The fact that DT is playing Basketball says something about character. Unlike tennis, basketball isn’t usually associated with the posh and high class society. However basketball is associated with the business world. With the attitude DT has it is easy to see her as very competitive.

@SpacePaladin  
Baby steps, man. Baby steps

Perhaps once they are done characterizing all the popular side character, they will turn their focus onto some of the more popular background characters.

@Background Pony #78D6  
See I think the comics should shift focus from the main character (since the have there own tv show) and focus own side characters (that includes the princesses)  
Look at “art of the gazebo repair” totally focuses on Big Mac and is considered one of the best comic arcs  
Then there was the Manehatten arc that gave great characterization to Trixie and Bab Seed  
Even Cadence and Shining Armor got a pretty good back story  
And now the bad guys are getting there own issues because let’s face it they’re most likely never going in depth on there origins in the show so why not use the EU to actually expand the universe

I don’t care for the comic series that much.
 
But this is a big surprise to me to see these two characters get a focus comic.

I’d think it’d be a hoot if the “moral of the story” in this issue is “Villains can have friendships, too”. Even though DT and SS are total b*tches to the CMCs, they’re still fast friends with each other.
 
Friendship is Magic. It doesn’t always have to be good magic.

@JeremyStorm  
Yeah, I’d like to see some “adorable yet still a biotch” moments like that for them both. :)

@Beau Skunky  
Yeah, admittedly their moment in Pinkie Pride was one of my favorites. I would kill for Diamond to sing again! If they could slip in moments like that throughout the comic, I’d be totally game.

@JeremyStorm  
Yeah, and ‘cause Tiara is the “leader” she comes off as the “almighty evil one,” while people tend to have more sympathy for the lacky, even though Tiara hasn’t really been mean to her, and they both seem to get along.  
I did like that brief moment in “Pinkie Pride” where they tried to steal that shake away from each other showing they both do kinda pick on each other, but are still friends.  
(Plus Tiara’s brief singing bit was kinda cute.)
 
Well, I’ll consider it anyways. Thanks for the recommendation anyways. :)

@Beau Skunky  
Yeah, it makes no sense. I guess it’s because there was the Foal Free Press episode where Diamond Tiara tried to make them miserable without Silver Spoon, whereas Silver Spoon hasn’t had a solo episode? I don’t know.
 
And yeah, you probably wouldn’t like it then. They are in an established relationship in my fic, even though it’s not the focus. Ah well, just thought I’d mention it, just in case.

@JeremyStorm  
Yeah, plus it feels just to biased in favor of Spoon, which I don’t get. Aside from applauding Granny Smith in “Family Appreciation Day,” (prior to that Spoon was also trying hard to make Bloom embarrassed about her Granny, “Hiiii!”) she’s really been no better the Tiara has been. Plus as I said, she’d just feel like another “Babs Seed” if she suddenly just did a heel-face-turn against Tiara.
 
I don’t read fanfics often, but I’ll consider it. (Not to into ’shipfics though, as I kinda prefer these 2 as friends.)

@Beau Skunky  
Oh gods me too. That is so annoying.
 
I mean, I like Diamond being the ringleader, since she basically is, but yeah. That cliche gets so old so fast.
 
Actually, I wrote a fanfic about them being slightly older (on the verge of graduation), looking into a little of who I think they are and what I think they’d become as they grew up. It’s anthro, and I don’t know if you’d even be interested, but if you want to check it out it’s called In the Arms of the One I Love. I put it on my fimfiction. Yeah, I know, kind of a shill, but I think you might like it.

@JeremyStorm  
Yeah, I wouldn’t want them “to watered-down” either. Just a li’l more likeable/appealing, while still being “themselves.”
 
One fanon about them I don’t like is, “Spoon is redeemable, Tiara is not. Silver’s not really mean, she’s only bad, because Tiara makes her that way! She’s basically another Babs Seed.” For some reason that one always bugged me, and I hope they don’t do something like that…

@Beau Skunky  
I don’t know.
 
I think it would really be a hard balancing act. Going too far with the nice moments would ruin what I find so enjoyable about them. Yeah, it would be great to see more, especially friendship moments between them, as long as they don’t do some stupid cliched backstory. Oh, they aren’t loved enough at home and that’s why they’re so mean. Screw that noise. I see that way too often in too many bad fanfics.
 
Like I said, this is the one issue that could actually get me to come back to the comics, but for now I’m just cautiously optimistic.

@JeremyStorm  
Thankies. :)  
I know this may sound odd, but I’d like to see a comic issue, or episode that kinda makes them both a li’l more appealing. Alot of fans downright loathe them, especially with the ep’ “Flight to the Finish.”
 
Though, I felt they had some oddly “cute” moments in “Twilight Time.” (Look under the “Diamondbetes” tag, and you’ll see what I mean.) I’d hope the issue has some cute/funny moments with them, so they have more to them then just “lol we’re mean” basically.

@Beau Skunky  
Hear, hear.

I don’t care what anyone says about these two, this cover is cute, and I’m looking forward to this ish’.
 
It is a nice change of pace to me. I mean “snotty/bully” characters have had focus in kid shows in the past, (like Angelica of “Rugrats,” or Budnick of “Salute Your Shorts”) so it’s about time. I’d prefer if it shows some other sides to their personality, and have a li’l focus on their friendship to, but still keep them both in-character. (Or in other words still snots, but they could play that up for laughs, like when they were stealing that drink from each other in “Pinkie Pride.”)

@MezzoDragon  
They could have a role in the episode where the mane six are incapacitated and the CMC are required to defeat whomever. Using either Wild Rainbow or a future, ever more garrish toyline. (We’re all aware of the exponential rate of garrishness in the toys, yeah? XD )

@Villain Pony  
They should. Otherwise, what’ll be the point of keeping them? The CMC have grown beyond their weak taunts. Why not have these two grow a little as well?

@SpacePaladin  
Pftt, like the writers would ever do something like give one of the bullies character development

You know what also strikes me as odd is that the description would need minimal changing to be a regular Cmc issue as well.

@FSin  
I never watched Gravity Falls. Even if the story is great (and I’m not going to deny that it might be), I just can’t pass the simplistic art style.

@MezzoDragon  

 
Newest Gravity Falls episode

@SpacePaladin  
Huh?

Color me surprised these two are getting an issue.