@Softy
Where are you getting the idea that he wanted power when it was Phylis that put him in that position?
So you’re willing to use Hanlon’s Razor on Twilight and her friends but not on Sprout? Can you explain this bias?
You said Sprout was selfish? Where did this come from? He had an agenda? What was his agenda? I don’t understand where you’re getting all of that from a guy that was clearly an idiot and didn’t know any better.
@hironakamura
Evil isn’t binary and depends on context. Normally the word is used when something is severely, purposely, and/or inexcusably bad.Twilight and Fluttershy each made a mistake that had dire consequences, but their “evil” was a short-lived anomaly. Spike and Rarity are a slightly different case because it’s not clear how much they even had awareness of their actions or if they could have chosen differently.Sprout engaged in a continuous, consistent, considered pattern of aggression and selfishness. It wasn’t one mistake, it wasn’t a temporary compromise of an otherwise decent person. Sprout pushed and pushed an agenda even as he was given opportunities to stop. His evil isn’t an anomaly, it’s a part of his personality.
@hironakamura
They were no threat, and he knew it. When told they didn’t have any magic (the entire source of their danger as taught by his mother and everyone else), he believed it, but instead of reconsidering his plan, he was excited because now he could crush them without any resistance.That’s because he considers the unicorns as the enemy. When is it evil to defeat your enemies so they won’t threaten your home? Do you remember what Hitch said during the campfire scene? “Is it smart to give our enemies back their magic?” Even Hitch was thinking the same thing that Sprout was. So how come only Sprout is evil and not Hitch?Also why do they have documentation of changelings when they don’t even have documentation of 2/3 of their own species?
I think this is the best argument that will break people’s brains.I already know what you’re thinking “Hurr some of those ponies weren’t evil. They’re misguided.” Right. So if they weren’t evil and only misguided… Why is Sprout evil?
