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Base: elaineawesome.deviantart.com/a…
Cutie Mark: starryoak.deviantart.com/art/W…
Redesign Of: N/A
The Four Ponies of The Apocalypse:
Conquest: starryoak.deviantart.com/art/C…
War: You're Here
Famine: starryoak.deviantart.com/art/F…
Death: starryoak.deviantart.com/art/D…
Finally getting around to the full cast of the Ponies of the Apocalypse, with War's design finally made, I decided to just go ahead and redesign all of them, and I'm very happy with the results
His design incorporates fire into his hair, and his armor, rather than being purely Lunar Guard with extras, was designed after the ancient armor seen in the Castle of The Two Sisters. His color, against the traditional red, is orange, as the horse was described as the color of fire, and his color scheme is tilted from his brother's with yellow hair to fill the theme again, the color of Conquest's Cutie Mark as well.
The story of the Ponies of The Apocalypse comes from before Nightmare Moon ever existed. They were the four leaders of Luna's Royal Guard, with each of the four being one of the three races of ponies and the subspecies of Bat Ponies. They still are the leaders of the Lunar Guard, but they have more important duties to perform now. They've become gods, or the controllers of previously untamed forces of nature or humanity(look, equinity just doesn't work and you know what I mean). They were selected for being the best of their species in Luna's eyes, and were her close friends and kept her company when things got lonely. But eventually, the effects of the Nightmare Forces started to prey on her fears and pushed them away from her. She had always worried that they had only been her friend because she was their Princess, and not for any reason involving enjoying her company. The Nightmare told her that they secretly hated her, affirmed her nagging fears and caused her to push them out of her life, so the Nightmare could take her over without anypony meddling. So they attempted to show their devotion by declaring that they would stand by her side no matter what would happen. The seeds of their oath were listened to. The oath they made was magic, even if they never signed a paper or created a spell. They were tied to Luna, they would be there for her no matter what. And the Elements couldn't break that bond, because they themselves represent friendship. But that came with a cost. The night that the Elements of Harmony banished Nightmare Moon to the moon, they were banished as hell. The bond was too strong. They found themselves without a body and became ethereal entities. The four of them were stars, the four surrounding the Moon, the ones that aided in her escape. Whether they wanted to or not, they were to stand by her no matter what. Even if it was releasing ancient evil, they had promised. When they returned to physical forms, they no longer were mortal, and they had a new calling. Each of them had become a representation of one force of nature, one previously ungoverned or, inn Death's case, taken care of by Faustian Harmony, who wished to have rest from her job, writing the deaths of the world is a hard job, and she writes the universe already.
War is a nasty bastard, and has always been one. Quiet and generally quite stern, good luck breaking his poker face, because nopony ever did. He's been a hardass from the moment he signed up to Luna's Guard with his brother, and he takes his job a fair bit more seriously than the others, donning ancient armor over the stylistic trappings of the normal Guard armor, his only bears the Eye of the Moon as the symbol of being on the Lunar Guard. He hates kids and especially his niece, Cassiopeia . I doubt he's getting any mare or stallion soon with his attitude. He really, really hates kids and most ponies. And talking to ponies. His entire situation with becoming mortal was that he now hates ponies for eternity. He's cool with the job, it usually means ponies leave him the fuck alone.
Conquest and his brother War control two very similar concepts, which has led to a rather interesting situation; chess. A chess board, magically enchanted to only have the ability to be played by the two brothers. There's nothing a mortal can do to move the pieces, and each turn is dictated by the board. No cheating allowed. War can't move his chess pieces when it's Conquest's turn. Conquest can't move on War's turn, ETC. Every move dictates a battle in Equestria, from a minor fight or skirmish to out and out war, all are somehow part of the game. War makes moves towards causing, well, his immortal namesake. Or at the very least to cause something similar, be it a skirmish or an all out battle. Unfortunately for War, and fortunately for Equestria, Conquest usually wins. Or at least as close as winning comes; neither win as much as they do make a stalemate. For an example of War's victories, see 'The Hooffields and McColts' or a close call in 'Party Pooped'. The Equestrian-Griffon War was a long series of chess moves where War was winning for a very long time, but eventually was bested by his brother. War isn't really against life, nor evil. It's his job to create these wars. Without him, no one would be there to keep some kind of fair play in war, oddly enough. With a controlling force, wars no longer are an endless battle. Order is the goal, even if the order involves war.

Description
Base: elaineawesome.deviantart.com/a…
Cutie Mark: starryoak.deviantart.com/art/W…
Redesign Of: N/A
The Four Ponies of The Apocalypse:
Conquest: starryoak.deviantart.com/art/C…
War: You're Here
Famine: starryoak.deviantart.com/art/F…
Death: starryoak.deviantart.com/art/D…
Finally getting around to the full cast of the Ponies of the Apocalypse, with War's design finally made, I decided to just go ahead and redesign all of them, and I'm very happy with the results
His design incorporates fire into his hair, and his armor, rather than being purely Lunar Guard with extras, was designed after the ancient armor seen in the Castle of The Two Sisters. His color, against the traditional red, is orange, as the horse was described as the color of fire, and his color scheme is tilted from his brother's with yellow hair to fill the theme again, the color of Conquest's Cutie Mark as well.
The story of the Ponies of The Apocalypse comes from before Nightmare Moon ever existed. They were the four leaders of Luna's Royal Guard, with each of the four being one of the three races of ponies and the subspecies of Bat Ponies. They still are the leaders of the Lunar Guard, but they have more important duties to perform now. They've become gods, or the controllers of previously untamed forces of nature or humanity(look, equinity just doesn't work and you know what I mean). They were selected for being the best of their species in Luna's eyes, and were her close friends and kept her company when things got lonely. But eventually, the effects of the Nightmare Forces started to prey on her fears and pushed them away from her. She had always worried that they had only been her friend because she was their Princess, and not for any reason involving enjoying her company. The Nightmare told her that they secretly hated her, affirmed her nagging fears and caused her to push them out of her life, so the Nightmare could take her over without anypony meddling. So they attempted to show their devotion by declaring that they would stand by her side no matter what would happen. The seeds of their oath were listened to. The oath they made was magic, even if they never signed a paper or created a spell. They were tied to Luna, they would be there for her no matter what. And the Elements couldn't break that bond, because they themselves represent friendship. But that came with a cost. The night that the Elements of Harmony banished Nightmare Moon to the moon, they were banished as hell. The bond was too strong. They found themselves without a body and became ethereal entities. The four of them were stars, the four surrounding the Moon, the ones that aided in her escape. Whether they wanted to or not, they were to stand by her no matter what. Even if it was releasing ancient evil, they had promised. When they returned to physical forms, they no longer were mortal, and they had a new calling. Each of them had become a representation of one force of nature, one previously ungoverned or, inn Death's case, taken care of by Faustian Harmony, who wished to have rest from her job, writing the deaths of the world is a hard job, and she writes the universe already.
War is a nasty bastard, and has always been one. Quiet and generally quite stern, good luck breaking his poker face, because nopony ever did. He's been a hardass from the moment he signed up to Luna's Guard with his brother, and he takes his job a fair bit more seriously than the others, donning ancient armor over the stylistic trappings of the normal Guard armor, his only bears the Eye of the Moon as the symbol of being on the Lunar Guard. He hates kids and especially his niece, Cassiopeia . I doubt he's getting any mare or stallion soon with his attitude. He really, really hates kids and most ponies. And talking to ponies. His entire situation with becoming mortal was that he now hates ponies for eternity. He's cool with the job, it usually means ponies leave him the fuck alone.
Conquest and his brother War control two very similar concepts, which has led to a rather interesting situation; chess. A chess board, magically enchanted to only have the ability to be played by the two brothers. There's nothing a mortal can do to move the pieces, and each turn is dictated by the board. No cheating allowed. War can't move his chess pieces when it's Conquest's turn. Conquest can't move on War's turn, ETC. Every move dictates a battle in Equestria, from a minor fight or skirmish to out and out war, all are somehow part of the game. War makes moves towards causing, well, his immortal namesake. Or at the very least to cause something similar, be it a skirmish or an all out battle. Unfortunately for War, and fortunately for Equestria, Conquest usually wins. Or at least as close as winning comes; neither win as much as they do make a stalemate. For an example of War's victories, see 'The Hooffields and McColts' or a close call in 'Party Pooped'. The Equestrian-Griffon War was a long series of chess moves where War was winning for a very long time, but eventually was bested by his brother. War isn't really against life, nor evil. It's his job to create these wars. Without him, no one would be there to keep some kind of fair play in war, oddly enough. With a controlling force, wars no longer are an endless battle. Order is the goal, even if the order involves war.