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Twilight you’re not Cadence you’re not good at shipping Starlight and Trixie don’t even like each other like that you’re just making things awkward for them
Cryosite
Wallet After Summer Sale -
Magical Inkwell - Wrote MLP fanfiction consisting of at least around 1.5k words, and has a verified link to the platform of their choice

I'm Kind of a Big Deal
@DonMaguz  
Oh, I’m not disagreeing with those things. In fact, that’s how they get away with justifying the tag in the first place. The characters do indeed have some similiarities to Twilight. Generally with magic, above and beyond simply being unicorns. Moondancer is even a recolor of Twilight.
 
The issue isn’t that the tag has a valid use. It is that the tag and its valid uses are a mask for why it exists at all, and why people created it. The valid uses mask that those behind it hate “Twilight clones” and rather than enjoying cute ponies, want to emphasize that they’re similar to Twilight, therefore bad. The tag isn’t there to highlight how each one is a unique and interesting character. I mean, they have their own character tags for that reason.
DonMaguz

@Cryosite  
I always thought the term was about ponies with similarities to Twilight and at least one major difference (at least in their conception).
 
Trixie: Great at magic but pretentious and egotistical.  
Sunset: Celestia’s student but envious and ambitious.  
Starlight: Magician genius and leader but with a misconception of friendship.  
Moondancer: Twilight Sparkle if she had stayed at Canterlot and never become friends with anyone.
Cryosite
Wallet After Summer Sale -
Magical Inkwell - Wrote MLP fanfiction consisting of at least around 1.5k words, and has a verified link to the platform of their choice

I'm Kind of a Big Deal
@Scorch215  
…I guess this image was re-uploaded/merged. Sorry for pinging on a 6-month old comment.
 
[twilight’s counterparts] refers to characters that the mostly butthurt portion of the fandom can’t agree to like, dislike, or ignore. Namely Sunset Shimmer and Starlight Glimmer, but also includes Trixie, Moondancer, and occasionally other unicorns like Minuette, Lyra, Lemon Hearts, and Twinkleshine.
 
It is mostly because these people simply can’t get over the idea that characters can share similar interests or design aspects. They emphasize how these unicorns are “counterparts of Twilight” without really doing the same for “counterparts” of characters like Rainbow Dash (Spitfire, Fleetfoot, Lightning Dust, etc.), Rarity (Coco Pommel, Sassy Saddles, Suri Polomare, Prim Hemline, etc.), or Applejack (long list of Appe Ponies, Braeburn being decently popular among them).
 
I’m sure there are people who simply think it’s a relevant/useful tag, but don’t actually understand how it’s an artifact of old butthurt drama.
mjangelvortex
Silly Pony - Celebrated the 13th anniversary of MLP:FIM, and 40 years of MLP!
Lunar Supporter - Helped forge New Lunar Republic's freedom in the face of the Solar Empire's oppressive tyrannical regime (April Fools 2023).
Roseluck - Had their OC in the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
King Sombra - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of The Crystal Empire!
A Lovely Nightmare Night - Celebrated the 12th anniversary of MLP:FIM!
Princess of Love - Extra special version for those who participated in the Canterlot Wedding 10th anniversary event by contributing art.
Tree of Harmony - Drew someone's OC for the 2022 Community Collab
Elements of Harmony - Had an OC in the 2022 Community Collab
Non-Fungible Trixie -
Kinship Through Differences - Celebrated the 11th anniversary of MLP:FIM!

Lady of Ships and Birbs
Are those voodoo dolls? Did they get magically turned into dolls? Or are the closeup reaction shots just a part of Twilight’s imagination?