Talk:Twilight Sparkle/@comment-5926076-20130228002525

I think we should discuss the difference between Mary-Sue and OP.

OP (Over Powered) is when a character has an imense amount of power where it basically seems as if they can't be defeated. Is this Twilight? Yes, but to be fair she's always been OP; I mean, if her abilities at the Cutie Mark Chronicles isn't a clue, then how about her magical abilities and ability to copy dark magic. She's so dang OP even Ichigo would be all like

Mary Sue is when a character is perfect with no visible flaws. Is this Twilight. No, and as long as they don't make her supreme teacher of Equestria, she won't be. She still has her flaws, probably more than characters such as RD, Spike, and Rarity, some of the more characteristically flawed when it comes to personallity and abilities. That will make her still likable as long as her personallity still stands. Also, being a princess doesn't mean you have to be castle ridden and uninvolved. Sally Acorn (Sonic universe) is a Princess and yet she still does oporations with the Freedom Fighters and acted as one of them. Granted, that was because of a war and half of her people were either dead or roboticized, but she was still royalty.

Being a princess, no matter what someone says, does change things. It makes you more responsible of your actions and forces you to take a higher level of authority and leadership. However being a Princess doesn't make you a Mary Sue or perfect. In fact, more times than not, it reveals your flaws more since they are held to higher expectations. And as long as the writers keep this in mind and don't, quoting Faust, "write lame stories", I can come to terms with her being a princess. Now her being an alicorn on the other hand.........