Who was the Changelings' father?

[Ganondorf8 11,151]

True. Anything with gratuitous violence is definitely M for mature.

 

Now that I think about it, if Chrysalis returns with a new batch of Changelings who are loyal to her, how would they go about explaining where they come from? I mean, Thorax gave us kind of an explanation, but not really enough to be truly invested since I feel there was much more that could have been said.

[cmarston1 5,954]

If the whole explanation for changelings creation from the comics isn't considered canon, than I do wonder how they were created, if they weren't just born like regular creatures.

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 40,561]

Don't a lot insect hives have a drone mate with the queen to produce offspring? At least, that is what I think it was. Not entirely sure how that is going to work now with the changelings being Reindeer Bug Ponies, but I am sure they can still reproduce if Chrysalis was still around.

[PiratePony 8,473]

 

Seriously though:

 

Wouldn't it be a fun twist if Thorax was the father. Ineffectual male being treated poorly by his domineering queen bride, so he tried to run off and find his own way, until the way he needed was to be the king he really was inside all along. He does change into a different body and is kingly once he "reforms" -- maybe he was the king all along. Everyone immediately called him King Thorax I believe - there wasn't a coronation of sort. He just was...

 

...because maybe was the King already.

 

 

 

 

 

Of course, we all know there's only one man who can really answer this question:

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What if they're like bees and don't need to be fertilized to hatch? Then they'd all just be worker changelings.

[Shattered Ice 30]

That's a question I'm surprised no one has asked before. Given how Chrysalis prides herself as being both their leader and the sole ruler of the Changelings, I don't think she would appreciate having another Changeling acting on equal footing with her. Still, if there was a father, what do you suppose happened to him?

I think she ate him. Hue hue hue......

[Victoria Sponge 1,014]

Their bug like nature could suggest that like spiders maybe Chrysalis ate her mate, or maybe the hatchlings ate him.

[Red Cedar 1,408]

Chrysalis ate him afterwards, so, we'll never know.

[Ganondorf8 11,151]

I think she ate him. Hue hue hue......

 

That certainly is a possibility although we'll never see it because that would be deemed too gruesome for a show like MLP.

[Mortar 143]

Like praying mantises, maybe she ate him.  Somehow, I think she'd enjoy that.

[Shattered Ice 30]

That certainly is a possibility although we'll never see it because that would be deemed too gruesome for a show like MLP.

Yes, but there are certainly a few dark things about MLP. Such as Celestia being a godlike figure, but also a "friendship" dictator.

[Ganondorf8 11,151]

Yes, but there are certainly a few dark things about MLP. Such as Celestia being a godlike figure, but also a "friendship" dictator.

 

Going in a dark direction is fine although we'd only be able to scratch the surface more than anything else. With the age demographic the way it is, the true depths of certain actions are the stuff of fanfiction and fanart.

[Cocoa_Cream25 12]

I never thought of this.. He's probably out there somewhere.

[Lil Pip 775]

The comics have alluded to a certain powerful unicorn

 

 

Starswirled the Bearded decided to dump magic near some spooky tree and poof!

 

Suddenly changelings

 

So spooky tree needed some magic to make Chrysalis?

Spooky Tree is her father.

 

Actually maybe any stallion can give a brood to the queen, maybe the tree cursed a mare with the magic it got and made Chrysalis. And maybe she goes for the more loving stallions for a larger brood due to love/magic being required to give birth to a larger spawn. Perhaps because she would lose interest if they don't last long, because she can't get more love out of them so she has to move on lol.

[sweetolebob18 724]

I tend to go with the Head Canon that Changelings were created by Discord (also Poison Joke & Parasprites)

[ggg-2 3,551]

Asexual reproduction is a real life occurrence among several species of insects. (all aphids are born pregnant for example)

[Singe 2,109]

They could also be ponies that are kidnapped, drained, and changed into Changlings by magic.

[TBD 17,232]

 it's  possible that Queen chrysalis can reproduce asexually, like some of other insects.

or.. i guess magic too, can happen.

[Ganondox 899]

That's a question I'm surprised no one has asked before. Given how Chrysalis prides herself as being both their leader and the sole ruler of the Changelings, I don't think she would appreciate having another Changeling acting on equal footing with her. Still, if there was a father, what do you suppose happened to him?

She ate him. Duh. What else would a terrible bug queen do? 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenogenesis

My theory is partheogenesis. She just lays eggs because she's a Queen. All is kinda explained in the "insect" section, that's kinda how I see this changeling situation

-"B-but Fullmoon, Chrysalis is gone and the changelins are refor-"

-"Shhhhh. This doesn't exist. It's only an illusion. Changelins are still changelings. Chrysalis is still here. It's all a lie. They'll come back."

Main problem with parthenogenesis is that there are male changelings like Thorax. Only females can be created though that manner. 

 

Seriously though:

 

Wouldn't it be a fun twist if Thorax was the father. Ineffectual male being treated poorly by his domineering queen bride, so he tried to run off and find his own way, until the way he needed was to be the king he really was inside all along. He does change into a different body and is kingly once he "reforms" -- maybe he was the king all along. Everyone immediately called him King Thorax I believe - there wasn't a coronation of sort. He just was...

 

...because maybe was the King already.

 

 

 

 

 

Of course, we all know there's only one man who can really answer this question:

 

Considering we see he hatched from Chrysalis's eggs that fails to answer the original question, and is seriously squick. 

[Photon Jet 5,489]

I don't think the Changelings had a father to begin with when it comes to insects as there was always a queen of a certain species. I could be proven wrong though. 

[Ganondox 899]

I don't think the Changelings had a father to begin with when it comes to insects as there was always a queen of a certain species. I could be proven wrong though. 

 

Insects with queens have fathers, they're called drones. 

[Photon Jet 5,489]

Insects with queens have fathers, they're called drones. 

Ah, right. Drones it is. Didn't know about it until now.

 

 

Now that Thorax is the newly crowned king of the Changelings, who would be his wife I wonder?

Edited March 18, 2017 by Photon Jet

[Steve Piranha 29,298]

We have to know for certain if Chryssy is the only one laying those eggs, and not other of her female subjects did contributed with it. But for the sake to follow the topic lead, I assume that she would choose a different male each time, and they wouldn't be on equal authority to her in any way, just like most insect colonies