The Diver

Hello. I am a hairy-chested, hardcore, badflank, deep-sea diver who happens to be a smaller colorful horse. How are you?

In real life, my name is Charles and I'm a Commercial Diver from Seattle, WA and I work in marine construction, salvage, underwater welding/burning, and search and recovery. I have been a Brony since June 16th, 2012 and I haven't looked back since.

(A long video I took in diving school involving underwater burning training in case you have the patience and interest! Don't try this at home my little ponies! )

Name: Deco Stop

Age: 23

Gender: Male

Species: Earth Pony

Appearance: Tan fur coat with brown mane and tail. Has a horseshoe mustache which he first formed in dive school.

Cutie Mark: A duel set of anchors crossed behind a Mark V dive rig.

Personality: Usually a little quiet but quite outgoing during a conversation. Likes making new friends and meeting new ponies. On the job, he is rather professional in both appearance and mannerisms, for he wants to keep his mind focused on work.

Backstory: Deco Stop is a young stallion from the northern city of Seaddle whom has recently bought a home in Ponyville and now lives in both places in even splits of time. When he was a young colt, his father and he attended an exhibition dedicated to deep-sea diving and became entranced in the mysteries of the sea, but primarily of deep-sea diving. While they were there, he was able to don a Mark V Royal Equestrian Navy diving hat and received his cutie mark, knowing full well that becoming a diver was what he wanted to become.

At the age of 21, he attended dive school in Seaddle and graduated with class 110-14, immediately landing a job with Royal Equestrian Marine Salvage in Manehattan, working through their office in Seaddle. Now, he has recently been working basic infrastructure contracts with the company in Central Equestria, primarily in Canterlot and Ponyville.

He has his father, mother, stepmother, stepfather, and older sister whom all live in Seaddle. He is named after "decompression stops" which is used in diving on ascent to expel excess nitrogen out of the system before reaching surface.