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** This would be interesting given some of Twilight's similarities to [[X-Men|Jean Grey]] allowing a possible Dark Twilight Saga. But not very likely outside Fan Fics.

* Since the obstacles ''showed'' the ponies' natures rather than ''creating'' them, perhaps Nightmare Moon knew they were already capable of activating the Elements, and set the obstacles to try to pit other traits against them. For instance, imagine if she had known enough about Fluttershy to use a dragon instead of a manticore.

* Maybe the Elements themselves affected Nightmare Moon's judgement somehow.

* Alternatively, the evil influence on Luna only could/dared influence her so far. She wanted to win a perfect victory if possible. If one also assumes that the alicorns have access to every ability from all of the three races, but taken up to eleven, then that means that they could be per-cognitive in a manner better than demonstrated in "Feeling Pinkie Keen". Combine the two with a bit of psychological insight on Luna's part, and she would be looking for the path that would grant her greatest happiness in the future, without actually knowing what the physical RESULT would be per se. The evil influence lacked her degree of tactical genius, and thus didn't/couldn't influence her away from thinking she was going to defeat all comers in the most humiliatingly non-lethal fashion possible, rather than sow the seeds of her own defeat, resulting in a reunion with her beloved sister that was, ultimately, joyous.

** The language used pretty much echoed the girls in "Are You There, God? It's Me, Margret" when they're talking about their periods. So puberty's the likely candidate.

** Getting a cutie mark is essentially the Equestrian equivalent of puberty anyway; getting one basically shows what your skill is.

 

== This show will become fairly popular in Japan ==

* Evil Twilight Sparkle will be [[The Evil Genius|the Schemer]], the one who is the main brains behind Applejack's monopoly and the one of runs all the logistics and details, both legitimate and criminal, running the year's quarterly reports while simultaneously ordering different contract hits without missing a beat. In her freetime she is diligently plotting the downfall of Princess Celestia herself and stealing her powers, making Applejack's company the sole power in Equestria and essentially dominate the planet. Also instead of taking care of her Spike, she uses him merely as a weapon of mass destruction.

 

[[The Power of Friendship|is their unbreakable friendship towards each other]]. In fact, one of the main plot points would be the revelation that Evil!Twilight initially wanted to rule the world by herself, but [[Becoming the Mask|came to truly wanting to share the powers with the other evil ponies.]]

* It might be more effective if the mirror ponies fail to defeat their evil Queen Celestia because they're not good friends, but just a bunch of vengeful backstabbers, and in the end the good ponies have to teach them the power of true friendship.

== Building off of the WMG above this one... ==

The mane cast will "go through the looking glass" and find their Elements Of Harmony counterparts (Elements of Discord/Chaos/Havoc, maybe?) The looking-glass Ponyville could be a gritty, almost [[Crapsack World]] mega-city, to compare/contrast with the small-town [[Sugar Bowl]] Ponyville. Here's some suggestions; add, delete, and modify this WMG as you wish.

* Rainbow Dash (Loyalty): Possibly a mercenary lending her speed (perhaps working as a messenger or a [[courier]]?) to the highest bidder. All about the money...Yes, the similarities to [[Mirror's Edge]] are intentional. And awesome.

* Rarity (Generosity): Has a major [[Money Fetish]], and enjoys [[Collector of the Strange|hoarding all sorts of weird things]], whether they're actually useful to ponies other then herself, or just [[Kitsch Collection|kitsch]]. Gems and jewels are personal favorites of hers. Very protective of her collection.

* Applejack (Honesty): Owner of the local [[Honest John's Dealership]]. [[Suspiciously Specific Denial|Totally not the]] [[Consummate Liar]], or [[Blatant Lies|anything like that.]]

* Pinkie Pie (Laughter): [[The Stoic]], the [[Perpetual Frowner]], and [[The Comically Serious]]. The [[Straight Man|Straight Pony]] of the group. Incredibly sarcastic, is the head of a major corporation.

** And then Season 2 happened. {{spoiler|Discord turns the ponies into their own counterparts.}}

I'm probably going to be roasted alive by the flames the fans of the series will send my way. You have to admit, it's interesting fanfic material, even though it will never happen in the series canon.

* Gluttony - Pinkie Pie. Did you ''see'' how she eats?

* Greed - Pinkie Pie again, owing to her constantly eating way more than she'd actually need.

* Lust - Spike does this constantly when it comes to Rarity.

* Wrath - Rainbow Dash again, Applejack constantly has to restrain her whenever the former has a [[Leeroy Jenkins]] moment.

 

== Several characters invoke the [[Seven Heavenly Virtues]] ==

Plus, what devil would not only condone, but ''assist'' a show who's main effect on humanity has been to encourage love and tolerance?

* I don't know. Remember the backlash Harry Potter got for the magical elements? Or Teletubbies, for the "Tinky Winky is gay" bullshit? The world of MLP is full of magic, it's ruled over by a matriarchal Goddess figure, and one of the mane cast is a tomboy with a rainbow mane. I can easily see Fundamentalists decrying the show as the work of the devil, meant to indoctrinate children in New Age ideology and the militant homosexual agenda. Or whatever.

* Also possible the show's not been around long enough to gauge what its biggest effect on humanity really is. In five years will it be remembered for the [[Aesop|Aesops]] it [[And Knowing Is Half the Battle|taught us about friendship]], or for spawning NSFW fan art and [[Cupcakes]]? The road to hell is paved with good intentions...

 

 

== Lauren steps from being in charge because she realisated that others could lead this show in better direction ==

* Hulk concur.

 

* Applejack - Diamond Dogs - Gem-based. They probably thought Rarity was almost one of them.

* Rainbow Dash - Griffons - Related to being the best and athletics. Power, Speed, Agility...

* Pinkie - Draconiqui - Assuming Discord isn't the only one, they'd probably have elements related to fun... Oh my, channeled Zecora there for a second.

 

* So, will he wield the [[Transformers|Autobot Matrix of Le]]- I mean, the Elements of Harmony?

 

The usual suspects are Beelzebub and Mephistopheles, but its possible that newer demons were contacted, such as Anon: Lord of the Trolls. The subsequent 4-chan backlash might be the result of the devil getting his due. And fandoms such as this are vulnerable to massive fandom backlash, we'll see how the second season goes...

 

 

== Discord is the cause of animation errors in the show ==

I think you see where I'm going with all this.

* So... Discord is [[Transformers|the Unicron Singularity]]?

 

== The Return Of Harmony was originally meant to be a three parter or a movie ==

 

== [[Tom Kane]] will voice in the show at some point... ==

 

== The characters' moments of temporary insanity have a covert educational purpose. ==

 

== The alleged [[SpongeBob SquarePants]] [[Shout-Out|shout outs]] were intentional. ==

Ok, everypony with Hourglass Cute Mark is My Little Time Lord.

 

 

 

== Doctor Whooves is [[Doctor Who|the Doctor]]... ==

 

== Derpy is equivalent to both Rose and Donna for Doctor Whoof ==

 

== Dr. Whooves is a Time Lord... ==

* Can you do that? Can you explode twice?

** [http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110131050225AAqohym Yes, you can.]

* The three unicorns don't necessarily "live" within the setting. You see, Charlie thinks he died long ago, and those two are his eternal punishment. Perhaps he was a supporter of Nightmare Moon during her rebellion?

 

* Fluttershy could be either Ranger or Druid. If you consider her character, Druid might even be more probable. Also, Twilight might be Mage/Cleric double class, considering that she is a student of Celestia, who is essentially a Sun Goddess. Also, if this is D&D, Rarity might be a sorceress because unlike mages, sorcerers rely on Charisma instead of Intelligence as their primary attribute.

* Also, Rainbow Dash being a rogue is somewhat strange since she's a [[Leeroy Jenkins]].

 

* This would be easier if we could link them to their main attributes.

** [http://lurkingrhythmically.blogspot.com/2011/06/mlp-d-pinkie-pie.html Pinkie Pie] is a Bard. She uses songs to banish fear ('Giggle at the Ghostly') and inspire competence ('Hop, Skip, and Jump!')

** [http://lurkingrhythmically.blogspot.com/2011/07/mlp-d-rarity.html Rarity] is a Rogue. ... bear with the author, there is method to her madness. She's a ''social'' rogue, you see.

** [http://lurkingrhythmically.blogspot.com/2011/07/mlp-d-applejack.html Applejack] is a Ranger. Tough, outdoorsy, guides the rest of the party through the wilderness, has the smartest and most useful animal companion (Spike is an ''improved familiar'', not an animal companion).

** [http://lurkingrhythmically.blogspot.com/2011/07/mlp-d-fluttershy.html Fluttershy] is a Druid. ... what? What's her defining trait? Wild Empathy. What's her day-to-day job? Managing the ecological welfare of the nearby wilderness. ''Druid''. Just, a Charisma- rather than Wisdom-focused druid.

That's why the event had such weird effects on Pinkie Pie and Twilight Sparkle. It also explains the lightning bolt on Rainbow Dash's cutie mark.

 

Or even better, when [[Darkseid]] foresaw his defeat in the [[Final Crisis]], he left part of himself hidden away in another universe so he could return from even the [[Killed Off for Real|ultimate defeat]]. ''Who is the Queen of Anti-Harmony, now and forever?''

 

 

== The small, but growing amount of [[The Slender Man Mythos|Slender Mane]] fanart out there can be at least partially attributed to the Slender Man references on this page. ==

 

== The whole [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]] phenomenon is a real life version of the events of [[Paranoia Agent]]. ==

While studying in America, Chiyo-Chan became a fan of [[My Little Pony]] and told all her friends about it during one of her visits to Japan. Inspired by her ramblings, Osaka decided to make a fanfiction and based the mane cast off herself and her friends:

 

 

Applejack is Yomi and is made to be the one is most down to earth. Also Osaka thinks Yomi would make a good cowboy for some reason.

 

== Nella from [[The Nostalgia Chick]] will eventually guest star ==

 

== The 4 stars that freed Nightmare Moon where [[Robot Chicken]]'s Apocalypse Pony ==

 

== Derpy Hooves is an agent of [[Adventure Time|the Ice King.]] ==

* Alternatively, she's been sent to scout for princes for the [[Gender Flip|Ice Queen.]] Since the only apparent candidate is Prince Blueblood, [[No, Really, It's Okay|no one will mind.]]

 

 

== Twilight Sparkle is the alternate-universe version of [[A Song of Ice and Fire|Daenerys Targaryen]]. ==

* Pinkie Pie is Tyrion Lannister. Very pleasure-oriented, somewhat opportunistic, but always caring for her friends.

* Rainbow Dash is Viserys Targaryen. The type of person for which career ambition is a matter of life and death. ( {{spoiler|In case of Viserys, quite literally.}})

== Fluttershy's Stare is a [[Code Geass|Geass]]. ==

Because we don't have anywhere near enough tie-ins on this page. She is the Ponyville equivalent of Lelouche Vi Brittania, albeit she has a '''much''' gentler nature. [http://oi53.tinypic.com/10mt2e9.jpg Exhibit A]

** So who did she get it from?

 

Ancient ancestor maybe? With the events of the spyro games taking place long after the ponies too, have been wiped out as the humans were before them?

 

A little less experienced though, I'd imagine Rainbow Dash is what Sonic would be like at 12 years old, she has the 'tude' well and truly going, and a grossly obese ego, she LOVES speed and has loads of energy, despite this she can actually be quite lazy sometimes, she can be a bit of a jerk but can actually be really sweet, hopefully she won't develop the same tendency towards narm.

There are some differences that make me think of her as a younger version of Sonic, though.

 

== The parasprites are decedents of the [[Metroid Prime|Metroids]] ==

 

== Alternatively, Twilight is a cross between [[Touhou Project|Patchouli and Marisa]]. ==

== Discord is a member of the Q Continuum who was assigned the task of testing ponykind. ==

Given that he seems to love to play games and used simple hand gestures to [[Brought Down to Normal|turn all six of the main cast]] into Earth Ponies, the [[Trickster Archetype|self-described Embodiment of Chaos]] might be putting them through all [[I Need You Stronger|the tests to prepare them for something]] [[Apocalypse Wow|far worse than a Draconequus with a penchant for head games.]]

* Whether its the same Q or a different Q, he's clearly being even harsher with the Ponies than with Starfleet; presumably this is because the ponies are a less "developed" species, not having achieved spaceflight yet, and as such are either less deserving of respect or need to be pushed harder.

** Alternatively, the ponies are just so much stronger than humans due to magical powers that a more potent Q-induced-disaster/test is required to get the same effect.

* Think about it. Both are malicious godlike reality-warpers who set up chaotic "games" for The Mane Cast/the people of Shibuya, respectively. I bet Discord was planning on letting Noise loose all over the place and turning ponies into Players and Reapers.

* She then used her newfound abilities to travel to the Radical Land, which she began to despise for its lack of other ponies. One unexplained gender-flip later, and the story picks back up in the Dr.Mcninja comic.

 

 

== Fluttershy is a [[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim|Dragonborn]]. ==

 

 

 

 

== Going from the above, the reason why Twilight and her friends were sent to shoo off the dragon was because… ==

 

And aside from the actual [[Words Can Break My Bones|uses]] she unconsciously puts this to (see below), having your soul looked at is never a [[Mind Rape|pleasant feeling]], and when the one looking is both capable of warping the reality of you with words AND very, very angry at you…. Makes sense you’d be scared and intimidated by them.

* So, Fluttershy has [[Death Note|Shinigami Eyes]]?

 

== Fluttershy has a slight [[Language of Magic|Thu’um]] accent… ==

 

== Why no-pony has given Fluttershy any real training in Thu’um. ==

 

Yes this series of Wild Mare Guesses was inspired by the [http://he4rtofcourage.deviantart.com/art/Ponyborn-268981545?q=sort%3Atime%20mlp&qo=15 Ponyborn picture].

 

== Equestria is part of the [[Star Wars]] galaxy ==

 

== There will be a [[Crossover]] with [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]], G1 [[My Little Pony]] and My Little Pony Tales ==

 

== "The Elements of Harmony" is Equestria's equivalent of [[Avatar: The Last Airbender|the Avatar Spirit.]] ==

 

== Discord is [[Team Fortress 2|The Pyro's]] true form. ==

 

== Shining Armor is a [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Key]] ==

 

== Other ==

* "It is the [[Warhammer 40000|41st Millennium]]. For more than a hundred centuries the Princess Celestia has sat immobile in the Golden Stable of Equestria, laid low by the [[Horus Heresy|Twilight Heresy]]. In the bright, happy future there is only friendship."

** I'm pretty sure you mean the ''Luna'' Heresy.

** She is the mistress of ponykind by the will of the gods, and the mistress of a thousand paddocks by the might of her inexhaustible herds.

*** The Rainbow Marines are her living weapons; the Sisters Of Fluttershy burn out heresy wherever it hides. Between them they shall destroy Hive Fleet Changeling and the Pinkie cultists of Discord.

** Dude, clear your throat. Seriously.

* The entire series is a daydream of an autistic Pinkamena. She never really left the rock farm, or witnessed a sonic rainboom. [[St Elsewhere|She just spends the whole day staring at a snowglobe of Ponyville]].

* How about this: Pony society is dominated by a rigid caste structure. Unicorns are the aristocracy. Their abilities to wield magic have enabled them to dominate Equestria. Twilight Sparkle and Rarity are clearly both mares of leisure. Neither works for a living, but Twilight has the time to devote herself to her research, and has a young dragon as her servant; she is furthermore a member of the royal court and, indeed, a favorite of the princess regnant. Rarity likewise possesses sufficient wealth to live independently and in luxury without having to work, while spending money on expensive clothing and jewelry. Pegasi, with their ability to fly, are the gentry or perhaps the professional or merchant class. They generally have to work, but at jobs that are socially prestigious and interesting. Rainbow Dash, for example, is responsible for manipulating the weather for Ponyville, clearly a position of prestige and honor, while Fluttershy is some combination of naturalist and park ranger, a position clearly requiring some liberal education and one that is intellectually stimulating. The earth ponies, by contrast, are clearly the commoners and workers. Applejack is a farmer, as is her entire family. Pinkie Pie is an apprentice baker. It's also clear from the way they speak that the unicorns and pegasi have received more extensive formal education than have the earth ponies. Consider furthermore their respective dreams and ambitions: Rarity fantasizes about marrying into the royal family. Rainbow Dash dreams of someday joining the Wonderbolts and being a famous performer. Applejack hopes to someday be able to afford hip-replacement surgery for her grandmother. Think about that for a second.

** Rarity ''does'' work. She's a fashion designer. Plus she has a natural talent for finding valuable pre-cut gems, so the cost of acquiring them is significantly reduced.

*** She puts a lot of work into a "hobby", there are tailors who only work with fine clothing you know (which is essentially her job).

** I shall deflate this, because I am bored. One: Twilight is quite explicitly stated as a student. Besides that, she runs the Ponyville library. Two: as has been said, Rarity is a fine clothier, working on formal-wear, amongst other things. In addition, jewels appear to be much more common in Equestria. Two, Applejack and Pinkie quite clearly enjoy their respective careers. It was not forced upon them, as shown when Applejack ran away to live with her high-class.. cousins(?) The Oranges. The Oranges were apparently fabulously wealthy. Four: Hip replacement surgery for a pony in a world inhabited by ponies is probably expensive; the synthetic materials required are likely costly, and an experienced surgeon pony would be rare, because, considering that ponies appear to be [[Made of Iron|hard to injure]], and that only Unicorns could really be qualified for it. Five: The only Unicorns we've really seen are the mane cast, who are quite well-off, being the personal student of a living goddess and a fine clothier, respectively. Oh, and The [[Large Ham|GREAT AND POWERFUL TRIXIE]] is a showpony. Being all prideful is what she does. Six: Doctor Whooves is an Earth Pony, in at least one regeneration. [[Insane Troll Logic|Your argument is invalid.]] Sorry about that, just needed that to keep the show happy for me.

** Live "close to nature"

** Are ruled by immortal demi-gods (or perhaps more relevantly, possibly semi-fallen archangels) who may very well have direct knowledge of what lies on the other side of death thus negating much of the superstition and leading to a very pragmatic attitude to the mortal remains once the soul has departed.

* An evil expy of [[God of War (series)|Kratos]] with glued on wings and a horn from different alicorns

 

== Before this is over, a musical parody of My Little Pony will be made. ==

Possibly [[A Very Potter Musical|low-budget, taking hilarious liberties with the characters, and featuring various musical numbers]].

*** Starkid will do this.