• Princess Cadence Toy Arriving Soonish?



    A hint came to us from Whatshisgame about a possible Princess Candence (the pink alicorn that we have yet to see appear in an episode) toy in the near future. According to this forum post, a pony named StrawberryReef found it in a German toy listing and translated the text to find the date, which says August 2012. Alongside that listing was one for a plastic castle toyset, possibly related.

    Hopefully they make this particular run in G4 style and resist the urge to recolor yet more G3.5 stuff. Come on, Hasbro- we will buy this stuff. Impress us!

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    1. Cereal, i don't think the Hasbro marketing division even knows we exist.

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    2. Yeah, Marketing Barely knows crap about us.

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    3. August? I know what I'm getting for my birthday!

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    4. I just hope that Princess Cadence isn't shoehorned into the show in a way that makes no sense.

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    5. I agree with previous comments here, their marketing division either a) doesn't know we exist b) ignore our existence. I mean 'kindergarten', really? Ok that may be pushing it...

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    6. We already have a pink alicorn toy... where's the white one!!

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    7. I don't get it. They still have popular characters in the show that haven't had toys made of them. For that matter, Princess Celestia hasn't has a proper toy made yet.

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    8. Silly Hasbro. I just want my white alicorn, bubble-butt pegasi, scratch unicorn, and have it all done in a manner that looks like a proper G4 pony. Do this and I will pay lots of money. Simple enough, right?

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    10. Funny thing to note.

      Friendship is Magic is apparently geared towards 10-13 year olds.

      These toys are apparently for 3-6 year olds.

      Kinda makes you wonder.

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    11. It's like, the writers of the show know us by name and interact with us and all that, but the marketing division won't even give us the time of day!

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    12. I bet that Candice might fit into the season 3 opening. Anypony else? O,0

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    13. i hope he gets a musical number and is played by neil patrick harris

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    14. @MyBoyJ

      I think it would be hard to shoehorn a PRINCESS. There are so many ways that can work, especially if we are to believe that Celestia and Luna are not deities.

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    15. Know this is probably the wrong post, but don't wanna search, and want to cause some discussion. Is it possible that Candance is related to Celestia in some way? They are both princesses, after all.

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    16. That feeling of dread in the pit of my stomach when it comes to Candence. Yeah, it just grew three sizes.

      As more information flows, keeping an open mind about the character shrinks for me.

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    17. ALL OUR FANFICS WILL BE RUINED! (read in RD's voice)

      I'm not going to dare start one till season 2 ends, lol.

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    18. @Thar

      Some, if not most or all of the characters on the show believe they are deities, or at least they are treated like they are.

      In the most recent episode, Rainbow Dash says to Derpy "In the name of Celestia just sit there and do nothing!"

      In Sisterhooves Social, Rarity says "as Celestia as my witness, I shall never be sisterless again!"

      Also, they appear to be immortal in a world where death is a definite possibility.

      The best way I can think of Princess Cadence being included is in a flashback sequence that establishes that she is Celestia and Luna's mother.

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    19. Hopefully this means that Hasbro now has an excuse to make a white Celestia toy.

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    20. Can noone spell it right? Its CADENCE. I saw 3 people here spell it wrong, somepony on Battlefield get it wrong, another guy on Teamspeak SAY IT wrong...

      Whatever. Making to big of a deal. I'm a drill sergeant in CAP, and in Marching Band, I use the term cadence all the time.

      I might get this. Never been a huge fan of merch, save for a blanket and blind bags, if they ever hit cold, lonely Minnesota. I like Cadence. She has a cool design to her, and if she is related to Celestia and Luna, we'll probably see more Luna. I'm writing a fic about the three, assuming they're related, but if I finish it before the episode is released and I'm WAY off, I could unpublish it.

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    21. Oh, the Marketing Division knows. It's just that the target audience still has A LOT more buyers and money. I know, it's hard to believe. But habeeb it! Kids parents will buy them anything to shut them up. ;) So they come first. I might be interested in this if it's what we think, or hope, it is. Try and be optimistic. :)

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    22. @MyBoyJ That I could actually get behind, an origin story for Luna and Celestia. Cadence, being their mother.

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    23. @Thar

      I'm mainly concerned that they may claim that Cadence is the third royal pony sister that hasn't been mentioned up to this point and everypony is just going to act like they've always known her and go to the wedding.

      I know that is unlikely, since Jayson Thiessen would definitely be opposed to a move like that, but I can't shake the feeling that the marketing division will put its foot down.

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    24. On the subject of toys and the target audience:

      I can't speak to what would sell over a large audience, but when I gave my 5 year old cousin those blind bag figures she asked me to play ponies with her and the plot she spun revolved entirely around Discord lurking under the couch and how my pony (one of the recolors) had to wait where it was safe while her clear/glittery Twilight took care of business.

      I admit, I was so very proud that the adventures spinning out of her head had nothing to do with pulling a wagon with a bunny in it or whatever accessories the toys usually come with and was all about taking down the supervillain chaos god.

      And then I was quite sad knowing that Hasbro would never make the Discord figure she needed to bring that part of her story to life.

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    25. @Altherix
      I'd prefer if she was a sister. First, physically, she appears slightly smaller than Luna (The new Luna) who is, in turn, smaller than Celestia. I think that it wouldn't be an entirely fitting appearance for a parental figure. Second, I think she might have just not made the cut or not wanted to take rule of Equestria, maybe been an advisor or substitute for Luna during her absence.

      Third (I fell kind of sick for thinking this...) If she was their mother, why would she be getting married at least thousand years after?

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    26. Really depends on the design here. If it's another recolor, then I'll be less likely to buy it; however, a new pony would be incredibly welcome to my already healthy collection! :)

      Also: has there been any news about the release of Minty? I know they leaked her on TaoBao a while back, but I haven't heard anything else regarding her official North American debut.

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    27. Re: pony oaths -- Only the impoverishment of the English language attempted by the ruling houses of England would lead one to believe that one only used the name of God in expressions of swearing. Saints and angels' names have historically and regionally been used in that way, and so have the names of heroes and fairies, on occasion.

      Celestia and Luna seem much more like legendary heroes or fairies with "special properties" (like King Arthur's knights in Welsh stories) than like goddesses. People expect them to hear and witness, and to live forever, because they have fabulous sorcerous powers like Merlin, not because they are divinities. Any really magical person can always hear you call his name, if you go by ordinary folk tales. It can even be a serious weakness.

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    28. @Flyinpenguin117

      I had mentioned that she could fit in a flashback sequence, presumably from thousands of years ago, that established that she was their mother.

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    29. @Harwick

      It really depends on the kid. Some kids like the more docile wagon-pulling adventures and some like the more robust defeating-Discord adventures. Or both. lol Though little girls tend to move closer to the, well, girly stuff I suppose you could say. Hence Pinklestia there. I wouldn't mind a Discord figure, but I know how much money and work goes into a new toy line. So I don't try and pressure them too much.

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    30. @Altherix

      When the Friendship Is Madness podcast interviewed Nicole Oliver, they asked her about her thoughts on a Luna and Celestia origin story.

      At first, she said she had no idea. She then politely worded things in such a way that made me think she signed a non-disclosure agreement. She said something along the lines that she could not talk about it.

      In not telling them anything, I think we can presume there's going to be something about Luna's and Celestia's origin down the road.

      I'm personally hoping for a Season 2 finale, but now I wouldn't be surprised if it were a 2-part Season 3 opener.

      Of course, I'll be the first to admit this is just wild conjecture and wishful thinking on my part. :)

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    31. @Suburbanbanshee

      I used the examples of invoking Celestia's name because in each line from the show, "Celestia" is substituted for "God". Especially Rarity's line is Sisterhooves Social, which was based on a line from Gone with the Wind.

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    32. Someone suggested that she's just a character from a story and isn't actually real. I think that approach to her would work best, considering the whole 'royal wedding' twist they've put on her and Shining Armour.

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    33. I have no issue with Cadence being introduced. My flexible, best guess at an origin for the royal sisters is that they are the spirits of the Sun and the Moon respectively, and they didn't really exist in pony form until they grew so troubled by the ponies suffering under Discord that they had to come to earth and oppose him.

      I have no trouble with the idea that there could be spirits of many other heavenly bodies, or natural features of the earth, that could manifest as well.

      But honestly, if it just turns out that alicorns have always been flesh and blood and more plentiful than we've been led to believe, I can go with that too. I don't let any idea that's pure conjecture become too precious... I'm excited to see what the "official" take on the Princesses happens to be.

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    34. What if she's a princess in the same way Blueblood is a prince? They could both be from a smaller branch of royalty that doesn't have the divinity status of Luna or Celestia, but still hold a royal title.

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    35. @MyBoyJ
      And I had mentioned shes getting married a thousand years after having children.

      It would be interesting to see Luna and Celestia's parents, but can't see Cadence fitting that role.

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    36. Theory: Cadence and Shining Armor are part of an Equestrian fairy tale.

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    37. @Flyinpenguin117

      I mean she would be getting married in the flashback, and afterwards it would be established that she was their mother.

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    38. they already have a princess Cadence toy. Its name is cupcake.

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    39. @Draik
      @SprintF

      A la Scootaloo

      I'm liking this idea!

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    40. and still we have a lack of luna, another princess (I didn't hear about her before)and still only one episode with luna

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    41. I'd love to see Hasbro troll us and make the Princess Cadence toy white while we still have pink Celestia.

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    42. 5$ says it's just a painted over Celestia toy

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    43. Gender: Girl
      Toy Group: Kindergarten

      *sniff*

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    44. ages 3/6... i still don't feel shamed

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    45. I'm apprehensive about this. I think Equestria was fine with two princesses... I certainly hope that this is of the later variety, the same way Blueblood is a prince.

      I do have a gnawing feeling at the pit of my stomach that Hasbro placed this on the production crew... I have no doubt that the show will continue to be good, but if more stuff is forced in... it could hurt the top end quality levels. Remember,t eh princesses have always been background characters, so I don't think this will have a HUGE impact on overall story quality.

      As long as there aren't letters to Cadence...

      I'd much prefer Letters to Luna. :D

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    46. I'd buy 10 Cadence toys if the introduction of a TRUE PINK character would allow a WHITE Celestia toy to be released!

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    47. @MyBoyJ

      and ^: Why would Hasbro Toy Co care what's in the cartoon as long as it hits their bulletlist and doesn't set off any warning flags. They don't seem like to type to mess around with episode structure, and I highly doubt they'd start with this big an episode. They'll probably be a decent explanation, even if it's just she's from a couple countries over, and keeps track of all songs and stuff.

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    48. @moocow1452

      I hope you're right.

      I probably shouldn't worry. I worry that every new episode will be bad, but they always smack me across the face with awesome. Especially this past week.

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    49. @Altherix

      Yeah, I just heard of this pink....thing and I'm not encouraged.

      I fear this new Princess is gonna be the personal crappy Mary Sue self-insert OC of Hasbro's marketing department. How much you wanna bet Ms. Faust didn't have a damn thing to do with her creation? Danger, Will Robinson.

      I'm brainstorming how she fits into this otherwise well-constructed universe and all of the ideas suck out loud. I hate to say it, but this could be Cousin Oliver. Enjoy this show while its in its prime, kids.

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    50. I dont give a buck about Candance

      but "plastic castle" has me interested

      my ponys want/need a proper house :D

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    51. I'm still here,playing with my mcdonalds rainbow dash.Hasbro,the show IS geared toward teenaged boys and girls,so here is what toys should be like:
      #1 Drop all this G3 bullcrap.I got grossed out when I found a G3 pinkie pie in my closet.
      #2 No more recolors and miscolors.I cant stand how Celestia is still pink,and in the blind bags we get recolored molds:Lyra Heartstrings has the same mold as Twilight sparkle.
      #3 Fix the commerials.Hub got em right with entertaining new commercials that cater to the older demographic with referrences to EqD and luna game.We got a commercial with the wrong AJ voice acter.
      #4 No made up ponies please.Stick to the main cast please,make CMC toys,make Dj Pon3,make Derpy.They are trying to pull this bullcrap to little girls who dont even watch mlp and just want a "real pony princess".
      You KNOW somthings wrong when the Mcdonalds toys are almost politically correct.
      #5 Pinkie pie spam.Nopony will want a creepy pinkie pie baby witch already has a cutie mark,nopony wants a pinkie rc car that makes no sense.Please,all we want are honest pinkie toys.
      #6 Bullcrap playsets.Raritys carosel?!wth,hasbro!
      Here is what we want:
      sugarcube corner
      twilights library
      rainbow dashes house
      raritys fashoin boutique
      fluttershys animal shelter/her house
      applejacks house and barn.
      Even cheerilee's school house.
      THAT IS HOW YOU MAKE A PLAYSET.
      #7 Back to the commercials,please,use pony songs...use the pony pokey,use oink oink oink...and dont be so girly...when will there be a DISCORD TOY?!I would love to see a discord toy.But,as a brony above said,as he was playing ponies with his cousin,she wasn't playing dressup.Its exactly how i would play actoin figuars when i was little,i made up a story.I played spiderman as he punched toy soldier guys who worked for doc oc.She wants to battle discord,not brush hair.
      And that is how pony toys should be made,figurines you can collect and play with.
      Now if you will exscouse me,ill be playing with my rainbow dash

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    52. I'm still here,playing with my mcdonalds rainbow dash.Hasbro,the show IS geared toward teenaged boys and girls,so here is what toys should be like:
      #1 Drop all this G3 bullcrap.I got grossed out when I found a G3 pinkie pie in my closet.
      #2 No more recolors and miscolors.I cant stand how Celestia is still pink,and in the blind bags we get recolored molds:Lyra Heartstrings has the same mold as Twilight sparkle.
      #3 Fix the commerials.Hub got em right with entertaining new commercials that cater to the older demographic with referrences to EqD and luna game.We got a commercial with the wrong AJ voice acter.
      #4 No made up ponies please.Stick to the main cast please,make CMC toys,make Dj Pon3,make Derpy.They are trying to pull this bullcrap to little girls who dont even watch mlp and just want a "real pony princess".
      You KNOW somthings wrong when the Mcdonalds toys are almost politically correct.
      #5 Pinkie pie spam.Nopony will want a creepy pinkie pie baby witch already has a cutie mark,nopony wants a pinkie rc car that makes no sense.Please,all we want are honest pinkie toys.
      #6 Bullcrap playsets.Raritys carosel?!wth,hasbro!
      Here is what we want:
      sugarcube corner
      twilights library
      rainbow dashes house
      raritys fashoin boutique
      fluttershys animal shelter/her house
      applejacks house and barn.
      Even cheerilee's school house.
      THAT IS HOW YOU MAKE A PLAYSET.
      #7 Back to the commercials,please,use pony songs...use the pony pokey,use oink oink oink...and dont be so girly...when will there be a DISCORD TOY?!I would love to see a discord toy.But,as a brony above said,as he was playing ponies with his cousin,she wasn't playing dressup.Its exactly how i would play actoin figuars when i was little,i made up a story.I played spiderman as he punched toy soldier guys who worked for doc oc.She wants to battle discord,not brush hair.
      And that is how pony toys should be made,figurines you can collect and play with.
      Now if you will exscouse me,ill be playing with my rainbow dash

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    53. I'm still here,playing with my mcdonalds rainbow dash.Hasbro,the show IS geared toward teenaged boys and girls,so here is what toys should be like:
      #1 Drop all this G3 bullcrap.I got grossed out when I found a G3 pinkie pie in my closet.
      #2 No more recolors and miscolors.I cant stand how Celestia is still pink,and in the blind bags we get recolored molds:Lyra Heartstrings has the same mold as Twilight sparkle.
      #3 Fix the commerials.Hub got em right with entertaining new commercials that cater to the older demographic with referrences to EqD and luna game.We got a commercial with the wrong AJ voice acter.
      #4 No made up ponies please.Stick to the main cast please,make CMC toys,make Dj Pon3,make Derpy.They are trying to pull this bullcrap to little girls who dont even watch mlp and just want a "real pony princess".
      You KNOW somthings wrong when the Mcdonalds toys are almost politically correct.
      #5 Pinkie pie spam.Nopony will want a creepy pinkie pie baby witch already has a cutie mark,nopony wants a pinkie rc car that makes no sense.Please,all we want are honest pinkie toys.
      #6 Bullcrap playsets.Raritys carosel?!wth,hasbro!
      Here is what we want:
      sugarcube corner
      twilights library
      rainbow dashes house
      raritys fashoin boutique
      fluttershys animal shelter/her house
      applejacks house and barn.
      Even cheerilee's school house.
      THAT IS HOW YOU MAKE A PLAYSET.
      #7 Back to the commercials,please,use pony songs...use the pony pokey,use oink oink oink...and dont be so girly...when will there be a DISCORD TOY?!I would love to see a discord toy.But,as a brony above said,as he was playing ponies with his cousin,she wasn't playing dressup.Its exactly how i would play actoin figuars when i was little,i made up a story.I played spiderman as he punched toy soldier guys who worked for doc oc.She wants to battle discord,not brush hair.
      And that is how pony toys should be made,figurines you can collect and play with.
      Now if you will exscouse me,ill be playing with my rainbow dash

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    54. So this will be the wedding opening of season 3 after an epic battle?

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    55. All comment forms must be filled out in triplicate...

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    56. You mean G3 stuff. There are ONLY ten ponies in G3.5 Rainbow Dash, Punkie Pie, Scootaloo, Cheerilee, Sweetie Belle, Toola Roola, Starsong, RD's mum, Pinkie's mum and Cheerilee's and Scootaloo's mum. The last five aren't G4 ponies.

      Many of the G4 brushables are G3 ponies. (Minty, Rainbow Flash are the only ones I can think off the top of my head.) But there are other other original ponies. (Dewdrop Dazzle, Daisy Dreams.

      And about recolours. SO WHAT. It's probably hard to desgin 283766272 different ponies anyway. Plus the brushables and maybe the blind bags look nothing like the cartoons anyway. Just imagine/ draw them in another hairstyle.

      And I actually like the non show ponies. I just wish whoever animates Friendship is Magic just add the toy only characters as background characters.

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    57. @D-pad Dash

      Be quiet. Many collectors like the toy only ponies, especially the collectors from MLP Arena. (The website the source links too) Stop begging because it will never happen. And the did make CMC toys.

      Also collectors visit this site too you know.

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    58. It seems that Hasbro still doesn't get who actually has money here and is willing to spend it.

      G4 stuff that looks like G4 and not some aftermath of Chernobyl's incident, please. We also don't want playsets with god knows what. I've seen an ugly playset with even uglier tiny Rarity. Everything was tiny and ugly there. Except ridiculous price. Make a decent Derpy as a mailmare and see what happens. Trust me.

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    59. @Quakers
      But I was just meaning for bronies of the g4 era.Cause not much bronies collected ponys from pre g4 than the bronies now.Just need sensable toys.
      sorry for the triple postage.

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    60. Wow. The sheer amount of flankhurt over a new alicorn here is stunning. Let's all take a chillpill and remember:

      Hasbro still owns MLP. They can do whatever they want.
      Studio B has sofar not disappointed. A bit of trust in their work plz?
      Even tho we as a fandom feel like we deserve some things, we really don't. So drop the misplaced sense of entitlement.
      Lastly, we don't know jack manure about her so let's just wait until her episode airs before judging.

      Also saying "this can only suck" shows very little respect for our beloved ponies' creators. That just ain't right.

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    61. How'd the community come up with the name "Princess Candence" again? Didn't it have something to do with a wedding? I never remember those kinds of things.

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    62. I'm not sure how I feel about a third Alicorn. If she appears in the show that will force us to rethink the entire lore =/

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    63. Ps. Celestia in the show isn't white. She's pink. Her toy? More accurate then you think.

      Funny someone who's colourblind has to point this out XD

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    64. Going off someone else's thought that Cadence is in a story, what if she's in one of the books that Rainbow Dash reads in the episode two weeks from now?

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    65. Well, that will be interesting to add to my collection!

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    66. @Darkfoxx

      Yes, she's very light pink, but not anything close to the color of the toys, though the newer one is better.

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    67. @Darkfoxx

      Dropping a frame from the show into photoshop and selecting her coat color with an eyedropper reveals Celestia is a whopping 02% magenta value off of pure white.

      It's enough to make her intended to read as a warm white, but not even close to making her intended coat color pink.

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    68. @Haku1013 Celestia toy is pink.

      The Cadence toy will be dead white. ;D

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    69. @ Gaiascope. No-one forced 'us' to think of any lore in the first place and no-one is forcing you to rethink anything. Maybe just yourself.
      But for the love of Luna, stop pretending you're being wronged somehow.

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