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Alicorn comments on Specific Fiction Discusion (April 2011) - Less Wrong Discussion

6 Post author: Armok_GoB 14 April 2011 12:29PM

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Comment author: Alicorn 15 April 2011 12:21:00AM 2 points [-]

I need to know how to style the mane and tail; the desired "cutie mark" (the little design on the flank); whether you want to be a pegasus, unicorn, or "earth pony" (I made myself a pegasus unicorn because I'm just greedy but that appears to be restricted to the princesses in canon); what colors everything should be; and any other added features you want on your pony (e.g. I gave MBlume's pony a little goaty beard). If you don't have strong opinions about any of these features you can leave it up to my creative discretion within the theme.

Comment author: arundelo 15 April 2011 12:55:42AM 3 points [-]

a little goaty beard

Thought for a moment that this was a typo then realized it wasn't. :-)

Comment author: Armok_GoB 15 April 2011 09:24:39AM 2 points [-]

It seems restricted to god tier characters in the canon, and always accompanied with a more adult look...

Comment author: ArisKatsaris 15 April 2011 02:39:07PM 3 points [-]

Nah, the de-deified Luna lost the adult look (and seemingly the powers) but maintained the wings and horn. I think Lauren faust said we'll see her again in Season 2 -- I wonder if we'll ever get a story about how they achieved their god-tier level.

Comment author: ArisKatsaris 15 April 2011 02:32:07PM *  1 point [-]

Hmm. Let's go for a natural look. A brown Earth pony with short blondish mane, male. Wears glasses, somewhat rectangl-y ones (you can see another cartoonish version of them at http://www.livejournal.com/allpics.bml?user=katsaris ). For a cutie mark, a closed book with a symbol of silver pegasus wings on its cover. The idea expressed being he likes to write/read/imagine about the capabilities he doesn't have.

The name "Aristotle" doesn't fit as well now with the other ponies' names, so go with Elfwhinny. (which is a pun on Tolkien's Aelfwine)

If I left anything out, feel free to embellish. :-)

Thanks again!

Comment author: Alicorn 16 April 2011 12:42:26AM *  1 point [-]

In case you didn't see the Batch 2 Ponies comment, Elfwhinny is done.

Edit: Dammit, forgot the glasses. Editing them in now.

Edit2: Glasses on.

Comment author: ArisKatsaris 16 April 2011 11:13:02AM 1 point [-]

Thank you!

Comment author: Alicorn 15 April 2011 04:23:18PM 0 points [-]

I'll add this to my next batch. (Unless you have comments on the mane & tail styling beyond "short"?)

Comment author: ArisKatsaris 15 April 2011 05:09:18PM 1 point [-]

LOL, I thought I was being way too specific and demanding. :-)

No, I don't have any preference for the tail styling, nor anything more specific than "short" for the styling of the mane.