Ponies are stronger than humans on a 1v1 basis armed or unarmed as long as it kept that HFY spirit and tone? Everyone loves an underdog story after all. Alternatively if it's an isekai thing, being a superhuman would allow that character to go toe to toe with named pony character because narrative tension and stakes. Again, as the hero humanity will still come out on top, it's just a matter of how.

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I wouldn't mind reading one of those type of stories. I always like to read something that has a good amount of drama