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Celestial ponies & Alicorn origin theory


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So hey guys! It has been a while since I last made a pony theory blog. With the confirmed long awaited release of the Fancy Swirl/ Celestial ponies being done by Basic Fun, coming in the late fall of 2023, as stated in Pony Fair West 2022 (as seen here: https://youtu.be/_UFV-jemW24 ), I have come to utterly freak out at the news and strongly desire some animated series- be it a tv special or a full blown movie (although I expect we will get neither) to give some long awaited lore to these g1 toyline ponies! However, there is nothing stopping me from trying to provide some of my own for these ponies, right?! Right?!?!?!

But first….for those of you who have no idea what I’m talking about…

[B]Who are the Fancy Swirls?

Fancy Swirl ponies, are a set of G1 My Little Ponies, that never made it past prototype stage.  The ponies were supposed to set in a ‘celestial’ type theme, representing space alien ponies. Each pony was supposed to come with a marbled, two toned body, with antennas, tinsel in their hair and outer space themed romp designs. 

Introducing (yes these are their official Hasbro names!)
Pearlshine
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Source: [https://www.deviantart.com/customsbypandabear/art/Fancy-Swirl-Ponies-Pearlshine-627996489|https://www.deviantart.com/customsbypandabear/art/Fancy-Swirl-Ponies-Pearlshine-627996489] 

Swirlabout
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Source: [https://www.deviantart.com/customsbypandabear/art/Fancy-Swirl-Ponies-Swirlabout-627996500|https://www.deviantart.com/customsbypandabear/art/Fancy-Swirl-Ponies-Swirlabout-627996500]

Mistyglow
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Source: [https://www.deviantart.com/customsbypandabear/art/Fancy-Swirl-Ponies-Mistyglow-627996508|https://www.deviantart.com/customsbypandabear/art/Fancy-Swirl-Ponies-Mistyglow-627996508]

Starswirl
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Source: [https://www.deviantart.com/customsbypandabear/art/Fancy-Swirl-Ponies-Starswirl-627996565|https://www.deviantart.com/customsbypandabear/art/Fancy-Swirl-Ponies-Starswirl-627996565]

[B]What makes the Fancy Swirls so special?

Fancy Swirl ponies were never produced to the general public.  Illustrations leaked of these beauties, when Hasbro shared old packaging designs at a My Little Pony Convention in 2008. When collectors first saw these illustrations it caused a great deal of excitement, curiosity and questions for this mysterious set.

[B]Why Fancy Swirls?

 Over the last decade, licensed merchandise has popped up in local shops and throughout  online retailers around the world. This proves that not only the G1 My Little Pony collector is interested in these, but the general public as well.  Their beautiful coloring and details are not only attractive, but unique to any other pony toy ever made.

So now…the lore!!!

A long, long time ago, there existed two champions who were best friends. These heroes, who had been given names by the Great Wishing Star- had been “True Heart Bear” and “Noble Heart Horse”. While these two friends had taken a large family of ursidae and their cousins beneath their wing, as future generations of champions who would stand to defend the world against dark forces with dark hearts who opposed the light of caring- these adopted children by True Heart Bear and Noble Heart Horse were closer in relation to True Heart, rather. And while the second generations of “cousins” were more a collective of more diverse species and races, as decided by Noble Heart, the truth was that there were none of his own kind that he could truly relate to. 

And so, having made his mind up, he sought an audience with the Great Wishing star, to be bestowed powers that far exceeded his imagination. The gift of creation was entrusted within his hooves, and he was instructed to use these powers wisely, as he only had one opportunity to put this power to the test. 

With the help of the Great Wishing Star, Noble Heart Horse began to craft four beautiful ponies out of the galaxy’s glittering stardust. To each one, he bestowed a name- the first was Starswirl.  The sisters that then followed her in creation were Pearlshine, Swirlabout, and lastly, Mistyglow. As siblings, Noble Heart Horse urged them to work together to aid in protecting the galaxy from those with dark hearts and purposes, as the realm of earth had already been given jurisdiction to their older ursidae siblings. 

With their purpose driving the four, who had been given the name of Celestial Ponies by the Great Wishing Star; the siblings then used their combined powers to create majestic creatures of the cosmos to assist them in protecting the ideals that their father and they themselves held dear. 

The eldest sister, Starswirl, used her galactic powers to create a planet with seven moons. The second oldest, Pearlshine, used hers to carve the land of the planet, distributing wide valleys and seas where she saw fit. Her greatest work upon the landscape, however, was what she called “Diamond Mountain “. The second youngest sister, Swirlabout, used her powers to create a race of Alicorn ponies- a race conjured from the regular ponies of earth combined with the awesome myths and legends of human lore- unicorn and Pegasi. This race was meant to be the only one populating the hidden planet, and their leader being the first created one of their kind, Dazzleglow, bestowed upon herself and four others, albeit lesser tribe leaders (Happyglow, Starglow, and Brightglow) the Glow n’ Show ponies. 

Together, the four siblings instructed the Alicorn race to defend the cosmos from evil and crafted tools out of the indestructible diamonds in the mountain to assist them in doing so- the rainbow of light.  

Lastly, Mistyglow, the youngest sibling created the Great Star Pegasus, who was to be the guardian of the Diamond mountain that was hidden in the Milky Way, in order to protect the rainbow of light from ever falling into the wrong hands. She also gave life to the Great Star Unicorn to be the guardian of the hidden planet with seven moons that was inhabited by the alicorns, to prevent the alicorns themselves from ever being found by evil forces. And if their objective of happiness and harmony were to ever go off course, a counter measure was created- two special little ponies were created by Mistyglow, and stationed on earth. These two were created from Lily of the Valley flowers and given the names Pinky and Milky, in order to serve as a reminder for the alicorns- if ever they themselves were turned astray, so that they might return to the happiness them once embodied. 

It wasn’t long until the Alicorns that the Celestial ponies created began to venture beyond their hidden planet, splitting the rainbow of light into fragments in order for various tribe leaders to take with them, as and find their way onto other planets, in attempt at bringing their doctrine of harmony to other walks of life they deemed as lesser educated or ignorant.  As their teaching of harmony was spread from planet to planet, some alicorns began to adopt the views of those they sought to educate. Eventually, over time, as ideals became muddied and good intentions warped by outside opinion, cults began to form and the alicorns began to divide among themselves. One such group deemed it necessary to reunite their kind if they hoped to restore balance with traces not of their own kind. 

Their powers eventually led to the creation of sub-Celestials that took the form of a sun Bear Ursa Major, and moon bear Ursa Minor- having taken inspiration from an ancestor- True Heart Bear- observed in ancient texts. These creatures made manifest by this faction were given the name Celestia and Luna, and were pronounced to be the future saviors of Alicorn kind. As many races feared the Ursae, their true forms were sealed away and they were given pseudo false forms as alicorns themselves, as better ambassadors of friendship. Their true forms would only be revealed and accepted when their message of harmony and friendship unified the entire cosmos.

Celestia and Luna were dispatched onto a planet where a variety of races co-existed, some of which were multiple species of pony that had descended from a small tribe descended from one Alicorn ancestor and had divided amongst itself, largely consisting of three disassembled races- earth, Pegasi, and unicorn.58E56680-6AEB-4105-B427-0D41B3E76F64.jpeg.fffade383ade9cbf685f4016973d6277.jpeg

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