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23rd Oct 2021, 6:00 AM
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I love how Ponyville went from having a democratically elected mayor to having a princess instated literally overnight.
The mayor's still there, and Twilight never seems to have a formal leadership role. The very fact that most of her speeches are to announce danger would probably make her something of an albatross, and that was commented on in Episode 100. "Here comes Princess Twilight - what disaster is coming after us today?" "Doesn't matter, she and the Mane Six will handle it."
"And if it's a friendship problem, they'll have it solved in half an hour or so!"
Indeed, Twilight never appeared to run the administrative parts of the town. Instead her castle converted to a school and she took over the administrative duties at the capital, so Ponyville never stopped being a democratic town.
Right. Even modern royal dukes, while they derive income from the duchy, don't have any command role. The Duke of Cambridge doesn't actually get to tell Cambridge what to do.
Even the senior princesses seem to rule with a pretty light hoof. They don't interfere with ponies who know what they're doing. For that matter, in this comic Celestia can't get ponies tickets to her own gala.
Even the senior princesses seem to rule with a pretty light hoof. They don't interfere with ponies who know what they're doing. For that matter, in this comic Celestia can't get ponies tickets to her own gala.
If you count the IDW comic series, yes. Issues 46-47 has her run again Filthy Rich in an election.
Is she democratically elected? I don't recall that ever being mentioned or shown in the show
I always thought it was an appointed position, and the title of "mayor" was because of reasons (like how Celestia and Luna are only "princesses" and not "queens")
I always thought it was an appointed position, and the title of "mayor" was because of reasons (like how Celestia and Luna are only "princesses" and not "queens")
I noticed that, particularly in the bit where they were in Manehattan and Twilight couldn't get a taxi. No one even noticed the presence of a small alicorn. It makes me wonder if small, unassuming alicorns are more common than they appear - Cadance was able to be a babysitter, and wander around town without everyone dropping what they were doing the way they would if it was Celestia. No escort, either; stories about the children of presidents are common enough that the vagaries of security following you everywhere would make for useful story fodder, but nothing.
On the other hand, Pinkie can get that +5 party cannon now.
On the other hand, Pinkie can get that +5 party cannon now.
Ahem. +6 Cannon of Instant Partying, thank you very much. :P
I suspect that Celestia and Luna stand out by their size first, alicornness second. It's possible not to notice that an otherwise-ordinary-looking pony has both wings and a horn, but a literal big pony around town is harder to miss.
Tack on mane and tail that aren't quite "there".
{Suddenly imagining Rainbow Dash with "not there" mane and tail -- real rainbows!}
{Suddenly imagining Rainbow Dash with "not there" mane and tail -- real rainbows!}
It's possible not to notice ... if the pony in question hasn't just been the center of a widely advertised and -attended coronation. Especially in Manehattan, where you'd think there'd be her cutie mark slapped on a skyscraper somewhere.
Except in this comic, where apparently half the population has saved Equestria at some point.
Except in this comic, where apparently half the population has saved Equestria at some point.
There are a couple animation errors that show certain background ponies as being alicorns, so it's not a stretch if they wanted to use that here.
In the end CelestiaMod evaded the question of what happened to Discord if they are in Ponyville and how are they there... Maybe is better to not point plot holes
There's a story on FiMFic where it's a minor point that Celestia has given Pinkie access to the "Royal-Party Emergency Fund" account. Celestia still considers it a useful way of harnessing Pinkie Sense, in that if Pinkie senses some danger and needs money to head it off then it's right there. Naturally, Pinkie tends to misplace the hyphen, using the account for "party-emergencies."