Talk:A Rockhoof and a Hard Place/@comment-1031724-20180825013346/@comment-5837525-20180825234147

Not exactly. The Elements contain plenty of power on their own (and that's made all the clearer with the latest episode). Sunset harnessed their power (albeit negatively) in the first Equestria Girls film. And the Mane Six wouldn't have been able to banish the Pony of Shadows without them.

The Mane Six are connected to the Elements, but the Elements themselves are not just "trinkets".