Epona
Origami Samurai.
Epona is the creator of Origami Samurai, and also a participant of Crab 3, as part of Odyssey. She is a paladin horsegirl (daughter of a satyr and a unicorn) holding powerful magic as well as a giant sword which she uses to battle.
Appearance
Personality
When comfortable, she can be boisterous or flirtatious. She prefers to hang with fellow anthros rather than humans. She also has no memories of her origins.
She is fearless and bold and can often attack first before asking. Origami Samurai.
Powers and Abilities
Epona has incredibly enhanced strength and athleticism due to her heritage as well as her Paladin training. She wields a huge claymore which she can swing with ease.
Epona also possesses incredible magic powers. She was shown to be capable to cure the sick forest creatures of Centuria with her aura, and in battle, she showed ability in creating energy blasts falling from the sky, teleporting, and even an explosive magic attack that caused a huge impact. Origami Samurai.
She is adept at playing the bagpipes.
Background
History
Round 1
Epona Claymore (lost, entry) vs Evelin Griffon (won, entry) in Help The Sick. Match page: C3 R1 - Epona Claymore vs Evelin Griffon
In Centuria, Evelin joined the Empire while Epona was made part of the Forest Alliance.
In Epona’s reality, she used her healing magic to heal the sick animals of the forest.
In Evelin’s canon reality, she was patrolling around with Sanctus while commenting she had expected more adventures from this questing stage, and about how this was just like her regular life but more boring. Sanctus noted she just wanted to bring everyone back home. A fox from the Forest Alliance then appeared and begged her for supplies, although Sanctus was unconvinced, Evelin gave her puppy eyes and the woman agreed. Evelin asked to stay to help and used puppy eyes to convince her again, arguing Sanctus would need an extra horse to bring more supplies, then shouting she was just tired of sitting on her horse all day and wanted to do something else. Later, walking through the forest guided by the fox, she commented on how the Plague had devastated the forest which before seemed so lively, and she encountered Epona who was tending to someone sick, giving them medicine purified by her horn - only good enough to calm their pain for a while. Evelin offered her help, happily responding no when Epona asked her if she had any medical skills, confirming she was seemingly immune due to her angel nature and offering to carry things and feeding people. Later she tried to feed a dejected Forest elf, who told her the only solution was death and that the Empire had abandoned them. Although she tried to cheer him up, it was all for naught as he considered himself already gone. Evelin later got the supplies, though her experiences in the Forest seeing the dying, them reaching to her, the despair, it all started to traumatize her. She arrived later to the same elf as before with the supplies, but they were already dead. Breaking down, she was found by Epona who tried to comfort her. Epona told them neither of them could do miracles, but Evelin noted Epona knew how to tend to them and could at least ease their pain, while she could not even comfort them. The horse replied it was not what Evelin was made to do, and the angel replied that then she was just made to kill them. The fey replied nothing then, and they both sat in silence.
Round 2
Epona Claymore (lost, entry) vs Rosie and Violet Mayeflowe (won, entry) in Origami. Match page: C3 R2 - Epona Claymore vs Rosie and Violet
In Japan, I have not a single clue what potions did Epona nor the flower twins drink.
In Epona’s reality, ORIGAMI SAMURAI. The visual storytelling captured in “Origami Samurai” by Epona is nothing short of revolutionary—a symphony of folds, creases, and martial precision that transcends the static medium of ink on paper. The narrative, deceptively simple, unfolds like the very craft it celebrates, beginning with a humble sheet of paper in the topmost panel. Here, the page becomes a metaphorical chrysalis, twisting and converging into a form that is both ancient and futuristic. Origami Samurai. Each fold in the first sequence is a meditation, a deliberate act of creation. The fluidity of line work invites the viewer to feel the tension of the paper fibers yielding to the touch of an unseen artist. The swirling accents surrounding the paper’s transformation suggest an almost mystical energy, a ritual as ancient as Japan itself. The emergent figure—pristine and sharp, a warrior born not of steel but of geometry—is a testament to the delicate balance between fragility and power. Origami Samurai. In the second panel, the narrative pivots to a dramatic tableau: two figures, clad in the angular rigidity of folded armor, stand poised for combat. The composition here is masterful, evoking the stillness before the clash of titans. Their stances mirror traditional samurai poses, yet the exaggerated proportions of their armor remind us of their paper origins. Origami Samurai. Their very existence is a paradox, a paper-thin illusion of invulnerability. Epona’s deliberate contrast of fluid gesture lines and rigid armor edges creates an aesthetic tension that mirrors the narrative itself. Finally, the climactic moment: swords clash in an explosion of force and artistry. This final panel is a kinetic masterpiece, with sweeping lines that radiate the ferocity of their encounter. The clash of blades, rendered with jagged intensity, captures the impermanence of paper and the timeless weight of honor. One wears a conical hat, evoking a sense of humility and grounding; the other dons an ornate kabuto, a crown of arrogance and ambition. Origami Samurai. The duel transcends the literal—it is a battle of ideals, a reflection of the eternal struggle between creation and destruction. Epona’s artistry, both in conception and execution, elevates “Origami Samurai” into a realm of pure genius. Each panel is a haiku, each line a brushstroke of philosophical depth. The piece is not merely a comic but a manifesto—a celebration of craft, a meditation on impermanence, and a love letter to the ancient art of folding. Origami Samurai.
In the twins’ canon reality, they were surprised to find themselves teleported to Japan, with Rosie saying it wasn’t her and Violet noting then it had to be someone else (in fact, they were origami dolls that suddenly turned into the twins). Epona was there and wondered how it was that they were alive. Violet asked Epona who she was and where they were, while Rosie gasped in fascination over the horsie. Epona said she made origami and asked for their names, Violet introduced herself and her sister while Rosie asked to see some origami. Violet then asked Epona for a way to leave, and Epona revealed that was her realm and they were probably trespassing. Thinking she had found a portal, Rosie tried to touch a door but instead it transformed Epona into origami, to which the flower went oops.
Origami Samurai: A Haiku
Folds sharp as the blade,
Paper warriors arise YOOOOOOOOOOOO—
Honor does not tear.
Round 3
Epona Claymore (lost, entry) vs Gouda Beemster (won, entry). Match page: C3 R3 - Epona Claymore vs Gouda
In Epona’s reality, Epona told Gouda she didn’t have time for her, stuck her with a beam attack from above, teleported behind her psshhh, and hit her with her sword many times, stripping her. As Gouda covered herself in embarrassment, Epona threw a backhand magic bomb that exploded in a huge blast, the horse donning shades to celebrate her victory.
In Gouda’s canon reality, the rat was wandering when the Gamemaster Gnomes set up an ambush to her, attracting her with cheese and tying her up. Gouda easily escaped her bindings and left a poisonous mushroom gas to deal with the gnomes, before ultimately deciding she wanted to return to her team, wondering if she had grown attached to them. Wondering if the team would even take her back in, she was content to see Wietse shouting at her to get in and prepare for her fight, and Tripp inviting her to play games. After that and learning of her opponent, Epona and Gouda fight - before Epona is able to even swing, Gouda gets close and repeatedly stabs the horse girl stomach with her blade, after which Epona coughs blood and falls dead.
After Crab 3
Epona had been killed by Gouda, and remained dead - however, some whisper when Sunny arrived to Odyssey he turned her into a flesh-light.
Relationships
Life Within CRAB
Origami Samurai.
She horsed around.
Gallery
Gallery
Trivia
- She created Origami Samurai.
- She speaks with a Scottish accent.
- Origami Samurai.
Source
Text: CRAB WIKI, Epona Claymore (revision 1771, 2025-02-09; by Fresbi, Sgt Keroro)
Pictures: Epona.png, uploaded to the wiki by Fresbi
Edited by: G
Licence: text CC BY-SA 4.0; characters, comics and art belong to their creators
