Epic tale averted! · 6:36am Jul 4th, 2012
I had an epic idea for a story in which Luna gets pissed and unleashes her full power (vague scenes are how most of my story ideas start), and it is revealed that, since she controls the stars, Luna is actually several thousand times stronger than Celestia.
But alas! The plot holes were many and irreparable.
First, the consensus (by which I mean my roommate's opinion) is that Luna does not actually control the stars. Just the moon.
Second, even if Luna did control the stars, Celestia managed the nights for a thousand years, meaning she would have controlled the stars as well. That feat would give Luna no advantage over Celestia.
Third, I'm already working on a new epic tale of awesome adventuring goodness. I should try to limit myself to one of those at a time.
Weeee crazy writerness!
I chose to believe that they are equally powerful, being able to control either force regardless of whether or not their certain other is around. I too had such an idea, but I never got around to writing it.
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Yeah, in a showdown of raw power my headcanon is that they're close to equal. But I think Celestia would be a craftier fighter, and that would give her an edge.
Now I have a story idea growing. Crap.