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Before and after the episode "A dog and pony show", I was somewhat intrigued by the Diamond Dogs. Prior to the show, it was a mystery as to what the hell a diamond dog was, and afterwards, I thought about the what if. In the end, I like the designs of the Diamond Dogs, given their environment and the setting of Equestria at large, but on the other hand, I was disappointed at the comedic potential if these characters were handled differently.

So, as a warm-up, I drew my interpretation of what the Diamond Dogs would look like if I were in charge of designing them. I tried to stay close to the show's style.

The small dog in the yellow coat is the small, big mouthed asshole who runs the place. He doesn't get his hands dirty with any of the actual mining, but he's very good at yelling at his henchmen to make sure their self-esteem is at its optimal minimum. He has a typical gangster accent.

The tall dog with the red body warmer is dumb as fuck, laughs hysterically and is probably the closest to the original diamond dogs. He's slightly competent when handling the heavy equipment and what have you, and often ends up doing the boss' dirty work.

And then there is the brute, doesn't say much and is only a few chromosomes away from being classified as a gorilla.

I sort of added Rarity as a bonus, and while I was inking and coloring it later on, I tried to use the whole official coloring scheme. She's a bit rough around the edges, but it's nice having her around for comparison.

I think, the best part of this redesign is that it doesn't change the episode at all, they would still cringe in pain as their ears are subjected by Rarity's relentless whining, the still would have no manners at all and they'd still be bullying the ponies as they try to enter their underground fortress.

Description
Before and after the episode "A dog and pony show", I was somewhat intrigued by the Diamond Dogs. Prior to the show, it was a mystery as to what the hell a diamond dog was, and afterwards, I thought about the what if. In the end, I like the designs of the Diamond Dogs, given their environment and the setting of Equestria at large, but on the other hand, I was disappointed at the comedic potential if these characters were handled differently.

So, as a warm-up, I drew my interpretation of what the Diamond Dogs would look like if I were in charge of designing them. I tried to stay close to the show's style.

The small dog in the yellow coat is the small, big mouthed asshole who runs the place. He doesn't get his hands dirty with any of the actual mining, but he's very good at yelling at his henchmen to make sure their self-esteem is at its optimal minimum. He has a typical gangster accent.

The tall dog with the red body warmer is dumb as fuck, laughs hysterically and is probably the closest to the original diamond dogs. He's slightly competent when handling the heavy equipment and what have you, and often ends up doing the boss' dirty work.

And then there is the brute, doesn't say much and is only a few chromosomes away from being classified as a gorilla.

I sort of added Rarity as a bonus, and while I was inking and coloring it later on, I tried to use the whole official coloring scheme. She's a bit rough around the edges, but it's nice having her around for comparison.

I think, the best part of this redesign is that it doesn't change the episode at all, they would still cringe in pain as their ears are subjected by Rarity's relentless whining, the still would have no manners at all and they'd still be bullying the ponies as they try to enter their underground fortress.