Okay, so he was plenty of both, I suppose.

But still, his master plan seemed a lot more about chaos than discord.

Speaking of master plans, his riddle was brilliant, I have to admit. Played like a Chessmaster.

@ Ace Of Scarabs, That song has words?

^The original's in Swedish.

I still can't get over the fact that Equestrians can just call Celestia and ask her to solve their problems for them. (look at Fillydelphia)

It dosn't work quite like that in real life

edited 27th Sep '11 10:12:21 AM by gingerninja666

She lied

It's not chaos, you dodo!

Jokes aside, that's very much the case. When did he ever say he wanted to cause discord? It's just his name. He's always going on about chaos, specifically. And disharmony, but he uses that turn of phrase less often.

I'm not a dodo

Maybe random, crazy chaos is easier for him to make than true discord is and he actually has to confront a pony to discord them.

Of course not. You're a chicken!

And I know how to call a chicken: Chaos! Cha-cha-cha-chaos!

@Ginger: That's because in real life, the leader of the country doesn't have the most powerful magic of anybody in the country. If say, Barack Obama had super strength or weather control powers or something, it would make perfect sense to call him in to help with a natural disaster.

As far as Discord goes, we really haven't seen enough of what he did apart from the main cast. It's possible that he fully intended to go through Equestria and Mind Rape each and every pony, but he didn't get the chance before the mane cast put the kibosh on it.

But really, I get that he does whatever amuses him the most; he thought turning Big Mac into a dog was funny, so that's what he did. He does create discord, but he also likes randomness. It doesn't necessarily need to be of the "pitting the ponies against each other" variety.

edited 27th Sep '11 10:22:56 AM by JapaneseTeeth

Obama isn't a good benchmark. As we all know, he was sent from the dying planet Krypton, etc. etc.

Okay, how about....James K. Polk. Pretty sure he didn't have superpowers.

DAMMIT! I really wanted to see how Celestia was gonna deal with those parasprites

I bet it would've been AWESOME.

or if she realized that music was the answer, hilarious. Since we would've seen Celestia in that one man band get up that Pinkie had

His primary way of causing discord is obviously to make everypony argue over whether he's actually a spirit of chaos, evil, or discord specifically. (See the CMC.)

I wonder if he's the only god-level dragonokis.

And the look. Of course she'd have to have the look. That would make perfect more perfect.

edited 27th Sep '11 10:25:14 AM by RichReeders

Good lord, you're right!

Alert, Alpha team, we have a fourth wall breach in sector seven. Repeat, fourth wall breach in sector seven.

Wait. Discord even got us to argue. He's going through the 4th wall into our world! His entire plot in the episode wasn't to troll the ponies, it was to get us to argue about his true nature so he could manifest in reality! He's a meta-troll!

*gets out bucket to catch chocolate milk*

edited 27th Sep '11 10:27:25 AM by JapaneseTeeth

^One author suggested that the Miasma was essentially parasprites' (the troll kind, not the buzzy flying kind) negative feelings invading Equestria. I guess it goes both ways!

Celestia wouldn't have looked ridiculous though. She'd just get her guard to play the instruments, or failing that, use telekinesis.

x7 Celestia is the princess. I'm pretty sure she wouldn't have to resort to a one pony polka band. She could just order a bunch of ponies to help her out. Not that it wouldn't be hilarious.

edited 27th Sep '11 10:31:16 AM by Crowfall

Yay! For once I am the ninja instead of the victim. Hehehe

I'd still love to see some fan art of her playing the one man band in fillydelphia though

No. She has to have the dead serious "I'm pissed off" expression.

Celestia is not amuse?