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Post by orionaurora on Jun 5, 2014 23:43:41 GMT
Chrysalis is a corrupted alicorn and the changelings are just her hell spawn.
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Post by Applelight Limited on Jun 7, 2014 13:52:12 GMT
Las Pegasus is more like LA than Las Vegas.
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Post by Applelight Limited on Jun 7, 2014 16:41:51 GMT
Another one:
Some earth ponies are physic. These powers manifest themselves as powers of divination or telepathy. The Pinkie and Cheesey senses are some examples of this. In it's most powerful form, it's straight up mind control.
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Post by Mezzaphor on Jun 7, 2014 16:54:51 GMT
It would be hard to fit Las Vegas into canon Equestria without really bowdlerizing it.
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Post by Sydxelia on Jun 7, 2014 16:59:51 GMT
It would be hard to fit Las Vegas into canon Equestria without really bowdlerizing it. I'm sure the Salt Lick saloon we saw in Over a Barrel has a "one-hoof bandit" in the corner, and a card table or two.
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Post by Applelight Limited on Jun 7, 2014 17:03:59 GMT
It would be hard to fit Las Vegas into canon Equestria without really bowdlerizing it. That's true. Which is why I think LA is a better fit.
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Post by ikeandmike on Jun 8, 2014 3:51:39 GMT
I don't get the "one hoof bandit" thing.
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Post by japaneseteeth on Jun 8, 2014 4:02:08 GMT
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Post by Mio on Jun 8, 2014 20:56:51 GMT
It would be hard to fit Las Vegas into canon Equestria without really bowdlerizing it. There's plenty going on in Vegas that you could avoid directly referencing gambling. Anyway, silly headcanon of mine includes that the pre-equestrian tribes of the Unicorns, Pegasi and Earth Ponies are, broadly speaking from a linguistic and cultural perspective, are Slavic, Greek, and Germanic. I also speculate that old Earth Pony society was mercantile as well as agrarian.
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Post by Applelight Limited on Jun 9, 2014 15:47:58 GMT
It would be hard to fit Las Vegas into canon Equestria without really bowdlerizing it. There's plenty going on in Vegas that you could avoid directly referencing gambling. Anyway, silly headcanon of mine includes that the pre-equestrian tribes of the Unicorns, Pegasi and Earth Ponies are, broadly speaking from a linguistic and cultural perspective, are Slavic, Greek, and Germanic. I also speculate that old Earth Pony society was mercantile as well as agrarian. But the gambling is what makes it though. And I remember your take on pony history. It's pretty good and believable. When you say Unicorn's are Slavic, are you thinking Russian in particular?
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Post by Mio on Jun 9, 2014 16:22:14 GMT
There's plenty going on in Vegas that you could avoid directly referencing gambling. Anyway, silly headcanon of mine includes that the pre-equestrian tribes of the Unicorns, Pegasi and Earth Ponies are, broadly speaking from a linguistic and cultural perspective, are Slavic, Greek, and Germanic. I also speculate that old Earth Pony society was mercantile as well as agrarian. But the gambling is what makes it though. And I remember your take on pony history. It's pretty good and believable. When you say Unicorn's are Slavic, are you thinking Russian in particular? More or less. I was thinking a bit Polish too, but considering Poland's history it doesn't make much sense since they were primarily an elective monarchy rather then what I assume is an Absolute or at least a very high crown authority feudal monarchy that the Unicorn's seem to have, but you never know. I do wonder what the Pegasi do other then war though. They can't just be that. I also want to say that I hate the headcanon that some have of the Earth Ponies actually being serfs in that situation when it is obvious that they are independent.
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Post by Applelight Limited on Jun 9, 2014 16:26:53 GMT
More or less. I was thinking a bit Polish too, but considering Poland's history it doesn't make much sense since they were primarily an elective monarchy rather then what I assume is an Absolute or at least a very high crown authority feudal monarchy that the Unicorn's seem to have, but you never know. I do wonder what the Pegasi do other then war though. They can't just be that. I also want to say that I hate the headcanon that some have of the Earth Ponies actually being serfs in that situation when it is obvious that they are independent. For the Unicorns, would Magnar (Hungarian) history help too or is that getting too complicated? For the Pegsi it has to be weather control. They might be independent but they definitely seemed bottom of the pile in my opinion.
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Post by Mio on Jun 9, 2014 16:37:26 GMT
I'm not very familiar with Magyar history except for when that they were a sort of turkic nomads until they settled in Hungary. Also they somehow became attached to the Hapsburg's empire. How do you think they could be compared to Unicorns?
That's it? I could think of lots of things that the Earth Ponies and Unicorns can be known for outside their "hats", but the Pegasi seem really limited.
I could believe that, but I'm not sure if that was genuinely the case.
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Post by Applelight Limited on Jun 9, 2014 18:07:00 GMT
I'm not very familiar with Magyar history except for when that they were a sort of turkic nomads until they settled in Hungary. Also they somehow became attached to the Hapsburg's empire. How do you think they could be compared to Unicorns? That's it? I could think of lots of things that the Earth Ponies and Unicorns can be known for outside their "hats", but the Pegasi seem really limited. I could believe that, but I'm not sure if that was genuinely the case. @ Magyars To be honest, I'm not very familiar with them either. I found out about them through playing AoE and I just wanted to be a big shot. The only other thing I could think of is to be a message service between tribes, like the Air Caste of the Tau from 40k. I think being extorted might be the correct term now that I think about it.
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Post by Mio on Jun 9, 2014 19:06:50 GMT
Well I only know them through a different video game (Crusader Kings II). But going back, yes I do imagine the Unicorns as Rusianesque slavs.
That does seem to be it. I can also imagine them raiding and possibly being mercenaries. Probably not the thing the thing Pegasi want to be remembered for.
They could just as easily be the ones extorting the others. The fact that the play seems to imply the other way around does mean it's necessarily true.
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