Had Opaline started off like that I’m imagine she’d be a top tier villain
I mean no pony in history has ever conquered the dragons or dragon lands in general to control both the lands and its people would already make the
Arcana Empire a threat that would already established and now looks to add Maretime bay and the other pony lands under her hooves
With an army of dragons and the power to burn lands down and rebuild itsxhonesyly scary and sad how much potential was wasted on her