Twilight Sparkle has a brother?!?
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/sarcasm :smalltongue:
Okay, now that that's out my system, I just don't understand
why there's all this fuss that there's been no previous mention that Twilight has a brother? It's not like this is a retcon - there's been nothing previously mentioned about Twilight
not having siblings, so that's okay. Is it because that much of the fandom has a Twilight Sparkle-shaped space in their minds that fits better if she is an only child? :smallconfused:
Personally, I think it completely reasonable for there to have been no previous mention of Twilight's brother. And that's because I think it is in-character for her. Look at what Twi focuses on: magic, her studies and reasearch, books, her friends, the friendship reports to Princess Celestia, being a good student. Family seems to fall out of notice for her because it's something that she takes for granted - to her, her brother is just her brother... nothing special or noteworthy from her perspective. The best prior example is the Grand Galloping Gala - all the other ponies were "OMG! Gala! Opportunity galore!". Twilight was "Yay, tell-the-Princess-about-my-studies time!". See the disconnect?
I can see Shining Armor as being a fairly well known pony hero, and the rest of the Mane 6 are shocked to learn that Twilight is his sister:
Others: "Wait! You know THE Shining Armor?
TS: "Yeah, Shiny is my older brother."
Others: "He's your
brother?! Why didn't you tell us?"
TS: "But I did tell you about him." *frowns* "I'm certain I told you about him." *looks worried* "Oh dear, I didn't tell you about him, did I?"
I'm more curious about the "wedding shocker", and what crack-ball theories we can come up with. Sethisto on Equestria Daily already posited that Cadence has a fake horn.
Other possibilities:
- she's a fake Princess (i.e. posing as foreign nobility as part of a scam).
- flank implants.
- mane and tail hair extensions (she's not naturally pink/purple/blonde! *Gasp!*)
- Trixie in disguise.
- Discord in disguise.
- The CMC in disguise! (okay, now I'm getting silly :smalltongue:)
- Cadence is already married...
- Shining Armor is already married...
- ... with a foal!