Talk:Kamek vs. Twilight Sparkle/@comment-27557691-20170707213659/@comment-32507967-20170708005033

Actually, as a huge closet fan of MLP, it hurt me greatly when Twilight lost, but Kamek was literally just slightly better in every way in terms of a Death Battle. I find that the reason Rainbow Dash loses so much is because either the author hasn't fully studied her abilities or that they just put her against the most popular speedsters, like Flash or Sonic, who are way above her. My preliminary studies have given me a rough estimation of Rainbow Dash's top speed at being around Mach 10-15 (not counting the Sonic Rainboom boosts), while Sonic and Flash go far faster than light. I'm not trying to downplay Twilight, but I can't exactly downplay Kamek either, who is just...more powerful. As for Rainbow Power mode, I didn't count it, as it's only been seen twice in the whole series, and it's increidbly unclear as to whether or not it was a one-time thing. The first time was when they unlocked the Chest in the Tree of Harmony, where they just got a simple, temporary burst of it to defeat Tirek, and then it wore off and was never seen again until Luna's dream, which was, well, a dream, and as such is no proof, or even evidence, that this is a constant power that they can access at any time. Even if they can access it, there's no evidence to say they can do so individually. Because of the confusing nature of Rainbow Power, the vast majority of Death Battles have decided to side with the evidence that it was a one-time thing. This will only be changed when the writers decide to bring it back.

I do tend to agree with the downplaying of MLP characters, though. Hopefully future writers won't do that - including me.