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I think you're reading a little too much into John's portrayal. Voicing Discord is a job. The only reason John ended up having anything to do with bronies is due to curiousity, seeing people react negatively to it and feeling that people in the community deserved to be better understood. Odds are good it may have had a little to do with his familiarity with the Trek fandom but I like to believe he's just a decent guy. Unfortunately the less than stellar people in the fandom torrented their doc and took some of the shine off for them but oh, well. It doesn't seem to have done any lasting harm since he's still voicing the role.
All that said I think it's a stretch to consider Discord DeLancie's 'OC'. I very much doubt beyond rehearsing for and voicing the role he thinks of himself as Discord just like I doubt he wears his TNG uniform to bed. Acting is a job. He gets paid to play characters. Discord just happens to be one of them. As to the reason why he gets those roles a lot it's called 'typecasting'. He most CERTAINLY is NOT interested in shipping nor do I ever hope to see someone bring it up to him, show him fic or (goodness forbid) show him porn of it.
I think you're reading a little too much into John's portrayal. Voicing Discord is a job. The only reason John ended up having anything to do with bronies is due to curiousity, seeing people react negatively to it and feeling that people in the community deserved to be better understood. Odds are good it may have had a little to do with his familiarity with the Trek fandom but I like to believe he's just a decent guy. Unfortunately the less than stellar people in the fandom torrented their doc and took some of the shine off for them but oh, well. It doesn't seem to have done any lasting harm since he's still voicing the role.
All that said I think it's a stretch to consider Discord DeLancie's 'OC'. I very much doubt beyond rehearsing for and voicing the role he thinks of himself as Discord just like I doubt he wears his TNG uniform to bed. Acting is a job. He gets paid to play characters. Discord just happens to be one of them. As to the reason why he gets those roles a lot it's called 'typecasting'. He most CERTAINLY is NOT interested in shipping nor do I ever hope to see someone bring it up to him, show him fic or (goodness forbid) show him porn of it.