So how old are they? If Shining Armour was in the previous Friendship Games he would be in his early 20s at most, yet Cadance has attended at least one other Friendship Game as a member of staff considering the way Luna talks to her (she could be very good at her job but there’s no way she’s younger than 30). Even with their designs Shining looks quite similar to the other teenage boys (he looks slightly older, but not much) whereas Cadance’s design is quite similar to Luna’s and Celestia’s who I’d say are in their 30s/40s.
This fandom is filled with such good humanizations, even some in the EqG style. It confounds me that the movie animators were unable to do the same.
I suppose the show staff had to find a style that corporate would agree on and not look like any established Brony artist’s style. Hasbro doesn’t like being served lawsuits.
I think it’s Shining’s jawline and chin, here - waaay too angular to fit in with the EG designs smoothly
And Cadance’s eyes seem too small. And maybe not angled right in proportion with the rest of her face, idk. But there definitely seems to be too much vacant space on her head that could easily be filled with her eyes.
