After a decade of G4, the newest generation of My Little Pony is finally here.
Last year, Netflix premiered the first G5 movie, “A New Generation”, and this month
is the premiere of the next G5 special, “Make Your Mark”.
With more episodes on the way later this year, we wanted to take a look at the ponies we’ve
met so far and see where they land on the morality spectrum.
I’m ____ with WickedBinge, and this is My Little Pony G5: Good to Most Heroic.
At the time of writing, while there have been a few antagonists in G5, these characters
haven’t quite crossed that line into being bad or evil.
So today, we’re going to be starting with the least good ponies in G5 before working
our way up to the most good and the heroic!
For our least good pony, we’ve selected Sprout Cloverleaf.
Sprout is both Hitch’s deputy and Phyillis' son, being shown to be pretty cowardly in
the face of real threats.
He resents Hitch for being more popular with the townsponies, but doesn’t try to actually
better himself until his mother pushes him to do so.
Needless to say, this ‘bettering’ ends up backfiring massively.
Once Sprout is made temporary sheriff of Maretime Bay, he quickly becomes Drunk with Power.
He even commands the ponies to build him a giant war machine that can be used against
Unicorns and Pegasi.
But while he’s both a bully and an idiot at times, Sprout isn’t really evil.
Much of his actions were driven by his mother’s influence, which makes sense since all he
wants is her approval.
We never see Sprout again after the end of the first film, so it’s implied that he
isn’t going to continue trying to create a war between the three races.
These things don’t excuse his actions, which is why we had to put him at the very bottom,
but here’s hoping that the next time we see this character, he’ll be more than just
a wannabe dictator.
Not too far above her son, we have Phyllis Cloverleaf.
Being the head of Canterlogic, a company specializing in products to keep earth ponies ‘safe and
stylish’, Phyllis uses the prejudices between the three pony races to her advantage.
What’s worse is that the anti-unicorn and anti-pegasi products were at best defective
and useless and at worst extremely dangerous.
Phyllis was also a pretty terrible mother, all things considered.
When it came to her son, Sprout, she taught him to fear other races of ponies and later
pushed him into becoming a ‘leader’ - which turned into him becoming a dictator.
Even if this wasn’t Phyllis’ plan, she still played a part and didn’t do much to
take responsibility for her son or his destructive actions.
Still, for what it’s worth, Phyllis had no desire to actually attack anyone and start
a war.
Additionally, she wasn’t purposely pushing lies to sell her products - Phyllis did legitimately
believe that unicorns and pegasi were dangerous.
Once she realized the truth, Phyllis tried to make up for the damage she inadvertently
caused.
However, at best these traits keep her from being any lower.
While not a complete villain or heartless monster, she’s still a pretty terrible person.
Next up is the most recent G5 character, Posey Bloom.
Posey serves as the main antagonist of the “Make Your Mark” special, being the one
who ends up making the arguments between the three types of ponies worse.
In addition to originally having a dislike of magic, Posey is also extremely judgmental.
Whether it’s an accident or a misunderstanding, she tended to see the worst in both unicorns
and pegasi, not really wanting to listen to reason.
Eventually though, Posey does apologize and admits that her anger came from jealousy.
We have to wonder though, would she have been willing to admit her faults if she hadn’t
gotten her own Flower Power magic?
It’s hard to say…
Still, since the worst she does is start arguments and get angry at non-earth ponies, we can’t
really put her any lower.
Up next, we have Alphabittle.
Being the ‘alpha’ unicorn of sorts, given that he’s the biggest one we see from the
Bridlewood Forest, Alphabittle is also extremely competitive and more than a little cocky.
He only accepts challenges if ponies offer up something valuable to him as part of a
bet, and when he discovers Sunny’s true identity as an earth pony, he tries to disregard
her victory over him.
So yeah, he’s just a bit of a sore loser too.
However, while he may have been a bit of a jerk, Alphabittle does step up in the final
battle, trying to protect others and doing what he can to help restore the magic.
Following him is the winged monarch, Queen Haven.
She’s the mother of Pipp and Zipp and the monarch of Zephyr Heights, being the one who
originally had the idea of faking her and her family’s ability to fly.
Thankfully, Haven doesn’t do this as a means of seeming more powerful or more threatening
to her subjects, but instead to be an inspiration and symbol of hope to them.
While it still wasn’t great that she lied to all the pegasi, we can understand the good
intentions behind them.
Later on in the first film, we see Haven push Alphabittle out of the way of Sprout's war
machine, saving both him and the critters he was trying to shield.
So, maybe this queen isn’t so passive after all.
As a mother, while she may have her faults, she’s a much better mother than Phyllis
at the very least.
She cares about her daughters despite her occasional sternness, even telling them to
escape Zephyr Heights and save themselves after she’s arrested.
However, she does seem to favor Pipp slightly.
Haven also forced Zipp to go along with their family’s lie - despite her eldest making
it very clear how uncomfortable she was with the lie - and try to force her into princess
lessons, so we had to take a couple points off for that.
Still, at the end of the “Make Your Mark”, Haven does accept that Zipp is her own person
and lets her make her own choices, which is definitely a step in the right direction.
Next up is Haven’s youngest daughter, Pipp Petals.
Being one of the Zephyr Heights princesses, Pipp is a singer and social media celebrity.
While she may seem a bit shallow on the surface, she’s definitely not just a spoiled princess.
When it comes to her many fans, Pipp does seem to at the very least care about them,
genuinely wanting to entertain her fellow pegasi while enjoying their attention at the
same time.
As a singer, Pipp also tries to use her music to make others happy, like when she sings
a song specifically for Zipp in “Make Your Mark” when she sees that her big sister
is stressed out.
While she gets the least amount of development in the first movie, Pipp does have her moments
of goodness in it.
She drops her grudge against her sister and Sunny fairly quickly, and even helps the latter
win her dancing challenge by giving Sunny advice.
All in all, while Pipp still may be a bit phone obsessed and isn’t always the most
active, she’s still incredibly friendly for the most part, having many of the traits
that we’ve seen in other admirable animated princesses.
Finishing up the Pegasi royal family, next we have Zephyrina "Zipp" Storm.
Being the more rebellious Pegasus princess, Zipp tends to be much more active than her
sister.
Unlike her mother and sister, Zipp refused to just live a pampered life as a princess,
choosing to instead actively research pegasi and their loss of flight.
When she first hears that there’s a chance to restore magic and flight for the pegasi,
Zipp does what she can to help.
This unfortunately means betraying both her mother and her younger sister, literally leaving
Pipp hanging after their heist went wrong.
This is definitely her worst moment, but we can understand making a bad decision in the
heat of the moment - especially if it’s a decision that could potentially lead to
a better outcome for everyone in the end.
Zipp can also be brave, joining Hitch in the battle against Sprout.
Then in “Make Your Mark”, when Zipp suspects that the magic is glitching, she takes it
upon herself to try and figure out why.
Although we have to take a couple points off for how secretive she was about her investigation,
the fact that Zipp ends up becoming a detective by the end of the special shows how much she
cares about figuring things out and helping other ponies out with her discoveries.
Just outside the podium of Good is the arts and crafts unicorn, Izzy Moonbow.
Energetic and curious, Izzy serves as Sunny’s first non-earth pony friend.
While she can be easily distracted and a bit of a ditz, Izzy is also extremely kind and
friendly towards others - even towards Hitch and Sprout, who were trying to capture her.
Izzy’s skills as a crafter are also extremely helpful, since she was able to use them as
a means to create a decoy crown for their Pegasus Crystal heist as well as unicorn disguises
for the rest of the group.
Her crafting skills also extend to gifts for her friends.
She made much of the new Bright-tower’s decor, and was even able to repair the lamp
that Sunny’s father gave her.
While her tendency to be distracted and her naivete can be a bit troublesome, it really
is Izzy’s kindness that shines through the brightest.
Earning the Bronze Medal of Good is Sheriff Hitch Trailblazer.
Hitch serves as the hard-working sheriff at Maretime Bay, keeping a close eye on things
and doing his part to keep both ponies and critters safe.
We even see Hitch take care of a baby dragon in the Make Your Mark special, showing just
how nurturing he can be.
We also can’t forget how he saved a young foal in the first film or how he charged in
to try and stop Sprout’s attack in the first movie’s climax.
Though confident, Hitch never crosses the line into being self-centered and is even
willing to compromise or be more open minded.
This is especially true with his childhood friend, Sunny.
While he does try to arrest her in the first movie, he only does this because he thinks
enforcing the law is the right thing to do instead of doing it out of malice, even dropping
the whole arrest thing once things are cleared up.
Though he can be a bit stern and by-the-book at times, Hitch has a good heart, making it
clear why he was chosen for the role of sheriff in the first place.
For our Silver Medal of Good, we have Sunny Starscout.
As the adventurous and hopeful leader of the group, Sunny is the one who originally initiates
and drives the quest to restore friendship to Equestria.
All Sunny wants is for all pony kinds to get along, not believing that unicorns and pegasi
are as dangerous as others may say.
Although idealistic, she’s still willing to put in the work needed for her goals to
succeed, being willing to leave her hometown and then continuing to try and help ponies
get along.
Sunny is also a good friend in general, being there for friends and strangers alike.
However, Sunny does have a couple flaws that keep her from the top spot.
While her quest to restore the magic and unite all ponies was a noble one, Sunny was willing
to steal and lie in order to complete this quest.
Yes, it was for the ‘greater good’, but it was still wrong.
Sunny was also a bit dismissive towards Izzy when Izzy tried to have tea with the group
after they had reached her house, with Sunny caring more about finding the Unicorn Crystal
than taking a chance to get to know her new friends.
Her dismissiveness got a bit worse in the special, where she was more focused on getting
earth ponies to like magic than actually listening to their concerns.
She even refused to believe Zipp when Zipp told her that the magic was in danger.
Thankfully, Sunny does redeem herself both by apologizing and by saving other ponies
during the special’s climax.
Although she’s on her way to becoming Equestria’s most recent hero, there’s still one pony
that beats her in terms of goodness.
Finally, our Good Medal of Good is going to Sunny’s father, Argyle Starshine.
As a pony historian, Argyle shared stories about Princess Twilight Sparkle and her friends
with his daughter, encouraging her to not be prejudice towards non-earth ponies.
Even when other ponies looked down on him for this, Argyle remained strong in his beliefs,
not backing down from ponies like Phyllis.
In addition to being a great role model, Argyle was just a great dad in general, being loving
towards Sunny and having a close relationship with her.
Although he didn’t get very much screen time, he didn’t seem to show any negative
traits in that time, easily making him the purest character in this newest generation
of My Little Pony.
Then again, what do you expect from a character that follows the “Dead Disney Parent”
trope?
But let us know in the comment section if you agree with our ranking, and tell us what
we should cover next!
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