If Discord's statue was smashed, would he die?

[TheAnimationFanatic 3,596]

If Discord's statue was somehow destroyed, would that kill him or free him from the curse?

[BastementSparkle 20,328]

There's no real way to know for sure, as such a situation isn't ever brought up in the show. It is worth mentioning the Storm King's statue was shattered in the movie, but he was still shown as alive in the credits. Whether that's real in-universe or just a little joke for the credits is up to you, I suppose.

 As far as headcanon goes, I'd say it'd do neither. He wouldn't die, but he wouldn't be set free either. He'd just be forced to live in the broken pieces of the statue. Discord pulls his own body apart for a joke all the time, and the way I see it is that as long as he has his magic he's completely invulnerable to any normal means of harm. He technically still has his magic while in the statue, he just can't break free or do anything with it. The only reliable way to really kill Discord is to completely remove his magic before doing so.

[TheAnimationFanatic 3,596]

Perhaps. Still, it's fun to think about. 

[Megas 27,743]

I don't know actually. Knowing Discord, smashing the statue would probably set him free

[SharpWit 2,699]

There's two question we're not asking. Is Discord actually turned to stone, and is it even possible to smash him?

The Storm King was clearly turned to stone, as we got to see his insides. He was also changed by combined Alicorn magic rather than the Elements of Harmony, the former likely being a little less merciful, and Discord appears to have possibly just been encased in stone when we see how he is freed by the cracking of an outer layer.

The spell could very well not only serve to protect not just the innocent onlooker, but prevent harm against our would be antagonist.

[Goat-kun 2,527]

Only someone who could reach the immaterium would be able to kill Discord.

[Will Guide 21,362]

If the end credits of the 2017 MLP Movie are any indication with the Storm King statue pieces dancing around for laughs in spite of all logic, the broken stone pieces of Discord would dance around like it's no big deal. Besides Discord is a powerful chaotic being, it would be near impossible to permanently kill him

[Misty Shadow 7,940]

In The Summer Sun Setback, Discord turns himself to stone and destroys himself for fun, so I highly doubt it. He is an immortal chaos spirit, so I believe the only way he can "die" is as implied in Discordant Harmony, choosing not to represent chaos. 

[Tom Gallagher 33,593]

Technically, he would.  But it is Discord we're talking about here! 

[Stardust Live 44]

Goodness, I hope so

No, really!

[TheAnimationFanatic 3,596]

1 hour ago, Stardust Live said:

Goodness, I hope so

No, really!

Interesting response. 

[nightshroud96 124]

On 7/22/2020 at 4:44 PM, CloudMistDragon said:

In The Summer Sun Setback, Discord turns himself to stone and destroys himself for fun, so I highly doubt it. He is an immortal chaos spirit, so I believe the only way he can "die" is as implied in Discordant Harmony, choosing not to represent chaos. 

That's because it was done by his goofy chaos magic which he controls, not by a spell like by the Elements of Harmony turning him to stone and negating his power.

[nightshroud96 124]

Given that his chaos magic is nullified while he's a statue(or otherwise he would have already faded away due to he couldn't cause chaos but that rule being put on pause if his magic is currently nullified or gets taken away), he is probably going to stay dead if he shatted to bits in that statue.
Since his magic is negated, he won't be able to "recover" and thus his spirit would be forced into the afterlife due to he's now dead and by the time the spell wears off, he still won't get his powers back since he's already dead for real(not by that spirit form he took after Starlight banished him from the School, but actual dead). He won't be able to return to the world of the living on his own.

Celestia probably couldn't bring herself to destroy the statue like that, probably afraid she might become Daybreaker down the line if she took a life like that.
And probably thought it was too terrifying or something to do that to someone even to Discord.

In fact I had thoughts of Nightmare Moon doing it in the NMM timeline as one of the ways of dealing with him. She blasted Discord's statue and destroyed it(most likely using dark magic to ensure his power stays nullified and he STAYS dead), killing him and ensuring he doesn't pose a threat anymore ever.

[Vefka 1,499]

Technically speaking, on molecular level the statue constantly loses molecules here and there and after a couple decades it might lose visible amount of molecules. But even without this process wind (especially storms) and rain can destroy the statue far more in even a decade

So I don't think he would die, unless the statue is magically protected

[Ittoni 538]

I would think not. Maybe if it was any other villain that could happen, but Discord is pretty much immortal because he is the physical manifestation of an intrinsic aspect of the world. So the worst that can happen i assume would be that he would divide with the shatters. Like boss keys from twilight princess, or like the magical rings from Lord of the Rings, or the horocruxes from Harry Potter.

[nightshroud96 124]

18 minutes ago, Vefka said:

Technically speaking, on molecular level the statue constantly loses molecules here and there and after a couple decades it might lose visible amount of molecules. But even without this process wind (especially storms) and rain can destroy the statue far more in even a decade

So I don't think he would die, unless the statue is magically protected

Well since the statue happened because of magic, most likely natural elements such as erosion wouldn't apply on those kind of statues.

[Stardust 641]

I think he is there just his consciousness in many pieces and never being able to escape

 

[Sparklefan1234 172,088]

I think Discord would seep out like a ghost to mess with whoever smashed the statue. 

[ExplosionMare 18,079]

26 minutes ago, Sparklefan1234 said:

I think Discord would seep out like a ghost to mess with whoever smashed the statue. 

That’s scarier than him dying 

[DubWolf 17,313]

You could argue putting the statue into a state of... disorder (whether it be by smashing, exploding, chiseling, etc) would be an activator to his power  .

[Splashee 28,566]

Smashing the statue would probably break him free. Looked like the statue was cracking up when he got free the first time. I don't think he would die

[DPBOX 75]

I've always thought that the stone form of characters who are turned to stone in fiction are indestructible. Then again, the Storm King shatters into pieces, but isn't obsidian more fragile and brittle than rock?

[nightshroud96 124]

17 minutes ago, DPBOX said:

I've always thought that the stone form of characters who are turned to stone in fiction are indestructible. Then again, the Storm King shatters into pieces, but isn't obsidian more fragile and brittle than rock?

Pretty sure even if it was regular rock it would break or at least get damaged from falling from that height.

[darknight24 0]

No. First of all, with Season 10 implying that the Cosmos Arc is canon, we know that two things can kill a being like Discord: One acting opposite to the thing they embody. Second option is destroying chaos completely, as Cosmos boasted that Malice can not be destroyed. While Cosmos is a separate entity from Discord, they are both the same type of entity. That is to say: They both are embodiment of a force of sorts, Discord Chaos, and Cosmos Malice. 

Even if you don't buy into that argument, Discord still wouldn't die. First off: Lets get something clear here: There is not a single mention of Discord and stoning that says "covered in stone", it always mentions he is turned into stone, not encased by it. Furthermore, when Discord shatters himself, we clearly see that his insides are also made of stone. There is too much evidence against Discord being merely encased in stone. Ranging from the wording to how we see it happen. So, why is this relevant? Because of his brain. Discords entire body; brain included, was turned into non-functioning stone. That means no brain waves, and no neuroelectric impulses travelling around his body.

That means he isn't capable of thinking. He isn't capable of feeling, or sensing anything around him. yet he was revealed to have been conscious as a statue. This means that Discord does not need a brain or organs to function, as he was conscious without it. And if he can stay conscious without his brain, then what good is it? Who cares if his brain gets shattered into pieces. It's as useless a statue as it is in pieces. The situation remains the same. 

That said, if you shattered him, and his magic was negated, he probably wouldn't be able to do anything to put himself back together. He be stuck like that. Just like the Storm King.

[nightshroud96 124]

10 hours ago, darknight24 said:

No. First of all, with Season 10 implying that the Cosmos Arc is canon, we know that two things can kill a being like Discord: One acting opposite to the thing they embody. Second option is destroying chaos completely, as Cosmos boasted that Malice can not be destroyed. While Cosmos is a separate entity from Discord, they are both the same type of entity. That is to say: They both are embodiment of a force of sorts, Discord Chaos, and Cosmos Malice. 

 

Speaking of that... I was really hoping the season 10 comics would have retconned/erased that blasted arc and follow only the show's continuality. But nope..
I just.. hate that arc so much and what it did to the Royal Sisters in more ways than one..