Through Starlight's guidance and Thorax's example, the changelings learn to share love with one another instead of taking it by force. They pursue Thorax - disguised as Trixie - as he distracts them with smoke bombs, capture Discord by disguising themselves as Fluttershy, and ambush Starlight Glimmer in the changeling castle throne room. In Part 2, the changelings serve as Chrysalis' primary means of defense in the Changeling Kingdom. In the season six finale To Where and Back Again - Part 1, the changelings silently invade Ponyville, taking the Mane Six's places and seizing control of the Castle of Friendship. The latter episode also depicts how new changelings are born, in that they are hatched from eggs in the form of larvae, similar to insects, and shows that changelings can assume the forms of non-pony creatures, such as Spike, and inanimate objects, such as rocks.Ĭhangelings in To Where and Back Again - Part 2. In The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 2, due to both Starlight Glimmer and Twilight Sparkle's changes to the past, the changelings are shown to have successfully taken over Equestria, leaving only Zecora and a small tribe of ponies to resist them.Ī friendly changeling named Thorax appears flying in the background over the Crystal Empire at the end of The Crystalling - Part 2 and is befriended by Spike in The Times They Are A Changeling. A changeling costume is worn by Diamond Mint for Nightmare Night in Scare Master. In Do Princesses Dream of Magic Sheep?, several changelings appear in Rainbow Dash's dream. Queen Chrysalis and her changeling swarm in an alternate timeline. In the season five episode Slice of Life, Kevin appears in the audience at Cranky Doodle Donkey and Matilda's wedding, unintentionally frightening some foals. The changelings and their queen are defeated when Shining Armor and Princess Cadance's combined magic throws them out of Canterlot at the end of the episode.Īccording to merchandise, Kevin appears within a crowd during at least the beginning of Let the Rainbow Remind You in the season four episode Twilight's Kingdom - Part 2. They subsequently take the ponies and Princess Celestia captive.
When Princess Celestia orders the Mane Six to recover the Elements of Harmony from a nearby tower, the changelings take the form of the six ponies and fight them, preventing them from reaching the Elements. My fellow changelings will be able to devour so much of it that we will gain more power than we have ever dreamed of!" The changelings soon break the magical protective sphere around Canterlot and terrorize the city and its inhabitants. In the episode, Chrysalis explains her desire to take over Equestria, saying, "Equestria has more love than any place I've ever encountered. They are able to change their appearance to match that of ponies in particular, Queen Chrysalis shape-shifts into Princess Cadance, and several changelings take the form of Twilight Sparkle and her friends. Helps to denote “individuality” in a visual way." Ĭhangelings disguised as the Mane Six in A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2.Ĭhangelings first appear in A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2, the second part of the season two finale. Hence the brighter colours and different body shapes and configurations. We wanted a quick visual way to sell that they were no longer beholden to their previous hive-mind ways. He further explained that "It was a design choice more than anything. When asked if the metamorphosed changelings can still fly, supervising director Jim Miller answered "Some don't fly now that they've changed". The changelings' nature and desire to feed on love are similar to changelings in folklore, who would take advantage of the love given to them by their unwitting caretakers. Like Queen Chrysalis, the changelings were designed by Rebecca Dart. Some also have a trio of gemstone-like objects in their chests. They also have more physical differences among them: some possess longer, more jagged horns, and others no longer have horns at all. Following their metamorphosis in To Where and Back Again - Part 2, changelings have varied coat colors and insect characteristics, such as Thorax and Pharynx's horns, and they no longer have fangs or holes in their bodies. Unlike ponies, changelings do not have cutie marks. They have black, carapace-like, furless exteriors, webbed manes and tails, blue non-reflective eyes (unlike their queen's), fangs, bent horns, jagged ears, insect-like wings, and holes in their legs. Changelings are largely equine in appearance but possess insect-like characteristics.