Sagely Thyme, Scoffer of Tiramisu

The topic at hand, a subtopic if you will, regarding our thoughts on Shadows and the nature of them in regards to magic and power in the shows universe. The Topic is Magic in MLP but here we discuss the many subtopics contained within that one, more so for pleasure than any real answers. Like a discussion board I suppose

I feel like I want G4 to keep going, at least for two more seasons. I speak only from my writers background on this, but I think it would be amazing if there was an ultimatum of some sort in the second to last season, and a solution that wraps up the tale of our little pony friends and begins the new adventure of an unsure but exciting future, both letting the series end, but opening to the possibilities of the fans like us. Certain yet vague is what I want I guess, and I know that sounds dumb but I think that would be amazing

Firstly I agree that Nightmare Moon is part light, but in whole she is neither completely, she is light and dark, both Luna's stars and the shadows that bore her as a Nightmare. Secondly it has been stated before that all comics can be treated as extended or alternate universes, so we are still a-ok to call Sombra a living example of perfect unison via Shadow magic. I would like to initiate conversation on the nature of this relationship as it seems to differ greatly from Stygian's. As we can see sombra is an individual full of malice and scorn, leading me to assume his emotion would be anger as the one that the shadow latched onto. This leads to a more powerful dynamic than before, because not only was it an individual who was strong alone, but so to was the emotion that it attached to. I think it is safe to say that the relationship was optimal in particular because the shadow only had to sit back and let sombra do the work as an evil being, and would have much more ambient negative emotion to feed off of through his subjugation of the crystal ponies. This brings me to my next hypothesis based only on assumptions and some small data pulled. Could shadows act as an inverse to changelings, in that they require emotion to live but not necessarily direct emotional contact. As we have seen there are cases where shadows will form to give power to a being, but at the same time they both amplify and encourage said emotions. Also, we have almost every case being one where the potential host had the capabilities to create an almost unlimited stream of negative emotions through their actions. Should it be so insane to consider the fact that maybe a select few inhabit ponies so that they may create more negative emotion for the rest of their clan/race without the need to be a potential threat. By this i mean that one shadow would inhabit a being, give them power to act on their negative emotions, these actions would create more negative emotions on which the others could feed, and by proxy only one must suffer if they fail. This would allow them to harvest the necessary emotions to survive but not paint them as a potential threat that must be dealt with like a pest pony would any other invasive and dangerous species. Now see, I feel that the shadow is never really summoned, it just appears and offers power. Even Stygian had a line describing how the darkness spoke to him, promising power and he took it. He never asked for it, he was offered it and acted. The shadows are ever present, we just don't see them because, as hypothesized before, they are smarter than that. Also in terms of light, I feel it exists to keep a balance, it is not directly responsible for anything. The light merely grants powers to those it believes will keep a steady balance between the chaos and harmony of the world. This is why there are so many insane happenings in Equestria, and likely the whole world, that can go awry, but nothing to upset the balance. The villains we see are the true threats, leading to a great imbalance, only chaos or only control by their hands. As a result the Light grants the power to vanquish or dispel this great imbalance to allow for more peace between the two forces at work. It also doesn't stop anything, which is why I believe it doesn't really have anything to do with ambitions or anything, it just doesn't care. It's like a cat, its indifferent to the happenings of those around it, only interfering when it feels dissatisfied with its current existence. Having said all this, I do believe I would like to hear your ideas on whether or not there is any true way to gain the power without letting it inhabit you. Sure you can join with it for a boost but can you keep it separated and still retain the power? This is my next query to this topic, I await your answers. @Magic_Spark Sorry for not answering your post, but it honestly just felt like a bunch of statements on things we have already discussed, which is nice, but I think I'd like to hear your take on the current topic, if you dont mind me asking for it.