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It is our darkest hour. The enemies of Equestria, the scourge of ponykind, these beast-like insectoids have invaded our homeland, burned down our cities and have slaughtered thousands upon thousands of innocents. They will not stop until every last foal has perished from this world. I have tried, desperately, to hold them back, but the lines are failing. My ponies are losing hope. With every day, the Changelings take another step towards Canterlot.

But I am not done yet. Through every means necessary, I will push these abominable monsters back to their hellish tundra. No longer will we lose our soil to the enemy! No longer will our foals be slaughtered! No longer shall the Glory of the Sun shine down upon these insectoid scum! Ponies of Equestria, take up your banners, rise in the glory of a new day, and push the enemy back! Forward! Forward unto Dawn!

Lore

Daybreaker's Origin - The Great War

After Luna´s redemption and the defeat of Queen Chrysalis during the Canterlot incursion, Equestria believed that peace had been restored at last. However, disasters continued. Tirek destroyed swathes of the Equestrian countryside in a cataclysmic conflict with Twilight Sparkle. The Storm King invaded, and briefly occupied Canterlot. War intensified amongst the Griffons, Kingdom of Olenia. Olenia fell to a tyrant king, and Changeling Lands. Changeling incursions on the border grew bolder as Queen Chrysalis planned her revenge.

Celestia is back, new and improved ~ Artist - Light262

Ponies began to demand action, and Celestia pushed herself for her failures to protect her ponies. The outbreak of full-blown war signaled a complete failure of past leadership. New decisions, hard decisions, had to be made in order to win this war. Not surprisingly many opposed these decisions, but many more ponies flocked to those who promised tough measures.

Solar Empire Propaganda Poster ~ Artist the-Orator

Those close to the Princess worried she might be turning into something worse. Princess Luna grew concerned and tried to help, but Celestia refused. As the situation on the frontlines became critical and the Changeling war machine rampaged through northern Equestria, Princess Celestia broke. Unleashing all her power and announcing a new militaristic turn, she faced Equestria as Daybreaker. Her new power stopped the changeling army in its track and turned the tides of war. Opposition to her radical policies faltered as she delivered victory after victory. Those who advocated moderation began to be attacked as traitors who sought defeat.

With the front stabilized, Daybreaker returned to her throne and prepared her reign over a new Equestria. An Equestria that would never be threatened again.

Daybreaker's Origin (Alternate) - The Civil War

Celestia's hard choices against the Changelings brought victory and many supporters. Celestia grew distant from her previous friends, ever more obsessed with victory and future threats to Equestria, both from without and within. A confrontation with Luna over Celestia's choices exploded as a furious Celestia rejected Luna's authority, transformed into Daybreaker and crowned herself sole Empress. The resulting battle forced Luna to withdraw, fleeing with her moderate supporters to Manehatten. A new war started just shortly after one ended - the Civil War. The Crystal Empire. Crystal Empire, Commonwealth of New Mareland. New Mareland, and the far-flung reaches of Equestria were torn apart - would they stay loyal to the new Empire or would they join Luna in her rebellion for harmony?

Description
It is our darkest hour. The enemies of Equestria, the scourge of ponykind, these beast-like insectoids have invaded our homeland, burned down our cities and have slaughtered thousands upon thousands of innocents. They will not stop until every last foal has perished from this world. I have tried, desperately, to hold them back, but the lines are failing. My ponies are losing hope. With every day, the Changelings take another step towards Canterlot.

But I am not done yet. Through every means necessary, I will push these abominable monsters back to their hellish tundra. No longer will we lose our soil to the enemy! No longer will our foals be slaughtered! No longer shall the Glory of the Sun shine down upon these insectoid scum! Ponies of Equestria, take up your banners, rise in the glory of a new day, and push the enemy back! Forward! Forward unto Dawn!

Lore

Daybreaker's Origin - The Great War

After Luna´s redemption and the defeat of Queen Chrysalis during the Canterlot incursion, Equestria believed that peace had been restored at last. However, disasters continued. Tirek destroyed swathes of the Equestrian countryside in a cataclysmic conflict with Twilight Sparkle. The Storm King invaded, and briefly occupied Canterlot. War intensified amongst the Griffons, Kingdom of Olenia. Olenia fell to a tyrant king, and Changeling Lands. Changeling incursions on the border grew bolder as Queen Chrysalis planned her revenge.

Celestia is back, new and improved ~ Artist - Light262

Ponies began to demand action, and Celestia pushed herself for her failures to protect her ponies. The outbreak of full-blown war signaled a complete failure of past leadership. New decisions, hard decisions, had to be made in order to win this war. Not surprisingly many opposed these decisions, but many more ponies flocked to those who promised tough measures.

Solar Empire Propaganda Poster ~ Artist the-Orator

Those close to the Princess worried she might be turning into something worse. Princess Luna grew concerned and tried to help, but Celestia refused. As the situation on the frontlines became critical and the Changeling war machine rampaged through northern Equestria, Princess Celestia broke. Unleashing all her power and announcing a new militaristic turn, she faced Equestria as Daybreaker. Her new power stopped the changeling army in its track and turned the tides of war. Opposition to her radical policies faltered as she delivered victory after victory. Those who advocated moderation began to be attacked as traitors who sought defeat.

With the front stabilized, Daybreaker returned to her throne and prepared her reign over a new Equestria. An Equestria that would never be threatened again.

Daybreaker's Origin (Alternate) - The Civil War

Celestia's hard choices against the Changelings brought victory and many supporters. Celestia grew distant from her previous friends, ever more obsessed with victory and future threats to Equestria, both from without and within. A confrontation with Luna over Celestia's choices exploded as a furious Celestia rejected Luna's authority, transformed into Daybreaker and crowned herself sole Empress. The resulting battle forced Luna to withdraw, fleeing with her moderate supporters to Manehatten. A new war started just shortly after one ended - the Civil War. The Crystal Empire. Crystal Empire, Commonwealth of New Mareland. New Mareland, and the far-flung reaches of Equestria were torn apart - would they stay loyal to the new Empire or would they join Luna in her rebellion for harmony?