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doodles of our favorite chicken boy


-Zipperflash and Magnolia May had a few sparse interactions as kids, as their families are connected (Zips' uncle Rumble married Magnolia's aunt, Sweetie Belle). Their first meeting didn't go great (Maggie wrassled him into submission). Zips is wary of her for years.


Also, meet Magnolia's pet pot-bellied pig, Priscilla. Rarity allowed young Maggie to keep the grubby, oinking little thing on Applejack's assurance that as the runt of the litter, it wouldn't grow bigger than a chihuahua......

Naturally, Priscilla grew big and fat enough to win the Ponyville blue ribbon year after year. As an adult, Magnolia adores her big slobbery hog daughter, and Priscilla can often be found helping out in Magnolia's beauty salon, picking out make-up palettes and eating piles of hair clippings.


-Thunderlane was pretty unlucky growing up. In the wake of multiple accidents and tragedies, he lost both of his parents, leaving him all alone to raise his little brother, Rumble. He struggled and scraped to find half-decent jobs with meager pay, but always, always, always kept food on the table for his brother, and a toy under the tree every Hearth's Warming, even if it meant Thunderlane was stuck eating cup noodles himself. After a string of rejections, he finally makes it into Wonderbolt Academy, and eventually climbs the ranks to become a fully recognized 'Bolt himself. It's a dream come true! Still, when Rumble grows up and leaves the nest, it left Thunder longing for a family of his own....

Lightning Dust, comparatively, wasn't exactly thrilled when she came up pregnant. This wasn't planned at all (in fact, lil Zipsy might've been conceived on Capt. Spitfire's desk, in a poorly-thought-out vengeance scheme by dear Lighty), and though she had come to love Thunderlane, she can't help feeling jittery. She's always loved charging recklessly into danger- sitting down and talking about feelings and building a life together seems terrifying in comparison. Good things just don't seem to last. She comes very, very close to bailing, but with lots of snuggles and preening, Thunderlane is eventually able to soothe her worries and convince her that maybe having a family could be their next wild adventure. So they got happily hitched, and Lightning gave birth to her glorious heir and successor, her baby bolt, her history-in-the-making.....little Zipsy.

note: Zipperflash, as y'all know, wasn't born with the name Zipperflash. He, like his parents, was under the impression he was a girl for a good long while, right up til he figured himself out in his teens and transitioned. He picked out his new name all on his own, and it's what he goes by now, and who he's always been.


Lightning dust would now like to sleep for the next thousand years k thnx

Thunderlane is so amped about being a brand new daddy you don't even knooow, he's gonna spoil his lil fluffball ROTTEN

meanwhile lil grumbo baby is wondering who the heck these two clowns are




flat version of bottom doodle (cuz i like it):



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Comments: 177

aradibaa [2020-10-08 15:46:54 +0000 UTC]

sorry to continue comment spamming im bored and go thru ur stuff when i need inspiration but anyways i think it's funny that maggie and zips and prima are all cousins *and* theyre all trans. like, as a gay/trans person, accurate lol. my whole group of siblings and cousins is either gay/bi or trans.

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ChickenNuggetMann [2020-08-15 18:05:16 +0000 UTC]

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BushKit In reply to ChickenNuggetMann [2021-12-02 21:29:32 +0000 UTC]

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Vineruu [2020-06-26 12:29:31 +0000 UTC]

Is Magnolia out before Zipperflash? Since Magnolia and Zipperflash are both transgender, did Magnolia come out first? Unless Zipperflash already transitioned as well but I get the impression he is pre-transition in the picture?
Anyway, your stories actually get me to read, haha. I'm not a big reader but if the writing is good enough I'll read it. You're extremely talented and of course I'm not the only one who notices! I never comment, and usually just lurk but I decided to leave a lil comment today.

Keep being awesome !

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Lopoddity In reply to Vineruu [2020-06-26 14:48:29 +0000 UTC]

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Vineruu In reply to Lopoddity [2020-06-26 16:37:39 +0000 UTC]

OH That makes sense! That's really interesting.
And no problem! 8)

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Freak-Pig666 [2020-06-24 19:23:06 +0000 UTC]

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ChaunifoxMobile [2020-06-16 05:46:01 +0000 UTC]

AWWW

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thepotatowolf [2020-05-04 04:04:13 +0000 UTC]

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EveryAlternateEnding [2020-02-12 13:36:27 +0000 UTC]

Holy cow. I remember how you used to draw Mongolia's hair, and comparing it, even by memory, to what you've drawn now... you have improved massively (but you wereΒ  always good!).

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jendoes [2020-02-01 23:18:26 +0000 UTC]

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MightyMorphinPower4 [2020-01-21 15:43:32 +0000 UTC]

Aw

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Nautilus18 [2020-01-09 11:28:53 +0000 UTC]

Shoutout too Thunderlane for keeping it together and doing everything he could to give his brother a regular childhood.

He's the real MVP.

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CozyKomala [2020-01-08 02:28:07 +0000 UTC]

Good on her for standing up for her pig pigΒ 

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VirgoVirdia [2020-01-01 01:10:33 +0000 UTC]

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InuLuverHana89 [2019-12-31 05:59:14 +0000 UTC]

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FossilizedTeeths [2019-12-31 04:47:19 +0000 UTC]

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Lopoddity In reply to FossilizedTeeths [2019-12-31 04:48:58 +0000 UTC]

Yes, now and forever

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FossilizedTeeths In reply to Lopoddity [2019-12-31 05:36:15 +0000 UTC]

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Lopoddity In reply to FossilizedTeeths [2019-12-31 05:49:26 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad!

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T-Man13 [2019-12-30 16:43:15 +0000 UTC]

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Colbyr [2019-12-30 07:43:39 +0000 UTC]

t,,,,tiny hooves,,,

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Lopoddity In reply to Colbyr [2019-12-31 03:34:44 +0000 UTC]

the teeniest hoofie

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Colbyr In reply to Lopoddity [2019-12-31 07:08:25 +0000 UTC]

the beaniest hoov

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PancilTip [2019-12-30 01:12:56 +0000 UTC]

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Nautilus18 [2019-12-29 23:04:46 +0000 UTC]

I'm curious as to what Zipperflash would have been like in a world where Lightning Dust died after giving birth to him and not having her pressure to win on him.

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DidUSayChocolate [2019-12-28 09:41:59 +0000 UTC]

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Lopoddity In reply to DidUSayChocolate [2019-12-28 17:07:24 +0000 UTC]

I don't draw "male" or "female" muzzles, my dude. Real horses do not have sex dimorphism evident in their faces, both mares and stallions have huge long snouts. I simply draw muzzle variation, with gender not being a factor. Look at how the muzzles vary here, in an all female cast: So Zipperflash doesn't have a "female" muzzle, he has a child's. Small, round, babyish, with chubby cheeks. I draw all child characters with this kind of face.


Physical transition procedures exist in Equestria, typically via surgeries, spells, and potions.


Equestrian sports don't seem to be divided by gender. We see Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and Pinkie all competing in co-ed sporting events. Young flier competitions are sorted by weight and age. Zipperflash couldn't race against Stormy until he was old enough to race with the young adults, and had bulked up enough to clear the minimum weight requirement. There is no "mare's racing" and "stallion's racing", because in Equestria, nopony's physical abilities are limited by their sex. Applejack's strength is never seen as unusual for a mare, neither is Rainbow's speed.



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VLADAX In reply to Lopoddity [2019-12-28 22:54:10 +0000 UTC]

While the question is not related Zipper, its related to Aero. Has hevever seen Chakra with Primrose? Maybe accidentaly? Or mayne they bumbed into each other? Cause character wise, that would be an interesting moment.

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KuroNeko369 [2019-12-28 05:16:39 +0000 UTC]

I love your story with your illustrations.Β 

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cwro [2019-12-28 03:03:09 +0000 UTC]

A recent late season episode showed that Thunderlane (and by extension Rumble) is a pretty good cook, for starters.Β 

Lightning Dust should consider herself a very lucky mare indeed.

I'm curious how Zippy interacts with his uncle (also was the transition a legal one, or was there a physical gender change involved too? Because on some level even if I was cool with the different parts I'd change just for the convenience) because they seem to share the same youthful rebellions hotheaded streak. Must be a family thing

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eeelt [2019-12-27 10:51:03 +0000 UTC]

I keep coming back just to look at Maggie, she's so adorable here!

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CrystallineTheDragon [2019-12-27 10:20:10 +0000 UTC]

pigs are actually quite clean animals I believe (correct me if I'm wrong) so Priscilla is perfect! XD

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imagination-tier [2019-12-27 05:02:56 +0000 UTC]

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ShrimpyPop [2019-12-27 04:15:18 +0000 UTC]

...tiny hoof

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sh1raru In reply to ShrimpyPop [2019-12-27 23:46:05 +0000 UTC]

you draw pigs really well like that is a good pig right there!

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StormOfDespair [2019-12-27 01:19:29 +0000 UTC]

Just so I am sure, and I am under the influence of some wine (cause holidays)....Zipper is male to female? Or female to male? I just want to make sure I am reading the description correctly.Β 

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Lopoddity In reply to StormOfDespair [2019-12-27 01:21:01 +0000 UTC]

Zipperflash is female to male. :>

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StormOfDespair In reply to Lopoddity [2019-12-27 01:28:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the clarification!Β 

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missuny [2019-12-27 00:26:21 +0000 UTC]

This is so cute <3
Also Pricilla is BEAUTIFUL and I LOVE HER.

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Nautilus18 [2019-12-26 23:56:41 +0000 UTC]

Stay golden Ponyboy.

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DragonTurtle2 [2019-12-26 22:51:35 +0000 UTC]

So Zipsy was the actual name given to her at birth, or is that short for something?

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Lopoddity In reply to DragonTurtle2 [2019-12-26 23:59:49 +0000 UTC]

*To him

To kinda quote an earlier comment I made:

From what I've read, it's not correct to say "her”, when referring to Zips’ past. It's kinda like how growing up I thought I was straight, or pretended to be, and it was assumed of me....until eventually, I figured out that I was gay as all get out. Thus it'd be incorrect to refer to my past self as "straight", because that's never who I was, even when I thought so. Zipperflash was never a girl, he just assigned so at birth, and assumed that to be correct until he started questioning his identity. He is a he, and has always been so. His past self is a him. When discussing the past of trans folk, you use their current and correct pronouns and name, never their deadname.

Secondly, I've been asked not to give out the birth names of my trans characters. It's called deadnaming, I'm told it's hurtful and inconsiderate to refer to a trans person (or character) by the name they no longer wish to go by. So, poof! It's gone. Zipperflash picked his new name out and doesn't use his old one, so it's not important to know. Zipsy is just a nickname for Zipperflash.

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SilentArtist137 In reply to Lopoddity [2020-01-04 07:36:30 +0000 UTC]

As a trans person, I'd say that deadnaming is slightly more complicated than that. When writing a trans* character, I see it as appropriate to use a character's deadnameΒ if and onlyΒ ifΒ Β the character in question has not yet picked a new name. Similarly, it is appropriate to use the incorrect pronouns if and only if the character in question has not yet recognized that their gender is different from the one society has assigned them. If that is how the character would mentally refer to themself, it's okay to put in writing. So, a character's bio should have their chosen (true) name and pronouns, while a flashback scene set before the character has changed those things could deadname and/or misgender them. Realistically, there could also be scenes before the character comes out officially where the character's inner dialogue and the narration would refer to them with the correct name and pronouns, but other characters would use the wrong ones. Transitioning is a process, and to write it accurately, these are uncomfortable but true details to include.Β 

If you're looking for a good example, I'd highly recommend the Undertale fanfiction "Two Worlds" ( archiveofourown.org/works/8500…). It's written by a trans* individual, and it includes a wide variety of trans* characters -- some who are out and transitioned, some who are closeted, and some in between. There is also an overarching, gradually developing plot involving a trans youth realizing their identity and beginning to come out, from their perspective. The way the narrative handles the name and pronouns of that character in particular is stellar.Β 

In short, publishing the deadname of a trans* character can be okay, if it is handled in a particular way. If you want to avoid that sticky area, though, never referencing it is the best way to go -- but that can cut a significant part of the trans experience out of the character's representation. It all depends on how major the character's role in the story is and where they are on their road to self-realization.

The one problem that I do have with Zipperflash here is the awkward misogynistic edge to his criticism of Magnolia. I get that he doesn't mean it in a harmful or toxic way, necessarily, but so many people accuse transmasculine individuals of being misogynistic in order to invalidate their identities, I don't love that he plays into that stereotype. As a transmasculine person, I've gotten it time and time again -- "Do you think you can't be strong as a woman?" "You're just a tomboy, not a man." "How dare you feel ashamed of your (birth) gender!" Transmasculine people don't inherently believe being a woman is worse, it just ain't for us, yo!

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Lopoddity In reply to SilentArtist137 [2020-01-04 19:22:54 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the insight. However I've had other trans people ask me not to use deadnames. I want to comply with their wishes. Besides, this makes it easier for the audience. When I bring up character's old names and pronouns, it leads to some readers getting confused, misgendering the character in the present, and reducing the character to their transition. I understand what you're saying, but deadnames are muddy territory I'd like to stay out of for now.


I hear what you're saying about kid Zipperflash, but his misogynistic comment isn't coming from a trans individual trying to distance themselves from women. Kid Zips does, at the moment anyway, still believe he is/identify as female. He's not a grown man shitting on women, he's a young girl coming to resent the trappings of traditional femininity. He's entering a "I'm not like other girls" phase, like lots of young girls go through- which involves feeling divorced from things like make-up and fashion and insisting that your own identity isn't defined by such shallow, frivolous things. Mama Lighting Dust strikes me as the sort that would hyperfocus on athleticism and strength and dismiss mares too busy fixing their manes to fly properly. Zips internalizes this attitude, and it only worsens as he ages and feels uncomfortable and unnatural doing things like wearing dresses, so he treats Magnolia, who is comfortable engaging with girliness, as a case of sour grapes. He doesn't want girliness for himself, he just thinks its what he's supposed to want, so he gets annoyed.


ech, i hope i explained that okay

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SilentArtist137 In reply to Lopoddity [2020-02-04 23:44:07 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, no problem! I definitely get why you'd choose to simply never reveal a deadname. It makes things easier for people who wouldn't understand the character or how they should be referred to otherwise.

I understood what young Zipperflash was saying from the get-go. I knew that he wasn't aware of his identity yet and that his comment was in a "not like other girls" tone. What I'm saying is, it's a harmful stereotype that transmasculine people all think that way. Again, I know that it's a mentality that a lot of young people, trans or not, go through. Transmasculine people may even be more likely to go through it while they're struggling to realize/interpret their gender, I'm not certain. However, a lot of transphobic people paint being transmasculine as an extreme extension of that mentality, using that phenomenon to invalidate trans identities. Whether or not a character grows out of that phase is irrelevant, if they're transmasculine, chances are people will assume that their identity is a result of that thinking or vise-versa. (The other way is a little less harmful, but still bad.)Β 

The point is that people automatically attach (stereotype) this attribute to transmasculine characters, then either label them sexist or say they're "just extremely tomboyish." Whether or not the behavior is realistic, it's problematic to depict unless it's explored thoroughly enough to make it very clear to the audience why the character thinks the way they do.

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Lopoddity In reply to SilentArtist137 [2020-02-04 23:55:59 +0000 UTC]

Ah, I see. I will avoid using the stereotype in the future.

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missuny In reply to Lopoddity [2019-12-27 00:27:40 +0000 UTC]

I don't mean to barge in, but thank you for explaining this. I have a trans character and I wasn't sure if I should refer to her old name or not when making a bio.

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Lopoddity In reply to missuny [2019-12-27 01:38:19 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad to hear that! I'm still learning myself, I've been guilty of deadnaming characters in the past myself. :/

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missuny In reply to Lopoddity [2019-12-27 02:00:42 +0000 UTC]

It's like when you accidentally refer to a gender-neutral character as "he" or "she." But at least it's a mistake you can learn to not repeat.

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