I'm a Celestia and Vegeta fan. WHERE DOES THAT PUT ME?! Yes, the Solar Empire appreciates your words, but Celestia is best princess, and we will fight you on this.
DRWolf001 "You can't rush art", and this phrase certainly comes to life in Silver Quill's works when he chose to take his time with them. a little delayed in comparison to some videos made the same day as the episode, but done well. (Not to say first thoughts videos like yours are bad DrWolf, just a different niche being filled there.)
DRWolf001 i got a question: was there ever any moment where u got mad at something? in your videos u sound so calm and collected. at some point its kinda relaxing, but on the other hand i am curious how u sound when u r mad at something.
***** . I think the good DRWolf, while ahem, * human* like the rest of us, takes a page from princess Celestia's book metaphorically. Even if something does bother him, my guess is that he assumes mastery of his rage or other emotion of upset-ness and not the other way around. Though I doubt he has reached a state of zen rivaling Celestia or even real life masters of such arts, it still boils down to discipline, meditation/reflection and constant practice. To be honest, Drwolf isn't the only one in the RUclips brony community that aims for such levelheadedness. This is also what drew me in to following Brawny Buck's channel as well, though he has a different style and has broken composure for the sake of comedic effect once or twice in his early videos. I've even stated in the past that they are my top two favorite channels to follow. (But you're pretty good too Silver Quill)
I actually think that Celestia is that kind BECAUSE of her seemingly immortality. She has seen ponies and friends come and go, and yet as you say she is still soft and kind. And to every galla we have seen, she always invites some certain ponies because she knows that they would live up the party and even then with all her little jokes and tricks, it's all the show the ponie around her that time is to be enjoyed. Live in the moment. And I also think why Celestia isn't as "imortality is a curse" as much other characters with that trait, is exactly for that reason, she tries to have fun whenever she can but can also stand firm and play the role of a wise leader when dilemmas come up.
I see Celestia as someone who is obligated to put on the mask of perfection. She has to act as a kind and benevolent monarch to all the subjects she is responsible for, but that doesn't mean she doesn't have flaws underneath.
cannedcream Possibly in her occupation days? She leads an army, and she had to have expanded her borders at some point, and we know she's a capable fighter, so maybe seeing her fight in her prime? That'd be neat. And maybe coming to terms with the fact that, while war is inevitable, she as a ruler can still be kind, and learn to be a lover more than a fighter.
Actually, I think Celestia's plan with Tirek had more to do with Discord than Tirek himself. While it is true that the Princesses could have taken down Tirek on his own, Discord being in play meant that they could not face him in a straight fight. Discord can take their horns. No horns means no using magic to stop Tirek from devouring them. They knew Discord would not provide Tirek with valuable information until Tirek asked him directly about it. After all, Discord had always been shown to hold back valuable information to those he considered his allies. The only issue that I have with Celestia's plan is that a hammer through the window would have slowed Tirek down much further.
Recently, I realized our perception of Celestia as an all-powerful omni-benevolent immortal Sun goddess is our own misconceptions of her due to portrayals of other Sun-controllers as dieties in other media. In truth she is very much like what Silver Quill said, a magically-gifted mature ruler with longevity, yet is still a normal pony at heart. Also, I believe Celestia's prophetic dreams are imperfect, she may get glimpses of future events occasionally but most of the time she has to rely on her own ingenuity & resourcefulness to solve a crisis when it happens.
I like to compare Twilight's and Celestia's relationship to that of Harry Potter and Dumbledore. While Twilight is young, and still has a lot to learn, she (and subsequently we) see Celestia as this all-powerful being, who has the answers to everything. As Twilight matures, and learns her lessons, Celestia is revelaed to be a mighty pony, but still "just" a pony. She is smart, she plans ahead, she has a pretty good idea of what must be done in order to groom Twilight into her role as a princess, but we also see her weaknesses and flaws, through Twilight's eyes.
That opening was hilarious. :) Momlestia is the Celestia I think is most accurate, given her and Twilight's relationship. Also, Big Sis Sunbutt Celestia, to Little Sis Moontush. That ending was funny too. :)
Otaku Princess Yes, because Philomena thought it would be funny to fake her death. Which just shows Philomena is a sociopath. Celestia's reaction was to tell Philomena to apologize.
rpggriffin "Celestia GENUINELY brought a dying phoenix to a party, ignored it's obviously ill health" Well. It's a fucking phoenix. It's health-status matters very little as it is practically immortal. It gets more sick? It dies and gets reborn as a healthy little phoenix chick. I can totally see the problem there. Also in episode 100 Celestia is shown to be forgetful at times, so that can easily be excused on that part and Celestia didn't really make the choice that Fluttershy practically STOLE the royal pet.
Otaku Princess well, either that or she thought Luna would tke care of the wedding gift, making it a simple "lack of communication" problem. i mean, Luna took care of the present for Cadence and Shining Armor, so i guess it was her to take care of presents before the Nightmare Moon thing and Celestia thought Luna would take this part again, since she already kinda did. but i also dont think Celestia wanted to teach Fluttershy a lesson. i think she thought Fluttershy would know Celestia has a pet pheonix, since reasons, or at least be able to identify one, since Fluttershy is an animal expert.
Thankyou SilverQuill this is why your best griffin :) someone who is looking carefully at the character and not just dogmatic shouting she's a troll and forever will always be ~_~ I'm really hoping celestia gets her own episode in season 5 fingers are cross
RubberyCat my griffon OC is half raven half black panther. he kinda lives in the old castle in the Everfree Forest with a bunch of ravens. btw he can communicate to ravens since he is part raven. and i chose raven because of the song Ravenhead by Orden Ogan. just listen and ravens may become your new fav birds. well, either that or the fact that Odin has two ravens as companions. i mean, he is a god, so he has to know what is the best bird :) anyway, did u know that ravens can learn pretty fast and even teach their children what they learned? not only their children, but every other raven they meet. pretty awesome if u ask me.
Celestia is a cool character. It is interesting to have a white alicorn pony to have power over the sun. Celestia and Luna have great interaction in the episode "A Royal Problem". Celestia has an extraverted personality. She spends a lot of time interacting with er subjects. She works with whole big crowds of them. There is a lot of politics and social events.The extravert is very open to the real world outside the body. Their is a lot of interaction with other people. It is like how the sun shines light onto the world.
Bless you for doing a Celestia appreciation post! I wish more people would look at her good sides instead of insisting she's evil or a jerk or all sorts of other things that really aren't at all supported by how she acts in the show. I like her as the mature, loving princess who has used her longevity to appreciate life, who still makes mistakes but admits and learns from them, and who is a caring older sister and mentor. I think you established that very well, great job! =)
I misread the title as "After the Fact: Celestia`s Celebration" and being a few weeks behind on the new season assumed this was about an episode with that title. "Egads!" I said to myself "Could this be an episode focusing on Celestia! Perhaps on her birthday!" Imagine my disappointment when I did not find this title on the list of MLP episodes and realized my mistake "Damn you Silver Quill! I blame you for my inability to accurately interpret words you have typed correctly!!! You should be ashamed of yourself...!" That said, I did enjoy the video as usual. Bravo on being so awesome.
Celestia vs Vegeta Death Battle Now!! Yea Treehugger was going to be thrown into another dimension but I bet Celestia would be able to get her back. I mean we've seen her go into another plain of existence in Magical Mystery Cure so another dimension would be easy for her. Oh and I'm putting this out right now, I think Silver Quill is indestructible. He's been crushed, blown up, burned, skewered, fallen from a high distance on his head, shot, neck snapped, poisoned(Alcohol), avoided death as a pony and has even survived the Equestria Girls universe. He is indestructible!!
Redcord CHN Alternate universes and alternate planes of existence are two different definitions of the word "dimension"... She'd need to know how to work the mirror right, and that's probably something Starswirl took with him to his grave.
Hey, Silver! Thanks for doing this. Celestia is still my favorite character, and you defended her better than I could have ever asked. Without being able to step inside the heads of the writers, I can only guess that they write the show as the adventures of Twilight and Friends, thus often making it hard to write for other characters if you don't see them as equally important or more than just 1-dimensional. At this point, I think Celestia really needs to reinvent herself or, as you say, have a moment to shine on her own. Luna has been trying to do that by becoming the princess who helps ponies out in their dreams. Clearly, she is still trying to take an active role as one of the leaders of Equestria; she hasn't given up just yet. And we don't need much for Celestia, something simple yet active would work equally as well, something more than just doing the average politician work. Until then, the headcanons and wild theories will continue running rampant. I'm really hoping she isn't slowly letting herself fade away so that Twilight can take over all of Equestria some day. I've heard it was something Lauren Faust was planning, Twilight has been more of a "hooves-on" princess when it comes to helping the kingdom out with its troubles. One could almost say that she is doing all the things Celestia tried to do during her reign, and that by comparison Celestia is purposely stepping back and letting her own performance drop. But again, that's just a wild theory.
Now that I think about this "perfect princess" more, I've noticed that Celestia does have a pretty sadistic side to her whenever it comes to the Grand Galloping Gala. She was able stay calm in the first one, and practically wrote the plot for the trouble in the second one. (Inviting an easily jealous Discord is something I would've really had to think about!). Heaven knows what's going to happen at the next Gala! ...Actually, I would really like a list of all the things wrong that happened in Celestia's past Galas. 1000 years of life means 1000 things to go wrong at an annual party!
honestly after I learned about the whole Trollestia thing I always had trouble really respecting Celestia. I wanted to, but I could never get the idea of her as the fandom portrays her out of my head. But this video helps me understand her more and finally be able to think of her in a good light! :D
I've always been more of a Luna fan and never really paid to much attention to Celestia, but that changed when she revealed that she purposely invited Discord to the Gala knowing he'd probably cause some chaos and therefore make the party more entertaining for her.....for me that was awesome and I'm starting to enjoy her sense of humor. Also Silver pointed out a lot of things about Celestia that I never actually thought about that really helps me appreciate her character even more :)
You know, I always believed that the queen Serenity from Sailor Moon was a secret inspiration for Celestia. They are ridiculously alike in appearance, power, and behavior. And much like Serenity, I view Celestia as a sort of champion of the light, not a goddess. The show has proven to us many times that alicorns are just powerful and exceptional ponies, nothing beyond. And that's a good thing. Nobody likes deus ex machina solutions, except when there is no other way.
In Friends Forever Celestia+Spike, they try to explain why she seems to 'avoid' certain situations and 'delegate' all the trouble to Twilight and Co. . I kinda like that idea (with some additional work tho)
Even though this is a year old video, since it was linked on EQD and I watched it again, something dawned on me. Celestia's Phoenix pet. It makes sense she would want a pet that can rebirth itself. It's the one creature she will never have to part ways with.
One thing I always liked to add is that Celestia is capable of tremendous rage and violence if someone threatens her ponies. Like a mother would do with her children.
Celestia in the comic did have the part where ahe kepylt going through the mirror for that alternate world where Tirek was nice and Luna never turned evil and.... While others hate that comic, I couldn't help but feel sad for Celestia when the mirror was broken to stop her from visiting it... That said I still laughed when you tied her up in another video XD
I agree, "A day in the life of a Princess" would be an awesome episode. A few minuets with Celestia, something with Luna, and it would be hilariously cool if they confirmed your theory on Cadence being an adrenaline junkie.
He is right. Abandoning "Godlestia" while still respecting the sun princess has been very veeeryyyyy difficult for the fandom. But I am glad the show took such a route. Which gives me an excuse for this question: Do you think Mayor Mare's power to pronounce people (ponies, donkeys, whatever) married is secular in nature?
They don't want to add religion to a world populated by magical flying ponies. It would make their world much much more complicated than it needs to be.
Personally, I enjoyed this and your video about The Cakes the most out of all you've done! I'd love to see more character analysis videos from you (if you're so inspired, of course!) :)
This episode has reminded me of one of my semi-head cannon (I say semi, because by all accounts it should be true no matter what), in that Nightmare Night was probably the hardest night of Celestia's life. While for some ponies, it was a holiday, celebrating fear, for Celestia, it was most likely a day of mourning the loss of her sister. This happened for 999 years, the 1000 summer sun celebration finally allowing her to be with her sister on that holiday. Imagine having to live with that. I, for one, adore Celestia's perseverance, and the fact that even after all she's been though, she still has fun sometimes. I admire that, and I feel others should, too.
So, in the midst of all the DBZ fans.... Woohoo! A Babylon 5 reference! I'm not the only one anymore who still loves that show! Seriously though, B5 introduced me to what immortality might do to a person. Given that, I'm amazed Celestia has done as well as she has.
PhantomSkitty B5 was my first Fandom-level show. I'd watched Star Trek:TNG before, and enjoyed it, but nothing got me yelling at my TV like B5 did. In cheers and agony.
The journal of the 2 sisters gives some great background info on both princesses, including their coronation, building their castle, past friendships, and even earning their cutie marks! Did you know that Princess Platinum actually called them blank flanks?
Ok Silver I don't know how you got the Prince of Doom and Gloom plus the Princess of Sunshine and lady bugs together in one place but God bless ya for doing so. Once again my respects and admiration sir.
I would whole-heartingly welcome an episode that would divulge more into Celestia's psyche, as well as the pangs of longevity. Kids are a lot smarter than we realize, and I think an episode dedicated towards Celestia's long life before the Mane Six would be an excellent medium to showing the coping of loss and the promise of renewal. "Tanks for the Memories" touched up on it, but I think it would give Celestia a lot more 3-dimension if we had an episode dedicated to her looking less like a Divine Being, and more like, as Silver-Quill put it, a struggling experienced mare trying to keep her world in check. :)
princess celestia is bestia! looking forward to episode 100th. cant keep dodging Peel Off,you must do nanalysist battle and settle this feud once and for all! =)
ERMAGERD THERNK YER. As a princess fanboy, I am saddened when I see people bashing Celestia. I will admit that there have been some... questionable things that she's done in the show, but overall I think it's just a matter of her being a real* pony with real* issues. I would make a list of Celestia stuff, but I honestly don't even know where to begin. There's a lot of things like her decision to send the main six the make the dragon move, but, as you said in the video, things like that can be explained by the fact that she has prophetic dreams and whatnot. I mean, she is an immortal alicorn moving the sun (however that works), so I would hope that she would put at least a little thought into her decisions. In any case, thanks for not making another Celestia- hate video.
SombERo Celestia!!! that pronunciation XD Well done silver, when I had regained my sanity after watching that clip, I then proceeded to put it on loop for another good ten minutes. Keep up the good work ^_^
Celestia tends to suffer as a character because of her position as a divine ruler, so I also hope we get to see more of her. Her nature and backstory give her potential to be very interesting, if only we let her shine.
Haha, great Video once again Silver Quill! :D Since the latest Episodes of Season 5, Celestia has become my favorite of the princesses. With the two small cameos this season, the writers have made her feel much more like a character than this flawless Goddess she represented back in season 1. So this video was like, perfect timing for me :D
I would've never thought that. Adding that Celestia plans things accordingly to get the outcome that she saw. Genius. Though I am a Luna fan myself, I still see Celestia as someone (or somepony) as a person who gives off a sort a vibe of respect. I don't know how to explain it, but when I first saw her, I immediately respected her for some reason. But with this, I can add that she's had a lot of experiences in the past so she can deal with them in the future or a situation that resembles it, be patient and understanding but she also will be clear if there is a wrong that someone did. And that even she can relax and have fun. And the other Celestia's( Trollestia, Tyrantlestia and the other who shall not be named, etc), I don't view them as her, but just as an exaggeration and not the real deal. All of them are completely different and I do not view the other Celestias personalities as part of her. It's just a joke. Though there are people who can view them as insulting to her, I can laugh at them and still see Celestia as herself and not them. And wow, I've been at this for quite awhile, so I'll end it here. Keep up with the wonderful videos Silver Quill!
I can't believe I just now noticed that we have yet to see a single Celestia episode. Oh goodness, now I'm itching for one. Please let it happen Hasbro!!
Its nice to FINALLY see more "analysts" who can actually see Celestia and ACTAULLY see her true character and not repeat stupid memes in a 10 minute long video
Being a goddess of the sun as well as ruling over all of equestria can be really stressful sometimes, and that stress can build up so much that you can't even think straight. So she lets loose by letting chaos reign, being captured and by generally having fun with twilight and her friends. Because boredom is a killer
In a sense not being able to tell how much she knows or how powerful she is a testament to her capabilities, "that your enemy think you are weak where you are strong, and let them think you are strong where you are weak" they say a true mark of a strategist is that your opponent can't tell if it all was based off a whim or a carefully laid strategy. It shows how much experience she has at playing the game of politics and battle. Something my father once said, "it's impossible to know what a mind for thousand years old would be thinking of feeling, because nobody's ever live that long before."
After watching this, I went back and watched your Keep Calm and Flutter On review, and realized something. You describe Celestia here as having taken the continuous ephemeral nature of any bonds she forms - the fact that everyone she'll ever love will eventually fade away, leaving her behind - as impetus to seek out even *more* friends and loved ones to fill her life with. But it seems that, until Fluttershy, Discord took the exact opposite approach. Knowing that no one he ever met would live as long as he would, he stopped caring about anyone but himself. ...it almost makes Discord seem like the Yin to Celestia's Yang. Chaos and Order. Apathy and Empathy. ...oddly, Celestia's powers started waning when Discord returned...
Princess Celestia is my favorite Nicole Oliver character! She has the perfect mix of authority and beauty/relaxation in her voice (if Nicole tried to perform ASMR with her Princess Celestia voice, that would be awesome and very relaxing)!
We really need more story on the Princesses, don't we? I hope that, after they're done making all of the equestria girls/rainbow rocks/whatever the heck is coming next movies, they finally make an actual full-length movie about Celestia and Luna's adventures (and/or origins). I have no idea about the rest of you, but I'm seriously hungering for some concrete backstory. Honestly, I think it won't be too long until it's time that we got a better look at the past of these two (given all of their stories and adventures across Equestria), especially given the fact that the writers are super stingy (no offence!) about giving us snippets of their history. I mean, even the flashbacks to Nightmare Moon, the Elements, and Discord seemed a little too short-lived, with none of them sharing the entire story. Maybe they were planning to withhold a lot of this from us? Idk, but if they are saving all of this for a super-special occasion, well flipping done. Speaking of things revolving around the princess, there's no concrete episode yet for the Sun Goddess, but I have a really good feeling about a certain upcoming one: "Do princesses dream of magical sheep?" Luna!!! \( ﾟ◡ﾟ)/ Praise the Moon! \(• ◡ •)/ And praise the Sun!
I'm with you on that, Silver Quill. I really want an episode centered on Celestia and not put her in a position where she ends up being the damsel in distress or the victim of The Worf Effect like with Queen Chrysalis and Lord Tirek. Still, the upcoming episode titled "Do Princesses Dream of Magic Sheep?" might be the episode that we've wanted with Celestia and Luna, but we'll have to wait and see. Either way, I stand by your request at having an episode made just for Celestia, Silver Quill. Let's hope Meghan and the other writers finally grant our request. If not, I'll take one centered around Celestia, Celestia and Luna, or Celestia, Luna, and Cadence.
I love Princess Celestia! I wish we could have an episode featuring her. Also since this is the Summer Solstice I am assuming that there will be a Luna Celebration on the Winter Solstice.
Damn you producers! give us a Celestia focused episode! -bangs head on desk 10 times- Also don't call Celestia sun butt 3 times, you'll pay dearly -stares ahead seriously- DEARLY!
Have you read the Reflections arc of the MLP comics? It's honestly my favorite one. There was some serious Celestia development there. And of course, many mareish tears were shed 😭
she is a prankster but not a troll my favorite fanfic by alpha the griffin portrayed all the characters really well he made Celestia a very kind mother like caring person that plays pranks when she gets really bored
*nerdgasms ad fan girls* Vegeta has always been my favorite DBZ character and one of my first ever crushes.. Damn it Silver Quill.. This is why you're my favorite. And your amount of awesome is too darn high!!
Even if a life you know is to end. There is always a new life to be born or found. For those who still live. Must live for those who have yet to live. And remember for those who can not. And always remember to live a long life but always to live it to its fullest!
Admittedly... I think the reason why Celestia decided to give up her - and all the other Alicorns' - powers to Twilight isn't because she knew she had to. I think it's because she knew, due to her prophetic dreams, that Tirek was going to capture all of them, regardless. She foresaw it, and had to figure out a way to make sure he didn't get what he wanted. She didn't know everything, just what she had to stop.
In the diary of the two sisters, Luna and Celestia got their cutie marks when the unicorns ran out of magic users strong enough to raise and lower the sun. It was said to take at least 3 unicorns to move the sun and the moon and it drained them quickly. I think that since Celestia has been moving both for over a thousand years on her own, the burden has started to finally catch up with her. That's why she keeps losing to villains.
I feel that Tirek was the first time in a long time that Celestia just had no idea what to do. Chrysalis kinda came out of nowhere with no time to plan ahead, but with Tirek, the best plan she could come up with was just buying time to figure out a better solution. That said, her plotting in previous instances hasn't exactly been due to caprice. We know now that the Elements of Harmony were inaccessible to her since Luna's banishment. She put her fate in Twilight's hooves after making sure Twi had all the tools she would need to fight Nightmare Moon on her own. Similarly, Discord is out of even her league without the Elements as backup. Chrysalis probably would have been something they could take on if she'd known earlier, but she was as fooled as anyone else. So Sombra is really the only time she deliberately turned a major villain into a lesson, and that's with the full knowledge that she and Luna could defeat him again if necessary. The worst-case scenario seems to be a return to the status quo, with Sombra re-banished and the Heart lost or destroyed. Not an ideal outcome, but it seems clear that she was hoping the situation would trigger Twilight's ascension. (Given that we haven't seen a significant change in pony behavior since the Crystal Heart was recovered, I have to believe its influence is relatively subtle, at least under current conditions. Maybe it was more significant in the wake of the unification, when the three tribes still didn't entirely trust one another.)
Quill I want an episode were Celestia takes off her royal " armour " and cries because she regrets her past of royal trolling. Plus love u ur vids get me laughing when I an depressed, u are the funniest of ALL THE RUclipsRS!!!!!!!!! Dude tell me how u do your character, pony generator is trolling me badly. Plus I will send u a RUclips ship with u one! Lol Luna fan' s RULE!!!!!!! Oh I will send u fan art , u are my fav youtuber!
Even without the fandom interpretation, Celestia seems like the kind of person who would wear a sombrero at random just to make you ask questions.
I'm a Celestia and Vegeta fan. WHERE DOES THAT PUT ME?!
Yes, the Solar Empire appreciates your words, but Celestia is best princess, and we will fight you on this.
All hail the solar empire
I personally like both Luna and Celestia. I just like Luna a lot more. HAIL LUNAR REPUBLIC!!!!
***** long live Celestia, long live the solar empire
may the blasphemers taste my sword
eeyup what he said. And dont worry im not a lunar spy, thats crazy talk...
Celestia for the win.
Highly entertaining, as well as genuinely thought provoking.
Nicely done as per usual Silver.
I really enjoyed this, well done.
DRWolf001 "You can't rush art", and this phrase certainly comes to life in Silver Quill's works when he chose to take his time with them. a little delayed in comparison to some videos made the same day as the episode, but done well. (Not to say first thoughts videos like yours are bad DrWolf, just a different niche being filled there.)
DRWolf001 i got a question: was there ever any moment where u got mad at something? in your videos u sound so calm and collected. at some point its kinda relaxing, but on the other hand i am curious how u sound when u r mad at something.
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. I think the good DRWolf, while ahem, * human* like the rest of us, takes a page from princess Celestia's book metaphorically. Even if something does bother him, my guess is that he assumes mastery of his rage or other emotion of upset-ness and not the other way around. Though I doubt he has reached a state of zen rivaling Celestia or even real life masters of such arts, it still boils down to discipline, meditation/reflection and constant practice.
To be honest, Drwolf isn't the only one in the RUclips brony community that aims for such levelheadedness. This is also what drew me in to following Brawny Buck's channel as well, though he has a different style and has broken composure for the sake of comedic effect once or twice in his early videos. I've even stated in the past that they are my top two favorite channels to follow. (But you're pretty good too Silver Quill)
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I actually think that Celestia is that kind BECAUSE of her seemingly immortality. She has seen ponies and friends come and go, and yet as you say she is still soft and kind. And to every galla we have seen, she always invites some certain ponies because she knows that they would live up the party and even then with all her little jokes and tricks, it's all the show the ponie around her that time is to be enjoyed. Live in the moment. And I also think why Celestia isn't as "imortality is a curse" as much other characters with that trait, is exactly for that reason, she tries to have fun whenever she can but can also stand firm and play the role of a wise leader when dilemmas come up.
I see Celestia as someone who is obligated to put on the mask of perfection. She has to act as a kind and benevolent monarch to all the subjects she is responsible for, but that doesn't mean she doesn't have flaws underneath.
We really do need an episode that focuses just on Celestia, either in the present day or set at some point in her past.
Or both via flashback
Teddy to Cannedcream: You Mean Like:
Chapter # Something: Princess Celestia?
Princess Celestia is a Really Big Cutie! Am I The Only one, Who Thinks, Like that, Or There are More...?
YES, I've been saying the same thing!!
cannedcream Possibly in her occupation days? She leads an army, and she had to have expanded her borders at some point, and we know she's a capable fighter, so maybe seeing her fight in her prime? That'd be neat. And maybe coming to terms with the fact that, while war is inevitable, she as a ruler can still be kind, and learn to be a lover more than a fighter.
Actually, I think Celestia's plan with Tirek had more to do with Discord than Tirek himself. While it is true that the Princesses could have taken down Tirek on his own, Discord being in play meant that they could not face him in a straight fight. Discord can take their horns. No horns means no using magic to stop Tirek from devouring them. They knew Discord would not provide Tirek with valuable information until Tirek asked him directly about it. After all, Discord had always been shown to hold back valuable information to those he considered his allies. The only issue that I have with Celestia's plan is that a hammer through the window would have slowed Tirek down much further.
Recently, I realized our perception of Celestia as an all-powerful omni-benevolent immortal Sun goddess is our own misconceptions of her due to portrayals of other Sun-controllers as dieties in other media. In truth she is very much like what Silver Quill said, a magically-gifted mature ruler with longevity, yet is still a normal pony at heart.
Also, I believe Celestia's prophetic dreams are imperfect, she may get glimpses of future events occasionally but most of the time she has to rely on her own ingenuity & resourcefulness to solve a crisis when it happens.
I like to compare Twilight's and Celestia's relationship to that of Harry Potter and Dumbledore. While Twilight is young, and still has a lot to learn, she (and subsequently we) see Celestia as this all-powerful being, who has the answers to everything. As Twilight matures, and learns her lessons, Celestia is revelaed to be a mighty pony, but still "just" a pony. She is smart, she plans ahead, she has a pretty good idea of what must be done in order to groom Twilight into her role as a princess, but we also see her weaknesses and flaws, through Twilight's eyes.
That opening was hilarious. :)
Momlestia is the Celestia I think is most accurate, given her and Twilight's relationship. Also, Big Sis Sunbutt Celestia, to Little Sis Moontush.
That ending was funny too. :)
Fluttershy did cry when she thought Philomena died in "A Bird in a Hoof"
Otaku Princess Yes, because Philomena thought it would be funny to fake her death. Which just shows Philomena is a sociopath.
Celestia's reaction was to tell Philomena to apologize.
rpggriffin "Celestia GENUINELY brought a dying phoenix to a party, ignored it's obviously ill health"
Well.
It's a fucking phoenix.
It's health-status matters very little as it is practically immortal. It gets more sick? It dies and gets reborn as a healthy little phoenix chick. I can totally see the problem there. Also in episode 100 Celestia is shown to be forgetful at times, so that can easily be excused on that part and Celestia didn't really make the choice that Fluttershy practically STOLE the royal pet.
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miniman649 You do bring up a good point. She can be forgetful at times.
Otaku Princess well, either that or she thought Luna would tke care of the wedding gift, making it a simple "lack of communication" problem. i mean, Luna took care of the present for Cadence and Shining Armor, so i guess it was her to take care of presents before the Nightmare Moon thing and Celestia thought Luna would take this part again, since she already kinda did. but i also dont think Celestia wanted to teach Fluttershy a lesson. i think she thought Fluttershy would know Celestia has a pet pheonix, since reasons, or at least be able to identify one, since Fluttershy is an animal expert.
Thankyou SilverQuill this is why your best griffin :) someone who is looking carefully at the character and not just dogmatic shouting she's a troll and forever will always be ~_~ I'm really hoping celestia gets her own episode in season 5 fingers are cross
He is a hipogryph, half bird half horse, griffins are half bird half lion, why do i half to explain he has said he is a handsome hipogryph?
Dalton Hall right I forgot the hippogrif ._.
Dalton Hall In the show, griffons are half bird, half Great Feline. Tigers, Leopards, and Cheetas works as well as Lions.
RubberyCat my griffon OC is half raven half black panther. he kinda lives in the old castle in the Everfree Forest with a bunch of ravens. btw he can communicate to ravens since he is part raven. and i chose raven because of the song Ravenhead by Orden Ogan. just listen and ravens may become your new fav birds. well, either that or the fact that Odin has two ravens as companions. i mean, he is a god, so he has to know what is the best bird :)
anyway, did u know that ravens can learn pretty fast and even teach their children what they learned? not only their children, but every other raven they meet. pretty awesome if u ask me.
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A bit interesting, but i'm not really surprised ... ^_^
Celestia is a cool character. It is interesting to have a white alicorn pony to have power over the sun. Celestia and Luna have great interaction in the episode "A Royal Problem". Celestia has an extraverted personality. She spends a lot of time interacting with er subjects. She works with whole big crowds of them. There is a lot of politics and social events.The extravert is very open to the real world outside the body. Their is a lot of interaction with other people. It is like how the sun shines light onto the world.
Bless you for doing a Celestia appreciation post! I wish more people would look at her good sides instead of insisting she's evil or a jerk or all sorts of other things that really aren't at all supported by how she acts in the show. I like her as the mature, loving princess who has used her longevity to appreciate life, who still makes mistakes but admits and learns from them, and who is a caring older sister and mentor. I think you established that very well, great job! =)
No matter what she may be called by some ponies, Princess Celestia is still an awesome alicorn! She will always be there to help all of us.
I misread the title as "After the Fact: Celestia`s Celebration" and being a few weeks behind on the new season assumed this was about an episode with that title.
"Egads!" I said to myself
"Could this be an episode focusing on Celestia! Perhaps on her birthday!" Imagine my disappointment when I did not find this title on the list of MLP episodes and realized my mistake
"Damn you Silver Quill! I blame you for my inability to accurately interpret words you have typed correctly!!! You should be ashamed of yourself...!" That said, I did enjoy the video as usual. Bravo on being so awesome.
Celestia vs Vegeta Death Battle Now!!
Yea Treehugger was going to be thrown into another dimension but I bet Celestia would be able to get her back. I mean we've seen her go into another plain of existence in Magical Mystery Cure so another dimension would be easy for her.
Oh and I'm putting this out right now, I think Silver Quill is indestructible. He's been crushed, blown up, burned, skewered, fallen from a high distance on his head, shot, neck snapped, poisoned(Alcohol), avoided death as a pony and has even survived the Equestria Girls universe. He is indestructible!!
***** fixed it. Thanks
Then what can we do to destroy him?
Call Judge Doom and get some Dip.
Kryptonite?
Redcord CHN Alternate universes and alternate planes of existence are two different definitions of the word "dimension"... She'd need to know how to work the mirror right, and that's probably something Starswirl took with him to his grave.
Hey, Silver! Thanks for doing this. Celestia is still my favorite character, and you defended her better than I could have ever asked.
Without being able to step inside the heads of the writers, I can only guess that they write the show as the adventures of Twilight and Friends, thus often making it hard to write for other characters if you don't see them as equally important or more than just 1-dimensional.
At this point, I think Celestia really needs to reinvent herself or, as you say, have a moment to shine on her own. Luna has been trying to do that by becoming the princess who helps ponies out in their dreams. Clearly, she is still trying to take an active role as one of the leaders of Equestria; she hasn't given up just yet. And we don't need much for Celestia, something simple yet active would work equally as well, something more than just doing the average politician work.
Until then, the headcanons and wild theories will continue running rampant. I'm really hoping she isn't slowly letting herself fade away so that Twilight can take over all of Equestria some day. I've heard it was something Lauren Faust was planning, Twilight has been more of a "hooves-on" princess when it comes to helping the kingdom out with its troubles. One could almost say that she is doing all the things Celestia tried to do during her reign, and that by comparison Celestia is purposely stepping back and letting her own performance drop. But again, that's just a wild theory.
Alas, poor Silver Quill. I know him well.
SEND IN ONE OF HIS CLONES!
Prince Thunderflare Throw in a clone of Yorick, too.
He lived hundreds of years ago, so who knows what he'll do?
Prince Thunderflare Even if it was possible for pony posterior to die, they'd just use the dragon balls. He's cool.
Missed the Band Wagon You can only do that once. Silver Quill dies more than Krillin.
But he is usually killed by a different thing each time, plus I've never thought he died, he's just immortal.
Prince Thunderflare wait someone made a clone of sliverquill. what are they stupid.
Now that I think about this "perfect princess" more, I've noticed that Celestia does have a pretty sadistic side to her whenever it comes to the Grand Galloping Gala. She was able stay calm in the first one, and practically wrote the plot for the trouble in the second one. (Inviting an easily jealous Discord is something I would've really had to think about!). Heaven knows what's going to happen at the next Gala!
...Actually, I would really like a list of all the things wrong that happened in Celestia's past Galas. 1000 years of life means 1000 things to go wrong at an annual party!
honestly after I learned about the whole Trollestia thing I always had trouble really respecting Celestia. I wanted to, but I could never get the idea of her as the fandom portrays her out of my head. But this video helps me understand her more and finally be able to think of her in a good light! :D
I've always been more of a Luna fan and never really paid to much attention to Celestia, but that changed when she revealed that she purposely invited Discord to the Gala knowing he'd probably cause some chaos and therefore make the party more entertaining for her.....for me that was awesome and I'm starting to enjoy her sense of humor.
Also Silver pointed out a lot of things about Celestia that I never actually thought about that really helps me appreciate her character even more :)
You know, I always believed that the queen Serenity from Sailor Moon was a secret inspiration for Celestia. They are ridiculously alike in appearance, power, and behavior. And much like Serenity, I view Celestia as a sort of champion of the light, not a goddess. The show has proven to us many times that alicorns are just powerful and exceptional ponies, nothing beyond. And that's a good thing. Nobody likes deus ex machina solutions, except when there is no other way.
"But seriously, dude was going to chuck a hippie into another dimension. Why didn't you try that sooner?"
Wait a minute...
I see she caught you by surprise. It was nice of you to let her win for the sake of the review. Very noble Prince of Saians
@@MsTanvar Saiyans* Ya gotta spell it right for the Prince man
Or right. My bad.
Final shine attack times 100
Hi price vegeta
In Friends Forever Celestia+Spike, they try to explain why she seems to 'avoid' certain situations and 'delegate' all the trouble to Twilight and Co. . I kinda like that idea (with some additional work tho)
Even though this is a year old video, since it was linked on EQD and I watched it again, something dawned on me. Celestia's Phoenix pet. It makes sense she would want a pet that can rebirth itself. It's the one creature she will never have to part ways with.
One thing I always liked to add is that Celestia is capable of tremendous rage and violence if someone threatens her ponies. Like a mother would do with her children.
Celestia in the comic did have the part where ahe kepylt going through the mirror for that alternate world where Tirek was nice and Luna never turned evil and.... While others hate that comic, I couldn't help but feel sad for Celestia when the mirror was broken to stop her from visiting it...
That said I still laughed when you tied her up in another video XD
I agree, "A day in the life of a Princess" would be an awesome episode. A few minuets with Celestia, something with Luna, and it would be hilariously cool if they confirmed your theory on Cadence being an adrenaline junkie.
He is right. Abandoning "Godlestia" while still respecting the sun princess has been very veeeryyyyy difficult for the fandom. But I am glad the show took such a route.
Which gives me an excuse for this question: Do you think Mayor Mare's power to pronounce people (ponies, donkeys, whatever) married is secular in nature?
They don't want to add religion to a world populated by magical flying ponies. It would make their world much much more complicated than it needs to be.
Shwah Gamers By which I mean, they don't want to make a priest pony.
Shwah Gamers There already made one.
Grasping eternal patience and a loving demeanor is not hard people give up before they even try.
...you know, this might actually be a good idea!!
A Death Battle between Celestia and Vegeta!
That would be great!!
Personally, I enjoyed this and your video about The Cakes the most out of all you've done! I'd love to see more character analysis videos from you (if you're so inspired, of course!) :)
Where is the "Immortality is a curse, brother, trust me" clip from cause I never saw that movie and the animation style looks neat.
Nightman221k It's from the movie TMNT (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles).
MLP-Silver-Quill
Oh cool!
MLP-Silver-Quill i like how you used a clip from babylon 5.
+XerainTheBountyHunter time travel it solves all your problems
This episode has reminded me of one of my semi-head cannon (I say semi, because by all accounts it should be true no matter what), in that Nightmare Night was probably the hardest night of Celestia's life. While for some ponies, it was a holiday, celebrating fear, for Celestia, it was most likely a day of mourning the loss of her sister. This happened for 999 years, the 1000 summer sun celebration finally allowing her to be with her sister on that holiday. Imagine having to live with that. I, for one, adore Celestia's perseverance, and the fact that even after all she's been though, she still has fun sometimes. I admire that, and I feel others should, too.
So, in the midst of all the DBZ fans....
Woohoo! A Babylon 5 reference! I'm not the only one anymore who still loves that show!
Seriously though, B5 introduced me to what immortality might do to a person. Given that, I'm amazed Celestia has done as well as she has.
Klaus von Zeit Power to the Babylon 5 fans! :D
PhantomSkitty B5 was my first Fandom-level show. I'd watched Star Trek:TNG before, and enjoyed it, but nothing got me yelling at my TV like B5 did. In cheers and agony.
The journal of the 2 sisters gives some great background info on both princesses, including their coronation, building their castle, past friendships, and even earning their cutie marks! Did you know that Princess Platinum actually called them blank flanks?
Was that really Nichol Oliver saying that line?
Inkan1969 Yep. She was even wearing a crown while doing it: ruclips.net/video/3nTeIhWBPrA/видео.html
MLP-Silver-Quill Oh, so amazing! ^_^
MLP-Silver-Quill That is priceless. ROFL.
I wish I could've been there to see that.
I love Celestia myself, so I truly appreciated this! Thank you, Silver Quill.
heh, if the rumored "Solar Flare" is true, we're in for some fun...
You have to see _A Royal Problem_ for that. It’s a real treat to hear Nicole Oliver ham it up.
Ok Silver I don't know how you got the Prince of Doom and Gloom plus the Princess of Sunshine and lady bugs together in one place but God bless ya for doing so. Once again my respects and admiration sir.
Celestia has been my favorite princess since I first saw the show
courtney brian Lunar Republic! ATTACK!
courtney brian Crystal Empire! ATTACK!
*sound of battle commences*
Incoming Infestion Wait, are you on Solar, Luanr, or are you your own party?
An
Wardoctor13 Well.....Long live King Sombra?
I would whole-heartingly welcome an episode that would divulge more into Celestia's psyche, as well as the pangs of longevity. Kids are a lot smarter than we realize, and I think an episode dedicated towards Celestia's long life before the Mane Six would be an excellent medium to showing the coping of loss and the promise of renewal. "Tanks for the Memories" touched up on it, but I think it would give Celestia a lot more 3-dimension if we had an episode dedicated to her looking less like a Divine Being, and more like, as Silver-Quill put it, a struggling experienced mare trying to keep her world in check. :)
princess celestia is bestia!
looking forward to episode 100th.
cant keep dodging Peel Off,you must do nanalysist battle and settle this feud once and for all! =)
TheKalimanMX I don't blame him for ducking that hot-head. *squee*
*Ahem* She has to get past Hestia first to be crowned "Bestia" XD
Good call with Lorien, the first one's are a great example.
Also, was there when Nicole Oliver said that.. the audience did indeed go wild.
XDDDDDDD omg Vegeta! Lolz
ERMAGERD THERNK YER. As a princess fanboy, I am saddened when I see people bashing Celestia.
I will admit that there have been some... questionable things that she's done in the show, but overall I think it's just a matter of her being a real* pony with real* issues.
I would make a list of Celestia stuff, but I honestly don't even know where to begin. There's a lot of things like her decision to send the main six the make the dragon move, but, as you said in the video, things like that can be explained by the fact that she has prophetic dreams and whatnot. I mean, she is an immortal alicorn moving the sun (however that works), so I would hope that she would put at least a little thought into her decisions.
In any case, thanks for not making another Celestia- hate video.
Silver Quill wins! B5 reference!!!
Excellent video, Silver Quill.
Totally didn't expect that Babylon 5 reference, though! :O I didn't know you were a B5 fan.
SombERo Celestia!!! that pronunciation XD
Well done silver, when I had regained my sanity after watching that clip, I then proceeded to put it on loop for another good ten minutes. Keep up the good work ^_^
Celestia tends to suffer as a character because of her position as a divine ruler, so I also hope we get to see more of her. Her nature and backstory give her potential to be very interesting, if only we let her shine.
Haha, great Video once again Silver Quill! :D
Since the latest Episodes of Season 5, Celestia has become my favorite of the princesses. With the two small cameos this season, the writers have made her feel much more like a character than this flawless Goddess she represented back in season 1. So this video was like, perfect timing for me :D
I would've never thought that. Adding that Celestia plans things accordingly to get the outcome that she saw. Genius. Though I am a Luna fan myself, I still see Celestia as someone (or somepony) as a person who gives off a sort a vibe of respect. I don't know how to explain it, but when I first saw her, I immediately respected her for some reason. But with this, I can add that she's had a lot of experiences in the past so she can deal with them in the future or a situation that resembles it, be patient and understanding but she also will be clear if there is a wrong that someone did. And that even she can relax and have fun. And the other Celestia's( Trollestia, Tyrantlestia and the other who shall not be named, etc), I don't view them as her, but just as an exaggeration and not the real deal. All of them are completely different and I do not view the other Celestias personalities as part of her. It's just a joke. Though there are people who can view them as insulting to her, I can laugh at them and still see Celestia as herself and not them. And wow, I've been at this for quite awhile, so I'll end it here. Keep up with the wonderful videos Silver Quill!
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Silver Quill: "But, seriously. Dude was about to chuck a hippie into another dimension. Why didn't you try that sooner?"
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I can't believe I just now noticed that we have yet to see a single Celestia episode. Oh goodness, now I'm itching for one. Please let it happen Hasbro!!
Its nice to FINALLY see more "analysts" who can actually see Celestia and ACTAULLY see her true character and not repeat stupid memes in a 10 minute long video
Being a goddess of the sun as well as ruling over all of equestria can be really stressful sometimes, and that stress can build up so much that you can't even think straight. So she lets loose by letting chaos reign, being captured and by generally having fun with twilight and her friends. Because boredom is a killer
OMG THAT INTRO XD
Silverquill you're a genius.
I definitely wasn't expecting Vegeta there! Oh Silver Quill, you never fail to surprise me.
In a sense not being able to tell how much she knows or how powerful she is a testament to her capabilities, "that your enemy think you are weak where you are strong, and let them think you are strong where you are weak" they say a true mark of a strategist is that your opponent can't tell if it all was based off a whim or a carefully laid strategy. It shows how much experience she has at playing the game of politics and battle.
Something my father once said, "it's impossible to know what a mind for thousand years old would be thinking of feeling, because nobody's ever live that long before."
Celestia is my favorite princess. :3
I appreciate that she takes time to visit her subjects.
My thoughts says the only one of the examples you shown that was actually legitimately able to best Celestia was Discord.
Vegeta: "Sun.Butt."
Celestia: TO THE MOON!
Kate Chan Vegeta: TO OBLIVION!!! *kills cakebutt*
After watching this, I went back and watched your Keep Calm and Flutter On review, and realized something.
You describe Celestia here as having taken the continuous ephemeral nature of any bonds she forms - the fact that everyone she'll ever love will eventually fade away, leaving her behind - as impetus to seek out even *more* friends and loved ones to fill her life with.
But it seems that, until Fluttershy, Discord took the exact opposite approach. Knowing that no one he ever met would live as long as he would, he stopped caring about anyone but himself.
...it almost makes Discord seem like the Yin to Celestia's Yang. Chaos and Order. Apathy and Empathy.
...oddly, Celestia's powers started waning when Discord returned...
3:44 Babylon 5 quote, funny how I was just re-watching the series!
Princess Celestia is my favorite Nicole Oliver character! She has the perfect mix of authority and beauty/relaxation in her voice (if Nicole tried to perform ASMR with her Princess Celestia voice, that would be awesome and very relaxing)!
This episode (of yours, and your commentary) changed my view on Celestia, But I'm with you all the way on Luna. WOOOOO LULAMOONS!!!
We really need more story on the Princesses, don't we?
I hope that, after they're done making all of the equestria girls/rainbow rocks/whatever the heck is coming next movies, they finally make an actual full-length movie about Celestia and Luna's adventures (and/or origins). I have no idea about the rest of you, but I'm seriously hungering for some concrete backstory. Honestly, I think it won't be too long until it's time that we got a better look at the past of these two (given all of their stories and adventures across Equestria), especially given the fact that the writers are super stingy (no offence!) about giving us snippets of their history. I mean, even the flashbacks to Nightmare Moon, the Elements, and Discord seemed a little too short-lived, with none of them sharing the entire story. Maybe they were planning to withhold a lot of this from us? Idk, but if they are saving all of this for a super-special occasion, well flipping done.
Speaking of things revolving around the princess, there's no concrete episode yet for the Sun Goddess, but I have a really good feeling about a certain upcoming one: "Do princesses dream of magical sheep?"
Luna!!!
\( ﾟ◡ﾟ)/ Praise the Moon! \(• ◡ •)/ And praise the Sun!
I read the description and wondered why you put that and then I actually saw the video and I was like "Yeah you owe us an apology!" XD
I'm with you on that, Silver Quill. I really want an episode centered on Celestia and not put her in a position where she ends up being the damsel in distress or the victim of The Worf Effect like with Queen Chrysalis and Lord Tirek.
Still, the upcoming episode titled "Do Princesses Dream of Magic Sheep?" might be the episode that we've wanted with Celestia and Luna, but we'll have to wait and see.
Either way, I stand by your request at having an episode made just for Celestia, Silver Quill. Let's hope Meghan and the other writers finally grant our request. If not, I'll take one centered around Celestia, Celestia and Luna, or Celestia, Luna, and Cadence.
Silver Quil..... Thank you for that Vegeta camio. That was on par to him singing and dancing in the Berus movie
This is one of your best videos Silver! XD
I love Celestia she's just a great role modle and just so kind!
Always been a Celestia fan. :) Nice Celestia celebration video. :)
I love Princess Celestia! I wish we could have an episode featuring her.
Also since this is the Summer Solstice I am assuming that there will be a Luna Celebration on the Winter Solstice.
I love Celestia and Luna, no matter what they go through. Great video Silver and interesting ideas ^^
Damn you producers! give us a Celestia focused episode! -bangs head on desk 10 times-
Also don't call Celestia sun butt 3 times, you'll pay dearly -stares ahead seriously- DEARLY!
5:33 well, in the comics she did establish what boils down to a comedy night during the time of Luna's Banishment, so yea!
Season 4 Babylon 5 clip. LIKED FOR LORIEN!!!!!!
Also, what issue is that comic around 4 min and the one with Sunset Shimmer?
Have you read the Reflections arc of the MLP comics? It's honestly my favorite one. There was some serious Celestia development there.
And of course, many mareish tears were shed 😭
she is a prankster but not a troll my favorite fanfic by alpha the griffin portrayed all the characters really well he made Celestia a very kind mother like caring person that plays pranks when she gets really bored
*nerdgasms ad fan girls* Vegeta has always been my favorite DBZ character and one of my first ever crushes.. Damn it Silver Quill.. This is why you're my favorite. And your amount of awesome is too darn high!!
Even if a life you know is to end. There is always a new life to be born or found. For those who still live. Must live for those who have yet to live. And remember for those who can not. And always remember to live a long life but always to live it to its fullest!
That was funny as hell Silver Quill, I'm Big Fan of your Work.
Sombrerolestia....
Admit it Silver, you just made this up for this episode :)...
That was hilarious XD, Where did you get that audio from ?
apple king kong I searched through the Voice Actor panels for Babscon 2014. Lot of stuff in there. Started to despair I wouldn't find the clip.
MLP-Silver-Quill Ok, thanks.
Silver Quill: I'm OK...
Vegeta: Good... then we can proceed with your trip to Otherworld >:)
BABYLON 5!!!!! You my dear hippogriff are the perfect poultry for referencing Babylon 5
I simply call Celestia: Mom. She just seems so motherly to me. I love her....
Absolutely the best and most objective take on our Celestial overlord yet. You da man, or hippogriff, as the case may be.
Charles see Vegeta. "VEGETA WHAT YOU DOING HERE? BUMA AND TRUNKS ARE LOOKING FOR YOU"
Admittedly... I think the reason why Celestia decided to give up her - and all the other Alicorns' - powers to Twilight isn't because she knew she had to. I think it's because she knew, due to her prophetic dreams, that Tirek was going to capture all of them, regardless. She foresaw it, and had to figure out a way to make sure he didn't get what he wanted. She didn't know everything, just what she had to stop.
I literally came back to this episode of After the fact to see Vegeta's Roast.
I love this video, it's funny but very good! It points out some things I've never thought of before, thanks!
In the diary of the two sisters, Luna and Celestia got their cutie marks when the unicorns ran out of magic users strong enough to raise and lower the sun. It was said to take at least 3 unicorns to move the sun and the moon and it drained them quickly. I think that since Celestia has been moving both for over a thousand years on her own, the burden has started to finally catch up with her. That's why she keeps losing to villains.
There's an upcoming episode titled "Do Princesses Dream of Magic Sheep". I'm hoping that's the Celestia episode we've been asking for.
That sounds like the title of some bad crack fanfic somewhere.
What a shame, it's a Luna episode... (Yes!)
I feel that Tirek was the first time in a long time that Celestia just had no idea what to do. Chrysalis kinda came out of nowhere with no time to plan ahead, but with Tirek, the best plan she could come up with was just buying time to figure out a better solution.
That said, her plotting in previous instances hasn't exactly been due to caprice. We know now that the Elements of Harmony were inaccessible to her since Luna's banishment. She put her fate in Twilight's hooves after making sure Twi had all the tools she would need to fight Nightmare Moon on her own. Similarly, Discord is out of even her league without the Elements as backup. Chrysalis probably would have been something they could take on if she'd known earlier, but she was as fooled as anyone else.
So Sombra is really the only time she deliberately turned a major villain into a lesson, and that's with the full knowledge that she and Luna could defeat him again if necessary. The worst-case scenario seems to be a return to the status quo, with Sombra re-banished and the Heart lost or destroyed. Not an ideal outcome, but it seems clear that she was hoping the situation would trigger Twilight's ascension. (Given that we haven't seen a significant change in pony behavior since the Crystal Heart was recovered, I have to believe its influence is relatively subtle, at least under current conditions. Maybe it was more significant in the wake of the unification, when the three tribes still didn't entirely trust one another.)
Quill I want an episode were Celestia takes off her royal " armour " and cries because she regrets her past of royal trolling. Plus love u ur vids get me laughing when I an depressed, u are the funniest of ALL THE RUclipsRS!!!!!!!!! Dude tell me how u do your character, pony generator is trolling me badly. Plus I will send u a RUclips ship with u one! Lol Luna fan' s RULE!!!!!!! Oh I will send u fan art , u are my fav youtuber!
Not going to lie, I fanboyed like crazy when I saw that clip from "The Five Doctors". ^^