Talk:Power Ponies/@comment-24092299-20131217184711

The six's superpowers seem to be extensions of their own natural abilities.

-Fluttershy is the Hulk. Hulk becomes the Hulk by being angry. What does Fluttershy do when she's angry? In The Return of Harmony Part 2, she flies faster than Rainbow Dash. In Putting Your Hoof down, she effortlessly spins Shoeshine in a circle, beats up Royal Riff and throws him a ways, shoves the mail pony through a mailbox, then mails him, and finally throws a tourist several hundred feet into a haystack and his camera all the way to the top of the bell tower beyond. Superhero or not, nopony wants to mess with angry Fluttershy.

-Pinkie Pie is more like Flash. Pinkie demonstrates her speed ability in Griffon the Brush Off and Party of One, where she manages to travel faster than Rainbow Dash. I think all they did for Pinkie's superpower was give her a costume and a light trail.

-Twilight seems to be more magically oriented, from her comic book name to her casting magic in a promo. Everyone knows that Twi is the best pony for all things magic.

-Applejack uses a lasso in the promo, which she is already deft at using. The only exception is Secret of My Excess, when Spike causes her to lasso herself.

By this logic, I would guess that Applejack would have super strength, Rarity would be like the Black Widow, and Rainbow Dash would either be able to directly manipulate weather or use her flying skills offensively (Thor?).