorite

[Steve Piranha 29,419]

Now this is definitive, Misty is my best G5 poneh 

[Rushing cash 836]

After chapter 5, my top 5 are:

1. Pipp

2. Posey

3. Misty

4. Sunny

5. Zipp

[Princess.Luna 84]

Sunny and Zipp are tied for me! But I love all the New Mane Six! I chose Sunny for the poll because I love her way of looking for the good in everypony and I relate to her a bit more. Too bad no one rarely wants to listen to her even when she's been proven right again and again. I relate to that too.

BTW: poll needs a Misty Brightdawn option.

[thousandghosts 9]

Pipp and Misty for sure. Pipp for her songs and Misty being the most relatable.

Edited October 2, 2023 by nullhearts

[Steve Piranha 29,419]

I must say, my opinion about my best poneh from ANG changed. It’s no longer Izzy, but rather Pippy as time went on … Misty is still my best G5 poneh overall 

[AlbaTross 1,586]

To update my thoughts, I clearly have to accept that Misty has overtaken Zipp as my favourite G5 pony.  Izzy was my favourite in the movie, but then Zipp became the best IMHO once TYT and MYM started.  Now though, I think Misty has surpassed her as a far as being a dynamic character.  

[Evil Pink One 13,506]

Probably pipp... weird.

[Landi 600]

12 hours ago, AlbaTross said:

To update my thoughts, I clearly have to accept that Misty has overtaken Zipp as my favourite G5 pony.  Izzy was my favourite in the movie, but then Zipp became the best IMHO once TYT and MYM started.  Now though, I think Misty has surpassed her as a far as being a dynamic character.  

Funnily enough, those are my exact thoughts.

I find it interesting how much my ranking of the G5 characters has changed in comparison to G4. With FiM, my ranking stayed pretty consistent from start to finish. With G5 however, my rankings have shuffled around plenty since the movie. For instance, Izzy was my favorite main character from the movie, and now she's down at four. Pipp on the other hand was my least favorite main character from the movie, and now she's managed to get the number three spot. One thing that has stayed consistent is my opinion on Queen Haven. She's a great secondary character in my opinion, and in a ranking including all G5 characters, she'd probably be in second place (just behind Misty). 

[AlbaTross 1,586]

11 hours ago, Landi said:

Funnily enough, those are my exact thoughts.

I find it interesting how much my ranking of the G5 characters has changed in comparison to G4. With FiM, my ranking stayed pretty consistent from start to finish. With G5 however, my rankings have shuffled around plenty since the movie. For instance, Izzy was my favorite main character from the movie, and now she's down at four. Pipp on the other hand was my least favorite main character from the movie, and now she's managed to get the number three spot. One thing that has stayed consistent is my opinion on Queen Haven. She's a great secondary character in my opinion, and in a ranking including all G5 characters, she'd probably be in second place (just behind Misty). 

Pipp was my least favourite in the movie as well, and she has also shot up to my number three spot.  Technically she was my second favourite until Misty came around.  I think Pipp is still my waifu of the series though, which is odd, since my waifu is usually my favourite character (well, female character at least, but in MLP my favourite character tends to be female).  

As for what I think is the reason why character rankings are more prone to changing in G5, well, it probably has something to do with the majority of the cast being way underdeveloped.  In G4 the mane cast got plenty of character development all along, which helped endear the audience to all of them, and it simply became a matter of picking a favourite from there.  In G5, Zipp got a start of an arc, only for it to be mostly abandoned, though the two pony sisters and their relationship with Queen Haven is probably the closest the series got to fleshing out character relationships prior to Misty.  Otherwise, all of the then Mane Five have yet to receive the kind of development FiM's Mane Six received in the first season alone.  Misty has definitely benefitted from being the focus of the first major arc in the series.  It's highly likely she will be treated just like any other member of the Mane Six going forward, but she has received a full arc, which is more than could be said for the others, so of course she has come along and shaken up character rankings left and right.  

As for why character rankings likely changed after the movie...well, different characters have gotten more focus in the shows than in the movie.  Zipp and Pipp were the most underdeveloped in the movie because they just didn't get as much focus as they should have, but...does the show even care about Sunny, Izzy and Hitch anymore?