Talk:Princess Celestia/@comment-1037137-20130119195606/@comment-4520079-20130120134153

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.

Furthermore, I believe she rarely participates in a fight because she doesn't want her subjects 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.

However, she isn't entirely useless. In fact, she DOES personally intervene when it's necessary. In  Swarm of the Century she rescued Fillydelphia from an infestation. In  Lesson Zero she stopped the chaos at Ponyville which Twilight had set up. Also, in  Return of Harmony - Part 2 she cured Twilight from Discord's influence by sending all her previous friendship reports back for her to read them. And lastly, in  A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2 Celestia put her life on the line when she attempted to stop Queen Chrysalis, and no doubt she would've won, had Shining Armor's love for Cadance not been so strong, and had Chrysalis not absorbed so much of it by that point. I mean, from Chrysalis's dialogue, even she was shocked that she was able to beat Celestia.

Also, i wonder why Luna never gets any flack for being "Lazy" or "Spoiled", huh?