Talk:Elements of Harmony/@comment-86.174.36.42-20110914030447/@comment-4539313-20111022150154

I think theoretically they don't HAVE to be these specific ponies, they just have to be these specific traits and all together. If, say, Derpy laughed at the scary trees and became close friends with the others, then the Magic element still would have come out. These ponies weren't "chosen" by anything more than Twilight Sparkle becoming friends with five others that exhibited these traits. I would imagine the Elements would take whatever form was best suited to their wielders (their cutie marks). I do believe that Twilight Sparkle has to be the catalyst though, seeing as she's so freakin' powerful.