Lee

By Trevor Bright

• November 19, 2013




Age: 80's or 90's (Looks like he's in his late 20's or early 30's)

Gender: Male

Species: Non-Pony

Appearance: <p> He is actually a rouge changeling that has shifted into the appearance of a unicorn. He has been around normal ponies so long, he almost considers himself one. He also always wears a vest that he keeps things in. Anything he finds that he thinks may be useful in the future goes into one of his pockets on his vest. His appearance is actually that of the first unicorn he killed some 70 odd years ago as a young changeling during the first invasion he took a part of. He now uses that form to commemorate him, and is a kind of remorse for his past transgressions. He hopes that in using his form and performing good deeds, he can redeem himself and the pony he killed. Not many ponies actually know that though. Every pony thinks he just came up with the form, or some other idea. </p>

Cutie Mark: <p> Even though he can change it, he usually keeps it as a book, though he didn't settle on this until later. His earlier cutie mark (seen bellow) was just a symbol of his strange predicament. Later on, he decided on making it a book to show his love of reading and learning new things.<br /><br /> His cutie mark being a book, and being able to take on the appearance of a pegasus has made him a big Daring Do fan. He and Rainbow often get in to long and sometimes heated discussions over her stories. </p>

Personality: <p> A strange mix of quiet background pony and happy, loud energetic party pony (not quite as energetic as pinky though). This has led to many a mishap where Lee's over zealousness and use of magic coupled with Pinky's randomosity have created quite the shenanigans.<br /><br /> Mostly though, Lee's attitude really depends on the situation. Most of the time, he's just himself: a sarcastic, happy, random unicorn that was born a changeling. You wouldn't know it from looking at him today, but his past was very very dark. When asked about it, he's usually somber and won't talk about it with others unless he feels really close to them or trusts them. Even then, it takes some time before he'll truly tell you everything.<br /><br /> He has a very strong belief that form follows function which is why he doesn't usually care about his appearance to much. This, as you can imagine, has lead to quite a few arguments between himself and Rarity, who is the fashionista of the main six. She often complains about his vest not being stylish enough or his mane not being hip with the times and he'll just shrug.<br /><br /> He has had some interaction with Apple Jack, but not very much. While Lee does admire her hardworking attitude, he doesn't much care for physical labor and will avoid it if possible in favor of using magic. </p>

Backstory: <p> Originally from a hive that is only known to be very far west, out near Saddle Arabia, he lived as a drone under a king on the war path trying to take over said country. Chaos erupted in the hive after he was assassinated. A young princess took over at that point, and a war for power has been going on inside that hive ever since. During all this turmoil, Lee was charged for a crime he didn't commit. It was a crime against the hive, one of the worst you can commit. The price for his crime was banishment. His wings were broken and he was left in Equestria to die. He made his way to the nearest town, which happened to be Ponyville, but upon arriving, found he didn't have the strength to stay shifted and reverted to his changeling form where he resigned himself to death. A certain Pegasus found him though, half dead with broken wings, and took him in, risking herself in the process. (Or so she thought. Lee couldn't have, nor would he have, hurt her even if he had the been given the chance.) Fluttershy, living up to her element of kindness, nursed him back to health. Since then, they have grown very close, so close in fact that he has grown to consider her some what like a little sister he wishes he could've had, if he had been born a pony instead of changeling. Eventually his wings healed and he left ponyville to explore the world, but he always returned to ponyville, considering it to be his home.<br /><br /> Abilities:<br /> He can shape shift if needed but prefers to avoid having to take on the form of any kind of changeling due to it reminding him of his horrid past. He is very old but, due to his shifting abilities, is blessed with the gift of longevity. Even though he appears to be in his late 20's or early 30's, he is actually around around 80 or 90 years old. He is also able to sense and feed off of emotions much like other changelings can. He has also tried to make up for the temporary loss of his wings by training in magic with some of the more gifted unicorns, including Twilight Sparkle. (Before she became a princess). Also, later he gained his ability to fly again due to his wings healing.<br /><br /> He also uses a customized spell to mask his presence that evolves over time. It originally started out as a chameleon spell, just making his appearance similar to that of the background, keeping him well hidden while standing still. It did nothing for sound and he had to cast a separate spell to muffle his foot steps. Then he updated his spell to a camouflage which made it easier for him to move around and stay hidden. Camouflage did nothing for sound again and he still needed to cast a muffle spell. His final form is invisibility. It bends light around him, making him completely invisible. He also bound his muffle spell to this same spell so it makes him quiet as well. </p>