Antidaeophobia

Personally, I think of the different species like the different hardship levels of a game. Making an Alicorn oc is like playing on easy, unicorn is medium, pegasus is difficult, and making an Earth pony oc is like playing on show no mercy. This is because I think it takes more effort to make a character that isn't godlike, with magic ability and flight that can solve all their problems. Unicorns have magic andpegasus have flight which makes solving problems easier. But if your character is an earth pony, and their in a dangerous situation, they actually have to think things through because they don't have magic or flight to escape or save themselves. Having an Alicorn oc is basically the easier route you can take. Because if the character is in a dangerous situation, they don't have to really think things through to solve their problem and being godlike, it's like pitting Vegeta against Bambi- you know who's going to win.

(This image was my 1st edition drawing.) Name: Nova Star Sex: Mare Age: Young Adult Species: Earth Pony Eye Color: Green Coat Color: Pink Mane/Tail/Markings Color & Style: Pink and white, usually long, and styled like Fluttershy. Physique: slightly chubby but strong Cutie Mark: Black double star (not yet finalized) Origin/Residence: She travels for work quite alot, so she lives in many locations and often stays with friends she has made throughout the world. She is currently resident of Ponyville, and is staying in the spare room at Derpy's house. Occupation: Astronomer Motivation: To someday work with Princess Luna. To fly. Character Summary: Nova is an astronomer, she is mostly hired to do star mapping in Equestria when she is not working on her more intensive personal studies. She is hired to create star charts to assist ponies for the growing season as well as for other needs. This is a difficult job that requires alot of travelling. She usually finds places to stay, with friends, whom she has accumulated along the way through letters and travel. She's highly intelligent, and is very funny. Some might not take her seriously because of her sense of humor and eccentricity, but that is there loss. Since she has traveled so much, she tends to have a great deal of world knowledge about different cultures, customs, and stories. During her free time, she engineers flying machines for herself. It is her dream to fly like her pegasus family members. Because of her dream, she can be somewhat of a risk taker and ignore personal safety. This has led her to have several injuries and accidents in her life. It was one such accident when she was younger that was how she met her best friend (a draconequus), when she fell out of the sky, landed in his mouth while he was yawning, he then almost choked on her. One of her other best friends, and younger cousin, Sparkler (a pegasus) will often assist her with her flying machines, and is unfortunately just as reckless as Nova. She is very close to her family and is the oldest of her cousins, but has always been the odd one, given most of her family is made up of unicorns and pegasi.

I always thought in my mind, that cutie marks appear representative of that ponies culture and beliefs of a talent. So a cutie mark might mean the same thing among the different pony species, and cultures, but appear differently based on personal meaning in that cultural group. Perhaps if Zecora had been raised in ponyville from an early age, instead of her homeland, despite being a zebra; her cutie mark could have turned out differently based upon different cultural influences, although in the end, her talent would still be the same.

I think generosity and kindness are probably the hardest. At least from what I've seen in real life. It's easy to love the lovable, but it's infinitely harder to love someone who is difficult and perhaps will not yield you any personal satisfaction in your eyes. If you can manage to be good to someone, and remain judgement free in the face of what you might think is a bad attitude, or a poor lifestyle, and treat them with respect- that's real kindness. Also, generosity can be difficult. I think alot of people aren't really generous because they want others to be happy and cared for, but rather for their own ego. Sort of like those sorts of people that talk about charity work they've done, or donations they've given. I think to be really generous, you should be humble as well, and keep your charity work secret. I can't tell you how many times someone bragged about knowing someone from the crisis center or homeless shelter they volunteered at, and it deeply embarressed the person they were talking about; but it didn't matter to the speaker, because that person bragging was so into looking good they didn't even think about how it might be affecting the other person that is recieving the help.