Domination of Equestria - T+213 days.
Fall of the Crystal Empire - 20:11
“Shining!”
“Cadence! I’m so glad you’re ok. Why are you here? I told you to get away while you still could!”
“I couldn’t Shining, I’m sorry. Even if I was willing to leave you, the Empire is surrounded.”
“What!? What happened to the Crystal Guards on the escape route?”
“That last bolt of fire took them out. It’s only us Shining, we’re all that’s left.”
Damn you Overlord. First you turn the area around the Empire into a vision from Tartarus and here you are with your armies, surrounding the Crystal Palace itself.
Assaulted from all sides, flying enemies above, forced to take shelter under the palace by the Great Entrance Hall in the east leg.
I won’t let you have your way, never. I’ll make my last stand here if I have to!
“Shiny, why aren’t they attacking?”
“I have no idea Cady, but that suits me just fine. Crystal Guard! Front and centre!”
“Sir!”
“Shiny, please, don’t do this.”
“I’m sorry Cadence, I swore to protect Equestria and the Princesses, and I’ve failed. I’ve failed the Princess I took and Oath to serve, for all anyone knows she’s dead. I failed her sister who I promised to look after, turned into some kind of mad infantile shade of herself.
Worst of all though, I failed my own sister."
“Shiny, no. None of that is your fault, you weren't there, there was nothing you could do.”
“Maybe, but I’m here, now. And so are you. I won’t fail you too Cady, I won’t. I can’t.”
“Captain Armour, the enemy is drawing their blades, I think they’re going to rush us for hoof to hoof combat!”
“Ok, I don’t know why they’re not just blasting us from the sky like the rest, but listen to me now! Troops of the Crystal Empire! Our hearts shine strong! Our hearts shine true! Together! For The Princess! For the Crystal Heart!
For the Empire!"
Overlord Rule No:82 I will not shoot at any of my enemies if they are standing in front of the crucial support beam to a heavy, dangerous, unbalanced structure.
Seriously, what is it with that stupid design, anyway? It's like putting a penthouse on the Eiffel Tower and sticking your government in it.
Overlord Rule No 82 Exception: If said structure is part of my enemy's infistructure, I will first ensure that I will not be crushed when it collapses, then spam rockets at said support beam until it breaks, hopfully crushing some of my enemies in the process.
6501708 Unless said infrastructure is needed in some way, shape or form for any future plans on ruling the area.
Ah, now this is just common sense.
~Leonzilla
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But it is important to consider who it is more important to: you, or the enemy. If it is the latter, destroy it. You can always rebuild something comparable after you take over.
Well, yeah, I can see why the palace could be spared. It would provide some beautiful vistas from the top.
6501827 Well, he can't rebuild it if all of his troops are crushed by the massive crystal spires now can he?
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The issue here is that as an evil overlord it will undoubtable cause the structure to collapse on top of you, leading to your defeat. Hence why a successful one knows not to shoot at support structures.
Don't you mean 'For the city block?'
I mean...have you seen how tiny your little province is, Shining?
I don't get it. Why not? If your troops are in no danger from it, why not shoot and either hit your enemy, or hit the structure they're hiding around and collapse it on top of them?
6502628 the 'tree' fall effect, if you [the evil overlord] or your troops shoot at your enemy [the hero] and said enemy is near a free standing structure and/or a key support for a free standing structure the odds are good that you or your troops will hit said structure in such a way that it will fall on you or your troops while leaving your enemy unharmed.
6502959 in more than one way fucked
Love the story, keep it up!
6501692 Not to mention the fact that the supports could easily be destroyed by a small bomb.
That kind of "intellect" is why you're getting your ass kicked.
Dangerous Support Structure, Aka Canterlot in a nutshell.
Yea... that happened.