Talk:Alicorns/@comment-24346726-20140408034051/@comment-24714017-20140411164553

Here's my theory, I believe they were created by supreme beings (possibly Celestia's parents) who created them to govern their worlds (Equestria's world.) Now I believe that in order for an alicorn to be born, both the parents have to be alicorns because the genes that allow their offspring to have both wings and horns are so powerful that they require both parents to be alicorns in order for succesful fertilization. Should one of them be a pony, (I consider alicorns a seperate species) their offspring will have alicorn-like bodies but they won't have both wings and horns. It may even explain why Shining Armor, Fluer De Lis and many other background ponies have alicorn-like character models (It was likely due to pony-alicorn breeding in the far past which raises questions of an alicorn civilization.)

So in conclusion:

Alicorn + Pony = Pony (with Alicorn body)

Alicorn + Alicorn = Alicorn