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My Little Pony- Friendship is Magic: On the Changelings and How They Relate to Shining Armor and Princess Cadence

In Season 2, we were introduced to the changelings, a race of bug-horse like creatures that can change shape and feed on love. They were led by the nefarious Queen Chrysalis.

In Season 6, we were introduced to Thorax, a kind-hearted changeling who wanted to discover friendship. After meeting Spike, he found a friend who supported him, and showed the others not all changelings were mean love thieves. By the end, he usurped Queen Chrysalis, metamorphosed, and convinced all the changelings to do the same. Now the hive is a peaceful place full of colorful horse bugs awkwardly attempting to adjust to having their own lives. I love the changelings. They’re colorful bugs, they try so hard to fit in with the other creatures of Equestria, and a number of them are some of the best characters from the recent Seasons of the show.

The three most prominent changelings are:

Thorax- the new leader of the hive after Chrysalis

Pharynx- Throax’s brother, former head of patrol and the last to change; he's now pretty much the Hive’s guardian

Ocellus- the changeling of the Young Six, a group of students from Twilight’s school; a bookworm, shy changeling (with a cool mohawk/fin and ladybug wings)

And I love all three of them.

Thorax is basically a puppy dog; sweet, gentle and endearing. He looks out for his friends, and he tries the best he can despite lack of assertiveness to be the best leader for his hive. He’s unconditionally loyal to those he cares for. Even when he got mad at Spike he couldn’t stay mad, and he never gave in to pressure to eject his brother Pharynx from the hive. And good thing he didn’t, because the other changelings realized Thorax’s faith was well placed. He was the only leader who didn’t start accusing others when the students they sent to Twlight’s school went missing and was merely concerned about the hive’s vulnerability in a war scenario. He’s a sweet boy, and he’s dedicated to keeping his hive a safe, gentle place. Not to mention he's trying just as hard as the other changelings to lead an actual life outside after being a drone for so long, but I’d say he’s adjusted the best.

Pharynx has only starred in one episode and I pray he gets more speaking roles. He’s rough, he’s gruff, he’s passive aggressive, and he’s humorous. He roughhouses, but he’s also the first one to run into the fray for his loved ones. He does it without a second of doubt, and without anyone asking him to. He was always there to stand up for his brother in there youth, despite his roughhousing attitude. I’m my opinion he’s the only changeling that never gave up the warrior method, so he never went out of practice and he’s definitely the best pick for a guardian of the whole hive. Before he metamorphosed he was very distinct from the others with purple eyes, a red fin, and a gruff attitude. Afterwards, he still has a dark color scheme, and freakin’ devil horns (what else could they be???). And he looks really cool. He’s totally behind his brother 100% and he’s there for the hive he loves so much. It was never that Pharynx didn’t understand caring for others, or that he loved to be a bully. He was just acting harsh, maybe even strict, being paranoid and close-minded about the hive’s new ways. And he was lost.

He thought he had no place with the hive anymore. Who knows? Maybe he was even afraid of Thorax giving up on him. The others didn’t seem to want him around. But the second a creature tries to attack his hive? It’s go time. He doesn't hesitate in the slightest. They all witness this and give him a hand. They realize they were wrong and that Thorax was right. They still needed a guardian, someone who would march in without a second doubt to keep the peace they worked so hard to build up. Pharynx always loved them all he just never fully embraced it or admitted it, but once he learned to do that he was a shoe in. He’s the second tallest changeling, and he has cool horns now; his new look tells us everything. He’s the Luna to Thorax’s Celestia. He was that brave warrior that the hive needed.

Ocellus is just...well a cutie. She’s shy, she’s just as awkward as the other changelings, and she’s a bookworm. She also has a handful of cool transformations. I haven’t seen a lot from her comparatively but I do have to wonder, does she ever suffer from low self-esteem? Later in Season 8 we see she still felt guilt over the Hive’s past when under Chrysalis’ hoof, so I can’t help but wonder. Furthermore, the fact that she tried to befriend a hedgehog like creature makes me wonder if she has a secret love of animals of some kind. She does seem to be modeled after Fluttershy to an extent.

Whenever I think about the changelings, I’m reminded of two of my favorite characters:

Shining Armor and Princess Cadence.

Those two have had less than stellar history with changelings....as any fan could tell you; their former queen kinda almost got them killed....and almost completely ruined their wedding, and tried to hurt their sister and her friends (yes, as most fans would tell you Cadence is definitely Twilight’s sister at this point). Armor even had deep seeded resentment for changelings before Spike showed them all it was possible for a changeling to be as good as any other creature.

Here’s a big question:

What if Chrysalis went after them, or their loved ones again? What if Chrysalis somehow kidnapped Flurry Heart, and then blackmailed Twilight into being her prisoner under threat of harming her niece? And then, to avoid any unexpected heroics, what if she threatened them with violence against the two girls if anybody other than Armor, Cadence, Thorax, and Pharynx accepted her challenge?

The two ponies that ultimately defeated her, and the two changelings who look after the reformed hive (which would consequently leave the hive vulnerable).

Cadence and especially Armor would come face to face with the reformed changelings. And even if they’re aware that the changelings were not to blame, but Chrysalis, they’d probably still find it strange that changelings were now fighting along side them to rescue their girls. It would take some getting used to, but then they’d fully see for themselves how sweet these guys are deep down, just like ponies. They wouldn’t hold anything against them, it would just be weird for them at first. Armor would probably still feel some guilt over despising them all because of Chrysalis, but then also resent Chrysalis more for mistreating her own kind; she was a horrible leader. And of course, kidnapping they're babies. That’s obviously gonna give him motivation to crush the changeling.

Maybe even the hive is attacked, and only Ocellus seems to make it out. Alternatively, maybe she’s not there at all and hears the news, thus driven to aid the fight against their former queen. Even under the threat of harm coming to the leader of her school and said leader’s niece, she can’t just stand on the sidelines. She could still be afraid of Chrysalis, but does her best to confront that fear. She’d figure out someway to help...and yes of course her friends would back her up. Same goes for Armor and Cadence receiving support from Twilight’s friends.

I can’t help but think ponies becoming Alicorns is very similar to when changelings metamorphose....it’s like they fully embrace a part of themselves, and in a way...become their true selves.

I had mentioned before how I think it would be very likely for Shining Amor to feel insecure over being the only royal who’s not an alicorn. Maybe it’s because he’s only seen as a figure head, or maybe it’s because he’s afraid of getting left behind because of what he can’t share with his family....or maybe he doesn’t feel like he’s where he should be in life because of how often he’s failed lately.

I think Pharynx would understand Shining Armor, and consequently get along with him quite well. They both seem like they have their stern sides. Both of them are technically guardians. They both have a sibling who achieved greatness and who they are 100% behind. They both help look after a whole kingdom. And they both are always there for their subordinates. Pharynx would see Shining Armor and see who he once was, a confused lost soul. Someone who’s starting to think that he’s losing his place, or never had a place to begin with; someone who might get tossed aside.

Pharynx would probably be stern with Armor about his insecurities, but it would be because he cares (I don’t think he'd entirely lose his rough and gruff side). He doesn’t want to see another soul in such a similar position as he was go through the pain of being left out like that.

Maybe Pharynx would tell Armor that he has to fully embrace what he already knows deep down, that he’ll never give up on his family or kingdom even when he doesn’t seem needed. That at the first sign of trouble, he'll come running. His love for his sister, wife, daughter, friends, family, and citizens will always pull through.

Maybe something....would explode out of Armor in a moment of danger. He will never let himself give up. NEVER!

He can’t. Even when he fails, even if his enemies seem like they’re going to crush him, he will never let anyone hurt his family or his friends. He prays to be stronger, he tries his best to adapt so he can still be there for his family.

Not for wings, not to be seen as true royalty,

...but to be his best self, to be a guardian like he was born to do so those he loves with all his heart remain in his life and remain safe.

I don’t know, I hope I’m not playing favorites I just think it would be really cool. There are other ways to tackle an episode where Armor finally gets wings or has to confront insecurities.

If we could get an episode with Spike growing up after so long, or Celestia and Luna jumping over the hurdles in their relationship even after being reunited for some time, why not?

This show is great at giving us those feel good moments where friendship and bonds give people the strength to confront adversity (even if sometimes in typical , cliche ways), so I’d love to see more of it.

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