Talk:Princess Celestia/@comment-5413804-20121209193854/@comment-201.21.232.104-20121210125649

" ''Here's something to add: fans question why Celestia can't protect her people from evil. Well, for one thing, SHE'S THE RULER OF EQUESTRIA! If she was to recklessly risk her life and die by chance, her kingdom would be left with only one ruler and Luna would find that the extra workload isn't all that it's cut out to be. What I mean is that she has paperwork, meeting and a whole land of ponies to watch over. Maybe she can fight on the frontlines but that's a soldier's job. I mean, you have to pay them for something.

There's a damn good reason why she's "useless."

Furthermore, I believe she rarely participates in a fight because she doesn't want her subject to start always relying on her for every crisis. Kami from Dragon Ball put it best:

"It would not do for any man to begin saying, "Well, if things get bad, God will fix it." In the end, Earthlings must depend on their own power to find their way through."

And he's got a point.

Also, why doesn't Luna get any flack for being "useless"?" -''matt0044 from Deviantart.