Talk:Queen Chrysalis/@comment-28916680-20160727114557/@comment-27161581-20160728023717

The big concept with good antagonists is that they reflect an aspect of that character taken too far, as they make the viewer acknowledge how a character's power can be used for both good or for evil.

Pinkie Pie with her craziness taken too far becomes Pinkiemania.

Rarity taken too far in her sophistication becomes Blueblood, or the various antagonistic reviewers in recent episodes.

Any character can be a foil, when looked at from a certain position, but I think it is far too simplistic to say that X is Y's dark side. Celestia has many contrasts in the form of other rulers. Sombra, reflects Celestia's order, while Chrysalis reflects her devotion to her subjects. Triek's lack of concern for others directly contrasts with Celestia's. Discord's chaos contrasts with Celestia's order. However that order taken too far ends up like Sombra's empire again.

Having one character foil an aspect of a character well does not exclude another character from foiling the same character. Storytelling is far more intricate than that. Chrysalis is Celestia's devotion to her subjects, but in a different context, more specifically Chrysalis's plan is a direct result of Celestia's trusting nature. An important idea in good literature aimed at older audiences is not Celestia is good while Chrysalis is evil, but being devoted to their subjects, as both Celestia and Chrysalis are, can be both a good or bad thing.