Why didn't Tirek just kill the three princesses?

[Rainblow H. Ash 5,091]

Ah, but time could run differently in the two universes. I keep bringing up that fanfic, but the author basically states that when G1 Twilight becomes Nightmare, she closes the rainbow bridge and speeds up time in the pony universe.

 

Yeah I have the fanfic open now so I'm going to give it a good read.

 

Time skipping is entirely possible... in fact, it'd be interesting if Tirek isn't actually an immortal being, but his time in Tartarus made it so he no longer ages so that he can suffer during his imprisonment. Just food for thought.

[Rarity Paige Belle 1,854]

Firefly can't be the only pony ever to have opened that gate, for the gate to even exist means that some force had to create it, mean some pony or creature had made it into the human world long before Firefly did. And who to say the bridge doesn't function the same way the elements did and can just find a new pony capable of opening it.

In the show firefly did create the rainbow bridge, basically she did a sonic rainboom allowed her to cross into our universe. Oh, by the way, firefly is the inspiration for Rainbow dash and their personalities are the same.

[LordDiscord 289]

In the show firefly did create the rainbow bridge, basically she did a sonic rainboom allowed her to cross into our universe. Oh, by the way, firefly is the inspiration for Rainbow dash and their personalities are the same.

So then the bridge coming into being is based off of a pegasus performing as you say a sonic rainboom or something similar to it. Rainbow Dash couldn't have been the first pegasus to have performed that move as it had a name and the ponies were aware of it, meaning that a pegasus long ago must have done it before her. And if that is the case then that means that a pony could come along after Firefly and perform the same move she performed again inorder to open the bridge. Or lets say that they both were the first to make this move, then there is still nothing stopping another pony coming in and performing the move again. I am certain sometime in Equestrias future, when Rainbowdash has long sense pasted away, that another rainbow maned pony will rise and perform the move again just like she did.

[Rarity Paige Belle 1,854]

So then the bridge coming into being is based off of a pegasus performing as you say a sonic rainboom or something similar to it. Rainbow Dash couldn't have been the first pegasus to have performed that move as it had a name and the ponies were aware of it, meaning that a pegasus long ago must have done it before her. And if that is the case then that means that a pony could come along after Firefly and perform the same move she performed again inorder to open the bridge. Or lets say that they both were the first to make this move, then there is still nothing stopping another pony coming in and performing the move again. I am certain sometime in Equestrias future, when Rainbowdash has long sense pasted away, that another rainbow maned pony will rise and perform the move again just like she did.

I just don't think though that Dashie could go that fast, after all in the show when Firefly enters our universe shes moving as fast as a shooting star! That's several thousand mph!

[Hive King 2,001]

I just don't think though that Dashie could go that fast, after all in the show when Firefly enters our universe shes moving as fast as a shooting star! That's several thousand mph!

So is the Sonic Rainboom

[KittyTwilight 110]

Tirek didn't want death he wanted magic. The princesses were worth nothing to him and their death would have been useless.

[Rarity Paige Belle 1,854]

So is the Sonic Rainboom

I have to disagree with you. Dashie's top speed is probably 200-300mph at the very fastest. Firefly was moving at least 10 times as fast when she entered the human world. In fact, I doubt that Firefly could even move that fast because the Rainbow bridge accelerated her.

Edited June 9, 2014 by Rarity Paige Belle

[Hive King 2,001]

I have to disagree with you. Dashie's top speed is probably 200-300mph at the very fastest. Firefly was moving at least 10 times as fast when she entered the human world. In fact, I doubt that Firefly could even move that fast because the Rainbow bridge accelerated her.

Rainbow is super sonic speed wise, creating sonic booms proves that. That puts her at at least 516 mph, probably more

[LordDiscord 289]

I just don't think though that Dashie could go that fast, after all in the show when Firefly enters our universe shes moving as fast as a shooting star! That's several thousand mph!

I did not mean that Rainbow Dash per say could open the bridge, I was merely pointing out that their moves might not be as unique as you believe meaning it would be possible for another pony to come along later on and perform the move. If what you are saying is that Firefly can do a ''Sonic Rainboom'' only at a faster speed than Rainbow dash, then that means only the speed is unique, not the move, and I am certain if the bridge needed to be opened again that a pony would be born that could match Fireflys speed as well as perform the move.

[Rarity Paige Belle 1,854]

Rainbow is super sonic speed wise, creating sonic booms proves that. That puts her at at least 516 mph, probably more

But it's pushing her to the very limit! And it looks like Rainbow Dash can only sustain sonic rainbooms for very short times. I have a feeling that Firefly was travelling much faster, for a much longer period of time.

[Spinelspike 78]

...and not humiliate them first? Oh no, that wouldn't be his style at all.

[Swirl 90]

C'mon, they were utterly powerless and were no threat to him. Tirek does have some standards of villainary. Anyway, he was probably all angry and vengeful from his time in Tartarus and he wanted to do the whole "see how you like it" thing. Also if people went crazy over a pony with the name "Derpy" and found wall eyes offensive, imagine how crazy they'd be if 3 major characters were killed just there. Plus death in the Poniverse seems a bit out of place, fantasy is always great.

[Ianpiersonjdavis 513]

I assume that it was for the same reason he didn't do the smart thing and kill the Mane Six along with Discord once he got all of the princess' magic along with the powers from the god of chaos-he got cocky-believing that he was invincible and just like every other major villain in the show to date, that was his downfall.

Edited June 10, 2014 by Ianpiersonjdavis

[Hive King 2,001]

@@Ianpiersonjdavis,

Actually, Sombra and Sunset Shimmer avoided that. Sombra was doing his damn best to try and grab the Heart, and Sunset tried to vaporize Twilight 

[MLPFanatic34 3,238]

Luna, Cadance, and Celestia were already weak so Tirek really felt no need to kill them, he figured banishing them like they had banished him would of worked enough. Also it's a kids show so him killing them would of been a bit much for television. 

[Adorkable 2,737]

The only answer I can come up with is what purpose would it have served?

 

Sure, he was a beast and a half, but all he wanted was their power.

 

I guess one could say "their lives weren't even worth extinguishing".

 

I dunno, that's all I could come up with. ^^;

[Rainblow H. Ash 5,091]

I feel like he would have made them slaves at some point. Maybe he thought they could be of use to him.

 

Good point.

 

After all, somepony was going to have to pull his chariot of darkness.

 

Though, considering his G4 size...

 

That's one big chariot.

[baltoist 303]

because i would jump in the tv and kill him if he killed luna

[[NULL] 907]

Plot convenience.

 

Also it would be kind of an anticlimactic way for them to go.

[Hive King 2,001]

Good point.

 

After all, somepony was going to have to pull his chariot of darkness.

 

Though, considering his G4 size...

 

That's one big chariot.

That's an understatement, considering even in G1 he required 4 elephant sized dragons, I assume he'd require like, 35 of those dragons to pull a chariot

[Denim&Venöm 19,787]

Just my headcannon, but I don't think ponies can die of anything other than natural causes. From smashing through solid rock and getting struck by lightning to surviving on the moon with no food, water, air or atmospheric pressure for a millennia, the ponies seem extremely sturdy, with the ability to heal from any damage.  The closest we've ever come to seeing a pony lifeless was when Twilight was turned to stone in Adventures in Foalsitting.

 

Speaking of, I theorize that when ponies do get old and run out of life, they get turned to stone form, matching the peak of their youth as the final result. That's what the statues in the Canterlot Gardens are. And that's why Discord was placed there. The princess's thought the elements had killed discord, instead of imprisoning him. He wasn't placed in a garden, but a cemetery. 

[Hive King 2,001]

@@Denim&Venom,

They can definitely die. Otherwise, why would they fear a dragon or Timberwolf? They have blunt resistance, yes, but not edged resistance.

 

Also, Twilight assumed Celestia was dead after NMM blasted her into the ground.

 

Final nail, Sunset Shimmer, in some version of EQG, said "TWILIGHT MUST DIE!" 

[Ianpiersonjdavis 513]

@@Ianpiersonjdavis,

Actually, Sombra and Sunset Shimmer avoided that. Sombra was doing his damn best to try and grab the Heart, and Sunset tried to vaporize Twilight 

 

I forgot about Sombra actually-my bad.

 

As for Sunset-I wholeheartedly agree, but she technically wasn't in the show itself-which was why I didn't count her in the same group.

[Hive King 2,001]

I forgot about Sombra actually-my bad.

 

As for Sunset-I wholeheartedly agree, but she technically wasn't in the show itself-which was why I didn't count her in the same group.

I hate NMM, but she eventually got serious and tried to impale Twilight(far too late, but better than the other two)

 

Discord and Chrysalis have no excuse though

[Denim&Venöm 19,787]

@Evil Dragon Master

 

It's not death they fear, but pain and injury. Just because you can't die doesn't mean you're immune to excruciating agony. It's the same with us. We run from angry dog. A bite from them probably won't kill you but it will hurt like hell and take a while to recover.   

 

We can't presume how Twilight felt. She may just have been scared over how hurt her mentor was. A reasonable reaction on her part. 

 

And I'm guessing that version of EQG was a foreign dub, and if anime is anything to go by, some liberties can be taken with translations. And even if that were true of the american release, that line was probably said in the human realm, where the dominant species isn't exactly the most durable.