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1. Cadance could dispel Chrysalis' mind control, but Twi couldn't Sombra's control over Apple Bloom in S9 nor could Celestia Sombra's army in the "Crystal War" timeline. There is president that it is just that (much more) powerful that even Twi can't counter/resist/break it on her own. And his mind control spell has no components to deflect like Twi did his blasts, which she did because she had time to gather herself she did not have here. The making Twi hurt her friends critique might be valid but let's see how the story plays out.
2. About the Eggman beating Sonic analogy. A more appropriate analogy would be Darkseid beating Superman as the villains have been shown as just that powerful that the heroes are the underdogs here (that's how Sombra's portrayed, the success of that is another issue). As for the preparations they were prepared to fight Decepticons not Sombra who is a very different threat who they were extra caught off guard by given his resurrection.
3. The cutie mark switching spell seemed to tap into the Elements power or it being cast without Twi noticing or trying suggests it does not require high magic power to cast. And Twi's magical intelligence and learning ability requires time to apply (like coming up with a new/appropriate exotic spell), time she didn't have to come up with a counter to Sombra's mind control spell.
5. Eris was weakened from being a living battery or exaggerating her power. I agree with your argument that Twi's full power scales to Daybreaker which should overpower anyone short of Discord-tier, but accessing that depth of her power (without evilness) requires exceptional circumstances (like time to prepare) that didn't apply here.
5. The show hasn't had consistent magical power levels since S6 ("Horse Play" confirms Celestia is equivalent to 6 skilled unicorn mages, so "Twilight's Kingdom" had Twi the equivalent of 24 unicorns equal all the ponies in equestria + Discord?) If there is one consistency, It's that Twi, Celestia, and others have been worfed so often the only diegetic rational is they are not as badass as we like to think. The times they are badass are the exceptions. Regardless of their power they lack the badassery to reliably apply it in the head of danger. That is not a bad thing as the point of the series action episodes is friendship is more powerful and important than sheer badassery and it's doing something to keep us caring about it despite letting us down in that department.
And how is Sombra's claim in this panel hypocritical?
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1. Cadance could dispel Chrysalis' mind control, but Twi couldn't Sombra's control over Apple Bloom in S9 nor could Celestia Sombra's army in the "Crystal War" timeline. There is president that it is just that (much more) powerful that even Twi can't counter/resist/break it on her own. And his mind control spell has no components to deflect like Twi did his blasts, which she did because she had time to gather herself she did not have here. The making Twi hurt her friends critique might be valid but let's see how the story plays out.
2. About the Eggman beating Sonic analogy. A more appropriate analogy would be Darkseid beating Superman as the villains have been shown as just that powerful that the heroes are the underdogs here (that's how Sombra's portrayed, the success of that is another issue). As for the preparations they were prepared to fight Decepticons not Sombra who is a very different threat who they were extra caught off guard by given his resurrection.
3. The cutie mark switching spell seemed to tap into the Elements power or it being cast without Twi noticing or trying suggests it does not require high magic power to cast. And Twi's magical intelligence and learning ability requires time to apply (like coming up with a new/appropriate exotic spell), time she didn't have to come up with a counter to Sombra's mind control spell.
5. Eris was weakened from being a living battery or exaggerating her power. I agree with your argument that Twi's full power scales to Daybreaker which should overpower anyone short of Discord-tier, but accessing that depth of her power (without evilness) requires exceptional circumstances (like time to prepare) that didn't apply here.
5. The show hasn't had consistent magical power levels since S6 ("Horse Play" confirms Celestia is equivalent to 6 skilled unicorn mages, so "Twilight's Kingdom" had Twi the equivalent of 24 unicorns equal all the ponies in equestria + Discord?) If there is one consistency, It's that Twi, Celestia, and others have been worfed so often the only diegetic rational is they are not as badass as we like to think. The times they are badass are the exceptions. Regardless of their power they lack the badassery to reliably apply it in the head of danger. That is not a bad thing as the point of the series action episodes is friendship is more powerful and important than sheer badassery and it's doing something to keep us caring about it despite letting us down in that department.
And how is Sombra's claim in this panel hypocritical?