Concepts/Tales of Harmony

## Characters

* Nicole was originally going to have type 1 diabetes as an "error" when she was transformed into a flesh-and-blood human, but it was scrapped and she was made perfectly fine other than her wearing glasses. However, there is one instance where after using Elemaximum, she sanges the use of her pancreas, effectively giving her it until it wears off.
* Shiho, the main protagonist of the *Friendship is Unity* saga, was originally going to be named "Serena Harvester" in the English dub. However, it was changed to "Amber Witchhazel" to avoid confusing viewers living in the Southern hemisphere.
* All of Dragonet's other babies were supposed to appear, but in the series she originated from that was canceled, she has over *21* babies since the writers got a bit carried away with giving her babies that are all named after various desserts, so she has only 5 in this canon: Pudding, Carrot Cake, Sugar, Sugartwo, and Watermelon.
	+ Sugar is also conceived and born normally instead of being conceived via magical IVF.
* Event Horizon was originally going to be the only minion of Queen Vera, but more minions were added when it was decided that only one underling would be boring to watch, so they were made into a quartet instead.
* It is unknown if Jim still retains his natural "equipment" and "something that males particularly enjoy." It's even unspeakable if and when GaryBones will post an uncensored naked Jim.
* Bailey originally could only control clover plants, but it was decided her powers should extend to control over *all* plants as well as having the power to heal/revive others despite needing to eat more food afterwards (since her powers make sense for someone with Celebi's magic, and Katrina suddenly went missing) and attack with blasts life energy. She (or the other leads for that matter) obviously isn't as powerful as her, however.
* Originally, Event Horizon was going to disguise herself as Katrina at some point in order to make viewers think she's just another one of her civilian disguises, but it was decided that it would give away too much, and Queen Vera locked up all of her memories related to her real self anyways.
* Kika Porter, one of the main protagonists of the FiU saga, was supposed to be named Rachel Porter.
* Nicole was going to have a scene where she would be temporarily brainwashed back into being evil, but it was scrapped.
* Pudding originally did not exist in the concepts and there was only Carrot Cake, but a twin was added for her.
* Event Horizon's armwarmers were originally going to be the thing brainwashing her, but it was changed to Katrina instead being zapped by a mind control beam and the armwarmers are simply part of her outfit.
* Liam Brennan's first name was originally Raiden.
* Arcturus's Japanese name was going to be "Portuaa Akihito," but it was changed to avoid being disrespectful to the former emperor of Japan, Akihito.
* Mason wasn't going to exist in Katy's saga, but he was added due to the saga needing another boy.
* Bailey originally didn't have an older sister.
* Originally, there were two missing Primarch Porters that were later found by Kronii in an unknown Kalos saga episode, but it was scrapped because, according to a made-up interview, it was confirmed that they'll never be discovered.
* According to GaryBones, there was a character named Adrian Porter who was Arcturus's sole son, but he was replaced by the Primarch Porters.
* Molly originally didn't have an older brother.
* Megan Williams was originally going to be a main character, but she became a character of the day instead for the final episode of the series.
* Holly's Magi title was originally going to be "The Warrior of Christmas," but it was changed to "The Warrior of Holidays" (as in holidays in general) in order to not be potentially offensive to made-up fans who may not celebrate Christmas. Similarly, Phoebe's Magi title was changed to the Warrior of Winter instead.
	+ Holly's eyes in Puella Magi form were also changed from purple to green and the red and green dots on her gloves were removed. Phoebe's Harmony Mark and Elemaximum Gauge, however (since she has no other green on her outfit), get a pass since snowberry leaves are green.
* Originally, Molly was going to be a Hero, but she was changed to be a pure Miko since she had barely any combat power, even less than Julia. The few (which are love-themed) support powers she did originally have in battle, such as her ability to heal others and her ability to make herself look extremely cute to convince somecreature to do what she wants, are now her untransformed spells.
* Niu Coco's English name was originally going to be Chloe Palmer, but it was instead changed to only her Japanese surname (Asuka) being changed and her Japanese first name (Niu) is kept in the dub.
* Nina's team was originally going to be the first team of Magis, but since a backstory was invented for Queen Vera, a team that lived a thousand years before them was created. Said team was also going to only have 6 members, but it was changed to 11.
* Cynthia wasn't going to be alive in the rewritten timeline, but it was changed to the Divinity allowing Anabelle to give birth to her over again, although like anycreature else, she has no memories or knowledge of the original timeline.
* Arcturus wasn't originally going to die in the War of Dreams and Nightmares before the idea was created. As a result, Victoria only has to wait 10 years for her husband to join her in the afterlife, but both of them still have to wait over 3000 years for their daughter to join them.
* Nova was originally going to be gone forever after Katrina is freed, even in the rewritten timeline, but it was changed to Melody wishing in the rewritten timeline for her to be an actual human and separate from the Light of Hope.
	+ Eva was also changed to be the magically-created daughter of Nova and Julia who are finally able to be together in the rewritten timeline, and appears in the series finale.
* Ayame and Larimar weren't originally going to be voiced by Ayane Sakura and Amanda Lee in Japanese and English, respectively.
* Flip-flopped example: Fireshine or most (if not any) of the magical Pokémon weren't originally going to have human forms, while the Dream Animals were originally going to have Human forms. However, this was changed to be the other way around, although Larimar having a human form was kept.
	+ In "*Summer Adventure in the World of Candies!*", however, Ayame and Lolip *do* turn into a Human at some point, even getting Candix-like dresses. Whether this is considered irony or not in the case of the latter is unclear, especially since she can't even access magic as her normal Dream Animal self.
	+ Eventually, it becomes clear in the series finale that both Magical Pokémon *and* Dream Animals have Human forms in the rewritten timeline.
* Annie wasn't originally going to appear in the series, but it was since changed.
* There originally were going to be no magical boys introduced in the *Magia Record* saga, but one was added after his creator got the idea for him in a dream.
* Originally, all the Preservers were going to answer to Melody. However, this was scrapped after it was pointed out that the Preservers would logically answer to Victoria, Arcturus, Brandon, and Aurora if they were to answer to anyone since those four were created by the Divinity Herself.
* Jocelyn was originally going to be called the nickname Josie, but it was changed to her just going by Jocelyn after Josie Adams was added to the series. In the Japanese version, however, she retains her nickname, as she usually goes by Natsu, which is short for Natsuki.
* Gigi was originally going to evolve all the way into an Emboar, but this was scrapped. This applies to Bouncee evolving into a Tsareena as well, although she still evolves into a Steenee.
* Professor Heather's original given name was Emilin.
* Originally, prime Adaman was going to remain deceased even in the series finale unlike his Parallel counterpart. However, it was changed so that he is now alive and semi-immortal in the series finale just like his Parallel counterpart, leading to a few changes such as both Yukihimes now being conceived normally, and prime Elizabeth also being his BFF and also having a diamond scrunchie (which in turn makes her transformed appearance slightly altered, with it becoming a headband transformed).
* Diana was originally planned to partner with Rei and Lucas, while Penny was going to partner with Barry in the series' present. These have since been scrapped due to Yukihime's addition.
* Rei and Lucas were originally part of the Diamond family, but it was scrapped.
* Adaman was originally a Guardian, but it was changed to him being an ally due to one staff member eventually disliking the initial idea.
* Like prime Adaman, Aurora was originally going to remain deceased even in the series finale. However, like him, it was changed so that she is now alive and semi-immortal.

### Prototype designs

* Ellie Porter used to be a character named Emily Porter who was Jim's sole daughter, but this was changed due to various reasons.
* Amelia Porter was supposed to be an android, but this was scrapped.
* In her concept design, Sunflower Smile's Cutie Mark was originally going to be a trio of sunflowers, but it was decided that enough ponies already have Cutie Marks of a trio of things.
* Necrosis was originally going to have wheels like Karen the computer from *SpongeBob SquarePants*, but she was changed to have legs instead. Her socket where she is plugged in to charge was also originally going to be on her hip, but it was changed to be on the back of her neck due to the former looking inappropriate with the cord going under her dress.
* Jim was planned to have no Harmony Mark, but he was given one anyways, of an azure blue capital omega symbol.
* Nanette was originally going to wear glasses like her main expy.
* Elizabeth's Magi form was originally going to look the same other than her wings, forehead marking and lack of clothing/wearing a dress (in the English dub), but it was changed to her hair growing much longer and the colors becoming pastel-colored (though the bun disappears). Her eyes, star marking, wings, and no clothes (or the dress in the dub) are the same in the finalized version, however.
* Originally, Whitely was going to lose control of her powers even in her transformed state (having no wings in her transformed state as proof) until the episode where she gains the Dream Stones, but it was scrapped and she no longer has to worry about her power problems by the end of the MYM special. As a result of this choice, she was given unique wings in her transformed state despite Amber being the saga's central, but the former is still the Dream Stones' main wielder while the latter remains the secondary wielder.
	+ Technically speaking, she originally *wasn't* going to have wings or the ability to fly in her Magi form.
* The four Magis who have merfolk tails in their Magi forms and are adapted for underwater battles don't have fins on the back of their elbows in their initial concept designs, but in the finalized version, they all have elbow fins.
* Hilda was originally planned to be given angel wings since she represents Reshiram, but she was given fairy wings instead. This was taken back at some point during production, however, with the fairy wings being given to Rosa instead.
* Isabella's Magi form design originally had a bow tie on her back.
* The (albeit small) skirt portion of Marian's Magi outfit is removed in the finalized version, leaving only the leggings, in order to emphasize her tomboyish personality and intense dislike of skirts or dresses. The rest of the outfit remains the same, however.
	+ Her Elemaximum form, however, does remove the robe for some reason, and it is confirmed to technically be a production error.
* In her concept design, Tsukiko's Harmony Mark after redeeming was originally going to be a full moon with a chibi smiling face on it, but it was changed due to the show's general policy of not having faces or emojis as part of Harmony and Cutie Marks. Honoko's was also changed, and her Magi form was also partially redesigned.
* Miranda's Harmony Mark was going to resemble a star, but it was changed at some point during production.
* Summer Porter was originally going to have yellow and orange as her theme color, but her creator's original idea of her having electric blue as her theme color was kept. As a compromise between her ToH and SB versions, however, she was given yellow as an accent color.
* Spring Porter's Harmony Mark was originally going to be an Easter egg cracking open to reveal a sakura flower. However, the egg was changed to a generic white egg for the same reason that Holly's Magi title was changed.
* Syren's civilian appearance originally was a ripoff of Kendall's civilian design, but her theme color was changed to purple and she was given a ponytail instead.
* Prunus Cerasifera was originally going to resemble a cherry tree with eyes on it, but it was since changed.
* Mason was initially a pure Earth Elemental, but he was instead made an Earth/Crystal Elemental after the latter type was added.
* Originally, female Magis with revealing outfits such as crop tops were going to be edited in the English dub, but this was scrapped after it was pointed out that it shames girls for their bodies and clothing choices, and that male characters are not similarly censored. However, due to the much greater nudity taboo in the West versus East, Elizabeth remains the sole exception.

## Transformations

* Tsukiko and Honoko in FiU were originally going to be able to transform whenever they pleased after reforming and becoming Magis, but they were made into Messiahs instead.
* Melissa was originally going to be a Burst Magi and have her Vespiquen (Goldie) as her Burst Partner, but it was scrapped due to it being too ridiculous since she fights underwater and Goldie would need something like a bubble around her head while in the Burst Wand.
* The trio transformation sequence in the adaptation of *"Chloe is a School Girl?!"* was originally going to resemble a three-person version of the *Sailor Moon SuperS* sequence, but it was since changed to something else.

## Attacks

* Daisy Punch was originally going to be Nanette's only attack and spell despite not being a messiah, but this was scrapped.
* While not exactly an attack, Molly (who has no combat power anyways) was originally going to also be able to use Warm Love Hug, but it was scrapped and it was kept as Dragonet's unique spell. Melody was also planned to have this spell, but it too was scrapped.
* Melody was originally going to have an attack called "Love Explosion," but as it didn't make sense, it was instead given to Neveah.
* Ice Wall was originally going to be scrapped as somecreature's spell, but it was ultimately kept.
* Quasar Flash was originally going to be given to Annie, but it was given to Amelia instead.
* Originally, Larimar was going to be the only Dream Animal to use Harmonic Strike (called Jewel Stirke in her case) in a way, but it was changed so that the ability to use the skill can occur for any Dream Animal.
* In the finalized version, the psychic aspect of Akano Nemu's/Ruby Cooper's powers was instead changed to them being sleep-based instead, as opposed to her original MHA incarnation.
* Rose Circle was originally going to be one of Phoebe's attacks, but it was instead given to the minor Magi Baraka Hagiwara since it was too girly for the former.

## Other

* There was going to be something named Tǔrǎng, but it was scrapped because one of the creators deemed a plushie 'as a mascot and then an item' too silly to remain in the show. However, it was eventually reused for Amber's first Dream Pixie.
* GDI was originally named the Multiversal Defense Treaty Organization (MDTO), but this was changed because of being a reference to the real-life North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
* Jim and Evelyn II were originally going to be absent from the Law of Cycles council, but it was scrapped due to some things for said idea being too grim.
* The series logo originally looked very simple, consisting of text on a ribbon.
* According to a made-up leak, the series was originally going to be a one-season show called **hololive tales**. The title, however, would eventually be reused for the novel version of the first saga.
* Holly was originally going to be Phoebe's younger cousin, though it was scrapped due to it being complicated regarding that Phoebe would have to have an aunt/uncle that was a teenager like her, so it went back to her creator's original intention of Holly being an aversion of Heroic Lineage and her resemblance to Phoebe being just a coincidence.
* The Unity Style transformation didn't originally exist.
* The Xenoverse starters were originally going to remain genderless and in the Undiscovered egg group, but it was since changed.
	+ Said starters were also originally intended to only appear in the Starterdex.
* Careon's name was originally going to be "Endeareon," but it was changed to "Careon" to make it more relationship-neutral.

### Episodes

* "*Sailor Star Song*" was originally going to play during the battle with the Giant Rock in "Forming a More Perfect Union!", but it was changed to a different song instead.
* Melody was going to be the only Magi not brainwashed in "*A Conspiracy to Conquer!*", but it was changed to a few other Magis also being unaffected. The holoCouncil were not also going to appear, but it too was changed.
* The birthing scene in the episode where Sugar is born is heavily toned down from the initial concept, and the camera makes sure not to show anything past her midsection.
* The adaption of "*The Ending of the End*" was originally going to be a two-part finale episode, but it was changed to be a four-part finale instead since Glorysia wanted to include her idea on the DGD's downfall.
	+ In addition, Cherry Magicbloom-Miles was originally going to faint after Valerie called her "Miss Miles," but it was since changed so that she manages not to faint.
* A YuYuYu song was originally going to play during the final confrontation with Event Horizon, but it was changed to "My Little Hero" due to the former being too soft to fit the battle.
* The Japanese title of "*Believing in a Little Wish!*" was originally going to be different.

### Deleted Scenes

* Nanette was going to get *killed* in the adaptation of "*Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!*", but it was scrapped due to it being too grim.
* The Magis were going to make their wishes in "*A New Story Begins*," but they hold them off until the next episode due to not having time to while fighting the villains.

### Items

* The Elements of Harmony were originally not going to appear.
* Shawn's tentacle summoner (an underwater take on vine summoners) was originally going to shoot red Octillery-like tentacles to bind enemies. However, this was scrapped due to concerns of it resembling something else, so the tentacles were changed to Tentacruel-like tentacles.
* The Fire Rod originally wasn't going to be given to any Magi, but it was given to Neveah.
* Originally, Dragonet wasn't going to have a Harmonic Watch at all since fins and watches don't go together, but it was instead changed to her trainer wearing it on her behalf. This is the same for other magic-induced Pokémon who lack suitable limbs for one to go on.