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Community Figure, Koobikitsune, Passes Away
by Calpain
While the news of season 9 has been spreading across the fandom a bit of sad news has also hit certain sections of the pony fandom hard this week. Koobikitsune (CobaltTheUnicorn), whose characters, such as Dopple and Cobalt (whom you might have seen in various comics on EqD), has passed away.
Unfortunately Koobi had not been feeling well during the past few months and was suddenly admitted to the hospital within the past two weeks due to liver and kidney failure that came on suddenly and unexpectedly, something he was unable to recover from.
I admit that I never knew Koobi (save for his characters), but hearing how he touched the lives of so many of our community members from behind the scenes I couldn't let such a noble soul pass on without some sort of tribute to all they have done.
A memorial service for Koobi will be held on March 22. If you wish to pay your respects to the family you can contact Pony-Berserker either on Twitter or Deviant Art to learn more about attending the memorial service or at least wishing the family your best.
Rest in peace, Koobi. From what I've heard from your friends it sounded like you were a person I really would have liked to have met.
Check after the break for memorial messages and art links from folks around the community.
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Nightly Discussion #1734
by Calpain
Flitter time! I don't think we've had her as a header in quite awhile have we?
Evening guys! Ready to chat?
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Current Events and Deadlines on Equestria Daily! - Starlight Day, Pony Collection, Race Swap, and Premier Meetups
by Sethisto
Since we have a stupid amount of stuff going on right now, I figured I'd get a reminder post out for all of the events you can currently submit to.
Race Swap Open Art
First off for all the people that want to get some pony drawing practice going, or other races, we have the Race Swap Open Art. It's deadline hits on the 13th of March, so get those drawings in! All skill levels welcome! Details here.
Pony Collection Event
Show off your pony collections! Deadline is the 20th of March. Get the submission info for this one over here.
Season 9 Premiere Meetup Collection
Have a meetup? Get it in a big compilation of all of them! Deadline is the 15th of March. Sunmission requirements here.
Starlight Glimmer Day
Starlight Glimmer has her big day ont he 20th of March, so be sure to get submissions in for that one beforehand to garuntee they make it. As always, submit@equestriadaily.com is the place and title the email STARLIGHT DAY followed by what it is. STARLIGHT DAY - OPEN ART for example.
Anyway, feel free to join in all of the events if you want! March is kinda wild~
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Background ponies are one of the defining features of our fandom. Since the earliest days of Friendship is Magic, we have adopted pretty much any interesting looking horse to corrupt to whatever weird ideas we've come up with. Not only that, but many of them have wildly different stories just based on who you ask. Whether it be motherly Derpy with her daughter Dinky, or Lyra and Bonbon being really into each-other, the early era of MLP was completely filled with them.
Over the years, this practice has kinda died out. Even as models for these incidental characters increases in quality, the wacky idea machine for them seems to be... lacking. A sad situation all around if you ask me.
For this reason, we present 15 under-appreciated background ponies that desperately need more fan content. This post is split in two since we recruited an army of fanfiction writers to defend a few of their favorites, and fanfiction writers tend to be a little bit wordy. You will find them in tomorrow's second section.
Get set number one below!
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Lets go with a painterly header this time. We haven't had one of those in a while.
Get the art below!
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Innervision by quiet-victories
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Premiered right now at today's cider party (come join and taste that fresh cider from the bar), loophoof's new release sublimates Autumn Blaze's irresistible vocals with refined Electro greatness! Groovy synth work, rich soundscape, and loophoof's signature vocal chops are all here for a complete and uplifting experience! Rainbows~
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Another Equestria Girls short has released early, this time on the Discovery Family GO app. "Schedule Swap" can be watched by downloading it on the Android or iOS store and is right on the front page.
Alternately, if you don't have a device for that, its up on Youtube, albeit split in 3. Get those below.
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If you're afraid of pony disappearing after the series ends this year, never fear! A new convention has been born on the east coast called Seaquestria Fest! Based in Ocean City, Maryland, the convention hopes to open its doors for the first time in May 2020!
Interested in an east coast convention? Well, check on after the break for details!
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Morning Discussion #1507
by Calpain
It's Saturday morning so that means it is time for hugs! Hugs make every day just a little bit better!
Morning everyone, hope you slept well.
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Want to host a meetup now that we have a date for the opening episode of season 9? We are currently collecting them! Might as well make our final season a party right?
The deadline will be March 15th, so a week from now for a Saturday post. That should give people plenty of time to plan their schedules around attending a few weeks after.
Head on down below for submission info!
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