Talk:The Ballad of the Crystal Empire/@comment-68.89.74.149-20120823181325/@comment-2170890-20120823224613

That would be pretty cool, it would confirm that the other writers are fans of past generations (or at least respect them) now that Lauren has gone. The more allusions to past gens the better.

Rarity's wings in Sonic Rainboom was a callback to the Flutter Ponies, and Lauren wanted to include the Sea Ponies, but Hasbro told her not to do so.

I have a theory they were replaced by the serpent, but I don't know for sure.