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Anonymous
#228568
1 year ago
"Rarity, while not as powerful a unicorn as Twilight, possesses something far greater in skill in her ability to focus and concentrate her magic on much more nimble tasks. Using small finer points of magic, she can manipulate multiple items and tools at once while crafting her dresses, demonstrating the enormous dextrous control she has over her magic.

On a clear day, if her schedule permits it, she'll venture out at dawn to the clear plains beyond the forests outside Ponyville to practice one of her favorite stress relief hobbies. Archery is a guilty pleasure for Rarity: a thrilling activity, but not at all as barbaric a sport as some Rainbow or Applejack partake in. She considers it to be fairly similar to sewing really, only now she's using a much bigger needle and she's aiming at a small round target instead of stitches. Over the years she's become remarkable good at it, and it shows. At times she's even amazed at how simply she can "thread" arrows through one another, from great distances no less. She'll also add her own little "touch ups" to the game too, not being one to forget artistic license. In the end, she'll come back feeling just as rejuvenated as with any day at the spa center, and returns to her more or less humbler duties."

- Exploding_Guy
Roboshi
#228569
1 year ago
apart from the situation which I'm not sure where this came from, Brilliant.

Also adding this to my scrunchy logbook
your_waifu
#228574
1 year ago
basically the best, i'm in awe of how great this is
Anonymous
#228576
1 year ago
Loved it. Simply wonderful. Also hilarious scrunchy face =3
Anonymous
#228585
1 year ago
Could totally see her doing this in the actual show
Roboshi
#228591
1 year ago
ah the text has helped understand, VERY nice.
Drasvin
#228594
1 year ago
I think it's funny that she scared that poor squirrel. Superb, simply superb.
Fuzzy_Logic
#228631
1 year ago
I love the stifled snicker after she goes WAHAHA
Kein
#228633
1 year ago
Ah, I'm glad you're not the only one and you share a theory that Rarity's nature and her special talent isn't simple dumb rock^W gem finding spell. She is a designer, she sees beauty everywhere and it reflects in all her actions and creations. Just like at the beginning of the "Look before sleep" we see her turning a simple junk-collecting procedure in something elegant and artistic, in your comic you play the same idea.

And I love how minimalistic caption is. Mostly it used for describing sounds and actions to give more volume.

Indeed it was worth to wait it.
phallen1
#228643
1 year ago
Rarity, the Lady of War. I like it.
DoctorDreidal
#228646
1 year ago
Vaguely reminds me of the Lucifer scene from Devil May Cry 4
Flutterguy
#228648
1 year ago
Is like Artemis and Aphrodita had a baby... And convert it into a pony out of jealousy
Princess_Luna
#228649
1 year ago
You know, this gives me a new appreciation for Rarity. Exploding Guy is right... Rarity does show a very impressive precision with her magic. Something Twilight will never have. Whereas she can take the time to perfect a single spell to it's true potential, Twilight is focused on simply learning more and being content with casting it successfully.

Quality over Quantity.
Anonymous
#228653
1 year ago
Absolutely amazing. If there were ever a canonical MLP comic published by Hasbro I would want this person to draw it.
Anonymous
#228661
1 year ago
"Part 1" Will we see what the other characters do in their time off, too? I'm lovin' this.
Drasvin
#228695
1 year ago
@Kein I think Rarity's special talent is 'bringing out the beauty in things' be that finding gems in a rock, or being able to make the perfect dresses for her friends. Or turning a broken tree limb into a work of art.
Anonymous
#228696
1 year ago
This is pure genius. It fits her character, the quality is top notch. Bravo!
Doctor_Whooves
#228709
1 year ago
So apparently she's a bit like Bree from Desperate Housewives, lol.
DeeperMadness
#228720
1 year ago
Bang on. You've added a greater depth to what was already my favourite pony.

It makes sense she has a keen eye. After all, who spotted the tiniest signs that Rainbow Dash was nervous ahead of the Best Young Flyers Competition?
Anonymous
#228732
1 year ago
Rarity does have that "steady hand" in the show, I can't believe I hadn't really thought about it until now. And archery is a perfect way to point it out to those of who are silly to not take notice.

Twilight may have extreme raw power, but she has a long way to go to harness all of it's potential. I'd say that Twilight has set her sights on reaching full potential, and THEN perfecting it to a fine art. She's not too shabby with her current selection of spells, but I agree that she could do better with some of them (her teleportation spell comes to mind, as it has failed in the past or been activated without her control).

Rarity, on the other hand, fine tuned anything she learned as she learnt it. So, once she found her limits, she was already skilled with what she could do. None of us see Rarity accidentally launching objects across the room, or bursting into flames even when she is at her angriest. And I think that is mostly due to her training herself and learning to control her magic completely. That said, Rarity doesn't have magic as volatile as Twilight's - Twilight is literally a ticking time bomb
Anonymous
#228743
1 year ago
Diamond-tipped arrows.

The elegant way of piercing armour.
tarantulas
#228777
1 year ago
Al I have to say is

BRAVO.
MorrieNymphalidae
#228779
1 year ago
I love this, it suits Rarity very well to do archery I think. She seems like the kind of pony who would be very good at it, I'd think.
Ssargon
#228804
1 year ago
Awesome, this should be canon!
Drax99
#228827
1 year ago
Never liked Rarity in general, but for some reason Rarity with weapons never fails to gimme wood.

And I already got plans to use a similar line of reasoning in an upcoming fic I am writing, where her ability to precisely control multiple objects becomes a deadly offense in battle.
Anonymous
#228844
1 year ago
I was planning a grimdark fic a while back, and when it came time to pick a main cast member to be deadly accurate with a crossbow, I immediately chose Rarity for a reason I couldn't quite place at the time.

So all this Rarity-as-an-archer stuff is making me feel pretty awesome.
Kohdok
#228901
1 year ago
I knew I was right to cast Rarity as the Sniper in my TF2 lineup.
Anonymous
#228927
1 year ago
It's a very elegant sport. I bet she's very adept at fencing too.
Necromas
#228928
1 year ago
She's a Quincy!
DaisyHead
#228943
1 year ago
^lols
Wrongness
#228962
1 year ago
After Suited for Success I always imagined that if rarity got pissed there would suddenly be thousands of needles flying through the air. Now I imagine thousands of arrows.
Anonymous
#228993
1 year ago
absolutely spectacular
Anonymous
#229022
1 year ago
*adds "Legendary markspony" to the Fortress is Magic charsheet.
Thaluka
#229066
1 year ago
Will there be one for each pony?
Anonymous
#229276
1 year ago
^ Hopefully

- Exploding_Guy
BGPony17
#229296
1 year ago
I've always thought that Rarity should not be underestimated, but this comic really (forgive the pun here) drives the point home.

Never, ever, EVER give that unicorn a reason to physically attack you--you will never see it coming.
Anonymous
#229300
1 year ago
Quick, someone send this to Equestria Daily. Cereal is going to LOVE this.
Anonymous
#229326
1 year ago
For all of you saying that Rarity has better magic control than Twilight, go and rewatch Boast Busters, specifically the bit with the Ursa Minor. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv20tte60ak&feature=player_detailpage#t=1015s

She makes the wind blow through reeds in such a way as to produce a calming tune (when one would expect an incoherent cacophony); then moves a water-butt and unscrews the lid without causing any visible damage; then - most impressively - moves the emptied water-butt through a barn full of cows, milking them all, apparently not causing any harm to them (we hear 'moos' of surprise, but no cries of pain).

And she does this with no line-of-sight, from a fair distance away. There's a reason why she's Celestia's personal student, you know.
Anonymous
#229354
1 year ago
^ And yet, she couldn't seem to fix a simply button on her dress. She may be powerful, but she's no where near as nimble with her magic.
ZettoSan
#229373
1 year ago
I'm just saying this gives me perfect justification to make Rarity a rouge in my DnD campaign.
Anonymous
#229377
1 year ago
^ I don't mean for that to be my only example, I just mean that whenever she's performs more powerful magic, it always takes a great deal of effort out of her and most of the time it either backfires or causes her great exhaustion. On one occasion the writers had her do something incredible to defend the town but for the rest of the time she acts the same: Raw talent, but lacking precision.
Anonymous
#229441
1 year ago
I figure that archery for ponies is a lot like chess for people in that it is based off of something violent, but is so far removed that nobody really thinks about the origins.
fanthrose
#229478
1 year ago
this is.......amazing
Anonymous
#229789
1 year ago
daw? scrunchy face?
dragonSpike
#229809
1 year ago
Wasn't this already uploaded?
Anonymous
#229829
1 year ago
^Um no? This is the only version here.
Anonymous
#229830
1 year ago
^FUCK YOU
Anonymous
#229857
1 year ago
This is Epic!
Well done!
Anonymous
#229874
1 year ago
^^ Why the hate? This IS the only upload of this comic here, is there something I'm missing here?
Anonymous
#229919
1 year ago
BOOM HEADSHOT BOOM HEADSHOT BOOM HEADSHOT BOOM HEADSHOT BOOM HEADSHOT wahaha mphm~
Anonymous
#229970
1 year ago
Twilight is the most powerfull, no doubt and wiht greatest knowledge of using her magic, but she does not have the gift of Rarity.
Precision. A greater than normal sensibility(she cna detect gems at such crazy range that nopony else can) that allow her easy telekinetical multitasking( difficult to do with hand, imagine with sheer mind, with object you can't see)
Anonymous
#229979
1 year ago
Anonymous
#228732

You're right. The way I see it, Twilight's magical power is like a high pressure valve, while it can be contained easy enough by closing it, letting it out is another thing entirely. All that physical effort you see her putting into casting is not from forcing the magic out, it's keeping it on the track she needs it to be on.

You notice how whenever she's clearly not straining to use something it's either mundane or goes out of control? No other pony has displayed that sort of effect.
Anonymous
#230023
1 year ago
I'm seeing an Oliver Queen thing in potentia. A privileged aristocrat becomes suddenly downtrodden, develops archery skills and uses them to take down the corrupt corporate fatcats. Rarity as Green Arrow? Food for thought anyway.
Anonymous
#230090
1 year ago
The Game.
Anonymous
#230130
1 year ago
I just realized something.....
This just part of a greater tale where rarity's archery is involved.....

OR

This going to be a series of activities each main character does that makes sense but we wouldn't normally see.

And that is awesome.
Anonymous
#230143
1 year ago
^ It's a series featuring each character.

- Exploding_Guy
Jimmytrius
#230168
1 year ago
Awesome ^^

I almost could hear the "Wahaha!" inside my mind, like the way her laugh when she's got butterfly wings XDDDD
Anonymous
#230215
1 year ago
Hang on guys, I think we're forgetting the most important issue here.

Rarity drinks Rosé from a *teacup*?
Anonymous
#230232
1 year ago
^ I don't think traveling with champagne glasses in a saddlebag is the smartest idea.
Anonymous
#230265
1 year ago
^also consider that cups at least could have some use (hanging them as lifiting a glass would be very difficult for someone without fingers.....) but a champagne glasses could only be use by unicorns, griffins and dragons. Thus, cup makes sense in pony world, a normal glass without handle? Not so much.
Anonymous
#230367
1 year ago
Man, such precission, it's like she has the Star Platinum Stand at her beck and call :3
Anonymous
#230397
1 year ago
^ For that reference please have all my children
Anonymous
#230400
1 year ago
I love that little "thread through the eye of a needle" metaphor you drew in there when the second arrow split the first. It took me a while to catch that but that is pretty awesome. The whole thing is awesome actually, excellent work.
Anonymous
#230450
1 year ago
I'd love to see the others depicted like this. This is lovely artwork, and a interesting take on their personalities.
NekoLLX
#230562
1 year ago
While i agree Rarity has some fine control and i could see her doing this Twilight also has fine control. She did rock a Ursa Minor WHILE ripping a water tower down, milling a billion cows to fill it with milk and putting a capper on it...then she sent the minor back into the forest, a good mile atleast from her starting position without miving a inch or seeing her goal
Anonymous
#230576
1 year ago
^NO, NO FUCKING NO!!!! THAT DISCUSSION IS OVER!!!!
NOW WE ONLY APPRECIATE THIS AMAZING PIECE OF ART!!!!!
Anonymous
#230612
1 year ago
^^ Yet again, she couldn't fix a simple button. The discussion carries from up top mate, should probably read it.
TM2DB
#230617
1 year ago
I think most of the comments have been spot on, and your description is wonderful. his comic is amazing. Fanonize it. Now!
Drasvin
#230630
1 year ago
@anon 612 Just because a pony knows how to save the town be soothing a raging star bear, that does not mean she has the necessary knowledge of sewing needed to fix a button without it looking like a horrid mess.
Anonymous
#230678
1 year ago
^ My point is, she is not fine tuned enough with her magic to be able to craft works of art. All the power in the world doesn't matter if you can't yet fully control it.
Drasvin
#230717
1 year ago
^True. Twilight does seem to suffer from a case of 'practice a thousand kicks once.' Though I would rather fight Rarity than Twilight. Rarity might be able to stick an arrow in both my eyesockets without trying, but Twilight would be able to take out me and anyone helping me in a big blast of magic.
Anonymous
#230738
1 year ago
It's not that Twilight doesn't have the magical control to sew on a button; but rather that she doesn't have the sewing skills to sew on a button (without it looking like bum, which is not something you'd want to risk when one of Equestria's top fashion designers is a personal friend).
Anonymous
#230751
1 year ago
^^ Personally, I'd rather hug them than fight them.
Anonymous
#230760
1 year ago
This is marvelous
Drasvin
#230761
1 year ago
@anon 751 Oh I agree very much. But sadly, fate isn't always so kind.
KylerThatch
#230765
1 year ago
Twilight isn't reckless, she does practice her spells until she can use them reliably without them backfiring into her face.

It's just that Rarity is more inclined to work on something until it's PERFECT down to the last detail. Which applies to everything she does, really.
Anonymous
#230766
1 year ago
Hey, Exploding? Two things I don't understand. Why does she look disappointed after the first diamond shot, and what's with the last arrow? Is it supposed to just be an arrow with a rose attached to the nock?
Anonymous
#230770
1 year ago
^Also, arrrgh, no, Rarity is not the best pony! Must... not... admit... Rarity... is... best... pony!
Kein
#230789
1 year ago
>>228732
> Rarity, on the other hand, fine tuned anything she learned as she learnt it. So, once she found her limits, she was already skilled with what she could do. None of us see Rarity accidentally launching objects across the room, or bursting into flames even when she is at her angriest.

Exactly. Rarity already reached her potential or close to her full potential. The only thing that left for her us to master/practice what she is capable for. And here we go:

>>228649
> Rarity does show a very impressive precision with her magic. Something Twilight will never have.

Nope, you're wrong. Precision comes thru mastery and practice one thing again and again and again. Rarity is good at such small things because she does them every day, not just while taking time off but while working.

>>229326
> For all of you saying that Rarity has better magic control than Twilight, go and rewatch Boast Busters, specifically the bit with the Ursa Minor. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv20tte60ak&feature=player_detailpage#t=1015s

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WALL OF TEXT with ENGRISH
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Rarity has better magic CONTROL (exactly control) in the LIMITED SET OF SKILLS AND SPELLS, but that is. She mastered them thru her life, but Twilight is different. She don't want to master particular spell, she wants to cover the MAGIC itself. She digs to the basic conception of the magic science, she tries to learn how it works as much as possible. She is not interested wasting time in a few spells, she always seeks for something new. re-watch episodes where Twi uses magic - it almost always something new, either the incredible complicated combination of spells for Ursa Minor or transformation of living beings.

Controlling thousands needles? I bet Twi can control 9000 objects easily. Yes, it won't be precise, because it requires practice, but she don't want to. She already learned the idea and conception how telekinesis works (she casually uses it every day), she wants to move forward.

> She makes the wind blow through reeds in such a way as to produce a calming tune

Indeed. The ability to produce BEAUTIFUL tune with magic is the most impressive thing, imo. Perhaps Twi is the artist as well.

> And she does this with no line-of-sight, from a fair distance away. There's a reason why she's Celestia's personal student, you know.
There is indeed is, but it is much deeper as we seen in ep 23/02 ;P

>>229377
> I don't mean for that to be my only example, I just mean that whenever she's performs more powerful magic, it always takes a great deal of effort out of her and most of the time it either backfires or causes her great exhaustion. On one occasion the writers had her do something incredible to defend the town but for the rest of the time she acts the same: Raw talent, but lacking precision.
>>229979
> You're right. The way I see it, Twilight's magical power is like a high pressure valve, while it can be contained easy enough by closing it, letting it out is another thing entirely. All that physical effort you see her putting into casting is not from forcing the magic out, it's keeping it on the track she needs it to be on.

As I said - every time when we see Twi she does soemthing new. She INVENTS the damn spell. I believe only Celestia and Luna can do it better. Nuff said.

Regarding "too much effort" and "being exhausted" - re-watch Applebuck Season, lol. She casually teleports without any sign that she tired or it takes some effort. Why? Because she already learned it in ep02/03, this is the past for her, she is not interested in this anymore and she can use it easily anytime she wants.

>>229970
> Twilight is the most powerfull, no doubt and wiht greatest knowledge of using her magic, but she does not have the gift of Rarity.
Precision. A greater than normal sensibility(she cna detect gems at such crazy range that nopony else can) that allow her easy telekinetical multitasking( difficult to do with hand, imagine with sheer mind, with object you can't see)

Again, precision is NOT a gift. Precision comes with practicing and mastery. Draw a circle every day within 10 minutes, honestly trying to do it BETTER every time and an the end of a month you will be able to draw almost perfect circle.

> You notice how whenever she's clearly not straining to use something it's either mundane or goes out of control? No other pony has displayed that sort of effect.

Out of control? Dude, the only thing that went out of control happened long time ago, in the School of Gifter Unicorns. Celestia noticed it and told Twi that she needs to learn to control and tame that power. And Twi learned to do it during her study in that school. I believe Celestia took personal part in her studying. She foreseen things from the very beginning, she knew that Twi needs to learn how to properly operate with incredible amount of raw power in order to use Elements in future. And she did it! She learned it and she is the only mortal unicorn that was able to.. well, not control, but give at last right direction to the Stream of Harmony. Otherwise it would end up as another banishment.

Don't tell me about WWU, the whole idea in that ep was to show that Twi was just unexperienced how things in Ponyville work. Her magic worked perfect, she just didn't apply it properly because lacked of practical experience.

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Again, I would like to remind that Rarity and Twilight totally differs. rarity isn't skilled in magic at all and I believe he is not interested/gifted enough to study it. She just using small things that helps her. Twi, in other hand, studying and learning the basic conception behind it, how it works and how it primary elements can be used to create something new, complex. She wants to cover the magic itself before choose what she wants to mastery.

> She may be powerful, but she's no where near as nimble with her magic.
> powerful

i love how you all use so much this word. I guess the fact that all fo you mostly a male audience that plays videogames/RPG explains it. Fun things is that Twi never used this word while talking about magic and herself. She wanted to study magic when she saw how beautiful it is can be -- that scene with Tia rising the sun. It wasn't about power, it was about a beauty and mystery of magic.
Anonymous
#230902
1 year ago
@Kein- Okay man, I did not draw all of this to argue who's the better unicorn. They are ALL awesome in their own ways and this series of comics is just something I want to do to hopefully paint the characters in a different light that's indicative to their personalities. To me, Rarity is an artist who seeks beauty in things and uses what magic she has to her fullest extent to be precise and detailed with her craft. She is most certainly talented in what she does, but this isn't about who is more "talented" or who is more "powerful," it's character I care about. Character is what I'm going for here, not ability.

-Exploding_Guy
Lockstep
#230930
1 year ago
@Exploding_Guy: My sympathy. I don't see much of a point in comparing Twilight and Rarity, as their uses of magic don't really overlap.

Also, FFFUUUUU Rarity's good! It's beautiful and terrifying at the same time. Thanks for giving me a whole lot more respect for her. I can't wait to see what the others do!
Anonymous
#230940
1 year ago
^sadly they will still be discussing this after this comment........ trollface.jpg
Anonymous
#230947
1 year ago
@Exploding_Guy:
I'm missing something here; Why does Rarity appear to be annoyed and/or disappointed with the first arrows she sends downrange?
Kein
#230958
1 year ago
@Exploding_Guy

Exactly I was trying to say. I tried to tame down those usual convo about "who is better". My point is that they all different but there is a much more in their characters than people usually see. Check my reply #228633

To me, Rarity is an artist who seeks beauty in things and uses what magic she has to her fullest extent to be precise and detailed with her craft.


INDEED. You have no idea how precise you just described what I tried o put in ppl minds for while.
And I'm glad you share EXACT the same opinion, that means next idea represented in visual art will be within this conception. And I love it.
Anonymous
#230960
1 year ago
Powerlevels arguments: They're everywhere. No escape.
Anonymous
#230995
1 year ago
@ Anon #230947: My apologies if I failed to translate this in the comic to you but: Rarity is obviously a perfectionist, who will literally breakdown if what she's making can't be perfected by her hoof (bird nest,) the reason why she appears "annoyed and/or disappointed" with the second shot is because I wanted people to assume that she still didn't find it FABULOUS enough to her taste, hence why she added more arrows and topped it off with dazzle.
Anonymous
#230996
1 year ago
^ Crap, forgot the signature, but it's still me.

-Exploding_Guy
Lockstep
#231011
1 year ago
@EG: I saw that, too; the expression on Rarity's face in that panel says "not enough." She must spend a lot on arrows, since she can't exactly reuse the ones she splits.
mooponi
#231629
1 year ago
Who removed the scrunchy tag?

This is amazing btw
Anonymous
#231662
1 year ago
>I don't think traveling with champagne glasses in a saddlebag is the smartest idea.

I don't see you complaining about traveling with a *wine bottle* in a saddlebag.

>also consider that cups at least could have some use (hanging them as lifiting a glass would be very difficult for someone without fingers.....) but a champagne glasses could only be use by unicorns, griffins and dragons. Thus, cup makes sense in pony world, a normal glass without handle? Not so much.

Well, at least she could use a *glass* cup. I mean lady, at least try to have some class there.

Or a goblet or something. There are plenty of ways to have a fancy cup with handles without resorting to some pedestrian tea-drinking implement, which is my point.
Anonymous
#231814
1 year ago
"Vaguely reminds me of the Lucifer scene from Devil May Cry 4"

"First I whip it out... Then I thrust it with great force!... Every angle, it penetrates until with great strength!... I ram it in!.. In the end, we're all satisfied... And you are set free..." *Demon door breaks apart into a heart shape then splits down the middle.
Anonymous
#232570
1 year ago
half of my brain went all tingly. i wub it
Anonymous
#232759
1 year ago
@Exploding_Guy:
(This is #230947)
Ah, that makes sense. An especially straight answer, if you will.
Anonymous
#232783
1 year ago
That is one gorgeously functional hairstyle.
Anonymous
#233004
1 year ago
>also consider that cups at least could have some use (hanging them as lifiting a glass would be very difficult for someone without fingers.....) but a champagne glasses could only be use by unicorns, griffins and dragons. Thus, cup makes sense in pony world, a normal glass without handle? Not so much.

Straws.
Sparkling
#233646
1 year ago
THIS IS ASWOME. MADE IT IN MY FAVS
Anonymous
#234665
1 year ago
Make it canon, bronies. We have the herd at our whims.
Isshiki_Kotonashi
#235391
1 year ago
Comments long enough to warrant "discussion" tag
P0ny_brigade
#237398
1 year ago
loves how Rarity is given a scrunchy snout.
I guess she had to practice something else since her life's dream of marrying prince blueblood came to a grinding halt after the gala. Maybe she will stop making dresses and become a full time assassin!
AJTalon
#237409
1 year ago
Hmmm... Story idea.

Give me a bit.
Anonymous
#237427
1 year ago
strange.. I heard the 'ahahahaa!' in my head :D and that scrunhy face is maybe the cutest thing ever! :D
P0ny_brigade
#237453
1 year ago
Post a link when your done AJTalon!
Anonymous
#237495
1 year ago
I like that bit of derp as she inspects the arrow
Anonymous
#238216
1 year ago
Who the hell erased all the tags and put in "artist:Egophiliac?" This was not done by Ego and cut that shit out.
Sparkling
#242135
1 year ago
When is the sequel comming out?
Anonymous
#242300
1 year ago
^when it fucking comes comes out.

I hate people that go around bugging artist for their work without paying a single cent. Wanna rush the artist? Make sure that you are paying for it. He isn't it doing for money? Oh guess who is fucked and will have to just wait?

That would be you.
Anonymous
#252601
1 year ago
Just going to add my two cents to the discussion about how Rarity stacks up to Twilight in terms of power. I think that the best comparison I have is that Twilight is like a firehose, while Rarity is like a thin garden hose. Both are powerful at what they do, but not nearly as good at the opposite effect. Rarity is capable of doing things with precision and focus required, things like sewing a dress or firing an arrow at a target from long range. Twilight, on the other hand, is more capable at spells that take more energy or multiple tasks (a la Boast Busters). If she were to be in this same situation, it's likely that while she could do something similar, it'd be far less accurate, and she'd probably end up shooting the arrows through the tree and then some. Her power is much greater, but it seems less able to be focused to a single, small point. Rarity is much more precise, but she can't cast magic of the same magnitude as Twilight can. So I think that they actually are fairly equally powerful.
Anonymous
#389598
11 months ago
WAHAHA!
Anonymous
#456501
10 months ago
Revised Text:

"Fabulous as she is generous, Rarity is the quintessential noble artist at heart, tirelessly seeking to find beauty in all things in life, be it in the ground, in her dresses, or in her friends. She may not be as magically inclined for a unicorn, but for what she has she uses it to the finest precision of her ability."

On a clear day, if her schedule permits it, she'll venture out at dawn beyond the plains of Ponyville to a little valley nestled in between the mountains and White Tail Woods to practice one of her favorite stress relief hobbies. Archery is a guilty pleasure for Rarity: thrilling and visceral, but sophisticated in style, a crucial element missing from the sports Rainbow or Applejack partake in. In a way she considers it fairly akin to sewing, replacing the needle for a much larger point and aiming at a small round target several hundred feet away rather than stitches, but most importantly both require a keen eye. Over the years she's developed a remarkable skill for the craft, at times even amazing herself by how simply she can "thread" arrows through one another, from great distances no less. Of course, not being one to ignore artistic license, she's worked in some her own "touch ups" to this fine game as well. In the end, she journeys back home, the feeling of bliss and rejuvenation in spirit rivaling any day at the spa center, and returns to her more or less humbler duties."

-Exploding_Guy
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8 months ago
The artist has made a new version containing some cosmetic changes.

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