History Awesome / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW

[[AC: Issues 25-26]]

*** This scene ties into ''how'' [[spoiler: Twilight was able to defeat Chrysalis. They were both empowered by the Secretariat Comet, but Twilight knew magic spells that Chrysalis]] ''[[spoiler didn't.]]'' [[spoiler: Even if Chrysalis had managed to steal Twilight's magical energy, she wouldn't have been able to use the same destructive spells as Twilight. In the end, she underestimated Twilight, and it led to her downfall.]]

[[AC: Issue 21]]

[[AC: Issue 22]]

** Then, when it turns out that [[spoiler: Twilight has destructive magic spells that Chrysalis doesn't know--and, even if she absorbed Twilight's magic, wouldn't be able to use since she doesn't have Twilight's knowledge--]] the Changeling Queen shows her hand at XanatosSpeedChess by forcing a SadisticChoice on Twilight: [[spoiler: surrender and become her thrall, or watch her friends and the Cutie Mark Crusaders be drained into lifeless husks by her minions.]] If it hadn't been for [[spoiler: Twilight's HeroicSecondWind and her being equally empowered by the Secretariat Comet,]] Queen Chrysalis might have ''won.''

*** This scene ties into ''how'' [[spoiler: Twilight was able to defeat Chrysalis. They were both empowered by the Secretariat Comet, but Twilight knew magic spells that Chrysalis]] ''[[spoiler didn't.]]'' [[spoiler: Even if Chrysalis had managed to steal Twilight's magical energy, she wouldn't have been able to use the same destructive spells as Twilight.]]

** And then, of course, there's the fact that she was able to duel Chrysalis, a villainess who was on par with ''[[BigGood Celestia]],'' on equal footing. [[spoiler: Not to mention that she was able to WIN!]]
** At the climax of that fierce confrontation, [[spoiler: Twilight finally defeats Chrysalis, hitting her with a magical blast that blows up half the freaking castle!]]
** Lest we forget the BadassBoast that Twilight delivers to Chrysalis during her HannibalLecture:
--->'''Chrysalis:''' [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Stop...this...nonsense. You can't...defeat me.]]
'''Twilight Sparkle:''' [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech Ponies who can't do things themselves tell]] ''[[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech others]]'' [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech that they can't do it.]] [[NotAfraidOfYouAnymore I]] ''[[NotAfraidOfYouAnymore can]]'' [[NotAfraidOfYouAnymore stand up to you.]] '''''[[spoiler: And I can win!]]'''''
*** Of course, [[spoiler: as the Season 3 finale reveals, she was destined to become an Alicorn. The magic-boosting properties of the Secretariat Comet may have allowed her to tap that infinite potential.]]
** And prior to all that? When Chrysalis first sees how [[spoiler: the power-enhancing Secretariat Comet has given Twilight a boost that makes her magical blasts extremely devastating]], her [[OhCrap wide-eyed reaction]] is ''epic.''

*** Which really ties into ''how'' she was able to [[spoiler:defeat Chrysalis. They both received power from the comet, but Twilight knew how to ''use'' it, as opposed to Chrysalis, who tried to just take it. Chrysalis lost because she really didn't know how Twilight was able to use the comet's power.]]
* All the epicness Spike and Celestia (and Luna, but not as shown) were up to that prevented them from helping sooner. Few things in this world are as glorious as the image of Spike, with an [[EyepatchOfPower eyepatch]], riding Celestia into battle with giant magically enhanced cockatrices.

* In issue 4, during the big confrontation [[spoiler: Twilight defeats Chrysalis with a magical blast that blows out half the freaking castle!]]
** Lest we forget Twilight's BadassBoast response to Chrysalis' HannibalLecture right before this happens:
--->'''Chrysalis:''' Stop...this...nonsense. You can't...defeat me.\\
'''Twilight Sparkle:''' Ponies who can't do things themselves tell ''others'' that they can't do it... '''''I can stand up to you.''''' And I can '''''win!'''''

*** Of course, [[spoiler: as the Season 3 finale reveals, she was destined to become an Alicorn. The magic-boosting comet may have allowed her to tap that infinite potential.]]
** And prior to all that? When Chrysalis first sees how [[spoiler: the power-enhancing comet has given Twilight a boost that makes her magical blasts extremely devastating]], her [[OhCrap wide-eyed reaction]] is ''epic.''

* Main!Celestia and Dark!Celestia finally facing off. [[spoiler:Main!Celestia finally displays her full power - becoming a ''star pony'' - before opening up an all-out, sucidal attack on Dark!Celestia. She's only stopped when Good!Sombra isolates them both.]]
* [[spoiler: After the attempt to seal the evil Celestia fails, Sombra proves that, like our orignial Celestia, he has the strength of will and character to use ''all six'' Elements of Harmony. What does he use them for? To more or less sacrifice himself to restore balance to both worlds, taking ''all'' the evil of Dark!Celestia and Dark!Luna ''into himself'' to make all three of them like their main universe counterparts. In doing so, he loses his love, his position as ruler, and is probably going to lose his sanity in the future like the main universe!Sombra, but he does it without a single twitch of hesitation.]]

* [[spoiler: What you ''think'' is King Sombra was shown at the end of the first part of the arc. It wasn't - the mirror-universe Sombra is a CulturedWarrior White King. What was staring out of that MirrorUniverse was an evil ''Celestia''.]]

* ''[[spoiler: King Sombra is shown at the end of the first part of the arc.]]''

* Celestia beating Big Mac in an hoof-wrestling challenge.

* The pairing of Luna and Big Mac is no match for any challenge.
* Celestia is beating Big Mac in an hoof-wrestling challenge.

* As of one and a half months before the launch, pre-orders for Issue #1 have already exceeded 90,000 copies, out selling the likes of ''[[ComicBook/XMen Uncanny X-Men]]'', ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'', ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'', and ''[[Franchise/{{Batman}} Detective Comics]]''.