this clip has me in hysterics. Tupp going “YOYOYOYOYOYO WAITWAITWAIT I CANT CLIMB THAT FAST” and Rapp just GLIDING effortlessly up the cliff is SENDING ME
A very fun mix-n-match Sailor Moon flat-color commission! From left to right, we’ve got Princess Sailor Moon from the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon live-action TV show, classic Sailor Moon, Eternal Sailor Moon, and Neo Queen Serenity wearing an unused final form outfit called La Cygne.
The requested concept was that Usagi and Serenity, as separate entities, may sometimes come into conflict, but eventually can find accord! I thought it was a very cool idea (and of course, I’m always excited to draw beautiful outfits and oodles of swooping long hair :D)
how does pony government work in the skyscraper gods universe? Like the gala and other stuff? How do royal courts work?
Other places in the world do have monarchies, but equestria does not. It's governed by stewards appointed by the sun in places where she cares, and elected officials where she does not. It's a messy system and is in dire need of an overhaul. There is a lot of "this is the will of god" without actually consulting God, and she can't be bothered to care about import taxes on turnips. So it's a theocracy but God participates sometimes.
Equestrians refer to the gods as "princesses" but they are borrowing the term from neighboring countries that have actual royalty. With the return of Luna and the emergence of 2-3 more deities, it's a very strange time and political systems are going to start fracturing.
It's less "the divine right of kings" and more "the divine have a right to be kings" with that "right" being both a political and theological question.
The question is arising: does divinity grant you political authority? Should it? Does the goddess of love actually have a right to rule a kingdom of people completely foreign to her just because there was a power vacuum? Does having a horn and wings somehow make her more qualified than a pony who is actually part of that kingdom?
Months ago I fell in love with an angel
every day she brought me life anew
she was my queen and truly beautiful
though I now see she was never you
While seemingly a picture of innocence
across my heart you left a jagged scar
while it hurt not knowing who you were
tonight I don't even know where you are
You may be dancing beneath the moon
or perhaps laughing in the summer rain
still my teardrops cry it doesn't matter
for nothing on earth could ease my pain