@Beltar
I think what makes people (haters) cringe though about it is that for one thing Nightmare Moon wouldn’t really have any followers, even if this was written way in the early seasons when we only had like three major villains to work off of.
The reason? Because there doesn’t have to be. Nightmare Moon is obviously a force that corrupts, much like how the Pony of Shadows corrupts. If they wanted to make it more realistic they would have had it something like this; (btw these are just quick
notes, NOT fleshed out scripts, so excuse the poor writing)
Spell Nexus: “Your majesty these fragments simply will not be destroyed”
Luna: “Keep trying!”
Spell Nexus: “Wouldn’t you rather we research what makes them so powerful? Surely you must have insight on-”
Luna: “Absolutely not, that side of me was a curse. Look, just burry the fragments of
Her in the great sea.”
Spell Nexus: “
sigh As you wish” (obviously doesn’t do that) “Equestria has been attacked far too many times and even one of them was from it’s leaders? Ridiculous! I’m going to take matters into my own hooves!”
Ok so since I don’t know what the actual comment length limit is I’m going to stop here unless asked to continue, but basically I think it would be better if Nyx was a result of some pony wanting to protect Equestria from harm by seeing what he could create from it.