Ask the Legion of Doom

[Silly Druid 6,901]

On 2022-09-22 at 7:18 PM, flutterJackdash said:

To Chrysalis: Well, does it mean anything to you that, at least, they are thriving as they are now?

They became a sorry excuse of what they should be, and this concerns me. They are "thriving" only because they are under protection of ponies.
 

On 2022-09-22 at 7:18 PM, flutterJackdash said:

To Cozy Glow: Certainly. You're right, it is quite easy to make such statements after the fact, but even during execution there was one glaring flaw which stood out to me. Once you sapped Equestria of its magic, and destroyed its ecology, you would have levelled the playing the field, and you either a filly or somepony stuck in the body of one, in either case you are not physically intimidating... You would have had to maintain a friendly, kind demeanor for all time as you attempted to retain control, which one major problem being that your physical age meant that very few would really chance to take you seriously in any leadership role. What was your plan, exactly? Do you think you could have actually maintained the charade?

Well, I managed to take over the School of Friendship all by myself, and I didn't use any magic for that, so I think my skills would be enough to maintain control. And from my correspondence with Tirek I knew the Magic of Friendship would still work, like it worked against him when he thought he drained all the magic from Equestria, but this time it would work in my favor. As the Empress of Friendship and headmare of the School, I would be the most powerful pony in the world. At least that's what I thought back then, now I do have some doubts if it would work that way...

[flutterJackdash 218]

1 minute ago, PawelS said:

They became a sorry excuse of what they should be, and this concerns me. They are "thriving" only because they are under protection of ponies.
 

Well, I managed to take over the School of Friendship all by myself, and I didn't use any magic for that, so I think my skills would be enough to maintain control. And from my correspondence with Tirek I knew the Magic of Friendship would still work, like it worked against him when he thought he drained all the magic from Equestria, but this time it would work in my favor. As the Empress of Friendship and headmare of the School, I would be the most powerful pony in the world. At least that's what I thought back then, now I do have some doubts if it would work that way...

To Chrysalis: And what should they be?

To Cozy Glow: Well, I'm not sure you would be able to use the Elements of Friendship yourself. Did you know that Chrysalis was crafted magical clones of Twilight and her friends to use those elements? They couldn't do it, as they were inversions of each pony's individual personality, they were created incapable of forming a cohesive unit that could effectively use the power. You did manage to take over just one school, composed largely of ponies, although the non-ponies weren't really ever in your corner, so... What did you have in mind for the other nations?

[Sparklefan1234 169,699]

Chrysalis, do you clean your legs and wings so dust, cobwebs and other things don't start growing there? 

*Rainbow Dash busts out laughing* 

[Silly Druid 6,901]

20 hours ago, flutterJackdash said:

To Chrysalis: And what should they be?

What they were under my rule. Fierce warriors, relentless hunters, cunning deceivers.
 

20 hours ago, flutterJackdash said:

To Cozy Glow: Well, I'm not sure you would be able to use the Elements of Friendship yourself. Did you know that Chrysalis was crafted magical clones of Twilight and her friends to use those elements? They couldn't do it, as they were inversions of each pony's individual personality, they were created incapable of forming a cohesive unit that could effectively use the power. You did manage to take over just one school, composed largely of ponies, although the non-ponies weren't really ever in your corner, so... What did you have in mind for the other nations?

The Elements are not the most important thing. I'm not saying they were just trinkets, when they existed they did help channel the magic, but the most important part is the friendship itself. As for the other nations, as the ruler of ponies I would have to create a true army (as the current Royal Guard is pretty useless) to protect us from them, and maybe even conquer them.
 

17 hours ago, Sparklefan1234 said:

Chrysalis, do you clean your legs and wings so dust, cobwebs and other things don't start growing there? 

*Rainbow Dash busts out laughing* 

What kind of question is that? Of course I do, were you going to insult me by suggesting I have bad hygiene?
 

(Meanwhile, Tirek is very happy that he's not getting any questions, and can enjoy some peace and quiet.)

Edited September 24, 2022 by PawelS

[flutterJackdash 218]

13 minutes ago, PawelS said:

What they were under my rule. Fierce warriors, relentless hunters, cunning deceivers.
 

The Elements are not the most important thing. I'm not saying they were just trinkets, when they existed they did help channel the magic, but the most important part is the friendship itself. As for the other nations, as the ruler of ponies I would have to create a true army (as the current Royal Guard is pretty useless) to protect us from them, and maybe even conquer them.
 

(Meanwhile, Tirek is very happy that he's not getting any questions, and can enjoy some peace and quiet.)

To Chrysalis: Feared and hated by all, starving? Is that what's best for them?

To Cozy Glow: Ponies aren't really bred to be warriors though, don't know what use they'd be against Griffons and Dragons, and then you might end up having to fight Chrysalis. How much loss of life are you okay with in this scenario?

To Tirek: Oh, hey, didn't see you there. I know you're a centaur, but are you also part demon?

[Sparklefan1234 169,699]

Tirek, why are you here if you hate questions so much? 

[Silly Druid 6,901]

3 hours ago, flutterJackdash said:

To Chrysalis: Feared and hated by all, starving? Is that what's best for them?

To Cozy Glow: Ponies aren't really bred to be warriors though, don't know what use they'd be against Griffons and Dragons, and then you might end up having to fight Chrysalis. How much loss of life are you okay with in this scenario?

To Tirek: Oh, hey, didn't see you there. I know you're a centaur, but are you also part demon?

Being feared or even hated is a good thing, it means others have some respect for you and appreciate your strength.

As for starving, under my leadership we often were very successful in finding food, there are a few well known examples of our failure, but there are also many less known, and more successful undertakings. In some cases, ponies never found out that their loved ones were replaced by us.

With good training, equipment and leadership ponies can be excellent warriors, there are many examples from history, like the Mighty Helm and Flash Magnus' Legion. Of course a war means casualties, and, as a villain, I don't care much about the loss of innocent lives.

Yes, there is some demonic blood in our family. I have these horns, and my brother Scorpan has demonic wings. Also he looks very different from me, which shows that genetics works differently with us than with humans or ponies.
 

3 hours ago, Sparklefan1234 said:

Tirek, why are you here if you hate questions so much? 

I don't hate them, I just prefer to be left alone most of the time. I only agreed to take part in this thread because Chrysalis and Cozy wanted to do it, and it would be incomplete without me.

[Sparklefan1234 169,699]

17 minutes ago, PawelS said:

I don't hate them, I just prefer to be left alone most of the time. I only agreed to take part in this thread because Chrysalis and Cozy wanted to do it, and it would be incomplete without me.

 

Aww! Who knew Triek was such a softy? You do love your "wife" and "daughter", don't you? 

[Silly Druid 6,901]

Moments ago, Sparklefan1234 said:

Aww! Who knew Triek was such a softy? You do love your "wife" and "daughter", don't you? 

Calling them "wife" and "daughter", even with quotes, is a severe overstatement. But I admit I do care about them.

[Sparklefan1234 169,699]

Moments ago, PawelS said:

Calling them "wife" and "daughter", even with quotes, is a severe overstatement. But I admit I do care about them.

 

Well, you are basically a family now, aren't you? Ooh! You should get a pet!  (I suggest the next bird that lands on Chrysalis's muzzle.) 

[thegreenpony 82]

I love chryalis

[flutterJackdash 218]

1 hour ago, PawelS said:

Being feared or even hated is a good thing, it means others have some respect for you and appreciate your strength.

As for starving, under my leadership we often were very successful in finding food, there are a few well known examples of our failure, but there are also many less known, and more successful undertakings. In some cases, ponies never found out that their loved ones were replaced by us.

With good training, equipment and leadership ponies can be excellent warriors, there are many examples from history, like the Mighty Helm and Flash Magnus' Legion. Of course a war means casualties, and, as a villain, I don't care much about the loss of innocent lives.

Yes, there is some demonic blood in our family. I have these horns, and my brother Scorpan has demonic wings. Also he looks very different from me, which shows that genetics works differently with us than with humans or ponies.

To Chrysalis: I see. Being feared, even hated, is why you are alone except for Cozy Glow and Tirek, isn't it?

To Cozy Glow: I don't think the odds favor your thinking here. What about the Windigoes? Stir enough distrust and chaos between the tribes, and you won't even find a habitable place to rule.

To Tirek: Why did you reject Scorpan's ideas?

[Silly Druid 6,901]

13 hours ago, flutterJackdash said:

To Chrysalis: I see. Being feared, even hated, is why you are alone except for Cozy Glow and Tirek, isn't it?

To Cozy Glow: I don't think the odds favor your thinking here. What about the Windigoes? Stir enough distrust and chaos between the tribes, and you won't even find a habitable place to rule.

To Tirek: Why did you reject Scorpan's ideas?

The reason why I'm alone is because I got defeated by Starlight Glimmer and her gang.

Distrust between the tribes wasn't my ultimate goal. I wanted to unite them all under my rule.

Because my thirst for power was too strong to give it up.

[flutterJackdash 218]

6 hours ago, PawelS said:

The reason why I'm alone is because I got defeated by Starlight Glimmer and her gang.

Distrust between the tribes wasn't my ultimate goal. I wanted to unite them all under my rule.

Because my thirst for power was too strong to give it up.

To Chrysalis: But you were given a choice, weren't you? To join them and trying something new, accept a change.

To Cozy Glow: I still question whether or not a whole nation would agree to obey the rule of a filly. Still, what did you have in mind for Equestria if you had succeeded? I mean, apart from conquering the rest of the world and expanding, like... What were you plans for the people?

To Tirek: That's an impressively honest and insightful answer, Tirek. I'm curious, why do you want all that power? What does it mean to you?

[Silly Druid 6,901]

54 minutes ago, flutterJackdash said:

To Chrysalis: But you were given a choice, weren't you? To join them and trying something new, accept a change.

To Cozy Glow: I still question whether or not a whole nation would agree to obey the rule of a filly. Still, what did you have in mind for Equestria if you had succeeded? I mean, apart from conquering the rest of the world and expanding, like... What were you plans for the people?

To Tirek: That's an impressively honest and insightful answer, Tirek. I'm curious, why do you want all that power? What does it mean to you?

I would never accept anything like that! It would go against everything that's important to me.

To be honest, I haven't given it much thought. I wanted to be the Empress, but I didn't have any detailed plans for the society.

It makes me feel good. Really good. Being able to do anything I want is the best thing ever!

Edited September 25, 2022 by PawelS

[Sparklefan1234 169,699]

Is Chrysallis tickleish? 

[Silly Druid 6,901]

19 hours ago, Sparklefan1234 said:

Is Chrysallis tickleish? 

She sure is, especially inside the holes in her legs...

No comment.

[Sparklefan1234 169,699]

2 hours ago, PawelS said:

She sure is, especially inside the holes in her legs...

No comment.

 

Has anything ever made any of you  happy for a non-evil reason? 

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22 hours ago, Sparklefan1234 said:

Has anything ever made any of you  happy for a non-evil reason? 

Of course! I love eating cupcakes, singing songs, and seeing my friends happy!

I enjoy simple things in life, like a good workout or a good night's rest. Not as much as draining power from ponies though.

No.

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On 2022-09-25 at 1:54 PM, PawelS said:

I would never accept anything like that! It would go against everything that's important to me.

To be honest, I haven't given it much thought. I wanted to be the Empress, but I didn't have any detailed plans for the society.

It makes me feel good. Really good. Being able to do anything I want is the best thing ever!

To Chrysalis: Oh, so it sounds like your changelings aren't one of the things that's important to you. Is that correct?

To Cozy Glow: You know, the more I talk to you, the less I think you'd be a terrible leader... Just ill prepared, really. What's something that you want for Equestria?

To Tirek: So, do you drain magic from creatures other than ponies? If so, are they more or less satisfying? And can you explain that?

[Silly Druid 6,901]

21 hours ago, flutterJackdash said:

To Chrysalis: Oh, so it sounds like your changelings aren't one of the things that's important to you. Is that correct?

To Cozy Glow: You know, the more I talk to you, the less I think you'd be a terrible leader... Just ill prepared, really. What's something that you want for Equestria?

To Tirek: So, do you drain magic from creatures other than ponies? If so, are they more or less satisfying? And can you explain that?

They are important to me, but the most important thing is who they are. And who they are now is completely unacceptable.

I imagine I'd mostly let the ponies do what they want, as long as they accept me as their Empress.

I can drain magic from other creatures, but ponies seem to have the most of it, both in quality and quantity.

[flutterJackdash 218]

6 minutes ago, PawelS said:

They are important to me, but the most important thing is who they are. And who they are now is completely unacceptable.

I imagine I'd mostly let the ponies do what they want, as long as they accept me as their Empress.

I can drain magic from other creatures, but ponies seem to have the most of it, both in quality and quantity.

To Chrysalis: Who they are now? You mean happy, healthy, not starving, loved and accepted by others?

To Cozy Glow: No form of law to speak of then? What would stop them planning a coupe?

To Tirek: Oh, how interesting! Now, do you need magic to achieve that impressive physique?

[Silly Druid 6,901]

2 minutes ago, flutterJackdash said:

To Chrysalis: Who they are now? You mean happy, healthy, not starving, loved and accepted by others?

To Cozy Glow: No form of law to speak of then? What would stop them planning a coupe?

To Tirek: Oh, how interesting! Now, do you need magic to achieve that impressive physique?

Weak, naive, subjugated by ponies, and not even having their own culture. Have you noticed that all their cultural "traditions" are just attempts (sometimes misguided) to imitate what ponies do?

Well, that would go against the "accept me as their Empress" part, so there should be some kind of law (and law enforcement) to prevent this.

I do indeed, and magic from ponies is the best to achieve this result. Physical training only helps me to stay in shape, but doesn't give me the extra edge...

[swordsman 192]

to all of you, i am a samurai really a warrior for hire.  In the time i have came here I have worked for all things that have paid doing all kinds of jobs( i done work for discord a few times) well my question is why any of you never hired anything to help you do your bad deeds?  it worked well for the storm king.

[flutterJackdash 218]

On 2022-09-28 at 11:53 AM, PawelS said:

Weak, naive, subjugated by ponies, and not even having their own culture. Have you noticed that all their cultural "traditions" are just attempts (sometimes misguided) to imitate what ponies do?

Well, that would go against the "accept me as their Empress" part, so there should be some kind of law (and law enforcement) to prevent this.

I do indeed, and magic from ponies is the best to achieve this result. Physical training only helps me to stay in shape, but doesn't give me the extra edge...

To Chrysalis: Oh, well sort of culture did they have under your regime?

To Cozy Glow: Ah, and what would you have the penalties be, then?

To Tirek: Why is that physique so important to you?