Once upon a time, in the magical land of Equestria, there were two regal sisters who ruled together, and created harmony for all the land. To do this, the eldest used her unicorn powers to raise the sun at dawn; the younger brought out the moon to begin the night. Thus, the two sisters maintained balance for their kingdom and their subjects, all the different types of ponies.
But as time went on, the younger sister became resentful. The ponies relished and played in the day her elder sister brought forth, but shunned and slept through her beautiful night. One fateful day, the younger unicorn refused to lower the moon to make way for the dawn. The elder sister tried to reason with her, but the bitterness in the young one's heart had transformed her into a wicked mare of darkness: Nightmare Moon.
There are several theories about Nightmare Moon and Luna which say they're not the same entity. This was confirmed by Lauren Faust herself though she also gave a speech in an interview about Nightmare Moon's "reformation". Nightmare Moon could be in fact an embodiment of dark magic possessing Luna and keeping her prisoner under her evil influence till she was finally released by the Elements of Harmony.
As King Sombra made the Crystal Empire disappear for a thousand years, it was speculated that he had something to do with Luna's transformation into Nightmare Moon. He could have magnified her existing jealousy and bitterness into a dark transformation, or, in accordance with the above theory, a manifestation that possessed her.
This theory may have been proven wrong as it was revealed that Celestia and Luna defeated Sombra in the past and imprisoned him, though that does leave the possibility that Sombra only started a more gradual transformation from Luna into Nightmare Moon.
This theory was expressed in the Youtube video, Fall of the Crystal Empire. It has also been speculated by G1 fans that Tirac exists in Friendship is Magic and was the one behind Nightmare Moon's transformation, since Nightmare Moon shared Tirac's motivation of bringing the night that never ends. However, when Lord Tirek finally appeared he displayed no such power or interesting in a neverending night. It has been said that there was an outside force behind Luna's transformation into Nightmare Moon, who also might have had a hand in Discord's escape.
In the comics it is implied that this force was the Nightmare Forces, directly possessing her while exploiting the bitterness in her heart to get her to accept them although it also could be that the Nightmare Forces in the comics are the spirit of Nightmare Moon since she still seems to be Luna, or at least a part of her.
Some believe Nightmare Moon to be an apocalyptic villain since eternal night would cause the world to freeze. Lauren Faust has said that eternal night was Nightmare Moon's first step to a plan to "usher in an era of evil". It has also been speculated that she is now a ghost and that she is the mysterious Shadow Pony haunting Celestia and Luna's old castle in the Season 4 episode "Castle Mane-ia", although recent comments have made this figure more likely to be Tirek.
Due to Stygian having a similar backstory and transformation into the Pony of Shadows , which occurred through him merging with a sort of "Shadow" strongly resembling a symbiote, it is possible and, aside from the Nightmare Rarity comics, it is implied by the Legends of Magic comics that Luna similarly merged with a "Nightmare" symbiote though one weaker than the Shadow, as the Pony of Shadows was not purified by the Elements of Harmony while Nightmare Moon easily was , which she would have let in out of jealousy, to become Nightmare Moon.
Nightmare Moon received a mostly positive reception from critics and fans of the series. As the first antagonist of the series, she is praised for her actions, personality, backstory, and her motives.
Her alter-ego, Princess Luna, became one of the show's most beloved and popular characters of the series and the Brony Fandom. Her voice actress, Tabitha St. Germain, received praise for her performance as Nightmare Moon. Villains Wiki. Villains Wiki Explore. Top Content. Jester of Chaos BeholderofStuff Valkerone. Pure Evil Terms. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account?
Nightmare Moon. View source. History Talk 3. Do you like this video? Play Sound. Celestia was a force to use the Elements of Harmony to seal her sister in the moon for a thousand years. Nightmare Moon was freed from her prison on the longest day of the thousandth year during the "Summer Sun Celebration".
She continued her plan for creating an everlasting night but was stopped by Twilight Sparkle , Applejack , Fluttershy , Pinkie Pie , Rarity , and Rainbow Dash who used the Elements of Harmony to heal her. After returning to normal, she made amends with her sister and accepted ruling Equestria together.
Due to her being sealed years she is still adapting to modern customs and still feels discouraged for not being appreciated and still being feared for her time as Nightmare Moon. She has learned to talk softly instead of using the "Royal Canterlot Voice" from Fluttershy and also learned to have fun from Applejack. She has accepted her holiday "Nightmare Night" as what it is and that children enjoy the holiday.
The title of the book Twilight Sparkle reads in "Friendship is Magic, Part 1, "The Mare on the Moon, " is a joke with the mythical story of man on the moon.
According to Lauren Faust, Nightmare Moon was originally called "Discord", a name that would be given to another villain. The appearance of Princess Luna changed after the first episode. Her body is a shade of darker blue, her mane is partially translucent, undulating, and radiant as Celestia's. Its ancient design is still used in the online game Canterlot Castle , and its old mane is partially visible in some scenes of " Luna Eclipsed". Lauren Faust stated that when Luna is fully grown she does not look like Nightmare Moon.
She also stated that when Nightmare Moon was defeated, Luna was reborn with very low levels of magic. In more recent episodes, her mane was magical and undulating again because her good powers had been restored.
Keep in mind that raising the sun and moon must take a lot of power, and it's shown that magic makes ponies tired, so celestia could raise the moon, but during that time period she may not have been as powerful.
Thus, it has been sentenced to Show Discussion. Celestia, but the comics showed Luna struggling to control the sun in Celestia's absence, meaning Celestia likely struggled similarly with the moon sometimes. Now now, lets not jump to conclusions. If i was calling Celestia "fat", i would say so without hesitation. Celestia does move the sun does she not? So id say, she is 'gravity' in the sense of her relation to the sun.
Her being a "big mare" has nothing to do with her ability to move a astronomical body of such a size around at will, she would need to be millions of times larger to even legitimately do such, silly. Pinkamena-Pills ,. I see what you're saying and it's a likely story. Of course, both sisters have the ability to move the others celestial bodies.
We see Luna do it twice in the comics, one of which was in Celestia's complete absence. She struggled with it, but I presume that's because she's not quite used to the amount of energy moving the sun would exert.
Think of flexing a muscle that you haven't used, times 1, Then there's the fact that it's not really an innate thing. Before Celestia and Luna, the unicorns used to have the mantle of moving the sun and moon.
Twilight Sparkle picked it up easily enough as well, suggesting that it may just be a certain amount of magical energy that's needed for the task. So, yeah, no real flair, or advanced spells. You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Paste as plain text instead. Only 75 emoji are allowed. Display as a link instead. Clear editor. Upload or insert images from URL.
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