Hmm.
ENHANCE!!!!
Elements of interest:
Page 1 - Sunset’s taking the same final exam as Twilight, and as can be seen going into page 2, it goes wrong too (this time growing a giant plant)
Page 2, panel 3 - NNNGGGGHHHH filly Twi + young Cadance and Shining NNNNGGGGGGHHHHH
More page 2 shows Lyra + Minuette present.
Last panel page 2 - DAT LYRA FACE
(I’m sure w/in 24 hrs somoene will have scanned in this story, but still…)
I hope we see her again in the show. In pony form, of course.
That’s a weird way to spell Sea Swirl, bro.
Yea, the pixels there don’t show much (but there’s not many to begin with). But canon-wise, once Twilight tested, passed, and got her cutie mark, Celestia’s need for Sunset or any other powerful magical unicorn would be unnecessary then. Thus, this has to occur before CMChronicles. That said, given Sunset’s the same size as Lyra and Minuette, this would make those two older as well, but I think if one considered pony puberty, you can give it one or two years difference.
The movie had to pack in quite a bit, I’m glad that material like this can fill in holes so that we can pick and choose the character’s background.
Oh, and the Blu-Ray has a behind the scenes feature on it. I won’t be buying it, but I’m sure it will be online eventually.
She has her cutie mark and Twilight doesn’t.
That’s kinda what I always figured, the minute I noticed her toy mentioned she was an ex-student of Celestia’s, that movie (whose canonicity I ignore) notwithstanding.
Dat Lyra Face is probably one of my favourite expressions Andy draws. (see AJ in issue 1).
no shes a filly in the comic also