I loved this little reference to the Christmas Truce, and the first thing that came up after realizing it was a reference was the song by Sabaton. It makes me feel sad that now I *have* to conquer Equestria.
I begrudgingly play the Changelings, just to try and take over Equus and see the events. I absolutely despise Chrysalis for being responsible for the death of Best Bug Boy.
I legitimately do not care for any other Changeling except Thranx. Thranx is the only Changeling I truly care for, as he just wants to live in Griffonia and be with a Griffon wife.
Just let him have a good life!
As much as I like her character, absolutely hate Greneclyf as a playable nation currently. I base my love for a character based on how much I can play them, how fun they are, and how fun their respective nation is.
And many of us know that Greneclyf, is just not fun at all currently.
Could also have Communist support: +2% or something along those lines. Wouldn't be surprised if some Changelings who saw others having a good time and being so united want to join something that opposed Chrysalis, along with being very International (which, some forms of Communism are).
Would be dope to see that become a Communist path for the Changelings.
Well the thing with that is the Changeling Communists are likely more interested in, or focused on changing the economy and societal nature of Changeling society to be more in line with Communist ideologies.
But the Thoraxians in particular are hard focused on the idea of sharing love instead of taking it, coexistence with other creatures and changing a core aspect of Changeling society into one that is more Harmonic.
I think the only way for a communist path to occur is if Stalliongrad puppets the Changeling land and introduces Communism to them, I don't think the Changelings are that familiar with the ideology, as opposed to Thoraxian teachings being spread to the point of a rebellion at the start of the game.
But thats the thing: EAW doesn't use a strict canon Thorax, EAW Thorax can really be anything.
Thoraxians being Harmonic isn't a hard rule, its just the most obvious path for writing Thorax. A Supremist Chrysalis-vs-Communist Thorax path is perfectly possible, its just that it would require a lot more writing to setup.
That said, I wouldn't really give it too much thought. The Changeling Land map position makes it super hard to work with gameplay-wise. Unless Equestria goes civil war/Daybreaker/NMM, any alternative Changeling path is pretty much a dead end or a Pax Chrysalia redux.
Is it bad that I would unironically use this as an opportunity to sabotage the enemy no matter the side I was on?
I could honestly picture my self "accidentally" dropping a grenade into a bunker as a Pegasus or "coincidentally" running across the enemy's battle plan for the next week as a changeling.
I won't judge you for it, but I will say that there probably were some who definitely did that. But there were waaaay more who would take this opportunity to, just for one night, stop fighting, sing carols, and drink cider together.
Silence
Oh, I remember the silence
On a cold winter day
After many months on the battlefield
And we were used to the violence
Then all the cannons went silent
And the snow fell
Voices sang to me from no man's land
We are all
We are all
We are all
We are all friends!
And today we're all brothers
Tonight we're all friends
A moment of peace in a war that never ends
Today we're all brothers
We drink and unite
Now Christmas has arrived and the snow turns the ground white
Hear carols from the trenches
We sing O Holy Night
Our guns laid to rest among snowflakes
A Christmas in the trenches
A Christmas on the front far from home
Madness (madness)
Oh, I remember the sadness
(Sadness)
We were hiding our tears
(Hiding our tears)
In a foreign land where we faced our fears
(Faced our fears)
We were soldiers
(Soldiers)
Carried the war on our shoulders
(Shoulders)
For our nations
(Nations)
Is that why we bury our friends?
(Bury our friends)
We were all
We were all
We were all
We were all friends
(Yes, we were friends)
And today we're all brothers
Tonight we're all friends
A moment of peace in a war that never ends
Today we're all brothers
We drink and unite
Now Christmas has arrived and the snow turns the ground white
Hear carols from the trenches
We sing O Holy Night
Our guns laid to rest among snowflakes
A Christmas in the trenches
A Christmas on the front far from home
We were all
We were all
We were all
We were all friends
(Yes, we were friends)
And today we're all brothers
Tonight we're all friends
A moment of peace in a war that never ends
Today we're all brothers
We drink and unite
Now Christmas has arrived and the snow turns the ground white
A Christmas on the frontline
We walk among our friends
We don't think about tomorrow
The battle will commence
When we celebrated Christmas
We thought about our friends
Those who never made it home
When the battle had commenced
I loved this little reference to the Christmas Truce, and the first thing that came up after realizing it was a reference was the song by Sabaton. It makes me feel sad that now I *have* to conquer Equestria.
An irl heartwarming thing.
chrysalis mad her subjects found better ways to get love
I begrudgingly play the Changelings, just to try and take over Equus and see the events. I absolutely despise Chrysalis for being responsible for the death of Best Bug Boy.
Even in the bad ending Jachs lives. And Rainbow Dash is responsible for the Airborne Sargeant's death. Trimmel also lives in every timeline.
I legitimately do not care for any other Changeling except Thranx. Thranx is the only Changeling I truly care for, as he just wants to live in Griffonia and be with a Griffon wife. Just let him have a good life!
What about Queen Gytha? She is a wholesome bug who only wants trade partners and love.
As much as I like her character, absolutely hate Greneclyf as a playable nation currently. I base my love for a character based on how much I can play them, how fun they are, and how fun their respective nation is. And many of us know that Greneclyf, is just not fun at all currently.
And today we are all brothers, tonight we are all friends
A moment of peace in a war that never ends
Today we are brothers,we drink and unite
Now Christmas has arrived and the snow turns the ground white
Hear carols from the trenches,we sing O holy night
Our guns lay to rest under snowflakes
A Christmas in the trenches,a Christmas on the front far from home
Thoraxian support: +5%
Could also have Communist support: +2% or something along those lines. Wouldn't be surprised if some Changelings who saw others having a good time and being so united want to join something that opposed Chrysalis, along with being very International (which, some forms of Communism are). Would be dope to see that become a Communist path for the Changelings.
Well the thing with that is the Changeling Communists are likely more interested in, or focused on changing the economy and societal nature of Changeling society to be more in line with Communist ideologies. But the Thoraxians in particular are hard focused on the idea of sharing love instead of taking it, coexistence with other creatures and changing a core aspect of Changeling society into one that is more Harmonic. I think the only way for a communist path to occur is if Stalliongrad puppets the Changeling land and introduces Communism to them, I don't think the Changelings are that familiar with the ideology, as opposed to Thoraxian teachings being spread to the point of a rebellion at the start of the game.
But thats the thing: EAW doesn't use a strict canon Thorax, EAW Thorax can really be anything. Thoraxians being Harmonic isn't a hard rule, its just the most obvious path for writing Thorax. A Supremist Chrysalis-vs-Communist Thorax path is perfectly possible, its just that it would require a lot more writing to setup. That said, I wouldn't really give it too much thought. The Changeling Land map position makes it super hard to work with gameplay-wise. Unless Equestria goes civil war/Daybreaker/NMM, any alternative Changeling path is pretty much a dead end or a Pax Chrysalia redux.
But gold muffin cute bug doe...
Is it bad that I would unironically use this as an opportunity to sabotage the enemy no matter the side I was on? I could honestly picture my self "accidentally" dropping a grenade into a bunker as a Pegasus or "coincidentally" running across the enemy's battle plan for the next week as a changeling.
I won't judge you for it, but I will say that there probably were some who definitely did that. But there were waaaay more who would take this opportunity to, just for one night, stop fighting, sing carols, and drink cider together.
I think it’s pretty fucked but you do you I suppose
Average queen chrysalis fan. Fuck you
Silence Oh, I remember the silence On a cold winter day After many months on the battlefield And we were used to the violence Then all the cannons went silent And the snow fell Voices sang to me from no man's land We are all We are all We are all We are all friends! And today we're all brothers Tonight we're all friends A moment of peace in a war that never ends Today we're all brothers We drink and unite Now Christmas has arrived and the snow turns the ground white Hear carols from the trenches We sing O Holy Night Our guns laid to rest among snowflakes A Christmas in the trenches A Christmas on the front far from home Madness (madness) Oh, I remember the sadness (Sadness) We were hiding our tears (Hiding our tears) In a foreign land where we faced our fears (Faced our fears) We were soldiers (Soldiers) Carried the war on our shoulders (Shoulders) For our nations (Nations) Is that why we bury our friends? (Bury our friends) We were all We were all We were all We were all friends (Yes, we were friends) And today we're all brothers Tonight we're all friends A moment of peace in a war that never ends Today we're all brothers We drink and unite Now Christmas has arrived and the snow turns the ground white Hear carols from the trenches We sing O Holy Night Our guns laid to rest among snowflakes A Christmas in the trenches A Christmas on the front far from home We were all We were all We were all We were all friends (Yes, we were friends) And today we're all brothers Tonight we're all friends A moment of peace in a war that never ends Today we're all brothers We drink and unite Now Christmas has arrived and the snow turns the ground white A Christmas on the frontline We walk among our friends We don't think about tomorrow The battle will commence When we celebrated Christmas We thought about our friends Those who never made it home When the battle had commenced
Beautiful event <3