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* ForWantOfANail: It's noted that if he humbled himself and changed for the better, he would have become an Alicorn god like he wanted, and he would've become friends with Blue Suede Heartstrings instead. It's further emphasized by the fact that his and Blue Suede's Mirror World counterparts, Peaceful Paladin and Prince Black Snow, respectively, are close friends.
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* ForWantOfANail: PointOfDivergence: It's noted that if he humbled himself and changed for the better, he would have become an Alicorn god like he wanted, and he would've become friends with Blue Suede Heartstrings instead. It's further emphasized by the fact that his and Blue Suede's Mirror World counterparts, Peaceful Paladin and Prince Black Snow, respectively, are close friends.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Despite her HeelFaceTurn, she still had to go to jail for all the crimes she committed as a super-villainess. Given her repentance and that she had become an immortal Werefox Alpha however, imprisonment was an irrelevant problem for her compared to her efforts to go straight after her time behind bars.
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* ArchnemesisDad: In the Fourth Age, he ends up being opposed by his Ascendant daughter, Princess Winter Opera, after Mistletoe Dreamer resurrects him and turns him into a vampire lord for good measure by mixing in the ashes of a deceased Count Dracolta.
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* ArchnemesisDad: In the Fourth Age, "Dark Ages Crisis", after [[PsychopathicManchild Mistletoe Dreamer]] resurrects him as a Vampire Lord, he ends up being opposed by his surviving Ascendant daughter, children like Prince Dissonant Tune and Princess Winter Opera, after Mistletoe Dreamer resurrects all who understandably hate him and turns want him into a vampire lord for good measure by mixing in the ashes of a deceased Count Dracolta.dead.
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** When one of his own followers objected to his plan of taking a group of Blue Suede's fans hostage to force his rival into a SadisticChoice via admitting he's a musical fraud in exchange for his fans' lives, War Rock obliterated said follower with a dark spell. Seeing this is what motivated a then-mortal Crystal Clear (who initially sided with War Rock to spite his adoptive father, Blue Suede) to betray War Rock out of disgust.
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** When one of his own followers objected to his plan of taking a group of Blue Suede's fans hostage to force his rival into a SadisticChoice via admitting he's a musical fraud in exchange for his fans' lives, War Rock obliterated said follower with a dark spell. Seeing this is what motivated a then-mortal Crystal Clear (who initially sided with War Rock to spite his adoptive father, Blue Suede) to betray War Rock out of disgust.
* {{Intangibility}}: One of his best spells is phasing.
* MasterOfIllusion: One of his best spells is illusion.
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* WastedBeauty: His entry describes him as being very handsome in his youth, so much that it partially informed his popularity as a musician as he gained a lot of admirers and lovers. However, his [[MortalityPhobia fear of death and being forgotten]] drove him to become a completely unfettered GodhoodSeeker and, in doing so, became one of the most infamous (and hated) supervillains of the Second Age. Even before his death, many would find out the hard way that he is a sociopathic, narcissistic monster who only cared about himself, such as his ex-fillyfriend, Fragile Beauty/Fairest Monarch. After his death, his popular reputation would be rendered nonexistent as full knowledge of his crimes spread, with the public rightfully decrying him as a monster and many of his fans abandoning him for his much nicer ArchEnemy, Blue Suede Heartstrings.
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* WastedBeauty: His entry describes him as being very He was so handsome in his youth, so much youth that it partially informed his popularity as a musician as musician. As he gained a lot of admirers and lovers. aged, his popularity waned. However, instead of humbly accepting his mortality, he developed [[MortalityPhobia a fear of death and being forgotten]] forgotten]], which drove him to become a completely an unfettered GodhoodSeeker and, in GodhoodSeeker. In doing so, he became one of the most infamous (and hated) and hated supervillains of the Second Age. Even before his death, many would find out the hard way that he is a sociopathic, narcissistic monster who only cared about himself, such as Age, with even his ex-fillyfriend, Fragile Beauty/Fairest Monarch. After Monarch, wanting nothing to do with him. Following his death, his popular reputation he would be rendered nonexistent as full knowledge of his crimes spread, with rightfully decried by the public rightfully decrying him as a monster monster, accomplishments be damned, and many of his fans abandoning abandoned him for his much nicer musicians like his ArchEnemy, Blue Suede Heartstrings.Heartstrings. It's noted that had he bothered to humble himself and repent for his ways, he would have legitimately earned godhood like Blue Suede did.
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* EvilCounterpart: To Velvet Heart Vaughoof. While they were both beautiful and successful {{Fashion Model}}s who came from lower-class backgrounds, Velvet represents what happens if she had enough empathy to realize what she was doing, and associated with people who had a positive influence on her. Thanks to [[Creator/MarilynMonroe Princess Diamond Lace]], Velvet became a benevolent heroine who protected young, vulnerable models from those who seek to hurt or exploit them. By contrast, Fragile Beauty let her own fears and societal beauty standards rule her, leading to her being corrupted by the [[ArtifactOfDoom Envious Eye]] into a vain and jealous villainess who stole people's beauty to preserve her own. For bonus points, Fragile Beauty's chemical and pheremone-based attacks as well as the Envious Eye itself are effectively countered by Velvet's [[TheEmpath psychic empathy]] and [[BlowYouAway air magic]]. This ends when Fragile Beauty suffers a crisis of conscience and eventually redeems herself with Velvet's help, becoming the good mare she previously was before her FaceHeelTurn.
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* EvilCounterpart: To Velvet Heart Vaughoof. While they were both beautiful and successful {{Fashion Model}}s fashion models who came from lower-class backgrounds, Velvet represents what happens if she had enough empathy to realize what she was doing, and associated with people who had a positive influence on her. Thanks to [[Creator/MarilynMonroe Princess Diamond Lace]], Velvet became a benevolent heroine who protected young, vulnerable models from those who seek to hurt or exploit them. By contrast, Fragile Beauty let her own fears and societal beauty standards rule her, leading to her being corrupted by the [[ArtifactOfDoom Envious Eye]] into a vain and jealous villainess who stole people's beauty to preserve her own. For bonus points, Fragile Beauty's chemical and pheremone-based attacks as well as the Envious Eye itself are effectively countered by Velvet's [[TheEmpath psychic empathy]] and [[BlowYouAway air magic]]. This ends when Fragile Beauty suffers a crisis of conscience and eventually redeems herself with Velvet's help, becoming the good mare she previously was before her FaceHeelTurn.
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* EvilCounterpart: To Velvet Heart Vaughoof. While they were both beautiful and successful {{Fashion Model}}s who came from lower-class backgrounds, Velvet represents what happens if she had enough empathy to realize what she was doing, and associated with people who had a positive influence on her. Thanks to [[Creator/MarilynMonroe Princess Diamond Lace]], Velvet became a benevolent heroine who protected young, vulnerable models from those who seek to hurt or exploit them. By contrast, Fragile Beauty let her own fears and societal beauty standards rule her, leading to her being corrupted by the [[ArtifactOfDoom Envious Eye]] into a vain and jealous villainess who stole people's beauty to preserve her own. For bonus points, Fragile Beauty's chemical and pheremone-based attacks as well as the Envious Eye itself are effectively countered by Velvet's [[TheEmpath psychic empathy]] and [[BlowYouAway air magic]]. This ends when Fragile Beauty suffers a crisis of conscience and eventually redeems herself with Velvet's help, becoming the good mare she previously was before her FaceHeelTurn.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Invoked. Her family, including her AbusiveParents, wanted to preserve their name/legacy and emotionally abused her for years by forcing her to become a psychologist, her own dreams be damned. Years later, after her parents died and her surviving family tried browbeating her into reconsidering her choice to quit her job and become a clown, she reaches her RageBreakingPoint and [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFore gives them exactly what they wished for]] by painfully psychoanalyzing each family member's psychological issues as a last session, all while singing the entire time.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Invoked. Her family, including her AbusiveParents, wanted to preserve their name/legacy and emotionally abused her for years by forcing her to become a psychologist, her own dreams be damned. Years later, after her parents died and her surviving family tried browbeating her into reconsidering her choice to quit her job and become a clown, she reaches her RageBreakingPoint and [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFore [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor gives them exactly what they wished for]] by painfully psychoanalyzing each family member's psychological issues as a last session, all while singing the entire time.
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** Princess Winter Opera suffered from public discrimination and bullying for much of her mortal life, with many people (including more puristic superheroes) fearing she would follow in War Rock's hoofsteps as a villain just because she's his daughter. Her strong resemblance to her father and prodigious talent in music didn't help, either. This caused Winter Opera to become angry, bitter, and vindictive for a time, nearly validating everyone's expectations of her, until both Luminiferous and Blue Suede Heartstrings came into her life and helped her defy them. Even though she managed to Ascend to godhood thanks to her mentors' help, Winter Opera is still determined to establish herself as her own person, and harbored guilt and obligation to redeem herself for her father's crimes. Both Mentálne and Amour-De-Soi are helping her build her self-esteem and encouraging her not to let people's opinions affect her too much.
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** Princess Winter Opera suffered from public discrimination and bullying for much of her mortal life, with many people (including [[GoodIsNotNice more puristic superheroes) superheroes]]) fearing she would follow in War Rock's hoofsteps as a villain just because she's his daughter. Her strong resemblance to her father and prodigious talent in music didn't help, either. This caused Winter Opera to become angry, bitter, and vindictive for a time, nearly validating everyone's expectations of her, until both Luminiferous and Blue Suede Heartstrings came into her life and helped her defy them. Even though she managed to Ascend to godhood thanks to her mentors' help, Winter Opera is still determined to establish herself as her own person, and harbored guilt and obligation to redeem herself for her father's crimes. Both Mentálne and Amour-De-Soi are helping her build her self-esteem and encouraging her not to let people's opinions affect her too much.
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* AntiHero:
* CompositeCharacter: According to Godzillawolf, she's based on [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Catwoman]] and [[Comicbook/SpiderMan Black Cat]], as both of them are thieves of dubious morality but frequently work with the heroes of their native series on numerous occasions. She also has elements of Screwball, a Spider-Man villainess who [[AttentionWhore committed crimes for viewership]], but is far less annoying in comparison.
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* FriendlyEnemy: Unlike her friends {{Arch Enem|y}}ies, Patch and Screwball were actually on friendly terms with each other.
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* FriendlyEnemy: Unlike her friends {{Arch Enem|y}}ies, Patch and Screwball were actually she is on more friendly terms with Patch, even [[VillainousRescue coming to Patch's aid]] on numerous occasions.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Invoked. Her family, including her AbusiveParents, wanted to preserve their name/legacy and emotionally abused her for years by forcing her to become a psychologist, her own dreams be damned. Years later, after her parents died and her surviving family tried browbeating her into reconsidering her choice to quit her job and become a clown, she reaches her RageBreakingPoint and [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFore gives them exactly what they wished for]] by painfully psychoanalyzing eachother.
* LaughablyEvil:family member's psychological issues as a last session, all while singing the entire time.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Invoked. Her family, including her AbusiveParents, wanted to preserve their name/legacy and emotionally abused her for years by forcing her to become a psychologist, her own dreams be damned. Years later, after her parents died and her surviving family tried browbeating her into reconsidering her choice to quit her job and become a clown, she reaches her RageBreakingPoint and [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFore gives them exactly what they wished for]] by painfully psychoanalyzing each
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* TheShrink: She is a psychologist by profession, having been forced into this role by her wealthy but controlling family who were also well-off psychologists themselves. She hated every moment of it, having wanted to be a clown, but cannot bring herself to breaking from her family without being cut off from her inheritance, leading to her becoming a supervillain to vent her frustrations and indulge in her fun-loving nature. Her psychology education/training did prove incredibly useful in helping her keep up with her opponents and rivals.
* WildCard: Strange Minds/Screwball goes back and forth between being a supervillain and AntiHero depending on her mood. Even when she joined the Sinful Seven, she actively sabotaged them so the Tales Seven could escape and then just abandoned the Sinful Seven in the rematch fight.
* TheShrink: She is a psychologist by profession, having been forced into this role by her wealthy but controlling family who were also well-off psychologists themselves. She hated every moment of it, having wanted to be a clown, but cannot bring herself to breaking from her family without being cut off from her inheritance, leading to her becoming a supervillain to vent her frustrations and indulge in her fun-loving nature. Her psychology education/training did prove incredibly useful in helping her keep up with her opponents and rivals.
* WildCard: Strange Minds/Screwball goes back and forth between being a supervillain and AntiHero depending on her mood. Even when she joined the Sinful Seven, she actively sabotaged them so the Tales Seven could escape and then just abandoned the Sinful Seven in the rematch fight.
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RageBreakingPoint: After putting up with her parents and family's selfishness, greed, and emotional abuse for years, with only her stint as the villainous thief Screwball as her outlet, she finally reaches her limit when she announces to her surviving family that she's quitting her psychologist job to work as a clown. One family tries to browbeat her for "disgracing" the family name, only for her to snap and reveal how ''miserable'' her parents made her trying to force her into a career she hated for the sake of preserving their own legacy. She then performs one last session by [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech psychoanalyzing everyone's psychological issues in excruciating detail]] in [[TheVillainSucksSong song form]].
--> '''Family relative:''' Now, Strange Minds, you can't disgrace our-\\
'''Screwball:''' [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Shut. The. Buck. UP!]]\\
'''Everyone:''' [[{{Beat}} "..."]]
'''Screwball:''' I have spent my entire life being the pony my parents wanted me to be. Being a person I wasn't. All because they would ruin my life if I didn't. So no more. I got my payment for all of my years of service to mother and father. However, if you want me to be a psychologist, I'll give one last session before quitting.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: After she reveals to her surviving family that she's quitting her job as a psychologist (which she hated) to work her dream job as a circus clown, one family member tried to browbeat her into reconsidering her choice so she wouldn't "disgrace" the family name/legacy. This pushes to her RageBreakingPoint instead, and she proceeds to tear into her surviving family -- most who were selfish, greedy, and emotionally abusive -- by psychologically analyzing their issues in excruciating detail. [[TheVillainSucksSong In song]].
* TheShrink: She is a psychologist by profession, having been forced into this role by her wealthy but controlling family who were also well-off psychologists themselves. She hated every moment of it, having wanted to be a clown, but cannot bring herself to breaking from her family without being cut off from herinheritance, leading inheritance. This led to her becoming a supervillain to vent as her way of venting her frustrations and indulge indulging in her true, fun-loving nature. Her psychology education/training did prove incredibly useful in helping her keep up with her opponents and rivals.
* WildCard:Strange Minds/Screwball Unlike her more villainous and/or depraved peers, she goes back and forth between being a supervillain and AntiHero depending on her mood. Even when she joined the Sinful Seven, she actively sabotaged them so the Tales Seven could escape and then just abandoned the Sinful Seven in the rematch fight.
--> '''Family relative:''' Now, Strange Minds, you can't disgrace our-\\
'''Screwball:''' [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Shut. The. Buck. UP!]]\\
'''Everyone:''' [[{{Beat}} "..."]]
'''Screwball:''' I have spent my entire life being the pony my parents wanted me to be. Being a person I wasn't. All because they would ruin my life if I didn't. So no more. I got my payment for all of my years of service to mother and father. However, if you want me to be a psychologist, I'll give one last session before quitting.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: After she reveals to her surviving family that she's quitting her job as a psychologist (which she hated) to work her dream job as a circus clown, one family member tried to browbeat her into reconsidering her choice so she wouldn't "disgrace" the family name/legacy. This pushes to her RageBreakingPoint instead, and she proceeds to tear into her surviving family -- most who were selfish, greedy, and emotionally abusive -- by psychologically analyzing their issues in excruciating detail. [[TheVillainSucksSong In song]].
* TheShrink: She is a psychologist by profession, having been forced into this role by her wealthy but controlling family who were also well-off psychologists themselves. She hated every moment of it, having wanted to be a clown, but cannot bring herself to breaking from her family without being cut off from her
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** Though a supervillain and an infamous phantom thief, she only focused on minor crimes such as theft, vandalism, and general mischief, and was never interested in killing or severely injuring innocent people. Her motives also were purely "for the lulz" and found the more depraved actions her villainous peers would take boring.
** She is genuinely disgusted with War Rock, given his monstrous sociopathy and pride. When War Rock [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/845525983/4861979223 tried seducing her into becoming his lover]], she dropped her fun-loving, crazy villainous persona and rejected his advances thoroughly psychoanalyzed him on the spot, before concluding that she's "crazy, not a monster". War Rock was [[StunnedSilence utterly speechless]].
** She is genuinely disgusted with War Rock, given his monstrous sociopathy and pride. When War Rock [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/845525983/4861979223 tried seducing her into becoming his lover]], she dropped her fun-loving, crazy villainous persona and rejected his advances thoroughly psychoanalyzed him on the spot, before concluding that she's "crazy, not a monster". War Rock was [[StunnedSilence utterly speechless]].
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** Though a supervillain and an infamous phantom thief, she only focused on minor crimes such as theft, vandalism, and general mischief, and was never interested in killing or severely injuring innocent people. Her motives also were purely "for the lulz" and found the more depraved actions her villainous peers would take boring.
** She is genuinely disgusted with War Rock, given his monstrous sociopathy and pride. When War Rock [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/845525983/4861979223 tried seducing her into becoming his lover]], she dropped her fun-loving, crazy villainous persona and rejected his advances by thoroughlypsychoanalyzed psychoanalyzing him on the spot, before concluding that she's "crazy, not a monster". War Rock was [[StunnedSilence left utterly speechless]].
** She is genuinely disgusted with War Rock, given his monstrous sociopathy and pride. When War Rock [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/845525983/4861979223 tried seducing her into becoming his lover]], she dropped her fun-loving, crazy villainous persona and rejected his advances by thoroughly
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* {{Expy}}: Of Harley Quinn and of course, Screwball fromm Spider-man.
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* BreakoutVillain: War Rock was mainly introduced to be Melody's ArchEnemy, but due to the focus on music and musicians that the Second Age has, he became a much more widely used villain, as he fit as the enemy for a large number of other characters as well. This makes him the most focused of the Tales Seven's nemeses.
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* SmugSuper: War Rock has a ''gigantic'' ego when it comes to his musical talent, but he's actually genuinely talented enough to ''back it up''. Notably, even when he got old and ugly and his music largely being about how awesome he is, he was still so popular he was one of Blue Suede Heartstrings' genuine rivals and never actually had a poorly attended concert (his ego just couldn't stand ''not'' having completely sold out).
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* BrokenAce: Just like Blue Suede Heartstrings, he was a charismatic musical prodigy and throughout his career, he built numerous innovative special effects devices for his shows, many which outlived him. And unlike many Ponies in the Second Age, he became a powerful [[EvilSorcerer warlock]] with [[MagicMusic music-themed powers]] that were enhanced by his brief summoning of an Archdemon and, later, his transformation into a Vampire. He was so talented that he was one of few musicians who could legitimately take Blue Suede's title as the "King of Music". Many have noted he had great potential to become an Alicorn god like Blue Suede did... if he wasn't such a monstrously sociopathic narcissist who believed he was entitled to everything he wanted by virtue of his talent. His refusal to realize the error of his ways and humble himself is what ultimately damned him to suffer in {{Hell}} twice -- first in Malus Manes' Hell-Realms, then in Nekelmu's Hell-Realms for (briefly) stealing the divinity of a god who's connected to Blue Suede.
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** After breaking into Healing Song's house to [[DisproportionateRetribution get revenge for an earlier insult]] and to spite Blue Suede Heartstrings by hurting one of his friends, he would end up being unnerved and enraged when Healing Song [[NervesOfSteel refused to back down]] and gave him a scathing TheReasonYouSuckSpeech that reduced him to nothing more than a petty, spoiled bully. This distracted him long enough for Blue to arrive and drive him away from Healing Song.
** After breaking into Healing Song's house to [[DisproportionateRetribution get revenge for an earlier insult]] and to spite Blue Suede Heartstrings by hurting one of his friends, he would end up being unnerved and enraged when Healing Song [[NervesOfSteel refused to back down]] and gave him a scathing TheReasonYouSuckSpeech that reduced him to nothing more than a petty, spoiled bully. This distracted him long enough for Blue to arrive and drive him away from Healing Song.
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**After breaking into Healing Song's house to [[DisproportionateRetribution get revenge for an earlier insult]] and to spite Blue Suede Heartstrings by hurting one of his friends, he would end up being unnerved and enraged when Healing Song [[NervesOfSteel refused to back down]] and gave him a scathing TheReasonYouSuckSpeech that reduced him to nothing more than a petty, spoiled bully. This distracted him long enough for Blue to arrive and drive him away from Healing Song.
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** Prince Healing Song was constantly subjected to abuse and {{Gaslighting}} by War Rock over a minor slight, culminating in him being kidnapped by War Rock and violently raped. The experiences traumatized him so much that he developed a DontYouDarePityMe attitude, pushing people away so he wouldn't be ridiculed as a rape victim despite having many friends who sympathized with his troubles and genuinely wanted to help him. War Rock's actions also factored into why Healing Song chose to be a MartialPacifist after Ascending -- he was AfraidOfTheirOwnStrength. It took psychiatric appointments with Mentálne, support from friends like Moon Ray Vaughoof, and [[WhatTheHellHero much-needed wake-up calls]] for Healing Song to realize that he needed to let go of War Rock's memory and forgive him in order to stop being afraid.
** Princess Winter Opera had to deal with public discrimination and bullying for much of her mortal life, with many people (including more puristic superheroes) fearing that she would follow in War Rock's hoofsteps as a villain just because she's his daughter. Not helping this is her strong resemblance to her father and prodigious talent in music. This caused Winter Opera to become angry, bitter, and vindictive for a time, nearly validating everyone's expectations of her, until both Luminiferous and Blue Suede Heartstrings came into her life and helped her defy them. Even though she managed to Ascend to godhood thanks to her mentors' help, Winter Opera still retains some degree of determination to prove herself as her own person, as well as guilt and obligation to redeem herself for her father's crimes. Both Mentálne and Amour-De-Soi are helping her build her self-esteem and encouraging her not to let people's opinions affect her too much.
** Prince Dissonant Tune, much like his older half-sister, would also suffer for being one of War Rock's illegitimate sons, and the fact that he was born a {{Dhampyr}} (which made him heavily resemble War Rock post-vampire transformation) really didn't help. Despite his efforts in being a good musician, many people shunned and mistreated him for his heritage, eventually causing Dissonant to snap and follow in his birth father's hoofsteps, believing that if being a bastard son of a supervillain made him 'evil', [[ThenLetMeBeEvil he might as well be evil]]. However, while Dissonant seemingly enjoyed doing horrible things ForTheEvulz, he felt utterly miserable deep down, and he would suffer an existential crisis following his hospitalization for a near-fatal overdose. Fortunately, he would be inspired to become a constructive villain after meeting Luminiferous and learning of Moon Ray Vaughoof's struggles with addiction, but his experiences would lead to him hating [[HitlerAteSugar morally hypocritical behavior]] and give him lingering self-esteem issues.
** Blue Suede Heartstrings vowed never to become as prideful as War Rock after spending several years clashing with his rival and protecting his fans and loved ones from him. This proved to be disastrous as his fear of becoming prideful contributed to his deteriorating emotional/mental state by spawning '[[EnemyWithin The Colonel]]' and turning his humility into an [[HeroicSelfDeprecation inferiority complex]], which ultimately led to his [[FreakOut spectacular meltdown]] and near-transformation into a [[FallenHero Fallen Alicorn]]. Even though he had people to snap out of his transformation and rescue him from his subsequent AngstComa, it took him a while to recover because his traumas ran that deep. It was thanks to psychiatric appointments with Mentálne, the support of everyone he helped, and his relationship with Prince Stoltur Skjöldur that he was finally able to fully understand and accept that it's okay to feel pride.
** Cloudy Brush also had to deal with public stigma related to War Rock - one of her friends listened to War Rock's music, and after he died in a car accident, a bunch of students threw a party behind Cloudy Brush's back to celebrate her friend's death. When Cloudy Brush [[WhatTheHellHero chewed them out]] for [[SpeakIllOfTheDead their blatant disrespect of the death]], she was viciously bullied for being a 'War Rock sympathizer' to the point of running away and nearly committing suicide. Fortunately, she was saved by Moon Ray Vaughoof and gained friends who supported her, but her experiences led to her hating those who demean others for grieving the dead, especially those who 'didn't deserve it'.
* WastedBeauty: His entry describes him as being very handsome in his youth, so much that it partially informed his popularity as a musician and he gained a lot of admirers and lovers. However, his [[MortalityPhobia fear of death and being forgotten]] drove him to become a GodhoodSeeker, and in doing so, he became one of the Second Age's most infamous supervillains who committed a long list of atrocities just to gain immortality. Even before his death, many would find out the hard way that he is a sociopathic, narcissistic monster who only cared about himself after initially being attracted by his beauty, as shown with his ex-fillyfriend, Fragile Beauty/Fairest Monarch. After his death, his popular reputation would be rendered nonexistent as full knowledge of his crimes spread, with the public rightfully decrying him as a monster and many of his fans abandoning him for his much nicer ArchEnemy, Blue Suede Heartstrings.
* YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood: Many InUniverse have acknowledged War Rock ''did'' have the potential to become an [[PhysicalGod Alicorn]] like Blue Suede Heartstrings did, but he chose to squander it on his own selfishness and ego. Notably, a number of individuals connected to War Rock in some way, like Healing Song/Medela and Winter Opera, have been called "[[SuperiorSuccessor everything War Rock SHOULD have been]]". Even sadder is that his Mirrorverse counterpart, Peaceful Paladin, not only ''succeeds'' in Ascending to godhood the right way in his universe, but is also friends with Blue Suede Heartstrings' Mirrorverse counterpart, Prince Black Snow, a former villain-turned-hero and Alicorn god, showing how he squandered potential friendships with his actions as well.
** Princess Winter Opera had to deal with public discrimination and bullying for much of her mortal life, with many people (including more puristic superheroes) fearing that she would follow in War Rock's hoofsteps as a villain just because she's his daughter. Not helping this is her strong resemblance to her father and prodigious talent in music. This caused Winter Opera to become angry, bitter, and vindictive for a time, nearly validating everyone's expectations of her, until both Luminiferous and Blue Suede Heartstrings came into her life and helped her defy them. Even though she managed to Ascend to godhood thanks to her mentors' help, Winter Opera still retains some degree of determination to prove herself as her own person, as well as guilt and obligation to redeem herself for her father's crimes. Both Mentálne and Amour-De-Soi are helping her build her self-esteem and encouraging her not to let people's opinions affect her too much.
** Prince Dissonant Tune, much like his older half-sister, would also suffer for being one of War Rock's illegitimate sons, and the fact that he was born a {{Dhampyr}} (which made him heavily resemble War Rock post-vampire transformation) really didn't help. Despite his efforts in being a good musician, many people shunned and mistreated him for his heritage, eventually causing Dissonant to snap and follow in his birth father's hoofsteps, believing that if being a bastard son of a supervillain made him 'evil', [[ThenLetMeBeEvil he might as well be evil]]. However, while Dissonant seemingly enjoyed doing horrible things ForTheEvulz, he felt utterly miserable deep down, and he would suffer an existential crisis following his hospitalization for a near-fatal overdose. Fortunately, he would be inspired to become a constructive villain after meeting Luminiferous and learning of Moon Ray Vaughoof's struggles with addiction, but his experiences would lead to him hating [[HitlerAteSugar morally hypocritical behavior]] and give him lingering self-esteem issues.
** Blue Suede Heartstrings vowed never to become as prideful as War Rock after spending several years clashing with his rival and protecting his fans and loved ones from him. This proved to be disastrous as his fear of becoming prideful contributed to his deteriorating emotional/mental state by spawning '[[EnemyWithin The Colonel]]' and turning his humility into an [[HeroicSelfDeprecation inferiority complex]], which ultimately led to his [[FreakOut spectacular meltdown]] and near-transformation into a [[FallenHero Fallen Alicorn]]. Even though he had people to snap out of his transformation and rescue him from his subsequent AngstComa, it took him a while to recover because his traumas ran that deep. It was thanks to psychiatric appointments with Mentálne, the support of everyone he helped, and his relationship with Prince Stoltur Skjöldur that he was finally able to fully understand and accept that it's okay to feel pride.
** Cloudy Brush also had to deal with public stigma related to War Rock - one of her friends listened to War Rock's music, and after he died in a car accident, a bunch of students threw a party behind Cloudy Brush's back to celebrate her friend's death. When Cloudy Brush [[WhatTheHellHero chewed them out]] for [[SpeakIllOfTheDead their blatant disrespect of the death]], she was viciously bullied for being a 'War Rock sympathizer' to the point of running away and nearly committing suicide. Fortunately, she was saved by Moon Ray Vaughoof and gained friends who supported her, but her experiences led to her hating those who demean others for grieving the dead, especially those who 'didn't deserve it'.
* WastedBeauty: His entry describes him as being very handsome in his youth, so much that it partially informed his popularity as a musician and he gained a lot of admirers and lovers. However, his [[MortalityPhobia fear of death and being forgotten]] drove him to become a GodhoodSeeker, and in doing so, he became one of the Second Age's most infamous supervillains who committed a long list of atrocities just to gain immortality. Even before his death, many would find out the hard way that he is a sociopathic, narcissistic monster who only cared about himself after initially being attracted by his beauty, as shown with his ex-fillyfriend, Fragile Beauty/Fairest Monarch. After his death, his popular reputation would be rendered nonexistent as full knowledge of his crimes spread, with the public rightfully decrying him as a monster and many of his fans abandoning him for his much nicer ArchEnemy, Blue Suede Heartstrings.
* YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood: Many InUniverse have acknowledged War Rock ''did'' have the potential to become an [[PhysicalGod Alicorn]] like Blue Suede Heartstrings did, but he chose to squander it on his own selfishness and ego. Notably, a number of individuals connected to War Rock in some way, like Healing Song/Medela and Winter Opera, have been called "[[SuperiorSuccessor everything War Rock SHOULD have been]]". Even sadder is that his Mirrorverse counterpart, Peaceful Paladin, not only ''succeeds'' in Ascending to godhood the right way in his universe, but is also friends with Blue Suede Heartstrings' Mirrorverse counterpart, Prince Black Snow, a former villain-turned-hero and Alicorn god, showing how he squandered potential friendships with his actions as well.
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** Prince Healing Song was constantly subjected to both physical and psychological abuse and {{Gaslighting}} by War Rock over a minor slight, culminating in him being kidnapped by War Rock and violently raped.raped by the latter. The experiences traumatized him so much that he developed a DontYouDarePityMe attitude, pushing people away so he wouldn't be ridiculed as a rape victim despite having many friends who sympathized with his troubles and genuinely wanted to help him. War Rock's actions also factored into why Healing Song chose to be a MartialPacifist after Ascending -- he was AfraidOfTheirOwnStrength. It took psychiatric appointments with Mentálne, support from friends like Moon Ray Vaughoof, and [[WhatTheHellHero much-needed wake-up calls]] for Healing Song to realize that he needed to let go of War Rock's memory and forgive him in order to stop being afraid.
** Princess Winter Operahad to deal with suffered from public discrimination and bullying for much of her mortal life, with many people (including more puristic superheroes) fearing that she would follow in War Rock's hoofsteps as a villain just because she's his daughter. Not helping this is her Her strong resemblance to her father and prodigious talent in music.music didn't help, either. This caused Winter Opera to become angry, bitter, and vindictive for a time, nearly validating everyone's expectations of her, until both Luminiferous and Blue Suede Heartstrings came into her life and helped her defy them. Even though she managed to Ascend to godhood thanks to her mentors' help, Winter Opera is still retains some degree of determination determined to prove establish herself as her own person, as well as and harbored guilt and obligation to redeem herself for her father's crimes. Both Mentálne and Amour-De-Soi are helping her build her self-esteem and encouraging her not to let people's opinions affect her too much.
** Prince Dissonant Tune, much like his older half-sister,would also suffer suffered for being one of War Rock's illegitimate sons, children, and the fact that he was born a his {{Dhampyr}} status (which made him heavily resemble War Rock post-vampire transformation) really didn't help. Despite his Dissonant's efforts in being to be a good musician, many people musician only got him shunned and mistreated him for his heritage, eventually causing Dissonant to snap and follow in his birth father's hoofsteps, believing that if being a bastard son of a supervillain made him 'evil', [[ThenLetMeBeEvil he might as well be evil]]. However, while Dissonant seemingly enjoyed doing horrible things ForTheEvulz, he felt utterly miserable deep down, and he would suffer an existential crisis following his hospitalization for a near-fatal overdose. be]]. Fortunately, he would be inspired to become became a constructive villain after meeting Luminiferous and learning of Moon Ray Vaughoof's struggles with addiction, but his experiences would lead to left him hating with hatred of [[HitlerAteSugar morally hypocritical behavior]] and give him lingering self-esteem issues.
** As one of War Rock's most hated rivals, Blue Suede Heartstrings fought him for many years and had the misfortune of having his friends and family targeted by War Rock just for being connected to him. Even after War Rock's death, Blue Suede suffered trauma from what happened and vowed never to become as prideful asWar Rock after spending several years clashing with he did, and suppressed his rival and protecting his fans and loved ones from him. own pride for three Ages. This proved to be disastrous as his fear of becoming prideful contributed to his deteriorating emotional/mental state by spawning without pride, he couldn't function as a sapient being, and eventually he broke down and nearly corrupt himself. His actions also spawned '[[EnemyWithin The Colonel]]' and turning his humility into an [[HeroicSelfDeprecation inferiority complex]], which ultimately led Colonel]]', who attempted to his [[FreakOut spectacular meltdown]] and near-transformation into pull a [[FallenHero Fallen Alicorn]]. Even though he had people to snap out of his transformation and rescue him from his subsequent AngstComa, it took him a while to recover because his traumas ran that deep. SplitPersonalityTakeover. It was thanks to psychiatric appointments with Mentálne, the support of everyone he helped, and his relationship with Prince Stoltur Skjöldur that he was finally able to fully understand understood and accept accepted that it's okay to feel pride.
** Cloudy Brush was alsohad to deal with public stigma related to affected by War Rock - Rock's legacy as one of her friends listened to War Rock's music, and after he his music. After her friend died in a car accident, a bunch group of students classmates threw a party behind Cloudy Brush's back to celebrate her friend's his death. When Cloudy Brush [[WhatTheHellHero chewed them out]] for [[SpeakIllOfTheDead their blatant disrespect of the death]], she was viciously bullied for being a 'War "War Rock sympathizer' sympathizer", pushing her to the point of running run away and nearly committing commit suicide. Fortunately, she was saved by Moon Ray Vaughoof and gained friends who supported her, but her experiences led to left her [[OpposeWhatYouSuffered hating those who demean others for grieving the dead, dead]], especially those who 'didn't "didn't deserve it'.
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* WastedBeauty: His entry describes him as being very handsome in his youth, so much that it partially informed his popularity as a musicianand as he gained a lot of admirers and lovers. However, his [[MortalityPhobia fear of death and being forgotten]] drove him to become a GodhoodSeeker, and completely unfettered GodhoodSeeker and, in doing so, he became one of the Second Age's most infamous (and hated) supervillains who committed a long list of atrocities just to gain immortality. the Second Age. Even before his death, many would find out the hard way that he is a sociopathic, narcissistic monster who only cared about himself after initially being attracted by his beauty, himself, such as shown with his ex-fillyfriend, Fragile Beauty/Fairest Monarch. After his death, his popular reputation would be rendered nonexistent as full knowledge of his crimes spread, with the public rightfully decrying him as a monster and many of his fans abandoning him for his much nicer ArchEnemy, Blue Suede Heartstrings.
* YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood: Many InUniverse have acknowledged WarRock ''did'' have the Rock's potential to become an [[PhysicalGod Alicorn]] like Blue Suede Heartstrings did, but noted he chose to squander it that potential on his own selfishness and ego. Notably, a number of individuals connected to War Rock in some way, like Healing Song/Medela and Winter Opera, have been called "[[SuperiorSuccessor everything War Rock SHOULD have been]]". Even sadder is that worse, his Mirrorverse counterpart, Peaceful Paladin, is not only ''succeeds'' in Ascending to godhood the right way in his universe, an Alicorn god of ''Humility'', but is also good friends with Blue Suede Heartstrings' Suede's Mirrorverse counterpart, Prince Black Snow, a former villain-turned-hero and Alicorn god, showing god -- which only shows how he his choice to become evil also squandered potential friendships with his actions as well.others.
** Princess Winter Opera
** Prince Dissonant Tune, much like his older half-sister,
** As one of War Rock's most hated rivals, Blue Suede Heartstrings fought him for many years and had the misfortune of having his friends and family targeted by War Rock just for being connected to him. Even after War Rock's death, Blue Suede suffered trauma from what happened and vowed never to become as prideful as
** Cloudy Brush was also
* WastedBeauty: His entry describes him as being very handsome in his youth, so much that it partially informed his popularity as a musician
* YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood: Many InUniverse have acknowledged War
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* BrokenPedestal: Inverted. Bon Bon ''idolized'' her and was unaware she was her nemesis. When Fragile Beauty realizes this, it causes her to [[HeelRealization realize]] [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone how far she'd fallen]] from the fair person she used to be and make a HeelFaceTurn.
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* BrokenPedestal: Inverted. Bon Bon ''idolized'' her and was unaware she was her nemesis. When Fragile Beauty realizes this, it causes her to [[HeelRealization realize]] [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone realize how far she'd fallen]] from the fair person she used to be and make a HeelFaceTurn.
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* IronicEcho: While attending Moon Ray's funeral, he mockingly quips, "[[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/830577164/4930658608 The King is dead. Long live the King]]," in reference to Moon Ray's title as "the King of Blues". Years later, after he is killed by Melody and Ace, he is met by a ''very angry'' Moon Ray, who by this point had become a demigod of Death and thus has the power to [[DraggedOffToHell drag him off to the Hell-Realms]].
--> '''Moon Ray Vaughoof:''' LONG. LIVE. '''''THE KING'''''.
--> '''Moon Ray Vaughoof:''' LONG. LIVE. '''''THE KING'''''.
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** Unfortunately for him, this gets thrown back in his face when he dies and ends up meeting a ''very'' angry Moon Ray, who had become an Alicorn demigod by then and repeats the same mocking words spoken at his funeral: "LONG. LIVE. '''''THE KING'''''."
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* SelfFulfillingProphecy: He became a GodhoodSeeker because he feared dying and being forgotten by everyone. The various crimes he committed in gaining immortality, including murdering dozens of people to sustain himself after becoming a vampire, would ensure just that - Ace and Melody worked together to kill him by [[WeakenedByTheLight exposing him to sunlight]], and after his death, his soul would be dragged down to a Hell-Realm by Malus Manes (though not before being attacked by a vengeful [[BigBrotherInstinct Bossa Nova]] for what he did to his younger twin brother, Blue Suede Heartstrings). In addition, the public reveal of War Rock's horrific actions would drive a significantly huge portion of his fanbase to siding with his hated rival, [[Music/ElvisPresley Blue Suede Heartstrings]], effectively killing his own legacy. To twist the knife even further, it would be his illegitimate daughter, Princess Winter Opera, who would Ascend to godhood and gain the immortality that he long coveted for himself.
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* SelfFulfillingProphecy: He became a GodhoodSeeker because he feared dying and being forgotten by everyone. The various crimes he committed in gaining immortality, including murdering dozens of people to sustain himself after becoming a vampire, would ensure just that - Ace and Melody worked together to kill him by [[WeakenedByTheLight exposing him to sunlight]], and after his death, his soul would be dragged down to a Hell-Realm by Malus Manes (though not before being attacked and many Trimortidae whose friends and/or family were hurt by a vengeful [[BigBrotherInstinct Bossa Nova]] for what he did to his younger twin brother, Blue Suede Heartstrings). him. In addition, the public reveal of War Rock's horrific actions would drive his crimes drove a significantly huge portion of his fanbase to siding with his hated rival, [[Music/ElvisPresley Blue Suede Heartstrings]], effectively killing his own legacy. To twist the knife even further, it would be several of his own illegitimate daughter, children -- such as Princess Winter Opera, who Opera and Prince Dissonant Tune -- would Ascend to godhood and gain the immortality that he long coveted for himself.
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** Prince Healing Song was traumatized by War Rock's attempted attack on him, and after Ascending to godhood, he would secretly develop the fear of becoming "[[NotSoDifferentRemark another War Rock]]" if he used his divine power to attack people instead of helping them. This became the main reason why he was a MartialPacifist for three Ages since his Ascension: He was AfraidOfTheirOwnStrength. It took psychiatric appointments with Mentálne and support from friends like Moon Ray Vaughoof for him to realize that he needed to let go of War Rock's memory and forgive him in order to stop being afraid.
** Princess Winter Opera had to deal with public discrimination and bullying for much of her mortal life, with many people (including some superheroes) fearing that she would follow in War Rock's hoofsteps as a villain just because she's his daughter. Not helping this is her strong resemblance to her father and prodigious talent in music. This caused her to become angry, bitter, and vindictive for a time, nearly validating everyone's expectations of her, until both Luminiferous and Blue Suede Heartstrings came into her life and intervened. Even though she managed to Ascend to godhood thanks to her mentors' help, Winter Opera still retains some degree of determination to prove herself as her own person, as well as guilt and obligation to redeem herself for her father's crimes. Both Mentálne and Amour-De-Soi are helping her build her self-esteem and encouraging her not to let people's opinions affect her too much.
** Princess Winter Opera had to deal with public discrimination and bullying for much of her mortal life, with many people (including some superheroes) fearing that she would follow in War Rock's hoofsteps as a villain just because she's his daughter. Not helping this is her strong resemblance to her father and prodigious talent in music. This caused her to become angry, bitter, and vindictive for a time, nearly validating everyone's expectations of her, until both Luminiferous and Blue Suede Heartstrings came into her life and intervened. Even though she managed to Ascend to godhood thanks to her mentors' help, Winter Opera still retains some degree of determination to prove herself as her own person, as well as guilt and obligation to redeem herself for her father's crimes. Both Mentálne and Amour-De-Soi are helping her build her self-esteem and encouraging her not to let people's opinions affect her too much.
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** Prince Healing Song was constantly subjected to abuse and {{Gaslighting}} by War Rock over a minor slight, culminating in him being kidnapped by War Rock and violently raped. The experiences traumatized by him so much that he developed a DontYouDarePityMe attitude, pushing people away so he wouldn't be ridiculed as a rape victim despite having many friends who sympathized with his troubles and genuinely wanted to help him. War Rock's attempted attack on him, and after Ascending to godhood, he would secretly develop the fear of becoming "[[NotSoDifferentRemark another War Rock]]" if he used his divine power to attack people instead of helping them. This became the main reason actions also factored into why he was Healing Song chose to be a MartialPacifist for three Ages since his Ascension: He after Ascending -- he was AfraidOfTheirOwnStrength. It took psychiatric appointments with Mentálne and Mentálne, support from friends like Moon Ray Vaughoof Vaughoof, and [[WhatTheHellHero much-needed wake-up calls]] for him Healing Song to realize that he needed to let go of War Rock's memory and forgive him in order to stop being afraid.
** Princess Winter Opera had to deal with public discrimination and bullying for much of her mortal life, with many people (includingsome more puristic superheroes) fearing that she would follow in War Rock's hoofsteps as a villain just because she's his daughter. Not helping this is her strong resemblance to her father and prodigious talent in music. This caused her Winter Opera to become angry, bitter, and vindictive for a time, nearly validating everyone's expectations of her, until both Luminiferous and Blue Suede Heartstrings came into her life and intervened.helped her defy them. Even though she managed to Ascend to godhood thanks to her mentors' help, Winter Opera still retains some degree of determination to prove herself as her own person, as well as guilt and obligation to redeem herself for her father's crimes. Both Mentálne and Amour-De-Soi are helping her build her self-esteem and encouraging her not to let people's opinions affect her too much.
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* WastedBeauty: His entry describes him as being very handsome in his youth, so much that it partially informed his popularity as a musician and he gained a lot of admirers and lovers. However, his [[MortalityPhobia fear of death and being forgotten]] drove him to become a GodhoodSeeker, and in doing so, he became one of the Second Age's most infamous supervillains who committed a long list of atrocities just to gain immortality. Even before his death, many would find out the hard way that he is a sociopathic, narcissistic monster who only cared about himself after initially being attracted by his beauty, as shown with his ex-fillyfriend, Fragile Beauty/Fairest Monarch. After his death, his popular reputation would be rendered nonexistent as full knowledge of his crimes spread, with the public rightfully decrying him as a monster and many of his fans abandoning him for his much nicer ArchEnemy, Blue Suede Heartstrings.
* YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood: Many InUniverse have acknowledged War Rock ''did'' have the potential to become an [[PhysicalGod Alicorn]] like Blue Suede Heartstrings did, but he chose to squander it on his own selfishness and ego. Notably, a number of individuals connected to War Rock in some way, like Healing Song/Medela and Winter Opera, have been called "[[SuperiorSuccessor everything War Rock SHOULD have been]]". Even sadder is that his Mirrorverse counterpart, Peaceful Paladin, not only ''succeeds'' in Ascending to godhood the right way in his universe, but is also friends with Blue Suede Heartstrings' Mirrorverse counterpart, Prince Black Snow, a formervillain-turned-benevolent villain-turned-hero and Alicorn god, showing how he squandered potential friendships with his actions as well.
* YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood: Many InUniverse have acknowledged War Rock ''did'' have the potential to become an [[PhysicalGod Alicorn]] like Blue Suede Heartstrings did, but he chose to squander it on his own selfishness and ego. Notably, a number of individuals connected to War Rock in some way, like Healing Song/Medela and Winter Opera, have been called "[[SuperiorSuccessor everything War Rock SHOULD have been]]". Even sadder is that his Mirrorverse counterpart, Peaceful Paladin, not only ''succeeds'' in Ascending to godhood the right way in his universe, but is also friends with Blue Suede Heartstrings' Mirrorverse counterpart, Prince Black Snow, a former
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Fairest Monarch, born Fragile Beauty (her entry [[https://www.deviantart.com/brutalityinc/art/Codex-Ponyland-Heroes-and-Villains-Part-19-845525983 here]]) is a model who became a supervillainess due to her growing obsession with beauty, and was Bon Bon's staunchest opponents before she turned a new leaf.
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Here is a list of the Sinful Seven, a group of villains/supervillains which acted as a collective ArchEnemy of the Virtuous Seven.\\\
To return to the main character index, click [[Characters/CodexEquus here]].
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!Sinful Seven
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* CurbstompBattle: It's implied the original version of the group demolished the Virtuous Seven in their first fight. Fortunately the kids learned their lesson and beat them in the rematch.
* LegionOfDoom: An evil alliance of the Virtuous Seven's respective nemeses.
* PsychoRangers: Seven supervillains united for the specific purpose of fighting the Virtuous Seven.
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[[folder:The Headmistress]]
--> See her entry [[Characters/CodexEquusColtalia here.]]
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[[folder:Fragile Beauty/Fairest Monarch]]
!!!'''Character:''' Villainous/Heroic
!!!'''Alignment:''' Neutral Evil/Neutral Good
!!!'''Type:''' Youth Drainer, Model, Movie Stars, Chemist, Werebeast Alpha
!!!'''Faction:''' Herself, the Sinful Seven
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Fairest Monarch, born Fragile Beauty (her entry [[https://www.deviantart.com/brutalityinc/art/Codex-Ponyland-Heroes-and-Villains-Part-19-845525983 here]]) is a model who became a supervillainess due to her growing obsession with beauty, and was Bon Bon's staunchest opponents before she turned a new leaf.
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* BattleCouple: She was part of a villainous version of this with War Rock for a time when they were dating. She eventually broke up with him once she saw how truly monstrous her boyfriend is.
* BrokenPedestal: Inverted. Bon Bon ''idolized'' her and was unaware she was her nemesis. When Fragile Beauty realizes this, it causes her to [[HeelRealization realize]] [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone how far she'd fallen]] from the fair person she used to be and make a HeelFaceTurn.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: The reason she broke up with Sinful Seven teammate/fellow ImmortalitySeeker War Rock; she realized just how monstrous and sociopathic he truly was.
* FreudianExcuse: Fragile Beauty and her family lost ''everything'' due to the devastation of one of the [[AlienInvasion Maretian Invasions]], and endured considerable hardships and poverty before Fragile Beauty found success in becoming a renowned model and actress thanks to her stunningly beautiful looks. Because of this she equated her entire sense of self-worth and sense of security on her own beauty, developing an irrational fear of losing it as a result of believing if she doesn't preserve it by whatever means she had, she would lose everything again. These psychological and emotional issues were preyed upon and exasperated by an evil artifact made by Fallen Alicorn god of perfection Morning Star which allowed her to steal beauty from others, causing her to eventually become corrupted by her own obsession and the artifact until she became a beauty-stealing supervillainess.
* HeelRealization: Seeing that her ArchEnemy, Bon Bon, admired her past-self and seeing her own ''true'', monstrous reflection on a mirror (affected by Praline's budding powers of Beauty) made her realize how much she had corrupted and ruined herself in her descent into villainy. Yet this also made her finally become receptive to Bon Bon's pleas to go back to the person she was and undergo a HeelFaceTurn.
* {{Immortality}}: Fragile Beauty finally succeeded in achieving eternal youth and beauty by becoming a Werefox Alpha like her ArchEnemy Bon Bon, making her both TheAgeless and acquiring a were-creature's NighInvulnerability to many mundane forms of damage and degeneration. This is how she was able to live well into the Fourth Age [[HeelFaceTurn post-reformation]], and was even present to welcome Princess Bon Bon back.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: She has this reaction when Praline's powers cause her to see herself as she is on the inside and makes her realize how far she's fallen.
* RageAgainstTheReflection: What prompted her HeelFaceTurn, realizing what a hideous monster (on both a literal and spiritual level) she had became with her obsession with maintaining her beauty and getting revenge on Bon Bon, who once adored her past-self.
* SingleTear: Sheds a single tear as she felt her own face upon seeing her own hideous reflection on Bon Bon's mirror (which had been magically-affected by Bon Bon's daughter Praline's budding domain over beauty), heartbroken by how much she had descended from the morally-beautiful person she once was.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Despite her HeelFaceTurn, she still had to go to jail for all the crimes she committed as a super-villainess. Given her repentance and that she had become an immortal Werefox Alpha however, imprisonment was an irrelevant problem for her compared to her efforts to go straight after her time behind bars.
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[[folder:Lord Jubiter]]
!!!'''Character:''' Villainous (Lord Jubiter)
!!!'''Alignment:''' Neutral Evil
!!!'''Type:''' Split Personality, Mob Boss, Criminal Mastermind, Meta Pony
!!!'''Faction:''' Himself, the Sinful Seven
--> ''"Soon all mortals will tremble once more at the fury of Jubiter reborn!"''
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Lord Jubiter (his entry [[https://www.deviantart.com/brutalityinc/art/Codex-Ponyland-Heroes-and-Villains-Part-19-845525983 here]]) was a member of the Sinful Seven, and a delusional criminal with a god complex.
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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: Maxie Zeus was a businessman who went insane and became a criminal with a [[AGodAmI god complex]] from extreme stress over his failing business. Here as Lord Jubiter, he's a 'split personality' born from Historical Fiction's foalhood abuse at the hooves of his father, who treated him like a loser for being interested in intellectual pursuits instead of physical ones. As Historical Fiction buried himself into mythological studies, Lord Jubiter began assimilating the knowledge into himself, eventually becoming a malicious entity trying to take over as the dominant personality akin to [[spoiler:the Headmistress]].
* AdaptationalBadass: Maxie Zeus is an insane businessman-turned-criminal who used electrical technology. Here, Lord Jubiter is a 'Meta Pony' with genuine [[WeatherManipulation storm and lightning-based magic]].
* ArchEnemy: While starting out as a Shadow Sentinel rogue, he became one to Clover, whom he clashed with multiple times in his attempts to woo her to his side as his 'bride'.
* BadassBookworm: Lord Jubiter had meta-pony powers and his alter-ego was a college archaeology professor.
* CaptainErsatz: Of Batman villain Maxie Zeus.
* FightingFromTheInside: Historical Fiction eventually reached this level with his evil alter-ego, ultimately winning with some help.
* JekyllAndHyde: Lord Jubiter is the Hyde to Historical Fiction's Jekyll.
* HeelFaceTurn: After Historical Fiction regained permanent control over the body.
* PoweredArmor: He had a suit of this that allows gives him the strength and durability to battle other super-powered beings.
* PsychoElectro: He is a lunatic with electrical power.
* RoguesGalleryTransplant: He started out as a member of the third Shadow Sentinel's rogue's gallery before becoming Clover's Arch-Enemy and a member of the Sinful Seven.
* VillainousCrush: He developed an especially disturbing one on Clover.
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[[folder:War Rock, the Magic Stallion]]
!!!'''Character:''' Villainous
!!!'''Alignment:''' Neutral Evil
!!!'''Type:''' Rock star, Warlock/Metabender, Vampire, Sociopath
!!!'''Faction:''' Himself, various villainous alliances
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-> ''"Name's War Rock, thanks a lot,\\
I know you love the thing I've got!\\
You've never seen the likes of me,\\
Why, I'm the biggest thing since Great War III!"''
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War Rock (his entry [[https://www.deviantart.com/brutalityinc/art/Codex-Ponyland-Heroes-and-Villains-Part-13-830577164 here]]) is another famous musician from the Second Age, yet one that eventually went down in history as a diabolical villain because of the atrocities he made in trying to preserve his own legacy.
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* AboveGoodAndEvil: Even ''before'' he became a warlock and a vampire with powers and outlook that would make him qualify as a SmugSuper, he saw issues of morality as being 'beneath' him. This separated him from factions like the [[BadIsGoodandGoodIsBad Hydianite Covens]], as he doesn't care about whether his actions were evil or good, only that it gets him the enduring immortality and popularity he craved.
* AbusiveParents: He [[ReallyGetsAround sired hundreds of illegitimate foals]] throughout his life, but never cared for any of them and never bothered to check up on them either, seeing them as unwanted consequences of his hedonistic lifestyle. In Princess Winter Opera's case, he wanted her aborted once he learned his girlfriend Mint Delight got pregnant from their affair, and dumped Mint Delight when she refused to kill her unborn child. When he and Winter Opera finally meet in person during the Fourth Age, he angrily expresses his desire to kill her after Winter Opera [[IShallTauntYou taunts him]] about not being able to become a god like she did. Predictably, many of his children end up hating him as a parent and person, Winter Opera and Dissonant Tune among them. This is in stark contrast to Blue Suede, who sired/adopted thousands if not millions of children himself, and yet loved all of them.
* AdaptationalSexuality: In ''WesternAnimation/RockAndRule'', there was no such indication that [[BigBad Mok]] felt attracted to anyone save [[{{Narcissist}} himself]]. Here, War Rock sired ''hundreds'' of illegitimate children through his affairs with many mares and fillies who were attracted to his 'bad stallion' image. He's also a DepravedBisexual in that he kidnapped and raped a then-mortal Prince Healing Song/Medela in order to psychologically break him, and wanted to make Melody his SexSlave by turning her into a Vampire like himself.
* AdaptationalVillainy: The attempted demon-summoning from ''WesternAnimation/RockAndRule'' was far from the only evil thing he ever did in life. Among other crimes include becoming a full-time supervillain and member of [[PsychoRangers Sinful Seven]] to combat the Tales/Virtuous Seven, being a BadBoss to his employees and minions in general, and turning himself a vampire (which consequentially left behind a very high body count as he drank blood to sustain himself). He also clashed with Blue Suede Heartstrings in various attempts to sabotage and/or kill his hated rival, and had no qualms over targeting Blue Suede's family and friends as well. His motives for his villainy were also expanded upon: Everything he did, including the demon summoning, was motivated by resentment towards Blue Suede for surpassing him as a musician and becoming an Alicorn god, as well as his fear of being forgotten upon death. He was also a serial womanizer who sired hundreds of illegitimate foals, but treated all of his children as unwanted consequences of his hedonistic lifestyle and never bothered to check up on all of them.
* ArchEnemy: He saw his rival, Blue Suede Heartstrings, as one of his archenemies because he couldn't stand how Blue Suede not only proved to be the better musician, but also Ascended to godhood. The feeling is mutual as Blue Suede hates War Rock for being the symbol of everything he hated about the Second Age's music industries. Much of War Rock's efforts were devoted to killing Blue Suede and/or sabotaging his career when he wasn't fighting Melody, and this continued after Blue Suede Ascended despite the latter now possessing a huge advantage in his divinity. Ironically, their Mirrorverse counterparts, Peaceful Paladin and Prince Black Snow, were enemies-turned-friends in their own dimension.
* ArchnemesisDad: In the Fourth Age, he ends up being opposed by his Ascendant daughter, Princess Winter Opera, after Mistletoe Dreamer resurrects him and turns him into a vampire lord for good measure by mixing in the ashes of a deceased Count Dracolta.
* AnArmAndALeg: After realizing too late that he fought Ace and Melody [[CueTheSun long enough for the morning sun to appear]], he tries to [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere escape]]... only for Melody to pin him to the ground by impaling one of his legs with her sword. He slices off that leg to free himself, but it's enough time for the sun to touch and [[ManOnFire set him on fire]] as one of his vampiric weaknesses is [[WeakenedByTheLight sunlight]].
* BadBoss: Being a narcissistic sociopath, he only cared about himself and punished his stage crews for minor mistakes, while treating his minions as stepping stones towards divine immortality.
** According to a [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/830577164/4819722543 canonized drabble]], War Rock was such a perfectionist that even the slightest mistakes got many of his stage assistants and technicians fired. This eventually bit him in the ass when the aforementioned people stepped forward and revealed this to the public after he was killed by Ace and Melody, disgusting many of his fans into siding with the humble and kind Blue Suede Heartstrings instead.
---> '''Unnamed teenage Pony filly:''' One light out of place? Streamers not going on at the right time? Even the microphone not working? Boom, fired and replaced.
** When one of his own followers objected to his plan of taking a group of Blue Suede's fans hostage to force his rival into a SadisticChoice via admitting he's a musical fraud in exchange for his fans' lives, War Rock obliterated said follower with a dark spell. Seeing this is what motivated a then-mortal Crystal Clear (who initially sided with War Rock to spite his adoptive father, Blue Suede) to betray War Rock out of disgust.
* BerserkButton: By the Fourth Age, his failure to obtain the godlike immortality he wanted became a rather sore spot for him. Having this rubbed in his face by his Ascendant daughter, Princess Winter Opera, quickly sends him into a snarling rage.
* BigNo: He would shout this twice during his final battle with Melody and Ace - the first time is when he realizes that he's been stalled long enough for the sun to rise, and Melody pins him to the ground through the leg with her sword so he wouldn't escape. The second time is when after Ace knocks him back into the sunlight with his Ram Hammer when he successfully frees himself from Melody's sword, causing him to burn into nothing but bones and ash.
* BigWhat: He says this twice during a conversation with Bossa Nova Heartstrings in Malus Manes' Hell-Realms - the first time was learning that Healing Song became a god much like Blue Suede Heartstrings did, something that made him rant about how a mere "cripple" gained something that should've been rightfully his. The second time was after Bossa Nova said Healing Song was "right" about him, which leads to Bossa Nova giving him a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech about why he's not a god and why he ended up dying and being made to suffer for his crimes for all eternity.
* BullyingADragon: He would continue clashing with Blue Suede Heartstrings even after his first defeat. This is justified, as despite knowing that Blue is an [[DeityOfHumanOrigin Alicorn god]] at this point, his gigantic ego and dogged need to surpass Blue [[UnderestimatingBadassery made him blind to just]] ''[[UnderestimatingBadassery how]]'' [[UnderestimatingBadassery powerful Blue has gotten since then]]. This resulted in his plans against Blue being less successful than his plans against Ace and Melody, as Blue's divinity and status as a "[[TheAce prodigy deity]]" grants him additional powers that leaves his rival far outclassed in a fight magically and physically.
* CondescendingCompassion: After meeting Healing Song for the first time and discovering that he's blind, he proceeds to insult him by saying Healing Song's blindness made him "deficient" and incapable of dealing with the stresses of the music industries, so he should sit back and let someone more capable handle things. This angers Healing Song enough to [[DeadpanSnarker snark back]] at War Rock and tell him to get out, threatening that War Rock's going to "end up having a bad time" if he continues being disrespectful. Healing Song's friends showing up to protect him forces War Rock to [[KnowWhenToFoldEm swallow his pride and leave]].
* DepravedBisexual: He had affairs with possibly thousands of mares, siring numerous illegitimate children with them, and was even willing to rape them for his own pleasure. This extends to stallions as well, such as Healing Song, whom he kidnapped and raped during a vulnerable moment to psychologically break him.
* DidntSeeThatComing: What led to his first defeat at Ace and Melody's hooves is his interpretation of a prophecy concerning an Archdemon he tried to summon in exchange for eternal life and power. The prophecy stated that while the Archdemon can be summoned through a song, a counter-song performed by "One Voice, One Song, One Heart" will banish it to where it came from. The prophecy also stated that "No one" can do it, which War Rock arrogantly took to mean as no Pony having the voice to stop his plans. It just didn't occur to him that what the prophecy ''[[ProphecyTwist actually]]'' means is that no ''one'' can do it ''alone'', as shown by Ace humbling himself to let Melody perform a duet with him to banish the Archdemon.
* DisproportionateRetribution: All the horrible things he did to Healing Song were because the latter snarked at him during their first meeting, and he was trying to soothe his wounded ego. He went so far as to kidnap and rape Healing Song during a vulnerable moment, leaving the latter with terrible scars that would not be healed until well into the Fourth Age. The fact that he did so horrified many heroes of the Age, including the likes of Virtuous Seven and Blue Suede Heartstrings, to the point where they all agreed that he needed to die.
* DraggedOffToHell: His final fate. After he was killed by Ace and Melody via [[WeakenedByTheLight direct exposure to sunlight]] and scattering of his bones/ashes, respectively, [[TheGrimReaper Malus Manes]] would show up and drag him down to the appropriate Hell-Realm. However, before Malus could do so, an enraged [[BigBrotherInstinct Bossa Nova Heartstrings]] showed up, and he bargained and pleaded with his adoptive uncle until finally Malus relented, and gave his nephew the permission to inflict only two hits. This resulted in War Rock being struck in the face first with a hoof, then with Bossa Nova's divine guitar.
* EvilCounterpart:
** To [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTales Melody]]. Both are talented and prideful musicians, except War Rock represents what happens if she let her fame, talent, and popularity go to her head. Melody's ego was what initially prevented her from dating Ace full-time due to him being similarly arrogant, but her clashes and experiences with War Rock left her quite shaken and motivated her to humble herself significantly. As a bonus, Melody is ImmuneToMindControl due to being the embodiment of Endurance, which granted her protection from War Rock's mind-control spells even after she was vampirized.
** To [[Music/ElvisPresley Blue Suede Heartstrings]], for similar reasons as Melody above. War Rock also represents what happens if he wasn't raised by loving parents like Blue Suede was and instead became a narcissistic sociopath who only played music for fame and money. War Rock resented Blue Suede for being a better musician than him, while Blue Suede hated him for being the symbol of everything he hated about the music industry in general. And unlike War Rock, who wanted immortality for selfish reasons, Blue Suede's humility allowed him to become an Alicorn through good deeds. It's noted War Rock would've become an Alicorn, too, had he even bothered to humble himself and change. And while Blue Suede is a good father to mortal/divine children, whether by adoption or blood, War Rock sired hundreds of illegitimate foals and essentially saw them as unwanted consequences of his hedonistic lifestyle, even wanting them aborted like with Winter Opera.
** He's also this to Ace, the [[TheLancer Green Ranger]]. Both of them have huge egos and bad tempers - War Rock's led to him losing his legacy, the divine immortality he wanted, and his life. Ace's led to him losing the position as [[TheLeader Red Ranger]] to his friend Lancer and would have lost Melody as well. However, while Ace eventually [[JerkassRealization realized the folly of his pride]] and changed himself for the better, War Rock did not, and was granted eternal damnation in Malus Manes' Hell-Realms after death as a consequence.
** He's also one to [[Music/JeffHealey Prince Healing Song]], being talented musical prodigies in their time. Despite being blind, Healing Song represents all the potential and good traits that War Rock squandered, and while he did suffer from the same MortalityPhobia as War Rock, Healing Song was able to accept his own mortality thanks to [[DontFearTheReaper Bossa Nova Heartstrings]]. Healing Song's many good deeds would lead to him Ascending on his deathbed, saving his life from cancer, while War Rock was killed by Ace and Melody via [[WeakenedByTheLight using the Sun to finish him off, and subjected to eternal damnation by Malus Manes and his family]]. Many musicians who knew War Rock referred to Healing Song as "everything War Rock SHOULD have been".
** To [[Music/StevieRayVaughan Moon Ray Vaughoof]]. Both of them were raised by parents who were either downright abusive (in Moon Ray's case) or didn't teach them proper morals/behavior (in War Rock's case), affecting how they behaved in adulthood. They're both musical prodigies with raging flaws, except War Rock represents what could've happened if Moon Ray change himself for the better, as War Rock later became a villain out of sheer jealousy and hurt pride. Both of them would also become fathers, except War Rock is a [[DisappearedDad complete deadbeat]] to his biological kids whereas Moon Ray loves his own HappilyAdopted kids and is present in their lives. Both of them also die, except Moon Ray was mourned by everyone while War Rock becomes a completely reviled figure after death. Finally, Moon Ray Ascends to godhood post-mortem by overcoming his flaws, culminating in him turning into an eldritch god, whereas War Rock did pretty monstrous things to become immortal and ends up being DraggedOffToHell upon death.
** It's later revealed that he's this to his Mirrorverse counterpart, Peaceful Paladin. While still a musician, Peaceful Paladin is a NiceGuy and HumbleHero who eventually Ascended to godhood through his good deeds. He even embodies Music, Humility, Peace, and Love, which is almost exactly the same portfolio that Blue Suede Heartstrings possesses. By contrast, War Rock is an entitled, narcissistic sociopath who only became a musician for fame and money, and sought to become immortal both to avoid dying and be worshiped forever. This is shown how they each treated Princess Winter Opera, War Rock's illegitimate daughter - Peaceful Paladin treated her kindly upon meeting her in person for the first time, while War Rock wished to have her aborted while she was still in-utero (which thankfully never happened thanks to Winter Opera's mother's refusal to go along with it).
** Ironically, he would serve as an evil counterpart for Prince Black Snow, the Mirrorverse counterpart of Blue Suede Heartstrings. While both were talented musicians yet prideful {{Jerkass}}es, the biggest difference is Black Snow realizing the error of his ways thanks to [[AllLovingHero Peaceful Paladin]], War Rock's good Mirrorverse counterpart, and Ascending to godhood after humbling himself and becoming TheAtoner. This is in stark contrast to War Rock, who refused to change his ways out of pride and died trying to make himself immortal, which is what he could've become if he bothered to humble himself, too.
* EvilRedhead: He had a blood-red mane and tail, though [[HairTodayGoneTomorrow he started balding as he grew older]]. Even before his villainy, he was a narcissistic and entitled musician who believed in his own greatness, but after his rival, Blue Suede Heartstrings, [[DeityOfHumanOrigin Ascended to godhood]] and his own mortality became apparent, he became a GodhoodSeeker so he could forever remain in the spotlight. This is in stark contrast to Blue Suede as well as his Ascendant illegitimate daughter, Princess Winter Opera, who are both benevolent, [[BlueIsHeroic blue-haired]] deities.
* {{Expy}}: Of Mok from ''WesternAnimation/RockAndRule'', being fading rockstars and bad-tempered narcissists who sought immortality and power by unleashing a powerful extra-dimensional demon, with a side-dish of DisproportionateRetribution against the world for ''daring'' to start losing interest in them because of their advancing age and declining popularity. War Rock does, however, turn himself into a vampire after his first defeat, which ultimately ends up doing him in after Ace and Melody exploit his [[WeakenedByTheLight weakness to sunlight]].
* {{Foil}}:
** To Blue Suede Heartstrings: Both are musical prodigies whose talents were encouraged by their parents, except Blue Suede's parents loved and taught him good behaviors, while War Rock's parents were perfectionists who constantly pushed him to succeed and spoiled him rotten whenever he did. Blue Suede is a HumbleHero who genuinely loved playing music, while War Rock is a narcissistic sociopath who became a musician for fame and glory. Their turning points involved immortality and demonic figures - Blue Suede's was meeting the devil-like [[BigGood Luminiferous]], while War Rock's was [[DealWithTheDevil bargaining with an Archdemon in exchange for immortality and power]]. Blue Suede's humility ensured he would continue being remembered beyond the Second Age, and after making a psychological recovery and overcoming all his flaws/traumas, he would become a beloved Prince of the Equestrian Pantheon. War Rock refused to humble himself and change for the better, and consequently he died unmourned and unloved, his final fate being DraggedOffToHell for his crimes with his legacy forgotten by all. Both of them also sired numerous children, except Blue Suede loved all of his children and grieved whenever he [[OutlivingOnesOffspring outlived them]]. War Rock saw his own children as unwanted consequences of his hedonism and either [[ParentalAbandonment abandoned them]] or, in Winter Opera's case, tried to have them aborted without a second thought.
** To Prince Healing Song: Both are musical prodigies raised in single-child families, except while War Rock's parents were perfectionists who constantly pushed him to succeed, Healing Song's parents loved and supported him even after he became blind as a baby. Because of their upbringing, War Rock became a narcissistic and entitled sociopath who won't accept failure or being surpassed by 'better' musicians, while Healing Song became humble and kind, and is willing to [[SelfDeprecation joke about himself]]. They also [[MortalityPhobia feared dying one day]], but unlike War Rock, who selfishly tried obtaining immortality so he could be worshiped forever, Healing Song turned to his friends and received support from them, which helped him accept his own mortality. As a result, Healing Song unexpectedly Ascended to godhood on his deathbed while dying from cancer, while War Rock turned himself into a vampire and was later killed by Ace and Melody, who exposed him to sunlight to end his reign of terror once and for all. For bonus points, Healing Song was often stated by fellow musicians of the Age to be "everything War Rock SHOULD have been".
** To Moon Ray Vaughoof: Both grew up with parents who affected them negatively, but while Moon Ray was physically and mentally abused by his bad-tempered, abusive, drunkard father, War Rock was constantly pushed to succeed by his perfectionest parents, who also spoiled him rotten to reward him. Both are musical prodigies, but they also had raging flaws that affected their careers and personal lives - Moon Ray struggled with addiction, anger issues, and trauma stemming from his abusive foalhood, while War Rock is a sociopath who gradually became a full-blown narcissist as he aged. Both were also greatly affected by death, except Moon Ray obsessed over returning to his old life after dying young in a helicopter accident, while War Rock desperately tried seeking immortality to avoid his own death. Thanks to those who loved and cared for him, Moon Ray gradually overcame his flaws, Ascended to godhood, and unlocked his long-repressed Prophecy domain, and became a beloved Prince of the [[BigGood Church of the Stars]], while War Rock refused to humble himself and died unmourned and unloved, his ultimate fate being endless torment in Malus Manes' Hell-Realms for his crimes. Both Moon Ray and War Rock would also become fathers themselves, except Moon Ray is a loving husband and father who treasures his adoptive children, while War Rock sired hundreds of illegitimate foals yet never cared for all of them and left behind a string of brokenhearted lovers.
* ForWantOfANail: It's noted that if he humbled himself and changed for the better, he would have become an Alicorn god like he wanted, and he would've become friends with Blue Suede Heartstrings instead. It's further emphasized by the fact that his and Blue Suede's Mirror World counterparts, Peaceful Paladin and Prince Black Snow, respectively, are close friends.
* FreudianExcuse: Deconstructed. While his parents were encouraging of his prodigious talents in music, they were perfectionists who constantly pushed him to succeed in everything, then spoiled him rotten to reward him for his successes. This upbringing led to him becoming a narcissistic sociopath who couldn't tolerate failure or the idea of being surpassed by more talented musicians like Blue Suede Heartstrings. However, his entry makes it clear that he had every opportunity to break away from his parents' influence and humble himself, but he constantly refused to act on it, which led to his death.
* GodhoodSeeker: He became one later in life, as Blue's Ascension to godhood made him painfully aware that eventually he's going to grow old, die, and be forgotten while his rival would outlive him and remain famous. At first, he tried [[DealWithTheDevil making a deal with an Archdemon]] to help the latter escape in exchange for eternal youth and power. When he realized the "eternal youth" his infernal patron granted only returned him to his physical prime due to Ace and Melody botching the summoning ritual, he turned to vampirism. This would finally give the immortality and power he wanted, but ultimately leads to his death when Ace and Melody took advantage of the weaknesses associated with vampires by [[WeakenedByTheLight exposing him to direct sunlight]], burning him and killing him for good. Ironically, his quest for immortality also ensured that he would end up being forgotten anyway, and it's noted that had he changed his ways and become humble like Blue, he would've gotten what he wanted and Ascended to godhood, too.
* HairTodayGoneTomorrow: He had a blood-red mane and tail when he was younger, but as he grew older, he would start balding, which he tried covering up with various wigs. Part of the reason why he became a GodhoodSeeker is to restore his hair and, by extension, his youth. This serves as a symbolic contrast to Healing Song, as using wigs represents War Rock's denial over his advancing age, while Healing Song simply cut his hair short when he couldn't maintain it anymore, representing his eventual acceptance of his own mortality once Bossa Nova Heartstrings helped him overcome his MortalityPhobia.
* HatedByAll: After his death, save for a few die-hard fanatics, no one in Ponyland likes him once a then-mortal Prince Sermo broadcasts his long list of crimes posthumously. His very name is treated in the same vein as Morning Star (known in the Second Age as simply 'The Devil'), and all of his achievements as a musician are forgotten. It's a fitting fate for someone who did incredibly cruel things to preserve his own life and legacy. Unfortunately, Ponyland's hatred of him [[LoserSonOfLoserDad extended to his illegitimate children]], many of whom had completely nothing to do with their birth father's evil, and [[SinsOfOurFathers shunned/mistreated them by account of their parentage]].
* HellBentForLeather: His entry describes him as wearing Gothic fashion with lots of leather, giving him an intimidating presence whether on or off-stage.
* HolyBurnsEvil: After becoming a vampire, he gains a vulnerability to holy objects and magics.
* IAmGreatSong: Most, if not all his songs became this as his ego became bloated into a narcissistic god complex, consisting of little more than grandiose bragging about himself and his greatness, such as calling himself ''"The biggest thing since [[WorldWarIII Great War III]]!"''. Somehow, he still manages to be immensely popular enough to rival Blue Suede Heartstrings, mostly because he is legitimately talented and can make his performances truly spectacular. Eventually, however, this is what later contributes to his sharp decline in popularity - after War Rock's villainous actions were revealed to the public, many of his fans started taking notice to how often he bragged about himself, causing them to see him as nothing but an arrogant poser. This resulted in said fans flocking to Blue Suede Heartstrings instead, as the King of Music was humble enough to take inspiration from things other than himself and (in his new fans' eyes) had "real" musical talent compared to War Rock.
* InsufferableGenius: Deconstructed. He is a legitimately talented musician, having invented many innovative special effects devices in his lifetime and being popular enough to rival Blue Suede Heartstrings... but his upbringing and own ego turned him into a sociopathic narcissist who was a total BadBoss to his employees. His ego was such that when he learned Blue Suede Ascended to godhood, he became a supervillain to ensure he wouldn't be overshadowed by his rival even in death, and did horrible things in the name of immortality. His actions eventually cost him ''everything'', including his own life and legacy, ensuring that everyone will hate him for years to come.
* ItIsDehumanizing: He clearly looks down on [[Music/JeffHealey Healing Song]] for being a BlindMusician, to the point of calling and/or referring to him as a "cripple" a few times. Bossa Nova Heartstrings [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/842594148/4848127590 pointedly reminds him]] that the "cripple" has a name at one point.
--> '''Bossa Nova Heartstrings:''' His name's '''''Healing Song''''', ya arrogant twat.
* IWasQuiteALooker: His youthful looks and vitality were what mostly kept his career and popularity afloat. So when he got older (including [[HairTodayGoneTomorrow mane-balding]] and decreasing energy/vitality), his career dwindled and his ego evolved into full-blown narcissism. Learning that his rival, Blue Suede Heartstrings, managed to obtain godhood pushed him on the path to villainy because it meant he'll grow old, die, and be forgotten while Blue Suede will remain youthful and be worshiped forever. To that end, he tried making [[DealWithTheDevil infernal deals with arch-demons]], and when that didn't work, he turned himself into a vampire. This ended up killing him as it made him weak to sunlight, which Ace and Melody fully exploited to end his rampage for good. It's been noted that had he humbled himself, he would've become an Alicorn like Blue did and gained the immortality he craved all his life.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: After he insulted a then-mortal Healing Song for being a BlindMusician by showing CondescendingCompassion during their first meeting, Healing Song tells War Rock to get out and threatens him that he's "gonna end up having a bad time" if he continues being disrespectful. At this time, many of Healing Song's friends such as Steel String, Tempo Groove, and Moon Ray Vaughoof show up to protect him, forcing War Rock to swallow his pride and leave.
* LaserGuidedKarma: He [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/830577164/4930658608 attends Moon Ray Vaughoof's funeral]] just so he could mock the latter over being posthumously replaced by a better 'King' of music [[{{Narcissist}} like himself]]. He gets [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beaten up]] by Moon Ray's grieving older brother, Sunny Field Vaughoof, who is enraged by his utter callousness. It's noted that others [[NoSympathy showed little sympathy toward his plight]] despite separating Sunny Field from him.
* LeanAndMean: His entry describes him as a tall and lanky yet extremely handsome Earth pony in his youth, though his looks started fading as he got older.
* TheMagnificent: Known as "the Magic Stallion" for his psychedelic musical style and general occult and Gothic motifs. His title also came from the fact that he was a legitimately talented musical genius, whose prodigious skills in staging and special effects made his shows look like they were made with magic.
* MortalityPhobia: He would suffer from this later in life. He was unable to accept the fact that he was growing older, and tried compensating for it by wearing wigs to cover up his [[HairTodayGoneTomorrow balding mane]] and letting his ego turn into full-blown narcissism. The last straw was learning that [[Music/ElvisPresley Blue Suede Heartstrings]] managed to Ascend to godhood, making him realize that he was going to be outlived by his rival in both life and legacy. His desire for eternal life made him commit horrible crimes in order to get it, such as making a DealWithTheDevil, joining the Sinful Seven, and turning himself into a [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampire]]. In the end, his quest for immortality killed him when Ace and Melody exploited his weakness to sunlight in their final battle to defeat him for good, and he would be doomed to eternal damnation at the hooves of Malus Manes and his part of the Trimortidae. His entry notes that had he simply swallowed his pride and accepted his mortality, he would've become an [[PhysicalGod Alicorn]] like Blue did and gained the immortality he always wanted.
* MurderByInaction: This is how he dealt with Dandelion Breeze, the birth mother of [[GodOfEvil Prince Dissonant Tune]], despite being a Vampire at the time. While he had the opportunity to drain Dandelion after their one-night stand, he instead chose to spare her and send her home, knowing that Dandelion's increasingly deranged husband would kill her for infidelity yet wanted to tie up a loose end and keep his hooves clean while doing it. [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/904156163/4976619350 Realizing this years later]] both horrified and ''enraged'' Dissonant Tune, fueling his existing grudge towards his birth father even further.
--> '''Prince Dissonant Tune:''' ''(angrily)'' THAT GODDAMNED '''''SONUVABITCH!'''''
* {{Narcissist}}: His core trait, the reason for his villainy, and his biggest weakness. Being raised and spoiled by perfectionist parents turned him into a vain, selfish rockstar who couldn't tolerate the smallest slights against his pride. As he grew older and more feeble, his ego evolved into a full-blown [[AGodAmI god complex]], believing he deserves immortal fame and glory for being the 'greatest musician alive'. His arrogance led to him developing an intense yet somewhat one-sided rivalry with [[HumbleHero Blue Suede Heartstrings]], as he couldn't stand the idea of being surpassed by a fellow musician. When he learned Blue Suede [[DeityOfHumanOrigin Ascended]], he realized he'll eventually be outlived and eclipsed by his rival, pushing him into becoming a GodhoodSeeker. It's later deconstructed as the same arrogance caused him to develop a complacency that makes him prone to making costly mistakes, flying into narcissistic rages that cloud his judgement, and blinding himself to both his foes and external circumstances with the self-assurance that he will succeed in the end. This directly resulted in his defeat and death in his final battle, ensuring that not only he'll [[SelfFulfillingProphecy end up being forgotten by everyone as he feared]], but also doom himself to eternal damnation at the hooves of Malus Manes and his biological/adoptive children.
* NoodleIncident: He had a run in with a certain monster-hunting group called the '[[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Slayers Club]]' at Sunnydaze, Golden state during his vampire phase, whose members promptly staked him in the heart and nearly killed him.
--> '''War Rock:''' Now, [[AGodAmI I'm a god]] ''HUUURK - !''\\
'''Slayer Pike:''' [[ShutUpHannibal And now, you're coat-rack]].
* OffingTheOffspring: He had no reservations about telling his then-girlfriend Mint Delight to abort his unborn daughter Winter Opera after she got pregnant, then dumping Mint Delight when she refused to do it. In the Fourth Age, after a grown-up Winter Opera rubs in his face that she became an Alicorn and not him, he angrily snarls that he should have aborted Winter Opera himself "when [he] had the chance all those years ago!"
* OlderHeroVsYoungerVillain: Played with. He's implied to be biologically younger than Blue Suede Heartstrings, as he's part of the younger generation that rose up to compete with Blue Suede's musical popularity, success, and talent. After Blue Suede's Ascension, he became a villain in response and frequently clashed with his rival, though he continued growing old while Blue Suede remained young thanks to his divinity.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: He became a vampire upon realizing that the boon he received from an archdemon as part of a deal he made only restored him to his youthful prime thanks to Ace and Melody interrupting the summoning ritual, rather than the true eternal youth that he craved, meaning that he's doomed to grow old again and eventually die. This drove him to abandon his Equinity altogether and become a vampire, which grants him legit immortality and enhances his powers even further, but also grants him new weaknesses [[WeakenedByTheLight which ultimately did him in]]. It's heavily implied that his vampiric strain is different in that staking him in the heart, while crippling, is not instantly fatal like many other vampire strains and needs to follow up with a more thorough CoupDeGrace like exposing him to sunlight. This is how he survived his run-in with the '[[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Slayers Club]]' in the town of Sunnydaze, Golden state.
* PunnyName: His name sounds like "warlock".
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: He deceived his way into a then-mortal Healing Song's group via KillAndReplace, kidnapped him while leaving the rest gravely wounded, and then raped Healing Song to psychologically break him. Even worse, Healing Song is blind, meaning he violated a disabled person out of [[EvilIsPetty narcissistic spite]]. This ''horrified'' many heroes of the Age, and even the likes of [[AllLovingHero Blue Suede Heartstrings]] and the [[KidHero Virtuous Seven]] agreed that he needed to die.
* ReallyGetsAround: Between the height of his music career and the last years of his life, he had affairs with multiple mares who were also his fans/admirers, and then dumped them as soon as they weren't of use to him anymore. In the process, he sired hundreds of illegitimate foals, many of whom would end up growing up in their birth father's shadow after his death. Two of these foals would become Princess Winter Opera, the Alicorn goddess of Dark Magic, Potential, and Defiance, and Prince Dissonant Tune, the Alicorn god of Music, Vice, Corruption, and Revelry. Due to being a monstrous, narcissistic sociopath, War Rock never cared for his children and never bothered to check up on them, seeing all of his children as unwanted consequences of his hedonistic lifestyle. In Winter Opera's case, he wanted her aborted, but Mint Delight, War Rock's girlfriend at the time, refused to do so and instead gave her daughter up for adoption as soon as she was born.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: He would receive one from fellow musician Healing Song, who was then a mortal Earth pony. When War Rock tried pulling a RevengeByProxy by targeting him in order to hurt [[TheRival Blue Suede Heartstrings]], Healing Song [[NervesOfSteel remained calm and refused to back down despite his life being threatened]], and proceeded to give his attacker a ''scathing'' dressing-down that exposed War Rock as little more than a petty, entitled bully who is nothing without attention from others. [[VillainousBreakdown War Rock was both unnerved and enraged]], but unfortunately for him, he was distracted long enough for an angry Blue to [[BigDamnHeroes arrive]] and drive him away.
* RevengeByProxy: Part of the reason why he tried attacking Healing Song is to spite his rival, Blue Suede Heartstrings, through one of his friends. Unfortunately for him, Healing Song refused to back down and gave him a scathing TheReasonYouSuckSpeech instead, distracting him long enough for Blue to arrive and drive Healing Song's attacker away.
* SecondPlaceIsForLosers: His perfectionism, entitlement, and ego meant he will not tolerate anyone taking his place as the "greatest musician alive", and will not hesitate to sabotage/kill them before they succeed. This led to him developing an intense yet somewhat one-sided rivalry with Blue Suede Heartstrings, who shared equally immense talent and popularity. When Blue Suede left the music industry and Ascended to godhood sometime later, War Rock became a villain trying to [[GodhoodSeeker become a god]] so he will not die forgotten and stuck in his rival's shadow. Unfortunately for him, his actions would [[SelfFulfillingProphecy eventually bring his own downfall]] when, sometime after turning himself into a vampire, he would be killed by Ace and Melody, who exploited his weakness to sunlight by exposing him to it. The public fallout from War Rock's actions once they were revealed also killed his legacy for good, as many of War Rock's former fans flocked to Blue Suede Heartstrings out of disgust.
* SpeakIllOfTheDead: He attended [[Music/StevieRayVaughan Moon Ray Vaughoof]]'s funeral just so he could [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/830577164/4930658608 mock the latter for dying and being replaced by a better 'King' like him]]. Unfortunately for him, a grieving [[BigBrotherInstinct Sunny Field Vaughoof]] overhears him and [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beats him up]] for his utter callousness towards Moon Ray's death. It's noted everyone else showed NoSympathy towards his plight for the same reasons.
--> '''War Rock:''' ''(regarding Moon Ray Vaughoof's death)'' The King is dead. Long live the King.
* SelfFulfillingProphecy: He became a GodhoodSeeker because he feared dying and being forgotten by everyone. The various crimes he committed in gaining immortality, including murdering dozens of people to sustain himself after becoming a vampire, would ensure just that - Ace and Melody worked together to kill him by [[WeakenedByTheLight exposing him to sunlight]], and after his death, his soul would be dragged down to a Hell-Realm by Malus Manes (though not before being attacked by a vengeful [[BigBrotherInstinct Bossa Nova]] for what he did to his younger twin brother, Blue Suede Heartstrings). In addition, the public reveal of War Rock's horrific actions would drive a significantly huge portion of his fanbase to siding with his hated rival, [[Music/ElvisPresley Blue Suede Heartstrings]], effectively killing his own legacy. To twist the knife even further, it would be his illegitimate daughter, Princess Winter Opera, who would Ascend to godhood and gain the immortality that he long coveted for himself.
%%* TheSociopath:
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Princess Winter Opera, one of his illegitimate daughters, resembled him far more than she did her birth mother, as they're both tall and stunningly beautiful Earth ponies in all but hair/eye color and Cutie Marks. It's deconstructed in that being the splitting image of her villainous father gave Winter Opera a lot of grief long after War Rock's death in her mortal life, being bullied, shunned, and even attacked by those who had personal beef with War Rock. Fortunately, Luminiferous and Blue Suede Heartstrings would help Winter Opera overcome her issues and eventually Ascend to godhood, breaking herself free from War Rock's shadow.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: His entry notes that after his first defeat at Ace and Melody's hooves, he would clash with Blue Suede Heartstrings as much as he did the former two. But because he's so prideful and narcissistic, the fact that Blue had become much more powerful as a god didn't register with him at all, and as a result, his plots against his now-divine rival had far less success.
* VillainousBreakdown: Several times.
** After breaking into Healing Song's house to [[DisproportionateRetribution get revenge for an earlier insult]] and to spite Blue Suede Heartstrings by hurting one of his friends, he would end up being unnerved and enraged when Healing Song [[NervesOfSteel refused to back down]] and gave him a scathing TheReasonYouSuckSpeech that reduced him to nothing more than a petty, spoiled bully. This distracted him long enough for Blue to arrive and drive him away from Healing Song.
* VillainousLegacy: The horrible things he did in life would cast a long shadow that affected everyone in the Second Age long after his death, especially those who knew him personally or clashed with him.
** Prince Healing Song was traumatized by War Rock's attempted attack on him, and after Ascending to godhood, he would secretly develop the fear of becoming "[[NotSoDifferentRemark another War Rock]]" if he used his divine power to attack people instead of helping them. This became the main reason why he was a MartialPacifist for three Ages since his Ascension: He was AfraidOfTheirOwnStrength. It took psychiatric appointments with Mentálne and support from friends like Moon Ray Vaughoof for him to realize that he needed to let go of War Rock's memory and forgive him in order to stop being afraid.
** Princess Winter Opera had to deal with public discrimination and bullying for much of her mortal life, with many people (including some superheroes) fearing that she would follow in War Rock's hoofsteps as a villain just because she's his daughter. Not helping this is her strong resemblance to her father and prodigious talent in music. This caused her to become angry, bitter, and vindictive for a time, nearly validating everyone's expectations of her, until both Luminiferous and Blue Suede Heartstrings came into her life and intervened. Even though she managed to Ascend to godhood thanks to her mentors' help, Winter Opera still retains some degree of determination to prove herself as her own person, as well as guilt and obligation to redeem herself for her father's crimes. Both Mentálne and Amour-De-Soi are helping her build her self-esteem and encouraging her not to let people's opinions affect her too much.
** Prince Dissonant Tune, much like his older half-sister, would also suffer for being one of War Rock's illegitimate sons, and the fact that he was born a {{Dhampyr}} (which made him heavily resemble War Rock post-vampire transformation) really didn't help. Despite his efforts in being a good musician, many people shunned and mistreated him for his heritage, eventually causing Dissonant to snap and follow in his birth father's hoofsteps, believing that if being a bastard son of a supervillain made him 'evil', [[ThenLetMeBeEvil he might as well be evil]]. However, while Dissonant seemingly enjoyed doing horrible things ForTheEvulz, he felt utterly miserable deep down, and he would suffer an existential crisis following his hospitalization for a near-fatal overdose. Fortunately, he would be inspired to become a constructive villain after meeting Luminiferous and learning of Moon Ray Vaughoof's struggles with addiction, but his experiences would lead to him hating [[HitlerAteSugar morally hypocritical behavior]] and give him lingering self-esteem issues.
** Blue Suede Heartstrings vowed never to become as prideful as War Rock after spending several years clashing with his rival and protecting his fans and loved ones from him. This proved to be disastrous as his fear of becoming prideful contributed to his deteriorating emotional/mental state by spawning '[[EnemyWithin The Colonel]]' and turning his humility into an [[HeroicSelfDeprecation inferiority complex]], which ultimately led to his [[FreakOut spectacular meltdown]] and near-transformation into a [[FallenHero Fallen Alicorn]]. Even though he had people to snap out of his transformation and rescue him from his subsequent AngstComa, it took him a while to recover because his traumas ran that deep. It was thanks to psychiatric appointments with Mentálne, the support of everyone he helped, and his relationship with Prince Stoltur Skjöldur that he was finally able to fully understand and accept that it's okay to feel pride.
** Cloudy Brush also had to deal with public stigma related to War Rock - one of her friends listened to War Rock's music, and after he died in a car accident, a bunch of students threw a party behind Cloudy Brush's back to celebrate her friend's death. When Cloudy Brush [[WhatTheHellHero chewed them out]] for [[SpeakIllOfTheDead their blatant disrespect of the death]], she was viciously bullied for being a 'War Rock sympathizer' to the point of running away and nearly committing suicide. Fortunately, she was saved by Moon Ray Vaughoof and gained friends who supported her, but her experiences led to her hating those who demean others for grieving the dead, especially those who 'didn't deserve it'.
* YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood: Many InUniverse have acknowledged War Rock ''did'' have the potential to become an [[PhysicalGod Alicorn]] like Blue Suede Heartstrings did, but he chose to squander it on his own selfishness and ego. Notably, a number of individuals connected to War Rock in some way, like Healing Song/Medela and Winter Opera, have been called "[[SuperiorSuccessor everything War Rock SHOULD have been]]". Even sadder is that his Mirrorverse counterpart, Peaceful Paladin, not only ''succeeds'' in Ascending to godhood the right way in his universe, but is also friends with Blue Suede Heartstrings' Mirrorverse counterpart, Prince Black Snow, a former villain-turned-benevolent Alicorn god, showing how he squandered potential friendships with his actions as well.
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[[folder:Calculous, the Broken Cog]]
--> See his entry [[Characters/CodexEquusColtalia here]].
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[[folder:Dr. Strange Minds/Screwball]]
!!!'''Character:''' Anti-Heroic/Anti-Villainous
!!!'''Alignment:''' Chaotic Neutral
!!!'''Type:''' Earth Pony, Phantom Thief, Prankster, Friendly Enemy
!!!'''Faction:''' Herself, Sinful Seven
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Screwball, real name Dr. Strange Minds (her entry [[https://www.deviantart.com/brutalityinc/art/Codex-Ponyland-Heroes-and-Villains-Part-19-845525983 here]]) is a phantom thief and general mischief-maker who also served as Patch's ArchEnemy.
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* AntiHero
* ArchEnemy: Of Dame Patch, back when she was a mortal superheroine.
* EvenEvilHasStandards:
** Though a supervillain and an infamous phantom thief, she only focused on minor crimes such as theft, vandalism, and general mischief, and was never interested in killing or severely injuring innocent people. Her motives also were purely "for the lulz" and found the more depraved actions her villainous peers would take boring.
** She is genuinely disgusted with War Rock, given his monstrous sociopathy and pride. When War Rock [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/845525983/4861979223 tried seducing her into becoming his lover]], she dropped her fun-loving, crazy villainous persona and rejected his advances thoroughly psychoanalyzed him on the spot, before concluding that she's "crazy, not a monster". War Rock was [[StunnedSilence utterly speechless]].
---> '''War Rock:''' Come on, babe, you do whatever you want, just like me.\\
'''Screwball:''' I do whatever I want out of a desire to vent my frustrations with the boring life that has been forced upon me by my family, you do whatever you want because, in my professional opinion, you are suffering from severe narcissistic personality disorder, or NPD. Given your ruthless, vindictive actions, I would even go far as to diagnose you with Malignant Narcissism Syndrome, or a sociopathic narcissist, or at the very least a prime example of the Dark Tetrad of personality traits. That being Narcissism, Machiavellianism, Psychopathy, and Sadism.\\
''(War Rock is stunned into flabbergasted silence)''\\
'''Screwball:''' In terms you can comprehend: I'm crazy, not a monster. Hehehe ~ !
* FriendlyEnemy: Unlike her friends {{Arch-Enemy|ies}}, Patch and Screwball were actually on friendly terms with each other.
* LaughablyEvil
* PhantomThief: She's an incredibly skilled thief. That said, she also has a moral code and won't do anything to evil or harm others. Notably, she once figured out a way to steal from ''Overmare'' and get away with it.
* ThePrankster
* TheShrink: She is a psychologist by profession, having been forced into this role by her wealthy but controlling family who were also well-off psychologists themselves. She hated every moment of it, having wanted to be a clown, but cannot bring herself to breaking from her family without being cut off from her inheritance, leading to her becoming a supervillain to vent her frustrations and indulge in her fun-loving nature. Her psychology education/training did prove incredibly useful in helping her keep up with her opponents and rivals.
* WildCard: Strange Minds/Screwball goes back and forth between being a supervillain and AntiHero depending on her mood. Even when she joined the Sinful Seven, she actively sabotaged them so the Tales Seven could escape and then just abandoned the Sinful Seven in the rematch fight.
--> '''Patch''': (When Screwball helps her) Whose side are you on?!\\
'''Screwball''': Yes.
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To return to the main character index, click [[Characters/CodexEquus here]].
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!Sinful Seven
[[folder:General]]
* CurbstompBattle: It's implied the original version of the group demolished the Virtuous Seven in their first fight. Fortunately the kids learned their lesson and beat them in the rematch.
* LegionOfDoom: An evil alliance of the Virtuous Seven's respective nemeses.
* PsychoRangers: Seven supervillains united for the specific purpose of fighting the Virtuous Seven.
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[[folder:The Headmistress]]
--> See her entry [[Characters/CodexEquusColtalia here.]]
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[[folder:Fragile Beauty/Fairest Monarch]]
!!!'''Character:''' Villainous/Heroic
!!!'''Alignment:''' Neutral Evil/Neutral Good
!!!'''Type:''' Youth Drainer, Model, Movie Stars, Chemist, Werebeast Alpha
!!!'''Faction:''' Herself, the Sinful Seven
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Fairest Monarch, born Fragile Beauty (her entry [[https://www.deviantart.com/brutalityinc/art/Codex-Ponyland-Heroes-and-Villains-Part-19-845525983 here]]) is a model who became a supervillainess due to her growing obsession with beauty, and was Bon Bon's staunchest opponents before she turned a new leaf.
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* BattleCouple: She was part of a villainous version of this with War Rock for a time when they were dating. She eventually broke up with him once she saw how truly monstrous her boyfriend is.
* BrokenPedestal: Inverted. Bon Bon ''idolized'' her and was unaware she was her nemesis. When Fragile Beauty realizes this, it causes her to [[HeelRealization realize]] [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone how far she'd fallen]] from the fair person she used to be and make a HeelFaceTurn.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: The reason she broke up with Sinful Seven teammate/fellow ImmortalitySeeker War Rock; she realized just how monstrous and sociopathic he truly was.
* FreudianExcuse: Fragile Beauty and her family lost ''everything'' due to the devastation of one of the [[AlienInvasion Maretian Invasions]], and endured considerable hardships and poverty before Fragile Beauty found success in becoming a renowned model and actress thanks to her stunningly beautiful looks. Because of this she equated her entire sense of self-worth and sense of security on her own beauty, developing an irrational fear of losing it as a result of believing if she doesn't preserve it by whatever means she had, she would lose everything again. These psychological and emotional issues were preyed upon and exasperated by an evil artifact made by Fallen Alicorn god of perfection Morning Star which allowed her to steal beauty from others, causing her to eventually become corrupted by her own obsession and the artifact until she became a beauty-stealing supervillainess.
* HeelRealization: Seeing that her ArchEnemy, Bon Bon, admired her past-self and seeing her own ''true'', monstrous reflection on a mirror (affected by Praline's budding powers of Beauty) made her realize how much she had corrupted and ruined herself in her descent into villainy. Yet this also made her finally become receptive to Bon Bon's pleas to go back to the person she was and undergo a HeelFaceTurn.
* {{Immortality}}: Fragile Beauty finally succeeded in achieving eternal youth and beauty by becoming a Werefox Alpha like her ArchEnemy Bon Bon, making her both TheAgeless and acquiring a were-creature's NighInvulnerability to many mundane forms of damage and degeneration. This is how she was able to live well into the Fourth Age [[HeelFaceTurn post-reformation]], and was even present to welcome Princess Bon Bon back.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: She has this reaction when Praline's powers cause her to see herself as she is on the inside and makes her realize how far she's fallen.
* RageAgainstTheReflection: What prompted her HeelFaceTurn, realizing what a hideous monster (on both a literal and spiritual level) she had became with her obsession with maintaining her beauty and getting revenge on Bon Bon, who once adored her past-self.
* SingleTear: Sheds a single tear as she felt her own face upon seeing her own hideous reflection on Bon Bon's mirror (which had been magically-affected by Bon Bon's daughter Praline's budding domain over beauty), heartbroken by how much she had descended from the morally-beautiful person she once was.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Despite her HeelFaceTurn, she still had to go to jail for all the crimes she committed as a super-villainess. Given her repentance and that she had become an immortal Werefox Alpha however, imprisonment was an irrelevant problem for her compared to her efforts to go straight after her time behind bars.
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[[folder:The Envious Eye]]
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[[folder:Lord Jubiter]]
!!!'''Character:''' Villainous (Lord Jubiter)
!!!'''Alignment:''' Neutral Evil
!!!'''Type:''' Split Personality, Mob Boss, Criminal Mastermind, Meta Pony
!!!'''Faction:''' Himself, the Sinful Seven
--> ''"Soon all mortals will tremble once more at the fury of Jubiter reborn!"''
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Lord Jubiter (his entry [[https://www.deviantart.com/brutalityinc/art/Codex-Ponyland-Heroes-and-Villains-Part-19-845525983 here]]) was a member of the Sinful Seven, and a delusional criminal with a god complex.
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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: Maxie Zeus was a businessman who went insane and became a criminal with a [[AGodAmI god complex]] from extreme stress over his failing business. Here as Lord Jubiter, he's a 'split personality' born from Historical Fiction's foalhood abuse at the hooves of his father, who treated him like a loser for being interested in intellectual pursuits instead of physical ones. As Historical Fiction buried himself into mythological studies, Lord Jubiter began assimilating the knowledge into himself, eventually becoming a malicious entity trying to take over as the dominant personality akin to [[spoiler:the Headmistress]].
* AdaptationalBadass: Maxie Zeus is an insane businessman-turned-criminal who used electrical technology. Here, Lord Jubiter is a 'Meta Pony' with genuine [[WeatherManipulation storm and lightning-based magic]].
* ArchEnemy: While starting out as a Shadow Sentinel rogue, he became one to Clover, whom he clashed with multiple times in his attempts to woo her to his side as his 'bride'.
* BadassBookworm: Lord Jubiter had meta-pony powers and his alter-ego was a college archaeology professor.
* CaptainErsatz: Of Batman villain Maxie Zeus.
* FightingFromTheInside: Historical Fiction eventually reached this level with his evil alter-ego, ultimately winning with some help.
* JekyllAndHyde: Lord Jubiter is the Hyde to Historical Fiction's Jekyll.
* HeelFaceTurn: After Historical Fiction regained permanent control over the body.
* PoweredArmor: He had a suit of this that allows gives him the strength and durability to battle other super-powered beings.
* PsychoElectro: He is a lunatic with electrical power.
* RoguesGalleryTransplant: He started out as a member of the third Shadow Sentinel's rogue's gallery before becoming Clover's Arch-Enemy and a member of the Sinful Seven.
* VillainousCrush: He developed an especially disturbing one on Clover.
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[[folder:War Rock, the Magic Stallion]]
!!!'''Character:''' Villainous
!!!'''Alignment:''' Neutral Evil
!!!'''Type:''' Rock star, Warlock/Metabender, Vampire, Sociopath
!!!'''Faction:''' Himself, various villainous alliances
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/war_rock_2.png]]
-> ''"Name's War Rock, thanks a lot,\\
I know you love the thing I've got!\\
You've never seen the likes of me,\\
Why, I'm the biggest thing since Great War III!"''
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War Rock (his entry [[https://www.deviantart.com/brutalityinc/art/Codex-Ponyland-Heroes-and-Villains-Part-13-830577164 here]]) is another famous musician from the Second Age, yet one that eventually went down in history as a diabolical villain because of the atrocities he made in trying to preserve his own legacy.
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* AboveGoodAndEvil: Even ''before'' he became a warlock and a vampire with powers and outlook that would make him qualify as a SmugSuper, he saw issues of morality as being 'beneath' him. This separated him from factions like the [[BadIsGoodandGoodIsBad Hydianite Covens]], as he doesn't care about whether his actions were evil or good, only that it gets him the enduring immortality and popularity he craved.
* AbusiveParents: He [[ReallyGetsAround sired hundreds of illegitimate foals]] throughout his life, but never cared for any of them and never bothered to check up on them either, seeing them as unwanted consequences of his hedonistic lifestyle. In Princess Winter Opera's case, he wanted her aborted once he learned his girlfriend Mint Delight got pregnant from their affair, and dumped Mint Delight when she refused to kill her unborn child. When he and Winter Opera finally meet in person during the Fourth Age, he angrily expresses his desire to kill her after Winter Opera [[IShallTauntYou taunts him]] about not being able to become a god like she did. Predictably, many of his children end up hating him as a parent and person, Winter Opera and Dissonant Tune among them. This is in stark contrast to Blue Suede, who sired/adopted thousands if not millions of children himself, and yet loved all of them.
* AdaptationalSexuality: In ''WesternAnimation/RockAndRule'', there was no such indication that [[BigBad Mok]] felt attracted to anyone save [[{{Narcissist}} himself]]. Here, War Rock sired ''hundreds'' of illegitimate children through his affairs with many mares and fillies who were attracted to his 'bad stallion' image. He's also a DepravedBisexual in that he kidnapped and raped a then-mortal Prince Healing Song/Medela in order to psychologically break him, and wanted to make Melody his SexSlave by turning her into a Vampire like himself.
* AdaptationalVillainy: The attempted demon-summoning from ''WesternAnimation/RockAndRule'' was far from the only evil thing he ever did in life. Among other crimes include becoming a full-time supervillain and member of [[PsychoRangers Sinful Seven]] to combat the Tales/Virtuous Seven, being a BadBoss to his employees and minions in general, and turning himself a vampire (which consequentially left behind a very high body count as he drank blood to sustain himself). He also clashed with Blue Suede Heartstrings in various attempts to sabotage and/or kill his hated rival, and had no qualms over targeting Blue Suede's family and friends as well. His motives for his villainy were also expanded upon: Everything he did, including the demon summoning, was motivated by resentment towards Blue Suede for surpassing him as a musician and becoming an Alicorn god, as well as his fear of being forgotten upon death. He was also a serial womanizer who sired hundreds of illegitimate foals, but treated all of his children as unwanted consequences of his hedonistic lifestyle and never bothered to check up on all of them.
* ArchEnemy: He saw his rival, Blue Suede Heartstrings, as one of his archenemies because he couldn't stand how Blue Suede not only proved to be the better musician, but also Ascended to godhood. The feeling is mutual as Blue Suede hates War Rock for being the symbol of everything he hated about the Second Age's music industries. Much of War Rock's efforts were devoted to killing Blue Suede and/or sabotaging his career when he wasn't fighting Melody, and this continued after Blue Suede Ascended despite the latter now possessing a huge advantage in his divinity. Ironically, their Mirrorverse counterparts, Peaceful Paladin and Prince Black Snow, were enemies-turned-friends in their own dimension.
* ArchnemesisDad: In the Fourth Age, he ends up being opposed by his Ascendant daughter, Princess Winter Opera, after Mistletoe Dreamer resurrects him and turns him into a vampire lord for good measure by mixing in the ashes of a deceased Count Dracolta.
* AnArmAndALeg: After realizing too late that he fought Ace and Melody [[CueTheSun long enough for the morning sun to appear]], he tries to [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere escape]]... only for Melody to pin him to the ground by impaling one of his legs with her sword. He slices off that leg to free himself, but it's enough time for the sun to touch and [[ManOnFire set him on fire]] as one of his vampiric weaknesses is [[WeakenedByTheLight sunlight]].
* BadBoss: Being a narcissistic sociopath, he only cared about himself and punished his stage crews for minor mistakes, while treating his minions as stepping stones towards divine immortality.
** According to a [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/830577164/4819722543 canonized drabble]], War Rock was such a perfectionist that even the slightest mistakes got many of his stage assistants and technicians fired. This eventually bit him in the ass when the aforementioned people stepped forward and revealed this to the public after he was killed by Ace and Melody, disgusting many of his fans into siding with the humble and kind Blue Suede Heartstrings instead.
---> '''Unnamed teenage Pony filly:''' One light out of place? Streamers not going on at the right time? Even the microphone not working? Boom, fired and replaced.
** When one of his own followers objected to his plan of taking a group of Blue Suede's fans hostage to force his rival into a SadisticChoice via admitting he's a musical fraud in exchange for his fans' lives, War Rock obliterated said follower with a dark spell. Seeing this is what motivated a then-mortal Crystal Clear (who initially sided with War Rock to spite his adoptive father, Blue Suede) to betray War Rock out of disgust.
* BerserkButton: By the Fourth Age, his failure to obtain the godlike immortality he wanted became a rather sore spot for him. Having this rubbed in his face by his Ascendant daughter, Princess Winter Opera, quickly sends him into a snarling rage.
* BigNo: He would shout this twice during his final battle with Melody and Ace - the first time is when he realizes that he's been stalled long enough for the sun to rise, and Melody pins him to the ground through the leg with her sword so he wouldn't escape. The second time is when after Ace knocks him back into the sunlight with his Ram Hammer when he successfully frees himself from Melody's sword, causing him to burn into nothing but bones and ash.
* BigWhat: He says this twice during a conversation with Bossa Nova Heartstrings in Malus Manes' Hell-Realms - the first time was learning that Healing Song became a god much like Blue Suede Heartstrings did, something that made him rant about how a mere "cripple" gained something that should've been rightfully his. The second time was after Bossa Nova said Healing Song was "right" about him, which leads to Bossa Nova giving him a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech about why he's not a god and why he ended up dying and being made to suffer for his crimes for all eternity.
* BullyingADragon: He would continue clashing with Blue Suede Heartstrings even after his first defeat. This is justified, as despite knowing that Blue is an [[DeityOfHumanOrigin Alicorn god]] at this point, his gigantic ego and dogged need to surpass Blue [[UnderestimatingBadassery made him blind to just]] ''[[UnderestimatingBadassery how]]'' [[UnderestimatingBadassery powerful Blue has gotten since then]]. This resulted in his plans against Blue being less successful than his plans against Ace and Melody, as Blue's divinity and status as a "[[TheAce prodigy deity]]" grants him additional powers that leaves his rival far outclassed in a fight magically and physically.
* CondescendingCompassion: After meeting Healing Song for the first time and discovering that he's blind, he proceeds to insult him by saying Healing Song's blindness made him "deficient" and incapable of dealing with the stresses of the music industries, so he should sit back and let someone more capable handle things. This angers Healing Song enough to [[DeadpanSnarker snark back]] at War Rock and tell him to get out, threatening that War Rock's going to "end up having a bad time" if he continues being disrespectful. Healing Song's friends showing up to protect him forces War Rock to [[KnowWhenToFoldEm swallow his pride and leave]].
* DepravedBisexual: He had affairs with possibly thousands of mares, siring numerous illegitimate children with them, and was even willing to rape them for his own pleasure. This extends to stallions as well, such as Healing Song, whom he kidnapped and raped during a vulnerable moment to psychologically break him.
* DidntSeeThatComing: What led to his first defeat at Ace and Melody's hooves is his interpretation of a prophecy concerning an Archdemon he tried to summon in exchange for eternal life and power. The prophecy stated that while the Archdemon can be summoned through a song, a counter-song performed by "One Voice, One Song, One Heart" will banish it to where it came from. The prophecy also stated that "No one" can do it, which War Rock arrogantly took to mean as no Pony having the voice to stop his plans. It just didn't occur to him that what the prophecy ''[[ProphecyTwist actually]]'' means is that no ''one'' can do it ''alone'', as shown by Ace humbling himself to let Melody perform a duet with him to banish the Archdemon.
* DisproportionateRetribution: All the horrible things he did to Healing Song were because the latter snarked at him during their first meeting, and he was trying to soothe his wounded ego. He went so far as to kidnap and rape Healing Song during a vulnerable moment, leaving the latter with terrible scars that would not be healed until well into the Fourth Age. The fact that he did so horrified many heroes of the Age, including the likes of Virtuous Seven and Blue Suede Heartstrings, to the point where they all agreed that he needed to die.
* DraggedOffToHell: His final fate. After he was killed by Ace and Melody via [[WeakenedByTheLight direct exposure to sunlight]] and scattering of his bones/ashes, respectively, [[TheGrimReaper Malus Manes]] would show up and drag him down to the appropriate Hell-Realm. However, before Malus could do so, an enraged [[BigBrotherInstinct Bossa Nova Heartstrings]] showed up, and he bargained and pleaded with his adoptive uncle until finally Malus relented, and gave his nephew the permission to inflict only two hits. This resulted in War Rock being struck in the face first with a hoof, then with Bossa Nova's divine guitar.
* EvilCounterpart:
** To [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTales Melody]]. Both are talented and prideful musicians, except War Rock represents what happens if she let her fame, talent, and popularity go to her head. Melody's ego was what initially prevented her from dating Ace full-time due to him being similarly arrogant, but her clashes and experiences with War Rock left her quite shaken and motivated her to humble herself significantly. As a bonus, Melody is ImmuneToMindControl due to being the embodiment of Endurance, which granted her protection from War Rock's mind-control spells even after she was vampirized.
** To [[Music/ElvisPresley Blue Suede Heartstrings]], for similar reasons as Melody above. War Rock also represents what happens if he wasn't raised by loving parents like Blue Suede was and instead became a narcissistic sociopath who only played music for fame and money. War Rock resented Blue Suede for being a better musician than him, while Blue Suede hated him for being the symbol of everything he hated about the music industry in general. And unlike War Rock, who wanted immortality for selfish reasons, Blue Suede's humility allowed him to become an Alicorn through good deeds. It's noted War Rock would've become an Alicorn, too, had he even bothered to humble himself and change. And while Blue Suede is a good father to mortal/divine children, whether by adoption or blood, War Rock sired hundreds of illegitimate foals and essentially saw them as unwanted consequences of his hedonistic lifestyle, even wanting them aborted like with Winter Opera.
** He's also this to Ace, the [[TheLancer Green Ranger]]. Both of them have huge egos and bad tempers - War Rock's led to him losing his legacy, the divine immortality he wanted, and his life. Ace's led to him losing the position as [[TheLeader Red Ranger]] to his friend Lancer and would have lost Melody as well. However, while Ace eventually [[JerkassRealization realized the folly of his pride]] and changed himself for the better, War Rock did not, and was granted eternal damnation in Malus Manes' Hell-Realms after death as a consequence.
** He's also one to [[Music/JeffHealey Prince Healing Song]], being talented musical prodigies in their time. Despite being blind, Healing Song represents all the potential and good traits that War Rock squandered, and while he did suffer from the same MortalityPhobia as War Rock, Healing Song was able to accept his own mortality thanks to [[DontFearTheReaper Bossa Nova Heartstrings]]. Healing Song's many good deeds would lead to him Ascending on his deathbed, saving his life from cancer, while War Rock was killed by Ace and Melody via [[WeakenedByTheLight using the Sun to finish him off, and subjected to eternal damnation by Malus Manes and his family]]. Many musicians who knew War Rock referred to Healing Song as "everything War Rock SHOULD have been".
** To [[Music/StevieRayVaughan Moon Ray Vaughoof]]. Both of them were raised by parents who were either downright abusive (in Moon Ray's case) or didn't teach them proper morals/behavior (in War Rock's case), affecting how they behaved in adulthood. They're both musical prodigies with raging flaws, except War Rock represents what could've happened if Moon Ray change himself for the better, as War Rock later became a villain out of sheer jealousy and hurt pride. Both of them would also become fathers, except War Rock is a [[DisappearedDad complete deadbeat]] to his biological kids whereas Moon Ray loves his own HappilyAdopted kids and is present in their lives. Both of them also die, except Moon Ray was mourned by everyone while War Rock becomes a completely reviled figure after death. Finally, Moon Ray Ascends to godhood post-mortem by overcoming his flaws, culminating in him turning into an eldritch god, whereas War Rock did pretty monstrous things to become immortal and ends up being DraggedOffToHell upon death.
** It's later revealed that he's this to his Mirrorverse counterpart, Peaceful Paladin. While still a musician, Peaceful Paladin is a NiceGuy and HumbleHero who eventually Ascended to godhood through his good deeds. He even embodies Music, Humility, Peace, and Love, which is almost exactly the same portfolio that Blue Suede Heartstrings possesses. By contrast, War Rock is an entitled, narcissistic sociopath who only became a musician for fame and money, and sought to become immortal both to avoid dying and be worshiped forever. This is shown how they each treated Princess Winter Opera, War Rock's illegitimate daughter - Peaceful Paladin treated her kindly upon meeting her in person for the first time, while War Rock wished to have her aborted while she was still in-utero (which thankfully never happened thanks to Winter Opera's mother's refusal to go along with it).
** Ironically, he would serve as an evil counterpart for Prince Black Snow, the Mirrorverse counterpart of Blue Suede Heartstrings. While both were talented musicians yet prideful {{Jerkass}}es, the biggest difference is Black Snow realizing the error of his ways thanks to [[AllLovingHero Peaceful Paladin]], War Rock's good Mirrorverse counterpart, and Ascending to godhood after humbling himself and becoming TheAtoner. This is in stark contrast to War Rock, who refused to change his ways out of pride and died trying to make himself immortal, which is what he could've become if he bothered to humble himself, too.
* EvilRedhead: He had a blood-red mane and tail, though [[HairTodayGoneTomorrow he started balding as he grew older]]. Even before his villainy, he was a narcissistic and entitled musician who believed in his own greatness, but after his rival, Blue Suede Heartstrings, [[DeityOfHumanOrigin Ascended to godhood]] and his own mortality became apparent, he became a GodhoodSeeker so he could forever remain in the spotlight. This is in stark contrast to Blue Suede as well as his Ascendant illegitimate daughter, Princess Winter Opera, who are both benevolent, [[BlueIsHeroic blue-haired]] deities.
* {{Expy}}: Of Mok from ''WesternAnimation/RockAndRule'', being fading rockstars and bad-tempered narcissists who sought immortality and power by unleashing a powerful extra-dimensional demon, with a side-dish of DisproportionateRetribution against the world for ''daring'' to start losing interest in them because of their advancing age and declining popularity. War Rock does, however, turn himself into a vampire after his first defeat, which ultimately ends up doing him in after Ace and Melody exploit his [[WeakenedByTheLight weakness to sunlight]].
* {{Foil}}:
** To Blue Suede Heartstrings: Both are musical prodigies whose talents were encouraged by their parents, except Blue Suede's parents loved and taught him good behaviors, while War Rock's parents were perfectionists who constantly pushed him to succeed and spoiled him rotten whenever he did. Blue Suede is a HumbleHero who genuinely loved playing music, while War Rock is a narcissistic sociopath who became a musician for fame and glory. Their turning points involved immortality and demonic figures - Blue Suede's was meeting the devil-like [[BigGood Luminiferous]], while War Rock's was [[DealWithTheDevil bargaining with an Archdemon in exchange for immortality and power]]. Blue Suede's humility ensured he would continue being remembered beyond the Second Age, and after making a psychological recovery and overcoming all his flaws/traumas, he would become a beloved Prince of the Equestrian Pantheon. War Rock refused to humble himself and change for the better, and consequently he died unmourned and unloved, his final fate being DraggedOffToHell for his crimes with his legacy forgotten by all. Both of them also sired numerous children, except Blue Suede loved all of his children and grieved whenever he [[OutlivingOnesOffspring outlived them]]. War Rock saw his own children as unwanted consequences of his hedonism and either [[ParentalAbandonment abandoned them]] or, in Winter Opera's case, tried to have them aborted without a second thought.
** To Prince Healing Song: Both are musical prodigies raised in single-child families, except while War Rock's parents were perfectionists who constantly pushed him to succeed, Healing Song's parents loved and supported him even after he became blind as a baby. Because of their upbringing, War Rock became a narcissistic and entitled sociopath who won't accept failure or being surpassed by 'better' musicians, while Healing Song became humble and kind, and is willing to [[SelfDeprecation joke about himself]]. They also [[MortalityPhobia feared dying one day]], but unlike War Rock, who selfishly tried obtaining immortality so he could be worshiped forever, Healing Song turned to his friends and received support from them, which helped him accept his own mortality. As a result, Healing Song unexpectedly Ascended to godhood on his deathbed while dying from cancer, while War Rock turned himself into a vampire and was later killed by Ace and Melody, who exposed him to sunlight to end his reign of terror once and for all. For bonus points, Healing Song was often stated by fellow musicians of the Age to be "everything War Rock SHOULD have been".
** To Moon Ray Vaughoof: Both grew up with parents who affected them negatively, but while Moon Ray was physically and mentally abused by his bad-tempered, abusive, drunkard father, War Rock was constantly pushed to succeed by his perfectionest parents, who also spoiled him rotten to reward him. Both are musical prodigies, but they also had raging flaws that affected their careers and personal lives - Moon Ray struggled with addiction, anger issues, and trauma stemming from his abusive foalhood, while War Rock is a sociopath who gradually became a full-blown narcissist as he aged. Both were also greatly affected by death, except Moon Ray obsessed over returning to his old life after dying young in a helicopter accident, while War Rock desperately tried seeking immortality to avoid his own death. Thanks to those who loved and cared for him, Moon Ray gradually overcame his flaws, Ascended to godhood, and unlocked his long-repressed Prophecy domain, and became a beloved Prince of the [[BigGood Church of the Stars]], while War Rock refused to humble himself and died unmourned and unloved, his ultimate fate being endless torment in Malus Manes' Hell-Realms for his crimes. Both Moon Ray and War Rock would also become fathers themselves, except Moon Ray is a loving husband and father who treasures his adoptive children, while War Rock sired hundreds of illegitimate foals yet never cared for all of them and left behind a string of brokenhearted lovers.
* ForWantOfANail: It's noted that if he humbled himself and changed for the better, he would have become an Alicorn god like he wanted, and he would've become friends with Blue Suede Heartstrings instead. It's further emphasized by the fact that his and Blue Suede's Mirror World counterparts, Peaceful Paladin and Prince Black Snow, respectively, are close friends.
* FreudianExcuse: Deconstructed. While his parents were encouraging of his prodigious talents in music, they were perfectionists who constantly pushed him to succeed in everything, then spoiled him rotten to reward him for his successes. This upbringing led to him becoming a narcissistic sociopath who couldn't tolerate failure or the idea of being surpassed by more talented musicians like Blue Suede Heartstrings. However, his entry makes it clear that he had every opportunity to break away from his parents' influence and humble himself, but he constantly refused to act on it, which led to his death.
* GodhoodSeeker: He became one later in life, as Blue's Ascension to godhood made him painfully aware that eventually he's going to grow old, die, and be forgotten while his rival would outlive him and remain famous. At first, he tried [[DealWithTheDevil making a deal with an Archdemon]] to help the latter escape in exchange for eternal youth and power. When he realized the "eternal youth" his infernal patron granted only returned him to his physical prime due to Ace and Melody botching the summoning ritual, he turned to vampirism. This would finally give the immortality and power he wanted, but ultimately leads to his death when Ace and Melody took advantage of the weaknesses associated with vampires by [[WeakenedByTheLight exposing him to direct sunlight]], burning him and killing him for good. Ironically, his quest for immortality also ensured that he would end up being forgotten anyway, and it's noted that had he changed his ways and become humble like Blue, he would've gotten what he wanted and Ascended to godhood, too.
* HairTodayGoneTomorrow: He had a blood-red mane and tail when he was younger, but as he grew older, he would start balding, which he tried covering up with various wigs. Part of the reason why he became a GodhoodSeeker is to restore his hair and, by extension, his youth. This serves as a symbolic contrast to Healing Song, as using wigs represents War Rock's denial over his advancing age, while Healing Song simply cut his hair short when he couldn't maintain it anymore, representing his eventual acceptance of his own mortality once Bossa Nova Heartstrings helped him overcome his MortalityPhobia.
* HatedByAll: After his death, save for a few die-hard fanatics, no one in Ponyland likes him once a then-mortal Prince Sermo broadcasts his long list of crimes posthumously. His very name is treated in the same vein as Morning Star (known in the Second Age as simply 'The Devil'), and all of his achievements as a musician are forgotten. It's a fitting fate for someone who did incredibly cruel things to preserve his own life and legacy. Unfortunately, Ponyland's hatred of him [[LoserSonOfLoserDad extended to his illegitimate children]], many of whom had completely nothing to do with their birth father's evil, and [[SinsOfOurFathers shunned/mistreated them by account of their parentage]].
* HellBentForLeather: His entry describes him as wearing Gothic fashion with lots of leather, giving him an intimidating presence whether on or off-stage.
* HolyBurnsEvil: After becoming a vampire, he gains a vulnerability to holy objects and magics.
* IAmGreatSong: Most, if not all his songs became this as his ego became bloated into a narcissistic god complex, consisting of little more than grandiose bragging about himself and his greatness, such as calling himself ''"The biggest thing since [[WorldWarIII Great War III]]!"''. Somehow, he still manages to be immensely popular enough to rival Blue Suede Heartstrings, mostly because he is legitimately talented and can make his performances truly spectacular. Eventually, however, this is what later contributes to his sharp decline in popularity - after War Rock's villainous actions were revealed to the public, many of his fans started taking notice to how often he bragged about himself, causing them to see him as nothing but an arrogant poser. This resulted in said fans flocking to Blue Suede Heartstrings instead, as the King of Music was humble enough to take inspiration from things other than himself and (in his new fans' eyes) had "real" musical talent compared to War Rock.
* InsufferableGenius: Deconstructed. He is a legitimately talented musician, having invented many innovative special effects devices in his lifetime and being popular enough to rival Blue Suede Heartstrings... but his upbringing and own ego turned him into a sociopathic narcissist who was a total BadBoss to his employees. His ego was such that when he learned Blue Suede Ascended to godhood, he became a supervillain to ensure he wouldn't be overshadowed by his rival even in death, and did horrible things in the name of immortality. His actions eventually cost him ''everything'', including his own life and legacy, ensuring that everyone will hate him for years to come.
* ItIsDehumanizing: He clearly looks down on [[Music/JeffHealey Healing Song]] for being a BlindMusician, to the point of calling and/or referring to him as a "cripple" a few times. Bossa Nova Heartstrings [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/842594148/4848127590 pointedly reminds him]] that the "cripple" has a name at one point.
--> '''Bossa Nova Heartstrings:''' His name's '''''Healing Song''''', ya arrogant twat.
* IWasQuiteALooker: His youthful looks and vitality were what mostly kept his career and popularity afloat. So when he got older (including [[HairTodayGoneTomorrow mane-balding]] and decreasing energy/vitality), his career dwindled and his ego evolved into full-blown narcissism. Learning that his rival, Blue Suede Heartstrings, managed to obtain godhood pushed him on the path to villainy because it meant he'll grow old, die, and be forgotten while Blue Suede will remain youthful and be worshiped forever. To that end, he tried making [[DealWithTheDevil infernal deals with arch-demons]], and when that didn't work, he turned himself into a vampire. This ended up killing him as it made him weak to sunlight, which Ace and Melody fully exploited to end his rampage for good. It's been noted that had he humbled himself, he would've become an Alicorn like Blue did and gained the immortality he craved all his life.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: After he insulted a then-mortal Healing Song for being a BlindMusician by showing CondescendingCompassion during their first meeting, Healing Song tells War Rock to get out and threatens him that he's "gonna end up having a bad time" if he continues being disrespectful. At this time, many of Healing Song's friends such as Steel String, Tempo Groove, and Moon Ray Vaughoof show up to protect him, forcing War Rock to swallow his pride and leave.
* LaserGuidedKarma: He [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/830577164/4930658608 attends Moon Ray Vaughoof's funeral]] just so he could mock the latter over being posthumously replaced by a better 'King' of music [[{{Narcissist}} like himself]]. He gets [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beaten up]] by Moon Ray's grieving older brother, Sunny Field Vaughoof, who is enraged by his utter callousness. It's noted that others [[NoSympathy showed little sympathy toward his plight]] despite separating Sunny Field from him.
* LeanAndMean: His entry describes him as a tall and lanky yet extremely handsome Earth pony in his youth, though his looks started fading as he got older.
* TheMagnificent: Known as "the Magic Stallion" for his psychedelic musical style and general occult and Gothic motifs. His title also came from the fact that he was a legitimately talented musical genius, whose prodigious skills in staging and special effects made his shows look like they were made with magic.
* MortalityPhobia: He would suffer from this later in life. He was unable to accept the fact that he was growing older, and tried compensating for it by wearing wigs to cover up his [[HairTodayGoneTomorrow balding mane]] and letting his ego turn into full-blown narcissism. The last straw was learning that [[Music/ElvisPresley Blue Suede Heartstrings]] managed to Ascend to godhood, making him realize that he was going to be outlived by his rival in both life and legacy. His desire for eternal life made him commit horrible crimes in order to get it, such as making a DealWithTheDevil, joining the Sinful Seven, and turning himself into a [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampire]]. In the end, his quest for immortality killed him when Ace and Melody exploited his weakness to sunlight in their final battle to defeat him for good, and he would be doomed to eternal damnation at the hooves of Malus Manes and his part of the Trimortidae. His entry notes that had he simply swallowed his pride and accepted his mortality, he would've become an [[PhysicalGod Alicorn]] like Blue did and gained the immortality he always wanted.
* MurderByInaction: This is how he dealt with Dandelion Breeze, the birth mother of [[GodOfEvil Prince Dissonant Tune]], despite being a Vampire at the time. While he had the opportunity to drain Dandelion after their one-night stand, he instead chose to spare her and send her home, knowing that Dandelion's increasingly deranged husband would kill her for infidelity yet wanted to tie up a loose end and keep his hooves clean while doing it. [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/904156163/4976619350 Realizing this years later]] both horrified and ''enraged'' Dissonant Tune, fueling his existing grudge towards his birth father even further.
--> '''Prince Dissonant Tune:''' ''(angrily)'' THAT GODDAMNED '''''SONUVABITCH!'''''
* {{Narcissist}}: His core trait, the reason for his villainy, and his biggest weakness. Being raised and spoiled by perfectionist parents turned him into a vain, selfish rockstar who couldn't tolerate the smallest slights against his pride. As he grew older and more feeble, his ego evolved into a full-blown [[AGodAmI god complex]], believing he deserves immortal fame and glory for being the 'greatest musician alive'. His arrogance led to him developing an intense yet somewhat one-sided rivalry with [[HumbleHero Blue Suede Heartstrings]], as he couldn't stand the idea of being surpassed by a fellow musician. When he learned Blue Suede [[DeityOfHumanOrigin Ascended]], he realized he'll eventually be outlived and eclipsed by his rival, pushing him into becoming a GodhoodSeeker. It's later deconstructed as the same arrogance caused him to develop a complacency that makes him prone to making costly mistakes, flying into narcissistic rages that cloud his judgement, and blinding himself to both his foes and external circumstances with the self-assurance that he will succeed in the end. This directly resulted in his defeat and death in his final battle, ensuring that not only he'll [[SelfFulfillingProphecy end up being forgotten by everyone as he feared]], but also doom himself to eternal damnation at the hooves of Malus Manes and his biological/adoptive children.
* NoodleIncident: He had a run in with a certain monster-hunting group called the '[[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Slayers Club]]' at Sunnydaze, Golden state during his vampire phase, whose members promptly staked him in the heart and nearly killed him.
--> '''War Rock:''' Now, [[AGodAmI I'm a god]] ''HUUURK - !''\\
'''Slayer Pike:''' [[ShutUpHannibal And now, you're coat-rack]].
* OffingTheOffspring: He had no reservations about telling his then-girlfriend Mint Delight to abort his unborn daughter Winter Opera after she got pregnant, then dumping Mint Delight when she refused to do it. In the Fourth Age, after a grown-up Winter Opera rubs in his face that she became an Alicorn and not him, he angrily snarls that he should have aborted Winter Opera himself "when [he] had the chance all those years ago!"
* OlderHeroVsYoungerVillain: Played with. He's implied to be biologically younger than Blue Suede Heartstrings, as he's part of the younger generation that rose up to compete with Blue Suede's musical popularity, success, and talent. After Blue Suede's Ascension, he became a villain in response and frequently clashed with his rival, though he continued growing old while Blue Suede remained young thanks to his divinity.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: He became a vampire upon realizing that the boon he received from an archdemon as part of a deal he made only restored him to his youthful prime thanks to Ace and Melody interrupting the summoning ritual, rather than the true eternal youth that he craved, meaning that he's doomed to grow old again and eventually die. This drove him to abandon his Equinity altogether and become a vampire, which grants him legit immortality and enhances his powers even further, but also grants him new weaknesses [[WeakenedByTheLight which ultimately did him in]]. It's heavily implied that his vampiric strain is different in that staking him in the heart, while crippling, is not instantly fatal like many other vampire strains and needs to follow up with a more thorough CoupDeGrace like exposing him to sunlight. This is how he survived his run-in with the '[[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Slayers Club]]' in the town of Sunnydaze, Golden state.
* PunnyName: His name sounds like "warlock".
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: He deceived his way into a then-mortal Healing Song's group via KillAndReplace, kidnapped him while leaving the rest gravely wounded, and then raped Healing Song to psychologically break him. Even worse, Healing Song is blind, meaning he violated a disabled person out of [[EvilIsPetty narcissistic spite]]. This ''horrified'' many heroes of the Age, and even the likes of [[AllLovingHero Blue Suede Heartstrings]] and the [[KidHero Virtuous Seven]] agreed that he needed to die.
* ReallyGetsAround: Between the height of his music career and the last years of his life, he had affairs with multiple mares who were also his fans/admirers, and then dumped them as soon as they weren't of use to him anymore. In the process, he sired hundreds of illegitimate foals, many of whom would end up growing up in their birth father's shadow after his death. Two of these foals would become Princess Winter Opera, the Alicorn goddess of Dark Magic, Potential, and Defiance, and Prince Dissonant Tune, the Alicorn god of Music, Vice, Corruption, and Revelry. Due to being a monstrous, narcissistic sociopath, War Rock never cared for his children and never bothered to check up on them, seeing all of his children as unwanted consequences of his hedonistic lifestyle. In Winter Opera's case, he wanted her aborted, but Mint Delight, War Rock's girlfriend at the time, refused to do so and instead gave her daughter up for adoption as soon as she was born.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: He would receive one from fellow musician Healing Song, who was then a mortal Earth pony. When War Rock tried pulling a RevengeByProxy by targeting him in order to hurt [[TheRival Blue Suede Heartstrings]], Healing Song [[NervesOfSteel remained calm and refused to back down despite his life being threatened]], and proceeded to give his attacker a ''scathing'' dressing-down that exposed War Rock as little more than a petty, entitled bully who is nothing without attention from others. [[VillainousBreakdown War Rock was both unnerved and enraged]], but unfortunately for him, he was distracted long enough for an angry Blue to [[BigDamnHeroes arrive]] and drive him away.
* RevengeByProxy: Part of the reason why he tried attacking Healing Song is to spite his rival, Blue Suede Heartstrings, through one of his friends. Unfortunately for him, Healing Song refused to back down and gave him a scathing TheReasonYouSuckSpeech instead, distracting him long enough for Blue to arrive and drive Healing Song's attacker away.
* SecondPlaceIsForLosers: His perfectionism, entitlement, and ego meant he will not tolerate anyone taking his place as the "greatest musician alive", and will not hesitate to sabotage/kill them before they succeed. This led to him developing an intense yet somewhat one-sided rivalry with Blue Suede Heartstrings, who shared equally immense talent and popularity. When Blue Suede left the music industry and Ascended to godhood sometime later, War Rock became a villain trying to [[GodhoodSeeker become a god]] so he will not die forgotten and stuck in his rival's shadow. Unfortunately for him, his actions would [[SelfFulfillingProphecy eventually bring his own downfall]] when, sometime after turning himself into a vampire, he would be killed by Ace and Melody, who exploited his weakness to sunlight by exposing him to it. The public fallout from War Rock's actions once they were revealed also killed his legacy for good, as many of War Rock's former fans flocked to Blue Suede Heartstrings out of disgust.
* SpeakIllOfTheDead: He attended [[Music/StevieRayVaughan Moon Ray Vaughoof]]'s funeral just so he could [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/830577164/4930658608 mock the latter for dying and being replaced by a better 'King' like him]]. Unfortunately for him, a grieving [[BigBrotherInstinct Sunny Field Vaughoof]] overhears him and [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beats him up]] for his utter callousness towards Moon Ray's death. It's noted everyone else showed NoSympathy towards his plight for the same reasons.
--> '''War Rock:''' ''(regarding Moon Ray Vaughoof's death)'' The King is dead. Long live the King.
* SelfFulfillingProphecy: He became a GodhoodSeeker because he feared dying and being forgotten by everyone. The various crimes he committed in gaining immortality, including murdering dozens of people to sustain himself after becoming a vampire, would ensure just that - Ace and Melody worked together to kill him by [[WeakenedByTheLight exposing him to sunlight]], and after his death, his soul would be dragged down to a Hell-Realm by Malus Manes (though not before being attacked by a vengeful [[BigBrotherInstinct Bossa Nova]] for what he did to his younger twin brother, Blue Suede Heartstrings). In addition, the public reveal of War Rock's horrific actions would drive a significantly huge portion of his fanbase to siding with his hated rival, [[Music/ElvisPresley Blue Suede Heartstrings]], effectively killing his own legacy. To twist the knife even further, it would be his illegitimate daughter, Princess Winter Opera, who would Ascend to godhood and gain the immortality that he long coveted for himself.
%%* TheSociopath:
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Princess Winter Opera, one of his illegitimate daughters, resembled him far more than she did her birth mother, as they're both tall and stunningly beautiful Earth ponies in all but hair/eye color and Cutie Marks. It's deconstructed in that being the splitting image of her villainous father gave Winter Opera a lot of grief long after War Rock's death in her mortal life, being bullied, shunned, and even attacked by those who had personal beef with War Rock. Fortunately, Luminiferous and Blue Suede Heartstrings would help Winter Opera overcome her issues and eventually Ascend to godhood, breaking herself free from War Rock's shadow.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: His entry notes that after his first defeat at Ace and Melody's hooves, he would clash with Blue Suede Heartstrings as much as he did the former two. But because he's so prideful and narcissistic, the fact that Blue had become much more powerful as a god didn't register with him at all, and as a result, his plots against his now-divine rival had far less success.
* VillainousBreakdown: Several times.
** After breaking into Healing Song's house to [[DisproportionateRetribution get revenge for an earlier insult]] and to spite Blue Suede Heartstrings by hurting one of his friends, he would end up being unnerved and enraged when Healing Song [[NervesOfSteel refused to back down]] and gave him a scathing TheReasonYouSuckSpeech that reduced him to nothing more than a petty, spoiled bully. This distracted him long enough for Blue to arrive and drive him away from Healing Song.
* VillainousLegacy: The horrible things he did in life would cast a long shadow that affected everyone in the Second Age long after his death, especially those who knew him personally or clashed with him.
** Prince Healing Song was traumatized by War Rock's attempted attack on him, and after Ascending to godhood, he would secretly develop the fear of becoming "[[NotSoDifferentRemark another War Rock]]" if he used his divine power to attack people instead of helping them. This became the main reason why he was a MartialPacifist for three Ages since his Ascension: He was AfraidOfTheirOwnStrength. It took psychiatric appointments with Mentálne and support from friends like Moon Ray Vaughoof for him to realize that he needed to let go of War Rock's memory and forgive him in order to stop being afraid.
** Princess Winter Opera had to deal with public discrimination and bullying for much of her mortal life, with many people (including some superheroes) fearing that she would follow in War Rock's hoofsteps as a villain just because she's his daughter. Not helping this is her strong resemblance to her father and prodigious talent in music. This caused her to become angry, bitter, and vindictive for a time, nearly validating everyone's expectations of her, until both Luminiferous and Blue Suede Heartstrings came into her life and intervened. Even though she managed to Ascend to godhood thanks to her mentors' help, Winter Opera still retains some degree of determination to prove herself as her own person, as well as guilt and obligation to redeem herself for her father's crimes. Both Mentálne and Amour-De-Soi are helping her build her self-esteem and encouraging her not to let people's opinions affect her too much.
** Prince Dissonant Tune, much like his older half-sister, would also suffer for being one of War Rock's illegitimate sons, and the fact that he was born a {{Dhampyr}} (which made him heavily resemble War Rock post-vampire transformation) really didn't help. Despite his efforts in being a good musician, many people shunned and mistreated him for his heritage, eventually causing Dissonant to snap and follow in his birth father's hoofsteps, believing that if being a bastard son of a supervillain made him 'evil', [[ThenLetMeBeEvil he might as well be evil]]. However, while Dissonant seemingly enjoyed doing horrible things ForTheEvulz, he felt utterly miserable deep down, and he would suffer an existential crisis following his hospitalization for a near-fatal overdose. Fortunately, he would be inspired to become a constructive villain after meeting Luminiferous and learning of Moon Ray Vaughoof's struggles with addiction, but his experiences would lead to him hating [[HitlerAteSugar morally hypocritical behavior]] and give him lingering self-esteem issues.
** Blue Suede Heartstrings vowed never to become as prideful as War Rock after spending several years clashing with his rival and protecting his fans and loved ones from him. This proved to be disastrous as his fear of becoming prideful contributed to his deteriorating emotional/mental state by spawning '[[EnemyWithin The Colonel]]' and turning his humility into an [[HeroicSelfDeprecation inferiority complex]], which ultimately led to his [[FreakOut spectacular meltdown]] and near-transformation into a [[FallenHero Fallen Alicorn]]. Even though he had people to snap out of his transformation and rescue him from his subsequent AngstComa, it took him a while to recover because his traumas ran that deep. It was thanks to psychiatric appointments with Mentálne, the support of everyone he helped, and his relationship with Prince Stoltur Skjöldur that he was finally able to fully understand and accept that it's okay to feel pride.
** Cloudy Brush also had to deal with public stigma related to War Rock - one of her friends listened to War Rock's music, and after he died in a car accident, a bunch of students threw a party behind Cloudy Brush's back to celebrate her friend's death. When Cloudy Brush [[WhatTheHellHero chewed them out]] for [[SpeakIllOfTheDead their blatant disrespect of the death]], she was viciously bullied for being a 'War Rock sympathizer' to the point of running away and nearly committing suicide. Fortunately, she was saved by Moon Ray Vaughoof and gained friends who supported her, but her experiences led to her hating those who demean others for grieving the dead, especially those who 'didn't deserve it'.
* YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood: Many InUniverse have acknowledged War Rock ''did'' have the potential to become an [[PhysicalGod Alicorn]] like Blue Suede Heartstrings did, but he chose to squander it on his own selfishness and ego. Notably, a number of individuals connected to War Rock in some way, like Healing Song/Medela and Winter Opera, have been called "[[SuperiorSuccessor everything War Rock SHOULD have been]]". Even sadder is that his Mirrorverse counterpart, Peaceful Paladin, not only ''succeeds'' in Ascending to godhood the right way in his universe, but is also friends with Blue Suede Heartstrings' Mirrorverse counterpart, Prince Black Snow, a former villain-turned-benevolent Alicorn god, showing how he squandered potential friendships with his actions as well.
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--> See his entry [[Characters/CodexEquusColtalia here]].
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[[folder:Dr. Strange Minds/Screwball]]
!!!'''Character:''' Anti-Heroic/Anti-Villainous
!!!'''Alignment:''' Chaotic Neutral
!!!'''Type:''' Earth Pony, Phantom Thief, Prankster, Friendly Enemy
!!!'''Faction:''' Herself, Sinful Seven
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Screwball, real name Dr. Strange Minds (her entry [[https://www.deviantart.com/brutalityinc/art/Codex-Ponyland-Heroes-and-Villains-Part-19-845525983 here]]) is a phantom thief and general mischief-maker who also served as Patch's ArchEnemy.
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* AntiHero
* ArchEnemy: Of Dame Patch, back when she was a mortal superheroine.
* EvenEvilHasStandards:
** Though a supervillain and an infamous phantom thief, she only focused on minor crimes such as theft, vandalism, and general mischief, and was never interested in killing or severely injuring innocent people. Her motives also were purely "for the lulz" and found the more depraved actions her villainous peers would take boring.
** She is genuinely disgusted with War Rock, given his monstrous sociopathy and pride. When War Rock [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/845525983/4861979223 tried seducing her into becoming his lover]], she dropped her fun-loving, crazy villainous persona and rejected his advances thoroughly psychoanalyzed him on the spot, before concluding that she's "crazy, not a monster". War Rock was [[StunnedSilence utterly speechless]].
---> '''War Rock:''' Come on, babe, you do whatever you want, just like me.\\
'''Screwball:''' I do whatever I want out of a desire to vent my frustrations with the boring life that has been forced upon me by my family, you do whatever you want because, in my professional opinion, you are suffering from severe narcissistic personality disorder, or NPD. Given your ruthless, vindictive actions, I would even go far as to diagnose you with Malignant Narcissism Syndrome, or a sociopathic narcissist, or at the very least a prime example of the Dark Tetrad of personality traits. That being Narcissism, Machiavellianism, Psychopathy, and Sadism.\\
''(War Rock is stunned into flabbergasted silence)''\\
'''Screwball:''' In terms you can comprehend: I'm crazy, not a monster. Hehehe ~ !
* FriendlyEnemy: Unlike her friends {{Arch-Enemy|ies}}, Patch and Screwball were actually on friendly terms with each other.
* LaughablyEvil
* PhantomThief: She's an incredibly skilled thief. That said, she also has a moral code and won't do anything to evil or harm others. Notably, she once figured out a way to steal from ''Overmare'' and get away with it.
* ThePrankster
* TheShrink: She is a psychologist by profession, having been forced into this role by her wealthy but controlling family who were also well-off psychologists themselves. She hated every moment of it, having wanted to be a clown, but cannot bring herself to breaking from her family without being cut off from her inheritance, leading to her becoming a supervillain to vent her frustrations and indulge in her fun-loving nature. Her psychology education/training did prove incredibly useful in helping her keep up with her opponents and rivals.
* WildCard: Strange Minds/Screwball goes back and forth between being a supervillain and AntiHero depending on her mood. Even when she joined the Sinful Seven, she actively sabotaged them so the Tales Seven could escape and then just abandoned the Sinful Seven in the rematch fight.
--> '''Patch''': (When Screwball helps her) Whose side are you on?!\\
'''Screwball''': Yes.
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