Talk:Sunset Shimmer/@comment-10390252-20161003111332

Anyone remember that in Rainbow Rocks, Sunset could see the Dazzlings' magic in action? Combine this with her sensing the Equestrian magic in the crystal cave makes me wonder if we're all misreading her super powers. What if she isn't a telepath but a magical aura-reader, like the character of Tara Maclay in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. What she reads from people's minds and feelings is basically by reading their magical/life force eminations (call it 'aura'). She can also sense the broader and 'Universal Force' of magic in high-Mana areas.

Given we see her manipulating the magical energy flow around her in Embrace the Magic, I'm wondering if she's going to have a less-aspected form of magic than the others (possibly because she's ultimately a unicorn, not human) and may learn to be able to do many things depending on how much preparation and experience she has.