Is King Sombra even an Real King or just an Tyrant?

[Scootaloo9074090 501]

 Was Sombra even a Real King or just a Tyrant Conqueror that took the crystal empire by force? did he earn the Titles of King or the crystal pony just call him king sombra in fear of making Sombra  angerly?  

Edited September 16, 2021 by Scootaloo9074090

[Will Guide 21,358]

Well I think it depends on whether you're considered the comic books Canon or not. I heard  lot more about King Sombra's backstory was there, but it's contradicted by his "personality charge" to the bad writing of Scar in S9 premiere.

Honestly I don't really care that much about King Sombra.

[Misty Shadow 7,796]

Nothing in the show or comics hints that he was slated to inherit the empire. Celestia says he took it over in the show, and the comics show how he conquered the empire. Everything points to him being a conqueror, but even if he is not a "real king" in the traditional sense, he will always be the real king of shadows to me. 

[Tom Gallagher 33,581]

More of a self-proclaimed but not actually a king thing.

[Sonic Shimmer 4,131]

Lots of kings took power through conquest. It’s not always an inheritance thing.

[Imperium 16]

You have your Conquerors, then you have your Rulers.

An example to such a Ruler would be Princess Celestia, Princess Cadance, Thorax, etc. Notice how they have managed to maintain, protect and rule over their subjects, to ensure they are stable and have all the necessary daily needs they require to live a normal life. In media the Ruler trope can be seen in both ways as a 'Benevolent Ruler' or a Tyrant due to their personality or how the story portrays such a character. In this show we have seen both styles from the grace and beauty of the Princesses of Equestria and the Crystal Empire, to the Tyrannical dictatorship of Starlight Glimmer in Our Town.

Now for Tyrants. Well, you've seen the before and how they have managed to try out their ways to take over the land of Equestria. Each one doing... Eh, a poor job at least. All  except Sombra, who managed to Conquer the Crystal Empire and made it for himself, as well as maintaining control over such a large portion of territory for quite a long time before Twilight and her friends stopped him and overthrew his rule and dominance over the land. Was a good ruler? Heck no! He was a case of both a Conquering King and a Tyrant wrapped in a bow. 

[Scootaloo9074090 501]

16 hours ago, Imperium said:

You have your Conquerors, then you have your Rulers.

An example to such a Ruler would be Princess Celestia, Princess Cadance, Thorax, etc. Notice how they have managed to maintain, protect and rule over their subjects, to ensure they are stable and have all the necessary daily needs they require to live a normal life. In media the Ruler trope can be seen in both ways as a 'Benevolent Ruler' or a Tyrant due to their personality or how the story portrays such a character. In this show we have seen both styles from the grace and beauty of the Princesses of Equestria and the Crystal Empire, to the Tyrannical dictatorship of Starlight Glimmer in Our Town.

Now for Tyrants. Well, you've seen the before and how they have managed to try out their ways to take over the land of Equestria. Each one doing... Eh, a poor job at least. All  except Sombra, who managed to Conquer the Crystal Empire and made it for himself, as well as maintaining control over such a large portion of territory for quite a long time before Twilight and her friends stopped him and overthrew his rule and dominance over the land. Was a good ruler? Heck no! He was a case of both a Conquering King and a Tyrant wrapped in a bow. 

does he earn the titles of king or deserve  to be king?

[Evil Pink One 13,505]

Tis just a title... It really depends on the people if you are king or not....

You can't call yourself a king if the others don't recognize you as one...

[Flying Pencil 3,024]

Well he’s ain’t an heir to the kingdom. He tried to force to become a king, so I say he’s more of a tyrant.

[Imperium 16]

1 hour ago, Scootaloo9074090 said:

does he earn the titles of king or deserve  to be king?

Looking at how Sombra conquered the land of the Crystal Empire, as well as taking a page at our own human history...

By rights, Sombra does earn the title of King and perhaps even deserve to be king.

But does he ACTUALLY deserve that title is another matter.

[Metemponychosis 1,257]

There is no such thing as a 'real king'. And kings can be tyrants. Add to that that tyrants are not necessarily kings, and that there is no real point is assuming any of that in real history. In Equestria there isn't even a higher authority as a god to validify a title with divine mandate. The only thing is 'blue blood', and since we don't know jack about his ancestors... In the end, some rando could declare himself king, but that was dependent on his peers acknowledging that. 

As far as MLP was concerned, Hasbro was stupid AF... These titles carry a lot of negative karma in westernized societies. Celestia was given the title of princess because 'QuEeN sOuNdS eViL!!!!!1111!' Hence, Queen Chrysalis. King Sombra. At least until they realized how dumb that sounded and we got Queen Novo. If only they hadn't messed up everything before.

Conclusion: whatever. King Sombra was King in the cartoon because Hasbro and it didn't need to make sense in their heads.

[EpicEnergy 23,122]

I'm not really sure on that, he could be either to be honest.