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Right you are, Princess. And as Queen of the Changelings, it is up to me to find food for my subjects. Equestria has more love than any place I've ever encountered. My fellow changelings will be able to devour so much of it that we will gain more power than we have ever dreamed of!
~ Queen Chrysalis explaining her true plot.
Starlight: What plan? Why did you do all this?!
Chrysalis: So I could feed, of course! By replacing the most beloved figures in Equestria, my drones will be able to store all the love meant for them and return it here to me. Everypony will do as
I command, and my subjects and I will feed on their love for generations! (laughs)
~ Queen Chrysalis revealing her plan to Starlight Glimmer.
There is no revenge you could ever conceive of that will come close to what I will exact upon you one day, Starlight Glimmer!
~ Chrysalis swearing revenge on Starlight Glimmer for defeating her.

Queen Chrysalis or simply known as Chrysalis, is one of the main antagonists of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. She is the former queen of the Changelings who sought to feed her subjects' hunger for love and expand her rule across Equestria in the process. She is also the arch-nemesis of Twilight Sparkle and Starlight Glimmer.

She first appeared in the Season 2 finale, "A Canterlot Wedding", where she attempted to invade and conquer Canterlot with her army by posing as Princess Cadence. However, her plan was thwarted by the real Cadence, as well as Twilight Sparkle and Shining Armor. She later appeared in the Season 5 finale "The Cutie Re-Mark", in an alternate timeline created by Starlight Glimmer, though it was altered by Twilight. In the Season 6 finale, "To Where and Back Again", Chrysalis had the Mane Six and other heroes captured and replaced by her drones, but she was opposed by a reformed Starlight, along with Trixie Lulamoon, Discord and Thorax; the latter of whom becoming the new leader of the Changelings after Starlight convinced them to rebel against Chrysalis.

After losing her title, she would become obsessed with getting revenge upon Starlight and the Mane Six. In the Season 8 episode "The Mean Six", she attempted to get her revenge by creating evil clones of the Mane Six to take the Elements of Harmony for her, only for them to betray her and get destroyed in the end. Later on, in Season 9, she was then recruited by "Grogar" (who was actually Discord in disguise) to join the Legion of Doom alongside Lord Tirek and Cozy Glow. After obtaining the Bewitching Bell, she and her cohorts conspired to betray "Grogar" and conquer Equestria for themselves, but were then defeated by the Mane Six and their allies for good.

She was voiced by Kathleen Barr, who also voiced Trixie Lulamoon in the same series, Kevin and Marie Kanker in Ed, Edd n' Eddy, Eris, Laverna, Gwyllion, and Lydia in the Barbie series, Enchantra Yagami in Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch, Gelorum in Hot Wheels: AcceleRacers, Roodaka in Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows, and Mr. Kat in Kid vs. Kat. In her other forms, she was voiced by Britt McKillip in her Princess Cadance disguise, and Ashleigh Ball in her Applejack disguise. In the Japanese dub from the series, she was voiced by Kaori Nazuka, who also voiced Zonda in Azure Striker Gunvolt and Margaret Mitchell in Bungou Stray Dogs.

Appearance[]

When I designed Queen Chrysalis for "A Canterlot Wedding" in Season 2, initially she was drawn as being wet and hunched over, and it made her look weak and a bit Gollumesque. I also wanted to make her look rotten, like she crawled out from under a big log, because she's buglike-and that's why she's all moth-eaten and full of holes... I saw a note from Hasbro that said she wasn't scary enough, so I had to do a special pose of her rearing up to prove that she could be a super villain. Just putting her upright made her more commanding.
~ Rebecca Dart stating how she came up with Queen Chrysalis' design in The Art of Equestria.
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Chrysalis while still whole.

Queen Chrysalis is a changeling and thus a shapeshifter who is capable of taking many forms. In her true changeling form has black chitin, sharp fangs, a pair of insectoid wings, holes in her legs, and no visible cutie-mark at all (like any changeling). Unlike the rest of her kind, however, she is much taller and also has dark green eyes with vertical slit pupils, a twisted and gnarled unicorn horn, a teal mane and a tail, a greenish saddle, bluish-green rib plate, and a small, black crown tipped with blue beads. Interestingly, her eyes have a double pupil: a vertical slit one within a normal round one. Her voice has a layered quality as if two people were speaking in sync. Her limbs and her torso are extremely skinny. In the distant past, her horn wasn't gnarled and her mane, wings, and legs didn't have holes in them until Princess Celestia defeated her in battle, giving her her current appearance.

When Chrysalis first appeared, she spends the entirety of "A Canterlot Wedding - Part 1" and the beginning of "A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2" in the form of Princess Cadance. Only the occasional flashes of her own green eyes and the color of her magic differ from that of Cadance's own. Her bridal gown was also different from Cadence's.

In one alternate future created by Starlight Glimmer, Chrysalis disguised herself as Applejack, but with a more messy mane and tail.

While disguised as Crackle Cosette, she appears as a regular unicorn with an olive coat, red mane, green eyes, and green magic. She has a cutie-mark in the form of a ladybug standing above three leaves and is usually seen sporting a camera.

After enhancing herself with the Bewitching Bell, the sclera in her eyes become yellowish-green, the tip of her horn constantly glows, her crown becomes a tiara that stretches down to her chin with the black part turning green and two extra beads, her wings grow larger, and she gains green horseshoes and a chest plate.

Personality[]

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Chrysalis' evil grin.

Chrysalis is known for being manipulative, sadistic, cruel, and merciless. Being the Changeling Queen, she is easily the most skilled member of her race when it comes to using her powers to manipulate others, convincing everyone except Twilight of her Cadance disguise, despite not even bothering to act like the real one, also using said disguise to turn everyone against Twilight. She enjoys the suffering and misery her actions tend to cause others as well, taking satisfaction in shaming Twilight for being suspicious of her actions and telling her that no one will bother looking for her after trapping her, as well as taunting her friends for ignoring her suspicions until it was too late. However, when she is in a position of strength or has an advantage over her enemies, she will immediately take the opportunity to egotistically boast about herself and her success, which tends to result in her defeat.

While her goals are driven by a desire for absolute power and control, she justifies her actions with a more "selfless" desire to provide sustenance for her subjects, who would wither without being nourished by the love of others. However, she is rather small-minded in helping her subjects, wanting them to see her as the only thing capable of sustaining them while completely ignoring alternate methods, like sharing love, that would ensure them better. As such, she openly despises any attempt to convince her minions otherwise, utterly banishing and shaming Thorax for wanting to become friends with ponies. She is ultimately stubborn enough to outright reject the idea of friendship and Starlight's offer to change her ways, meaning that enjoys being evil and hates redemption, and instead swears vengeance upon her for overthrowing her.

In the season 8 episode "Mean Six", Chrysalis starts to show signs of insanity, such as bragging about her plans to lifeless pictures of the Mane Six, possibly due to the loneliness she's endured since her hive's uprising. Her madness is more evident in "The Beginning of the End", where she cackles maniacally while carving Changelings' faces into stumps to talk to. She also showed fear when she is awed and intimidated by "Grogar", having heard stories of the villain's reign of terror, although at one point became amused by his defeat at the hooves of Gusty the Great. However, she does still held her grudge against ponies, as she angrily refused to say something nice about them. At the end of the episode, her laughter, along with that of Cozy Glow and Tirek, is less maniacal and more reluctant.

Legion of Doom holds Spike hostage S9E25

Chrysalis then shows her sadism and brutality more than any other villain in FiM, She also never cared about the problem with Windigoes, even liking the idea where Equestria will be frozen into a wasteland, believing it was the only way that ponies will submit to her. Unlike Tirek and Cozy who remained fearful, Chrysalis remained defiant after being de-powered, believing that friendship cannot defeat them until she tried to attack the heroes in rage when she was petrified for good. However, she does some brief moments of compassion. This is shown when she catches Cozy, so she wouldn't get injured. That said, it's unknown whether she does care about her allies or she only expressed concern for pragmatic reasons.

In the comics, Chrysalis' personality is most similar to her depiction in the series, only she is typically seen as being more comedic. She has a tendency to implement cynical humor into her activities, and openly mocks her enemies to comical effect. Her temper is noticeably shortened as well, being unable to remain composure when annoyed by the Cutie Mark Crusaders for several hours.

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Chrysalis seemingly splatters an innocent kitten.

Despite this, she is shown to be even more cruel and sadistic than in the show. Her Fiendship is Magic issue shows her ransacking cities and draining people of love while taunting a king (whose bride she had impersonated) that she never loved him. She completely crossed the line by seemingly outright murdering one of the citizens of Wuvey-Dovey Smoochy Land in front of the Cutie Mark Crusaders and later threatening to dispose of them, due to having no use for them once the Mane 6 were in the Changeling Kingdom. She also revealed that she planned to brainwash Twilight into serving her before making her drain all of her own friends of their love, with it being heavily implied that she would also have her kill them afterward. She was also the only one who was aware of Radiant Hope's true plan to bring back Sombra and was the only villain she recruited who showed no remorse for her actions, with her only issue with the Umbrums' return being that they would destroy Equestria and there would be nothing left for her and her minions to feed on. She is also vain enough to be offended and outraged when Twilight calls her "old".

Powers and Abilities[]

  • Changeling Biology: As a Changeling, Chrysalis is naturally imbued with various different abilities.
    • Shapeshifting: Like other changelings, Chrysalis can take the form of anybody she desires, perfectly mimicking their voices and appearances, even gain their clothing when transforming into them, although her personality and magic color will still remain the same.
    • Love Draining: Chrysalis can naturally drain the love and affection out of a pony or animal, both feeding her and leaving her victim weak and frail. Additionally, unlike most Changelings, the love she drains also enhances her own abilities as well, draining Shining Armor's love for Cadance alone making her powerful enough to defeat Celestia. In the comics, Chrysalis' love draining can also expand to magic as well.
    • Enhanced Durability: As shown in both the television and comic continuities, Chrysalis and her Changelings can survive being blasted away thousands of feet and landing directly on the ground. With other characters, it is heavily implied that a fall of said magnitude, if much less, would be fatal, meaning that the Changelings can endure far more punishment than regular ponies. Though it is possible she recovered with her wings in the show, she also survives the explosion of her throne unscathed. It is possible she is completely impervious to any form of damage, though this could also be from becoming powerful after feeding off love.
    • Flight: Chrysalis can fly for long distances without tiring.
  • Magic: Chrysalis possesses some of the most powerful magic in the entire series, rivaling the likes of Princess Celestia, Princess Luna and Twilight Sparkle. When Tirek absorbed her magic in his second form, he was able to assume his third form which took the consumption of many Unicorns, Pegasi, and Earth Ponies' magic.
    • Magical Blasts: Chrysalis, like almost all other unicorns and Alicorns, can fire extremely powerful magic blasts at her opponents.
    • Pyrokinesis: Chrysalis can summon magic green fire.
    • Mind Control: Chrysalis can influence the mind and thoughts of anyone around her by use of a mind control spell, which she used on Shining Armor, Lyra Heartstrings, Minuette, and Twinkleshine.
  • Biological Manipulation: Chrysalis is implied to have the ability to either manipulate her body in ways other than her shapeshifting or have little to no bones, as she can bend her limbs in ways impossible for other ponies and turn her neck a full 360 degrees.
  • Intimidation: Chrysalis is a master of intimidation. She was capable of frightening her entire species in submission, and could scare away several creatures following her on Mount Everhoof.
  • Immortality/Longevity: Chrysalis is stated to have been alive for hundreds, if not thousands of years without showing any signs of ageing, making her one of the oldest characters in the series.

Weaknesses[]

  • Poor Acting: Chrysalis does not always do a good job acting like the pony she is impersonating, as her behavior while disguised as Cadance made Twilight suspicious of her due Twilight knows the real Cadance well and their close bond. Also, her magic remains the same color even when in disguise.
  • Arrogance: Chrysalis is extremely arrogant and conceited. Whenever she feels like she's already won, she leaves herself open, which has led to her defeat several times.
  • Love Dependency: It is implied that, like other Changelings that have not transformed, Chrysalis grows weaker if she does not feed off love for a long time.

Relationships[]

Allies[]

Lord Tirek[]

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Chrysalis and Tirek.

Chrysalis and Tirek share a strong relationship, as they learn to rely on each other, but it didn't start off that way. Chrysalis appears to hear about Lord Tirek before they met in the Season 9 premiere and is forced to team up with him and Cozy Glow.

At first, she and Tirek are hostile toward each other, such as when Tirek tried to steal her magic one time and the fact that they bicker a lot. However, she did learn to tolerate him during the events of "Frenemies", Chrysalis was genuinely concerned and worried that Tirek will leave both Chrysalis and Cozy behind after he gains her magic. However, Tirek, for the first time in his life, holds his end of the bargain by returning Chrysalis's magic to her, much to her shock and surprise.

It was almost thanks to Tirek's action of honor that almost help Chrysalis realize the importance of teamwork. However, Chrysalis snapped out of it, claiming not to befriend Cozy and Tirek for the sake of not falling to the 'disease' that is friendship. However, she does hold her pact with her team and came up with a plan to dispose of "Grogar", unlock the Bell's power, and take over Equestria. Tirek suggests that if they win, they will destroy each other for whoever takes over Equestria.

Cozy Glow[]

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Queen Chrysalis and Cozy Glow

Similar to her relationship with Tirek, she shares a strong one with her fellow teammate Cozy Glow as well. Also, just like Tirek, she and Cozy didn't get along at first as they bicker a few times. She also gets annoyed by her own ego and selfishness, even if Chrysalis also shares this trait as well.

However, unlike Tirek, she never heard of Cozy Glow and it is unknown if she questioned the fact that she is just a little filly. But she does learn to cooperate with Cozy, seeing her as a worthy ally. She even saved Cozy before she slipped and almost fell off of Mt. Everhoof, showing rare compassion toward her. It was also Cozy Glow who convinces Chrysalis to come up with an evil plot to turn everypony against each other, after they found out the true source of the Mane 6's magic of friendship and they manage to succeed on it, for a short time anyway.

Enemies[]

Starlight Glimmer[]

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Chrysalis captures Starlight

Chrysalis and Starlight had a very poor relation to the point that she considers Starlight her arch-nemesis and vows revenge on her. The feeling is mutual with Starlight being disappointed when Chrysalis refused to reform.

They share a brief battle in "The Ending of the End - Part 1" before she managed to defeat her (but didn't really count) thanks to absorbing the real Grogar's magic in the Bewitching Bell. However, Starlight Glimmer managed to be set free and helps take part in the final battle against Chrysalis and her teammates.

Discord[]

Discord, Chrysalis, Tirek, and Cozy

Discord with Chrysalis, Tirek, and Cozy Glow

Chrysalis has admitted in "Frenemies" that she used to admire Discord when he was evil before friendship ruined him. In the Season 6 finale, Queen Chrysalis and her Changelings have captured the leaders of Equestria, which included Fluttershy, which made Discord angry at Chrysalis and went with Starlight Glimmer, Trixie, and Thorax to go rescue Fluttershy and the others. Since then, Discord and Chrysalis have become enemies.

She and her fellow villains are surprised when Discord is revealed to be Grogar all along after she and her teammates betray him and took his magic. Chrysalis decides to let Discord go as she considers him not a threat without his magic, causing a chain of events that led to Twilight's friends escaping. Later, Discord helps the Princesses turn her and her teammates to stone, as little payback and to make sure they never come back, making the villains defeated twice for the last time.

The Mane Six[]

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Chrysalis and the Mane Six.

Queen Chrysalis is one of the biggest enemies to the Mane Six, especially Twilight Sparkle, whom she interacted with the most out of the Mane Six and also her arch-nemesis along with Starlight Glimmer.

She sees Twilight Sparkle as a threat to her plans where she disguised as Cadance to "marry" Shining Armor so that she can take control of Canterlot and eventually all of Equestria. Twilight is suspicious of her even when she posed as Cadance, mostly due to her different attitude and personality from the real Cadance. Chrysalis soon traps Twilight Sparkle in the caves beneath Canterlot. But before she can go with her evil plan, Cadance and Twilight manage to escape and expose the truth, which included Chrysalis's true identity. Chrysalis has her minions battle the Mane Six, and they manage to successfully capture them and returned them to her. Chrysalis taunts Twilight that she is the only one who is suspicious of her behavior, Chrysalis and her army are defeated by the combined efforts of Cadance and Shining Armor's love for each other.

Chrysalis manages to secretly capture all of the Mane Six, thus making her one of the few villains who almost managed to beat the Mane Six, although she clearly didn't defeat them because they're still alive and they're only captured, they'd possibly get out eventually, besides she didn't do it herself, her army was just lucky to get them one by one by her order. However, she is again defeated by Starlight, Thorax, and her own hive who turned against her and the Mane Six are free. Now disposed of her position as Queen, she swears vengeance on not only Starlight Glimmer, but the Mane Six as well.

She then teams up with Lord Tirek and Cozy Glow for the sake of getting revenge on Twilight and her friends and conquering Equestria. She and her fellow villains manage to overwhelm Twilight and her friends. Chrysalis reveals to Twilight that she and her teammates have turned all the pony races against each other to bring hatred across Equestria to make sure they don't get any backup friends, or any rainbow laser magic to be strong enough to help this time. She even taunts Twilight over the fact that fear is stronger than friendship as she, Tirek, and Cozy prepare to finally defeat and kill Twilight, as Twilight's friends were captured while Twilight escaped.

Chrysalis managed to get the rest of the prisoners back in their cells before they deal with the rest. The Mane 6 comes back with Twilight, as Chrysalis taunts tell the ponies how they can't accept they've been defeated, but Twilight tells her they'll never be defeated as long as they never give up or have friends behind their backs. Chrysalis fights against Pinkie as she distracts her, and then fights Spike and Rarity in a fit of desperate rage. Chrysalis then cowardly captures Spike and threatens to plucks his wings, just to get Twilight and her friends to surrender, fearing that they'll win again.

Just as they were about to finally defeat and kill Twilight and her friends with a powerful magic beam to finally get their vengeance and have them out of the way, they were saved by an army of all the allies in Equestria. Twilight gives one big speech as the rainbow laser magic returns and charges up Twilight, her friends, to zap and drain all the villains' power from the bell. As Chrysalis gets completely enraged, not accepting that friendship is always stronger than her, she yells and swears vengeance on Twilight that they'll always come back, only for a giant cupcake to land on her and her teammates, finally making her shut up. Celestia, Luna, and Discord made sure they'll never come back by turning her, Cozy, and Tirek into stone, as Chrysalis eventually gets defeated twice again once and for all.

Princess Cadence[]

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King Sombra[]

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Queen Chrysalis and King Sombra

Chrysalis and Sombra don't interact much, but Chrysalis has heard of him, as did other characters. The only time they met was in the Season 9 premiere, which is after Sombra was resurrected and teleported to Grogar's lair. Chrysalis mistakes Sombra for summoning her and her other fellow villains before "Grogar" shows up to reveal he was the one who brought them. During the scene, Chrysalis stands next to Sombra. Sombra refused to join "Grogar's" newly formed team and left to conquer Equestria on his own.

Before "Grogar" forcefully sends him to the Crystal Empire, Sombra boasts to Chrysalis and the others that he alone can defeat those who oppose him, much to Chrysalis's annoyance. However, she did ask about Sombra to "Grogar" later, but "Grogar" reveals Sombra's failure in the crystal ball and warns them that could happen to them also if they doubt his plans. This forces Chrysalis to reluctantly join "Grogar". However, she soon plans with the other villains to betray the ram. It is possible that despite being annoyed by him and having one scene together, she did admire him.

Reception[]

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Queen Chrysalis grinning evilly

Chrysalis received critical acclaim from critics and fans of the series. She was regarded as "best villain", alongside Discord, by many, who loved her for being darker and having more epic battles than her two predecessors, Nightmare Moon and Discord, as well as some praising her appearance and song. Chrysalis gained more popularity when Discord lost some due to his redemption, although Discord has since regained much of his popularity. Even when her successors, such as King Sombra, Lord Tirek, Starlight Glimmer, Pony of Shadows, and Cozy Glow arrive on the show, Queen Chrysalis remained the most popular villain in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, even getting official merchandise. Because of her popularity, Chrysalis is the most recurring unreformed antagonist in the entire show.

Some have written fanfiction that depicts her as more sympathetic than depicted in the show. In Season 6, it is confirmed that the Changelings do need the love energy to survive, or are at least severely weakened without it, but it's also established that there are ways of getting love energy without hurting anyone. She simply made it seem that way as a means of solidifying her position as their Queen.

The reception to Chrysalis is likely the reason she returned in the Season 6 finale when the creators seemed to decide against it for several seasons. Once again, Chrysalis's role in Season 6 received positive reviews, with fans saying that she came up with a brilliant plot to secretly kidnap almost all of the series' main protagonists, which included the Mane Six, the Princesses, Spike, and later Discord and Trixie. Again, she came close to actually winning in the end. However, she is once again defeated and overthrown by Thorax and Starlight Glimmer, setting all of the captured free, and Starlight tries to give Chrysalis a chance of redemption and continue being the leader her subjects deserve. However, she refuses and escapes, swearing revenge upon Starlight Glimmer and becoming a recurring villain in the later seasons.

Her portrayal in Season 8 has gathered mixed reviews as she only appeared in "The Mean Six" and she created the Mean Six to do her bidding, but they soon betray her in the end. Fans were expecting her to think of a much smarter plan and a more epic return, which is why this episode is considered the weakest episode she appeared in.

In Season 9, Chrysalis has gathered positive reviews once more as fans praised her chemistry with Lord Tirek and Cozy Glow. Some fans even ship Chrysalis with Tirek as they act like parents toward Cozy Glow, especially in the song "A Better Way To Be Bad". Fans also praise Chrysalis's epic battle with Starlight Glimmer. Her final defeat though has gathered a mixed reaction. Most have accepted her final fate as they enjoyed Chrysalis as a villain and that she is irredeemable. However, others have wanted to see Chrysalis redeemed and were disappointed by the fact that she was turned to stone.

In the end, she remained as one of the most beloved and popular villains in the series.

Episodes and Appearances[]

Appearances in the Show

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My Little Pony: FIENDship is Magic[]

Nightmare Knights[]

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Quotes[]

I hope I'm not interrupting anything important.
~ Queen Chrysalis' first onscreen words (as Princess Cadance) when she interrupted Twilight's reunion with Shining Armour.
Hmph. Clever. But you're still too late. Right you are, Princess. And as queen of the changelings, it is up to me to find food for my subjects. Equestria has more love than any place I've ever encountered. My fellow changelings will be able to devour so much of it that we will gain more power than we have ever dreamed of!
~ Queen Chrysalis after being exposed by a freed Twilight and Cadance.
Ah, ah, ah. Don't want to go back to the caves, now do you? Ever since I took your place, I've been feeding off Shining Armor's love for you. Every moment he grows weaker and so does his spell. Even now, my minions are chipping away at it. [laughs] He may not be my husband, but he is under my total control now.
~ Queen Chrysalis revealing her plan of keeping Shining Armor under her control.
Soon, my Changeling army will break through. First, we take Canterlot. And then, all of Equestria!
~ Queen Chrysalis threatening to take all of Equestria.
Ah! Shining Armour's love for you is even stronger than I thought! Consuming it has made me even more powerful than Celestia!
~ Queen Chrysalis after she defeats Princess Celestia.
Chrysalis: It's funny, really. Twilight here was suspicious of my behaviour all along. Too bad the rest of you were too caught up in your wedding planning to realise those suspicions were correct! [laughing]
Applejack: Sorry, Twi. We should've listened to you.
Twilight: It's not your fault. She fooled everypony.
Chrysalis: Hmm, I did, didn't I?
~ Queen Chrysalis taunting everyone for not believing Twilight Sparkle and unwittingly allowing her plan to continue.
Twilight: Your spell! Perform your spell!
Chrysalis: [laughs] What good would that do? My changelings already roam free.
~ Queen Chrysalis revealing to Shining Armour about the invasion.
What a lovely but absolutely ridiculous sentiment.
~ Queen Chrysalis taunting Shining Armour and Princess Cadance about ⁶their love.
NOOOOOO!
~ Queen Chrysalis' first defeat.
What a lovely village you chosen to stage your little resistance. It looks absolutely delicious!
~ Queen Chrysalis to Zecora.
I know you don't want your charges hurt. Come quietly to the dungeons of Canterlot and I promise to leave the others alone.
~ Queen Chrysalis bargaining Zecora.
We thought too small last time. One ponynapped princess wasn't enough. With all the most beloved ponies of Equestria taken care of, nopony can stop us!
~ Queen Chrysalis about her second plan.
One little pony all by herself. Oh, how will I ever prevent this daring rescue?
~ Queen Chrysalis.
Don't mention that traitor's name in my kingdom! He was a fool to leave and even more a fool to return! When I find him, he'll learn just what happens to those who betray the hive!
~ Queen Chrysalis about Thorax's betrayal.
Very clever. And clearly, Thorax revealed to you the secret of my throne. I can't have powerful ponies using their abilities against me. Even with your rather embarrassing little rescue attempt, everything has gone according to my plan.
~ Queen Chrysalis taunting Starlight Glimmer.
Starlight: What if you didn't have to?
Chrysalis: Ridiculous! The hunger of changelings can never be satisfied!
Starlight: Exactly! Thorax left the hive and made a friend. He
shared love, and now he doesn't need to feed. You don't have to live your lives starving all the time!
Chrysalis: You know
nothing of the changelings or what it takes to be their queen! I decide what is best for my subjects, not some mewling grub!
~ Queen Chrysalis brushing off Starlight Glimmer's point of sharing love.
Yes, I know! We have been planning this for quite some time. [laughs] Oh, thank you, Applejack. My spell can create a copy of anypony I desire. All I need is an image and a piece of the pony. Oh, and this. Why copies, Rarity? Because Princess Twilight and her friends control the Elements of Harmony, the most powerful weapon in all Equestria. Which means you… will… be… able… to… use… them… too! And serve me! Together, we will destroy Twilight Sparkle and her meddlesome friends! Of course, I haven't forgotten Starlight Glimmer! She stole my hive. Turned my subjects against me! So I'll take her friends away while she watches! And then, I'll destroy her! [maniacal laughter] With the Elements under my control, I'll build a new hive of Earth ponies, unicorns, and Pegasi, and I will rule as Queen once again!
~ Queen Chrysalis plotting to take control of the Elements of Harmony and Equestria.
Servants always fail you in the end! Just wait, Starlight. I will have my revenge!
~ Queen Chrysalis swearing revenge again while lamenting her betrayal from the Mean Six.
One day, you'll see! I will defeat Twilight Sparkle and her friends! [cackles] And they will pay for stealing my kingdom!
~ Queen Chrysalis talking to a changeling carving on a log.
Chrysalis, queen of the changelings! Or at least I will be, when I'm restored to my rightful place! Why did you summon me? What do you want?!
~ Queen Chrysalis meeting Lord Tirek and Cozy Glow.
Ha! Until Gusty the Great rose up and banished you.
~ Queen Chrysalis amused by Grogar's defeat by Gusty the Great.
Because they cheat!
~ Queen Chrysalis attempting to justify the reason for her defeats.
Nope!
~ Queen Chrysalis affirming her loyalty to "Grogar".
Are you planning on attacking anypony anytime soon? If not, I don't know why I'm wasting my time here. I am a queen, you know?
~ Queen Chrysalis to "Grogar".
It's been weeks, and Grogar's done nothing! It's not healthy to hold on to all of this rage! I could lash out at any moment.
~ Queen Chrysalis about "Grogar".
I have come close to ruling Equestria several times. Perhaps I should be the one to lead us.
~ Queen Chrysalis wants to lead the mission.
As if anything on this mountain is scarier than I.
~ Queen Chrysalis after scaring off shadows.
Chrysalis: Just so we're clear, I didn't save you because I like you. I did it because… because I…
Cozy Glow: Neeeeeeed us?
Chrysalis: Yes.
~ Queen Chrysalis gives in to team up with Tirek and Cozy Glow.
Cozy Glow: Why are you doing that? Didn't you already drain it of love?
Chrysalis: I always save a little for the next day.
Cozy Glow: You cocoon all of your… meals?
Chrysalis: Of course.
~ Queen Chrysalis to Cozy Glow.
Discord was really something until friendship ruined him.
~ Queen Chrysalis about Discord.
The Magic of Friendship is like a disease! An infection that spreads to those around you! I watched it infect my hive! I will not let it get me!
~ Queen Chrysalis' view of friendship.
Grogar is too powerful. Something must be done about that. Let Grogar think we're his loyal servants. In the meantime, we'll hatch our own plan.
~ Queen Chrysalis convincing Tirek and Cozy Glow to betray "Grogar".
We just aren't as powerful as you.
~ Queen Chrysalis to "Grogar".
Forget about that old bell. You were right. We're so much more powerful… when we work as a team.
~ Queen Chrysalis along with Tirek and Cozy Glow plot to betray "Grogar".
YOU THINK FRIENDSHIP WILL SAVE YOU?! WE WILL ALWAYS RETURN! NOTHING WILL EVER STOP—!
~ Queen Chrysalis's breakdown and last words, as she yells at Twilight, continuing to foolishly refuse that accept that friendship is stronger a no matter how many times it’s proven her wrong that it’ll always beat her.

Trivia[]

  • Chrysalis and the Changelings were designed by Rebecca Dart, the main character designer for Season Two. Rebecca was inspired by the work of manga artists Junko Mizuno and Hideshi Hino after reading the name "Chrysalis", and "figured she should be insect-like."
  • After her first appearance, Chrysalis lost the insectoid clicking effect on her voice. According to supervising director Jim Miller, this was because the staff were worried that it would make her lines incomprehensible.
  • At the end of comic issue #102, Chrysalis's statue begins to crack, implying that she (and possibly Tirek and Cozy Glow) may escape imprisonment one day. It is currently unknown if any Generation 5 material or official statements will follow up on this. This may not be canon to the show, however.
  • Jim Miller said in an interview that, despite preferring to think that no one is immortal (referring to the alicorns and saying they are extremely long-lived), and saying that normal changelings are not, Chrysalis might be immortal. This is evident by the fact that she knows of many ancient villains such as Discord, King Sombra, Lord Tirek and Grogar.
  • One hint that foreshadows Chrysalis posing as Cadence is that whenever she uses her magic her aura is green, but in Twilight's flashbacks Cadence's magic aura is blue.
  • Chrysalis is the first villain to debut in a season finale. Conversely, she is the only female villain to debut in a season finale, as Starlight Glimmer was the main antagonist of all season five and Cozy Glow debuted in the 12th episode of season eight.
  • Chrysalis is also the first villain to not have the Elements of Harmony used against her and to not be directly fought by The Mane Six. However, The Mane Six were going to use the Elements against her if it wasn't for her Changeling army.
  • Chrysalis is an obvious darker reflection of Starlight Glimmer. Both of them were the leaders of different locations. (Starlight's Village to Starlight, The Changeling Kingdom to Chrysalis.) Both also ruled their lands with an iron fist. However, while Starlight had a tragic and sympathetic past that led to her villainy, (Her best friend Sunburst left her after receiving his Cutie Mark) Chrysalis is far more despicable, as she just wants to steal love from others for her hive while also not having a tragic backstory. They both also sought revenge after they were defeated. (Starlight seeking revenge against Twilight, Chrysalis seeking revenge against Starlight herself) But while Starlight let go of her revenge and would later become friends with the Mane Six, Chrysalis refused redemption and continued her revenge against Starlight and ultimately she (along with Lord Tirek and Cozy Glow) would be turned to stone for her crimes against Equestria. Thus, if Starlight had not let go of her revenge and still allowed it to consume her, she would've ended up like Chrysalis.
  • Chrysalis is the first villain in the franchise to not be defeated a thousand years ago or more.
    • Chrysalis is also the first villain to have a villain song.
  • In Frenemies, it is heavily implied that she was going to eat her prisoners that she captured.
  • Chrysalis' named is not revealed in her debut episode, as she mainly called "The Queen" or "Queen of the Changelings".

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