Let’s start with the obvious, Ahuizotl’s eyes. As many of you know, Ahuizotl has a bit of a tricky design. So I decided to have his head more like a jackal (which has roots with the original myth of the Ahuizotl, a bluish dog with a hand on it’s tail).
As for Mable whose villainous identity is the Mane-iac, since her cutie mark isn’t seen in the show, I have her the cutie mark of a shampoo bottle surrounded by bubbles (makes sense). You will also notice that she seems to have some scars around her legs, this has to do with a scene from one of my stories (Does This Count As… A Crossover) which explains that Mable was harmed and suffered some burns before falling into the shampoo vat that would bring forth the Mane-iac. So she wears stockings to cover up her scars.
And as you might know from my previous illustration, Mable likes to wear her mane in a ponytail so that ponies don’t feel intimidated around her. Despite this, many of the ponies in Maretropolis don’t trust her. Fortunately, when Ahuizotl is teleported to Maretropolis by an inter-dimensional portal, Mable now has somepony who doesn’t know of her past and might be willing to accept her for who she is and help her deal with her demons.
Well, there you have it. I hope you all enjoy this image and I hope you all have a good day.