Do you agree that Cadence, as a Character, is highly underrated?

[Moondrop 96]

Do you think Cadence is Underrated?

[Soundwave 28,559]

I blame this on the fact that the show didn't do anything noteworthy with her.

[Quinch 1,184]

Less underrated and more chronically undeveloped. Throughout the entire show, she got about as much characterization as Celestia did in Season 1.

[Tom Gallagher 33,650]

I wish the fans paid more attention to her. I’ve always been hugely fond of Cadence and I think the episodes she was in were all really good! 

[Sonic Shimmer 4,141]

No, her middling level of popularity is about what she deserves.

[Cirrus. 1,093]

I didn't care much for Cadence at first, but she has grown on me over the years. She has a pretty good voice, character design, and personality.

[Clawdeen 26,539]

I really liked her and I enjoyed the episodes she was in!

[EpicEnergy 23,259]

I'm not sure, but I am sure that she deserved more than what they show gave her in terms of development and spotlight time.

[Moonlight 7,291]

moved thread to show discussion.

also i think cadence is cute, it just seems like the show didn't really care about showing her off much. 

[BornAgainBrony 2,398]

It seemed like she was meant to be the more stereotypical Princess. It's not automatically bad. There's enough diversity there, but you've got to expect at least one. Even the wedding was a bit of a reverse-fairytale though, since it was the guy marrying into royalty. However: Princess of Love, married, children, crystal-picket fence. It's sad that she never really got her own episode. I really don't even count Canterlot Wedding, since that was mostly about Twilight and Chrysalis.

There was a lot more room to expand on her but it just never happened. And then once Flurryheart became the focus, that was it.

I would've hoped for at least one good moment for her by the finale, and the setup there was perfect. Sombra threatening her baby. We were robbed of a chance to see an angry Mamabear Alicorn go medieval on his arse.

[Soundwave 28,559]

1 hour ago, BornAgainBrony said:

It seemed like she was meant to be the more stereotypical Princess. It's not automatically bad. There's enough diversity there, but you've got to expect at least one. Even the wedding was a bit of a reverse-fairytale though, since it was the guy marrying into royalty. However: Princess of Love, married, children, crystal-picket fence. It's sad that she never really got her own episode. I really don't even count Canterlot Wedding, since that was mostly about Twilight and Chrysalis.

There was a lot more room to expand on her but it just never happened. And then once Flurryheart became the focus, that was it.

I would've hoped for at least one good moment for her by the finale, and the setup there was perfect. Sombra threatening her baby. We were robbed of a chance to see an angry Mamabear Alicorn go medieval on his arse.

It was pretty shitty how the comics dedicated an entire issue of her trying to prove she's not a stereotypical pink princess, and the comic ends with her being...exactly that stereotypical pink princess

[Will Guide 21,378]

Well you know what I always say. A wasted opportunity in the main show is fuel for fans whether in art or writing to expand on underused character, such as Candence.

[JMTV99 1,364]

I wouldn't say that, to be honest. I mean, Cadence wasn't really my favorite character to begin with. I do feel bad for her in Canterlot Wedding and S3 Crystal Empire premiere, but after that, her character became less and less interesting as the show progressed. She's very boring and underdeveloped that I just didn't care about her, even if she got Flurry Heart. Don't even get me started on her dialogue in Three's a Crowd.

Besides being Twilight's childhood babysitter, what else is there to her other than being a token princess? Okay, being Twilight's sister in law, a mom, and saving the Crystal Empire along with Spike is one thing, but I really want to know more about her like having backstories featuring her crush on Shining Armor, being a babysitter, having her own struggles, and stuff like that. I would've love to see more of that. Oh well.

Oh, here's a fun fact about Cadence in one of Lauren Faust's interviews: Cadence is one of the last concepts that Lauren was involved before she left the show. Ever since Hasbro told her and the MLP staff that they're gonna do a wedding episode at the time, Lauren originally created Cadence as a unicorn with her original name called 'Mi Amori'. After the concept of Cadence was done, Lauren Faust left the FiM after Season 2. Hasbro took over the concept of Mi Amori the Unicorn and then retool her as a princess called Princess Mi Amori Cadenza AKA: Princess Cadence as we know today.  

I know this kind of off topic, but I'm just wanna throwing it out there.

1 hour ago, Will Guide said:

Well you know what I always say. A wasted opportunity in the main show is fuel for fans whether in art or writing to expand on underused character, such as Candence.

Yeah, good point.

[Thrond 3,272]

I always wished the show did more with her. I like her design a lot, and I generally felt that something about her mannerisms made her more relatable than Celestia and Luna. Even the little backstory we got from her told us that she was Twilight's foalsitter, and there was a heavy implication that she isn't nearly as old as the sisters. And she kept getting these moments where she stepped out of the pretty pink princess stereotype, like when she got all protective of Flurry Heart in the season 9 premiere. 

From what little I've seen, some of the comics develop her a little more, and I've heard that one of the chapter books gives her an interesting backstory. I've always liked her, so in that sense I do think she's underrated, but it's not surprising given that she was always sidelined in the show. 

Edited June 1, 2021 by Thrond

[Dreambiscuit 12,666]

No, not really. If anything she’s had more screen time than she really merits. Don’t get me wrong I really like her a lot, but the writers never did enough to justify my desperate need to know more about her. She’s fine as a mid-level character unless something were to justify an upgrade. 

[DemeowHiya 253]

1 hour ago, Dreambiscuit said:

No, not really. If anything she’s had more screen time than she really merits. Don’t get me wrong I really like her a lot, but the writers never did enough to justify my desperate need to know more about her. She’s fine as a mid-level character unless something were to justify an upgrade. 

I agree. While she doesn't have a lot of fans in comparison to Luna or Celestia, she didn't have nearly the amount of time of screen.

She seemed like a one-off character for the Canterlot Wedding -- who they now had to deal with for the rest of the show, imo.

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,828]

Oh yes. I do wish that she was more involved. She did have her shining moment in "Once Upon a Zepplin" when she comforted Twilight after Twilight got mad.

[Fluttershutter 3,671]

Hopefully she's the next bishoujou statue. 

[RulesofRarity 493]

I think you could definitely say that Cadence was underrated. Cadence fulfilled her role as a SUPPORTING character perfectly. Cadence didn't get loads of unnecessary development because she didn't need it. She was there to be another mentor figure just like the other Princesses. She didn't get terrible episodes like 'A Royal Problem' and 'Do Princesses Dream of Magic Sheep' where the writers try and fail to develop her instead she got cute episodes where she bonded with Twilight or Shining. 

This is why I can't help but laugh when people call Cadence boring when she really isn't any worse than Celestia and Luna.

I also don't get the criticism that Cadence didn't do anything signifcant or relevant either because it's not true. I'll list some things:

• Cadence along with Shining defeated Chrysalis after Celestia got her ass whooped and the Mane 6 couldn't get to the EOH.
• Cadence maintained a shield over the Crystal Empire to the point of exhaustion and saved Spike and the Crystal Heart.
• She tries to teach Twilight a way to manage her stress in the 'Games Ponies Play' and gives her amazing advice in 'Once Upon a Zepplin'.
• Cadence was the one that suggested they send Twilight after Tirek in 'Twilight's Kingdom" but this idea is shot down by Celestia who instead makes the catastrophic decision to send Discord. 
• She's the only Princess that puts up a fight against Tempest

When you actuallly recall these moments, it shows that Cadence isn't fundamentally less useful than Celestia and Luna despite appearing less often. The real reason why people have an issue with Cadence specifically is because she's another Alicorn Princess who was introduced to sell toys and whose existence contradicted what we thought we knew about Alicorns. Despite that, Cadence's introduction didn't cause a decline in quality in the show. In fact, I'd argue that 'A Canterlot Wedding' is one of the shows best 2 parters (if not the best).

Ultimately, the reaction to Cadence shows that the people cared way too much about lore and that led them to finding fault in things where there wasn't much fault. We should actually be happy that the writers spent more time on the characters we cared about instead of trying to force Cadence into a role she wasn't designed to occupy just because she's an Alicorn. 

 

[Sepul-Coloratura 765]

She is the only royalty who acts responsibly and also the only character who is a good role model as a parent.

[Last Line of Defense 99]

Cadence is the best princess. She is the only princess that is a literal hero in modern Equestria and she does it all on the merit of love and loyalty. She is constantly right about things and has her judgement overlooked. She has the best design and she's an amazing singer.