critique wanted Need ideas for pony mane, tail, and other

[Valeska 184]

Hey guys, so I am starting to come up with personality and appearance ideas for two characters I want to create a fanfic for. The fanfic will be a retelling of beauty and the beast but with original characters. The plot will be generally similar to the fairytale but I hope to bring a ton of twist and turns to the retelling.

 

The "Beauty" will be played by a female pegasus, whom is really attached to her wings. I am a little stuck as to what I want her personality to be. I don't want her to be a weak defenseless pony but at the same time I don't want her to super outgoing. An in between personality of those two I think would work nicely. I want "Beauty" to have a job that makes her use her wings often but not in a super obvious role (aka: the wonderbolts). My first idea was maybe she was a bird watcher/recorder.

 

The "Beast" will be played by a male earth pony that has been cursed, turned into a bloodthirsty pony with cat paws for this front legs. Personality wise I see the "Beast" being a very cruel and manipulative pony. He only looks out for his best interests. He has a sick humor, letting it wear off on any creature that has the misfortune of being nearby.

 

Both characters still could use some personality work. Their appearance is currently a big issue. I don't particularly want "Beauty" to be downright gorgeous, but I do want her to have a unique look. For "Beast" I want his appearance to be downright terrifying but again I want a more unique take on his evil appearance.

 

If you guys have any ideas or recommendations for me that you would like to share, that would be much appreciated! 

 

Bellow, the red female base (made by xCaliAngelBASESx) and colored by me is what I had in mind for "Beauty". What do you think?