The war with Minamar Industries fundamentally changed the culture of peaceful ponies, so much so that even older griffons sometimes find it hard to believe how their neighbors lived before. Weapons became a normal fact of life, war and the military became central topics of discussion, and everything changed. Of course, there are older ponies who talk about a time when their ruler wasn’t named Daybreaker and her mane wasn’t like fire… But few of the younger ponies are interested in these stories that were so long ago.

Rarity is one of those who looks to the future. She learned how to create weapons from her father, Hondo Flanks, as he served during the war for Equestria against alien capitalists, and she always dreamed of becoming a fashion designer. And now, high fashion has always included the creation of weapons to match dresses. Later, she became one of the first to create fashionable cybernetics for those who received implants. Now she chooses weapons to match her dress, as she has been summoned to an audience with Empress Daybreaker herself.