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I've just finished reading Fallout: Equestria (the original mind you.  I haven't read too many of the spin-offs) and there's a lot you can take out of that story.  For example, there are several characters who embody twisted, warped corrupted versions of the Elements of Harmony.  

 

Red Eye is corrupted generosity (offering freedom through slavery).

Jack is corrupted Honesty (Only able to live with the terrible things he does because he doesn't lie about them.  Honesty without integrity).

Silver Bell is corrupted laughter (Using a mirthless grin to mask her true, traumatized nature).

The Goddess is corrupted magic (using it for screwed up things like mind control).

Dead Eye is corrupted loyalty (loyal only to his contracts)

Little Pip is corrupted kindness (killing some people, mostly raiders and slavers and what-not, in order to save the lives of others).

 

This got me thinking.  Are there any characters like this, who embody twisted versions of the Elements of Harmony in the show itself???  I guess Discord might be corrupted magic.  Maybe Starlight Glimmer is corrupted generosity???  I don't know.  What do you guys think?  Are there any characters in MLP:FIM who embody twisted versions of the Elements of Harmony?

 

EDITI need to clarify something.  This thread is not about the Elements of Disharmony. It's about the corrupted Elements of Harmony.  There's a big difference.  While the Elements of Disharmony are direct opposites of the Elements of Harmony (honesty becomes deceit, generosity becomes greed etc.)  The corrupted Elements are those same six virtues we've grown so familiar with but manifested in selfish, harmful and (dare I say) disharmonious way.  

 

For example, it’s possible to be so brutally honest it ends up being verbally abusive. 

You could be loyal only to money or else pretend to be loyal in order to use someone else as a pawn (like what Tirek did to Discord).  

 

Magic could be used for malicious purposes and friendship can be fake or forced.  

 

In the way of laughter, you could take a sick joy out of harming others (like season 2 Discord) or else wear a false, mirthless grin to hide your own misery (like practically every character in the season 5 premier).  

 

You could be generous only for personal gain.  In the episode 'The Ticket Master', the Mane Six smothered Twilight with gifts and favors for no other reason than for her to give them the Gala ticket.  

 

As for kindness, I don't think there's such a thing as bad kindness but it is possible to be too kind.  In the episode 'It Ain't Easy Being Breezie', if Fluttershy had done what would seem more kind in the short therm (continuing to pander to the Breezies), It would've had the horrible long term consequence of them not being able to get back home.  By taking the seemingly crueler rout of kicking them out of her cottage, it ended up working out for the best.

 

 

So, I restate the question.  Do you know of any characters from the show that appear to live by warped, twisted versions of the Elements of Harmony?  Still the same 6 virtues (honesty, loyalty, generosity, kindness, laughter, and friendship) but corrupted versions of those virtues.

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Diamond Tiara is selfish, a liar, miserable to everyone around her, backstabbing even to those close to her, and uses laughter to make fun of others. So... there you have it. :lol:

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I've just finished reading Fallout: Equestria (the original mind you.  I haven't read too many of the spin-offs) and there's a lot you can take out of that story.  For example, there are several characters who embody twisted, warped corrupted versions of the Elements of Harmony.  

 

Red Eye is corrupted generosity (offering freedom through slavery).

Jack is corrupted Honesty (Only able to live with the terrible things he does because he doesn't lie about them.  Honesty without integrity).

Silver Bell is corrupted laughter (Using a mirthless grin to mask her true, traumatized nature).

The Goddess is corrupted magic (using it for screwed up things like mind control).

Dead Eye is corrupted loyalty (loyal only to his contracts)

Little Pip is corrupted kindness (killing some people, mostly raiders and slavers and what-not, in order to save the lives of others).

 

This got me thinking.  Are there any characters like this, who embody twisted versions of the Elements of Harmony in the show itself???  I guess Discord might be corrupted magic.  Maybe Starlight Glimmer is corrupted generosity???  I don't know.  What do you guys think?  Are there any characters in MLP:FIM who embody twisted versions of the Elements of Harmony?

Hi, as this topic actually pertains to a popular fan work and not the show, the title of the thread has been edited for accuracy, and it has been moved to Sugarcube Corner.
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Hi, as this topic actually pertains to a popular fan work and not the show, the title of the thread has been edited for accuracy, and it has been moved to Sugarcube Corner.

I'm okay with moving it to Sugarcube Corner but please change the title back.  This thread isn't about Fallout: Equestria.  I was wondering if there any of the characters in the show itself show warped, twisted versions of the Elements of Harmony.  I was just using Fallout: Equestria as an example of what I meant.  However, this thread is not about Fallout: Equestria.  It's about the characters from the show.  For example, Fractured mentioned that Daimond Tiara shows corrupted laughter because she always makes fun of other pony's short comings and insecurities. 

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I'm okay with moving it to Sugarcube Corner but please change the title back.  This thread isn't about Fallout: Equestria.  I was wondering if there any of the characters in the show itself show warped, twisted versions of the Elements of Harmony.  I was just using Fallout: Equestria as an example of what I meant.  However, this thread is not about Fallout: Equestria.  It's about the characters from the show.  For example, Fractured mentioned that Daimond Tiara shows corrupted laughter because she always makes fun of other pony's short comings and insecurities.

 

So it is. My mistake, I didn't read the last paragraph of your post. I have changed the title back.:)
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If the elements of harmony work best when together and harmonious but still have some power on their own, it would be logical to assume that the opposite would work best alone and disharmonious, but still have some power together. So we know it must be wielded by a single being, who is disharmonious. This raises the question of who the single most disharmonious pony in Equestria is? A better question is, who is the single mist chaotic being in Equestria. I declare that Discord must be the wielder of the elements of disharmony.

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