Talk:Elements of Harmony/@comment-3410511-20190304181104/@comment-29981995-20190304221902

Well, they kind of needed the advantage most of the time:


 * I kind of doubt the girls could have defeated Nightmare Moon when they first faced her without some kind of boost. Furthermore, the only other proven method of redeeming her is-according to My Little Pony: Deviations-is to make her realize how bad she is by comparing her to the likes of Prince Blueblood.
 * They definitely couldn't have defeated Discord without the Elements, and it was really only the knowledge that they could have been turned against him again that created the situation that allowed him to start on his path to...quasi-redeption.
 * Had it not been for Shining Armor and Cadance's love-magic explosion, they probably would have needed the Elements or some other aid to repel the Changeling invasion of Canterlot.
 * I would guess that the Elements in conjunction with the tree are tied into Rainbow Power, which was essential to defeating Tirek.