Queen Chrysalis -Revamped-

Queen Chrysalis

Queen Chrysalis is a female changeling and the main antagonist of the season two finale, the season six finale, the IDW comics' first story arc, Budge Studios' mobile game Harmony Quest, and one of the main antagonists of the season nine finale . She is the queen of the changelings and a shapeshifter who appears as Princess Cadance in order to hypnotize her fiancé Shining Armor, invade Canterlot m, and eventually take over Equestria. In the season six finale, Chrysalis is dethroned from her position as changeling queen. In the season nine premiere, she, along with Lord Tirek and Cozy Glow, join forces with Grogar to defeat the Mane Six and their allies in the season nine finale, and turned into stone along with Tirek and Cozy.

Kind, Sex, Residence, and Occupation.

Queen Chrysalis is a female Changeling. She resides in Grogar's lair (S9E1 to S9E24) but used to reside in the Changeling Kingdom (S2E26 to S6E26). She is the Queen of the Changelings (Formerly).

Appearance.

Eyes are a moderate harlequin with dark grayish opal pupils. A mane that's dark cerulean, a chitin that's very dark gray. A carapace with s gradient from dark artic blue to moderate green. Eyeshadow that's very deep opal, and a brilliant green magic aura.

Nicknames.

Crackle Cosette Snookums, Cr (The Periodic Table of My Little Pony).

Relatives.

Changelings (Children).

Development and design.

Meghan McCarthy, Rob Renzetti, and Lauren Faust came up with Chrysalis together. While the on-screen character is only introduced as "queen of the changelings" in A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2, she is named Chrysalis in the episode's script, Japanese version, and iTunes and Netflix summaries, as well in merchandise, including toys, trading cards, and various books. She is also referred to by name in subsequent episodes and in the second episode of PonyChat. The season two finale's script described her as "QUEEN CHRYSALIS, a GANGLY BLACK PEGA CORN with a gnarled black horn." She and the other changelings were designed by Rebecca Dart, the main character designer for season two. Rebecca was inspired by the work of manga artists like Junko Mizuno and Hideshi Hino after reading the name "Chrysalis", and "figured she should be insect-like." On April 22, 2015, artist Andy Price stated regarding My Little Pony: FIENDship is Magic Issue #5, "When Hasbro came forward saying they wanted the villains origins and backstories, I immediately said nobody else was doing Queen Chrysalis but myself and Katie Cook. After launching the entire comic franchise with her, she is near and dear to our hearts. I absolutely loved doing this book... I think fans will enjoy it... I also think they're going to have questions. We deliberately do not answer everything there is to know about her and her hive. There are far-down-the-road plans for her, and no sense in pouring everything out at once. We will see into her past tales, and discovering little things, big things... and I see her tell Twilight to her muzzle why she came to be the way she is. I'll say right now, as we've been asked constantly- it has nothing to do with any fan-theories out there. This was a very different approach. In early October 2016, Jim Miller was asked "I am curious to know if there's a reason Chrysalis doesn't have that Canterlot Wedding effect in her voice anymore?" and answered "Clarity. There was a concern folks wou

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dn't understand what she's saying.

Depiction in the series. (Season two)

Queen Chrysalis first appears impersonating Princess Cadance in A Canterlot Wedding - Part 1, looking and sounding like her but acting different enough to raise Twilight Sparkle's suspicions, though Twilight's friends, Shining Armor, and Princess Celestia are oblivious. When Chrysalis appears before Twilight for the first time, she doesn't recognize Twilight, unsettling her and raising her suspicion. Throughout the wedding preparations, Chrysalis directly or indirectly insults each of Twilight's friends: she throws away the food Applejack offers her after giving insincere praise, she piles demands on Rarity about her and her bridesmaids' dresses, and she compares Pinkie Pie's party to that of a six-year-old's birthday. Her friends passing off this behavior as wedding stress, Twilight tries to discuss the matter with Shining Armor, only for Chrysalis to interrupt. She drags Shining Armor into another room, where Twilight witnesses get cast a spell on him that makes his eyes roll. At the wedding rehearsal, Twilight accuses Chrysalis of being evil and levies accusations on her, causing Chrysalis to tear up and run away. Shining Armor confronts Twilight and contradicts her accusations, saying "Cadance" is using her magic to heal the migraines he suffers due to his protection spell. When Twilight's friends abandon her because of her paranoia, Chrysalis returns She looks down at Twilight compassionately at first, but her eyes glow green as she casts a spell that drags Twilight down into the ground. In A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2, Chrysalis, still under the guise of Cadance, taunts Twilight through reflections in an underground cavern's crystal wall and tells her that she's using Shining Armor for her own benefit. Twilight shatters the crystals and uncovers a path to the real Cadance, also imprisoned by Queen Chrysalis. A song sequence follows featuring Chrysalis and Cadance singing about the wedding. After outwitting Chrysalis' three bridesmaids who were guarding the cav

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es due to a hypnotic spell, Cadance and Twilight manage to confront Chrysalis right before Princess Celestia weds her to Shining Armor. Princess Cadance proclaims that the imposter is a changeling, a creature that takes the form of those that are loved and gained power by feeding off the love for them. Enraged, the imposter suddenly transforms and introduces herself as the queen of the changelings (named Chrysalis in the episode's script but not on-screen). Chrysalis keeps Cadance at bat by threatening to send her back to the caves and explains that she's been feeding on Shining Armor's love for Cadance, weakening his protection spell that keeps the changelings out of Canterlot, Princess Celestia confronts her and attacks her with a magic blast from her horn, but Chrysalis fires back and, thanks to the power of Shining Armor's love, overpowers Celestia and knocks her to the ground, much to the surprise of everyone, including Chrysalis herself, Celestia weakly urges Twilight and her friends to get the Elements of Harmony and use them to defeat Queen Chrysalis. The changelings break through the magical barrier around Canterlot and capture Twilight and her friends, bringing them back into the wedding hall, where Celestia is encased in a chrysalis hanging from the ceiling. Queen Chrysalis sends her subjects to feed and sings a reprise of This Day Aria, distracting her long enough for Twilight to free Cadance. Cadence's magic breaks the spell over Shining Armor and gives him strength. Chrysalis mocks the sentiment, but the power of Shining Armor and Cadance's joint spell repels her and all of the changelings out of Canterlot, flying into the distance over the Badlands on their way to what later becomed the Changeling Kingdom.

Depiction in the Series (Season five)

At the end of The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 1, due to both Starlight Glimmer and Twilight altering the timeline, Chrysalis rules over Equestria and everybody becomes paranoid of changelings. She appears in The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 2 under the guise of Applejack, leading an ambush against Zecora's underground resistance.

Depiction in the Series (Season six)

In The Times They Are A Changeling, Chrysalis appears in Thorax's flashbacks, showing multiple changelings under her care in a "nursery hive". in To Where and Back Again - Part 1, she organizes the systematic capture of every powerful pony in Equestria, including the Mane Six, Spike, the princesses, Shining Armor, and Flurry Heart. In To Where and Back Again - Part 3, the dark properties of Chrysalis' throne prevent Starlight Glimmer, Trixie, and Discord from using magic within the perimeter of the Changeling Kingdom. When Starlight Glimmer and Thorax eventually make their way to her throne room, Chrysalis lies in wait for them, expressing that Starlight was not even worth the effort to capture. When asked what her ultimate goal is, Chrysalis explains that she wants to feed herself and her hive and rule Equestria in accordance to her own wicked design. When Starlight tried to tell her of a better way to lead the changelings and acquire love, citing Thorax as an example, Chrysalis refuses to listen and tried to absorb the love given to Thorax by the Crystal Ponies. Thorax shares his love with Chrysalis willingly, resulting in a burst of magic that transforms him into a colorful creature with love. As the other changelings follow suit, Chrysalis' throne is destroyed, and she is defeated. Starlight tries to help Chrysalis to be a better leader to her hive and extends her hoof in friendship, but Chrysalis refuses and swears revenge on Starlight Glimmer before escaping.

Depiction in the Series (Season seven)

In Celestial Advice, Chrysalis is mentioned several times. In To Change a changeling, Starlight Glimmer mentions her a few times and reminds the changelings that they didn't have freedom to make their own decisions under her reign. Chrysalis is also mentioned by Pinkie Pie in Shadow Play - Part 2.

Depiction in the Series (Season eight)

Queen Chrysalis returns in The Mean 6. Disguised as a photographer, she takes the Mane Six's pictures and steals a piece of hair from each of them. Using these ingredients, Chrysalis magically creates artificial clones of the Mane Six in order to control the Elements of Harmony and make a new hive. However, the cloned are disobedient, and the Twilight clone turns the others against Chrysalis. Before the cloned can rebel and use the Elements for their own ends, the Tree of Harmony recognizes them as fake and destroys them. With her plans ruined, Chrysalis swears vengeance upon Starlight Glimmer once again and leaves the Everfree Forest. In What Lies Beneath, Ocellus unintentionally takes the form of Chrysalis out of fear of becoming just like her.

Depiction in the Series (Season nine)

Chrysalis appears in The Beginning of the End - Part 1, still craving revenge against Twilight Sparkle and her friends. She is abruptly transported to the lair of Grogar, who assembles her, King Sombra, Lord Tirek, and Cozy Glow into an alliance to defeat the Mane Six and conquer Equestria. When Sombra refuses to be a part of it, Grogar tasks Chrysalis and the others with learning to work together. In Part 2, Chrysalis struggles to get along with Tirek and Cozy Glow, only submitting to Grogar's command when he shows them Sombra's destruction at the hands of the Mane Six. In Sparkle's Seven, Chrysalis is mentioned by Shining Armor as he and Star Swirl the Bearded use leftover debris from her old throne to help increase the security in Canterlot. In Frenemies, Chrysalis, along with Cozy Glow and Tirek, are by Grogar with retrieving his Bewitching Bell from the summit of Mt. Everhoof, but she is unable to cooperate with Cozy and Tirek at first Chrysalis tried to scale the mountain by transforming into various creatures, but she is ultimately stopped by the summit's harsh winds. When Chrysalis finally learns to work together with Cozy and Tirek, they successfully retrieve the Bell and decide to use it in their scheme to overthrow Grogar. In The Summer Sun Setback, Chrysalis, alone with Lord Tirek and Cozy Glow, decides to infiltrate Canterlot library's forbidden wing to get information in how to activate Grogar's Bell and use its magic. She takes part in Sabotaging the Summer Sun Celebration by taking on her photographer disguise from The Mean 6 (calling herself "Crackle Cosette") and convincing the unicorns organizing the event's firework show to quit, and during the confusion, she and her fellow villains steal a book from the Canterlot Archives, which they plan to use to learn how to unlock the bell's power. In The Ending of the End - Part 1, Chrysalis, Cozy Glow, and Tirek successfully unlock the power of the Bewitching Bell to make themselves all-powerful and drain

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Grogar of his magic, revealing him to be Discord in disguise. In their siege upon Equestria, Chrysalis fights, defeats, and captures Starlight Glimmer, and she, Cozy, and Tirek overwhelm Twilight's friends as she escapes. In Part 2, Chrysalis and her fellow villains imprison Twilight's friends and celebrate their victory, but fail to reach an agreement regarding what to do with the magic they stole. After the rest of the Mane Six escape and the windigos appear as a result of their creating distrust among ponies, Chrysalis and the other villains face off against the Mane , and later an army of their allies, in a grand final battle. At the end of the battle, Chrysalis is drained of her power, and she and her cohorts are frozen in stone for their crimes. As she is being petrified, Chrysalis attempts to attack one last time but she is foiled when the petrification freezes her in place. In The Last Problem, a stained glass window depicting Chrysalis, Tirek, and Cozy Glow's defeat appears in Canterlot Castle in future Equestria. They are also pictured in a newspaper during Twilight's flashback.

Clip shows.

Chrysalis's appearance in The Ending of the End - Part 1 when she, Cozy, and Tirek capture Twilight only to be saved by Rarity reappears in A-Dressing Memories. In Harvesting Memories, Chrysalis appears in a flashback of Canterlot Wedding - Part 2, when the Changeling brings the captured Mane Six to her in the wedding hall.

Physical appearance.

Queen Chrysalis spends the entirety of A Canterlot Wedding - Part 1 and the beginning of Part 2 disguised as Princess Cadance, with her eyes occasionally flashing green and her magic glowing green instead of Cadance's blue. Once the real Cadance confronts her, Chrysalis turns into a pony-like creature with a twisted unicorn horn, a pair of tattered insectoid wings, and stands as tall as Princess Celestia. In addition, she has a sharp pair of fangs and dark green eyes with elongated oval pupils. She has a teal mane and tail, blue-grren chitinous plating over her midsection, and she wears a small, black crown tipped with blue orbs. Her voice has a distorted echoed quality, as if two voices are speaking slightly out of sync. This trait is not carried over in her subsequent appearances. Her legs, mane, and tail are full of holes, and her limbs and torso are very slender. Like other non-pony characters, she has no cutie mark. Her wings full of holes like her other body parts, end in sharp points instead of curves (like those of actual insects); when the flap, they generate a buzzing sound.

Personality.

Queen Chrysalis is a scheming, cruel, fierce, and manipulative individual whose primary concerns are gaining power and feeding her changeling subjects. Upon perceiving Twilight Sparkle as a potential threat to her plans, she turns her family and friends against her and enjoys mocking her both during and after Twilight's imprisonment in Canterlot's underground cave. While capable of mimicking Cadance well enough to fool most, she is unable to fool Twilight due to their close bond and her demanding and insincere behavior displayed in A Canterlot Wedding - Part 1. In To Where and Back Again - Part 2, Chrysalis bears resentment towards Thorax for abandoning the hive, considering him a "traitor". She also shows little regard for her subjects, believing that she alone knows what's best for them, and that her leadership is absolute. While boasting about her plan, she relishes the idea of every pony in Equestria doing as she says, showing that she desires control just as much as power. In The Mean 6, Chrysalis is shown to have become far more deranged and unstable after fleeing from the hive. She talks to the photos she took of Twilight and her friends as if they are the actual ponies themselves, prancing and talking in a sing-song as she describes her plan. She also shows deep hatred towards Starlight Glimmer for causing her downfall, planning to use her own copies of Twilight and her friends to destroy the real ones while forcing Starlight to watch. I'm The Beginning of the End - Part 1, she carves the faces of unreformed changelings into pieces of wood and talks to them as if they are her subjects, demonstrating her further loss for sanity. In Frenemies, she is revealed to have kept the piece of wood that was once Mean Twilight. Working together with Cozy and Tirek to overthrow Grogar helps her regain some of her former sanity. Chrysalis is deeply arrogant, thinking lowly of enemies, and has a habit of becoming complacent when she believes victory is within her grasp. De

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spite gaining strength from stealing love, she has no concept of its true power, scoffing at the thought that Cadance's love could restore Shining Armor's strength. She also assumed the Mean 6 would obey her commands without question, leaving her unable to see Mean Twilight's betrayal coming. She also believes the only reason the Mane Six keep defeating her is because they "cheat". And despite being ousted from her position as ruler of the changelings, Chrysalis still continues to refer herself as a queen. Chrysalis refuses to accept the blame for her own failures, choosing instead to blame her subjects for her not living up to her expectations. She also lays the blame for the hive turning on her solely on Starlight, rather than admit her own treatment of her subjects played a major part in it. Like Tirek, Chrysalis is visibly awed and intimidated by Grogar, although she briefly expresses amusement at his long-ago defeat at the hooves of Gusty the Great. After joining Grogar and the other villains, Chrysalis shows contempt and hostility towards them, only being concerned with her vendetta against Starlight, but is eventually able to work together with Cozy and Tirek to obtain Grogar's bell and conspired with the two to betray the ram, while still rejecting the idea of becoming friends with them. Chrysalis also admits to having admired Discord before friendship "ruined him". She openly claims that friendship is "like a disease" and refuses to allow it to "infect" her like it did her hive. In Frenemies, Chrysalis reveals that she doesn't drain all the love out of her victims in one go, instead m choosing to save a little for the next day. In The Ending of the End, Chrysalis shows little interest in hunting down Twilight after she escapes the trio's grasp, mocking Tirek for thinking she is still a threat to himm Show shows a similar lack of concern regarding the appearance of windigos, even toying with the idea of waiting until Equestria is a frozen wasteland to vanqui

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sh them, believing the ponies will to be so grateful for it they will willingly obey her. Unlike Tirek and Cozy Glow, Chrysalis remains defiant after they are de-powered, insisting that friendship cannot defeat them. When the three of them are turned to stone, Chrysalis, rather than cower like Tirek and Cozy, attempts one last attack in her enemies. In The Return of Queen Chrysalis, Chrysalis takes great pleasure in watching the Mane Six's struggles from afar, having fun watching them turn against one another, laughing at Applejack and Rarity's squabbles, and gloating at their perceived ineptitude. However, she demonstrates a low tolerance for the Cutie Mark Crusaders' antic and jokes. She shows no remorse in manipulating innocent creatures to her own ends or resorting to physical violence to illustrate her evil. In My Little Pony: FIENDship is Magic Issue #5, Chrysalis is portrayed as very devious, able to lure various rulers and creatures, including Twilight Sparkle, into traps. I'm Siege of the Crystal Empire, she views thoses she allies with only as tools, abandoning them when the situation is no longer beneficial to her.