God Is Dead And I Fucked Him!!

"Another similarity: You and me both willing to die for our people. Why, question? Evolution hate death."

It seems obvious that he's talking about their mutual missions to find a cure for the astrophage problem and save their planets. They're both here in Tau Ceti, volunteering to die so long as it ensures the survival of their homes.

“It’s good for the species,” I say. “A self-sacrifice instinct makes the species as a whole more likely to continue.”

“Not all Eridians willing to die for others.”

I chuckle. “Not all humans either.”

Oh, that foreshadowing sure is looming...

Except, wait, Rocky didn't volunteer for a suicide mission either. He volunteered for a dangerous mission, an uncertain mission, but the goal was always for the Eridians to return home. We can guess that he likely would be willing to die for Erid, but so far he hasn't been put in a position to find out.

“You and me are good people,” Rocky says.

“Yeah.” I smile. “I suppose we are.”

I think there's a double meaning here, even beyond the obvious dramatic irony that comes from Grace not realising he never signed up for this. Because the truth is, I've buried the lede. The vital context I'm obscuring, and which Weir obscures when he frames this as a discussion about evolutionary similarities, is that the conversation takes place right after Rocky and Grace each almost die saving the other's life.

"You and me both willing to die for our people."

@periguita @kitsunesongs I did a bunch of polls for this a while ago to get other's thoughts on what the character's Elements of Harmony would be! Or is it Hell-ements of Harmony?

Alastor would be Magic:

Despite Charlie seeming to be the more outwardly obvious candidate for the Element of Magic, Alastor was ultimately the one who got everyone together, the plot moving forward and with whom without everything falls apart.

If there is anyone who needs to 'learn about friendship' like Twilight Sparkle, it's going to be Mr 'There Are No Friends In Hell But Sure Let Me Take Care Of Those Gangsters To Whom You Owe Money Free Of Charge' Alastor the Radio Demon.

Rosie idly comments upon first meeting him that he has 'a special soul', just like Twilight Sparkle has a special cutie mark that caught Celestia's attention being the shape of her Element of Magic.

Alastor is literally the Magic Man; performing REAL magic on Earth in the flashback, executing feats that were before considered impossible regularly before his arrival in Hell and casually uses magic while other characters like Angel Dust, Sir Pentious and even an angel like Vaggi herself seem limited to comparatively normal human feats.

Charlie would be Kindness:

Charlie is literally the Disney Princess Archetype whose kingdom just so happens to be Hell. Kindness and musical numbers come with the territory.

Charlie has admitted to Vaggi to having additional motives behind the Hotel -and that may be disenchanting to some- but we must remember what Charlie is still choosing to help others when she does not have to. The Hotel's goal in the story is to redeem sinners and get them to Heaven in hopes of ending a genocide. A genocide that was allowed by a father who ensured that the Exorcists cannot harm her in any way. Charlie could've tried any number of SAFER things to get her missing mother's attention, yet she still chose to do it in the nicest, gentlest way possible.

Charlie is kind to the point of naïvety. Her managing to hold onto that innocence and idealism in such a toxic place is genuinely an incredible feat.

A good chunk of her mistakes in the series were made due her lack of empathy, not a lack of compassion.

Angel Dust would be Generosity:

This was a struggle as Kindness and Generosity are so similar I was initially unsure of who should be what, but ultimately decided generosity, as Angel Dust has made a lot of personal sacrifices throughout the series, and certainly doesn't have much left to give.

This may even include the Sin that Angel Dust believes landed him in Hell; killing his own father, which many including myself believe to been done in defence of his twin sister Molly.

One of the first things we see Angel Dust do is dive right into the middle of a turf war despite the risk of losing his new rent-free residence because his bestie was involved. Cherri outright calls him out on this but he brushes it off.

Angel's greatest challenge in the story and the key to escaping Valentino is learning to value himself. In other words, to be as generous to himself as he is to others.

Vaggi would be Loyalty:

Her results in the poll were the most clear-cut! It is just that obvious.

Vaggi is 100% devoted to Charlie, to the point a common complaint about her character is that she doesn't have much going for her outside of Charlie. I do not think this is a writing flaw, but rather a natural character flaw from being an exiled soldier of a genocidal cult. Heck, the second season had her taking baby steps in forging a new identity for herself with giving herself a name other than the one Adam gave her and even finally standing up to Charlie.

Speaking of, Vaggi's increasing willingness to stand up to Charlie is an important part of being truly loyal to someone. If your friend is about to run into burning building you don't just stand back and wave them off. You stop them, otherwise you might as well have pushed them into the deadly flames yourself.

It would it be such a middle finger to the Exorcists who had abandoned her for being 'a traitor'. That alone is enough reason for me!

Husk would be Honesty:

Husk is often brutally honest, both for the best, like when he sang 'Loser, baby' with Angel Dust, and the worst, when he somewhat insensitively exposed other characters personal issues to make a point to (again) Angel Dust (which could've been a big mistake considering Angel is an unknowing spy).

He is incredibly observant and usually the first to notice when something is off, almost like he has a 'Truth Sense'. To date, he is the only one to figure out that Alastor was on a leash.

One of the most sensible of the Misfits- provided his main vices of alcoholism and gambling aren't involved- and is very self-aware of his own flaws. Even if he's initially wrong, like when he claimed that Angel doesn't need him, he will admit when he's made a mistake.

Niffty would be Laughter:

Like Pinkie Pie, Niffty is incredibly energetic and capable of moving at Ludicrous Speed.

Niffty has admitted to genuinely believing in Charlie's dream of redemption through her song! Too bad no one seemed to understand her.

Despite her obvious mental instability she is one of the few characters able to get a genuine smile from Alastor and freely touch him without revulsion. That speaks to the levels of joy she capable of bringing to her friends!

Niffty is outright meant to sound like Pinkie Pie with her even being voiced by the same voice actor as Pinkie's G5 successor, Kimiko Glenn!

Random Plot Ideas:

The Elements of Harmony are Holy Relics forged by God Themself to combat their polar opposite and their wicked creations. Them suddenly being bonded to One Hellborn, One Fallen Angel and four Sinners is enough to send Sera into a paranoid frenzy about how Hell has stolen their greatest defence and is clearly planning an attack!

Perhaps the previous wielders of the Elements included Sera and Lucifer and the other archangels.

The Speaker of God (or Anastasia) could act in the mentoring role like Princess Celestia.

Grace never having understood why he's never really "fit in" with everyone else. Him never having understood anything about romance or sex and feeling out of place all his life, and other people noticing too! What Stratt said, he has no one (at least not in the eyes of an amato- and heteronormative society) so he's worth less to them. (this isn't a great example, since Stratt would've said anything to convince him to go, she just said whatever seemed the most convincing, but you get the point.)

And then there's Rocky, who doesn't even have all the cultural context to know why Grace is acting strange when he mentions his own mate. But even then, Rocky was always there for him despite that, Rocky doesn't care whether or not Grace has a mate, he just wants Grace to be happy.

And then Grace on Erid meeting Adrian and loving them and being loved back by them just as much as Rocky does. And being loved and wanted by both of them and it doesn't matter in what way they all love each other, only that they do.

There are no expectation for anything. No expectations of sex or kids or anything of the like, just being able to choose what he wants instead of being pressured into something by all of society.

Grace finally feeling accepted, loved, and wanted all unconditionally and being leaky (of course) over finally feeling like he belongs.