I don't think its out of the blue for Twilight to have a brother. Spike is for all intents and purposes like a littler brother to her.

My reaction to the "Twilight has a brother" rumor:

edited 6th Mar '12 5:18:20 PM by Sydxelia

I'll stick to my notion that for some reason SA is estranged from the rest of his family and the invitation to come to the wedding is his attempt to mend fences and establish a relationship with his little sister. Of course this all hinges on the rumor being true.

Probably the best attitude to have at the current point

edited 6th Mar '12 5:20:56 PM by Drenius

I have to agree with Crowfall that it is possible that the two were born years a part and so weren't in a lot of contact if any with each other.

Celestia's school isn't necessarily a boarding school, but it wouldn't surprise me at all if it was.

And yeah, the fact that Twilight has a brother isn't that weird, I just wouldn't have expected it to be SA. Maybe she just doesn't see him often because he's in the army or something.

I like the idea that Shining Armor is a knight (despite my being bothered by prescient names), because I can imagine Twilight wanting to follow his example, and that's why she's always been so ready to go on dangerous missions in the name of Celestia.

So lets see, the son is a decorated Knight, and the daughter is the personal student to a God Princess.

How rich are the Sparkle family?!

They wouldn't necessarily need to be rich; Twilight got into the school because Celestia noticed Twilight at her entrance exam. SA could have easily started at a bottom rung and worked his way up.

Age gaps can make quite a differance...my mother is the youngest in her family at 45...her oldest sister is 69!

But anyway, wait...if Twlight is...Twilight Sparkle...and he's Shining Armour...how do pony family names work!

edited 6th Mar '12 5:26:35 PM by ApplelightLimited

The idea of Twilight having a brother is interesting, although hopefully it will answer the question as to why she's never mentioned him before, not even to Celestia. I may delay my next-gen fic even further just in case this would have any impact on Twilight's future and by extension, her children. If I did start it sooner it might end up being at least mildly AU (as many fics for an ongoing series end up being anyway).

I don't mind Twilight having a long-lost sibling, but I'd still wonder why she never would have mentioned him. Hopefully if he does turn out to be her brother they will answer that question.

edited 6th Mar '12 5:26:47 PM by Rainbow

• flies in*

IS the Sparkle family. Family is singular!

• flies away*

So Twilight is not only the personal protege of the princess, but is also the soon to by sister in law to another princess who may or may not be related to Celestia, and no one at Jet Set's party recognized her?

I just hope this won't be or somehow lead to a Tenchi Muyo! style family tree where all the main characters are conveniently related to each other. Damn just pissed me off, too much Mind Screw and squick mixed together.

&Refuge in Audacity much guys?

edited 6th Mar '12 5:29:15 PM by Allik

Being rich would certainly explain where Twilight got that balloon. It twinkles for Celestia's sake!

... BZZT. RRRG. BWBWBWBWBWBWBW. BLAAAAAAAAAAAAA-*the mind you have dialed is no longer in service*

@ Applelight: My aunt had four kids, waited about 15 years, then had two more.

edited 6th Mar '12 5:28:53 PM by Sydxelia

Being rich would certainly explain where Twilight got that balloon. It twinkles for Celestia's sake!

I'd say it sparkles more than twinkles.

I definitely liked the idea someone (keg?) floated a while ago - that Cadence is basically Equestria's spymistress, and in order to keep herself safe and able to move around relatively covertly, she plays the pretty pink princess schtick for all it's worth, while in actuality she's a fairly cool (or fairly chill) person, and nowhere near as saccharine or as brainless as she pretends to be. She's fond of Shining Armor, but may or may not actually love him.

Shining Armor, on the other hand, is just bursting with good intentions, but he's actually the rawest of raw recruits. He's a good person, but his major qualification is that he looks like a knight, and thus he's perfect for Cadence's purposes. He may or may not know who she really is, but either way he's dedicated to her.

holy shit yeah, Linkara just did a pony shout-out in his latest video

edited 6th Mar '12 5:30:45 PM by Seraphem

Just saw the season finale synopsis. Wow. New material for shippers

She got it at the toy store of course!

I thought the balloon was the town rental.

But I guess it would make sense if she was rich, being Celestia's prestigious student from a fancy pants city like Canterlot.

Blue hair like the pops, pale white-ish coat like the ma, cutie mark with the same star as Twilight. Similar night sky theme as the rest of the family in terms of Cutie marks, and well whaddaya know, I think he has his mother's eyes.

.... Is it just me or is his horn huge?

No, it really twinkles

edited 6th Mar '12 5:32:39 PM by Whatshisgame

Twilight's family being rich would explain how she can afford to just hang out in a library all year studying friendship. Makes as much sense as Celestia giving her a research grant.

It would kinda make sense if Twilight was a Lonely Rich Kid at the start of the show...