The Canterlot Armoury (Royal Guard Appreciation Thread)

That was really a good one. ;-D

Quote from an alternate timeline (similar to the King Sombra timeline) in which the Royal Guards of Zepyhr Heights are engaged in battle with an unknown enemy: Retreat! Retreat! Our shilds are down and we’re out of balls.

I think I like Thunder and Zoom already. Much! They carry on the proud Royal Guard tradition of being mistreated, disrespected and misunderstood. Hach. Some things never change. ;-)

Uh, nice! Epic art, I like this. Thanks! ;-)

@DarkObsidian
The perspective is cool, isn’t it? It’s from a custom Magic the Gathering block called Nightfall in Equestria made by the artist back in 2014.

Uh!! Thanks for the information, mein Freund. Unfortunately, I admit that I have played far too little Magic the Gathering in my life. I am therefore very grateful for this statement. And yes, the perspective is really great! As I said, I like it a lot. Gladly more of it. And/or similar. As you like. ;-)

Sometimes I regret that I didn’t call this thread Epic Thread. Or rather: Armor makes everything cooler! Every now and then I have the feeling that very few people understand that this is not just about the Royal Guard. It’s about what others on this site think is epic.

Then again, I also think to myself, most of the Appreciation Threads were only created to increase the number of contributions of the users at that time. Until the time when Derpibooru has decided to no longer display the number in profile. Ah, nevermind. I love posting good arts. And I will never stop. Grins.

I hope you feel the same way. Whenever you see something cool, epic, feel free to post it here. Personally, I appreciate it very much. As long as it is not too far off the road. (^ _ ^)

@DarkObsidian
I’ve seen the thread shift over time to a more general theme and that’s not a bad thing. It allows for more content.

I’ll keep a look out for more pictures to add.

So apparently there’s a theory that Celestia (and possibly Luna and Cadance) used the Mirror Pool AND an immortality spell to create all their guards. Any thoughts on this?

Umm… Hm. That surprises me now. But I welcome any new thoughts here. Especially when it comes to the Guards.

Could I at least ask you to tell me the source of your thought process? That would be very nice. For sustainability, so to speak.

But if you ask me now so without context and straight to plain: Nah. That sounds rather unlikely to me. And not because I would see this scenario as unlikely. But much more because I think it doesn’t fit to Celestia and her hidden army.

But as I said, feel free to give me your background information on the subject and I’ll look into it ;-)

@IWTCIEM
Sounds very out of character for both of the sisters and Cadance, as it would mean they’re basically creating immortal slaves. It seems like one of those wild and ultimately unnecessary theories to give an in-universe explanation as to why the animators didn’t bother creating unique character models for the guard ponies.

@DarkObsidian
This theory was started by Sawtooth Waves and explained in one of his videos. Whether his arguments hold up or not depend entirely on whether you consider him a reliable source or not.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q7_nhdIqBE

@Zerowinger
Doyalists once again win out over Watsonians.