Talk:Starlight Glimmer/@comment-26313058-20160307002807/@comment-23858349-20160312010039

"Fluttershy at least has a sense of progression after each and every time."

Exactly, except Starlight's progression isn't even being given a chance by some people. Would you rather have Sunset Shimmer as a cliche, boring, stupid villain, or what she is now? That's what I'm talking about.

"But the fact that she's able to still make leaps and bounds despite the numerous times this problem has been afflicting her is what makes her a great character."

So why can't Starlight?

My problem with people's criticism of characters such as Moon Dancer and Starlight Glimmer above is that it's based on an argument that makes no sense. All of MLP's characters are exaggerated because they need to be in order to be recognised, otherwise they'd all look and sound the same. When you're working with puppets like FiM does, you have a basic body design and most of the ponies look exactly the same. Having hyperbolic characters is what keeps it fresh and memorable. Starlight and Moon Dancer having their lives ruined by one event is both something that is based on real things that could happen and also something fresh and memorable.