MLP: FiM Timeline

[poniesforfun 716]

So this is how I think it went. Most of it's just speculation.

 

Pre-Equestria

 

There was no Equestria. The ponies were divided in three tribes: the earth ponies, unicorns and pegasus. The earth ponies grew the crops, the unicorns raised and lowered the sun and moon and the pegasus controlled the weather. There was a fight amongst the tribes and soon they all left to find a new place to live.

 

 

Early Equestria

 

The Fire of Friendship forged an alliance with the three tribes and they settled in Equestria clearing away the Windigoes.

 

 

Some unicorns however did not agree to this alliance and broke away from the rest of the Equestrians. The allied tribes were the Equestrians, the unicorns that did not like this idea I will call them Separatists. King Sombra was one of the prominent members of the Separatists.

 

 

King Sombra used earth ponies to work in the crystal mines to find magic crystals in the Crystal Kingdom where he ruled (this could also be a place where the Elements of Harmony originated). The unicorns begin dabbling in the dark arts to create magical weapons to destroy the Equestrians. While in the kingdom of the Equestrians alicorns began to be born between unicorn and pegasus families which never happened until the alliance. The Separatists had done grisly experiments that ended up creating the spirit of disharmony - Discord. But he went completely out of their control and began to take over Equestria bringing chaos everywhere. Or Discord could have come from a different plane of existence and was attracted to the ire and chaos created by the two warring pony factions.

 

Amongst the Equestrians Celestia and Luna were born as sisters with the power to defeat Discord. King Sombra was sealed away.

 

The castle is questionable at best. I believe this castle could have existed during the Equestrian vs. Separatist wars. Perhaps this is where Celestia and Luna first got their elements of friendship and the Crystal Heart could have been made in a similar castle or here as well. I got this idea that maybe each of the elements belonged to the six leaders of Equestria that time? And they signify their allegiance to each other?

 

 

Post Separatist War

 

The Equestrians celebrate their victory and crown Celestia as the true hero and leader of Equestria. Luna isn't given the same glory and fame but was also nominated a leader as well. At this time the Equestrian unicorns and Separatist unicorns had fought over controlling the sun and the moon causing many weather related disasters. Now Celestia and Luna were given the sole task of controlling the sun and the moon. And over time the passing over the magic arts of controlling the sun and moon had been forgotten and are only known by Celestia and Luna.

 

Celestia has always been more favored over Luna even as children by friends and family. She was always a step ahead in magic lessons and excelled over Luna in everything they did together. Like the Abel and Cain story Luna became jealous of Celestia. She became resentful when the ponies slept at night when it was her turn to rule but they awoke and celebrated the morning when Celestia was in charge.

 

When Luna refused to bring the moon down to make way for the sun, Celestia was forced to banish her to the moon using the Elements of Harmony.

 

 

Present Day

 

After 1000 years Luna came back. And the rest is history...

Edited February 17, 2013 by poniesforfun

[Scootalove 10,689]

Well, that sums up the whole timeline. The timeline is pretty much just like that, very accurate. I've never seen a timeline like this, only in MLP. There you have it, Fillies and Gentlecolts!

[TwilizzleFoShizzle 95]

Seperatists? this isn't Star Wars you know. anyways I think that it is fair speculation until you bring a person opinion as to the name of the enemy group, at which point it becomes an opinion and not an unbiased speculation. Also, I think you need to create some sort of time line for births, cutie mark acquiring, etc for main characters.

[poniesforfun 716]

Of course they're not called Separatists, it's just a variable I set for the unicorns, pegasus and earth ponies that disagreed with uniting together. The unicorns, pegasus and earth ponies that refused to unite may have had their own factions. King Sombra just gave me the idea that there were these kinds of ponies before Celestia and Luna stepped in. See how hard it is to say "unicorns, pegasus and earth ponies that refused to unite" compared to Separatists. :/

Edited February 17, 2013 by poniesforfun

[Zygen 6,066]

Hm well an interesting timeline, I'm not quite sure if I totally agree with it. I actually kinda think Discord was just kinda around, and that he wasn't created by ponies. But thats just me.

 

I suppose that after the ponies where united and formed Equestria Discord came and took it over, and caused chaos everywhere, eventually somewhere in another land Luna and Celestia we're born and found the elements of harmony and used them to save Equestria from Discord, they where then both honored as the rulers.

 

Then somewhere along the line Sombra came to power. I feel like he must've come to power after Discord because otherwise I think Discord would've controlled the Crystal empire aswell. And I think Sombra was just a normal Unicorn who studied dark magic which corrupted him into becoming who he was(Sorta like the Alicorn Amulet with Trixie.) Eventually he used his powerful magic to takeover the crystal ponies, and then eventually Celestia and Luna where alerted of this, and decided to try and save the crystal empire, they defeated Sombra, and sealed him away, but not before he could put his curse on the kingdom. Then after this Luna became jealous and decided to start studying dark magic, which corrupted her to and turned her into nightmare moon, Celestia used her power to banish her and well you know the rest.

 

Thats my theory, or atleast it was more or less before I came around here, your theory is pretty possible to, Idk. Theres just a few things I'm not sure I agree with for sure.

 

You do have a good bit of support for each part of your timeline though .

 

Also I think the Castle was just built to maybe house the elements at first? Maybe the ancient pony sisters ARE Luna and Celestia? O-o? Who knows.

 

I also always wondered how the elements worked with Luna and Celestia, when they have 6 Elements and they're only 2 ponies. hm.

 

Oh well, good timeline though, it certainly got me thinking .

[poniesforfun 716]

I guess I kind of liked to think of Discord as an abomination of magic created by stitching different animal parts. But he may have been around before Celestia and Luna were even born.

[himanuts 165]

Crystal Empire pre-Sombra is missing. At some point a smaller branch of Earth Ponies could've broken from the main tree and eventually settled in what is now known as the Crystal Empire.

 

And somehow Alicorns come into play within their monarchy.

 

 

As to Discord apparent lack of interest in the Empire. This can be seen as further proof that he doesn't wish to really conquer anything. He isn't a power hungry villain. He was most likely satisfied with messing with Equestria. Who knows, he could've come into the picture in the early years of the settling. He would've probly had a blast trolling newcomers to the land. 

[GuerrierCosmique 146]

How long is the entire time span the pony history covers at all? I guess Equestria (the country) is about 4000 years old. Maybe a future episode tells about the beginnings of the pony world.

[LyraHeartstrings 482]

You could've added the foundation of Ponyville by the Apple family in there, 60 some years before NMM and the main 6. Ponyville, being the place where Princess Twilight gained her knowledge of Friendship, was home to some of the most amazing advventures in Equestria and is important to know the history of.

[Princes Cadance 345]

I feel like Discord needs a part there since he got sealed away for a long time he must have so history to go on there. Everything else is fine, but you can include when Twilight was sent to Ponyville as she's kind of the main character.