Discord (MLP)

Discord, also known as Spirit of Chaos and Disharmony, Master of Chaos and Lord of Chaos, is a character from the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic series.
== Charactah Account ==
This dopey-looking but deceptively manipulative and sinister draconequus, a spirit of disharmony, once ruled Equestria in a reign of terror and chaos until Celestia and Luna discovered the Elements of Harmony and turned him into a statue for what they thought was forever. After 1000 years, he breaks free and sets out to tear the bonds of friendship between the Elements' new bearers to secure his eternal freedom. However, he underestimates the strength of their friendship and is promptly returned to his stony prison. He is later freed and reformed by the Mane Cast (namely Fluttershy) after Princess Celestia finds a more constructive use for his powers, but still manages to find ways to cause trouble.
== Appearance ==
=== Cartoon ===
* My Little Pony Best Gift Ever
* My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Season 2
* My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Season 3
* My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Season 4
* My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Season 5
* My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Season 6
* My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Season 7
* My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Season 8
* My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Season 9
=== Comic ===
* My Little Pony (2022)
* My Little Pony Holiday Special 2019
* My Little Pony Micro-Series
* My Little Pony/Transformers: Friendship in Disguise
* My Little Pony: FIENDship is Magic
* My Little Pony: Friends Forever
* My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
=== Literature ===
* My Little Pony: Discord and the Ponyville Players Dramarama
* My Little Pony: Ponyville Mysteries: Cursed Crusaders 
=== Movie ===
* My Little Pony The Movie
=== Video Games ===
* My Little Pony
== Trivia ==
* He is the second major antagonist on the show to have been redeemed (the first being Nightmare Moon) and the first major antagonist to have been redeemed via non-magical means (without the use of the Elements of Harmony).
* He is also the first being in the series so far who has been proven to be completely immune to Fluttershy's stare, the second being Flash Bees. Given that The Stare has in the past reduced a full-grown dragon into submission and overpowered the magical stone gaze of a Cockatrice, Discord shrugging it off like it was nothing is a testament to his incredible power.
* Discord made a cameo appearance in the first ever fan-made My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic episode called Double Rainboom as a front cover of the book that Blossom was reading in the ending credits.
* Discord can also be seen in the intro of Seasons 4 and above, in Fluttershy's house.
* Discord is the most powerful character in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
* Although Discord has been reformed, he still performs acts of questionable ethical integrity, for example, not saving ponies in danger by the Plunderseeds (and appearing to take joy in their suffering), attempting to banish Tree Hugger to another dimension, and refusing to help the Mane 6 after they accused him of intentionally creating chaos with Plunderseeds. He also considered the possibility of going back to his old ways in the moment he was notified of the disappearance of the Elements, only to be stopped by Fluttershy. It is perhaps on this that Spike tells Twilight that Discord is "reformed, but not that reformed". This is all before the fight with Tirek which presumably sees him fully reformed.
* It is implied Discord was much more evil in the past; one stained glass shows him dangling screaming ponies over fire.
* Discord is the only major antagonist who is confirmed to be behind another major antagonist. Nightmare Moon, Discord, Chrysalis, Sombra and Tirek were acting on their own motives but the Plunderseeds were created by Discord.
* According to the Elements of Harmony book, Discord's redemption was done so new stories could be told with his character and to turn him from the known enemy into the "not-always reliable ally".
* He is the third most recurring antagonist in the show, the other being Diamond Tiara, and Silver Spoon. Starlight Glimmer and Trixie Lulamoon do make more appearances in the show but they both reformed during their second non-background appearances, so they no longer count as antagonists.
* Discord is the first villain who successfully defeated the Mane 6, even if it was for a brief amount of time, the second being Queen Chrysalis, and the third being Cozy Glow.
* Discord is the first male major antagonist in the show.
** He is also the first major antagonist who is not a pony.
* Discord lives in a chaotic dimension as it was revealed in the episode Make New Friends But Keep Discord.
* Discord is the only major antagonist to be a threat more than twice in the show. Nightmare Moon, Sombra, and Tirek were imprisoned a thousand years ago, returned, and were reformed, destroyed, and permanently reimprisoned, respectively, by the end of their episodes, while Starlight Glimmer was the main villain of both the Season 5 premiere and finale, reforming in the latter, and Chrysalis has so far appeared twice, in the Season 2 and 5 finales. Discord was a threat four times: Before being turned to stone thousands of years ago, in the Season 2 premiere, in Season 3 before Fluttershy reformed him, and in Season 4 when Tirek convinced him to turn evil again.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Discord at My Little Pony Friendship is Magic Wiki
* Discord at Villains Wiki
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