It seems that with the evil black alicorn of DARKNESS theory having been debunked, people have really latched on to the idea of Discord being FIM's version of Q.

He definitely has the villainous hand clasp thing down.

Can't he just be an evil version of Q?

I still think he needs a better Evil Laugh

If he was an irredeemably diabolic monster, he wouldn't play a "game" that the ponies can win. He'd turn them into turnips to ensure his victory and then prodeed to rain hell upon Equestria.

Psychopathic Manchildren can still be evil. Discord is INSANE!! He takes pleasure in watching ponies squirm helplessly in his games. (that's one very possible explanation)

That's why For the Evulz exists

edited 14th Sep '11 5:10:48 AM by gingerninja666

Let's just wait and see. We'll find out in, uh, four days.

Depending on what is his purpose. If he would be an Evil Overlord, wanting to Take Over the World, then turning everyone into turnips would indeed more practical, but maybe the game itself is only used to advance his agenda of spreading discord among the ponies.

Pinkie's friend "Mr. Turnip" is the last batch of people who lost Discord's game.

I just watched Sonic Rainboom again, and I've been thinking. Do we really know that performing a Sonic Rainboom means breaking the sound barrier? Or, at least, what the sound barrier would be in our world?

Cause, and this may just be Artistic Liscense here, it seemed to me that if Rainbow Dash had actually managed to reach Mach 1, then she would have caught up with Rarity much sooner while she was falling. Maybe it's just the physics nut in me talking, but if Rarity fell for 50 seconds, and Rainbow started after her 10 seconds later, and she made the Sonic Rainboom 20 seconds after that (yes, I timed it) if that was the speed of sound, she would have gotten to her in, maybe, 4 or 5 seconds?

Or maybe I'm wrong, and need to brush up on my physics.

I apologize if this has been discussed to death, but I'm just thinking that if their universe is (obviously) different from ours (MAGIC!), then we probably can't assume all the laws of physics are the same.

If Discord really wanted to put them through hell though, all he had to is exploit the Cutie Mark Failure Insanity Syndrome. Overwork Applejack, give Twilight Sparkle her powers only for them to backfire, lie and say that Rarity's dresses are ugly, make all the animals hate Fluttershy, lie to Pinkie Pie that no one likes her parties anymore, be faster than Rainbow Dash.

Insane Yangires in an hour, I guarantee.

edited 14th Sep '11 5:52:34 AM by Psyga315

For what it's worth, though, I do hope he turns out to be a comedically malevolent trickster. You know, evil, but not too evil.

Maybe the Sonic Rainboom involves breaking through Equestria's inate magical feild rather than the sound barrier. After all, I don't think sound can throw you backwards like that if you fail to break through.

I'd say RD was doing at least triple figures when she pulled it off. Maybe not 850mph (I think that's the speed of sound), but still something pretty dam fast.

edited 14th Sep '11 5:55:08 AM by Justanotherbrony

but that isn't as much fun though, cuz that's the simple, consistant, and easy way. It's much more satisfying to pick someone apart piece by piece.

The mane cast only overcame their CMFIS because of their Friendship. Discord probably should try to destroy that first, then break them individually once their seperated.

edited 14th Sep '11 5:55:47 AM by gingerninja666

That... that's actually a better plan. I like it.

I got it.....

....what if, when the mane cast is in that hedge maze, they have a major falling out and split up. That's when Discord strikes, and hits each of them with their own weaknesses. Divide and conquor.

I'm almost 100% positive that that's what's going to happen

Great minds think alike!

I've got a question to put to you all:

If Discord is basicaly Q from ST:TNG, what other villians from other shows would you like to see?

If there was ever an expy of Invader Zim and Gir, I'd be so happy.....

and Agreed.

Pony Xanatos.

Ponytos, so to speak.

That's what I thought Discord was gonna be like.

A Pony Johan

Got a question, though... regardless of what we as mature tropers want from Discord, where's the limit of what the main demographic (read: the group of people who don't complain about Hasbro's current merch) can deal with?

DALEKS! And other Doctor Who villains.

And if we have Q so we can have Borg?

Or more Sci Fi villains or monsters, like Shadows and Vorlons from Babylon 5.

But this stuff can be only possible in fanfics or fanart.

Don't insult the 5 year old girls

edited 14th Sep '11 6:46:18 AM by gingerninja666

Discord violently eating the head off one of the Mane Cast?

Applejack Mogu Mogu?

edited 14th Sep '11 7:00:35 AM by RhymeBeat