
| Timer_Rabbit #503523 10 months ago |
Not sure what rating, but a RL Brony friend wanted me to upload it.... Plus it oddly make sense for a joke. (Ah nostalgia...) |
| Anonymous #503573 10 months ago |
*puts on hipster glasses* FYI, this was ALSO Digimon's second season. So Lol, it works even more. |
| NightJack #503605 10 months ago |
(Anytime the main cast of Digimon 02 said anything about who the Digimon Emperor was.)
"It's must be someone really bad." (Me in responses) It's KEN! (Yolei about Ken.) "He's the greatest." (Me) *facepalm* |
| Anonymous #503685 10 months ago |
Holy cow... The rise and fall of the Digimon Kaiser fits the rise and fall of FlutterCruel almost to a tee! Ken was even manipulated by someone to turn against the Crest of Kindness in a way similar to how Discord manipulates ponies into turning against their Elements of Harmony!!
...But I said almost because Fluttershy may be better than Ken in that regard. Or maybe luckier. She didn't fall for Discord's mindgames and had to be forced to be cruel, Ken lost his mind to a strange antagonist pretty badly and decided to bully electronic creatures to get into a good mood. FlutterCruel didn't last long... All it took was a memory recall spell to get Fluttershy to overcome her cruel side. She was able to cope with and recover quickly enough from a "nightmare" to discover new bravery and become a valuable companion in the quest to save Equestria, herself, and her friends from Discord. Poor Ken was a Kaiser for a LONG time and he dismissed any memories Wormmon tried to bring up to help him escape his fate. He got hit HARD by guilt when Wormmon sacrificed himself to stop him and he finally realized that he was being cruel to living beings, not pieces of data in a video game world where he could do whatever the hell he wanted. Understandably, he did WAY more damage than FlutterCruel and needed more time to recover before going down the path of a DigiDestened. Maybe that comparison was too unfair to Ken. I mean, it's kinda scary if you think about it... If Fluttershy didn't have such excellent friends and didn't believe that strongly in both her friends and her kindness, she could've suffered in the same way Ken did. Ken actively closed his heart to Kindness whilst Fluttershy could never do that on her own. But when you consider why Ken suffered way worse than Fluttershy... He lacked friends he loved and appreciated to fall back on and decided to become cruel on his own accord. He had the choice too, even if he thought it was all a game at the time... ......!! THAT'S IT! That's why Discord couldn't corrupt her! Having friends you truly love and believe in is in itself the key to defending yourself as a kind soul! And since the Mane 6 are united by a powerful sense of love, this makes Fluttershy's character impossible to break by fooling! That's why she was lucky enough to be forced endure a "nightmare" rather than embracing a reality of cruelty herself!! WOW that was some NICE Fridge brilliance this little comparison gave me!! And now I wonder... If love and friendship is the shield that'll protect Fluttershy from betraying herself, what "shields" were the others lacking that could've frustrated Discord as well? The only shield I can think of right now is the one Applejack lacks: maybe it's the ability to doubt. Was there a moment when she seriously thought someone around her was lying? I'm having trouble thinking one up... |
| Togeyosh #503706 10 months ago |
HEY! What gives, Ponibooru?! I have this epic epiphany and I end up posting it as an anon! Sigh... Seriously, has anypony else been finding that the site is autologging you off way more often than usual? Aw well. Still doesn't stop me from feeling surprisingly happy about what I discovered here! |
| Anonymous #503749 10 months ago |
The Teal Deer is strong with this one... |
| NightJack #503764 10 months ago |
^ So true. |
| Xuncu #503878 10 months ago |
I haven't needed to relog in since I signed up. |
| HeroInferno #504094 10 months ago |
I sadly remember NOTHING about Digimon. |
| Anonymous #504497 10 months ago |
I'm on a horse. |
| Anonymous #505291 10 months ago |
@#503685
TL;DR |
| Togeyosh #505758 10 months ago |
I actually had to look up what TLDR meant... Was I really that uninteresting? Let me try reading that myself...
... ......Crap. I actually started to lose interest in my own post too. Sorry everypony, I just rambled on and on for a while, didn't I? Essentially, the difference between Fluttershy and Ken is that Fluttershy has several friends she loves, appreciates, and believes in whilst Ken had (or thought he had) nobody who appreciated him. Both have similar natures an were exposed to mindgames, but Fluttershy didn't fall for them because she had friends and friendship's power to protect her, something poor Ken was unlucky enough to lack. A kind soul needs love and friendship to stay strong. If Fluttershy had felt completely alone in the world, she would have suffered in the same way Ken did. Luckily, since she was part of a wonderful circle of friends, that wasn't the case and the worst that happened to her was a "nightmare" she was quick to recover and gain experience from. |
| NightJack #506433 10 months ago |
^ Also just so you know for the future, Teal Deer is another way to say TLDR. |
| Anonymous #507718 10 months ago |
Ken: Yeah my brother kinda died awhile back. what's your excuse Flutterbitch?? |
| Anonymous #956151 5 months ago |
The REAL difference is that Discord isn't a yandere for some kid who was muted with trauma after finding out everyone had just betrayed him, got sent to a whole other universe, then was amnesic after being milked for ideas for a freakin' anime by some corrupt corporate executives. A great deal of fridge horror is made by product placement, don't you think? Of course, that was the story of Ryo. Oh Moon Millie, how much trouble you have caused. |