Talk:Elements of Harmony/@comment-7345250-20130720053814/@comment-11111343-20130720152642

Then again, Discord was re-sealed in stone through the Elements, and King Sombra was defeated by the Crystal Heart. If the Elements were used against him, he might have suffered a similar fate.

Nightmare Moon's defeat confuses me though. Celestia didn't know of a way to bring Luna back, so she used the Elements and banished her to the moon. When the banishment was over, the Elements of Harmony were used to defeat her again, but instead of sending her back to the moon, they somehow managed to bring Luna back even though no one had any idea how to.

My theory is that even though the Elements can be controlled, their power can't be directed. As a result, the outcome of using the Elements is unpredictable and random.

Alternatively, it could be that banishing people was the cool thing to do back in the day...