Equestria Daily is having an open art event looking for drawings of "underappreciated" background ponies. I enjoy doing obscure pony drawings now and then, so I set off looking for a background pony that might appeal to my sensibilities.

This heroic, ax-wielding mare from the background of Applejack's telling of the Legend of Rockhoof won out. First of all, I'm a sucker for the group name "The Mighty Helm", especially when their helmets live up to the billing. Second, it's an axe-throwing viking pony! Third, Applejack's story let me put her amidst a lava flow. I mean... c'mon... I'm only human.

I've been meaning to draw Rockhoof as he's one of the more fun Pillars of Equestria, and one of the only ones to really get much exploration. They were an interesting concept to introduce, but perhaps a full 6 of them was a bit of an overkill... but then, I didn't really care for the idea that they were the source of the Tree of Harmony in the first place, mostly because of all of the powers in the show, I didn't really think it needed an origin.

He'll probably drop further down my to-do list though, since this little lass scratched that "kick-ass viking" itch for a while.



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