The Rain, the Poison, and the Job

A disgraced hero reflects on what he's done, and whether or not he really is the villain he should be.

Contains spoilers for S5 E15

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Skylarking the Stargazer

Skylarking the Stargazer #1 · Sep 20th, 2015 · · ·

Good, but all those thoughts inside WR is just a little bit... Too bizarre and over-exaggerated, I still would add it to my favorites though.

SoarinDashSpaz

SoarinDashSpaz #2 · Sep 20th, 2015 · 1 · ·

Wind riders eyes were also yellow. In the episode where it showed rainbows sopposable father, his eyes were yellow too.

DaeCat

DaeCat #3 · Sep 20th, 2015 · · ·

Hmmm... Villain monologues are always interesting things. Very noir, which was nice. I thought the uncle relationship thing didn't really explain why he tried to frame her. If he was honestly expecting RD and Co. to beat him, then why not just hand her his pin and be done with it? He doesn't need to frame her for a crime to make her happy. That said, this is a really nice piece of writing. Probably less of a story and more character development, but still really got into the feel of the episode. Kudos!

LateBronyWriter

LateBronyWriter #4 · Sep 20th, 2015 · · ·

6441802 Yeah it's always nice to develop and flesh out the characters we don't see more. Would you consider doing a similar monologue for lighting dust?
LateBronyWriter

DaeCat

DaeCat #5 · Sep 20th, 2015 · · ·

6441918 Unprompted, I probably wouldn't do a straight-up monologue, just because I like things to be happening while revealing character also. It'd be more of a Frankenstein of monologue and action. If you're asking me seriously to write something similar to this for Lightning Dust, send me a PM detailing that.

LateBronyWriter

LateBronyWriter #6 · Sep 20th, 2015 · · ·

6441939 Oh sorry! I was meaning to ask the author if he had any plans to 'flesh out' other villains. I wasn't directly asking you to write out the story. But thanks for offering!

DaeCat

DaeCat #7 · Sep 20th, 2015 · · ·

6441959 Ha! Ok, cool. Perhaps replying to both the people you are talking to would remove confusion, but then again, I have a history of misunderstanding people.

LateBronyWriter

LateBronyWriter #8 · Sep 20th, 2015 · · ·

6441969 That's fine. I'm the one who is sorry.

Cytotoxin

Cytotoxin #9 · Sep 20th, 2015 · · ·

His reasoning is idiotic. Sure, blame fame and fortune on becoming a sleaze. A common excuse. Which is exactly why he got his "comeuppance".

FanOfMostEverything

FanOfMostEverything #10 · Sep 20th, 2015 · 1 · ·

Whoa. That's a really cool idea. Headcanon seriously considered. Not sure if I'll use it or not, but it's still a fascinating premise, and a good way to add depth to a rather shallow antagonist.

The Hat Man

The Hat Man #11 · Sep 20th, 2015 · 1 · ·

I like this, but I feel like it would have benefited from more detail. I'd love to know what it was that made him regret the life he's lived and why he'd burn his own reputation in an effort to "save" Dash from the same fate.

Still like the Noir feel to it, not unlike the episode itself.

DannyJ

DannyJ #12 · Sep 28th, 2015 · 1 · ·

Personally, I thought it was excellent. The noir style, the monologue, the characterisation as he tries to make hollow justifications to himself, it's all fantastic, and exactly what I was hoping for from the description.

MixMassBasher