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Edited by Mrph1 on Aug 26th 2024 at 10:24:26 AM
Post of the Day #3060
Though, yeah, repeatable recurrence of already used cards is one of the most broken mechanics in just about any TCG. The cards that did that sort of thing in Magic in the old days ended up getting banned all over the place, and anything similar that is printed in the more modern sets is pretty much nerfed to hell compared to the old stuff, and can still be pretty playable.
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Blind Final Fantasy 6 Let's PlayPost of the Day #3061
Posted by Seraphem on 24th Feb 2016 12:57:46 PM - Post #147862 in the new thread
Blind Final Fantasy 6 Let's PlayStarlight Glimmer being being voiced by Kelly Sheridan made me think evil Barbie back when she was a villain. And then she sounded like a more mature Barbie when becoming an ally.
Starlight Glimmer got off too easy, change my mind.
A bit ironic, since she's one of the few characters that was shown to actually struggle with redemption.
Blind Final Fantasy 6 Let's Play
I think they mean like, she actually struggles with relapses and the like.
Sunset and Starlight are like two halves of a perfect redemption. Sunset had people who didn't forgive her, but as a character, she was written without many flaws for a long time after she turned good. So all those people who still disliked Sunset felt more like they were part of a cheap writing tactic to make you feel sorry for her, rather than feeling like she was facing actual justice.
Starlight is someone who struggles with flaws all the way from her redemption until the end of the show.
Edited by GNinja on Nov 12th 2020 at 3:47:55 PM
Kaze ni Nare!Yeah, Starlight may be forgiven but she has to learn how to not use magic to fix every problem she has, and also not bottle up her emotions instead of talking it out with people, two of the biggest issues that she has throughout her time on the show.
"Big Mac doesn't like talking? I'll magically force him to not be able to shut up."
"I'll bottle up all of my frustrations at Trixie until it becomes a problem instead of telling her how much of a jerk she's being."
"I can't pick which friend to hang out with, so I'll magically force them all to do the things I was supposed to do with them all at once and cause chaos."
There's also her being too overly-attached to her friends, like that episode where Sunburst comes over to spend time with her and instead of telling Sunburst that she feels neglected because he hangs out with Twilight, Maud, and Trixie, she tries to get them both to relive their childhood to play a game they both loved when they were foals instead of learning about the new Sunburst.
Starlight's principal flaw is that she hangs onto her past too much and lets it get in the way of her future.
Edited by theLibrarian on Nov 12th 2020 at 10:19:50 AM
Try telling that to the guy who came up with that funny picture.
Top Half: Ahuizotl reading to kids in a bookstore.
Bottom Half: Starlight Glimmer saying "Sheesh, and people were complaining about my redemption? >.<"
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It was probably a complete coincidence, but I like that one of Starlight's earliest exchanges post-face turn was with Big Mac about his quietness, and one of Starlight's last exchanges in the show is also with Big Mac about his quietness.
Edited by GNinja on Nov 12th 2020 at 4:36:54 PM
Kaze ni Nare!Well at least we got this funny video out of it. Behold, the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic edition of How It Should Have Ended. XD
Top Half: Ahuizotl reading to kids in a bookstore. Bottom Half: Starlight Glimmer saying "Sheesh, and people were complaining about my redemption? >.<"
The problem with Ahuizotl's redemption is that it was more of a clumsy retcon. "Daring Don't" had him trying to cause a massive 800 year heatwave, and we're supposed to believe that he was just a guardian all along? Yeah, no. Some have speculated that it was a last-resort effort to deter thieves. Trouble is, any heatwave strong enough to keep out would-be tomb raiders would cause irreparable damage to the local ecosystem (imagine how Fluttershy would have felt about that) and make life miserable for the natives.
A like Starlight Glimmer a lot and identify a lot with her. Equality is very important to me as well. I personally think it's hypocritical to complain that everyone forgave her immediately when that was more the case for Luna, who deserved it a lot less, was forgiven basically instantly (certainly far faster than anyone else) and who was immediately made the second most powerful person in the government.
[Let's not bring politics into this - Septimus Heap]
Edited by SeptimusHeap on Nov 13th 2020 at 9:09:17 PM
Okay that second statement is bringing politics into a discussion where they're unneded. Not really a good idea, seriously.
Anyways, just because people think she got off easy doesn't means they think Luna herself didn't got off easy. Plus, she did already suffer a punishment for her actions for 1000 years of being sealed in the Moon with no way out.
Prettiest Meta Knight Gijinka, nglHmm, good point there.
But then again, Luna disappeared for a whole season before she re-emerged much later. Maybe Celestia sent her to work at a McDonalds as punishment offscreen
Prettiest Meta Knight Gijinka, nglLuna is literally a politician. Politics are already involved.
And yeah, being on the moon happened before her crimes in the opening.
They literally threw a party for her in the same episode.
And Luna is consistently treated as a woobie by the fandom while Starlight has these accusations thrown at her. Not to mention that Starlight is blamed for things she had no intention to do, which does matter in law. Whereas Luna was actually boasting about her intentions. And yes, I have noticed specific individuals who love Luna and hate Starlight.
I still don't see what's the relationship between a ruler who's only real duty is moving the moon and being fodder for Twilight's own coronation and a real life issue between presidents... I don't think you really differentiate fantasy from fact.
And the fandom is somewhat divided over Starlight, but not everyone treats her as Satan's spawn... I myself only had problems with her early redemption days being rather rushed and clearly devoid of any desire to explore the nuance. Nowadays she's cool, same with Luna.
Prettiest Meta Knight Gijinka, nglThe difference is that people feel Luna "got hers". She served one thousands years of hard time. She'd been punished and, therefore, the cosmic scales have been balanced.
Nevermind that- -Celestia didn't want to banish her sister to the moon, it was the only way to stop her. If Celestia had her way, she would've zapped Luna good instead. -Luna never learned her lesson from the time spent on the moon, she just got a rainbow exorcism and/or lobotomy. -we're not exactly sure what Luna's time on the moon entailed. Or her transformation into Nightmare Moon for that matter.
Nevermind all that. All that matters is that punishment was done. Luna did a bad thing and therefore a bad thing happened to her, two wrongs made a right, justice.

Today is the 8 year anniversary of "The Crystal Empire". Even after all this time, it still holds up well.