Why are the new changeling designs overhated?

[CrimsonProse 2]

I don't like it when the new ones are referred to as 'reformed'. They are not reformed, nor were they evil beforehand. They were only contrary because they were being starved.

They are a hive. They followed the hive leader. When the leader is challenged and defeated, they followed the victor as the new hive leader. That isn't reforming; that's just being a hive. So even if we don't take into account that they just found out that Chrysalis was intentionally starving them so they'd agree to be her invasion force, it still makes sense for them to join the new leader.

That's why I hate hearing them referred to as 'reformed' changelings instead of just new changelings. If you think about it, a better word for each would be starving and healthy changelings.

Just my two cents because it seems that is almost never explained in that manner.

Either way it's just like with Princess Twilight and every other thing. If you don't expect them to make huge changes that change the course of the series, you haven't been paying attention. As long as they follow up on them with good stories, I don't care, and I'm not going to abandon a show because I don't like one thing they did or one character.

 

 

[RDDash 19,206]

The multicolored bug-deer looks a bit silly to me. Changeling designs were perfect the way they were, perhaps they could have changed how they feed by introducing the idea of symbiosis and then make them more healthier looking.

[EpicEnergy 23,224]

People have a tendency to react in a negative way to change, especially a sudden change from an evil and dark, fiercely aggressive species to nice, fluffy, overly-kind (and somewhat timid) teddy bears. That sort of plot twist would also create a strongly negative reaction from those who made fan art, theories, fan-fics etc. on the unreformed Changelings, and then suddenly their masterpieces became uncanonical as soon as the change occurred. There are other reasons I'm sure, some of which I will address later on. With that being said, are these negative responses correct? To lay out the answer, we need to first lay out the details.

Changelings were always viewed as evil, just like any other villains. What made them special though was the fact that there was an entire army of them, and that they were seemingly unreformable, love-hungry creatures with an even darker leader. Their appearance reflected their personalities. They were hungry and easily agitated, with no manners whatsoever. No one could ask for a better villainous species and antagonist. Then something big happened.

The perfect antagonistic species, the Changelings, became reformed. They made a decision to turn good, just like Thorax did. They decided to share love instead of feasting off it. The problem is, they became soft, non-aggressive species lead by a soft, non-aggressive, new leader. They became the exact opposite of what they used to be. They almost became pacifists as well, but thanks to Pharynx they will still fight if absolutely necessary.

Really though, what reason is there to hate?

Alleged Reason 1: we lost our "perfect antagonistic species". Why hate that though, because that species would have eventually taken over Equestria if they were left alone - only three logical options were available: kill them off for good, reform them, or leave them alone until they destroy/enslave all of Equestria. Seriously though, this is a kid's show. Of course, the writers could have left us on a cliffhanger and we would never see the Changelings after S2 ep25/26 ever again.

Alleged Reason 2: Changelings are too soft and kind now. What did you want to happen then? If Changelings still had the same personalities as their unreformed states, that would make no sense. Unreformed Changelings had a natural instinct to hate love and feed off it as seen by Thorax in "The Times They Are A Changeling". When the Changelings decided to share their love, they became an entirely different creature on the inside as well as the outside.

Alleged Reason 3: Changelings look absolutely stupid, why couldn't they keep their original colors? The answer is obvious. They had no choice. Their outward appearance reflected what they were on the inside - love-hungry, evil creatures.

I can't think of any other reasons why one should hate the Changelings as they are right now, unless it stems from personal opinion. If that's the case, that's fine with me, I'm ok with opinions. In my honest opinion though, I don't like that the Changelings have completely soft and non-aggressive personalities. I personally think they would be better off as a fierce warrior species, ready to defend their friends at all costs instead of "talking it out" like Thorax.

 

Edited August 2, 2018 by EpicEnergy
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[heavens-champion 1,905]

On ‎8‎/‎1‎/‎2018 at 10:55 AM, Califorum said:

I don't like them being reformed, they should have stayed the way they were. They weren't 'evil' beforehand, not by a longshot. They didn't understand how to do things a different way than stealing love from others, because of their leader. The new designs are...sub-par at best, what they should have done was just fill in their holes.

I'm sorry, but sucking the love out of people is pretty evil.

[Sonic5421 425]

2 hours ago, heavens-champion said:

I'm sorry, but sucking the love out of people is pretty evil.

That, and trapping ponies in cocoons like trophies so they can feed off the love for them.