Talk:Sunset Shimmer/@comment-3410511-20150201154502/@comment-4589864-20150202212923

Sunset wasn't malevolent, just very misguided and impatient, plus a little high-strung. She desired power because she believed it was her place to have it, but she didn't go out of her way to deliberately hurt anyone unless she really had to. Otherwise, she probably would've shaken Principal Celestia and Vice Principal Luna down for Twilight's crown instead of waiting for the Fall Formal. Plus there's the fact that she didn't want to hurt Spike when she held him hostage, and even let him go when Twilight told her to.

Of course, she was still rude and arrogant and she did try attacking Twilight for the crown at the last minute, but she never had any homicidal tendacies until she put the crown on. In fact, Sunset was clearly surprised and in pain when the crown transformed her into that demon. Plus, she was remorseful/repentant when she was defeated. If she were really evil at all, she would've been angry/frustrated that her plans were ruined, not apologetic about what she did. That's why Princess Luna turned good again on the spot while Discord didn't at all seem interested in being good until Fluttershy befriended him.