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Published: 2019-04-06 00:55:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 183321; Favourites: 3317; Downloads: 0
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everybody's favorite family of bushy-eyebrowed jerkwads~


Once upon a time, there lived a fiery young mare by the name of Coral Carcharodon. Bored by her peaceful seaside village, as well as the friendly chumps that resided within it, Coral decided to pack a bag and set sail from home. She wanted to be a seafarer, like in the stories her grandmother old! Battling sea monsters, searching for treasure- and best of all, no horde of little sisters to pester her, nothing but the wind on her back, and adventure in her heart!

What actually ended up happening was Coral falling into a gang of pirates, a rotten, cantankerous crew of the very worst scum and villainy....and she ended up liking it just fine. She especially liked the captain, a wicked and cunning stallion by the name of Morgan Maelstrom. Their story was a fantastic tale of grand romance, robbery, and riches beyond belief. 

.....Right up until Coral violently double-crossed him, then fled to retire comfortably by the seaside. In tow with her was a heavy chest of gold, her young son Ishmael, and the foal growing in her belly (her main reason for leaving, really. Turns out the pirate life doesn't lend itself well to raising children.)

For a while, life was good. Coral hid away her wealth, and lovingly raised her two sons. Ishmael in particular found a best friend in his new little brother, Buck.

Unfortunately, one night, during a howling thunderstorm, dear old daddy comes knocking.

Little Ishmael and teeny Buck answer the door. Morgan greets them with a warm, fatherly embrace.....that could become a lot tighter, should Coral refuse to come with him. 

On the condition her children remain unharmed, Coral begrudgingly accompanies the captain. She kisses both her boys and tells them to be brave. 

A few days later, Morgan reappears to his sons, sadly reporting that their mother had been lost to a storm.

The children barely have time to process what this means- little Buck fearfully asks his brother what'll happen to them now- when Morgan merrily bundles them up and says they'll be coming to work for him, of course! It's really the least he can do, lads.

What followed was a very lonely few years out at sea, performing endless, back-breaking labor, cleaning up after a crew of drunken criminals, forever under the watchful, unsettling eye of the captain. But the brothers have each other, and that makes it bearable. At the very least, they have each other to hide away bits of food, to help weasel the other out of punishments, to cry quietly against when the thoughts of Mum can't be squashed down. At the very least, they have each other.

You can imagine, then, Ishmael's terror when he hears Morgan playing poker with another captain- and Morgan, unwillingly to part with his gold, bets Buck. Morgan is a clever gambler, but this captain is more clever still- and he wins.

Buck will be given away in the morning. Ishmael has to act tonight. 

Buck never did find out what happened that night. He only remembers his big brother shaking him awake that morning, and the two of them making their escape. If he strains his mind hard enough, he can remember Ishmael's wild eyes and trembling hooves, and a very faint smell of blood.

Ishmael vows to leave the past behind him, and the boys somehow make their way back home, among Coral's old family. Ishmael is determined to find a safer, quieter life for him and his brother both- something traditional, and sensible. Boring, if need be. To keep himself and his little brother out of trouble forever. Something like.....fishing.

And the rest is history~




random family facts (mostly supplied by the lovely :

-Cutthroat's emphasis on toughness stems from moments when he wasn't tough enough.

-The Carcharodons get their family name from Coral, not Morgan. As previously established, it’s tradition for Carcharodon stallions to give their sons strange, human-y names (Buck, Ishmael, Bruce, Butch). However, after Coral's father sired a whooping thirteen daughters and no sons, he finally waves the white flag and gives his oldest daughter Coral his last name to carry on. Coral happily continued this tradition with her sons.

Buck broke tradition though, when he was the one to name his daughter, Eliza (though to be fair, he and Radhi did think they were going to have a son) :

-Fey originally named Bruce "Ripple", because of his small size at birth. As Cutthroat was out to sea, Fey gave birth alone in their gloomy little home, but she did have a wonderful few days to fall in love with her teeny, meek foal. When Cutthroat returned, he abruptly changed the name to something tougher and more no-nonsense.

-Bruce was officially disowned by his father when he chose to marry Stormy. Cutthroat says Bruce is a disgrace, and has no right to call himself a Carcharodon. For a time, Bruce did consider letting go of the family name that'd given him so much grief, and adopting Stormy's instead....before he decided that he didn't feel like discarding such an important piece of himself, and hey, more importantly, fuck you old man. He continues using it in defiance, and has passed it on to his own son, hoping for a better future for the family legacy.

-Bruce is about fifteen years older than Eliza. She is still a teenager when Wave and Finn are small foals.

-Someday, after Cutthroat dies and Fey begins her timid rehabilitation, she and Radhi will become the very best of friends~

-When Wave Rider was in her young teens (when she briefly experimented with “girlier stuff” while she was figuring herself out), she obsessively tweezed her family’s trademark eyebrows (passed on for GENERATIONS) and was quite embarrassed by them. She eventually grows out of this little bit of self consciousness and now they don’t bother her at all. She may really enjoy using them as a favorite insult to asshole guys “mate, my eyebrows are thicker then your dick”. (Also Wave’s short lived girly phase may be part of the reason Finn is so comfortable cross-dressing. Wavey miiiiiight have used her lil bro to test make up on before applying it to herself to make sure she was doing it right. Not that Finnie minded. It remains as some of his favorite memories with his sister)


-Someday, young Finn will happen upon an dusty old map, drawn by great-grandmother Coral herself, supposedly leading to her secret treasure. Or, possibly, certain death. It's a coin Finnie's all too willing to flip!


- Poor Finnie thought growing out a beard-mane would make him look as imposing and majestic as those legendary sea stallions before him...considering the fact that even ODDBALL had a snorted laugh escape the first time he saw Finn after he grew it out, it failed rather epically.




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Comments: 180

Undertaletrasha In reply to ??? [2019-04-06 11:12:29 +0000 UTC]

Shit happens

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drawingshady In reply to ??? [2019-04-06 09:25:24 +0000 UTC]

oml I LOVE it!
I would love to see more of Coral (and possibly Morgan)
Also, I had to laugh out loud because of the smart Wave Rider remark lmaooo
my brother asked what was so funny, so I explained it to him and even he had to say that was a freaking smart comeback     

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JFkeinK [2019-04-06 08:51:29 +0000 UTC]

Awesome style.

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Eleanor5555 [2019-04-06 08:36:02 +0000 UTC]

Flagged as Spam

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Djstart123 In reply to Eleanor5555 [2019-04-06 09:32:54 +0000 UTC]

begone thot

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ColourdropArt In reply to ??? [2019-04-06 07:57:19 +0000 UTC]

I legit spend my free time before school going through ur gallery and reading anything that I haven't read before XD your art is amazing !!! keep doing what you do !!!

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sunset-bIvd [2019-04-06 07:20:51 +0000 UTC]

inconsistency my guy, in the pic with Butch it says that Fey gave birth when Ishmael was there :/

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psybeamz In reply to sunset-bIvd [2019-04-06 15:23:36 +0000 UTC]

more like not paying attention, my guy :/
as Australian-Senior said Ishmael was there for Butch: 

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Australian-Senior In reply to sunset-bIvd [2019-04-06 07:39:44 +0000 UTC]

he was there for butch, not bruce

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colourmix [2019-04-06 06:53:30 +0000 UTC]

I absolutely love your art, Lopoddity. I always love seeing your art come up and reading the new stuff about what you and RoboHeather have thought up of. You both have a real talent for story telling! And your art, my god, the way you draw ponies/horses is beautiful. I haven't watched Mlp properly since season 6, but I love your own world! Everything makes sense! It's so so good! You're gonna make great stuff in the future.

I've said this before in another comment but, I love the Carcharodons. Being Australian I love seeing more about their background, since well, I'd be Oatstralian if I was a pony. Originally when I first saw Bruce ( I had followed you way before his family came into the spotlight), I thought he'd be every stereotypical Aussie ever, but he's much more than that now. You've developed such a unique family and I love seeing them grow and I love reading how their lives play out. It's wonderful.

I can't wait to see what you make next : )

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p4lt [2019-04-06 06:47:46 +0000 UTC]

I really love morgan maelstrom's design. very cool looking.

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duyilezoy [2019-04-06 05:50:41 +0000 UTC]

Flagged as Spam

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AlfaArtz In reply to duyilezoy [2019-04-06 08:30:01 +0000 UTC]

thot detected, must destroy

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AlfaArtz In reply to AlfaArtz [2019-04-06 15:06:19 +0000 UTC]

thot destroyed, thot detection away

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countbars In reply to ??? [2019-04-06 05:49:45 +0000 UTC]

I like the Carcharodons and I really-really like Morgan's design! <3

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Kazziepones [2019-04-06 05:18:22 +0000 UTC]

Maelstrom is a pirate. A beautiful, scary, shiver me timbers honest to celestia, pirate.

Finn is a treasure hunter. A good one.

Why do I get the sick feeling that these two are going to cross paths after some sort of treasure hunt gone wrong? I mean, a pirate as badass as Maelstrom doesn't just up and stop doin' what he's doing one day. He's a seadog for life. And Finn isn't going to give up searching for gold and treasure and having his adventures as long as he lives. It's in his blood, damnit. Think of the experience, think of the fun, think of the gold!

*Knocking sound on the door*

*Finn opens and is faced with a significantly older, very tall Pirate with a wicked gleam in his eyes and a bright smile on his face*

"We've got quite a lot to talk about, boy. I believe you and I have something that belongs to me."

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Vindhov In reply to Kazziepones [2019-04-06 05:40:38 +0000 UTC]

Sorry, was commenting on phone and didn't mean to post it as a response

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Vindhov In reply to Kazziepones [2019-04-06 05:38:41 +0000 UTC]

These are just like the ones im working on, but with more details, lol.

I really like seeing family trees go far back like this

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Lopoddity In reply to Vindhov [2019-04-06 14:03:07 +0000 UTC]

Yes sir I was totes inspired by your set, they’re just so detailed~

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DragonTurtle2 [2019-04-06 05:01:40 +0000 UTC]

I'm amazed, you're story reached a point where I'm impressed with Ishmael's capacity for kindness.

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Musical-Medic [2019-04-06 04:54:59 +0000 UTC]

I noticed that Buck and Radhi's and Bruce and Stormy's rings have hearts in them but Cutthroat and Fey's don't OOF

Wonderful stuff, can't wait to see a full pic of Morgan!! 

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urzapw2000 [2019-04-06 04:32:26 +0000 UTC]

wonderful story and great pictures!

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SingSongGamerPony [2019-04-06 04:18:41 +0000 UTC]

I hope Fey eventually tells Bruce what the name she wanted to give him was, and it becomes a pet name that Aero calls him.

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RoboHeather In reply to SingSongGamerPony [2019-04-06 05:16:44 +0000 UTC]

Or Fey herself uses it for her boy when they are comfortable showing affection to each other. Bruce may secretly enjoy his new nickname more then he’s comfortable admitting

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Doctorwholovesthe80s [2019-04-06 04:06:28 +0000 UTC]

So much epic drama!

I'm glad Fey will get better, the poor dear. I want to hug her.

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PegasusMare [2019-04-06 04:02:50 +0000 UTC]

Ahhhh I LOVE it!!!

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Lapin-Demoness [2019-04-06 03:58:59 +0000 UTC]

At first I really disliked Cutthroat.  I thought he was a horrible individual.  He still is considering that he disowned Bruce over quite obvious homophobic ideals and was overall very abusive towards Fey and Bruce.

But now we know WHY he is the way he is.  And it's so utterly tragic and sad.  I wonder if he would have turned out differently if he had never lost his mother Coral and he, Buck, and Coral had never been found by Morgan.  

I'm glad Bruce didn't learn to be a hateful pony like his old man.

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SaturatedArtistry [2019-04-06 03:40:17 +0000 UTC]

Well we finally where those fabulous eyebrows come from.

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beastiii [2019-04-06 03:38:14 +0000 UTC]

people who make pony fan art are better than the show 

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MLP-HeartSong-FiM In reply to ??? [2019-04-06 03:36:08 +0000 UTC]

What a family my gosh!!

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TheDarkPhoenixQueen [2019-04-06 03:21:08 +0000 UTC]

DAMN, Morgan is a stunning sea beast!

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ThetrueFebruary31 In reply to ??? [2019-04-06 02:54:22 +0000 UTC]

*See's Butch* 
Whoa, he's FUZZY

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DuskaDoesEverything In reply to ??? [2019-04-06 02:51:55 +0000 UTC]

Why are the designs of your OC's all so appealing, omg. I love them!

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RoboHeather In reply to ??? [2019-04-06 02:49:41 +0000 UTC]

I've only had the (whole) Carcharodon family for a day and a half, but if anything happened to them I would kill everyone on this page and then myself (except Morgan. Fuck Morgan) 


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Lopoddity In reply to RoboHeather [2019-04-06 03:05:22 +0000 UTC]

Stop playing like you don’t like Morgan. Just look at that majestic beard. U luv that evil pirate horse

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RoboHeather In reply to Lopoddity [2019-04-06 03:16:25 +0000 UTC]

I admit as a fluffy horse specimen he is absolutely exceptional. Majestic. Awestriking. He is a perfect blend of fluffy fluffy floof horse (complete with delicious fetlocks and hair so fabulous it has its own songs sung about it) and If-your-meat-isn't-still-bleeding-its-too-well-done wolf horse.

But other then that I refuse to let him into my heart! I so didn't consider that he was a forgotten orphan that set out to make a name for himself that no pony would ever forget (honestly in a well intentioned start but...well, time and experience has ways of changing ponies, and sadly not always for the better). Ponies would remember his name...but for different reasons then his lonely, younger self used to daydream about. So there! 

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Lopoddity In reply to RoboHeather [2019-04-06 03:30:26 +0000 UTC]

A forgotten orphan, huh? XD You’re tempting me to explore him more....maybe do some backstory, draw his parents, have a never ending family lineage for these goddamned horses

(I may be doodling Fey’s parents tho. Maybe. Shh.)

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RoboHeather In reply to Lopoddity [2019-04-06 03:33:50 +0000 UTC]

I'm already headcanoning stories about their ancient ancestors....I would think that prehistoric Carcharodons would have saber teeth, don't you?

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RoboHeather In reply to RoboHeather [2019-04-06 03:40:34 +0000 UTC]

And one of Fey's parents or grandparents was an actual hippocampus that magically turned into a regular pony to start a new life. Wave Rider was THRILLED when Fey told her that they were distantly related to merponies 

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Lopoddity In reply to RoboHeather [2019-04-06 04:20:26 +0000 UTC]

HMMMMM

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Magicpony45 In reply to ??? [2019-04-06 02:37:53 +0000 UTC]

Radhi’s bleep was the first thing I noticed and it’s great.

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D3pressedR4inbow In reply to ??? [2019-04-06 02:33:35 +0000 UTC]

Morgan Maelstrom has the most SWAGGY beard I have EVER seen. 

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Taren14 In reply to D3pressedR4inbow [2019-04-06 02:36:11 +0000 UTC]

Why do I get the feeling that dear ol’ Captain Morgan had to be permanently dissuaded from coming after them...

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Lopoddity In reply to Taren14 [2019-04-06 03:33:17 +0000 UTC]

Buck ain’t the only one good with a knife

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Claire-Cooper In reply to ??? [2019-04-06 02:24:08 +0000 UTC]

Love it, will you be doing this for others too?

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SmokeyPearl1 In reply to ??? [2019-04-06 02:23:17 +0000 UTC]

Can I just say your designs are gorgeous? Because they are :0 do you think you'll ever end up drawing Cutthroat's father? He is so eye-catching with his color scheme and that magnificent beard.

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KaeWolfe [2019-04-06 02:15:27 +0000 UTC]

Eee I still love this x3
I would totes love to see Fey and Radhi interacting with each other!

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Pupdragon123 In reply to ??? [2019-04-06 02:07:03 +0000 UTC]

Keeping Up With the Carcharodons is my new favorite show

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doggek1 In reply to ??? [2019-04-06 01:56:39 +0000 UTC]

Wait so finn still has underdeveloped wings?

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Lopoddity In reply to doggek1 [2019-04-06 02:08:04 +0000 UTC]

Yep. I put teeny wings here to show that he’s technically a Pegasus, even if his wings never really grew.

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