Discord (MLP AU)

## Discord

**Discord** (カオス, *Chaos*?) is one of the secondary characters of *My Little Pony: Guardians of Harmony.* He is a mischievious male draconequus and former antagonist.

## Bio

### Appearance

The word "draconequus" is composed of the Latin "draco" or Greek "drakon", meaning "dragon", and the Latin "equus", meaning "horse". His head is horse-like, much different from other ponies' head styles, though Cheerilee describes it as a "head of a pony". He has a deer antler on the right, a blue goat horn on the left, one long fang, different-sized pupils, a snake tongue, a goat beard, and white bushy eyebrows. He has the right arm of a lion, the left claw of an eagle, the right leg of a lizard, and the left leg of a goat. In addition, he has a bat's right wing, a Pegasus' left wing, a horse's mane, and a dragon-like snake's tail with a white tail tuft. The shape of his body resembles that of a snake. Discord bears a resemblance to a Chinese dragon, a creature often depicted with a serpentine body, facial hair, feline claws, and antlers.

### Personality

In The Return of Harmony Part 1 and Part 2, Discord is shown to be a mischievous and manipulative trickster who effortlessly pulls pranks on others through the use of his powerful magic, illusions, and hypnotism with little to no consideration towards his victims. He has a sense of showmanship and drama, preferring to be playful towards his victims before getting down to business, as seen when he mocks and banters with Celestia and the Mane Six in Canterlot Tower. He laughs and amuses himself with his magical chaos, mostly at the cost of others. Among other things Discord turns the ponies against each other, making Twilight Sparkle miserable and depressed, and generally causes ridiculous things to happen.

Discord is arrogant and overconfident, as he underestimated the ponies' ability to restore their friendship and wield the Elements of Harmony. Despite having a fondness for chaos, he can become easily annoyed if things don't go according to *his* plan; he becomes impatient when he cannot corrupt Fluttershy as easily as the other ponies. In Keep Calm and Flutter On, Discord states that he's never had a friend. He appears touched when Fluttershy declares herself to be his friend, and it is that glimpse of genuine friendship that causes him to undo the chaos he had caused. He states at the end of the episode that he will use his magic only for good from now on: "most of the time". Since then, he has kept his chaotic tendency to a low, though is still more than willing to cause mischief.

In Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 1 and Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 2, he was shown to indirectly aid the Mane Six in defeating the plunderseeds, which he himself planted long ago in a bid to defeat the royal sisters. Even after the force that is most capable of defeating him is gone, he keeps his word to Celestia and does not go on a rampage, and he is rather easily swayed by Fluttershy. In Twilight's Kingdom - Part 1 and Twilight's Kingdom - Part 2, after he betrays the ponies of Equestria and Lord Tirek subsequently betrays him, he shows deep remorse for his actions and apologizes to Fluttershy and her friends upon realizing the true importance of friendship. When Twilight and the others forgive him and the ponies accept him in the end, Discord appears truly happy, which he expresses by giving Princess Celestia a bouquet of flowers.

Discord has a habit of telling bad or unfunny jokes, as demonstrated in his comedy act in Make New Friends but Keep Discord and when he attempts to distract a group of changeling guards in To Where and Back Again - Part 2.

Discord can be very prideful, unwilling to admit to feeling hurt or left out. Rather than simply talk things out, he instead resorts to various schemes or antics in response to a problem, such as in A Matter of Principals.

While Discord's intentions can be good, his methods are often unorthodox, misguided, and even dangerous. This is most evident by his actions in season nine while masquerading as Grogar, as he ends up putting all of Equestria at risk by restoring Sombra and bringing Chrysalis, Tirek, and Cozy Glow together into an alliance, all with the ultimate intent of helping Twilight and her friends.

### Relationships

* **Fluttershy**: Fluttershy was the first friend that Discord ever had. While he initially refused to listen to her attempts to reform him, she eventually got through to him while ice skating when he realized she genuinely saw him as a friend and he didn't want to lose the only friend he had made at that point. After Fluttershy's death during the long timeskip before *My Little Pony: The Future* and after *My Little Pony: Life is Everything*, Discord removed his immortality and asked the Magic of Friendship (long before it disappeared) to peacefully end his life so he could pass on with her.
* **Baelz Hakos**: They get along very well since the both represent chaos.

### Etymology

* "Discord" is a state of chaos or disorder.
* His Japanese name is the English word "chaos."

## Magical Abilities

Discord, as the god of chaos, has incredibly powerful reality-warping powers, and is also able to fly. He can create practically anything out of nothing, can teleport, even appear inside objects such as stained glass windows, generate various bizarre phenomena such as chocolate rain, open portals to anywhere, and even brainwash creatures (which he does not use anymore after reforming). He is also capable of shapeshifting, as shown when he disguises himself as Grogar to attempt to boost Twilight's confidence and prepare her to be the ruler of Equestria. His powers can also be used to directly harm or imprison somecreature as shown when he helped Princesses Celestia and Luna turn Chrysalis, Tirek, and Cozy Glow to stone. However, as his powers are still magic, he is still affected by anti-magic, and if he stops acting chaotic and at least slightly michievious, he will die.

## Trivia

* Like Changelings, Discord can shapeshift into any form he desires. Unlike Changelings (who can shapeshift perfectly), however, he can't change his eyes and eyebrows, such as when he disguised himself as Grogar and his irises were still red while he still had bushy eyebrows.
* Despite being described as having the head of a pony, his head looks much more goat-like than pony-like.
* As a running gag, Discord will make various foods rain down from the sky as a prank, such as nachos and candy.
* He often calls Kyubey "Q-Tip," much to her extreme annoyance.