Talk:Sunset Shimmer/@comment-26501245-20160417152257/@comment-10390252-20160417194303

If anyone says that they know that answer for sure (and aren't very senior in DHX) they're lying. There are arguments that can be made for any answer. One thing is certain: As long as the Equestria Girls franchise endures, Sunset is not leaving the human world. She has become as much as a mascot for that franchise as Rainbow Dash is for the main show.

Personally, I suspect that they're working the character towards permanently settling in the human world. Her role will be to teach them how to use the magic she believes that she inadvertently brought there (but, in fact, is probably from all the problems Star Swirl the Bearded dumped there many centuries ago).

FWIW, It's my opinion that the introduction of Starlight Glimmer to the main show reduces the likelihood of Sunset going to Equestria and becoming part of the show's main cast. Starlight performs all of the character functions and provides all the plot devices that Sunset would, so having her in the main show would be duplication.

If Sunset leaves the human world, it will be to never be shown again, except possibly as an rare supporting character in one or two widely spacd episodes.