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@AndrasDeak--СлаваУкраїні Scootaloo is a pegasus.
she is never able to fly in the whole show.
her introduction in the story actually is even tied to getting bullied because of that.
Lauren once said that the original plan was to even include an episode that would explicitly state that she had an actual physical disability.
That episode was never made.
Probably because "too dark"
Yet, in one of the latest season you have this exchange.
> Scootaloo: Just because I look up to you doesn't mean I have to be you! But based on your definition of what makes somepony great, I have bad news. I'll never be the best of the best or a Wonderbolt! Because I! Can't! Fly! Is that what you wanted to hear? But not being able to fly doesn't mean I can't do something awesome!
Notice that here she is pretty sure that she can't fly and never will
So, that line acknowledges that her issue is not one of "late development" like you could assume at the start of the show (it is not uncommon for girls to be bullied because of that) but an actual disability.
Sunset Shimmer.
Everyone in EG seems to have an alternate version in the "human" world. That is quite coherent with the way the mirror works in the official comics.
Sunset is a pony that escaped to the human world. So, it is pretty obvious to ask yourself "where is the human Sunset Shimmer?
common theme for fan arts too
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It was recently revealed that she was indeed planned to have an human counterpart, but the episode that should have included that was cut because... reasons.
The only remaining proof of this is a tweet by Nick Confalone, former staff member for the Equestria Girl show. In the tweet he posted this...
Addressing this was indeed planned then cut off.
It is unknown if this actually meant that they planned to have human Sunset stay in the human world and the pony version to return to the main show.
Some believe that Starlight Glimmer later episodes were actually originally intended for Sunset. Which would make a lot more sense imho. You could even argue that maybe the original plan wasn't to have "future" Twilight to replace both Luna and Celestia but to have Twilight and Sunset both become the two new princesses (remember: Sunset was the previous pupil Celestia had before Twilight)
Trixie.
Another case of "looks like they had something planned, yet nothing came out of it". Again, some of Starlight Shimmer episode looks suspiciously fitting to that idea.
Trixie is first presented as an "antagonist". She is a wandering show pony that do magic trick for a live. She is quite "arrogant" and usually mocks her public to seem more "great and powerful". Obviously this gets her in a fight with Twilight when she goes to Ponyville.
Notice that this is a Season 1 episode, so it was planned pretty soon.
Season three she returns to challenge Twilight using a talisman she got in a shop. A somehow cursed talisman.
Then she is "defeated" again and repents.
> Trixie: It's the least I could do. I treated you and your friends so horribly when I was wearing that Alicorn Amulet. I just couldn't control myself. You can forgive me, can't you?
Twilight Sparkle: Hmmm. Sure.
Trixie: Oh, good. Don't you think the Great and Apologetic Trixie is the most magnificent humble pony you've ever seen?!
and they mention Humilty. Suspicious too.
She will then return later but her development then kinda stops there.
She is "good" but still somehow competitive to Twilight.
Later, she is used to give Starlight a friend with a similar "bad past".
By the time Starlight is basically living with Twilight in her castle, in a sort of "teacher-student" relationship to "learn about friendship". Oddly enough you will see Trixie trying to learn some advanced magic spells... from Starlight.
Now, suppose for a second that Starlight was never added to the show.
Trixie is a wanderer pony that travels around the world in a little caravan, somehow reminiscent of a "gypsy" stereotype. But why she does that in the first place? She seems very insecure (the "great and powerful" being very similar to Dash own personality - and yep, we discover that Dash indeed had insecurity issues and needed to tell herself she was good) so.. why should she do something that causes her discomfort?
We never see her family too.
And why she is so competitive to Twilight specifically? Yep, she is the one that defeated her both times, but it is not like the other Main Six didn't had a role. So, why is she so focused on Twilight specifically?
My head cannon is that Trixie was intended either as an orphan or someone that got in a fight with her family because they wanted her to do something else or saw her as a failure.
She probably loved magic since she was a filly, and probably even tried to go to "Celestia's magic school" or something similar...
But if you believe the info we got in the show, getting there requires both skill and a ton of sheer luck. See Twilight, Radiant Hope and later Sunburst.
Maybe she actually tried but then wasn't able to keep up and got away, breaking up with her family in the process.
This would also mean that "Twilight" would be for Trixie both the symbol of her failure and a pony that got everything she wanted on a plate because she "is Celestia favorite". What best reason for resent her?
This would also mean it would have been very heartwarming to include an episode where finally Trixie "breaks up", confess her true sentiments and pains and becomes actually friend with Twilight, maybe even settling somewhere in Ponyville.
Considering Diamond Tiara break up it wouldn't even feel out of place...
@AndrasDeak--СлаваУкраїні good luck with the wall of text
It is worth noticing that Trixie in EG is far more "friendly" that the original counterpart. It is true that by the time EG was made pony Trixie was already redeemed but it would also fit logically.
Human Trixie is an average student in an average school, so she never experienced the life the pony version had. She is still very theatrical but that is more being Fischl than bad
