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HeinousActsZX
#577864
9 months ago
I can't remember where I heard this, but there was a cool fan theory that the armor makes a pony's appearance white while they wear it, explaining the uniformity.
Aquilinus
#577876
9 months ago
I find that boring and a bit of a cheat.
HeinousActsZX
#577892
9 months ago
...Sorry, sir.
Anonymous
#577900
9 months ago
I heard an equally interesting fan theory where all the guards get blue contact lenses and were dipped in white paint when they joined.
Marrock
#578049
9 months ago
I kinda liked the whole enchanted armor theory.

I remember in one fic they talked about how the armor used to temporarily geld the wearer while he was wearing it.
HeinousActsZX
#578124
9 months ago
Alright, alright, I get it. Yeesh.
Wheezie_Moonflower
#578225
9 months ago
I've got a question lined up, but it may be a bit obvious. Oh, it's clean. I just hope the response isn't too bad.
NucleicTwist
#578502
9 months ago
There was a fanfic recently that had Pony Joe as a retired royal guard that had the nice theory that guardponies dyed themselves white or grey to ceremonially signify whether they were serving Celestia or Luna at any given time. They'd swap back and forth every few weeks.
Silver
#578709
9 months ago
Yeah... this answer doesn't add up. I'm sticking with enchanted armor. (It also means they're not identifiable out of uniform, preventing criminal retaliation against friends or family.)
Anonymous
#579265
9 months ago
>#578709
If I was a criminal I would just kill em all.
Anonymous
#579723
9 months ago
>265
If you were a criminal they would destroy you.

I also prefer the enchanted armor theory, it means that the military is open to any pony that wants to join the service.
Also the political answer in that comic means that both the military and government of equestria are not only caste based but inbred. Thank you, but no.
Aquilinus
#580624
9 months ago
All your vehement denials at my meaningless headcanon makes me lulz.

What do we have to go on? The at-most four pegasi that escort Celestia, and a handful of identical unicorn trumpeters in Twilight's flashback? I'm trying to flesh out a world here, so I'm taking liberties, just like any fanfic author.

Also, anypony can join the Royal Guard. But knights of the Royal Guard are a special class. Just as in Medieval Europe, anyone can grab a sword and shield, but who gets to be a "knight" is largely a political matter.

And since we're in peace-time, Equestria doesn't have much of a standing military, so you mostly only see the ceremonial guards.
Boomerang503
#606414
9 months ago
Now you have to wonder where Luna's guards fit into this.