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Sunset (& Shimmer) versus the Siren Sisters.

Finally got to designing the Dazzlings. First time doing monsters too, it was fun. I'll post a synopsis of Sunset's story for the AU below the cut.

Once upon a time, there lived a human in Canterlot simply named "Sunset." She was the prized pupil of the Sun Witch Celestia (aside from Celestia's adoptive daughter, Cadance) –– her "little solar flare." But Sunset desired more than status; she wanted power –– she wanted to be a Witch. For when she looked in the mirror, she no longer saw a lowly human, but the Fire Witch she was meant to be.

The more Celestia denied her desires, the stronger her animosity grew. One night, Sunset performed a dark, forbidden ritual to commune with the spirit world and grant her a Witch's body. But the ritual backfired when Celestia stormed in. In the ensuing chaos, a piece of Celestia was transferred into Sunset and three wicked spirits were released into the physical world: the Siren Sisters –– Aria, Sonata, and the most powerful, Adagio.

Despite her best efforts to contain the sirens, Celestia could not stop them from escaping to Earth where she could not reach. Distraught, betrayed, and heartbroken, Celestia banished an inconsolable Sunset to Earth. Only once she vanquishes the three spirit blights she brought upon this world will she be allowed to return home.

Today, Sunset wanders the American West with her trusty steed Shimmer in search of the final and eldest sister. She's known by many names to those who cross her path: the Dragon Killer, la Vaquera del Fuego, the Flame of the West. And through her years of traveling alone, her hatred burns hotter and hotter –– hatred of Celestia, hatred of the sirens, and hatred of herself.

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Sheet Mewsic: Moritz von Schwind’s Katzensymphonie, ca. 1868

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Irving Ramsay Wiles (American, 1861–1948), "The Sonata" (detail), 1889

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@its-elioo I love your design on Princess Twilight 👀✨

Also some scenes redraw from your third volume of Robots and Magic. because. Yeah. 😋

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Concept arts

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Orson Scott Card - Unaccompanied Sonata - Orbit - 1983 (cover illustration by Chris Moore)

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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - Harpsichord Sonata No. 3 in d-minor, BWV 527, III. Vivace. Performed by Stefan Palm, pedal harpsichord.

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Leonore Baulac, Mathieu Ganio

Sonata

photo: Yoonsik Kim