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#281726 Japanese Teeth Tue, 11th Sep '12 10:55:53 AM from Meinong's jungle

@Rainbow: He also has a flying submarine.

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#281727 Purple Dalek Tue, 11th Sep '12 10:58:45 AM from the Moon

And an underwater blimp.

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#281728 d Roy Tue, 11th Sep '12 11:07:53 AM from University at Buffalo

Random questions about dragons:

Can they live as long as alicorns?
Do the older dragons have magical ability/resistance?

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#281729 Badwolfwho Tue, 11th Sep '12 11:10:07 AM from Stardust Road

I think dragons generally don't live as long as Alicorns and they do gain some magic resistance as they age.

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#281730 ATC Tue, 11th Sep '12 11:13:00 AM

I think that Dragons can live as long as Alicorns, but they need a source of gems to eat, the more they grow, the greedier they get and vice-versa.

Basically, a dragon that expands needs more gems, becomes greedier, expands, becomes hungrier, starves.

My theory is that long-lived dragons would tend to be smaller, just like stars.

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#281731 Perpetual Lurker Tue, 11th Sep '12 11:20:12 AM

It's kinda hard to say if X species lives as long as Y with no reference point. Here's what data we do have:

Dragons can take century-long "naps".
Dragon aging is potentially non-linear.
Alicorn aging appears to be linear, though it could potentially be affected directly by magic power accumulation (see: Luna's state before, while, and after becoming Nightmare Moon).
Alicorn aging appears to be at a normal rate during yearly years (See: Cadance), but slows as it progresses (see: Celestia's change in appearance over a thousand years).

Not much else to go on, so it's hard to make a direct comparison.

#281732 Badwolfwho Tue, 11th Sep '12 11:22:13 AM from Stardust Road

It's possible that between Filly Twi and Adult Twi that Cadence went up a tier in magic and that's why her appearance changed. So it's not necessary that they change due to time at all besides the longer they're alive the more magic they accumulate.

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#281733 Perpetual Lurker Tue, 11th Sep '12 11:23:54 AM

Which is why I accounted for both possibilities, and why we don't have nearly enough data for anything more than vague guesswork.

#281734 d Roy Tue, 11th Sep '12 11:47:48 AM from University at Buffalo

What is the likelihood of a dragon living over a millenia without being a mad monster?

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#281735 Japanese Teeth Tue, 11th Sep '12 11:56:02 AM from Meinong's jungle

I'd say unlikely but possible; it basically depends on whether it could keep it's greed in check or not.

And that's assuming that Spike isn't a unique subspecies or something that ages differently...

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#281736 Badwolfwho Tue, 11th Sep '12 12:05:47 PM from Stardust Road

In my headcanon it depends on whether it gives into greed growth or grows the natural way.

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#281737 d Roy Tue, 11th Sep '12 12:09:38 PM from University at Buffalo

I am thinking about writing a fanfic focused on dragons and I think it would be best to wait until season 3 finishes.

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#281738 storyyeller Tue, 11th Sep '12 12:10:38 PM from Appleloosa

one know only as "Hellbunny"

I thought Angel was called Doombunny.

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#281739 storyyeller Tue, 11th Sep '12 12:13:13 PM from Appleloosa

His entire ship is upside down just because.

Like in Pirates Of The Carribean At Worlds End?

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#281740 Seraphem Tue, 11th Sep '12 12:15:16 PM from Delamare

Yes, to the Zebra's, but Hellbunny sounds more like a pirate term the Doombunny

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#281741 d Roy Tue, 11th Sep '12 12:16:43 PM from University at Buffalo

@storyyeller - Heh.

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#281742 storyyeller Tue, 11th Sep '12 12:20:03 PM from Appleloosa

Do pirates ever have shark jumping contests?

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#281743 storyyeller Tue, 11th Sep '12 12:20:48 PM from Appleloosa

oops

edited 11th Sep '12 12:21:06 PM by storyyeller

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#281744 d Roy Tue, 11th Sep '12 12:21:52 PM from University at Buffalo

They have a Krakken jumping contest. Well, they used to.

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#281745 storyyeller Tue, 11th Sep '12 12:28:30 PM from Appleloosa

We used to have a kraken jumping contest like you. Then it took a cannon ball to the head.

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#281746 The Freeman Tue, 11th Sep '12 12:44:50 PM from Hialeah,FL.

Toast.

Small child Pinkie.

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#281747 storyyeller Tue, 11th Sep '12 12:46:34 PM from Appleloosa

Humanizations with tails look weird.

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#281748 Japanese Teeth Tue, 11th Sep '12 12:47:55 PM from Meinong's jungle

I should really refine my headcanon on dragons. I have a basic idea of how I think it works (in way that explains how Spike ended up in Celestia's care), and how the puberty thing works, but I haven't really smoothed it out.

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#281749 Badwolfwho Tue, 11th Sep '12 1:12:09 PM from Stardust Road

GO NIGHTMARE MOON! TEAR OUT CHRYSALIS' HEART!

Scootaloo. That is not the way to learn.

Chrysalis before she's been torn apart by Luna.

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#281750 storyyeller Tue, 11th Sep '12 1:15:39 PM from Appleloosa

Celestia killed Spikes mother and decided to raise him as her own.

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