As long as they all lived in harmony, they would keep their magic.

That sounds like blackmail.

Instead of teaching them naturally to embrace and understand differences, they are having a part of their livilhood being held hostage if they don’t play nice.

A recipe for uneasy peace. That is not harmony. If anything it would build tension and resentment.

I would guess that’s what caused the races to eventually split! But that’s just speculation.

I have been such a fool! These crystals have minds of their own. First they chose Sunny as the new alicorn, then they punished Posey by “gluing” her hooves on the ground for some seconds and shortly after they punished the other earth ponies too but not Sunny, pegasi and unicorns by doing the same thing to them, and finally they forgave the earth ponies thanks to Sunny and gave them a new magic as a gift. They were punishing the earth ponies! I didn’t see it before!

@DarkObsidian
Don’t mention it, Starlight deserves it. :)

Eeyup. Proud member of the Starlight Brigade since the premiere on April 4, 2015. Allzeit bereit! Thank you for the kind offer. I will remember it. ;-)

@DarkObsidian
Ooooh, another avid Starlight defender. I wouldn’t mind helping alongside you to fight for Starlight’s honor. :D

Probably. Or instead of one altar of hate, a second one is built right next to it. That eases the daily kneeling before it. Then you don’t necessarily have to sing two hymns of despise and death wish. ;-D

Sorry. I actually do not like to gossip about people who are not present. However, if they are present, then no problem. (grin) ;-)

Ach ja… Will humanity ever improve? Probably not. We simply enjoy arguing too much for that. Unfortunately. ^^!

@DarkObsidian
And if he hates that expy more.

Well, let’s say I would immediately think of a name on this site, yes. ;-)

But we have successfully avoided each other so far, since the launch of MLP G5. Before that, I was also inactive for quite a while. But G5 has given me more than one good reason to be back. And also to stay! ;-D

Oh, boy. I’m curious to see who will be the new Starlight Glimmer in this generation. ^^

@DarkObsidian
You did huh? Then you might have met that guy who avidly still hates her to this very day. In his universe, even Sunny despises her, which is very contrary to the comics where she idolises every g4 characters.

(grin) Let’s say that’s not quite true. It’s true that I have no idea about the current debates, but I remember the comment wars about Starlight Glimmer here on this site. Oh, and what I fought passionately at that time. However, I admit that in the meantime I have learned a lot of understanding and empathy. I wouldn’t go so far as to say I’ve calmed down. But maybe just a little wiser. Maybe! Or I’m just getting old. That can also be true. (laughs) ;-D

@DarkObsidian
It actually happens a lot right here on Derpibooru. You have no idea how persistent people are. :P

I honestly wasn’t even aware there was a debate on this until yesterday. Had also honestly never thought about the gender of Lil Cheese. ;-)

@DarkObsidian
I mean with both of their parents’ love for cannons, I believe that too.

And with how many gender neutral or genderless characters I’ve seen (Niko from Oneshot, Frisk, The Knight from Hollow Knight, Nanachi from Made in Abyss.), I really don’t understand why people are still arguing about Lil’ Cheese. :P

@warc9
Thanks for trying your best to help out.

Guys. Little cheeses gender is….

Cute pone

@Background Pony #7B80
Well you are looking at it the wrong way and not listening to reason so please understand cause it’s not helping.

@Background Pony #FF10
You just don’t understand what we clearly see that the script doesn’t say otherwise.

@Background Pony #7B80
It’s the truth so why don’t you asked the writers so they can clear it up for you.

@Background Pony #FF10
Liars.

@Lord WyrmSpawN
Exactly!

@Background Pony #FF10
Rumble has that.

I’d say it translates to the pony equivalent of a girly face.

@Lord WyrmSpawN
And also the shape of the muzzle as in the nose.

@Background Pony #FF10
And the ‘body design’ is just eyelashes.

@Background Pony #C5D6
No they really confirmed his gender is a colt in the final production but use his body design as a filly by mistake and was too late to change it after giving his proper gender.

@Background Pony #FF10
In the script he was a colt, in the final production the animators change him in a filly.