Changeling Info and Variations (What I Think They Should Do) · 1:42am Jul 19th, 2013
Although changelings are fully capable of eating plants, and meat for that matter (look at their teeth), they'd only do so for asthetics, as they find no nourishment in the act. Much in the same way Venom, Carnage, and other symbiotes do, changelings feed on the enzymes/chemicals produced in the bodies of sentient beings who are feeling strong emotions. Depending on what type of emotions are being felt as well as the type of creature, different chemicals can be produced. This can cause the changeling to evolve into different variations of themselves, though they would still fall under the control of Queen Chrysalis.
Examples of Variant Changeling Strains:
Flameheart Changeling (Feeding strictly of dragons when angry or irritated):
Workers (Feeding off caring/nurturing-type ponies 
)
Berserkers (Changelings raised on nothing but dark, negative emotions from multiple species):
Darklings (Feeding on madness and/or the remnants of Sombra's dark magic):
Miasma Changelings (Feeding on envious, lusty ponies)
Frostbiter Changeling (feeding on 'cold-hearted' emotions; apathy, subservience, obedience):
Crystalblade Changelings (feeding on generally positive emotions from crystal ponies/ ingesting crystals):
Boglings (changelings warped by Discord's chaotic magic and "playful" madness)
Mature Changeling Drone (Adolescent Changeling that hasn't deviated, due largely to emotional starvation for long periods):
Dreameater Chamgeling Drone (Changeling has evoled the ability to enter dreams and feed off the emotions of the dreamer due to falling into a starvation-induced coma) [NOTE: Dreameaters are in a permanent coma; they can't move, but act as collectors for the rest of the horde]
Mature Miasma Changeling (to clarify, feeds mainly off the engorged, sexual hormones of a mare in heat
)
Leviathan Changeling (manages to find and feed on the emotions of a seapony/ponies):
Deathstrider Changeling (feed on the emotions of stags, elk, and other longlegged creatures)
Windbreaker Changelings (feed strictly on the emotions of Pegasi)
Hunter Changeling Type 1 (feed on the primal 'emotions' of timberwolves and manage to survive the encounter)
Hunter Changeling Type 2 (Hunter has reached maturity, and has mock-copied the timberwolf's ability to disassemble and reassemble by splitting into thousands of tiny symbotic insects)
Hunter variations are the only variant incapable of flight and shapeshifting. They also lose most of their magical abilities, as this requires a strong will and concentration. Having fed off of the primal 'emotions' of the Timberwolves, they have lost much of their critical/cognitive thinking skills, instead acting mostly on instinct and following the directives of Chrysalis.
Spiketail Changeling (Adapted to better combat the monsters of the Everfree Forest; also feed on the primal emotions of manticore)
Myxine Changeling (feed largely on 'sad' emotions; misery, despair, inadequacy, etc.)
Ambrosia Changeling (feed mainly on 'happy' emotions; joy, anticipation, enthusiasm, etc.
)
Manawalker Changeling (exposed to massive amounts of magic over long period of time, Changeling is now partially made of and able to transform into mana)
All variant strains of changelings have access to both flight, shapeshifting, and magic abilities, although some may only use specific types of magic (Flameheart's are fire-specific, Frostbiter's are ice-specific, Miasma's have an ability similar to Cadence's, etc.)
Well, enjoy the buffet?
This was posted to give any readers ideas for new Changeling OCs and stories. Even normal Changelings, as cool as they are, can get boring after a while.
P.S. - If you want my opinion of the Chrysalis of my universe, just ask and I'll post it
Did you draw these or are they the creations of another artist? Because if you did draw them then I must say DAMN
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Don't I wish
No, these are various changeling drawings from deviantart.com
1250528 Fair enough. Plus, don't we all wish we could draw like that?
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I can draw my own versions of these, but in order to actually "draw" these, I'd have to use computer programs like PaintTool Sai or Photoshop.
And with this, Changelings just became one HELL of a threat. Given the nature of a particular project I'm working on.
*saves for research purposes*