My theory on the elements? They change depending on who is wielding them, to match their wielder's traits, presuming these traits promote harmony. (the one exception is the element of magic, which was hidden until a suitable wielder was available.)

@Purple Dalek: I honestly don't think it was going to make much of a difference where ever she decided to put him.

Hi folks, I'm back.

I understand we've had some birthdays? Well...happy birthdays!

Sigh, I hate my slow typing, I type something, but by the time I finish the topic has moved on...

@Cookoo That's... really cool, actually. There could be any number of permutations of different elements, so long as they combine into a cohesive whole of Harmony.

edited 6th Jun '12 2:42:48 PM by PerpetualLurker

I took my Hematology final exam today, I got an 87, which is good enough for me! (Pinkie helped me take it.. I should have brought Twilight... I would have done better )

Now I has a freedom! Well... at least until the end of August...

edited 6th Jun '12 2:44:15 PM by Turtlebutter

So villain in the season opener or no?

If Celestia had put Discord in a cell somewhere, no ponies would have fought in front of him and he wouldn't have escaped.

See, this is why I hate these headcanon discussions. With you guys, you're at least able to find SOMETHING about each other's ideas that you agree on or think sound cool...

@purple Dalek: I was under the impression that he would have escaped regardless of what was happening around him.

Ginger just because people aren't always responding to your ideas doesn't mean they don't like them.

edited 6th Jun '12 2:47:25 PM by Mio

The weakening of the seal was probably enough for him to start breaking out on his own. The arguing might have just helped speed it up a bit.

Because Fleur is still bestpony.

I don't think the elements can change what they represent. Twilight knows what they represent before finding them so they didn't change for them.

@Ginger When did we ever say we don't like your ideas? They're just as valid as everyone else's. Just because I said Cookoo's was cool, doesn't mean that I'm overriding my own headcanon with it. Your theory would make for a great, heartwarming conclusion to a story. It's not the story I planned on telling, though, so I can't use it either.

edited 6th Jun '12 2:55:17 PM by PerpetualLurker

Well, in CRISIS:Eqestria (which I do and don't take fanon from) it's theorized that chaos happening around Discord HASTENS his escape, but the mere lack of it itself doesn't completely HALT his escape

Same problem here. It seems like I always hit "send" when the topic is on the next page already.

So, I'm playing Resident Evil 4 for the first time. Ever played that one?

Ever seen Gensoumaden Saiyuki? I'm watching it for the first time.

And I'll repeat my question from last page (for the forum in general): I'm trying to write a "Surprise Days" story that focuses on Discord, but he doesn't play a large role in the series overall and almost seems like he's being shoehorned in only because he was featured in a throwaway joke. So, should I try to write the chapter anyway (mostly to explain why he's a good guy now), or should I just revise the earlier chapters and pretend season two never happened?

@ginger I'm not sure if ever somepony agreed with my headcannon.

I actually had the idea of the elements degrading a little over time. so they become less picky about their wielders and less potent.

Say, here's a thought.

The elements match the C Ms of their users right? Does that mean then that they might change when changing users?

More or less what I thought.

edited 6th Jun '12 2:51:19 PM by Cookoo

Look at all the background pony's in this pic. Do you notice anything strange at all?

http://www.ponibooru.org/post/view/128318?search=user_id%3D4757

@ Cookoo

Ah yes, you did say that.

@Apple Being good at finding gems doesn't have much to do with generosity.

The appearance can change but I doubt the aspects that they represent do. For the reasons I just said.

@Apple I always assumed so.

The elements themselves appear to be gems. They probably repurpose into different forms depending on their wielder