Talk:Magic/@comment-145798-20150415154545/@comment-10390252-20150611081719

FWIW, I always got the impression that the most dangerous of the Death Eaters were those like Lucius, who didn't feel the need to throw around high special-FX spells like the Unforgivables and Fiendfyre. Most of Voldemort's thugs are probably quite weak, magically, and compensate by using spells intended to cause terror.

The point I'm making is don't confuse 'flashy' with 'effective in a fight'. Looking at him, you wouldn't think that The Doctor was dangerous. There are wholed dead galaxies whose inhabitants thought that. I suspect that the ponies are something like that. There is a reason why they dominate a world full of overtly stronger species like the Griffons, Diamond Dogs and MInotaurs.