How do you rank non-cartoon media to the cartoon's canon, /mlp/? Comics, books, creator quotes, anything not animated into S1-7 of the show (plus or minus EQG, whatever). Does Journal of the Two Sisters trump Nightmare lore? Should pegasus Cadence be trusted over Princess Amore? If so, is that a double standard? Why one over the other?
The non-canon trinity
Starlight: Non-canon by redunant sequels
Sunset: Non-canon by spinoff
Nyx: Non-canon by fandom
>>30179344
should probably highlight that those 2 comparisons are just examples, not specific questions.
>>30179344
Show = movie > journals > berrow books > everything else not clearly noncannon > idw comics
>>30179378
Why do the journals & books get preferential treatment?
>>30179378
Shit I forgot to mention that sadly eqg is just as canon as show and movie. I wish that were not the case.
>>30179462
EQG's optional canon. The main show purposefully avoids referencing it so it can be safely ignored. Even Flash Sentry's cameos don't come with a "hey bbygrl member when i bumped into u".I consider it canon btw, just sayin
>>30179390
Not that poster, but I agree. AKR and GMB are both show writers, therefore books they've worked on count as more canon. The Countess Coloratura ep and latest GM Berrow ep also referenced stuff from books.
>>30179509
EQG is kinda like what the Dragon Ball Movies (prior to BoG) is to Dragon Ball.
>>30179511
>The Countess Coloratura ep and latest GM Berrow ep also referenced stuff from books.
whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat
>>30179344
FiM = The Movie > books written by staff, current or retired > word of current staff > other official books > other official media like the Flurry Heart shorts > word of retired staff > comics > fandom headcanon
EqG and any media related to it is optional and irrelevant
>>30179526
I wuldn't even go that far. The Dragonball movies never fucking fit. There'd always be SOME major timeline discrepancy. The first was the only exception and wouldn't ya know: it's the only one the show would later reference.
Well, unless you count GT.
Hey, there you go. EQG's the GT. Totally consistent, nobody wants it anyway.
>>30179591
>Flurry Heart shorts
I don't think I've ever heard of these.
Guess I'm net-diving.
>>30179591
>Flurry Heart shorts
Whaaaa
>>30179344
Anything is canon if it supports my argument, non canon if it doesn't.
>>30180914
See, I kinda like that. Because the Journal of the Two Sisters is limiting AF whilst adding nothing of value, whereas the Crystal Princess shit in the comics actually makes a whole lot of sense.