@wselfwulf
 
So, then, Pound Cake grows up to be the captain of Princess Sterling’s personal Wonderbolt division.

@Background Pony #5603  
>Perhaps these are the princess forms of the mane6 and they change, despite Twilight keeping her name.
 
 
were it not for the fact that there’s no similiarity between the cutie marks of Fluttershy and this princess (and pinkie pie and the other Princess), i would half expect 5 new princesses from the past would reemerge to tutor the mane six in their respective parts of friendship

Next two-parter: Princess Sterling has her kingdom taken away from her after making racist comments about Pegasi. Guest starring Magic Johnson.

@Background Pony #6FB5  
Of course, that just raises more questions. What is that mirror gallery dimension anyway? Were Celestia and Luna born as alicorns, or were they “created” in the same way as Twilight and Cadance? If the alicorn transformation happens automatically, then what is the a common “trigger” for it?
 
Naturally, these things and more are completely unknowable at present. We only have theories, because actual information is almost non-existent. T_T
 
Personally, I’m waiting on the edge of my seat for the Journal of the Royal Sisters book to come out. A peek into the personal lives of the two greatest mysteries in all of Equestria… just think of the questions that could be answered! ^_ ^

@LanceOmikron  
I don’t know I see it more as Celestia guiding them so they would not be afraid/confused about what is happening, most likely going through the same thing herself once. I mean how would YOU feel if you were suddenly transported to some cosmic plane all alone and suddenly gained new appendages and powers.

@LanceOmikron  
The way its gone for a while is that Hasbro always looks to the show for toy ideas.

At any rate, I rather hope that Cadance didn’t make Hasbro think that they can catch lightning in a bottle on demand…

@Itsthinking  
Indeed. While possibility #1 is the default, there are countless proven cases of possibility #3 nowadays (with Chrysalis being perhaps the most significant example). Which is cool. ^_ ^

Welcome to Equestria, Princess Sterling. How are things in the Argent Empire?

Just bring on the seaponies already.

@LanceOmikron  
I think the last one is usually how it goes with FiM now.

@Background Pony #6FB5  
I dunno, I’m not entirely sure about that. Cadance underwent the exact same process, Celestia and all (sans the elements of harmony). I have no doubt that had Celestia not done anything, Cadance would still be a pegasus and Twi still a unicorn.
 
However, I could buy that the energy itself was drawn from within Cadance and Twilight and that Celestia just shaped it. (though one wonders if Celestia could make an alicorn by using a chunk of her own power…)
 
@And Brother I Hurt People  
Who knows, maybe. Though I suppose there are multiple ways that the toys and show could interact from a marketing standpoint:
 
“We’re making a toy! We’ll put it in the show to advertise it!”  
“We made a toy that’s not in the show! And it’s popular! People will like it if we put this popular toy in the show!  
“This character/place/thing from the show is popular! Let’s make a toy out of her/him/it!”
 
I was originally going to say that these various possibilities are chicken-and-egg-esque. But that’s not very accurate, since I’m fairly sure that all of these possibilities have come to pass at one time or another. I suppose it just depends on the situation.

What she? the Alicorn princess of british currency?

@Background Pony #65E9  
That or writers could put them as Celestia’s and Luna’s predeceases ( if these don’t turn out to be toy only Alicorns that is ).

@Background Pony #65E9
 
Now might not be the right time to introduce a character name “Sterling”…
 

@Background Pony #D012  
Only time the toy thing becomes a problem, is when a character out of a toy comes out of no where and simply can not be included in the current story without brute forcing it in.
 
The good news is that the finale said there were only 4 alicorns currently in all of Equestria, so putting another one would contradict this claim. The only option would be to put the next alicorn as a “secret” alicorn that was hidden from the world all this time.
 
The 4th season is over, so why not start the fear mongering and rumor mill to pass the time? All bets are on, at this point.

@Background Pony #5603  
I shall call them “the New 52”.  
Because they will suck.

@Background Pony #1723  
That is indeed how they work, except for the fact that EqG was like, “Hey, here’s this incredibly vague concept that needs fleshing out in every possible way, have at it.” I’m pretty sure they just said “put the ponies in high school somehow” and left it at that.
 
But that is indeed usually how FiM works.

@And Brother I Hurt People  
What’s so bad about ‘toy-only’ characters? That’s been the entire franchise since the very beginning. The first 6 ponies in 1982 didn’t appear in any animation aside from the first commercial.

@And Brother I Hurt People  
From the way the current series is being run, Hasbro has shifted from “Here are toys, make a cartoon” to “Hey, what are the plans for the show?” and then make toys based around that. At least that seems to be the current mantra for FiM. EqG…I think is running on every cliche possible at this point.

@ED-SKaR  

@And Brother I Hurt People  
From what I’ve seen of their new marketing strategy, everything revolves around the show and Internet. The toys are an afterthought to those two. Especially considering that the show is cheaper to make and that they rely on the show for things that they can market.
 
And then you’ve got weird stuff like this and Skyla that are just made out of nowhere.

Heh, heh heh, BWAHAHAHAHA!
 

 
Welp, McCarthy made a joke about Discord getting wings and a horn in the finale. It came true, though temporarily.
 
I wonder if her comment about 52 alicorns will come true. Time for an alicorn utopia.
 
Perhaps these are the princess forms of the mane6 and they change, despite Twilight keeping her name.
 
O the fun that will be had with this. I need some popcorn.