Removing One of the Mane 6?

[CC_Maud_Pie 6,431]

None of them. Why? Because the mane 6 work well and belong together and I don't want to break their strong friendship.  

[Ziggy + Angel + Rain 11,302]

woah let's take down a notch eh? This topic is fine

This topic is a needless perpetuation of the negativity prevalent in the fandom.  Masquerading as a deep, probing question.

she cares about fashion first then friends second

I disagree.  Though Rarity knew precisely what she was doing and kept the individual personalities of her friends in mind when she made the Gala dresses in "Suited for Success," she still went out of her way to change all of the dresses when her friends wanted something different.  She even went through with the public display of the dresses she didn't think were up to par.  If she cared more about fashion, she would have: 1. Not bothered making the dresses in the first place.  2. Refused to change the dresses.  3. Insisted that her friends wear the original designs.

[Steve Piranha 29,419]

None of them, and I think it's a dumb question at this point 

[Sidral Mundet 1,666]

I hate discussions like these. The Mane 6 are irreplaceable and are all well rounded characters.  Saying one is flat and boring then praising another is hypocritical at best and plain moronic at worst.  Twilight may be my least favorite of the Mane 6 but I stress least FAVORITE. I freaking love Twilight and I couldn't imagine the show without her.  My main criticism comes from the role she plays on the show, not her character. 

[Pinkie-Guy 563]

This is like Sophie's Choice.  I'm sorry AJ, it's just that you're hard to write for.

[Tom Snyder 4,112]

I hate discussions like these. The Mane 6 are irreplaceable and are all well rounded characters.  Saying one is flat and boring then praising another is hypocritical at best and plain moronic at worst.  Twilight may be my least favorite of the Mane 6 but I stress least FAVORITE. I freaking love Twilight and I couldn't imagine the show without her.  My main criticism comes from the role she plays on the show, not her character. 

Its not like it was to say we should, just being technical.

[Pastel 7,630]

Twilight Sparkle since she's an OP alicorn, that would be the least worst option: for example she stays in Ponyville and gets replaced by a unicorn, and the new mane 6 go on adventures.

Edited March 28, 2015 by Blobulle

[UnknownFry 169]

As much as I hate the concept, the show could probably part ways with Rarity or Applejack without missing much.

 

However this would undermine the core concept of the show so why even suggest this idea?

[Mrain901 216]

I'm surprised Applejack doesn't have the most votes. (or did the "best background pony" thing come to an end? I can't keep track of these things.) While Rarity is my least favorite, I voted Applejack, because she (sadly) seems the least relevant most of the time.

Edited March 28, 2015 by Infinite901

[airtseuqe 24]

I would remove RD and replace her with Spitfire .

Spitfire is one of the most immoral character on the show though. I know Dash ain't perfect, but she's had to put Spitfire in her place on more than one occasion.

[Twilight Frost 271]

The only one I can think of is rarity. She has what looks like the be the smallest role in the ponies part in the show that I have seen. A lot of fans will be disappointed, but she is just there for the prissy girly puns! 

[LongGoneGr 1,305]

*Reads thread title*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This sums up my opinion.

[Tao 7,578]

Im going to go with Pinkie Pie with this one, personally she maybe a party pony

but she tends to take things out of a moral at times which we saw a lot in Season

Four and does not seem to get the idea to let a pony have some space or

drop a subject even if its hurting a friend plus i dont like hyper ppl...

[Odyssey 5,716]

Nobody! While I can't say I like all of them, I'd never want any of them to be replaced. Not only would it would affect the show negatively, but it'll also feel really empty if a new pony replaces one of the Mane Six. All of them make up how special of a show MLP:FiM is.

[Ashen Pathfinder 16,161]

The Mane 6 are the heart and soul of the show; you can't take one out and expect the show to just immediately still feel like "Friendship is Magic." They are all different parts of the same whole and to lose one would hurt the show; IMO.

 

That doesn't mean the entire group needs to appear on every episode together, but I definitely wouldn't remove any.

[MysticShine 529]

I hate to say it, but I think it would be Twilight. Even though she's the main character, she'd be the easiest to write off; allowing for the other characters to enjoy more of the spotlight.

[[NULL] 906]

I had no idea so many people still hated Rarity. She has yet to have a bad episode.

 

Anyway, I think Fluttershy is the most expendable. The show's quality wouldn't suffer much without her.

[Koukatsu 5,899]

I'd say Applejack or Rainbow Dash, simply because, Honesty and Loyalty could be pushed together.

Your loyal friends are the ones who will tell you even the truths that hurt.

[Ashen Pathfinder 16,161]

This is a friendly little note.

 

Let's keep the defensiveness to a minimum please. It's fine if someone has a certain opinion about any of the Mane 6, but that doesn't give anyone the license to respond in a negative fashion in defense. As a result I've had to hide a few posts that were out of line.

 

So please let's keep this civil. The thread itself is fine, but if there is a continuance of these emotions this thread will be locked.

 

Thanks.

[Shadowdragon6060 39]

Fluttershy, because she's shy and unimportant and is more a background pony than Applejack. People only call Applejack a background pony because she's cooler than Fluttershy.

[FlootahBabby 265]

The only one that can fit with logic is Twilight due to the fact that she's a princess and is now can't go in public because she's basically a celebrity now.

[Unlikeable Pony 2,698]

I'd say twilight, just because I feel that, following S3, she's become very toxic to alot of plots, due to her political importance and her magical powers.


Case in point, look at the comics and the cattle rustler arc; twilight was 100% the lynchpin for that comic arc, and the comic revolved around her being the only way to solve the problem. This runs into problems in the show where she should, presumably, be able to fix the problem in a second with either her connections or her abilities-- the map even has been snubbing her on friendship missions SOLELY because she could fix the obvious problem with a clap of her hooves (Fixing the stage or getting the idol).
Plus, with her arc so far done, treading it out longer will get old, and they don't seem to want to give her any other things in life she wants to do now.

[Celli 4,337]

You can't just remove one of the mane 6. For one, they're pretty much ingrained in the show. I don't care if you have a vendetta against one of them, it simply would not work.

Even Twilight, miss "perfect".

And another thing, it would destroy the core of the show.

[Chronamut 355]

applejack - I find her the most annoying out of all of them tbh.

[Silver Stream. 708]

This is hard but.....Applejack