Talk:Siege of the Crystal Empire/@comment-36752332-20190409114426/@comment-32480615-20191007213411

I suppose. But it does seem at least a little easier to imagine that. Besides, it seems a bit much the length the b-list villains were going to(Chrysallis made sense, but again, she kinda just leaves.) Ultimately though it makes more sense to me to either write around the villains or pick new ones, though the latter might be hard nowadays. Perhaps Hope could steal the Heart under cover of night(lord knows Equestrian guards are worthless), and perhaps Sombra acts effectively and catches them off guard. We know Sombra is capable of thinking ahead, so I could see a situation where he ambushes them suddenly, traps them in crystal, seals Twilight's magic, stones Celestia and Luna, and there you go. He just needs the element of surprise. I feel like that is a plausible headcanon that keeps his Season 9 appearance and his redemption both intact without involving clones. (also, regardless of Siege, I think Sombra's backstory still checks out, so that's cool)