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Decided I could use somewhere to work on stuff and refine it for the Wikia articles and blogs. That, or just to have somewhere to organize my thoughts.

My Little Creatures
Some ideas for an FiM spinoff series starring the Young Six, inspired by Applejackrulez20's blog Should the Young Six get a spin off show?


 * A New Journey (series premiere)
 * Having finally graduated from the School of Friendship, Sandbar and his friends set out on a new adventure! With the Mane 6 continuing to run the school and handle friendship problems around now ruling Equestria, it's up to their former pupils to carry what they've learned beyond the borders! With the Tree of Harmony's magic to guide them, they set out for their first destination: Klugetown! The grungy badlands town is still suffering from the effects of the Storm King's rule, and is in need of a serious dose of friendship! But can our young heroes overcome the crime lord Verko?
 * Note: Prior to the season nine trailers, the Mane 6 were going to be running the School of Friendship and continuing to handle friendship problems from the Cutie Map, something that now seems in doubt.


 * The Witch of Abyssinia
 * Acting on a letter from the Mane 6's old ally Capper, the Young Six travel to his homeland of Abyssinia to see how it's faring in the aftermath of the Storm King's defeat. Unfortunately, the weakened kingdom is in serious trouble, having been conquered by the renegade witch Catrina! With an army of Lizardfolk led by her shapeshifting general Rep to enforce her dominion, the Young Six will have their hands full trying to bring friendship and peace back to the land!


 * Land of the Storm
 * Bidden by the Tree of Harmony, the Young Six make their way to the unlikeliest destination for a friendship mission yet: Zorgarth, former home of the Storm King! Occupied by the remnants of his old regime, the land seems a chilling place, even with the presence of Grubber (voiced by guest star Michael Peña). But this mission may be the Young Six's most important yet, for the Storm Creatures aren't the only denizens of Zorgarth. Hidden deep in the Storm King's dungeons is none other than Silverstream's uncle, the husband of Queen Novo and king of the Hippogriffs!


 * Fire and Ice
 * A new friendship crisis leads the Young Six to divide in hopes to conquer! The ancient feud between the Lava Demons and the Ice Orgs is stirring once again, and threatening both the inhabitants of the frozen north and the Dragon Lands! Split into groups of three, the Young Six set out to mend the rift between these two races before war breaks out! But with the evil Lava Demon king Lavan eager to see the Ice Orgs crushed, can our heroes succeed?

My Little Pony (mobile game) statistics
Character distribution "Original" characters included in the game: 5
 * Mane 6 and Royals: 10
 * Ponyville: 409
 * Canterlot: 141 (n/c Discord)
 * Sweet Apple Acres: 103
 * Crystal Empire: 52
 * Klugetown: 40
 * F.C.P., Earnest Klugetowner, Klugetown Potter, S.C.G., and Reformed Windigo

Comics characters included in the game:


 * Changelings, Dragons, Minotaurs, Nyx: 1 each
 * Alic., C.P., Drac., Griffons, and Umbrum: 2 e.
 * Cats: 4
 * Apples and Vampires: 5 each
 * Pegasi: 6
 * Deer: 8
 * Unicorns: 9
 * Earth ponies: 14
 * Total: 65

G1 vs. G4: Sapient Species

 * In common:
 * Earth ponies
 * Pegasi
 * Unicorns
 * Seaponies
 * Dragons
 * Anthro-Cats/Abyssinians
 * Anthro-Birds
 * Anthro-Mice and Rats
 * Centaurs
 * Donkeys
 * Gargoyles
 * Humans (sadly)
 * Lizardfolk
 * Pigs
 * Sheep
 * Zebras


 * G1 only
 * Flutter Ponies
 * Bees
 * Bushwoolies
 * Cloud Demon
 * Crab Nasties
 * Dell Dwellers
 * Fire Demons
 * Flores
 * Furbobs
 * Gizmonks
 * Grundles
 * Ice Orgs
 * Raptorians
 * Stratadons
 * Troggles
 * Witches/Wizards?


 * G4 only
 * Alicorns
 * Breezies
 * Thestrals
 * Kirin
 * Buffalo
 * Cattle
 * Deer
 * Changelings
 * Diamond Dogs
 * Griffons
 * Hippogriffs
 * Minotaurs
 * Sea Serpents
 * Sirens
 * Storm Creatures
 * Yaks

Discrepancies between media

 * History of the Tree of Harmony
 * Show: Seed of the tree was planted by the Pillars of Old Equestria; Star Swirl the Bearded maintained order in the Everfree Forest beforehand. (Shadow Play - Part 2, The Beginning of the End - Part 2)
 * Print: Tree predated both Star Swirl and the Castle of the Two Sisters. (The Journal of the Two Sisters)
 * Explanation:
 * Tempest Shadow after My Little Pony The Movie
 * Show: Twilight offered her a place in Ponyville, but she left to spread word of the Storm King's defeat and what she had learned about friendship.
 * Print: Tempest stayed for a time in Ponyville before traveling (Tempest's Tale) or Tempest took up residence in Canterlot prior to the opening of the School of Friendship (Beyond Equestria: Fluttershy Balances the Scales) or Tempest departed with Grubber (The Great Princess Caper)
 * Explanation:
 * How the Sirens got banished from Equestria
 * Show: Stygian assembled the Pillars, who pooled their talents to defeat and banish the Sirens. (Shadow Play - Part 2)
 * Print: Originally, Star Swirl used the Crystal Mirror to banish the Sirens after failing to defeat them in a series of musical battles (FIENDship is Magic Issue 3. Later comics agree with Shadow Play (My Little Pony: Legends of Magic).
 * Explanation: Real world only-Somebody came up with a better story.
 * Discord's reign of villainy
 * Show: Discord terrorized Equestria with chaotic acts, eventually forcing Celestia and Luna to remove the Elements of Harmony from the Tree in order to use them against him.
 * Print: Discord was only a somewhat chaotic partner to the much more malevolent and insane Cosmos, who was so bad that the two sisters wielded the Elements against her alongside Discord and various rulers. Discord then erased everyone's memories of Cosmos, only to be blamed for her actions and imprisoned.
 * Explanation: Real world only-The Cosmos story is garbage.

Character appearances
So with the finale of Friendship is Magic almost upon us, it's been a definite time to look back and see what's gone before. Lately, as I've considered the characters we've grown to know and love for nearly a decade, I've been taking note of something. Many characters have had the privilege of making it onto the character appearances tables, meaning that they've had nine or more appearances in episode across the series. However, this sadly is not the case for all characters, which is primarily what I'm going to be focusing on in this blog.

Just as a note, I will not be discussing main characters-because come on, they rack up nine appears before half a season's out-nor will I be discussing EG characters, with one exception, due to the separate nature of that franchise. I also won't be discussing background characters, because they tend to have four legs up-yes, I went there-on racking up such appearances. This includes non-pony background characters and those who have or do not have articles. So without further ado, here we are: the characters who didn't make it to nine appearances over the course of the series, by groups from the Characters page and a few of my own making.


 * Cutie Mark Crusaders
 * Now the original Cutie Mark Crusaders had made their nine appearances either by the end of season one (Apple Bloom) or partway into season two (Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo). However, we must consider the other two CMC members who have appeared in the show itself: Babs Seed and Gabby. Babs sadly only has seven appearances to her credit, with everything past her debut season being a silent cameo. Gabby is even worse off at only five, one of which was merely being present in a photo.


 * Mane 6/CMC/major supporting parents and siblings
 * Twilight Velvet and Night Light came closest to making it on the tables, with seven appearances together and an eighth of Night Light by himself. The other Unicorn couple, Hondo Flanks and Cookie Crumbles, are way behind at three appearances together, with Hondo likewise also appearing alone in one episode. Igneous Rock Pie and Cloudy Quartz have appeared four times together, with Igneous imitating the other husbands in getting another appearance apart from his wife. Limestone Pie and Marble Pie fare a bit better than their parents with five appearances together, while Zephyr Breeze has three appearances *shudder* to Mr. and Mrs. Shy's one.


 * The delightful Bow Hothoof and Windy Whistles, on the other hand, have appeared only twice. Funnily enough, the other parents of a main character played by Ashley Ball, Bright Mac and Pear Butter, have also only appeared twice. This puts them ahead of Scootaloo's parents Snap Shutter and Mane Allgood-and indeed her only known relatives-who have appeared only in one episode. Spoiled Rich is the only member of her family not to make it with only five appearances, while Jack Pot and Stellar Flare have appeared twice (the latter once with her husband) and Firelight has appeared only once.


 * This would also be the section where I would talk about Spike's parents...:'(.


 * Royalty
 * Perhaps unsurprisingly given what a horrible pony he is, Prince Blueblood only appeared five times in the series, and all of them from before season four. Sadly, this puts him one ahead of Prince Rutherford, not counting the entertaining yak's appearance in Best Gift Ever (which doesn't appear on the appearance tables for the series). Dragon Lord Ember, on the other hand, is sitting at eight appearances, one short of the qualifying number.


 * Queen Novo, Princess Skystar, and Princess Amore are likewise out in the cold, though in their case it's due primarily to being film/comic exclusive characters. Of course, Novo did manage to sneak into The Hearth's Warming Club.


 * Antagonists
 * Of the series' main antagonists who are unreformed, King Sombra only made it to five appearances, while Grogar beats him out at six(?). The Sirens have appeared only once in the show and the Storm King only twice. Of course, this is due mainly to them being the antagonists of films. By contrast, Tempest Shadow has only been name dropped in the series, while Grubber seems to have been forgotten across the various Friendship is Magic media.


 * Of the reformed antagonists, Gilda nearly makes it at seven appearances, beating out Garble's six. Stygian and Chancellor Neighsay, poor fellows, don't even have enough appearances between them to make it, with Stygian at three and Neighsay at five. Still, they fare better than the minor non-pony antagonists; Ahuizotl has appeared only twice, despite four episodes focused on his nemesis Daring Do. The Diamond Dogs and Sludge, meanwhile, have only a single episode each to their credit.


 * For pony antagonists, Hoops of the Boy Bullies has actually appeared nine times, and Dumb-Bell eight, but Score only three times. The Shadowbolts have appeared only once, as have the Mane-iac's henchponies and Gladmane. Counting pictures, the Mane-iac and Wind Rider have appeared twice, as has Suri Polomare. Lightning Dust, Dr. Caballeron and his henchponies, and Svengallop have all appeared three times.


 * Celebrities and Wonderbolts
 * Hoity Toity fell short of the mark at six appearances, beating out occasional companion Sapphire Shores at five. Prim Hemline has appeared only twice, while Trenderhoof, Coloratura, and Zesty Gourmand have yet to appear outside their debut episodes. Songbird Serenade, due to being a movie character, hasn't appeared in the show at all. Of the Wonderbolts with separate articles, only Fire Streak failed to make the cut with only five appearances.


 * Physicians and Pillars of Old Equestria
 * Many of the medical ponies of Ponyville haven't gotten a lot of love, with Nurse Redheart, Dr. Horse, Dr. Fauna, and Doctor Horse only appearing four times each. Of the nurse ponies, Tenderheart beats them all out at six, Sweetheart comes in with four, Snowheart's had three, and Nursery Rhyme only two. Of the Pillars, Star Swirl has had the most appearances, though he's been talked about or cosplayed more often than he's actually shown up. The other Pillars, of course, fall short, each only appearing in four episodes.


 * Others
 * As the section on "Other pony characters" currently stands, almost all have had only a handful of appearances, with one or two exceptions like Sunburst. Most of the tertiary characters have not appeared in the show at all, and even the recurring inanimate objects-except maybe Boulder-haven't shown up that often. For non-ponies, Matilda is just short at eight appearances, far ahead of Terramar's four, Seabreeze and Sky Beak's three, and Mulia Mild, Pharynx, and Ocean Flow's two. Grampa Gruff leads the remainder at five, Iron Will is just behind at four, and the rest have one or two appearances at most. Scorpan and Captain Celaeno haven't truly appeared in the series at all, though Capper's recent cameo isn't much better.


 * Of the animal companions, Peewee has three appearances to his credit, equaling the episodes where all three members of Smoky's family appear together. Poor Philomena, on the other hoof, has not appeared since her debut episode.