I notice in Horizon's ongoing Harshwhinny epic that in a feat of great deliberation and painstaking worldbuilding, he crafted in a reason that Harshwhinny outshines every other pony in Equestria (except for his OC, which is forgivable because he inherits it from her):

(Chapter 5)

Luna took us back to the royal Castle of the Princesscorn Sisters. Princesscorns were alicorns that got doublecorned to raise the planets and rule the Equestrian International games Committeee. They were angry. [1]

(Chapter 6)

"My name's Miss Harshwhinnny, although most people call me Triplecorn these days." She complained. […] "I'm like a princesscorn except they princesscorn you twice and it takes away your wings and horn because you're so awesome you don't need them any more." …

"Me too because it's genetic!" I confessed. "Except I kept the wings and horn because I like them."

This is breathtaking! Literally. I was sitting down at my computer and I had a panic attack and had to breathe into a paper bag for a little bit because I just couldn't bear the thought that such a golden, shining idea might languish forever in the site's best fanfiction instead of being show canon like it needs to be. Truly there is no justice.

But that does raise a question that Skywriter explored in comments:

> I'm confused. What happens if you keep princesscorning ponies? [Do the wings and horn] just go back and forth like that or are there further tiers that we just haven't seen yet?

Horizon just said "um iunno" and went back to writing. I'm grateful he's not getting distracted, but now the question is sticking in my craw.

Objectively, it's not possible to be better than HW, but let's assume that HW re-princesscorned herself again, becoming a quadricorn. What would that even look like? How many princesscornings can she undergo before gazing upon her ascended form causes us to melt like the Nazis in Raiders of the Lost Ark?

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[1] This is an intriguing detail never fully explored. Are they angry because they're Princesscorns? Are they angry because their celestial duties take away time from their rightful Games stewardship? Or are they just jealous of HW?

Further princesscorning is impossible. With each one, ponies get closer to perfection, right? You're implying that HW could be improved.

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You're thinking too small. This is Miss Harshwhinny we're talking about. She can transcend perfection.

Hm! Interesting question. Iteration 4 would have to be … Lauren Faust, I guess?

786197
Iteration 5: Miss Harshwhinny again, since Lauren Faust was created unto the world for the sole purpose of bringing HW to us.

786197 I disagree. Quadricorning would turn her into Tip Wilkin, the only person ever capable of out-sexying Miss Harshwhinny at her own game.

786202
YOU TAKE THAT BACK

If HW and this "Tip" person were locked in a room together, "Tip" would crack like a soda straw.

786211
Aside from the fact that their presence together would create a black hole of sexy which would destroy not only our entire universe but six neighboring ones, you're wrong. Do you even read Skin Horse?

786213
Of course not. Insufficient Harshwhinny.

ok to settle this i just found jeffrey c wells' phone number on the internet and told him to put hw in his comic

he asked why i was calling at 2 am

what a complete dick

786217
Call him again, he didn't actually say no.

786202

What we really need is a Skin Horse / MLP crossover. Maybe a HiE fanfic with Tip Wilkin. He gets sent to Equestria, and almost immediately ends up at the Carousel Boutique. After Rarity makes him a dress that's absolutely fabulous, the fanfic could go straight into a shipfic shipping Tip and Miss Harshwhinny. It'd be awesome.

786225
YOU TAKE THAT BACK

Harshwhinny x Sweetheart OTP

786230
YOU TAKE THAT BACK

she is a dog

they don't even fit

786230

I was thinking Sweetheart x Sweetie Belle, actually.

Though I'd read both HarshHeart and HeartBelle ships...

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The biggest problem with this plan is that the title "Skin Pony" sounds like the next Cupcakes.

786242

Yeah. Though it could always be given a name like Tales from the Skin Horse Case Files: Operation Equestria, or something similar, so people are thinking crossover rather then pony skins...

786242

I thought "The Odd Couples"" sounded good.

I still think Sweetheart x Sweetie Belle would be cute.

I think that part of the powers of a quadricorn should be that a quadricorn instantly causes the fic that they're written into to become a coherent, well-plotted, well-spelled work of fiction for the period of time that that character is on-screen.

786397
D'aww.

788199

Thanks. That was surprisingly easy to do, though I rather obviously didn't draw any of that myself. I just happen to be the type of person who has pictures of Sweetie Belle's home lying around on my hard drive.

786397

Me and a dog? I don't know...

She does look pretty friendly. Maybe we could play? I've played catch with Winona before.

And I'm so glad everypony is back. Being stuck in a computer is so much worse when there are signs saying "502 Error" everywhere blocking your path. What does that even mean?

Sweetheart x Winona

Wait a second, we have gone off-topic! Where's the Harshwhinny?! THIS GROUP IS LOSING ITS INTEGRITY!!!

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Oh, no. I just saw another one. Please don't tell me they're coming back...

789177
Yeah, you're ruining this group.

789177

As I recall, I was shipping Miss Harshwhinny, sexiest mare in existence, with Tip Wilkins, who also happens to be inexplicably sexy, having been known to walk into a bar in women's clothing, and end up at home with an attractive woman on either arm in the past.

We were just discussing secondary ships. And I'm not sure Sweetheart would be likely to fall for a dog who doesn't talk. Though maybe Winona talks, and just hasn't said anything on the show?

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They should be able to communicate via anal sniffing, unless that idea is contradicted in the comic.

I wouldn't know, I stopped reading when I realized Harshwhinny wasn't in it.

789247

And there were a few more... *curls into a ball and hopes they'll go away*

788196
I wish a quadricorn's powers included being able to stabilize 789498's connection.

789777

It stopped, but I don't think it was my connection. I was able to find kitty-cat pictures without problems. Maybe the ruler of this place made some minor changes again.

I'm not really quite sure who that is, actually. Somepony said it was a nightie, but items of clothing ruling over places would just be silly...

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No, his name is "Nightie". His special talent is wearing women's bedclothes. Sometimes even during the day. You know how it goes.

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omg is knighty fimfiction's tip

790281

Oh! That's makes more sense.

Wait, why does a stallion with a special talent for wearing lingerie ruling over fimfiction make more sense? I'm confused.

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You're the only one that said it made more sense. I'm just stating facts.

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No, it does make more sense. Just not much more.