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heilos · 6 months
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"Beware the Well of Shade, for the shadows run deep through its endless walls and twisting caverns" I've been messing around with this rig on and off for awhile, but I finally finished this little side project making a short scene in the style of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. I've never been quite happy with how Starswirl the Bearded looked in the show when he finally appeared but, last year I happened upon a really cool fan design of Starswirl by the user Orin311 that I fell in love with. I decided to make a one view puppet rig this year directly based off their vector art as a surprise, complete with show style lip sync and a full walk cycle. One thing led to another in adding a background, a few illustrator texture brushes, multiple sound effects, re-purposing some old fire animation of mine and suddenly it became a whole completed scene. With such a cool wizard design, the choice for using Gandalf's voice to test the rig with was a no brainier. The background is based on the Well of Shade location in the Season 7 finale of MLP. I had a lot of fun making this and it was great practice for some future personal animation projects I wanna start next year! Credits for the character design and sound effects listed below
Starswirl fan design by Orin331 Lord of the Rings audio fire audio rocks and pebble audio magic effect audio horse walking audio
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ponydoodles · 17 days
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We love a single mother
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rare-apples · 2 months
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🚨Gore Warning🚨
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I’m hoping on board the MLP Infection AU trend. Here is mine!
Starswirl the Bearded accidentally created the virus. Parabite.
He heard and learned of more modern and ancient creatures, finding out about the parasprites. He read of their swarms of damage, seeing as they cause distruction no matter where they go. He wanted to create a symbiotic relationship between ponies and parasprits.
He tested on animals first, then, his first pony.
Click picture for better quality 🧟‍♀️
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nachosforfree · 29 days
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majachee · 8 months
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Stygian and Starswirl redesigns for my AU/rewrite thing!! Cloakless Stygian under cut!
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Little man has a black blotch on his back....
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cloaytonem2 · 8 months
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clawsomebeats · 8 months
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we love casting spells
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ghostsmlpstuffs · 1 month
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reimulin · 7 months
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GO OUT SIDE 🗿
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wizardbracket · 1 year
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Round 1: Match 47 of 64
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Why they deserve to be the ultimate wizard according to YOU:
Starswirl the Bearded:
Submitted multiple times without comment :(
Merlin:
"Poptropica was my childhood. Owl Merlin is the best Merlin"
"Three words: Robot Owl Wizard"
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firstequestrianage · 9 months
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It dawns on me that it's been a hot minute since I've drawn the sisters, OR one of their mother figures and one of the main characters of our little setting, Sunsparkle.
This is also the first time I've drawn all three in Clip Studio, so if their looks change or get tweaked over time...just deal with it.
Without getting too into it, it was Starswirl who originally found the sisters during one of his times traveling. Though having ZERO interest in kids, he knew that a prophecy about supposedly important sisters who would one day finally unite the nation had been floating around, and these two checked all the boxes. And though his manners and tact had atrophied from disuse over the years, he knew he couldn't leave two babies all on their own and brought them to Sunsparkle, mostly to drop them off and then go back to doing his own thing.
Not that Sunsparkle cared. While indeed she wanted to make sure the two would grow to be excellent rulers one day, she and Silver Swirl were more concerned with just making sure these little girls were happy and safe. Little did she know that these fluffballs would worm their ways into her heart, making it so Sunny would eagerly sic Majesty onto anyone who looked at them funny.
I also doubt she would have expected the girls to grow into their power to the degree they did, but then again, no one really thinks their kid would one day be able to use the heavens themselves like Legos.
(For anyone unable to read the text in the image:
Starswirl (Grumpy wizard holding two oblivious babies in his magical field:
"Sunsparkle...I'm not in the business of caring for whelps. However, I feel these two should be brought to your attention."
Sunsparkle (Tired ruler sporting messy purple hair):
"Starswirl, I feel I shouldn't be the one to have to tell you NOT to hold children that way.")
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toastlogic · 1 year
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oooh its the fucking wizard!!!
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caw-rky · 6 months
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4/4 first - prev
The pillars are a legendary hypothetical group of heroes. A few old files dating from before the sisters reign have been found on the group but were heavily redacted from before the separation of Equus and Equestria. Only hypothesis can be done on its role and members. From what scholars have deciphered, Starswirl the Bearded seems to have been involved in a way or another as most redacting have been registered as being of his doing. Princess Celestia has indicated her lack of knowledge about any group her old mentor could have been a part off aside from the solar mages. --------------------------- Originally I tried another style soooo, little bonus !
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An AU where the Elements of Harmony as physical objects never existed. It was just a title and gift/curse given by the Deity that is the tree of harmony. An Element bearer is one chosen by the Tree to be one of the many possible heroes of their time, and the possibility of becoming a demigod to keep the universe in balance is on the table.
Celestia and Luna were chosen to bear the burden of the day and night for the rest of time, Elements and Demigods of Day and Night.
Discord is the Tree of Harmony's opposite and equal. Although he is much more mobile than the Tree. He is the God of Chaos/Disharmony and the Tree God of Harmony/Order.
Starswirl was the Element of Wisdom. Fkash Magnus the Element of Courage. Mist Mane the Element of sacrifice. Somnambula the Element of Patience. Rockhoof the Element of Persistence. Mage Meadowbrook the Element of Healing. And Stygian the Element of Guidance. No one really remembers Stygian and how he guided the others together, to threats that needed stopped, or how he discovered and guided the others to the Tree of Harmony.
Both the tree of harmony and Discord can seem rather uncaring to mortals. They are gods and hold no allegiances to anyone but themselves and to keeping the universe intact. They may seem cold and heartless and are morally grey and a neutral party. But someone has to do the not so fun job of keeping the universe in balance, and the tree and Discord were literally born into that job. They know nothing else but their duties as gods of harmony and disharmony.
Optional addition- Discord has an equivalent to the Trees Element roles it gifts/curses. Although he's not so fancy with naming, in fact he just calls them the Discorded. Let them give themselves their own fancy titles and get dramatic with it, Discord loves dramatics! Sombra and Tirek would be possible examples of a Discorded.
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craftyjellyfishcat · 2 months
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Mlp dream (Long post)
// This is a dream I had last night. I don't know why I had it. (go to keep reading to read it)
So in it, the villains were attacking Equestria because they were in search of the Young and Mane 12.
It was because they heard an unknown prophecy that involved the elements (My dream never told it but there was a prophecy).
The pillars managed to drive out the villains, but the land took a beating.
After the scum were chased out, the leaders of their respective kingdoms were debating what to do with the future elements of harmony (They were babies in my dream).
They knew as long as the villains knew where future bearers were, they wouldn't stop until they captured the harmony.
Stygian came up with the idea that the bearers be taken to another land with a member of the pillar moving with them.
The dream ended with the children being taken to the new lands with a pillar going with them:
Twilight and Gallus are sent to Abyssina with Starswirl.
Rainbow Dash and Smolder are sent to Griffonstone with Flash Magnus.
Rarity and Ocellus are sent to the Dragon lands with Mistmane.
Applejack and Yona are sent to Mount Aris with Rockhoof.
Fluttershy and Sandbar are sent to Farasi with Mage Meadowbrook.
Pinkie Pie and Silverstream are sent to Yakyakistan with Somnamblua.
Starlight and a Kirin are sent to the Changeling kingdom with Sytgian.
Derpy and a bird are sent to the Thicket.
Sunset Shimmer and an Abyssinan are sent to Peril Peaks.
Trixie and a Diamond Dog are sent to Ornithia.
An Earth Pony and a Deer are sent to where the minotaurs live.
Sunburst and a Minotaur were sent to the crystal empire.
(Derpy, Shimmer, Trixie, The Earth Pony, and Sunburst are accompanied by unknown pillar members.)
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ask-healthy-light · 2 months
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Though they were glad to hear that Starswirl was willing to try, even if only when they were there, and they had seen first-hoof how quickly his health had improved since the morning, the two Sisters were worried it was still too great a step; and they asked the Doctor if she was absolutely certain that Starswirl could try to walk again, especially since he struggled to get up just some time ago.
A small smile grew upon the Doctor's face as she admitted that it would take much longer before the Bearded got back to his former strength, but since he was steadily recovering, they would carefully build up his stamina again; so when they returned this afternoon, they would see if Starswirl could handle standing around, or sitting in a nearby chair, and they would gradually build up from there.
But even though they were starting slowly and safely, the Doctor continued, it would cost Starswirl a significant amount of energy, and he would require more rest after these periods of exercise; but when Starswirl took Celestia and Luna's hooves, and looked away, the Doctor sweetly told him he did not have to feel ashamed, as this was a part of his recovery, nor afraid, as he would not be alone.
When Starswirl dared to look up again, and he saw the kind smiles on his former Students' faces, he started to smile in turn, and he thanked the Doctor for telling him what laid ahead of them, before he turned back to the Princesses; and he indiscreetly asked them to bring him something to eat when they returned from their lunch at the Castle, whither he kindly reminded them they still had to go.
For a brief moment after Starswirl mentioned their lunch, the Princesses blankly stared in front of them, when they quietly gasped, thanked the Old Wizard for reminding them, and turned to Eclipse to ask them about the others; and they said they probably were at the Palace already, since Spike only had to fly upstairs to Lady Cadance, while Stygian ran to the Library, and they went to the Centre.
But they reassured the Princesses that there was plenty of food to eat, as they had even managed to send a couple of packages to their friends in the Dragon Lands, and it barely scratched the surface of the amount of baked goods made by Spike and Stygian; and they would be able to bring Starswirl a sizeable plate, even if they arrived later, though, it would be polite not to make the others wait.
After the Doctor promised the Princesses that she would keep an eye on the Bearded, and the Pillars on the other side of the Mirror called out that they would never be far away, either, they solemnly bowed to Starswirl, who nodded in return, before they left his room to head back to the Palace; and after he waved them goodbye, Starswirl leaned back, and said that he finally saw how tiring it was.
Back at the Palace, meanwhile, after Spike had let Lady Cadance and the Young Princesses know lunch was ready, he led them to the Great Hall, where he asked her if she knew whether Shining would like something to eat as well; but Cadance smiled weakly, and said that he would love to join them, even if only for a moment, but she knew he had barely any time to spare outside of commanding the Guard.
However, since she was busy keeping an eye on Flurry and Twila, she asked Spike if he could perhaps bring a plate to the barracks where Shining was, so he at least had something to eat for as long as he was there, which she expected to take a while; and Spike nodded to her with a warm smile, before he took one of the plates, and filled it, whereafter he asked her where he could find the barracks.
Fortunately, it was not far, which the Young Dragon greatly appreciated, as he swiftly realised how much he had put on the plate for his Older Brother, which he expected would still be too little for him; but in spite of his great struggle to keep the plate balanced, he reached the Barracks without dropping a crumb, where he slowly opened the doors, and found more Guards than he could even count.
To his surprise, despite his small size, the clamour around him stopped when he walked past…
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Featuring: Solar Eclipse and Twilight Sparkle as Twilight Eclipse from @asktwilighteclipse
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