Talk:Crystal Empire/@comment-5581937-20130916091057/@comment-26973802-20131009053956

As old as Dumbledore?

Is G1 even set in the same universe? I know the Spike and Applejack arguments can be explained by the same thing happening in Zelda, with different generations of Princess Zelda and unrelated heroes named Link, but there were humans in Pony Land, and clearly the ponies are unfamiliar with the concept of humans or humanoids as evidenced by Equestria Girls. If G1 isn't set in the same universe, possible twist of Tirek being the BigBad behind Nightmare Moon and Discord? (saying this because Tirek died in the pilot of G1) Also, are there ever any stallions or colts in G1? I only remember seeing mares in the two episodes I saw, Tirek and Lavan? Are the ponies in G1 an all-female race?

I can understand the whole "Discord takes place way more than a thousand years ago", except, why didn't Celestia and Luna use the Elements of Harmony on King Sombra? If they did, couldn't they have turned him to stone or destroyed him, and countered any curse he cast at the time?