Talk:The Last Problem/@comment-24791619-20190823211945/@comment-32480615-20190824230515

As far as I am concerned, Twilight is no different from Celestia. They are both Alicorns. The way I interpret the statement is that her friends will, onscreen or not, be made Alicorns as well so that they can rule alongside her(princesshood and Alicornhood are practically one and the same in Equestria, afterall) I absolutely hate the idea that Twilight is somehow inferior despite being an Alicorn. And perhaps Celestia and Luna were not originally Alicorns either. It would explain why the show has never brought up Alicorns other than them.

Then again, perhaps Celestia and Luna's aging is not the result of them being Alicorns, but a spell that was used to slow their aging. Their mentor was Starswirl afterall, and between the existence of age spells and Starswirl's own dabbling with time magic, it is possible that he, before going off to fight the Pony of Shadows, cast a spell to slow their aging so that they could rule Equestria for years to come. Were this the case, that would also explain why Twilight, despite being an Alicorn, will not outlive her friends without resorting to her being somehow less of an Alicorn.

In conclusion, I see two possibilities: Either Celestia and Luna's aging was the result of an outside force, or Twilight's friends will have extended lives as well. Both outcomes would result in Twilight not outliving her friends, though if the episode does not make it impossible, the latter is what I will imagine happening, as it is the happier outcome(and would make their reign longer)