The Cozy Glow

Come to think of it, neither did the other villains in the final season.

@UserAccount  
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@UserAccount  
…I really think you’re underselling her here. She probably came closer to destroying Equestrian society than most of the main villains.

Even Discord?

@Smart Heart  
Hmm… debatable, but at the very least, she had far less ability to fix her actions than he did.

She’s lucky her plan got undone and all the magic was restored. She still lacks a motive though. And besides, that doesn’t mean Discord had the right to use her as a means to an end.

@Smart Heart  
No - but she certainly did great evil, whatever her reasons.

Maybe, but no one actually does evil things because “We hate love. We hate joy. We love money.” Not even kids do evil for evil’s sake.

@Smart Heart  
I think loving money is a pretty common reason, actually…
 
And power (like ruling all Equestria) is too.

Ok, fair on the money thing, but why power? Why does she want power?

@Smart Heart  
Well, there are a lot of reasons. Perhaps as “just a kid”, she feels powerless in a world full of dangerous magics?

Still, the show never gives us a clue as to why she does what she does. Then again, that “What’s in it for you” quote may have hinted at betrayal in the past, but they never explored that.

@Latecomer  
And so they killed her over it instead of helping her. What a godawful and evil message written by awful immoral hacks the finale was!!!

@UserAccount  
Cozy Glow didn’t die, she just got turned to stone. However it would be good if she did die, and I can see the irony in you saying that it was evil for that to happen, when Cozy Glow was evil herself. Also nice profile pic of Rarity.

@DarkyBoode32  
She either died or got tortured forever. Neither is acceptable to happen to a child. And thank you.

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@Background Pony #DDCB  
There are ways it could work, mostly of the self-inflicted variety. But the portrayal in the show (both seasons) is quite poor.

@UserAccount  

 
I agree with you.

I still don’t even know what her motivation was.

@Dex Stewart  
To become the new Empress of Frienship and rule all Equestria.

@Latecomer  
But what made her want to be empress?

@Smart Heart  
I dunno. Don’t a lot of kids wanna be empress?

None that I know of.

@Smart Heart  
Well, she’s hardly the only villain without much of an explanation for her villainy.

@Latecomer  
It’s almost like she wasn’t very well thought out or something.