Talk:Twilight Sparkle/@comment-5513888-20130201003750

I came to a realization: if you compare Twilight with the other alicorns in the show (ie, Luna and Celestia) you can clearly see she will become an over-powered character.

Twilight doesn't seem to be that tall, and she has a normal mane.

Let us compare her with a more similar candidate- Cadance.

Cadance was a babysitter for Twilight, despite her social status. This suggests that, aside from Celestia and Luna, who govern Equestria, a princess can still be a part of pony society. What if they're role is to lead by serving? Then they would want to be connected with the people ( or ponies) their crown, their wings, it may not mean "I'm important" so much as it means "Im qualified to help" (recall McCarthy said they were creating their own "mythology" for a princess). Cadance also has performed amazi g magical feats- but none beyond a unicorns capability (the exception being her special talent). She produced a forcefield in the crystal empire, but her husband Did the very same action in a Canterlot Wedding! All in all, the only difference between Cadance and a normal unicorn, until her call to govern the crystal empire, were simply the wings! Comparing her to Twilight's transformation, this greatly reduces the number of changes the show would have to undergo. Twilight could still be in Ponyville, as Cadance was able to live among the lower class members in Canterlot. The only great magic she will have is what she has now, as a unicorn she has already performed feats equal or greater to Cadance's.