Toffee. Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 Isn't it, like, implied Starlight is close to Twilight, in terms of magic? I mean, they also hint at this in her first appearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Posted November 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 Isn't it, like, implied Starlight is close to Twilight, in terms of magic? I mean, they also hint at this in her first appearance. but Twilight has had personal instructions from Celestia all her life and access to classified magic books. That adding to her talent and passion...Then Starlight Glimmer had none of that help and no friends/contacts to help her get studying materials (which she pretty much said herself this episode). Add to it, me talking about alicorn magic is not for social status, but during Tirek's episodes they pretty much state magic alicorn is on a whole other level. Tirek needed to absorb pretty much all other magic in Equestria go to start making his move on them. If Starlight was close to Twilight, Twilight would have won some of the time traveling shenanigans this episode to demonstrate Starlight not having clear superiority there, and even if they do imply it, I just can't buy it because they have been upping Twilight so much. It is like when Pikachu lost to a starter in season 5 despite the previous seasons' worth of experience. Nothing they've shown about Starlight Glimmer up until now implies she should be nearly as powerful as they are making her be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobax Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 Who wants to meet her for an autograph? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffee. Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 but Twilight has had personal instructions from Celestia all her life and access to classified magic books. That adding to her talent and passion... Then Starlight Glimmer had none of that help and no friends/contacts to help her get studying materials (which she pretty much said herself this episode). Add to it, me talking about alicorn magic is not for social status, but during Tirek's episodes they pretty much state magic alicorn is on a whole other level. Tirek needed to absorb pretty much all other magic in Equestria go to start making his move on them. If Starlight was close to Twilight, Twilight would have won some of the time traveling shenanigans this episode to demonstrate Starlight not having clear superiority there, and even if they do imply it, I just can't buy it because they have been upping Twilight so much. It is like when Pikachu lost to a starter in season 5 despite the previous seasons' worth of experience. Nothing they've shown about Starlight Glimmer up until now implies she should be nearly as powerful as they are making her be.Actually, looking at this week's episodes again- Starlight mostly "won" a lot of the confrontations because she often had the element of surprise on her side and/or could typically get the jump on Twilight. Which is why she seemed to beat her, when really, she was just planning ahead. Plus, it's not like Twi bothered to dodge half the time, which is pretty silly in it's own right. Magic duels aside- I want to know how Twi still exists after the first instance of funking up the Rainboom. Stopping that means Twi never gets to where she is, ergo, she should disapped or something. Starlight would be immune to this because chances are she never expirenced said Rainboom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake the Sage Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 I keep getting annoyed by how she keeps besting Twilight in magic.Wasn't Twilight supposed to be a super prodigy with an amount of magic in her that Celestia hadn't seen since Starswirl? Who lived 1000 years apart?That was just sheer power. She's now supposed to be wiser and stronger and having access to a private collection of books at the royal castle, she should have unfair advantage. Plus her element of harmony being pretty much part of her now, plus she ascending to alicorn level. They they tell me some unicorn studying on her own without really any connections to get as much source material to study is capable of upping all of that?Not only here but also at the start of the season when her magical artifact ended up just being fake so she was being better while she also took the time to make it look like it was the wand. I was wondering that myself until it hit me . . . . like Armz said, she is on par or slightly below Twilight when it comes to actual skill; all Twilight has is the actual mass of power, but skill wise she is still learning. Not only that but Starlight did something no other villain did beforehand- SHE PLANNED AHEAD!!! Remember that the first time Twilight went back to stop Starlight, Starlight stopped her and explained that she put a hex that would bring her BACK BEFORE Twilight arrived. Basically no matter how many times Twilight went back in time, Starlight would arrive sooner and be able to still change history. She put Twilight in a lose-lose situation. No matter how many times Twilight went back in time, Starlight ALWAYS had enough time to change history- this is evident when Twilight comes back only to see Starlight finishing a speech about how bullying is wrong; which convincing children not to bully probably takes a bit of time. When Twilight was able to go toe-to-toe with Starlight, we saw that yes indeed she was able to counter everything that Starlight threw at her- but because all Starlight needed to win was for one simple thing to change, she didn't have to put up much of a struggle to win. Also, Starswirl's spell? For starters, how did she get that? Aren't all Starswirl's spells at Celestia's castle? Didn't Twilight write Celestia and Luna about the incident at the beginning of the season? There should be a wanted poster right there for the guards to see. I get that she could have gone in if it was just the guards, but it wouldn't have hurt to see it unless the video I saw skipped part of the intro I might have missed. Well we do know that ORIGINALLY held inside the Starswirl the Bearded Wing in the Canterlot Library. As for how Starlight get a hold of it? My only guess is that Twilight didn't return it. As for why didn't Twilight write Celestia and Luna about the incident?Well think about it, while Starlight had some impressive magic, it wasn't something that she could do again without gaining a lot of attention. So I believe Twilight was lulled into a false sense of security thinking that without her village Starlight couldn't immediately cause much threat- or if she did return she'd have her friends and/or enough time to stop whatever plot she had concocted. I think I'm not too far off when I say we all saw her change of heart coming, but personally, I think MLP has that as a very weak spot. Their change of heart moments are too much of a quick 180; they are rushed. It happened with Diamond Tiara's and arguably with Sunset Shimmer in EQG1, and now with Starlight Glimmer. Also with Gilda: I could get behind her change in her actions, but she can't be all "my dear friends!" so vocally all of a sudden without some embarrassment or some other kind of not-so-merry-lovey-cutesy feeling. None of them can. That is probably what makes the difference between a sappy ending and a... uhh.. not-sappy, one.... yeah.... that. I expected Twilight to sit down, analyze the paper, and figure out how to change it up to be able to go back without dragging Starlight Glimmer around. Or she should have at least mentioned thinking about it and find out how to take it out out of the way. It's a big elephant in the room IMO. I don't mind Starlight changing for the better, but MY SWEET CELESTIA can't you give her a better backstory!That is basically my biggest grip with this ending! She became like this because her friend got his Cutie Mark and left. NOTHING ELSE!If that was enough to make somepony become a crazy villain then Equestria should be TEEMING with them! *ahem*But I think Starlight's change could've been handled better as well. I mean it was basically "let's hug it out and be friends, not enemies!"- and like normal, it worked. I would've liked Twilight after stating that Starlight has to stop because it'll just result in them doing a loop for all of eternity, Starlight rips the spell and travels back to the future. Once there Starlight sees the bleak, empty future that was the one we saw last. Confused, Starlight runs around trying to figure out why things are like the way they are, constantly saying, "No! No no no no no no . . . . this . . . this isn't what I wanted! I just wanted to ruin her life!" Then have Starswirl appear and explain why Starlight is wrong, how she is important, how she can move on, and send her back to before she went back in time the first time. BAM! Twilight arrives at her castle to find a regretful Starlight handing over Starswirl's spell, explain what she intended to do, and state she was wrong. Who wants to meet her for an autograph? YES!!! Plus, it's not like Twi bothered to dodge half the time, which is pretty silly in it's own right. Well it's kinda hard to dodge when someone has the drop on you. I want to know how Twi still exists after the first instance of funking up the Rainboom. Stopping that means Twi never gets to where she is, ergo, she should dissipated or something. Starlight would be immune to this because chances are she never experienced said Rainboom. Tree of Harmony/The Magical Map of Equestria. Or it could be like that episode of Jackie Chan Adventures were the timeline gets changed because of the Book, but Jade remained the same because she had a piece of the book about her- but in this case the piece being the time spell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffee. Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 Leaving this here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKO2nN28X4Q Aaaaaaaaaaand leaving this here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake the Sage Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 Then I'll just add these: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Dude Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 yeah, you can't post more than two youtube videos in a single post. Allow me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobax Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 Animatedjames is getting backlash from people because of his fetish and humor. people just seem lash at things instead of ignoring it other than that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake the Sage Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 Animatedjames is getting backlash from people because of his fetish and humor. people just seem lash at things instead of ignoring it Really? I always thought he was funny personally- don't know what you mean by "his fetish", but whatever. He's like the ass hole we all know that for some reason we're still friends with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobax Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 Really? I always thought he was funny personally- don't know what you mean by "his fetish", but whatever. He's like the ass hole we all know that for some reason we're still friends with.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLjx8iN5kGQ in his deviantart. u will see a lot of characters farting (which they say it is his fetish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake the Sage Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 in his deviantart. u will see a lot of characters farting (which they say it is his fetish So, in other words, he's running himself down because of how he is yet continues to do so. He'll be taking a break, and may or may not retrun.I understand that. Good that he is seeking help. But, really, who should care what his fetish is or that he is posting it? Rule 34 and all . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobax Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 So, in other words, he's running himself down because of how he is yet continues to do so. He'll be taking a break, and may or may not retrun.I understand that. Good that he is seeking help. But, really, who should care what his fetish is or that he is posting it? Rule 34 and all . . . .I think he is taking like a vacation or leaving the fandom, but narrow-minded people always exist in fandoms Social Justice Warriors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake the Sage Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 I think he is taking like a vacation or leaving the fandom I believe it sounds more like he's taking a vacation. narrow-minded people always exist in fandoms They exist everywhere. Also, fans are having fun with the finale: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobax Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 Also, fans are having fun with the finale: I'll take that pic as a very interesting one. Starlight Glimmer got to be the only antagonist that no friendship/Elements of Harmony or Rainbow Light can defeat her and almost succeeded on her plan until twilight convince her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake the Sage Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 I'll take that pic as a very interesting one. Starlight Glimmer got to be the only antagonist that no friendship/Elements of Harmony or Rainbow Light can defeat her and almost succeeded on her plan until twilight convince her She was also the only villain who actually thought ahead!That's the part that amazed me. She is merely a skilled unicorn who is good at planning. So she has proven herself more dangerous than Nightmare Moon, Sombra, Chrysalis, and even Discord himself! Though, honestly, if Discord didn't have such an ego about being "unbeatable" there'd be no stopping him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobax Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 She was also the only villain who actually thought ahead!That's the part that amazed me. She is merely a skilled unicorn who is good at planning. So she has proven herself more dangerous than Nightmare Moon, Sombra, Chrysalis, and even Discord himself! Though, honestly, if Discord didn't have such an ego about being "unbeatable" there'd be no stopping him.and more dangerous than Lord Tirek? wonder who will be the biggestmost powerful antagonist for season 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~British Soul~ Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Going off-topic here (but still MLP-related), anyone remember the scooter Discord was riding in Twilight's Kingdom part 1? That belonged to Blythe Baxter, and in the latest episode of Littlest Pet Shop, she was seen riding an Applejack plush. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobax Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 i already notice that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake the Sage Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 and more dangerous than Lord Tirek? wonder who will be the biggest/most powerful antagonist for season 6 Initially, yeah. Tirek isn't that powerful at first- in fact without Discord's help he wouldn't have become a big threat. Tirek's danger comes from his silver tongue and his ability to drain magic. He can be overwhelmed early on, but at a certain point he'll gain more magic than can be thrown at him. Going off-topic here (but still MLP-related), anyone remember the scooter Discord was riding in Twilight's Kingdom part 1? That belonged to Blythe Baxter Hu, I didn't know that. Then again I won't watch My Littlest Pet Shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~British Soul~ Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Huh, I didn't know that. Then again I won't watch My Littlest Pet Shop.Fair, thought I'd share it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffee. Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 I alredy posted the Applejack costume, but whatever.Also, regarding said costume...It's bad enough Zoey Trent this funker:...caused a bunch of crossover images. Literally, it's because she basically has Twilight's hair. And as crazy as the internet is, sometimes the smallest detail is all it takes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobax Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 I alredy posted the Applejack costume, but whatever. Also, regarding said costume... It's bad enough Zoey Trent this f***er:...caused a bunch of crossover images. Literally, it's because she basically has Twilight's hair. And as crazy as the internet is, sometimes the smallest detail is all it takes.and stocking from panty and stocking with garter belt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Warden Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Actually, Tirek V Starlight Glimmer would be interesting. He doesn't have a Cutie Mark for her to remove, but he can in turn erase them as he absorbs magic. Theirs would most likely be an insanely rocky relationship, as they would constantly be in a game of xanatos speed chess to outplay and outwit the other. Tirek would be a means to an end, while Starlight probably would end up too deluded and power mad to really be able to stop him anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffee. Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 @Cobax: Stocking/Twiligt images are a hell of a lot better then Zoey Trent/Twilight images Also... Leaving this here: http://www.equestriadaily.com/2015/11/adam-savage-mythbusters-tweeting-ponies.html?m=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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