What's wrong with the Crusaders?

Rarity and Sweetie Belle honestly have one of the most realistic sibling relationships in the show. They're both constantly at each other's throats and pushing each other’s buttons. But at the end of the day, they both care for and love each other.

The reason scootaloo is adopted by rainbow dash is because I think they wanted to represent found family. My little pony often times likes to represent people and groups so kids feel included so I believe this is the case.

The weirdest part of the CMC is their marks, them having the same mark but a different core emblem means there’s something unique about each of them that was never elaborated on.

4:37...when her parents were finally revealed and turned out not to be dead/or abandoned Scootaloo and showed up on screen. I WAS SO PISSED OFF. I wish they never revealed her parents...

I thought it was really weird that despite the fact that Sweetie and Rarity lived in their childhood home we rarely saw their parents. We only saw them over for breakfast once and the dad in the background fishing. They made it very apparent that Rarity was the one who had to step up to raise her sister while balancing her fashion business. Their dynamic reminds me a lot of Lilo and Nani too.

My overall idea about scootaloo and rainbow dash is that mlp was trying to show that you can have selective family even if not blood related, like a freind group

i cant remember what episode this was in, but i remember in an episode, there was a flashback to one of sweetie belles birthday parties, and i remember rarity being the one to organize it and everything. correct me if im wrong, but, on the day of the party, i dont remember their parents being there, meaning they didnt even show up to their own childs birthday.

Rarity being left to practicality raise Sweetie Belle is kinda sad because that would mean that Equestria Girls Rarity, who is a teenager, has to put up with raising her sister

While Rarity isn't always the best sister, I can't honestly blame her. She's trying to live her life, and run her business, while her parents are basically expecting her to raise Sweetie for them. She's basically forced into being a parent to her sister. I can definitely see the anger and frustration towards the situation occasionally bleeding out towards Sweetie, because in a twisted way she's the cause, and because she's the one who's there, not the parents. Not to mention how often we saw Sweetie get in the way, use limited materials, or ruin a project.

I really love the cmc Like they showed that a trio infact can work out andi just loved the freindship they showed in the show also i love rarity and sweetie bells relationship lmao

Applebloom’s parents: Dead Sweetie belle’s parents: is really Rairty Scootaloo’s: terrible Scootaloo’s real parents(her aunts): the best

i feel its unfair to say scootaloo not having a sister from the mane 6 is for no reason i think the way they went is FAR more interesting then if she was in the Dash family. Scootaloo's arc with RD is one of my and many others favorites from the show. its so wholesome and makes you adore both of their characters more than u would otherwise. not to mention its probably so relatable for kids that didnt have very good home lifes and ended up having parental or sibling figures outside of it. like teachers or friends that feel more like family to them.

Honestly I thought of that exact thing recently too. More on the parent side. All three of them have parental issues. I kinda wondered how or why the show wrote it like that for all three but I guess it happened. I mean shared problems or trauma does bring people or friends together sometimes. Whose to say the case is the same here

The father of Rarity & Sweetie Belle [Hondo Flanks] has rugby cutiemark. | . He is a retired sport superstar (likely the third richest pony in Ponyville in absolute terms); who decided to put most of his money on passive income investing [living in a modest lifestyle with the monthly interests ratings, without the need to work or administrate a bussiness]. | . His 2 levels house near a pond has 3 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms. | . When Rarity got her cutiemark on... "gem stuff"; her desire to become an independent artist (fashionista) clashed with the rest of her family's idiosincrasies. She asked for "her own place" & that wish was given to her... with a lot of strings attached. | -> Her parents built (paid) for Rarity's Boutique with room & capacity for her and Sweetie Belle to live there permanently. | . Every time the Bank gives Hondo his gains, he pays in advance a trip for himself and his wife (but not Sweetie Belle). Since she is still too young to care for herself; Rarity HAS to take care of her little sister (she could choose to do so in her parent's home in Ponyville, she never does). / / / . Hondo likely planned for Sweetie Belle to ecentually move to Canterlot or Manehattan (depending if she gets a "useful" cutiemark in magic and/or singing); with the "fallback strategy" of giving his house to her [with him & his wife moving elsewhere instead], in case Sweetie Belle and/or Rarity need to stay in Ponyville. / / / [Future] . Since Applebloom is NOT living at Sweet Apple Acres anymore, she either stays at The Castle of Friendship (alongside Starlight, Sunburst & Trixie), or moved with Sweetie Belle at the old Flaks House (it also has a third bedroom, so Scootaloo couñd join them too). | . Scootaloo's house was SOLD by her parents to an (unknown) buyer. Her lesbian aunts sold (or traded) their house at [Canterlot_adyacent_town] to buy ANOTHER different house on Ponyville (were Scootaloo lived until reaching her age of adulthood).

I mean for Scootaloo and her not having a relationship with the Main Cast (Mane Six), I guess if she was related to Rainbow Dash, it wouldn’t be unoriginal. I was actually quite happy that MLP did that so in a way, Mane Six isn’t always the centre, or involved all the time.

I feel like, from a writer's perspective, it also made sense to not focus on their families and give their parents excuses for not being in the show, as it makes it easier to explain why the CMCs always hang out, never having issues like "oh no, Sweetie Bell is on vacation"

I compare Sweetiebelle's parents to Timmy Turner's

I think Rarity and SweetieBell's parents had them fairly late in life, like late 40's with SweetieBell. And since Rarity is heavily implied to be an adult they act like empty nesters taking so many vacations since Rarity can handle herself and act as a free babysitter for SweetieBell. So like moderately neglectful

"Just wanted to twist that knife a little more." well said.

I think Scootaloo's sisterly relationship with Rainbow Dash was supposed to teach kids that you don't have to be related to someone to be a family. Scoots and Dash are not related by blood at all, but they still think of each other as sisters! This was originally a kids show afterall, so a message like that could really resonate with kids that grew up without biological parents or siblings. Actually, now that i think about it, Pinkie Pie has a similar situation- She has her biological family at the rock farm, and the Cakes family in Ponyville! i just think that's pretty neat lol