El Equesterismo · 12:00pm Jul 26th, 2013

I was planning on releasing my new novel the El Equesterismo and publishing it sometime in August, if not September. The new story serves as the continuation of Bronystories' 120 Days of Blueblood, and it is based on an alternate scenario where Blueblood doesn't die and rules Equestria as a mighty tyrannical dictator, under the titles “Godking”, “The Great King”, “King of the Four Corners of the World” and many more.

This story is based on José Rizal's second novel “El Filibusterismo”, the sequel to his first novel “Noli Me Tángere”, since it concerns on the abuses of the government on its own nation and the goals of one man who desired to bring an end to tyranny. Instead of Equestria based on late-18th century-France before and during the French Revolution, the setting Equestria will be based on late-19th century Philippines under Spanish colonial era which lasted for 333 years (1565-1898).

But in the new story, the new King Blueblood will not be the main character of “El Equesterismo.” Instead, an OC would be the main protagonist of the novel under the name Revolt Strike.

Revolt Strike's grudge towards Blueblood and his libertine government, skills in writing novels and ambitions for reforms and change in Equestria is inspired by the talents adopted by the Philippine national hero, patriot and writer José Rizal. Just like Rizal, Revolt Strike asked for reforms but he failed to do so. He also wrote novels to expose the nasty side of the monarchy in Equestria. Rizal wrote two novels, “Noli Me Tángere” and “El Filibusterismo” to show to his fellow Filipinos the oppressive power of the Spanish government in the Philippines and its friars who maltreated locals whom they call Indios.

In this novel, the libertines who commit sexual injustices amongst ponies such as Fancy Pants, Fleur-de-lis and Filthy Rich, are based on the corrupt friars (prayle) who had abused Filipinos by many means necessary such as collecting immense taxes and claiming lands of others as their own such as Father Damaso, Salvi, Camorra and Irene.

Ever since Revolt Strike failed, he was forced to cloak himself in a guise of another pony under the name “the Philosopony”. The Philosopony is inspired by the disguise of Noli Me Tángere's main protagonist Crisostomo Ibarra, which is Simoun who is the main character in El Filibusterismo.

Similar to Simoun, Revolt Strike's ambitions have changed and he believed that blood must be shed if the impurities were to be cleansed. Also, like Simoun, everypony thought that Revolt Strike, who was the enemy of the government, was dead, but in fact, he survived and cheated death. He hid himself from the eyes of the world by assuming another identity and he would carry out his plans to bring revolution in Equestria.