Jezendar's Project Progress Blog

Happy Halloween to you all! What sort of scary stories would sentient trains tell? How about a story centered on a guy who can suplex one? So roughly two weeks ago I uploaded my creation for DeviantArt's Fan Art Mashup Challenge. And shortly afterwards, my brain produced the above crossover. So I've decided to make these sorts of mashups a running theme, ideally continuing to create them every couple of weeks. Unlike my first picture, this one was not directly taken from the Fan Art Mashup Generator. But if it was, that line would be something along the lines of "Sabin on the Island of Sodor in a horror scenario". DeviantArt link Credit goes to for Thomas the Tank Engine, and to SquareEnix for Final Fantasy VI and the in-game bug that led to the suplex-a-train running gag.

This is my creation for DeviantArt's Fan Art Mashup Challenge. I'm quite certain that "as cats" was intended to mean "in a feline form", but a certain memetic video game character promptly came to mind, and I decided to run with the idea. So yeah, "Tingle in the Land of Ooo as CATS". For those who may not know, Tingle is a silly man from the Legend of Zelda series who greatly admires fairies, and believes himself to be the reincarnation of a Great Fairy. I'm pretty sure he does not actually try to capture fairies, but that is still why he's saying 'fairy' instead of 'base' above. Also, the bomb in his hand is a reference to both the Tingle Bomb and the "Somebody set up us the bomb" line from the meme. DeviantArt link Credit goes to Nintendo for creating The Legend of Zelda (Tingle), to Pendleton Ward for creating Adventure Time (Finn and the Land of Ooo), and to Toaplan for creating Zero Wing (CATS). Blame goes to DeviantArt's Fan Art Mashup Challenge for inspiring this crazy crossover.

This is my submission for MLP-ATG-Alumni's Week 324 Theme, A Pony Contrarian / A Disagreement. There's a surprisingly large number of shades of black out there, and Applejack "don't like it one bit"! DeviantArt link Credit goes to Hasbro and Lauren Faust for creating MLP:FiM.

This is my submission for MLP-ATG-Alumni's Week 323 Theme, Pony Folktales / Mythical Ponies. In the human world, there was once a boy named Arthur who became a king by pulling a mystical sword out of a stone. In the land of Equestria, the pony equivalent to Arthur had a bit more difficulty with this task. DeviantArt link Credit goes to Hasbro and Lauren Faust for creating MLP:FiM.

Saw this come up in DarkfireTaimatsu's Mod Blog, and decided to follow suit on it. Turns out we have a pair in common; we both chose Absol for the Dark pokemon and opposite ends of the Shinx-Luxio-Luxray evolution chain for Electric. And we almost had a third in common; Espeon is only slightly ahead of Lunala for the Psychic type slot. There's quite the bias towards the original 150 pokemon here (eight from the original games; nine if you count the variant Alolan Ninetails), which is not surprising given that it's the only one I've actually played. As such, my knowledge of the pokemon from the later games is limited. This image was generated on this site, for those who might be curious.

A Discord server I joined last month runs a monthly themed raffle, and this month's theme is "Hybrid Creatures or draw my OC." (I'm currently under the impression that the second option is a constantly present option.) So I decided to do both. On the left is Bright Breezy, OC of ItsmeBrizy. On the right is, well... It. When I first started thinking about what to do with this prompt, I was considering some sort of snake/spider hybrid monster. But then, I stumbled across this picture by ghostfire, with it's intriguing interpretation of Minecraft's infamous Creeper, and I decided to use the creeper as part of the hybrid. I ultimately decided to keep the snake hybrid idea from before, specifically in the form of a cobra, and then adding in feline elements as well. Thus, the hybrid combines parts of three creatures whose names all start with C (creeper, cobra, cat) and all of whom are known for hissing. And to Bright Breezy, I would recommend running really fast. Just in case this hybrid includes the creeper parts that let it do that other thing creepers are infamous for doing... DeviantArt link Credit goes to Hasbro and Lauren Faust for creating MLP:FiM, and to Markus "Notch" Perrson for creating Minecraft.

This is my submission for MLP-ATG-Alumni's Week 322 Theme, Unlikely Friends / An Odd Couple. Maud Pie and Trixie have not been shown interacting with each other in the cartoon series, but are still a relatively popular pairing in the fandom. Evidently, Trixie's reference to working at the Pie Family's rock quarry (err, "rock farm") was enough of an inferred meeting for this mild Crack Ship to form. And while I feel that disdain is a more likely outcome to their meeting than friendship/romance would be, I do still really like both characters and thus am not adverse to the pairing at all. And of course both are now friends with Starlight Glimmer, so a potential meeting through their mutual friend could happen. Only time will tell if a canon meeting will happen, though I'm sure the pairing will keep chugging along in the fandom regardless of what happens in the show. As a side note, Trixie did unintentionally whap Maud in the face with her cape. This was actually my own fault; I accidentally lined up Trixie's rear legs with Maud's forelegs, putting the showmare ahead of the stoic rather than having them side by side as originally planned. And then my brain quickly realized what would happen when Trixie rears up and her cape flutters out and, as I often seem to do, I ran with that idea. DeviantArt link Credit goes to Hasbro and Lauren Faust for creating MLP:FiM.

This is my submission for :devMLP-ATG-Alumni:'s Week 321 Theme, A Pony Fan / A Pony Fanatic. I was originally planning to create a picture of Wither and/or my old cultist pony, as both are dangerously fanatical in their occult beliefs. But a couple of days ago my brain produced the above "Fan-a-Tick" pun, and I went with the idea of a pony wearing a costume of The Tick. The pony is, of course, Lyra Heartstrings. She's good for sight gags, after all. DeviantArt link Credit goes to Hasbro and Lauren Faust for creating MLP:FiM, and to Ben Edlund for creating The Tick.

This is my submission for MLP-ATG-Alumni's Week 320 Theme, Family History / Family Relations. Gale Rider and Lunar Canticle loved each other enough to marry despite the vehement opposition of the latter's family. Desiring to leave her home in Canterlot behind, but unable to move to his house in Cloudsdale, the two of them made a new home in Ponyville. Not long after, they were blessed with a foal: a unicorn colt they named Nocturne Star. Content with their family, the two ponies lived a peaceful life with their son for more than a decade, when the parents had a little accident. An accident they named Tempest Wind. Despite the unplanned nature of the little filly's arrival, she is shown just as much love as her older brother. And the family would live in relative peace and serenity, until a far more destructive accident would take the parents away from their children. But that is a tale for another day. DeviantArt link Credit goes to Hasbro and Lauren Faust for creating MLP:FiM. BronyCon Art Challenge progress: 56 (out of 57) With today being the last day of BronyCon, I have fallen one short on this challenge.

This is my entry for Day 6 of Equestria Daily's Newbie Artist Training Grounds VII - A Pony in Mortal Peril/ A Pony Steeling Themselves One of the downsides of being a Dragon Hunter is that you're never really sure exactly who is hunting who. Dragons can be surprisingly sneaky within their own lairs, and a veteran Hunter knows how to deal with sudden strikes from dark chasms and the like. Hopefully this particular Hunter is not alone; otherwise they won't likely live long enough to become a veteran. DeviantArt link Credit goes to Hasbro and Lauren Faust for creating MLP:FiM. BronyCon Art Challenge progress: 55 (out of 57)

This is my entry for Day 5 of Equestria Daily's Newbie Artist Training Grounds VII - A Pony Facing the Unknown / A Pony in the Twilight Zone A new game of pretty much any Civilization-style game will see the player's starting unit(s) in a small visible area surrounded by the ever-present Fog of War. Thus, one of the first things any player will need to do is use their units to push back the fog. Whether it's done before or after their first city is founded depends on both the player and the game in question. DeviantArt link Credit goes to Hasbro and Lauren Faust for creating MLP:FiM, and to Sid Meier and MicroProse for creating Civilization. BronyCon Art Challenge progress: 54 (out of 57)

This is my submission for MLP-ATG-Alumni's Week 319 Theme, A Pony Gardening / A Pony Plant. Operating a greenhouse certainly qualifies as gardening, and Amber Fern certainly knows her way around a greenhouse. DeviantArt link Credit goes to Hasbro and Lauren Faust for creating MLP:FiM. Amber Fern belongs to Invidlord. BronyCon Art Challenge progress: 53 (out of 57)