Background Pony #4FA5
Now that it is clear that irregularities had occurred due to lack of a background as seen in TYT, MYM and IDW as the G5 team did not finish constructing a world background during the work on the movie, this has resulted in Hasbro reorganizing a bit in the winter of 2022-23. What appears so far in the latest issue from IDW is another example of irregularities. Are the Daring Do books in print in the G5…?
First rule; the G5 team must have a timeline. 1000 years between the end of G4 and the G5 movie. Up to 200 years between Equestria’s collapse and the movie. It should be boring for there to be a direct connection between G4 and G5, the secrets of G5 must not pollute this timeline.
Second rule; create a new map on the basis of the G4 map, and then stick to it, you are free to add extra details because the time period between G4 and G5, Equestria in G5 may have been broken up into at least 12 states as the license plate from the movie may suggest. This will then open up different cultures, different beings and different environments where the non-ponies will play an important role. I would like to see Kirins with samurai swords, martial arts and customs taken from East Asia. The Diamond Dogs may have taken over the whole of Eastern Equestria, while Southern Equestria is returned to the jackals, perhaps together with the sphinxes, as these were conquered by the ponies.
Third Rule; have a scenery rich environment for the heroes in G5, this was a recipe for success in G4 that should be repeated in G5. Only three locations are too few. More mountains! More islands! Deep water diving! Sky walk! Vehicles from motorbikes to planes/airships! More cities! More ponies and non-ponies! All of this can be gleaned from the G4 lore without any problems.
G5’s success lies in the characters that make up the Mane 5, protagonists and antagonists need to be far more - so far there is only one real villain, Opaline - the treatment of Posey in TYT should be toned down a bit, it stopped being funny. Tastes now more of bullying and harassment. This needs to be expanded and there are candidates from the movie like many others who can slip into the background around the Mane 5.
S1 of G5 has been anemic in comparison to what was seen by G4. It is because there is no map, very little beyond what was shown in the movie, has been discovered.