Just a bunch of weird horse kids

Horses doing horse things, askblog shenanigans

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Since I really couldn't stop myself, more OCs for the next gen, from the parent generation this time!

These three are a beast pony trio I made to flesh out the concept. Art Block the Fericorn, Bugzzy the Bat Pony, and Gold Star the Wilderhorse. All have gone through some light redesigns due to simple fact that my design philosophies have evolved

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Last two OCs for this. The rest of the random characters I've made are in the parent generation so I don't count them among the rest of the fankids.

Clover and Sapling, Rainbow's other niece and nephew. Clover does chemistry, and Sapling's a gardener. They love their dragon brother lots. They all take turns being the voice of reason.

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Gwerom! Traumatized dragon boy. Adopted into a pony family following his molt. Rainbow Dash's nephew by that adoption

He's got two siblings, twins. After I draw them that should be all the major ocs drawn already lol

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Working through the handful of ocs in my next gen, too, might as well.

Gayle, the sole Griffon in Ponyville's weather team! He's Sky Pulse's boyfriend, very affectionate and protective of her.

The gem is plastic. This is important information.

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Aaaand here's the last of the fankids, Little Ladybug! The only reformed member of Chrysalis's second hive (my next gen is a bit canon divergent).

Her and the rest of her hive are also parented by Tirek, which is less of a political marriage and more of a 'hey can I use your genetics to make Super Bugs? If I get mad at any you can eat them.' 'Hell yeah'

She ran away, reformed herself, and got lost in Canterlot, where she ended up getting taken in by Rarity and Fancy Pants. So she's Regalis's older sister! Adoption is fun more next gen designers should utilize it.

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Sky Pulse! Her parents are the human world Sunset Shimmer and Flash Sentry. Feeling lost, seeking asylum in the stories her mother would tell her of Equestria, as a teenager she runs away from home to another dimension.

Her natural mane color is actually reddish orange, but she reinvented herself heavily when she crossed over, hair dye and new name and all. She's now part of the Ponyville weather team! It's so mundane but she feels so much more at home.

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And to round out the royals, here's Luna's daughter, Lucid Lapis! In universe (and also out of universe because it's complicated and I don't want to explain it rn) here parentage is unknown. Celestia adopted, so it's possible Luna did to, but know one knows because Luna raised her in secret and only brought her to Canterlot when she was an older teen. Like Rune, she's just small, not younger than the other next gen kids.

I have a species headcanon thing going on with Bat Ponies, being alternate 'styles' for Earth Ponies and Unicorns that are part of the same subspecies. I've been calling them Wilderhorses and Fericorns. Lapis here is a Fericorn, as is her father (who is a canon character but I'm still not going into that)

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You know her, you love her have feelings about her probably, it's Flurry Heart!

Admittedly she's more a narrative device than a character with how I intended to utilize her. Her talent lies in reassurance, comfort, and self confidence. That last thing is something she herself struggled with a lot growing up. She's trying to help Rune Shine with it...but they're a tough nut to crack...

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This is like take three of trying to get this design to be appealing...still feel a little weird about it, but this is definitely the best he's ever looked!

Regalis, son of Rarity and Fancy Pants, and everything they don't want to be. Way too proud of being born into wealth and status. Cares about his adopted older sister a lot, and was bullied for his unwieldy horn in his youth, but he's not exactly pleasant to be around in the present day.

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Stygian and Twilight! And again, as a reminder, most of these kids aren't necessarily here because I ship their parents, but because I think I can make an interesting narrative out of it.

Anyway, Rune Shine! Adult blank flank (yes they're the same age as everyone else, they've just inherited Stygian's proportions), decent at magic, but woefully unsure about everything else in their life. With cousins like Comet Trail and Flurry Heart, its obvious to them they are the least talented family member by far, and this weighs heavily on their psyche. Currently their lack of a Cutie Mark is, more than anything else, a mental block.

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Rainbow Dash's son, Firecracker! I don't ship her with anyone so the other parent is an oc don't worry about it

He's got the same wing thing going on that Scootaloo does, so no flying for this guy. He makes fireworks! His magnum opus was one that looks like his mom's Sonic Rainboom!

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Not a fankid, technically. But heir to the sun nonetheless! Heavenly Choir, Celestia's adopted daughter!

Missing a leg, and she's got insomnia. Both are issues she copes with better as time goes on.

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Cheese Sandwhich x Pinkie Pie! Made her before the finale so I haven't decided if the ACTUAL pinkiecheese kid is her older or younger sibling yet...

Anyway she's much less eccentric than either of her parents but that doesn't stop her from putting Gummy Jr in her tail so she has a toothy reptile to throw around

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I'm kinda just going in a random order for these I think. Anyway, Dawn! Her Cutie Mark no longer violates the Geneva Convention ain't that nice

Her parents are Tempest Shadow and Sunburst, not because I really ship them, but because I think it'd make for an interesting story (and a cute color scheme)

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Last (I think??) of the hybrid kids. Rhinock, Thorax and Ember's child of divorce. He can't breath fire, can't shapeshift, is too heavy for his elytra to allow him flight (so he pretends the carapace is a shell with nothing underneath), generally just feels out of place no matter where he goes. Grumpy and angsty, but very, very strong. Also a diplomat for the Kingdoms he's heir to.

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The og! Dracony thing, because I really shipped Spike and Starlight as a kid for some reason? I think I just enjoyed their dynamic

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Cringe is dead, embrace old fixations. Post mlp next gen because you can