MLP: FIENDship is Magic #3

Before Rainbow Rocks the Sirens were the true creators of mainstream pop music. Available on iTunes and ComiXology.
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[@DisneyFanatic2364]

Also, this confirms that Equestria and the human world run on different timelines.

[@alex-iz5jv]

DisneyFanatic2364 how if they were when t there 1000 ago wouldst the human world be just as primitive as the pony world 1000 years ago

[@kitkatkitty-fc2ji]

DisneyFanatic2364 hipnatzize princcess celestia

[@ryanw5500]

I noticed in this comic that back then in Equestria this was over 1000 years ago before the main series, but in the human world it was likely a few years before rainbow rocks. Maybe it's like Narnia where it's timeline is not as consistent with Earth's. Maybe the human world's timeline isn't consistent with Equestria's timeline.

[@popstarchamp]

The Sirens invented pop music?... Welp, that's an instant Villain award.😖

[@Yankee9771]

This backstory did have the potential of being a great one if the writer could've been more consistent with the story.

[@Evowizard25]

So the sirens are immune to magic and such and can only be harmed by music?......Whoa, that's pretty interesting.

[@mewmewroqu]

Talk about fighting fire with fire Or in this case music with music

[@deffdefying4803]

Evowizard25 Their weakness is their strength, their strength is their weakness. They are cursed to be shadowed in irony for eternity. Especially now that they're teenage girls who wear hooker boots over impossibly long legs

[@Mystic_Stirling]

+Lyza Harried Well, they had spells on their songs so magic still counts

[@DisneyFanatic2364]

I still wonder where they got their pendants though. Or did Adagio make them herself when she was working late?

[@glowstoneframe7741]

***** Adagio made them herself when she was working late.

[@jsfilms6623]

Or maybe...just maybe...someone made the Sirens pendants for them. But who could be so proficient with magic and have such a low mindset to do such a thing.

[@Otisboy121]

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[@nairocamilo]

4:08 Look at that funny couplu in the background... Dr Whooves and...

[@nairocamilo]

***** Indeed! it's Rose

[@TheAnimeMegaFreak]

***** Look like he going to meet the 12th doctor

[@jm0364]

Number before 2! Also Nice to see the origins of these villains at last.

[@KanaTokisho]

DAMN YOU COMICS 4:06 Rose and Doctor NO as nice as the reference is Derpy is pony companion. 6:57 Maud Pie what are you doing here? Clearly Starswirl was not a musician. Starswirl started rocking before Rainbow Rocks. Starswirl also raps *sigh* why doesn't the show canon this would be awesome if he was this fun old guy yet made no friends... WAIT...so instead of going off to Celestia and saying "there's these creatures feeding off our anger to each other" he decides to make another world deal with the problem Starswirl is a bigger jerk than Celestia but at least he tried so I'm letting him off. Wait...all the sirens wanted was to go back home...does that mean they aren't villains after all what damage did their singing cause than give them magic which to them is food like the Changelings are to love.

[@erkalpie7795]

Honestly, this is the best My Little Pony comic I've read so far, since I'm a huge fan of the Dazzlings. We need the Dazzlings to make a return in the Equestria Girls movies!

[@UniqueHybridDragon]

I guess I was right. Though this did all happen 1,000 years ago in Equestria, The Sirens were sent to not only our world, but our world's future. This makes perfect sense in the movie "EG Rainbow Rocks" when The Sirens acted like they were relatively new to our world, and not liking it. Gotta be careful when jumping between dimensions, Starswirl. Sometimes you also warp time, not just space.

[@hellodolly7989]

The magic Starswirl was missing was the magic of FRIEEEEEEEENDSHIP! At least they kept some continuity...

[@valentinere4343]

I think it makes sense that their personalities would be a little different, because it has been awhile... 4:07 oh my gosh...*laughs* They seemed to arrive in MODERN times...so they were sent through time as well as space? huh...

[@unknownwanabe3437]

-Well, there goes Doctor Hooves and Rose at 4:05, a cheerful Maud Pie with similar mane color to Twilight at 6:55, Aloe and Lotus Blosson at 7:45 -OH god... cloppers gonna clop at 6:35 ''¬_¬ -9:55 Friendship? After all, everything he did, he did It alone. And that would put the "unfinished spell" thing together from the last chapter of season 3 (Magical Mystery Cure).

[@Katzenkaiser4]

wow this comic is actually pretty damn good. it has surprisingly unexpected twists. but its greatest strength is that it allowes the villians to be their own heroes. also seemengly tragic ones too. maybe they will be reedemed in the future by this so described "magic" starswirl lacked off ;)

[@LORDOFDORKNESS42]

I know it's rather dry, but I loved that 'With two s's' joke.

[@shadowprotector99]

So I've got two questions. 1. Where do Sirens come from? 2. How dose that mirror work? Other than that I give this comic a 3 out of 5. Not much to say about its just ok.

[@sooonotthedude7428]

Josh Castillo idk i felt like this one was more of a lore than a backstory, which is what these comics are supposed to do. the sirens still had their 1-dimensional characteristics and like you said, we still have a lot of questions.

[@mayborneflower]

Regarding the mirror, it was invented by Starswirl a couple months before Luna became Nightmare Moon. He and Celestia used it to explore other dimensions and mooch off their creations for the benefit of ponykind in their own world. It's actually a direct prototype of the same mirror from the Equestria Girls movies. There may have also been an extra time spell involved with the banishment.

[@mayborneflower]

Thanks Sam, that save me the trouble of pointing those comics out.

[@DisneyFanatic2364]

Josh Castillo I'm actually glad they didn't give the full origin. Now I can write that fanfic I've been planning without worrying that it'll conflict with the comics!

[@siramaytheshowgundragon]

I ship these chericters with cobera

[@Gapeagle]

Eh, so time is convoluted between the dimensions (like Dark Souls). That explains why everyone is a teenager. The Sirens could have only been there for months when RR starts.

[@BBBHuey]

Gapeagle Sadly, it doesn't explain how the human counterparts of the Mane Six and everypony else for that matter could exist if they weren't born yet.

[@BBBHuey]

Gapeagle For that matter, it also doesn't explain how the Sirens ended up in the city and not infront of Cantelot High like they normally would've done.

[@mewmewroqu]

Guess the human world time is more slower than equestria times

[@skurvay3429]

Lyza Harried Well either that or the spell he used on the mirror to create that tractor beam that sucked them in not only sent them into another world, but also unintentionally sent them centuries into the future, but still a while back in the past, like back in the days before *POP* music was invented, then the Sirens introduced the genre to the Humans who later adapted their style to the rest of the world, and the first mentioning of the *POP Song* was in 1926 which at the time meant *Popular Music*, but the genre of POP Music originated in Britain in the mid-1950s, so maybe a famous 1950s British Singer overheard their singing style & adapted it to a whole new genre of music for Britain, which was later brought to America in the 1960s. And if you're wondering how this can be possible, well I have a theory that passing through the mirror portal from EQG not only sends you to the Human World, but an unintended side-effect of the Humanization Transformation is that it also makes you *stop aging*, leaving you stuck looking the same way you were when you first entered the mirror, and only by leaving the Human World & retaking you're Pony Form do you start aging at your normal rate again, that theory would explain how Sunset Shimmer could have been a teenager at the time Twilight was still a little filly(as shown in the MLP Annual 2013) and still be one in the 1st EQG Movie, when Sunset first entered the mirror portal & took a Human form she stopped aging & remained as a teenager for like 7 years or more before she returned to Equestria to steal Twilight's crown, that would have given her plenty of time to adapt to the Human World & develop a new life for herself in that World, and if the Sirens stopped aging as well then they could have spent decades in Human World as teenagers before they made their move in the "Rainbow Rocks" movie, at least that's how I see it, and until more information about the mirror portal & the EQG World comes up, I'm sticking with my *Stopped Aging* theory until they disprove me wrong.

[@skurvay3429]

***** Well not exactly an "Immortal Goddess", just a Mortal Pony who can't physically age while in Human World & in Human Form but can still be harmed(or killed), the same thing would apply to any other Pony who entered through the exact same mirror portal, or any Human that entered through the opposite side of exact same mirror portal & took on a Pony(or whatever creature they are in Equestria) Form while in the Pony World, at least according to my theory.

[@blueteller]

I'm actually thinking it's something more like Narnia type of deal - inconsistent timelines between different universes, seconds or years could pass in-between and you just never know.

[@krealyesitisbeta5642]

“The Ssirens.” 🤣 Also 8:22 !

[@heaveniridescence6993]

The Dazzlings invented Pop music... o0o

[@charleyguan5886]

Well, I feel a pang of pity for Sonata. It was mostly Adagio's fault.

[@Tall_Order]

Well that back story didn't accomplish much. I want to be optimistic and I usually am, but I didn't feel like much was told that we didn't already know.

[@neonscrisis9305]

Omg omg omg omg omg omg!!!! Sirens are best villains ever!!!

[@thenoremac2685]

Not quite what I was expecting... but I totally called it. I called it! Pop music is the DOOM of us ALL!

[@somephysicsguy]

soo...the sirens travelled throuh time ? couse i cant see anyway else starswirl lives around the time twilight entered the human world(look at the buildings at the end..) am I missing an important point? O.o

[@ToaDrakua]

4:05 'Ello Doctor, I see you are taking Rose out on a sight seeing trip?

[@mysteriousvideogamer]

4:09 well well well, looks like the doctor has decided to travel back in time with Roseluck XD

[@HandheldGamer1991]

when i saw the city i thought to myself maybe we see the doctor with derpy or another companion and what a surprise his in it :D

[@zwataketa]

8:57 uhhhhhh ... I bet the Flim Flam brothers were in the audience for that. ORIGIN STORY! Also, friendship will never end? THERE'S HOPE FOR THEM YET!

[@lunapaloma2639]

Is it just me or does this starswereled the bearded act differently than in the reflectons comics

[@DragonaxFilms]

4:07 WEEEEEELL, LOOK WHO IT IS.

[@Carewolf]

Epic rap battles? Starswirl the Bearded vs the Sirens

[@bea7823]

4:08 whoovians, where are you?

[@VoiceLord1]

Starswirl the bearded is the shit. Who says you need friendship to best you can be? Sure he didnt beat them with music but I feel like he certainly tried harder than the main six in the movie.

[@Chareddragon]

I'd like to start off by saying as I've said after reading each comic. That the comics should be taken as a guideline to be expanded from. Also the comics are considered beta canon, so you can take some things and ignore others. Very interesting, as was stated, the story board focused on the music in stead of the villainous acts of the Sirens. There shtick is the same as before to gather energy, their goal is basically to fill their stomachs, but if there's a darker motive, fan stories can go into it. Well at least the Sirens are held in music history as the creators of POP music on Equss...or infamy.... At least we know they were basically pony sized...possibly a bit larger.

[@reivenn8844]

I found Maud Pie in the audience 🌰🐴

[@AADP]

that green gas looks like the one from Max Payne comics

[@houseofdolan]

Maybe there could be a slight chance that the Dazzlings out in equestria girls comics, but this would be safe after eg 3 (I mean the comics) .... like sunset shimmer, that after rocks rainbow appeared in Christmas comic equestria girls

[@Yugiohfans11]

Hey I just thought of something, what if Equestria time is'nt really slower then the Equertira girls universe, I mean it's obvious the lunar phases are on the same length otherwise the portal wouldn't open every thirty moons. Now here's my theory, starswirl not only developed dimensions travel spells but time travel as well so what if when he used the mirror on them his spells got a little crossed and not only sent them to another dimension but into the future!

[@Yankee9771]

So the sirens species were legal Equestrian citizens? Despite how much dangerous these can be? Speaking of which, how in the first place they became sirens? Even more, did the princesses have received some threat alert or something?

[@XC11301991]

Don't know about you guys but this story was underwhelming. And once again characters were off, Adagio was the only one that was written the same.

[@XC11301991]

***** Eh, Sonata didn't feel like the same character and was downplayed. Aria has a completely different character type here, and it's very unconvincing that she changed her attitude form this type to what she had in the movie.

[@XC11301991]

***** Like I said, that missing time gap to supposedly fill in the change in character is a poor excuse. Her current behavior and the events that happened were not convincing enough to demonstrate her change in character.

[@XC11301991]

***** the truth

[@nathanjarrett728]

+GSDAkatsuki the adagio we know would have had the foresight to know that they couldn't take canterlot, she was just too smart to think they could, and sonata isn't supposed to be this cruel

[@luveprincesora]

I think it's been intended to be different. We already got two dark background stories. Not every of them had to be like that.

[@AHotHandle]

Where did starswirl get these costumes they are hilarious

[@monme6123]

Not only did they invent pop, they invented clopping.

[@zwataketa]

So the pony styled sirens are simply fan stuff now. Though what if the sirens returned to equestria? Would they still be sirens (with broken gems) or normal ponies? I think the answer is obvious, but still. Also seeing an official thing with equestria sirens in it is nice.

[@zwataketa]

I keep reading their lines in the voice of an evil enchantress (no, not zecora, enchantress was just the first thing to come to my mind) in my mind, but I need to remember they have actual voices. This is especially hard for Sonata, with how high her voice is, and how ... Different she is here.

[@zwataketa]

2:21 O.O those faces ... Too much!

[@Iracondus]

4:05 I see you there Doctor! I see you!

[@kawaiidiva3739]

I saw Maud pie at6:57!!!

[@BNuts]

Canterlot, huh? I guess that means this takes place after Luna's banishment, and also confirms Starswirl using time travel magic. Funny how much more cooperative the Sirens are. Also, they have pointed teeth, so we can assume they're at least omnivorous, right? Except that they primarily consume negative emotions, so why do they need those teeth? 1:46 Equestria has slice... oh why thank you for the exposition, Aria. Hey Sirens, ever consider NOT talking aloud about your plans in public places? How is it nopony overheard and reported all that to Celestia? 3:41 And maybe play some instruments. 5:02 Wait, they can't write? Do they commission someone to write all their songs? I'm looking at you, Mr. Ingram. 6:37 I'm sorry, what? Already tired of your one-note rhymes. Where's my buzzer? Starswirl could have always formed a duo with Celestia: she's got a great voice. Of course, only a true genius would think of such a strategy. [glasses push] Those Sirens wouldn't stand a chance against the Villain With Glasses. 8:37 Musical war? Couldn't the Sirens have had Starswirl banned from the venue for pestering them and crashing their performances? Just who came up with this plan? 8:47 Hair. Did they have hair before? 8:54 Hey Twilight, did you know that Starswirl is also the Father of the Duar? And Rap? Now we know where Pinkie got it. 9:47 Who're you gonna call? Sirenbusters! So he banished them hoping they would get defeated elsewhere? Talk about passing the buck! 10:16 Interdimensional Teleportation Services - TARDIStech hoodies and hair accessories included. So when did the Sirens' pendants all turn red?

[@zwataketa]

10:13 so that's where they ended up? Did the school not exist back then?

[@Koganai96]

Are the Sirens are actually seahorse?

[@jeweltara]

Ok...they got screwed in this story...and am I the only one that noticed the gems were PART of them? so what happens if they go through the portal now? "oh don't mind us we're just bleeding to death from these huge holes where our gems use to be"

[@nairocamilo]

Damn fast Good job anyway /)

[@lunaaito45122]

Star swirl where did you even get all these clothes

[@raw6668]

Why were they not transported during Medevil Time? It would make a dark fic as they see the horrors of humanity in our worst era.

[@Starlytisms]

There's alot of things wrong with this. Aria had a lead vocal and Sonata wasn't stupid.

[@BBBHuey]

This just gets weirder and weirder... o_O

[@CrimSkies]

4:05 I did a doubletake there...

[@minervatheEchidna]

Please don't tell me that the Sirens got dropped of in MODERN Canterlot High-verse. My headcanon is ruined!

[@thebosscamacho]

not really, the time thing is questionalbe, but that's about it.

[@thebosscamacho]

idk maybe the way starswirl banished them made the sirens time travel. There was that beam coming from the mirror sucking them in.

[@monme6123]

''What's ''sliced bread''? They just invented it last week. *ba dum tss

[@zwataketa]

6:38 um ... Sirens? Maybe wanna change your choice of words there ... That word has taken on a new meaning since you sang that ... Yeeeeeeeeaaaaah.

[@KaliceBrunel]

So the Sirens invented pop music, huh? I now see them for the evil they truly are.

[@charleyguan5886]

hard to associate the taco princess with that siren

[@Rickettson]

@4:05 Hello Dr Hooves and Rose!

[@Lordgaga160]

Not the best and not the worst. I mean it's nitpicky but there are some confusion. I was expecting the Starswirl the breaded from the refections comic arc. And the Roman equestia to modern day human world was confusing.

[@crazyaniknowit7493]

Wow...thats interesting

[@hemidas]

3:20 The X Factor? 5:20 I know it! The Pop music IS evil! And they accused metal of being the Devil's music! 8:52 Prince? 9:02 [pulls a gun] Whatcha said bout mah momma!? 9:23 He summoned Johannes Krauser II! Oops, sorry, that's my fanfic, my bad! 9:43 Dear Starswirl, please stop teleporting your villains into our world (we have enough problems as is), you don't see us dumping Jihadists into Everfree Forest! Best wishes, mankind.

[@jaded8578]

6:35 "Clop"

[@emet-selch9378]

4:06 The Doctor! :D

[@zwataketa]

8:27 I cannot sum this up in one word.

[@deidrecutter2632]

TIME TRAVEL = CANON!!!! see 4:09

[@RudyBlackman]

yup that sounds right

[@AnimePonyKat]

4:08 doctor who reference!

[@SonicCam04]

i know music the sirens arn't proud of the butt songs like anaconda

[@Toboe43]

At first I was happy when chrono updated the next mlp comic. However, after reading it ... this was disappointing. It left off so many "holes" in this arc; where did the Sirens come from? How did they suddenly came up with a song after their first failed attempt? Why would starswirl even FAIL? and most importantly, how did he create the mirror? In addition I wasn't pleased withe art.

[@Rayphlosion]

6:35 Uhh.. no thanks, Aria.

[@PowerupLink]

StarSwirl seem much older in this one than in Reflections comic.

[@osblarg]

PowerupLink seriously....

[@AnimeAngel88]

Anyone else listen to Rainbow Rocks music while reading this?

[@nyniuni]

I wish they'd do an Ahuizotl comic. I'm sure everybody but me would hate it.

[@ExceedinglyFPR]

starswirl was white then grey now blue... geeze pick a color already!!!

[@nightmareeyes2083]

4:08 Doctor Whooves

[@thecatgod2285]

6:45 MOD?!?!

[@Chase14videos]

2:02 why is it ye olde shouldn't it just be normal

[@madisonmcarthur2422]

um thy have tails fish tails...how can thy move around on land?! i always asomed thy lived in WATER *cuz ther fish ponies if i was a mermaid how the hell would i live on land?!* thy still could caz disharmony to salers and swim to shore where ponies are and feed on disharmony like that.... so it really breaks it for me to see them move around normally on land WITH FISH TAILS(sorry that really bugs me)

[@TheVoiceOfChaos]

your hovves will clop "clop" my brain smells like its rottening

[@minervatheEchidna]

Actually, you can all feel free to completely disregard my earlier comment. That was written in a moment of weakness, and for that, I sincerely apologize. I have since found a solution to my little headcanon dilemma. The Dazzlings were shot forward in time as well as space. Enough said.

[@cloudproductions4651]

Well say bye to them living in the sea

[@TheArtistTreee]

Canterlot look like Athens.

[@TheArtistTreee]

Nvm... looking the coliseum.. its more like Rome..

[@lpsjewel324]

Sorry but I *really* don't like this comic... I always thought that sirens were mysterious sea creatures, and great villains of Equestria Not just plain evil singers or something!

[@isabernstein59]

Starswirl can rapp!!!!!!!

[@star3catcherSEQUEL]

Why does everything in ancient Equestria suddenly look Greek? We've looked at ponies from ancient times many times before, and the only ones who had a Greek look were pegasi and Crystal ponies. The rest of Equestria looked more Medieval Europe. It really, really bothers me.

[@TheLadysAtelier]

***** Correction, it looks roman. That makes sense, because rome took over in the past.

[@maisonenfant6119]

Mlp eg rainbow rocks

[@demonwriterx9412]

Meh...I liked the first two better.