Talk:Sunset Shimmer/@comment-9056013-20131228142049/@comment-4589864-20140109130207

If she wanted to stay so badly, why did she even go back to Equestria to steal the crown? She already held some power in the student body of Canterlot High beforehand, and (given how intelligent and resourceful she is) was probably successful enough in her classes to pursue whatever career she wanted once she inevitably graduated.

But since she wound up a social pariah by the time the movie was over, a goal like that seems less rational. She's been bullying everyone and their dog (literally!) for more than two years, turned into a demon, caused at least thousands of dollars in damage to school property, and brainwashed at least half the school. And now that it's become clear to anyone that she was tormenting/manipulating everyone, what would Sunset even see in the human world anymore that would be better than going back to Equestria, where she belongs?

If she stayed with the humans, Sunset would be as welcome at Canterlot High as a termite would be in the royal chamber of an ant colony. She, of all ponies/people, should realize that! By comparison, going back to Equestria seems like the logical thing to do, bad memories or not. That, or suicide.