TanktheTortoise

I am probably alone in this thought but I personally think out of the mane 6 after Twilight is Dash. Her devouring of the Daring Do series not to mention all she knows about weather show that she has an amazing capacity for intellect. However, her natural competitiveness and need for physical activity restrain that side of her resulting in it only coming out occasionally. Though if we are talking pure knowledge Pinkie. That is all. I mean seriously the pony has the answer before it is needed, ALWAYS in fact the one time she didn't the rest of her friends were kinda shocked and she just shrugged her shoulders.

How come no one's list acknowledges Fluttershy's stare or her friendship with Discord the freaking Avatar of Chaos? Personally my biggest problem with the list was that if you had some sort of magical eliminator they would all be helpless. We have seen Chrysalis feed on love which literally drained Shining's power, so who is to say there isn't something that could do that in some shape or form to the others on this list? Also the statement about Chrysalis beating Celestia, I always looked at that as the Superman problem. You have an immensely powerful being, but they are hampered by the fact if they went all out innocents might be hurt. She was at a wedding with tons of guests after all. It would take an immense amount of power to manipulate celestial bodies so she would HAVE to limit herself if she wasn't willing to risk casualties. Admittedly though this is just my personal opinion and should not be taken as fact unless confirmed by the show creators. Also he states many times that people are low on the list because we haven't seen them do anything yet the pony he puts at the top hasn't done anything of note on her own yet! Heck, if the source of her powers comes from friendship then in all likelihood without her friends she would be weaker than any of the other alicorns. Finally, as others have said I think it should be mentioned that Pinkie's abilities are not simply cartoon gags as other ponies react to and acknowledge them. That kind of power, while not being Discord level is definitely noteworthy. 1. Celestia/Luna/Twilight (debatable on Twilie) 2. Discord (my belief is that the Sisters are limited by their unwillingness to use their full power, an unwillingness Discord doesn't share) 3. The Mane 6 (each has their own reasons for being on this list that can be discussed elsewhere, though with their elements they are debatably higher on the list) 4. Zecora (her magic stems from a different source and thus would likely be the pony they turn to if such limitations as mentioned above ever occurred) 5. The Wonderbolts (they are a military team that are the best fliers in Equestria, with RD soon to be among their number)

I ended up voting for the Diarchy, cause as bad as things get in the canon storyline just look how bad it got after they both disappeared in the Divided storyline! Lunar Republic because personally I think Luna having 1000 years of complete isolation, without going insane, has given her a unique perspective on the changes that have occurred in the land and would have ideas on how to correct any issues that may have cropped up over the years. Finally, while I will say I kept waiting for a House that one could at least stomach I could not find one. However, if there is any chance for peace to come back I believe it would be with either Fluttershy or Pinkie. This led to the disturbing realization that Flutters has gone cuckoo for cocoapuffs and Pinkie is now Nightmare Fuel that makes Pinkamena from Cupcakes look like a swell neighbor. Still though, from the looks of it all of them have lost their minds which would seem to me to be some form of corruption similar to that of Discord. For that reason I picked Everfree as Zecora is wise and Fluttershy is kind. If this corruption that has swept through these nations can be undone I believe they would be the first to be able to pass it along.