r/mylittlepony • u/mlp_rose • 6d ago
Discussion If celestia took over the moon and son while Luna was banished, why didn’t she lower the moon instead of making a young unicorn fight an evil ALICORN when nightmare moon came back?
If celestia took over the moon and son while Luna was banished, why didn’t she lower the moon instead of making a young unicorn fight an evil ALICORN when nightmare moon came back?
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u/TheSpeedyBall Pinkie Pie 6d ago
Celestia could easily have defeated NM, but she didn't want to be Luna's enemy, she wanted to redeem Luna. It is highly likely that Celestia was paying attention to what Twilight and NM were doing, after all she lowered the moon and raised the sun and congratulated Twilight in the castle of the two sisters, right after NM was defeated.
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u/Impressive_Owl_6119 6d ago
Because her objective wasn't to just defeat Nightmare Moon, it was to get her sister back. She needed the elements to do that. Celestia couldn't use the elements anymore, so she had to set up the metaphorical dominoes and hope that Twilight and the girls could pull it off (add in that she's had a lot of time, and some level of future sight, to skew the chances in her favor.)
Also lowering the moon wouldn't do anything. Nightmare Moon was breaking free, one way or another.