Elements of Failure 4 - WARNING DARK

Artist's Note: I don't hate ponies, I just like exploring dark themes!

- has done a story to go with the pics!

The Elements of Failure are a set of images looking at how the mane 6 would have failed in the pilot episodes had they failed their Element of Harmony tests.

Mature content up to "strict" because these ALL include ponies dead or close to it. How easy it was to come up with the scenarios made me realise how intent Nightmare Moon was on potentially killing them...

Elements of Failure:
#1 - Distrust: haretrinity.deviantart.com/art…
#2 - Misunderstanding: haretrinity.deviantart.com/art…
#3 - Panic: haretrinity.deviantart.com/art…
#4 - Pain: Faced with a giant sea serpent Rarity has a plan that involves ripping out one of its scales.* The pain causes the sea serpent to lose his friendly personality. The remaining ponies cross by other means (Rainbow Dash flies, Twilight teleports).
#5 - Obsession: haretrinity.deviantart.com/art…
#6 - Treason: haretrinity.deviantart.com/art…

All together: pointlessgrimhoof.deviantart.c…

* Scales are very much a part of a reptile's skin (the "shedding" sheds the top layer, not the whole scale). Pulling one out is less like pulling out a strand of hair, more like ripping out someone's fingernail.

I'd been working on these for ages but it got to the point where I might as well start again if I wanted them done better, which I'm not about to do.