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** He also befriended Ember, a female Dragon Lord. It would later play in their favor as they worked together to fight Apertus, and later Dr. Toxikon.

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** He also befriended Ember, a female Dragon Lord. It would later play in their favor as they worked together to fight Apertus, Apterus, and later Dr. Toxikon.



* TheUnreveal: During the fight against the hybrid Apertus, Luminiferous shows everyone present the future potential of Ember and Thorax. While Ember came out a gigantic-sized dragon whose body dwarfs even her gigantic father, Thorax... wasn't shown. Judging by the shocked reactions of Blackthorn's sons, it's implied that Thorax's future form is that of a godlike Changeling Progenitor which heavily resembles Blackthorn himself.

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* TheUnreveal: During the fight against the hybrid Apertus, Apterus, Luminiferous shows everyone present the future potential of Ember and Thorax. While Ember came out a gigantic-sized dragon whose body dwarfs even her gigantic father, Thorax... wasn't shown. Judging by the shocked reactions of Blackthorn's sons, it's implied that Thorax's future form is that of a godlike Changeling Progenitor which heavily resembles Blackthorn himself.
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[[folder:Mastophora Avalon, Wrangler of the Dead]]
!!!'''Classification:''' Ascendant/Ethereal
!!!'''Portfolio:''' Death, Hunt, Plains
!!!'''Rank:''' Divine (???)
!!!'''Affiliation:''' Autumn Court (main), Mustangian Pantheon, Mephitidia

-> ''"It's high noon fer you, pardner!"''
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Mastophora Avalon is the Changeling goddess of Death, Hunt, and Plains, and a "Reaper" whose duty is to help wrangle the souls of wicked Changelings and drag them off to their eternal torment.
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* {{Expy}}: A "Fourth Age" Changeling version of a Franchise/KamenRider.

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* {{Expy}}: A "Fourth Age" Changeling version of a Franchise/KamenRider.[[Series/KamenRiderKabuto Kamen Rider Kickhopper.]]
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--> ''(STOMP!) "Sorry..." (STOMP!) "So sorry..." (STOMP, grinding under hoof" "Ew..."''

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* BewareTheNiceOnes: He may be a chill guy and super friendly, but Thorax is NOT someone you want as an enemy. He blasted another Royal Changeling through a stone wall by accident, and as seen above he won't hesitate to ''literally'' crush those who would threaten his subjects.
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* ApologeticAttacker: When he [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever grew to giant size]] to take out a fortress of Autorists, he meekly apologized even as he squished them underhoof.
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[[folder:Mastophora Avalon, Wrangler of the Dead]]
!!!'''Classification:''' Ascendant/Ethereal
!!!'''Portfolio:''' Death, Hunt, Plains
!!!'''Rank:''' Divine (???)
!!!'''Affiliation:''' Autumn Court (main), Mustangian Pantheon, Mephitidia

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Mastophora Avalon is the Changeling goddess of Death, Hunt, and Plains, and a "Reaper" whose duty is to help wrangle the souls of wicked Changelings and drag them off to their eternal torment.
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* AnthropomorphicPersonification: She's a hybrid Pony-Changeling goddess who embodies Heartbreak, Freedom, and Illusion.

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* AnimalMotifs: In contrast to Actias, who is associated with moths, Danaus is associated with butterflies -- specifically those of the Danaus genus that includes monarchs, queens, and wanderers. Her wings in her true form are tattered monarch butterfly wings. As butterflies symbolize change, transformation, and hope, this fits Danaus as a goddess of Freedom. Butterflies are also associated with the dead, which fits as she's the twin sister of Actias, who is a Death god.
* AnimalThemeNaming: Danaus's name comes from the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danaus_(butterfly) Danaus]] genus of butterflies, which includes monarchs, queens, and wanderers. Danaus is a Royal Changeling (i.e. a Changeling goddess) who is technically royalty due to being the eldest daughter of Changeling Progenitors Blackrose and Blackthorn, but became a wanderer out of desire to escape Blackrose's monstrous abuse of her and her fellow Zeroth Spawn siblings.
* AnthropomorphicPersonification: She's a hybrid Pony-Changeling Changeling goddess who embodies Heartbreak, Freedom, and Illusion.Illusion.
* CainAndAbel: After making her own existence public, Danaus became the target of murderous hostility from more ambitious and/or wicked members of the Spring and Summer Changeling Courts, both who are her younger brothers and sisters via sharing the same parents. This makes her the "Abel" to their "Cain". It got worse when she made her DeclarationOfProtection towards the Autumn Court, which [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/859005115/4884523993 rankled her younger siblings]] as many saw the Autumn Court as traitors.


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* GiveMyRegardsInTheNextWorld: At one point, one Changeling King tried poisoning Danaus in response to her open DeclarationOfProtection towards the Autumn Court. She retaliated by tricking the Changeling King into drinking his own poison, with this to say as he died:
--> '''Danaus:''' Tell my brother I sent you.
* GodInHumanForm: Being a Royal Changeling with potent shapeshifting powers, Danaus is able to appear in mortal forms. One of them is a black-furred and red-maned/tailed Pony mare with a monarch butterfly Cutie Mark, which she appears as when she reunites with her mother after centuries or millennia apart.


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* LargeAndInCharge: If her being the Amber Royal is true, then Danaus is both the founder and ruler of the first Autumn Court hive, having escaped the monstrously abusive Blackrose and established the hive to provide sanctuary for Changelings who sought freedom from similar situations. And as Blackrose's oldest daughter, Danaus is slightly smaller than her mother, implying that she is larger than many modern Changeling Queens and Kings.


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* MasterOfIllusion: As a goddess of Illusions, Danaus can create powerful illusions capable of fooling all five senses. Notably, her illusions are so strong that they can [[YourMindMakesItReal cause physical pain]]. She can also cover entire hives -- including her own hive, which is presently still hidden from the world.


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* WalkingTheEarth: Due to her free spirit, Danaus likes traveling the world, even admitting to having been "a little bit everywhere" throughout history since her birth. Her travels also led to her becoming less racist towards Dragons compared to other Changelings.
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* TheMagnificent: known as "the Steward of Autumn".

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* TheMagnificent: known Known as "the Steward of Autumn".
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-> ''"I gained my freedom a LONG time ago. So it is only natural that I help every-creature who seek freedom to gain it as well."''
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* CavalryBetrayal: During the [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/909949548/5074972876 Dragontown Attack]], the local chapter accepted payment from Talon Bais to turn against Equestria - and promptly leaked the planned attack to the authorities, throwing the assault into chaos.
* CulturedBadass: One recruit, upon hearing [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/890177827/4983982662 the dictator who'd captured her utterly mangle philosophy]], snapped and screamed a thorough debunking of her captor's rhetoric, then broke her restraints and killed everyone in the room.
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** Pincer greatly approved of a local chapter [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/909949548/5074972876 scamming the Talon Baisian troops]] attacking Dragontown and Fillydelphia during the Dragontown Attack.

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* HeelFaceTurn: Like in canon, the large majority of Hive Thorax contained Changelings who defected from Chrysalis's hive and followed Thorax's example in sharing love. This act transformed them into the colorful bugs seen in the show later on. Unfortunately, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome there were those who remained Chrysalis-loyalists even after being purified]], as one of them tried framing Thorax by murdering unpurified Changeling children while disguised as him.

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* HeelFaceTurn: Like in canon, the large majority of Hive Thorax contained Changelings who defected from Chrysalis's hive and followed Thorax's example in sharing love. This act transformed them into the colorful bugs seen in the show later on. Unfortunately, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome there were those who remained Chrysalis-loyalists even after being purified]], purified, as one of them tried framing Thorax by murdering unpurified Changeling children while disguised as him.



* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Even though Thorax managed to help purify a large majority of Chrysalis's hive, that didn't mean all of them automatically became good. One purified Changeling happened to be a Chrysalis-loyalist, who tried to undermine Thorax's authority and gain his ex-Queen's favor by murdering unpurified Changeling children while disguised as Thorax.

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* HundredPercentAdorationRating: Subverted. Despite being much nicer and well-loved compared to [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Chrysalis]], and being treated as a legendary figure among Changelingkind for being the first Changeling to break his people's Curse on himself, Thorax still has his enemies or, at least, those who refuse to recognize his authority.
** One of the purified Changelings was secretly a Chrysalis-loyalist who attempted to undermine Thorax's authority by [[WouldHurtAChild murdering several Changeling nymphs]] [[FrameUp while disguised as him]]. Fortunately, the Summer Court wasn't willing to let a chance to cure their racial Curse go, so they had hidden agents apprehend the traitor and bring him to King Brachion.
** Mercenary General Pincer, [[FreudianExcuse due to Chrysalis sparing him yet executing his friends and trusted officers for a war that failed thanks to a last-minute miracle]], refuses to follow Thorax as he sees him as an "upstart" Royal, and doesn't want to take any more chances in following yet another incompetent Royal Changeling.


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* UniversallyBelovedLeader: Subverted. Despite being much nicer and well-loved compared to [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Chrysalis]], and being treated as a legendary figure among Changelingkind for being the first Changeling to break his people's Curse on himself, Thorax still has his enemies or, at least, those who refuse to recognize his authority.
** One of the purified Changelings was secretly a Chrysalis-loyalist who attempted to undermine Thorax's authority by [[WouldHurtAChild murdering several Changeling nymphs]] [[FrameUp while disguised as him]]. Fortunately, the Summer Court wasn't willing to let a chance to cure their racial Curse go, so they had hidden agents apprehend the traitor and bring him to King Brachion.
** Mercenary General Pincer, [[FreudianExcuse due to Chrysalis sparing him yet executing his friends and trusted officers for a war that failed thanks to a last-minute miracle]], refuses to follow Thorax as he sees him as an "upstart" Royal, and doesn't want to take any more chances in following yet another incompetent Royal Changeling.
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* ManipulativeBastard: He may not be a Changeling King, but he's still one of Blackthorn's scions. [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/875815844/4942265093 In one incident]], he responded to a Griffon pirate captain going back on his promise to not poach a valley's worth of exotic creatures by intervening, saving said exotic creatures as well as the livelihoods of a nearby village, earning the gratitude of said village, and making a tidy profit from looting the holds of the captain's airships, in one fell swoop.

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[[folder:The Amber Royal]]
A mysterious Autumn Changeling who became the first to defect from their Court. While their identity, Court, and reason for leaving is debated, the Amber Royal has become something of a folk hero among Changelingkind, symbolizing freedom for those who seek to escape the oppressiveness of their homes.

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'The Amber Royal' (their entry [[https://www.deviantart.com/brutalityinc/art/Codex-Equestria-The-Changeling-Courts-Part-3-660038406 here]]) is a
mysterious Autumn Changeling who became the first to defect from their Court. While their identity, Court, and reason for leaving is debated, the Amber Royal has become something of a folk hero among Changelingkind, symbolizing freedom for those who seek to escape the oppressiveness of their homes.



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King/High Prince Thorax (his entry [[https://www.deviantart.com/brutalityinc/art/Codex-Equestria-The-Changeling-Courts-Part-3-660038406 here]]) is the nominal ruler and founder of Hive Thorax.\\\

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King/High Prince King/Arch-Prince Thorax (his entry [[https://www.deviantart.com/brutalityinc/art/Codex-Equestria-The-Changeling-Courts-Part-3-660038406 here]]) is the nominal ruler and founder of Hive Thorax.\\\



Prince Pharynx is the older brother of King/Arch-Prince Thorax.









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Viceroy Earwig (his entry [[https://www.deviantart.com/brutalityinc/art/Codex-Equestria-The-Changeling-Courts-Part-3-660038406 here]]) is a member of Hive Thorax who once worked for Queen Chrysalis prior to her usurpation by King/Arch-Prince Thorax.



A lone Autumn Court Changeling who happened to live in Ponyville, 'Kevin', as he is known, is a quintessential example of a 'Solitary Changeling', and is actually the very first Autumn Court Changeling known to Equestria and the world, defecting long before even Thorax applied for asylum in the Crystal Empire. Not much is known about him, given he prefers to draw as little attention to himself as he could, he nevertheless served as a useful source of information regarding Changelings in the time between the 'Wedding Invasion' of Canterlot and the final Fall of the Masquerade.

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A lone Autumn Court Changeling who happened to live in Ponyville, 'Kevin', as he is known, "Kevin" (his entry [[https://www.deviantart.com/brutalityinc/art/Codex-Equestria-The-Changeling-Courts-Part-3-660038406 here]]) is a quintessential example of a 'Solitary Changeling', and is actually the very first Autumn Court Changeling known to Equestria and the world, defecting long before even Thorax applied for asylum in the Crystal Empire. Not much is known about him, given he prefers to draw as little attention to himself as he could, he nevertheless served as a useful source of information regarding Changelings in the time between the 'Wedding Invasion' of Canterlot and the final Fall of the Masquerade.



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Princess/Captain Mimetidae Avalon (her entry [[https://www.deviantart.com/brutalityinc/art/Codex-Equestria-The-Changeling-Courts-Part-3-660038406 here]]) is an ex-Spring Royal Changeling who left her Court for a life of adventure and excitement.



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Cricket, also known as Kick Hopper (his entry [[https://www.deviantart.com/brutalityinc/art/Codex-Equestria-The-Changeling-Courts-Part-3-660038406 here]]), is a former member of Hive Brachion who, through a series of events, turned into a Changeling superhero that became a constant thorn in King Brachion's side.



* CaptainErsatz: A 'Fourth Age' Changeling version of a [[{{Franchise/KamenRider}} Kamen Rider]].



* {{Expy}}: A "Fourth Age" Changeling version of a Franchise/KamenRider.



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----* InSeriesNickname: They call themselves 'Nesters'.
* OldSoldier: They had fought battles and wars as members of Queen Chrysalis' armies and had participated in other conflicts after they went mercenary, most notably the 'Storm King Crisis' (where they assisted in the 'Liberation of Las Pegasus') and also during the 'Second Equestrian Civil War' when one chapter helped local militias take over Fillydelphia when the local government collapsed and declared the place a neutral Free City/Port.
* PrivateMilitaryContractors: The HNMC is a mercenary company formed originally around General Pincer and the Changeling warriors who fled into exile with him, later expanded to other races.
* TakeOverTheCity: During the 'Second Equestrian Civil War', the local chapter of HNMC [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/899781878/4985973173 took over]] the city of Fillydelphia in alliance with local militias when the local government collapsed and declared the city to be a '[[LandOfOneCity Free Port]]', leveraging its harbors and docks for all manner of ships and cargo who would be in danger in contested waters and growing rich off handling fees and merc contracts. They remain neutral for the entire civil conflict and fiercely guarded their independence from all comers and troublemakers.

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!!Other Autumn Court members
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-> ''"Don’t mind me; I’m just here for the food."''
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A lone Autumn Court Changeling who happened to live in Ponyville, 'Kevin', as he is known, is a quintessential example of a 'Solitary Changeling', and is actually the very first Autumn Court Changeling known to Equestria and the world, defecting long before even Thorax applied for asylum in the Crystal Empire. Not much is known about him, given he prefers to draw as little attention to himself as he could, he nevertheless served as a useful source of information regarding Changelings in the time between the 'Wedding Invasion' of Canterlot and the final Fall of the Masquerade.

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[[folder:'Kevin']]

-> ''"Don’t mind me; I’m just here for the food."''
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A lone Autumn Court Changeling who happened to live in Ponyville, 'Kevin', as he is known, is a quintessential example of a 'Solitary Changeling', and is actually the very first Autumn Court Changeling known to Equestria and the world, defecting long before even Thorax applied for asylum in the Crystal Empire. Not much is known about him, given he prefers to draw as little attention to himself as he could, he nevertheless served as a useful source of information regarding Changelings in the time between the 'Wedding Invasion' of Canterlot and the final Fall of the Masquerade.
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* CanonCharacterAllAlong: He's that common Changeling depicted to have sat in Matilda's wedding at the back (And freaking out the fillies and colts next to him) in the MLP G4 episode "Slice of Life".
* CollectorOfTheStrange: Downplayed. One of the ways he makes a living in Ponyville is 'finding' and trading exotic stuff that no-pony knows where he gets from. Nothing in his entry suggests those things are particular weird or eldritch, though.
* CrazySurvivalist: He's very good at living on his own, as he is a Solitary Changeling.
* TheEveryman: What made him stand out from virtually every other Changeling characters - He's completely, utterly and remarkably ordinary and average. This incidentally make him the best go-to example of an average Autumn Court Changeling and how they live.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Had an adventure with Matilda Donkey in the past which led to friendship and a 'Changeling Contract' between them.
* HonorBeforeReason: He knows going to Matilda's wedding will expose his presence in Equestria, but he went anyway because he gave his Word/Contract that he would turn up, and among Changelings upholding a bargain is SeriousBusiness.
* IGaveMyWord: Or rather, a 'Changeling Contract', which is one level up to giving his Word. Like all Changelings are expected to do, he stuck to his end of the bargain, as this led to him attending Matilda the Donkey's wedding, even if it would blow his cover. However, given that he's in [[WeirdnessMagnet Ponyville]], no one [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight really reported or paid attention to his otherwise odd presence]], aside from a few frightened colts and fillies.
* LonersAreFreaks: Downplayed. He's noted as being a little eccentric, but that is considered a given among Solitary Changelings, especially those who stayed that way by choice given how even Autumn Changelings have an instinctive desire to form groups and swarms.
* MysteriousPast: Not much is known about his life before settling down in Ponyville, only that he was once part of Chrysalis' Hive before he left and met/befriended Matilda the Donkey. Even his name of 'Kevin' is likely just an assumed name, given how different it is from normal Changeling naming convention.
* NoodleIncident: Went on an adventure with Matilda the Donkey at some point before coming to Ponyville. This led to a 'Changeling Contract' between them, and consequently leading to his cover being blown and him settling down in Ponyville by causing him to turn up for her wedding later on.
* OddFriendship: With Matilda the Donkey, a resident of Ponyville. Her marriage with Cranky Doodle was what led to him blowing his cover as he had a 'Changeling Contract' with her which required him to attend, not even bothering with his disguise knowing that many of those attending (up to and including the Alicorn Princesses) can see through it straight away.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: It should be noted he was actually ''the very first'' Autumn Court Changeling known to Equestria, and by extension modern Equus, in recent history right after the 'Wedding Invasion', and was a primary source to Equestrians about many aspects of Changeling society and culture. Thorax's appeal for asylum - and everything that followed - quickly drawn most of the attention away from him. Though given his low-key 'Solitary Changeling' lifestyle, not drawing so much attention to himself is probably what he preferred.
* PutOnABus: In-universe, currently gone to ground and into hiding after he gave Thorax, Starlight Glimmer, Trixie Lulamoon a tour of an Autumn Court 'Freehive' he knows near Ponyville - which attracted unwanted attention of agents from the Spring and Summer Courts, who don't tolerate Autumn Court Changelings running around. Only time will tell when he would come back out.
* ReformedButRejected: Very downplayed. While his presence in Ponyville raised eyebrows and caused some unease, no-pony raised objections to him staying there.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Inverted. He was actually ''the very first'' Autumn Court Changeling known to Equestria and Equus right after the 'Wedding Invasion', but otherwise didn't seriously impacted the world beyond turning up at a wedding, providing information about the Autumn Court and starting the trend of calling Thorax the 'Sanctified One', which was quickly caught on by everybody.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Was from Chrysalis' hive, but defected much earlier than Thorax did and didn't do anything overly evil or malicious.
* YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame: Inverted. He considers comments that he is a 'slippery' individual to be complimentary, as it meant that he hasn't 'lost his touch' at surviving alone despite having settled down openly in Ponyville after blowing his cover.



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-> ''"Being royal is fine, but where's ''"Name your price. You have my Word we'll get it done."''
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* MeaningfulName: She's named after the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate_spider Pirate spider]].

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* MeaningfulName: She's named ConsummateProfessional: As a commander, he retains his professional standards and expects the same of his troops even after turning mercenary. He spends much of his time out of combat either planning the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate_spider Pirate spider]].next battles or barking orders from the war-room, and making sure his troops remain disciplined and fit for combat with no tolerance for free-wheeling like those in other mercenary bands.
* CuttingTheKnot: How General Pincer [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/783953131/4820438958 dealt]] with an Ibexian EvilOverlord who just managed to acquire an artifact which could potentially give him the power to conquer the world.
--> '''Gauntletos:''' MWAHAHAHA! Now, my triumph is INEVITABLE! With my Helm of Hegemony I can tear even MOUNTAINS asunder - !
--> '''General Pincer:''' Teleport that helm aboard and fire everything on that position.
--> '''Second-in-command:''' Already done, General.
* EveryoneHasStandards: While Pincer and his mercs will accept cash and jobs from the likes of the Clovenists and Diamond Dog mining guilds, they draw the line at openly malicious customers like the [[ANaziByAnyOtherName Autorists]] and blacklist them from contracts. They also adamantly refuse to harm non-combatants when possible, with the penalty of violation being summary execution.
** Pincer was at first tempted to work with the Storm King, or at least stay out of the fight...but when he saw how much of a maniac the tyrant was, he attacked with full force.
* AFatherToHisMen: While a strict and no-nonsense commander, General Pincer was known to be a father-figure to his troops, taking the time and effort to comfort them after hard battles and ensue their well-being, which won him their undying loyalty. Also showed no prejudice to new non-Changeling troops who joined his mercenary company after he defected to the Autumn Court.
* FourStarBadass: Is a general and is described as a 'Walking Storm' by his troops, able to retain his composure even in the heat of battle, always leading his troops at the front battle, snarling defiantly in the face of carnage and death and rallying his forces for daring attacks.
* GoodParents: Loves his daughter Antennae dearly and strictly forbids her from getting in harm's way (mostly by keeping her out of mercenary life). Being around Antennae is notably one of the few times his trademark stoic composure can break to show his capacity for caring gentleness, the other being consoling his troops after hard battles.
* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: A vizier of the Saddle Arabian sultan once protested at having 'Sellsword Barbarians' like the General Pincer's mercenary company basing itself within his territory and look poised to make things difficult for the 'Hornet's Nest'. One meeting with the mercs later - as in, after having his yacht boarded by the Nesters out in open sea and being confined to his chambers for two days - the vizier became a lot more accommodating.
* PrivateMilitaryContractors: What General Pincer and his loyal troops currently operates as, called the 'Hornet's Nest Mercenary Company', which became famous for its highly professional conduct, fierce independence and effectiveness in battle.
* TakeAThirdOption: Not wanting to stay loyal to an ungrateful (and deposed) Chrysalis nor recognize the 'upstart' usurper Thorax's authority, he chose instead to flee with his daughter and remaining loyal troops to become members of the Autumn Court.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: After [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/783953131/4820438958 getting]] the Helm of Hegemony teleported aboard his airship, General Pincer ordered every ordinance Hornet's Nest Mercenary Company has in their disposal fired on the position of Ibexian EvilOverlord Gauntletos, pulverising the entire area and stopping his dreams of world conquest before it could even begin.
* TheStrategist: General Pincer was the mastermind behind the 'Wedding Invasion' of Canterlot, conceiving the two-pronged attack from the air and on the ground which quickly overran Canterlot's defenses - something not even Nightmare Moon managed to do a thousand years before in the 'Equestrian Civil War' and Nightmare Night. Later on, putting himself and his mercenaries firmly on the side of the forces fighting against the Storm King, he helped liberate the Equestrian city of Las Pegasus during the great counterattack in the 'Storm King Crisis'.



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!!Other Autumn Court members
[[folder:'Kevin']]

-> ''"When you buy a new parachute, tell them ''"Don’t mind me; I’m just here for the Prince sent you!"''food."''
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A lone Autumn Court Changeling who happened to live in Ponyville, 'Kevin', as he is known, is a quintessential example of a 'Solitary Changeling', and is actually the very first Autumn Court Changeling known to Equestria and the world, defecting long before even Thorax applied for asylum in the Crystal Empire. Not much is known about him, given he prefers to draw as little attention to himself as he could, he nevertheless served as a useful source of information regarding Changelings in the time between the 'Wedding Invasion' of Canterlot and the final Fall of the Masquerade.



* ButNowIMustGo: After saving himself and his mother from a lynch mob of mountain pegasi, Polistes dropped her off at a more enlightened and tolerable settlement and bade her a tearful goodbye, not wanting to subject his beloved parent to the life of a fugitive.
* DoNotTauntCthulhu: One heist involved Polistes infiltrating Neighpon and stealing from them an experimental plane, which no doubt angered the Changeling Queen Supia. Polistes knows what will happen if he returned and takes care to avoid Neighponese airspace as much as possible.
* GadgeteerGenius: From a young age, he had drawn blueprints for everything flight-related, from airships to prosthetic wings. And when a lynch mob of intolerant mountain pegasi went after him and his pegasus mother, he saved them both by quickly cobbling together a ramshackle airship that managed to ''fly'' despite its rather hodgepodge conditions.
* TheMagnificent: Known as "The Gentlecolt Corsair" and "The Pirate Prince".
* MeaningfulName: He's named after the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polistes paper wasp]], a generally non-aggressive species of wasp known for building hives out of paper-like material. Polistes was born the son of a pegasus tinkerer that Blackthorn had a fling with, and managed to build his own ships.
* PersonaNonGrata: After Polistes tricked Blackthorn's raiders into going after only the mountain pegasi that formed a lynch mob to kill him instead of the entire village he grew up in, Blackthorn forbade him from going home to the Summer Court... but it's implied that he's rather proud of his prodigal son and instead uses Polistes as a smuggler for rare, exotic goods, correctly guessing that his other sons will tear him apart for "betraying" the Summer Court if he came home.
* TheUnfavourite: Played with. While this may be the case on the outside (especially with his [[CainAndAbel brothers]]) due to having outsmarted and "betrayed" Blackthorn after his Errance, Blackthorn doesn't really hate his prodigal son as is believed. He secretly finds Polistes's antics amusing, calling his "dashing rogue" act a novelty, and keeps him around as a smuggler whenever he wants to import some loot and rare goods.
* WouldntHurtAChild: Has this standard as a "white hat" pirate, and this extends to his crew. Notably, he willingly put a cruise ship robbery on hold just to help a heavily pregnant mare deliver her foal, causing said mare and her husband to shake his hoof out of gratitude. The new parents were even exempted from giving over their valuables.

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* ButNowIMustGo: After saving himself and his mother from a lynch mob of mountain pegasi, Polistes dropped her off at a more enlightened and tolerable settlement and bade her a tearful goodbye, not wanting to subject his beloved parent to the life of a fugitive.
* DoNotTauntCthulhu: One heist involved Polistes infiltrating Neighpon and stealing from them an experimental plane, which no doubt angered the
CanonCharacterAllAlong: He's that common Changeling Queen Supia. Polistes depicted to have sat in Matilda's wedding at the back (And freaking out the fillies and colts next to him) in the MLP G4 episode "Slice of Life".
* CollectorOfTheStrange: Downplayed. One of the ways he makes a living in Ponyville is 'finding' and trading exotic stuff that no-pony
knows what will happen if where he returned and takes care to avoid Neighponese airspace as much as possible.
* GadgeteerGenius: From a young age, he had drawn blueprints for everything flight-related, from airships to prosthetic wings. And when a lynch mob of intolerant mountain pegasi went after him and
gets from. Nothing in his pegasus mother, he saved them both by quickly cobbling together a ramshackle airship that managed to ''fly'' despite its rather hodgepodge conditions.
entry suggests those things are particular weird or eldritch, though.
* TheMagnificent: Known as "The Gentlecolt Corsair" and "The Pirate Prince".
* MeaningfulName:
CrazySurvivalist: He's named after very good at living on his own, as he is a Solitary Changeling.
* TheEveryman: What made him stand out from virtually every other Changeling characters - He's completely, utterly and remarkably ordinary and average. This incidentally make him
the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polistes paper wasp]], a generally non-aggressive species best go-to example of wasp known for building hives out of paper-like material. Polistes was born an average Autumn Court Changeling and how they live.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Had an adventure with Matilda Donkey in
the son of a pegasus tinkerer that Blackthorn had a fling with, past which led to friendship and managed to build his own ships.
a 'Changeling Contract' between them.
* PersonaNonGrata: After Polistes tricked Blackthorn's raiders into HonorBeforeReason: He knows going after only the mountain pegasi to Matilda's wedding will expose his presence in Equestria, but he went anyway because he gave his Word/Contract that formed he would turn up, and among Changelings upholding a lynch mob bargain is SeriousBusiness.
* IGaveMyWord: Or rather, a 'Changeling Contract', which is one level up
to kill him instead giving his Word. Like all Changelings are expected to do, he stuck to his end of the entire village he grew up in, Blackthorn forbade bargain, as this led to him from going home to attending Matilda the Summer Court... but it's implied Donkey's wedding, even if it would blow his cover. However, given that he's rather proud of in [[WeirdnessMagnet Ponyville]], no one [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight really reported or paid attention to his prodigal son otherwise odd presence]], aside from a few frightened colts and instead uses Polistes fillies.
* LonersAreFreaks: Downplayed. He's noted
as being a smuggler for rare, exotic goods, correctly guessing little eccentric, but that is considered a given among Solitary Changelings, especially those who stayed that way by choice given how even Autumn Changelings have an instinctive desire to form groups and swarms.
* MysteriousPast: Not much is known about
his other sons will tear life before settling down in Ponyville, only that he was once part of Chrysalis' Hive before he left and met/befriended Matilda the Donkey. Even his name of 'Kevin' is likely just an assumed name, given how different it is from normal Changeling naming convention.
* NoodleIncident: Went on an adventure with Matilda the Donkey at some point before coming to Ponyville. This led to a 'Changeling Contract' between them, and consequently leading to his cover being blown and
him apart settling down in Ponyville by causing him to turn up for "betraying" her wedding later on.
* OddFriendship: With Matilda
the Summer Court if Donkey, a resident of Ponyville. Her marriage with Cranky Doodle was what led to him blowing his cover as he came home.
* TheUnfavourite: Played with. While this may be the case on the outside (especially
had a 'Changeling Contract' with her which required him to attend, not even bothering with his [[CainAndAbel brothers]]) due disguise knowing that many of those attending (up to having outsmarted and "betrayed" Blackthorn including the Alicorn Princesses) can see through it straight away.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: It should be noted he was actually ''the very first'' Autumn Court Changeling known to Equestria, and by extension modern Equus, in recent history right
after the 'Wedding Invasion', and was a primary source to Equestrians about many aspects of Changeling society and culture. Thorax's appeal for asylum - and everything that followed - quickly drawn most of the attention away from him. Though given his Errance, Blackthorn doesn't really hate low-key 'Solitary Changeling' lifestyle, not drawing so much attention to himself is probably what he preferred.
* PutOnABus: In-universe, currently gone to ground and into hiding after he gave Thorax, Starlight Glimmer, Trixie Lulamoon a tour of an Autumn Court 'Freehive' he knows near Ponyville - which attracted unwanted attention of agents from the Spring and Summer Courts, who don't tolerate Autumn Court Changelings running around. Only time will tell when he would come back out.
* ReformedButRejected: Very downplayed. While
his prodigal son as is believed. presence in Ponyville raised eyebrows and caused some unease, no-pony raised objections to him staying there.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Inverted.
He secretly finds Polistes's antics amusing, was actually ''the very first'' Autumn Court Changeling known to Equestria and Equus right after the 'Wedding Invasion', but otherwise didn't seriously impacted the world beyond turning up at a wedding, providing information about the Autumn Court and starting the trend of calling his "dashing rogue" act a novelty, and keeps him around as a smuggler whenever he wants to import some loot and rare goods.
* WouldntHurtAChild: Has this standard as a "white hat" pirate, and this extends to his crew. Notably, he willingly put a cruise ship robbery
Thorax the 'Sanctified One', which was quickly caught on hold just to help a heavily pregnant mare deliver her foal, causing said mare and her husband to shake his hoof out of gratitude. The new parents were even exempted by everybody.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Was
from giving over their valuables.Chrysalis' hive, but defected much earlier than Thorax did and didn't do anything overly evil or malicious.
* YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame: Inverted. He considers comments that he is a 'slippery' individual to be complimentary, as it meant that he hasn't 'lost his touch' at surviving alone despite having settled down openly in Ponyville after blowing his cover.



[[folder:General Pincer]]
-> ''"Name your price. You have my Word we'll get it done."''
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A relatively recent addition to the Autumn Court, General Pincer was a popular and effective general under Queen Chrysalis whose faith and loyalty to his liege - in any ruler or leader, really - became severely shaken when he and his subordinates were punished for Hive Chrysalis' defeat at the 'Wedding Invasion'. When Chrysalis was usurped by High Prince Thorax, Pincer took his daughter and any loyal troops he has to jump ship rather than pledging loyalty to either. Now serving no masters except themselves, General Pincer and his forces currently operates as a highly professional mercenary company who offers their services to any who could pay them, fighting for glory and gold... as well as a chance to carve out their metaphoric places in the sun.

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[[folder:Princess/Captain Mimetidae Avalon]]
-> ''"Name your price. You have my Word we'll get it done."''
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A relatively recent addition to
''"Being royal is fine, but where's the Autumn Court, General Pincer was a popular and effective general under Queen Chrysalis whose faith and loyalty to his liege - in any ruler or leader, really - became severely shaken when he and his subordinates were punished for Hive Chrysalis' defeat at the 'Wedding Invasion'. When Chrysalis was usurped by High Prince Thorax, Pincer took his daughter and any loyal troops he has to jump ship rather than pledging loyalty to either. Now serving no masters except themselves, General Pincer and his forces currently operates as a highly professional mercenary company who offers their services to any who could pay them, fighting for glory and gold... as well as a chance to carve out their metaphoric places in the sun.adventure?!"''



* ConsummateProfessional: As a commander, he retains his professional standards and expects the same of his troops even after turning mercenary. He spends much of his time out of combat either planning the next battles or barking orders from the war-room, and making sure his troops remain disciplined and fit for combat with no tolerance for free-wheeling like those in other mercenary bands.
* CuttingTheKnot: How General Pincer [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/783953131/4820438958 dealt]] with an Ibexian EvilOverlord who just managed to acquire an artifact which could potentially give him the power to conquer the world.
--> '''Gauntletos:''' MWAHAHAHA! Now, my triumph is INEVITABLE! With my Helm of Hegemony I can tear even MOUNTAINS asunder - !
--> '''General Pincer:''' Teleport that helm aboard and fire everything on that position.
--> '''Second-in-command:''' Already done, General.
* EveryoneHasStandards: While Pincer and his mercs will accept cash and jobs from the likes of the Clovenists and Diamond Dog mining guilds, they draw the line at openly malicious customers like the [[ANaziByAnyOtherName Autorists]] and blacklist them from contracts. They also adamantly refuse to harm non-combatants when possible, with the penalty of violation being summary execution.
** Pincer was at first tempted to work with the Storm King, or at least stay out of the fight...but when he saw how much of a maniac the tyrant was, he attacked with full force.
* AFatherToHisMen: While a strict and no-nonsense commander, General Pincer was known to be a father-figure to his troops, taking the time and effort to comfort them after hard battles and ensue their well-being, which won him their undying loyalty. Also showed no prejudice to new non-Changeling troops who joined his mercenary company after he defected to the Autumn Court.
* FourStarBadass: Is a general and is described as a 'Walking Storm' by his troops, able to retain his composure even in the heat of battle, always leading his troops at the front battle, snarling defiantly in the face of carnage and death and rallying his forces for daring attacks.
* GoodParents: Loves his daughter Antennae dearly and strictly forbids her from getting in harm's way (mostly by keeping her out of mercenary life). Being around Antennae is notably one of the few times his trademark stoic composure can break to show his capacity for caring gentleness, the other being consoling his troops after hard battles.
* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: A vizier of the Saddle Arabian sultan once protested at having 'Sellsword Barbarians' like the General Pincer's mercenary company basing itself within his territory and look poised to make things difficult for the 'Hornet's Nest'. One meeting with the mercs later - as in, after having his yacht boarded by the Nesters out in open sea and being confined to his chambers for two days - the vizier became a lot more accommodating.
* PrivateMilitaryContractors: What General Pincer and his loyal troops currently operates as, called the 'Hornet's Nest Mercenary Company', which became famous for its highly professional conduct, fierce independence and effectiveness in battle.
* TakeAThirdOption: Not wanting to stay loyal to an ungrateful (and deposed) Chrysalis nor recognize the 'upstart' usurper Thorax's authority, he chose instead to flee with his daughter and remaining loyal troops to become members of the Autumn Court.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: After [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/783953131/4820438958 getting]] the Helm of Hegemony teleported aboard his airship, General Pincer ordered every ordinance Hornet's Nest Mercenary Company has in their disposal fired on the position of Ibexian EvilOverlord Gauntletos, pulverising the entire area and stopping his dreams of world conquest before it could even begin.
* TheStrategist: General Pincer was the mastermind behind the 'Wedding Invasion' of Canterlot, conceiving the two-pronged attack from the air and on the ground which quickly overran Canterlot's defenses - something not even Nightmare Moon managed to do a thousand years before in the 'Equestrian Civil War' and Nightmare Night. Later on, putting himself and his mercenaries firmly on the side of the forces fighting against the Storm King, he helped liberate the Equestrian city of Las Pegasus during the great counterattack in the 'Storm King Crisis'.

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* ConsummateProfessional: As a commander, he retains his professional standards and expects the same of his troops even MeaningfulName: She's named after turning mercenary. He spends much of his time out of combat either planning the next battles or barking orders from the war-room, and making sure his troops remain disciplined and fit for combat with no tolerance for free-wheeling like those in other mercenary bands.
* CuttingTheKnot: How General Pincer [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/783953131/4820438958 dealt]] with an Ibexian EvilOverlord who just managed to acquire an artifact which could potentially give him the power to conquer the world.
--> '''Gauntletos:''' MWAHAHAHA! Now, my triumph is INEVITABLE! With my Helm of Hegemony I can tear even MOUNTAINS asunder - !
--> '''General Pincer:''' Teleport that helm aboard and fire everything on that position.
--> '''Second-in-command:''' Already done, General.
* EveryoneHasStandards: While Pincer and his mercs will accept cash and jobs from the likes of the Clovenists and Diamond Dog mining guilds, they draw the line at openly malicious customers like the [[ANaziByAnyOtherName Autorists]] and blacklist them from contracts. They also adamantly refuse to harm non-combatants when possible, with the penalty of violation being summary execution.
** Pincer was at first tempted to work with the Storm King, or at least stay out of the fight...but when he saw how much of a maniac the tyrant was, he attacked with full force.
* AFatherToHisMen: While a strict and no-nonsense commander, General Pincer was known to be a father-figure to his troops, taking the time and effort to comfort them after hard battles and ensue their well-being, which won him their undying loyalty. Also showed no prejudice to new non-Changeling troops who joined his mercenary company after he defected to the Autumn Court.
* FourStarBadass: Is a general and is described as a 'Walking Storm' by his troops, able to retain his composure even in the heat of battle, always leading his troops at the front battle, snarling defiantly in the face of carnage and death and rallying his forces for daring attacks.
* GoodParents: Loves his daughter Antennae dearly and strictly forbids her from getting in harm's way (mostly by keeping her out of mercenary life). Being around Antennae is notably one of the few times his trademark stoic composure can break to show his capacity for caring gentleness, the other being consoling his troops after hard battles.
* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: A vizier of the Saddle Arabian sultan once protested at having 'Sellsword Barbarians' like the General Pincer's mercenary company basing itself within his territory and look poised to make things difficult for the 'Hornet's Nest'. One meeting with the mercs later - as in, after having his yacht boarded by the Nesters out in open sea and being confined to his chambers for two days - the vizier became a lot more accommodating.
* PrivateMilitaryContractors: What General Pincer and his loyal troops currently operates as, called the 'Hornet's Nest Mercenary Company', which became famous for its highly professional conduct, fierce independence and effectiveness in battle.
* TakeAThirdOption: Not wanting to stay loyal to an ungrateful (and deposed) Chrysalis nor recognize the 'upstart' usurper Thorax's authority, he chose instead to flee with his daughter and remaining loyal troops to become members of the Autumn Court.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: After [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/783953131/4820438958 getting]] the Helm of Hegemony teleported aboard his airship, General Pincer ordered every ordinance Hornet's Nest Mercenary Company has in their disposal fired on the position of Ibexian EvilOverlord Gauntletos, pulverising the entire area and stopping his dreams of world conquest before it could even begin.
* TheStrategist: General Pincer was the mastermind behind the 'Wedding Invasion' of Canterlot, conceiving the two-pronged attack from the air and on the ground which quickly overran Canterlot's defenses - something not even Nightmare Moon managed to do a thousand years before in the 'Equestrian Civil War' and Nightmare Night. Later on, putting himself and his mercenaries firmly on the side of the forces fighting against the Storm King, he helped liberate the Equestrian city of Las Pegasus during the great counterattack in the 'Storm King Crisis'.
[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate_spider Pirate spider]].



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-> ''"When you buy a new parachute, tell them the Prince sent you!"''


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* ButNowIMustGo: After saving himself and his mother from a lynch mob of mountain pegasi, Polistes dropped her off at a more enlightened and tolerable settlement and bade her a tearful goodbye, not wanting to subject his beloved parent to the life of a fugitive.
* DoNotTauntCthulhu: One heist involved Polistes infiltrating Neighpon and stealing from them an experimental plane, which no doubt angered the Changeling Queen Supia. Polistes knows what will happen if he returned and takes care to avoid Neighponese airspace as much as possible.
* GadgeteerGenius: From a young age, he had drawn blueprints for everything flight-related, from airships to prosthetic wings. And when a lynch mob of intolerant mountain pegasi went after him and his pegasus mother, he saved them both by quickly cobbling together a ramshackle airship that managed to ''fly'' despite its rather hodgepodge conditions.
* TheMagnificent: Known as "The Gentlecolt Corsair" and "The Pirate Prince".
* MeaningfulName: He's named after the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polistes paper wasp]], a generally non-aggressive species of wasp known for building hives out of paper-like material. Polistes was born the son of a pegasus tinkerer that Blackthorn had a fling with, and managed to build his own ships.
* PersonaNonGrata: After Polistes tricked Blackthorn's raiders into going after only the mountain pegasi that formed a lynch mob to kill him instead of the entire village he grew up in, Blackthorn forbade him from going home to the Summer Court... but it's implied that he's rather proud of his prodigal son and instead uses Polistes as a smuggler for rare, exotic goods, correctly guessing that his other sons will tear him apart for "betraying" the Summer Court if he came home.
* TheUnfavourite: Played with. While this may be the case on the outside (especially with his [[CainAndAbel brothers]]) due to having outsmarted and "betrayed" Blackthorn after his Errance, Blackthorn doesn't really hate his prodigal son as is believed. He secretly finds Polistes's antics amusing, calling his "dashing rogue" act a novelty, and keeps him around as a smuggler whenever he wants to import some loot and rare goods.
* WouldntHurtAChild: Has this standard as a "white hat" pirate, and this extends to his crew. Notably, he willingly put a cruise ship robbery on hold just to help a heavily pregnant mare deliver her foal, causing said mare and her husband to shake his hoof out of gratitude. The new parents were even exempted from giving over their valuables.
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* CuttingTheKnot: How General Pincer [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/783953131/4820438958 dealt]] with an Ibexian EvilOverlord who just managed to acquire an artifact which could potentially give him the power to conquer the world.
--> '''Gauntletos:''' MWAHAHAHA! Now, my triumph is INEVITABLE! With my Helm of Hegemony I can tear even MOUNTAINS asunder - !
--> '''General Pincer:''' Teleport that helm aboard and fire everything on that position.
--> '''Second-in-command:''' Already done, General.


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* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: After [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/783953131/4820438958 getting]] the Helm of Hegemony teleported aboard his airship, General Pincer ordered every ordinance Hornet's Nest Mercenary Company has in their disposal fired on the position of Ibexian EvilOverlord Gauntletos, pulverising the entire area and stopping his dreams of world conquest before it could even begin.
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* FromNobodyToNightmare: An inverted, heroic example, though completely unintentional. Like in canon, Thorax went from a lowly drone who defected to Autumn to escape Chrysalis, only to become one of the most influential as well as extremely powerful Royal Changelings on the planet. He's also got the potential to go even further and ascend to Blackthorn and Blackrose's level, [[BeyondTheImpossible something the rest of their kind had written off as impossible]].

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* FromNobodyToNightmare: An inverted, heroic example, though completely unintentional. FromZeroToHero: Like in canon, Thorax went from a lowly drone who defected to Autumn to escape Chrysalis, only to become one of the most influential as well as extremely powerful Royal Changelings on the planet. He's also got the potential to go even further and ascend to Blackthorn and Blackrose's level, [[BeyondTheImpossible something the rest of their kind had written off as impossible]].
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* TheChosenOne: He was chosen by Discord to wield the Element of Hostility, one of the Elements of Chaos he created.
* OneHeroHoldTheWeaksauce: The Element of Hostility renders him immune to ThePowerOfHate, which is normally toxic to Changelings, letting him both withstand it with no issue and actually use hatred based magic himself.
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* MixedAncestry: She's half-Changeling and half-Pony due to Blackthorn being once an Earth Pony Prince. One unique trait she has is a Cutie Mark, which none of her younger sisters have.

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!!!'''Classification:''' Ethereal/Ascendant
!!!'''Portfolio:''' Knowledge, History, Intelligence
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!!!'''Portfolio:''' Knowledge, History, Intelligence
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--> See her folder entry [[Characters/CodexEquusCobbletown here]].
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!!Other Autumn Court members
[[folder:'Kevin']]

-> ''"Don’t mind me; I’m just here for the food."''



Urtica (her entry [[https://www.deviantart.com/brutalityinc/art/Codex-Equestria-Deities-and-Divines-Part-53-857186861 here]]) is a young Changeling demigoddess of Knowledge, History, and Intelligence, and has a lot of nascent potential despite her youth and unassuming personality.

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Urtica (her entry [[https://www.deviantart.com/brutalityinc/art/Codex-Equestria-Deities-and-Divines-Part-53-857186861 here]]) is a young A lone Autumn Court Changeling demigoddess who happened to live in Ponyville, 'Kevin', as he is known, is a quintessential example of Knowledge, History, a 'Solitary Changeling', and Intelligence, is actually the very first Autumn Court Changeling known to Equestria and has the world, defecting long before even Thorax applied for asylum in the Crystal Empire. Not much is known about him, given he prefers to draw as little attention to himself as he could, he nevertheless served as a lot useful source of nascent potential despite her youth information regarding Changelings in the time between the 'Wedding Invasion' of Canterlot and unassuming personality.the final Fall of the Masquerade.



* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: Here, she was bullied by other young Changelings for being shy, [[SpeechImpediment having a stutter]], and wanting to become a historian despite Changelingkind's reputation for [[MysteriousPast secrecy]], which led to her becoming a ShrinkingViolet by the time she meets Princess Twilight in the Convocation of Creatures. This wasn't apparent in the comics.
* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: In canon, she was just a Changeling bureaucrat from Thorax's Hive who was really excited to see Princess Twilight, given the latter's heroic reputation. Here, she's an aspiring historian and ShrinkingViolet who idolized Princess Twilight/Amicitia and was bullied by other young Changelings. When she meets Twilight/Amicitia in person during the 'Convocation of Creatures' event, she was super excited to meet her idol.
* AdaptationalBadass: In the comics, she's an ordinary Changeling librarian from Thorax's Hive who helps Princess Twilight protect an ancient document addendum from a treacherous Griffon Lord. Here, her actions combined with being in the presence of multiple deities during a public ceremony celebrating said actions led to her ''Ascension to demi-godhood''. She also [[AssassinOutclassin neutralized a surprise assassination attempt on herself]] by dropping an entire library's worth of books on her attackers.
* AdaptationalIntelligence: She's noted to be extremely intelligent, and becoming a demigoddess of Knowledge, History, and Intelligence enhanced her natural intelligence to the point where she could rival some of the younger Changeling Queens. This wasn't apparent in the IDW comics.
* AnthropomorphicPersonification: She's a young Changeling demigoddess who embodies Knowledge, History, and Intelligence.
* BadassAdorable: Many people note InUniverse that she's very easy to befriend because she's adorable. She's also a [[SemiDivine Royal Changeling]] who, despite her inexperience, has a lot of potential that many deities want to see fulfilled, and was responsible for helping expose a treacherous Griffon Lord's ties to revanchist Autorist factions. She also subdued some would-be assassins by dropping an entire library's worth of books on them.
* BadassBookworm: Pre-Ascension, she helped Princess Twilight and other historians/archivists/scribes save Equestria from losing much of its land to the Griffons via an ancient deal, as well as expose the treachery of an Autorist Griffon Lord. Post-Ascension, while she's a very inexperienced Royal Changeling, it's clear she has a lot of potential, and once neutralized some would-be assassins by dropping an entire library's worth of books onto them.
* BadPowersGoodPeople: Her Knowledge domain gives her abilities like omitting information and making people forget what they learned. Understandably, she refuses to use said abilities after learning about them.
* ColorMotif: Green. Parts of her body are different shades of green (light green wings, forest green carapace, and aqua-green exoskeleton). Green represents growth, adaptability, and kindness - Urtica's a sweet and adorable Changeling who's easy to befriend because of her adorableness, and despite her ShrinkingViolet tendencies, she was able to become a Changeling demigoddess in part thanks to the encouragement she received from those around her. But Green also stands for inexperience - despite her newfound power, Urtica is very inexperienced by Royal Changeling standards and has little to no combat experience.
* {{Fainting}}:
** During a public ceremony that celebrated her actions in exposing a Griffon Lord's treachery and Autorist ties, the sheer amount of love and other positive emotions displayed by the adoring crowds transformed her and caused her to Ascend to demi-godhood. She proceeded to faint from the sheer shock of it all.
** Later, she would faint again when [[Music/ElvisPresley Prince Caerulus Melodia]] met her and revealed that her heroics were adapted as a [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDWIssue61To62 comic book]].
* FantasticRacism: Averted. She expected Blacktip to hate her on account of the racial grudge between Dragonkind and Changelingkind, but Blacktip reveals [[HiddenHeartOfGold his true colors]] by expressing his distaste for his people's toxic bigotry. Other than that, she herself never hated Blacktip for being a Dragon and even befriended him, which played a role in his eventual Ascension to demi-godhood.
--> '''Urtica:''' ...You-You don't hate me? But... I thought... I read that-that all Dragons-\\
'''Blacktip:''' Correction: Not ALL Dragons. I came here with a Dragon envoy led by Ember, and trust me, if I hated the Changelings, I wouldn't have come. Besides, for some-Dragon like me, all that 'Dragons are better' rhetoric I keep hearing at home gets tiring REALLY fast.
* ForWantOfANail:
** Had she not followed Twilight/Amicitia's suggestion to participate in the Convocation of Creatures despite her ShrinkingViolet tendencies, she would not have gained the information needed for Professor Horwitz to find an addendum document that confirms the Ponies' debt to the Griffons was paid, dooming much of Equestria to be seized by Griffonstone (especially its revanchist [[ANaziByAnyOtherName Autorist]] factions).
** If she hadn't befriended Blacktip, he likely would not have come to terms with the hardships he suffered because of his people, or forgiven Dragonkind for mistreating and scorning him for wanting to become an intellectual. He also likely would not have become a demigod like she did.
* HeroWorshipper: She idolized Princess Twilight/Amicitia Sparkle for becoming a legendary heroine despite her bookish personality, and wanted to be great like her, too. Meeting and receiving words of encouragement from Twilight during the 'Convocation of Creatures' event was what in part influenced her to come out of her shell and do great things herself, [[DeityOfHumanOrigin leading to her own Ascension]].
* HumbleGoal: Despite being a Royal Changeling, she's utterly disinterested in ruling a Hive of her own. Instead, she seeks scholarly pursuits, with her end goal becoming a historian, archivist, or a History Professor.
* HumbleHero: She sees her act of saving Equestria from revanchist Griffon Autorists as 'doing the right thing', and doesn't want to rule a Hive like other Royal Changelings, instead pursuing a HumbleGoal like becoming a historian, archivist, or possibly a History Professor.
* InterspeciesFriendship:
** During the 'Convocation of the Creatures' event, she befriended fellow historians, archivists, and other academics like Professor Horwitz (a Yak), Glenda (a Griffon), and Blacktip (a Dragon). Blacktip in particular is noted to be rather unusual because he's a Dragon who's friends with a Changeling, whose races are known for [[FantasticRacism being deeply racist and vindictive towards each other]]. While she and Blacktip shared a fierce rivalry, it's only as fellow academics and they mellowed out over time aside from passionate debating. And when Blacktip decided to [[WalkingTheEarth travel the world]] during a low point in his life, she followed him as his travel buddy. It's noted their friendship brought out Blacktip's positive traits and indirectly played a role in helping him Ascend to demi-godhood himself.
** She's also friends with a few Alicorns like Prince Crimson Star, Princess Nete, Prince Crystal Clear, Prince Shamrock, and Princess Twilight/Amicitia. Twilight/Amicitia in particular is her [[HeroWorshipper idol]], while Princes Crystal Clear and Shamrock [[OddFriendship are not academics like her, yet they still befriended her anyway]] due to sharing similar struggles with their own shyness.
** She also became friends with the Raptor goddess Queen Ragionare and Jasper, a Terran Abyssinian. In the former's case, Ragionare shares similar domains and intellectual pursuits, her domain of Learning from the Past being related to History. In the latter's case, Jasper is a mortal historian whose pursuits align with Urtica's.
* KarmicJackpot:
** She helped Princess Twilight/Amicitia protect an ancient, important document from being destroyed by Lord Goldstone, a treacherous Griffon Lord with revanchist Autorist ties. Not only was Equestria saved from being seized by the Griffons, but she was publicly rewarded for her heroism by both mortals and deities alike, which led to her [[DeityOfHumanOrigin becoming a Royal Changeling]] due to ingesting a massive amount of positive emotions. This made her the subject of praise and attention from benevolent deities, who are interested in helping her Ascend to true godhood, and impressed both Empress Blackrose and Emperor Blackthorn enough to send agents to protect her from [[EvilReactionary reactionary]] Changelings who want her dead.
** She befriended Blacktip, then a young male mortal Dragon and fellow academic, and didn't share her people's FantasticRacism against Dragonkind. When Blacktip entered a low point in his life, she supported him and became his travel buddy when he decided to take up globe-trotting to understand Dragon Lord Ember's advice. This brings out Blacktip's positive traits, which indirectly plays a role in his Ascension to godhood when, with Moon Ray Vaughoof's help, he comes to terms with the hardships he suffered in his youth and forgives Dragonkind for mistreating him.
* KeepAway: She participated in a game of keep-away with Twilight, Raven Inkwell, and a group of other historians/archivists/scribes to prevent an important treaty addendum from being destroyed by Lord Goldstone and his revanchist Griffon Autorist co-conspirators. It later led to Raven being flown by Blacktip into the glass window of a conference room occupied by then-Princess Celestia and Lord Gestal, saving Equestria and exposing Lord Goldstone's treachery in the process.
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Despite being a [[SemiDivine Royal Changeling]] now, she still very much admires Princess Twilight/Amicitia for her intelligent and heroic qualities, and always had since grubhood.
* LargeAndInCharge: Subverted. Becoming a Royal Changeling made her grow taller than the average Changeling, but she's disinterested in ruling a Hive, instead [[HumbleGoal wanting to become a historian and/or archivist]].
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Her Knowledge domain gives her the ability to omit information and make people forget what they learned. [[BadPowersGoodPeople She refuses to use said abilities after learning about them]].
* LightIsGood: Before her Ascension, she wore a white turtleneck sweater. She's a sweethearted and adorable New Changeling with not a mean bone in her body, and this didn't change much post-Ascension.
* MagicHair: After becoming a Changeling demigoddess, she gained a translucent mane made of Knowledge energy.
* TheMagnificent: Known as "the Young Historian", due to being an aspiring historian who now embodies History, and a nascent Royal Changeling who is 'young' by divine standards.
* MoralityPet: Her act of befriending Blacktip, a young Dragon scribe, brought out his kinder traits and in part helped him realize that his BoomerangBigot feelings towards Dragonkind are wrong. As it turned out, having a positive influence in his life is what prevented Blacktip from becoming a genocidal maniac like Dr. Toxikon, who in his rage and grief tried to wipe out both Changelingkind and Dragonkind, save for those who didn't follow their respective people's toxic mindsets.
* MindOverMatter: She has telekinetic abilities thanks to her domain of Intelligence.
* NiceGuy: Gender-inverted. She's described as a sweethearted and adorable Royal Changeling who is intelligent and humble, with her only flaws being her opinionated tendencies, shyness, and perpetual stutter. Many deities and mortals have found her easy to befriend ''because'' she's adorable.
* OddFriendship:
** Her friendship with Prince Crystal Clear, Blue Suede/Caerulus' adoptive son, is seen as odd InUniverse due being of different races and personalities. However, it's only on the surface, as Crystal was once a ShrinkingViolet himself as a colt and still suffers from PerformanceAnxiety.
** The same thing can apply to her friendship with Prince Shamrock, who is not an academic like she is but still befriended her nonetheless. Urtica sympathizes with him for still having a stutter after Ascending.
* PsychicPowers: Her Intelligence domain gives her some degree of psychic abilities such as telepathy, telekinesis, and teleportation. Her History domain gives her psychometry.
* {{Psychometry}}: Her History domain gives her psychometric abilities in which she can gain information about objects/people via touch.
* SemiDivine: As a Royal Changeling, she's a demigoddess by default. However, as is the case with Thorax, her potential and heroism has made many deities interested in helping her Ascend to true godhood, something that no other Royal Changeling has done before.
* SoProudOfYou: Both she and Moon Ray Vaughoof were extremely proud of Blacktip for Ascending to demi-godhood, just by letting go of his resentment towards Dragonkind.
* SpeechImpediment: She was born with a chronic stutter that in part contributed to her grubhood bullying, and even after Ascending to demi-godhood, it never went away. She sympathizes with Prince Shamrock Bloom for still having his stutter post-Ascension.
* {{Telepathy}}: She has telepathic abilities thanks to her domain of Intelligence.
* {{Teleportation}}: She has teleportation abilities thanks to her domain of Intelligence.
* ThrowTheBookAtThem: Her entry notes that due to being an aspiring historian and a newly-Ascended Royal Changeling, she has little to no physical combat experience. One of her (few) options is to throw books at her enemies... which is how she ended up neutralizing a surprise assassination attempt on her life by dropping an ''entire library's worth of books'' on them.
--> '''Princess Amicitia Sparkle Equestria:''' Never underestimate what a clever Changeling could do with only what little they have.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: As a Changeling, she has her people's shapeshifting abilities, but they're much more potent due to being a New Changeling. After becoming a Royal Changeling demigoddess, she can cast shapeshifting-based spells on a greater and larger scale due to her magic being increased by her Ascension.
* WalkingTheEarth: She became Blacktip's travel buddy when he decided to travel the world to make sense of Ember's advice. It's implied that this in part contributed to Blacktip's eventual Ascension to demi-godhood.
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!!Other Autumn Court members
[[folder:'Kevin']]

-> ''"Don’t mind me; I’m just here for the food."''
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A lone Autumn Court Changeling who happened to live in Ponyville, 'Kevin', as he is known, is a quintessential example of a 'Solitary Changeling', and is actually the very first Autumn Court Changeling known to Equestria and the world, defecting long before even Thorax applied for asylum in the Crystal Empire. Not much is known about him, given he prefers to draw as little attention to himself as he could, he nevertheless served as a useful source of information regarding Changelings in the time between the 'Wedding Invasion' of Canterlot and the final Fall of the Masquerade.
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