EQUAL TOWN, ORIGINALLY A SMALL SETTLEMENT IN EQUESTRIA, BECAME INFAMOUS AFTER THE ARRIVAL OF STARLIGHT GLIMMER, WHO SOUGHT TO ENFORCE HER RADICAL IDEOLOGY OF ABSOLUTE EQUALITY. UNDER HER LEADERSHIP, THE TOWN TRANSFORMED INTO A TOTALITARIAN STATE WHERE INDIVIDUALITY WAS SUPPRESSED, AND EVERY PONY WAS FORCED TO CONFORM TO UNIFORMITY. STARLIGHT BELIEVED THAT TRUE HAPPINESS COULD ONLY BE ACHIEVED BY ELIMINATING DIFFERENCES AMONG PONIES, LEADING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STRICT RULES AND REGULATIONS.

IN EQUAL TOWN, EVERY PONY WAS ASSIGNED A SPECIFIC ROLE, AND THEIR CUTIE MARKS THEIR UNIQUE TALENTS AND IDENTITIESВЂ”WERE ERASED. THIS ERASURE WAS SEEN AS A MEANS TO PREVENT JEALOUSY AND COMPETITION, BUT IT ULTIMATELY STRIPPED PONIES OF THEIR INDIVIDUALITY AND FREEDOM. THE TOWN'S RESIDENTS LIVED IN CONSTANT FEAR OF DISSENT, AS ANY SIGN OF NONCONFORMITY WAS MET WITH SEVERE PUNISHMENT.

THE TOWN WAS DESIGNED TO APPEAR IDYLLIC ON THE SURFACE, WITH ITS PICTURESQUE HOUSES AND SEEMINGLY HARMONIOUS COMMUNITY. HOWEVER, BENEATH THIS FACADE LAY A DARK REALITY WHERE PONIES WERE INDOCTRINATED INTO STARLIGHT'S IDEOLOGY. THOSE WHO DARED TO QUESTION HER AUTHORITY OR EXPRESS THEIR INDIVIDUALITY WERE SUBJECTED TO HARSH REEDUCATION TACTICS OR EXILED FROM THE TOWN.

OVER TIME, NEWS OF EQUAL TOWN'S OPPRESSIVE REGIME SPREAD BEYOND ITS BORDERS

EQUAL TOWN RULES

1. UNIFORMITY: ALL RESIDENTS MUST WEAR THE SAME CLOTHING TO ELIMINATE ANY SENSE OF INDIVIDUALITY OR PERSONAL EXPRESSION. THIS INCLUDES A STANDARD UNIFORM THAT REPRESENTS THE TOWN'S COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY.
2. NO CUTIE MARKS: CUTIE MARKS, WHICH SYMBOLIZE A PONY'S UNIQUE TALENTS AND ABILITIES, ARE CONSIDERED A SOURCE OF INEQUALITY. RESIDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THEIR CUTIE MARKS REMOVED TO PROMOTE A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD.
3. COLLECTIVE DECISION-MAKING: ALL DECISIONS IN EQUAL TOWN MUST BE MADE COLLECTIVELY. INDIVIDUAL OPINIONS ARE DISCOURAGED, AND CONSENSUS IS PRIORITIZED TO MAINTAIN HARMONY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
4. NO SPECIAL TREATMENT: NO PONY IS ALLOWED TO RECEIVE SPECIAL TREATMENT OR PRIVILEGES BASED ON THEIR ABILITIES, TALENTS, OR PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. EVERYONE IS TREATED THE SAME, REGARDLESS OF THEIR BACKGROUND.
5. CONFORMITY TO RULES: STRICT ADHERENCE TO THE TOWNВЂ™S RULES IS MANDATORY. ANY DEVIATION FROM THE ESTABLISHED NORMS IS MET WITH CONSEQUENCES, INCLUDING POSSIBLE RE-EDUCATION.
6. COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: RESIDENTS MUST PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE UNITY AND COLLECTIVE SPIRIT. INDIVIDUAL PURSUITS ARE DISCOURAGED TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE WORKS TOGETHER.
7. SURVEILLANCE AND REPORTING: CITIZENS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY BEHAVIOR THAT SUGGESTS INDIVIDUALITY OR NON-CONFORMITY. SURVEILLANCE IS COMMONPLACE TO UPHOLD THE TOW'N REGULATIONS.
8. NO RELATIONSHIPS: PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS THAT MAY LEAD TO FAVORITISM OR INEQUALITY ARE PROHIBITED. ALL PONIES ARE EXPECTED TO TREAT EACH OTHER WITH THE SAME LEVEL OF RESPECT AND DISTANCE.

PONIES OF EQUAL TOWN

1. STARLIGHT GLIMMER
2. DOUBLE DIAMOND
3. NIGHT GLIDER
4. PARTY FAVOR
5. SUGAR BELLE
6. CHECKMATE

P.S. THIS IS A DESCRIPTION OF AN OTHER FACTION, EVILPONY DOES NOT IN ANY WAY SUPPORT THE IDEOLOGY OF EQUALITY.