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This may be a dumb question but... I'm writing my fanfiction, which of course deviates from the norm just a smidgen, (shipping) but I do get other things accurate, such as characters not breaking their main character traits. So I was curious how much Luna can do with her magic. I assume it's nearly anything she wants, though on a smaller scale than princess Celestia.


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Princess Luna possesses the same deity like powers as Celestia, though whether these powers are on a lesser scale can only be speculated, since the only cannon indications that she's not as powerful come from the difference in size and age of each sister, and Celestia's ability to banish luna to the moon for 1000 years.

 

If you want specifics, the powers that Luna has shown (or those that have been mentioned during the series) include:

  • Raising the moon.
  • Wielding the Elements of Harmony.
  • Weather manipulation (using lightning to repel the guards during the pilot, and making the clouds swirl above her in the sky when she decrees that Nightmare Night is canceled).
  • Transformation (Again in the pilot episode and during Luna Eclipsed, where she transforms into Night Mare Moon, though in appearance only with a set of fangs).
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Princess Luna possesses the same deity like powers as Celestia, though whether these powers are on a lesser scale can only be speculated, since the only cannon indications that she's not as powerful come from the difference in size and age of each sister, and Celestia's ability to banish luna to the moon for 1000 years.

 

If you want specifics, the powers that Luna has shown (or those that have been mentioned during the series) include:

  • Raising the moon.
  • Wielding the Elements of Harmony.
  • Weather manipulation (using lightning to repel the guards during the pilot, and making the clouds swirl above her in the sky when she decrees that Nightmare Night is canceled).
  • Transformation (Again in the pilot episode and during Luna Eclipsed, where she transforms into Night Mare Moon, though in appearance only with a set of fangs).

Very helpful! Thank you :wub:


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I imagine Night Mare Moon as some kind of possession or curse, analogous to that of Gollum over Sméagol in Lord of the Rings, conflated by Luna's pride and jealously. Thus for the 1000 years her true self was ensnared and trapped inside a shell of harmful ego, until set free by the Elements.

 

Her powers I imagine are extremely similar to that of Celestia, but they be more directed at night, just as on the other hand, all the powers that be of the day are given to Celestia.

 

For example, daytime contains most weather activity because of direct exposure to the sun as well as all consequent activities because of daylight, and the power of the sun itself.

 

Nighttime contains all visible celestial activity of less brightness than the sun or moon. Eg: starlight, meteor showers, polar aurorae (aurora borealis etc.), and nocturnal activity. Oh, and the Moon of course. All geological and meteorological activity of the ocean is governed by the Sun, the Moon and planet plate tectonics.

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not to sound incompetent or anything... but whats "shipping?"

 

That sounds incompetent...


Don't assume griff, assumings for ppl who hate on MLP before watching it. She, like everyother unicorn, can do whatever they want with magic. Only, somethings happen due to stress or emotion. think of twilight when you write about magic. Edited by sobadnomad

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Shipping: the process and industry by which goods, freight or mail are transported from a sender to a destination. It's name, taken from the verb to transport via ship or sea-going vessel, has taken to mean the whole of bulk or individual material transport industry, from Cargo to Mail.

 

Shipping: the genre or sub-genre of fandom-generated fiction wherein characters that may or may not have a relationship in the deriverative work, are characterized as having a relationship. The name is taken as an abbreviation and made into a verb "ship" from "relationship" or "friendship". More properly identified with "Friend-ship[-ing]" etc.

Can be used as a pejorative term to refer negatively to overly romantic, violent or otherwise deemed unacceptable relationships between characters.

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I don't think they can wield the Elements of Harmony anymore.

 

Yeah weren't the real (original) elements that were used by luna and Celestia destroyed by luna in episode 2 and then 'sparkle does some stuff and it turns them into those things that they were on there necks? sorry for being so vague I haven't seen that episode in a long time...

Maybe they could wield the old original elements but not the new ones?

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Yeah weren't the real elements destroyed by luna in episode 2 and then 'sparkle does some stuff and it turns them into those things that they were on there necks? sorry for being so vague I haven't seen that episode in a long time...

 

yeah I know what you mean, the elements can now only be wielded by the mane 6.

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Before that... did the sisters just spilt it up?! Each get three gems or something?!

 

Celestia used them to banish Luna...she remained with all the Elements and eventually they ended up in the ruins of the old castle seen in Episode 1.

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Celestia used them to banish Luna...she remained with all the Elements and eventually they ended up in the ruins of the old castle seen in Episode 1.

 

So before, it was only Celestia who had the elements of harmony? Or did she just have them in a chest then use them to banish luna?


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So before, it was only Celestia who had the elements of harmony? Or did she just have them in a chest then use them to banish luna?

 

Well when they first defeated Discord both Luna and Celestia used them against him after that it's not said what happened to the Elements but eventually they all end up in Celestia's hands hoofs. If I'm not mistaken I think when Luna became Nightmare Moon she was no longer capable of wielding the Elements, making them only of use to Celestia.

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Well when they first defeated Discord both Luna and Celestia used them against him after that it's not said what happened to the Elements but eventually they all end up in Celestia's hands hoofs. If I'm not mistaken I think when Luna became Nightmare Moon she was no longer capable of wielding the Elements, making them only of use to Celestia.

 

Coolio! So now that Luna is good, she should be able to use them? Or no, it's just the main ponies... Could anypony with that trait be able to use them? Twilight sure seemed convinced Spike could take RD's place?!


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Coolio! So now that Luna is good, she should be able to use them? Or no, it's just the main ponies... Could anypony with that trait be able to use them? Twilight sure seemed convinced Spike could take RD's place?!

 

No.

The original Elements of Harmony were in fact destroyed by Nightmare Moon which is why they shattered but as the mane 6 arrived the elements reassembled themselves (through magic or something) into necklaces (and a tiara for Twilight ;)) in which only the mane 6 would be able to use. Even though Spike could wear it, if you watch him when they try activating them absolutely nothing happens to him because that Element can only be wielded by Rainbow Dash.


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I hate twilight for that reason.

And you're right, once the elements get new "owners" only they can use them.

 

Why would you hate Twilight for that? :huh:

I don't think it was her decision to get a tiara over a necklace


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THAT IS NOT A TIARA!

 

 

 

 

 

No.

The original Elements of Harmony were in fact destroyed by Nightmare Moon which is why they shattered but as the mane 6 arrived the elements reassembled themselves (through magic or something) into necklaces (and a tiara for Twilight ;)) in which only the mane 6 would be able to use. Even though Spike could wear it, if you watch him when they try activating them absolutely nothing happens to him because that Element can only be wielded by Rainbow Dash.

 


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I'm sorry. It doesn't matter what a jeweler or designer would name it. It is now and forever (FOREVER!) locked into my feeble brain as a "Big crown thingie"!

 

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CLOSE ENOUGH :angry:

 


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