To be honest, I like RD and AJ probably least of the mane six, 
but this moment captures what I do appreciate about them.

@TexasUberAlles 
Don’t kick the goddamn baby.

DON’T KICK THE BABY

Twilight is not a fighter anyway. Other characters should be used the way they were meant to be used.

@Daneasaur 
Well he did form two alliances and being there with his big sis now she a princess as I recall they have a duet in the movie.

@Daneasaur 
That would be incredible :P.

Wouldn’t it be incredibly ironic if Spike actually had importance to the playout of events beyond being a beach ball?
 
Like, one of the villains knows something about his kind of dragon and seeks him out?

@FLUTTERBADASS 
Hey, a friend’s a friend, no matter how powerful they might be. Protective instincts:)

@Robomorons 
Spike looks so adorably teeny :3

@FLUTTERBADASS 
To be fair, Twilight still doesn’t exactly possess catlike reflexes. If Twilight can get a shield up in time, yay, no problem. If she doesn’t, one of them will be taking the hit in place of their slightly squishy archmage.
 
In fact, I think Twilight’s combat record has been slightly worse since she became an alicorn.

Yeah protect the most powerful Alicorn in Equestria because she sure can’t protect herself or you for that matter.

@Spinny 
You know, I have totally forgotten Princess Twilight Sparkle. I was going down the list of episodes she wrote, and as I got to that one I was like… “What happened there again?”
 
Twilight drank… a glass of milk… we learned Luna’s rebellion lasted 30 seconds, it was all Discords fault, the macguffins got put back in a box… um…
 
In fairness, I watched it on a really dodgy livestream, with a really noisy crowd. I obviously need to watch it again sometime.

@RainbowDash69
 
Yeah, it totally feels natural that they would try to protect their friends like this.
 
@Philweasel
 
Don’t forget Princess Twilight Sparkle. Applejack was written amazingly in those episodes.

@Background Pony #D330 
Ehh… I am willing to give her something on that point, and that is where I like Applejack best, but I still feel like others do that better…
 
…being a moron, I completely forgot she wrote Equestria Girls and Rainbow Rocks. I though Applejack was really well written in both, so my worries are (somewhat) soothed.

@Philweasel 
I actually like how McCarthy writes AJ when AJ is not the focus. Most of the time, especially in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th seasons, AJ is the best kind of supportive character - understated yet powerful in action.

Eh, it’s a trailer. Trailers have always been Twilight, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie.
 
I am a little worried about AJ though. Megan McCarthy has written a great episode about everyone BUT Applejack.

It looks like AJ is bouncing and barking and Dash looks like she is imitating a side-winding peacock.

@Crowley 
She’ll probably do some punching and at least one Futae no Kiwami, but we’ll see. X3
 
(I’d imagine Ryo Sakazaki is more relevant than Sanosuke Sagara, but I don’t remember the name of his move. <w< )

I remember a few things in the trailer that made RD appear awesome in it (sword-fighting the pirate chick, doing a Sonic Rainboom), but AJ didn’t really get a moment to shine in it. Hmm.

Dashie and AJ are the best. they’re so protective :3

PROTECT THE CHILD