Q&A for Spike the Brony Dragon · 6:48pm March 20th
A week ago, I asked you to send your questions, and now it’s time to answer them. Keep in mind, some of my answers may be vague, but that’s because I don’t want to spoil too much. Here we go.
Postwarmonkey50 asked:
1) Are you planning to have Dave/Spike go to Camp Everfree? If you are, will Princess Twilight and the Mane 6 have a chance to go there as well?
I do have plans to bring David to Camp Everfree. Unfortunately, Twilight and the girls will remain in Equestria during this time.
2) If Thorax does make an appearance again, will Dave/Spike vouch for him, and said that Princess Luna said the same thing?
Yes, he will. As for Luna, I'm not sure yet.
3) Will we have Smolder and Garble visit Ponyville at some point, where they visit Spike after they finally accepted his invitation?
Right now, I don't have any plans for them to appear before the potential School of Friendship Arc, but I might think of something.
Black--Soul asked:
1) Are you going with Dog Spike in EQG later on or something else?
I have plans with Dog (or rather Former-Dog) Spike in the future. Let’s just say he might earn some superpowers just like the other human girls.
(Question 2 was skipped.)
3) Is Dave-Spike having frequent conversations with Celestia or Luna? I can imagine both appreciate a good letter friend to have a conversations with.
I've been meaning to have David interact with Luna more often.
Krallepalle asked:
1) What does David's human form look like?
He's around 5'11, with a lean figure. He is caucasian with auburn hair. He typically has a full, short beard, but can ocassionally have long stubble or be clean shaven depending on the kind of day. (And no, that's not what I look like IRL.)
2) Will we know what or who put David's soul inside of spike?
Yes, you will.
3) Will David's soul ever separate from the original spike's body?
That is to be determined.
Kibat Grenbuku asked:
1) How does David plan to go through the MLP movie, especially with Twilight's attempt to steal the pearl?
Preventing the Pearl from being stolen is on David's list, along with a lot of other tasks that will be revealed at the time the chapter is posted.
2) Does David get the choice of returning home after all of this, or will he stay through G5 as well?
He may or may not have a choice.
3) How long will David keep his secret of being Spike?
As long as he's able to. I don't want to reveal too much, but there'll be another creature who will soon know who David really is.
Theresa hall asked:
How is he expected to handle his 2 friends who also leaders of their people when they are supposed to be fighting because of him?
If you're referring to "Triple Threat," don't worry. Let's just say he will do what Spike didn't.
MLPFollower asked:
1) Due to Dave-as-Spike’s changes to the canon, will the final villains of the series still be the Legion of Doom (albeit different members), the Windigos, or something (maybe someone) else?
Maybe, maybe not.
2) Since My Little Pony G5 is a spin-off sequel to Friendship is Magic, will there be foreshadowing of the events to come even if Dave-as-Spike doesn’t know about it yet?
I might add a few subtle references, but it won't be straight up foreshadowing.
3) Will David reveal the truth about himself at the final episode?
You will have to wait and see.
DeathStinger asked:
1) Are we operating on the logic that pony + dragon = kirin, or are they unable to have descendants in this story?
I'm working on the logic that they are unable to have biological children.
2) Is Flutterspike gonna escalate to a more usual relationship or even get to a further point eventually?
I might be able to progress their relationship, but not for a while.
3) Is Dave/Spike going to be considered a mature dragon once he molts?
Mentally, he's still mature. Physically, not exactly, but I might reference him being taller than in canon.
SpikeSmolder Fan asked:
1) Will the events of *To Where & Back Again* come into play with a different changeling leader after Bug Queen's capture?
That is to be determined later on.
2) Are other races besides hippogriffs lend a hand when Storm King comes calling?
I could have Spike send a message to the other creatures.
3) Is canon Spike watching all of these changes done by Dave unfolding before his eyes?
In Chapter 32, it's confirmed Old Spike is still with him, so you could say that he's watching the events unfold before him.
Thank you all for your questions. I might do this again sometime in the distant future, maybe if I reach 200 chapters, or at least 150 chapters.
Thank you for answering my questions.
5773173
You’re welcome.
Nice
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i have been wondering for a long time what David looks like, thank you for that
5773182
No problem.
Literally because of this story I started reading mlp fanfics, I don't speak English so it's a little complicated to read on this page. but for your fic it's worth it. Thank you.💛
Thanks for the answers Red!
(My thoughts and ramblings on a "Spike the Brony Dragon G5" or something. . .)
Hmmm, if Dave had a chance to be brought into G5 in a sequel fic, would he have to wait centuries? (Sounds kinda cruel, really. . .)
Or maybe he'd go into hibernation like in canon until that time. . .
Ooh, maybe if it's a dream or vision omake sequence instead? (It would have to come from someone other than himself, since like I said before, he had no knowledge of what G5 is about before he disappeared so it's not in his subconscious.) Either way, I can imagine him waking up at that time and place and how he'd talk to Sunny. (Would he tease her too? 😂 You know like how G5 Spike delivered his old wit and humor in to the place. Calling her "Princess Sunny", and also when he said "You lost magic? All by yourself?? I'm going back to sleep now!" 😴)
. . . Hey what if after his time is over in G4 David then returns to Earth, catches up on his old life and on G5, and then (maybe when THAT is all over and history?) returns to help change things there? . . . Might be a bit harder as Spike this time actually. Not only is he bigger, and the Dragon Lord, but if he woke up as him the same time as Spike woke up in canon, he'd have missed the movie and most of MYM already!
. . . Maybe if he woke up earlier? Or he can take a portal to the future as his G4 self? That might be interesting, and better. . .
Or he becomes a different character? Whichever one would be best to inhabit to fit in the g5 timeline? (*gasp*) Sparky? Imagine the sequel title: "Sparky the Brony Dragon"! 😂
. . . Buuut no, not only was he not around at the beginning, but he's kinda limited as a newborn drake. . .
(Btw we oughta suppose the whole backstory including the rise and fall of Opaline, the creation of the Unity Crystals, the hiding away of Equestria, and the separation of the tribes are fixed events and can't be changed no matter how much Dave might not like it. Because there's this gulf between G4 and G5 times. And it all must happen for that timeline to exist. And Morton's Fork demands it. . .)
(Yeah, G5's become one of the biggest fandom dividers since 2013! And alot of assumptions, misunderstandings, and broken expectations have been made. Wonder where Dave would stand in it? Maybe someone else should join him in this g5 quest in order to bring contrasting ideas and opinions? Like a Star Strike vs Hawk Nightwing HiE event!)
Hmmm, that Rebirth of Magic Saga by TheBlueEM2 and JimmyHook19 has covered alot already. In character isekai selection, additional worldbuilding, and fixfic opportunity. . . What could you do that's different? 🤔