More arts from the Wasteland · 11:45pm Mar 25th, 2019
One of the things I've loved the most about writing stories is the fan art. I'm getting fan art. Something about that still blows me away. Seeing these wonderful creations people have made from my stories is just amazing to me. Thank you so much, all of you 
Above, we've got Backlash91's rendering of our strange, curious, socially difficult, morally confused, possibly-slightly-Twilight alicorn, Echo. I know I say this about most of my characters, but she was a lot of fun to write. In straight-up power, she's the strongest of the group by miles, but she's also very child-like, and her confusion and lack of understanding of ponies lead to her rarely being able to leverage that power. It made for an fun contrast to writing Whisper, who is down in the lower tiers for raw power, but knew exactly how to use it. Well, eventually. 
Speaking of Whisper, here's one Ravenpuff did of her:
Sad Whisper
She's such an adorable little sadbug and I just want to hug her and promise everything will be okay. She went through so much, lost everything that was important to her, and was put in a situation she could have never expected. It would have been so easy for her to give up, but she didn't. Even as convinced as she was that she wasn't special, she persevered where so many would not. Seeing her here, at one of her lowest moments... ouch. This one hits my emotions pretty hard. And I think it hits even harder because of how damn cute she is.
In fact, I want to show her this next picture, again from Backlash91:
Queen Whisper!
This just feels like such a perfect picture of Whisper as a queen. Standing tall and confident, smiling, light on her hooves. She just seems so profoundly happy! This bug came through all these hardships, the self-doubt and struggles, but she never gave up on her principles. She didn't just survive. She helped to make the world a better place. After everything she's been through, the future is looking bright once more, and I love how this image encapsulates that. You go, Whisper. You absolutely are special.
Ooooh! Nice!
This art is beautiful, and so is the story.
I think I'm gonna cry, I really think I am, it's all just so.....so........perfect.
gah damnit spoilers im still reading The chrysalis!
oh well i kinda figured this would happen it kinda is par for the course
part of the changeling story formula all the way back to the irony of applejack
anywho i wondered about echo i was like 'but who is she an echo of, luna or twilight' then i read the texat and im all like oooh
i've read one story with this idea of an alicorn 'inheriting' twilights essence once before in the fallout world
was called fallout equestria: starlight, i rather liked it, is echo in The chrysalis or does she have her own story?
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Yeah, Echo's in The Chrysalis. I started to read Starlight, though I didn't get very far in it (Maybe I'll give it another go sometime). Echo didn't so much inherit Twilight's "essence" so much as she's got a complete mess of memories from dozens of different ponies and isn't entirely certain which, if any, was "her." In fact, she decided it didn't really matter. Who she was after Unity is someone completely different from who she was before, so while she certainly inherited something from Twilight (Even if it ended up being just her coat color and a few memories), that's not who she is now.
There's certainly a bit of Twilight in her mentality. A fair bit of Trixie, too.
As for "Whisper as a queen," keep in mind that she can disguise herself as a queen. She miiight spend a few chapters in such a disguise.
Nice; thanks for sharing. :)
Actually, if I recall correctly, it was actually seeing some of Backlash91's art that got me reading the story in the first place.
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i just got done telling you not to spoil shit for me! gaaaah!
anyway that actualy makes her sound like a less mopy version of Lacuni/psalm from project horizens.
as to what i consider a 'spoiler' btw, actions are spoilers, personality traits of charicters, regardless of weather they start with them or evolve them over time, are not.
oh and as an aside what i have read of your story i absolutly positivly adore, thanks for writeing it.
Outstanding!
Better than I imagined.
I have three chapters left... From when they were posted in order.
I'm gonna finish then tonight and finally have resolution!
I may reread the first 1/4 of the story again. 💛
How about this pic?
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hailhug Queen Whisper!Love the art work, love the story!
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I showed that one off in another blog post, but thank you for making sure. It is nice to see the whole gang together.
Nnnngh, this fic needs more fanart!!
Alright, fine... You got me. I'm a sucker for cute alicorns. Time to read.
Wow these sure look amazing, I might consider snagging one of them for the project (with the artist's permission of course).
Speaking of said project, it might be nearing completion so I'll message you when that happens.
Seeing stuff like this reminds me why I heckin love this story so much and just everything about it!
Hope even more great fan-art comes of it!
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Oh hai you two, didn't expect to see you here!
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I'm sorry. Where do I know you from again?
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Yes, I follow this person.
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Cuteness wins again!
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Oooh? Well you've certainly got my curiosity! I'll be looking forward to it