Talk:Flash Sentry/@comment-2170890-20150126124156

I have unbalanced and probably contradictory views on Flash Sentry. On the one hand, I don't really have a right to have a full opinion on him (or any of the Equestria Girls characters) as I have not seen any of the movies, but on the other, I have heard enough about how Flash was used to know that he is most likely a weak character, because he was designed to be a (potential) love interest for Twilight, and not really anything else. One of the first things they tell you when creating a love interest for your characters is to make them characters in their own right, don't just write them as "The Boyfriend/The Girlfriend" especially if you want it to be a long term character. Have them stand on their own two feet (or four hooves), and have them fit into the storyline in their own way.

So with that criticism in mind, I can understand people not liking Flash, and I personally care nothing about him the way he is in the movies. However (and this is where the contradicting myself part comes in), I kind of like how him and Twilight (as ponies) look together, especially in fanart. I don't care if he and Twilight ever get together or not in the show, but I won't be mad about it either way. I do have my own ideas of who Twilight should end up with (not saying, too early to reveal) but this idea of mine is part of a fan project, and has no bearing on the real show at all, so I don't mind that she was given a potential love interest, even if it's just in Equestria Girls (I'd just rather they'd add some more to him).

Basically, I view the pony versions of the Equestria Girls characters (including The Dazzlings who, I think, were never ponies in canon, but if they weren't fanmade pony versions still exist) the same way I view background ponies, and toyline only ponies whenever I want to use them in fan projects - I make my own ideas of what they're like and how they fit in to whatever I'm doing, even if I still include some of the character traits or whatever, about these characters, that already exist somewhere.

Just felt like adding my opinion unbalanced as it is. Hope no one minds.