Offical Unit Reference Guide

Nation: United Equestrian Empire (UEE)

Factions:

Solar Empire (SE)

New Lunar Republic (NLR)

Units:

Common Units:

Earth ponies:

Earth ponies serve as your basic infantry units. They are particularly effective against Unicorns, provided they can close the distance. They are also responsible for protecting friendly Unicorn units against enemy Earth Ponies. Against Pegasi they have practically no defence; they rely on friendly Pegasi units to keep the skies clear.

Pegasi:

Pegasi serve as your airborne units. Their primary use is to protect the ground-based units from air attack. The ranged attacks of Unicorns can prove moderately effective against Pegasi.

Unicorns:

Unicorns provide you with ranged attacks. They are primarily used to bombard other ground-based units, and to shield themselves and their allies from enemy ranged attacks. They can also be used in an anti-air role if needed. In close combat, they are at a particular disadvantage.

Specialist Units:

Royal Guard Unicorns:

Their training in close combat allows them to hold their own, and in some cases overpower Earth pony and other infantry units. Secondly, their experience in magic also allows them to be used more effectively in an anti-air role.

Royal Guard Pegasi:

Pegasi Royal Guard units are trained in close combat, allowing them to hold their own against Earth pony and other infantry units. This means that, as well as attacking from the air, they can also land and seize strategic positions behind enemy lines.

Solar/Lunar Knights:

The elite soldiers of the Royal Guard, they use their magic to dual wield deadly type of short sword known as the Gladius. On the battlefield, the Solar/Lunar Knights serve as the Princesses personal bodyguards

Royal Assassins:

Every Monarchy needs a team of good assassins. These Unicorns are experts in illusion spells, meaning that they can make themselves virtually invisible to the naked eye. In battle, they wield long daggers, and are primarily used to attack officers and other important figures. However, they must un-cloak before they can attack.

Royal Scouts:

Fast, lightly armed and usually un-armoured. They carry a dagger for defence, using their speed and agility to quickly subdue enemies that they have the unfortunate chance of meeting and not being able to run from. They will definitely not survive facing off against more than three at a time. However, their best defence is the ability to be quiet and unseen in the first place. As their job title dictates, they are excellent at providing intelligence on enemy positions and strengths. Some speculate that the Scout's skills are derived not only from training, but some special unknown augmentations as well.

Unique Characters:

Princess Celestia:

While some other rulers falsely claim to be gods, Celestia certainly has the grounds to make such a claim. With incredible magical power, control of the sun, and immortality to boot, she is a being of immense power. In battle, asides from her magic, she wields an elegant sabre, wreathed in magical flames. Although she is immortal, she is not invincible. A sword, an arrow or a spell could still her life.

Princess Luna:

Freed from her torment by the malign influence that possessed her body and turned her into Night Mare Moon, Princess Luna feels intense remorse over her actions. What she wants more than anything is to take her rightful place beside her sister once more. And, like her sister, she wields incredible magical power, possesses immortality and the ability to control the moon. In battle, she wields a sabre identical to her sister's, except hers is engulfed in a freezing blue mist.

Princess Mi Amore Cadenza:

Princess Cadence is an Alicorn of status between those of Celestia and Luna and regular ponies. Though her potential is slightly shadowed by that of her two spacial-body controlling relatives, she is nonetheless a strong leader. Her current authority, along with Shining Armor, is over the Crystal Empire, which despite its looks, has hidden advantages yet to be discovered. She has the ability to sustain a shield for extended periods of time and over a substantially large area. Being an Alicorn, her physical and magical strength is also higher than that over normal ponies. She has shown to be able to maintain calmness during situations where others are in distress. But most importantly, do not be undeterred by her kind and peaceful appearance, even with her talent being that of love.

With all the advantages of an Alicorn and her status, she was simply the easiest choice as the head of the Royal Assassins. There is nearly no suspicion that the lady-like princess also holds the title of Master Assassin. Like all other Royal Assassins, she wields bladed weapons suitable for clean and quick killing. Her magic allows her to throw knives from a distance. Flight assists her in surprising the enemy or make an escape. She also has the ability to cloak, though like all others, must uncloak when a weapon is drawn. However, her physique and the best equipment and swords either Canterlot or the Crystal Empire have to offer allow her to hold her own in a fight against multiple enemies, should it come to that.

Twilight Sparkle (Alicorn):

Previously a unicorn, she has recently been transformed into an Alicorn. She retains much of her past self, really, with the only differences being the added physical strength and more magic reserves and higher possible output of said magic with less physical exhaustion. Along with her coronation, Twilight was given by Celestia a new set of armor and a sword, to coincide with the battle-leading duties a princess might have to take up. Her ability to multi-task makes her very deadly, sword and magic combined. Notably, she has the least fighting experience compared to Celestia, Luna, and Cadance. Not to say that she isn't skilled, as her brother in the Guard surely trained her to some degree Celestia, her mentor, also decided that periodical training sessions would be good even before her coronation. After her coronation, improving her combat abilities were one of the things emphasized as being an important part of her new role.

Twilight Sparkle (Unicorn):

Personal student of Princess Celestia, Twilight is also the element of magic. Asides from her great magical prowess, she wields an elegant dagger, given to her as a present by her teacher.

Rarity:

A dressmaker by trade, rarity is an expert at manipulating objects through magic. Aside from this she also uses an incredibly well made rapier, handed down to her by her father, a now retired Guard Capitan.

Fluttershy:

Timid by name and nature, Fluttershy possesses the unusual ability to control animals through direct eye contact and vocal commands. Whilst her medical knowledge is mostly limited to animals, she is more than capable in her role as a frontline medic; a role that mainly involves recovering and stabilising the critically wounded so that they can be moved away from the frontlines for proper treatment.

Rainbow Dash:

Rainbow Dash's incredible speed and unswerving loyalty to her friends makes fighting her an intimidating prospect. Her cocky bravado emboldens those around her to fight harder, but also to take greater risks.

Applejack:

Years of hard work on the farm have given Applejack increased strength, stamina and endurance, making her good in a fight, although she lacks any proper military training.

Pinkie Pie:

So far the only earth pony known to able to teleport, Pinkie Pie also possesses the strange ability to predict the near future, making her impossible to hit with all but the fastest projectiles. Her incessant joking and general silliness also gives everyone around her a morale boost.

Shining Armour:

The current Captain of the Royal Guard, Shining Armour will do anything for his troops, making him a likeable and charismatic leader. He can also cast advanced magical shields to protect a large area from projectile attack. Aside from his magic he also uses a short-sword in battle.

Nightmare Moon:

Long ago, Luna and Celestia were both the rulers of Equestria. Every morning, Celestia would raise the sun, and every evening, Luna would raise the moon. Together, they kept the balance perfectly. One day, however, Luna grew jealous: the ponies would be awake to enjoy the day and love, admire, and appreciate Celestia's work, but would always sleep through her far more beautiful night. One day, Luna turned on Celestia, saying she should be the only princess in Equestria, and raised the moon before the bitterness in her heart manifested into a separate and malignant entity and transformed her into Nightmare Moon. A vicious civil war followed, culminating in the eventual defeat and banishment of Nightmare Moon. In battle, she wields a large scythe, imbued with several enchantments to make the weapon stronger, faster and sharper.