Do you remember boast busters? In that episode, Twilight said that unicorn magic is based on their talent, the reason Twilight and Starlight and others seem so op, is because there talent IS magic, so while the scale is still tipped on the unicorn’s side, it’s not as unbalanced as it may appear

also why rarity struggle to pick up that rock to save twilight

also why rarity struggle to pick up that rock to save twilight

true rarity doesn't have the ability to do what twilight does same for snips and snails

true rarity doesn't have the ability to do what twilight does same for snips and snails

Practicing magic is just like practicing flying, or bucking trees, or practicing any sport: You'll get better and better at it the more you practice, but natural talent can help you become really good, really fast.

The problem with that is there are way too many unicorns with "magic" as their special talent.

Star Swirl the Bearded

Starlight Glimmer

Twilight Sparkle

Shining Armor

Sunset Shimmer

Trixie

Sunburst

And even unicorns without magic as their special talent have been shown to be adept magic users, such as Rarity. Not to mention that there is even a school for gifted unicorns, and Twilight once refers to "highest-level unicorns" which are capable of casting a spell that even she could not at the time.

I was about to comment this despite this video being from a year ago. But yess! Thats why Rarity finds gems so easily, a Unicorn with a baker cutie mark because of there baking talent probably couldn't do that.

it seems to me like most unicorns only ever master basic spells like levitating objects

it seems to me like most unicorns only ever master basic spells like levitating objects

@Midnight Blitzer Well adult Sweetie Belle does teleport in Season 9.. although maybe that's because a few seasons before, Twilight helped her work on magic.

@Rahul Goswami you haven’t really watched it have you

Those are just the elements they’re connected to not their talents

@Rahul Goswami you haven’t really watched it have you

Those are just the elements they’re connected to not their talents

Yeah exactlyy we don’t see rarity use her magic as much as twilight and starlight do, her talent or even interest isn’t magic itself. She only uses it as a tool, and that too to a limited capacity or level. She doesn’t have the amount of power that twilight and starlight do. The same can be said about trixie and sunburst.

I think that the only spells regular unicorns (for example Lyra Heartstrings) can do is Levitation kinda like how Rarity sews her dresses. Idk but that’s how I always saw it🤷🏽♀

Yeah i’m sure rarity can’t use magic to give herself those butterfly wings

Yeah i’m sure rarity can’t use magic to give herself those butterfly wings

this is true, but it does seem like earth ponies are still at a rlly bad disadvantage even if you account for talents.

this is true, but it does seem like earth ponies are still at a rlly bad disadvantage even if you account for talents.

This is why only Rarity is shown using the gem finding spell. Her talent is creating and adding sparkle so it makes sense for her to be able to do the spell

I GUESS that makes sense why rarity barely helps with spell stuff

I GUESS that makes sense why rarity barely helps with spell stuff

@rotten sandwhith 🥪 yepp! but simple magic is a skill not a talent. skills arent the same as talents.. skills are something you learn to do, and i guess in equestria simple magic is most likely a basic skill for unicorns.

Yeah but like.. i thought their talents baised on their cutie marks?

Yeah but like.. i thought their talents baised on their cutie marks?

That is exactly what I was about to comment lol

That is exactly what I was about to comment lol

Such a good argument maybe magic is just a way ponies show them talent so that's why cadence became an alicorn she became this because she don't have the correct way to use she's talent but she always have it

@Filipino Jiafei 🇵🇭 When Sunburst first admitted to washing out of Celestia's school, Starlight remarked that if she were there, she could have helped him develop his magic. Which kind of implies that magical potential isn't hard-capped as some fans have assumed. Though it does raise the question of why that sort of assistance wasn't available to Sunburst in magic school, unless he was just ashamed to ask for it.

Even Sunburst! He can't really do a lot of magic despite studying for a lot of his life. And Flutter shy is magical as well having the ability to speak with animals (Which I think people gloss over when it comes to talking about magic.)

@The Unknown She also used Accelero in "Surf And/Or Turf", and I think she may have cast a shield spell. This despite her special talent being something else entirely. Which would seem to imply that virtually any unicorn could theoretically could learn advanced magic, but not many of them are inclined to invest much effort into learning something outside their special talent.

@Sam Gordon how about that ep where crusader became adult ponies and sweetie belle used a short teleportation spell, I guess it depends on the cutie mark I think?

I have to agree here. All ponies are OP with regard to their talent/cutie mark. Unicorns generally 1 or 2 spells relating to their cutie mark, while other ponies have something special regarding their cutie mark.

We see a couple of OP unicorns, just like we see the occasional OP earth pony (Pinkie, Maud, Cheese Sandwich) or OP pegasus (Rainbow Dash).

good point there talents are magic so there kinda overpowered

good point there talents are magic so there kinda overpowered

Rarity’s cutie mark isn’t magic but she is actually really good at magic, like she can do magic spells that not even twilight or starlight can do

Rarity’s cutie mark isn’t magic but she is actually really good at magic, like she can do magic spells that not even twilight or starlight can do

:o
EATH ponies could have a MAGIC talent!?!
PEGASUS could have a MAGIC talent!?!

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EATH ponies could have a MAGIC talent!?!
PEGASUS could have a MAGIC talent!?!

@Beatriz Xinyu Diaz Alvarez back in season 1, she’s gotten a lot stronger since then

@Beatriz Xinyu Diaz Alvarez back in season 1, she’s gotten a lot stronger since then

@Foreleus she couldn't make wings for everyone because of her pool of magic, so maybe it was training

@Foreleus she couldn't make wings for everyone because of her pool of magic, so maybe it was training

@DawnTheNightLightFury ah, soo I rarely see twilight fatigue out from using her magic, maybe she has for energy to cast magic then others? That’s my guess

@DawnTheNightLightFury ah, soo I rarely see twilight fatigue out from using her magic, maybe she has for energy to cast magic then others? That’s my guess

@Foreleus i said "twilight doesn't use her magic for absolutley everything because it drains her energy" and you said "she can rest to recuperate" which is a fair point, but if she used her magic for stuff like walking she'd probably have no energy at all either

@DawnTheNightLightFury sorry made a lot of comments, which one are you talking about please and thank you

@DawnTheNightLightFury sorry made a lot of comments, which one are you talking about please and thank you

Also just as a Pegasi can get physically stronger (bulk biceps) so can unicorns. But they usually don’t cause they’re use to using their magic

Also just as a Pegasi can get physically stronger (bulk biceps) so can unicorns. But they usually don’t cause they’re use to using their magic

@Ari Woodward unicorns can get physically stronger, and can fly. Starlight has shown that spells can be combined so a flight spell and a speed spell like accelero “every little thing she does” can be combined to give them flight just as fast as most pegasurs

@Ari Woodward well there’s more you can do with magic than you can with wings

@Ari Woodward well there’s more you can do with magic than you can with wings

@Foreleus yeah but we don't see her using magic to do stuff like walking and so on

@Foreleus yeah but we don't see her using magic to do stuff like walking and so on

@stan ah sorry misinterpreted your sentence, terribly sorry

@stan ah sorry misinterpreted your sentence, terribly sorry

@Foreleus i never said they couldn't, i just meant that's why scootaloo cant fly

@Foreleus i never said they couldn't, i just meant that's why scootaloo cant fly

@stan so? Unicorns can have disabilities too

@stan so? Unicorns can have disabilities too

"Maybe certain talents are OP"
That makes sense, unicorns with magic talent seem op, pegasi with flight talent seem op, and earth ponies with strength talent seem op
I don't think unicorns with fancy magic are more op than those other two, I think we just think magic looks the most op, as humans, cuz our world doesn't have any magic! But we see unusually strong and unusually fast people already, so it's not super astounding. It's more like, a celebrity athlete, while op unicorns look like gods
From a pony perspective it's probably not that wild

@Foreleus im pretty sure scootaloo has a disability

@Foreleus im pretty sure scootaloo has a disability

@DawnTheNightLightFury but she CAN rest to recuperate

@DawnTheNightLightFury but she CAN rest to recuperate

@TOMNICE well to be fair twilight was a philly at the time

@TOMNICE well to be fair twilight was a philly at the time

@stan each unicorn has varying degrees of magic  and aptitudes to learn magic. Scootaloo can’t fly and she’s a Pegasus. I’m certain there’s unicorns who can’t even use magic

@Miniş Dünyası what about bulk biceps? A really beefy Pegasus?

@Miniş Dünyası what about bulk biceps? A really beefy Pegasus?

@DragonDreamer well it’s possible for other unicorns to learn said spells. Trixie’s talent is stage magic, but she was capable of learning a teleportation spell (a pretty advanced spell). And transmogrification. Just cause a pony doesn’t specialize in magic doesn’t mean that can’t do it. They just usually don’t cause it’s irrelevant to what they want to do. Different unicorns seem to have varying degrees of magic within them, I personally view it as unicorns have the most potential of the 3 pony species.

But the fact that only we've seen only unicorns can possibly have magic as a special talent still shows it is tainted to favor unicorns. On top of that, we've seen unicorns who's talent isn't magic still do crazy thing. Rarity has a shield spells for peats sake meaning there are spells and such they can learn outside their talents again pushing the fact that unicorns can and are over powered.

So Rarity just can do a realy good speals if they are about clothes or crystals?

So Rarity just can do a realy good speals if they are about clothes or crystals?

And besides, even for twilight, she can’t use magic for absolutely everything because when she does use magic it drains a lot of her energy

And besides, even for twilight, she can’t use magic for absolutely everything because when she does use magic it drains a lot of her energy

@KKDrawz If you look back at the episode, Rarity didn’t cast a spell, she read the book and the magic was absorbed into her horn. Again, it’s like Trixie with the Alicorn amulet. In both cases, it wasn’t their raw ability, it was the book/amulet that gave them magic, while also corrupting them

@Lovely One how can the book curse her when spike was the one who got it from its creepy stand and before she activated the books magic

@Lovely One how can the book curse her when spike was the one who got it from its creepy stand and before she activated the books magic

@Brandon Cole
Rarity has been shown to literally lift an entire room full of heavy equipment and control needles so precisely that she can stitch cloth at the same time.

If the writers actually let her do that more often she could have taken out most of the changeling invasion with a junk tornado.

I blame the writers.

Yea hence why rarity is a pretty lackluster unicorn

Yea hence why rarity is a pretty lackluster unicorn

True, but presumably, you can still learn magic the same way you could learn any other skill. They just don't have that as their biggest talent. So the only thing stopping them from learning alchemy is them choosing not to do it.
<br>Then again, some earth ponies have near god-like strength, and some pegasi can cause tornados. That much raw power would equalize things, but those ponies might just be their equivalent of twilight.

True, but presumably, you can still learn magic the same way you could learn any other skill. They just don't have that as their biggest talent. So the only thing stopping them from learning alchemy is them choosing not to do it.
Then again, some earth ponies have near god-like strength, and some pegasi can cause tornados. That much raw power would equalize things, but those ponies might just be their equivalent of twilight.

Remember when older sweetie belle managed to teleport on her first try?

Remember when older sweetie belle managed to teleport on her first try?

@KKDrawz I think the book cursed her, like Trixie with the alicorn amulet

@KKDrawz I think the book cursed her, like Trixie with the alicorn amulet

@starboy She was only under the dark magic BECAUSE Rarity cast the spell.

@starboy She was only under the dark magic BECAUSE Rarity cast the spell.

@starboy  Yeah, but the episode I’m talking about had nothing to do with dreaming

@starboy  Yeah, but the episode I’m talking about had nothing to do with dreaming

@MadFox true, though in the dream world episode with Luna she did cast out a spell? Or some beam to fight off dresses, it might’ve been just her dreaming so she did it cause she’s dreaming

That probably was the case but the writers might have forgotten, since there’s a scene in Rarity Takes Manehattan where she fixes a Wheel to a Taxi with her magic. That has nothing to do with her talent

@KKDrawz but she was under some dark weird magic?????

@KKDrawz but she was under some dark weird magic?????

But remember in Inspiration Manifestation Rarity was able to cast a spell that had nothing to do with her special talent.

But remember in Inspiration Manifestation Rarity was able to cast a spell that had nothing to do with her special talent.

rarity isnt that well with spells cause shes a sewer and makes dresses

rarity isnt that well with spells cause shes a sewer and makes dresses

@ZAKi and most op characters are good or will turn good.

@ZAKi and most op characters are good or will turn good.

Like rarity she doesnt do the op magic cuz her talent is clothes

Like rarity she doesnt do the op magic cuz her talent is clothes

@stan As shown with Sweetie Belle. It was also shown in a flashback how Twilight Sparkle learning levitation is hard.

@stan As shown with Sweetie Belle. It was also shown in a flashback how Twilight Sparkle learning levitation is hard.

@Lovely One technically rarity's cutie mark signifies her gem finding abilites-

@Lovely One technically rarity's cutie mark signifies her gem finding abilites-

And Pegasus’ seem to be better at flying than if a Unicorn did magic to fly. Especially Rainbow Dash. Rainbow Dash’s flight is one of her talents

And Pegasus’ seem to be better at flying than if a Unicorn did magic to fly. Especially Rainbow Dash. Rainbow Dash’s flight is one of her talents

And Earth Ponies seem to be stronger. Especially Apple Jack. Apple Jack’s strength is one of her talents

And Earth Ponies seem to be stronger. Especially Apple Jack. Apple Jack’s strength is one of her talents

some unicorns cant even levitate objects

some unicorns cant even levitate objects

I was just about to comment the same thing! Every time an argument comes up that says unicorns are op, I think back to her soap box speech :)

I was just about to comment the same thing! Every time an argument comes up that says unicorns are op, I think back to her soap box speech :)

@Treka Double you nailed it. That’s exactly what they’ve represented, since day one!

@Treka Double you nailed it. That’s exactly what they’ve represented, since day one!

Yeah, for example if Fluttershy was a unicorn instead, her magic would focus on making animals speak english (similar to how she can understand animals as a pegasus).<br>If Derpy was a unicorn, she’d create bubbles with her horn

Yeah, for example if Fluttershy was a unicorn instead, her magic would focus on making animals speak english (similar to how she can understand animals as a pegasus).
If Derpy was a unicorn, she’d create bubbles with her horn

Yeah
Saying unicorns have a spell for that is sort of a misnomer
Sure those who have magic as their talent can use it
But Rarity can only use it because that's specifically her special talent

@Rahul Goswami  I think Sunset Shimmer's talent is something to do with both magic and understanding, because during the events of "Friendship Games" (equestria girls) she is shown to be able to take Twilight's place as the element of magic in an emergency. And she tells human Twilight "that, based on her own experience, they'll forgive you" AND the following events in "Camp Everfree", leads me to think that she is the element of Understanding (capable of filling in for Magic) and the cutie marks of the others link up to their elements as well!

Have to agree. Out of all the background characters, which unicorn ones <b>really</b> could pull a teleportation at least?

Have to agree. Out of all the background characters, which unicorn ones *really* could pull a teleportation at least?

Some people forget that cutie mark speaks for the ponie's talent, not all unicorns are strong, some ground ponies have weird powers or talents too like Pinkie Pie's tics, a certain talent/cutie mark can speak about the pony's capacity and abilities!

I think that there is scheme going on with the mane 6 there. If you think about it, what you said works with all 3 pony species, not just unicorns. Let's look at the pegasi. All of them can fly, but not all of them can become wonderbolts, only ones who have a talent linked with flying can. And the ones who don't, like Fluttershy for example, can fly, but their talent is something else and they don't have the best flying abilities. And I guess it is the same with Earth pony, their talent is farming, yet not every one of them has a talent linked with farming. If you look at the mane 6 now. Pegasi duo: Rainbow Dash talent is flying, it is representative of her specie, the pegasi, but Fluttershy doesn't.  Earth pony duo: applejack is a farmer, her talent does match with her specie, but Pinkie's talent is something entirely unrelated. And then Unicorn duo: Twilight's talent is magic, Rarity uses her magic to find beautiful jewel, but liking jewel is not magic in itself. There seems to be a scheme here, in every duo in the mane six, one has the special ability of her specie, the other doesn't.

@Rahul Goswami no, there talent is there cutie mark, twilight’s is magic, pinkie’s is partying, rainbow’s is flying, rarity’s is fashion, fluttershy’s is animals, applejack’s is apples, and sunset’s is also magic

So twilight,s talent magic and others laufter ,g....,k....,l....,h..... But what is sunset talent please someone answer me please you see it then answer me

So twilight,s talent magic and others laufter ,g....,k....,l....,h..... But what is sunset talent please someone answer me please you see it then answer me

So basically, every unicorn is OP in their own way.

So basically, every unicorn is OP in their own way.

You have a fair point, I've always wondered why all unicorns don't teleport around like twilight. That skill requires years of study and practice.

You have a fair point, I've always wondered why all unicorns don't teleport around like twilight. That skill requires years of study and practice.

@o true! Please watch buckball... Unicorns are weak... Snail is op btw. But only snails.

@o true! Please watch buckball... Unicorns are weak... Snail is op btw. But only snails.

@ZAKi Which makes sense, seeing as how there are professionals and world records in real life.

@ZAKi Which makes sense, seeing as how there are professionals and world records in real life.

Yeah. Maybe we focusing in the wrong thing, the thing is... certain talents are OP!

Yeah. Maybe we focusing in the wrong thing, the thing is... certain talents are OP!


Remember during Winter wrap-up Twilight only knew how to change things by magic? Because that’s how she was raised. She never really learned things the Earth Pony or Pegasi way.

Well yes but, she also in that scenario was the equivalent of a city girl from Miami coming to a farm in Indiana and feeling like she had to assist in something like a County Fair or 4H when she was still very new to town. Twilight failed because she went about it the wrong way. There's probably plenty of things she could have done without magic if someone had given her proper guidance. Twilights whole conflict in the episode would've been solved if she just chose a smaller task and worked her way up or if she truly needed to she could've asked another unicorn in town like Lyra, Amethyst, Lemon Gem or Minuete all of which are seen during the Winter Wrap Up song sequence. shrug hell she could've just asked the cakes for advice hrug

Well yes but, she also in that scenario was the equivalent of a city girl from Miami coming to a farm in Indiana and feeling like she had to assist in something like a County Fair or 4H when she was still very new to town. Twilight failed because she went about it the wrong way. There's probably plenty of things she could have done without magic if someone had given her proper guidance. Twilights whole conflict in the episode would've been solved if she just chose a smaller task and worked her way up or if she truly needed to she could've asked another unicorn in town like Lyra, Amethyst, Lemon Gem or Minuete all of which are seen during the Winter Wrap Up song sequence. -shrug- hell she could've just asked the cakes for advice -hrug-

Yeah but why would they need to learn that? Outside of winter wrap up, magic is allowed to be used? It'd be like teaching a kid who can walk how to use a wheelchair. When will they really need that?


I believe there's a power balance between the three pony races that's been kept in check for a long long time.
If unicorns are so powerful they would have went to war and won easily.
Pegasi have the ability to fly at great speeds. Even though we have seen unicorns like Starlight use magic to fly, it's only ever achieved by the most magically talented. And that's not forgetting their ability to affect the weather.
Earth Ponies may seem magically weak, but we're forgetting they are the one in charge of food of the whole nation. Their magic helps them feed all other races in a way only they can.
Unicorns then believed that there's nothing that can be achieved through fighting. However, this won't stop them from interfering with other systems like their status and wealth like you have mentioned. (It's honestly very reminisce to how our real world works)

There's a concept that was mentioned in the Season 8 finale that unicorn magic is the most "potent" magic. So it feels like all races possess the same "amount" of innate magic but unicorn magic is just different and more "free"?

@Marlon Portem Calpe yeah but in question anyother pony could do that with the right amulet, since everyone can use amulets to increase their power that means that anyone with the right wrong mindset could pull it of.

@Night Raven pinkie pie is also an exception. She was even able to control chaos magic, something that even an enhanced alicorn Cozy Glow couldn't do.

@Elderscrollsswimmer pegasi are good at controlling the environment, the weather is just one way this can be expressed, growing flowers and running an animal sanctuary may not be the most typical talent for a pegasus to have, but it's not that far out of their core abilities, I don't think fluttershy necessarily has earthpony ancestry.

When everything goes according to fluttershy's plans the animal sanctuary functions as intended and all the animals are happy, but when the builders all insert their own creative voices the sanctuary is a mess, she knows exactly what kind of environment her animals need.

@Sawtooth Waves starlight and twilght are much more powerful then at least 3 harmonys of discrap (im saying discrap as the fact discord messes any theory almost like spike and flurry) and i mean harmonys of discord as discord as the power of the gems of harmony

You forget that cannonically pinkie pie has magic which proves that non unicorns can have magic also not many people bring this up for some reason but aside from earth ponies ruling the farm field they are the strongest physically we know this from applejack, rockhoof and many of the ponies who have jobs of transportation are earth ponies

I wrote my comment then read this. Nice job. Perfect explanation. 10/10

@Secret Moon Unicorns would be rather cast out. Sun and Moon -- either drain 10 Unicorns a day or let someone like Celestia and Luna do it.

Meanwhile, Earth-ponies and Pegasi team up with farming and weather. They need each other. Fluttershy's mother is quite likely to have earth-pony relatives, what with growing flowers.

@Almonso And both Twilight and Starlight spent over a decade studying and practicing to get to what we saw on camera. Though the fact that unicorns have the potential to become that powerful (even if most of them choose to dedicate their lives to other things) when no other creature does is legitimately cause for concern.

@Marlon Portem Calpe She wasn't trying to dominate. She just wanted to get a reputation again. She most likely didn't know it would corrupt her. She always looks over details.

@Marlon Portem Calpe That's not entirely true. Look at Cozy Glow. All you need is a great speaker to convince you they should lead.

Yep. Unicorns may be able to manipulate these other forces to a degree, but they can't replicate Earth Pony or Pegasus magic. Were this not the case, what would even have been the point of the trade system between the three tribes? Unicorns would have just done everything for themselves and the other two races be darned.

Earth Ponies are the least flashy of the three, but it enhances their strength, and probably by extension, their durability; meaning they could take a lot more abuse without going down. And yes, it also aids them in the realm of agriculture (which probably leeches into a few other things as well). Can other Ponies grow food? Sure. But nowhere near as efficiently. If you're trying to create a world of abundance, you use the best tools at your disposal. Unicorns could rule with an iron hoof and threaten with all the magic they want, but at the end of the day, slave uprisings still happen, no matter how much technological (or magical superiority) the 'masters' have. "What about Sombra?" Well, he's the evil version of Starlight and very far from the norm.

Pegusi control the weather, which is potentially a VERY scary thing. This is nothing to scoff at. Weather control at your disposal isn't far off from having nuclear weapons, and they could also unleash it from the relative safety of the sky without ever presenting a target.

IMO, it's not a case of one being more powerful than the other. I would say that it's a human tendency to think unicorns are the most powerful, because typical fantasy magic is the thing that is most notably lacking in humans. The grass is greener on the other side, even though we have nailed farming to a science, can train our bodies to bench press hundreds of pounds, and have mastered flight to a point that wars have been fought in the sky. For the Ponies, interdependence is key. Remember what Celestia said about the implications of Tirek taking away magic. One race losing their power would be an ecological disaster that the others wouldn't be able to compensate for.

the most powerfull pony magic is cutiemarks and all tribes have them

@Secret Moon In the early concepts fluttershy was supposed to be an earth pony and pinkie pie a pegasus(white pegasus with yellow mane called surprise)

Earth ponies can have super strength (Rockhoof) and many have innate magic to control animals and nature (Tree Hugger, and I wouldn't be surprised if Fluttershy has earth pony ancestors too), not to mention other wild card abilities such as Pinkie. Oh and they can find gems better than even unicorns with their fancy magic (Maud vs Rarity), and can even grow rare minerals and crystals too (the Pie family).

Almost all pegasi can control weather, and if they work together can give you tornado, lightning, snow storm, etc.

The average unicorn can only pull off a few basic spells at best. Unicorn at the level of Trixie is rare enough, and she's nowhere near able to hold a fight against Applejack or Rainbow Dash.

I am not gonna bet on the unicorn team to win the war.

@Enzo Soares teixeira the hell was his talent then?

@Marlon Portem Calpe you can not compare starlight to the average every day unicorn. She is an Exception to the rule. Also tempted to was under the order of the storm king. It is him who did all the conquering. Not her!

@Marlon Portem Calpe yeah but trixie was using an amulet that increased her power she only started becoming powerfull with her own magic when she started having leassons with starlight and tempest had a broken horn so her magic was unstable and dangerous causing those explosions she does and thats it because tempest can only do explosions with her horn she isn't able to do magic like the other unicors, exemple: the levitation spell she can't do it

@Enzo Soares teixeira As long as any unicorn is in the right mindset and proper planning to conquer, dominate, subjugate and enslave, they will always pull it off with the right powerful artifacts even without many years of studying magic, Just take a look at the episode "Magic Duel". People are always referencing Starlight in the episode "The Cutie Map" and "The Cutie Remark" but are always forgetting Trixie in the episode "Magic Duel" and Tempest Shadow in the My Little Pony Movie.

And its said that magic need time and study, and the proof is that we never saw many great powerfull wizards in the show only: twilight, starlight, the princesses, mist mane, starswhirl and gusty the great( sorry if I forgot any), so for a unicorn be really overpowered like starlight they need many years of study and a natural talent for magic( exemple of sunburst that even studing magic for years was not magicaly tallented)

@Bluezitrone yes because it was said that when the 3 tribes were appart they needed 5 powerfull wizards plus starswhirl then celestia and luna came 2 unicors with the TALENT of raising the sun and moon that means that the unicors can learn any magic but they are born with a special magic like rarity any unicorn can learn the spell to find gems but rarity was born with it

There is no power balance for only unicorns have the capability to conquer, dominate, subjugate and enslave. Just take a look at Trixie, Sombra, Starlight and Tempest Shadow. All you have to do in Equestria is show brute force and enslave the other pony races to do your bidding. Unicorns are the master race because they have the capability to do so once they are set in that mindset. Just take a look at the four examples that I have shown you.

Twilight mentioned in the earlier seasons that unicorns are only capable of spells that are related to their talent (plus levitation). This means that if alchemy is possible not every unicorn was capable of it.
Using unicorn magic to grow food would be very taxing. Weather spells also seem to be something only the highest level unicorns could pull off. (think back to magic duel)
They still have a big advantage though.

unicorns certainly have the widest variety in what they can do, though it's true that most are weaker than the likes of starlight


I like to imagine all the ponies have magic, but unicorns can use it directly with their horns.

That is actually a fact there are just diff types of magic unicorn magic can cast spells pegasi magic can fly and cloud walk and earth magic has a sort of super strength thing and it gives you skills on farming Alicorn magic does all of that but the powers are super charged

yes, for example pegasus being able to walk on clouds, and even having a spell for that to make non-pagasus walk on clouds, it is a temporary spell

@theflashgirl20 Did you watch the movie? Pegasi couldn't fly.

@Utilizator They’re flying horses that control the weather, Earth ponies are the everyday horse you see today with extra strength.

@theflashgirl20 in The ending of the end (season 9, 2nd to last episode) Celestia and Luna lose their magic but they can still fly, but at the same time doesn’t make since in Twilight’s Kingdom Pegasi couldn’t fly after losing their power to T-Rek.

@theflashgirl20, no, they can’t even fly. I’m pretty sure it said somewhere that some of the Pegasi fake it

@Maki well I think it only stole spell caster magic cause tirek stole magic too and earth ponies have magic that helps them grow plants faster while pegasi control the weather

i actually noticed in the movie forgotton friendship

@Echinacea Petals That story sounds really interesting, itd be cool to see a pony do that

I had the same theory after seeing tirek steal magic from all ponies, I also thought since the horns and hooves seem to be similar material that maybe magic can be channeled through the hooves too. I had a rough concept of a story about a non unicorn learning to use magic through his hooves the same way unicorns used their horns, I never finished it though

@Utilizator most earth ponies are pretty strong. I mean, look at Applejack. Her physical body very similar to Rainbow Dash’s physical body. Still she is so much stronger than Dash. But we have also earth ponies who are not so strong like Pinky Pie. That’s what I meant when I said that “ earth ponies can be super strong or just be special with their own talent”. And as for Pegasi’s flying, well, what you said would be reasonable if Pegasi could only fly and not run. Pegasi can both run and fly while earth ponies can only run. In the “Annual Running of the Leaves” in the episode “Fall Weather Friends” Applejack said to Rainbow Dash “no flying”. As in she meant that just because Dash is a Pegasi and can fly doesn’t make her a better athlete. Making flying special

@Rosella Indeed. Walking on clouds is not physical possible, and for a pony to be " super strong " needs to have different physiognomy ( for example to be more hulking ) than pegasi or unicorns. These facts do not respect law physics and the existence of them can be attributed to magic.

I do not know if moving clouds is sufficient to obtain the desired weather, but I do not consider that been able to fly is an argument to be more exposed to magic. Flying is extraordinary for humans because, naturally, they can not fly. If they had the ability to fly, but not to run on ground, they would have been more impressed by species which can run. As a consequence, they would identify more with pegasi, and would consider earth ponies to be more fascinating and more " exposed " to magic.

@Utilizator hmmmmm let’s see, Pegasi can fly, control weather and walk on clouds. While Earth ponies can be super strong or just be special with their own unique talents. The earth ponies are a lot like humans. That might be the reason why I think that Pegasi are more exposed to magic than the earth ponies.

@Rosella I do not see how pegasi are more exposed to magic than earth ponies.

@FlusteredBush Studios but in School Raze/Daze when cozy glow sucked up all the magic. Only unicorns got magic back... sure pinkie got magic but shes pinkie.

I'd say thats pretty directly evidenced by pegasi being able to inherently walk on clouds or fly despite how physics otherwise wouldn't permit that (especially scootaloo but even she can hover with enough effort, which also suggests their use of magic can be exertion based)<br>Earth ponies probably having connections to the earth might also be that, though natural vitality could also be linked to that inherited magic

I'd say thats pretty directly evidenced by pegasi being able to inherently walk on clouds or fly despite how physics otherwise wouldn't permit that (especially scootaloo but even she can hover with enough effort, which also suggests their use of magic can be exertion based)
Earth ponies probably having connections to the earth might also be that, though natural vitality could also be linked to that inherited magic

@theflashgirl20 it's still possible that they can have magic, but them having it is not in a chunk like their ancestors(because they have cutie marks). In unicorns, I personally can only come up with that they lost their ability use it, but it's still present in them. The fact that this takes in same universe gives me this thoughts.

@Hedonism Bot magic of friendship don't you mean magic of plot armor

@theflashgirl20 Unless "drained of magic" only refers to certain forms of magic, or only that "magic of friendship" thing the show kept going on about.

That's already true, Sawtooth knows this. This video isn't about the magic within, it's about the magic that they can actively use for spells.

Well unicorns have magic in their horns, pegasi have magic in their wings, and earth ponies have it in their hooves.
Unicorns are the only race to cast spells.
Pegasi are the only race to control weather.
Earth ponies are the only race that can grow food.
This is actually canon

Imagine? It’s true! Didn’t you see Tirek? He stole magic from everypony. Because everypony has magic. First Tirek has to steal magic from the unicorns because the are most exposed to magic. Then he is strong enough to steal magic from the pegasies even if they’re not so exposed to magic. And finally he can steal from the earth ponies because they are least exposed to magic. As for the alicorns, they’re really strong. No way Tirek can steal magic from them first even if they are more exposed to magic than the unicorns. A similar thing happened with Cozy’s magic stealing plan. First most exposed to magic then least exposed to magic. Even though I think it’s true, I open to ideas.

Well. Your comment isn t available for g5 ponies. Since those don t have magic at all and they can still fly

i think that’s exactly what’s going on, all of the ponies have magic it just so happens that unicorns can use it directly (pegasi use it to fly and earth ponies use it for strength and knowledge of the land)


To be honest only very talented/connected to magic unicorns( like Twilight Sparkle, element of magic or Starlight ) can do crazy stuff like flying. Most casual unicorns only can use magic related to their special talent and use telekinesis. Even teleportation in not so common spell :3

@Planet Zoidstar twilight also reads around things a ton too tho, history, maths, her element is magic but her passion is knowledge, she’s a genius, starlight is a magic doctorate haver, she went only into that, bad at social stuff, not as studious for other info, she uses magic to fix just about everything and she’s crap at it, I doubt she knows how to cook, and so while powerful, she is also capability wise much more evened out

Fluttershy is just ONE of my many pony waifus!

Yep, true, like for Rarity, she doesn’t use much of uncommon spells but instead, use spells similar to her talent, Finding Gems! why doesn’t the ponies of Next Generation knows that

@johnandrei arellano glad you like it :3

@Mr Koala but her talent is magic as well so it doesn't prove my thesis to be wrong :3

@Planet Zoidstar hmm i see talent more as an aptitude combined with an ability. i do like the idea of her being able to copy certain things, though i would have to think about it more to decide where to draw the line. I do agree though that she seems to pick up on complicated things almost too quickly. there are only so many things one can call talents. where twilight can't ever have the innate talent for designing like Rarity does, she does have a talent to copy a specific spell since spell = magic. I like your viewpoint. I dont fully agree

@rangerlovee Yeah. I can appreciate Twilight being a magical prodigy thanks to her Magical Talent. I'd just prefer it if she didn't make other Unicorns obsolete by being able to match or exceed their unique power. She was even able to replicate Celestia's Dark Magic spell after seeing it done ONCE.

It's like having Superman on the Justice League, he's often superior to everyone else on the team to the point writers have to nerf or remove him from the story so the other Leaguers can be relevant.

I'd keep Twilight being much like she is, but have Special Talents be something that cannot be replicated - like how she couldn't give Applebloom a Cutie Mark - make their magic something even Twilight cannot alter cough magical mystery cure cough

@rangerlovee Yeah. I can appreciate Twilight being a magical prodigy thanks to her Magical Talent. I'd just prefer it if she didn't make other Unicorns obsolete by being able to match or exceed their unique power. She was even able to replicate Celestia's Dark Magic spell after seeing it done ONCE.

It's like having Superman on the Justice League, he's often superior to everyone else on the team to the point writers have to nerf or remove him from the story so the other Leaguers can be relevant.

I'd keep Twilight being much like she is, but have Special Talents be something that cannot be replicated - like how she couldn't give Applebloom a Cutie Mark - make their magic something even Twilight cannot alter *cough magical mystery cure cough*

@rangerlovee she is just well educated in this subject (also raised on a rock farm) so she have to be good at that :D

and also like maud could probably find jewels better than 80-90% of unicorns, js

@Planet Zoidstar wait i think starlight copied it... which i dont exactly like but for a talent as broad as magic it makes sense another unicorn could have that ability also. like if a unicorns talent was baking im sure they could all perform the same baking spells with ease. same if another unicorn had a talent like rarity's but in the case of the episode saying all unicorns could use gem or gold finding spells or perform alchemy, well i dont think every unicorn would be that talented

@Planet Zoidstar her talent being magic explains it, but I do get where you are coming from.

@rangerlovee Yeah, and it annoys me how Twilight just replicates Rarity's special talent for finding gems so easily. Like the unique ability that makes Rarity special among Unicorns, Twilight can copy without much effort.

Same goes for her creating a bubble shield in "Read It And Weep", which is Shining Armour's special talent. It makes Special Talents less, well, special, if a simple spell can replicate them. I get that Twilight is an amazingly talented Unicorn but it cheapens the special qualities of other Unicorns if she can just do what should be their unique gift.

@rangerlovee Trixie can make smokebombs and fireworks at least :3

yeh i was going to point this one out too.. Rarity can find jewels not really because of a spell but because of her mark. I am sure there could be a spell for it, but i dont think every unicorn would be able to perform it. the only thing that seems universal with unicorn magic is being able to manipulate objects to move (im sure there are a few more simple things but i cant think of them) ...like who thinks Trixie could do serious alchemy lol idk about that one

Yeah it always annoyed me that Starlight could complete with Twilight post-Alicorn transformation without explanation. Twilight is a massive outlier for Unicorns because of her Element of Magic, but Starlight is on par with her just because she needed to be for her to be a threat. And they couldn't really nerf her once she turned good or it would feel equally contrived.


Why Cozy Glow has the funniest expressions in the series??

Hahahaha

@JntyX Porque hablas en español xd? Ajajs

Discord makes weird faces along with Twilight and Cozy 😂

Ahora me siento especial 😄

Gracias mi pony amigo


I think that shaming unicorns for having more magical powers it's like shaming tall people for being able for reaching objects overhead

Small people have powers 2! We just keep them secret…

He's not exactly shaming them, but saying they have more advantages than pegasi and earth ponies. Just like a tall person has more advantages to a short person because they can reach into high places, unicorns can atleast physically do magic and is alot stronger in the sense that they can use spells, which the others can't

@sweetsunia 😱 how dare you say our secret out loud to these mortals..

@Mało Kreatywne I may get discharged from the tall people cult, but actually we do have magical abilities.

@Mało Kreatywne they could play for the NBA👌🏿👌🏿

@Mało Kreatywne then you have not yet realised your power

@Agenitty indeed. Us Tall ones shall take over the world and you can not stop us...

@Donna Stewart Have you thought about looking him up on facebook, if that's something teens still use. Even without his name, if you can remember names of people who may know him, you can look through their friend list. <br>Maybe ask people you know, who knew of this guy, if they remember his name also.

@Donna Stewart Have you thought about looking him up on facebook, if that's something teens still use. Even without his name, if you can remember names of people who may know him, you can look through their friend list.
Maybe ask people you know, who knew of this guy, if they remember his name also.

I'm not tall (5'2.3, it sucks-) but I do know a couple people who are probably taller than me now. Knew them in 6th-7th grade, they were TALL. Like around 6' somthin' "tall". Specially one boy who was incredibly kind, talented, and overall great guy to hang out with! I don't remember his name- and unfortunately I think we don't go to the same High School 'cause so far I haven't seen him. (no seriously he's not in any of my classes-)

Or small people for being able to fit into small tight spaces.

@Mało Kreatywne have you seen the NBA lol

@Agenitty you must be a mistake in the system, I'm tall too and I can't do such things

@Mało Kreatywne you don’t know that.......

Tall people can't magic themselves riches lol


I could listen to this person talk about mlp all day—

Edit: WHY IS THIS SO POPULAR OH MAH GOD—

@Camille D' Aquarius Thank You for correcting me, I didn’t know that they went by they/them when I made this, My apologies

Me to it’s kinda like matpat
I could listen to his voice for hours
But I do have to agree sawtooth and MatPat I have that weird voice but it’s awesome
So yeah I agree with you
🐰

same, why do I feel like that's a problem? XD

@Parisha Playz lol actually it means i know right xd

Ikr me to I didn’t start watching my little pony until right after season nine ended of fim but I freaking love it

Only real OG’s remember back when his name was the bronie notitan

Same even though i stopped watching the show itself

@Galaxy Glitch Afton they go by they/them

Why did say my little pony’s it’s my little pony

@Sarnathid pony your account is 4 years old wdym new? 😭

I actually do listen to his theories all day 🙂

@Parisha Playz  IKR means  i know right IKS means i know same

Also SAME

Like no joke, pull out some popcorn, and a soda, and enjoy!

I agree iam new to to the YouTube scene but been a fan for ages

Talking about that i think i will go watch the history of equestria

Sawtooth should make a 2 hour documentary about the entire history of "My Little Pony", from G1 to G5

Same but i dont have free time i love my little pony and also i love sawtooth waves

*is a unicorn* *puts on a big hat* *cough*

*sighs if only my family would understand my Mlp addiction to talk about them

Other then the mlp songs this dude is the only thing keeping the mlp flame burning in my heart.

Hey guys don't laugh saw-tooth what do you think about my little pony g5

Me who's been watching their videos since the beginning: Welcome to the club!


Hmm. Removing magic removes pegasi and earth pony magic too, which would hurt the economy more. Plus, not many unicorns are as powerful as Twilight, like not all Pegasi are as fast as Rainbow. There's a reason Twilight cast the cloud walking and wing spells on her friends, instead of Rarity. Plus, unicorn magic in Equestria makes a lot of things possible, but not all unicorns can do every spell. Rarity's gem finding spell obviously isn't common. A lot of ponies, regardless of species, have unique skills and abilities tied to their cutie marks, like Fluttershy's ability to talk to animals. Twilight's cutie mark is her magic, so her magic is very strong. She still had to study a lot to be able to do so much.

Even Mage Meadowbrook, as an earth pony, may have been able to make better potions thanks to her Earth pony abilities.

Plus there's cutie marks, an additional thing to consider. Pinkie Pie being a key example.

Plus, Unicorn magic takes a lot out of them for powerful spells. Twilight only made one pair ot wings, for Rarity, and those wings wouldn't be able to allow Rarity to do Pegasi duties thanks to her lack of speed or strength. Pegasi also control the weather! Unicorn spells seem to be a temporary solution, not long-term, bc the other races have innate ability and magic better suited to their own spheres. Twilight MIGHT could grow something well with her magic (even before becoming an alicorn), but it would be more difficult and less efficient than AJ doing so.


Unicorns maybe the ones with the ones with the magic, but i personally like all 3 of the pony races for they all have their own unique and amazing skills and abilities like i said, Unicorns maybe known for magic but Earth Ponies are known for brute strength and the Pegasi are known for flying and weather control.

Earth ponies also have a abality to grow crops faster then other races

Without magic pegisi can't fly.<br>They have aerodynamic of a horse and very small wings with barely any mussels

Without magic pegisi can't fly.
They have aerodynamic of a horse and very small wings with barely any mussels

@Voldemon Amadale In contrast, supposedly ANY Pegasus, rainbow colored or otherwise is said to be capable of performing the SONIC RAINBOOM given the necessary training. It's like Pegasus Magic's golden fleece. So it's not like the other 2 pony clans are magically irrelevant!

Earth ponies and pegisi lose their abilities without magic too.<br>And not all unicorns are powerfull magicians

Earth ponies and pegisi lose their abilities without magic too.
And not all unicorns are powerfull magicians

@Scalyess Flare Yeah. Look at Flurry Heart. She was totally out of control until the Crystaling ceremony. And when the baby cakes were born Rarity said,” Baby unicorns can get sudden surges of magic”. Dangerous, am I right?

Yup and meanwhile, BOTH Earth ponies and Pegasi have their innate magic as a permanent passive! In it'self, it's not a bad tradeoff.

@Blue_bary Not only can magic wear off and be taken, but it can also be unpredictable and dangerous.

I would have to agree with you because spells where off and magic can be taken we’ve seen that before.

I couldn’t have explained it better myself.


unicorns are limited in the magic department unless they're cutiemarks are magic like trixie, starlight, twilight and starswell. So i don't think there's a problem amd seeing how zebras and Earthponies can do amazing things with potions and magic items pegasi can probably do that too

@Hedonism Bot I mean, she's in the entertainment world. She IS more interested by appearing more than being powerful, even if she has the potential

@Cookie There was, but then "A Horse Shoe-In" had Trixie teleport a much greater mass over a much greater distance than any other unicorn anywhere in canon. As if she's more interested in APPEARING all great and powerful than actually BEING a powerful spellcaster.

@The DJ_Faith Wasn't an episode where Trixie did practice spells with Starlight and the problem wasn't that she wasn't good at magic but she was easily distracted/not able to focus on what she's doing?

@꧁The DJ_Faith꧂ trixie magic is more illusion and showmanship where twilight's is not


There's a reason why the terms "Unicorn master race" and "Filthy earth ponies" appeared after all.

@User Honestly, it seems this whole idea of superiority is based entirely on the idea of potential rather than what realistically would happen as even with specialization with magic in general, expertise in a certain area would probably outdo those efforts on most cases(while Starlight did make a cake much faster than Ms. Cake for an example, we are not made aware of its taste or quality, which while not entirely accurate, makes her efforts feel similar to cake mix over baking the cake itself)<br>Honestly, this could genuially be a good example of why specialization is important

@User Honestly, it seems this whole idea of superiority is based entirely on the idea of potential rather than what realistically would happen as even with specialization with magic in general, expertise in a certain area would probably outdo those efforts on most cases(while Starlight did make a cake much faster than Ms. Cake for an example, we are not made aware of its taste or quality, which while not entirely accurate, makes her efforts feel similar to cake mix over baking the cake itself)
Honestly, this could genuially be a good example of why specialization is important

This made me laugh as I took it as a joke

@Someoneelse oh that is s good and interesting point,  but I guess they way I see it, unicorns are just earth ponies with and one extra hoof. The average unicorn can do basic levitation and one other simplel magic based on their cutie mark. Twilight and Starlight are exceptions this rule as their cutie mark is the power to perform powerful magic. They can not be compared to the Average everyday unicorn.

@User Not every unicorn has to be an elite for them to have an inherent advantage. That is ridiculous and not at all how that works.

Unicorns are not the master race at all. Plus what about earth ponies like diamond tiara's family. They are rich and elite. What about countress coloratura? She was an earth pony but had a high status as well. What about Octavia? she is a canterlot pony and an earth pony.

Now Look at unicorns like rarity's parents and the film flam brothers. Not at all. There is no elite race among the 3 pony tribes, this is nonsense created by bronies.


Okay let’s say that every pony had magic. But not all of them knows how to use it. They are what they are meant to be, what suits them the most. They all have their own unique talents. I kind of liked the theory video a lot. As always, you continue to empress me Sawtooth Waves.


Something I noticed a while ago is throughout the seasons why The first time we see Luna she is young, and has lighter blue main and coat. But the next time we see her she’s older, darker, and has flowing Alcorn main. why did this happen? Nobody else changed why only her? When Luna came out the moon she looked about cadence’s age is the following main because of age or power? How did Luna get it so fast it took twilight like five seasons to get it after being in a alicorn it took her like one! Any ideas?

I think once Luna first came out from Nightmare Moon in the end of the premier, she had just lost a lot of power and magic since she was JUST defeated. I heard or saw someone say something earlier (not in this video or anything) that the flowy manes are from overflow of magic or just really strong and powerful magic something like that. Since a lot of magic is required to raise the sun and moon, Celestial and Luna have flowy mane, especially since they both, especially Celestial, were the two main rulers of Equestria. And since Luna in the premier had JUST stopped being Nightmare Moon, it probably took a little bit of time for her to get to her full power. As for aging, I’m pretty sure she looked much younger simply because she either didn’t age during those 1000 years she was imprisoned or aged very slowly. Again, once she got out and to her full strength back to raising moon, and started dream walking, she probably also caught up with her as well.

Sorry that was long but I hope this helps!


This.. suddenly makes the loss of magic in G5 sound like it might’ve been planned by unicorn haters

@Autum Breeze  Well the movie synopsis mentions there will be "outrageous conspiracies"

@Autum Breeze watch the episodes again with the tirek vs twilight, you do see ponies who are yet, unicorns lost their magic AND their cutie mark. Of course, you can retrieve it, but still. It's completely possible for MLP g5 characters to still hold some magic in them.

@Blue i already know it takes place in the same universe as G4.

And the tirek season 4 thing doesn't hold up as much since losing their magic doesn't remove their Cutie Marks when Tirek steals it in season 9.

I still think MLP g5 ponies still have some magic left in them, if they have no magic in them they can't even stand up or walk "normally". Also them having cutie marks is one of the key factors to this idea. Also go see tirek vs twilight if you want reference(also MLP g5 and MLP g4 take in same universe).


It is possible that unicorns only know two spells; Levitation and one related to their cutie. Some other spells could be learned but power unicorns are shown to be exceptions and not the norm. That could lead to some interesting possibilities. Though other things are also possible.


Oh man, I remember when I was a kid I noticed that society seems to be "built around" unicorns (because the objects are all built for humans not horses, naturally ponies with magic would be able to use them more easily). it kind of links to the social model of disability- earth ponies and pegasi arent weaker, its just that the world caters to unicorns, not them

@evil sister oh no i know that, I just thought it was interesting!

but we see that ponies are able to use human design objects easily. octavia is an earth pony and she plays the cello. we also see that bowling balls have finger holes in them even though none of the three races have fingers – the reason objects in the show are designed how they are is because without visual shortcuts, it would be very difficult to understand what some objects are supposed to be. sure, you can design a cello that would be playable for ungulates, but will a 7 year old who doesnt care about hard worldbuilding look at it and immediately understand what it is? of course not.


The thing is, though not EVERY unicorn is skilled in magic (by which, I mean REAL magic.)

Considering that Trixie relies too heavily on parlor tricks and hoof-made illusions, her magical abilities are either lacking or she doesn't have any at all


Personally, I like to think that all ponies have magic and can cast spells. Unicorns have the clear advantage because they are born with a horn that can actively channel that magic much like a wand or staff; however, I'd like to think that the other races could do similarly if they had access to some form of spellcasting focus. Not necessarily an artifact imbued with a spell/power but just an item that can channel their innate magic through it. It would also help unicorns like tempest whose horns are broken or otherwise disabled.


İf everyone became alicorns the whole alicorn=royalty would be thrown out too seems like a win too me

You and me both, Stain. Then maybe Lightning Bliss can finally say she's not a princess, without anyone making fun of her, objecting, thinking it's a joke, or straight up ignoring her.

@Shreya Pethe it would result in them asking Celestia, Luna, Cadence or Twilight for help by the 2nd day cause they don't know what they are doing but they know it probably is gonna cause the world to implode

@User there is a theory that pinkie has some of discords chaos magic.

@red velvet cookie sorry but you are not explaining anything. Pinkie is just an earth pony. How could giving her magic overpower her? Twilight is already overpowered and things are still ok.

I just feel like they all deserved to be princesses of friendship. Twilight is just one piece of a larger group. All 6 of them help and support each other and balance one another out as elements of harmony. If it was not for the other 5 and spike, twilight would never be able to achieve as much as she has because they strengthen each other. They are just as much apart of this as her and it mjust akes sense for them all to become a princess of friendship, not just her. But that is just my opinion.

@red velvet cookie how does pinkie have too much power?

Alicorns are powerfull and immortal creatures. If everypony was an alicorn ponies would dominate the world. Reminds me about fallout equestria

@User the only reason they didnt is because pinkie would be too overpowered she already has to much power 😔

I still feel like all of the main six at least, should have became alicorns, not just twilight. Am I the only one? 😄


I think the solution would be to limit some of the unicorns' access to magic by law, and maybe a spell if necessary. They have to ask to do some certain things, and the things they ARE allowed to use without asking is picking things up (obviously), finding gems, small things.


I always wondered why didn't earth and winged ponies never got jealous of unicorns because of their magical powers 🤔


I love your theories, you're one of the least problematic bronies 😊


I recently read a comic about the 4th tribe, The Thrace. It seems they don’t believe in friendship and I would love to see your thoughts on it.


I think that the Pegasi and Earth Pony's have more abilities than shown that equalize the tribes more. For example, Earth Pony's probably have an ability to find precious materials, or to transform a stone into a gem through applying pressure.


Watching this i was like: "wow, a brony i really like watching posted a video the same day i did".


Well, remember the episode ‘twilight’s kingdom’ Tirek took magic from all three of the pony kind.

When he took from the Pegasi, they couldn’t fly anymore, so this suggests that them flying isn’t the science of them having wings, because when he did this they still physically had their wings, no, this means that what enables their wings to work is magic.

He also took the earth pony’s ‘strength’ so they can’t tend the the land. This only makes sense if they have a special kind of strength because anypony can be strong but only earth pony’s seem to be able to grow food.

And while he also took all of their cutiemarks, that doesn’t mean to say that that is why they can no longer do those things.

Not all earth, pegasi, or unicorn pony’s are talented or are even good at what they are suppose to do, we see this with flutter shy, pinky pie, and many others.

So why is it, that they disappear in the first place? The answer is simple. Because the cutiemarks magically appear (with a trigger, of course).

Soooo anyways, that means that taking the cutiemarks isn’t why they can’t do that anymore. It means that what Tirek takes is the pony’s actual magic not just their magical talent, the magic that is deeply rooted through every kind of pony, but just comes out in different ways.

( I’m probably wrong about this whole thing but this especially;  ) Magic in the mlp universe is all the same. It’s how it’s used or has been used in the past that ‘changes’ it. Dark or good magic isn’t just created from nothing. It’s either magic converted to dark by a dark pony or dark act or even place. That, or made from another source of already dark magic (however there may be exceptions like discord or something idk)

so that being just an example, if all magic is the same, then it’s the same in the pony’s too SO… therefore all the pony’s have the same magic and same amount of said magic, it’s just how it’s projected out of the pony that changes the ability it gives them, whether it’s flying, strength or simply out of a horn. It’s all the same.

(Geez I’m pretty sure other people got to the same conclusion in just a few sentences lol)


First time I've had a reason to (respectfully) disagree with you that I can remember.

1) Pegasii can't cast spells, but they can casually create dangerous weather phenomena, and not every unicorn is a talented/educated enough mage to get that under control.
2) Earth ponies can't cast spells, but if you put the average Earth pony next to a unicorn, there is a good chance the former could knock out the latter with one blow. Plus, some Earth ponies like Pinkie Pie are inexplicably born with reality altering hax.
3) Along the same lines as #1, just because a unicorn can use innate magic doesn't mean that they have the skill and knowledge to do anything with it. If more unicorns dedicated their free time to studying magic in detail, Equestria would be a unicorn-supremacist nation, but the show indicates that most unicorns don't seem to have much ability beyond basic telekinesis and spells that shortcut the need to perform domestic chores or hire someone to do it for them. Very few unicorns are comparable to Starlight and Twilight, or even Sunburst, and Sunburst flunked Celestia's school. Rarity seems to be more representative of the average unicorn, the vast majority of her work using her telekinesis powers. I think we see her shooting off magic lasers only once, but I could be wrong.

First time I've had a reason to (respectfully) disagree with you that I can remember.

1) Pegasii can't cast spells, but they can casually create dangerous weather phenomena, and not every unicorn is a talented/educated enough mage to get that under control.
2) Earth ponies can't cast spells, but if you put the average Earth pony next to a unicorn, there is a good chance the former could knock out the latter with one blow. Plus, some Earth ponies like Pinkie Pie are inexplicably born with reality altering hax.
3) Along the same lines as #1, just because a unicorn *can* use innate magic doesn't mean that they have the skill and knowledge to do anything with it. If more unicorns dedicated their free time to studying magic in detail, Equestria would be a unicorn-supremacist nation, but the show indicates that most unicorns don't seem to have much ability beyond basic telekinesis and spells that shortcut the need to perform domestic chores or hire someone to do it for them. Very few unicorns are comparable to Starlight and Twilight, or even Sunburst, and Sunburst flunked Celestia's school. Rarity seems to be more representative of the average unicorn, the vast majority of her work using her telekinesis powers. I think we see her shooting off magic lasers only once, but I could be wrong.


I recently rewatched season 1 and 2 of mlpfm.
And I got reminded something that may prove that in current equestria all races are equal and unicorns are not close to be overpowered.
Pulling a Cosy Glow not only flattens the unicorn but all races, because earth and pegasi still require magic to do their thing! In one of the episodes when ponies lost magic pegasi stopped flying (proving that they cannot fly without magic) and earth ponies stopped their crop growing magic and super streinght, so  it wouldn't even matter, all of them will be simply normal horses without magic.
So my point why unicorns aren't overpowered is because in season one spike asked Twiling the same question you did, and Twilight replied that most unicorns have enought magic to do their basic things which means that unicorns that can do powerful magic are not common and complex magic must be learned for years just like Starlight did for 1 spell! After all, the only unicorns that are currently known to do this type of magic is Twilight, Starlight, of course the princesses and probably Sunset and Sunburst. Compared to that, unicorns must dedicate their life to be op and this filters the unicorn master race.

Also let me add: Material finding isn't very special even when a unicorn has it as a talent! You can see this as an example when Maud completely destroyed Raritys proud talent when Maud without difficulty found a common gem that rarity tought it was the rarest and hardest to find, with such ease that she even did it with her back leg without looking. Earth ponies with enought extra knowledge can over power unicorns in the material hunt. And pegasi probably too can overpower an unicorn if they did something special. I'm not sure what they can do, but only shows that all ponies are equal and overpowering is only a matter of training and learning!


I think it would be neat if MLP had a villian who resented the unicorns having social/political advantages due to their magic and sought social reform (kinda like Amon from LegendOfKora).

 But MLP is still a show with a young target audience, so that kind of stuff would probably be too meta.


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But there Bits are Round just like a Coin so actually They use Bit + Coin
"Bitcoin"
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I always thought that Unicorns were OP since they can pick stuff up with their hirns at not with hooves. Other ponies would have trouble using mouths, hooves, other tools.
Though, I think spells and magic are just part of a talent. Sure the requirements to use spells are horns (and other artifacts) but like in Harry Potter one must practice magic. We've never seen other unicorns use variace spells and maybe its bc learning spells are too bothersome. I mean look at Twilights life, filled with textbooks.
Besides that, I like to imagine other ponies (and creatures) DO have innate magic, but since they don't have a nagic conductor, they'd have to practice wandless magic.
Look at Zecora, she might be a zebra but she does have traces magic on her

I always thought that Unicorns were OP since they can pick stuff up with their hirns at not with hooves. Other ponies would have trouble using mouths, hooves, other tools.
Though, I think spells and magic are just part of a talent. Sure the requirements to use spells are horns (and other artifacts) but like in Harry Potter one must practice magic. We've never seen other unicorns use variace spells and maybe its bc learning spells are too bothersome. I mean look at Twilights life, filled with textbooks.
Besides that, I like to imagine other ponies (and creatures) DO have innate magic, but since they don't have a nagic conductor, they'd have to practice *wandless* magic.
Look at Zecora, she might be a zebra but she does have traces magic on her


One thing your forgetting is that the whole point of MLP is that creatures with different power levels, personalities and features get along. Also for them to not discriminate others and treat everyone equally. We saw what happens when you try to make things equal power wise when starlight was evil.


When you think about Tirek’s case, I think everyone has magic but the unicorns have a way of using it without artifacts/potions


I’ve always wondered if changelings when in unicorn form can use magic just as well it might seem obvious but I like the idea of them only having a fraction of the power, same for being a pegasus and earth pony. If not I feel like they would be way overpowered


Earth Ponies, and Pegasi can Both Cast the Same Magical Spells that Unicorns can. But Unicorns Just have a Faster/Simpler Access to Cast Spells. Zecora for Example, She Isn't a Pony and Cannot Fly, Cast Magic with a Horn, or Even Tend the Land as Well as Earth Ponies. But she Can still Cast Spells if She Needs to. Basically, all Basic Magic that unicorns can do, can also be Cast by Earth Ponies and Pegasi. Hope this Helps! :)

Edit: My Point still Stands, but I somehow Didn't Realize that he Mentioned Zecora. XD


Yes! Finally a theory on this! Even when I first watched MLP I was like "Unicorns seem so overpowered!"


"We must seize the means of unicorn magic."
– Comrade Starlight Glimmer

_"We must seize the means of unicorn magic."_
*– Comrade Starlight Glimmer*


I like to imagine that in the Equestria canon, Sawtooth Waves is this (apparently) gray earth pony who runs around spouting wild theories and trying to convince children to join his cult. The sort of pony you don't want your fillies and colts running into...

uhhhhhh sawtooth get this puppy outta her


One thing I've noticed is that it seems like most unicorns have a variety of magical specializations. While some may have been good at alchemy, others may not be so fortunate.
Rarity primarily uses her magic to help finding gems and sewing with minor telekenesis, but she seems to have trouble with levitating larger and heavier items. (Look at how she looked throwing a large, heavy stone at Tirek.)
Shining Armor seems to use his magic primarily for the defense of Canterlot (in the few times we saw him using it), and Trixie uses her's for minor illusions and parlor tricks. Few unicorns are on Twilight's level except for maybe Starlight Glimmer.

Even then, they have to learn to use their magic and practice with it in order to gain proficient enough. (An example of this would be Sweetie Belle, who had to practice basic levitation) but I don't think too many unicorns put in the time or effort to practice a wide-variety of magic like Twilight has, and may even have trouble with certain kinds of spells.

Speaking of Sweetie Belle, she would eventually be seen casting a number of advanced spells despite having a special talent in something else altogether. So it would appear that virtually any unicorn could theoretically learn advanced magic, but most ponies can't be bothered to put that kind of effort into learning skills outside their cutie mark.


In a way, I'm glad that in the end of the series, Equestria and beyond are seemingly unified by being under the positive influence of the magic of friendship. It indirectly solves problems of races' inadequacies and advantages under principles that guides them in their relationships towards one another. One's advantage is used to serve those without, yet, while having them, for instance.


You know, the interesting thing about this is that most of the pony villains reformed or otherwise that we've seen were unicorns, besides Cozy Glow obviously. But I do think you were on to something with the magical artifacts or using the ways of the old magic to balance out the tribes. But there is something we need to remember about unicorns, the OP unicorns we've seen do amazing feet were exceptions rather than the rule, they had a talent in specializing Magic, while most unicorns only know a few simpler spells to Aid them in their talents like levitation for example. So with those things in mind it kind of balances things out.


A long long time ago I wrote a fanfic called "Pegasus Horns" where through focused control of their internal mana Pegasi and Earth Ponies could manifest a virtual horn to cast with.  Of course that makes it harder for them as they have to multitask to do any actual magic, and their magical talents tended to be far different from Unicorns, but it something very useful.


You're welcome Sawtooth! Thanks for replying! And keep up the good work


You're forgetting that a good chunk of unicorn society mainly use there magic for mostly the grabbing and moving of objects and let's say 25% actually go to a magic school to learn multiple spells and improve there magic. It might be possible to train there magical output but even then most unicorns can only do so much


1:30 don't forget Grogar. He was first introduced as a story too.


Please do a video on how astronomy in Equestria might work.
I mean there are stars, comets and star signs, but sun and moon are controlled by magic.

-Is their world round or flat?
-Does space exist?
-Is the sun a ball of plasma like in our universe?
-Are moon and sun bigger than their world?
-Is their world earth-centric or sun-centric?
-do orbits exist?
-how does gravity work in Equestria?
-Why is it said in "owl's well that ends well" that a meteor shower of that size only occures every hundred years? Can't a meteor shower be created artificially?
-Speaking of meteors, can they fall down and cause destruction?
(and of course -Can Celestia use the sun like a death star?)


Okay, hear me out: it’s because of the unicorns’ innate magic and the imbalance between the tribes that caused, or at least had some influence, in G5’s problem, where the tribes are now separated due to mistrust and paranoia 👀


Correct me if I'm mistaken, but I remember Twilight explaining (back in season one) that most unicorns only have a small amount of magic that complements whatever their special talent is, except that in her particular case her special talent <i>was</i> magic (the same could be said for Starlight). As for Rarity, in the episode with the diamond dogs it seemed to me that her gems finding spell was fairly unique, as it was Rarity herself who taught Twilight the spell, plus the fact that the first time Rarity cast that spell was when she found her special talent.

Correct me if I'm mistaken, but I remember Twilight explaining (back in season one) that most unicorns only have a small amount of magic that complements whatever their special talent is, except that in her particular case her special talent _was_ magic (the same could be said for Starlight). As for Rarity, in the episode with the diamond dogs it seemed to me that her gems finding spell was fairly unique, as it was Rarity herself who taught Twilight the spell, plus the fact that the first time Rarity cast that spell was when she found her special talent.


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*I also wanted to ask\tell that in the first Equestria girls movie pony sunset shimmer’s magic’s colour was kind of turquoise and more like her eye colour, but then in spring break down and later movies when sunset was shown as a pony her magic’s colour was red. What do you think could be the reason behind this………….???

I don't think they had any mind of using her after the first EG movie. And as she became more powerful they decided to make permanent changes

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@ŠparkłeGłitch I do really like that idea! Like how they changed Nightmare moon's color when they turned her back to luna.

I have 3 ideas for the whole Sunset Shimer horn color thing:

1. Emotion and change of heart:
In the MLP world, it is shown that emotion and intention of magic have a big effect on the spell and COLOR of the magic.

For example, when Luna became Nightmare Moon her horn magic color became significantly darker (like her personality), and when Celestia used dark magic her magic color becomes purple and black.

So, I'm thinking that because Sunset was so dark and power-hungry in the beginning of Equestria girls her magic color reflected that (being a dark red).

2. Human world magic:
In MLP the human world has a very different type of magic to the pony world.

So, what if her long exposer to human world magic somehow affected her magic horn color? I don't know.

3. A dark (magical) artifact:
One thing I found strange was why Sunset turned into a "raging she-demon" when she put on twilights crown.

But maybe the crown only reacted so dramatically because Sunset was wearing a dark artifact like maybe... *a element of dis-harmony*?

I don't really know, but I;m thinking if this is true than the freindship laser bean thing probelbly broke it or made  it disapeared.

Any way thanks for reading.

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Even I noticed that

@mangau Ya the turquoise suits better on her

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I always thought when twilights magic aura darkened over time because her magic had gotten stronger

@MissBlizzard i see what your thinking but i don't really agree with it its a good theroy though you should make your own mlp theroy channel

It's because she went good again. That's kinda weird, though, because Starlight's didn't change.

I forgot who’s theory this is but I once heard someone say they think her magic colour changed because she was wearing her magic crystal thing from legend of everfree while going through the portal. That thing is red and it’s magical so maybe because she was wearing while going in the portal it changed her magic a bit?  Orrr maybe it was just a design choice idk ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ personally I like the turquoise better

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I think they just saw the red one fits her more but as a theory I think she used something to make her horn much more stronger

Thank you everybody to tell the reason of sunsets magic colour change but i think that the reason of the change of her magic's colour was in rainbow rocks cause when she pony-d up a red streak joined the rainbow of the mane 6 colours making her a part of the group and thus changing her evil magic colour (turquoise) to red instead

@Bunky Martian Yeah this is the right reason cause when she pony-d up a red streak joined the rainbow of the mane 6 colours making her a part of the group

It's a reflection of Sunset's redemption and the colour she was in Rainbow Rocks: Pretty sure this was confirmed, but I don't know for sure

@G Lambert Thought no. 1 makes some sense as her magic abilities depended on her mood. So... when sunset wears the crown her emotion come into action and might change the colour of the magic...

The colour of the magic was from the crown which was turquoise while her own/real colour of magic was red kind of like when Celestia shows twilight the dark magic (which was black and green while her real/own colour of magic is kind of yellow) in the episode "the crystal empire".......     d~_~b

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Celestia had blue magic in the earlier seasons, specifically season 1 but turned  gold, and Twilight's aura darkened after that same season, I see this as a sign magic color can change overtime like eye or hair color can for people sometimes.

It’s because of the power gems I think. It changed her magic, along with the Equstria girls.

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can you do a video on how celestia could use dark magic in the beginning of season 3? I’m pretty confused unless it was just a part of alicorn magic, but no other princess is shown doing this unless sombras involved.


The thing is, all ponies benefit in some way from unicorn magic: It was stated by the show staff that any technology that looks too advanced for the setting (such as the Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000, or Vinyl's audio equipment) should be assumed to be magic-powered. Throwing that away would be a textbook case of "cutting off you nose to spite your face".

Though as their technology moves forward, that could make the power imbalance even worse if all the cool tech jobs are by necessity unicorn-only. As you say, it appears the only satisfying solution may be to develop some way to artificially grant unicorn-level magic to other creatures.


I could imagine that there is some sort of Spell Protection or something like that for Bits so they can’t be duplicated and all.

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personally, even if there’s no evidence for it, i always headcanoned that pegasi and earth ponies could channel magic through the traits that make them unique the way unicorns do! pegasi channeling magic through their wings, and earth ponies through their hooves, yknow? it would be cool!


"She would have no interest in [creating gold] unless gold had value."

You've run into the post-scarcity that people living in a world where resources are limited (ie the real world) have trouble wrapping their heads around.

The fact that gold can be created from nothing by itself makes it a poor currency. But that doesn't mean gold doesn't have value. In the real world, gold has a lot of value as a conductor of electricity. Unfortunately because of it's history as a precious metal, we dont use it for that and are stuck with the somewhat lower quality copper.

Gold could have similar, practical uses in Equestria. Granted electricity doesn't seem to be a thing in Snowfall Frost's time. Yet. The aesthetic it invokes is actually right around the era in our world when electricity started getting popularized. Perhaps Snowfall was experimenting with that? Or perhaps, as is often in the case in mythology, gold has some value in magic. Perhaps even the creation of artifacts like youd been discussing.

The flawed assumption you're basing this discussion on is that precious metals and gems exist as such in Equestria. Frankly, "precious" gems aren't exactly treated as precious. Rarity uses them for their visual effects, but has no problem giving some to Spike to eat. If those gems were worth anything like they are in the real world, she'd have just given him thousands of dollars of a meal like it was nothing. It just doesn't work.


I absolutely love this video! This is indeed a problem and opens the door for a fanfic writer such as myself. I can’t wait for more!


I’d say that special talents are the great equalizer of Equestria, as not all unicorns are capable of more advanced magic.  While unicorns may have innate casting magic, I don’t think anyone will argue that Trixie is more OP than Applejack.

Starlight has a special talent in using magic, and so is an OP unicorn, capable of all sorts of things, from altering history to mind control.  This gives true impression of all unicorns having an advantage, but in truth we simply haven’t seen the other groups reach their maximum potential.

Rainbow Dash is the closest we’ve seen to the true potential of pegasi, capable of breaking the sound barrier and creating a magical explosion, as well as way too many other things to name.  Her special talent is somewhat debatable, as some could see it as representing flight, others as representing racing, but I personally see it as representing a mixture of loyalty and determination.  Loyalty for standing up for a friend, and determination for winning the race, and these traits define her character more than even her athleticism, which is why it feels more accurate to me.  The Sonic Rainboom also was able to shape the fate of Equestria, though whether that counts is up to you.

For earth pony potential, I’d say Rockhoof is the closest we’ve seen, gaining strength through force of will, digging a trench fast enough to prevent the lava flow, and generally being very strong, both physically and willfully.  His strength itself is pure earth pony magic, so imagine someone who’s as strong through labor as Applejack or Maud gaining an equivalent amount of magical strength, and you’ve got an idea of how powerful an earth pony could theoretically become.

Yet most ponies don’t reach half the ability as these three, because their talents lie elsewhere, even in related fields.  Sunburst’s talent is magic, but he isn’t nearly as competent as Starlight because his talent is in the knowing, rather than the doing.  Lightning Dust is comparable to Rainbow in ability, but I’d doubt she could perform a Sonic Rainboom, or compete with a truly determined Rainbow.  Braeburn is nowhere near as strong as Applejack, let alone Rockhoof, though he can hold his own in a rodeos and does similar labor.

And then you have the anomalies.  I can’t think of any unicorns off the top of my head for this category, so they fall short here.  Fluttershy’s special talent does not revolve around flying or weather manipulation at all, and she has manifested her own unusual brand of magic: The Stare, which has no real explanation other than an extreme manifestation of her talent based magic.  Pinkie Pie’s talent is making others happy, and she doesn’t let small issues like the laws of physics or severe anatomical malfunction stop her; her entire family is odd, but most of their abilities can be chalked up to extreme earth pony magic, whereas Pinkie has manifested abilities nearly on par with some of Discord’s magic.

So I don’t believe unicorns can really claim to be more powerful than the other ponies, even on average, as it really depends on the specific nature of your talent.  I’m going to try to define the innate gifts of there different pony types beyond ‘magic, sky, earth’.  Unicorns have the gift of knowledge, the ability and desire to learn more about the world, and the aptitude to put that knowledge to use.  Pegasi have the gift of ambition, the ability to tame the wild skies and soar above where they were yesterday.  Earth ponies have the gift of determination, the ability to simply refuse to acknowledge limitation, punching through solid stone or the walls of reality if need be.

Unicorns have the greatest starting point, and can amass power quickly, but can equally quickly hit their limit when their sources run dry and they are in new territory.  Pegasi have the second greatest, as they can always see where they want to be, but the challenge is reaching it when you live for the moment.  Earth ponies have the worst starting point, as overcoming your doubts and beliefs of limitation is difficult cause but once they do, they have no upper limit.

Sorry for rambling on so long, but I think I made my point: Unicorns only have the illusion of superiority because they have the most obvious magic, but the other ponies are equally capable.


I love how he always shows the pokemon, farfetched when he says that! Sawtooth does make a good point! I really wish I could just know EVERYTHING about My Little pony so I won't have to go hunting around the world for movies and comics and movies and comics and movies and comics and- you get it.😁


Can we just take a moment to appreciate how much time and effort he puts into EVERY SINGLE ONE of his videos

doesnt sawtooth use they/them pronouns? correct me if im wrong!


I’ve been a fan of yours for about a year and a half now, and I have to say I LOVE that you’re still finding theories even after the show’s end! Thank you so much for keeping my love of this fandom and show alive!


I think you should make a video about Gusty the Great because she’s one of those pony’s that we hear a little bit about but never the full story of the character even though they label her to be important or the “Great” but why was she labeled Great to begin with? What purpose did she play in equestria? <br>Also another thing I noticed was that Gusty appeared twice, and not only when “Grogar” mentioned her, but also when twilight was reading to the sick school pony’s in the episode A Flurry of Emotions in Season 7 this brings up another small detail that also makes Gusty interesting, on the cover of the book that twilight was reading, Gusty appeared to be a unicorn with a similar design from the first ever design of her from G1 Mlp, but in Grogars flashback, she had a curved horn and a shadow like body, which made me wonder if she was a pony from Mistmains village since they were the only pony unicorns we’ve seen with curved horns, but then I watched DoctorWolfs video and he made an interesting point that Gusty may have been a Kiren, but then it didn’t completely make sense that she would have been since she has all the features of a pony and a cutie mark, but then the interesting suspicion of Gusty being a shadow pony started floating around in my head, and I thought that that would make a bit of sense to be her origin since she had wavy hair like Sombras, and that Sombra was labeled a unicorn even by princess Celestina (va season 3 before they went to save the Crystal empire) and Sombra is the only other creature that has a curved horn. But I don’t nessesarly think that Gusty being one of sombras kind made her Evil, because she was eventually labeled as a hero of equestria.

I think you should make a video about Gusty the Great because she’s one of those pony’s that we hear a little bit about but never the full story of the character even though they label her to be important or the “Great” but why was she labeled Great to begin with? What purpose did she play in equestria?
Also another thing I noticed was that Gusty appeared twice, and not only when “Grogar” mentioned her, but also when twilight was reading to the sick school pony’s in the episode A Flurry of Emotions in Season 7 this brings up another small detail that also makes Gusty interesting, on the cover of the book that twilight was reading, Gusty appeared to be a unicorn with a similar design from the first ever design of her from G1 Mlp, but in Grogars flashback, she had a curved horn and a shadow like body, which made me wonder if she was a pony from Mistmains village since they were the only pony unicorns we’ve seen with curved horns, but then I watched DoctorWolfs video and he made an interesting point that Gusty may have been a Kiren, but then it didn’t completely make sense that she would have been since she has all the features of a pony and a cutie mark, but then the interesting suspicion of Gusty being a shadow pony started floating around in my head, and I thought that that would make a bit of sense to be her origin since she had wavy hair like Sombras, and that Sombra was labeled a unicorn even by princess Celestina (va season 3 before they went to save the Crystal empire) and Sombra is the only other creature that has a curved horn. But I don’t nessesarly think that Gusty being one of sombras kind made her Evil, because she was eventually labeled as a hero of equestria.


You left out that pegasi have the innate ability to walk on clods and directly manipulate atmospheric phenomena. They're also the naturally most aggressive of the 3 tribes. How many unicorns can do advanced spells and directly alter matter itself? Not many. How many pegasi can walk on clouds and manipulate the weather? All of them.

Pegasus master race confirmed!


I misread this as "The Problem With Alicorns" and I was thinking "didn't you already solve alicorns, what's the problem now?"