
| Introbulus #469348 10 months ago |
Discord attempts to out-stare Fluttershy.
He is a fool. |
| Dr3adn0ught #469362 10 months ago |
Fluttershy flank on the left |
| batisa #469430 10 months ago |
DAT ASS |
| Anonymous #469487 10 months ago |
i loled hard at this point,after bieng all tricksy and cunning he just says screw this and full on mind controls her :) |
| RealityCheck #469615 10 months ago |
Sorta bugged me how perfectly happy she was with the fact that she's "weak and helpless..." It would have been far more in character for her to be unhappy with those aspects of herself.
Really though--- Discord was supposed to be attacking their WEAKNESSES, not their STRENGTHS. Rarity's weakness isn't greed-- it's vanity. Applejack's isn't dishonesty-- it's stubbornness. Pinky Pie's certainly not timid about being laughed at... for her, the biggest weakness is insecurity about her talent (she's afraid that without her parties and jokes, nobody will like her.) Fluttershy has a terrible weakness of smothering and neediness. Rainbow Dash was the only one who got attacked at a real weak point: divided loyalties. But her biggest weakness is overconfidence. Or if they wanted to be SUBTLE about it, the writers should have had him attack them at the vulnerable side of their elements. GENEROSITY leads Rarity to being generous even when it hurts her ("Suited for Success") KINDNESS makes Fluttershy a doormat to others. (even her pet rabbit bosses her around!) LAUGHTER makes Pinky Pie unreliable and silly when seriousness is needed. (heck, it makes her come across as a Stepford Smiler sometimes) HONESTY has led Applejack to be rude and inconsiderate of other's perspectives ("Look before you sleep") LOYALTY is the only one that's played straight... Rainbow Dash is extremely loyal, but what happens when different loyalties collide? And MAGIC--- well, Twilight relies on her magic and her book-learning (same thing in Equestria, essentially) so much that she's practically useless anywhere they don't apply. |
| Xuncu #469651 10 months ago |
I think he's not that clever: He knows the Elements, so he's attacking them directly. |
| Anonymous #469708 10 months ago |
@RealityCheck
Maybe Discord just thinks he knows their weaknesses ... We'll see in EP2 I also loved his attempt to break the cutie and couldn't. Made me laugh. |
| Anonymous #469808 10 months ago |
Fluttershy: Oh, I'm sorry..
Discord: Ey, why U no knock? announcer: And not a single crap was given that day. |
| Anonymous #470005 10 months ago |
Realitycheck - that's just your headcanon though, about Rarity's weakness and Applejack, etc etc etc.
You aren't a writer on the show, so you don't know how Lauren Faust and the writers decided to make the characters, because we haven't seen all of their flaws. Plus, we only know that Applejack is too proud (not stubborn) to agree to get help. |
| Draconaes #470176 10 months ago |
Why does Discord need to attack anything about anything? It's shown with Fluttershy that he doesn't need to tempt them, he can just take control either way. The reason he's bothering at all is that he just wants to screw with them. He just gets angry that he can't screw with Fluttershy. |
| imnotgivingmynametoamachine #471171 10 months ago |
@RealityCheck - He isn't going for their WEAKNESSES. What he's trying to do is corrupt their strengths and turn it against them.
Applejack likes to tell the truth. Well, what if the truth hurts? Then maybe you should tell a lie... Pinkie Pie likes to make people laugh. Well, what if they were laughing at her and not with her. Is laughter such a good thing if YOU are the joke? Rarity likes to be generous and share. Well, what if she found the most desirable thing she's ever wanted. Is it worth sharing? Fluttershy's friends like her for her kindness. Would they still like her if she wasn't? |
| imnotgivingmynametoamachine #471172 10 months ago |
tl;dr version: He flips each ponies element to the opposite. Thus, flipping harmony into chaos |
| Anonymous #471913 10 months ago |
Fluttershy's new Cutie Mark...The Hub logo |
| Anonymous #472403 10 months ago |
@imnotgiv....
Yup. I wondered briefly why Discord hadn't gone after Twilight in the maze, but then realized he was already effectively done with her. Her thing is Magic, so her flipped element is...well, no magic. Honesty -> Dishonesty Generosity -> Greed Laughter -> Bitterness Kindness -> RAGE Loyalty -> Screw you guys, I'm going home |
| Zorae #482177 10 months ago |
@Anonymous actually, he took away all her friends, and since friendship is magic she's lost her element |