Maybe he is from another world that's different than Equestria.

I know exactly who you are Cruella! You must be one of those villains from the story 101 Dalmatians! I was warned never to trust anyone who knows the Shadow Man or who's with him! So I mustn't fall for any of your evil tricks!

Oh, no...poor Twilight. She must have eaten the apple in saving us...and yet we were too late to save her.