Twilight
does know plenty of spells, and she studies more every day. That's kind of her thing, after all, learning new spells. A good handful of episodes have her showing off a new thing she's picked up (the mice transformation, the Want-It-Need-It spell, Rarity's butterfly wings, etc).
And she showed a lot of creativity in the use of her spells when she pacified the Ursa Minor. For example, a wind spell is one thing, but blowing it through reeds to create a lullaby?
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Because no one likes Trixie
Tick Tock, goes the clock/ He cradled and he rocked her/ Tick Tock, goes the clock/Till River kills the Doctor.
One other thing,
Weak, but Skilled would really only apply if, say, Trixie beat Twilight (or some other sufficiently powerful unicorn) in some kind of confrontation or contest. But since their only direct comparison is the Ursa Minor incident (and Trixie only succeeded at making it
angrier)...
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Hey, I'm just using the definition of the trope.
To be fair, she did manage to outdo
everyone else. If anything, that puts her above all but one of the Ponyville residents (unless you're running a humility contest).
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Sorry! Sorry! I really have an issue with overpoweredness
"Schneizel! So you ARE the
puppet master behind all this!" - Lelouch Lamperouge
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Pfft, please, Trixie didn't outdo everyone else, she used her magic to interfere with them rather than showcasing any kind of skill in what they challenged her in.
Tick Tock, goes the clock/ He cradled and he rocked her/ Tick Tock, goes the clock/Till River kills the Doctor.
If it makes you feel better, Twilight doesn't have friends.
Or, well, didn't, before Celestia pretty much ordered her to.
I wonder if that could be an episode. Friends versus studies. Twilight Sparkle starting to spend too much time socializing, to the neglect of other things.
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What I want to know is why Trixie's performances have to involve humiliating people. A moot point, since I don't expect to be seeing her again. But still.
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Actually, you're right.
Not entirely Trixie's fault, then.
(Which isn't to say she's
blameless, either, but... yeah.)
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I don't consider the amount of of spells you know to be indicitive of how much power you have. Take the thundercloud spell.
Assume both Trixie and Twilight could do it. Trixie's raw power can only allow her to produce a single cloud, wheras Twilight's can produce an entire storm.
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To me: Skill = How many spells you can learn and how much finesse you can pull them off with.
Raw Power = How potent the actual spell is
