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Have you guys ever heard of the S.S America? If not, don’t worry. To summarize, it was a cruise ship from long ago that had a rather long history. It went under many names, was owned by multiple companies, and was even used (To my knowledge) in one of the world wars to carry soldiers overseas to combat. However, it eventually fell into decay. A buyer/admirer of the ship did purchase it with plans to turn it into a hotel to preserve it’s legacy. But tragically, en route to the port, an accident forced the crew who were towing the ship to cut their cables, allowing it to drift endlessly on the open ocean. It eventually washed ashore on an island before slowly decaying away into nothing. The idea of a huge empty ship being set adrift with nary a soul inhabiting it is terrifying as it is tragic. Now why do I bring up the story of this great vessel? Well it inspired this theory/speculation that I have about Cloudsdale as well as the drawing itself.
Since magic had disappeared from Equestria, the pegasi who were inhabiting the city were forced to leave as they could no longer fly or walk on clouds. Because of this, Cloudsdale was set adrift in the sky. And with none of it’s inhabitants to maintain it, it slowly fell into decay, eventually becoming lost with time. Today in the modern days of Equestria, the city has become nothing more than a thing of legend. That is until a certain pair of pegasus sisters just so happen to discover it while trying to escape the tempest of a deadly thunderstorm.
I doubt that. I think it faded out myself. Not an instantaneous disappearance. Twi reasons for that: 1) having such a calamity would be uncharacteristicly violent of Hasbro, who wants MLP to be kid friendly. 2) we have seen instances where magic disappeared before (best example being when Tirek stole it) and it wasn’t instantaneous.
We don’t know exactly how long it took for magic to disappear, but I think it was gone in an instant.
My best guess is the magic didn’t disappear all at once. Instead it faded away over time. But I agree with you in the statement that Cloudsdale would have completely disintegrated due to the loss of magic. But the Pegasi would have had enough time to effectively float down using their remaining magic before they lost their ability to fly entirely.
Yeah, me too. To tell you the truth, that makes more sense than Cloudsdale being made entirely out of clouds, at least in my opinion.
Yes, the city was built on clouds, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that the building materials were also clouds. If they were enchanted, then normal materials could very well sit on a surface of clouds. At the same time, said city would instantly fall to the ground the moment that the enchantment wore off, or the moment that magic disappeared.
Honestly, I hope we get to see more of this in the series. I would love to know what actually happened to the various G4 cities, including Ponyville, Canterlot, and, yes, Cloudsdale.
I believe that cloudsdale fell on ponyville, or near enough that the shockwave from the impact destroyed it
Okay, let’s say that they are clouds that were shaped into a city…
It’s not said that cloudsdale itself was magical, as it was just clouds shaped into a city.
Otherwise it would have been noticed by ponies when Cozy Glow (a pegasus herself) tried to remove all magic from Equestria.
And indeed, a beautiful drawing.