Theory 1: How old are the MLP characters? · 2:21am Apr 3rd, 2021
The above question seems to be unsolvable. All along, we have assumed the ages of the ponies or have said that in the magical land of Equestria, age is not really an essential part of the lore.
However, I believe that we have already found out 2 of the mane 6's ages from possibly, the most unlikely source ever. The Comics. Quite recently, there was an announcement that Issue 99 of the Season 10 MLP comics was coming out and I was particularly excited about it. Particularly because:
1. Cheese and Pinkie potential romance plot
2. Marble Pie
However reading the synopsis, I noticed something and I quote: "Marble Pie is off to college!" So from this quote, we can only assume that Marble is at least 18-19 years old but why is this important?
In the episode Hearthbreakers, when introducing Marble Pie to the Apples, Pinkie says this: "This is Marble Pie, my baby sister who's only a few minutes younger than me but she'll always be a baby to me, isn't that right?"
A few minutes younger? Hm...
Hence, through this admission, Pinkie in Season 10 is 18-19 years old. Another Mane 6 character whom we can find the age of is Fluttershy. Recall the famous line from the episode Griffon the Brush Off said by Fluttershy herself: "I'm a year older than you,"
This proves that Fluttershy at Season 10 is 19-20 years old.
Now people would argue that the comics aren't canon and for some parts, I agree, but there IS a reason why this version of the comics is specifically titled Season 10 comics. It is a continuation of the G4 universe in between Season 9 Episode 25 and 26.
What are your thoughts about this and how old do you think the rest of the Mane 6 are? Comment below.
Just a little edit and more for thought: Rainbow Dash is most likely to be the same age as Fluttershy as they attended the same flight school together. Now admittedly, this is a stretch since they could be from different levels. But is food for thought.
Also from here, we can find out Pinkie and Fluttershy's age at season 1 through an annual celebration... The Summer Sun Celebration. After all, it was the event that started it all. Throughout the rest of the series, there were 3 of those celebrations in the series (Season 1, Season 4 and Season 9) and most recently in the comics where it was renamed by Twilight. So let us go back all these years to the beginning. Assuming we wind back 3 years in time, Pinkie would be 15-16 years old and Fluttershy would be 16-17 years old. Which is mental.
Neat find! Can't say I'm entirely willing to put all my eggs into the one basket, so to speak, but it's definitely some interesting food for thought.
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