Grandfather Clock

By Descant

• August 27, 2014

Age: Who even remembers anymore? Older than pretty much anyone but the princesses, that's for sure.

Gender: Male

Species: Unicorn

Appearance: Despite his age, he looks like he's in the prime of his youth. Time magic does wonders for your complexion. <br /><br />Despite his looks, his fashion sense is still about 80 years out of date.

Cutie Mark: A red octagon with a white border, and a clock inside the octagon.<br />Get it? It's a stopwatch.<br />Grandpa's so clever.

Personality: He's a rather cheerful, quirky fellow who doesn't see much point in doing anything unless he considers it enjoyable. Tends to act on some of his more whimsical ideas without giving them much thought. Despite this, he's got the wisdom of generations. Just not the maturity to show for it.<br /><br />Occasionally shows his senility through forgetfulness, or using slang that might have been cool when he was a young whippersnapper.

Backstory: Grandfather Clock, once known as Stopwatch, was born longer ago than most ponies can remember. He doesn't talk about his past much, but he must have had siblings, and married at some point, as he's got tons of nieces, nephews, and grandchildren running around Equestria. Nobody's quite sure how many Great-s to throw in there. <br /><br />After his spouse died, whenever she did, he fell into a period of depression, and hasn't left the old manor they had purchased together after all this time. As a matter of fact, literally nothing about the place has changed after she passed. It's exactly the way it was the day she died, excepting for the grave behind the manor. Even her bedroom door hasn't been opened in years. It's a sacred place.