Why didn't the mane cast just steal the Sirens' necklaces?

[Slashy 101]

Rather than some big spell, just launch a net at them or tie them up with one of AJs lassos

[PiratePony 8,473]

They didn't know the necklaces had power until the end of the movie when they shattered.

[Flutterstep 46,287]

I thought the same thing for the first movie, but it wouldn't really make a good moral for kids, dispite it being the most logical thing to do in such a dangerous situation.

[Untitled Goose Q 5,136]

As PiratePony said, there was no indication to the mane cast that the necklaces were anything other than ordinary jewelry until the very end of the movie.

 

And few people habitually tear jewelry off everyone they meet in case they are powerful magical artifacts.

[Rarity Is Best Pony 634]

Stealing is bad. What kind of role models would they be if they advocated theft? 

[Phanact 333]

You're overthinking it. That would just be too easy!

[StitchandMLPlover 930]

They had no idea the necklaces were magic and secondly there would be no movie plot if it were that simple LOL.

[HoovesOnIce 74]

They didn't know the necklaces had power until the end of the movie when they shattered.

I'm sure seeing the energy being taken into their necklaces was good enough hint for them.

[Sunny Fox 5,929]

I'm sure seeing the energy being taken into their necklaces was good enough hint for them.

It's not entirely made clear whether that green mist effect is visible in-universe. One might bring up Sunset "seeing" it when they were under the stage, but that isn't really conclusive either (she could just have made the leap of logic without seeing it, which would explain why she was looking up in horror.) 

[Moon Sugar 532]

Because they didn't know it was the necklaces that fueled that power. It might be obvious to us, the viewer but a lot more is revealed to the audience than the cast.

[twiia 1,842]

1- They didn't knoe it was magic

2- Stealing is rude

[cmarston1 5,951]

I am pretty sure that the main characters didn't know that it was the necklaces that powered Adagio, Sonata, and Aria's magic.

Edited May 21, 2016 by cmarston1

[cider float 2,535]

I did wonder why Twilight just didn't get a baseball bat and smash their heads in. The same thing she could of done against Sunset as well (no warranted Sunset hate here just why not swing a bat to end it)

 

Twilight isn't a student there she won't get in trouble she can just go back to Equestria.

Edited May 26, 2016 by cider float

[Stardust* 3,302]

1- They didn't knoe it was magic

2- Stealing is rude

This made me giggle! it's very true though. stealing is very rude! lol

[Unlikeable Pony 2,698]

Why didn't the mane six just follow the sirens down a back alley with a couple of baseball bats and beat them into a coma?

I did wonder why Twilight just didn't get a baseball bat and smash their heads in. The same thing she could of done against Sunset as well (no warranted Sunset hate here just why not swing a bat to end it)

 

Twilight isn't a student there she won't get in trouble she can just go back to Equestria.

Oh goddamnit, that joke was already done >.<

[Vampira Heart 920]

I did wonder why Twilight just didn't get a baseball bat and smash their heads in. The same thing she could of done against Sunset as well (no warranted Sunset hate here just why not swing a bat to end it)

 

Twilight isn't a student there she won't get in trouble she can just go back to Equestria.

Probably cause she's not a phyco killer

But I wonder if the dazzlings got arrested at the end or did she let them off easy? Cause they punished sunset so I hope they punished them too

[The MegaBrony 218]

THIS movie would be too short, even if it was in slow motion. 

[Teavvi 627]

Because they are nice people...?

And anyways. Don't steal from the Dazzlings. They are boss.

[chaosprincess 1,064]

Movies making sense never lol movies never usually use logical sense since it would end the movie to quickly so they had to make the characters gullible in order to expand the movie to a longer length well not sure if gullible is the correct word for it, but the characters not knowing where its coming from is the key to the movie being longer and it makes for great toys Hasbro always has to make the money on the use of not logical thinking.

[Evil_Emperor 176]

1. They didn't know the pendants were important.

2. That would be stealing.

3. The Siren's could legitimately take the Human 7 down for theft and there would be nothing they could do about it.

4. The Siren's would have known the Human 7 were on to them and plan counter-measures accordingly.

5. Letting an enemy who can mind control dozens, possibly hundreds of people know you are on to them is the worst move you can make against someone with such a power.

 

For that last one, imagine if the Sirens were in Equestria. They would be mind controlling people subtly to get what they want, and it'd be feasible to actually ambush them as they are not actively hiding but being subtle about their intentions. If the protagonists were to declare war on the Sirens, the subtly would no longer be necessary, they could cut to the chase and mind control everyone to attack the protagonists while they hide in a now heavily fortified Equestrian castle, awaiting the heads of their enemies to be delivered to them by their hundreds of mindlessly devoted servants. I hope that clears up why it would be a bad idea to let the Sirens know you're on to them.

[IsraelYabuki 439]

They mane 6 didn't really see anything out of the ordinary with the necklaces. They can't really take chances if they feel it might put them in more severe disadvantages

[Jackie Snack 1,498]

They had no idea the necklaces were magic and secondly there would be no movie plot if it were that simple LOL.

See, that actually makes me wish it did happen. No plot, no movie, nothing to cringe at.

 

Problem solved.

[----- 476]

1. Because the writers are stupid.

2. Because the movie needed a plot.

3. Because the Rainbooms did not know that the Sirens gained their power from their necklaces.

 

Choose one. '-'

[DerpyFIM4 70]

1. Because the writers are stupid.

2. Because the movie needed a plot.

3. Because the Rainbooms did not know that the Sirens gained their power from their necklaces.

 

Choose one. '-'

It seems like all 3 to me :P

Edited July 30, 2016 by DerpyFIM4

[cider float 2,535]

I think there is an argument on why they could have just outright destroyed the gems. I mean if the mane six was able to notice the green mist and the way all the students were getting hazy and all of the mist ended up going to the gems, wouldn't they have gotten the hint? I mean they noticed magic even though they have only been exposed to magic that one time in the first movie after all.