My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Forum Archive (nuked Western Animation thread)
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#128802
Sat, 17th Mar '12 12:51:42 PM
Twi has spent years studying and practicing her magic so of course she's good at it.
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#128803
Sat, 17th Mar '12 12:52:20 PM
from The Moon
@AHR
I'm not, I'm saying that it would be a good things for her to learn that.
Also, are you saying that it's not o.k for her to have more then one predefined flaw?
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#128804
Sat, 17th Mar '12 12:52:42 PM
from Aboard The Damocles
@AHR DBZ had other characters who were on par or stronger than the heroes
edited 17th Mar '12 12:53:05 PM by gingerninja666
"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel
#128805
Sat, 17th Mar '12 12:52:52 PM
from Delamare
when did we ever say she as perfect? we're saying that she doesn't have the flaws your trying to say she needs to learn a lesson about.
as to Always Someone Better, yeah kinda hard to do that without completely invalidating Celestia herself saying she'd never seen a unicorn with such raw power.
Twilight does not define herself by her magic, she doesn't think other ponies only like her for her magic, nothing you are saying she needs t learn about are things she does.
now can we get away from the recursive feedback loop here for a bit?
Build a fool proof system, and the world will create a better fool.
#128806
Sat, 17th Mar '12 12:53:06 PM
from Horsehead Nebula
@ gingerninja That he is powerful?
edited 17th Mar '12 12:54:55 PM by DeathCloud
Because he know I'm going to go out in this plane and I'm going to remove one of His creations from His universe.
#128807
Sat, 17th Mar '12 12:53:13 PM
from ಠ_ಠ
L Mage: Stop saying that I'm implying things without any evidence. It's horribly rude and terrible form in a debate.
She has multiple flaws. I listed multiple flaws. Neurotic. Following books too much. Perfectionist. Worrier.
edited 17th Mar '12 12:53:41 PM by MrAHR
#128808
Sat, 17th Mar '12 12:53:28 PM
from Stardust Road
@ L Mage: Considering she mentioned 3 flaws in her post I doubt it.
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#128809
Sat, 17th Mar '12 12:54:07 PM
from The Moon
![[up]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/arrow_up.png "[up]"){kind=icon}
I disagree, I think she largely does define herself by magical ability.
And having another more powerful unicorn wouldn't invalidate Celestia, it would just mean that she hadn't met the Unicorn before (Exact Words)
edited 17th Mar '12 12:54:58 PM by LMage
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#128810
Sat, 17th Mar '12 12:54:12 PM
from Finland
I like Twilight for her hilarious mental breakdowns and adorkableness. The magic power is just either a story telling or a plot device. And she's mostly just being manipulated and molded by Celestia into becoming whatever she is anyways.
What's the worst that could happen anyways?
#128811
Sat, 17th Mar '12 12:54:27 PM
from Aboard The Damocles
I don't like characters being unopposed in ANYTHING they do. I think is my problem...
but again, you'll probably shut that down in one post
"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel
#128812
Sat, 17th Mar '12 12:54:46 PM
from ಠ_ಠ
Ginger: See, the thing is simple. Someone being REALLY good at one thing is not what people consider a deal breaker. It doesn't make them flawless.
See, in real life, power levels only help in a fight. And surprisingly...people don't fight as much as you would think.
L Mage: So then what about all the character development she had that had NOTHING to do with her magic??
edited 17th Mar '12 12:55:14 PM by MrAHR
#128813
Sat, 17th Mar '12 12:55:30 PM
When that dragon laughed at spike for liking pony princesses... did anybody else felt it was a shout out to us doing the exact same thing?
Yes. And that namby-pamby pony princess will send them all TO THE MOOOOOOOOOON!
#128814
Sat, 17th Mar '12 12:56:03 PM
from Singapore
Next episode preview: more My Little Terraformers. Did Discord really break the world so hard the ponies have to tame it to get some semblance of order back? Apparently they're still scared of wild climates like the Everfree.
#128815
Sat, 17th Mar '12 12:56:16 PM
from Mexico City!
absolutely never understimate the cute godess princessess![[lol]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lol2v12_4863.png "[lol]"){kind=small}
edited 17th Mar '12 12:56:30 PM by FallenLegend
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#128816
Sat, 17th Mar '12 12:56:35 PM
from Aboard The Damocles
@AHR but It is a deal breaker for me...
I don't like protagonists being unopposed in anything they do
edited 17th Mar '12 12:57:12 PM by gingerninja666
"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel
#128818
Sat, 17th Mar '12 12:57:42 PM
Thread Hop
Twixie
Oh, hello worst pairing in the fandom. And in a fandom with as many ships as this, that's saying a lot.
#128819
Sat, 17th Mar '12 12:58:39 PM
from Delamare
if she ever met the inquisitor, no matter how much he asked "who are you?" at no point would she ever say "the most powerful unicorn ever" or anything to that effect she just doesn't see herself that way, at all.
has she ever been used as a Deus ex Machina? no, has she ever easily beaten a problem on her own no matter who else tried? No. Is she flawless? no.
With the exception of Trixie, not on single pony gives a flying feather about "power levels" or "OP-ness" so why should we?
now can we please more on before this feedback loop gets any worse?
Build a fool proof system, and the world will create a better fool.
#128820
Sat, 17th Mar '12 12:58:55 PM
from The Moon
@ AHR
What about all the subtle ways that prove she is invested largely in her power? All the time she spends studying magic, all the effort she puts into spells, how much proportionately more she uses it then everpony else?
What about how she couldn't resist using magic during a festival that is specifically about not using magic?
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#128821
Sat, 17th Mar '12 12:58:59 PM
from Aboard The Damocles
Just, someone tell me (I'm calm now, really. Now I'm just sad and curious)
What is the appeal of knowing that Twi will NEVER come across another unicorn that even approaches her level of power?
"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel
#128822
Sat, 17th Mar '12 12:59:05 PM
GUYS!!
We're doing it again. We're over-analyzing cartoon characters. Cartoon characters that were meant to appeal to little girls.
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#128823
Sat, 17th Mar '12 12:59:07 PM
@Pannic
C'mon. There are worse ships than that...
edited 17th Mar '12 1:00:21 PM by crowlover
#128824
Sat, 17th Mar '12 12:59:43 PM
x8
I don't think anyone does at that makes them a Boring Invincible Hero. The problem is that while Twi is unopposed when it comes to magic you are ignoring the fact that when it comes to things outside of magic she can be beaten.
edited 17th Mar '12 1:01:12 PM by Chariot
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#128825
Sat, 17th Mar '12 1:00:31 PM
from Horsehead Nebula
@ Seraphem
That neat idea. I must remember that for my B5 inspired fic.
Because he know I'm going to go out in this plane and I'm going to remove one of His creations from His universe.