bronyforever Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Princess Celestia is a princess, and Prince Blueblood is a prince, but he is also Princess Celestia's nephew and since Princess Celestia's only known sibling is Luna, then that means that Princess Luna is Prince Blueblood's mother is Princess Luna. Which I find sort of wierd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie Cakes Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 ._.I've never thought about that D: that's amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Rose Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 It's actually wrong. Lauren Faust has specifically stated that there is indeed a very distant relationship, but it's not as easy as 'nephew' and 'aunt'. That's just shorthand because there's way too many modifiers in there to actually be able to trace out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imagination Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Princess Celestia is a princess, and Prince Blueblood is a prince, but he is also Princess Celestia's nephew and since Princess Celestia's only known sibling is Luna, then that means that Princess Luna is Prince Blueblood's mother is Princess Luna. Which I find sort of wierd.Not entirely true. They could just have multiple sisters.EXAMPLE!I have an Aunt Cynthia.There is also one in my family, Janet, who is Cynthia's sister.However, these are two sisters of my father! Janet is, yes, my other aunt.While an interesting observation on your part, I don't think it really proves anything one way or the other.EDIT:It's actually wrong. Lauren Faust has specifically stated that there is indeed a very distant relationship, but it's not as easy as 'nephew' and 'aunt'. That's just shorthand because there's way too many modifiers in there to actually be able to trace out.That too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger Mint Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 hi hiFiguring out heritage gets especially hard if you or your relatives live longer than one or more generations... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLittlePonyTales Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Um, you guys... What Faust said was a JOKE. Not to be taken literally at all. Prince Blueblood isn't actually related to the Princesses. XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorWilliam Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Rumor has it that there will be a new Alicorn that will be introduced sometime either this season or next season:I think she might currently be featured as a figurine. She might or might not be possibly related to Celestia and be Prince Blueblood's mother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLittlePonyTales Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 That is Shining Armor and Princess Cadence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imagination Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorWilliam Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 I guess I have something to look foreword to for the season finale then. I think Cadence will be a good chance to clear up the confusion with Prince Blueblood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaconofChaos Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Um, you guys... What Faust said was a JOKE. Not to be taken literally at all. Prince Blueblood isn't actually related to the Princesses. XD [citation needed] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosewind Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Remember that Ms. Faust originally intended for Celestia's rank to be Queen, but Hasbro wanted her to be a Princess because Princesses sell better than Queens. I'm too lazy at the moment to dig up the information to support this, but I'm sure a few others here can confirm this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianblackberry Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Princess Celestia is a princess, and Prince Blueblood is a prince, but he is also Princess Celestia's nephew and since Princess Celestia's only known sibling is Luna, then that means that Princess Luna is Prince Blueblood's mother is Princess Luna. Which I find sort of wierd.This was asked of Faust some time ago, because of course people speculated about this very issue. This is what she said at the time of his first appearance (Ticket Master):He's the great great great great great great great great great great great (and probably even more greats) nephew on Celestia's and Luna's mother's side, about 52 times removed, roughly speaking. I would have preferred to call him a Duke, but someone in the approval process thought kids wouldn't know what a Duke is. Luna and Celestia have no siblings and no children. Also that's a fan name, he has no official name on the show.Direct link here.Since then he has been named "Prince Blueblood" but as per what Laruen said, there is no indication either Royal Sisters have an offspring at all. Her explanation does make sense, in that the target audience would be confused by other noble titles such as Duke, Count, Viscount, or Earl, so they used "prince". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLittlePonyTales Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 [citation needed]Um, common sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger Mint Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 hi hiI don't see any reason to think she was joking... I figure since Princess Platinum was the daughter of the Unicorn King, once she helped establish Equestria, that may well have been the start of the tradition of having a ruling Princess. And it sort of implies that there's a lineage of princes and princesses that extends beyond Celestia and Luna. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianblackberry Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Remember that Ms. Faust originally intended for Celestia's rank to be Queen, but Hasbro wanted her to be a Princess because Princesses sell better than Queens. I'm too lazy at the moment to dig up the information to support this, but I'm sure a few others here can confirm this.You are correct:That's what happened. I was told that because of Disney movies, girls assume that Queens are evil (although I only remember 1 evil queen) and Princesses are good. I was also told that the perceived youth of a Princess is preferable to consumers.She does not have parents that outrank her. I brought the weirdness of that situation to my bosses, but it did not seem to be a continuity concern to them, so I'm letting it alone. I always wanted her to be the highest authority, and so she remains so. And I certainly don't want marriage to be what would escalate her. (Bad messages to girls and what not.)Sorry I couldn't give you a more satisfying answer. Maybe as the series goes on we can thread something together. I put up a bit of a fight when her title changed, but you win some, you loose some.Direct link here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motion Paradox Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Maybe he's decended from the old Royal Family, Princess Platinum and her decendantsWait....Oh Dear.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosewind Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Gorgeous work Brian, thank you much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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