My Little Pony: The Return of Chaos (Trailer)

My Little Pony: The Return of Chaos Teaser Trailer
Games Art project, 3rd Year (Uni, 2014) Rendered in 3ds Max; Edited in After Effects

The teaser trailer for game based on the "Return of Harmony" story-arc from season 2, episodes 1 and 2, of Friendship is Magic. The game would feature a darker and more fleshed-out take on the events of the episodes, while retaining the family-friendly ethos and stylisation of the series. I must stress that this is a trailer for something that won't be made. This is it!
Yes the resolution is small, but due to the abundance of reflectivity and ray-casting, rendering the 40-odd seconds of footage took just under 100 solid hours, with 5-7 minutes per frame, 25fps. Also, if Celestia seems a little static, an element of the project brief was to not use any character animation.

All of the models and textures were made by me, apart from:
KP-ShadowSquirrel's Celestia Model (the Statue was also edited from the Twilight model)
BeckieRGB's Nightmare Moon Defeated vector and Discord's First Defeat vector
MisterAibo's Elements of Harmony vector

Featuring the fantastic voice-acting of:
NDLMongoose as Discord, and
PrincessRil as Princess Celestia


My Little Pony, its associated characters and scenes, are the property of Hasbro.
This is a non-profit, fan-created parody, made with no intent to infringe copyrights.
Again, this video advertises a fictional product and will never be made.
All sound effects used were from royalty-free sources. A list of creators can be provided on demand.