My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Forum Archive (nuked Western Animation thread)
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Kyler Thatch avatar
#285451 from the hedgerow
Doesn't that kind of depend on what exactly was meant by "the image of an angel"? I'm not 100% sure a carven stone image counts.
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#285452 from Singapore
There's a bunch a crackfics with the "Everypony is Changelings!" Un-twist on fimfiction.net.
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#285453 from the hedgerow
I'm starting to think that for a given premise, if it has changelings in it, it's been done.
What do I stand for?
Most nights, I don't know anymore.
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#285454 from Gotham City
I dunno, shapeshifting vampires sounds sort of unique to me, unless that was always a vampire trait that I just never knew of.
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#285455 from the hedgerow
Turning into bats (either a single one or a flock) has always been a classic vampire trait.

Less traditionally, Clan Tzimisce's Vicissitude.
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#285456 from Appleloosa
I think Changelings can only mimic ponies, and possibly other quadrepeds.
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#285457 from Stardust Road
Now playing, Welcome to Ponyville. A Visual Novel game. Sounds interesting.
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#285458
Looks like comic book issue #1 is getting yet another cover (a Midtown Comics exclusive one), by Amy Mebberson.

Gee, I wonder which pony that is? tongue

edited 21st Sep '12 12:24:36 PM by Whatshisgame

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#285459 from Meinong's jungle
Really, the one changeling story I'd want to see would be a deconstruction. A non-evil changeling comes to Ponyville, and gets the typical welcome, but after he gets accused of using his abilities for shenanigans, some of the ponies realize that they can get away with just about anything by blaming him for it, even though he's totally innocent. It's probably out there in some form, but I think it would be interesting to have a story it's based around the shape changing ability without seeing the ability ever actually get used.
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#285460 from Singapore
There's a fanfic on fimfiction about a changeling who follows the "Old Way" of only taking the identity of a pony who had died in an accident, and fill in the gap, so to speak.
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#285461 from Meinong's jungle
That's honestly still pretty creepy, given that it means a bunch ponies' loved ones have died and they never realized it because a changeling stepped in.
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#285462 from Appleloosa
Gee, I wonder which pony that is?

New fanon: Derpy is Scottish.
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#285463 from Singapore
At least its less malicious than NTR changelings.

Also there's a fanfic where Chrysalis did sire a baby changeling off Shiny during her impersonation of Cadence, and decides to leave the changeling princess at Twi's doorstep because she couldn't provide for her daughter.
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#285464
So, if Derpy is Scottish and traveling with The Doctor, does that make her a ponified Amy Pond? If so, then who gets to be Rory? tongue
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#285465
Good afternoon, people.

There's a fanfic on fimfiction about a changeling who follows the "Old Way" of only taking the identity of a pony who had died in an accident, and fill in the gap, so to speak.

Just like in Source Code (no, it is not a spoiler; you learn it in the beginning).
As I find so much pleasure in that melts away as I breath, I am always full of regret.
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#285466
I wouldn't call "Changeling goes to Ponyville and just tries to fit in against prejudice" a deconstruction, considering that it's actually one of the most common changeling fic plots.
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#285467
You know, I think that it would be something of a really powerful upgrade if a Changeling can memorize all the other forms it went through before.
As I find so much pleasure in that melts away as I breath, I am always full of regret.
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#285468 from Meinong's jungle
Yeah, that's probably the wrong word to use there. I was referring to the idea that the story would be based entirely around the fact that he has shapeshifting abilities, yet those abilities are never actually used in the context of the story. I guess it would be a bit more of a subversion, although even that would probably be pretty cliche by now given all the changeling specific work out there.

edited 21st Sep '12 12:46:12 PM by JapaneseTeeth

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#285469 from Andromeda Galaxy
Afternoon everypony. What's going on?
Yeah, Andromeda is heading for you. You got over 9000 years until it collides.
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#285470 from Meinong's jungle
Actually, that idea would work even better with no changeling at all. Like some pony realizes they can get away with something ridiculous and then claim it was a changeling. Then a few other ponies do the same, and everything descends into paranoia when everyone starts to believe there's a changeling around messing with everypony when there actually isn't; it's just a bunch of individuals using the excuse to do stuff they wouldn't do otherwise.
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#285471
[up][up]You missed a brief discussion of conditioner. tongue

edited 21st Sep '12 12:48:11 PM by Whatshisgame

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#285472 from Appleloosa
Actually, that idea would work even better with no changeling at all. Like some pony realizes they can get away with something ridiculous and then claim it was a changeling. Then a few other ponies do the same, and everything descends into paranoia when everyone starts to believe there's a changeling around messing with everypony when there actually isn't; it's just a bunch of individuals using the excuse to do stuff they wouldn't do otherwise.

So it's like a ponified The Crucible?
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#285473 from Andromeda Galaxy
Hardy har har.
Yeah, Andromeda is heading for you. You got over 9000 years until it collides.
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#285474 from Appleloosa
What's so (not) funny?
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#285475 from Viridian Forest
[up][up][up] Hopefully with less gruesome executions on unconfirmed charges, but yes.