MLP:FiM - How to Make a Good Alicorn "OC" 

"They should represent large topics!" I saw an alicorn oc who represented orange juice.

Also, please avoid neon colours. It hurts your viewers eyes and makes the character unappealing.

my character's weakness is anvils

3:37 You have to find a balance, which sometimes can be trixie.

When I was younger I had a alicorn oc named Starlight, and get this, she was PRINCESS of the STARS, all positive personality traits, super powerful, and, AND DAUGHTER OF PRINCESS Celestia. Yup not OP or Mary Sue at all.

My OC can do whatever she wants because she only wants to sleep

“Nobody lives in Winnipeg!” *points dramatically to myself* Excuse you, Deer Boy!

I love alicorn ocs as much I love the other characters but then my friends tend to diss alicorns because "they are always perfect " my friends say

Really Ty...REALLY?? You talk about alicorn OCs and you don't even get me involved!!! BETRAYL!!!! YOU LUCKY I SUCK AT MAGIC!!! *pouts* Still a good reivew, nice job ^^

I've had an idea for an alicorn for awhile. Princess Tiris. In an alternate universe, an alicorn flew over Equestria, and took away all the color, rendering everything various shades of black, white, and grey safe for herself. It's a dystopia where without color, the populace is borderline braindead. - One day though, a monster rampaged through the town, and not thinking, the unicorn filly, after finding its door locked flung herself into an abandoned building. To her surprise, it was an art museum, and it was in there that iris found where all the color had gone: trapped in cans. What she would eventually call the "colors of harmony", Tiris brought the colors back into the world with the aid of her friends; they ran through town, splashing the citizens and building with paint, filling them with new life! - The alicorn tyrant's color draining and bleeding out with each can opened.; until her true self was revealed, her body black as pen ink, and bones nothing more than rolled up pieces of canvas. *Picking up a paintbrush, she felt the fame and reverence people had towards the princess flow into her. Her mane a rainbow of colors, she stroked her brush along her sides, painting herself Pegasus wings. * Princess Tiris was created. ___ Powers wise, she can bend and distort reality by her ability to bestow color onto the world she lives in, and can manipulate how people think based on the colors they see. - Her weakneses are mostly mental, she has hydrophobia, worried that one day her colors will melt away, and her magic along with it if she goes out in the rain or takes a shower. Personality wise, she's very kind and generous; however she's very childish, she painted herself an alicorn's body, but she still has the mind of a filly. Because of this she crumbled quickly under pressure, and her rules and laws are based on what's fun rather than what's important, delegating the boring stuff to her advisors. *that's all I got for an alicorn OC, what do you think?*

I used to have an alicorn oc and OH BOY was she TERRIFYING Princess Lifelily Older sister of celestia and luna Princess of nature no flaws whatsoever All good traits Perfect personality Totally terrifying :'(

My alicorn OC is the daughter of Tirek and some other mare. Name: Scorpia Parents: Tirek x another mare. Traits: Rebellious, a bit mean, has a soft side, not like any ponies. Foul mouthed, and very much hated by Ponyville Backstory; she was left on the gates of Tartarus by an unknown mare. She was the daughter of Tirek after he escaped from Tartarus once before the show series. There we a note left by Scorpia’s mother saying that Tirek should keep the baby, after years of being raised by a villain she had gotten a nasty attitude towards the other occupants in Tartarus. Tirek told her that she needed to get revenge on the ponies for locking him up, but, instead, Scorpia did jack shit about her dad being locked up and went outside the gates of Tartarus after giving Tirek the bird 3x.

Why does everybody hate on alicorn oc's? Not all alicorn oc's are bad, I mean, for example, Lightning Bliss is good!

I don't hate alicorn ocs, I hate mary sues and alicorns that don't fit the show's realm. Also, when I attempted at making an alicorn oc, it was too hard for me to find the perfect balance in all categories. The design was also so bad so I ended up deleting the oc

“What if you make it too negative” then watch How to make a good alicorn dont give it depressed story like she never saw the sun can’t talk and is like half dead make it like she had hope cut to the brime but then saw that she could find happiness in her own way just a visual

(Hi, sorry for my english mistakes i'm French) The fact is that my Ponysona Marcus is an Alicorn. BUT, His horn and his wings are both broken so he can't use magic and he can't fly anymore. Wich makes him a simple "earth pony" if I can say that. Also, he have a lot if bad points instead of good. -egocentric -lonely -asiciol -pervert And also have sum good points: -loyal -honest -lovely with his family But that's all and I think it's kinda great :/ Also, Marcus is the only pony I have ever created to use by myself. I've created some OC's design that I sell and I love to create design and sell them to wait to see what people can imagine for a backstory. So I only have one OC, and it's better (for me at least) ! So I can take time to imagine things for him ect..

Evil does NOT count as a negative personality guys.

Finally someone made a video on this xD

Seeing this video reminded my of my old alicorn OC: Princess Cookie Crumble She loved baking and that was about the only character development I gave her.

2:59 - 3:03 Me thinking: "How did he know my weakness" XD 8:10 - 8:16 My very first OC was actually a recolor of Luna but now changed completely over the years.

What if there was an alicorn OC that represented consequences? They have the ability to see consequences of major events, but with it comes their own consequences- consequence-ception! It's not a constantly occurring ability, but when it does occur, it leaves the alicorn with either a massive headache or physically weakened from the toll of the ability, depending on how big the consequence is and how lasting it is- in other words, how much the alicorn has to look into it. If it's a simple 'people will be upset but things carry on as usual' then it's not very taxing for the alicorn; however, if it were a complex 'we could either stay at peace or go into a full blown war' then the alicorn will be very tired and could possibly faint or completely pass out for a while. Not saying a millennia or years, but up to 2 or 3 days. This brings to the question of why an alicorn? While this could be applied to a unicorn, it would probably be more suitable for an alicorn to have this sort of ability, especially if it's considered a very powerful ability nearly rivaling time travel itself (yes, I'm aware that Starlight Glimmer managed to preform time travel, but she's a powerful unicorn.) This ability would also work out in an alicorn's favor if they happened to be a ruler like the Princesses; they would be able to make decisions for how to rule their kingdom, knowing fully well which consequences could come from it. ....Holy ship on a crick, I think I've landed myself with an alicorn OC....

I Like alacorn oc's as long as they have a backstory and aren't op XD

alicorn ocs just look overpowered to me Edit: After 3 years, my opinion's changed. Now I know that alicorns can be amazing and they often are. One of my biggest problem was that they stood out too much with their alicorn heritage but then I thought: "Wait, this is oc making, let the people get as crazy and creative as they want! I shouldn't judge." Not to mention alicorns can make for some awesome stories and cool designs. I also can't judge if the character's overpowered just by looking at them. The overpowered thing isn't a character problem, it's a story problem. That being said, overpowered characters can be awesome if played right.

(I know I'm 4 years late but I'm still saying this!) I used to have an Alicorn OC and let give you run down of how she was Name: Msica Age:16 Type: Was frist an " Mystikal pony" (That's right fokes I had my own pony type!) Then became and Alicron Powers: Anything that had to do with mystery things (I know creative) Flaws: This was my first Mary Sue so there are none Good Traits: GOODNESS lol How she got her wings: she was at school with her friends and saw something horrible happened and went over to save the pony of which she used a very high class spell that only alicorns can do and that's when she got her wings I soon got bored of her and used some of her traits to make my new OC I introduced him now Name: Flame Age:13 Type: A Fire Elemental/Pegasus Powers: All things evolving heat or fire he can control/create when he wants too Weakness: If he's in the water for too long it can greatly effect his powers for the worst and ice just speeds up the process Flaws: He is too calm for his type and when things call for him to blow up in your face he won't and he gets bullied by it, he is shy and is not one to be out there, he also is a very curious which can easily be his downfall if not careful, he is sometimes pessimistic when will just give up if he doesn't see any point of going on with his or others plans or goals but his friends are always there to try and help him Good Traits: He is street smart and can get you out of bad situation when needed, he is also very resourceful and will use the things around him to get to his goal, he is very creative and that can help when his running low on resources and finally his is a team player How he became a fire element: As like everyone else he was born white and could easily hid in the snow when ever he went over to the ice kingdom but then the day of element came and because if his burning passion to try and be the best and prove everyone that he was worthy of any element he was give Fire

I have a alicorn oc but I'm still working on her. Thx for the tips :3

1. I don't mind alicorn ocs, if done right. Even if they are done wrong, at least the creator was willing to give it a shot. 2. That aside, the most difficult part about the alicorns is *why* are they an alicorn. It would be hard to construct a story that is realistically understandable, but not to the point where it's too bland. I've made my share of bad ocs, and from looking back at them, I can say that I made improvements. My number one tip is ask a friend that will help you, but is not afraid to be the straight man.

I feel like giving your self a challenge is good, and that's exactly what the Alicorn does, not to mention the Mary Sue is like a stepping stone for a good oc. (We all had to start out somewhere.) Of course the oc will get better as one grows and sees some things that should be added and taken out, most of the time, one will work on an oc for many months, even years and still not have it finished. And now, when you have an incomplete Alicorn oc, they'll automatically deem it a Mary Sue, which I think is quite pathetic. When I personally look at Mary Sue Alicorn oc's, I think of it as a painting, a painting with room for improvement, if you work on it more, it'll get better. It's quite simple. Not to mention FUN to help others out in making that perfect (I'm not talking about Mary Sue perfect.) oc that fits their personally and is right up their alley. How others view a Mary Sue Alicorn is pathetic, most people see something they just want to rip on and tell them. Example "Oh, don't use bright colours!" There not even giving a reason to why they shouldn't. But when they reply they want to know what pallets to use and they won't help. Like what does the community expect, them to automatically get better with no problems?

My oc is an alicorn and the "Princess of Reciprocity" as I like to call her. At first, I drew her as a unicorn. Then, I went through depression and wanted her to be a "higher position" than others to make myself feel better, basically making an alicorn Mary Sue. All the hate on the internet and criticism lead me to where I am today. ------ She was the daughter of of an oc of my mom called Haven Cloud, a Pegasus who married a unicorn. Originally, Haven Cloud was supposed to have a unicorn foal. But, her arch nemesis King Sombra, wanted to kill Bubblegum (my oc) because of a prophecy that was said that he would be defeated by a princess and forever trapped in his icey solitude. He destroyed every village, town, and city in his way to find her. When he came into contact with Haven, he knew immediately that the foal was going to be the princess. He was about to cast the spell when Bubblegum's father (unnamed) threw a rock at him, chipping his horn and messing up the spell to where Bubblegum transformed into an alicorn in the womb. Angered, King Sombra killed Bubblegum's father, leaving Haven a widow. ----- But, when Bubblegum reached the age of 19, Luna took her in as her student, the both growing a close "mother daughter" type relationship. But Bubblegum isn't perfect. She has a fear Sombra will come to take Luna and her biological mother Haven away from her. That's why her fiance, Beastman, is there to protect her. (She is also a part werewolf because of her father) Beastman's brother Physco absolutely despises her, too. Her physical weakness isn't quite thought out yet.

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Am I the only one who finds your OC ADORABLE!

This video helped me a lot with alicorn OC's and I just added my positive and negative traits to it. Thank you for making this video!

I made this alicorn OC as a representation of my past, she was born from a common Pegasus-Earth pony couple in a small village. As she grew up, she was highly stigmatised by her surrounding for being “better, smarter, kinder”. Her being an alicorn is a miracle and she can’t control it. Isolated, she became more and more sad and one day left her little town and from that day on, she constantly wears a saddle to hide her wings. She no longer trusts her peers and has become a workaholic, trying to preoccupy herself instead of getting distracted by her past.

I'm starting to feel bad about my OC. I know, what's wrong with most of the alicorns, but, c'mon, I'm watching like, 5th video about them. And everybody says "If your Oc is an alicorn, then propably is the worst OC I can imagine". It's a bit a shit storm, but I feel really bad about Iris (my alicorn OC). Yeah, she is powerful, her special talent is teleporting and traveling trough dimentions, and thats why her backstory and life is a one huge crossover. I was creating her for a long time, actualy since I was 9 or 10. Then, YES, she was OVERPOWERED PEGASUS. Isn't it worse than an alicorn OC? I think so. And yes, she was supposed to be a princess some time ago, but now she's a regular pony with much of magic energy, wich is studiyng magic. Isn't it good?

Listening this in headphones, my ears are dead

4:34 'character creators would only chose positive traits for their ocs!' *sweats in tourturing characters with traumatizing backstories and ptsd*

I feel like Flurry Heart would grow up to be the princess of Hope, because when she broke the crystal heart she somehow brought hope to the ponies just by smiling. When Twilight made her cry, she (extremely) soon brought more hope to her. People don’t like Flurry Heart because she makes so many mistakes, what the fandom keeps forgetting is that hope starts from negative emotions. You need a REASON to hope after all.

while making backstories i just make sure they dont become darker than my own past. because yknow. then it goes too far. since, ah, i didnt have the best childhood.

I went outside a box with a Chinese dragon as my oc. She's called Gaming the Dream Dragon and she has anger issues...

Alora Glorialis: Represents Balance. Is a combo of all Can only use the same magic as her friends. She was the ruler of a distant land where the alicorns originated. She directly harbors the magic of friendship and helped to create the element of Magic with her close friends. As her friends passed away, she lost her powers and the magical land that she ruled became forgotten to the rest of the world.

if anything, i learned my leason with making ocs a year ago. Someone gave me advice (not for alicorns but for every oc in genral) so add good and bad. After a month of trying, i got a good oc. Im glad people like you are doing this for others. Especically since i need the advice from time to time

As something that personally helps, I generally continue writing about OC's just to unlock them if you know what I mean. Constantly drawing (or thinking) and writing really helps with character development, as well as constructive criticism. Nice explanation on how to make a well made Alicorn Oc Ty, there are peeps out there who need this info and are hopefully grateful for it. Now, as for my opinion on them, while I am more into the fan base then the actual show (i.e art) I have a neutral feeling towards Alicorn Oc's. I never generally make Fandom related Oc's because there are too many people who can't give you proper criticism instead of trying to understand what you're trying to develop with the character. (Oml, bear with me if you're actually reading this) Alicorn's are just normally stereotyped as perfect princess/princes, and that's not a way to tag one's character if one hasn't even bothered finding out the owners backstory. Sorry about my banter ;w; Keep making good vids like these that give out advice ^^

My oc is a alicorn but she was not royalty at first,and like twilight she earned her royal title! The reason she's a alicorn because her mom was a unicorn and her father was a Pegasus

While I do my best to make good OCs and make adjustments to keep them down to earth, it is great to hear these techniques told a different way. To get into the personality, it helps to write some dialogue, like their responses to certain situations, making sure it isn't too general and not many other characters would respond the same way.

this literally helped me in making oc's in general, thanks

My OC has a pretty complex backstory and although she has a very good reason for it, she's a bit op when it comes to magic. And her relation with characters already in the show is that Luna adopted her without Celestia knowing it and she lived in the castle of the two sisters for a while. Even after Luna was banished, which caused the legend of the "pony of shadows" to begin

I have an alicorn on and I've been working on her for awhile. Several paragraphs explain the night she became one and the scars she got from the nigh. No the scars aren't suppose to make people feel bad for her but help understand that she doesn't stop. Like you said about alicorns embodying something mine is "no matter your size and age. You can stand up and protect those you love most." Since that's what happened to her. She got her buttkicked and almost died but she didn't give up for the sake of her family. Course there is one scar she is a bit self conciouss about and tries to hide it even from her husband (another oc of mine that's a unicorn). There is still more to write but anyway, I do enjoy it when I see people saying "hey just because it's an alicorn it is not a automatic Mary Sue"

I'm not in this fandom, so I'm not sure how I got here, but the video was really helpful. Also, the one "bad" Alicorn OC at the beginning looks awesome in my opinion 😂

My first OC (a unicorn): Abilities: - Can absorb a color through his horn to gain a power; think like Kirby but with colors, and he can only have one color power at a time. - Is strong, but not that durable. - Is weak without using his signature ability. This means you can easily weaken him by burning the colored fabric squares he takes with him often, which more often than not reduces the colors he can absorb. - As stated above, only one color at a time, so rainbow is impossible. However, shiny colors such as silver are possible. For example, silver makes him far more durable, but his movement speed is significantly reduced and his attacks are weaker. - His pink (love) ability can only work for up to an hour, but he can deactivate it at any time before. - He can lose his ability by being attacked with enough magic. Appearance: - His mane and tail are mostly like Daring Do (grayscale Rainbow Dash); not entirely a recolor, though. - He is all white. - His eyes are gray/grey. - His cutie mark is a triangle (representing a prism) with a pale rainbow (representing the light separating) passing through it. - Stallion. - His horn changes to the color he absorbs. Personality and other traits (+ for positive, - for negative, ? for neutral): + Willing to help others out. + Tries to be polite. ? Decent, but not really good at combat. - A little bit antisocial. - A bit impulsive at times. Backstory: Not so much is known about him. His parents aren't with him at all, but he still stands strong, both internally and externally. What happened to his parents? Uhh... Yeah, they moved far away with a sad goodbye, but he is still thriving without them. He has his own home and he still misses his parents, but doesn't get too depressed about it. He did get the color abilities through volunteering to experiment with deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) splicing despite his reluctance. He was rather scared, but he pulled through. With the splice, his psychokinesis can't lift heavier weights, however. He feels a bit of PTSD when you ask how or why he has the powers he does because he was (and still is) scared of needles. So what do you all think? Does this OC meet your personal standards? Tell me with a reply!

My Alicorn OC is an otter... thats just the way it likes to be.

I remember how Josh scorcher mention this which is really the best way to put this. *Alicorns are like dubstep music. Way too many people over use it without knowing what could be made good about it.*

Hey look! It's 2018 and I'm still looking to this video for advice. I've got 4 Alicorn ocs- one for each Element (Earth, Air, Fire, Water). I kept all of this video subconciously in mind- and it still helps me today!

Do u think my oc's a Mary Sue? Name: Aqua Brush Gender:F Species:Alicorn Coat:Teal-ish Eyes:Brown Mane:Dark red Cm:Not earned yet Family: mother,(No name) Father(sorry) Twin brother(;-;)And a little sister who I think I will call.. Idk Friends:SingingSunset, MelodyHoof, LeafChaser, PawPrint, & PointedLuck Crush:PointedLuck (I will change his name later.. ) +:Nice, Slightly good at flying, Stands up for fillies, Brave, Likes singing & Drawing/Painting (Fairly good at it) Has a thing for water.. -:Stubborn, Can't really use her horn, bullied in school, Concentrates more in her drawings than in school, (Happens to me irl),Her problem of standing up to bullies gets her into trouble.. a lot Backstory: Born to a pretty well off family aqua and her identical twin, (can't think of a name yet) We're not born alicorns. (Yes they are both alicorns. ;-;) Aqua started as a unicorn, and her twin started as a Pegasus. Both always got along with each other & Rarely fought but when they did I'd rather not tell you what happened.. Began to get bullied cause she didn't use her horn as well as other foals. Saw Luna in her dreams after the first day of school, then the unexplainable happened. (Really I can't think of a reason I'll update it later..) As she woke up that morning she and her twin screamed when they saw each other their parents freaked out. Making their baby sister cry. (Yep a new addition) They noticed they had become alicorns.. Everyone had sudden respect for them .. Their parents still freaked out went to canterlot to try and find an explanation .. :)

2:41 Iron Horse's weaknesses: Easily distracted, short temper at times, can get hubris (excessive pride), sometimes overconfident, and a little cocky. Did I mention that he has the same mental problems as I do?

More often than not, I see this Person: Her name is star strike Me: ok. What else Person: She's the daughter Luna Me: OF COURSE SHE IS /)>

I do have a Alicorn that has been in development for so long, and it is so hard! I am working on it still, to make it just perfect! Thank you for this video! It helped so much.

Thank you for the tips, I've alicorn oc pony of few year ago and I do not know how make backstory, personality, power and few thing, but thanks for your video, i do now of how i make my alicorn oc back story ^^

The only (or at least one) of the reasons why I have an alicorn oc is because she is a feathered necromancer dragon in another realm and I couldn't exactly choose between a unicorn or a pegasus.

Would it be acceptable if my alicorn OC isn't that powerful, is a male, and not royalty?

I wasn't going to make an alicorn OC, but I ended up with one after buying this absolutely beautiful character off of someone. Now I have to figure out the backstory and all that to make it work!

thanks for these types of videos. it really helps with making my alicorn oc good

Honestly, I'm not really a fan of most alicorn oc's. Most of them are royalty, or superior to most, from what I've seen. Some, however, have a good story, and I like. It all depends on the character's story and placement in the world.

I like some alicorn ocs. a lot of the time they help carry role play sometimes when I am online

I have a band of 4 alicorn siblings that represent the seasons. I’ve tweaked them over the years and I feel like they’ve definitely improved since back then 🤣

2:03 could we stop just to stare at Luna’s neck

Another good way to make a realistic alicorn OC is to make it so their powers are actually a problem sometimes.

Well,Alicorns are basically the Deities of the MLP Universe,so basically you're creating something super powerful and some people may not realise it.To make a Alicorn OC,you need it to have a relevant role!The show is missing lots Alicorns to control weather,nature etc.

I unknowingly made an Alicorn OC. I made it about a year ago, saw it in my art folder recently and realized it was an Alicorn. But I remember I didn't make them strong at all and I haven't changed anything about them, yet I still love them.

thank you I needed this video for my work in progres OC!

Now I know that I need to update my new OC I'm trying to make

Cool! So now I have to write all that's stuff before I get to drawing ._. I like making it up while doing it also is it ok to do an alicorn that can't use their horn/wings?

I have another alicorn OC in the works. The first I've created her back story goes like this. She started out as a simple unicorn who enjoyed reading books about Nightmare Moon, who ends up starting to worship her. As she gets older her personality begins to shift towards a more evil one. Eventually, she gets transformed into an alicorn named Nightmare Shadow.

Thank you because I was going to make an alicorn OC and now I know what to do

My learning a lot from you're videos

I do commissions as well! If anyone needs their OC drawn we discuss what you'd like ^^ Personally, alicorn OC's aren't terrible unless they are a complete Mary/Gary sue/stu The only problem is the constant use of neon and rainbow colours. I think soft pallets with just two or three colours work so much better than bright, hard, neon rainbow

When I make an OC I always count the negatives and positives to see which has more, then try to match em

I definitely tried I made a pretty good Picture :3 Your totally the inspiration of my OCs! I lovbe your videos! Thank you for everything!

a character with too much power is the main character from one punch man, I know great example. He has too much power, he's bored, losing touch with humanity, in a way I guess this can be a good trait too. Like a story on how your oc becomes more in touch with pony kind and she/he loses power somehow. Also it would be really sad if you went and said "Mines the best, oh so powerful, luna and celestias sister for life"

"...Like Superman and Kryptonite." Aaaaaaand I'm going to stop you right there. Superman has many weaknesses. Like magic. And Red Sun Radiation. And High Pitched Frequencies. And Blunt Force Trauma (Doomsday and Dareseid prove that). And Super Extreme Heat that is not radiation based such as his own eye beams which can and has broke through his skin. And Nukes. And characters who have opposing morality who are just as if not more so smarter/powerful as Superman like Darkseid and Luthor. Sorry but I like Superman and my nitpicking instincts kicked in.

I've been meaning to create my characters traits for a while now and this video certainly helps. Thank you! So far all I have written down is he is strong with ice magic and has a fear of spiders. XD

I have an alicorn OC called Princess Era (Princess of Time) and she's patient but confusing, meaning people don't really understand her. She has a necklace with a rose gold gilt watch inside it. The watch can be opened up and Era often uses it to go back in time. Just like Celestia and Luna, Era has an evil side called Timeless. This side just wants to go back and make everyone she ever disliked die a painful death.

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"Come on, Ty're blowing it!" *slow clap*

Hey! That rainbow alicorn actually looks pretty cool!

This is good advice for me when I write about my Alicorn oc

I love this thank you

if it's realistic & isn't a Mary Sue then there's no problem

Thanks bro, this actually really helped me!

My alicorn is fire based. It’s weakness is water. 😅

My alicorn oc is not finished so uh here we go. i havent figured out a name for her So she has very small wings long hair (like so long she trips) shes a crybaby which is one of her many flaws shes kinda reckless loves planting yet thats not her talent She hasnt earned if yet. uh she lives in a secrety place Like with a whole bunch of rare or hybrid characters. Shes not royalty at all shes barely known she has 4 friends might change it.

As long as you make an Alicorn OC with flaws, a relatable backstory, restrictions and all that, then I have no complaints. A character is not a character without flaws. It's what makes them 'human'.

Great video !

Hm... This seems like pretty good advice! So, if I were to make an Alicorn, I think I'd make him not feel like he should not have any sort of higher position in the community, which is somewhat how I am. Let's say he saved the world, and for that, he became an Alicorn (I'm still a little rusty on how a Pony becomes an Alicorn, so bare with me) but he is rather dissapointed about it, considering the fact that he does not want to have to deal with all of the "Ooo! You're an Alicorn! You have a very high rank in society!" crud. So he just tries to live a mellow, calm, average life. But it's very hard, as Ponies often question why he'd want to live a life like that. He also believes becoming an Alicorn for saving the world is unreasonable, as he was just doing a good deed, which everyone does (not everyone saving the world, but doing good deeds and crud), so he doesn't think it's anything special and worth getting all of the attention about. How's that sound so far? (I'm asking for a reply from anyone, not just lé RU-vidr)

Alicorn's are tricky to make. I once wanted my OC to become an Alicorn as part of a story, but I decided against it after hearing so much about how they cannot be anything but overpowered and unecessary. I pretty much believed it. Maybe there are enough Alicorns in _Equestria_, but one could create another country that this Alicorn would be needed for. Aftr seeing this, I may try again just for fun. I like how you put the emphasis on the need for the character to have flaws and not completely depressing backstories, and about bwing related to canon characters (mainly the established Alicorns). I think now maybe I will try to make a male Alicorn for once, instead of the stereotypical female. I might also work on refining older Alicorn OCs I have made so that they are more acceptable.

Ok, how does this sound. Name: Prince Apollo. Species: Alicorn Family:Princess Luna(adopted son) backstory: a kid named Aiden watch an episode of MLP on his TV, who is then zapped by green lightning that sends him to equestria, princess Luna finds him and takes him in. Strengths: athletic, strong, magical, and has a will to help others weakness: fear of wasps and bees and his anger can sometimes make him go out of control. My character has a dark blue coat and brown mane. He has the lunar module for a cutie mark.

this helped me out ALOT!

I wanna be an alicorn because I LOVE flying and I've always been into flying, freedom and those beautiful tweeting birds. But I LOVE to draw magical stuff. Which means I need a unicorn horn! And NO GOD NO I'm not gonna be a M..Mary...Yeah that. I'm actually planning on the pony representing me. c:

you are so right I subscribed to you

i feel like an authentic way to write positive/negative traits is have a positive trait become a negative trait under specific circumstances, and vice versa. you're stubborn? you won't give up on your goals no matter how hard they are, but that also means you're slower to accept help or admit you're wrong. you're an ambitious go-getter? you achieve your goals successfully, but you also don't know when to stop, or when you're crossing a line. it helps flesh out the character more imo.

When I was younger, I made a neon pink-and-red fluttershy alicorn recolor. Needless to say, She needed to be improved. A lot. Rosethorn is now much better though, Surprisingly enough! As for my opinion on Alicorn OCs, I'm quite indifferent. If done well, I have a positive opinion of them! But uh, Done poorly, Eh.. Alicorns themselves are something you should be careful with when designing them, Just like any other OC! The advice you listed is very helpful as well to beginners! Props to you!

WOW! this was really helpful! :3 thx ^u^ btw what about rainbow OC's? i mean my OC's right eye is rainbow and people called OP? :/ i really don't get it, and i don't understand about complicated CM people get pissed alot! plus i love alicorns i think we all free to make our OC looks like ^^ p.s my old OC was alicorn ._.