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Given that Enterplay has had access to S4 materials for some time, this is more fuel for the “Tirek was the Pony of Shadows” fire.

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TricornKing
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@usoda343 Tirek escaped back in “It’s About Time”, which took place back in Season 2. It took him over a a season and a half/two seasons to get back to enough strength to start devouring pony’s magic in the 4th season finale.
*sigh*
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@usoda343  
In Earth’s mythology (and presumably Equestria’s as well) Cerberus is the only being that guards the gate to Tartarus. Besides, how would anyone even know how many “people” should be there in the first place? It’s not like Equestrian society is the best at keeping up with their baddies.
usoda343

He does, but that wouldn’t make sense. If Tirek escaped back in episode 3, then how did he go completely unnoticed until episode 25?
 
Are they saying no one noticed the empty cage up until now?
TricornKing
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@Background Pony #4AD4 I have to agree with you on that, as for me, them reusing the Pony of Shadows, with the story of it being a remnant of Nightmare Moon’s power, would allow them to officially canonize the Nightmare Forces (and thus, Nightmare Rarity) from the IDW comics into the show proper.
Background Pony #F7A4
I’m interpreting his “Hehe” as a hint that the Pony of Shadows will play a larger role in Season 5 – perhaps as villain of a two-parter. At least that’s what I hope because out of all the ending gags of Season 4, this is the one that literally screams “Turn me into a story!”.
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You all are forgetting that the dude was so weak he couldn’t even steal magic from a single unicorn until very recently. If anything he was probably just hanging out at the castle and then hid from the Mane 6 whenever he heard them coming, I don’t know about you but I generally don’t try to get a good look at people if I’m trying to hide from them.
SemiJuggalo

@PonyPon  
True, but considering Tirek made his debut in the back alley of some undisclosed Equestrian city, he has been on the move. I’m not arguing that this is solid evidence of him the Pony of Shadows, because it is a sketchy theory.
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@Background Pony #0322  
Closest that I’ve seen is when asked on Twitter, Jayson’s reply was a simple “Hehe”.
 
I like the theory - they make it clear that he was gaining strength and only powerful to be a threat when he could actually start draining magic, but the plot hole of not having seen Twilight (Even just seeing her as an alicorn) sorta breaks the key plot point of the finale.
Background Pony #56A3
I’m still not even remotely convinced that Tirek was the pony of shadows.
 
This will only change if someone official flat out states it otherwise. (Have they?)
SemiJuggalo

Even though the Pony of Shadows myth is based around the remnants of Nightmare Moon’s dark powers, this was some deceptive foreshadowing! I was doubtful before, but the more I think about it, the more I believe it might be legit!
Trickquestion
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Except what would the point of that be? Pony of Shadows didn’t forshadow Tirek in anyway, doesn’t add anything to his the character we saw in the finale, and it doesn’t give any interesting insight into his plan.
 
This is just back pedaling to try and make that inexplicable slough of pointless, last second twists seem like they were anything but lazy writing.