Could Rarity ever become as powerful as Twilight Sparkle?

[Hive King 2,001]

 

 

Exactly, as seen in Twilight's Kingdom, she has a huge power but she doesn't control it very well. She still has some progress to make.

It's easy to control a rat, it's much harder to control an elephant. Guess who has the elephant

[Pastel 7,630]

It's easy to control a rat, it's much harder to control an elephant. Guess who has the elephant

Ok my example was pretty bad.

But still, I don't think Twilight can do what Rarity does.

[Castle Bleck 19,334]

@Evil Dragon Master,

 

 

Twilight: "Are you calling me fat?"

[ghostfacekiller39 23,860]

It's easy to control a rat, it's much harder to control an elephant. Guess who has the elephant

I'm not quite understanding what you're trying to say with this metaphor. Care to explain?

Edited June 12, 2014 by ghostfacekiller39

[Hive King 2,001]

Ok my example was pretty bad.

But still, I don't think Twilight can do what Rarity does.

She did with the Ursa Minor

@@A.V.,

I'm calling you a well of powerful magic

 

I'm not quite understanding what you're trying to say with this metaphor. Care to explain?

Blobulle is under the impression that Rarity has better control over her magic by using Twilight's Kingdom

[Adorkable 2,737]

No, but let me explain why I believe this.

 

First off, since Twilight Sparkle was young, she had always had an incredible interest in Magic.

 

She studied, studied some more, and while now she's even a princess, she still continues to study.

 

Basically, Twilight has studied Magic her entire life.

 

That automatically gives her an advantage, tons of experience and practice with it.

 

Second, Twilight's cutie mark is the symbol of Magic, and she's the element of Magic.

 

Magic, Magic, Magic!

 

Now for Rarity.

 

Rarity is skilled in her magic, but not near as much as Twilight.

 

Rarity didn't spend her entire life focusing on her studies in magic, didn't go to a special school for it.

 

While Rarity can do simple magic, as levitation and such, even a special spell that relates to her special talent, I still don't feel where she's currently at could come close to what Twilight can really do.

 

As I said, Twi spent years when she was a filly, to current date obsessing over Magic.

 

It just seems that Twilight (obviously) had a huge head start at Magic, I just don't see Rarity ever becoming as powerful as Twilight.

 

Ever.

 

At least, that's what I think.

[Forlong 1,726]

What about the Gweat and Powerful Twixie?

[Hive King 2,001]

@@Forlong,

She's a weakling with no future other than slight of hand. I'd be willing to bet Rarity can surpass her magically 

[MLPFanatic34 3,234]

Twilight has studied magic since she was a filly, and she is of course the element of magic and loves it more than anything else, while Rarity isn't a pro at magic she uses it for fashion designing and making outfits. Honestly I don't think Rarity could be as good as Twilight.

[TwilightDreamer 69]

I don't think so, that would be a stretch for Rarity since she has spells and magic that coincides with her work in fashion. She just puts combat on the sidelines and she's never one for fighting and extreme study in magic as much as Twilight being the fashionita unicorn she is.

[Panne 1,342]

Twilight holds strength but Rarity holds dexterity. She has been shown manipulating many things precisely compared to twilight who usually takes one or two things at a time. Unless they are books then she just grabs hundreds.

[Pinkamena-Pills 6,839]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upon further thought on this,i wouldn't honestly mind if Rarity did become more powerful than Twilight(for whatever reason) for no more than one episode,if only to honestly see the fandoms reaction to it. 

Edited June 14, 2014 by Pinkamena-Pills

[Darker 1,351]

Like others said, I doubt it a lot.

[AlbaTross 1,586]

Doubtful. Even before becoming an Alicorn, Twilight was an academic who dedicated her life to the study of spells. Rarity's interests are much different. She's a fashion designer, and a proper lady, who doesn't like getting her hooves dirty, or the possibility of chipping a hoof. Of course she'd make a point of learning magic that makes her life easier, cleaner and/or less labour intensive. That's really all the magic she needs for her line of work and her preferred lifestyle. I'm sure most unicorns are like that. Their magic would be oriented towards their lifestyle and their vocation.

 

Obviously Unicorns like Shining Armor have studied hard, just like Twilight, so they'd know more offensive magic and Defense Against the Dark Arts type stuff, and Shining Armor is the captain of the royal guard, so of course he'd learn military magic. A fashion designer in Ponyville wouldn't have any reason to bother with that kind of magic, keeping in mind that Rarity has only been with the rest of the mane six for maybe a few years tops in Equestria time.

[碇 シンジン 27,431]

Well I for one think that she is already more powerful than twilight I mean We havent even seen Twilight doing much magic these days  Im quite sure that Raritys magical pontetial is better than Twilights

[starninjacam777 20]

ok yeah so there's the art of the dress thingy thing where she's just levitating a bunch of things and spinning them and SINGING WITHOUT BREAKING A SWEAT. then near the end of season 9, she uses her magic to block a rock or something i think, and she does start sweating. from what we've seen, i think i can determine she might have some raw magic that she doesn't know she has yet but she would have to put in a lot of effort to match twilight. but of course, it she puts her mind to it, then obviously she can do it (with hard work)  AND SHE IS BEST PONY AND I'D RATHER HAVE HER AS AN ALICORN THAN TWILIGHT

[starninjacam777 20]

On 6/11/2014 at 9:24 PM, Pinkamena-Pills said:

Trained non-stop? Hmm perhaps..but remember she will need to become a alicorn before anyone even considers her a threat to twilight because as far as the fandom is concerned alicorn=unbeatable...Unless the plot demands it 

 

 

 

Plot over power my friends..plot.over.power.

ok but remember starlight? she could turn twi to dust-

[Thrond 3,263]

Maybe but she would need to train and study a lot and that's not really how she wants to spend her time. Kinda like asking if Twilight could ever have Rarity's fashion sense, though actually that might be a lot harder. 

[Tom Gallagher 33,581]

I doubt she'd really want to, the same way Twilight wouldn't really be into fashion. 

[Scootaloo90747475 140]

On 6/11/2014 at 7:14 PM, Frostgage said:

 

Sorry, but I find it hard to think of King Sombra as a "regular unicorn".

well King sombra is a demon shadow unicorn that rule the entire empire and I don't think sombra as a regular unicorn 

[Landi 600]

I would have to say no. No matter how much she trained, Rarity would still be held back by her cutie-mark. It has been stated that almost all unicorns have just a little bit of magic that is meant for the purpose of their cutie mark (the exception being unicorns with magic as a talent). The most advanced magic Rarity could do would have to be related to and used for fashion. 

[Stardust Live 44]

I would say no. But I think their strengths are radically different; in terms of sheer power, Twilight has Rarity beat. BUT I think Rarity's speciality, and one she constantly practises, is very fine and precise kinetic magic. Think about it; she uses her magic to work needles, sewing, placing buttons/sequins/appliques/gems, all sewing requires exceptionally fine dextrous movement. Sure, Twilight could mimic Rarity's gemfinding spell, but I still feel Rarity can do the spell a more more intuitively (i.e. she wouldn't need to concentrate that much to do it or can find much smaller fragments as well as large ones).

So yeah. Twilight can throw a Kamehameha but Rarity can thread a needle blindfolded upside down and using the eyelash of a fly.