When was Celestia born?

[The Boulder 121]

They were born when Lauren Faust, did speakith, "let their be ponies" and their were ponies. :comeatus: Praise our Faust!

 

Hahahaha, jk.

[Nature's Spell 526]

It's an impossible question to answer, using current canon, because the writers in their obsession with avoiding dates and ages, have instead filled the show with contradictions. Here's what we know.

 

1. The sisters didn't exist in their current form, or role, prior too, and perhaps for an unknown amount of time after the three tribes period.

 

2. Discord ruled for an unspecified amount of time and it's not been made clear who he usurped to take over.

 

3. At some point the sisters defeated Discord and began to rule. The animators made them look the same, which is really unfortunate and a big loss IMHO.

 

4. Celestia and Luna rule some amount of time until Luna rebelled and became NMM. Princess Twilight Sparkle 4-1 & 4-2 makes it seem like NMM existed for barley 10 minutes if we assume Twilight saw the whole confrontation.

 

5. A thousand years past between the banishment and the start of the show.

 

Talk about canon quicksand! Not a great foundation.

Edited September 5, 2014 by Nature's Spell

[TheJLeeTeam 914]

I feel like Celestia is at least 1,500 years old. She was at least 500 when she banished Luna, turned Discord to stone and banished King Sombra.

[Royal 57]

obviously more than 1000 years ago