But they still can actively use magic like unicorns. Pegasi and earth ponies, however, cannot. Their magic is passive like the ability of pegasi to walk on clouds. But aside that, they cannot do much which could be a major threat to Equestria.LucyDolphin schrieb:The only reason we haven't really seen pegasus or earth pony villains is because magic is a major theme in the series and it's really easy to come up with ideas concerning that. Also, Discord and Tirek for example aren't unicorns and still have pretty much equivalent power to Alicorns albeit different.
Because Twilight Sparkle, the element of magic, was leading them, telling them what the hell to do and the elements of harmony are just amplifiers for positive energy. Without the element of magic, which can naturally only be wielded by a unicorn, they're useless.
I wouldn't really consider Celestia and Luna to be a threat to the peace and harmony-filled life in Equestria; they are even actively ensuring the well-being of their subjects.El_Gato schrieb:Sure, you could call Celestia and Luna benevolent, immortal dictators. But they cannot be trusted entirely, as Luna/Nightmare Moon have proven. And I excluded the moon because a being capable to control a star, sure has no problems to control a much, MUCH smaller celestial body such as the moon.
But they still can actively use magic like unicorns. Pegasi and earth ponies, however, cannot. Their magic is passive like the ability of pegasi to walk on clouds. But aside that, they cannot do much which could be a major threat to Equestria.I think comparing unicorns with superheroes with superpowers and earth ponies and pegasi with Batman is a pretty good comparison here.
Energy is the cue, because energy is something that is not bound to anything in particular, it can take many forms shapeshifting into anything really. This makes magic purely scientifical and possibly even producible. This is getting too abstract, I am aware of that :D
All the villians, unicorns or not, can actively cast spells.
But with "power" I don't necessarily mean destructive spells. Simple levitation, which any unicorn can cast once a certain age is reached, gives them power. It is a gift of immeasurable value.
Yes, I'll give you that.
It's the WEATHER Factory, not the Rainbow Factory led by nazi pegasi. :P:
Yes, energy. Let me give you an example. A soviet astronomer came up with classifications of civilizations based on their usage of energy. Basically, the more energy a civilization can use, the more power it wields. So you could say that energy is power. And since unicorns can actively manipulate the magical energy in Equestria, it makes them much more powerful than the other two tribes.
Maybe, but we haven't seen a powerful villain who couldn't cast spells yet. And I highly doubt that we'll ever see one.
Well then, in my humble opinion the ability to cast spells is superior to flying because flying is only one abilty. Casting multiple spells, however, is like a magical swiss army knife. It is versatile, whereas flying is not.
It's been 3 wonderful months since Tom and Boulder met. They live happily in the south field of the Rock Farm. They have a very active, unnatural sex life as well, adding to their happiness.Auf was manche Leute kommen xD
However, unbeknownst to Tom, Boulder has a stone-cold ex-lover who's going to make things rocky for the duo.
Will this abrasive new stone ruin their relationship? Does she have an Igneous plan to destroy their love? Or does she come with Gneiss intentions?
Whatever the case, somerock's stones are going to burst.
The whole problem with a civil war or a war between the different races in general would be pretty complicated since none of the three races alone are self-sufficient and would not be able to survive without one another. Such a large-scale war wouldn't be of interest for anyone really.
Let's come up with a scenario. A civil war between unicorns and pegasi. The pegasi would naturally hold aerial superiority and like I said, they could turn weather into a weapon. But unicorns would have quite an effective defense against that - shields. A single gifted unicorn like Shining Armor could raise a powerful shield, not the weak, pathetic one we have seen in A Canterlot Wedding. He couldn't do that because he was under control by Chrysalis and therefore weak. She drew so much love from him that she was even able to defeat Celestia.
Anyway, my point is that a Shining Armor not influenced by some bug queen could raise a very powerful shield and if necessary, he could be supported by other unicorns which would provide their magical power to amplify aforementioned shield. I imagine that pegasi would have a lot of trouble bringing that down.
And other on combat specialized unicorns could go out and blast them outta the sky with friggin' magic laser beams.
In the Equestria portrayed to us, all 3 races seem to be more or less on the same level concerning their powers. Every race has specific strengths and weaknesses. If you'd look at the Equestrian empire like an (cometitve) game with it "classes" you would consider it balanced, I think.
Which is a little bit sad in my opinion but reasonable/understandable since magic plays a major part in the show. There is a vast amount of possibilities for that nontheless. I'll stay patient just like the good ol' Nyancat with his seaponies :trollking:
Like I said, it's pretty much pointless arguing over this since it comes down to personal preference. I don't consider levitation of several objects to be that important whilst flying can also serve as a passion followed by a strife to become better/the best at it, like Dashie.
And flying is just a means of getting from point A to B. As we have seen numerous times, Rarity can manipulate several objects at once with little effort. Levitation is powerful because it increases the reach of any given unicorn dramatically. Starlight was able to get hold of her stolen cutie marks from a great distance just before they hit the ground and be released.
The earthbound tribes alone would be enough to survive on their own. Without the pegasi, weather would just regulate itself like on Earth. And at least in one part of Equestria it DOES just that - in the Everfree Forest. So being left alone by pegasi, the weather would be a lot like here on Earth.
Pegasi could probably form weather-barriers that are impenetrable by (pony) magic but this is highly speculative anyway^^
Anyway, I was more thinking about a single specimen stirring up some trouble or something like that and not a civil war
Poison Joke affects ALL ponies, not only unicorns. And I'm quite sure the anti-magic barrier was put up by unicorns as well, if not the Princesses themselves. I doubt that pegasi or earth ponies could do that. And you can't say "annihilate", since that would imply death and destruction. Just cancelled out.
Therefore, it is implied that the possibility exists to annihilate the magic powers of unicorns.
And that is my whole point. In a world full of magic I would want to be a unicorn because of the vast amount of possibilites spellcasting gives you. And I would put all my effort to learn the teleportation spell. Teleportation is superior to flying because we can safely assume that it is as fast as the speed of light.
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