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One of my friends on Discord apparently got a full on life-sized Pinkie Pie for christmas from his girlfriend of all people, and had me wondering, did any of you get a pony for christmas?
It's such a funny think to think about. EQD's audience is basically 25-40 at this point, and the concept of a pony under the tree is so not something people would usually relate to that demographic. I bet a lot of you would love to wake up to a wrapped up Luna though.
Did you get any poni this year? Did you want any? Were you too afraid to ask? Discuss below!
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Soapbox time, where the fandom expresses its opinions! As always, we are open for submissions on these. If you'd like to submit your own soapbox, hit up this post for infos.
As always, these are the opinions of fandom members, not us here at EQD.
Have some headlines:
- Good reasons why Discovery Family can't renew their contract with Hasbro in 2025
- Your Cutiemark is Your CAREER!
- We Never Got a Zebra Episode Because Hasbro Was Scared of Zebras
- Cross-Cultural Relationships in Equestria
- Good reasons why Discovery Family can't renew their contract with Hasbro in 2025
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[Horror]
Author: MrNelg
Description:After being grounded, Apple Bloom must spend the night home alone while her family are away. Outside, dusk is falling and as she prepares for a lonely, boring night there is a sudden knock at the front door.
Horror at Dusk
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If only. To quote Captain Jack: you gotta dream a little dream , Dashie! Let's not tell her. She'll figure it out eventually. Morning and Happy New Year's Eve, pony folks!
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That's a cute OC poni right there.
Time for customs and crafty pony stuff! Go get them above and below.
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Sigil It's all single parters today! Seems like the comic updates are taking a break over the holidays.
Go get the bats and kirins and everything else below!
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I want the episode of a rebellious Applebloom and her conservative sister losing her mind trying to control her, with the whole "let ponies explore what they want" lesson to celestia in the end.
Start with punk Applebloom, and get more art below!
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by pabbley
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The humanized and anthro ponies arrive! Start with some Fluttershy from a neat series in this post, and get more below.
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Since that discussion was so busy yesterday, I figured I'd respond to some of the common things people brought up in it with a separate post. If you missed it, we asked for suggestions on filtering AI art submissions yesterday, which has been a growing problem for a while now.
So, head on down below and I'll dive into this FAQ style!
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We do the adorkable twice, and some Spike and Rarity comic continuation. Go get them above and below!Adorkable 1
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The art has arrived once again! Are you prepared? Can you handle this much cartoon equine? Can you still think of captions for these posts after 4974 days in a row?
Go get art below!
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by ryuu -
[Comedy][Shipping]
Author: Shakespearicles
Description: It's Hearth's Warming Eve. Flurry Heart frees Cozy Glow from her stone prison to reform her. At least, that was the plan. As the course of the spirited night goes wildly off the rails, the two mares learn something about each other, and themselves.
A Bad Influence
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2024 was... interesting! The world is changing at an alarming pace as every tech company on the planet rushes to be the first to bring whatever their definition of Artificial General Intelligence is to the masses. It's a gold rush with potentially society breaking problems if handled poorly, and the usual race is putting most safety checks on the sidelines on this one.
Since EQD is so built around pony art, it's becoming more and more of an issue as these models rapidly improve. Dall-E was a joke 2 years ago. Then it became insanely good but still noticeable. Now we have stuff like Zoinksnoob here with Marble Pie taking things to level where only micro-errors are visible, and many of those are things we'd see in regular drawn art.
So, I'm brainstorming with the masses today. What should EQD do as we venture into the inevitable part of 2025 where AI art becomes indistinguishable from regular art? Is it going to be a case of looking up artist history? Unfortunately that opens a whole can of worms for new ones. We already know tools are basically worthless. I'm pretty stumped! It's a good thing this site is less serious than it used to be or this might be a huge problem.
Anyway, drop your ideas below!
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A project that hopes to create the biggest My Little Pony fan zine ever, covering all 221 episodes of Friendship is Magic, is looking for artists for their upcoming paperback. Applications are open until the 25th of January, and they plan to create a 7x10 paperback of everything.
Head on down below for the details!
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The gothic Fluttershy arrives. Say good things about her to avoid any weird issues.
Go get art below!
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Sunset Shimmer is back again in plushie form, and she's ridiculously adorable.
Go get the plushies below.
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40 inches Sunset Shimmer by calusariAC on Deviantart -
[Drama][Comedy]
Author:FanOfMostEverything
Description:A few years into her reign, Twilight Sparkle has what can only be described as a party emergency. The good news is that she has a Minister of Laughter for these kinds of situations. The bad news is that she’s relying on Pinkie Pie to defuse an intertribal incident before it happens. This is going to be one heck of a Hearth’s Warming…
Same-Day Deliberation
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We only got a bit of this cat. Here's hopeing we have enough animatics to finish her story off.
Go get concept art below!
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Kayou has revealed yet another series of pony trading cards, starring the mane six, various miscellaneous ponies, and princesses going on an adventure. As with all of their previous sets, they come with intricate art, and in this case a neat holder.
There are 82 cards in total, with 3 cards per pack costing 20 CNY ($2.74), so pretty pricy if you want to collect them all.
Get pictures below!
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Sweetie Belle is your header for today's anthro and humanized post!
Go get it below.
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[C] Sweetie Belle's Christmas Promise by riouku on Deviantart -
Christmas might be over, but we are still getting loads of holiday art, so have one last gasp before we head to New Years!
Go get the gallery below.
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[Shipping][Comedy]
Author: RunicTreetops
Description: After another adventure in a foreign land, Daring Do is ready to return home for some well-earned relaxation. With her is Rainbow Dash, who is more than ready for her favorite author to immortalize their adventure in her newest book.
However, Do has a secret. There's a guy in the picture now, and she's desperate to keep that fact hidden from the wider world. If her enemies knew he existed, his very life may be in danger. Worse still, there's an even bigger issue.
He has no idea she's Daring Do.
The Daring Do-ception