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Did Spike can use magic ?


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Since Spike is not a pony and any other dragon in the show doesn't seems to have power, I've always wonder why Spike can use magic.
He has the ability to sneeze letter to Celestia and to receive them just by burping, I mean, if that's not magic, I wonder what is it !
But that's the only magic thing he can do...
So what do you think ? Do you have any idea why he have this power ? Did Celestia give it to him in order to communicate to Twilight or something ??
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I would think his dragon's breath has a magical element to it. It can teleport scrolls, so that definitely feels like it could be a magical skill inherent in dragons.

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I would think his dragon's breath has a magical element to it. It can teleport scrolls, so that definitely feels like it could be a magical skill inherent in dragons.

Okay but you know, that's kinda, lame. Everypony has super magic power but dragon can just...teleport scroll  :lol:  ??

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This is actually a really good question that should be answered. Why can't the letters be teleported? Too far away? Why exactly is delivering a letter through dragon indigestion considered the best possible route for important stuff? XD Unless it is just some weird innate dragon trait, I don't think it is Spike specifically that is able to do that.

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Yeah, I don't think Spike's abilities to send and receive letters to and from Celestia is innate dragon magic

 

He really doesn't have anything unique about him - he was the powerless sidekick in Power Ponies, after all and had to be a little more creative as a result, which I like about him

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Okay but you know, that's kinda, lame. Everypony has super magic power but dragon can just...teleport scroll :lol: ??

Nah, the spread of the written word, and advancements in communication are how any society have progressed. It is probably the third most crucial advancement after agriculture and transportation. Instant communication has even been a boon to our society in the last century. I wouldn't call it lame at all. ;)

 

Whoo hoo for a real world sociology and anthropology application in the land of ponies.

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You guys do realize Celestia probably has a stash of insanely powerful items lying around the castle as is dictated by Equestria's ancient and noble tradition of irresponsible artifact littering, and Spike represents a direct line to said stash that can thus be safely utilized from anywhere in the world.

 

Ambushed Twilight in an evening gown be like: Equip me Spike!

Spike burns a red card: Say no more fam.

 

And if this is a part of dragon magic, then that means the shit just goat real as an adult would be able to warp in a smaller hill or a sizeable army, or worse: snatch loot and prisoners without much effort.

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It is a possibility that spikes ability to teleport scrolls by dragon fire could be the result of his close proximity to celestia or twilight given they are a powerful unicorn and alicorn perhaps it was personally bestowed upon him by one of them as I don't think he can send scrolls to anyone else, it is also possible that he got the ability by being bathed in twilights Magic at birth

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Okay but you know, that's kinda, lame. Everypony has super magic power but dragon can just...teleport scroll  :lol:  ??

I don't think its lame, it is a fast way to deliver mail :P

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Maybe dragons have a different type of magic than ponies do, and have magic different from each other, and the letters is what makes Spike's magic different from how other dragons have their magic work.

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Maybe it's because he was hatched by magic instead of normal means.

And that's a legitimate point right there. Not only could Twilight have 'infused' Spike in some way, but another possibility is that all dragon eggs hatch with some form of magical cue. If the later is true, and we knew that ponies had little knowledge of dragons in general, perhaps dragon magic would be what normally hatches them.

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In classic sense (common mythology) dragons are to put simply full of magic... so considering Spike is only a kid, his mailing abilities are just fine IMHO. As if it would be more magical to burp pancakes than scrolls? No? I'd say so )

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