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I could see them utilizing a dimensional hole that they fall into and when they get to the different dimension, their appearance reflects the dimension they are in and they have to get back to their own dimension, kind of like the Fairly Oddparents did in their Channel Chasers special. So when the ponies fall into the Dream Valley Dimension, they look like G1 ponies, when they get to the next dimension, they'd look like G2 ponies, etc., but they'd still keep their own colors/cutie marks/personalities. Each dimension would teach them something that would help them get home and could easily introduce the next generation this way.
If they really did that it would probably turn out like the animated Ninja Turtles crossover, where the older gens were spoofed and dumbed down in favor of the newer ones. Only in this case it would probably ignore G2 completely, dumb down G3 to what the Bronies see in it (they'd always cry and drink tea), while G1 would be dignified but really weak since they can't do Overlord-Magic like the FiMmers. I could also see the comics and cartoons be merged and having an animated Majesty there as the G1 Celestia stand-in.I honestly hope they'd never do any type of "dimension" crossover at this point because I don't want to see MLP as a multiverse in that way. They have Equestria Girls for that kind of stuff. Comparing the older gens to FiM is just not a good idea because the fandom is already split and broken as is (and we are still in the FiM era, let's be honest. Pony Life is using FiM characters, IDW comics is using the FiM characters, and so on). Crossovers would lead to an even bigger bashing of anything that came before FiM.I'd much rather see older gen characters being recycled for newer gens like they did with Applejack (from G1 to G4).This way the design and name comes back in toy form but it's a new take on the character story-wise. That's a good way to please older fans as well. At least in my opinion. AJ was my first favorite from FiM mostly because she looked like a modern G1. Great nostalgia bait
I'd much rather have Hasbro forget entirely about older generations forever than ever cross them with G4 in any form.
It's silly to say Hasbro only could / would combine gens of ponies to mock the older generations.
Quote from: LadyMoondancer on May 18, 2020, 11:15:17 AMIt's silly to say Hasbro only could / would combine gens of ponies to mock the older generations. I don't think they would do it for the purpose of mocking G1-3 but they would mock them. Others have already posted evidence that supports the mocking argument. Just last month on the official Instagram they post a pic of Pinkie Pie in G1 retro art and said G4 is such a "glow up" Like Zapper said other fandoms wouldn't tolerate previous gen bashing, but the loudest segment of MLP fans really eats that bashing up (and kids too really, in general kids don't like/care about old stuff)
I've read fics where all the gens of ponies coexist in the same universe, but live in different geographical locations. I think that would be a fun take on it.It's silly to say Hasbro only could / would combine gens of ponies to mock the older generations. The Transformers IDW comic has characters from almost every generation in their universe, even though it's primarily based on G1 Transformers. Beast Wars characters, Japanese-only characters, RID 2001 characters, I can even think of a Beast Machines character in there, and god knows that show was not a fan-favorite, lol.I do think if Hasbro did a crossover it would more likely be a comic book than animation. Just seems easier. Especially if they needed a lot of exposition. A comic isn't confined to 22 minutes, you can add as much backstory as you want as long as you have enough room for word-bubbles.
Quote from: SaraMari on May 18, 2020, 11:55:50 AMQuote from: LadyMoondancer on May 18, 2020, 11:15:17 AMIt's silly to say Hasbro only could / would combine gens of ponies to mock the older generations. I don't think they would do it for the purpose of mocking G1-3 but they would mock them. Others have already posted evidence that supports the mocking argument. Just last month on the official Instagram they post a pic of Pinkie Pie in G1 retro art and said G4 is such a "glow up" Like Zapper said other fandoms wouldn't tolerate previous gen bashing, but the loudest segment of MLP fans really eats that bashing up (and kids too really, in general kids don't like/care about old stuff)i see where you are coming from- I didn’t like the retro clip show with the borderline bashing with Megan and other g1 characters Hasbro did some months ago. But if other fandoms don’t tolerate this abuse on older gens, if they have theirs- why does this fandom and it’s older gen fans seem to take it? (This is just what it seems like to me). As an old gen fan myself- I know one single voice won’t make a difference- but the lure is more to the old gen fans than just one person. Why not raise your voices about it and make a stink where Hasbro execs would see it? Why can’t 30 Plus years of older gen fans be just as loud at demanding change and respect for older gens as the g4 fandom is about trampling older gens and mocking them?
Quote from: LadyMoondancer on May 18, 2020, 11:15:17 AMI've read fics where all the gens of ponies coexist in the same universe, but live in different geographical locations. I think that would be a fun take on it.It's silly to say Hasbro only could / would combine gens of ponies to mock the older generations. The Transformers IDW comic has characters from almost every generation in their universe, even though it's primarily based on G1 Transformers. Beast Wars characters, Japanese-only characters, RID 2001 characters, I can even think of a Beast Machines character in there, and god knows that show was not a fan-favorite, lol.I do think if Hasbro did a crossover it would more likely be a comic book than animation. Just seems easier. Especially if they needed a lot of exposition. A comic isn't confined to 22 minutes, you can add as much backstory as you want as long as you have enough room for word-bubbles.Too Many Pinkie PiesVAs poking fun at older generations in a documentaryThe Retro Flashbacks where they basically crapped on the cartoon with very crude and sometimes innapropriate brony-like humorThere's clearly a precedence for the animation community in general to take steaming mean-spirited dumps on its predeccesors. And Hasbro has already done it three times. What makes you think they wouldn't do it again?Post Merge: May 18, 2020, 12:43:16 PMQuote from: Mana Minori on May 18, 2020, 12:14:41 PMQuote from: SaraMari on May 18, 2020, 11:55:50 AMQuote from: LadyMoondancer on May 18, 2020, 11:15:17 AMIt's silly to say Hasbro only could / would combine gens of ponies to mock the older generations. I don't think they would do it for the purpose of mocking G1-3 but they would mock them. Others have already posted evidence that supports the mocking argument. Just last month on the official Instagram they post a pic of Pinkie Pie in G1 retro art and said G4 is such a "glow up" Like Zapper said other fandoms wouldn't tolerate previous gen bashing, but the loudest segment of MLP fans really eats that bashing up (and kids too really, in general kids don't like/care about old stuff)i see where you are coming from- I didn’t like the retro clip show with the borderline bashing with Megan and other g1 characters Hasbro did some months ago. But if other fandoms don’t tolerate this abuse on older gens, if they have theirs- why does this fandom and it’s older gen fans seem to take it? (This is just what it seems like to me). As an old gen fan myself- I know one single voice won’t make a difference- but the lure is more to the old gen fans than just one person. Why not raise your voices about it and make a stink where Hasbro execs would see it? Why can’t 30 Plus years of older gen fans be just as loud at demanding change and respect for older gens as the g4 fandom is about trampling older gens and mocking them?We can't comment on their nasty little vids due to the Children's Act on YouTube. Because it came into effect shortly before they started releasing these.
Quote from: Leave a Whisper on May 18, 2020, 12:40:02 PMQuote from: LadyMoondancer on May 18, 2020, 11:15:17 AMI've read fics where all the gens of ponies coexist in the same universe, but live in different geographical locations. I think that would be a fun take on it.It's silly to say Hasbro only could / would combine gens of ponies to mock the older generations. The Transformers IDW comic has characters from almost every generation in their universe, even though it's primarily based on G1 Transformers. Beast Wars characters, Japanese-only characters, RID 2001 characters, I can even think of a Beast Machines character in there, and god knows that show was not a fan-favorite, lol.I do think if Hasbro did a crossover it would more likely be a comic book than animation. Just seems easier. Especially if they needed a lot of exposition. A comic isn't confined to 22 minutes, you can add as much backstory as you want as long as you have enough room for word-bubbles.Too Many Pinkie PiesVAs poking fun at older generations in a documentaryThe Retro Flashbacks where they basically crapped on the cartoon with very crude and sometimes innapropriate brony-like humorThere's clearly a precedence for the animation community in general to take steaming mean-spirited dumps on its predeccesors. And Hasbro has already done it three times. What makes you think they wouldn't do it again?Post Merge: May 18, 2020, 12:43:16 PMQuote from: Mana Minori on May 18, 2020, 12:14:41 PMQuote from: SaraMari on May 18, 2020, 11:55:50 AMQuote from: LadyMoondancer on May 18, 2020, 11:15:17 AMIt's silly to say Hasbro only could / would combine gens of ponies to mock the older generations. I don't think they would do it for the purpose of mocking G1-3 but they would mock them. Others have already posted evidence that supports the mocking argument. Just last month on the official Instagram they post a pic of Pinkie Pie in G1 retro art and said G4 is such a "glow up" Like Zapper said other fandoms wouldn't tolerate previous gen bashing, but the loudest segment of MLP fans really eats that bashing up (and kids too really, in general kids don't like/care about old stuff)i see where you are coming from- I didn’t like the retro clip show with the borderline bashing with Megan and other g1 characters Hasbro did some months ago. But if other fandoms don’t tolerate this abuse on older gens, if they have theirs- why does this fandom and it’s older gen fans seem to take it? (This is just what it seems like to me). As an old gen fan myself- I know one single voice won’t make a difference- but the lure is more to the old gen fans than just one person. Why not raise your voices about it and make a stink where Hasbro execs would see it? Why can’t 30 Plus years of older gen fans be just as loud at demanding change and respect for older gens as the g4 fandom is about trampling older gens and mocking them?We can't comment on their nasty little vids due to the Children's Act on YouTube. Because it came into effect shortly before they started releasing these.fair enough in the no comments on their videos. But there are other ways to rally the community and let them know dumping on last gens isn’t fair or cool- writing letters, hitting up the writers and CEO on twitter, rallying with megaphones outside of Hasbro HQ....