A theory on Alicorns

[StarGazer 129]

Was Commander Hurricane a guy or a girl? I thought Private Pansy was just calling her/him sir out of a severe case of fear and submissiveness.

[Sunnymilk 40]

Well, considering thr fact, the flag they planted already has the "picture" of Luna and Celestia, and they both have major rolls in nature itself (raising and lowering the sun and the moon) and the fact they are both well over 1000 years old. its safe to assume they are gods and have been around for quite a while, even before Equestria was founded.

[Evilshy 5,090]

I think the reason the flag had celestia and Luna on it is that all ponies worshipped 2 alicorns as sun/moon gods, and then they actually showed up everypony was like o_0

 

Eventually, they just started ruling Equestria with their immortality and fancy magics.

 

So it's kinda like when Cortez showed up at the Aztecs place, except the Alicorn sisters didn't kill everyone.

Edited December 23, 2011 by Evilshy

[StarGazer 129]

I think the reason the flag had celestia and Luna on it is that all ponies worshipped 2 alicorns as sun/moon gods, and then they actually showed up everypony was like o_0

 

Eventually, they just started ruling Equestria with their immortality and fancy magics.

 

So it's kinda like when Cortez showed up at the Aztecs place, except the Alicorn sisters didn't kill everyone.

 

They still have time to run...

[cuteycindyhoney 13,307]

Wait a minute. Wasn't Commander Hurricane a girl?

[Riverleaf Breeze 47]

Could it be that Celestia is the spirit of the sun,and Luna is the spirit of the moon?

 

Their cutie marks could be proof of that theory.

[Thewookie Wooker 64]

Could Celestia and Luna actually just be extremely powerful unicorns who use magic to generate their wings. Their longevity could also be caused by their magical prowess.

 

At least according to Hearth Warmings Eve unicorns moved the sun/moon before the time of Luna and Celestia.

 

Additionally at some point Discord ruled Equestria.

 

 

 

 

After that I pose a couple other questions:

Could the Elements of Harmony defeat the princesses?

 

Does Twilight have the potential to become that powerful?

[Prince Lightning Da Cute 619]

Maybe, but then again some Alicorn we're born with both wings and horns so that could be subect to reason

[Shankveld 4,949]

When Twilight generated wings,

they were butterfly wings and not pegasus wings

 

also most unicorn don't live that long, only Luna and Celestia.

 

Finally, when did it say that Discord once ruled? ~

[Toothless the Night Fury 260]

Could the Elements of Harmony defeat the princesses?

 

I say that it's quite possible. We already saw that the Elements of Harmony + Princess Celesta's Magic > Nightmare Moon. And, the Mane 6 is able to defeat Nightmare Moon as well, seen in Season 1, Ep. 2. Assuming that Nightmare Moon is stronger than Celesta (since she needed to use the Elements of Harmony, instead of fighting alone), I say that Celesta alone can also be defeated by the Elements.

 

But if both of them were fighting at the same time against the Elements? It's difficult to tell, but I would think that the Elements of Harmony would lose. Just my instinct.

[Prince Lightning Da Cute 619]

I say that it's quite possible. We already saw that the Elements of Harmony + Princess Celesta's Magic > Nightmare Moon. And, the Mane 6 is able to defeat Nightmare Moon as well, seen in Season 1, Ep. 2. Assuming that Nightmare Moon is stronger than Celesta (since she needed to use the Elements of Harmony, instead of fighting alone), I say that Celesta alone can also be defeated by the Elements.

 

But if both of them were fighting at the same time against the Elements? It's difficult to tell, but I would think that the Elements of Harmony would lose. Just my instinct.

 

Well think about this. if mom wasn't able to defeat Nightmare moon in the first place, there never would be a equestria so it'll be unsupported to say that. the elements were created by mom if my knowledge is up-to-date so she would be able to defeat Luna if need be. but she sent Twilight so to complete a destiny. so most Alicorns are born weak and have to get their power by themselfves and if we inherite our powers then i should be about 20% stronger.

[GrooveBroove 680]

When the episode with the new princess alicron finally pops up, hopefully it answers some of these questions.

[Thewookie Wooker 64]

When Twilight generated wings,

they were butterfly wings and not pegasus wings

 

also most unicorn don't live that long, only Luna and Celestia.

 

Finally, when did it say that Discord once ruled? ~

 

The background story in the Discord episodes

 

Who knows if they can make pegasus wings with a more hefty magical source

[Eenohay 318]

Interesting. The question would be, are Alicorns born or made?

 

I've always though they were born, and assumed only Celestia and Luna were immortal, but you do make a point, maybe they just normal ponies and became Alicorns at some point, also becoming immortal. That would give Twilight a chance to also become an Alicorn at some point

[THE WILD HUNT 213]

Well, Alicorns are just winged unicorns. Looking at it from a genetics point of view, alicorns could simply be a cross between a pegasus and a unicorn....

I don't think that really suits this thread well though, so I'll probably delete this soon and come back with a better "explanation"...

[Prince Lightning Da Cute 619]

Well, Alicorns are just winged unicorns. Looking at it from a genetics point of view, alicorns could simply be a cross between a pegasus and a unicorn....

I don't think that really suits this thread well though, so I'll probably delete this soon and come back with a better "explanation"...

 

seems logical friend

[QueenChrysalis 176]

[Sunnymilk 40]

I do not think genetics is the answer to be honest. my theory is that they simply just are half gods or something like that seeing as they on top of it all are much larger than the average pony AND they have enormous lifespans.

[StarGazer 129]

I think that they kind of popped up as a random genetic mutation that turned out to be quite powerful.

I don't think that they were "born" like other ponies though. I kind of like to think that they came from an element or were perhaps created by some pony creator force to protect ponies. Maybe somepony powerful created them to help defeat Discord when he first came around.

[Princess Ariona 402]

Ahm... Earth ponies, unicorns and pegusi were born naturally, so why alicorns can't be born also? I agree with Krein that maybe the first alicorn had a unicorn and a pegasus as it's parents. What about the alicorns skills, I think they were learning and gaining their skills while growing up. Just like everypony was born with it's own cutie mark, every alicorn was born with it's own skills. Edited February 8, 2012 by Princess Galatay

[StarGazer 129]

Regular alicorns I think could have uni and peg parents but I think Luna and Celestia are a bit special. I think they'd be kind of like pony geniuses.

[Marshmallow 1,137]

 

"But as she gets near to the prince’s throne, she discovers … a 4 years old little pony! « Let me introduce you Leon, my little cousin. » announces Celestia."

 

« Today, I’ve been impressed by the strength of your dreams and by the sacrifice you made to realize Rarity’s. As a reward, I’m inviting you at a private banquet. Rarity, you’ll be able to dance all night long with … my nephew Vladimir. I heard you’d like to meet him, wouldn’t you? » The princess adds with a smirk."

 

Apparently it's from an official french magazine or something. I'm not sure whether it should be considered canon or not, but this was on Equestria Daily.

[Princess Ariona 402]

*giggles* Princess Celestia's nephew is Blueblood. Not Vladimir.

[Thewookie Wooker 64]

Based off that picture, Alicorns are born! They are no longer immortal

[Arylett Charnoa 4,919]

Disregarding that French magazine, I find your theory interesting and somewhat plausible. It could be... although it's most likely that alicorns are just born just like any other species of pony.