If you only the power of the Twilight horn.

@TheAbridgenator  
I think it was partially an attempt to defend a concept that was losing its recognized significance (seeing as, for example, some people have no idea what the Force or the Jedi are despite those being major concepts only a few decades earlier) and partially because the Force is significantly more versatile and useful than the Death Star. There’s only so much call for a planet-destroying weapon unless you want an intergalactic empire of dead rocks. Meanwhile, the Force allows you to sense and manipulate your surroundings, twist minds to your bidding, alter probability on a grand scale, and a bazillion other things.
 
Much like friendship.

@TheAbridgenator  
I think it could be applied to the first movie.  
Obi-Wan spoke to Luke to use the force because the target computer wasn’t reliable. (as seen by the first try)  
Atleast that’s what i think

@Mooncalf  
Going off topic, but did that statement ever really come to pass? The two times the Force was used to destroy the Death Star were cases where an obvious weakness in it was exploited. Now, for sure, Vader could probably make the thing detonate with a sufficient display of power, but all indications are he lacks the power to atomize a planet.

@King Sombra  
(magic chokes him)  
I find your lack of friendship disturbing.

@Mooncalf  
Don’t try to heartwarm us with your friendship ways Lord Sparkle. Your sad devotion to that ancient religion has not helped you to conjure up the stolen elements.

“The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the magic of friendship.” - Darth Sparkle

@Background Pony  
On that’s nothing!  
(fires off some magic blast from his horn, each a different color)

@Background Pony  
Magic.

I like how Twilight’s “laser” changes the colour from red to green when she destroys the planet.

@Muffinshire  
don’t be too proud of this unicorn terror.

“Come with me Rarity and together we can rule the Ponyverse!”

Now witness the firepower of this fully armed and operational magical unicorn!

@King Sombra  
I think I do.  
(digs through a box of blueprints)

Does somebody have the plans for Twilight Sparkle?