Talk:My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (comics)/@comment-36752332-20190915135931/@comment-29981995-20190916084230

“Extremely major” is a bit strong. Starlight does tend to just add to an already somewhat cluttered cast. While many see her as almost an eighth main character, she’s still not one of the Mane 6 or Spike. As for Shining Armor, he’s living in the Crystal Empire, so you either have to do a story there or find some excuse to get him to another location. Sadly, there’s also not much to the guy beyond his relationships. Maybe when the show is no longer running the comics writers will feel more freedom to do stuff with him.