
| WhirlyWillow #364565 11 months ago |
I figured it would be easier to put my artist comments on here rather than each individual pic XD
Promo for my upcoming fanfiction Sabotage Valkyrie :D RAINBOW DASH'S HAIR!!!!FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF But I like the way it came out :D Also I listed to Halo music during her "creation", yeah! Pinkie's flamethrower is named "The Oven" and the reason why her hair isn't completely straight it because she's not full on Pinkamena, she still has some "Pinkie" in her system, lol Rarity was tough, because I'm not good with "beautiful" I can do cute but....yeah XD I ended up redoing Twilight because the original design I had for her did not satisfy me... Applejack and Fluttershy were pretty easy, lol Also, Sucker Punch font FTW! |
| PonyRIG #364570 11 months ago |
O_o so awesome |
| Sparklehooves #364574 11 months ago |
STEAMPUNK+ PONIES+ MILITIA+ BEAUTIFUL ART= ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
For the love of god, make a webcomic. Oh, and here is +1 internet, courtesy of me. |
| Vanner #364579 11 months ago |
Shit, I should have you do the art for my fanfic. Looks great. |
| Sparklehooves #364581 11 months ago |
Seriously, I this kind of thing makes me proud to be a brony.
-sniffle- |
| Kooner #364585 11 months ago |
This pic is full of win. |
| WingbeatPony #364603 11 months ago |
Dude. Duuuuuuuuude.
I'm sold - reading this fic the moment it appears. |
| Anonymous #364623 11 months ago |
Beautiful! |
| Anonymous #364642 11 months ago |
"Rarity was tough, because I'm not good with "beautiful""
For what it's worth, looking at Rarity, I think you've got "beautiful" down pretty damn well... |
| GreyAcumane #364647 11 months ago |
I just find the initial breakdowns of the whole faction thing to be very out of sorts.
For one thing, it's not really balanced (one side has both unicorns, the other side has both pegasus) and the earth ponies seem like they're in completely the wrong place. Personally, I think AJ, Rarity, and Fluttershy should be in the Solar Empire. Pinky, Rainbow Dash, and Twilight Sparkle would be in the Lunar Republic. AJ is a traditional type, and while she might buck apples, she doesn't buck her allegiances that easily to just switch sides due to a story. Fluttershy doesn't like conflict, so she'd be more likely to side with the status quo, aka Solar Empire. Rarity is a wild card. But she would likely stick with Fluttershy due to how close they are. She also has an established shop, so joining a rebel group would make it hard to operate her business. Rainbow Dash seems more easily swayed, whether she is being swayed by the truth or a lie is yet to be decided. Pinky Pie would want to stick with Rainbow Dash, and also has a tendency for keen insight, thus if there is any truth to the claims, she'd be the first to recognize them, and if they're pure bunk, she's random enough that she may join the Republic just to keep an eye on RD and attempt to sabotage them from the inside. Twilight Sparkle would know Celestia the best, but despite this she is constantly coming up with the worst case scenario for how Celestia will react to events. This could make her highly susceptible to someone telling her that her fears are actually true. This breakdown would allow for each side to have a single pony of each type (earth, pegasus, unicorn) and would also keep the most established friendships (Rarity/FS and PP/RD) and would also put RD and AJ on opposing sides to allow their rivalry to flourish. The only flaw is that AJ and Rarity aren't also opposing each other, but the other interesting point this breakdown takes is that Spike would be caught in the middle of the conflict, needing to choose between family(Twilight) and love (Rarity) |
| GreyAcumane #364656 11 months ago |
a correction, apparently one side has both unicorns, the other side has both earth ponies. |
| WhirlyWillow #364673 11 months ago |
Okay, let me clear some things up GreyAcumane
Yes, The Solar Empire does have both unicorns The NLR only has ONE of the mane six and that's Rainbow Dash Fluttershy, Applejack and Pinkie are all independent (the propaganda posters I created earlier, which inspired this, clear it up a little better) Fluttershy is leader of the Peace Corps, they provide medical aide to both sides, but overall try to spread the message that love is not the answer Applejack runs Sweet Apple Acres Weapons Factory, SAA is the only decent weapons provider for miles around and so both sides get their weapons from there Pinkie Pie is the Grand Master of P.A.R.T.Y. Mercenary Squad, a group of pretty much batshit insane killers for hire (though they'll usually side with who ever is "winning" at the time) It may seem a bit unbalanced but that's the whole point, also there are tons of secondary characters (aka secondary ponies and bg ponies) that play roles in the story |
| WhirlyWillow #364679 11 months ago |
Whoops, I put love instead of violence in my Fluttershy description, my bad |
| Anonymous #364698 11 months ago |
For some reason I imagine that Rarity would be the most susceptible to defection due to her dramatic/romantic streak. I'll be interested to see how Pinkie's love of parties comes across as a psycho merc though...
PP: "Let's have a PARTY!" Merc: "Er... what?" PP: "A Bonfire Party!" *starts burning things* |
| dribbles #364826 11 months ago |
Valkyrie Sabotage is an interesting title. How did you come up with it, and what does it mean? |
| dribbles #364829 11 months ago |
Whoops, meant Sabotage Valkyrie. Sorry. |
| WhirlyWillow #364843 11 months ago |
@dribbles
I came up with it when I was trying to think of cool words that related to war in some way XD (The original title was Arclight) Sabotage is a deliberate action aimed at weakening another entity through subversion, obstruction, disruption, or destruction. Valkyrie comes from old Norse mythology meaning "Chooser of the slain" and it was also the name of an operation in WWII to assassinate Hitler Actually, looking back on it, it should be Saboteur Valkyrie instead of Sabotage Valkyrie |
| Wrongness #364856 11 months ago |
I avoid drawing Rainbow Dash because of her hair. :p
Also one question. Why do the Pegasai keep their wings but the unicorns lose their horns? |
| WhirlyWillow #364900 11 months ago |
I tried giving the "unicorns" horns but I just didn't like the way they looked (some artists can pull it off, I'm not one of the XD)
Besides, when you get down to the nuts and bolts, the things that separate the unicorns and pegasai from the earth ponies is that one can fly and one can use magic. I could give the pegasai levitation instead of wings, but it doesn't have the same grace The humanized Unicorns can still use magic, they just don't have that physical difference that the ponies do |
| Anonymous #364954 11 months ago |
Is it wrong that I look at this and keep thinking "they need to be piloting Gundams?" |
| Anonymous #365110 11 months ago |
do VERY MUCH want |
| Anonymous #365114 11 months ago |
x))))))))) AHHHHEeee EAae You killed me!! xDDD |
| GreyAcumane #365472 11 months ago |
For the Unicorns, you could have given them their horns as Wands/Canes/Whip/Pointer stick
Also, I had heard of some sort of youtube thing that had gotten started which used the Solar Empire and Lunar Republic with the idea that people would create videos (usually trying to fill some theme, much like iron chef, but with videos instead of food) to support one side or the other to determine the "winner" |
| bamakid1272 #365541 11 months ago |
Ok, I have a question concerning a secondary character. I've been through all the characters and propaganda posters on your deviantart, but I'm just wondering which side Spike is on. I really want to say he's with Solar Empire since they have both Twilight AND Rarity, but I can see him as being all "Screw this war stuff!" and going all independant and stuff. |
| togashimenai #365791 11 months ago |
bamakid: Also keep in mind that Spike has mystical ties to Celestia herself. He came as an egg in Celestia's school and acts as a direct magical conduit directly to her Highness. Due to this, it might not even be POSSIBLE for him to switch sides without an extremely powerful MacGuffin. |
| WhirlyWillow #365857 11 months ago |
Spike, well, you'll find out |
| Anonymous #365908 11 months ago |
I'm officially excited for this fic! |
| KnightwhosaysNI #365938 11 months ago |
Rarity= classical music
Flutershy=soft rock Apple Jack= grunge Rainbow Dash=Hardcore rock Twilight=Progressive rock Pinkie Pie=Electronica/pop |
| Anonymous #367863 11 months ago |
Best humanized ponies ever. |
| Anonymoose #367913 11 months ago |
i fapped to twilight... again |
| bamakid1272 #368308 11 months ago |
@togashi Good point, but how strong that tie is hasn't been really made clear, so that would be up to anon. But I see your point. But the creator's comment makes me think something totally unexpected is going to happen with him. |
| Anonymous #372683 11 months ago |
Write faster Willow, I need galactic war Twilight in my life. Wait, does this even take in space? They all have a very space vibe to me. |
| Anonymous #376156 11 months ago |
Does P.A.R.T.Y. stand for anything? Someone said it stood for "Ponies/People Against Royal TYrants" or something. |
| Drasvin #376200 11 months ago |
@Togashi I don't think Spike has any mystical ties to Celestia. The egg in the school doesn't necessarily mean that he has ties to Celestia, just that Celestia had a dragon egg laying around (I've seen someone suggest that it was meant as an impossible task to see how the prospective student would approach the problem) and the scroll messages seem to be a property of the scrolls, not Spike's flame. Nothing but those scrolls get teleported to Celestia when burned. As for way the scrolls return through Spike, it could be that the scrolls go to the addressee's 'fireplace' and Spike happens to be registered as Twilight's 'fireplace'
@anon 683 From what I gather, it doesn't take place in space. And it gives me a steampunk/World War-era -esque vibe |
| Anonymous #378053 11 months ago |
@372683
It's not Sci-Fi based (that's not my strong point XD) as Drasvin said it's more WWII based with a hint of Steampunk thrown in @376156 P.A.R.T.Y. stands for "Punks/Ponies Associated for Reasons of Targeting You" |
| WhirlyWillow #378064 11 months ago |
Sorry, I was logged out
That was me who replied above ^ |
| Anonymous #383347 11 months ago |
So, this sounds totally awesome, where can we read it when its finally up anyways? |
| WhirlyWillow #394726 11 months ago |
Chapter one is up on Deviant Art
Just go the the link ;) |
| Anonymous #406273 11 months ago |
Some of the best pony humanisations I have seen. Especially love Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy :) |
| Anonymous #479191 10 months ago |
Haha! I found them Whirly! It took me far longer than it should have, but I found their cutie marks! You are a sneaky and clever person. |
| Anonymous #780208 7 months ago |
Pinkie has a flamethrower...
RUN |
| wrabbit #1426732 1 month ago |
Twilight reading Machiavelli. Run faster! |