Vader’s saber was still inches away from the face of the... thing. In the red glow of his lightsaber Vader was able to make out it had a horn at least. And wings, for that matter. Along with what seemed to be hooves and a face resembling an equine. Though with much more humanoid features than he would’ve thought possible.
It stared up at him with large eyes. Vader guessed that it perhaps had night vision because of this. It was obvious this thing was sapient in some way. The pink one jumping up and down already shouted something about parties, and addressed this one by a name of some sort he didn’t catch.
The creature stayed silent for several seconds, apparently shocked to the point it could no longer speak. Though the pink thing had plenty to say. At least, Vader was guessing it was pink. His vision had shifted more towards the red end of the spectrum ever since he became a cyborg, so he could still barely make out different colors. “Twilight, what do aliens like at parties? Green goo punch bowls? Eyeball cupcakes? Brain brownies? Ooh, this is going to be so exciting!”
“Twilight, are you okay?” shouted a voice from the forest. A bluish glow contrasting the red light from his saber appeared from the darkness of the forest, illuminating several figures.
“Hey everypony, we found the alien!” the pink one shouted, hopping up and down and pointing towards Vader. “And its spaceship too!”
“Alien? Pinkie, what are you talking ab–-” One of their voices cut off abruptly when the group of five finally reached the clearing. There was a multiple color maned one that he could only describe as a rainbow with wings, another also with wings and a long pink mane, one with a light colored mane with a hat on its head, one with a horn on its forehead much like the one at Vader’s feet, and a tall one with a glowing horn Vader had seen earlier and a pair of wings.
Much like the creatures Vader had seen before, these walked on four limbs, had a strange variety of colors for their coats and hair, along with oddly shaped heads and much too large eyes. Another strange factor was that some of them possessed wings and horns, one of which cast light on the area. If the winged ones could even fly was up to the question, since the wings seemed much too small to support their bodies.
Everyone stood in mute silence, the only sound the crackle of flames from Vader’s ship. Finally tired of the wait, Vader said, “Where am I?”
This seemed to break the one on the ground–-whose name was supposedly Twilight–-out of her daze. “W-what are y-you?” it muttered, its voice clearly feminine. Actually, how was she able to speak his language anyhow? This planet was in the Unknown Region, so an understanding of Galactic Basic was unheard of. Unless they possessed translators, but the only article of clothing they seemed to wear was coats, hats, and scarves. Though they could be using the Force. It was an uncommon skill, but several Jedi had been able to master it to translate and communicate with an unfamiliar tongue.
“I am Darth Vader,” he spoke, the mechanical inhale of breath from his air pump supplying his ravaged lungs with oxygen. “And I will repeat myself once more. Who are you, and where am I?”
Twilight finally managed to get to her feet–-erm, hooves, and quickly slinked back to the main group, the pink thing appropriately named Pinkie the only one who dared stay near him. Vader still held a firm grip on his saber, but saw no need to threaten it with her openly. Chances are they had no idea what a lightsaber was, and keeping her hostage could prove damaging to his chances of repairing his ship in the future. “Darth V-Vader?” she asked, quivering slightly.
“Yes!” he answered back sharply, his saber still pointed at the group. “Now answer my question and stop wasting my time.”
This time the largest of the group, apparently a leader of some sort, answered him. “This is the land of Equestria, right outside the town of Ponyville,” she said in a weak voice, gulping hard and growing bolder. “And I’d appreciate it if you didn’t speak to my subjects in that type of tone.”
“You’re in charge around here?” he asked, feeling comfortable enough to lower his lightsaber down by his side, but not turning it off yet. If needed he could raise it and kill them in a couple of quick strikes. Clustered groups always made good for multiple deaths instantaneously.
“Indeed. Along with Princess Twilight Sparkle here,” she replied, pointing a hoof at the purple creature. “I am Princess Luna.”
Great, princesses. Like he already had enough trouble dealing with them in the past. At least he knew what their government was like. A monarchy of sorts. “Where are your king or queen?”
“We have none,” Twilight spoke, finally seeming to be growing used to Vader’s appearance. “Equestria is co-ruled by Princess Celestia and Luna. I was newly appointed as well.”
“An explanation of your political system is of no use to me. All I need to know is who can help me at the moment,” Vader said.
“Well... what do you need help with, Mister Vader?” Twilight asked, a growing sense of curiosity in her eyes.
“I am not a Mister,” Vader growled, his breathing apparatus causing his voice’s synthetic bass tone to drop to frightening levels that caused several of the creatures to flinch in terror. “You will address me as Lord Vader or Darth Vader. Nothing more.”
“Hey buster, what makes you think you can talk to the princesses like that?” the rainbow maned creature asked, flapping her wings to levitate off the ground. Looks like their wings weren’t completely useless after all. Though how she managed to keep afloat without moving forward was still a mystery.
“What makes you think you can talk to a Sith Lord like that?” Vader answered back, fighting back his urge to dismember this infernal creature that dare talked back to him in such a manner. Most would have already been killed at his hand for less. “And I wasn’t addressing you, so be quiet.”
A furious frown appeared on her muzzle as she yelled, “Why you...!” She would’ve zipped right at him if it wasn’t for the hat wearing creature holding her back by using her mouth to grab ahold of her tail.
“Dangit Dash, don’t be goin’ causin’ trouble with aliens!” the blonde maned creature said through the hair of the rainbow maned creature’s tail in her teeth.
“Everypony, just calm down,” Twilight implored, holding up a hoof to catch everyone’s attention. “There’s no need to upset our... um, visitor.”
“Why did you say ‘everypony’?” Vader asked, definitely unfamiliar with that term used in speech before.
“Whoops, sorry about that,” she said, a faint blush appearing on her cheeks. “Since we’re ponies, we usually say ‘everypony’ or ‘anypony’ when we talk. Didn’t mean to keep you out of the conversation or not address you by saying that.”
That had to be the most idiotic thing Vader had ever heard of. Why would you include your species’ name in words like that? It was just a play on words that was extremely unfunny and downright stupid. Though Vader wasn’t going to say that out loud, since he wanted to get off this planet and not discuss what accounted to moronic sayings any longer than needed.
Vader sighed–-a sound more difficult to manage than most, due in part to his respirator’s limitations–-and held a hand to the brow of his mask. “Listen, just tell me where the nearest repair shop is so I can get off this blasted planet.”
“Repair shop? What do you need that for?” Twilight asked, tilting her head.
Vader pointed back to his smoldering ship with a thumb over his shoulder. “My ship was badly damaged upon entry into your planet. I need it fixed to leave.”
“Ooh, Twilight, can I help repair the spaceship?” Pinkie asked, bouncing up and down as if her hooves were made of rubber.
“She does not touch my ship,” Vader replied firmly.
“Well, I’m not sure how advanced Equestria’s technology is compared to yours,” Twilight began, tapping her hoof in thought. “But we should still be able to supply you with materials you may need.”
“Wait, what?” the rainbow maned pegasus–-or, at least that was Vader’s best guess for what her race was called–-asked, flying down to get face to face with Twilight. “Why are we helping this guy in the first place? He could be an invader with an army of aliens to suck out our brains for all we know.”
“Rainbow Dash, please, there’s no reason to start accusing Lord Vader like that,” Twilight said, glaring at her friend with disapproving eyes a mother might give to her child. “We don’t need to make an enemy out of a new visitor to Equestria.”
“I concur with Twilight Sparkle,” Luna added, giving Vader a once over. “So far Vader has not attacked us or tried to ‘suck out our brains’. And since he is in dire need to repair his ship, it is our duty as respectable ponies to assist him in any way possible.”
Things seemed to be working to the Sith’s favor already. He was going to receive the help he needed, and hopefully the damages to his ship weren’t that extensive and their technology wasn’t too limited so that he may get off the planet as soon as possible. If not, he could always try to fix up his communicator to call in rescue from Darth Sidious. Though he wanted to avoid that route at all costs. It would be seen as a weakness to his master if he had to call in a squadron to save himself.
“Hey you guys! The ship isn’t on fire anymore! Hooray!” Pinkie called out from behind the group, apparently having slipped away while no one was looking. She was bouncing her way towards Vader’s starship, too excited to see a real-life spaceship to listen to Vader's orders. Suddenly, she stopped in her tracks, a loud sploosh sound coming from where she landed; right nearby the pile of dead hybrids.
“... Ewwwwwwwwww! I walked in blood! I walked in blood! Ewewewewewewewewew!” she cried out, back-tailing from the pool of blood that the pile of corpses produce, screaming all the way.
“Blood? Why’s there blood?” Twilight said aloud, running to where Pinkie had stopped at. Twilight too stopped in her tracks, a look of pure horror and disgust on her face. “O-oh dear Celestia... there’s a bunch of dead manticores here!”
The reactions of the rest of the group of ponies were a mix of Twilight’s own face, and soon they all came running towards her to examine the pile. This left Vader all alone at the end of the clearing, the Dark Lord deactivating his lightsaber and clipping it back to his belt. No need to waste its power when not needed, after all.
It seems that these ponies were unaccustomed to seeing a pile of dead predators before, one of which was missing the top part of its head, and the other two looking as if they were flattened by steam rollers and crushed under a large pile of boulders. While they all seemed generally horrified at the sight, the pegasus with the yellow coat actually threw up in the snow nearby, tears springing up in her eyes. Pinkie was still trying to wash the blood off her hooves by sliding around in the snow.
Vader waited patiently by the opening to the forest, willing them to hurry along so he could have a guide back to whatever settlement they came from. Finally, after much gasping and disgusted bodily reactions such as retching, Twilight turned to him with a sickened look on her face. She actually had a green tinge to her cheeks, which surprised Vader. He didn’t see the significance in just a pile of dead animals. It was better that they were dead, rather than alive and tearing them to shreds.
“H-how did this happen?” she asked, swallowing back what would’ve been her dinner.
“They attacked. I fought back,” Vader said, keeping his actions short and sweet. He didn’t need to mention that fact he used the Force for half of the fighting. Better to keep them in the dark about that.
“But... how? One of them had its head cut off, with the wound nearly cauterized. What could have caused that?”
Vader turned his back on her, staring into the darkness of the forest instead. Well, not really darkness, since his helmet’s eye coverings provided ultraviolet and infrared vision, allowing him a clear line of sight even in total darkness. He could already see the outlines of trees in the distance.
“That is not of your concern. They’re dead. That is all you need to know,” he replied, crossing his arms over the panel of his chest as he waited for the rest of the ponies to finally get over the pile of corpses and move on already.
The quivering pegasus, the one who had vomited in the snow after glimpsing the dead, lifted her tear stained face to glare at Vader. She gritted her teeth and a look of pure fury overtook her features. In an instant she was before him, looking pathetically small compared to his great height. But this didn’t seem to intimidate her like before.
“All we need to know?” she yelled, a soft voice that held an edge of steel to it. “You didn’t need to kill those poor manticores like that!”
“Would you rather I have died?” Vader asked, growing annoyed with how this pony was addressing him. It wasn’t everyday he would meet someone not instantly intimidated by his appearance.
“I would rather have it that you didn’t needlessly kill these poor creatures,” she replied back sharply. “How can you be so okay with this type of violence? Those animals had lives, families and friends. And you took that all away!”
Great, he just pissed off an animal’s rights enthusiast. Just what he needed now. “Get out of the way,” he commanded, stepping forward to try and frighten her off.
“How dare you?” The pegasus took a step closer. “Do you think you can just hurt animals and get away with it like that? I better hear an apology right this instant, mister!”
For some strange reason that Vader was not aware of, his eyes were drawn to hers, her gaze locking with his own. Those pupils of hers, they were transfixing. Capturing all his attention and slowly emptying his mind until they remained. His movements were paralyzed on the spot as a strange force overtook him.
He was in the darkness now, and not the dark side that he was used to. This was a more petrifying darkness. No power, no sinister feeling, no touch of something far greater than himself. This was just inky darkness that swallowed him whole. And in that darkness, he saw a light.
Padmé, the Senator from Naboo and his wife. Their love and marriage kept a secret for years because of Jedi law, there was none other like her that he cared more deeply about. His descent into the dark side was mostly for her, to have the power to save her life. He gave up his Order and very state of being just to save her. All for naught, for in his final moments he nearly killed her as the dark side fed off his anger and consumed his very being.
This pony’s glare was the same one Padmé would give him from time to time when he was being uncooperative or thickheaded. Such as not wanting to go on missions for the Republic that would keep him away from her. But she would just give him the stare, a gentle kiss on the cheek, and tell him she’ll be here waiting for him to return.
He hasn’t felt lips on his cheek for so long now...
Vader flinched, the momentary connection between the two broken as he finally came to his senses. For a while he was caught off guard, allowing himself to be controlled by this creature. He, the Dark Lord of the Sith, somehow Mind Tricked by some helpless, insignificant lower life form. A mockery to his profession and power, all by the hand–-no, hoof, of a single pony.
Without a word he walked past her, into the darkness the forest provided as he left her and Twilight behind. He knew if he stayed a moment longer his anger would swell to uncontrollable heights. He already knew these ponies were Force-sensitive in some way. Whether they could sense the dark side was another matter, one he’d rather not get involved in if he could help it.
Though he did get some self-satisfaction when he saw the pegasus flinch when they broke eye contact. He’d keep an eye on her, that’s for sure.
“Lord Vader, where are you going?” Twilight called out, struggling to catch up with the Sith’s much longer leg movements.
“To the nearest center of civilization,” he replied, not bothering to look over his shoulder. His enhanced eyesight made navigating the darkness of the forest a relative ease.
“But you don’t even know where Ponyville is!” she called out, finally reaching his side and huffing and gasping for breath in the frigid night air. Vader just continued with his fast paced walk, his mechanized breath inhaling and exhaling in tune to his steps.
“I sense a large gathering of Force-sensitive beings due south. Is that not where your town is located?” he asked, walking through a patch of brambles in his way like they were nothing.
“Y-yes, but what do you intend to do there?” Twilight said, trying her best to keep pace with him without tripping over every branch and rock in her path. Realizing at the futility of it, she simply set her horn to glow, allowing her at least some vision with her walking. Behind another light followed, probably the group of ponies from before trailing them.
“I intend to repair my ship and get off this planet.” Vader looked downward at the pony, the light of her horn illuminating his face so she could catch every detail of it. His face’s appearance was similar to that of a skull, the eyes appearing bulbous. The cheekbones of the face were generally angular, curving slightly to join the nose at its base. What accounted for the nose and mouth parts of the face were a triangular grill that served as his air filter, further contributing to its skull-like appearance. It couldn’t be natural, couldn’t be anything other than a horrifying covering to something much more sinister beneath its surface. All in all, it was one of the most frightening things Twilight could’ve seen in the near darkness of the Everfree Forest with only her horn to be used as a light. “And if you care at all about the welfare of your friends, it would be wise to make sure that happens.”
Vader is such a BADASS
2717232 Agreed
Vader would not stand for that from rainbow.
It would have gone:
*force choke*
"vader release him"
"as you wish."
Still a good chapter, if a little short.
Keep it up!
Awesome! Rainbow Bob you did it again, you created an amazing story! Also I need more VADER! Please upload more of this. Please?
2696229 I know, this story is terrible but hey, what can you do?
Awesome...
Why couldn't Vader force choke Celestia and Luna?
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More like
*force choke*
"vader release her"
*continue force choke*
*Vader is crushed into the ground by the combined telekinesis of two alicorns.*
*Vader wakes up next chapter in the dungeons of Canterlot Castle*
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Where did you see Celestia?
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Hmmmmm... .........................
I have GOT to start thinking these things through!
Seriously Fluttershy? He didn't need to "needlessly kill" the manticores ? Seems pretty needful when a whole pack tries to tear your guts out
At least she got her comeuppance, you can't Stare down a Sith Lord and get your way
Vader needs to take down a Hydra or a Dragon eventually, because that would be awesome
2717321 It's funny how you think any of them stand a chance against a sith lord.
MOAR! I DEMAND MOAR!
2717321 No it's even more simple. He didn't do that because it is easier for him to get the repairs done if they do it willingly. Though the moment he finds out they can't help him repair his ship.
oho I can't wait for that.
2717280 Pfft says the guy who advertised on another person's story,
I'm going to have to disagree with the power of The Stare. Vader has Darth Sidious as his master and has faced down scarier beings than a Pegasus with an angry look.
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No, comeuppance would have involved a lot more dying. Can't say I would have been too saddened by that, I really hate the Stare. As far as I'm concerned, it's mind rape, and using it on a sentient being is grounds for summary execution. Off with her head.
Honestly, Vader may not actually enjoy killing the way Sidious does, but he's killed men for far less than this. I'm guessing he's restraining himself since he needs help to get off this rock, but at the arte they're pissing him off, I wouldn't be surprised if he decides offing a few of these insufferable quadrapeds pour encourages les autres would also be a valid way of getting the cooperation he needs. And far better for his blood pressure.
2717330 Well I think you mentioned her. So I'm asking why couldn't he force choke her and Luna?
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When did I talked about Celestia?
Dude, I think you're confused, I asked you where did you see Celestia, I didn't mentioned her until you asked about her.
Sheesh Fluttershy, stop being such a bitch
It seems like Vader should have been a bit more violent.
2717397 < What this guy said. While the stare is powerful, it having an effect on one of the most powerful sith lords in the galaxy is IMO a laughable idea.
This story is so awesome!
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Nope.
Vader Force Choke.
Princesses Dead.
Sith Win.
2696229 mine don't
Vader concur Equestria?? Turn the princesses on the night back to the dark side, make her a sith. FUCK YES!!!
2717605although that would be cool.... I dontnthink vador would be up for that.... Just sayin.... Still a cool idea!!!
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I thought the last sentence said "Fuck her" when I glanced at your comment.
(No Ideas Here Author. Seriously No).
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Reminds me of that one Yu-gi-oh the Abridged series in terms of how ludicrous that is. I believe it was the one with Pegasus when he was discussing his wife and how she exploded into petals. Best episode besides the toon Summoned Skull one...
I have hope for this story.
Let's hope you don't decide to go with the route some of the people here posted.
Vader better not become a fucking pansy in this fic. Death dealing badass Sith FTW!
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I think that the princesses (Celestia and Luna) are on par with Yoda force wise (Yoda's contact with the force extended his life). Twilight would be a good bit behind them, but she would still be good enough to tip the balance against Vader. Of course, Vader is much more adept at violence than the ponies which may tip it into his favor.
tl;dr- It would be a good fight.
Amazing.
He just flinched away from Fluttershy's stare! Haha!
I do wish that the chapter was longer, but it's better than nothing, and soon enough, they will feel the true power of the Dark side.... unless Luna is basically a Dark Jedi/ Sith Lord too. For the Empire.
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Oh I'm sorry, did you want him to come down on rays of sunshine?
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It's hillarious how you think a mortal stands any chance against two goddesses. And the moment Luna has a chance to send a message to her sister, it'll be four goddesses and a god. I mean I think Vader's as badass a dude as anyone else, but he is still only mortal. And this is definitely not Exalted, so he's not going to be pulling off any really reality breaking haxx anytime soon. On the other hand, Luna and Twilight juggle celestial bodies and have dragged the laws of physics into a broom closet and had their way with them.
Vader's powers are basically "Really, really good with a laser sword", "Equally good at piloting", "extreme vulnerability to electrical attacks", "anger issues", and "some neat telekinetic tricks", the last of which probably any sufficiently ingenious unicorn could replicate. I'm sure someone could come up with some obscure EU power that Vader uses once in the marvel comics or something, but I really can't think of anything besides those. He can't use Force Lighting because it'll short out his life support armor. As far as I'm aware, Palpatine never initiated Vader into any form of Sith Sorcery or Alchemy, so even bringing those up is silly. And canonically he lost much of his former aptitude with the Force when he became a quadruple amputee.
Those are cool powers and all, but Vader's going up against people who literally have the power to imprison him in the moon for the rest of eternity with a thought, with a glance cause him to decide that Fluttershy or someone was his One True Love all along, literally invert his personality, or turn him into a commemorative life sized Return of The Jedi Statue. And they WILL do this at the drop of a hat if he announces "I'm gonna go hurt your little ponies now."
2717321 the overly technical explanation is:
pony's aren't used to applying force without their color highlighting what their aiming at. so they can't surprise him.
telekinesis is for moving objects not deforming them so unless they manage to sneak up a boulder on top of his head then they can't crush him.
Vader's cyborg body could probably support the pressure.
Vader would sense a disturbance in the force and block or cancel the attack.
pony's use spells and they're abilty to perform the spell is based on their understanding of the spell so twilight is smart and powerful but she is a novice to alicorn level magic. so it would be like only one alicorn crushing vader. IMO I don't think disqord could crush vader.
I would've liked it if he was a little more aggro when it came to them threatening him, but that's just me. And here's something I found that pretty much summarizes your writing style, Bob. Hit it, Dalek!
Dalek: Lowering communications barrier!
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4 Goddesses? Right Twilight is a new Princess. and I've never seen her "drag" a celestial power. and Cadence hasn't done shit but made ponies fall in love (without the Crystal heart). Luna and Celestia needed the EOH to dish out punishments (banishment, stone, etc...) and as NMM (Luna's peak) her best threats were really, compared to Vader's, pathetic. Celestia hasn't exactly been shown doing any major badass feats int he show either. (now if we are bringing in the IDW comic into this, then we'd have to bring in some EU stuff for Vader as well)
Secondly, Vader retooled his entire style to fit his now limited mobility. Despite having his limbs severed he's still one of the most powerful force beings (I'd probably say that that put him behind Mace, Sidious, Yoda, Starkiller and Luke) Wookiepedia says 80% of the EMPEROR's POWER)
He's mastered: Force Choke, Force Crush, Telepathy, Drain Knowledge, Saber Throw, Augmented Strength, Armor allows him to survive the most hazardous conditions, He can use the Force to temporarily heal his wounds, He can use Force Lightning (just not extensively), And he can also enhance his combat with the Force.
Basically despite losing quite a bit of power and mobility, he's still a BAMF.
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Discord has the ability to say "No fuck you, I do what I wanna do. Also your lightsaber is now a rubber chicken." Also the previously mentioned ability to turn Vader's entire personality 180 degrees with a touch, against his will even. Cadence has the ability to utterly destroy him with a love spell for gods sake. Sure, in both cases Vader might "heroically" willpower his way out of it, but the possibility exists. Even if Telekinesis does't work, Twilight can just teleport up to him then teleport them both ten miles into the sky. Or just slap a force field around him and wait for somepony to come back with the Elements. Celestia and Luna are a bit more vague since the only things we really know about them is that they control the sun and moon, they can both apparently turn into an alternate energy-based form (Based on what the s1 premier tells us at least, even if we've never really seen them do it since then), also Luna apparently has some kind of shapeshifting power beyond the previously mentioned alternate form.
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I'm not arguing that Vader isn't a badass. It's just that he's on the wrong playing field here. The majority of his force powers either boost his physical or combat abilities. Great against some guys, no arguing that. Against someone like Cadence who sunk all her points into stuff like Alter Mind? Not so much. Telepathy isn't going to save you against someone who, if you fail your will save, can make you absolutely and utterly convinced that the rock on the ground over there is your true love and you should make out with it RIGHT NOW.
>Luna and Celestia needed the EOH to dish out punishments
Sure they may not be able to use them anymore. Isn't it great that Twilight currently has them in her house? And that her signature spell is Teleport?
>and Cadence hasn't done shit but made ponies fall in love (without the Crystal heart).
And shield an entire city for several days without rest against a powerful user of dark magic. And blast several thousand Changlings and a creature supercharged to be on the same power level or greater then Celestia outside of Canterlot. Also to paraphrase the Harry Potter series a bit here "Love can be the most powerful force in the universe."
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I'm only here to say this much, but no they don't. Neither of them. It took the full power of the goddamned Elements of Harmony to accomplish that, and even then it was an imperfect sealing, since NMM broke out of it after 1000 years.
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Discord is a special case.
The hell would a love spell do to Vader? Make him miss Padame, which would in turn fuel his anger and hate of himself more, thus making him stronger?
Vader can repulse the Force Field and he can quite easily use the Force to break his falls (Jedi and Sith have survived FAR worse falls)
2717775 You overestimate the Princesses and underestimate Darth Vader. Just wanna point that out.
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Vader.... nah . Master Chief could kill them all instantly if he wanted.
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A) Vader has faced many telepaths and his telepathy skills are almost on par with Sidious' coupled with the fact that his will is strong enough o survive being burnt in lava, having his lungs damaged, living in a suit of armor and serving under a guy he loathes after being partially responsible for his wife's death. His will is nigh unbreakable, Cadence won't do shit to him.
B) Vader kills or KOs one of the Element Holders, renders the Elements useless. He can Force Choke without even needing to be in the same place, probably without even visualizing his target.
C) Armor used the Shield spell. And TOGETHER they performed the equivalent of a super-charged Force Repulse.
D) Vader's powers are far more than physical or combat based. Force Kill, Visions, etc...
Like whosthepony said, Sith and Grand Masters are capable of trumping Alicorns, hell a regular knight would give an Alicorn a major challenge.
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We were having a discussion here. No need to go trolling.
So fluttershy rather have somepony or someone died than rather fight back against some wild animals? WTF fluttershy you're an asshole!