@Background Pony #CC06
I don’t get all the “Sunny is Twilight” chatter. They are two very different characters. Yeah they have some similarities, but consider their radically different backgrounds…
Right off the bat, Twilight was an elite super-genius prodigy gifted with incredible magical ability. She was the apprentice of the ruler of her kingdom. She answered directly to the highest authority. She was effectively a representative of the established order. She was methodical and diligent.
Sunny is an average pony from a small town. She makes smoothies for a living. She is not a genius, but has a big heart and is focused on her cause. Her gift is her faith. She’s nothing particularly special, just a pony that wears her heart on her sleeve. She goes against the grain and has contempt for the status quo. She is intuitive and spontaneous.
So while Twilight was “the chosen one” in G4, Sunny is more “the trailblazer” in G5. They each took different paths to arrive at the same point of understanding.