Surprise: “Surprise!”
Pinkie: “Pinkie! Hi! I’m Pinkie Pie! What’s your name?”
S: “I’m Surprise!”
P: giggles “that makes sense! Are you new to Ponyville?”
S: “Oh absolutely! To be honest, I don’t know where I am! I was sucked into a pulsating vortex and ended up here! Everything is so different! Even me!” looks at her wings and hooves as if discovering her body for the first time
P: “That sounds really exciting!”
S: “Oh, you know it! I’ve been smiling all day!”
P: laughs “Smiling is the best!”
S: “It so is!” hoofbumps “wanna hang out?”
P: “Does a teal platypus wear a fedora?” pauses a second “That means yes!” laughs

My friend Feather Bloom helped me by designing a version of Surprise’s mane that would look good in the G4 style. Really, her mane design made this piece. I didn’t want it to be the carbon copy of Pinkie’s mane that so many people seem to like to do. Surprise may be the inspiration for Pinkie, but they are not the same character, and they have very different manes.