Talk:Magical Mystery Cure/@comment-5513888-20130201001949

McCarthy stated they are creating their own "mythology" for princesses. Is it possible an alicorn is simply a sign of being a princess, the wings indicating the prestige as much as the crown and horseshoe? Recall that in the series first episode, Celestia and Luna are called UNICORNS. Not alicorns, unicorns. Perhaps they were extremely powerful unicorns, who overthrew Discord. Naturally, the Equestrians would label them they're rulers, giving them a crown, slippers- and wings. May I remind you all while they are extremely powerful, they also have celestial bodies for a cutie mark and a COSMIC MANE?

Now look at Cadance, who is an alicorn that is far closer to how we've seen Twilight. Aside from having the power to spread love- which i believe is pretty powerful, and a talent for pure magic is a talent on par with spreading love- she hasn't performed any spell above the possibility for a unicorn. Her shield was an impressive feat, but her husband, a unicorn, performed a similar spell prior to the season 3 premier. So far, she hasn't been depicted as being more powerful than a unicorn. She is more powerful than the AVERAGE unicorn, but then again so is Twilght. She's a unicorn, with wings. It can be a reasonable assumption to suggest a princess is simply given wings upon coronation. Furthermore, despite her social status, she, like any other teenager, babysat! She was a part of the society despite being a princess.

When you compare Alicorn Twilight to Cadance, who Hasbro also changed into an alicorn, you see a far less dramatic image in the show, in fact it suggests that the only difference will be Twilight is going to have wings.