Finally done. This was based around 2 ideas 1: Drawing RD spending time with her other friends (or ponies I assume are her friends) 2: what if pegasus only had 2 modes, super active and super lazy.
Trying to make this room as slob-by as I could was pretty fun
Coloured some old line art of Rarity sense I haven’t had anything to upload for a while
Recently I watched “Make New Friends But Keep Discord”, and it got me to thinking about Discord’s character and my three biggest OTPs for this fandom. Ironically enough, all my big ships involve Discord in one way or another. Given the mini-shipping wars I keep seeing in the tags, I thought I’d give my own two cence here while it’s still fresh on my mind. So here are a few thoughts.
Discord / Fluttershy
If you watch the show, this is probably the most obvious of the ships. There is plenty of material from the show and the comics with these two together, and some might even go so far as to say it’s “canon.”
Platonic or romantic, these two are nothing short of adorable.
At a glance, this ship seems very unlikely. On the one hand you have a jokester god of chaos who seems to take delight in other people’s discomfort and pain, and on the other you have a pegasus who is soft-spoken and all-loving. There should be no way they could work together at all, but somehow it makes beautiful sense.
Watching the one play off the other and seeing their relationship develop is what really makes this ship for me. Discord begins to grow and change as a result of his friendship with Fluttershy. She is integral as he learns and stumbles along developing in healthy relationships with the people around him. Arguably it is their relationship that sparks his character arcs and makes him one of the most complex villains-turned-anti-hero for this kind of cartoon (right on par with Zuko from A:TLA in my opinion).
Fluttershy is the one character he cannot manage to turn without cheating. Maybe she is not as forceful or powerful as other characters who have stood up to him, but she challenges Discord in a way no else does. She is idealistic but not naive, soft but not weak, loving but not foolish.
Out of the ships, it feels like Discord has to give the most effort in this relationship, and it is refreshing to see with his character.
And, admittedly, the fangirl in me just loves to see a big scary spirit of disorder and darkness being tamed and slowly killed by kindness.
Discord / Celestia
The big angst ship of the trio. The lore of the show is fairly vague about the history these two share, but most of the audience would agree that it is a twisted history nonetheless.
Much of this ship is built on a consensus by the fandom rather than explicit canon material. We get winks and nods from time to time in the show, and the creators probably know this all too well. Yet we never come close a definitive answer as to whether or not a romantic relationship between them is canon. So much of what we “know” about this ship is built on interpretation of the lore and speculation.
Most fics and fanart I see of Discord and Celestia generally goes in one of two directions: 1.) Discord’s love for the alicorn is one-sided and thoroughly rejected (or at the very least never reciprocated). 2.) Their love is mutual, but they are torn apart by their ideals and/or warring factions. Celestia then has to cast aside her personal feelings aside in the name of the greater good, and the end result is usually a bitter albeit hesitant betrayal on her part.
When the second is the case, redemption is a common theme with these two. They have to work for their happiness by confronting the issues that forced them apart. They both have to admit they were at fault and wronged each other deeply. Usually their relationship comes out the stronger for that emotional journey, and these are some of my favorite endings.
This is probably the most complex Discord ship, and it especially fun to see all the different interpretations of this pairing across the fandom.
Discord / Pinkie Pie
This pair really speaks to my chaotic-alignment-duo-wreaking-havoc-and-casually-breaking-the-fourth-wall-and-destroying-us-all-in-a-shower-of-surreal-and-referential-humor aesthetic.
On the face of it, Pinkie and Discord are both as funny and carefree as you please. Yet a closer look reveals this as a front for a surprisingly delicate and shaky sense-of-self. Discord, for all his power, is emotionally immature and inept in social situations. Though a little dark in the context of the show, there is the implication that Pinkie is imbalanced and more than a little out there. While this may have little to do with them as ship, the parallels in their characters and insecurities are interesting to note.
The two of them are counterparts in humor, two sides of a coin in comedy. Pinkie represents the selfless kind of humor meant to bring joy and happiness to the people around her. Discord, on the other hand, makes his jokes at the expense of others and crosses the line from poking fun to outright bullying.
Personality-wise, they have a great deal in common and in a casual setting would probably hit off the easiest out of the three pairings.
The ship name DiscoPie just has a way of rolling off the tongue to be honest.
But what do you guys think? Your thoughts?
Also adding that Pinkie seems to be the only pony in existence who is SO HYPER that it can even make Discord uncomfortable. I only friendship them, but I find this dynamic really neat. :D
Who do you ship pinkie with then? Um if you don’t mind me asking that is. Everyone already knows I ship her with a certain accordion playing dork. I don’t care who is shipped with who as long as cheesepie isn’t messed with.
Funny, Discord had an official ship tease with the cat from the comic..but I have seen next to nothing with that…
I like Discord/Celestia the most cause Discord seems to amuse Celestia and Celestia seems to have a real boredom problem. She had other people wreck her own party twice because she was so bored with it and seemed to like it even more the time Discord did it, which is the whole reason she invited him. And even when he was just telling jokes Celestia laughed which was pretty cute. Far as I can tell Celestia doesn’t get too many opportunities for genuine fun, and even if it would get a bit much sometimes I think Celestia would really like having him around more.
Pallette Meme: Moondancer x Twilight Sparkle 15 :3
In the last episode with Tantibus the ending really reminded me of persona4 (as it did for everyone else)
So this is my concept of Luna’s persona Tantalus, because I kept thinking she was saying that until near the end of the episode. I think a prisoner is an appropriate persona for Luna.
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