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Edited by Mrph1 on Aug 26th 2024 at 10:24:26 AM
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As for Discord, honestly I've never been a fan of him to begin with. Some of his antics are amusing, but overall he's actually kind of annoying at times.
Pretty much that for me. He's there, so I have to learn to like him, more or less. He's mostly teetering on the scale of annoying to funny as it is. Him hogging Twi and Cadence interactions that aren't apart of a world-threatening villain just clinched it.
@Seraph: Mr. De Lancie has been known to drop hints about he's been recording from time to time. He was the one that revealed Discord would have a song in S4, IIRC. Still, grains of salt.
@Story: I thought ATLA too; with just a hint of Avengers. My dad and I were cracking Avengers jokes during that scene.
"I feel like I'm on a raft and surrounding me is an ocean of dumb."- Mr. SarkThe problem is that most of his jokes are visual.
Blind Final Fantasy 6 Let's PlayI like Discord, but I find him more entertaining in small doses. I wouldn't really want him to crop up for more than one or two episodes a season.
Then we shall post in the shade.
edited 22nd Jul '14 8:03:04 PM by JapaneseTeeth
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Same. As they say: 'Too much of a good thing is an awesome thing. But too much of an awesome thing is...umm...really, really dumb and bad.' I just want more of his back story, to be honest.
@crow: I hope it's Bulk Biceps. Those two are way too cute together.
edited 22nd Jul '14 8:05:28 PM by PrincessGwenevere
"I feel like I'm on a raft and surrounding me is an ocean of dumb."- Mr. SarkI like the idea of Pinkie teaching Discord about how to play jokes that the target also thinks are funny, especially since Pinkie does get along with him somewhat, like how she was willing to take care of him in Three's A Crowd but he got her out of the way because he really just wanted to mess with Twilight. Plus she liked his chocolate rain in his first appearance, and reacted pretty positively towards the gravy boat he animated in Keep Calm and Flutter On.
Another idea I had would be for him to start hanging out with the CMC, who think he's funny and they start imitating some things he does. This annoys and upsets Rarity and Applejack, who get angry at Discord for being a bad influence on their sisters. I'm not exactly sure who would be learning the lesson here (maybe multiple characters would learn different lessons?) but it could have a real-life parallel in how sometimes parents and older siblings worry about their kids or siblings imitating bad behavior they see in fiction or from adult/teenage friends. Kind of a "This person is my friend but I wouldn't necessarily want my kids/siblings to imitate what he/she does" type of situation.
edited 22nd Jul '14 8:06:45 PM by Rainbow
@Rainbow: Discord and the CMC have gotten one of the micro comics together, plus they're apparently getting a story in the main comic line next.
I don't know if the show will speak on their dynamic as well.
@Gwen: I'm still somewhat surprised at the amount of screen time Biceps has had. That guy sure got a lot of mileage out of those YEAH!!!s.
It is a bit odd that the writers have so far resisted the urge to give Pinkie and Discord an episode together. Either they're worried those two together would destabilize Equestria or they prefer to have Discord interact with ponies who sort of hate him a bit.
Or they just haven't gotten a good chance to put them together yet.
Blind Final Fantasy 6 Let's PlayI did read that there was a micro-comic about them together, but I've never seen it. I'd probably like to read it if I could find it, though.
As for the CMC imitating Discord, I more meant the CMC imitating his irreverent behavior and maybe him teaching them some pranks they could play that wouldn't require having his powers.
On the other hand, I could imagine them actually annoying Discord and getting on his bad side if they tried to get him to use his powers to do things for them like pranking Diamond Tiara, like if they had him mixed up with a genie. Kind of like Discord getting a taste of his own medicine from Three's A Crowd where he was acting spoiled about begging for lots of things from Twilight and Cadance.
edited 22nd Jul '14 8:27:39 PM by Rainbow
I think the more obvious answer is that Discord and Pinkie would get along too well. There needs to be some sort of inherent conflict between parties, and those two would arguably be the ones who would appreciate each other's eccentricities. Though they could spin it into a Pinkie episode where she has to try to explain the concept of restraint to him and make it clear that the joke's only funny when everyone is laughing.
Reaction Image Repository@Meta: It touched on it, but didn't really give it much focus. I think it cold be handled in a sufficiently different manner.
In other news, I watched a few more Gravity Falls episodes. This show is great.
EDIT: And now that I've finished that episode, I'm going to bed.
edited 22nd Jul '14 9:04:05 PM by JapaneseTeeth
Reaction Image RepositoryI wonder if I should try Gravity Falls. Guess I need to try Barbie Life In The Dreamhouse first though.
Blind Final Fantasy 6 Let's PlayHappy birthday!
Also, thank you for the advice on the massaging bit. I still hurt like a bitch today, but I'm fair certain it would have a been a loooot worse otherwise. It certainly was last time I started.
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