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Description

Ever since Gallus became a Royal Guard, he has been hungry for power … to protect and serve! However, when your friends are tinier than ants, you have to get creative if you want to have fun with them. What better way to show his power to protect – than to hold Canterlot between his toes!
 
Don’t worry, Princess Twilight. When Gallus said the kingdom was in good paws, he meant it! Everything he steps on is magically protected, as good cartoons should be.
 
So, Gallus, how did you get so big? Discord swears he had nothing to do with this (nor has he been interested in attempting such a big feat). As part of his duties, Gallus has been around Grogar’s bell, along with the artifacts Cozy Glow once used to siphon Equestria’s magic. He also found a mysterious device that was left in pieces on the ground … later identified as Sci-Twi’s magic-sucking device.
 
Gallus swears he can’t explain what happened. It’s like he got overwhelmed with the magic of friendship! Could it be … that the Tree of Harmony, herself, is trolling with us?
 

 
Commission by Tsitra360. I played a major part in directing the composition. In addition, there was one point where I directly handled the PSD in order to guide the artist.

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Background Pony #11F0
While hes not looking, i think im gonna take a look inside that discarded footwear.
I sure hope he doesnt put it back on with me in there.
Background Pony #8EE7
@Starponys87  
Don’t mean to be negative, but if you’re not the one with the pen in your hand who created at least a part of the picture (not just describing things for someone else to draw), you’re not the artist of the image
 
“Giant equestria-girls-ified Alicorn rarity gently envelops equestria’s planet between her fingertips. The ridges of her fingerprints, deeper than the grand canyon, press against the magical barrier protecting the small orb and cast over half of the little planet in darkness. The top half of the composition is a view from the outskirts of Canterlot where the sky beyond is taken up entirely by Rarity’s sapphire colored eye. Life in canterlot has come to a stop in light of Rarity, with day to day activities being put on hold. The bottom half of the composition is a panned out view of Rarity in space, wearing a two-piece swimsuit likely of her own design. Celestia and Luna, down there somewhere, move the sun and moon about with their power to try and get her attention, and in the process of her noticing she moves the planet down without thinking; causing cloud formations and ponies to get harmlessly tossed around as their world is rattled. Rarity looking down on the heavenly bodies with a curious smile. And all of this is the result of something gone horribly wrong with both Twilights experimenting with the portal between their worlds”
 
I just wrote this, and whether or not you think it’s good or detailed enough to direct a composition is subjective and up to you. The text itself that you put in the description is art too, and if this were a text sharing website (assuming that was your contribution) than absolutely you’re right in tagging yourself. But if some talented artist came along and turned this paragraph I just wrote into a picture, I wouldn’t go tagging myself on it. The image would be done done in their unique style, with their skills that they honed over however many years. It would feel wrong to me to then go on and slap my name on it and take credit for their skill
 
EDIT: It is a lovely description though c:
Starponys87
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Friends with Autism
@Wayneponeth  
I really enjoy how the sense of terror is canceled out by Gallus’s reassuring face. He feels like a great father watching over his children. Of the Mane 6, Fluttershy might not be afraid at all (given how she’s developed by Season 9)!
Background Pony #11F0
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Removed tag: artist:starponys87
 
Reasoning: They’re not the atist/ They did not draw it.
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@Starponys87  
You made this image sound pretty cute. Nice to see a gentle giant pic like this. Usually with destruction like this it’s with a malicious giant but this one is a protective giant who’s also playful. It’s really adorable. :)
Starponys87
Lunar Supporter - Helped forge New Lunar Republic's freedom in the face of the Solar Empire's oppressive tyrannical regime (April Fools 2023).
Princess of Love - Extra special version for those who participated in the Canterlot Wedding 10th anniversary event by contributing art.
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Twinkling Balloon - Took part in the 2021 community collab.
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Friends with Autism
@Background Pony #79EB  
@Enter  
I really love this drawing. I think things came out about as perfectly as I could expect! I feel awestruck to feel so helpless – yet so loved and protected. Each of his toes is more powerful than the Canterlot shield!
 
The background ponies are as freaked out as Twilight, perhaps more so. The rest of the Mane 6 are not terribly worried. The rest of the Student 6 are hardly worried at all. They know and trust their blue birb friend, even if the entire planet were between his toes!
 
No matter how big Gallus gets, he is always Twilight’s humble servant. Twilight will calm down soon enough … and feel humbled to have such a giant guardian whom she can summon. The kingdom may be under his care, but Gallus still loves her as his ruler!
Starponys87
Lunar Supporter - Helped forge New Lunar Republic's freedom in the face of the Solar Empire's oppressive tyrannical regime (April Fools 2023).
Princess of Love - Extra special version for those who participated in the Canterlot Wedding 10th anniversary event by contributing art.
Elements of Harmony - Had an OC in the 2022 Community Collab
Twinkling Balloon - Took part in the 2021 community collab.
Artist -

Friends with Autism
@Calebtyink  
Don’t worry, as I said above: “Everything he steps on is magically protected, as good cartoons should be.” Sometimes this means things are magically reset. Or else they were somehow never damaged in the first place.
 
As for me, I like to imagine that the Tree of Harmony herself caused this power burst in Gallus (which I also suggest in the description). She herself seems to be a bit of a trickster.