I can finally consider Discord ''Reformed''.

[LordDiscord 289]

Ever sense ''Keep Calm and Flutter On'' I was left with a daunting feeling that Discord was just reformed for the heck of it. That their was no big need for his power, it was just a way of getting rid of him as a villain. I was really conflicted on what aspect of Discord I liked more, his evil manipulative, chaotic side, or his softer side, and for the longest time, I had preferred the first side as that was the side of Discord I was introduced to, that was the reason Discord became my favorite character in the first place. And the fact that through out the entirely of Season 4, that non of the Mane 6 (other than Fluttershy) had been willing to give Discord a chance and I hardly felt they really cared about him at all. Honest had something happened to Discord or had he been taken away and thrown in Tartarus for some unknown reason, Fluttershy would have been the only one hurt from that ordeal, and the others would have felt relieved. Atleast this is the vibe I get when ever Discord interacts with Twilight and the others. Tirek even hinted at this when he first encountered Discord, by stating that his friendship was nothing more than a new form of imprisonment, and sadly Tirek was correct, as that is what it felt like and that could be a reason why Tirek had so easily persuaded Discord to join his side, because he felt Tirek would let him be himself and would not judge him based for it. 

 

Another part that had me worried was the fact that before Tirek, there would have been no villain that could stand up to Discord and that he would have become the ''go to'' weapon now that the elements are gone. However when Tirek had grown powerful enough to drain Discord of his chaotic magic, I felt that it was a powerful moment because Discord was just officially dethroned as the most powerful character, and the fact their was a villain that could stand up to him, made that worry of him being overpowered fade away.

 

Discords betrayal was a great and powerful way of finalizing his reformation, by proving that he truly does want friendship and not just because he has to but because he wants it, as well as proving that the Mane 6 as a whole cares about him and was even willing to forgive him despite what he did. It would have been easy for Twilight to save her friends and leave Discord at the mercy of Tirek, yet she saved him.

 

The season final finally gave Discord that growth I have been longing for ever sense Season 3 and it felt natural too, I can now accept Discord as a good guy and even more so I can consider him a part of the Mane 6 or should I say Mane 7.  I can not wait for Season 5 and what they plan to do with Discords character, I hope they continue this trend and have Discord eventually become part of Twilights main circle of friends.

 

 

What do you all believe the future holds, and what are your hopes for Season 5 and beyond.

 

Debate. 

Edited May 12, 2014 by LordDiscord

[Adorkable 2,737]

I'm glad to hear that your now as ease with Discord's full reformation!

 

I guess it comes to show that everypony -excluding Fluttershy- had their obvious reasons to doubt Discord's 'change of heart'.

 

But I can obviously agree with you, I think after what happened in the season finale, Discord has truly been reformed. ^^

[Pastel 7,630]

I can now accept Discord as a good guy and even more so I can consider him a part of the Mane 6 or should I say Mane 7.

Not so fast! He's not even a pony! The "mane 6" will always be the "mane 6".

He can be friend with them, but I don't want him to become a main character who will always be with the 6 main ponies.

Edited May 12, 2014 by Blobulle

[Carbon Maestro 1,003]

Discord is the Q of the series.

 

He loses his powers and redeems himself. It happened with Q, and it can certainly happen with Discord.

 

And this episode Discord really changed into a good guy. There's so much semblance with Q and Discord.

[AnonBrony 1,469]

If they don't make a Discord centered episode in Season 5 I say we charge DHX with cotton candy and exploding chocolate milk.

[Scootalove 10,692]

Finally, you can now be at peace for Discord's reformation. From seeing what Discord did in the season premiere and the season finale, we can now see that he is truly reformed.

[Malinter 3,064]

reformed, yes? Behaved? probably not :3

[Yellow Diamond 7,578]

@LordDiscord[/b], it may be worth posting your opinion in this thread, which pertains to the same topic.

 

In order to avoid redundancy, I'm locking this thread -- but please feel free to continue the discussion in the link provided.