@Background Pony #5C15  
Fuck Andy Price, fuck the comics, fuck Twileycorn, and fuck Hasbro.
 
Yeah, I’d say that about covers it.

@Background Pony: “make them know their place in life as with any of us peons of society.”
 
That’s exactly the sort of fatalistic attitude I watch MLP:FiM to get away from.

@Rainbow Dude  
I’d prefer it if Princesses are born into royalty. It’s more proper, and wouldn’t give little girls the wrong idea, make them know their place in life as with any of us peons of society.

@And Brother I Hurt People  
She married into it.

@Twinhead-B  
I can agree with you on that. It’s quite irritating to look at her beside most other mares now. She looks rather, clumsy.

@Dawn Blast
 
I’m indifferent, the biggest problem I have with it is that she’s slightly taller now, for no reason. It messes with my OCD.

@Twinhead-B
 
I Love Twicorn and was hoping for it since episode 2

@MonkeyDzyrax
 
That would’ve been epic. But no. I meant like she defeats Sombra and as a reward becomes a princess.
 
@Dawn Blast
 
Which is why I’ve trying to avoid the whole “Twilicorn is bad” mentality. If what McCarthy said was true, there are still two episodes directly tied to MMC, which means they could actually show the change was necessary (or as an extremely unlikely cop-out twist: temporary).
 
Either way, while I don’t currently see much of a point to it all, I’m sure it’ll all make sense in November.

@Suineder  
Mind that that one doesn’t support logging in, last I checked.

@Background Pony  
You forgot derpy-hoov.es

@Niggoslav_Krawczyk  
I’m hoping this means means we get a mid season upgrade to the rest of the mane six

@Dawn Blast I hope this means Sombra Pie becomes canon and has to be ‘uncursed’ :Þ
 
@Twinhead-B Aaaaand a new boyfriend!

@Twinhead-B  
So she defeats sombra after turning into an alicorn? Like how frieza was defeated?

@Twinhead-B
 
They did say MMC was part one of a three part story

@Dawn Blast
 
I get that, but finishing a spell is just about the least princess-worthy thing she’s done on that list. It would’ve made more sense if saving the Crystal Empire was the Season finale, rather than the opener, and she became a princess for that.

@Twinhead-B
 
@Twinhead-B  
Twilight lead the charge so she kind of gets the most credit

@Twinhead-B
 
Also, while I realize Twilight also stopped Discord, Nightmare Moon, King Sombra, and the Changeling Invasion, her friends played an equally important part in doing so. I just feel she’s getting credit for alot that wasn’t necessarily her doing alone.

@Background Pony  
“Actually, Starswirl the Bearded is the one who screwed up the spell; Twilight’s screw-up was in not realizing that merely reading the spell would cause it to activate through the Elements. And thanks for realizing that completing the spell was what put her “over the top”, and not the entire reason for the promotion, as many anti-Twilicornites argue. So, all things considered, I have no qualms with Celestia thinking Twilight’s earned it.”
 
This is my only gripe about MMC, mainly because I don’t feel completing a spell merits princess-hood. Twilight and her friends saved Equestria not once, not twice, but FOUR times prior to MMC, but apparently completing a spell is what does the trick.
 
Not only that, but Fluttershy managed to reform Discord (the physical embodiment of chaos and disharmony, who nearly destroyed Equestria during their last encounter) almost literally by herself. A feat that neither Twilight, Luna, or even Celestia herself can achieve, yet Fluttershy receives nothing more than a thank you.
 
Now, I’d be fine with all of this if the writer’s needed Twilight (and only Twilight) to be a princess for some story-arc in the future, but if that’s not the case I can’t help but feel that Twilight’s title isn’t really justified.
 
But that’s just my opinion..

@The Smiling Pony  

Well, we’ll know for sure in a month.

@The Twelfth Doctor Whoof  
Keep in mind this isn’t a lecture on why you shouldn’t oppose Twilicorn, it’s just a quick comment on why those problems don’t bother me (much).
 
– Actually, Starswirl the Bearded is the one who screwed up the spell; Twilight’s screw-up was in not realizing that merely reading the spell would cause it to activate through the Elements. And thanks for realizing that completing the spell was what put her “over the top”, and not the entire reason for the promotion, as many anti-Twilicornites argue. So, all things considered, I have no qualms with Celestia thinking Twilight’s earned it.
 
– Based on what we have to go on, it’s mainly Celestia that gets that treatment. Once she got over her rather imposing first impression, Luna had fun with her subjects at the Nightmare Night celebration in Ponyville; and we’ve seen Cadance walking around Canterlot in a flashback without any pomp and circumstance. I’m willing to believe that Twilight can still interact with her friends the same as she always has.
 
– The fact that we don’t know much about what princesshood entails in Equestria is one reason I think Twilight may be able to play that role. Plus, while it was a small step, her successful efforts to not stress out in “Games Ponies Play” show that she’s getting better in that area. (She also handled herself well in “Magic Duel”, but yes, this is one reason I think it would’ve been better to wait before promoting her.)
 
– I think Celestia’s been observing Twilight rather than manipulating her, and I don’t think there’s any basis for supposing that she would know that incomplete spell would work through the Elements to screw things up. It’s true that we never saw any evidence that Twilight wanted to be an alicorn princess, but she seems happy with the promotion, and I do think that if she wanted to refuse it, Celestia would have honored her refusal.
 
– This is probably the biggest complaint I have with the alicornification, but (1) except for Pinkie and maybe Rarity, I don’t think the others would be interested, and (2) I suspect that Twilight is more prepared (not more deserving) due to her many years of being tutored by Celestia.
 
– I really don’t think that’s going to happen, but having a pretty purple pegacorn princess could mess up the storytelling in other ways. Maybe the show staff will avoid those pitfalls, maybe not; I can just wait and hope for the best.
 
– Twilight herself has not changed, but her station in life has, which opens up new storytelling possibilities. So, it’s not accurate to say nothing has changed. Again, only time will tell if this is actually handled well.
 
Yeah, that took a lot longer than I thought; sorry.

Every single one of these damn threads  

Cinderella wasn’t born into her role of Princess…

@Number1pegasus  
Am I the only Derpy fan that, um, kinda sorta doesn’t like that gif? I mean, it’s nicely animated and it’s cute, but having it loop like that really does make her look like either an idiot or “le pandering retard horse”.
 
@Lime Equine  
I do sympathize with that argument somewhat, but (1) of the others, only Pinkie Pie and maybe Rarity would have any interest in such a promotion, and (2) pretty much what Kazapsky said.

Well, once again I’m late to the party. Eh.
 
Let me say for the record that I agree with nearly everything Andy says. It’s a damn shame that people are being assholes not only to each other, but also to Andy, who has done a fantastic job on the comics and doesn’t deserve the crap this fandom dishes out.
 
But let me also say I still don’t like Twilicorn. I have my reasons, which I’ve explained before in detail, but I’m always more than happy to reiterate, especially as I’m better able to articulate my thoughts on the matter (thanks to far more erudite commenters than me).
 
It’s not the wings; I couldn’t care less about that. The “Princess” part I would have been fine with, if the change had come in the very last episode, as I believe it was intended to. Here’s my beef with Twilicorn in a nutshell (not like anyone’ll read it)…