>>42763051
>Wait that's mostly describing Luna, you posted Nightmare Moon
Because she's the same horse. Nightmare Moon isn't some evil spirit possessing her, it's not some corruption of her, it's just her, at her absolute best and absolute worst. Remember how I said when she lets her mask slip? Nightmare Moon is her, having thrown away her mask.
Luna as we see in the show is miserable. Every single episode she's in, is about her finding happiness at the end. "We could not be happier. Is that not clear?" She said, while torturing herself every night because of how horrible she felt. The serene princess thing she does? All an act.
A lot of Moonfags know this and latch onto her with some weird Munchausen-like savior complex. They picture themselves coming to her at her lowest and being the one who makes her happy. They're just as awkward and autistic as her, they also don't fit in, they like to stay up late they'd be perfect together.
But there was already a time where she was happy. As Nightmare Moon. The only time she's ever not giggling or showing off is when other ponies are threatening her.
We know she can shapeshift, so what does she do? One where she has cute widdle fangies, big glowy cat-eyes and bat wings, where she's taller than Celestia because SHE'S the big one now and god damn it she's just so fucking cute like that!
Even at her most mask-off, villainous point, she's still not EVIL. She could have death-lasered the mane 6 at any given point in the pilot, like she does against Alicorn Twi, and what does she do? She bends over backwards not to hurt them, to only ever meet them at their level. Look at the rock slide that didn't hurt amypony, look at the big scary monsters and illusions in the way, don't you want to turn back? Opps, the bridge is cut, you don't want to keep going, no she won't cut it again while they're on it, that could seriously hurt them!
Even at her most sadistic, her most cruel, the worst thing she could ever think of was, "no more than she sentenced me to."
The big, evil monster that wants to make the world a living nightmare? The serene picture of grace and elegance that dispenses wisdom with dreams? That's not who she is. She's a bubbly, silly, over the top nerd who just wants to show others how great the things she likes are.
And I would tear the world apart if it meant seeing her fanged-filled smile.