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#233076 storyyeller Sun, 24th Jun '12 6:44:59 AM from Appleloosa

Their writing styles are identical! I knew who Surprise was the second she appeared!

I would have never guessed from the writing style, but Moe openly talks about it. Sort of like with Sereg and Star Swirl or to a lesser extent, Rich and Pipsqueak.

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#233077 Applelight Limited Sun, 24th Jun '12 6:45:04 AM from Manehattan to Canterlot

I watched the very end of Elements Of Harmony last night.

It seems that using them takes a toil on the user, as they were all left dazed and exhausted. So does anyone reckon then that the elements are directly powered by their users?

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#233078 crowlover Sun, 24th Jun '12 6:46:13 AM from Name & Address Withheld

Or colin and Orion?

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#233079 storyyeller Sun, 24th Jun '12 6:47:57 AM from Appleloosa

My name is Ian, right? Most people assume it's spelled with an E since it's pronounced EE-an

Wait, there are really people who've never heard the name Ian before?

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#233080 Kyler Thatch Sun, 24th Jun '12 6:48:27 AM from the corner of your eye

Arguably, the Elements are the users, and the shiny jewelry acts more like a focus than a power source.

I took a guess and cut a portion out of my heart

He said, "That's nowhere close enough, but it's a damn good start"

#233081 gingerninja 666 Sun, 24th Jun '12 6:49:15 AM from Aboard The Damocles

@Apple I thought maybe the power of the elements flows through their bodies an becomes amplified by their virtue and harmony. It'd be exhaustive to have vast power forcing it's way through your body, I reckon

Meeeeeeeeeeh. I dunno. I prefer to think of them as keys rather than the ACTUAL elements themselves. That's just how I see it though

edited 24th Jun '12 6:51:03 AM by gingerninja666

"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel

#233082 Super Gex Sun, 24th Jun '12 6:50:49 AM from Awesome Town

7:00 AM waking up in the morning...

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#233083 Applelight Limited Sun, 24th Jun '12 6:51:07 AM from Manehattan to Canterlot

The jewelry is the gun, and the users are the ammo?

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#233084 storyyeller Sun, 24th Jun '12 6:51:53 AM from Appleloosa

The story is wailing me across the head with antagonists that I'm not allowed to hate. Gray and Grey Morality is KILLING me here. I just want A villain who's just pure black but still competent.

Funny you should say that immediately after someone mentions Heavy Rain.

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#233085 Badwolfwho Sun, 24th Jun '12 6:52:22 AM from Stardust Road

I lean towards the Mane Six being the elements, but I don't really care one way or the other.

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#233086 gingerninja 666 Sun, 24th Jun '12 6:53:45 AM from Aboard The Damocles

@Apple I'd say that the elements are the gun AND the ammo, but the users are the loading mechanism and trigger

"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel

#233087 Applelight Limited Sun, 24th Jun '12 6:54:27 AM from Manehattan to Canterlot

@ ginger

Ah, that makes sense.

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#233088 storyyeller Sun, 24th Jun '12 6:54:56 AM from Appleloosa

Or colin and Orion?

That's not the same at all.

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#233089 Sereg Sun, 24th Jun '12 6:55:40 AM from South Africa

Applejack, Rarity and Twilight are all clearly ordered individuals. Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie are chaotic. Fluttershy's more in the middle. She could go either way.

The irony is that you'd expect Loyalty to go to an ordered individual. Generosity is the element more associated with chaos.

EDIT: I agree with Ginger on the nature of the elements and bearers.

edited 24th Jun '12 6:56:27 AM by Sereg

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#233090 crowlover Sun, 24th Jun '12 6:56:16 AM from Name & Address Withheld

Sure it is. Orion seems rather open about colin being his sock.

edited 24th Jun '12 6:57:18 AM by crowlover

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#233091 Drenius Sun, 24th Jun '12 6:57:11 AM from Northern Virginia

I'm on the "elements act as foci for the bearers power" side of the fence. But since it's mostly left to each person's interpretation, both views are equally valid.

edited 24th Jun '12 6:58:14 AM by Drenius

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#233092 Super Gex Sun, 24th Jun '12 6:57:28 AM from Awesome Town

I just think of the Elements similarly to the Master Sword, it/they help(s) the chosen one(s) discover their fate while increasing their power. Also, the lack of the Elements in the S2 finale reminds me of two areas in the Legend of Zelda series where the Master Sword is taken away from you. Are they planning something? "We don't need the Elements, because their power is within us!"

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#233093 Kyler Thatch Sun, 24th Jun '12 6:58:23 AM from the corner of your eye

I'm on the "jewelry act as foci" side of the fence. But since it's mostly left to each person's interpretation, both views are equally valid.

Or, considering that everything is pretty much conjecture at this point, equally invalid.

I took a guess and cut a portion out of my heart

He said, "That's nowhere close enough, but it's a damn good start"

#233094 gingerninja 666 Sun, 24th Jun '12 7:00:10 AM from Aboard The Damocles

Actually, I think the jewelry itself is just a focus too, and that if they tried hard enough they wouldn't need it.

What I believe though is that the elements themselves are inside the mane cast. Like a symbiote. It's not THEM, it's something foreign innside them existing in a mutually beneficial relationship with the bearers

"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel

#233095 storyyeller Sun, 24th Jun '12 7:01:32 AM from Appleloosa

Sure it is. Orion seems rather open about colin being his sock.

No it isn't. Orion is more like an actual poster here. The cases I mentioned are where te owners openly discuss their sockpuppets but they're still just sockpuppets.

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#233096 Kyler Thatch Sun, 24th Jun '12 7:03:31 AM from the corner of your eye

@Ginger: So the element gives the pony power, and in return, the element gets... what?

edited 24th Jun '12 7:03:40 AM by KylerThatch

I took a guess and cut a portion out of my heart

He said, "That's nowhere close enough, but it's a damn good start"

#233097 gingerninja 666 Sun, 24th Jun '12 7:05:06 AM from Aboard The Damocles

@Kyler The virtues of course. Like the elements feed on their harmony.

It's like a perpetual feedback thing

edited 24th Jun '12 7:05:39 AM by gingerninja666

"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel

#233098 Drenius Sun, 24th Jun '12 7:05:17 AM from Northern Virginia

A vehicle to express themselves, maybe?

edited 24th Jun '12 7:05:52 AM by Drenius

Journalism is just a gun. It's only got one bullet in it, but if you aim right, that's all you need.

#233099 gingerninja 666 Sun, 24th Jun '12 7:08:41 AM from Aboard The Damocles

I still think the elements are strengthened by harmony and the virtue of their hosts.

"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel

#233100 Ace Of Scarabs Sun, 24th Jun '12 7:08:44 AM from Singapore

My own ideal is that the Bearers must possess the quality of their Element, and that if you have a sufficiently bonded group of friends, they can take up the Elements and use them.

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