Talk:Queen Chrysalis/@comment-26973802-20140719064053/@comment-26973802-20140721071708

That's because Hasbro isn't doing the violence to them; they're approving the violence to them. It's the writers of the show and the comics who come up with the story, Hasbro just has to approve them. None of the writers have thought of doing anything to Opal worse than Rarity stepping on her tail or putting her in the shower. They only had Daring Do kick the kitten because it worked for Ahuizotl. And if Katie Cook said she didn't think killing Chrysalis would be approved by Hasbro, then they must approve the comics and apparently did so with Chrysalis killing the cat (which Katie did to show how evil Chrysalis is). But how would she think killing a cat is more family-friendly than killing a dark villain? Look at the show, no kittens of canon have ended up like King Sombra, not even Ahuizotl's kitten. Katie was probably making an assumption that really has no grounds given the places the comics are allowed to go that the show can't, I think that was just her excuse to keep Chrysalis around and "explore her some more".

...wait, that contradicts the whole "comic" section of "Hasbro hates cats" doesn't it? Well, Tirek thing still stands but obviously you have to be a speaking character for it to count, no matter what your crimes are (and what he does isn't much more kid-friendly) Besides, it's only punching in the face that's taboo as well, but kicking (as Rainbow Dash does to the dragon), backhanding (as Tirek does to Scorpan in G1), smacking (as Rainbow Dash does to herself), and tail whipping (as Fluttershy does to Twilight) in the face is fine.