Talk:My Little Pony Best Gift Ever/@comment-26423071-20181223021859/@comment-1711382-20181224181907

It doesn't seem that out of character to me. Yes, he did manipulate Rainbow Dash into bringing a dangerous creature to Ponyville. But he was absolutely certain Fluttershy could successfully tame it, and thus make a new friend. It wasn't really sabotage, because he intended for it to have a positive resolution from the beginning.