Talk:The Washouts/@comment-30358957-20180928193810/@comment-7345250-20181003223237

What even?

It's been speculated that they are a paramilitary force because (1) they engaged Spike in Secret of My Excess and Tirek in Twilight's Kingdom - Part 1 and (2) they are more or less based on the Blue Angels, but the ponies themselves are almost strictly performers. They do not carry weapons like the royal guard, nor do they conduct patrols or combat exercises. They are government-ordained acrobats. Not soldiers.