The Unknown Casualty (Spolier Warning for those who did not see season 5 Finale) · 5:54am May 22nd, 2016
There's something I notice that most reviewers (to my knowledge) didn't mention about the season 5 finale parts 1 and 2. When Starlight changes the past the future is alternated into three most dominate timelines: King Sombra, Chrysalis, and Nightmare Moon. I'm aware there are others, but let's focus on these three. Within each timeline we see how the mane 5 are affected by this.
Rainbow Dash becomes a solider during the war against King Sombra and got a prospetic wing, a scar over her eye, and a ripped ear while Pinkie Pie and Maud are crushing rocks with their hooves. Rarity, Applejack, and Fluttershy are supporting the soliders through food and clothing.
Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy are hiding inside the forest with Zecroa's group from the changelings.
Finally, there's Rainbow being a high rank solider in Nightmare Moon's night guard and Rarity is working as a castle decorator.
In these timelines and others we see the villains and Flim and Flam (they are more like antagmonists to me) achieving their goals.
We all know that the mane 6 achieve their cutie marks thanks to Rainbow Dash's sonic rainboom and because of that the mane 6 changes the lives of others around them. Twilight with Moondancer, Applejack and Rara, Pinkie Pie and Cheese Sandwhich, Rarity and Sassy Saddles, Fluttershy and Discord, and Rainbow Dash and Scootlaloo. I'm sure there are more, but those are the top pairings I can think of off the top of my head.
Anyway, there is one overlook character not many people mention or noticed (to my knowledge I'm just a casual Pegasister).
Spike.
Beside saving the Crystal Empire twice, without the sonic rainboom Spike wouldn't be hatch by Twilight and be the dragon we know today. Spike's fate can go many ways, but the most possible one is preventing an attack on Equestria from Garble. Think about it. If Spike weren't there during the Gaulet of Fire, Ember would not learn about friendship and would have drown as Garble would become the Dragon Loard and attack Equestria. Without him, Equestria wouldn't have Ember as an allied.
Phew! I'm glad to get that out of my system. After watching the Gualet of Fire I realized how important Spike is to Equestria and that got me thinking what would happen to Spike if Twilight never hatched him. The darkest idea is never experiencing the outside world and be trap inside his egg forever. :shivers:
This may not be the final post of Spike's achievements that could benefit Equestria since we are still in season 6 and there will propably be more Spike's episodes.
So...yeah those are my thoughts. Bye.