Who Created Alicorn Twilight and Did Alicorn Twilight Saved FiM from Cancellation?

[JMTV99 1,354]

I'm really curious because as far as I know, Faust wanted Twilight to be Celestia's successor, but not as a alicorn princess. Who executive at Hasbro take this opportunity to make Twilight a princess even though, in my personal opinion, it ruins the dynamic of making the Main 6 so recognizable (2 unicorns, 2 earth ponies, and 2 pegasi)?

Secondly, I know that Magic Mystery Cure is very very decisive for a lot of people, but whatever we like it or not, it did change the landscape of FiM, for better or for worse. Season 3 was supposed to be the last season of the series and Magic Mystery Cure was supposed to be the last episode of the series. On top of that, the reason why Season 3 was 13 episodes instead of the usual 26 was not because of Equestria Girls, but because FiM going to end after 65 episodes for reruns in syndication.

Here's what I'm wondering: did Hasbro created Twilicorn for saving MLP from being cancelled? I know this may sounds a bit of a stretch to say that, but hear me out.

Hasbro created Twilicorn to shill their toys. That is to be expected. However, I feel like Hasbro don't want their opportunity to be wasted since they had their major cash cow on their hands. That, and FIM has a huge fanbase and the fans wanted to see more. So they want Twilight to end her character arc when she arrived in Ponyville and have a new character arc of being a new princess in order to continue the show.

Like I said, big stretch, but it's interesting to think about.

Ultimately, I tried to be more neutral on this subject, but what do you think of this?

[Evil Pink One 13,507]

look no matter what happens..... if you can't make money.... you won't last.... so if it made money... it will definitely save you.

I don't get it why people hate other people making money... envy I guess...

I really think of people as petty or cheap for calling out hasbro for making money. that's what they do! and don't buy their merch. then. let's see if your favorite show would last.

 

[JMTV99 1,354]

2 minutes ago, Kujamih said:

look no matter what happens..... if you can't make money.... you won't last.... so if it made money... it will definitely save you.

I don't get it why people hate other people making money... envy I guess...

I really think of people as petty or cheap for calling out hasbro for making money. that's what they do! and don't buy their merch. then. let's see if your favorite show would last.

 

Yeah, you do got a good point. That's why Spongebob is still continuing on after 20 years.

[Evil Pink One 13,507]

7 minutes ago, JMTV99 said:

Yeah, you do got a good point. That's why Spongebob is still continuing on after 20 years.

ahh...hmm...... yeah they got money out of it........so it lasted 20years..... no idea how they pulled that one off....

[Fluttershutter 2,505]

I don't think her being an alicorn is what kept the show going. That was just supposed to be the end of the series. It kept going because fans wanted more.

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

When I first heard the idea of Princess Twilight, I thought it was going to happen at the end of the series. However, I'm glad they did it early because it opened the door to many new adventures. Yes, Hasbro did it to keep the toy line going, but as for the show, a change like that really put the show on the map. 

[Evil Pink One 13,507]

the toy line is what makes the show keep on going.

[JMTV99 1,354]

30 minutes ago, Fluttershutter said:

I don't think her being an alicorn is what kept the show going. That was just supposed to be the end of the series. It kept going because fans wanted more.

 

18 minutes ago, Courageous Thunder Dash said:

When I first heard the idea of Princess Twilight, I thought it was going to happen at the end of the series. However, I'm glad they did it early because it opened the door to many new adventures. Yes, Hasbro did it to keep the toy line going, but as for the show, a change like that really put the show on the map. 

True that. Not that I'm a fan of Twilicorn or anything, but I can see why from a business standpoint and a creative standpoint.