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I loved this movie, I’m using the word loved here, while I don’t think its revolutionary or up there with Pixar films like Soul or Up, it’s doesn’t have to be, because everything I thought would happen in this movie, didn’t happen(And that’s a good thing). I did not like the 2017 movie, because it felt out of place and didn’t match the tone of the show, and to top it all off, you had to have seen the show to understand it and even then, there were many parts that made no sense. But with “A New Generation”, you don’t have to know anything about G4 or anything about Pony in general, you just have to want a fluffy good story. This was a real heart warmer, and I was pleasantly surprised by the characters.
These two went against stereotypes on many ways. Queen Haven is a step in the right direction. And yes she is very non aggressive, if she was, she would have been plotting war against the other ponies, or would have wanted a fight with Sprout, she’s pretty much against violence.
In a way, I would compare Hitch Trailblazer to Flynn Rider (Eugene) if not a bit more responsible.

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Solar Guardian - Refused to surrender in the face of the Lunar rebellion and showed utmost loyalty to the Solar Empire (April Fools 2023).
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Magical Inkwell - Wrote MLP fanfiction consisting of at least around 1.5k words, and has a verified link to the platform of their choice

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@Background Pony #AEA3
It’s interesting how the story follows Sunny but it’s the ponies around her that get all the character development. I’m not complaining, as Sunny is the best protagonist in terms of setting up backstory organically.
@Antonyourknee
You may appreciate the Queen Haven appreciation thread I just made.
One of the things I liked about ANG is that it showed leadership that wasn’t malicious or intentionally stupid. Even the most malicious leader was quick to change her mind once she saw what going to war would entail. FiM really liked to force ponies to make obviously idiotic choices, especially if such a choice would move them out of the way to let a Mane 6 member take centre stage.
Wolfcho

@Background Pony #831B
Him almost having a tea party with them could very well just be a one time thing and Hitch doesn’t think anything of it. It was a in-the-moment situation and the characters were busy dealing with the plot. As there’s no show or webisodes yet to show how the characters will interact or act on their own, we don’t really know the characters all that well.
And what exactly do you expect or want people to think when they read “in touch with his feminine side”? Cuz Hitch comes nowhere close to what I would think. “Oh, he almost had a tea party.” Sorry but that’s a lame and stupid reason. Is Dimitri from Anastasia “in touch with his feminine side” because he wore a salmon-colored suit jacket that one time?
Background Pony #831B
@Wolfcho
He almost did the tea party with them, and almost used a pink mug. Sorry but to many males that is a “BETA” move.
Wolfcho

@Background Pony #831B
What? He doesn’t do that, and he was just an unwilling tagalong. Everything he did with the girl was plot-related. He did more things when he was with Sunny and Sprout, then he did when he was with only the girls. What did he do with them again? No really, what? No games, no chit-chats, nothing.
Background Pony #831B
@Wolfcho
Meaning he hangs with girls, participates with them and other things, back then that was considered unmanly.
Wolfcho

Feminine side? What’s that even suppose to mean? Hitch doesn’t act in a feminine way so what the heck are they talking about?
Background Pony #831B
@SirMLP1
Being willing to play with Sunny as a colt and willing to do a tea party with the other Manes(Back in the old days early 2000s and even G4’s era) males pretty much thought they were above that.
Background Pony #AEA3
@Antonyourknee
Yeah. Honestly Hitch feels a lot like the main protagonist than Dunny does in some ways. He easily has the most developed and satisfying character arcs.
Background Pony #831B
@Antonyourknee
Exactly! I would say this is where G5 greatly improved over G4(Which stunk at male characters) and let’s not forget Argyle, a truly great father, and a commendable single father, who despite having the town think he’s nuts still holds his ideas to his heart and encourages his daughter to do the same.
Antonyourknee
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My Little Pony - 1992 Edition
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A waste of biomatter
I felt that the initial intro that Queen Haven had could have easily had her be a villain if not the main one of the movie with its initial implications.
.A powerful ruler, certainly more powerful than the other pony tribes. Notably she was the only leader with an army under her command(at least at first, Sprout little militia didn’t come till the end) and her kingdom was clearly more developed than the others pony states.
.Retains her power with a lie that her and her family can fly, thus giving an incentive to maintain the status quo and prevent our heroes from returning the magic.
.Is an active obstacle to the hero’s regardless, Imprisons them until she can “Question them herself”, takes Sunny’s journal away.
Clearly vain and egotistical and happy to live the high life.
And of course this powerful ruler has a child that is rebellious to her Mother, seeks to be free from the life her mother imposes on her. Joins the Hero’s quest against her mother. Classic heroic story arc.
Haven had all the makings of a grand Villain but instead she becomes an ally(after her lie gets exposed and she is deposed). Its quite interesting to say the least. A kind of subtle “subvert your expectations” move.
Hitch should also be commended since he is a masculine and authoritative male character that is a genuinely good and reasonable guy. Something rare in media these days. He also starts as an obstacle to Sunny quest and becomes her ally, would have been easy to make the Town sheriff a bad guy role as well. Also its nice to see him as a open-minded character but one that still defends his raised beliefs, needing time and experience to break down the ideas his society taught rather than instantly accept the ideas of the hero. He feels like a really well made character, he disputes and chastises his friends but still is gregarious and respectful with them, he acknowledges his community has flaws but is still proud of it, he has his own little quirks(his heroic actiony moment like when he saved that kid only to give him to the wrong mother) alongside his more serious and grounded demeanor which means while he is not an idealist, he still is happy and active in his life.
For a series that has focused so much on girls, they made a pretty decent male character here.