Bushido Nihontou

By Sazama Ichida

• May 23, 2014




Age: Middle-aged stallion

Gender: Male

Species: Earth Pony

Appearance: As shown

Cutie Mark: A gleaming master katana sword. But it's hidden underneath his cloak.

Personality: Wise, Stern, Strict, Disciplined, Somewhat judgmental.

Backstory: Bushido is a stallion of many mysteries and is a very strict, and judgmental teacher. often referring to Crimson as "my stupid/idiot apprentice," and bringing up embarrassing incidents in Crimson's past to provoke him into training harder. But despite this rough exterior, he has a deep sense of responsibility to Crimson and those he protects in the rare cases when he does get involved. He loves sake, himself, and teasing Crimson, and while he is frequently seen drinking copious amounts of sake alone, he never becomes drunk. He and Crimson frequently have bouts of slapstick conflict between them, and although he treats his apprentice rather roughly during training, he does so mainly to only to get his attention; he remarks to him as his idiot apprentice as he desires Crimson to be more knowledgeable and insightful, while also to see him have more confidence in himself. Also knowing the ultimate destiny as a master of the Hiten Mitsurugi style, he also wants to ensure Crimson would not bear regrets when that day would come, and for him to know that, despite his rough teachings, that he never wanted his apprentice to be miserable using the style. He dislikes the complications of socialization, and hearing of the ills of society, both of which he finds annoying, and ultimately incessant and depressing. In order to avoid having to work with other ponies, he makes his living as a pottery artist alone living as a hermit on a mountain (a profession that he is reported to excel at). He also comes off as somewhat lazy and laid-back but in truth he is the most powerful Samurai in all of Equestria, vastly superior to Nimble Blade, Swift Edge and even Crimson Katana in Skill.<br /><br />Nothing is known about his past prior to meeting Crimson.