#mlp sheep

[glorbleexists]

Look at ‘em go! :)

[dragonlordazuroth]

Mlp sheep deserve better, which is why I'm making sheep characters for my mlp au.

I've got 3 different types of sheep I want to do: Color-changing, Crystal, and Cloud (suggested by @captainzigo).

I haven't gotten much worked out yet, but I do have some ideas for these sheep and their cultures.

Color-changing Sheep: As their name implies, their wool changes colors based on the seasons. Their wool typically has 3 colors; one that only occurs the season the were born, one that only occurs the season opposite of their birth season, and an in-between color that occurs during the other 2 seasons. Once the wool is sheared off, it stays the same color it was when it was cut. No one quite knows why this happens. But regardless, many Color-changing Sheep have their sheared wool traded off to other creatures in exchange for all kinds of goods. The variety of colors available is especially alluring to clothiers across Equestria

All Color-changing sheep have a pair of horns that allow them to cast spells and levitate objects. They also have a secondary pair of horns that are not magical, and are sex-linked, unlike the magic-weilding horns.

They like to keep their wool sheared in different styles and patterns, kind of like how humans style poodles. The sheared wool is either sold to traders, or kept by the sheep whom it came from for the to use it trade themselves.

Color-changing Sheep tend to emphasize age and birth order. For example, when two sheep get married, it's traditional for the younger partner to take the last name of the older partner, and for that last name to be passed down to their children. When a sheep is born, their first name is an ordinal number that indicates their birth order (ie. Ona=firstborn, Du=secondborn, etc.), and is used in formal introductions and legal documents. Their second name is the one they use in casual situations, and is usually indicative of the season they were born in (ie. Meadowlark for a spring lamb, Melonseed for summer, Pumpkinpatch for autumn, and Hollyberry for winter). Their last name is the family name passed down through the elder parent.

I'll try to post about the other 2 kinds of sheep later, but who knows when lol.

[artwarrioriii]

My Little Pony: Magic Resistance/Anti-Magic

So I’ve wondered how magic could be combated/defended against in the world of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. There are guards, police and other forms of law enforcement, so they’re definitely needed to help keep the peace. So how do they apprehend unicorns or other magic wielding species that were criminals or threats of some sort? So I tried to recall and look up if there were any examples in the series. And I succeeded in finding a few examples.

The first example I recalled was from season 6, To Where and Back Again. Chrysalis’ throne that disabled all magic except changeling magic. Although this would hinder any soldiers or law enforcement that were non changeling magic wielders. It seems to be unlikely and rarely be used by non changeling.

The next example of magic suppression I could think of was the gate used in the Equestria Games to disable magic to prevent cheating. If there was or is a more portable or otherwise smaller scale version, I imagine it could be more easily used to disable magic wielders.

The next example I could think of were from season 3, where the Crystal Empire returns. Sombra uses his crystal magic to disable Shining Armor’s ability to use magic, and he uses his magic crystals to trap Twilight Sparkle when she was trying to get the Crystal Heart. The crystal cage she was trapped in prevented her from teleporting out.

The next example I could think of was from the My Little Pony Movie. The Storm King’s soldiers used shields, and possibly armor, that could resist and even to an extent, deflect magic. And when Twilight Sparkle was captured, she was put in a cage that prevented her magic from allowing her to escape. I forgot to draw the cage unfortunately. And we also see in the movie, captured ponies with muzzles. And at least one of the captured ponies, in addition to being muzzled, had a device on their horn that likely prevented them from using magic. However this device would probably only work on a strait horn that would fit in it, so it likely wouldn’t work on larger or smaller horns. And especially not curved or branched horns.

So I thought up and drew a cuffing device like a ring or bracelet that could be adjusted to account for horn size and would be unlikely to be hindered by the horn or antler shape. I imagine that the cuffs would be made out of a material the same or similar to what the Storm King’s army’s equipment and likely incorporated something similar to the magic disabling gates used in the Equestria Games. I drew up examples of how the cuffs would be used on different magic wielding species, straight horned unicorns, curved horned unicorns, goats/sheep, kirin, deer, and abada.

[splungecoyote]

I was overdue for a new Icon, so here ya go! XD

Splunge Sheep gets buried in flowers. Maybe that’ll teach her to carry seeds in her fleece! ;D

[glorbleexists]

I came up with names. Let me know if you have any critiques!

These guys are currently the field researchers for swamp areas. The only one of these guys who can constantly look good in a photo is Panacea. The black and white sketches are of Panacea and Marzipan. Fun fact: I don’t think I’ve ever had marzipan.

[owosa]

"Captain Puffy - Pirate of the Skies"

Dream team - Foolish - BBH and Skeppy

Another design because I have ideas and the voices are powerful (?)

Details and rambles under the cut

Captain Puffy is a sheep, yes, but inspired by the only sentient goat that MLP has shown, Grogar. "Farm" animals in the series are usually non-sentient, despite having been shown a couple of times that they can talk? It's very strange even for me and I'm a fan pff. But Puffy being a sheep was too important to not make an exception.

Another thing I really like about mlp is that the ships and marine imagery is usually more focused on the sky, with zeppelins like ships and literally a canonical group of pirates on a winged ship. For this reason, Captain Puffy not only comes from lands beyond those known to ponies, but she has also traveled many places.

It was on these trips that she met her children, whom she adopted after literally finding them abandoned (although in quite different circumstances that I want to draw at some point).

As a last fun fact, since she is a nomad, she is an old friend of BHH and Skeppy, meeting a couple of times a year to make exchanges and catch up on their stories.