Theory Is Twilght going to be corrupted

[NightOwl 912]

Yeah it's possible she might. It would make a good episode I think maybe a new villain would be responsible for corrupting Twilight would be interesting to see how that would unfold. 

[Dusk Dream 137]

Who knows, it could happen, Twilight tends to freak out over tough decisions or when she can't accomplish something.

 

Now that's she's an alicorn, there will be plenty of both of these!

 

I can imagine the mane 5 attempting to help Twilight, as she lost control of herself for feeling she didn't do something right, which would of made her vulnerable to evil villians out there searching for weak souls to corrupt.

 

An interesting idea, i'd love it if it would get implemented into season 4!

[NopeNopeNope 9]

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[~Squishy Skies~ 756]

I think you're overanalyzing it just a tiny bit, but it's definitely plausible, unlike some of the other theories I've seen...

 

I say we just wait 'til season 4 airs, and we'll get our answer. That's the only way.

[Adash 193]

This is a interesting theory, but I have to disagree mainly on the fact that Twilight is a MAIN character and work has been put into her so that she could become Princess Twilight Sparkle.  I must say that it would be interesting if Twilight became corrupted. 

[Zygen 6,066]

Her teachings have taught her to be resistant to most forms of outside control, but who's to say that her newfound powers as an alicorn won't give her a sudden ego rush? It would take just a slight tip towards arrogance to start her tumbling towards the dark side. It would also be a way of teaching viewers that just power alone doesn't make somepony automatically good, but the way they handle such power that makes them good or bad.

 

It would also give the other Mane 6 ponies a chance to shine as well.  

I guess its possible, still as far as I've seen her as an Alicorn in EqG shes not all that egoistical, and Twilight never has been. shes always been very humble and modest, so for her to suddenly get full of ego would be strange, not to mention she was already quite powerful, and she knew it, as a Unicorn.

 

Of course it is possible, and I suppose done right it could be a good episode.

 

Also i'm not saying that an episode with her becoming corrupt won't happen or is bad or anything, i just think that via ego its a bit out of Twilights normal character.

 

I think dark influence from something controlling her, or maybe just using a spell which accidentally corrupts her would be more likely, or possibly some other way I don't have the creativity to think of.

 

I guess we'll see .

[Changeling_Catalyst 22]

I guess its possible, still as far as I've seen her as an Alicorn in EqG shes not all that egoistical, and Twilight never has been. shes always been very humble and modest, so for her to suddenly get full of ego would be strange, not to mention she was already quite powerful, and she knew it, as a Unicorn.

 

Of course it is possible, and I suppose done right it could be a good episode.

 

Also i'm not saying that an episode with her becoming corrupt won't happen or is bad or anything, i just think that via ego its a bit out of Twilights normal character.

 

I think dark influence from something controlling her, or maybe just using a spell which accidentally corrupts her would be more likely, or possibly some other way I don't have the creativity to think of.

 

I guess we'll see .

You're right, Zy. Given her control over her magic as a unicorn thus far, plus her lack of egoism in Equestria Girls has a good indication that she's remaining good. As for how it might be pulled off, it could be done with a behind-the-scene tactic, with a new (or familiar) villain causing a surge of new power through Twilight to get to Celestia through her. 

 

But in the end, it'll be the writers' call and I'm sure they'll be able to pull it off in a spectacular way. Either way, I'm looking forward to the ride through Season 4. 

[Wardaddy 470]

It won't be possible for MLP to cover this in an episode, but once I came up with an idea involving Twilight and the events that took place in "A Canterlot Wedding Part 1" where at the rehearsal Shining Armor disowned her and everypony else walked out on Twilight. Now, take a moment to think hard about this. If there are mental scars within Twilight, then if they were utilized properly it would be the first step toward her fall from grace. Next, think about the Changelings. There isn't a doubt in my mind that if they were to return, Chrysalis would surely play on Twilight's mental pain, taking her under her wing and threatening Celestia that unless she surrendered, Twilight would not only become Chrysalis's protégé, but she would be transmorphed into a Changeling herself. Last of all, think of the reactions from the Mane 5, Celestia and Shining Armor. They would all know that Twilight's fall from grace was on their conscience; it was their fault that Twi had gone rogue. Cadance would be wanting answers from Shining, Celestia would be feeling pretty grim herself, and the Mane 5? Well, it would be safe to say that they would be even questioning their loyalty to Twilight, as well as their responsibility for the Elements of Harmony. It would make for an interesting episode, but it won't happen. 

 

On a more realistic scale, Twilight's too humble and modest to let herself be dragged into whatever lies the villains may throw at her. If there's any way for her to get corrupted, it would be from her power or dark magic overwhelming her and transforming her into a dark, sadistic, evil demi-god alicorn, slightly more powerful than she was before. It would give the Mane 5 a chance to be the heroes for once, and it would be interesting to see how the show would revolve around the whole aspect of Twi being a villain. It has happened before in other media (Xiaolin Showdown: After leaving the Ying-Yang World, Omi's chi got corrupted, turning him evil. Chase Young then took him in as his apprentice, and for that duration, Omi was particularly evil. It's fuzzy, but I do remember that happening). If it happened there, it can happen in MLP as well. But the most important thing overall would be the revelation that Twilight was never a Mary Sue to begin with. Even she has got her flaws, and they were exposed to the full.

Edited August 7, 2013 by Firebolt Blitz

[Jokuc 8,174]

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Wow that's a very interesting though.(Very nice video btw) I think it would be nice to see this happening (Like an episode where the other 5 started to notice Twilight acting strange, though I don't think that it will happen.

 

yeah that's pretty much it

Edited August 6, 2013 by Jokuc

[Winona the Dog 1,984]

After seeing Lesson Zero it's implied that Twilight is very weak mentally speaking. Corrupting her is definitely possible, but with her friends at her side it's something that's near impossible. As such I'm sure Twilight isn't the jealous nor would she allow all the power to go to her head.

 

I think the pressure of being an alicorn and the responsibilities that come with that might revert her to the way she was during Lesson Zero. Not corrupted per sae just crazy. The only other way would be through the overuse of Dark Magic. If such a thing has repercussions to it I think that might corrupt her as well.

[Veylon 255]

Corrupting Twilight, eh?

 

Whether another character works on her - or she falls herself - there has to be something that she wants or someone she hates enough to go to extremes. Luna became corrupted through resentment of Celestia. Sunset Shimmer became corrupted (I'm assuming) because she became prideful and Celestia came down on her for it.

 

One avenue I can see is her almost desperate desire to please Celestia. Let's say some mess comes up and Twilight seizes on it as an opportunity to prove herself. But she gets in over her head and needs bailing out. This is where Nightmare (or whoever) steps in with assistance, no strings attached. Twilight could go running to her friends or mentor for help, but that would mean a loss of face. So she accepts and receives praise for dealing with whatever it was that needed dealing with. But it leads down a road where she is more and more reliant on the advice and powers of her temptor. There'd be an eventual breaking point with her friends and mentor, but she's essentially corrupted at this point.

 

Alternatively, there's a backdoor route where she pretends to give in to the dark siders, learns and masters their secrets, and then disposes of them. And then expects to be honored by Celestia for her loyalty. Naturally, Celestia and her friends find her deceit and treachery kind of repugnant - even if it was in their benefit - and don't give her the kind of unadulterated praise she was hoping for.

 

Otherwise, she might let her position go to her head. She's the Element of Magic, one of - if not the most - powerful unicorns in history even before elevation and has had praise showered on her for her accomplishments. She's also now Celestia's equal and may decide that her mentor doesn't measure up to what she idolized her to be. This would be especially so if she succeeds at something Celestia failed at. Or she might get to feel what Luna felt at being constantly overlooked as a second-tier Princess.

[Dzastur 1,719]

Yup. I wouldn't mind seeing it happen, either. It'd make for fun viewing.

 

If she were to become corrupted, I'd like to see the rest of the Mane 6, Celestia, and Luna do their best to undo her corruption - and fail.

 

The only thing that finally gets her to fight off what's corrupting her is Spike, clinging to her leg despite her threats to destroy him.

 

"You promised that you'd always need me, no matter what. Well, here I am...and I'm not leaving you. No matter what."

[crazitaco 596]

I'll just copy-paste my comment from that video

 

I think that would make the most satisfying season finale yet. A lot of us feel that Twilight is starting to get a little *too* perfect. Why is she always the one who sees through the enemy and saves the day? I'd love to see what the rest of the mane 6 would do if Twilight were to suddenly turn.

That being said, i think its unlikely to happen but would be pleased if it did.

[MichaelxXxTrixie 433]

It would make a good Season finale to Season 4, it would be interesting to see her friends trying to get her back and un-corrupt her. And a good lesson could come out of it.

 

But, I don't really see it happening. I doubt they are going to corrupt the generally most main character of the series, now I could see Celestia getting corrupted maybe as another season opener/finale. However, I don't particularly like the entire "Corruption" thing. We've already had stuff like that happen to much.

[Scootadress 361]

I had this stupid idea that might prove something?

 

Maybe she was created to harmonize the Changelings and the ponies because the Changelings were just the offsuit of ponies that were once followers of an Alicorn pure hearted pony. (Like NNM, Changelings could resemble ponies when they have no heart)

 

Maybe love is actually touchable there and its truly magic like anything else and it, like anything, can turn a pony into a monster. Maybe she was corrupted into thinking that she was doing xxx and soon has to seek love to continue her reign? Its like a worse form of being Discorded. Perhaps this caused the races to not work together anymore?

 

Perhaps its something else and the Crystals were her domain and she ended up becoming corrupted after something happened and she really wasn't at all like the way she is now. 

 

Alicorn Twilight becoming like this could be great in terms of writing. What would make her turn dark like perhaps NNM and Chrysalis?

 

NNM was in pain from jealousy and anger, and thus turned her the way she was, but Luna herself wasn't NNM, it was the force that FORCED it. (Like another force not Luna herself. NNM is a magical force that comes from within and strikes, but the ponies themselves aren't that way, only this force that grows. A physical form of Anger and Jealousy)

 

Chrysalis could be from Betrayal and Twisted Love, or maybe just straight forward corruption of love. Love and Anger makes you stupid. 

 

What would make her change? Her land? Friendship?

[Rainblow H. Ash 5,091]

You know, a lot of folks seem to be approaching Twilight becoming corrupted as if she'll become pure evil. But what if she becomes corrupted in the pursuit of good? A lot of fictional series cover this, and would fit Twilight perfectly, what with her obsessive, over-analytic personality and her desire to please others. She might become corrupt through her own newfound powers and think that she has to exert control over others to force them to get along, or some other thing that she thinks is good but is really bad.

 

I dunno, I just think it would be more interesting if Twilight became corrupted because she thought she was doing something good but it twisted her into doing bad things in the pursuit of that, such as trying to make everypony get along no matter what, or something along those lines.

[RrVPfX9cPtw59FpC 1,304]

Interesting idea, though I doubt it'll happen. There's already a lot of topics that they could do in season four, though season five is still a possibility!

[Singe 2,111]

Twilight's corruption would be in the form of when she loses control of herself. She's powerful but not wise to keep herself on track without the help of her friends to reign her self in.

 

If all her friends are gone, Twilight would just consume herself and go mad. Twilight the Mad.

[M the brony 26]

It would be sooo awesome to see a episode where twilight goes evil fore some reason or another and how he friends have to figure out how to help her with out the hep of twilight her self (obviously)

[Dsanders 5,747]

That would definitely be interesting thing to see, if the show were eventually showcase such an event. I mean she is already known to be the most powerful magical unicorn in Equestria and one of the smartest as well!

 

Overall, it would be definitely be epic! Especially to see how the rest of the mane 6 would react and see what they would do in such a situation.

Edited August 23, 2013 by Sanderspie

[Gamer_Luna27 77]

It would make an interesting season start or finale. The way I would execute it would be that Celestia keeps getting Twilight to do stupid, meaningless jobs that Celestia could do herself but wants to avoid, and Twilight gets so mad at Celestia for making her sit through the complaints from that river village that nopony cares about that she confronts Celestia and defeats her. Now that she knows she is the most powerful pony in all off Equestria, she might think that these villages need to be shown what hell is really like. She might get through a few of these villages first before she turns her attention to ponyville.

 

You guys can make up a plot of your own from there. Go nuts.

 

However, back on topic, I think it is completely possible for Twilight to become corrupt. Luna turned corrupt for far less then what I just wrote. In some cases people have killed for less then what I just wrote. Everypony is susceptible to fire, as it were, and Twilight is no exception. 

[Adachi 772]

I haven't read most of the posts, but of all the ponies, Twi would be the least likely to be corrupted. She idolizes Celestia, and I believe has a lot of respect for Luna, and she believes in friendship over anything else. Also, she's way too smart to be overcome with jealousy. She can freak out sometimes, sure. She can also become obsessive over something. But jealousy? It's way beneath her.

[Wardaddy 470]

I haven't read most of the posts, but of all the ponies, Twi would be the least likely to be corrupted. She idolizes Celestia, and I believe has a lot of respect for Luna, and she believes in friendship over anything else. Also, she's way too smart to be overcome with jealousy. She can freak out sometimes, sure. She can also become obsessive over something. But jealousy? It's way beneath her.

Hence why we're exploring the possibilities of Twilight being corrupted on a scale other than jealousy. I personally believe that her power will overwhelm her, turning her evil. As aforementioned, being the Element of Magic makes Twilight quite possibly the most powerful unicorn in existence, even before becoming an alicorn. And since then, what I'm afraid of is that her powers may have doubled, and combining this with her title as a princess of Equestria may be targeted as a means of turning her against Celestia. However, it is unlikely this will happen, as after it ends, Twilight may come under scrutiny for her mental strength and inner capacity to harness her powers, to the point where she may fall into a downward spiral. Her powers may begin to go rogue, the ponies of Equestria may question Twi's ability as a princess and wielder of the Element of Magic. At the end of the day though, all this isn't going to happen.