Talk:Star Swirl the Bearded/@comment-24311841-20131219103753/@comment-10390252-20131219111432

@Mr.myxsiple,

I bet that the picture on the front page of the journal Celestia gave to Twilight was Starswirl's cutie mark.

If it is then, like Twilight's cutie mark, I'm sure that it represented talent in magic. However, what if Starswirl also thought that his natural magical talent meant the he was destined for power? There is nothing wrong with a mage seeking to perfect his or her art but if he decides that he should also be supreme, then problems do start.

How long, I wonder, has Starswirl been wandering time and space seeking to find the power that he considers his destiny? Worse, now this young... amateur (Twilight Sparkle) has somehow succeeded where he failed, seemingly almost by luck! It should be interesting to see if Twilight is able to explain the magic of friendship to him in terms he can understand so he appreciates where he went wrong of if he simply assumes that she is lying to him (much as Sunset did in Equestria Girls) and he tries to take what he believes is his through more direct and destructive means.