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2,372 Cousins the Colt

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The Imposter Identification Guide

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Written for Colts and lovers of Colts.

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No. 1

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Imposters can have trouble growing hair. Check the mane, coat, and tail for any uneven growth, brittleness, spotting, or other inconsistencies.

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No. 2

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This one's missing its mane entirely!

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No. 3

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Every Colt has a white diamond marking on the front of its face.

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No. 4

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Imposters can travel through dimensions. Sometimes, they get stuck or return incomplete. Be wary of standing too close. You may get sucked in.

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No. 5

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Every Colt has white socks that end under the knee or where a knee would be located.

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No. 6

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Imposters often fail to create organs. This one is missing its eyes, but others can be more subtle depending on where the organ is located. Try offering hay to examine the placement of its tongue and whether it's capable of eating.

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No. 7

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The signature diamond is located on the front of its face only.

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No. 8

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A Colt's coat lacks any sort of spotting or erroneous patterning.

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No. 9

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Imposters sometimes sprout limbs from different animals.

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No. 10

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Every Colt has a pink muzzle. It's genetic.

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No. 11

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One way to check for a no-ear imposter is to try calling its name from a safe distance.

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No. 12

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Although a Colt's tail is short, it isn't so short nor stiff to be standing like this.

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No. 13

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Facing three-fourths left is every Colt's best angle. Only imposters face three-fourths right when having their images recorded.

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No. 14

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Imposters find it difficult to adhere to our dimension's laws of physics.

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No. 15

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Imposters are capable of duplicating limbs.

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No. 16

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Be wary of imposters with multiple heads. Avoid eye contact. The one that keeps trying to look at you is dangerous.

Keep walking until you find someone. They're reluctant to confront more than one person.

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No. 17

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Keep a camera on hand, at all times. Imposters will often break posture when confronted with one.

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No. 18

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Imposters cast shadows. Never investigate a potential imposter where there is no light.

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No. 19

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This is a unicorn.

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No. 20

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This is a pegasus.

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No. 21

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Colts have short, glossy coats.

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No. 22

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It goes without saying, but Colts have heads.

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No. 23

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Every Colt is 64px x 64px by default, but are allowed to be sized down to 56px x 56px for spacing reasons.

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No. 24

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Colts don't have front knees. This imposter is showing off.

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No. 25

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The correct white diamond to pink snout size ratio is 3:1.

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No. 26

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See above.

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No. 27

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This imposter has transferred the white below its knees and no-knees to its ears.

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No. 28

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This imposter is the hardest one to check for. AVOID eye contact. You will be sucked into a different dimension. It is safe to look at its reflection, however.

Using a mirror, shine a flashlight or other light source into the potential imposter's eyes. If you see a lack of reflection in its eyes, alert your supervisor.

Should you lack a mirror or light source, simply walk away, while looking down. Unlike the multi-headed imposter, this imposter will not pester you. It'll leave on its own eventually.

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No. 29

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Imposters sometimes imitate the V1.0 Colt, before it received its first update on September 24, 2010.

All Colts have since been updated to V14222.5 on September 25, 2021.

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No. 30

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A Colt only has one tail. Some imposters are more clever than others, however.

They'll shave their other tails and try to hide them as one. Be sure to run your hand through an imposter's tail to check.

Thankfully, this one hasn't caught on.

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Congratulations! You've reached the end of the guide.

Now you're a certified imposter checker.*

*Non-official. The Cult of Colts is not liable for any harm to persons or dimension traveling.

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