The Chrysalis Debacle · 10:16pm Apr 27th, 2022
Let's talk about our 'favourite' evil Changeling Queen, now disgraced and currently trapped in stone.
Now, when it comes to ideal redeemable villains, this creature appears to be the favourite of these topics. I've seen it loads of times: Debates how she's the most repent-able, fics depicting her redemption from the most realistic to the most ludicrous. How, of all the MLP major villains, Chrysalis is seen as the most capable of being turned to good and can change as a better Changeling.
...I don't get it.
I haven't watched all of season nine yet - life's like that - but from what bits I've seen and things I've heard, nothing tells me she's any more redeemable than the other big bads.
Because people feel sorry for her? Being outcasted and shunned by her kind was her own doing. She brought that on herself and even then still attempted to commit evil acts. She doesn't have my sympathy.
Because she's a mother? Being a parent doesn't automatically make a character redeemable - glares at Raven Branwen - and you all saw how she treated her children. As pawns. Disposables. She willingly attempted to drain one of her children's happiness out of spite. She was an abusive, manipulative, controlling parent who cared nothing for her spawns, just for her own power and status.
Because she's the most 'attractive' big bad? Hello, you guys seen Sombra? Who wouldn't want a piece of that?
Jokes aside, contrary to what people may believe, a character isn't capable of becoming good just because they're good looking. How many fics use that trope to redeem a villain based on their physical appearance?
Because she has 'depth' to her villainy? Nah, she's pure evil, straight and simple. Her goal of supplying sustenance for her species no longer mattered when she made it clear in season six the only person she cares for, is herself. As far as I can tell, Chrysalis wouldn't give a rat's behind whether or not her children starve.
So what is it? What makes Chrysalis so appealing to people outside of those, that almost every fic sees her reformed or with shades of grey? What am I missing? I'm genuinely curious, I'd love to know.
And there is her origin on the IWD comics that was not disproven by the series. She was born evil like this, always throwing her spawn left and right in the name of power.
I'll be honest, I kind of agree with you. Does the same for Tirek and Cozy Glow? Well...maybe not Tirek because he's a piece of shit, we all agree on that. But what about Cozy? Is she capable of redemption? I just want to make the right choice.