If everypony and creature haves a human world counterpart......

[Castle_Cross 331]

wouldn't that mean that there is somepony even higher than celestia? I mean, she's the principal of a school in the human world, and then what's up with the president of the United States?! If he/she also haves a pony counterpart that means it should be more powerful and important than celestia isn't it?

[Red Cedar 1,408]

At the risk of stirring up a huge political hornet's nest, perhaps Tirek was meant to represent George W. Bush?

[Roughshod 719]

wouldn't that mean that there is somepony even higher than celestia? I mean, she's the principal of a school in the human world, and then what's up with the president of the United States?! If he/she also haves a pony counterpart that means it should be more powerful and important than celestia isn't it?

This question has been raised by many of the Bronies who have reviewed and/or criticize the films. For example: If Mayor Mare has a human equivalent in the human world, like she probably should, who is also a mayor then that would obviously give her higher status than a high school principal. I think it can be reasoned that the system of the human world and that of Equestria are much different. Celestia and Luna were made principal and vice principal in order to help familiarize the two universes to the audience and maintain some degree of continuity despite some confusion it may create in the process.

 

Canonically there has never really been mentioned anyone who outranks Celestia in the world if FIM and Meghan McCarthy has stated that she has no parents with more power than her.

 

Although the picture book 'My Little Pony: Under the Sparkling Sea' had a character called King Leo who rules over "Aquastria". This seapony is supposedly a cousin to Celestia as well as a member of the 'Cosmic Council'. How much this is actually canon and what the hierarchy of this council is has not to my knowledge been disclosed yet. I think it would most likely be an organization similar to the United Nations, where decisions are made by consensus.

 

However...

 

It is theoretically possible that if this council had a predominate leader who was not Celestia then they would have authority over her to some degree. Possibilities...

Edited November 14, 2014 by Roughshod

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,803]

At the risk of stirring up a huge political hornet's nest, perhaps Tirek was meant to represent George W. Bush?

Heh.

 

 

Anyways, this is one thing I wondered about. There are tons of weird things with the whole 'other world' idea. Like how Cheerilee is apparently older than the mane 6 entirely in that world but appeared the same age in Equestria,

 

Or (spoiler for those who have not seen anything on RR yet somehow)

 

How the Dazzlings are apparently thousands of years old yet are still teenagers in Rainbow Rocks.

 

 

Of course these things can just be chalked up to them trying to keep all of the most important characters relevant in that world, even if it makes no sense either way.

[Silver Letter 1,832]

I don't think the counterparts were meant to be exact in any way. I don't think it implies any being with greater power than Celestia in Equestria.

 

@Kyoshi(Turbo Button)

Of course these things can just be chalked up to them trying to keep all of the most important characters relevant in that world, even if it makes no sense either way.

 

I agree. They really messed it up. It should have been Mayor Mare that was in charge of Canterlot with Celestia and Luna in charge of the whole nation or wherever Equestria Girls is located. It would have allowed for Celestia to be able to be EG's Twilight's mentor and the supreme ruler like in Equestria. Now they can't go back and change it. It's too late.

Edited November 14, 2014 by Silver Letter

[Roughshod 719]

Like how Cheerilee is apparently older than the mane 6 entirely in that world but appeared the same age in Equestria,

Well I guess the producers thought that making Cheerilee the same age as the mane 6, a teenager, as well as a teacher would look somewhat odd. So they went with the with the latter.

 

I'm also going to assume that the often implied interest she has in Big Mac in FiM is not a reality in the human world. With her being a teacher and him being a student that would definitely raise some controversy.

 

Or (spoiler for those who have not seen anything on RR yet somehow)

 

How the Dazzlings are apparently thousands of years old yet are still teenagers in Rainbow Rocks.

 

That fact does seem to border on being a plot hole except when you consider that almost nobody(except apparently Sombra) ever dies in this show, or if they are presumed dead like Star Swirl it's never brought up. The writers would probably say their magic helped them stay young for so long which might mean they're capable of aging and eventually dying now that their gems have been destroyed.

 

The Sirens' origin was definitely half baked to say the least but I can forgive it since they were immensely better as villains than Sunset Shimmer was in EG.

Edited November 14, 2014 by Roughshod

[Lucky Star 972]

here's another good question, if Celestia is thousands of years old in Equestria, does the mean the human version's of her and her sister Luna are just as old?

 

the answer is don't think about it.

 

their not accurate to each other and making comparisons like that will either make a doom to fail head cannon, or make you hate the movies.

 

just enjoy the ride and don't dwell too much on the little things. (=^-^=)/ *le brohoof*

[Justin_Case001 4,907]

wouldn't that mean that there is somepony even higher than celestia? I mean, she's the principal of a school in the human world

Celestia's counterpart was the principle?  She goes from being an immortal demigoddess that rules Equestria to a high school principle?  Damn, I'm glad I never watched those movies...