How dangerous is Equestria?
Just how dangerous is Equestria? Is it largely a peaceful and serene land through which, in which one can live without much fear of attack, disaster, or poverty? Or is there a dark underlayer beneath the bright colors?
The show itself seems to wobble back and forth on this a lot of the time: On the one hand, for instance, the Everfree has been downgraded from "monster-infested hell-hole which all sane ponies fear" to "that place kids can go and play in, or deadbeat brothers camp out in". On the other, monster attacks are pretty much a regular basis, and for every genuinely kind and good character there also seems to be a dark counterpart.
Fortunately, that gives us plenty of room to spread our own imaginations. I've made no hints that I see Equestria as having a dark undercurrent only hinted at by the show:
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It's a largely untamed land littered the pony settlements from which they impose order on the outside world. Outside their little bubbles of sanity and safety, monsters abound; when they wander into contact with pony civilization - either by accident or deliberate attack - the results are not without casualties.
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The Royal Guard exists for a reason; aside from the monumental, cosmic threats the cast faces in the show itself, there are also a multitude of minor threats which must be faced down on a regular basis. Some are mindless monsters; others are those who have chosen to be threats: Bandits and the like.
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Rogue storms coming from outside Equestria must be brought to heel, or risk damage to pony settlements. This is not without risk, though, as pegasi storm wranglers can be injured or killed by more violent storms.
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And of course, the ponies themselves are no saints. They scam, they argue, they cheat - they are possessed of all the foibles and faults we are. A strong tribal-superiority element still lingers in certain areas, for all three tribes, and let's not even get into how they react to beings outside their control...
But what about all of you? What's your preferred perspective on this?
Submitted September 27, 2018 at 09:28AM by Logarithmicon
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