ManaMinori 4,145 July 16, 2017 Share July 16, 2017 I have been wondering ever since season 5's premier, where Starlight Glimmer mentioned Eastern unicorn, Mage Meadowbrook, what the difference is, if any, between Equestria's Western unicorns and the Eastern unicorns from discord knows where. Could there be differences in magic? Appearance? Under the Jellicle Moon- a site with cuteness, cat boys, and comic strips / Star Dreams Fanclub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denim&Venöm 19,063 July 16, 2017 Share July 16, 2017 Unicorns are a pretty western phenomenon. If she's referring to eastern as in middle or far east, then the only mythical creature we know that comes close to such a description would be the Kirin, the supposed part horse, part lion, part dragon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcan 3,254 July 16, 2017 Share July 16, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, Denim&Venom said: Unicorns are a pretty western phenomenon. If she's referring to eastern as in middle or far east, then the only mythical creature we know that comes close to such a description would be the Kirin, the supposed part horse, part lion, part dragon. I think this is a more fitting picture for the Kirin species :0 #Quartzy Also there's a thing called a Lushu, So Maybe an Eastern Unicorn would just be a Lushu with a magical horn thing Edited July 16, 2017 by Vulcan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManaMinori 4,145 July 17, 2017 Author Share July 17, 2017 23 hours ago, Denim&Venom said: Unicorns are a pretty western phenomenon. If she's referring to eastern as in middle or far east, then the only mythical creature we know that comes close to such a description would be the Kirin, the supposed part horse, part lion, part dragon. It could be interesting to see kirin Introduced in the show, but why would Twilight (being Twilight), not correct Starlight, if they weren't actually unicorns? I do wonder if it's possible, also, for Eastern "unicorn" and Western magic can exist within the same body. Under the Jellicle Moon- a site with cuteness, cat boys, and comic strips / Star Dreams Fanclub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hierok 11,831 July 17, 2017 Share July 17, 2017 Maybe eastern unicorns are more powerfull then the western or maybe they are real horses. If I don't understand something or Interpret it wrong, I'm dutch. Sometimes I gamble for meanings of the words. And sometimes I write the wrong words, like week and weak for example. Sorry for it already. Discord, Twilight, Sunset, Fluttershy, Starlight, Rarity, Luna, Celestia, Big MCintosh, Cadence, Shining, Minuette, Lyra, Rara, Sweetie Belle, Cheerilee, Derpy, Spike. !Feel Free To Talk And Walk Where Ever You Like On This Forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManaMinori 4,145 July 17, 2017 Author Share July 17, 2017 7 hours ago, Hierok said: Maybe eastern unicorns are more powerfull then the western or maybe they are real horses. what do you mean by 'real horses'? Under the Jellicle Moon- a site with cuteness, cat boys, and comic strips / Star Dreams Fanclub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hierok 11,831 July 17, 2017 Share July 17, 2017 1 hour ago, Nightmare Muffin said: what do you mean by 'real horses'? With real horses I mean regular horses and not ponies. If I don't understand something or Interpret it wrong, I'm dutch. Sometimes I gamble for meanings of the words. And sometimes I write the wrong words, like week and weak for example. Sorry for it already. Discord, Twilight, Sunset, Fluttershy, Starlight, Rarity, Luna, Celestia, Big MCintosh, Cadence, Shining, Minuette, Lyra, Rara, Sweetie Belle, Cheerilee, Derpy, Spike. !Feel Free To Talk And Walk Where Ever You Like On This Forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManaMinori 4,145 July 17, 2017 Author Share July 17, 2017 35 minutes ago, Hierok said: With real horses I mean regular horses and not ponies. so like the Saddle Arabians? odd, since people of Asian cultures are typically shorter than those of Western cultures, but maybe the pony world is opposite, where the Easterners are taller than the Westerners. 1 Under the Jellicle Moon- a site with cuteness, cat boys, and comic strips / Star Dreams Fanclub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hierok 11,831 July 17, 2017 Share July 17, 2017 Just now, Nightmare Muffin said: so like the Saddle Arabians? odd, since people of Asian cultures are typically shorter than those of Western cultures, but maybe the pony world is opposite, where the Easterners are taller than the Westerners. Remember that in the Eastern of the US lays Europe where the largest people on earth live. Go Holland! If I don't understand something or Interpret it wrong, I'm dutch. Sometimes I gamble for meanings of the words. And sometimes I write the wrong words, like week and weak for example. Sorry for it already. Discord, Twilight, Sunset, Fluttershy, Starlight, Rarity, Luna, Celestia, Big MCintosh, Cadence, Shining, Minuette, Lyra, Rara, Sweetie Belle, Cheerilee, Derpy, Spike. !Feel Free To Talk And Walk Where Ever You Like On This Forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiri 7,289 July 17, 2017 Share July 17, 2017 On 7/16/2017 at 3:47 AM, Vulcan said: Ayyyyyy I would certainly not be opposed to having Kirin in MLP as a standalone species (not the result of a a horse/pony x dragon pairing).That may just cause me to get back into watching the show again. I imagine Eastern Unicorns having features akin to equine-like creatures from Asian mythology. Perhaps they are typically tall, slender, and have lion-like tails. It'd be neat if their horns were curved as well! Their magic is conjured differently than that of Equestrian unicorns; therefore, it would take quite a bit of skill and studying for an Equestrian to alter their typical magical flow to use Eastern spells. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Piranha 29,425 July 18, 2017 Share July 18, 2017 I would love to see a new species of pony too 1 Sig by Discords Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManaMinori 4,145 July 18, 2017 Author Share July 18, 2017 8 hours ago, Steve Piranha said: I would love to see a new species of pony too So Eastern unicorns would be a whole new species than Western unicorns? Under the Jellicle Moon- a site with cuteness, cat boys, and comic strips / Star Dreams Fanclub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Note 735 July 18, 2017 Share July 18, 2017 Eastern could refer to a whole other species, or it could just be the pony's place of origin. I, personally, think it's the second. If you think of Equestria as the USA, then Equestria would be located in the West of the world. This would mean this 'Eastern Unicorn' could be from Asia, Africa, Australia, or a number of different places. Amazing signature by LyraFries --My OC--- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Piranha 29,425 July 18, 2017 Share July 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Nightmare Muffin said: So Eastern unicorns would be a whole new species than Western unicorns? Or maybe subspecies: still unicorns, but they have a bit different appearance (like a different horn shape), but still unicorn ponies Sig by Discords Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManaMinori 4,145 July 19, 2017 Author Share July 19, 2017 18 hours ago, Silver Note said: Eastern could refer to a whole other species, or it could just be the pony's place of origin. I, personally, think it's the second. If you think of Equestria as the USA, then Equestria would be located in the West of the world. This would mean this 'Eastern Unicorn' could be from Asia, Africa, Australia, or a number of different places. Though while you desire no difference between Eastern and Western unicorns as a species, the show ifself states that there is at least some differences in magic- straight from Twilight and Starlight's mouth. Also interesting to note that the unicorn originally originated in Eastern culture, in our world, as a rhino, no less, which some explorer had mistaken as a mythical horned creature. 1 Under the Jellicle Moon- a site with cuteness, cat boys, and comic strips / Star Dreams Fanclub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmarston1 5,959 July 22, 2017 Share July 22, 2017 While I would love to see Kirins introduced into the series, I am pretty sure that Meadowbroke is just a regular unicorn and there isn't any differences between those from the east and those from the west in the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weles 100 July 22, 2017 Share July 22, 2017 They sound like different races of unicorns, but we'll never know how different they are unless we see a side by side comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CypherHoof 26,483 July 22, 2017 Share July 22, 2017 5 minutes ago, Weles said: They sound like different races of unicorns, but we'll never know how different they are unless we see a side by side comparison. Might not be racially different, but instead have different bodies of magic knowledge, each having a separate research history? 1 ᚾᛖᚹ ᛚᚢᚾᚨ ᚱᛖᛈᚢᛒᛚᛁᚴ - ᚦᛖ ᚠᚢᚾ ᚺᚨᚦ ᛒᛖᛖᚾ ᛞᛟᚢᛒᛚᛖᛞ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weles 100 July 22, 2017 Share July 22, 2017 15 minutes ago, CypherHoof said: Might not be racially different, but instead have different bodies of magic knowledge, each having a separate research history? The Eastern unicorns might be like Buddhist monks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CypherHoof 26,483 July 22, 2017 Share July 22, 2017 31 minutes ago, Weles said: The Eastern unicorns might be like Buddhist monks. Avatar crossover? "The four nations of the Unicorns lived in peace... but everything changed when King Sombre attacked... 1 ᚾᛖᚹ ᛚᚢᚾᚨ ᚱᛖᛈᚢᛒᛚᛁᚴ - ᚦᛖ ᚠᚢᚾ ᚺᚨᚦ ᛒᛖᛖᚾ ᛞᛟᚢᛒᛚᛖᛞ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marimo 555 July 22, 2017 Share July 22, 2017 East probably just refers to living in the lands across the ocean and to the east of Equestria. By the way, this is Meadowbrook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlikeable Pony 2,698 July 22, 2017 Share July 22, 2017 (edited) 4 hours ago, Marimo said: East probably just refers to living in the lands across the ocean and to the east of Equestria. By the way, this is Meadowbrook. I think they might be retconning it so that the "eastern unicorns" part refers to Mistmane by association; as in "meadowbrook and the eastern unicorns" refers to her traveling with eastern unicorns, not her being one herself. Her being an earth pony kind of really only works if you wank it so the line's bit about eastern unicorns is referring to people she associated with. As to why I think mistmane is an eastern unicorn, Mistmane and the villain she's fighting both have asian asthetics and are Physically different from Other unicorns, having cuved horns. I'm thinkin "curved horn= Eastern unicorn" might be a new rule. I'm wondering about the 8 magical objects-- Its possible that it might not be ones SHE created, but just be referring to ones that she ecountered, since she IS an earth pony after all. The Magical Amulets of the sirens might even be One (or even three if it counts each piece as a seperate one) of the magical objects. Edited July 22, 2017 by Unlikeable Pony 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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