Talk:Princess Luna/@comment-188.220.159.222-20130323222105/@comment-26973802-20130329040523

Although the show seems to treat Nightmare Moon and Luna as the same, Lauren Faust has hinted otherwise:

''Luna was no longer present. Jealousy buried her inside Nightmare Moon.''

There are many ways to look at Luna's transformation into Nightmare Moon; I look at Nightmare Moon as the embodiment of Luna's dark side, all her jealousy and bitterness, magnified by dark magic to possess her. (Although this does technically mean she's part of Luna) Her remorsefulness can be explained either by becoming resentful enough to allow this transformation to take place, or by remembering everything much like when Sthertoth possessed Rukifellth in Bomberman, or, indeed, symbiotes like Venom

As for the comics, it doesn't seem the same evil of Nightmare Moon is going to be possessing R... the new victim, it seems she will just be turned into the next NMM by the nightmare forces, either corrupting her like Discord did or creating a new darkness to possess her