You know, one of the basic premises behind this show is that you'll never know how dumb you're acting in many situations, unless somepony tells you. In which case, considering Starlight was alone for all that time, I think her backstory makes far more sense...

@jcj268

Жыл бұрын

Also considering how her father acted

@icedemon8419

Жыл бұрын

@@jcj268 Fr

@karak962

3 ай бұрын

it's true!!!!!!

@smspacelover

6 күн бұрын

As someone who has been left lonely for a variety of reasons, I honestly understand the motive and think that it is very fair

@Catalyst9564

3 күн бұрын

A fellow starlight fan😊

In regards to Starlight’s backstory, I completely get it because I can almost directly relate to it. As a very young kid, about 7 or 8. My *BEST FRIEND* moved away. We did everything together. I cannot over emphasize how much of a best friend to me he was at the time. And leading up to the move, all he cared about was playing with the bubble wrap and packing stuff.(as I literally helped him pack) All conversation around the move was about how excited he was to get a different room and backyard, etc. Not a *single* time was any sentiment that he might miss me or be sad that he was moving away uttered. And he never even said goodbye either. Just gone one day. No phone number given for contact, no new address given to meet up, nothing. My best friend was gone with not even as much as a wave goodbye and as far as I know he went smiling ear to ear. It made me pretty sad and made me feel like we were never really friends. If he was so excited to move on that he couldn’t even be bothered to give a goodbye or show that he might miss me then how little esteem did he actually hold for me? Did he really care more about moving away than me? And other similar thoughts occupied my mind for months. (In a much more fuzzy and childish way, as I didn’t have the mental faculties to truly reflect and realize these thoughts at the time 😃) I’m not sure if one of the writers experienced something like this themselves or if it’s just coincidence. But the scenario is not wholly unrealistic. As a child, my experience that rings very close to Starlight’s hurt for months. It may have even had deeper, further reaching mental effects. So it makes sense, to me at least, that an incident where your best friend just up and leaves in the blink of an eye with seemingly no care for you, would eat Starlight up from the inside. And that’s not even to take into account the importance of cutie marks in Equestria. The CMC are perfect evidence that cutie marks are extremely important to at least a decent chunk of foals and hold a lot of mental weight. That in combination with the immediate abandonment is what I see as a mine’s worth of salt to rub into the wound that is Starlight’s worst day of her fillyhood. Others say that it’s not a substantial enough reason for Starlight to go on and do “X Y Z.” But there’s a couple important points to be aware of. 1.) The severity of events on someone’s psyche is not determined by outside observers. It is determined by the one who experienced them. It is not how hard an experience was objectively that matters, it is how hard THEY took it. And Starlight clearly took it hard. *I* took my experience hard, despite it appearing from the outside to simply be someone moving away. I understand that fiction is fiction and writing is not meant to be perfectly realistic. So I can see how some would find it just lazy writing not to give a villain a good backstory that matches their actions. But I’d also remind them that starlight was written TO BE reformed. 2.) Starlight’s actions and their consequences were not envisioned by her to be as bad as they were. Yes to US they are massive and put her on level with the other antagonists out to rule the world. Whereas Starlight felt she was completely in the right and didn’t even set out to forcibly conquer the world.(forcibly as in with physical violence or combat) Twilight and friends showed up at her village unrequested and it’s implied everyone there found their way to her village of their own accord. Starlight was not foal-napping anypony or walking into other villages to recruit. She merely acted opportunistically when a literal princess came to her village. Starlight never set out to directly attack Equestria or one of it’s leaders, it seems her plan was simply to slowly let ponies “learn” about her “enlightened” lifestyle of their own accord as they traveled to her village. Unlike every other main villain, Starlight did not set out to attack Equestria and take it over by force. At least not in a way she herself considered “force.” We as the audience are aware of the immense dangers of the “lifestyle” she wanted to spread. But Starlight was a genuine believer and in some weird way her wounded mind thought that she was helping. All the other villains held no such delusions. They were fully aware that their goal was taking Equestria by force so that they could live better at the *expense* of others. Actions taken after Twilight liberated the village were wholly reactionary. And Starlight herself proved she set out ONLY to get back at Twilight. She didn’t think her actions would doom the world. Her responses when challenged by Twilight and her denial show that she believed only twilight and her friends would be effected. Once again, while the results of Starlight’s actions were massive and far reaching, the impetus for said actions was not nearly as malicious as any other villain of the series. From Starlight’s perspective, delusional as it might be, she believed that she was just getting back at somepony who wronged her; somepony who showed up at her village unsolicited and ruined everything she built. Not destroying Equestria. 3.) Due to the nature of our brains, we all want some really important reason for bad things to happen. If a dictator burns down a country, we want to be told they did it because they were beaten as a child or tortured for years straight. When in reality, Starlight did what she did because of what effected HER badly. Not what a jury of the masses would come to a unanimous decision was objectively “bad enough” to warrant the damage she wrought. Starlight’s backstory is realistic in the way that, bad things happen for what we would say are bogus reasons all the time. Not every villain in the real world have some dastardly backstory, and almost nobody *thinks* THEY’RE the bad guy. Very few people wake up and purposefully choose cruelty and acridity for the pure sake of being cruel and acrid. I like to believe Twilight understood all this. At least a little. And that’s why she was willing to redeem Starlight instead of punish her severely. Even after the threat to the world was removed. Starlight’s initial actions do not hold a candle to the other villains in terms of pure villainy. Everyone else wanted to rule Equestria for their own sake just because they wanted to rule. Starlight wanted to do what she thought would *help* Equestrians in the long run. At no point after she’s found out did she ever “drop the charade” and declare that she was just using her village to gain power for the sake of it. Even while facing Twilight later on Starlight is convinced that her village was a good thing. And that’s why I understand and like Starlight’s backstory. It makes sense *to me* due to personal experience. It’s also why Starlight is the best pony. Her character has a lot of depth and she is the most unique villain in terms of motivation. She was delusional and anguished, not evil. Tl;dr: Just read the last bit.

@DLbroIsMentallyIll

8 ай бұрын

You really sound like a person who wants to write a book about it

@protagon1st962

7 ай бұрын

I glad u shared ur perspective. I enjoyed the read and majorly agree. Also hope u good now.

@DraBlm3335

7 ай бұрын

Interesting thinking. I admit for me, Starlight backstory feel weak but when you mention one doesn't need a big concrete backstory just to oppose another person/pony ideal is accurate as well.

@friedegg7077

4 ай бұрын

i hope u found a friend that cherishes u genuinely

@dianapl6432

3 ай бұрын

You write so beautifully. I had a blast reading every single paragraph. Never lose that, it's a skill. Thank you for sharing! I already liked Starlight, but this was a very nice reflection/analysis of her character, and I'm tired of getting hate just for liking a fictional character :"] So it's really reassuring to read. PD: To add a bit of my own experience. I was one to move pretty often from my friends instead of the other way around. I remember moving 7-8 times by the time I was 17. And reflecting back on it, with a more developed mind, I can clearly see some long-lasting consequences of having experienced that lifestyle in my youth. And I can tie some of the personal anguish I experienced to a butterfly effect very likely generated by this. From the outside, I was just a kid moving away, but you'll never know what goes through the mind of someone or what impact this can cause beneath their skin.

Finally, someone else who has 24+ minutes of rambling about this pony

@theroyalcourt8225

Жыл бұрын

Also, Equestria At War player spotted

@thekietnguyen2673

Жыл бұрын

​@Hero Star nah m8 spike is best pony

@thekietnguyen2673

Жыл бұрын

@Hero Star :/

@mozareklla

2 ай бұрын

​@@theroyalcourt8225 Best mod in Hoi4.

I didn't even know Starlight was generally hated, because the only opinion I've been exposed to about her is my own, and she's also my favorite character. Glad to see someone shares my opinion!

@cozyglow100

Жыл бұрын

I love starlight glimmer

@cozyglow100

Жыл бұрын

Please answer

@thenagito

Жыл бұрын

@@cozyglow100 Bro how do you expect me to respond to that? You made a statement that I didn't see how to respond to. I agree with you but I'm not going to respond just because you said something in my reply section

@cozyglow100

Жыл бұрын

What do you think about starlight glimmer

@thenagito

Жыл бұрын

@@cozyglow100 It's... in my comment

Technically, we don't know that Starlight never tried to contact Sunburst. But because of how Sunburst's mother tries to control his life, he probably threw out any letters Starlight wrote to him assuming they were from his mother. After all, it's revealed that he throws out letters from Sires Hollow. So yeah, Starlight doing what she did may be because of Sunburst's mother. Wow... I'm actually kinda surprised that I'm not the only one to see that detail about Sunburst's mother. Then again, I was also surprised that nobody considered that possibility either. It just seems so obvious to a rational thinker.

@rejisha

Жыл бұрын

we do know though that sunburst is still a contributing factor without his mom. His shame of flunking magic school and achieving greatness fall, pretty much made isolate all that time and avoid contacting her himself all that time. It was Starlight who had to go to him. So it could be said the initial reason reason Starlight changed was wack but the wackness should fall somewhat after the new information of a later time learned that gives more reason.

@changelingkingcocoon5029

Жыл бұрын

@@rejisha I'd argue that it's a chain of events that sent her into a downward spiral. It began with when Sunburst first got his cutie mark, specifically the even tthat caused it. He saved her from a pile of falling books. Granted, it likely wouldn't be much more than just a few bumps and brruises, but to a child her age, it still would've been at least a little traumatizing. At the time, she was also likely in awe at Sunburst. So when he was sent to Magic School, it meant that her savior was gone. And that's when you can get to Sunburst's mother sending letters and wanting to control his life. So whenever Starlight tried to contact him, he would just ignore them like he did his mother's letters. And with Starlight's mindset, him ignoring her affecter her that much more. So yeah, this may all stem from childish reasoning. But what happens to you as a child influences how you grow up. So even if you grow out of that childish reasoning, there's still that part of your mind that has been molded because of it.

@rejisha

Жыл бұрын

@@changelingkingcocoon5029 Yeah I get that. I'm just saying he could have reached out by sending a letter directly to starlight (Celestia or something else can probably send it to her with magic). Like he could ignore letters received but he could send letters back. it would let her know how he was doing at the time. but yeah I agree with all that. they were kids and miscommunication could really affect a person terribly. And feeling controlled, useless, busy or ashamed for so long could make a person ignore or avoid or isolate. Either way, things like that can make one feel (or in their cases feel like) there is no way to end it or only one way they found to end it.

Starlight Glimmer is the best character in the show: a villain with a realistic motivation and vision who finds redemption, dedicates herself to learning righteousness, and ultimately saves the heroes while providing a bunch of fun dialogue and interactions with other characters.

@N30NF43

2 ай бұрын

Her friend moved away and thus she started a cult, realistic

@PatriotMapper

2 ай бұрын

@@N30NF43 She was a child, which caused her to develop childish motivations and her father was too obsessed with treating her like a child that she never matured past her childhood hatred of cutie marks. It’s realistic when you consider the kind of impact events in your childhood and the way your parents treat you can have on your entire life.

@N30NF43

2 ай бұрын

@@PatriotMapper She started a cult, trauma doesn’t make people start cults

@PatriotMapper

2 ай бұрын

@@N30NF43 Cults are started for all kinds of reasons. Joseph Smith and David Koresh both suffered from traumatic experiences as children.

@fbidumbbee

2 ай бұрын

​@@N30NF43strawman

I agree with you about Starlight's backstory being completely realistic. A lot of things we believe subconsciously look utterly stupid when brought out to the light and questioned. But the point is, we don't question them. They become a false bedrock of things we just assume are true because we've never thought to question them. And yes, most if not all of them we picked up as children, when we were too naive to know any better.

@cozyglow100

Жыл бұрын

I love starlight glimmer

@yummydragon8533

3 ай бұрын

ik it's not the same thing, but it's similar to how some people become incels because they got rejected a lot and use that as a reason to declare that all women are awful. your rational arguments will never convince them otherwise, what will be most likely to is empathizing with the core of their argument: being rejected isnt fun. does that make their stance okay? no. but repressing people for making poorly founded decisions will never get them to change

Let us not forget that, if it weren't for Starlight, we wouldn't have Sugar Belle, aka the wife of my favorite pony, Big McIntosh.

@cid76

2 ай бұрын

also Daybreaker, Reformed Changelings (buy our toys by Hasbro), improved Maud Pie episodes, Waifu Stealer Sunburst, jerkadorable Trixie

@SmokeTheHorsehog

2 ай бұрын

@@cid76 All of these character changes or additions were because of her. And for better or worse, I'm glad for that.

@cid76

2 ай бұрын

@@SmokeTheHorsehog They are for the better indeed, That's why Glim Glam is my favourite pony alongside Princess Luna

This video literally has it all. Godlike editing, jokes in every single frame, thoughtful analysis, and MEMES. This was a fantastic watch. Loved it.

Starlight’s expressions and reactions to things in this show are top tier tbh. Reminds me a lot of earlier-series Twilight, who was a bit more snarky and awkward.

@beingweirdisnormal1404

4 күн бұрын

Yes, I'm 100% with MV's video on Starlight being the best pony, and her expressions are just one part of it, they're the best.

I'm a simple man: I see glim glam, I click.

This video is one of the reasons why I still love MLP and the Brony Fandom. We can make fun of ourselves, laugh at cringe, and be cringy ourselves, but we can also have deep insight into characters and lore from a show that on the surface may not seem that deep. We can take these ponies and give new ways to think about and discuss them, and we can showcase just how cool they are and how smart the writers of the show were. Props to you MV! Thank you for the entertaining video, and I can’t wait for part 2! Fluttershy is still best pony though don’t @ me

@northproductions6104

8 ай бұрын

Yeah like comparing what Apple Bloom went through in the episode Bloom and Gloom. And how her nightmares and fears were something that Starlight shared

I would've loved for Starlight to become a princess at the end. She absolutely deserved it, that's for sure.

@catraaaaaa

Жыл бұрын

IFKR??

@M0ONCommander

2 ай бұрын

nah, she's more the type to abolish the monarchy and establish democratically elected representatives. anti-establishment queen

@Probably_JENOVA

29 күн бұрын

It’s kinda scary to think just how OP she would especially be as an alicorn.

@user-sb3xj4fd1s

17 күн бұрын

Then she would become stronger then every pony in equestrian history this includes celestia Luna fused

I never had an issue with Starlight's backstory. I carry more than a few things from deep in my past that I would gladly take a whole planet off the census for, but I also understand that I do not have that power and the damage I can reasonably cause just wouldn't be enough to sate my ego, let alone my id. Starlight's goal wasn't to cause war and slavery and genocide and all that. Her goal was to make Twilight miserable. Twilight's joy came from her friends, Starlight's joy came from the reverence of her town. That town was taken so Starlight just wanted to return the favor. On top of the fact that we keep getting sent back to a certain point in time so all of these disastrous futures are more hypothetical than anything. Solid, but not permanent. Now imagine if someone actually brought down atrocities, did damage that couldn't just be rewound and taken back, and all for some small, petty reason like.. I dunno, they couldn't get into art school or something. Damage done for a petty reason is still damage, and believe you me, it can feel so very good to indulge in those small, petty hatreds that you've been carrying around for years if not decades. And watching someone else wildly succeed and bask in something that you never even got a real chance at can cut deep and fester hard until you find yourself thinking that it's only a matter of time before your self control cracks.

I just want to say for your first time commentary, this looks and feels you’ve been doing this for years on KZread and that’s amazing. Also, I’ve always wanted to make a video like this about why starlight is the best starlight but I gave up on it a while back. Even if I went through with it, it would not come close in quality to this man, keep up the good work.

God I cannot imagine how much time and effort all this editing could've taken you And FINALLY SOMEONE FINALLY SAYING IT STARLIGHT IS AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN BEST PONE

Haven't seen such a well-edited, high-effort video about colorful horses in a long-long while. I am thoroughly impressed.

I agree completely with this, Starlight is absolutely Best Pony. Others may disagree with me, but they can not and will never change my mind. The only thing that I say would’ve made her even better for me would be if we got to see a bit more of her as a villain. But still happy with what we got.

@noin9509

Жыл бұрын

Fluttershy is best pony.

I’ll be the first one to say that I feel like Starlight’s backstory is Apple Bloom and the rest of the Crusader’s nightmares come to life. It’s just that unlike Starlight, they actually had good family and friends to support them with their fears and worries. Especially about cutie marks and how it’d change their relationships with each other

Holy shit. This is now the standard for all videos talking about the show. A+ 10/10 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 100% Certified Fresh

I kinda wonder what people wanted from that backstory? The cutie mark moment where she is sitting there crying after sunburst has gone off and has the 'if people weren't different this wouldn't have happened'? Like is that what people wanted? Like god, her cutie mark is the symbol of magic/individuality/the soul **turning to dust**, fucking with what makes people unique is what makes her unique, it's as she puts it HER magic. With her ass tat basically she was a ticking timebomb in equestria.

@rejisha

Жыл бұрын

some or certain people, more or less, thirst being spoon fed things in excruciating details/frames. It's likely they get upset when their criteria for likability or potential or relate-ability is not up to their feeble standards. It's also possible they will forget not everyone reacts the same And that she was a kid driven to that path due to lack of resources or being pushed to such path by resources. Bet if she made a deal with a villain that claims they will keep their promise, people will likely bash her cause they know the obvious or watched it already, acting like she should know. Also a person who experiences the same crap repeating may become numb and feel there is no real way out and if there is there is only one possibility they found.

@DefineObsessed

Жыл бұрын

The fandom wanted something a TV-Y show couldn't provide (Intense Bullying,Self harm etc) and thats on them for expecting that

Oh mah gosh, I just realized that Starlight is stronger than Celestia, or just smarter than her, why? Because she lasted way long than Celestia in that battle against Queen Chrysalis.

@unknownunicorn567

Жыл бұрын

Starlight #bestpone

@pancakes8670

Ай бұрын

I never thought about that. Chrysalis was even stronger than she was when she fought Celestia. Imma say Starlights just smarter, because its weird thinking Starlight has the power to move the sun.

@unknownunicorn567

Ай бұрын

@@pancakes8670 yeah lol

@user-sb3xj4fd1s

17 күн бұрын

@@pancakes8670she probably is almost as strong cuz she literally made celestia and Luna switch cutie marks to take anyone’s cutie mark is one thing but taking a strong pony’s cutie mark is another and switching from two different princess cutie marks make you stronger then at least one princess and I think she is stronger then twilight cuz twilight said it starlight glimmer is more skilled then her

This video will provide plenty more than just 24 minutes of entertainment and information. I'm going to rewatch it at 0.5x speed just to catch everything. Good to see Glimmy get more love over the years. Can't wait for Part 2!

Woah, this is really damn good video. The editing is beyond solid, and your voicework works great for what you're doing. Great work bro, keep it up

holy crap this vid went above and beyond! You have convinced me. Starlight truly is best horse

Everything here in this video is basically facts entirely

Ridiculously good video, I could watch this ten times without getting bored. Although Trixie is still my favourite pony, Starlight is a close second and this video absolutely reinforces that.

I feel like she’s not a Mary sue because she kind of works with her magic smarter rather than harder

OMG it took me this long to find somepony who is a yter and actually appreciates Starlight enough to talk about her for ages 🥺💞

Still finding new pony youtubers!!! And I've been a brony since October 2011 lol. Congrats on making the list in top 10 pony videos of July 2022

We needed her longer she was such a comfort chadacter

As a dude who was in high school when this show began, had friends who were bronies who the rest of us considered weirdos, grew up and discovered great old shows I'd missed like Avatar, got married and had daughters, and then watched the entirety of MLP:FIM with them as a family, I've gotta say... Starlight's story is perfectly fine, and her whole arc is my favorite. Including the "petty" motivation for her turning evil. MLP:FIM's a great show and they did her arc justice. Being abandoned by your childhood best friend can be just as devastating to a little girl as being beat up by your own father can be for a little boy (a la Zuko). If you don't get it, then your being a dude is showing. What most bronies don't understand, most of them never having married a woman or raised daughters before, is that emotional damage runs deep, and the most illogical and destructive outlooks and coping mechanisms can get cemented even deeper. Yeah, it's illogical. It's petty. It's overwhelmingly vindictive and oppressive, overcompensating for the trauma tenfold and not caring who you take down with you. But it's real to them and they manifest it into reality by embracing their _perception_ of the trauma into their very identity. Don't believe me? Just look at what cancel culture has become today, led completely by the exact same illogical coping mechanisms for things that make zero sense on the surface. And the only way to fight that and get through to these traumatized people is with empathy. Starlight's motivation for her dark deeds is pretty much the definition of Toxic Femininity. It's the form of vindictive, selfish violence and aggression that women take, as opposed to men, born from the same place of self-righteous narcissism and victimhood mentality that Toxic Masculinity comes from. They're both just overly-political words for the universal concept of "being an asshole," and whether they "exist" or not, the reality of people given into overwhelming douchebaggery is real, and it starts with childhood trauma. For girls, being abandoned by your friends over _anything_ can very easily make that thing, whatever you interpreted it as or latched onto, become the sole object of your existence, with you determined to escape or destroy it til the day you die. And it takes a massive amount of patience, empathy, challenges, and forgiveness to overcome, all of which Starlight goes through over the course of many seasons. She's not instantly "cured" of her assholery, and that's what makes it realistic and awesome. Starlight makes sense, at least to a guy who understands women as much as any loving husband or father can. I put her redemption arc right up there with Zuko's, even though they're vastly different, because it was given time to flesh out and she had many steps backward along the way. If it ended right after she showed Twilight her backstory, and she was just perfect after that? It would've sucked. But as it is, the following seasons did a powerful commentary on forgiveness and being willing to challenge and change yourself for the better.

@northproductions6104

2 ай бұрын

Best comment in this section. Completely agree on everything here.

@SomeYouTubeTraveler

2 ай бұрын

@@northproductions6104 Thank you. Oof, I forgot how long and rambling it was... but I still stand by it

I honestly like Starlight Glimmer and her redemption arc. Also, Kelly Sheridan was also famous for voicing anime characters such as Leena from Zoids new century, Ukyo from Ranma 1/2, and most importantly, Sango from Inuyasha.

I can feel the max0r energy flowing full force in the editing style, great job! Also, W MAS reference

I didn't really need affirmation of something I thought was fact (Starlight being the best pony, that is), but holy hell, great video, thanks for putting so much effort into it! 💜

I re-watch these so frequently. Works of art

The editing in this video is so good and managed to make me understand her character arc

I had to watch this MASTERPIECE at 0.75x speed to take everything in. 🤯 Well, your argument is very compelling, so I guess I can't argue otherwise about best pony. This video is _insane_ by the way. It's great to see some people are still putting extreme efforts into pony videos! /)

@adolfodef

Жыл бұрын

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15:24 bro dropped the coldest edit and gave us no blanket

This is the dopest character analysis I’ve ever seen. Sunset’s still better though.

@Nightharmony69

Жыл бұрын

Opinion valid. 👍

@woomod2445

Жыл бұрын

Yes but you can't compete with sunset, that isn't fair to glimglam. Being #2 when #1 is the glorious and perfect Sunset Shimmer is nothing against a character.

I’m sorry Starlight is my second favorite after Twilight I’M A FRAUD 😭😭 but seriously this video is absolutely epic. It’s hilarious, well constructed, and the editing is off the charts !! Well done!!!

Honestly the Camilla transition for the Starlight Twilight fight was incredible and you have nothing but my pure respect.

Great video, and insane editing. Had me dying in some parts.

This video was wonderfully edited, and I laughed out loud in many parts. Peak meme usage, and very good analysis overall. Congratulations, and I look forward to watching the next part.

Finaly, someone who also love Starlight 😂 Along with Twilight, Starlight is one of my fave. I like her design, her personality and her magic

Starlight is the best. Badass, intelligent, thicc, powerful.

@icedemon8419

Жыл бұрын

*Put it on my tab*

@cozyglow100

Жыл бұрын

I love starlight glimmer

Absolutely fantastic. Starlight is indeed best pony and I thank you for your service with this video.

@noin9509

Жыл бұрын

Wrong. Fluttershy is objectively best pony.

Starlight can't be considered a Mary Sue. Because, besides her skills in all magical at the level of alicorn, she's a mess in pretty much everything else. A character just for being OP and/or solo-ing enemies doesn't make them perfect.

Wow, I feel like this video was made for me personally. Can't agree more with the stated opinions and the sound design and fast past humor is just fantastic. Starlight is definitely best pony (I plan to get my starlight tattoo early next year and best part is if anyone asks what it is I can just say it's a kite) and I can't help but feel hanging out and talking about ponies with you would be like hanging out with an absolute homie counterpart of myself.

@noin9509

Жыл бұрын

Fluttershy is better than Starlight.

My brother in Celestia, this editing is Alicorn Tier! When I heard that you editing was in the adhd inducing hypnosis that is Max0r, I came here at the speed of an Emergency Meeting and hitted that subsrible button because I Love That Hay-Shiz!

This is so masterfully edited. Great job! Also holy shit those added factors you mentioned help her backstory make so much more sense.

Goddamn if I were to search up the definition of a masterpiece in google right now i bet yo ass this video is gonna be the first result. This was like if Max0r did a pony video. There are so many good edits paired with fantastic commentary that just makes me want to be starlight's submissive pet. Great vid cant wait for part 2 👍

you just earned a sub man! the edit was insanely insane!

This is the first ever video. I have ever watched from you.☺️

Thank you for this video! Looking forward to Part 2! 👍

For your first time with this type of vid you did very well! So much editing and memes condensed I had to keep rewinding to catch up 😂 Glim Glam is the best!

God that was scuh an amazing video. Really appreciate the edit. I couldnt get my eyes off the screen.

The new Totally Legit Recap series seems different than I remember... XD I really hope you keep this analysis series up, I have a DWK shaped hole in my... heart. Your fast editing and funny quips are on point either way. Subscribed!

Your editing is amazing! I love all the stuff you add in to your videos. I know it must take a while to do all that, so I hope you know that at least someone appreciates the time you spent working on it

The editing is awesome

Bro I love this cheat code for views, I watch the first time normally, then you get a second view when I have to rewatch it at .25 to see all the little edits, I love this

BRO THIS IS SO TRUE AND THE EDITING IS AMAZING AND WHY ARE U SO UNDERRATED

I'm exceptionally grateful for this video

This video made me even love starlight then I already are

@cozyglow100

Жыл бұрын

I love starlight glimmer

My god, ever since we lost dwk I thought that would be it for the hilarious rambling about how amazing starlight is..but yet here you are, a champion coming save us all in our time of need. I salute you good sir. Can't wait for Pt 2

I just really hate Starlight. She lost her friend when she was like six years old and spent the entire rest of her childhood and teenage years going insane about it and somehow came to the conclusion that she should become a communist, brainwash a whole village, and literally end the entire world because of one singular issue she had when she was a toddler that everybody goes through. Then she was immediately redeemed and accepted by everyone who knew her and what she did, received no punishment for her war crimes (while an actual child is eternally locked in prison for doing similar things).

@2Navalie

2 ай бұрын

Honestly for the first part you should watch the video or a couple comments here because they explain why Starlight put a footstep into becoming a villain, but we can only make guesses that she had a bad childhood and she wasn't taught to react to a situation like this, whether big or small. but for the second i agree, Even if Starlight has to be reformed she should at least have some jail time to make her realize what she has done and mass of it all, instead of instantly forgiving her. Her arc could also be influencing kids to forgive anyone, which could be a common misconception.

@lualas

26 күн бұрын

if u are a communist dictator u get to become besties with the princess of friendship!!

This dude possesses Maxor levels of editing, I love it.

God this was really fun to watch. The Sonic transitions were really cool and even though it was super fast I really understood what you were saying (for the most part)

your editing style is so satisfying to watch theres never a dull moment fucking perfect video 10/10

This video is amazing, how did i not discovered you before haha i love the editing and the commentary, it reminds me of DWK, i thought i'll never be seeing this type of video again in the fandom, im subbing rn

The rebirth of DWK?!? Doesn’t have to be. This is absolutely fantastic, brudda 🤙🥳 all the best to ya. Your editing skills are top notch. 🫢

This is definitely one of my fav videos now!

I never disliked Starlight. I just hated how weak her backstory was, but the way you explained makes it seem stronger, and it makes more sense now.

Dayum. Glim Glam caused a lot of time traveling war crimes.

3:25 amazing shera refference

The Maxor of pony videos

Thank you so much for talking about the obvious best pony in this show, WITH memes. I laughed so hard that I woke up my family- 😅💜

@cozyglow100

Жыл бұрын

I love starlight glimmer

Imma share this cuz this was really well done you just got a new subscriber.

Can't believe I am watching this before going to bed. Totally worth listening to you about your opinion!

Yay I'm not the only one who has liked Starlight Glimmer.

@2Navalie

2 ай бұрын

Honestly the fandom has to stop picking on characters to hate, examples are Rarity, Spike, Trixie, and Starlight.

A weapon to surpass Max0r...

Who would've know that Glim Glam from S5 would be right all along and Twilight in G5 would literally take everyone's magic away to "ensure equality" Like damn bro I wonder if Glimmy was in any way involved in this decision and her reaction

@BlooMonkiMan

2 ай бұрын

Or maybe that memory stone shit from eg was found by the legion of doom after they broke out of their stone prison and used it to turn Starlight back into a villain, which then leads to Princess Twilight also having her memories changed so she's back to being a friendless workaholic, which creating Midnight Sparkle, who took away everyone's magic because the Legion of Doom said it would be the best way to study magic after -killing Starlight- tying off loose ends, which forces the young six and the pillars to banish Tirek, Cozy Glow, Chrysalis, Midnight Sparkle, and themselves to Limbo. Afterwords, the few ponies who survived would build the G5 world while the rest of the creatures went underground to guard a shrine where the end of the old world is sealed away

@aertnadle2466

27 күн бұрын

@@BlooMonkiMan Wasn't the memory stone destroyed at the end of Forgottenn Friendship?

The editing is gorgeous

I love starlight because she is the base breaking character and nothing about her is genuine. And because she's batshit insane as a baseline.

thank god for this video . glimglam is absolute peak

One of my favourite things about Glimmy, is that she's still devious, reliant on magic, and angry sometimes, even after redemption. Especially when meeting Sunburts, right after her redemption. She was devious, annoyed, trying to manipulate Spike etc.

Amazing video! Might have been your first full-on commentary, but you did really great! Editing was fast as hell, but it’s a testament to how much effort you put into this and was really funny to watch. Also nice how you addressed some complicated stuff with Starlight. Her backstory was definitely something that I saw argued about a lot back when I was really into MLP. I honestly just found it fine because of the child perspective, but you did a good job addressing both sides of the argument. Looking forward to Part 2! (And hopefully doesn’t break your hands again lmao) _Glim Glam is best pony_…objectively

I totally agree! Starlight is really the only and only one best pony! And you are really the best for making this Video! You Humour is also right on point.

I was disappointed with how they handled Starlight because the S5 finale made it look like she was gonna be a 7th Mane 6. But then they'd only ever have her on the periphery of the group, either only getting 1-on-1 with Twilight (once with Pinkie) or twice getting to be with all of them. How many times did she stay back while they all did something? I wanted to see her way more integrated into that group, and the S8 finale did her dirty. She got off-screened by a _child_ and spent the entire time locked up and didn't get to do anything. So many characters got to help but her, and she missed out on all of it. And she never got revenge. You know, Shining Armor at least got to help drive out the changelings at the end of Canterlot Wedding.

@2Navalie

2 ай бұрын

what im guessing is this is this is either because of fan hate spam or mediocre writing.

this is quite literally the best KZread video I have ever seen

I love your yt style.

Just came back to rewatch this masterpiece of a video and realised I never commented, so here is my thoughts. I completely agree and this video and it’s hilarious deconstruction of starlight, the editing is fun and bouncy and hits the perfect niece of comedy for me. This video really got me laughing the whole time I watched it, I’m so incredibly envious of your editing style bro please make a preset pack i will buy that shit. Well written, well edited and 100% factual video, great job MV.

it was amazing, thank you so much!

Glimmy is as complex character as complex is your vid. As other said, a 0.5 speed watch will be needed, that means your vid is actually 50% longer. I cant have enought glimglam. Kudos to you! Hope to see more vids! Subscribed already!

celestias the best no one will EVER change my opinion. beautiful mane, soft white fur, long horn, huge fluffy wings and the greatest voice ever.

Finally, some good fucking character analysis! I fucking love it, MOAR PLS

Starlight is my favorite character but why is this the first time my brain has registered her mane change? I never noticed it even though I've seen the entire series and knew she had more twilight style bangs at some point. I must have forgotten they weren't just in her kid design or something

how the hell does maxor style editing go so damn well with mlp? good job man.

Evil Barbie started out on my shit list but gradually worked her way solidly into the cast as the writing around her improved.

Get out of my BRAIN!!!! Seriously, you are speaking my thoughts and feels about Glimmy Glam out loud.