#nextgen reference sheet

Name: Caramel Apple

Nicknames: Caramel, Candy (by Nightshade)

Orientation: demisexual homoromantic (calls herself sapphic)

Pronouns: she/her

Gender identity: cis woman

Parents: Applejack and Rarity

Special Talent: making caramel based sweets-particularly caramel apples. However, is stronger than she looks and works as a personal bodyguard (of sorts) of Nightshade

Species: earth pony

Age in relation to Flurry Heart: about 2 years younger

Brief Backstory:

-Has dyslexia and had trouble in school as a result. Was given provisions and lessons by Cheerilee, but still has trouble reading as an adult

-Has no problems with spoken language and maths.

-Was aggressive as a kid, and didn’t take bullies lightly. Often comes across as cold as an adult due to her wanting to protect those closest to her

-Deathly afraid of injuring others too badly after a schoolyard scrap she did to get back her younger brother, Calvados’s stuffed lizard. Calvados was scared of her as a result, and her mother Rarity was disappointed with her choice of attacking rather than seeking assistance

-uses a text-to-speech converter for important documents today, and also uses a speech-to-text converter to aid in writing

-Helped Nightshade discover her magical boosting talent when Nightshade and her were hanging out together and Caramel could easily shatter rocks under her hooves

-She is paid by Celestia when on “official bodyguard duty” for other royals, but refuses to be paid for assisting Nightshade

Name: Wispy Willow

Nicknames: Wisp, Willow, Wispy

Orientation: lesbian (sexually and romantically attracted to non-men)

Pronouns: they/them

Gender identity: nonbinary woman

Parents: Twilight Sparkle & Rainbow Dash

Siblings: Lustre Dawn and Cupid

Special Talent: learning magical theory

Species: pegasus

Age in relation to Flurry Heart: about 9 years younger

Brief Backstory:

-raised as far out of the public eye as possible (public knew of their existence but were heavily discouraged from harassing them)

-was about 6 years old when Lustre Dawn and Cupid were brought into the household (was meant to be temporary, but grew into a more long term thing)

-they didn’t understand why the kids were there at first, and why attention was taken away from them, until they found out Starlight Glimmer had abandoned the kids

-In Willow’s head, Starlight Glimmer became the “big bad” figure (which wasn’t necessarily wrong… at the time)

-They immediately rushed to taking care of their new younger siblings (“THEY’RE FAMILY NOW!”)

-Not the best sibling ever, but tries their darn hardest to take care of them

-Has a decent amount of arcane magic-uses runes to make things happen (e.g. made a levitation magic necklace for when they don’t want to get up, has security runes on their bedroom door)

-loves the idea of swimming, but isn’t very good at it. They prefer to use pool floats now

Name: Calvados

Nicknames: n/a

Orientation: bisexual biromantic

Pronouns: he/him

Gender identity: cis male

Parents: Applejack and Rarity

Siblings: Caramel Apple

Special Talent: (gained when he was older than 18) making alcoholic beverages

Species: unicorn

Age in relation to Flurry Heart: about 7 years younger

Brief Backstory (content warning, some mention of bullying and violence)

Name: Ulysses

Nicknames: None

Orientation: asexual demiromantic

Pronouns: they/them and it/its (used interchangeably)

Gender identity: genderqueer

Parents: Chrysalis and random changeling

Special Talent: no cutie mark (due to species) but loves architecture and interior design for mood benefits

Species: Changeling (post metamorphosis)

Age in relation to Flurry Heart: about 13 years older

Brief Backstory:

-Ulysses was a failed attempt of Chrysalis’s to create another hive leader

-in same clutch of eggs as Thorax-Thorax and was also born from an attempt at producing further leaders (alongside Pharynx)

-They allied the self with Thorax upon his metamorphosis, but found that Thorax was frustrated with their lack of transformation.

-Ulysses was lonely and frustrated at being shunned for not having the same appearance as its peers. It decided to leave upon turning 18, and became a citizen of Ponyville due to an offering by Twilight.

-However, Ulysses kept on being drawn towards the Everfree forest, and eventually found Monarch’s group of changelings.

-There was initial hostility: Ulysses still remembers how Monarch left with Chrysalis, and doesn’t trust em.

-In turn, Monarch is distrustful due to Ulysses being from a royal clutch. She can’t help but wonder if Ulysses is attempting to undermine her leadership over the straggling group.

-They have simmering tension between them, but decide to talk things out

-After a brief discussion, Monarch offers to walk Ulysses back to Ponyville-and one of the weaker changelings offers to come too.

-They are attacked by Timberwolves on the way back, and Ulysses shares its love in an attempt to heal the weakened changeling. They undergo metamorphosis, as a result, and emerge donning a similar look to Monarch.

-Ulysses immediately flees, as the similarity shows loyalty they are not prepared to share with Monarch’s group.

Name: Floral Melody

Nicknames: Skully (friends), Knucklehead (by Vinyl), Melody (anyone)

Orientation: gay demisexual (romantically attracted to men/men aligned individuals, only sexually attracted to those as well but takes emotional bond)

Pronouns: he/him & it/its

Gender identity: nonbinary man

Parents: Octavia and Vinyl Scratch

Siblings: ??? (Not sure yet)

Special Talent: making unique perfume/cologne scents

Species: earth pony

Age in relation to Flurry Heart: about 7 years younger

Brief Backstory:

-raised in a very loving home by Octavia and Vinyl scratch. He appreciates classical music, but eventually developed an interest in rock and screamo, and the emo and scene aesthetic

-has some musical talent, is a pretty good singer (and screamer)

-gained cutie mark when younger after mashing up some flowers and accidentally making a really nice smell

-will go on to make more sophisticated scents as he gets older, and runs his own little business in pony ville that occasionally delivers to canterlot

-is friends with Calvados, due to a shared interest in video games. It unironically loves games like guitar hero, and will go out of its way to find “cringey” games that like 3 creatures have played ever

-it didn’t go to school for a few years due to parental worries over bullying (and the incident with Caramel Apple) but went there around 10 years old?

Original Design by @/musical-medic !

Name: Rosalind

Nicknames: Rosie (by close friends & family)

Orientation: asexual demiromantic

Pronouns: he/him

Gender identity: masc-aligned nonbinary

Parents: Roseluck (bio), Lily Valley (bio), Daisy (adopted)

Special Talent: bouquet arrangement

Species: Earth Pony

Age in relation to Flurry Heart: about 11 years younger

Brief Backstory: tba (there is some notes but I’ll add a proper order later)

-older sibling of Circadian Rhyth. His birth was so strenuous on the family which is why the flower trio decided to adopt Circadian instead of having another bio child

-grew up with his three mum’s and thought that was the norm for a long time (thought everyone had more than one mum)

-helped pick and choose flowers for their bouquets since he was old enough to understand the question “what flower is pretty”

-both of his parents have textured hair-Roseluck used to straighten hers but has wavy hair naturally and Lily Valley’s hair is curly. Therefore he also has naturally curly hair

Original Design by @/lieutenantcactus !

Name: Polaroid Paradise

Nicknames: Polaroid (by anyone)

Orientation: bisexual biromantic (ids as Bi)

Pronouns: he/him

Gender identity: cis male

Parents: Clear Sky and Quibble Pants

Special Talent: photography (specialises in fashion photography)

Species: Earth Pony

Age in relation to Flurry Heart: about 5 years younger

Brief Backstory: tba (there is some notes but I’ll add a proper order later)

-had one of those instant Polaroid style cameras as a kid with the tiny photos. Used to take a heap of them, but didn’t get his cutie mark until he did dress ups with friends at his place and did a fake fashion shoot

Name: Coco Butter Nicknames: Coconut (by her parents and friends), Butternut (by her parents and friend), Pumpkin (by her parents) Orientation: panromantic greysexual Pronouns: she/her Parents: Marigold Macintosh and Coco Pommel Special Talent: crafting

Species: earth pony