#169351
Sun, 22nd Apr '12 9:40:14 PM
Or have been doing what they do throughout the show.
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#169352
Sun, 22nd Apr '12 9:40:32 PM
from The Magitek Holyland
In a species with free will, there will always be deviations from what seems to be the norm. As such, I'm sure there are plenty of Changelings who don't agree with Queen Chrysalis's decrees and such.
However, I think the question is this: Is such dissent sustainable? Or do good-natured Changelings just starve to death by not following the predatory lifestyle of the others?
edited 22nd Apr '12 9:40:49 PM by Enlong
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#169353
Sun, 22nd Apr '12 9:41:21 PM
from Texas
I tried to read Dresden Codak. My thoughts are basically, "wha?"
If Changelings live purely off of love, could a pony get into a symbiotic loving relationship with one?
Element of Dullness.
#169354
Sun, 22nd Apr '12 9:41:47 PM
from Chicago
The dilema of a good changeling who does not want to feed off love but also does not want to die? Sounds like this'll spawn a lot of emo-vampire stuff.
#169355
Sun, 22nd Apr '12 9:42:02 PM
from Singapore
Good changelings presumably stay faithful to their partners and become self-sufficient.
#169356
Sun, 22nd Apr '12 9:43:05 PM
I dunno if the emotion feeding is just to give them a power boost or if it's necessary for nourishment.
#169357
Sun, 22nd Apr '12 9:43:32 PM
from Chicago
Love offered to them voluntarily might be enough to sustain them. A being that feeds off love could actually be a very beautiful thing, but maybe Chrys has corrupted them into stealing it when they might be able to get it for free.
#169358
Sun, 22nd Apr '12 9:44:13 PM
Good Changelings? Symbiotic relationship? Now I don't want THAT kind of Twilight in this thread.
#169359
Sun, 22nd Apr '12 9:45:09 PM
from In Your Base
Oh would you look at the time! I'm supposed to be sleeping! Just...don't scratch Orion.
Eating your love.
#169360
Sun, 22nd Apr '12 9:45:37 PM
from Singapore
Well, just keeper Meyer out of the thread and we'll be cool. Also, no Drizzt ripoff OC changelings.
#169361
Sun, 22nd Apr '12 9:45:41 PM
from Chicago
@steve: Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. But I don't wanna talk about stupid vampires. This is actually a real potential problem that if not for wangst, could be taken more seriously.
#169362
Sun, 22nd Apr '12 9:45:56 PM
from the bottom of my heart
It probably doesn't even have to be romantic love. Having good close friends? Being adopted into a family? That's a lot of love right there.
Mr. Blue, you did it right
#169363
Sun, 22nd Apr '12 9:46:08 PM
from Andromeda Galaxy
And I'm going to sleep off my fear.
Yeah, Andromeda is heading for you. You got over 9000 years until it collides.
#169364
Sun, 22nd Apr '12 9:46:08 PM
from Appleloosa
My thoughts are basically, "wha?"
Well as far as I can tell (maybe I'm just not getting it) but most of the strips are surrealist. But there are some that are genuinely funny, like the Caveman Science Fiction and the Science by Popular Vote thing.
If there is anything that you are alone in thinking, it's "thinking that you're alone in thinking of your theories".
#169365
Sun, 22nd Apr '12 9:46:22 PM
from The Magitek Holyland
Chrysalis's feeding on Shining Armor seemed to pain and weaken him. I don't know if one could enter into a symbiotic relationship.
Although, I suppose there is a bit of ambiguity in the description of Changelings. Chrysalis refers to it as "finding food for [her] subjects", but emphasis is placed on them gaining power in that way...
edited 22nd Apr '12 9:47:42 PM by Enlong
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#169366
Sun, 22nd Apr '12 9:46:32 PM
Just noticed something!
During the 'Love Is In Bloom' sequence, in the back of the dancing crowd, .... LUNA IS JAMMIN'!! She's so into the music! She's got her teeth clenched and her head down and boppin' to the music!!!! Thanks animators! You got me liking her more now!
Bronies! NONE of this would have been possible without you, my friends. Love you!
#169367
Sun, 22nd Apr '12 9:47:10 PM
from Appleloosa
But I don't wanna talk about stupid vampires.
Yeah, why do that when you can talk about smart vampires?
If there is anything that you are alone in thinking, it's "thinking that you're alone in thinking of your theories".
#169368
Sun, 22nd Apr '12 9:47:49 PM
from Singapore
Luna attends Vinyl's rave parties when off duty?
#169369
Sun, 22nd Apr '12 9:47:50 PM
from Chicago
This, I feel, is a very interesting idea that suffers from the tendency to be done poorly. Existential crises don't have to be winey.
![[up]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/arrow_up.png "[up]")
I've never heard of that till now.
I've never heard of that till now.
edited 22nd Apr '12 9:48:48 PM by condottiera
#169370
Sun, 22nd Apr '12 9:48:39 PM
from Texas
@Storyyeller:my confusion is mostly due to the fact that I'd always heard people gushing about how good the art is in Dresden Codak, and in the early strips at least, it's...not.
Element of Dullness.
#169371
Sun, 22nd Apr '12 9:49:59 PM
My goodness Epic Wub time is amazing. I want to marry the Octavia VA I adore the voice work.
#169372
Sun, 22nd Apr '12 9:50:35 PM
from New York and New Jersey
Transform and GET DOWN.
#169373
Sun, 22nd Apr '12 9:50:36 PM
from Chicago
@steve: What is that?
#169374
Sun, 22nd Apr '12 9:51:06 PM
from The Magitek Holyland
I am reminded of later Animorphs books, which dealt with a faction of Yeerks realizing that they were simply parasites, and having one hell of an existential crisis about that. I remember that some of them were given morphing ability, to allow them to have bodies of their own.
Or that alternate world plot, which involved a Yeerk-like race of creatures who had managed to enter into an symbiotic relationship with a species that had working bodies, but had need of their minds, or something like that.
edited 22nd Apr '12 9:53:21 PM by Enlong
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#169375
Sun, 22nd Apr '12 9:51:17 PM
Epic Wub time. The sequel to epic pie time