Talk:Sunset Shimmer/@comment-10390252-20180318090108

I was just watching the video of Legend You Were Meant To Be and something occurred to me as I was watching Sunset's skit. We all seem to have missed this until it was rubbed in our faces in Forgotten Friendship but Sunset's personal arc has all been about learning to be a true leader.

She can be pushy, aggressive and overbearing, even after her reformation. That, I think, is part of the reason why Wallflower targeted her. She's having to learn, slowly and certainly, how to lead without out all being about her and her self-image.

That fact is that one of the reasons Celestia refused to help Sunset become an alicorn was that Sunset wasn't ready and her approach to being in a leadership position - imposing her will on others using her intelligence, cunning and strong personality - is part of that. She needs to learn to encourage the best out of others and consider others' perspectives. It's a lesson that Princess Twilight had a very hard time learning too, when you consider some of the problems she caused by trying to take charge in many season 1 and season 2 episodes.