Dawnshine Wonder

Sometimes you have no choice but to deal with two highly risky options battle, it is a common problem in a war situation, military commanders know this, and we don't, or shouldn't, need to tell them how to do their job. Yes, in MLP FIM episode Twilight's Kingdom, Tirek could have killed Twilight Sparkle's friends anyway, but that would have been more likely if Twilight Sparkle had continued the fight, why? because Twilight Sparkle is an active threat in that scenario to him. Twilight Sparkle without her magic, Tirek saw no reason to destroy them because in his mind, he had already won, to him, it would be like hitting a helpless child, he saw no point. Coulda woulda shoulda is irrelevant, he got what he came for and he decided to move on. Disarming your enemy sometimes means tricking them into thinking you're no threat to them, it's called psychological warfare.

In summary, Twilight Sparkle in MLP FIM at least knows how to handle a hostage situation, as shown in Twilight's Kingdom episode. In Dragonball, Goku does not. That is one failing that I cannot overlook about that fictional character because it matters in a situation where characters are at war. Goku and his friends in both Cell and Buu saga were saved by plot armour, nothing else. Goku was less foolish in OG Dragonball, where he would try to reason with King Piccolo instead of pursuing a situation which could have resulted in Tien being killed. In DBZ, Cell keeps the Z squad hostage, and Goku's plan was to give Cell a senzu bean, which had a high probability of going badly wrong. Trusting Goku in Dragonball to deal with a terrorist is like trusting Hotrod in the Transformers 1986 movie to deal with Megatron who got Optimus Prime killed, and while it may pay off sometimes in the end, it only ever does so by luck and plot armour. Twilight Sparkle in My Little Pony Friendship is Magic episode Twilight's Kingdom chooses not to risk having her friends killed when the opportunity to avoid that outcome presents itself, as shown in her deal with Tirek, her magic in exchange for the safety of her friends, which then made it possible to defeat Tirek with their new power up. If her friends died, Tirek would have won.

As Yamcha said in Dragonball Z during the Cell games in English dub, "This is Cell we are talking about, who cares about being fair" right after Goku foolishly tosses a senzu bean to him so he can get his full power back to battle Gohan. No matter how fans try to dress it up, that was a poor strategy that relied on pure chance, of Gohan reaching SSJ2, at this point in the story Gohan is a child after all. Goku is a rubbish tactician, if he wants to buff himself up, do it in a sparring session with his friends, outside battles for the fate of the universe. Again, in that episode of MLP FIM, Twilight Sparkle winning the fight against Tirek was not certain, how do you know it was the more risky option? did you even pay attention to the damage their fight caused in those 2 short minutes? for all we know, there could have been civilian casualties off screen that we don't know about as a result of it being a children's animated TV show. Collateral damage is not a valid defence for war crime. We don't have the numbers, and I know I am going off headcanon here, but I would not be surprised if that battle alone led to the deaths of at least 100 Ponies in Ponyville off screen. If the fight had continued it is entirely possible Equestria would have been destroyed by the time their battle ended, and even if it hadn't, a detail you're forgetting is that if Twilight Sparkle did not pursue the trade for her friends who were held hostage, Tirek may have threatened to harm one or all of her friends in an effort to coerce Twilight Sparkle into backing off. Tirek could have killed one of them any time he wanted, then how would their rainbow magic defeat Tirek? that plan would be dead in the water, if Tirek had decided to kill either Rarity, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash or Applejack.

I'm not denying that fiction is meant to entertain, the point of the thread is that it is a good thing giants from BFG don't exist, because if they did we'd all be in serious trouble. On screen they are entertaining, and that is what keeps people watching, we would not enjoy this half as much if it was all slice of life where characters just discuss their relationships like a Soap Opera all the time. People are more entertained by anime such as Pokemon, Dragonball and One Piece. I don't believe I could ever get into One Piece although I know some people like it, a story about pirates, but it goes on for about 1,000 episodes I think. Dragonball, yes, it is entertaining to watch their battles sometimes, however character growth and plot inconsistencies are a problem which is why I am not drawn to that anime as much nowadays. I've seen far more incompetence from Goku and Vegeta in DBZ/Super than any of the main characters in My Little Pony. Twilight Sparkle would not let enemies reach full power just because she wants a challenge, she would do her best to avoid that outcome if at all possible. The only reason she gambled her magic in a trade for her friends with Tirek in Twilight's Kingdom in season 4 finale, is because it was her opportunity to outsmart him, she could have carried on the fight, but victory was not guaranteed, by that time, their battle had already taken out most of Ponyville, lots of property destruction, she did not want all of Equestria being brought down just to prove how mighty she was, she wanted the fight to end without further destruction. With DBZ characters it's different, Vegeta in DBZ up until end of Buu arc, did not really care about the destruction his battles caused as long as he showed his alpha male superiority, he was a terrible person, who should have learned from his mistakes in Buu arc, but didn't, remember that mistake he made in Cell saga where he let Cell get his Perfect form? does the same thing again with Buu, negating his character development, which left a lot of Vegeta fans upset, yes he did sacrifice himself to attempt to destroy Buu, but that outcome could have been avoided if the man with a big ego had listened to Supreme Kai who tried to mediate the situation, then Goku threatens him to give into Vegeta's demands, which was stupid. Even though MLP FIM world has its problems, I think I would rather exist in that fictional world as a Pegasi than our one. Queen Chrysalis in MLP fiction is dangerous, but even if humans didn't start a nuclear war, economic inflation and environmental damage are two things that are actively making people's lives miserable. Environmental damage does because it leads to situations like untreated sewage being dumped on shorelines and in rivers, which can and does make people sick. All well and good suggesting people should not swim in it, however when it is hot during a summer season, excessive heat can and does kill, and going for a swim does help bring your body temperature down, some people did take that chance, and sometimes they get away with it, sometimes not, then again, nobody lives forever, you or I could end up dead from a stroke tomorrow, so we got to appreciate life while we still have it.

Thank you, it has been said that Pinkie Pie shows symptoms of ADHD and I kind of agree, it was never confirmed, but the implication is there, which makes her acceptance into Mane Six better in my opinion. Despite all this, they consider her a friend and not a burden to dispose of and I think that is definitely an important lesson about kindness and inclusivity.

Is it wrong that I find Pinkie Pie's innocence endearing and sweet when watching My Little Pony? like I find it difficult to get mad at her when her playfulness stems from a genuine desire to make others happy and not to annoy? I know she has a habit of getting up in others faces too much sometimes, but fear of loneliness, as well as a desire to avoid boredom, is relatable. She kind of reminds me of Innocent Buu from Dragonball, after he spat out Evil Buu. Acts child-like, although Buu likes the simple life and does not wish to get too caught up in the petty distractions caused by other people, minding his own business, there is nothing inherently malicious about this. And similar to how Mr Satan keeps a watchful eye over Buu to make sure he doesn't do something destructive or careless in DB, in MLP the rest of Mane Six watch over Pinkie Pie to make sure she does not hurt herself or others during her antics, Fluttershy gently though visibly annoyed, tells Pinkie Pie that her confetti cannons scare animals, for example. But they want to have fun, that is relatable because who doesn't get bored? Honestly it feels like some fans want to have their cake and eat it too sometimes, in the first instance they want less fighting and more story telling about relationships, but in the other instance, they also say there is not enough action in how they deal with villains, like with King Sombra. We cannot have it both ways, sometimes relationships does mean dealing with hyperactive individuals with a penchant for playful chaos, some people may think this is stereotyping, but fine, you want to pretend humans like this don't exist, be my guest, but I won't stand for that.

*Bouncy bouncy bouncy* Pinkie Pie playfully hops around, so cute.

Wow, the games in Action 52 are so bad. lol

Wondering why they don't just call "Snake Oil" items, a scam.

Beat It · Michael Jackson

Tirek smashes the ground in a fit of rage when struggling in the fight against Twilight Sparkle, damn, Tirek is one heck of a sore loser. lol He started this chaos, and he doesn't like not getting his own way, which makes this battle all the more sweeter IMO.

No idea, I have not watched Jimmy Neutron. I think Twilight Sparkle is capable of creative ways to use her spells though, think of Alicorn Princess Twilight Sparkle, ending up in the 21st century Earth, she could use magic that gives her dragon/fire breath, use it with her telekinesis to heat up a metal rod until it is super red hot, and then launch it to impale armour of robots or tanks, disabling them.

Poweramp, been using it for my music playback on my android phone. Great file support, is stable, and one of the best things about it is it runs even when you put the phone in lock screen. Cannot do that with browser appls like Google Chrome, if the phone is locked, it will deactivate interrupting a song you were listening to.

Megas XLR OST - Losing My High

Reminiscing on the BFG movie by Roald Dahl, it makes you consider yourself fortunate that dangerous life forms from fantasy worlds cannot just leap out of that realm to hurt us in real life. A be careful for what you wish for moment. Yes, fantasy creatures might seem cool by watching them on animation, but wishing for their existence even though you know that it's impossible, well a movie like that gives you pause about it. I have the same feeling toward Flight of Dragons movie. You wouldn't want Ommadon to attempt to use real life politicians to cause a war, would you? I am pretty sure nobody in our world would want human eating giants from the BFG movie to actually hurt us, either, and thank goodness they are non existent. Kind of makes me feel awkward about My Little Pony FIM fan fiction sometimes too. I mean, the souls reincarnation thing, is basically a fantasy of more potential victims for a Changeling Queen in various different timelines. But it is not like the real world does not have any dangerous predators either, from big cats like Cougars and Jaguars, to carnivorous reptiles like crocodiles and alligators. And although weapons keep humans reasonably well guarded from creatures like that, other humans are still a problem because of our species tendency for conflict and violence, not all humans are criminal, but honestly the state of our world is not very good.

I don't get bothered my the continuous notifications from this thread, I cannot assume the same for everybody else however I would say people are being polite here so that would explain why no problems arose from this. The ability to turn off thread notifications could be helpful for some people, though, if they wish to disengage with a thread without adding somebody to an ignore list. I thank you so much for this, I had already made a list of appreciated users who I frequently discuss topics with. Not sure I need to do it again, unless there's a significant change in that number of people, I suppose not. Consider it implied though, as I do love everybody here on this forum.

Dragonball, Dragonball Z, Dragonball GT, some of Super, but lost interest. A combination of factors drove me and one of my other friends away from the series, this was exacerbated by the growing incompetence of the main characters. Goku's supposed to be a seasoned warrior but cannot do something as simple as putting a tag on a jar? genocidal gods, while nobody considers that to be a problem, Goku makes friends with somebody who can obliterate his existence with a thought, Zeno, among many other things like resurrecting Frieza who continued to be a problem in Broly movie, that was the final straw for me, I don't find this entertaining. In some stories incompetence of the hero can be funny but it depends on the context, like in the western show Megas XLR, of course Coop is a fool that gets lucky, that was intentional direction of the plot, but with Goku in Dragonball, it isn't, it feels forced. Goku did foolish things in Dragonball GT but at least he had the sense to eliminate threats, some character growth and wisdom was shown and he was less tolerant of villainy which is why he threatened to kill Eis Shenron for using his granddaughter Pan as a shield, in Super he lacks awareness, simple as that. I watched Pokemon Indigo and Orange League anime in their entirety but that was a long time ago. I got Fist of the North Star on DVD, I will watch it when I am in the mood for it.