 At times , portions of the brony fandom have often reacted passionately to changes in the direction of the show , such as in the above change to " The Last Roundup " episode involving the Derpy Hooves character . Similarly , the Season 3 finale episode " Magical Mystery Cure " ended with the main character Twilight Sparkle transforming into a winged unicorn ( alicorn ) and being named a princess . This change was revealed prior to the episode 's airing , and a portion of the fandom were critical of the change , comparing it to a " jump the shark " moment for the show , while others considered that it was a significant change of one of the show 's more popular characters that most of the brony fandom could relate with . The showrunners had to offer that while Twilight 's physical appearance would change , this would not otherwise alter her personality or the general concept of the show . On the announcement of the My Little Pony : Equestria Girls feature @-@ length animated film , in which the pony characters are re @-@ envisioned as human teenage girls going to high school , a large fraction of the adult fandom reacted negatively towards the premise . Several stated that it was a corporate play by Hasbro and veered away from the direction that Faust had envisioned for the show at its onset , while others commented on the cliched aspect of a high school comedy , the overly thin appearance of the human characters , and other factors . The fan site Equestria Daily had issued a caution to its readers to not lash out at the show 's creators who had also worked on the film , and other more predominate figures of the fandom urged others to continue to support the staff . Equestria Daily 's Shaun Scotellaro considered the fandom 's behavior to be " your typical overreaction to something changing in your favorite series " . 
