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Alright, so ever since the EVER SO KICKASS SEASON FINALE, I’ve wanted to draw Tirek like no-one’s business. Soooooo, here we are!

Tirek and my take on the G4 version of Scorpan. Since they didn’t really give him a full appearance, I played with his looks. I made based it off of a baboon, mostly because I kinda figured that’s what he’d look like if he WERE to show up for realsies. That, and Tirek’s face looks like a cross between a bull and an ape of sorts. Regardless, I had a blast drawing the both of them.

Okay, so now that Season 4 is completed, my headcanon book is going to span from season 1 to season 4. That means these two definitely have a place in Equestria’s history in the book, and I’ve headcanoned it so it would be expanded. So, I guess this could be considered a “sneak peek”, but either way, we’re off TO DEH HEADCANONZ!!!

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Tirek and Scorpan’s official appearance occurs during the Shadow Era/Crystal Era, the very same era Sombra also appears (this point of history occurs a few years AFTER Discord). The three of them ally together in their quest for power and start with the Crystal Empire, where  the Crystal Ponies are drained away while the ponies themselves are enslaved (there were, of course, some ponies who willingly worked with the three and managed to keep their magic). Once the Crystal Empire is completely under their control, they all set their sights on Equestria. Due to their knowledge of the sisters, they don’t immediately attempt a coup; Tirek, Sombra, and Scorpan knows the Sisters are powerful enough to fight them, so they need more time to prepare. Namely, a way to rid themselves of the sisters quickly and suddenly. Their solution falls to something simple:

Assassination.

Scorpan is chosen to trek to Equestria to “scout out” the lands and begin to lay siege upon the nation with the planned assassination of the Princess Sisters. First and foremost, he is to try to get close to them by living among the ponies under a guise.

Scorpan living among the ponies for a few months actually has a lasting effect on him; he sees them beginning to prosper, getting along and co-existing with one another (even with others of different species who are native to Equestria), even becomes close friends with the powerful unicorn mage, Starswirl (who’s still young in pony terms, but to us he’s in his late 60s. Ponies have the lifespan of about 120 due to their innate magic). He even meets Celestia and Luna through Starswirl, who’s benevolence inspires him to change along with the impact Equestria has had on him.

Scorpan returns to Tirek and Sombra with the hopes of convincing them both to reconsider trying to conquer Equestria. Tirek and Sombra refuses and, due to Scorpan unwilling to join the plan, attempt to murder him. They don’t as he manages to escape, but he is severely wounded; enough to warrant Tirek and Sombra to think they have a little more time to prepare for their invasion.

Scorpan flees to Canterlot and comes to Starswirl, bloody and frantic. The unicorn immediately sets out to get healers, but Scorpan insists on an audience with the princesses to relay urgent news. He then warns the sisters about Tirek, Sombra, and their plan to invade Equestria. Celestia and Luna have been aware of the unusual behavior of the Crystal Empire and had been attempting to look into it for the past few months (they were coming up with encrypting information such as discovery of dark magic and an increase in militia activity, but not enough to warrant a full-blown war.). They had their own militia on alert just in case something needed to be done, and now that there is solid evidence, Celestia and Luna say the word.

Equestria reacts; deploys their military to the borders of the Crystal Empire in preparation of war. The goal of the battle: militaristically, to destroy Sombra and Tirek as a threat and to re-establish the Crystal Empire (possibly as a part of Equestria) to increase their notability(?) among the other countries. Morally (specifically, one of the main reasons the princesses deployed the military), to liberate the Crystal Empire citizens from their slavery and release them and return their magic to them, to allow them to re-establish themselves as a country (to ally up with Equestria)

The war is relatively short, but no less brutal. Final battle with Sombra and Tirek is one of the most famous battles in Equestrian history; It involves those two, both princesses, Starswirl (maybe even Clover, Pansy, and Smart Cookie; haven’t decided yet) and of course, Scorpan (Scorpan’s aid in the battle giving them an edge with the element of surprise).

Tirek and Sombra are ultimately defeated (with Tirek being de-powered). However, they weren’t fast enough to stop Sombra from putting a curse upon the Crystal Empire to have it dragged down with him along with their magic; only a few of the Crystal Ponies manage to escape (Celestia, Luna, and Starswirl manages to restore their magic from Tirek).

With the threat of Tirek and Sombra finally gone, Scorpan bids his friends farewell and returns from whence he came. Whether or not he will make another appearance has yet to be seen.

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Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand there we go! Headcanon stuffs. c: I think that’s about everything, too, but as always, feel free to ask me any questions if you have any. Other than that, thanks for stopping by! C: