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This one's a bit tricky. When Discord was introduced, the way Cheerilee explained it did sound an awful lot like there *were* other Draconequus' somewhere... perhaps in the far past, but still.

 

But our single representative makes determining what a Draconequus is really difficult. Is Discord *the* Spirit of Chaos or more the lead Spirit of Chaos. For that matter are all Draconequus 'Spirits' at all or is that something unique to Discord? Are they multi-dimensional, spanning different incarnations of the Equestrian world?

 

Given that Discord's character was heavily based on Q from Star Trek, it's entirely possible there are other Draconequus' but that they simply have no interest in Equestria at all in the same way the rest of the Q Continuum doesn't get involved with the Federation (with notable exceptions).

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Cheerilee said that a Draconequus had the head of a pony, and a body made up of everything else. But just the word "Draconequus is "Draco" (meaning, Dragon), and "equus" (meaning horse). So wouldn't that make Spike technically a Draconeequis (he's a dragon who considers himself a pony, has a pony mindset, morals, etc)? He has the head (or mind) of a pony in the body of a dragon. 

And also technically, if we ever got to see kirins, then they would be Draconequus, too. 

 

This one's a bit tricky. When Discord was introduced, the way Cheerilee explained it did sound an awful lot like there *were* other Draconequus' somewhere... perhaps in the far past, but still.

 

But our single representative makes determining what a Draconequus is really difficult. Is Discord *the* Spirit of Chaos or more the lead Spirit of Chaos. For that matter are all Draconequus 'Spirits' at all or is that something unique to Discord? Are they multi-dimensional, spanning different incarnations of the Equestrian world?

 

Given that Discord's character was heavily based on Q from Star Trek, it's entirely possible there are other Draconequus' but that they simply have no interest in Equestria at all in the same way the rest of the Q Continuum doesn't get involved with the Federation (with notable exceptions).

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My question is if we're going to see another one? I have the feeling William Shatner's character might be another one! I mean having another one of Discord's kind to hang around so he wouldn't be so lonely! :3

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My question is if we're going to see another one? I have the feeling William Shatner's character might be another one! I mean having another one of Discord's kind to hang around so he wouldn't be so lonely! :3

but he has Fluttershy. He certainly doesn't act lonely

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Then maybe it would be a good friendship moral for Discord so he wouldn't be so special after all! And since John and William are both Star Trek actors, it would make sense! :3

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my theory is that discord was a part of a bigger race of the draconequus and was a mage studying chaos magic in a salutary location slowly going insane and becoming the spirit  that he is naw meanwhile sumthing,ANYTHING happened and wiped out the other draconequus wen discord got out and saw what had happend he flipped and went on a rampage to take over equestria and succeeded but somehow fawnd plesher in all the chaos he was creating   ..... BLAA BLAA BLAA you know the rest

 

If my lill headcanon is true i suppose that discord might not have bin the only serviver who knows 

 

 

*(sorry fore bad grammar )

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Oh, how I would love to see another "klutzy" draconequus ;)

 

Discord is sufficiently cool on his own but he needs a real origin story (before his thousand year reign of chaos) and maybe another one of his kind could be a part of that?

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And also technically, if we ever got to see kirins, then they would be Draconequus, too.

  Noo...Nnnooo...nooo... Ya see, if I can get all MythNerd on you here. Kirins are, technically speaking, more like unicorn dragons than either horses or dragons. In short, a sort of "natural" composite creature like gryphons. Simultaneously both reptilian & equine while being more of a nature spirit than a creature of flesh. Not to be confused with a dragon/pony hybrid that seems to be mostly confined to fannon. (Like batponies. *cough*) The latter species being more akin to a minotaur compared to the taurens of Warcraft serving as an example for the Kirins. Taurens having the own completely different evolutionary history.

   A draconequus is by & far much, much more than just simply a dracon and an equus. For one, that implies the usage of Latin in this world that doesn't seem to have any basis for that language yet. Secondly, I think the emphasis is much more on the "and a body of a whole bunch of other things." A Draconequus is mostly a magical being, a self-made chimera or just an embodiment of thought. Sure, you can call him a dragonhorse, but that only goes so far as looks, something Discord could change at a moments notice. A Draconequus is more concept than creature. At least as of now.

  Which... kind of bothers me when fans show him having biological progeny, but hey... that's just an opinion and it IS Discord after all!

 

@@MegaSean45,  Well... it IS William Shatner after all. If they really want to have fun with him guest starring, they should give him as much Ham potential as possible.

 

   Think, when it comes down to it, there's two ways you can go about having a second one around. Both verging on the extremes of the middle ground reformed Discord occupies. We can have the second draconequus be a completely irredeemable, outright villain that has to be completely eradicated rather than just banished or befriended. Taking a sort of Darth Vader route and having him trying to coerce or force Discord into outright villainry & violence, but... we kind of did that with Tirek.

   Or, a much more gentle & kid-friendly approach: have a completely ineffectual, visiting Draconequus. Where Discord has to pretty much babysit them to keep it from doing anything too bad, while equally raising questions of where draconequui even come from. Because clearly being that Discord is more well-known and powerful enough to be famous among his kind to the point where a new one would have at least some amount of his story beyond his first appearances on this world, but being a draconequui also would likely have to get that information pulled out of him via some adventure of some sort.

   Basically, either show what Discord could be or put him on a pedestal and show what he has been.

 

   At this point, you couldn't hog Discord's screentime even if you tried!


but he has Fluttershy. He certainly doesn't act lonely

   Uhh... If... I can point to the example of him getting so jealous of competition for Fluttershy's attentions that he tried to banish Tree Hugger to a sock puppet dimension. Effectively threatening kid-friendly murder...

  I'd say the dude is fairly starved for a friend.

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I would like to see the tree of harmony.... somehow be a draconequs in disguise, a female one named 'Harmony' Who sort of opposes Discord, but they end up falling in love in the end of the show....

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If there are more draconquuses I hope we get to see them. Hopefully a female.

On 24-3-2017 at 8:51 PM, Moon Dancer. said:

I would like to see the tree of harmony.... somehow be a draconequs in disguise, a female one named 'Harmony' Who sort of opposes Discord, but they end up falling in love in the end of the show....

 

This could work. Fluttershy would not mind I hope.  

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I think draconeques are Eastern dragons. Observe: Further sources give variant lists of the nine animal resemblances. Sinologist Henri Doré lists these characteristics of an authentic dragon: "The antlers of a deer. The head of a crocodile. A demon's eyes. The neck of a snake. A tortoise's viscera. A hawk's claws. The palms of a tiger. A cow's ears. - talking about the eastern dragon.

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5 hours ago, Conred said:

You will get more draconequui once Fluttershy get pregnant

Don't saying nonsense Discord must find someone of his kind. as aladdar meets neera from DINOSAUR, blue meets perla from RIO. discord and fluttershy are friends, she or they must find a female draconequus for him as Q from Star trek has its own species. the only ones who don't make sense are the ignorant who swallow by nonsense and shouldn't challenge nature. and that's why discord is a old man and cannot be the last of his kind as hellboy shoot the forest god that is the last of his kind as said the prince nuada.  

On 24/3/2017 at 2:04 PM, Hierok, Scoffer of Music said:

If there are more draconquuses I hope we get to see them. Hopefully a female.

This could work. Fluttershy would not mind I hope.  

Fluttershy is a pony and is his best friend. with her help or without help he should find someone of his own kind a draconequus female.

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6 hours ago, Van123 said:

Fluttershy is a pony and is his best friend. with her help or without help he should find someone of his own kind a draconequus female.

I know, it was a joke. ^_^

Never been van of Fluttercord in romantic relationele, so I hope we see a real love interest.

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57 minutes ago, Hierok, Scoffer of Music said:

I know, it was a joke. ^_^

Never been van of Fluttercord in romantic relationele, so I hope we see a real love interest.

We already know from the leaks that he crush on Fluttershy. There won't be any new draconequus before the end of the show. There will be only salty people who disliek the ship and try to convince others that their opinion matter.

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14 hours ago, Conred said:

We already know from the leaks that he crush on Fluttershy. There won't be any new draconequus before the end of the show. There will be only salty people who disliek the ship and .

Discord is Fluttershy's best friend and it's about friendship, only the ignorant who swallow opinions fall into that. You can not force someone who is right. nobody is right. but try to convince others that their opinion matter and it's you. 

15 hours ago, Hierok, Scoffer of Music said:

I know, it was a joke. ^_^

Never been van of Fluttercord in romantic relationele, so I hope we see a real love interest.

never is romantic relationele nor is real love interest. is a story about friendship no what someone want. and what you think that is just a opinion.

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10 hours ago, Van123 said:

Discord is Fluttershy's best friend and it's about friendship, only the ignorant who swallow opinions fall into that. You can not force someone who is right. nobody is right. but try to convince others that their opinion matter and it's you. 

never is romantic relationele nor is real love interest. is a story about friendship no what someone want. and what you think that is just a opinion.

It is only your opinion and stop forcing yours onto others with your every post. If you think its just platonic then it's your opinion and you won't convince me otherwise so why are you even posting the same thing over and over.

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Here's an idea, how about you two (Conrad and Van) stop fighting like children and have a calm discussion instead of throwing insults because we don't have any hard evidence for either headcanon.

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On 06/03/2017 at 5:38 PM, Dankcord101 said:

I'm curious if anyone would like to see a potential second Draconequus on the show, and if so, how do you think it should be done?

 

Discuss!

im sure the storm king was a Draconequus or at least related to Discord in some way, probably him in disguise or something since he wasn't in the movie

 

 

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okay so i think that perhaps they could start the episode with some awful thing from discord's pre-equestria past. he is forced to tell the mane 6 and the princesses about what happened to his kind, maybe how they were unable to withstand the blizzard mentioned on hearth's warming eve. however it would soon be discovered that the master of the windego had used the ponies hate as a method of which to capture some of the draconoquus as slaves. this would cause discord to seek a way to save them and it would give a threat so powerful that Celestia and Luna would be required. however through it all the villain would pull a sombra and take them all with them, except for one, trapped in stone or a gem from which discord would spend an episode or two trying to revive them from it.

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On Tue Mar 07 2017 at 12:18 AM, Nightmare Muffin said:

Cheerilee said that a Draconequus had the head of a pony, and a body made up of everything else. But just the word "Draconequus is "Draco" (meaning, Dragon), and "equus" (meaning horse). So wouldn't that make Spike technically a Draconeequis (he's a dragon who considers himself a pony, has a pony mindset, morals, etc)? He has the head (or mind) of a pony in the body of a dragon. 

And also technically, if we ever got to see kirins, then they would be Draconequus, too. 

 

And we just saw kirins in a recent episode "Sounds of Silence" but they look nothing like a draconequus.

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