My Little Pony: The Next Generation

Alright, it’s time to apply what we talked about last time to create our show’s protagonist(s).

Now obviously I’m not going to write my entire thought process and different types of characters that led up to the final ones because that would take too long and be incredibly boring. (I probably bore you enough if you read chapter 2)

What I AM going to do is give you a synopsis of the final characters, and some of reasons why I created them that way.

Alright, now before I decided who the main characters were going to be, I wanted to decide HOW MANY main characters there were going to be.

Obviously, there were six main characters in Generation 4, but that doesn’t mean there has to be six in this one too.

After some thought, I decided I’d have there be two main characters. I also decided the two would be siblings, brother and sister. Why? Well any good writer will tell you to write what you know” as in, write about things you know about or have experienced.

As previously mentioned, I have a sister, so writing two characters that have a brother-sister relationship will be easy for me to write since I know what it’s like to be in a relationship like that.

And because they’re brother and sister, they can blend their way into learning lessons about family, teamwork, etc.

Since this is a show for little girls, I’m going to make the sister the more important of the two because, well, do I really have to explain this?

Alright, so the first character of the two is Paintbrush, the sister. She’s a unicorn who likes to paint. (duh) She’s usually a very positive pony but sometimes has moments when she isn’t too happy with her life’s conditions. She also regularly gets annoyed by her brother who’ll get too later. She usually spends her days off in her own little world, constantly zoning out, sometimes at times when she should be doing anything but. She doesn’t have that many friends but not because she’s shy or antisocial, she just usually spends her time imagining. Also, the area she lives in doesn’t have many people to really hang out with. She’s a level-headed thinker who likes to solve puzzles, brain teasers, and any other form of thinking problems. She isn’t all that athletic although she does appreciate a good jog or walk from time to time and is also a healthy eater. She’s very critical when it comes to her paintings, as well as other things, so she’s a little bit of a perfectionist. She’ll try one circle 1000 times just so she can it exactly the way she wants it to be, she’s very much a quality over quantity type of mare.  She can cause problems because she tries so hard to get everything just right that she usually forgets about something she was supposed to do or NOT do. She can also be very adventurous, especially when it comes to finding a new location to use as reference for a painting. She’s usually well mannered, even when she doesn’t necessarily like somepony. She can work well with others, unless it’s about something in her area of expertise like art. She’s kind, but doesn’t get a lot of opportunities to display that kindness, but when she does, she’ll do her best to make you feel loved.

She’s Paintbrush

Alas there can’t be a duo if there isn’t two of them, so meet Neapolitan, the brother. Neapolitan, is a reckless, cocky, skillful action hero of a pegasus….. at least, that’s who he WANTS to be. You see, Neapolitan, actually has an alter-ego named SkullFace, who is an all black stallion with red eyes and a skull face cutie mark. Neo himself doesn’t have any of these attributes, but, there’s nothing a can of black paint and red context can’t fix. No, he isn’t a superhero or  a daredevil, it’s just a disguise he puts on at school, and everywhere else, so he can fit in with the cool foals. He’s a kind of pony who wants to be the center of attention and is constantly worrying about his reputation. Why does he go out of his way to completely change his appearance? Well, not only is it because he wants to be cool and popular, it’s also because he was born with a PINK coat. And a character like Neo DEFINITELY wouldn’t want a little something like THAT on his reputation. One thing that Neo does have going for him is that he’s extremely good at getting what he wants. He’s good at betting, persuading, and pretty much anything else that will help him get his way. He’s also extremely athletic and muscular, able to push himself to limits far beyond his peers. The thing about Neo is that he sometimes finds that what he has to do to keep his popularity up, may not be what he WANTS to do. For example, while he may say he would “love” to do nothing more than talk about crushes with the other colts, deep down, he really has a craving to do something artistic like his sister. And when he does discover something that he enjoys and has a knack for that isn’t all that “hip”, he pushes it back down and tries to forget about it. He tries to have a good heart, but more often than not his selfishness gets in the way of doing the right thing. And while he does like to get on his sister’s nerves, he still loves her with all his heart, even if he doesn’t openly admit it. In the end, Neapolitan is a pony who is strong, but is incredibly lost when it comes it being himself.

He's Neapolitan.

And now that we have our main characters, it’s time to give them an adventure they will never forget….. in the next chapter.