How I See My Little Pony

Chapter 1: Lunar Ponies and Solar Ponies

I like to split the Ponies, especially the Mane Six, into Solar and Lunar. Solar Ponies are of course the daydwellers, while Lunar Ponies are nocturnal.

• Lunar Pegasi have bat wings

• Lunar Earth Ponies have paws rather than hooves

• Lunar Unicorns have curved horns

• Lunar Ponies in general have small fangs, are slightly furrier, and can make their eyes go slit like a cat

I've toyed with the idea that Solar and Lunar Ponies look the same during the day but Lunars transform at night, but I'm unsure. As well, I need some sort of advantage to give Solars (maybe they're more numerous, maybe they function better in the light, maybe I can literally do stuff like Lunars being allergic to garlic, etc) so that the two sides are more well-balanced.

The Lunar Ponies were often treated as monsters throughout history, which now plays into Luna's motive — she wasn't just upset that the night is shunned, but that night Ponies are shunned. After the whole banished-to-the-moon thing, Celestia works hard to fix Lunar-Solar relations, with problems between the two being almost nonexistent in modern times.

The Mane Six are split like this:

• Applejack and Rainbow Dash are obvious choices for Solar, I think.

• Twilight is literally star-themed, so her being the Lunar apprentice to the Solar Princess just fits perfectly.

• Rarity admittedly could've worked for Lunar just as well, but I really wanted to do an even split between the Mane Six, and she doesn't not work for Solar so... She's Solar.

• Pinkie Pie is Lunar because A) the rest of her family really work with it, B) her being basically a werewolf is hilarious, and C) it helps make clear that Lunar ≠ gloomy or evil.

• Fluttershy once got turned into a Batpony. She canonly has a fang. She lives alone on the border of the Everfree and is dating the monstrously mismatched Spirit of Chaos. Animals exist at night just as well as day. She is 100% a Lunar Pegasus, and no-one can change my mind.

Other Characters:

• Celestia is Solar, Luna is Lunar, for very obvious reasons.

• Sweetie Bell and Apple Bloom are both Solar, because their sisters are. I haven't decided on Scootaloo yet, but I'm leaning towards Lunar as a counterpart to RD and because of her darker color scheme. Thoughts?

• Diamond Tiara is Solar while Silver Spoon is Lunar, mostly because they just give me those vibes.

• Big Mac is Solar, of course, but Granny Smith might be Lunar — it would fit with her napping all the time, at least. I haven't decided for Sugar Belle (is she Sugar Apple after marrying Big Mac??) yet, as she honestly could go either way.

• Starlight and Trixie are both Solar Ponies, obviously... JK, they're as Lunar as they come.

• As stated before, Pinkie's entire family are Lunar Ponies, because it just fits them so very well. Cheese Sandwich is a trickier choice, though — on one hoof, he's very day colored and it would be a good counterpoint to Pinkie, but on the other he's specifically known for running parties that last all night.