Talk:Unicorns/@comment-23829400-20130928012232/@comment-24255866-20140903233040

the 'Elves are better' trope doesnt really apply if the 'elves' DONT typically think they are better OR if they actually have legitimate powers. We have seen this Earth vs pegasus vs Unicorn thing in the show and it didnt turn into a elf beating bag contest because they were all pretty evenly matched. Unicorns ARE responsible for the transition from day to night, all have the ability of telekinsises, most have atleast one uniqe perk that is immensly valauble (such as rarities mineral detection ability). Magic can also be used as a fuel as seen by Flim and Flam. (they would ahve won if the others didnt chip in as they were easily able to do the work of atleast 4 Earth ponies without even having to strain themselves. They are also able to preform wards, freeze/lock, teleportation, polymorph, time manipualtion etc. Basically Unicorns have a wider varitey of skills that gives them better adaptability and larger possibilites. In this case 'The Eleves ARE better.' Seriously, Trixie managaed to beat them using parlor tricks, the lowest forms of spellcasting.