what if someone in the cast turned out to be changeling?

[FNGRpony 658]

And no not just luna.  And no i don't necessarily mean she got kidnapped and there's been a changeling their this whole time.

 

(Their gonna get away with that b.s. ONCE so they should save it when the writers ruin a character to much).

 

Imagine if Candice was a changeling?
Celestail (like in Thor, Odin finds Loki among the ice giants and adopts him),

She raises her as her own, uses her magic to change candices appearance,

and makes her a conduit for love so she'll never starve.

 

I think that would be a huge mind job ^^.

but um,

 

we know nothing, and i mean nothing about scootalo, and she seems starved for rain bows love,

[Ianpiersonjdavis 514]

I'd say Angel.

 

It would explain why he's such a jerk to Fluttershy and her kindness and patience with animals must require a TREMENDOUS amount of love and understanding.

[FNGRpony 658]

I'd say Angel.

 

It would explain why he's such a jerk to Fluttershy and her kindness and patience with animals must require a TREMENDOUS amount of love and understanding.

 

.......hum.  If they can get that small I'm not objecting ^^.  I could see flutter shy adopting a changeling in a heart beat.  Knowingly and keeping it a secret.

[Blacklight 118]

"I could see flutter shy adopting a changeling in a heart beat. Knowingly and keeping it a secret." imagine what would the fallout be if everypony else found out.

[duidamasterXD 9,627]

 

 

we know nothing, and i mean nothing about scootalo, and she seems starved for rain bows love,

 

This is hardly an uncommon trait or problem, and really doesn't do much in the way of identifying potential changelings.

 

I've read a few fanfictions that explored the idea. Irony of Applejack and  another one called Who We Are. They've convinced me that it could be done in a few interesting ways, however there is the problem of there likely being not much in the way of buildup and the twist feeling entirely random. Which isn't necessarily bad. Plot twists can be loads of fun, but there's also the fact that having a character suddenly turn out to be an entirely different species with different capabilities would take the sort of story path their character was following and throw it out the window. Again, not necessarily bad but it risks loosing the audience a little and would require very careful handling.

[Aniki 386]

I'm surprised they didn't just write off Derpy as a changeling and boot her out all together.

Though I guess that might of taken more effort on their part.

[Andaasonsan 3,205]

Oh yeah, Ponystar Galactica. I totally approve of this idea. The fan rage when someone finds out their favorite pony has been a Cy... err Changeling the whole time will be epic.

[Winona the Dog 1,984]

Hmmm...

 

As for the main characters, I don't think that's possible and would be jumping the shark. Kind of why the fanfictions of such stories are a quick turn off to me. At least personally at least.

 

It could work for background ponies though and it's a good way to implement Changelings back in.

[FNGRpony 658]

"I could see flutter shy adopting a changeling in a heart beat. Knowingly and keeping it a secret." imagine what would the fallout be if everypony else found out.

 

She did keep that para sprite.  I think they'd shrug off flutter shy being flutter shy.  Maybe even twilight face hooving and going "I might have known."

I'm surprised they didn't just write off Derpy as a changeling and boot her out all together.

Though I guess that might of taken more effort on their part.

 

You know I don't know why but your suggestion made me think Bon Bon.  I was thinking "Well derpy did change her voice once."

Wait a min..there's someone who changes their voice constantly.

 

CHANGELING SCUM!  We're on to you bon bon.

Hmmm...

 

As for the main characters, I don't think that's possible and would be jumping the shark. Kind of why the fanfictions of such stories are a quick turn off to me. At least personally at least.

 

It could work for background ponies though and it's a good way to implement Changelings back in.

 

I don't think MLP can jump the shark, it's a fantasy setting, and as such it's given a great deal of lea way.

But I'm not sure how you could use one of the main six has always being a changeling.

 

I would totally believe Pinkie is something other than just a pony,

She is one of a kind after all.

Edited October 31, 2013 by FNGRpony

[Winona the Dog 1,984]

 

 

I don't think MLP can jump the shark, it's a fantasy setting

 

Hmm I don't know. Just because it's a fantasy setting doesn't mean it can't jump the shark. Think about if all the mane 6 suddenly were alicorns. That would kind of be like umping the shark. I think it would be jumping the shark if Pinkie Pie was suddenly a changeling. Doesn't she already have an established past?

 

Unless she was lying all this time lol. 

[FNGRpony 658]

Hmm I don't know. Just because it's a fantasy setting doesn't mean it can't jump the shark. Think about if all the mane 6 suddenly were alicorns. That would kind of be like umping the shark. I think it would be jumping the shark if Pinkie Pie was suddenly a changeling. Doesn't she already have an established past?

 

Unless she was lying all this time lol. 

does pinkie act like her family?  if they wanted to have pinkie as a changeling i'd wanna see some changelings acting random,

a little foreshadowing to lay the ground work.

 

you get around the family thing by saying "she doesn't know" she's a changeling. 

As for the main six being alicorns,

I don't even know how the show does with one alicorn princess out of the six.

It could totally work.

it could totally suck.

we don't know.

[Denim&Venöm 20,360]

What if the Princess Cadence Twilight Sparkle knew and Shining Armor married was actually the changeling queen, feeding off of Twi & Armor's unconditional love? Why would an Alacorn princess babysit a foal? She wouldn't. A changeling impersonator seeking love and acceptance from royal subjects would. That's why the 'real' Mi Amore Cadenza never recognized Twi.

 

What if Queen Chrysalis was just a ruse set up by the real Mi Amore Cadenza, using her Luna-esq shape shifting powers to deceive the changeling swarm, just to frame changeling Cadence and marry Shining Armor. He get's brainwashed, her changeling army gets tricked into attacking Canterlot, while Mi Amore Cadenza usurps the royal sisters as a changeling, and changeling queen Cadence gets the blame. And even after her plan was foiled, changeling Queen Cadence can never reveal who she truly is due to the damage evil princess Cadence did to her reputation.

Edited November 2, 2013 by Denim&Venom

[Winger7632 124]

She did keep that para sprite.  I think they'd shrug off flutter shy being flutter shy.  Maybe even twilight face hooving and going "I might have known."

 

You know I don't know why but your suggestion made me think Bon Bon.  I was thinking "Well derpy did change her voice once."

Wait a min..there's someone who changes their voice constantly.

 

CHANGELING SCUM!  We're on to you bon bon.

 

I don't think MLP can jump the shark, it's a fantasy setting, and as such it's given a great deal of lea way.

But I'm not sure how you could use one of the main six has always being a changeling.

 

I would totally believe Pinkie is something other than just a pony,

She is one of a kind after all.

 

Yeah i'd bet a lot of money of Pinkie Pie finding out shes something other than a earth pony. Just the way she is sometimes, like when she told the story of how "Equestria was born" when she had just explained her cutie mark story. Sometimes shes just way to random and her Pinkie Sense and the way she used it in the movie is another big lead on to the fact that shes somehow special. They need to do a episode on her finding something out, maybe that could be season 4's finale

[FNGRpony 658]

Yeah i'd bet a lot of money of Pinkie Pie finding out shes something other than a earth pony. Just the way she is sometimes, like when she told the story of how "Equestria was born" when she had just explained her cutie mark story. Sometimes shes just way to random and her Pinkie Sense and the way she used it in the movie is another big lead on to the fact that shes somehow special. They need to do a episode on her finding something out, maybe that could be season 4's finale

 

If they said pinkie has been possessed this whole time i wouldn't be shocked.  But i'm gonna give that it's own thread.

You know, spike does breath green fire.

 

isn't that the same color as the changelings magic?

[Winger7632 124]

If they said pinkie has been possessed this whole time i wouldn't be shocked.  But i'm gonna give that it's own thread.

You know, spike does breath green fire.

 

isn't that the same color as the changelings magic?

 

To be completely fair spike is a dragon and Twilight has had him since birth, also i think they showed hi breathe green fire at birth in "The Cutie Mark Chronicles". I think shes just special somehow. 

[Scootalove 10,689]

Maybe if they had the Cutie Mark Crusaders turn out to be changelings, then that could be something cool and maybe it would be a good way to show that the Changelings are still around.