I mean, every brony website known to man (and social media) was a freaking bloodbath for weeks and a lot of bronies left the fandom after this incident!
And this incident and the civil war it caused will be 10 years old next year, I hope nothing like this ever happens in G5!

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@Shimmering Spectacle
I’m not talking about the alicorn thing.
@Butters Stotch
they’re obviously missing the part where she’s not a true alicorn, just chosen to be one in spirit, and the horn and wings only appear when she needs to maintain peace overall (and magic going haywire doesn’t count).
I hope nothing like this ever happens in G5!
That one didn’t age well.
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@Background Pony #8E2C
That’s because fewer people cared about G5 to begin with.
Background Pony #8E2C
@Shimmering Spectacle
She’s an alicorn on the inside. Literally
Background Pony #8E2C
@Shimmering Spectacle
Still strong as an alicorn She ain’t no ordinary earth pony anymore
@Background Pony #8E2C
That cause she’s still an earth pony with energy based wings and horn, and with an ability to use it at will
Background Pony #8E2C
I’m still shocked that Sunnycorn never got the same hate for achieving alicorn status in her first appearance.
Twilight&Bryan
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Matthew, or Matt
@BossGriffin
Well yeah, I know.
@Hollowfox The Worst
Did it? I hadn’t noticed.
Either way, I don’t believe the OP statement is even remotely correct.
@BossGriffin
Then why was the popularity of MLP decreased if nobody gave a shit about the drama?
@Twilight&Bryan
The point is that nobody - and I do mean nobody - outside of Bronies gave a shit, or even knew about Twilicorn drama.
Access media wasn’t blackballed into doing damage control and the voice actors weren’t being harrassed over it.
In of scale and public consciousness, the Twilicorn drama is fucking nothing. It’s not even remotely comparable.
Twilight&Bryan
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Matthew, or Matt
@BossGriffin
Well, what the Hell is it then???
@Twilight&Bryan
And they don’t give a fuck about yours. That’s not the point here.
Twilight&Bryan
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Matthew, or Matt
@BossGriffin
I don’t give a fuck about the Star Wars fanbase.
@Twilight&Bryan
And you didn’t think it was personal for the Star Wars fans?
Twilight&Bryan
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Matthew, or Matt
@BossGriffin
Yeah, but the Twicorn drama was more personal for me than Disney’s take on Star Wars.
Or at least, the Twicorn drama hit harder for me than Disney’s supposed “butchering” of the Star Wars franchise.
@Background Pony #36C1
Yeah, honestly, the alicorn drama wasn’t even a blip on the radar. This was ant poop compared to the shitstorm around Star Wars.
Twilight&Bryan
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Matthew, or Matt
@Shimmering Spectacle
I kind of have.
I don’t care that Twilight became an alicorn early in the show (at least she did something to become an alicorn unlike Flurry Heart). I’m just upset about that stupid Grogar is Discord plot twist that ruined season 9 and the show forever. That was much worse.
@The Worst Person
yeah, it’s better off if we just drop it and never bring it up again.
Controversy leads to ruin. I have said it before and I say it again.
If not for the drama regarding these changes, if people did accept change regardless of being good or bad, the show wouldn’t have quality decline, the franchise wouldn’t become niche and lesser-known, and fans wouldn’t leave the fandom or lose interest.
But we cannot always get what we want.

Will dramas like this ever end?
Plus some drama makers obviously don’t know when to quit.
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Build commie blocks!
“B-But something something Starlight Glimmer something!”
Yeah I’m going to call bullshit on that, because although the OP is being hyperbolic with regards to comparisons to other fandoms, they are right about the size of the one-two punch of Twilicorn and Equestria Girls.