kingofturves wrote:Meet Princess Celestia
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But marketing says she's the only pony with a unicorns horn, and a pegasus's wings! ^^
There can only be one! Que Epic duels to the death and quickening scenes from 'Highlander'.
Looks like the influences of the marketing department to me.
I kindof prefered the idea of only Luna and Celestia being Alicorns as it kept them rare and special, but should be an interesting series finale nevertheless.
Not sure what to make of Shining Armour being Twilights' older brother, climbing the ranks of privillege and status it would appear.
The two characters do seem to be somewhat inspired by Prince Harry and Kate Middleton, but with the royal status reversed.
Cool find with the picture.
In my headcanon (And thanks to the babysitting episode), Alicorns are genetic variants, created when there is a lack of the "Earth Pony" gene and the . Because they're so rare they are seen as, well, special and are often promoted in social status due to their nature.
As for Shining Armor, his attire suggests he is/was a soldier, so there's a chance that he was deployed/assigned elsewhere, hence why he never made an appearance. As for why Twilight never mentioned anything, I don't believe anyone ever asked her if she had a brother.