Changelings (O&C)

**Status:** | Extant

**Changelings** are a race of creatures in Equestria that serve the Lord of Chaos through their leader.

## Characteristics

Changelings are largely equine in appearance but possess insect-like characteristics. Originally, they had black carapace-like coats, webbed manes and tails, blue reflection-less eyes (unlike their queen's), fangs, bent horns, jagged ears, insect-like wings, and holes in their legs. Unlike ponies, changelings do not have cutie marks. Following their metamorphosis, changelings got varied coat colors and insect characteristics, such as Thorax's horns, and they no longer have fangs or holes in their bodies. They also have more physical differences among them: some possess longer, more jagged horns, and others no longer have horns at all. Others still no longer have tails. Some also have a trio of gemstone-like objects in their chests.

The changelings' nature and desire to feed on love are similar to changelings in folklore, who would take advantage of the love given to them by their unwitting caretakers. If a changeling doesn't feed, they start to lose their control and will search for love until their hungry is satisfied. As evidenced by Thorax, if a changeling gets true friendship, they can control their own hunger. Not only that, but by sharing love, they no longer need to feed on it and that starts to reflect on their own appearance. When a changeling openly shares their love, then they are able to pass through a metamorphosis that changes their appearance.

   It's reveal that Changelings, like bees, are born from eggs and, when they are born, the larvae are put in cacoons filled with green goo, while being fed with Chrysalis' royal jelly, which causes their growth to accelerate, and love by the caregivers, until they reach the adult state. It's revealed the eggs are resiliant to brute force and magic and that they can be in suspended state for decades. It's also revealed that, unlike many believes, Chrysalis is not the mother of all changelings. In fact, changelings can reproduce normally between themselves or taking advantage of their shapeshifting abilities.

### Mutant Changelings

This Changelings were created by Chrysalis to ensure her victory over Equestria. Each mutant has its own characteristics and abilities. So far, there is only three mutants:

* Crush
* Obsidia
* Scorpio

## Skills

Just like the name says, the Changelings are able to shape their form into anypony or anything they want to perform. They are also able to feed from the love ponies feels. Changelings that have gone through the metamorphosis, they no longer need to feed on love, as they now can share it through friendship.

The leader of the Changelings, being a queen or a king, is able to control them. However, this control seems to be based on authority rather than an actual power.

They are vulnerable to fire.

## Appearances

Bloom's New Life

Fire Punch's Reborn

The Light Kingdom

The Legend of the Light Kingdom

Finding True Love

The Life of the Alicorn Sisters

The Hidden Prince

## Trivia

* The changelings are one of the most recurring villains in the Order and Chaos Saga.
* Chrysalis and her three mutated changelings (along with the captured changelings) are the only known changelings to have not gone through metamorphosis.