Analyzing MLP: Earth Ponies Have Magic!? (Featuring The Fiery Joker!)

[@InkRose]

It's hard to believe that its been 8 years since this vid came out! Thank you everyone for your support and love! As for where I am right now, I'm working as a game developer for my own series set in a fantastical universe. It's got plenty of fun worldbuilding, lore, and all that good stuff. I've also learned 3D modeling and animation! If you'd like to check it out, I'm working on a KZbin video series talking about the game as I develop it! Playlist here: kzbin.info/aero/PLIZ1KgoI8wPBg7GEZyKE5lxQ4d3V94PIw

[@slideshowpony6199]

earth ponies: strong pegasi: fast unicorns: smart

[@queennjeri7237]

Slideshow Pony that's not really racist.

[@BenBen-tj9pv]

@@queennjeri7237 lol

[@BenBen-tj9pv]

Pegasus can fly

[@glambert1449]

What about Crystal ponies?

[@Kittieeepaw]

uh im pretty sure snails isnt smart and hes a unicorn

[@mr.x2567]

Earth ponies have a special magic energy within their strength, and connection to the earth. Their auras give off a vibe that is pleasing to nature and motivates the growth of plants. Just a hunch!

[@candacewesley4794]

Also they seem to be more talented most talented ponies in this show seem to be earth ponies

[@gemiveretheshitwidow1416]

I get my headcanon on pony magic from the fanfic The Immortal Game. It was very complex in its descriptions. Unicorn magic, if put simply, relies on the manipulation of scientific constants. For example, if a unicorn wants to levitate an object, they use their magic to apply an equal and opposite force beneath the object, thereby levitating. That's a simple example but it can be much more complex. Earth Pony magic, as stated in the video, is largely based in growing things and in physical strength. One theory as to why they are able to grow things as they do is based on ley lines, lines of magic that are tied into the earth itself. Planting seeds along these ley lines would allow them to grow larger and quicker, with earth pony innate magic to help guide the process. As for strength, an earth pony is capable of hardening their bones and skin, the stronger the earth pony magic, the stronger they can make themselves. The most powerful earth ponies can even heal injuries at a rapid pace. As for pegasi, they are capable of manipulating weather, even in minute amounts. An example would be the very thing that allows them to fly. Their wings are not nearly large enough to lift a pony off the ground, it's their magic that allows them to manipulate the air currents and force it under their wings, thereby giving lift. The best pegasi, like RD, can reduce the air pressure in front of them, allowing an increase in speed, even to the point of breaking the sound barrier (i.e. the sonic rainboom).

[@DRWolf001]

I can remember the two of us talking about a few of these things during our review of Hearth's Warming Eve. Nice to see that you've expanded so much upon it Ink.

[@sleepycloud7722]

I found this video vary cute and funny. :)

[@A-Dino-Named-Mennany]

DON'T QUESTION PINKIE PIE. SHE WAS BORN WITH MAGIC THAT SHALL NEVER BE ANSWERED, NOPONY WILL EVER BE ABLE TO DISCOVER THE WAY PINKIE DOES THE THINGS SHE DOES!!!!!

[@unicornnumber1987]

Yeah we can’t analyse pinkie

[@mansics6132]

Yeahhhh no one will understand pinkie pie

[@BenBen-tj9pv]

@@unicornnumber1987 pinkie logic

[@williamsmart5658]

She a party pony a type of earth pony

[@MoMo-sf8vk]

she was infused with discord's magic as soon as pinkie got the bell the magic was unable to be contained and it spread across the timeline and she got the magic in the rainboom to summarize the brony notion

[@InkRose]

Check out The Fiery Joker (Josh Scorcher)'s channel here! kzbin.info

[@MsAnimeraven]

will you do a story how fluttershy parents met pleas

[@dragonlord1177]

Hey ink have you ever consider writing a fallout equestria fan fic you chold do well with that after listening to that speech which sounds like you chold write a good story for an enclave don't know just a subjection

[@MitchieDBBC]

looks like someone got Apple'Jacked!

[@MsAnimeraven]

yep

[@nukecommander9419]

The instant plant growing is possible and tested although you would die after eating the produce

[@catzgomoosnowdrop5629]

EVERY PONY HAS MAGIC

[@InkRose]

Have questions about the video? Send me an ask through Tumblr! ink-rose-the-scout.tumblr.com

[@pikaphin3335]

Ink rose, WUT does this make me? I mean look at my OC it's very differnt from the other normal pones. Does it make me an alicorn? Cuz to be honestly Imy character is in fact 100% unicorn.

[@pikaphin3335]

Also if u want to take a look at it, u got to check out my channel in order to see it... I wait for ur response!

[@kaial9871]

Ink Rose I was also thinking that (Tying into the Earth pony strength thing) Pinkie's ability to jump really high? Possibly wrong tho, could just be a special Pinkie ability.

[@raw6668]

I think it was an interesting video but I don't think it didn't go far enough for the show that not only each race has magic, but several types, some they share with like the Cutie Marks manifesting their desired personal skill and enhance said skills. Second is a physical aspect of their magic with earth pony hardiness and strength, pegasus flight, and unicorn being unknown, but I suspect is being easier to enhance with magic. And finally external magic like earth pony manipulation of the earth and plants, pegasus manipulation of weather and unicorn manipulation of magic.

[@aeuvre716]

Ink rose, Zecora uses plants and erbs like people use to. And its not technically magic cuz its The Everfree forest's magicand she just yses it DERP DERPY DE DERP ( Not to u like ummmm a joke Ink) 😬

[@Zistheone2]

Based on how Tirek was stealing the magic from all ponies in Equestria during the season 4 finale, I personally think that all ponies have some sort of natural magic inside of them to perform certain tasks based on their natural abilities. For unicorns it allows them to perform regular magic such as spells and levitation, for pegasi it allows them to fly and walk on clouds, and for Earth ponies it gives them enhanced strength to tend crops and fields

[@claireerialchihana6821]

I wanna join the Earth Pony Revolution...

[@FireBlast5555]

Yo Pegasi will outshine you all!

[@killroy458]

GwenCoco5 My mother was a unicorn, my father was an earth pony. But i am okay with that now.

[@Laurmachi]

L: EARTH PONY T: PEGASI

[@shoukatsukai]

Joining the revolution will destroy the very balance that had brought our three tribes together. Do not antagonize yourselves. I fear everypony's death if this ever takes steam

[@claireerialchihana6821]

"Taife" Blitz Sorry to say, it's kind of too late.... maybe...

[@Regidor98]

On the topic of Zecora, we shouldn't forget about Magic Duel. Zecora shows magic ability when she refills her cup several times, but might only be connected to water, because we see ber teaching Twilight how to manipulate water. This also raises several question, such as whether or not all zebras have magic, if different zebras have connections to different elements, and whether or not unicorns can imitate any form of zebra magic, like Twilight did. And on the topic of Zecora's alchemy skills amd magic, in Twilight Time, Applebloom practices potion making, and considering Twilight it teaching her, it is likely that Twilight knows about potions, too.

[@animegx45]

I always thought Tirek sort of confirmed that they had magic. But, you still offered me some food for thought (no pun intended). My oc is an earth pony with great physical strength, so this sort of makes me feel I did a good job with him. You and Fire Brand also freaked me out a bit. A fanfic I've been writing used a similar idea regarding Pinkie's magic...and in ace attorney style. Great minds think alike I guess.

[@killroy458]

wrong. great minds think for themselves.

[@Talguy21]

That ending was something I'd expect from Silver Quill... not that I'm complaining, of course! Nice video, and it really brought to light the evidence I'd never really thought about in the show so far.

[@dazeymazey3516dr]

I've always considered the Earth pony magic to be something like a wild card. I mean Pinkie Pie would be proof enough of this but I get the feeling that Earth ponies magic manifests itself to be the most beneficial to their talent. Most Earth ponies just follow farming traditions passed down from their families, so farming is the thing that manifests itself most often. Not only that, but Earth ponies seem to be just as diverse as Pegasi and Unicorns, considering that most of the Crystal Empire are Earth ponies and the various settlements created by them like Appleloosa. Earth ponies are awesome, they are like the number 0, empty, yet full of possibility.

[@NovaMoonstar]

Don’t forget what Somnambula said during the episode, Shadow Play - Part 2. “Each of us infused a crystal seed with our magic in hopes that it would grow into a force for good.” That seed, infused with magic from all three tribes, then became the Tree of Harmony, the Elements of Harmony, Twilight’s castle, and the map. So, it was Earth pony magic that was just as important to the creation of the Tree of Harmony as the magic from the other two pony tribes.

[@RedCordPlayer]

Yay a new video!!! At 4:42 That was actually a unicorn not an earth pony. Nice video and maybe season 5 will showcase more of the earth pony's magic plant growing potential.

[@theblacksmithstriss]

Hy Redcord

[@7jumpycat770]

Well, it could have been an example of how the Unicorn didn't have enough strengh to hold the bags?

[@somethingfunny5571]

Yip

[@schwarzerritter5724]

Also, Earth Ponies can grab things with their tail.

[@schwarzerritter5724]

flower lilly I don't remember anyone but earth ponies (and zebras) doing it.

[@EarthtoJuno]

me:well it's not magic anyway it's just earth pony logic *covers mouth* *a army of angry ponies come* the leader(of the ponies): she said the "L" word! attack! me:T: *does roadrunner sound(thing) and runs away*

[@mawo1222]

Who said pegasi and unicorns cant

[@user-sb5bh6qy6l]

Mawo never seen it I've only seen it with aj pinkie and apple bloom the EARTH ponies

[@BenBen-tj9pv]

@@mawo1222 no they twilight don't besides rarity

[@3liony]

"Not as much proof that earth ponies have strength magic"? The show flat out says it! In Twilight's Kingdom, Tyrek steals magic. He steals earth pony strength. Magic=stolen, Strength=stolen. A=B, B=C, therefore A=C so strength=magic.

[@InkRose]

Where do they say it was their STRENGTH that was taken? They only say their magic was taken.

[@Frostlich1228]

Ink Rose 'Without their strength, they will not be able to tend the land.' -Celestia I like your theory, but the show did confirm it. :/

[@Trueknightofblades]

***** The problem with the idea that Strength is a manifestation of Earth Pony magic is that Rainbow Dash beat Applejack at hoof-wrestling in "Fall Weather Friends" without cheating. Applejack is a hardworking farm pony. If Strength was a part of the Earth Pony Package, then that added with her constant hard work should have allowed her to best Rainbow, who only had an equal amount of hard work,and most of that focused on her wings and flying.

[@Frostlich1228]

Maybe it's some combination of both?

[@Trueknightofblades]

***** combination of both? Could you elaborate on that?

[@moonchild4648]

that ending... O_O

[@robinjordan4806]

You tell me how Apple Jack jumped that high and why she smirked

[@AdamDraconaQuest]

Is it possible Earth Ponies get their magic from Gaea? Gaea was basically the Earth in Greek mythology. She was actually a sentient being while being the Earth itself. The fact Firebrand brought up that the Earth might be a sentient being got me thinking about that. After all, Greek mythology has been implemented in the show several times. Possible season 5 plot?

[@adamt2564]

Gaia was one of the Titans though aswell, just bringing it up to say how awesome it could be so see Titans in Season 5 or beyond.

[@AdamDraconaQuest]

Adam Theodoridi Titans... possible Alicorn ancestors? I would love it if we got a little more info on the Alicorns and where they came from. It might destroy some headcannons, but to put some of the history of Alicorns into the show would be amazing.

[@WillPennerson]

While that is an interesting theory, it would be rather weird for Earth ponies to get their magic from something specifically while the other two subspecies just... have it. To me, it seems more likely that, as Earth ponies lack a specific conduit for their magic (aka wings or a horn), their magic tends to manifest in a variety of ways, with the defaults being increased strength and plant powers, but with some individuals like Pinkie Pie having stranger magic. Pinkie Pie may be some sort of magic prodigy like Twilight, but as she lacks a focused conduit for expressing her magic, she's able to do really strange things but has less control over them... and interestingly enough, both Pinkie and Twilight have had the most disturbing mental breakdowns of all the Mane 6 (with Fluttershy being a very close second). Maybe the trade-off for strong magic is decreased mental stability...

[@7jumpycat770]

***** Your right! Nice theory! I woudl also say that earth ponies are really though compared to the others. It would be very hard for ponies to conquer new lands if it weren't for earth ponies. And if ponies can't canquer lands that fast, but they Need a LOT more land to get Food, they would be much less productive, + less populations could be in different lands, meaning that it would be much harder for them to form cities. I think you guys get the idea.

[@JCArules13]

Possible parents of Luna and Celestia?

[@liih_hk]

Years later and he we are with the g5 showing us earth ponies' magic XD

[@SaiyanGamer95]

Um... Earth Ponies having magic really isn't something new. Lauren Faust herself said that all races hold magic that manifests itself in different ways.

[@InkRose]

I just wanted to figure out and analyze the show to see what kind of magic it may be. :)

[@SaiyanGamer95]

Oh! I didn't mean to come off as a bother! I'm sorry. But you did pretty much say what Lauren said: Earth Ponies do have a magical connection to nature and plants, but they also have a magical connection to animals.

[@SOWTITAN]

SaiyanGamer95 Also the ability to hold twigs at a perfect 90 angle, hold bows in the absence of hands, walk up steep inclines even though the perfect flatness of their hooves would cause them to slide down, and perfectly wield objects with said hooves while standing three hooves down. Not that I hate the show for this, but it in a sense could also considered to be 'magic.' As in the magic to have such dexterity for a creature otherwise incapable of doing so.

[@RubberyCat]

Ink Rose Um, i'd like to point out, that Pinkie and Flutter is said to have been intended to have reversed alignments ... or rather: Pinkie was supposed to be a Pegasus, and Flutter an Earth Pony. This was changed before the Pilot was made, but still, it do point out Earth - Animal connection, and explains some aspects of Pinkie, too. I really like the effect them switching places had storywise though, from Pinkie frequently jumping, to Flutter's tendency towards being earthbound.

[@charemchavrutah]

Winter Wrap Up also displays Earth Pony strength in a direct comparison, when Twilight tries and fails to push a snowplow that the earth ponies around her can push with ease.

[@hindae085]

Ink Rose confirmed Grand Pegasus Enclave

[@mavelynncleveland3307]

Ian G. i dont think its fair the earth ponys have a time travleing pony pegusi have Derpy and what do we unicorns have?

[@hindae085]

sky lighte the gaming pony Twilight Sparkle? That one mare that became a God? And then a Super God for 1 episode?

[@RainbowEevee]

should I be a earth pony or Pegasus for oc?

[@Tall_Order]

We got ponies good at nurturing the land, the sky, and the supernatural. All we don't have is something oceanic. You hear me Hasbro? Seaponies, now! If you're worried about a place ot put them, well obviously the oceans that border equestria. Underwater kelp city! I also like firebrand's theory that the planet is a living thing with it's own magical properties. Heck if it worked for Green Lantern why not MLP?

[@ImaCartoon4ever]

At 8:42 it was stated by Lauren Faust that Fluttershy was originally conceived as an Earth pony. Also, well we haven't seen many instances of earth ponies having a connection with animals, Applejack does herd cattle, along with Sheep, and Pigs.

[@Kumahachi8]

Just mentioning this, but Lauren Faust stated that Earth ponies *do* have a form of magic in that they, "have a magically ingrained connection to the earth that makes them better at working with plants and animals." Tree Hugger's ability to connect with nature is supposedly a prime example of this as she is able to detect the aura of plants, animals, waterfalls, etc. in a manner that Pegasi and Unicorns cannot.

[@emeraldmorgan6013]

But that would explain pinkie sense but then again pinkie could just be pinkie. Or how maud pie can break through rocks let alone talk to rocks. And why apple jack and her family can do what they do on sweet apple acres.

[@Kumahachi8]

Emerald Morgan Maud Pie and the Apple family, probably, but Pinkie Pie is Pinkie Pie. She defies even Twilight's understanding. By the sounds of things, Pinkie's Pinkie Sense is probably just Pinkie Pie... XD

[@emeraldmorgan6013]

HAHAHA YOUR RIGHT HAHAHA

[@Kumahachi8]

Emerald Morgan :)

[@sana_hyo]

How about fluttershy? She connects with animals the best and she's a pegasus

[@gumi_b3ar]

9:04 in winter wrap-up the whole team of animal-wakers (I think that's what they were called) were earth ponies, with the exeption of Fluttershy

[@FrancisHatesStairs]

5:55 NO, NO, NO, NO,NO,NONONONONO! THAT IS NOT MAGIC! THAT IS JUST STRAIT UP PINKIE PIE CRAZE!!! AAAAAND IT TAKES LIKE VINILLA ICING!

[@FrancisHatesStairs]

I REFUSE TO BELIEVE THIS HERE BLASHPHEMY!

[@PinkProgram]

It has been established that AJ's extraordinary strength is a product of her special talent. She couldn't even buck open a wooden door without her cutie mark ^_^

[@madamekittycat8545]

guys. background music. name. now.

[@cholec9230]

Description...

[@bellbottomss]

Papers please theme... It was the only thing that sounded like a song in the description...

[@madamekittycat8545]

GingaNinjaDoesStuff XD its ok

[@bellbottomss]

madame kitty cat XD

[@abadgurl2010]

madame kitty cat Gypsy Bard

[@marshmallowok]

Magical earth ponies were known way before the S4 finale. Faust said a long, long time ago on her DA account that all the ponies have a magic inside, and Earth ponies have a magical connection to nature. That's why they grow the food. The funny exception to this is Fluttershy, but she was originally an earth pony, and Pinkie was a pegasus, and then they switched.

[@marionette8739]

None of your pony races can DARE compare to the Changelings! ALL HAIL THE QUEEN!

[@marionette8739]

+Puffed Tori ... No. * Runs like the coward. *

[@Brony22]

+Marion Ette why people keep pointing out the changelings, are they going to be coming back in season 6?

[@marionette8739]

Brony 22 It's going to be a *lot* sooner than *THAT* BOY-O! (In all seriousness, I have no idea when they could next appear. For now, I wait in honest earnest...)

[@shadowbladeandlightin8889]

Can you fight the everfree

[@shadowbladeandlightin8889]

Or the underworld

[@RainbowShimmers]

Another example is in the newest season's episode five. Applejack puts down soil and seeds in twilight's castle, and flowers immediately grow from the newly placed soil.

[@assspikescream5580]

That's interesting thoughts for earth ponies

[@mondenkindqueen]

I think that there is innate magic in the earth, and the earth ponies have the ability to tap into this magic. It is not that the magic is within themselves, just that they are usually the only ones who have the ability to use it, probably on a subconscious level.

[@jamcraftheretoplay1455]

I believe you i know you are not crazy (Calling Doctor wolf)

[@emq5340]

At the end of the ticket master, the ponies carry the tickets away in the air above their heads with magic.

[@SugarCloud]

how do you make these videos it would really help if you told me because i am trying to find someone that is nice to tell me how to make these kind of videos and i am trying to get my channal to grow so it would help if you tell me how to make these kind of videos like how to make moving pictures and to put the videos in the corner thank you

[@tehepikpenguin7950]

Okay I stopped at 4:58 in the video. If you recall somewhere (I believe in the first episode) that an alicorn has the wings of a pegasus a horn of a unicorn and the STRENGTH of an earth pony. So that is already their magic I don't think you needed to back that up. Also the reason they probably are more focused on physical strength and farming is because (and this is off my opinion) the pegasi already get there physical fitness flying and the unicorns could probably just make themselves healthy with a simple spell. Besides with the unicorns busy with books and making spells and things like that and the pegasi busy with weather and things like that the earth ponies have to do the farming. Also another reason they focus on physical strength. Because they have to move heavy plows and buck apples and pull heavy loads. And now that I think about it strength might not have been their natural magic, maybe it eventually became that because they had to be physically strong for farming. Ideas and theorys forming... TO MY NOTEBOOK!!!!!

[@liitlemissyandere7628]

and by the way that's really not true by the way us unicorns were the ones who raised the sun and moon before Celestia and Luna in your headcannon the history of Celestia and Luna. So Pegasus would not be alive if it weren't for us unicorns...well if were basing it on the history of Celestia and Luna.

[@Rhiilynn]

9:01 - "we haven't gotten an example of an earthpony that does" A CHALLANGER HAS APPEARED -Enters Treehugger from "make friends but keep discord"-

[@suzukarinhatter2753]

GJ AJ! My oc is an earth pony wiith a strange backstory.More or less she can go through dimensions and space but she cant break time.Its a unique power that she learned from her granpa before he died.She doesnt use it much as she has a farm to take acre of

[@branchsisterbranchsister9297]

My pony is a alicorn so what's stronger? A alicorn or a pegases?

[@honeysenpai9324]

Branch Sister Branch Sister alicorn but alicorn ocs are usually marysues

[@branchsisterbranchsister9297]

I do not get it

[@user-sb5bh6qy6l]

Branch Sister Branch Sister may sue means overpowered and that makes there character boring

[@idcmn]

1:44 Sneezing or coughing out apples?

[@frankbrislin4378]

Ink Rose , 6:10 You know the Pinkie Pie from 'EqG' is a different Pinkie Pie; right? But what I want to know is, since all of EqG's characters have the same names as their equine counterparts (e.g. Fluttershy, Rarity, Octavia Melody), why the hay are EqG's 'Wonderbolts' called the 'WonderCOLTS'?

[@Sharingan1230]

years later: G5 earth ponies now has magic

[@Heartsongcreations]

The only exception to the final remark about animals would be Treehugger. She was a unique pony to say the least and had a most definite ability when it comes to animals ranging from slimes to brezzies .

[@drowyart]

I know this video was featured 4 years ago but the first avidance I saw is season 8 finale when we saw PINKIE get her MAGIC back(!) and that Hasbro doing!

[@RouxAroo666]

Even though Earth Ponies seem to have skills that would help them with phisical work, not all of them are common laborers; one example is the pediatrician that Twilight took Spike to in the episode "The secret to my excess."

[@justaway_of_the_samurai]

Magic in MLP is probably similar to the magic in Fairy Tale. The magic is there, but some ponies can't use it. Unicorns are the most capable in using magic, for spells and such, while Pegasi are limited to only being able to fly. The Earth ponies have the same magic inside them, but most can't use it. When they can use it, though, it takes on a form different from unicorns and pegasi, be it strength, pinky sense, or ambient crop growing ability (just being around plants help them grow faster)

[@deadaccount5944]

I like your theory of Earthponies having growing magic. It makes the most sense :)

[@celestebrown5604]

you know i never thought about it that way well done

[@odspBravo539]

What about Pegasus magic? Have you figured out how to use your wings like inertial dampers to hover without flapping?

[@Leonaati]

What about the whole "no using magic during winter wrap up"? Even twilight didn't use magic even when she was confused about how to help

[@7jumpycat770]

Well, it said that ponyvill was originally made by earthponies. well,that means that earthponies do all the work, and others can help, but since they don't have earthpony Magic, they can only help with Basic things. As for the Pegasi, they are most likely an exception, since nopony alse has controll over the weather.

[@misspinkpunkykat]

Wasn't the vet pony in "Secret of My Excess" an earth pony?

[@blondepiratesarecool]

So does this mean that Alicorns also have this magic? They poses Pegasi and Unicorn magic, and are a combination of the three.

[@eliwinx147]

I don't have tumblr and at 4:42 when they say that ink rose was wrong I think she was right in a way because he was struggling to carry the luggage and he was crushed by all the luggage after a few seconds and plus maybe some pegisi an unicorns could also have the same strength like the big pegusi that always says yea just my thoughts and not to harm big fan ink rose big fan of silver quill

[@-fedgoy-3547]

Mc what's his name w\ his wissling and sweeping out the canterlot garden was good with the animals

[@dhieandari]

Another earth pony magic:from picture of episode winter wrap up,there is a colt named lucky clover.He's an earth pony,but in Sonic Rainboom episode,he is a pegasus.

[@evelynnjones5442]

Earth ponies show in mlp make your mark, it shows they do so...yea

[@8158bolga]

Please tell me there a part two of the ending segment

[@hifibrony]

I agree. Pegasus and Earth ponies have a kind of passive magic that lets them do what they do - fly/control the weather and grow crops, respectively. Earth ponies do have uncanny strength, though Big Mac seems to be exceptionally strong even by earth pony standards. Active magic - that is consciously directed - is the province of unicorns and alicorns - but it is clear that all three major pony groups possess magic of their own.

[@princealigorna7468]

Also, HEADCANON! Ink Rose was one of the members, along with Lightning Dust, of the first Grand Council of the Enclave in FOE!

[@nortalian549]

I don't believe it has been pointed out, but the pony carrying luggage at 4:42 is a unicorn, not an earth pony.

[@infranscia]

IIRC, Lauren herself said that Earth Ponies can have connections to the animals. My personal theory is that it's one of the several ways their magic can manifest itself, based on the individual. If so, their magic might tend more toward the strength and growing, and animal-communication might be less common. It's also possible that individual Earth Ponies might be more likely to just talk with one or two kinds of animals, rather than 'in general' like Fluttershy. Also, the show _has_ focused more on ponies that would have growing-magic (particularly the Apple family), so it just might be that they haven't really needed examples of the animal skills. That, or the rest of the writers just forgot after Faust left.

[@Lunacorva]

I also agree that communicating with animals is tied more to a Ponies special talent than some inate magic, but I still think that such a talent is more likely to manifest in an Earth Pony than any other Pony. Just like weather control is more likely to be a Pegasi's special talent.

[@savannahlee1200]

how did you make your pony i want to do this type of thing and i need help

[@adamt2564]

Actually I have another theory, that the race on the MLP planet that has the most connection to animals is one we have not seen yet, The Elks, it's possible the Fluttershy may have inheritant Elk traits thus explaining her connection to animals, it's also possible that one of her parents is an Elk and the other parent is a Pegasus.

[@MrMustang1945]

... and then you end with the theme for Papers Please, brilliant!

[@clairestanaland7449]

I might add that you forgot to mention in your proof, that in season one episode two, the main doc venture into the Everfree forest. Applejack says as they're walking through the forest, "And it ain't natural. Folks say it don't work like the rest of Equestria." I'm almost positive that it's later mentioned that things in the Everfree forest grow on their own, which is why it is feared so greatly. I'm not entirely sure though, and would have to rewatch season one in order to find out. I think this supports your growing magic theory, and wanted to share. :)

[@skywiseminecraft2629]

I adore yoru video..the captions made me laugh :D Though I would suggest you look back on the seasons and migration episodes. Earth Ponies are also helping out the animals. If you had Flutter shy you would rely on her skills more too wouldnt you? Perhaps neglecting your own to focus on making physics defying apples? :3

[@DarkLyo]

i purpose that earth ponies have a sort of Extrasensory perception, this allows them to grow better crops because they are more intuned with the planet, also in the case aj she case she can tell if your lying, then there's the pinky sense, even there elements are apart of this as it can have some empathic tendanses, maybe even zacora's abilities is apart of that

[@zackhigginson7932]

This was an eye opener. You have my appreciation.

[@Dragonlover553]

9:54 first of all, only ponies need the pegasi, and weather in Equestria doesn't go wild without them, it just... stops. And we know unicorns have spells for manipulating weather, though I have a few theories on that.

[@jango5151]

ink if your oc was in fallout equestria would it be Dashite or Pegasus Enclave?

[@ondinaalison969]

Ink Rose your speed art is awesome!

[@almozayaf]

Ink Rose did you ever work in the rainbow Factory ?

[@slcrosby15]

should I call someone to get Applejack to let you go or did she already let you go or do I need to call someone

[@ellaf8857]

I have another theory for Pinkie's senses. All of the ponies' names have something to do with their cutie marks. It's like being phsycic is normal. If you think about the pony race as humans, each of them/us have a special power.(even if it doesn't show) There are only a handful o people with unnatural abilities, so if Pinkie were to be human, she would have an unnatural ability. In Equestria, Pinkie just has power that's over normal, for Earth Ponies. Does that make sense?

[@_ashley_7762]

Auctilly after Tireck took earth ponys' magic princess Celestia told Twillight that "Whithout their magic, earth ponies will no longer be in control of their land" that proves that earth ponies magic is taming their land, growing food and stuff like that!

[@milanachin3845]

Actually Ink Rose, one episode it showed apple jack using magic, and the only unicorns in that area don't have magic the color of yellow/orange. I think the episode was when all the ponies were fighting over twilight's plus one grand galloping gala ticket

[@TheNYCTwinns]

this was a very cool video and it brought up the biggest thought I've had ever since entering the fandom,allow me to explain (yes this is possibly the stupidest thing you might ever read and for that i am sorry, and it's headcanon again i'm sorry). Even though I like unicorns, mainly because out of all the classes given in video games the mage is always my favorite, I've always found earth ponies to be like that one cryptic riddle that you try desperately to solve but can't (yea its crazy i know just work with me). Sure unicorns have magic and if one is dedicated enough like Twilight, they could train themselves in greater more powerful magic, maybe even to the point to which they surpass an alicorn, even shining armor knows a spell that the princesses don't, as seen in a canterlot wedding. As for the Pegasus race as seen in the show, we can clearly see that they are the main form of the equestrian military/airforce, since they are literally all over any important building(s) in canterlot. they are also used as they delivery service, since every time we see mail being delivered it's by a pegasus, another job of theirs being obviously weather duty, making it rain and whatnot. Now time for the topic of this comment the Earth Ponies, now in friendship is magic it's shown that the main job for earth Ponies is farming/gardening, other jobs being baking, construction, party planers,school teacher, and just whatever else is open, so basically hard grunt work ... hell in that one rarity ep there was an earth pony cleaning the windows. From this it looks like earth ponies are the lowest in society, not having the ability to do magic or fly, so it might make sense that they're at the bottom of the totem pole. But this also means that earth ponies have no extreme power to rely on, unicorns relying on magic and pegasi on flying. I think this just means that an earth pony must work harder than the other races if they want something to work just right and not just 'poof' it fixed like a unicorn might be able to, but instead have to go through much trial and error, and its with this that i have come to the conclusion that maybe there is much more to them then the show tells, sure they cant study the same magic as unicorns or fly like pegasi (YET) but that's all they have going for them magic and flight were as earth ponies can do everything, no not naturally but maybe mechanically, what if the entire race of earth ponies were always aware of their low standing in society and just chose to leave at that not knowing how to change it. one day somepony just had enough of basically being a *slave*, and wanted to change things so they went around gathering their fellow earth ponies telling them how they can change the social standing of the earth pony that ends with most of them leaving either doubting the idea or to think about if it will even work, whilst the rest of those who came to the gathering believe to work. what is this idea you ask, develop an invention that can help make earth pony lives easier. so anyway much trial and error ensues those who left the gathering come back at some point, and the final prototype is finished and the invention is ready to shown in public, and it's not taken well everyone else sees it as unnatural for an earth pony to have these new abilities. later on down the line a earth pony revolution starts and with them being more technologically advanced than everyone else. that's about it for now i was thinking of turning it into a fanfic but i suck at writing and im not so sure if anyone would want to see where this idea might go. what do you guys think.

[@ellakim6976]

Also, there could be magic with something to do with earth ponies' hair. I mean pinkie can hold flashlights with her hair and AJ can control lassos with her tail. I don't know, just a thought

[@KitsunenoHibi]

Actually, there's an interesting thing a friend and I were talking about recently when it comes to pony weather... there is almost NO wind in Equestria! We see the pegasi doing lots of other weather frequently; rain, snow, thunder and lightning.... but there are no windy days in Equestria. They only ever bring wind when it's specially requested, like with the Breezies, or lifting the water up to Cloudsdale for cloud production. In the sleep over episode, we see some wind, but that's part of an already unleashed storm, part of the weather. But really, there's never just natural wind; whenever we see the wind blow, it's involved with pegasi having set some sort of weather in motion. Heck, the biggest proof that Equestria somehow has no wind is Cloudsdale itself. A city made entirely of cloud on a cloud should be at the very least being tossed around the map in the high-speed slipstreams of air at cloud level in the sky. But Cloudsdale has a set location; it's on the map, ponies know where it is! It's a set city with a set place; there are no slipstreams or jetstreams in the sky. That means that their world would literally be completely stagnant without pegasi flying around, and their working of the weather isn't just to maintain some control of their world, they learned to do it from necessity. Without wind, there would be no water cycle! We even have evidence that water doesn't naturally evaporate enough to form clouds, since they need to manually cyclone the water up into the cloud machine, then manually ship the clouds to places that need rain. Without the cooperative magics of all three pony races, theirs would truly be nothing but a desolate world, with at the most, fringe oasis civilizations.

[@Berry_Waves]

very nice video as well the ending it was like fallout equestria edning :D but Ink Rose what happand to your cannanstorys ?

[@randomdragon8245]

The way I see it; the magic used by earth ponies could be taken further if only research was dedicated in the form of Geomancy.

[@sonbrooker]

I don't think that the other pony races would die out completely if you look in magical mystery cure (season 3 or 4) Rarity controls the weather with magic making is snow and making a heat wave.

[@sonbrooker]

*it

[@WyrdFayth]

The expanded universe has confirmed at least once or twice that Earth Ponies do have incredible strength as a species. (Naturally, some ponies are stronger than others, but that's no different than some Pegasi being weak fliers or some Unicorns having more powerful or versatile magic than others.) Also. Omg the tirade at the end was amazing

[@taylahmccormack2504]

how does does it feel to be the first prisoner of the earth pony revalution

[@sergeantpanther678]

9:57 I have to disagree with you there,since there are places in Equestria like the Everfree forest that seems just fine without the weather gods,come to think of it,maybe the Everfree forrest is inhabitated by the spirits of dead earthponys,since there seems to be no semilogical explaination for the Timberwolves otherwise.

[@wolfclaw719]

Great video, also is there anybod-I mean any*pony* who doesn't randomly get invaded by Josh? Ah well, Glory to Arstotzka.

[@cmm07r]

Something Firebrand said about Earth Ponies magic stemming from the land got me to think; what if Earth Pony magic is to absorb, synthesize, and use the magic from the land.

[@Luna-ke1zd]

Well, Didn't Pinky Pie know the exact thing to do when the crazy bugs that ate everything came and she used instruments to get rid of them?

[@brittanys9716]

Fiery Joker mentioned the Earth being sub-sentient, which would draw on the Greek story of creation and how the earth is a goddess: Gaea (Gaia, whatever). If the Mane 6 do eventually end up facing the earth itself, which could be the whole reason these monsters are attacking, then that would be a two-parter to see, especially if Jackie and Pinkie (what?) are drained of their, erm, magic for a few episodes. It would likely throw Ponyville into chaos. Wait. FANFICTION WRITING COMMENCE!!!

[@BNuts]

My theory is that all ponies have some form of innate magic, some more overt than others. Earth Ponies seem to possess higher strength, durability, and endurance than members of the other tribe. They also seem to possess a close connection to the earth. This, in a way, could explain the way Pinkie Sense and Cheesie Sense work: it's their connection to the ground that tells them of what's approaching. I also theorize that while Unicorn casting and Pegasus flight and weather manipulation seem to have to be focused upon to activate, Earth Pony magic is always on -- because it's passive, so they cannot turn it off! Zecora seems to be much like a Shaman or witch doctor, able to cast with potions and other catalysts, where Unicorns cast spells through their horns. Chrystal Ponies seem to be a special breed of Earth Ponies. They seem to be able to focus and amplify magical energies, such as the one that comes through the Chrystal Heart -- another of my theories that will be important in my fanfics, together with Earth Ponies having magic. It all comes together quite neatly, trust me on this. Or don't. My fanfics' protagonist is Verdant Gearhead, an Earth Pony who discovers that Discord went and swapped the Earth Pony magic on one of his ancestors with twisted and inverted Pegasus and Unicorn magic. It's Gearhead who first figures out how to use these, but he doesn't have any slots left for Earth Pony magic, removing his ability to farm. So far he can only use Unicorn magic with a substitute for a spell medium (his jewel dagger does nicely), an activation key, and full incantation. He can also only fly using what he now calls an Alicorn Engine strapped to his back. Even during the time he's accidentally transformed into an immature Alicorn he still possesses no Earth Pony magic, so even though he doesn't need incantations or his dagger for that time, he still has a number of fine limits on what he can do before he reverts to old form. And still, he only has parts of 2 of the 3 tribal magicks. And then there's the time to come when he gets rewritten as an Earth Pony with actual Earth Pony magic (which is what he always wanted to be anyway). Well, there goes his OTHER powers, which incidentally he needs to save an Equestria at war from conquest and enslavement. So here's the difficult choice: be someone you've always wanted to be, with the skills you've always wanted, or sacrifice that great gift to take back the 'curse' that others needs you to have. What would you choose?

[@ashr00m]

Actually, my pony oc is an earth pony, and she uses witchcraft.

[@AylaMarionSU]

*cough* Pinkie pie *cough*

[@ashr00m]

Ayla Marion XD Now that you mention it, that is kinda like Pinkie.

[@indigotyrannova6113]

i love the ideas that it could either be a connection with earth or the gift of a god that helps them have their own magic. i theorize that it could be like toph who sense's the vibrations in the earth. With the earth ponies it could also be an evolution hereditary trait passed down from years of family's. The rock farm is another possibillity as a type of side evolution. I mean why would pinkie's family want to farm rocks without some sort of purpose????