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TheBadFaerie — MLP: FIM - Without Magic - Part 1 (Edited)
Published: 2012-09-08 15:55:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 159094; Favourites: 1724; Downloads: 2503
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Description
Please note, this comic was originally intended to be 10-15 pages long. The lack of lead up and detailed explanation on this page reflects the fact that the comic was supposed to be a lot shorted and simpler than it ended up being.EDIT: I've had a some people react quite badly to this comic. Some even found it a little distressing that I've taken Twilight's horn away (Wounded veterans have been been mentioned in the comments).
When I first wrote this comic, my vision was that this was an academic exercise set by Celestia to help Twilight to better relate to other ponies, as well as to better understand herself. So I've updated the text to clearly state that this fact.
I've also tidied up the page a little. Still the original vectors, though.
This edit means that some of the following pages might sound a little odd.
Original Description
I know that it doesn't look much, but this is my most ambitious Pony comic to date. I've tried to use as many original components as I can (Inkscape and Photoshop), but you might recognize some old favorites from other (more talented) authors.
This comic was inspired by the episode Winter Wrap-Up, where Twilight tries to get by without using her Magic, but in the end she uses it even though she isn't supposed to.
Princess Celestia sent Twilight to Ponyville in order to get to know other ponies, and to discover life outside of her books and magic, but in most episodes she seems to solve problems using books and magic.
Twilight solved three simple problems with magic, that any Earth Pony could have solved using their hooves. She used her magic instinctively.
Princess Celestia wants her to find a way to do things without using magic, and to see things from other pony's perspectives.
She's not being cruel (and this is supposed to be the "real" Celestia). She's trying to help Twilight to explore the other things that make Twilight Sparkle who she is.
Anything that isn't directly attributed to somebody is either based on an image from the show's advertizing material for the show, or is scratch drawn (Some things are a combination of the two). I didn't use General Zoi's Pony Creator for any of this (yay).
As you can see from the “Cyclops” pony in frame 7, I'm still getting to grips with Inkscape, and Ponies in general.
Twilight Sparkle's Cutie Mark is by Grendo11 (grendo11.deviantart.com/art/Tw… )
Part 2: perfectblue97.deviantart.com/a… (Updated version )
Part 3: perfectblue97.deviantart.com/a…
Part 4: perfectblue97.deviantart.com/a…
Part 5: perfectblue97.deviantart.com/a…
Part 6: perfectblue97.deviantart.com/a…
Part 7: perfectblue97.deviantart.com/a…
Frame 1, Scootaloo's expression is based on this image (bobthelurker.deviantart.com/ar… ). Frame 3 and 4: Background (gameguy001.deviantart.com/art/… ). Frame 5: Rainbow Dash is Angry Rainbow Dash by 90Sigma (90sigma.deviantart.com/art/Ang… ). Derpy's Cutie Mark is by Ooklah (ooklah.deviantart.com/art/Cuti… ). Frame 6: The background is from the show itself. Frame 7: Background is Library Upper Floors (Twilight's Bedroom) by DaringDashie (daringdashie.deviantart.com/ar… ). Frame 8: Sorry, I'm being really lazy here. This is from the show itself. I wonder how Celestia is writing that letter without using her magic (no glow?). Frame 9: This one is based on a couple of different images. Including Veggie55's Rainy Days (veggie55.deviantart.com/art/Ra… ) and Library Upper Floors (Twilight's Bedroom) by DairingDashie (daringdashie.deviantart.com/ar… ). I used them both as a base. One for the window and the other for the curtain, along with some tweaks. Also based on the original image from the show. Frame 10 and 11: Same as above. Frame 12: Same as Frame 8. Frame 13 and 14: Same as Frame 9.
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i think celestia was taking it to far with the cutie mark
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no offense this is now even more creepier after watching Twilight's kingdom
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when Tirek robbed the ponies of their magic, what happened to their cutie marks?
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Oh sorry, I was getting things backwards. I thought that you were talking about the first two episodes, not the last two.
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Methinks Celestia is incapable of this feat. The horn, maybe, but not the cutie mark.
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It could just be an illusion.
I never came up with any real canon\head-canon for this.
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Of course she's "depending on her magic" her entire identity is formed around that and being the element of magic.
If Celestia really thought that would be a concern, then why would she have trained her to use it in the first place?
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Is her sense of identity really dependent on her magic, or does she just think that it is.
Twilight has a lot of hobbies an interests outside of magic, and in reality most of what she does all day is to study. She studies history, and science, and nature, and all kinds of things. Magic is really only a small part of who she is and what she does.
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well, i dont think she got earth ponie super powers, so she is just a purple pony
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I'm not sure that it really matters for the purpose of this comic.
Even if she had the strength of an Earth Pony she probably wouldn't use it.
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Whoa whoa whoa ... Celestia, me filly ... ain't ye goin' too harsh?
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Celestia is the biggest fucking troll ever XDD
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Couldn't Celestia have done this in a less....traumatic way?
Twilight looks like she's gonna start crying.
(And, taking her cutie mark? Really? Too far, Princess!)
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My basic premise that Celestia did this for all of the right reasons, and in a sensitive, but that Twilight overreacted.
I just couldn't put all of this in the comic.
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...There's such a thing as overkill.
Twi didn't "overreact" by much. Again, there were MANY other ways Celestia could have done this besides taking Twi's horn AND her cutie mark.
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I needed something visual, so I could avoid having too much dialog and exposition.
I could probably have put some magic dampening amulet on her but when I started this comic I was more or less just tracing stills from the show so I didn't want to draw anything new in that I'd have to show from different angles. I could also have put some kind of spell on her, but again that would either have to be something that I would need to draw or something that I would need to explain over and over again to each new character.
Not having a horn or a cutie mark fulfilled the "Visual" aspect of what I was trying to do and actually made it easier to draw rather than harder.
This way everypony can simple see what is different.
I started this comic over a year ago, and it was my first real attempt at a proper multi-page comic. I'm a bit more experienced now, and better at drawing and writing dialog, so I might do it in another way now, but I did what I could back then.
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Let that be a lesson. Don't help others. And don't use talents that others don't have.
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Alternatively, don't get so wrapped up in doing something one way that you forget that other ways exist.
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Let's see how this one (t)rolls out...
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Exactly how powerful do you folks believe Celestia to be?
Didn't you watch her falter against Chrysalis?
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For one thing , Celestia might be powerful but she's not a fighter. She is more used to peace than war.
For another, Chrysalis was super-powered up by Shining Armor's love. Even she was surprised by how powerful it made her.
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what the ... why do celestia would do that to the element of magic ?? and did celestia just said twilight use too much is magic ?? she is a unicorn of course she use is magic ... ho and celestia use "too much" is magic too !.... so she is just being a bitch with his own student ...
is not that the comic don't look good ... and the draws are beautiful ...but i just can't like it ... it's just to illogical
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oh my ... im sorry for that terrible comment ... what an horrible way to talk to an artist ...what did i eat this day to be so stupid ... im really sorry ...
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what so Twilight shouldve just left them to their own problems? yes an earth pony would have used their hooves because They're an earth pony I celestia gonna remove a few limbs because of it?
Celestia sent Twilight out to make some Friends and Friendship is magic
and she uses magic in winter wrap up when it comes to the part where she literally lacks the physical strength to help
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What I was getting at was that Twilight was using magic pretty much automatically, to the extent that later on Spike scolds her because she's complaining that she can't do things without magic that even she doesn't normally use magic for. Like eating.
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name a unicorn that wouldnt though
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i guess it would just make more sense to me if she was using magic other unicorns wouldnt use to fix problems, like teleporting to the store or something insane
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That's my limited drawing skill, I'm afraid.
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Darn you M. A. Lar... wait... what?
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And Celestia is a troll. Anything new?
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Um yeah. Twilight can be a Pegasus now.
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Not until season 4, darling.
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Well everybody hide your kittens twily going to go crazy!
PS time for the cmc!!
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Wow.
Celestia is more of a cunt than usual in this comic.
Especially considering the fact that, ya know.
Her special talent is magic.
And, the fact that the element of harmony she represents,
IS MAGIC.
Me thinks either poorly thought out premise, Celestia being a cunt, or Discord sharing his special blend of LSD with Celly was involved.
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Language, please.
Children might read this.
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''Depending too much on magic''... SHE'S A FREAKING UNICORN ! Not a piñata, for crying out loud.
Celestia is really a dislikeable dumbass in this comic. -_- Seriously.
Next thing, cut RD's wings because she relies too much on her them... or AJ's legs. I mean, really...
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