Concerning Alicorns......

Alright...... Head cannon time. This is one that has certainly become increasingly popular since the Season 3 Finale....... And one I feel to be very important. Alicorns have puzzled several people, mostly because of Princess Cadence. During Twilight Sparkle's flashback to her filly-hood, we see our first look at Princess Cadence. She doesn't appear to be that old, but then again, neither do Celestia or Luna. But she does appear to be on the cusp of adolescence in these scenes, mostly because of her voice, the hair bows that she later out-grows, and how her body is somewhat in between that of the Mane Six's, and a filly such as the CMC.

But after Twily's flashback, a much older Cadence is shown. even though this is just an imposter, the body style and shape remains the same. As we can see from the picture below, there is quite a difference. One of the most prominent features to me, are the wings. Notice the purple tips? And she  is also wearing her crown, necklace, and golden neck crest. Overall, the present day Cadence has aged, seemingly along with Twilight Sparkle.

So why am I obsessing over Cadence's physical appearance? Because in multiple flashbacks, Celestia and Luna are shown to not age. We never see them as fillies, or even teenagers, such as we do with Cadence. We know that they are at least 1,000 years old, but not much is known after that.

I believe I watched a video in where an Analyst came up their own HeadCanon about this rare and regal race of Ponies. In that video, they believed that there were Alpha Alicorns, and then the Beta Alicorns. Celestia and Luna being the Alpha, with Cadence and Twilight Sparkle being the Betas. They also said that, "It is clear that Alicorns are clearly made, not born."

This seems to be a fairly relevant and decent way to cope with the surrounding lore of Alicorns. I do not believe this to be the case, however. As I previously stated, Tia and Lulu are not shown to age at all, while Cadence clearly does. Cadence was also made into an Alicorn, just like Twilight was. Cadence has aged. This means that, if the writers don't screw it up, Twilight will age just like Cadence, and will not outlive her friends.

I feel like Alicorns are one of the biggest mysteries that Friendship is magic has to offer. They are incredibly powerful, and in charge of physical things (i.e. The Sun and The Moon.) but also emotions that are important for the protection and development in Equestria. (i.e. Love and Friendship.) Hopefully, more will be exposed about these Legendary Ponies and Leaders in the upcoming Seasons! I realize that there weren't many things in this post that were actually HeadCanons for myself, but I feel like the subject of Alicorns is one that needs more, and deserves more, exposition and history behind. -Prismatic Light