Talk:Power Ponies/@comment-26973802-20131229023844

If it wasn't for the Mane-iac, I'd say that they've been discouraged from ever creating new villains we would love. And I think this one was staged in a way that makes her return impossible, since the comic leading to it vanished. Of course Spike could always get another one, but that would be repetitive, wouldn't it?

Why would they be discouraged from creating new villains that actually have lines and character? Well, after King Sombra's death disappointing many that he can't return, and Discord's redemption disappointing many that it "ruined his character", it should be obvious. Maybe that's why they left open an easy return for Ahuizotl. And I'm sure it's why they haven't brought back Chrysalis by now. Maybe that's why they made the main villain of Season 4 one people don't even view as a "villain", one they won't miss when Twilight destroys them. Sunset Shimmer was inferior to her predecessors as a villain, except in her demon form... and I have theories on that.