Discord: Heartbroken Lover or Starswirl Gone Bad?

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I had recently came across this interesting debate and thought I'd get some feedback from folks that watch the show regularly on what they think on the matter. What do you think?

Did Discord turn evil over getting dumped by Celestia or going mad with power as Starswirl the Bearded?

Pick a side and start defending it.

[Whammy]

I take the position of neither. I do not think he was ever involved with Celestia romantically nor do I think he was Star Swirl the Bearded. He was just a being with huge reality-warping power who pretty much decided to do whatever he wanted just for fun...with a very twisted idea of what fun is and lacking the empathy needed to ensure his fun was not done at the expense of others.

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For the sake of getting more people involved in this thread, I'm going to state my theory on how Discord and Celestia could have been a couple. I believe Discord was originally an outcast that fell for Celestia. When he did get the courage to approach her, she accepted him and they started dating in secret. Unfortunately, Luna was not a fan of Discord and convinced Celestia Discord was only after the throne. Celestia dumped Discord, calling him a monster. And so, he became one. After that, it was pretty much like in the show.

I've concocted this theory from a fanfic I read and the question of why Celestia wanted to reform Discord.