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I actually slightly laugh at the “Chrysalis can be redeemed” crowd. Just how ridiculous it is to focus on exactly one character and not considering the people she’s affecting.
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@Anonycat  
All of Starlight’s victims were retconned out of existence because Time Travel, thereby absolving her of any crime beyond what happened in Our Town
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@Vivace  
That and being a totalitarian dictator, there’s never been any indication they actually gave up the philosophy that drew them to Our Town. Which means not only do communists exist in Equestria, they are freely choosing to continue their communist society when given the choice.
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@Mildgyth  
That’s a very valid headcanon, but I maintain that DHX used a lot of communist imagery and phrasing for a reason. They were definitely trying to make Starlight a strawman (strawmare?) communist, which I’m still sad about. Why bother with that when the real criticism is aimed at authoritarianism instead of any of the many valid criticisms of communism?
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@Anonycat  
She also started to fall apart when she realized what impact she was causing, step down when she accepted that there was a way that didn’t lead to destruction that required her to swallow her anger, and was willing to learn and improve. When Chrysalis was given the same chance, she whacked Starlight’s hoof and ran off.\
 
@GenericArchangel  
It was more of a cult than actual communism, from what I’ve heard.
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One of the million problems with Starlight as a whole was that she only gave up after confirming that her actions would bring direct consequences to her. It’s too easy to give up and stop playing with time and space when the person you were trying to kill all along shows you how the result of your tampering will cause your own death as well.
 
Chrysalis refusing to repent and turn a new leaf was scripted to make Starlight look good. Remember, the characters only do what the writers and directing staff wnts them to do, and as the leaks proved, Starlight was originally meant to take over the show during S07, with her own set of students and all while Twilight and company were relegated to a lesser role.
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@Anonycat  
I think you’re trying too hard to hate Starlight in this case, since she seems genuinely horrified at what the world becomes, and goes into denial and tries to justify to herself her actions. And she’s not trying to kill Twilight, just make her alone and friendless.
 
And they were doing a very poor job of it than, since she only plays a big role in 7/26 episodes in season 6, if we count each two-parters as two ep instead of one. And leaks tend to be sketchy, so I doubt them in this case. And Chrysalis was always a bitch, and one that never had any redeeming qualities to begin with. At least Starlight believed in her own lies before learning of a better path, Chrysalis just wants power, even before There And Back Again.
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@Meanlucario  
You have to purposely try really, really hard to not hate Starlight and all the problems she brought with her after her introduction. Hell, even IDW’s comic crew seems to want absolutely nothing to do with the character.  
The leaks only made her even more hateable after they confirmed what the fandom suspected all along: she was created to be a blatant Twilight and Mane5 replacement all along.
 
And once again, the show’s characters do not feel remorse, guilt or feel anything at all. They only did what the writing and directing crew wanted them to do and that’s it.
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@Anonycat  
Guess I’m special because I don’t see the problems you’re talking about, especially since she didn’t have that many episodes in season 6, the season that they would try to shoehorn her the most if what you’re saying is true.
 
And again, you give me no reason to think that the leaks you mention are real and isn’t made by a fan (maybe even you) to justify hating her. If you want to convince me otherwise, feel free to give me evidence to your claim.
 
Like with every past antagonist, you mean? Seriously, they rarely show remorse for the antagonists, especially in the early seasons. At least in the later seasons, Twi feels bad for failing Cozy.
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It’s really a matter of pride with Chrysalis and sadism, enjoyment of how she wants to go about life; if she’d reform, she’d have to admit internally somewhere she’s wrong, and she’d assuredly rather die than bow philosophically to some alicorn (Twilight), some plebeian unicorn (Starlight)… or anyone else, really. She only ever alienated anyone who’d ever possibly care about her with how she acted, which reached a crescendo in the finale. (As did the other two; Tirek really should’ve listened in his backstory) Showboating your hatred to the bitter end probably doesn’t help matters either.
 
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Probably they’re thinking along the lines of how this conversation went.
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