He can't be a literal nephew. Simply not possible.

>>42466795
Oh but it is

I feel like if the writers were smart they would've had the character Rarity meets in the finale look entirely different, to make it clear that this is just a fantasy in her head rather than literal reality.

>>42466785
Prince Blueblood, son of Princess Opaline Arcana.

>>42466795
Rarity says he's the princess' nephew in said episode and he has the title of Prince which can only be obtained by either being related to the Princess or becoming a Alicorn like Twilight did. I don't think the show ever shown the Princesses' past so we will never know who was the unfortunate sibling leading up to Blueblood.

>>42466807
I know Rarity claims that. I'm just saying it's wrong is all. It's a mistake.

And even if Celestia and Luna had a sibling who had children over a thousand years ago, that would mean by now everyone in Equestria would be related to them. There wouldn't be any "here's one of three or four or even twenty nephews of Celestia" no EVERYONE in Equestria by now could claim that. That's like claiming you're a child of Charlemagne, yes you are.

>>42466827
The thing is that he's a Prince (of Equestria) where the only other pony Prince we see in the show is Shining Armor after he marries Cadence. Such title has clearly given him the prestige to the point that Rarity knew him despite never meeting each other before and I am for certain that Celestia would just give a random pony such a title like that.

>>42466840
would not*

>>42466827
And I know the show staff just didn't think about this at all, because why would they. So this is only important is for fanfics. And I think if for some reason you need to address this it makes the most sense for Blueblood and people like him to think they are related to Celestia and Luna, starting from a lie, the way people have always lied about being related to gods. "Oh no I'm not descended from Celestia or Luna because they'd obviously deny it, but I'm descended from their sister! Yes, Star Something something." and then everyone just claims to be descended from the person who first claimed that. And Celestia and Luna don't care for whatever reason you want to think of which there's plenty of reasons who could come up with.

Because Faust said there's only two alicorns. So whoever the sister is is certainly from long ago, over 1,000 years. And I just feel like it would be more stupid to explain Rarity being right then her being wrong.

>>42466869
see >>42466840
Why would he have the title of Prince? It clearly shows that Celestia recognises him and it brought him much popularity that Rarity found out about him and decided to try to find him in the Gala.

>>42466785
My headcanon is that a lot of the Royal Guards are Celestia's children.

>>42466891
There's ten million reasons why Celestia might allow a fake nobility in Equestria. That's not the difficult part at all.
Rarity refers to him as her nephew in Episode 3 not the gala episode so I think it's an early writing mistake. Blueblood never even interacts with Celestia in the Gala episode. Rarity says she would become a princess upon marrying him. Celestia doesn't have to give anyone any titles, they just get those legally. He's a prince because he's related to the royal family which according to Rarity claims to be descended from the a sibling no one has ever heard of of Celestia. Sounds suspicious to me.

>>42466946
>Blueblood never even interacts with Celestia in the Gala episode
That's because the episode focuses on the Mane 6 so once he angers Rarity he's not in focus anymore which meant he went back to his room in the Canterlot Castle. The writers after S1 could probably expanded more about him and perhaps had a episode about amending grudges with the gala thing but didn't. Like the third sibling stuff, it's just another plothole with no explanation

>>42466800
>writers were smart
There will never be a smart writer for a kid's cartoon

>>42466800
>Muh classic subversion
>Smart

>>42466795
He could be, an early draft of the 2017 movie had the villain be Celestia and Luna’s long lost evil brother.
You could set Blueblood up as a Bruce Wayne kinda thing where his dad vanished from his life, leaving him with a shit ton of money and next to no responsiblity

>>42466785
For a pony that is close to the princesses the nu-writers forgot about him. At least the comics add more onto him.

>>42467841
He should be thankful he was on the peak season for MLP and not touched by those god awful later season writers

>>42468407
This.

>>42467841
Comics are not canon.

>>42469394
well I consider them canon so yeah

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>>42466785
their sibling's power is the ability to produce a child, celestia and luna are like a thousand years old but have no sign of having children

>>42466785
Alicorns can't be male

>>42468407
this
he stayed pretty memorable being a one off character instead of being eventually ruined, prime example Daring Do

>>42466785
>Imagine being Celestia and Luna's sibling.
Yeah like Cadance's mom/dad

Oh wait.

>>42466946
>which according to Rarity claims to be descended from the a sibling no one has ever heard of of Celestia.
Or just, Princess Platinum adopted the sisters into the royal family. We know there was a ruling class of royal unicorns who overlooked things forever and as far as we know they weren't violently deposed or anything, there's no indication of Celestia conquering them or some shit. The easiest way to legitimize the sisters rule but still keep her title that would obviously be passed down would be just to formally "Adopt" them specifically as a niece. It's not like the show doesn't have precedent for not just this act but that specific relation name, Cadance is 100 percent unrelated to Celestia but when she adopted her she called her a niece, not a daughter, and made her a princess of the throne.

The quickest and easiest answer to both Rarity being right and also him not being biologically related is just to take what the show gave us with the flashback and Cadance and put them together to form a whole picture. He's descended from Platinum in a royal line, like most royal families, but since he's not directly linked to Celestia it's just easier to call him a nephew instead of great great great great great great nephew. It's that simple!

>>42470789
>Cadance is 100 percent unrelated to Celestia but when she adopted her she called her a niece, not a daughter, and made her a princess of the throne.
While this being right about establishment is true, it's important to remember the reason she's not adopting her as a daughter is at that point in time Cadance had parents. Like actual parents who already adopted her. Be fucking weird to say "I'm adopting you now and I'm your mom, do not resist." instead of just calling her your niece that gives her a legitimacy to the throne(And nobody questions because holy shit fucking alicorn) with like, replacing parental figures. SHE HAD ADOPTIVE PARENTS ALREADY.

>>42470785
Ooh, dark.

>>42466785
He may not being an alicorn, but didn't Faust said that Blueblood was supposed to be a Duke, not a Prince? The execs wanted the whole prince/princess thing because "girl's show", but I feel he was royalty mainly because his family was very wealthy and connected through Canterlot.

>>42471375
A duke is still the same thing as a Prince as they both usually rule over a plot of land.

>>42471521
So, owner of a sizeable part of Canterlot? But what can you own? Is a giant medieval city built on the side of a freaking mountain!

>>42471525
A fief, perhaps he owns a good chunk of Canterlot, Ponyville and so on and with that earns enough from fief tax that Princess Celestia wants him in the castle so he'd be on his good side? Blueblood is the only pony with the title of a Prince that isn't from anywhere else i.e. Shining Armor with the Crystal Empire.

>>42466785
But doesn’t Shining Armor canonically get airsick? Perhaps he and some others have refused alicornhoods.

>>42471596
I mean we don't know if Blueblood was offered such a opportunity.

>>42470716
Ah, I presume you're referring about the Best Night Ever fimfic where Blueblood is in a groundhog day for the gala until it's perfect?

>>42466785
On the other hand, you get all the benefits of Princely prestige without being expected to actually do anything because you're not a living god.

>>42472548
>spoiler
I wish it was finished, seems like it was not far off from being completed.

>>42470351
Didn't they plan for the movie a male alicorn? I know it didn't happen because of Sony Execs but it's plausible

>>42470716
>>42472548
>deleted
what did you do, anon?!

>>42466785
I can't imagine complaining in his situation, you literally couldn't get an easier life than his.

>>42466795
This thread has some headcanons about Blueblood's ancestry https://desuarchive.org/mlp/thread/41867426/#41867426

>>42473988
Actually nevermind, I re-read it and it has jack shit

>>42473993
Not a lot at all, yeah.

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Occam's Razor tells me that Celestia and Luna just have a another fucking sibling that doesn't care jack shit about Equestria and just chills back in Caelum.. or Skyros I guess, instead of bending over backwards to make it make sense in another way.

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I always like the headcanon that Blooeblood and his family were descendants of original pre-Equestia royalty, once the two sisters took over they didn't really had a political ground to keep calling themselves kings and queens so instead they got "adopted" under the Celestia to keep their royal status.

>>42475223
>two sisters took over
How? Did they invade and annex?

>>42475669
Equestria is an eternal regency.

>>42475741
Regency for whom? Celestia never has a title of Regent.

>>42475741
is that a TNO reference?!

>>42476648
no...

>>42470785
She at least has a canon explanation of her backstory (being the lost heir of Amore that Celestia adopted)

>>42475669
Starswirl raised them and put them in charge.

I approve of this thread.

>>42477032
Her canon backstory never mentioned her being an heir, Celestia adopted her because she became an alicorn after going into the screensaver universe by exploding a magic love stealing necklace.

>>42477040
It's also canon pretty much everyone revered Starswirl back in the day, at least that was the canon before they brought them in and decided that they couldn't make him ~that~ impressive otherwise they couldn't push their message.

>>42477040
So did Starswirl invade and annex? or?

>>42466931
What a broodmare!

>>42466931
What is she, a changeling?

>>42477998
Yes. Total changeling victory over Equestria.

>>42473988
>checks thread
>absolutely nothing
Anon?

>>42478393
Changelings are shit.

>>42479696
uh no?

>>42471596
Why did Shining Armor get airsick? Is he stupid?

>>42480982
Uh yeah

>>42480982
hes not stupid guys

>>42481538
>he doesn't know

>>42482351
what

>>42477163
>Her canon backstory never mentioned her being an heir
It does now with the latest Cadance comic.

>>42483543
>Latest Cadence Comic
Not. Canon.

>>42475669
Canon's not clear. The three main headcanons:
A) Discord overthrows the HWE establishment and the Princesses intercede and take over after his defeat
B) HWE was actually a shitshow and they take over before there's another race war.
C) They're Star Swirl's students and ascend/take over after inventing new magic to control the sun/moon.

>>42475669
>>42483903
Or how about just
D) godly beings return from the shadows and take their rightful place while all the regular ponies fall in line.

>>42466785
He's adopted, like Cadance

>>42484274
If so, why him? he's not a alicorn like Cadence is.

>>42484240
D sounds the most likely but it'd be confusing if they randomly chose Blueblood as a prince.

>>42466931
unf

>>42484274
just like you!

>>42485747
That's rude to say such a thing!

>>42486171
and?

>>42484636
This is purely in headcanon territory, but I think there was non-divine nobility and 'power structures,' as much as little ponies would need one, during the pre-unification era. And when the sisters took the reins, they let them keep those up as tradition.

>>42486985
I mean to be fair a lot discussion here is someone's headcanon and not official per say.

>>42466785
i mean he gets to be a prince so he is in a good situation compared to others

>>42466785
What does he even do if you don't consider the comics of him being Equestria's #1 diplomat being canon. Does he do all of the royal bureaucracy while Celestia eats cake?

>>42487902
He has a compass cutie mark, I suppose he makes the maps of Equestria for the princesses?

>>42488017
ehh it could be something related to the solar system if his aunties are the sun and the moon

>>42488488
oh so the stars?

>>42488935
No, that's Luna's job.

>>42486171
To be honest, I am actually adopted

>>42489946
Oh... my bad.

>>42489946
LOLLLL

>>42489946
>flagposter
Checks out. Am I the only normal flag-using, namefagging, catloving, Harry Potter loving, Pokemon loving bastard around here who's relatively healthy and normal? It's probably because I was never into Star Trek & Dr Who.
Every single one of you have some tragic backstory without a silver lining.

>42490641
faggot namefag

>>42490915
Capitals & punctuation, NEWFAGGOT.

>>42490928
good for you

>>42466785
Him not being past S1 makes me think that the new writers never watched the S1 finale.

>>42491951
Wasn't there some sort of guide for the nuwriters which gave them a list of 3 episodes per character and most of them was post S2?

>>42492480
ah yeah that's grim

>>42475177
>Occam's Razor
>literally creates a separate entity
How do you fail at applying OR so badly? Actual OR would suggest he's Luna's son, as stupid and nonsensical as that is. But it's not like OR is a perfect framework for everything.

>>42490641
Who are your top 3 favorite Pokemon?

>>42492480
can't the nu-writers watch everything before them in a day or two? are they that lazy

>>42493797
>implying that they gave a shit about the show in the first place
lol

>>42494325
Sad...

>>42494883
how?

>>42466785
Hes the descendant of Luna and Celestia's sibling, Terra, a unicorn who didn't ascend to become an alicorn like they did, he created the alicorn amulet, fashioning it in the likeness of the alicorn he wanted to become and to try to even the playing field with his sisters before he vanished.

>>42495424
>before he vanished
what happened?

>>42496016
Memory curse backfired, made the world forget him.

>>42496016
Went north nutted in some shadow monster under the snow, went north some more

>>42496016
his soul is stuck in he alicorn amulet

>>42496511
>don't trust wheels trixie
>put a glass dome over ponyville trixie
>trixie you fat retard thats not a magic amulet

>>42496521
>Trixie hears a sound like someone walking away to breathe in sharply before the voice returns and tells her to change snips and snails age in a strangely strained voice

>>42496511
>Alicorn Amulet contains the souls of many many unicorns to even grant magic close enough to a alicorn
Now that's dark.

>>42496016
old age happened, very sad

>>42496016
Celestia and Luna took him out before he could obtain alicornhood, how evil of them both to do such a thing to their sibling just so there can be no stallion alicorns

>>42497723
they just fucking killed him kek

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i like the concept so I did some speculation sketches for it

>>42497980
That's awesome, I love it!

>>42497984
thanks anon. i think the manes i came up with are ok, colours i'm not sure of, it was just green for plants, white for snow, orange for sand/rocks cause all of those are earth stuff.

>>42497980
cute earth planet prince

>>42493193
No, OR wouldn't suggest Luna is his mother because nothing in the show or in additional media ever hints at her being Blueblood's mother (as well as them looking nothing alike). OR would expect that there would be at least something to hint at that Luna is her mother anywhere in the franchise as Luna is a major supporting character, but there is no such hint. So then, it rather indicates that there must be a third sibling.

>>42497980
what would his nightmare/daybreaker form be like?

>>42497980
God tier sketches keep up the good pony artwork!

>>42498400
the lich king

>>42475177
>>42493193
Amateurs.
Occam's Razor implies that the show's genius writer (((LAUREN FAUST))) didn't care enough about accuracy to realize that Celestia and Luna aren't supposed to have a nephew AT ALL.

>>42499138
Well now there is a nephew, and there's nothing you can do about it.

>>42497980
kino

>>42497328
Wouldn't say that would be "Vanishing".

>>42500184
it's close enough

>>42500523
not really.

>>42466785
the mlp comic where he was in place of Twilight was funny.

>>42497723
Would explain why violence was Luna's solution to Celestia. All other obstacles were put to the horn (Discord, Tirek, Sombra), so why not Cringelestia.

>>42501212
well luna lost against Celestia and she'd lose again

>>42466785
He's the only prince of Equestria, that is the best thing you could get.

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>>42497980
A prince is cool, but knights are cooler. tried my hand at the stained glass art style we saw sometimes in the show.

maybe this dude was a sibling, adopted/bio is irrelevant, and an Equestrian Knight being all noble, he is green so he could be the horsey equivalent of the green knight

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>>42497980
>>42502072
Wait a fucking second

>>42502091
holy shit
the apples are related to the sisters....

>>42502072
Very cool art, anon!

>>42502072
This is awesome

>>42502072
Epic stuff, quite the great earth warrior knight you've drawn.

>>42466785
ok is there a problem with that? he already won the lottery in prestige and title

>>42502072
That's real fuckin' neato

>>42503656
He could have more like alicornhood with his prince role.

>>42502091
Oh my god...

>>42502091
I mean the artist did have this likely as a palette reference, anywhoo?

>>42505050
ah yeah

>>42483903
E) HWE didn't happen, it's just a founding myth Celestia introduced to help ponies get along more rather than simply acting out of obedience to her

>>42502091
>>42505050
I did yes, the apples have alot of greens in their ranks, green felt the most balanced choice between celestia's white and luna's blue. If you guys like I can do more art for this character, full alicorn, evil variant, more of the window etc.?

>>42502072
dude hid away the earth pony magic out of fear of earth ponies no longer needing unicorns or pegasi to grow crops

>>42505642
Oh you can decide for yourself, no need to feel pressure on making art. Thanks for making it in the first place, drawchad!

>>42466785
Purchased title. Getting the nobility to give you money for stupid shit that makes them feel good is very efficient.

>>42506022
If it's a purchased title then why do we not see any other pony with a noble title?

>>42506051
We do, they just don't point it out like they did with him.

>>42506058
Also if it's purchased then why would Rarity say he's the princess' nephew? If it was that case then such a thing wouldn't be said.

>>42506063
Why not?

>>42506070
To be considered a nephew you'd have to be related. Also such a title like "Prince" are not said titles purchasable like Viscount, Earl, Baron and so on. The prince title is usually reserved for actual relatives.

>>42506074
>To be considered a nephew you'd have to be related.
No, he purchased that too.
>Also such a title like "Prince" are not said titles purchasable like Viscount, Earl, Baron and so on. The prince title is usually reserved for actual relatives.
According to what exactly? You may as well say that Equestria must have a constitution because that's just how things were by that timeframe. You're projecting conventions from our world for no reason.

>>42506090
>You're projecting conventions from our world for no reason.
Same can be said for what you just said. Not a argument.

>>42506102
Not really. I gave an explanation for how it could be and you said it must not due to certain irl conventions.

>>42466785
Lucky.

>>42466785
He's got a easy life so he'd not really care about the alicorn stuff unless offered by his aunts or gets jealous enough after learning about Twilight if you consider S3 and so on canon.

>>42507010
i would love to see a episode about the latter but then again you know how it is with the post faust writers

>>42505893
you're welcome bro, its a pretty easy concept to work with sun, moon, earth, slots in naturally. i'm surprised they werent already thinking of it for the movie

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>>42505893
>>42507392
I had ideas, last I'll do, don't want to turn this into my epic oc

>>42507700
Lovely, thank you very much!!!

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>>42507700
>tumblrtale reference
Ruined.

>>42507983
My man i drew small horses as a pass time.

>>42507700
Pretty kino. nice

>>42507700
Would the cutie mark be more of the earth globe since Celestia has the sun and Luna has the moon?

>>42508417
i thought of that but not sure how to make it look good

>>42466785
I thought this shit would be easy as hell to explain and understand. it doesnt take a fucking genius to understand.

>Celestia sometimes uplifts ponies to be princesses when needed in Equestria's monarchy
>Equestria works on a roman based system where the 1% fund the government and are given royal titles for this
>Celestia once chose a husband, but decided not to make them immortal leading to her having some legal family like blueblood who are born as princes but dont have any serious political authority like Twilight before she became a princess with a title 'Princess of Friendship' as opposed to Blueblood just being a prince.

Do you guys have to have ever little thing written in stone for you to come to your own conclusions?

GAY PUNCH

>>42508437
I mean this thread is mostly anons throwing headcanons around that they think is the best and the sorts

>>42508776
True but it's all in good fun.

>>42466800
What a awful idea you've got

>>42509111
trips of truth!

>>42466785
Why wasn't he in the Canterlot Wedding? I thought he was friends with Shining Armor.

>>42510220
actual reason: Animators and writers forgot
my headcanon: He was too busy working back in the Canterlot Castle doing the princesses work while they go to the wedding.

>>42510579
>being forced to work while the princesses get to do what they want
No wonder why he was like that during the Gala.

gay combo attack

>>42510951
hmm? he was just simply not pleased by the gold digging activities rarity was doing and her stalking him. would have to do of none of that work that would be offloaded onto him

>>42511492
Ohh ok then.

>>42492480
Sad!

>>42512317
indeed

>>42469394
Why do you not like the comics?

>>42513026
Not written or approved by Faust.

>>42507700
>inb4 a new general

>>42513445
what on earth are you going on about

>>42513450
earth
heh

>>42513453
Celestia damnit, kek.

>>42513443
>Faust this, Faust that
Christ you're like a radio on repeat

>>42514205
look who's talking

>>42466785
Easy life, no complaints.

>>42515409
Ehh, i'd say being a Prince puts you in some risk with equestria's enemies.

>>42515609
techically same could be said for any pony but i suppose it makes you more of a priority

>>42516395
Well no shit lol, the more power you got the more of a target you got on yourself.

>>42515409
>easy
I suppose in the show's equestria apart from the changeling attacks on canterlot, etc. etc. oh wait!

>>42466785
in my mind i think the reason why he is not a alicorn like his aunts because he is based on Pluto and since people doubt it's a planet it's the reason why he ain't got no alicorn powers

>>42517895
if Pluto then why does he not have a pluto cutie mark?

>>42518217
It's just my headcanon, dude. Could be that the pluto line is mortal than the rest.

>>42518643
Ah, right. Pluto being mortal because of it's doubtability is kinda funny so it's alright now with me.

>>42517895
>Sun, Moon and then Pluto
Where did the other planet ponies go then?

>>42519459
back to their planets and the earth pony is visiting another planet

>>42519769
For over a thousand years? Seems like the earth planet pony abandoned his own planet.

>>42520017
He likes to go on terraforming vacations

>>42520148
heh nice

>>42520017
I suppose it got boring for him, eh?

>>42520754
understandable

>>42519459
into the not canon department, very sad

>>42521447
Bro it's just my headcanons it's not canon by default

>>42521761
Oh oops, my bad.

>>42466785
what does the compass cutie mark do?

>>42522755
it helps him navigate the long ass canterlot castle

>>42523089
That's it?

>>42523356
Well I suppose more like planning if you stretch it.

>>42523356
Dude navigation could be amazing in many situations, if he's stuck in a maze he can get out of there asap!

>>42524274
Sounds a bit niche when your aunts control the fucking Sun and Moon with their cutie marks.

>>42524630
Isn't that from alicorn powers than cutie mark? I'm sure if Prince Blueblood was a Alicorn then he could control both.

>>42524977
The alicorn being the ones to control the sun and moon was something made after faust right? I'd consider that fanfictiony enough to say no.

>>42525269
Ehh... perhaps but we will just presume it's not fanfiction in the first place?

>>42466785
he is probably spending his time when not working in the castle out and about in canterlot so its all good

>>42526058
Ah yeah, might as well enjoy all the luxuries of a Prince if Celestia is not going to give her nephew anything like Twilight got.

>>42466785
I'm really jealous

>>42470351
Why not? I'd think it'd be cool for there to be at least one stallion that's a alicorn.

>>42527393
Too many alicorns and Twilight Alicorn is a mistake

>>42527842
>Too many alicorns
Why do you have a problem with having more?

>>42528374
It makes ponies into basically strong Mary Sues. It's quite literally plot armor type shit

>>42528832
I don't see the problem with such a thing? It's not like alicorns are a one of a kind.

>>42529196
They SHOULD be.

>>42527842
Twilight Alicorn also doesn't make sense when her castle is in Ponyville, they already have Mayor Mare. Plus the new castle is hideous. Wish Twilight had kept to friends and books.

>>42528374
Lauren Faust only intended 2. Sun and Moon are the Yin-Yang that "make the world go round." Cadance could rule over the Crystal Empire without being an alicorn, and Mayor Mare for Ponyville while Twilight spends time with friends and reading. Which would be much better for her wellbeing imo.

>>42529888
I haven't seen much past S3, does she at the end abandon her castle in Ponyville for the Canterlot one or does she use both?

>>42466785
I wonder, is he based on anyone in real life apart from just general princes? His name is a spanish origin so maybe a Spanish king?

>>42531127
It's clearly obvious Prince Blueblood is just based on high nobility in general, I don't think we have the documents that may specify what royal or noble inspired the design and such but maybe one day such a thing will leak for us to see

>>42466785
He's a prince from the royal unicorn family, a vassal dynasty of the two princesses. He is a "nephew" in the sense that Celestia adopted him into her circle although this latter part is just my headcanon.

>>42466785
celestia cut off his wings because she was a bit sadistic after sending Luna to the moon.

>>42466800
I mean that's basically what they did, sure he's well groomed and looks the part but that could easily be attributed to being a royal with an entire castle staff putting in the work.
Otherwise he was pretty much nothing like how Rarity expected him to be.

>>42530162
She stays in Ponyville castle (to my understanding. I haven't read the comics or additional material.)

>>42532437
Damn.

>>42532437
I read a fimfic similar to this, Blueblood lost his wings in a war 1000s of years ago and every new Blueblood is just actually him wearing a new hair style.

>>42533309
fic link?

>>42532437
Princess Celestia wouldn't do this to her relatives.

>>42533621
I forgot and I'm not looking it up for you.

>>42534186
Anon, Celestia isn't a sweetheart we all hope she is. She probably conquered other nations to get Equestria and took a 1000 year pacification campaign to stamp out any seperatism.

>>42535361
Still, she would cause no harm to those close to hers no matter what.

>>42536013
isn't sending luna to the moon techically harm? even if she was nightmare moon

>>42466785
I always thought that the princesses regularly adopt young children, and they're given the title of prince or princess, but are raised as a nephew or niece in order to not have a legitimate claim to the throne.
It's why Celestia and Luna can retire, and choose a successor without any pushback from blueblood.

Also, this is how I assume Cadence was Celestia's niece, and how she got started with her training to become an alicorn.

Twilight and sunset didn't get adopted because they presumably already had parents. Maybe in sunset's case, she was already old enough to not need a new aunt to raise her, or declined the idea.

Either way, It's something that's rightly left to the fans to discuss and figure out fifteen years later.

By the way, Who deserved the Ticket? I think it's Fluttershy. or Spike if he wanted it at the time.

>>42466785
I'm sure their sibling didn't want to be immortal, OP. Otherwise we wouldn't of gotten blueblood.

>>42537060
oh yeah true but I mean you know how Cadence showed there can be alicorn babies right?

>>42466795
Why the hell not?

>>42536640
Pinkie wanted to enjoy the party. The party is one night. The gardens are around all the time and I heavily doubt Twilight doesn't have the pull to get Fluttershy in. They didn't import the animals for the gala, it's where they live. I have to give it to her, even if it turned out to not be her kind of party.

Rarity wanted to gold dig, Applejack wanted to sell food at a catered event, Rainbow Dash wanted to network. Only Fluttershy and Pinkie had valid reasons to go, but only Pinkie's was dependent on the ticket.

>>42537654
Ehh... In Hasbro's canon yeah but I prefer not such a thing in other headcanons.

>>42466785
Where did Rarity found out about him? Why did he vanish into the background (not as in like Applejack being basically a background pony in later seasons)? Why did he not go to the Wedding? Such a enigma Hasbro put out...

>>42539777
Nice trips but it's mostly because the show isn't that inconsistent and I presume our dear prince fell through the cracks at the writing department after S1.

>>42502091
You're serious, Anon?

>>42539777
He got Backgrounditis, very sad condition some ponies get like the one you mentioned.

>>42541966
Some serious shit that is to effect so many ponies

>>42541966
>>42542466
who else has this new condition i have never heard about

>>42477998
She's a thousand years old. Thats a lot of times to have kids.

>>42543910
But enough to fill the entire royal guard with near identicals?

>>42538129
Yeah all things considered Pinkie went to it for what it was in spirit, a party
Although time has made it so no one can actually enjoy the party
Makes me think Celestia wanted to act the same way as Pinkie but now that she's a figure of authority she can't

>>42543264
Too many to count with Hasbro.

>>42544501
>but now that she's a figure of authority she can't
I mean Celestia's a immortal alicorn. Nopony is going to stop her from acting like Pinkie Pie.

>>42545609
It'd look bad for their leader to suddenly start partying hard
Ponies would lose respect for her if she started acting like that
That's why she was able to let loose while on vacation

>>42536640
>>42538129
Applejack was hanging out with Twilight and was the first to ask for the ticket and was going to receive it before the others butted in, so just based on who has the most legitimate claim of being owed the ticket, Applejack was seconds from getting it before Rainbow Crash started loyaltying up.

>>42545636
>It'd look bad for their leader to suddenly start partying hard
For outside, sure but I think the ponies would then try to copy her since I wouldn't be surprised all of the ponies there out of the mane 6 are to please her for some deeds.