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@Latecomer
 
I like how ultimately RD seems to hold no ill will towards her. Her reaction at the end is basically “Oh cool, I have a rival now.”
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@Kiryu-Chan
They’re business men. There’s no profit in the end of the world.
 
It still bugs me a lot how they even managed to have their own version of an alternate bad future of Equestria, next to villain characters Tirek, Chrysalis and Sombra. It was like the show was trying to claim both brothers were equally as horrible villains as other characters that actually want to slave or destroy Equestria. What thd hell?
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Yeah, true. I also kind of thought it was supposed to be ironic (things got so bad that Flim and Flam of all villains were able to conquer Equestria).
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I kinda saw that as more comedic than serious to show how it started going from serious villain to serious villain to just two guys starting the Industrial Revolution.
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@Jarkes  
I was actually going to write a fanfic a while back in which the princesses go missing and Equestria turns into a wealthy-ruled plutocracy with Flim and Flam major players in this new society.
 
But that was background stuff for a plot that too closely resembled one of my favorite novels.
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If the writers could come up with such a nonsensical retcon reason to have Starlight become good I see no logic behind people hating pro-Chrysalis reformation fans because it would be “out-of-character” or “she’s obviously pure evil”.  
Plot Twist: Starlight was “pure ireedemable evil” up to her final 10 minutes of villany and there was literally no indication or build up for her empathy 🤙
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I saw her two-parters. She was evil, but even back in the first Map ep she shown signs of believing in what she was preaching, implying that she wasn’t just in it for power. There’s also how she never left the Rainboom event until Twilight took here to one of the futures, where she started trying to justify to Twilight (and herself) her actions. Chrysalis did neither of those, and even rejected the chance after she lost where Starlight let go at the brink of victory. Chrysalis was given more of an opportunity than Starlight, and she rejected it since she only wanted herself on top, not anyone to share it or power with.
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@Background Pony #A30C
 
“No indication or build-up”
 
I must’ve imagined the numerous indications and build-up to it then.
 
 
@Meanlucario
 
No, but see, the fact she got angry and tried to deny it totally means that she actually WASN’T remorseful. It’s not like her entire world view had just been completely shattered and she was desperately trying to keep clinging to it.
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nonsensical retcon reason
 
What’s the “retcon” here? Where did you get the idea that the mare who screamed “I created Harmony!” self-righteously probably wasn’t getting a buildup into being proven wrong, and seeing it at some point?
 
I think it’s also notable that her cutie mark has similar symbolism to Twilight’s, in that it’s a shade of purple (well, magenta in Twilight’s case), and has a flash of white intertwined with it, indicating that aside from her magical prowess, she’d be touched by the magic of friendship to bring out a better pony that might lie therein, touched by the light. (regarding an example of the opposite, see Mean Twilight’s cutie mark, or Cozy’s cutie mark)
 
Similar thing with Sunset, really, down to the naming scheme all three share (and which Cozy notably lacks).
 
(But seriously, define “retcon.”)
 
And also, if Starlight’s redemption supposedly came out of absolutely nowhere… how would that make Chrysalis’ redemption good, if the former assertion that’s supposedly true is apparently a bad thing?
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@AC97  
It just shows how hypocritical some people are to be okay with Starlight reforming but the thought of Chrysalis having a change of heart is absolutely sinful and objectively bad.
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@Background Pony #A30C  
Again, there was implications that Starlight wasn’t irredeemable if you actually watch her two-parters, as well as Chrysalis being given the same offer Starlight was given, only she rejected it because she doesn’t cares for anything less than complete control/power.
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@Meanlucario
 
It does seem to have at least some relation to the concept of “destiny,” anyway.
 
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(Twilight’s was kinda reflected in her cutie mark, at least, no?)
 
 
@Background Pony #A30C
 
Again: what was “retconned” exactly? What is the definition of “retcon,” and how does it apply here?
 
You’re not answering the question.
 
 
@Meanlucario
 
She definitely didn’t do things like avoid directly attacking her former followers until after they ruined her getaway with the Mane Six’ cutie marks, by destroying a bridge, or collapsing snowbanks, when she could’ve attacked them directly to start out.
 
I don’t think Chrysalis would’ve done the same if any of her former subjects tried to stop her from escaping, would she? She’d probably jump straight to “attack” without further ado.
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