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{{Q|Princess, our world is only one of many. There are an infinite number of worlds all around us|[[Starswirl the Bearded]]|Legends of Magic issue 1}}
The '''Multiverse''' is a collection of infinite timelines that, presumably, spreads across the entire ''My Little Pony'' franchise.<ref name = "FIM18 infinite selves">''[[Reflections]]'' - {{C|FIM|18|Part II: "Back to Where You've Never Been Before"}}<br>"Could there be '''''more''''' alternate universe out there? Who are we in each one of them? There's an infinite number of possible selves! And of those selves, who is the real '''''you'''''? It's fascinating. Truly a lifetime of research is to be had in the '''''simple''''' idea of traversing the interdimensional cosmos! '''''EEE!'''''"-[[Twilight Sparkle]]</ref><ref name = "Sunset Shimmer">[[My Little Pony Annual 2013 (IDW)|My Little Pony Annual 2013]] - "[[Sunset Shimmer]]"<br>[[Crisis of Infinite Equestrias]]</ref><ref name = "Infinite universes">''[[Legends of Magic]]'' {{C|LOM|1|#1}}<br>"[[Princess Celestia|Princess]], our world is only one of many. There are an infinite number of worlds all around us."-[[Starswirl the Bearded]]</ref> It is the 'setting' in which every ''My Little Pony'' story ever told takes place within.
==Concept history and evolution==
A handful of early stories involved the travel between different 'worlds', for lack of a better definition. ''My Little Pony: Rescue at Midnight Castle'' and similar plots featured the "human" world and "pony" world of Earth and Ponyland, though the connection or differences of these two worlds were often vague. Another 'world' depicted in the original series was the [[Land of Legends]], a location where figures of myth and literature such as [[Robin Hood]] and [[Hercules]] called home, which was located beyond a golden door.
In [[1985]], the long running ''[[My Little Pony Comic]]'' began its publication, which followed a much different continuity than the cartoon, instead taking place on a completely fantastical world rather than the...confusing world the animated series took place on. Generally speaking, this continuity was more similar to the picture books released around the time.
In [[2013]], ''[[My Little Pony: Equestria Girls]]'' introduced the concept of the multiverse formally into the franchise, which once again featured a 'human' world, but this time explicitly stated to be another universe. The following year, ''[[Reflections]]'' would flesh out this concept by telling a universe hopping story that focused on the mysterious [[Reflections universe|dark universe]]. The concept of the ''My Little Pony'' multiverse would appear several more times in the comics by [[IDW Publishing]] and [[Seven Seas Entertainment]], being a major element in the storylines of, ''[[My Little Pony: Legends of Magic]]'', ''[[My Little Pony: Nightmare Knights]]'', ''[[My Little Pony/Transformers]]'', ''[[My Little Pony: Generations]]'' and ''[[My Little Pony: The Manga]]''.
The concept of the multiverse in the animation of ''My Little Pony'' has been rarer, but not unheard of. Aside from the existence of the ''[[Equestria Girls]]'' universe, "[[The Cutie Re-Mark]]" featured several splintered-off timelines thanks to [[Starlight Glimmer]]'s time travel shenanigans and ''[[Equestria Girls: Sunset Shimmer's Backstage Pass]]'' had a similar premise with Sunset stuck in a time-loop, altering it bit-by-bit, though it was never confirmed if these were alternate universes.
==In-universe history==
[[File:ADILE_V3_Mane_Six.jpg|thumb|200px|The [[Mane Six]] on their [[A Day in the Life of Equestria volume 3|multiversal voyage]]]]
At some point, there was a "crisis" of infinite
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==Hasbro Multiverse==
{{Main|Primax}}
The ''My Little Pony'' multiverse is, in some way, connected to the [[Transformers]]/[[Hasbro]] multiverse, as confirmed thanks to the existence of [[Primax 613.28 Lambda]] and [[Tyran]]. According to [[Vector Prime]], however, ''My Little Pony'' is mostly fictional in his multiverse.
Early drafts of ''[[My Little Pony: The Movie (1986 film)|My Little Pony: The Movie]]'' was going to be set in the '''[[Hector Ramirez|Hectorverse]]''', better known as '''Primax 984.17 Alpha''' or '''OG001 Spacetime''', the shared universe of ''Transformers'', ''G.I. Joe'', ''InHumanoids'' and other [[Sunbow Pictures]] properties. <ref name = "INT-BD">https://web.archive.org/web/20220417003055/http://joeguide.com/interviews/buzzdixon.shtml Interview with Buzz Dixon]</ref>
==Alternate timelines==
==Notes==▼
* Alternative histories
** [[Changelingverse]]
** [[Discordverse]]
** [[FlimFlamverse]]
** [[Glimmerverse]]
** [[Lunaverse]]
** [[Sombraverse]]
** [[Tirekverse]]
===Earths===
The '''Earths''' were a series of universes Discord traveled to. They were named '''Earth-1''', '''Earth-2''', '''Earth-3''', '''Earth-52''', '''Earth-616''', '''Earth-Fawcett''', and '''Earth-Z''' respectviely.<ref>{{C|FIM|77}}</ref> Their name were parodies of the universes seen in DC and [[Marvel]] comics, with Earth-1 and Earth-2 being the primary realities in DC's "pre-''Crisis''" continuity, Earth-52 being a reference to DC's use of the number 52, Earth-Z probably being in reference to 'Marvel Zombies', Earth-Fawcett being a reference to {{W|Fawcett Comics}}, and Earth-616 being a reference to Marvel's main universe.
▲==Notes==
* With ''[[My Little Pony Tales]]'' beginning the trend of rebooting the franchises every decade or so, this can be considered the 'true start' of the multiverse in ''My Little Pony'' fiction.
* A number of stories in the ''My Little Pony'' franchise have been either aggressively retconned or never fit in continuity to begin with and thus can be considered alternate universe in their own right. Several of originate in IDW Publishing comics, which have...a complicated history with canon, ''to say the least''. The most drastic of these was their incarnation of King Sombra, who has a radically different backstory, arc conclusion, personality, and even ''species'' in comparison to his cartoon counterpart. He had a ''redemption arc'' in the comics!
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