The six or seven, whatever, should lose their armor powers. Sure, they're hopelessly outnumbered, but still. This isn't war, this is a massacre with surprising injury on the winning side. The elements of harmony themselves are a weapon of mass destruction, and fluttershy kinda uses some element power with her armor. Maybe if they used actual element powers instead of this weird black magic bullshit, this would be a more beleivable story.
Wait, this is beleuvale, but it is just unneasisarily op.
4633846 So my original intent with the ability of the armor is actually that the armor amplifies the natural abilities of the wearer to their natural extreme conclusion. As far as the “Dark Magic” goes, it is well known that Twilight can indeed use black magic. Nevertheless, here’s my reasoning as to why the others can do what they can. For one, this is a War in Equestria story meaning that the story will naturally be quite distant from actual cannon. The other reason the mane six and Spike can do what they have been doing is because of a fact I wanted to portray in this story, War changes people. War brings out the worst in every participant. In the case of six rather innocent ponies and a very innocent dragon, the change a massive amount of stress such as seen in war will magnify their less desirable traits at an extreme rate.
Also on the note of the mane 6 and Spike being OP. Remember that magic is present in Equestria which allows for some artistic license on my part. The main reason I did make them so powerful is that the original story was completely centered on this armor they are now using. Also to be honest in a war between ponies and griffons the griffons have so many advantages its actually hard to list them all, the abilities of the mane six and Spike are simply there to balance the scales.
As far as the elements of harmony being a weapon of mass destruction that is not actually true. In MLP, the elements of harmony never killed anything sentient. From my perspective, the elements represent a type of balance of nature of which death is not a part.
As far as Fluttershy confronting the dragon instead of Spike remember this, Fluttershy is terrified of dragons in the first place and Titanus is larger and more powerful than any dragon the mane six have encountered so far. Also if you remember the fall of Fillydelphia I specified that Titanus had some inherent magic immunity that prevented the unicorn defense force from killing him. Fluttershy’s ability is centered on talking with animals and magic. Titanus has a level of magic immunity and the experience and willpower to resist an assault by “The Stare”.
Hopefully this might alleviate any problems you might have with the story, and if it doesn’t well I guess just chalk it up to me being an extremely inexperienced writer.
4636844 Actually, the elements are made to balance out the good and bad and mostly protect equestria and possibly other places in the world. The elements haven't killed anyone in the show, but the writers never explain shit so there is really no known thing the elements can do. Besides, they have blasted nmm into nothing, turned a pretty much God into stone, gave a thing that gave a hideous transformation to the bearers and fucked tirek. Up. And other stuff.
4636899 Well honestly beside the one General I haven't portrayed any of the griffons as "evil". Also apparently my descriptions suck, the Hydra is the name of Applejack's weapon which is a metallic whip with 4 heads i.e. hydra
The six or seven, whatever, should lose their armor powers. Sure, they're hopelessly outnumbered, but still. This isn't war, this is a massacre with surprising injury on the winning side. The elements of harmony themselves are a weapon of mass destruction, and fluttershy kinda uses some element power with her armor. Maybe if they used actual element powers instead of this weird black magic bullshit, this would be a more beleivable story.
Wait, this is beleuvale, but it is just unneasisarily op.
Like.
4633846
So my original intent with the ability of the armor is actually that the armor amplifies the natural abilities of the wearer to their natural extreme conclusion. As far as the “Dark Magic” goes, it is well known that Twilight can indeed use black magic. Nevertheless, here’s my reasoning as to why the others can do what they can. For one, this is a War in Equestria story meaning that the story will naturally be quite distant from actual cannon. The other reason the mane six and Spike can do what they have been doing is because of a fact I wanted to portray in this story, War changes people. War brings out the worst in every participant. In the case of six rather innocent ponies and a very innocent dragon, the change a massive amount of stress such as seen in war will magnify their less desirable traits at an extreme rate.
Also on the note of the mane 6 and Spike being OP. Remember that magic is present in Equestria which allows for some artistic license on my part. The main reason I did make them so powerful is that the original story was completely centered on this armor they are now using. Also to be honest in a war between ponies and griffons the griffons have so many advantages its actually hard to list them all, the abilities of the mane six and Spike are simply there to balance the scales.
As far as the elements of harmony being a weapon of mass destruction that is not actually true. In MLP, the elements of harmony never killed anything sentient. From my perspective, the elements represent a type of balance of nature of which death is not a part.
As far as Fluttershy confronting the dragon instead of Spike remember this, Fluttershy is terrified of dragons in the first place and Titanus is larger and more powerful than any dragon the mane six have encountered so far. Also if you remember the fall of Fillydelphia I specified that Titanus had some inherent magic immunity that prevented the unicorn defense force from killing him. Fluttershy’s ability is centered on talking with animals and magic. Titanus has a level of magic immunity and the experience and willpower to resist an assault by “The Stare”.
Hopefully this might alleviate any problems you might have with the story, and if it doesn’t well I guess just chalk it up to me being an extremely inexperienced writer.
4636844 Actually, the elements are made to balance out the good and bad and mostly protect equestria and possibly other places in the world. The elements haven't killed anyone in the show, but the writers never explain shit so there is really no known thing the elements can do. Besides, they have blasted nmm into nothing, turned a pretty much God into stone, gave a thing that gave a hideous transformation to the bearers and fucked tirek. Up. And other stuff.
And what kind of magic is summoning a Hydra?
4636899 Well honestly beside the one General I haven't portrayed any of the griffons as "evil". Also apparently my descriptions suck, the Hydra is the name of Applejack's weapon which is a metallic whip with 4 heads i.e. hydra
4636916 Should have said or described it as that at least once.
4637073 I did describe it in chapter 4 when Applejack uses it for the first time, but I guess my description wasn't detailed enough. Sorry
Its ok>>4637086