Talk:Equestria Girls animated media/@comment-3410511-20170123171749/@comment-24245960-20170124031315

Perhaps they just wanted a bit of originality when they created Principal Cinch. Furthermore, as has been touched upon, it's a different universe new to Equestrian magic. If there had been a Principal Chrysalis, fans would immediately be expecting her to be a shape-changer. An ambitious and ego-centric human character was much more believeable for that universe and in my opinion just as effective.