@Evowizard25
 
Yep. I see.
 

@Background Pony #4E97  
True….Though she was able to milk several cows out of their milk in no time at all……..You know, I now realize how wrong that was given that cows are sapient in Equestria.
 
As well, there’s the problem with spells. You remember in Castle Mane-ia, that spell that Twilight used to pretty much freeze her friends?……That raises the question on how long she had it and I’m pretty sure that particular spell could’ve been used in the season 5 opener or an upcoming event. It’s little things like that that catch my attention.

@Evowizard25
 
I agree that more consistency would be nice. But in a franchise like this and dealing with magic, well, the writers know they have some room and tend to favor the story.
 
“her cutie mark story pretty much portraying her as a magic protege”
 
Well, Twilight is a magic prodigy, but she still has to learn and practice to intentionally use said power. Her cutie mark story had her in an unintentional burst completely out of control.
 
As for Magic Duel, I assumed Twilight wasn’t sweating because of the weight, but rather because those were fragile living animals she was manipulating and she had to be precise and careful. Does that make sense?

@Background Pony #4E97  
Yeah, that’s a problem that kind of hurts some episodes. Like how in season 1, Boast Busters, Twilight was able to lift an Ursa Minor and do all sorts of other things with barely a sweat as well as her cutie mark story pretty much portraying her as a magic protege…..Actually, season 1 pretty much gave everyone a little more power than later seasons.
 
It’s almost like everyone kind of got nerfed as of season 2. I mean, Twilight was sweating up a storm just manipulating some animals in Magic Duel. I think the show should try to even out it’s consistancy.

@Evowizard25
 
In this franchise, there is not much consistency in the character’s powers I think. ESPECIALLY not in tie in material.
 
And since it’s mostly magic, there’s no hard science about what a character should and should not be able to do.
 
Add to that the fact that Celestia and Luna could easily be much weaker than they once were.

@Background Pony #D8D2  
Which….I find odd really. The comics and tie in books portray Celestia as having phenomenal magic prowess.  
She scared off a dragon that wished to steal the Crystal Heart without even lifting a hoof.

@PonyPon  
To be fair, the show proper only derails Celestia’s combat prowess.

@Evowizard25  
It’s not like the franchise itself does much better.

@Background Pony #CF84  
A lot of stories derail Celestia’s character. It’s used as a cheap tool to make other characters look better and because the fandom doesn’t really respect the solar monarch.

Kind of obvious, considering how badly the Conversion Bureau stories derails the character of Princess Celestia.

 
Peace and luv.

Okay ?

Meh, I don’t like Celestia being portrayed negatively, so stuff like TCB I just tend to ignore. It’s easier, arguing doesn’t get you anywhere on the internet.

I actually pondered this for a TCB fic…before deciding I didn’t want to deal with the drama that comes with writing a TCB fic.

You know, why hasn’t anyone ever written a story about the changelings invading like in ‘Resistance’. The Conversion Bureau pretty much stole it’s plot from that game anyways, and I believe it deserves more attention.

@Cerebrate19  
In the versions where the Earth’s been reduced to a “Blade Runner, only worse” situation, she kind of is.

@TheAbridgenator  
the difference is, she isn´t being hypocritical about it, i admit i only caught the gist of what it is about, but most stories seem to assert that she really thinks she´s doing humanity a favor.

@Cerebrate19  
Nobody is the villain of their own story.
 
Although I do think it likely Chrysalis was the big operator in this story…least in my headcanon.

it´s a personal distaste of mine to alter another´s character, and ths Version of Celestia does so on a global scale.  
but the real terrifying Thing is, she is good, as far as her understanding of it goes.