Magical Mystery Cure

*Note: Even after we get Japanese translations, this page will remain English-titled despite the Japanese names! And please don't assume the seasons of where each version of the episode is to be placed!*

This page lists all variant of the episode "Magical Mystery Cure."

* SBSB - Unknown season finale (known to be in the 2nd-to-last season)
* SBALM - Season 3 finale (after last Project Mew episode)
* SBALMNG - Series finale
* SBALMYL - Unknown season finale (known to be in the 2nd-to-last season)
* SBCA - Series finale (Season 6)
* SBDN - Series finale (Season 9)
* SBYY - Series finale
* SBAS - Series finale
* SBDB - Third-to-last episode

## Similarities

* Each character unlocks a special power inside them as a result of truly understanding friendship, and sometimes another thing.
* The character focused on in the episode is a Chosen One with the Elemental of Magic (except Nonomi) and high magic potential.
* The villains become jealous of the character's new power and try to steal it from them.
	+ Due to all the heroes becoming Guardians of Harmony in the reborn universe, the villains become even *more* jealous and actually try to end the franchise prematurely, only for that plan to fail every time. This is not seen at all in SBDB.

## Differences

* Each version focuses on a different character, usually caused by a major character flaw of theirs:
	+ The SBSB version focuses on Trina.
	+ The SBALM and SBDN versions focus on each of the team leaders (Trina once again, of course). Twilight even becomes *the newest princess of Equestria.*
	+ The SBALMNG and SBDB versions focus on Brissuna.
	+ The SBALMYL and SBAS versions focus on Shiho.
	+ The SBCA version focuses on Akire. The concept of *all* of the Chosen Ones in the series becoming Guardians of Harmony at the same time is also introduced.
	+ The SBYY version focuses on Yuuna. As a bonus, some elements from the final episode of YuYuYu season 1 are also implented, such as Yuuna sacrifing her life and going into a coma. Sonoko, unlike said episode, is already fully recovered, however.

* The only one who doesn't gain a new powerup is Twilight, who instead becomes an alicorn.

## Challenges

Each episode has a different challenge per version, usually caused by a major character flaw of theirs:

* In SBSB, Trina learns to put aside her fear of losing something she really cares for when she is faced with consequences of a spell that switched her friends' true selves and made Erika fall into a coma. As a result, the Starlight Club gets an upgrade.
* The case is similar to MLPFiM episode of the same name in SBALM, but *all of the Chosen Ones* are sent to a void, and later become modern royalty, much to the embarrasment of Eri-sama (who is already a Princess anyways), Cheren (who finally admits he is the new Gym Leader of Aspertia City) and even Koharu (who at least admits she will graduate soon). Nonomi gets angry and becomes a spoiled brat when she says that only the top tier power Magic Warriors like her, Rias, Jotaro, Nina, and Kou deserve that title, but Rias confronts her about her acting entitled and makes her realize that having more raw power does not make somebody inferior and having power isn't the reason for making friends. Nonomi finally decides to take these words to heart, and Doctor Sakuragi decides that she *and* the other Chosen Ones must train for what's to come.
* In SBALMNG, after Brissuna gets into a heated argument with her mother about being exactly like her, and Queen Natasha angrily tells her "[she] thinks [she] can do these things, but [she] just can't," she tells her she hates her and runs off. She later confronts her mother about how her extremely strict expectations are going to ruin her life and keep her from growing up. Afterwards, Brissuna apologizes to her mother for saying she hated her, but her mother says she should be the one apologizing for her stritcness preventing her daughter from living her life to the fullest.
* In SBALMYL, Shiho, as a joke, tells Kagami (Phoebe) that she'd make a better villain than hero due to being a witch (who use the negative aspects of magic). Offended at her thinking witches don't deserve to be heroes, she runs off crying and the other heroes are upset at Shiho as well and angrily walk off. Shiho refuses to believe that it was her fault and thinks Kagami just has no sense of humor, but then realizes that she was unfairly stereotyping all Witch Warriors and caused her friends to disown her, and that she must make amends.
* In SBCA, Akire and her friends almost die after ending the difficult battle against Kirrein. But because Cosmica-sama noticed Akire's courage, she manages to prevent them from dying. The only downside (which Akire managed to fix with Nijimia's help) was that everyone's selves were swapped.
* In SBDN, the case from SBALM is reused, but this time, *Nonomi actually gets an inner upgrade somehow and she doesn't like a brat.*
* The case has similar elements to YuYuYu season 1 episode *Smile at You* in SBYY, where Yuuna dies when she completely sanges while overexerting herself trying to protect her friends and appears to go into a coma. Tougou doesn't want to intially make everyone feel down and see her in such a bad shape, but decides a few weeks later that Yuuna would want them in the hospital room with her since she says true friends are always there for you even when you're in the hospital in horrible shape. As a result, those words (which Tougou said) reach Yuuna and she is revived.
* In SBAS, Shiho laughs at Tougou's sange, thinking it's funny that she has to use a wheelchair (again) without realizing she offended her, causing her friends (and teammates) to angrily storm off. She doesn't understand why everyone walked off until she realizes they got mad at her and that true friends do not always have to be proud of or agree with each other. A few days later, Fuu ends up being the first to make ammends, and because of what happened to Shiho's Dream Palette and Starlight Key in the battle before, asks the TNM to fix them.
* In SBDB, Brissuna is heartbroken when her mother says that soon, both of them will not be of this world, and runs off. She does realize, however, that friends and family are supposed to be important, and because all of the Harmony/Beauty Symbols were somehow removed, Brissuna makes ammends with Queen Natasha and works together with her, Luster Dawn and Mizuki to restore everyone's magic. On the downside, she is suddenly whisked away one night later.