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03/01/11(Tue)14:03 No.23923299
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 >>23923056
The rabbit hole goes deeper, friend!
Consider: both Twilight and Trixie are individuals of unique stature - unicorns whose special talent is for magic itself. Twilight's magic appear more powerful, more practical, but let us look at their backgrounds. Twilight grew up in Canterlot, surrounded by books, taught by Celestia herself. In developing her magic, she was guided; there were spells already formally described, no doubt recorded specifically for their usefulness, and there would certainly be formal methods learned and codified for increasing one's magical powers.
What about Trixie - what did she have? She is a vagrant, a showpony, wandering from town to town in a covered wagon. Where was she born, and what resources did she have access to, when she discovered her special ability? Take a look at her magic. It's weaker. It manifests itself in ways that are both more showy and more mundane - shows of light and simple manipulation of objects. These, surely, are spells she developed by herself, or by observing the works of other unicorns in their more specialized roles. She uses them for her own profit and self-affirmation, not for the benefit of the community. I would dare say that Trixie is the underdog, the girl who's had to raise herself up. The disadvantaged one.
And wouldn't that appeal to Luna? |
