@Background Pony  
When was that?

@Background Pony
 
It was pointed out that Spike sent that phoenix away though.

@Ferrotter  
>Reconciling contradictions in sloppy writing is as absolute as mathematics.  
Yeah, no.
 
Unlike in math, there can just not be an answer. Where’s that baby phoenix that Spike adopted? Nowhere.

@Ferrotter
 
Are you a Star Wars fan? With you going on about lesser canon.
 
 
@MuffinSucker
 
Citation needed.
 
Really though, pretty sure Hasbro decides what or isn’t canon. Since MLP is a franchise.

Equestria Girls isn’t canon and will not affect FiM in any way. Equestria Girls plays on canon established BY FiM.

@Background Pony  
So, fanfics and headcanon define the show as much as actual episode scripts?
 
No, there’s a clear progression of what is more canon or less canon to the show, all deriveable from logical application of one basic premise: if you saw something in the show, it must have happened in the show. Your lack of understanding doesn’t change the rules any more than your lack of understanding changes mathematics.
 
@Background Pony  
The book is canon; but it is lesser canon than the show itself. The book has not suddenly re-filmed “Hurricane Fluttershy.” Every time I watch it, Cloudchaser’s name will still be Cloudchaser. But we have seen screw-ups in less canon sources (the Trixie toy being named Lulamoon, for example) being fixed to match the show.
 
Fanon CAN affect the show (e.g., Derpy being named Derpy), and Hasbro CAN force a retcon of the show if they want (e.g., Derpy no longer being named Derpy). But CAN doesn’t equal DID. Until the show changes, the book hasn’t changed it.

The book is canon. So is Equestria Girls.
 
None of us here picks what is or isn’t canon. McCarthy, Larson, etc. don’t pick what is canon either since none of them have any ownership of MLP.

>Basic rules of canon priority folks, these were worked out before most of you were sperms  
By who? The Great Nerd Council of 1977?
 
There is no answer. Lots of TV shows just don’t pay much attention to keeping things consistent. Canon is a boondoggle.

Metal.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2DcoLp9FdI

Basic rules of canon priority folks, these were worked out before most of you were sperms: If it was seen in the show, it’s canon, period. Nothing trumps it, except other episodes of the show.
 
Books are way, way, …way… down the list of canon sources.
 
She’s Cloudchaser because the show said she was; the book fucked up and should be ignored. (The probable reason why being three popular M:TG cards already existed with the Cloudchaser name: an “Aven Cloudchaser,” “Cloudchaser Eagle,” and “Cloudchaser Kestrel.” Hasbro owns all three names, but still probably don’t want to mangle up the trademarks in print.)

@Cosmonaut  
I didn’t mean it wasn’t a mistake, I just meant it’s no reason to disregard the whole book.

Pegasi have awesome names.

So, I went and tagged as much Wonderbolts posts as I could.

Surprise confirmed as one of the Wonderbolts… in as much as this document is at all authoritative.

@TremelBunburyMK2  
“Cloud Kicker” is a different pony, mate.

Stormwalker? Seriously? I perfer Cloudkicker thank you very much.

@Background Pony  
But Hurricane Fluttershy was all about the pegasi of Ponyville being charged with the task of getting the water up to Cloudsdale.
 
Clearly, they have not seen the actual episode.

I like Cloudchaser better

@Background Pony  
@Robomorons  
Okay, here goes.  
Wow. I can’t believe they canonized every single fanon name for the Wonderbolts,  
Especially Surprise. (Just a bit disappointed, cause I preferred G4 Surprise not to be a Wonderbolt, but whatever. Always glad to get new official names and/or treats to fans)

@Background Pony  
I know, I mean what the fuck? Are the lot of you selectively blind?

@Rainbow Dude  
No comment on the Wonderbolt names?

She’s Cloudchaser when she has the sun & clouds cutie mark and Stormwalker when she has the shooting star cutie mark.

My Goodness, Stormwalker is an awesome name.

@Background Pony  
Her name was mentioned specifically by Rainbow Dash once, yes. I don’t see how getting one name right and one name wrong isn’t erroneous.

Oh, and Surprise is also officially a wonderbolt too!