User:Elunalis

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Queen Chrysalis and the Changelings
As you might guess from my temporary avatar, my top subject of interest is Queen Chrysalis and the changelings.

I like them even more if I'm allowed to stick to the widely debated claim stating that emotions truly are the changelings' only source of food and not solely a source of power (see my headcanon section for a take on the debate).

The ruling Princesses of Equestria
My second top subject of interest are the three ruling princesses of Equestria, Celestia, Luna and Cadance.

Although they have limited screen time, imagining their less mundane duties and activities can be captivating. So is delving into Equestria's untold domestic political landscape or its diplomatic relations with foreign nations.

Fan Labor
My third subject of interest is less relevant to this peculiar wiki – fan labor.

I have no words to describe the sheer amount of creativity and dedication that fans have poured into MLP.

As much as I love creative or intriguing alternate universes in fan labor, what captivates me the most are the contributions of all sorts that consolidate or add to the lore of the show in more faithful ways.

Those turn an already good show into a truly amazing extended universe.

Main Personal Headcanons
As much as I can, I personally am very attached to staying true to the original show as well as to the chapter books and to the comics (when the latter is possible).

Changeling evilness has been emphasized for the sake of simplicity
My biggest headcanon guilt is that I like to consider that, in order to make the story and the morale of the show clearer and better suited for the younger audience, Hasbro required that the changelings be depicted as more evil than their creators intended them to be.

Indeed, in "A Canterlot Wedding", the changelings were rightfully pushed back in an act of legitimate defense, but the "love always prevails" morale wouldn't be quite as pure if we state that there was an additional untold reason behind the changelings' invasion or that Chrysalis' home colony may completely starve to death as a consequence of its queen's mistake (even if one might argue this is well deserved)...

Justification:

 * In the official book "The Art of Equestria", Rebecca Dart (character designer) states that Hasbro sent her a note saying "She [Chrysalis] wasn't scary enough". Rebecca Dart adds that she had to prove that Chrysalis could be a "super villain".

[Sadly I cannot verify the source or the validity of this statement, which consequently has no value. If anyone happens to be able to provide a valid source to this statement, by all means please inform me. I would be hugely grateful!]
 * According to another statement, Lauren Faust would have planned Queen Chrysalis to be a more subtle and contrasted character rather than a purely evil one.


 * Whereas the original American version of "A Canterlot Wedding" puts an obvious emphasis on the changelings' "crave for power", a number of official foreign translations, notably the Japanese and French versions (to cite only those I can verify by myself), seem to let the changelings' struggle for food surface (resurface?).

This might be due to translation discrepancies but this may also be due to the fact that both cited countries enforce looser guidelines about such topics as Good and Evil than the USA does.
 * Please see the first justifications for "Emotions are a changeling's only source of food" for more details.

Emotions are a changeling's only source of food
This headcanon arguably may or may not be regarded as canon since the official materials have remained very vague on the suject up this date. It is also closely related to my aforementioned "Changeling evilness has been emphasized for the sake of simplicity" headcanon.

Either way, I find the changelings to be a tremendously more interesting species if draining emotions from other species really is their only mean to feed and survive.

Justification:
["My dear little changelings will truely get something to eat."]
 * The focus between food or power seems to vary between official translations of "A Canterlot Wedding". The Japanese and French versions (to cite only those I can verify by myself), seem repectively imply a vital need for consuming emotions and a struggle for food  :
 * The French Chrysalis says: "Mes chères petits changelings vont vraiment avoir de quoi manger."

As a native French speaker, I can ascertain that there is a needy tone to it. You use that kind of statement to describe animals or people who struggle to find or get food on a daily basis.

"Wareware, chenjiringu wa ai wo tebete ikiru no sa." ["We, changelings, feed on love."]
 * The Japanese Chrysalis says: 「われわれ、チェンジリングは愛を食べて生きるのさ. 」 /

This grammar form describes a diet needed to stay alive, just like one would say "carnivores [mostly, if not exclusively] eat meat". Feed a lion, king of the savannah, with a grass diet and there will soon be no more king...

Although, in that version, Chrysalis' later lines peculiarly diminish the sense of vital struggle.
 * Even the original American Chrysalis herself does say: "As queen of the changelings, it is up to me to find food for my subjects."


 * In "The Many Tales of Queen Chrysalis" comic, Twilight Sparkle notices that Chrysalis seems to be in a very poor-looking shape and ask the prison guards if they "follow her [Chrysalis'] approved diet".

I would believe it is unusual to worry about the diet of a state's most hated prisoner unless it has some rather special characteristics (also, diet aside, Chrysalis and her people clearly do not receive any VIP treatment). Thus, surprisingly, Katie Cook and Andy Price would seem to acknowledge some sort of unusual nutritional needs for changelings, even though both artists like to depict a beyond pure-evil version of Chrysalis.

... Also most importantly, Chrysalis x Cadance is best ship- *cough* That's not a public headcanon. You didn't hear anything! http://i1286.photobucket.com/albums/a609/Evalunerois/FANMADE_CadanceampChrysalis_by_botchan-edit_zpsl3rejwfd.png Fanmade pixel ponies by Botchan-MLP