Ashen Pathfinder

Augh, I'd love to see a new episode with him in it, but I'm largely satisfied with what we have. Along with the episode, he is a central character in the Reflections arc of the comics, has a small but of backstory in one of the Friends Forever comics, and he has quite a few GREAT fan works; including my ultimate fave:

My goodness the flow of Sombra pictures have been rather slow in recent months. Time for some new material!

Like you I'm a big King Sombra fan. Saying that, we're never really given much info on him, but I will try to answer your questions as best as I can. 1. Like what happened in his past? -Simple answer is that we just don't know. Anything you read is for the most part speculation and headcanon.We really don't even get much hints about his past in the comics. We know he was VERY good at setting up traps & all, but as for the time before his reign; nothing. 2. Did he face off with the Crystal Empire before? -Again, we have no information. It's possible he rose within the ranks of the Crystal Empire society, or he could've been an invader. 3. Where has he been for the last 1000 years? -He was locked away in the frozen north under ice; banished by the royal sisters. That much we do know, lol. 4. Why did Celestia send the Mane 6 to deal with a King without some kind of help? -To be fair, she had sent Cadence & Shining Armor there first, so it's not like help wasn't already there. Bad thing is that Shining Armor was incapacitated and Cadence was putting all of her effort into the shield. As for the Mane 6 themselves, it's fair to say that Celestia had faith enough to trust them. They have already shown enough to at least handle an entire army of Changelings for a while, and if Twilight was to grow in her destiny (considering that was the theme of season 3 anyway), Celestia had to do that anyway. 5. Shouldn't they get a medal or something after taking down a ancient King? -Maybe, but it's possible they got some sort of recognition off screen. 6. But over everything I wanna know King Sombra's back story and where he came from. -As much as I would like to know this as well, I doubt we'll be getting much from Hasbro/DHX on that front. It's well known that Sombra is not that popular of a villain, and I don't see much impetus from the animators or writers to bring him back. Sombra is my favorite villain in the show as well; however it might be good that we don't have a solid backstory on him. Part of his charm for me is that we don't know much about him which leaves plenty to the imagination. I also loved his AU version in the comics, and that might provide some clues on the Sombra we know and love; I suppose.

What I bolded can't be said enough. This is a good chance to at least tell those who may not be familiar with the situation what had happened. It's fine to have an opinion on it, but let's be thoughtful and calm. But yeah, my thoughts pretty much echo Jeric's here. I'll be honest in saying that I followed the blog and even found it funny from time to time, but I can understand why Hasbro may have wanted it taken down, and I can understand why some fans may not have appreciated the NSFW nature of said blog. In the end, the point is that Celestia is a property of Hasbro, and if they feel that certain depiction of their character from an outside outside clashes with how they feel she should be, then they have every right to request it's closure. PinkiePony, IIRC, got a lot of hate from certain segments of the fandom, which is a bit unfair. I do remember plenty of people laying the blame on her. In the end, at least the artist tried something else, so we still get art from him.

Well, the exact reason would vary from person-to-person. For a lot, it's as simple as "because it's fun." In truth, you probably don't need a deeper explanation. As for me...it does go a little deeper, and it's because I just happen to identify with FiM and other franchises. I like Persona 4, and I love the Uncharted series. I don't identify with Persona 4 THAT much (playing through the Vita version), but Uncharted is another story. As such, someone like me tends to envision our favorite characters as ponies. In truth, I also love to see artist interpretations of stuff like that. In the end, that might not have been as deep as I lead you onto believe, but it is what it is.

As this topic doesn't have much to do with the show itself and is venturing into crossover territory, I'll be moving this to Sugarcube Corner. Thank you, and have a good day.

Considering that we have multiple discussions concerning this topic, I'll go ahead and lock it. I'll provide a link to a few different discussions in regards to her parents. Please remember to use the search function in the future. Just a tip; the keywords 'applejack' and 'parent' helped me. Thank you and have a good day. http://mlpforums.com/topic/2564-why-havent-applejacks-parents-been-shown/ http://mlpforums.com/topic/84776-applejack-parents-where-are-they/ http://mlpforums.com/topic/98469-parent-episode http://mlpforums.com/topic/100720-who-is-the-legal-guardian-of-applejack-and-applebloom/