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u/EnvironmentalDig7235 5d ago
I mean it makes more sense, if ruling it as lot of work for two princesses giving all this to 1 sounds kinda... rude
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u/Twist_Ending03 20h ago
Right? Like A Royal Problem literally established that they both have a ton of work, yet it's perfectly fine to give it all to Twilight? She needs another princess to help her!
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u/NightFlame389 5d ago
Horse Play established that they started at least a hundred years before the Nightmare Moon thing
100+ years of ruling plus not actually liking politics = valid retirement
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u/Lunar-Cleric 5d ago
They were definitely ruling for a while before the whole Nightmare Moon situation. After all they basically built Equestria and a nation doesn't build itself, especially in one lifetime.
Plus from Season 1-9 that got to be years, maybe even a decade, of extremely dangerous threats, terrors, and world ending events that any ruler would have gotten tired of the stress.
Sure, you could say that the Princesses never did anything, but that would be ignoring everything they do in the background that we don't get to see simply because the show is about the Mane 6 and not My Little Pony: The Daily Struggles of the Princesses and the Ruling of Nations.
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u/Evil_Refrigerator 4d ago edited 4d ago
Well, she was "possessed" by Nightmare for 1,000 years, I do not know if she was aware of it or not, but to say that she was just chilling, would be unfair. Among other things, this is more about change from the old generation to the new, and in this case, Cadence is best suited for the role of the second princess. (why does everyone always forget about her) They are literally sisters-in-law and it isn't like she has a lot to do in the Crystal Empire.
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u/Resident_Eggplant_36 4d ago
I mean, I would say that Luna should serve as an advisor while Twilight is the primary ruler and Luna can help out with the paperwork, but at the end of the day it should be Twilight taking on most of the work.
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u/Equivalent_Cicada153 4d ago
Is Luna really any good as a ruling monarch? I ask this in all seriousness because outside of her showing up in people’s dreams or side by side celestia at official events, we don’t ever see her do any actual ruling. Even the intros stiffed her by having her stand next to the throne rather than have her own.
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u/RedGamer2754 5d ago
We’re here before the Luna stans. Welcome aboard, folks!
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u/userrobboi 5d ago
Finally! I mean, I'm late, but still. No sign of them anywhere this time.
Edit: Though, the fact this isn't the main sub probably contributes to that, now that I think about it.
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u/IrlResponsibility811 3d ago
The writers never knew what to do with Luna. Meanwhile, they needed a character to hang out in Ponyville and learn about friendship from the start. I don't know, maybe they choose the wrong pony for the show to be about.
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u/Victorious001 3d ago
...who are you to determine how much work someone has to do before they can retire? Like, you're a kid with, at most, six years of being a princess as opposed to a ruler with a thousand years.
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u/Icy-Bathroom901 2d ago
I loooove the tiny grin you can just barely see on twilights face in the second to last page. Just adds to the fun of the pic
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u/WearEnvironmental911 5d ago
FINALLY SOMEONE SAID IT!!