Talk:Sunset Shimmer/@comment-10390252-20160927085437/@comment-10390252-20161003093407

I know that you're exaggerating to make a point and that is acknowledged. My argument is that the only gems of this sort known to exist in the MLP/EqG multiverse are the Elements.

To me, it makes sense that, as more and more magic leaks into the EqG universe (possibly starting with the Sirens' being sent into exile 1,000 years before present), it causes Equestria-like features to start appearing in the human world.

This may be a useful in-universe explanation for the unusual skin and hair tones as well as the use of Equestrian-like names and the characters spontaneously carrying around sigils on their clothing that resemble their Equestrian counterparts' cutie marks. It would also resolve the mystery of how the Mane Five (and later Sunset) are able to use the Elements' power - the Elements and their proto-tree have been growing in that quarry for a very long time (possibly since the Sirens' exile, as already noted) and have been patiently waiting for their bearer.