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Description I had this done for quite a while but I hadn't decided between the two designs I had for the last kid. I might still change it in future BUT THIS IS GOOD FOR NOW

Rainbow Dash and Dumbbell have three kiddos 

Raincloud Song: (previously named Raincould Storm): A very calm and confident mare in general, pursues a career in music and singing. She used to be a Wonderbolt trainee but left the academy due to some... Major issues. Although Rainy might look all serene, she is a HUGE flirt. She's a heartbreaker and flirts with pretty much everyone really, but mares are more to her tastes. She's been with so many ponies she might not even remember. Though she doesn't really date people seriously, most of her relationships are just flings to her, she doesn't like having any strings attached to anypony and whenever her partner gets their hopes up she usually "breaks up" with them shortly after. Wonder why. 

Skychaser: (could be a placeholder name? Just overall fits his backstory very well but honestly, I was calling him seaboy) has been more enthusiastic and energetic in the past. He is very chill and friendly, but you can tell Sky has been through a lot in the past. He was a very energetic, outstanding and passionate flyer in the past and dreamed to become a wonderbolt, and honor his mother's legacy, but due to an unfortunate accident that led his wing to be amputated, Sky lost his wing, along with his aspirations, dreams and what seemed to be his entire life. He went through a long period of depression and could not leave the house of barely his room for a long time. But thanks to the help of some people he meets along his life, he will find a new passion in something else. 

Ember Flare: Rainbow could definetely not blame her older children for not making to the wonderbolts, but she was still expecting a chance to get at least a more daredevil child at her last shot. Someone brave, fierce and fiery. Eventually, Ember Flare was born. Rainbow was expecting the name she gave her last kiddo to reflect her fiery personality. Well. Ember turned out to be a sweet, kind, well-manered and empathetic little girl, who very much enjoyed helping old ladies carry their groceries, feeding stray cats or helping a blind pony cross the street. She is a little-miss-perfect and a quick learner, and nails pretty much everything she attempts doing. Using that in her favour, Rainbow was kinda wrong for doing that, but pushed Ember a bit into joining the Wonderbolt Academy. Unfortunately, Ember has a bad habit of putting others first and ignoring her own feelings and desires, and submissively followed her mother's wishes, even if it meant making herself miserable. Rainbow is not aware of Ember's true feelings. 

(btw, almost forgot, a huge thanks for my friendo duppydoodles for helping me with seaboy's design!)
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Comments: 40

ashtoduski [2019-07-10 05:26:34 +0000 UTC]

I can’t believe I just found your art today!! My Dash legacy is already set but after seeing these girls I’m just realizing how many sons instead of daughters are in my NG 😆 this is so cute tho! I love each of their designs and personalities and how soft you made their hair and eyes.. you should know that you’re super talented!!XD have an awesome day~~

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Azure-Art-Wave In reply to ashtoduski [2019-07-10 13:55:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much <3 

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Pastel-Charms [2019-06-14 21:43:17 +0000 UTC]

Okay, so I have a little idea ~

What if Ember and Bunny are childhood besties? They’re both rays of pure sunshine and empathy who love helping others. I could see them connecting instantly as innocent little kiddos and getting along splendidly coloring cards for the old folks home and helping Shy out with injured animals. Then as they grow up and Ember is pressured into the Wonderbolts against her wishes, maybe she would vent her feelings to her closest and most understanding bff? Then again, maybe she wouldn’t need to tell Bunny cause he could already feel her misery through their bond together? What do you think?   

Also maybe oh i don’t know they become more than friends possibly maybe

okay i may be mildly shipping them

sorry pure bean couples are my jam  

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Azure-Art-Wave In reply to Pastel-Charms [2019-06-14 22:39:01 +0000 UTC]

That is indeed an interesting idea that I might consider >u< But I won't promise anything

Just for some background, I kinda headcanon that the NG cast aren't necessarily entirely familiar with eachother. Sure they might have met when they were really young kids and played together because their mothers are really close (sometimes it's kinda like that awkward dynamic when your mom's friend brings their son/daughter and they expect you to automatically get along), but as they age, a lot of facts might push them apart.

For example, Rainy is close friends with Callie, Fluttershy's oldest daughter, but she isn't very familiar with the other siblings. They met when they were very young, but Rainbow Dash eventually moved to Cloudsdale and as much as Callie and Rainy might have kept in touch, Rainy doesn't really come back to ponyville untill she drops out from Wonderbolt Academy and chooses to pursue her career as a singer. It's kinda like having a really close friend and knowing they have a sibling, but never actually meeting them or seeing them very very rarely. 

But that doesn't keep me from considering the idea tho >u<

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Pastel-Charms In reply to Azure-Art-Wave [2019-06-17 16:36:27 +0000 UTC]

Well, I’m glad you’ll at least consider it!  

Also, thank you for explaining how the NG cast and their family relations to each other work. I wasn’t aware of it and really helps explain a few things- like that whole thing with Rainy and Callie that you teased a while back. I look forward to seeing more of the dynamics of your verse.  

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WidowPeak [2019-06-13 20:39:18 +0000 UTC]

Well?

Do not leave us on the dark! What happened to Song?

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Azure-Art-Wave In reply to WidowPeak [2019-06-13 20:56:46 +0000 UTC]

There is still a lot to dig into about that! Tho it will be revealed on the future ^^

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duppydoodles [2019-06-13 16:35:23 +0000 UTC]

Yaaaasss giiirl they lookin great  

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Azure-Art-Wave In reply to duppydoodles [2019-06-13 18:14:32 +0000 UTC]

Thankies <3 <3

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Dilfistic [2019-06-13 16:20:42 +0000 UTC]

Skychaser have really pleasing color palette and I really want to see more of him!!
And I can see him trying to become one of the washouts and it would really disappoint Rainbow, but I feel like She would let her son to become one of them to not let him be miserable. ;u;

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Azure-Art-Wave In reply to Dilfistic [2019-06-13 18:14:13 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!!! As much as I ended up tweaking them a little bit, it was my friend DuppyDoodles that helped in the making of it <3 I always wanted him to have this beach-y sand/ocean looking color palette and I think we reached a pretty good result <3

I don't think Sky would be interested in joining the Washouts, specially cause it's still a flight group kinda, and also because he didn't really "drop out" of the Wonderbolts like the other members did. He lost a wing. He could fly anymore. just "join" some other group,. I guess even if he could be of some use for the Washouts somehow, it would only remind him of what he had lost. 

But he does find a future passion in his life <3 

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Claire-Cooper [2019-06-12 21:13:18 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful job with these babies as always Azure.

If you need an idea for a good name for the boy I could note you a few I have or post em here whichever works for you. 

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Azure-Art-Wave In reply to Claire-Cooper [2019-06-13 00:42:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much <3 I wasn't 100% sure about it but I guess I'll stick with it for now XD

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Claire-Cooper In reply to Azure-Art-Wave [2019-06-13 05:03:42 +0000 UTC]

Well if you ever need help let me know I've got a list with tons of names.

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Azure-Art-Wave In reply to Claire-Cooper [2019-06-13 18:22:53 +0000 UTC]

Okie <3 

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Kon-Tengu [2019-06-12 20:54:01 +0000 UTC]

Aw what cuties!
Was Raincloud kicked out of the wonderbolts after breaking spitfires heart? idk why but i imagine her going for spitfire who is totally a cougar at this point XD

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Azure-Art-Wave In reply to Kon-Tengu [2019-06-12 21:02:02 +0000 UTC]

Nah, it's kind of a much more serious reason that I'll have to dig into further into her backstory XD

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Kon-Tengu In reply to Azure-Art-Wave [2019-06-12 22:42:52 +0000 UTC]

Along with skychasers wing amputation? I hope ^u^

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Azure-Art-Wave In reply to Kon-Tengu [2019-06-12 23:18:11 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, both issues will be talked about in the future ^^

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Kon-Tengu In reply to Azure-Art-Wave [2019-06-12 23:27:20 +0000 UTC]

Ye! Can't Wait!!!

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ArtistCoolPony [2019-06-12 20:28:17 +0000 UTC]

As a HUGE DumbbellDash shipper I approve of these adorable babies ^^

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Azure-Art-Wave In reply to ArtistCoolPony [2019-06-12 20:49:18 +0000 UTC]

yAS THANKS <3 <3

I was never sure on my RD ship actually XD At first I was gonna go for SoarinDash cuz everyone did it, but I felt like they had a really... limited range of colors you know? RD's rainbow mane and the rest was just blue. Much designs I could come up with would probably have another 10 similar ones at least (kinda like most FlashLight kids). I went from SoarinDash to DummbbellDash moostly because of the color scheme (with Bell's brown shades I could explore warmer tones y'know)

A few friends of mine dislike the ship mainly because of Dummbbell and Dash's abusive/bullying relationship, but I figured out that just like I do with my background character shippings, I could come up with my own version of dumbbell <3 I'll dig into that a bit further later~ I'm not gonna make him an entirely new character but I will change some aspects of his personality

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ArtistCoolPony In reply to Azure-Art-Wave [2019-06-12 22:34:45 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, SoarinDash would be a little hard since I feel like the only colors that would come out would be blue. Plus, most people make their kids have rainbow hair like Dash. And it's really cool to see more people shipping DumbbellDash. I remember when there was only a few people that did. XD

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crazyFANATIC869 [2019-06-12 19:02:35 +0000 UTC]

So like you copied loppodity?

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spiritlit In reply to crazyFANATIC869 [2019-06-13 11:23:10 +0000 UTC]

<< Everyone's giving crap to this comment but I can see some similarities. On surface level it looks like these Dash kids share a Water/Air/Fire theme which isn't really uncommon but considering everything else could be used to  draw parallels to Lop's Dash kids. Raincloud Storm has some of the 'calm' personality along with being a 'bold flirt' and is similar to Cloudburst's past design, Misty. Skychaser's story and design are very similar to Aerostorm's, though he looks more submissive/shy/eager than the 'complete chill' attitude of the latter. Ember Flare though is only marginally similar to Phoenix Forge's last design, Ember in terms of the name, eye color, orange part of her hair, and short hairstyle, but her story and personality is very different. Subconscious influence? >>

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Azure-Art-Wave In reply to spiritlit [2019-06-20 04:28:59 +0000 UTC]

I really avoided replying to these comments cause I really didn't want to "pick a fight" or anything but since you pointed out some "supposedly" similarities, I guess I could at least explain what's behind their designs and concepts and why they were not even inspired by Lop's characters. 

I didn't really make these characters water/air/fire themed. Really, I just wanted their designs to have all colors of the rainbow. I wanted them all to be different yet "complimenting". Rainsong has blue and purple, Skychaser has yellow and blue (he was supposed to have green too but yeah, he would really remind me of the Brazilian flag if he had all the colors) and Ember has red and orange. 

Also, I could not have purposely made Rainsong similar to Cloudburst's previous design, Misty, since I originally bought her design as an adopt. Her colors were already set, I just redesigned her mane really ^^' 

Rainsong's personality, being calm and collected yet a bold flirt, was inspired by a web comic character (tho I happened to forgot the name of it). Skychaser's personality was inspired by a TV series character (to be precise, Arizona Robbins from Grey's anatomy, they're two blonde, lively and playful figures who happened to loose a limb in an accident) 

And what's about Skychaser's design is similar to Aerostorm's? Long mane and necklace? Sky has long mane because he used to have short hair when he was at the Wonderbolt Academy (I have sketches of this from last year actually) but when he had depression from his accident and loss, he just stopped taking care of himself so it just kept growing. As for the necklace, a friend drew it when she was helping me design him, I thought it added a nice detail to him and kept it, that's all. (Also cause she would be very upset if I changed much about his design lol)

Ember Flare's original design had green eyes and slightly darker coat, but changed it cause I felt like at least one child could use Rainbow Dash's eye color, and also, because as I said before, I wanted them all to have complimenting colors, the more "different" they looked from eachother, the better.  Her mane colors are a result of a gazillion of color attempts I did (she's had pink mane before) and her mane has that shape because it's the only one that resemble Dumbbell's manestyle in the slightest ( slightly shorter and goes/is brushed up "forward")

(actually, I even have an alternate design for her that had orange/red/green mane and light pink coat, and was kinda meant to resemble Scootaloo but I liked how this one had a more fiery and cartoon-ish feel to it) 

As for their names, I usually just go by something that fits well the character and personality (as for Rainsong, she's a singer and has a more calm and serene personality, like rain, and Skychaser, he used to be a eager flier and he just craved flying and the sky) or plainly something that I could see Rainbow Dash naming their child (as for Ember Flare) 

That's all. Hope I've cleared everything about them. 

(Sorry for the long message tho XD) 

 

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crazyFANATIC869 In reply to Azure-Art-Wave [2019-10-19 14:55:27 +0000 UTC]

I'm sorry I wasn't trying to sound rude or malicious in any way. In my eyes they just seemed similar in a lot of ways, I really didn't mean for it to sound like I was picking a fight. I think that you're a good artist and I like your work, I didn't mean to offend you or anything. In the moment I guess I was just kind of heated. I'm sorry.

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Azure-Art-Wave In reply to crazyFANATIC869 [2019-10-26 01:22:58 +0000 UTC]

It's ok  ^^ I guess you should just rethink your choice of words next time. After all, no one likes to be randomly accused of "copying" something. Even tho sometimes there can be a hint of inspiration from other people's work, that can kinda sound like you're assuming they stole someone else's idea/design thus it feels like you're disregarding their own work/creativity.

The simple fact you came to me to apologize after all this time shows you thought about this, and that you care about other people enough to rethink your own actions and how things you said can aftect others XD I'm actually kinda happy about you, you're not a bad person. 

Anyways, I understand >w< It's totally okay bud o3o

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spiritlit In reply to Azure-Art-Wave [2019-06-20 08:39:32 +0000 UTC]

<< OK, well, it was interesting to read about your design process behind them..everything I pointed out were surface-level similarities, I didn't know anything about what went into these designs. After knowing it, I guess it was more of a coincidence. And as for the shared personality traits, I'm sure they'll get more differentiated and in a style unique to the character as your story goes on. >>

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crazyFANATIC869 In reply to spiritlit [2019-06-19 04:54:35 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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psybeamz In reply to crazyFANATIC869 [2019-06-12 22:19:15 +0000 UTC]

oh wow kids that come from THE SAME PARENTS have SIMILAR TRAITS??? what a novel concept!! I have never seen that before   
but for real though, how is any of this copied?? these characters are very obviously different from Lop's lmao

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crazyFANATIC869 In reply to psybeamz [2019-06-14 17:56:06 +0000 UTC]

Sorry that sounded like I'm getting angry

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crazyFANATIC869 In reply to psybeamz [2019-06-14 17:55:03 +0000 UTC]

Dude chill I was just pointing out how it's like the same as Lop's no need to get mad

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psybeamz In reply to crazyFANATIC869 [2019-06-14 18:09:12 +0000 UTC]

It’s literally not the same at all though?? I’m getting annoyed because what you did was actually extremely rude. Just compare this and Lop’s. You’ll see that it’s actually very different.

But yeah it’s really annoying because as soon as one really big, well known artist does something anyone else who happens to do something similar is called out for “copying” the bigger artist.

People can have similar ideas. It happens, my guy. Taking inspiration or being influenced is perfectly ok.

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Claire-Cooper In reply to crazyFANATIC869 [2019-06-12 21:11:21 +0000 UTC]

Wow rude much didn't take long for someone to jump down an artists throat why because they have three pegasus children for RD OMG NO How dare she?!

I think you need to get your eyes checked because the only thing these two artists have in common in giving them the same parents which anyone is free to do. If all your here to do is start a fight then go away. No one needs that here. 

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crazyFANATIC869 In reply to Claire-Cooper [2019-06-14 17:57:11 +0000 UTC]

Seriously I'm not trying to be rude or jump down her throat I was just pointing out something

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Claire-Cooper In reply to crazyFANATIC869 [2019-06-14 18:15:08 +0000 UTC]

You we're making an assumption. She didn't copy Lop's style, her characters are of her own original design and nothing about them is the same. Future reference if your going to post a comment like this make sure you make it clear what you mean. 

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RazziBerriArts In reply to crazyFANATIC869 [2019-06-12 19:23:17 +0000 UTC]

Oh my goodness! Similarities between ocs HAPPEN when they Have the SAME parents! Weird how that works???

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HauntedPhantom In reply to crazyFANATIC869 [2019-06-12 19:14:02 +0000 UTC]

Yes, no one else but Loppodity can have 3 kids for a couple, that's totally unoriginal, how could she?

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NobleClay In reply to crazyFANATIC869 [2019-06-12 19:13:12 +0000 UTC]

sorry but what exactly is copied from lop? The designs, personalities and backstories are very different from what Lop has done with her Dash kids. And the few similarities they DO have, guess what? those are pretty popular tropes for Dash kids. There are lots of people that use similar tropes, so she's not copying anyone.

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