(You may want to grab some popcorn and a soda because this is going to be long.)Despite all the controversy that has come along with Flash Sentry, I would like to raise a new perspective on him. I say that his character has more potential than any other canon character in the show. Why? Because his character is a cardboard cutout.I am not going to deny it, I ship Twilight and Flash Sentry. I think that that story had a lot to go on and I had high hopes for him. That being said, not only were my expectations not met, but everything said about canon Flash Sentry is valid. He is nothing special in the movie and really didn’t do much of anything interesting. However, even if this is the case, he is still salvageable because not only do we have the opportunity to make him whatever we want, we can build his character based on what we know about other characters.First we must answer the question: What would make Flash Sentry a good fit for Twilight? This is a loaded question yes, but if we dig into her past there are a few hints. Twilight grew up in a relatively average family by Canterlot standards so we can say that her home life was nothing too drastic. We do know that Twilight did have a healthy relationship with someone though, Shining Armor. Like Flash, Shining Armor is a royal guard who’s character consists mainly of chivalry, love, and loyalty to family. Less is known about her father, but based on the comics he seems to be a little more of an average pony who I don’t suspect of being a guard or anything, but definitely one who cared for his children. Because of this, we can infer that Twilight had good relationships with the males in her life and given her analytic nature, she probably would be able to tell which ponies are like her father and brother and which ones are not based on behavior alone. Also helping the case is the fact that many girls (or at least many I know) have gone on to marry someone like their father or even brother. Twilight would more than likely be one to do this as she knows that stallions like her father and brother would prove to be a healthy relationship. Flash Sentry has shown that not only is he in the same profession as her brother, but also willing to take the time to the time out of his day to help a pony out. Sure she was a princess, but it shows chivalry on some level.There is a little more to be said about Flash Sentry based on more than his behavior, his appearance. Think about it. Out of all the Crystal Ponies in the Empire, only one stands out. He is not a crystal pony, he looks out of place, but he gets to to all of the announcements and guards the Crystal princess.He may be highly ranked, but it’s confirmed he is a new guard and the other crystal guards may have been around since the time of Sombra, like the citizens. Because of this, we can say that he may be a patriotic non-conformist. To be in the position he is, he would have have to have traveled hundreds of miles from his home just to be a guard there, showing that his loyalty to his country is worth being away from home, his home was worth leaving because of issues, or both therefore shifting him away from a Mary Sue character. If he came to the Empire with aspirations to be a guard, he would have had to proven himself worthy of being a guard and also proven it to himself. He had to show that despite the fact he could have gone elsewhere or find someway to follow tradition, he could be a Crystal Empire Royal Guard. This may have brought on hazing or even bullying from others, but since he made it, he would have shown resilience and a fierce loyalty to his ideas and a fierce loyalty to his dreams. The fact hat he was able to climb to such a high position so fast only strengthens this argument.In other appearances in the IDW comics and in cameos, he seems to be a little more easy going that many other guards. He smiles and shows emotion more than other guards, giving his a more mellow attitude at heart, again much like Shining Armor. It is also possible that if he is like Shining Armor in this way, he may share other characteristics as well, mainly something that would keep him happy other than his job: a great hobby. While Shining Armor was a little more nerdy, I think that flash would be a musician, like his EQG counterpart. This would explain at least some happiness he shows as perhaps he may be pouring his heart and soul into his music, but more importantly, it makes him more well rounded. More speculation could be taken from this alone. The musician thing is just a theory relating the Flash Sentry’s of both universes.So, assuming that this is what we could see as Flash’s Character, does this make him a good candidate for Twilight’s boyfriend? In my humble opinion, I say yes. He follows everything that would be plausible for Twilight to look for in a stallion, and would allow for growth for both parties. Twilight seems to get along the best with ponies most like herself. flash Sentry seems to be much like Shining Armor, indicating she would probably excel in a relationship with him. Twilight would help to grow his character not only as a great potential girlfriend, but her lovable antics and intelligent nature seems to be something that some ponies take a liking to. Flash Sentry may have indicated that was the case with him with that smile at her in Three’s a Crowd.Therefore, with the evidence presented, it can be speculated that despite flash Sentry’s shortcomings in canon, he is a fit for Twilight. All of his potential is there, it just needs to be fleshed out. And even so, if Twilight who can spend many days figuring out a solution to a single problem can pick up on all of his traits in a few glances and develop a crush without much thought, there is a good possibility that their meeting may have been love at first sight and that she sees something special. Perhaps, this was all meant to be.