Nick Confalone reveals plans for EQG Finale

[Thrond 3,272]

23 hours ago, SunsetShimmerStan said:

So how should they have gone about characterizing Sci-Twi and her story arc throughout Friendship Games and Legend of Everfree? There does need to be some way of distinguishing her from her pony counterpart. Otherwise, what would be the point of Sci-Twi existing if she's gonna be 100% the same as her pony counterpart that was major in the first two films?

She’d be more like the Twilight we see in the main show’s pilot: rude and hesitant about friendship. Equestria Girls is an extension of that series, not a self-contained storyline; you might as well lean into the “same characters, different environment” element. I realize that this is an unpopular opinion these days. 

23 hours ago, SunsetShimmerStan said:

Plus in having to avoid the implication on whether or not Sunset and the Humane 5 only like her because she's exactly like the pony counterpart (which they spend the first two movies bonding with) and only accepted her because she's a replacement and nothing more, plus if they'd still be friends with her even if they didn't meet her pony counterpart first.

I mean, I guess, but I really don’t think the solution was having a character with a completely different personality. 

Before you ask, I’m not writing a fanfiction to back up all of my criticisms. Do you think every story beat in Equestria Girls was the absolute best possible one they could have chosen? 

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On 2025-07-19 at 6:54 PM, Thrond said:

She’d be more like the Twilight we see in the main show’s pilot: rude and hesitant about friendship. Equestria Girls is an extension of that series, not a self-contained storyline; you might as well lean into the “same characters, different environment” element. I realize that this is an unpopular opinion these days. 

I mean, I guess, but I really don’t think the solution was having a character with a completely different personality. 

Before you ask, I’m not writing a fanfiction to back up all of my criticisms. Do you think every story beat in Equestria Girls was the absolute best possible one they could have chosen? 

Relax, I'm not asking for a fanfiction, just a basic outline is all. Like summing up how Sunset would see Sci-Twi any differently than Pony Twilight (if you were a shipper, what reason would there be on how to choose to ship Sunset with Pony or Human Twilight if they're 100% the same). And a nuance on how to write Sci-Twi being 100% like her pony counterpart, but also not being the leader of the group (Sunset has that role).

And no, but it is harder to try to fix certain things than just "make Sci-Twi exactly like her pony counterpart" and "make Sunset's reunion with Celestia a different special" and "give Sunset more personality", considering how they effect the plot.

And what is your stance on Discord, Trixie, and Luna after they reformed? Were they any better at giving them quirks and more personality (outside relying on just "I'm reformed" all the time as their main hook) than Sunset and Starlight and why?

Edited August 7 by SunsetShimmerStan