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Quote from: MJNSEIFER on December 18, 2013, 12:15:45 AMI'm conflicted on whether to share mine, because some, if not all, of them will be inserted into my project anyway...oh go a head! it cant be any stranger than mine! I'm shippin' ponies and TF's!!!
I'm conflicted on whether to share mine, because some, if not all, of them will be inserted into my project anyway...
sometimes i wonder if there's a flutter valley equivalent in equestria, where the glimmer wings, flutter ponies and wingers live, like a more floral crystal empire.also, if we know other species of "sentient" animals live in equestria (biggest example being zecora), i wonder if that means the pony friends could fit in somewhere. it would be so cool to have creamsicle the giraffe and Oakley the moose in the show. :p
Someone mentioned wanting to see Ember and the CMCs "being bros," and it made me think of my sig image, so I figured I'd come post. I'm going to use a spoiler tag, because I'm paranoid that posting this wall of text I just typed out will kill the thread. SpoilerMy headcanon is just for the universe my herd lives in, doesn't connect with any official MLP works. I'll just share the origin story:Long ago, ponies were fairly ordinary horses, albeit slightly more intelligent than a real world animal would be. When the planet began spewing fire (volcanos and earthquakes and general apocalypse stuff,) a few ponies decided to enter the deepest caves and reach the "center" of the earth, to find a way to stop the destruction and save their children. (I don't know what they thought they'd accomplish, myself!) They traveled long and far into the earth in a perilous and frightening journey, and eventually came upon a cavern filled with colored crystals. When these ponies - so brave to face the underground journey, so compassionate and loving as to endanger themselves to protect their herds, so defiant as to even attempt to stop the planet's fire, so determined to survive - touched the crystals, the very earth itself was struck by their spirits, and recognized them as a species worthy of living beyond the extinction that was planned. The earth ceased its rumbling, its belching fires receded, and the remaining species on the planet were saved.In a flash, the heroic ponies felt a strange sensation in their heads, and saw a flash above them. Gemstones had sprouted from their heads! The earth, recognizing them as its benefactors, gave each of them a beautiful gift: with this gemstone came advanced intellect, and, arguably the most influential change to Ponykind's lives, magical abilities. They were the worlds first Crystal Ponies.The crystal ponies felt that by accepting thess gifts - the enhanced abilities as well as their lives and futures - they had entered into a contract with the earth. From that day on, Ponykind recognized the earth as a partner in life, rather than just land to be used. Ponies from then on would honor the earth, and use their magic and special connection to benefit life on the planet. This is why earth ponies have their special, subtle magic that they use today to benefit plant and animal life.As these ponies began to further reproduce in the coming years, more miraculous changes came about as a result: their offspring's coat had fantastic colors usually reserved for flowers; their manes grew longer; and sometimes even they, too, had crystals in their foreheads, in many varying shapes. Often, they had glimmering "crystal" fur or hair as well, and ponies even today can still have this trait. (This explains the ponies with tinsel in their hair or glitter in their fur!)Some ponies were born with crystal eyes instead of simple forehead gems. While technically blind, they have advanced perception and a remarkable ability to Know. They don't need to see what is in front of them; they Know what is there. They tend to Know what the weather will be, animals' migratory patterns, all kinds of things that ordinary ponies could only understand through study and experience. It is rumored that these ponies can read minds, and even see the future. Thus, Crystal-Eyed ponies are considered holy figures to the ponies, although they are incredibly rare. (this explains why I don't tend to own TEs, but have to have at least Skyrocket to rebuild my childhood collection!)Over time, as the crystal ponies bred with other ponies who hadn't been blessed with gems, different pony species began to form, such as pegasi and unicorns. (How exactly this came about, I haven't yet fleshed out.) Although unicorns are (generally) associated most with magical abilities, crystal ponies have magic as well. (As of now, I consider Unicorns as having more obvious magic, such as levitation, detailed object manipulation, etc, while crystal ponies have a different magic that manipulates nature on a larger scale. For example, a cyrstal pony might not be able to pour a cup of tea without using their mouths, but they can summon a rainbow or melt the snow with but a glance.) Because of their magical abilities, and the fact that they are descended from the ponies' champions of the past, crystal ponies are considered royalty: the kings, queens, princes and princesses are almost always crystal ponies, or closely related to them. And, if you're interested, here's how I decided rump symbols work:SpoilerPonies are born with their symbols, and which represent some intrinsic part of the individual pony. It can represent their talent, like in G4, but it could also be something more subtle. In addition, some rump symbols can be inherited, although rarely will a symbol be exactly the same as another pony's. (For instance, hearts in one's symbol might run in a family.) It is up to each pony to interpret or ignore their symbol's meaning as they see fit. Ever-curious children often ask about each others symbols, but adults tend to consider this a fairly personal question.Sometimes, a pony will not have a symbol. This, too, can be an inherited trait. It doesn't mean anything is wrong with them, but they do have to work harder to figure out what gives their life meaning, since they have no hints.Dresses came into style after a well-loved Princess, who was born without a cutie mark, came into power. Embarrassed by her blank flank, she preferred to hide her rump during outings and special occasions. Her seamstresses invented the dress as an article of clothing. Both devotion to the princess and admiration for the intricate articles created for her caused dresses to come into fashion, and they are still worn today. I've also decided that the gizmonks (made an appearance once in the G1 cartoon, basically they're monkeys who like to invent things) exist in the MLP universe, albeit living primarily in another continent, as an explanation of why things that are very clearly designed for humans (saxophones, pencils, stuff like that) exist in the pony world. After all, if a pony we to invent a musical instrument, you can bet it'd be made to be used with hooves rather than fingers, or that pencils and paintbrushes would have a wide grip that can easily be held in the teeth. I decided that these things were all invented by the gizmonks (since humans don't live in my pony universe) and that they were just imported to Ponyland.
Quote from: hathorcat on December 19, 2013, 05:55:22 AMQuote from: brittney_rochelle on December 19, 2013, 05:38:20 AMQuote from: hathorcat on December 19, 2013, 05:14:05 AMQuote from: Katja die Tediz on December 19, 2013, 05:12:49 AMQuote from: brittney_rochelle on December 19, 2013, 05:04:18 AMQuote from: Katja die Tediz on December 19, 2013, 04:14:13 AMQuote from: brittney_rochelle on December 19, 2013, 03:45:43 AMI got my display photo from the comic. She's adorable!Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkI noticed! I'm so happy they snuck her in. Can you please tell me which issue she's in exactly? :oI can't remember to be honest. I think it was one with Cadence. Ah, I see.Thanks. :>She appears on the front of one of the SA/Cadance love story variant covers as well As though she is featuring in a year book.I found it! The image I used in my DP is from the Annual! The image in your avatar? On the cover though she looks a little different - like an 80s punk Moondancer...are we talking about the same one? I'm not sure. Mine comes from the annual with the Sunset Shimmer story.
Quote from: brittney_rochelle on December 19, 2013, 05:38:20 AMQuote from: hathorcat on December 19, 2013, 05:14:05 AMQuote from: Katja die Tediz on December 19, 2013, 05:12:49 AMQuote from: brittney_rochelle on December 19, 2013, 05:04:18 AMQuote from: Katja die Tediz on December 19, 2013, 04:14:13 AMQuote from: brittney_rochelle on December 19, 2013, 03:45:43 AMI got my display photo from the comic. She's adorable!Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkI noticed! I'm so happy they snuck her in. Can you please tell me which issue she's in exactly? :oI can't remember to be honest. I think it was one with Cadence. Ah, I see.Thanks. :>She appears on the front of one of the SA/Cadance love story variant covers as well As though she is featuring in a year book.I found it! The image I used in my DP is from the Annual! The image in your avatar? On the cover though she looks a little different - like an 80s punk Moondancer...are we talking about the same one?
Quote from: hathorcat on December 19, 2013, 05:14:05 AMQuote from: Katja die Tediz on December 19, 2013, 05:12:49 AMQuote from: brittney_rochelle on December 19, 2013, 05:04:18 AMQuote from: Katja die Tediz on December 19, 2013, 04:14:13 AMQuote from: brittney_rochelle on December 19, 2013, 03:45:43 AMI got my display photo from the comic. She's adorable!Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkI noticed! I'm so happy they snuck her in. Can you please tell me which issue she's in exactly? :oI can't remember to be honest. I think it was one with Cadence. Ah, I see.Thanks. :>She appears on the front of one of the SA/Cadance love story variant covers as well As though she is featuring in a year book.I found it! The image I used in my DP is from the Annual!
Quote from: Katja die Tediz on December 19, 2013, 05:12:49 AMQuote from: brittney_rochelle on December 19, 2013, 05:04:18 AMQuote from: Katja die Tediz on December 19, 2013, 04:14:13 AMQuote from: brittney_rochelle on December 19, 2013, 03:45:43 AMI got my display photo from the comic. She's adorable!Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkI noticed! I'm so happy they snuck her in. Can you please tell me which issue she's in exactly? :oI can't remember to be honest. I think it was one with Cadence. Ah, I see.Thanks. :>She appears on the front of one of the SA/Cadance love story variant covers as well As though she is featuring in a year book.
Quote from: brittney_rochelle on December 19, 2013, 05:04:18 AMQuote from: Katja die Tediz on December 19, 2013, 04:14:13 AMQuote from: brittney_rochelle on December 19, 2013, 03:45:43 AMI got my display photo from the comic. She's adorable!Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkI noticed! I'm so happy they snuck her in. Can you please tell me which issue she's in exactly? :oI can't remember to be honest. I think it was one with Cadence. Ah, I see.Thanks. :>
Quote from: Katja die Tediz on December 19, 2013, 04:14:13 AMQuote from: brittney_rochelle on December 19, 2013, 03:45:43 AMI got my display photo from the comic. She's adorable!Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkI noticed! I'm so happy they snuck her in. Can you please tell me which issue she's in exactly? :oI can't remember to be honest. I think it was one with Cadence.
Quote from: brittney_rochelle on December 19, 2013, 03:45:43 AMI got my display photo from the comic. She's adorable!Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkI noticed! I'm so happy they snuck her in. Can you please tell me which issue she's in exactly? :o
I got my display photo from the comic. She's adorable!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I like the one about symbols + cutie marks. Kinda reminds me of the Story of the Blanks creepypasta. : PWondering how the ponies who were born cutie mark-less would know that was the case and notjust assume they needed to try harder to find their special talent, though?Also weren't the Gizmonks the monkey-things in this episode?
Quote from: Katja die Tediz on December 20, 2013, 05:57:33 AMI like the one about symbols + cutie marks. Kinda reminds me of the Story of the Blanks creepypasta. : PWondering how the ponies who were born cutie mark-less would know that was the case and notjust assume they needed to try harder to find their special talent, though?Also weren't the Gizmonks the monkey-things in this episode?"Ponies are born with their symbols," as I said. This eliminates that problem. And no, I'm not sure what those creatures are, although they're pretty humanoid, too! The gizmonks were the villains in this episode: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65G09-Zx84Q