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Edited by Mrph1 on Aug 26th 2024 at 10:24:26 AM
Yes, but his powers were still needed. So he wouldn't be just as good without them. It's all part of the whole.
And Tirak was still rather smart. Able to manipulate Discord, the whole hostage thing. And all he needed to be told by Discord was that they were her friends, the rest was all him. And given he managed to stay hidden longer, and just how random and well, chaotic Discord is. Discord may be better at fucking with someone's head, but Get the impression Tirek is the better long term planner.
And when he dropped that, he stopped being really interesting. Sure, I like Tirek plenty, but most of our villains tend to rely on their raw power. I think Discord has an unfair advantage of being only the second big villain in the show, so we hadn't seen anything like him before, and is the only one to stand out because he had a layer of humor to him. (Speaking of him in terms of his appearance in RoH.)
Ah, fuck it. I vote our next villain be an Earth pony. SHAKE UP THE STATUS QUO!
edited 26th May '14 2:24:02 PM by PrincessGwenevere
"I feel like I'm on a raft and surrounding me is an ocean of dumb."- Mr. SarkHow can a villian be taken seriously with a name like that? Assuming she'd want to be taken seriously.
Blind Final Fantasy 6 Let's PlayThat's exactly why she'd be so terrifying. It would be like The Joker; the fact that she doesn't take the destruction she causes seriously makes her even freakier.
Unrelated: My attempt to make baby back ribs in my oven with homemade rub/barbecue sauce: success!
edited 26th May '14 3:04:49 PM by JapaneseTeeth
Reaction Image RepositoryI explicitly remember people commenting on how Discord being like Q drew them in too. So I think he's got that general expy advantage going on.
FE: New Mystery Only Feet 7PM PT Sun, Mon, Fri; Umamusume Haru Arima 7PM PT Wed, Thurs: http://www.twitch.tv/kuroitsubasatenshi^^^ High five!
^^ I've always thought Discord was overrated for that reason. I never watched Star Trek, and without the familiarity with Delancie's other character, Discord was just another omnipotent trickster. He got much better in my eyes when he switched sides, but before that he was pretty meh in my opinion.
I admit, Discord being an Expy drew me in too. (I watched TNG a lot when I was a kid.) But it's his character development that keeps stringing me along. If he had remained static, I would have lost interest in him.
It also gives me hope that the crew will start developing other secondary characters as well, but I've already tread that ground enough. :P
edited 26th May '14 3:34:26 PM by PrincessGwenevere
"I feel like I'm on a raft and surrounding me is an ocean of dumb."- Mr. SarkUnrelated: My attempt to make baby back ribs in my oven with homemade rub/barbecue sauce: success!
\*drools*
I put my friend in a coconut! He lives in my hat! Hey, come hang out!@Syd, Star: Yeah, I was pleasantly surprised by how easy it ended up being. I basically just made a rub of brown sugar, salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic power, paprika, chili power, and cayenne, put it on the ribs, wrapped them loosely in foil (with some liquid smoke) and let them cook for a few hours. Then when they were cooked, I took some of the rub and made it into a sauce by adding some cider vinegar and olive oil, and put it over the ribs and let it cook in. At first I was afraid that I'd added too much pepper, but they turned out really good.
Reaction Image RepositoryBeen seriously thinking of making an earth pony a villain in my fanverse. I know what I want to do. Just thinking a bit longer about whether or not it's a good idea.
EDIT: Also, I have very little familiarity with Q. Still love Discord.
edited 26th May '14 4:40:53 PM by Sereg
@Seraphem: It's mostly a matter of finding a simple recipe and working your way up, I guess. I'd eventually like to buy a smoker and slow smoke some brisket and pork shoulder, but this was way simpler.
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@Seraphem: Yes, but not exclusively. The whole point of the episode was that he basically broke Twilight without ever having to brainwash her. He did use his powers, but it was more to just expedite the process.
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