Battlefield: Equestria Unit Reference Guide, Third Edition

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Crystal Ponies are a special mutation of Earth Ponies. They are physically identical, but their magical makeup makes them look as though they were crystals themselves, hence their name. They are specially attuned to geographical formations, especially those of crystalline structure. With their abilities they mass-produced weapons, buildings, and infrastructure that allowed them to easily manage vast lands.

History

Before the time of King Sombra, the Crystal Empire lived up to its name; it spanned continents and had nearly a billion souls under its rule. This presented a problem to the multitude of human governments along its borders, mainly the Commonwealth and the Greater Empire, as well as Equestria and then-independant Griffon Kingdoms. However, when a Chaos-corrupted King Sombra took power, his influence rotted the Empire from the inside-out, weakening its influence. Soon after, the colonies and controlled states across the sea became independent, and Equestria soon moved in for the kill. The Equestrians battled the Crystal Empire all the way to their capital city, leaving nothing left standing. When the city could not be breached, the two princesses cast a spell on the city, making it disappear from reality. Whether this was an act of mercy upon an oppressed populace or an opportunistic attempt to rebalance world power, all but Celestia and Luna themselves know for even time has forgotten. This act would greatly strengthen Equestria against other powers; namely, the humans along their border.

A thousand years after the defeat of King Sombra, he returned. The Equestrian military led an assault against the newly vulnerable city, destroying the last loyalist ponies who felt fealty to King Sombra. With the city pacified and under careful watch by the Royal Guard led by Prince and Captain Shining Armor, only one target remained: King Sombra himself. The Elements of Harmony were entrusted with this task. They not only succeeded, but brought national pride back to the Crystal people, despite their new status as a vassal state. Their pride is, instead, directed towards whom they view as their liberator: the Equestrian royalty and their new king and queen: Prince Shining Armor and Princess Cadance.

Units

Crystal Knight: Heavily armored, armed with a lance and well trained, they are boasted to outmatch any other form of infantry and their plate armor offers almost complete protection from most ranged , but they are vulnerable to airborne attacks or firearms. They deploy in squads of 20.

Crystal Mage: Relying on advanced healing magic to heal injured comrades, these ponies are extremely vulnerable to all sorts of attacks, but they are well able to keep a unit of ponies from dying for as long as needed. However, they are capable of self defense using a varied multitude of spells, depending on their Special Talent. The religion the Mages follow states that they cannot draw blood... so they break your body one bone at a time instead. They deploy in squads of 5.

Crystal Slinger: Using a slings, these units launch enchanted crystals that explode upon impact, sending razor sharp fragments in every direction, causing serious injuries to anyone unfortunate to be caught in the blast. Crystal Slingers use massed volleys to compliment the danger of their weapons. They are lightly armored and won't last long during melee combat. They deploy in squads of 10.

Heroes

Princess Mi Amore Cadenza: Princess Cadence is an alicorn of status between those of Celestia and Luna and regular ponies. Though her potential is slightly shadowed by that of her two spacial-body controlling relatives, she is nonetheless a strong leader. Her current authority, along with Shining Armor, is over the Crystal Empire, which despite its looks, has hidden advantages yet to be discovered. She has the ability to sustain a shield for extended periods of time and over a substantially large area. Being an alicorn, her physical and magical strength is also higher than that over normal ponies. She has shown to be able to maintain calmness during situations where others are in distress. But most importantly, do not be undeterred by her kind and peaceful appearance, even with her talent being that of love.

Prince Shining Armour: The former Captain of the Equestrian Royal Guard, now prince of the Crystal Empire. He will do anything for his troops, making him a likeable and charismatic leader. He, like Princess Cadance, can also cast advanced magical shields to protect a large area from projectile attack. Aside from his magic he also uses a short-sword in battle.