Unpopular opinion time

@Latecomer
 
There’s evidence pointing to each of those and everything inbetween.
 
I’m partial to the Ponyville Mysteries books where the answer was “All of the above”.

@Dustcan  
Yes, between the ambiguity and the sheer age of the question - it’s the literal first plot point of the show - there’s going to be lot of interpretations. Especially given how the show provided a steady stream of contrastable incidents.

@Latecomer  
I like the idea that it was a literal manifestation of her negative emotions that became its own entity after Luna’s defeat at the Hooves of the Mane 6.

@Latecomer  
The second one I’d guess, more along the lines of dark magic

Nightmare Moon shouldn’t be compared to DiD  
That’s disrespectful

@Don’t  
Damsel In Distress?

@Brass Beau  
I think he means Dissociative Identity Disorder - multiple personalities, basically.

@Latecomer  
For someone that had to write a paper on that once it’s weird I didn’t think of that first

If one of the leads in the upcoming movie really is a bit of an activist as they say then I want her to say “I’m PC and so can you!” at some point.
 
I don’t know what that even means, I just know it’s fun to say.

@Dustcan
 

 
“I definitely am, but i’m not sure about you”

@Brass Beau  
Well, it’s easy to interpret DiD as anything.
 
 
@Dustcan  
@Mildgyth  
Ha! I can see it.

@Brass Beau
 
@Latecomer  
Yes
 
Trying to compare NMM to DiD is disrespectful to those who suffer from DiD

@Don’t  
I don’t think people with that type of condition would care or get all offended over her. It’s not like it’s demonizing the condition nor bringing too much attention to it.

What if sunset and moondacer meet each other

@Myoozik  
Agreed. 🤔🤔🤔

@Background Pony #0E29  
Besides Twilight and big brains they don’t seem to have much in common. What would they talk about?

You know what’s funny and kinda nonsensical? Beards on ponies.

@Spinny
 
Real horses can have beard or mustaches tho.

@Dustcan  
Really??

@Background Pony #2B5B
 
Yeah. Check this distinguised gentlemen.
 

@Dustcan  
I think horses are the only animals that can grow facial hair is i remember right..

@Dustcan
 
It’s nonsensical in real life, too. ;P

@Dustcan  
Wow, he looks silly.

@icey wicey 1517  
Goats: Am I a joke to you?

@Spinny  
Blame evolution :P
 
 
@Myoozik  
I forgot X)