Talk:Star Swirl the Bearded/@comment-10390252-20160311211449

Is Sunburst actually Star Swirl the Bearded prior to a one-way trip to the past? The potential ramifications are enormous. Everything that Star Swirl did could actually be because of Starlight telling him stories of her new boss's various adventures! Imagine him knowing how to defeat Tirek and the Sirens because Twilight told Starligh how he did it.

Being a bit mischievous, I prefer an alternat explanation: After being carried off to Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns, he got it into his head that a pony with his talents (most of which exist only in his flattery-muddled brain) was surely going to be the next Star Swirl. So, he started emulating Star Swirl's dress and sartorial habits. Bonus points if poor Starlight takes one look at him in his Nightmare Night costume and can't stop laughing until the end of the scene.