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SakuraKaijuu β Moondancer -- MLP:FiM Redesign
Published: 2011-04-30 07:19:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 7444; Favourites: 103; Downloads: 75
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PONIES.It's all I draw anymore. But that's okay.
This actually came about because my older sister had a really crappy day at work yesterday and I wanted to do something to make her feel better. And then I thought "Of course! Ponies!"
She's 6 years old than me, and was born in 1981, which means she has a rather massive collection of ponies (SO MANY PONIES), but Moondancer was her favorite. I also not-so-subtly asked her who her favorite pony from the new series was and she said Fluttershy.
And of course Spike is there because he has a crush on Moondancer (which we know from the first episode : D )
I HAVE TOO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS.
But that's okay. I find this fun.
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hey,sakurakaijuu do you take requests? if you do,then i was wondering if you can draw my mlp oc/ponysona a.k.a firefly solstice? also do i have to pay you points or anything? here's a reference sheet of my mlp oc/ponysona.
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great job!! n.n
ahhh!!! Moondancer looking beautiful!!!
Β what!?Β NOOOOOOO!!!!!!SSSSPIIIKEEEE!!!
-MEANWHILE-
MOONDANCER!!!!
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Now that Moondancer has a canon design, what do you think?
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Is that the actual Moondancer cause I don't know.
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It's a redesign of the original G1 Moondancer. This is her real pony form: [link] , and this is her original box art: [link]
The pony named Moondancer in FiM has actually never made a screen appearance, and it was likely a namedrop, since one of the reasons why Lauren Faust couldn't just use revamped G1 characters was some complicated copyright/name rights issue.
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That last one isn't entirely true; Moondancer could have returned in G1 appearance, since her name was kept in Generation 3, thus they had the rights to her name; that's also why Faust could use Applejack and her G1 design, since she returned for Generation 3.
The other 5 ponies she wanted to use weren't renewed for the Generation 3 line, and were lost over the years, and Hasbro wasn't going to waste time and money to renew old names rather than reuse names they already have.
Also, she returned... she used her European design, for some reason, which is the yellow body version... not the North American white version.
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Thank you! : D
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You're welcome.
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Thank you so much! : )
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What a lovely picture! Awww, Spike, always with the white unicorns.
Moondancer was my first pony when I was a kid so she holds a special place in my heart too!
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Thank you!
I'm glad this drawing has reached out to so many people with so many fond memories of Moondancer. : )
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Thats kinda funny that Spike has a crush on Moondancer since she was the inspiration for Twilight Sparkle in the new series.
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I think that Twilight Sparkle is more of a direct interpretation of the original Twilight pony, but in the old cartoons they were both portrayed as kind of bookish. : )
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Thank you! : D
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That was my favorite pony from the 80's! I love what you did with her
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Thank you! A lot of people really love Moondancer, and she is pretty cool. I like her color palette a lot. It's a little less...jarring than some of the really early ponies.
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"Well, it was a gift 'from' Moondancer..."
The first group of ponies had gifts also, so I wonder where it is assumed Spike likes Moondancer.
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It was mostly in the way Spike acted about Moondancer. It's very reminiscent of how he acts around Rarity. Plus it was "for" Moondancer. He was on his way out the door when Twilight bowled him over.
Also, the fact that he had a gift for Moondancer's party when Twilight Sparkle never shows any interest in what the other ponies are doing at least says to me that Spike might have a thing for her.
If you don't agree, that's okay. It's a headcanon, and headcanons don't have to agree.
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Hmm, it just sounds like Spike is saying "from" and not "for", lol
I replayed it several times and I get the same result, but I'll take your word for it.
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Wow, I didn't notice Moondancer was mentioned twice in that episode before I saw this... Now I wonder about her and Spike (since all that was said is that he had a gift for her).
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I feel like in the context it might have been Moondancer's birthday, since the box contained a teddy bear. Also, as we've seen with Rarity, Spike goes a little overboard when he wants to impress his crushes.
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It'd be awesome if Moondancer popped up in the 80s design.. However they've lost copyrights over that design, so she'd pop up in her G3 design if anything.
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Yeah, it's super lame. A girl can dream, though. : D
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Neat! I'm glad you like it then : )
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I will assume this is a positive reaction, so thank you! If not, I hope I can improve to meet your standards XD
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Makes me wonder, what's Fluttershy doing in the bush?
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Haha, I'm not sure either. Maybe Spike was hanging out with Fluttershy and saw Moondancer coming and dragged her behind the bush. She does look a little confused. XD
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Oh, and very well drawn =3
It reminds a lot of the original artstyle ^-^
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