@@darkwindspeed It's been like that for a looooong while considering the amount of Starlights from the multiverse in the previous videos, plus the timer and all other preparations. They never stopped preparing. Now they have The First Starlight too, I guess.
When the countdown appeared I think it was clouse to the time when gen 4 had ended and the announcement for Gen 5 had been released, So i assumed the two where connected and everything since then has only strengthened that Theory. The Multiverse aspect the story muddies the timeline, it seems to me that this particular event was the first to happen and that's how the Multiverse Starlights came together we're seeing the beginning near the end of course this is all my conjecture I could be totally wrong.
Starlight looked into the Heart of the Crystal Castle, and bore witness to the infinite and to access every possibility... But at a Heavy Price. It cost her the ability to see beyond the realm of what Can, Could, would and won't.
Nah, she didn't. She just momentarily glimpsed the thin, membranous reality folded in underneath and within her own, where the souls of all ponies go when they die, wandering aimlessly, experiencing nothing but darkness and each other, and the fell predators who live there, eating away at identity and memory until only raw, bitter consciousness remains. They want to die, or live again, and their agony is perpetual. They press hungrily on the slivers and gaps between the warmth of the desmense above and their hell below, ever seeking escape or their own blessed, final extinction.
So, Starlight witnessed time anomaly, that brought castle into her time. She taken a look at crystal map, that was, probably, the source of it, and saw the future. However, it taken away her vision, in exchange to ability to interact and open portals to her other selves in different timelines. She created an organization then, to collect all possible artifacts in every timeline and turn all Starlights into alicorns in order to stop the what is coming. Btw, this video is direct continuation of the very first video where Twilight pushed the big red button. Castle was probably destroyed because two castles got put in the exact same space. It's there actually anything dangerous? Or is it just like in the show, fake alarm? I mean, it seems Starlights didn't see what happened, but saw a deadline instead. But why they were leading townspeople into a portal thou?
I recently imagined telling her, "Starlight, it really pains me to see you like this without sight" "I know you enjoy this ability to access other dimensions, but I really want to help you see again." (if she is deaf I would tell her in Braille)
The Starlight lore is getting more and more interesting now. It seems like the “first Starlight” can see beyond the dimension and create portal, but with the sacrifice of her vision. From the secret message and the other episode, we knew that they are preparing for something which is still unknown. It probably has something to do with the explosion at the first place. (The other Twilight is pretty sus too, how did she get there is the first place?) It’s amazing how the animators can tell the story without any of the characters ever speaking! Great job!
@@chaos2523 oh my gosh that video is from 2016 and I kinda forgot it already, thank you very much! Now that it all make sense now and even more amazing. That also explains the 5 yrs ago because the first video is from 2016!
Given all of the blunt force trauma that ponies took and gave over the course of 9 seasons, and getting dragged across lots of rough surfaces, and thrown through lots of plants, you'd think that they'd get SOME split lips or external bleeding! I'm not sure, but I think they burst through a window a couple of times.
Me: Boy, all these starlight videos are funny. **year's later** Me: Boy, all these starlight videos are funny...but there getting a little unsettling... **Now** Me:...oh boy...
Well, that gives us the backstory of the "Starlight Supreme" from Know Your Castle: she was the first Starlight who was exposed to "multiverse magic" in a freak accident. She lost her vision but gained the ability to open portals between dimensions and brought all the other Starlights together. The accident seems to have happened in the aftermath of Twilight and the Strange Castle (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QlnB7RChHqs.html), as we can see the parallel universe Twilight unconscious on the secret control panel (1:48). My guess is the big red button that Twilight pressed sent her version of the castle to the other universe and the two castles crashed/fused together. That's why the castle(s) was/were damaged and the Map table cracked. Next, when the Map actually broke open and Starlight saw into it, we can see what she sees in the reflections of her eyes. Because we can see the other Starlights already gathered -- something that won't happen until after she goes blind -- and the timer reaching 0:00:00, she must have seen the future. That makes the line "She sees everything and nothing" from Artifacts of Equestria (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Awe_dHFrHG8.html) make more sense as the First Starlight has already seen everything that will happen. We also see in Starlight's vision that she will, in fact, obtain and use all three of the special blue artifacts in front of every single Starlight in the multiverse (3:16 -- you have to lower the video playback speed to see it clearly). We still don't know what the end goal of the Starlights is, though. Why are they collecting magical artifacts? What's so special about the three blue ones being offered to the First Starlight? What's going to happen when the countdown reaches 0:00:00 in October 2021? I, for one, am looking forward to finding out. A few other details I noticed upon rewatching this is that the First Starlight, who can see other Starlights through the multiverse, can see which ones are alicorns and which ones are still unicorns. The Starlights also cleared out the First Starlight's universe of (presumably) every other pony and creature by sending them to other dimensions, meaning the First Starlight's dimension is entirely populated by Starlights. The Starlights also seem to have gotten the ability to open up dimensional rifts on their own from the broken pieces of the Map. What's most interesting however, is in Starlight's vision of the future, once she has all three of the blue artifacts, the last thing we see before the timer hits zero is the First Starlight looking at a brown box. The framing of this makes me think that whatever is in that box is even more important than the three blue artifacts, which are already the most important, and possibly dangerous, items in the entire multiverse. After all, the Necklace was locked away in a heavily secured vault with deadly traps. I went back through older videos to see where they found the Ring, but couldn't find it in any videos. There were, however, a lot of strange things in those older videos that make more sense now that we have a more complete picture of the story.
Indeed, for the first time I didn't know what was that slab where "second" Twilight was resting on. After seeing Your comment I realized that was her castle's control panel.
I think Starlight was infected with some power to access all the other realities because of the map. As we know in the actual show, the map knew something was wrong in the alternate timelines and never got destroyed. So here I assume it really did get destroyed because of something we don't know yet so maybe it chose her as a host to save everything. Something went wrong obviously and I can't wait to find out.
A good evolution for everything that we've seen with the various Starlights that have popped up here and there. From a series of one-off moments to whole skits and segments, this gives a greater meaning behind those times when Starlight has literally forced herself into the story. Glad to know that there's more to them, while still holding something back for us to discover in the future. Can't wait to see where things go from here!
So what you're telling me, is that all of this crazy dimensional hopping Starlight business happened because Twilight just had to press that big red button? Honestly, not that hard to believe.
Remember twilight and the strange castle? well, at the end of it we saw something similar to this, that’s probably where the castle came from? Twilight pressed that big button.
Forga's content pretty much balances on this moment here. This is how all of the Artifact and Relic hunting started. They are looking for something. If you saw in "Know your Castle," towards the end is our magically blind Starlight. Infront of her throne is a manequin head with a horn ring. The other Starlight places the necklace on the head and bows. There was a chart that had a picture of the horn ring, the necklace, and the unknown relic. In "Starlight's World," the next video, the Starlight is sent on a mission to find the last relic. Now we wait for more
Get this, Starlight goes blind, and is eventually sent to another timeline. In the process, her skin and hair is changed to a different color. Starlight is Snowdrop.
So I just watched “twilight in the strange castle” And I think that’s the catalyst for this. The mysterious twilight is draped over the control panel she used. And the way her castle disappeared is the exact same thing that this castle was doing before the boom. (well the first boom.)
Well, we're getting pieces to fit all of this together. I'd say it's time we start making theory videos! With It's Picnic Time having the countdown at 476 days, and it being almost exactly one year since that video, the countdown is down to ending roughly on the 10th of October, 2021. About 112 days remain now, and it's interesting how the countdown is to October, as that is the same month that G4 ended. It's only two days off from being the exact premiere date of the S9 finale. Granted, it's entirely possible that the time may glitch and alter, as G5's been set for a September date, meaning that the End is actually closer than the Starlights think. With Soul Strings pointing out the audio clip, "They will replace us, it's the end of everything, we need to prepare", this has gone from what presumably started as a comedic animation to a full-fledged, apocalypse-preventing, show-don't-tell storyline. Here, we are meant to piece together what's going on, what's going to happen, and how it will happen. And the funniest thing about all of this is that it happened because _Twilight pushed a red button._
The beginning of the video says five years ago which so happens to be the date when Forga posted his first video of Twilight in the Castle with all the buttons
"I was just like you once, a normal pony, living a normal life. I had good friends, I had a good life. Until... (keep it together... keep it together... ...rehtegot ti peek) The normal life of having friends was over. Now, it's only me in Equestria. I sit on my crumbling throne... (keepittogether keepittogether keepittogether keepittogether keepittogether keepittogether keepittogether) I am Starlight the First. The universe is at my command. (*KEEP IT TOGETHER!* *KEEP IT TOGETHER!* *KEEP IT TOGETHER!* *KEEP IT TOGETHER!* *KEEP IT TOGETHER!* *KEEP IT TOGETHER!* *KEEP IT TOGETHER!* *KEEP IT TOGETHER!* *KEEP IT TOGETHER!* *KEEP IT TOGETHER!* *KEEP IT TOGETHER!* *KEEP IT TOGETHER!* *KEEP IT TOGETHER!* *KEEP IT TOGETHER!* *KEEP IT TOGETHER!* *KEEP IT TOGETHER!* *KEEP IT TOGETHER!* *KEEP IT TOGETHER!* *KEEP IT TOGETHER!*) ...AND I DONT WANT IT ANYMORE..."
As soon as I saw the thumbnail, I knew this was going to be dark in some way... But god damn, I was not expecting this, especially with Starlight and her mirror eyes...
What the..... I.... okay, can I just say, Blinding is one of the most brutal things I have ever seen in an animation about ponies if you dont could smile HD and the... what's it called... I'm just gonna call it the get out of my shead one. Those were made for gore horror and shock value, But this wasnt, so seeing Starlight be blinded and then left in isolation is... painful, I'm adoring this storyline, bro
Also, two castles from different universes merging together after shining and blinking just like in the Fringe tv-show, where the objects from a parallel universe were, well, shining and blinking and glitching before colliding.
You mean to tell me that the blind Starlight from the previous episode is the original And the Twilight that fainted it the castle the Twilight from sequel of, Twilight Sparkle and the strange castle
This was recommended to me for like a week straight, so I finally caved and watched it yesterday. I was SO confused by what was happening and all the comments, so I sat down when I had the free time and have watched all the videos from the beginning to now. While I’m still confused (as is everyone else) I understand this loads better, and find it so amazing how you have managed to keep up this storyline for 5 years, and have obviously had it pretty planned out since the beginning. That is what I call dedication. It’s just so confusing in the best way possible. This Starlight already exists, since the alicorn Starlights have been working to get the artifacts for her for a while now. So they know she exists and they’ve been working for her. Yet, they’ve been waiting for *this* Starlight. As if she hasn’t yet existed, because she’s the ‘true Starlight’ or whatever. It’s so freaking amazing. The work you have created is so well done and you have created a fantastic series. I cannot wait to see what happens with it in the future.
So either two timelines collapsed or different realitys in on each other which caused a Shockwave that made a window in space and time that made this starlight a dimension hopper or time wander, basically a demigod I was intrigued before but now I'm hooked
The Timer is still running. If I go from the release of the Video, where the Timer start (Starlight and the Artefacts), then the 700 Day Timer will end 21 Oct 2021. The Timer has appear in other Videos too, but nopony know what happen then. The G5 Movie is a Month later.
This was a pretty heavy chapter and I have no idea what is going on. But I'm liking it and enjoying the tale so I'm following along, eager to see what happens next. Excellent job!
Actually, I believe it is a reference to the fact of “Twilight and the strange castle” having been posted 5 years ago. This could mean all of this takes place in the past making me wonder what happens in present time?
