Post by Mal on Jun 29, 2016 22:31:31 GMT -5
Character
King Sombra
Alt Name
Lord Sombra
Reason Applying For
As I'm currently having some sort of weird writer's block/muse block? with Luna, figured it'd be nice to test out another canon character like Sombra, especially since he's not as in the forefront of things and I can just do small developmental things with him in the background. Maybe test out a different storyline than what happens in the comics so I can rp him while he's still evil for a while.
What do you know about this character?
Sombra was originally an umbrum, a race of shadow ponies. He was transformed by the others into a normal pony to be sent out of their imprisonment, where he was found by Crystal Empire guards out in the snow. When he was brought back to the Crystal Empire, he stayed in an orphanage where he befriended a pony named Radiant Hope. They grew up together, and once visited the Crystal Heart to see what their future had in store for them and Princess Amore knew what he was.
Later, because of what Sombra was, he could not attend the Crystal Faire as that day, the magic of the Crystal Heart, put him through agony. A time came when he was almost torn apart by it, but Radiant Hope saved him and gained her cutiemark in healing. He later fled into the Frozen Wastes in distress where he discovered a red crystal that told him what he was, and there he regained his powers as well as a lust for power and a need to free the umbrum. He shattered the stoned Princess Amore, despite Radiant Hope's attempt to talk him out of it and would go on to enslave the Crystal Empire after scattering shards of the princess across Equestria. Hope told the royal sisters of it, and it was they who defeated him and banished him to the Frozen North; and from it, his curse on the Crystal Empire.
Sombra is sadistic, greedy and prideful with an untempered rage and a willingness to do whatever it takes to achieve his goals. He is also gruff, self-conscious and uncertain about his identity, believing himself to be 'the king of monsters' because of the truth of what he is, and what he had seen in the Crystal Heart in his youth. A vision of his future, he did not believe that he could choose a different path. His foalhood friend, Radiant Hope, is perhaps the only pony that he has shown any manner of gentleness because of the history they share. As a foal he was shy and kind.
How often are you online?
Every day~
A roleplay example:
Lord Sombra's last defeat left him little more than a shade, lurking deep beneath the crystalline palace in a place that had once been sanctuary, left to regather his strength in the past two years. It was difficult. The Crystal Heart, and subsequently, the princess's love magic, had shattered him and the recovery was very, very slow going. The only solid piece of him left was his horn, left here in this place; a place he could not interact with despite his best attempts. Thinking, too, was a sluggish task, making it difficult for him to plan.. but Sombra was getting better all the time. For a brief time, there was an improvement yet he did not know why. No thought was given to the possibility of the Crystal Heart being shattered; no, he could not go above to see or else all his progress would be for naught. Sombra was only capable of growling with frustration and ruffling loose papers like an ill-tempered ghost. He, personally, had no idea how long he'd been down here, trying to regather his form, but it was time wasted nonetheless. It was a pity he was unable to find another way..
King Sombra
Alt Name
Lord Sombra
Reason Applying For
As I'm currently having some sort of weird writer's block/muse block? with Luna, figured it'd be nice to test out another canon character like Sombra, especially since he's not as in the forefront of things and I can just do small developmental things with him in the background. Maybe test out a different storyline than what happens in the comics so I can rp him while he's still evil for a while.
What do you know about this character?
Sombra was originally an umbrum, a race of shadow ponies. He was transformed by the others into a normal pony to be sent out of their imprisonment, where he was found by Crystal Empire guards out in the snow. When he was brought back to the Crystal Empire, he stayed in an orphanage where he befriended a pony named Radiant Hope. They grew up together, and once visited the Crystal Heart to see what their future had in store for them and Princess Amore knew what he was.
Later, because of what Sombra was, he could not attend the Crystal Faire as that day, the magic of the Crystal Heart, put him through agony. A time came when he was almost torn apart by it, but Radiant Hope saved him and gained her cutiemark in healing. He later fled into the Frozen Wastes in distress where he discovered a red crystal that told him what he was, and there he regained his powers as well as a lust for power and a need to free the umbrum. He shattered the stoned Princess Amore, despite Radiant Hope's attempt to talk him out of it and would go on to enslave the Crystal Empire after scattering shards of the princess across Equestria. Hope told the royal sisters of it, and it was they who defeated him and banished him to the Frozen North; and from it, his curse on the Crystal Empire.
Sombra is sadistic, greedy and prideful with an untempered rage and a willingness to do whatever it takes to achieve his goals. He is also gruff, self-conscious and uncertain about his identity, believing himself to be 'the king of monsters' because of the truth of what he is, and what he had seen in the Crystal Heart in his youth. A vision of his future, he did not believe that he could choose a different path. His foalhood friend, Radiant Hope, is perhaps the only pony that he has shown any manner of gentleness because of the history they share. As a foal he was shy and kind.
How often are you online?
Every day~
A roleplay example:
Lord Sombra's last defeat left him little more than a shade, lurking deep beneath the crystalline palace in a place that had once been sanctuary, left to regather his strength in the past two years. It was difficult. The Crystal Heart, and subsequently, the princess's love magic, had shattered him and the recovery was very, very slow going. The only solid piece of him left was his horn, left here in this place; a place he could not interact with despite his best attempts. Thinking, too, was a sluggish task, making it difficult for him to plan.. but Sombra was getting better all the time. For a brief time, there was an improvement yet he did not know why. No thought was given to the possibility of the Crystal Heart being shattered; no, he could not go above to see or else all his progress would be for naught. Sombra was only capable of growling with frustration and ruffling loose papers like an ill-tempered ghost. He, personally, had no idea how long he'd been down here, trying to regather his form, but it was time wasted nonetheless. It was a pity he was unable to find another way..