Crystal ponies seem to be a result of long-term exposure to the Crystal Heart. The show ended up just flooding Equestria with crystal crap. It should really have just stayed in the Crystal Empire to be an interesting exception instead of overwriting the original organic aesthetics elsewhere. And when the show did go to the Crystal Empire, the focus is solely on ponies that came from Equestria. The crystal ponies receive little attention, and they generally come across as rather stupid when they do. I think they are one of the largest missed opportunities in FIM.

>>3430 >I think they are one of the largest missed opportunities in FIM. Agreed with this, along with Cadance this was a really missed opportunity to really expand the different locations of Equestria. Instead of those equestrian games episodes I'd rather like ones about Cadance investigating more about her own Empire and people since they have a different culture than the rest of Equestria.

>>3432 My Little Pony: Missed Opportunity

>>3433 That actually wouldn't be bad for some fanmade episodes about these things we're talking about here kek

>>3437 >>3433 >>3432 What if the crystal ponies, kirin, snowponies, pegasai, unicorns, and earth ponies all had a common origin. What if it was something like a magical evolution occurred that fit each pony class to their environment and/or role, in the grand scheme of things.

>>13104 Might be fun to put together an Equestria evolutionary tree.

Some possible headcanons: Crystal Ponies have physical states that are governed by their emotional states. Their natural states are as liquid in the ground. They can emerge and form solid bodies dependent on these emotional states. When they are happy their bodies are soft. When they are aroused they melt back into the ground. When they are frightened they become brittle and tend to shatter. When they are mad they become hard like diamonds. and when they are sad they become light and ephemeral to the point that when they are despondent they fade away.

>>13110 >When they are aroused they melt back into the ground. Wouldn't that kind of get in the way of things? Or do they do their business underground?

>>13111 Well ok, you're correct of course. I've wondered about this myself. But this can be the 'TV - 7' version. Yeah, they melt back into the ground to conduct their business. For the TV version: When they fall in love their bodies give off a rosy glow. When they are sad they give off a dark blue glow. When they are despondent they turn black.

>>13110 >When they are aroused they melt back into the ground. See, I thought it would differ by gender. Females become soft (yet supple and durable), while males become hard as diamonds.

>>13119 Or maybe they're just like a mood ring instead?

Crystal Octavia a cute!

Why did the Crystal Empire have crystal gryphon statues guarding the libraries entrance?

>>16515 Maybe they had trade with the Griffons back when the Griffons had a thriving empire? Maybe they were a gift from the ruler of Griffonstone at the time.