@Background Pony #1BBC
Background Ponies are Background Ponies for a reason.

@Background Pony #1BBC
Yes, it is clearly us self-sabotaging and not Hasbro drowning its franchise.

It's funny yet tragic how we all lost our marble over this. Drama isn't funny anymore. We need to stop self-sabotaging and making a fool outta ourselves.

@Empress Cozy Glow

Being set in the far future would make sense considering how in the animatic that may be connected to this, the filly (which some believe to be Sunny) is being thought about the Mane Six. And the names could show a change in society.

@Background Pony #2E45
Thing is, we don't really know if the setting's even going to be Equestria. We assume it, but it's not a sure thing. I honestly don't think it will be, because from what we do know the series is going to be set quite some time in the future maybe a thousand years, just to keep that trope consistent? and no matter how far they set the date the show's going to have to address one of the main questions fans have had for a solid 8 years: whether or not Twilight outlives her friends. If they're still anywhere near what we know as Equestria, then they'd need to talk of, refer to, or have idioms of Twi, like current pones do of Celestia.

They might just be from the "village with weird names" for all we know, so just hold tight for a little bit until we get more info o<o

@Midnight Ruby

for me it's cherry berry, tootsie flute, alula, berryshine, and daisy.

@GoodVibesGorgeous
Oof

I for one welcome our new prosthetic pegasus and unicorn overlords

@Background Pony #2160
Of course its possible they are not the actual characters but from all the recent leaks I have seen it seems like these at least relate to the characters, very likely its an off figure of them.

@larrykitty
It's fanart.

@WyrmSpawN
Just saying, cause I saw a most interesting leak

and it honestly looks like they are just updating the show's style

unless this is someones work

@larrykitty
Don't think so.

Just how the design is now.

Don't know if this was thrown out there or not…but I started thinking…is that a fake horn? and fake wings?

@Midnight Ruby
Derpy, Octavia, Lyra Heartstrings, Sweetie Drops and Sunshower. I sure hope the upcoming G5 background ponies get some love as well!

@GoodVibesGorgeous
What are your favorites?
Top 3 or 5

@Background Pony #2E45
Yes. Everybody in this fandom (including me) loves background ponies!

@GoodVibesGorgeous

Besides, even if they hadn't been the main characters there is a lot of love for the background ponies.

@Background Pony #B70E
Unlikely, as one of them was seen as a child in that leaked animatic. It kinda means that they're the main characters!

@Background Pony #B70E
I hope it does. I don't like any of their designs.
Show style isn't bad, but their designs are.

@Background Pony #B70E
That would be pretty funny.

Man there’s already a lot of fanart of these three.

Can you imagine if it turns out that they aren’t even the main characters?

Nice deviantart ocs you got there hasbro.

@KSLDRDPL
But this also contradicts the 'leak' about the movie.

While some aspects could use some work I dig it, it certainly has potential. The names or nicknames are not particularly stand out ones but we really don't have a lot of details so it might turn out better.

@VermiIIion
Those tv commercials marketing budget not-mlp pony related merch hoping dumb kids and uninterested parents wouldn’t notice the difference between them and hasbro’s stuff as long as they slapped the word pony on their toys.