History WMG / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicSettingEquestria

They're basically Equestria's answer to [[{{Halo}} Halo's]] [[SuperSoldier Spartan Program]], with all [[TheStoic that]] [[{{Badass}} entails]] [[OneManArmy and]] [[BadassCrew implies]].

[[WMG: Celestia is [[{{Berserk}} "The idea of good" ]].]]

It is possible that Celestia, Luna, Discord, and other "demigods" were the original controllers of the elements of Harmony. This theory can work with that. Being a quasi-god is basically no different from being extremely powerful in magic. The Alicorns are really power magic-users. Discord was a really powerful magic-user among Dragonequus. Celestia and Luna's parents are even more powerful but delegated the use of the Elements of Harmony to their daughters and others.

** Cadence and/or Twilight are being given some or all of the access codes by Celestia in case of emergency. Discord is simply a 'villain' who took over some of the advanced terraforming equipment, but the Elements of Harmony/Master override control devices kicked him out.

Meaning that princesses are what they call the actual rulers, and the queens are their daughters. This would explain why Celestia, Luna and Cadence are called princesses, but treated as if they were queens(executive meddling aside). This would mean that Queen Chrysalis is actually what we consider to be a princess.

So as of the end of Twilight's Kingdom (S4,EP 25-26) the governing structure of Equestria is now quite confusing this WMG is an attempt to describe it.
Based on the the last three episodes in S4, due to equestria games giving some implications to levels of governance based on who sits where in the "Royal Box" seats.
* Tier 1 Equestria as a whole- The four princesses as a council with some deference to seniority so opinion is weighted as such Celestia>Luna>Cadence>Twilight.

** The Crystal Empire- Independently governing but owes allegiance to Equestria. This is more direct as Cadence is one of the direct rulers of the entire nation. Shining Armor most likely acts as Governor in her stead.
** Twlight's Kingdom (name pending) - probably has control over Ponyville and its environs such as the Everfree Forest. Ruled by Twilight and her newly formed "Council of Harmony" name pending.

[[WMG: Equestria is an attempt to create a better society for earth after mankind has failed]]

The sciantists within look on the preserved remains of the internet and find that even after the rest of pop culture dies, the bronydom and the elements of harmony principles remain and decide to create a new race based on these principles. They know humanity can last only a short time more so they use their remaining resorces to create a new race. They create them in the image of the utopa that eqestria was said to be. They create two mighty leaders for them, Celestia and Luna, and give them the controls to the centre and all it’s facilities. A new race emerges with the power to restore the earth.
Their is no such thing as a free lunch. As long as their is light their is also shadow. As long as their are bronies their will also be haters. One such creates a chaotic being and chrisens it ‘discord’ and also sabotages luna so one day she will be corrupted. The last hater then realises his mistake as discord kills him. Discord takes the controls but is defeated by the elements of harmony. Unfortunently by then he has killed the last of humanity who had wanted to see the begining of equestria. A new age has begun.

[[WMG: It's the Earth, and the elements of harmony are what used to be the {{Dragon Ball}}s.]]
"Arise Chenron! Grant my wish!" Somebody wished for the world to be a magical place, with all kinds of ponies and fantastic creatures of myth. Celestia, Luna, Cadence, and many other as yet unseen alicorns are the North, South, East, West, Supreme, and Grand Kais. If this is the case, I really want to see the Grand Kai, because seeing a more hip, easygoing, playful alicorn than either Celestia or Cadence would be lots of fun.

During this time, Celestia and Luna also created the elements of harmony, intending to use them as a safety device, should either of them ever fail in their tasks, ensuring that there would always be a powerful force for good within the dimension.

The zebras whom Luna met were colonists from their native land who attempted to create a settlement in the grasslands bordering the Everfree. When Discord overthrew the princesses, the zebras fled his chaos and abandoned their colony. Discord also destroyed Old Canterlot, but the other alicorns were able to {{ascend to a higher plane of existence}}.[[note]]Discord couldn't have committed genocide against the alicorns, because Celestia [[ThisIsUnforgivable would never have forgiven him for it.[[/note]] The sisters defeated Discord and there was peace for a time, but after Luna became Nightmare Moon and Celestia banished her, the Castle of the Two Sisters had been ruined by their battle and Celestia established the new city of Canterlot on the slopes of the mountain.

The zebras whom Luna met were colonists from their native land who attempted to create a settlement in the grasslands bordering the Everfree. When Discord overthrew the princesses, the zebras fled his chaos and abandoned their colony. Discord also destroyed Old Canterlot, and depending on one's interpretation, the other alicorns either were killed or [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence ascended to a higher plane of existence]]. The sisters defeated Discord and there was peace for a time, but after Luna became Nightmare Moon and Celestia banished her, the Castle of the Two Sisters had been ruined by their battle and Celestia established the new city of Canterlot on the slopes of the mountain.

[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E1TheCrystalEmpirePart1 >>]] King Sombra and the Crystal Empire vanish.

** [[PlanetOfTheApes GOD **** YOU ALL TO HELL!]]

Meanwhile, the Crystal Ponies had become fearful of the warring 'dull-coats,' and as a result set up a magical shield to protect the capitol city of their Empire. The relentless winter combined with the violence of the warring tribes led to a total collapse of the Empire, with only the capitol remainging. Eventually, the war ended with the Heart's Warming, but having been cut off from contact with the rest of the land, the hatred of the Crystal Ponies towards the outsiders kept the northern lands of Equestria in a permanent frost, eventually altering the landscape until it was impossible to go back. Relations were restored some time later, primarily through the defeat of Discord, leading to the Empire's current state of peace with other Equestrians.

* And remember it's [[IstanbulNotConstantinpole Istable, not Coltstantinaple]].

Potentially part of a dozen WMGs above, we have just gotten some big evidence that there was some kind of need to go to war a thousand years ago. In the sister's abandoned castle, we see dozens of armors. Unlike the more ceremonial armors of the current royal guard, these are full on plate armor with plenty of [[SpikesofDoom spikes covering them]] (although it might be just for show, but ponies aren't really built to wield a lot of weapons, so the armor could also of BEEN the weapon). All it suggests that after Discord's reign, there was a need to keep the army completely covered in iron and steel, while today they barely get much more than a helmet.

* Princess Platinum, while by know means a generous soul, [[{{Flanderization}} was not as obnoxsous as portrayed]]. Rather, she had [[DeadlyDecadentCourt a court of nobleponies who forced her to demand outrageous concessions or face civil war]].
* Chancellor Puddinghead, in contrast, had the opposite problem (is there a trope for Reverse Flanderization?): In reality, she was even [[UpToEleven more of a]] [[TheCaligula Caligula]] than advertized. However, she was toned down for the play due to RealityIsUnrealistic and PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad.
* Private Pansy may have in fact been Hurricane's daughter. Like with Fluttershy being more an Earth Pony than a Pegasus, Pansy was more Unicorn, with interests running more accademic. Naturally, had she more spine (or at least regular access to books), she could have been a BadassBookworm. She may have in fact had a secret relationship with a stallion of the other tribes.
* The time frame from the search for a new land to the end is extremly compressed for time: