Core 7 - G1 Style

[ValeofSpring]

Well "My" core 7 were Firefly, Medley, Applejack, Bowtie, Glory, Lickety Split and Cotton Candy  

I also like this, but I'm going to switch out Lickety-Split for Bubbles!

One of my biggest beefs w/ Hasbro actually is that I don't think they really respected/appreciated their G1 characters--I mean, these were WONDERFUL characters and yet they stayed around for such little time, and sometimes Hasbro would even reuse the names (Twilight, Gusty, Starflower, etc.).  And then some of the names were recycled again in G3 for different characters. 

So while I'm glad Hasbro didn't go the Core 7 route w/ G1, I wish they'd compromised a little and revisited the original characters every once in a while

[Al-1701]

My Core 7.

Fizzy
Gusty
Magic Star
North Star
Paradise
Shady
Wind Whistler

They were the more distinct personalities on the show.

[StoryDreamer]

Snuzzle, Firefly, Bow Tie, Medley, Majesty, Minty, Bubbles

[Shenanigans]

Hmm... I would definitely have to go with the characters who were so prevalent in the cartoon, because I think Hasbro would have used the cartoon to sell the toys and vice versa, like they usually do. I also think they would choose 7 with distinctly different personality traits, to draw in the most amount of fans so that everyone had a 'favorite pony' to love. Thus the Core 7 in my mind would be:

Gusty - already a popular toy because the cartoon because of her pretty color scheme and symbol, and topped off with a sassy personality that made her the favorite of many fans

Windwhistler - one who seems to show up in a lot of the episodes, especially when they need a person to figure out problems, and more levelheaded than most of the other ponies

Fizzy - another big favorite personality from both the movie and the cartoon, she showed up in a lot of episodes and everyone loved her bubbly clueless innocence, plus the Twinkle Eyes were a popular series

Heartthrob - her exaggerated way of speaking and romantic personality made her fun to watch in various situations, she also seemed to be one who showed up in a lot of eps (could be switched out with Truly, they were actually kinda similar)

Sweet Stuff - every group needs a pure goodhearted one, and Sweet Stuff seemed to fill that role in a lot of eps

Shady - part of the appeal of the original cartoon was that not all the personalities were positive ones, Shady's pessimism and constant worrying was an interesting dynamic amongst all the other ponies

Baby Lickety-Split - she was pretty much the main character of the movie and I think her situation (being overlooked by adults and chided when trying to stand out) really spoke to many young girls

I totally agree with this!

[mul-ta]

Just pick the 7 ponies with the most releases and variants in descending order.

[kiwimlp]

Hmm, my core 7 are similar to a lot of others here.

Cotton Candy, Blossom, Applejack, Bowtie, Glory, Twilight and Firefly

[katrine2309]

Oh, wow - so hard! But mine are probably something like this:

1. Firefly
2. Blossom
3. Cotton Candy
4. Moondancer
5. Glory
6. Bowtie
7. Surprise

Umm, I went for the mommies of the first release of baby ponies and then Bowtie got a place there as well as she is a well-used pony on merchandise and starred in the first episode of the cartoon.... sooo, yeah - that is my choices... I might have changed Surprise to someone else though, but my mind don't work very well right now and I can't really decide on who...

[Roogna]

don't you mean core 6 not core 7?
well, based on their  trend they would do the first 6 (which they did release multiple versions of lol)

but if they wanted to think outside the box, these seem to be good go-tos
applejack
bowtie
glory/moondancer/gusty (one white unicorn b/c hasbro wouldn't do two white unicorns in their core set)...probably gusty since she was popular in the show
windy
firefly
medley

I don't think I could narrow my own down to 6, especially with the big brothers, te, taf, etc to choose from

[josiekat]

Mine would be like a core 24. lol

[Heartcease]

Firefly, Medley, Moondancer, Glory, Bowtie, Applejack, and Posey.

[hathorcat]

Nope I meant core 7 There were 7 in the G3 line up - thats what I was referring to.

I love some of these suggestions - I think I would go with Cotton Candy, Applejack, Bow Tie, Firefly, Moondancer, Glory and Medley!