CORDZ2000
Draconequues Lover zcord
Im passionate about things I love i apologize if I offended anyone but I won’t change what I believe to be true
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I don’t like how she was redeemed in one episode and welcomed with open arms
people still don’t trust Discord despite Starlight doing far worse things than him.
Luna despite being welcomed back still has issues adjusting after being Nightmare Moon, she has obvious remorse, and trauma, meanwhile with Starlight’s past it’s usually just brushed off as a joke along the lines of “Try not to enslave a village this time haha”.
The worst thing Starlight did was create the bad timelines, which is something she wasn’t aware of, and didn’t intend to do. The first time we see Discord, it’s already his second time terrorizing Equestria. He was given a second chance, and he basically betrayed Equestria the first chance he got. Starlight should have been on probation for sure, but they have a much stronger reason to distrust Discord.
Well, the consequences of Luna’s actions were a lot more dire. She turned evil, tried to murder her own sister, and ended up trapped in the moon for 1,000 years. whereas nothing Starlight did had any long-term consequences. Plus, Starlight does self-deprecate by talking about how she “almost destroyed the universe”.
I’m not going to pretend that Starlight had the best redemption story ever, but I do want to pay it some lip service. Her speech in To Where and Back Again shows that she regrets what she did with her village. She was prone to acting without considering the long-term consequences. But by the time Shadow Play rolls around, she’s the one questioning the long-term consequences of destroying The Elements. The backstory with Sunburst is weak, but Uncommon Bond has her confronting the thing that sent her down her dark path.
It’s not amazing, but Starlight does turn a corner.
Or I’m just looking too deep into things and they just picked a random pony to be the joke. And it’s just funnier to make fun of a pony that looks like a pony from the past.
Starlight was 99% good, the second she decided to turn over a new leaf, but this is highly unrealistic.
I’ve even heard people try to say that Discord planned to join forces with Tirek to unlock the keys and show Twilight that she deserves to be a princess.
Some people do need to learn to let go and walk away (or, let’s call a spade a spade here, need to grow the fuck up), but there’s a difference between disliking someone or something and just not shutting up about it.
How exactly did the Mane 6 issue Discord consequences each time he enabled Tirek to claim power?
I’ve never understood the “trickster mentor” characterization people give Discord. There’s little evidence of this in canon.
Three’s a Crowd: Discord EXPLICITLY states that the reason he faked being sick was to see if Twilight cared about him, not to teach her a lesson.
I’ve even heard people try to say that Discord planned to join forces with Tirek to unlock the keys and show Twilight that she deserves to be a princess. Except, no, he didn’t. Discord’s not this 4D chess player that the fandom seems to think he is. If anything, the show goes out of its way to show that he’s not NEARLY as smart as he thinks he is.
Hmm, could it be that the development of what happened in the wake of reforming Discord may have influenced the way the Mane 6 handled dealing with Starlight? Discord was free to come and go as he pleased despite the distrust, whereas Starlight was kept much closer to Twilight, as she didn’t find it wise to just cast her off without guidance. In short, Starlight was given a more consistently hands-on approach. As well, Starlight pre-reformation simply had a skewed idea of the meaning of friendship while Discord rejected the concept outright until Fluttershy made him experience it.
…but you could also just say Starlight was kept so close because Twilight appointed her as her pupil so of course shes going to want her student nearby to teach.
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