E195 - Discord (Live DerpyCon Panel)

WE ARE BACK! And it only took almost a year, but we're finally ready to release our live panel from DerpyCon all about the Equine Essence of Entropy, Discord from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic! Try not to turn to stone while you listen...

Intro Who are Capes on the Couch? Background Discord created by Lauren Faust and M. A. Larson in "The Return of Harmony" (Sept. 17, 2011)A draconequus who embodies the spirit of chaos and disharmony, he was imprisoned in stone for a millennium by Princesses Celestia and LunaEssentially a child-friendly version of Q from Star Trek: The Next Generation, he is voiced by Q's actor John de LancieHe broke free and wreaked havoc on Equestria until the Mane Six were able to use the Elements of Harmony to recapture himReleased by Celestia in the hopes of having Fluttershy reform him - although they get off to a rocky start, they eventually become friends, and Fluttershy is the one pony who Discord truly cares about He continues to be a trickster, but the ponies come to begrudgingly befriend himHe does betray the ponies when Lord Tirek asks him for assistance in stealing the ponies' magic, but after Fluttershy cries (and Tirek steals HIS magic) he realizes his error and helps Twilight Sparkle defeat Tirek - his magic is restored, and he fully reformsWhen the Mane Six are captured by changelings, he ignores the situation until he learns Fluttershy is in dangerHe creates a false identity of Grogar and allies with several villains, all in a misguided attempt to boost Twilight Sparkle's confidence prior to her coronation - it backfires HORRIBLY, and the villains gain enough power to threaten the Mane Six until he distracts them long enough for the Mane Six to escape

Issues Pride - his number one flawTroll - pushes ponies too far for the sake of his own amusementDesperately craves affection - he will deny it to his last breath, but it's trueTreatment In-universeOut of universeSkit DOC: Hello Discord, I'm Dr. Issues. DISCORD: Hmph. You're not exactly a bastion of magic are you?DOC: Aaaaaand we're off to a great start. Just so you know, I did my best to magic-proof this office because I don't want any shenanigans. DISCORD: Oh did you now? It doesn't matter anyway, it's not like you're a part of the important spheres anyway. So which one put you up to this? Celestia? Luna? This doesn't seem like Twilight's doing. And if Fluttershy was involved, she would've told me. We're best friends, you know, not like I imagine someone like YOU