| 1 | A [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com blog]] following King Sombra, represented here as flamboyant prettyboy and an incredibly BadLiar -- spending a thousand years frozen solid with no-one but his SuperpoweredEvilSide for company and being blown to pieces shortly after being freed didn't do his brainpower any favors. After being defeated by Shining Armor and Cadance, Sombra languishes in a narcissistic dreamworld, accompanied by a mare named Coffee Talk, whose soul was trapped along with Sombra's inside his falling horn. |
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| 3 | Most of the events of the first quarter of the blog take place while the horn is still falling, but Sombra and Coffee Talk manage to eventually free themselves after a visit from Luna, albeit with Sombra's magic greatly weakened from the damage to his horn, and begin a trek towards civilization. Sombra's end goal is to be King again, but his depowered state forces him to hide his real identity and prevents him from heading straight to the Empire and taking over outright, forcing him to use subterfuge… now if he could just lie worth spit, or keep from getting sidetracked... |
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| 5 | The story [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/148180472164/ahhhhhhhhhhhahahahahahahaaaaaaa-gotchaaaaa-of ended]] on July 31, 2016. |
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| 8 | !!Tropes present on the blog: |
| 9 | * TwentyPercentMoreAwesome: [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/1c2fc451d0277b275694249d5174b6f0/tumblr_mo7fpq1OEb1rj4ht7o2_1280.png The Royal]] [[ThingOMeter Bitch-o-meter]], [[https://gs1.wac.edgecastcdn.net/8019B6/data.tumblr.com/2e93d7a4d6c5defb2afd9f4de168c72f/tumblr_ndvpr75tfr1rj4ht7o2_r1_1280.png twice]] -- [[https://gs1.wac.edgecastcdn.net/8019B6/data.tumblr.com/f3edf269a7e216b54eacaa78ec6af378/tumblr_nei0f52bVX1rj4ht7o1_1280.png sorry, I mean, thrice]] -- and the [[http://33.media.tumblr.com/d85b47b2243b17b23085299ecc60cb02/tumblr_najc0qGBW91rj4ht7o2_1280.png Nice]]-o-[[http://31.media.tumblr.com/94219ef4651e0b91f9d45b68ad3edcbb/tumblr_najc0qGBW91rj4ht7o3_1280.png Meter]]. Er... [[http://38.media.tumblr.com/2e820e7be142f93d12a0d7ec22370a5d/tumblr_nf2dahzuAc1rj4ht7o3_500.png being-a-bitch-in-good-way-o-meter counts as bitch or nice?]]. [[https://40.media.tumblr.com/7f86ac2f82933b9c878614e3b2d0dc10/tumblr_ntgtqzJSEP1rj4ht7o4_r1_1280.png Part IV]] reveals Sombra's rating amongst the Crystal Ponies. The [[https://40.media.tumblr.com/41a2b499749a2a8381654651b40353a0/tumblr_o5570aNk6J1rj4ht7o10_r1_540.png Royal Bitch-o-meter final countdown]] after [[spoiler: Cadence]] becomes BrainwashedAndCrazy. |
| 10 | * AboveGoodAndEvil: [[spoiler: The Elk King]] is willing to return Sombra's dark powers to him in exchange for his aid, fully aware of what he might do. He brushes off criticisms with this trope. |
| 11 | * AccidentalMisnaming: A RunningGag is that Sombra [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/437baa39def8db467dd8e843102f07b5/tumblr_mkpmb7Azd71rj4ht7o10_250.png can never remember Coffee Talk's name.]] He can't remember Sea Breeze and Drizzle's names either. |
| 12 | * AdaptationDistillation: The canon Sombra was a NoNonsenseNemesis; this version is a complete goof (albeit with hints of a NotSoHarmlessVillain) with a SuperpoweredEvilSide who sometimes holds the VillainBall . Additionally, the original used various curses and traps that bordered on RealityWarping territory; this version mostly sticks with basic CastingAShadow spells. |
| 13 | * AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler:Cadance]] is a lot more unforgiving than her NiceGirl with IncorruptiblePurePureness attitude in the show proper may suggest, even openly criticizing Luna and Celestia, her ''aunts'', over their insistence on easily forgiving their enemies and refusing to deal with threats to Equestria in a [[NeverSayDie "permanent"]] fashion. |
| 14 | * TheAgeless: Thanduelk thanks to the [[FountainOfYouth Fountain]] in the Village [[spoiler: that was destroyed]] and WordOfGod mentions that Sombra's ageless as a side effect of being the host of Buttface. |
| 15 | * AllForNothing: [[spoiler:Sombra kicks Uber Sombra out of his mind and ''finally'' makes peace with his sins and resolves to better himself... only for Uber Sombra to come right back literally ''one'' comic later before possessing Cadence.]] |
| 16 | * AllJustADream: Most of the first part is Sombra subconsciously dreaming after he was blown to bits by the Crystal Heart, his mind being trapped in his horn in the process. The only thing that was real was Coffee Talk, whom he absorbed in his shadow form before it happened. |
| 17 | * AnArmAndALeg: Supremus Longhorn is already [[http://askpun.tumblr.com/tagged/supremus-longhorn/chrono missing one of his front legs]] due to a PortalCut mishap. [[spoiler: Uber Sombra takes exception to his attempt to mind control Sombra and rips off one of his back legs as well.]] |
| 18 | * ArtEvolution: [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/71816448680/happy-2014-everypony-thanks-for-sticking-with Retrospect]]. It's more obvious with Coffee Talk than Sombra. |
| 19 | * ArtificialLimbs: Supremus Longhorn is missing one of his front legs. He uses magic to create a substitute. |
| 20 | * ArtisticLicenseHistory: The "Sparkle Pony" museum in Yakut. Since the Crystal Empire was always considered a myth [[http://41.media.tumblr.com/76a11941a55c5c5ff4f1a2e1dbd4b02d/tumblr_nnpf2zXJIE1rj4ht7o8_r1_1280.png they got more than a few of the details wrong]]. |
| 21 | * AtrociousAlias: [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/45303461206/i-forgot-how-much-i-hate-all-other-ponies Sombra's pseudonym]] that he makes up to avoid telling the other ponies captured by the Crystal Wolves who he really is. |
| 22 | --> "I am King Sss... ssssley. Kingsely... Glitter... smile... sparkle... friend." |
| 23 | * TheBadGuyWins: Seems to ''start'' as taking place in a universe where Sombra won, but it turns out he didn't and this was all his hallucination. |
| 24 | * BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: Ultimately happens between Sombra and Coffee Talk against Sombra's EnemyWithin. |
| 25 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: Caribbean Splash is probably one of the cheeriest ponies you could meet. [[spoiler:Then [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/51259196758/their-song-is-whistle-a-happy-tune-from-the-king his best friend/boyfriend is killed during the attempt to escape from the Crystal Wolves.]] Sombra [[KickTheDog says that him and the other deaths in the battle don't matter]] due to Sombra being, to put it nicely, [[ItsAllAboutMe a self-centered D-bag]].]] Splash overhears this and [[spoiler:[[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/51840622066/caribbean-puuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuunch decks Sombra right in the face]], hard enough to draw blood, [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/52099130841/splash-sombra-wat-r-u-doin-splash-sombra and follows it by giving him]] a WhatTheHellHero in a complete rage and trying to beat the hell out of him]]. |
| 26 | * BewareTheSillyOnes: King Sombra might be silly and dimwitted, but the only reason he's not as powerful as he once was is because his horn is damaged. Once it's fixed, he's powerful enough to curbstomp a ''horde'' of dragons. |
| 27 | * {{Bifauxnen}}: Sea Breeze has been mistaken for a stallion at least once. |
| 28 | * BigBad: [[spoiler:Sombra's EnemyWithin, Uber Sombra, who spends the entire story trying to corrupt Sombra into trying to take over the Crystal Empire again and undo any of his progress towards good. After being exorcised from him, the spirit takes advantage of Cadence's rage over Sombra and takes her as his new host]]. |
| 29 | * BigBadWannabe: Supremus Longhorn makes a valiant attempt to become a BigBad, attempting to use Sombra as a weapon in his plans to overthrow the Princesses and put his [[FantasticRacism beliefs about Earth Ponies and Pegasi into practice]], with the help of a [[TheDragon Changeling]] capable of brainwashing. Unfortunately he quickly discovers why it's a bad idea to piss Sombra off [[spoiler:when he invokes wrath of Uber Sombra, who promptly rips one of his back legs off]]. |
| 30 | * BodySurf: [[spoiler:After being exorcised from Sombra, Uber Sombra does this into Cadence]]. |
| 31 | * BreakingTheFourthWall: |
| 32 | ** Naturally, the characters respond to fan comments. It's a bit zigzaggy on whether other characters realize that this is what they're doing. Also, Sombra is actually able to physically interact with the question boxes; at one point he tries to hide behind them, only to realize they aren't actually real. Also also, at one point the author tries to derail the comic into a shipping fic, so Sombra and Coffee Talk open a portal and give her AuthorAvatar a DeathGlare to make her get back on track. |
| 33 | ** Sombra [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/97351827459/fourth-walls-are-for-losers outright vandalizes]] [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sombravandal_6389.png the blog title]] at one point. The title of the page is actually "Fourth walls are for losers" |
| 34 | * BreakTheCutie: Coffee Talk [[spoiler:by her situation and Sombra's EnemyWithin giving her a BreakingLecture]] and Caribbean Splash [[spoiler:when his best friend Whistler is killed in the fight with Crystal Wolves]]. |
| 35 | ** Turns out to have been the case with Drizzle: [[spoiler:she was sweet, happy kid until the Crystal Wolves kidnapped her and her sister. Her cynical personality is a result of being emotionally broken by what she endured]]. |
| 36 | * BroughtDownToNormal: After being revived, King Sombra's horn is still damaged from being blown to bits and most of his energy was apparently drained. At first this leaves him with only normal unicorn magic instead of his incredibly powerful dark magic from the show. While he gradually regains his power, he's still nowhere near its peak. |
| 37 | * TheCaligula: Sombra takes this route instead of how he was depicted in the show. He's pretty much nuts. [[spoiler: In fact, most of the occurrences in the blog are simply him hallucinating after his defeat at the hooves of the Mane Six, which reduced him to a horn (Coffee Talk is trapped with him). Except for the ghost monster. That was actually Luna. His EnemyWithin, however, is pretty much how he was depicted in the show proper.]] |
| 38 | * CastOfSnowflakes: As WordOfGod says 'Yeah, I design all the characters to be completely unique! Well, as unique as ponies and palettes that look good on them can be.' |
| 39 | * CerebusRetcon: At first it seems like a fairly wacky comedy blog. [[spoiler:[[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/38593340804/quick-coffee-talk-fetch-your-princess-a Then it was]] revealed that it was all in King Sombra's imagination after he was blown to bits by the Crystal Heart, reducing him to a horn, and Coffee Talk (an innocent mare who'd only gone to the north to report on the Crystal Empire) is there because he absorbed her in his shadow form. And Coffee Talk may be ''trapped'' there forever.]] |
| 40 | ** Drizzle in general with the reveal [[spoiler:[[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/81039504513/it-okay-dont-be-cry that her current personality is a result]] of [[BreakTheCutie being kidnapped for months by the Crystal Wolves]] leaving her an emotionally broken wreck.]] |
| 41 | ** [[spoiler:Sombra being depicted as having a completely different personality than his canon self when it's revealed he's got a SplitPersonality who ''is'' like his canon self, and would murder Coffee Talk on the first chance he gets.]] |
| 42 | ** [[spoiler:Hey, remember Princess Shelf? Sombra's beloved CompanionCube? Turns out she's actually the physical manifestation of Sombra's repressed guilt over murdering the original Crystal Princess. This was {{Foreshadow|ing}}ed by the fact her wings, horn, and crown were identical to the Crystal Princess'.]] |
| 43 | * CerebusRollercoaster: Rapidly fluctuates between being comical and funny and serious and frightening. Sometimes within scenes of each other. |
| 44 | * CrossOver: [[Blog/AskSeriousRainbow Serious Rainbow]] makes [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/50951087742/wwwwwwwwwwwhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat-and-thats-the an]] [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/50388618868/i-just-dont-understand-anything-anymore-oh appearance]] to rescue Sombra and the others from the Crystal Wolf caves. [[http://askpun.tumblr.com/ Ask Pun Pony Project]] did another [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/tagged/pun-pony when they were trying to cross the frozen north]]. |
| 45 | * CurbstompBattle: [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/86464691199/also-you-should-probably-get-somepony-to-look-at Sombra, with his powers restored, dishes one to a horde of dragons.]] |
| 46 | ** [[spoiler:[[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/110135112999/yeah-we-already-did-a-magical-girl-transformation Pun and Coffee Talk give one to]] Dominus. Justified, as they were wearing crystal that weakens his magic and without the power Dominus isn't much of a match for two Earth Ponies.]] |
| 47 | ** [[spoiler:Sombra receives one when it turns out the heroes were completely prepared for the event he was still evil.]] |
| 48 | * CursedWithAwesome: Just as in canon, Sombra was turned to shadow. [[spoiler: However, it turns out he just does this to himself whenever he wants.]] |
| 49 | * TheCynic: Drizzle. She's extremely jaded and cynical, despite being the youngest of the cast. [[spoiler:It turns out to be because of the emotional trauma of being kidnapped by the Crystal Wolves for ''months''. She used to be pretty happy pony.]] This trope is so pronounced that when doing a post were she's genuinely smiling [[spoiler:after managing to summon Princess Luna to their aid]], one of the tags is [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/tagged/also-it-is-SO-WEIRD-DRAWING-A-SMILING-DRIZZLE "also, it is SO WEIRD DRAWING A SMILING DRIZZLE"]]. |
| 50 | * DeadpanSnarker: Coffee Talk wastes no opportunity to snark at Sombra. |
| 51 | * DeathSong: When [[spoiler: Whistler is dying]], he and Caribbean Splash sing ''Whistle a Happy Tune'' from ''Theatre/TheKingAndI''. |
| 52 | * DeliberateValuesDissonance: According to Sombra, an adult having a blank flank in his day didn't mean you were talentless, just that you still had untapped potential, and they didn't have the luxury to engage in hobbies and talents: there were only limited options available to most ponies, namely either take over the family business, settle down and crank out a few kids or join the guard. |
| 53 | * DeusExitMachina: The Elements of Harmony aren't available to use against Sombra because the story takes place during ''Keep Calm and Flutter On'', and they're busy reforming Discord. |
| 54 | * DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler: Whistler dies while being cradled by Caribbean Splash]]. |
| 55 | * DramaticWind: When [[http://24.media.tumblr.com/45394f44610a41f2fd87574e5fd168a7/tumblr_mw883aHL2P1rj4ht7o4_500.jpg the Elkish]] are introduced. Played for laughs with their king, whose mane is ''always'' flowing in a dramatic wind...because he's got someone following him around [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/69749702742/see-that-wasnt-so-hard-was-it waving a couple of fans at him]]. |
| 56 | * EarnYourHappyEnding: After all the crap they went through - [[spoiler:the months of being kidnapped and laboring hard for the Wolves, the uprising against those, putting up with misadventures of Sombra and a dangerous journey across the frozen north - [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/102060112014/now-to-adventuuuuuure Drizzle and Sea Breeze finally get home.]]]] |
| 57 | ** [[spoiler:Sombra manages to atone for his sins, and because he's believed dead after his HeroicSacrifice to destroy Uber once and for all, has a fresh start with Coffee Talk, completely purged of Uber's influence, destroying the evil spirit in the process.]] |
| 58 | * EnemyWithin: [[spoiler:Sombra's SplitPersonality, which the tags seem to refer to as Uber Sombra. While the main personality is a selfish jerk and wants to take over the Crystal Empire again, Uber Sombra is the psychotic beast shown in the two-parter.]] |
| 59 | * EruditeStoner: Cocoa Chill gives this vibe. |
| 60 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: Sombra does not like Uber Sombra, calling him "a butt". |
| 61 | * EvilIsNotAToy: The Elk King recruits King Sombra to defeat a flight of dragons tormenting his people and restores his power in exchange. He's not too worried about him potentially betraying the Elk. [[spoiler:[[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/87345134660/talk-about-dead-weight Justified, as the Elk King]] was well aware of this trope and gave him a temporary boost rather than a permanent one and it wears off after Sombra kills the dragons.]] |
| 62 | ** Unlike the Elk King, [[spoiler:Longhorn isn't ''quite'' so savvy, and ends up with another severed leg for his troubles.]] |
| 63 | * EvilIsPetty: Why is Sombra so mean to the Crystal Ponies? Because they have better hair than him. Also, [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/49817553037/lets-fly-to-the-roller-coaster-smash Sombra's nicknames]] for Cadance (Ca''dunce'') and Shining Armor (Shining Arm''durr''). |
| 64 | * EvilerThanThou: Supremus Longhorn is a [[FantasticRacism racist]] who uses mind control to accomplish his goals. Unfortunately for him, Uber Sombra is an EldritchAbomination, so Supremus really doesn't stand a hoof. |
| 65 | * EyesOutOfSight: Cocoa Chill's eyes are always covered by his mane. He doesn't seem to have any problems seeing though. |
| 66 | * EyeScream: [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/tagged/EYEBALLS-EVERYWHERE Goodness Gracious Me!]] |
| 67 | * FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Teased, but averted with Freckles. For a little while, it seems that Freckles has mentally snapped and gone on a rampage from not having access to Crystal-Wolf-appropriate diet. Then it turns out that the Crystal Wolf who attacked the Elks was his mother, who had survived the uprising and whom Freckles was willing to take a stand against when she threatened his friends.]] |
| 68 | * FallenHero: Sombra [[spoiler: used to be [[https://tumblr.com/tagged/also-sombra-was-captain-of-the-guard-i-just-purposely-kept-the-armor-simple-for-the-storybook Captain of the Guard in service of the Crystal Empire]] and [[http://ask-wiggles.tumblr.com/post/97581920730/apparently-everyone-wanted-to-submit-headcanons personal guardspony of the Crystal Empire Princess]].]] |
| 69 | * FalseFriend: How Uber Sombra acts when around Sombra. |
| 70 | * FantasticRacism: [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/108124341611/sparkly-desu-kawaii-leggg Supremus Longhorn]] seems to be racist against non-unicorns, as he calls Coffee Talk, an Earth Pony, "[[FantasticSlur dirthoof]]". He's equally racist towards Pegasi (Featherbrains) and thinks that [[WingedUnicorn Alicorns]] are non-equestrians. |
| 71 | * FastballSpecial: Coffee Talk and Sombra attempt this against Sombra's EnemyWithin, since it worked for Shining Armor and Cadence before. |
| 72 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler:Princess Shelf had the Crystal Princess' wings, horn, and crown, foreshadowing the fact she was in fact the manifestation of Sombra's repressed guilt over murdering the Crystal Princess.]] |
| 73 | * FormerlyFat: Drizzle. She lost a lot of weight while being a prisoner of the Crystal Wolves. |
| 74 | * GoodIsNotDumb: [[spoiler:Luna may have genuinely hoped and wanted Sombra to reform, but that didn't mean she and the Princesses were foolish enough to ''not'' prepare for the event he was still evil.]] |
| 75 | ** The Elk King knows what he's dealing with in Sombra. While he does restore Sombra's powers in order to let Sombra defeat the dragons plaguing his village, the method he uses doesn't kick in for a while (leaving Sombra unable to go on a rampage while still in the village) and is also temporary, preventing Sombra betraying him after the task was done. |
| 76 | * GoodIsNotNice: [[spoiler: ''Cadence''.]] |
| 77 | * GoryDiscretionShot: [[spoiler:We don't see Uber-Sombra rip off Supremus Longhorn's back leg, nor do we see the gory end of said severed leg. Afterwards, his cape covers the wound, although we do see a pool of blood underneath him.]], but thanks to WordOfGod magic [[http://ask-wiggles.tumblr.com/post/109850969910/can-you-post-the-alt-version-of-fridays-update we see it]] [[http://ask-wiggles.tumblr.com/post/109854018880/can-we-possibly-get-a-transparency-of-pun-pony and know what happened to the leg.]] |
| 78 | * HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Freckles's mother after reuniting with her son.]] |
| 79 | * HeroicSacrifice: In order to save Cadance, who had been [[spoiler: possessed by Uber-Sombra, Sombra takes him back into himself and lets the Crystal Ponies blast him with the Crystal Heart. It even earns him his cutie mark.]] |
| 80 | * HurricaneOfPuns: Everything about the Elkish. They've got names like [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Elkrond, Arwelk, Elkolas, Galadrielk and Thranduelk. They live in Rivendelk.]] |
| 81 | ** Lampshaded by their Prince, who states that they prefer to use their titles instead of names because their names are all "terrible elk puns". He then proceeds to state that his father is [[{{Pun}} 'immortelk']]. |
| 82 | * HypocriticalHumor: [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/52829564204/i-had-some-dreams-they-were-clouds-in-my-coffee My coiffure!]] |
| 83 | * ImmortalsFearDeath: [[spoiler: Thranduelk, as [[http://ask-wiggles.tumblr.com/post/91793700890/thranduelk-trope-is-immortalsfeardeath-not-i-wanna confirmed]] by WordOfGod]]. |
| 84 | * InsistentTerminology: Elkolas is rather insistent that Thranduelk is not immortal, he's ''immortelk''. |
| 85 | * IronicName: One of the guards of the crystal empire is named Chatterbox, and he never talks. |
| 86 | * ItsAllAboutMe: Sombra's default attitude. He's incredibly self-centered. |
| 87 | * JekyllAndHyde: [[spoiler:Played with. Sombra and Uber Sombra are both villainous, but Sombra's at least is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold who actually cares for his MoralityPet while Uber Sombra is a murderous psychopath who tries to murder Coffee Talk ''repeatedly'' just for being Sombra's MoralityPet.]] |
| 88 | * {{Jerkass}}: Sombra, though he does have very rare JerkWithAHeartOfGold moments. |
| 89 | * KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:The second time Sombra is hit with the Crystal Heart, Uber is completely obliterated by it. When Sombra revives months later, Uber's influence has been completely removed and WordOfGod confirms Uber was destroyed. It's implied the difference this time was Sombra's refusal to allow him to return combined with his redemption.]] |
| 90 | * KlingonPromotion: How Sombra became king of the Crystal Empire in the first place, according to his "bedtime story". |
| 91 | * LargeAndInCharge: Averted with Sombra, who's no bigger then the average pony. Surprising, considering he's usually this in {{Fanon}} and in the official IDW comics. Played straight with the leader the dragon horde, though. |
| 92 | * LetsGetDangerous: Sombra is normally a crazy {{Cloudcuckoolander}}. But when he [[spoiler:[[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/49979311017/glimmer-wings-sombra-still-not-available-in helps Coffee Talk fight his]] EnemyWithin (who actually acts like his [[EvilOverlord canon counterpart]])]] he becomes legitimately serious for the only time so far in the blog, [[spoiler:punching said EnemyWithin in the face, [[ShutUpHannibal shutting up its attempt to tell him that he needs it because he's weak]] by reminding it last time it was in charge, [[IWasBeatenByAGirl they got blown up by a baby dragon and a 'pretty pink princess']], and telling it it ''will'' obey him because it needs a ''willing'' host and he's the only one it's got.]] |
| 93 | * ManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler: It's revealed that the Uber Sombra was responsible for Luna's transformation into Nightmare Moon.]] |
| 94 | * ManChild: Sombra is incredibly immature and childish, prone to flights of fancy and immature behavior. When [[spoiler: Princess Luna tells him to stop acting like a child his response is "You're not my boss!"]] |
| 95 | * ManipulativeBastard: [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/98200360624/huh-where-have-we-seen-this-guy-before Uber]] [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/98360656144/uber-thats-not-a-crown-that-is-an-amulet-clearly Sombra]] has his moments. |
| 96 | ** Supremus Longhorn is decent at it as well. |
| 97 | * MeaningfulName: Is it any surprise Supremus Longhorn is a unicorn supremacist with a long horn? |
| 98 | * MomentKiller: Coffee Talk finds Sombra's old jousting helmet from before he became king and gives it to Sombra. Just as he's about to thank her, and even get her name right for the first, Cocoa Chill interrupts. |
| 99 | * MomentOfWeakness: [[spoiler:Cadence's anger and rage at Sombra's return is this, allowing Uber Sombra to BodySurf into her after Sombra exorcises him.]] |
| 100 | * MoodWhiplash: [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/51678822292/this-is-ask-king-sombra-come-on-sorry-about OKAY HEY ENOUGH OF THAT CAN WE TALK ABOUT ME AGAIN?!]] |
| 101 | * MoralityChain: [[spoiler:Shining Armour(and possibly Twilight Sparkle)]] appears to be the only thing keeping [[spoiler:Princess Cadence]] from becoming a full-blown KnightTemplar. |
| 102 | * MoralityPet: Coffee Talk gradually becomes this for Sombra, to the point where he [[spoiler:finds her body to return her to it.]] Her being this is [[spoiler:exactly why his EnemyWithin wants to kill her.]] |
| 103 | * MuggingTheMonster: When they finally reach the Crystal Empire, two of the guards "express their displeasure" (read: kick and spit on him) to him. [[spoiler:[[ThenLetMeBeEvil This turns out to be a bad idea]]. Shakes later [[WhatTheHellHero calls the others out on it.]]]] |
| 104 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/63122520329/sometimes-it-doesnt-take-a-dramatic-event-to-make Sea Breeze]] has this reaction in her flashback when she realizes that she almost lost her baby sister in the ocean due to not paying attention. |
| 105 | * NightmareFace: [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/tagged/a6p4/chrono Sombra imitates Bender. It turns out... poorly.]] |
| 106 | * NotQuiteDead: Turns out Sombra survived getting blown to bits in the season 3 premiere. |
| 107 | ** And now [[spoiler: [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/89910920093/aww Freckles' mom, Speckles]]"]] |
| 108 | * NotSoAboveItAll: Generally Coffee Talk is much more sane and focused than Sombra, [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/69551928382/this-isnt-what-my-cutie-mark-was-supposed-to-be but she does have her moments]]. |
| 109 | * NotSoHarmlessVillain: Overall, Sombra's comedic traits can make him seem more like a harmless jerk, but there are still signs that he could be ''seriously'' dangerous if he had his full strength. This is later confirmed when [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/86464691199/also-you-should-probably-get-somepony-to-look-at he curbstomps a flight of dragons with zero effort]] after getting his powers back. |
| 110 | * OhCrap: |
| 111 | ** [[spoiler: Uber]] Sombra when [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/82747330197/come-on-there-was-a-rollercoaster-and-everything Coffee Talk calls his bluff]]. |
| 112 | ** [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/83920555446/ask-king-sombra-theyll-never-know-what-hit Sea Breeze]] when Drizzle inflicts some makeover related LaserGuidedKarma on her. |
| 113 | --> '''Sea Breeze''': I've made a terrible mistake. |
| 114 | ** Sombra's face pretty much [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/tagged/archive screams Oh Crap!]] when [[spoiler:it turns out that Uber Sombra is not as well-contained as he hoped.]] |
| 115 | ** Coffee Talk when [[spoiler: Sombra goes "screw it", and tries to take over the empire again. It doesn't help that the gift Luna gave her turns out to be useless against him.]] |
| 116 | * ObviouslyEvil: Supremus Longhorn's name almost literally screams 'I'm a unicorn supremacist', he has blood-red magic, and generally makes no attempts to hide his FantasticRacism. It's little wonder that Pun Pony almost instantly made preparations for his Changeling Dragon's attempt to brainwash her. |
| 117 | * OneWingedAngel: Not Sombra, surprisingly, [[spoiler: but rather ''Cadence'', after being possessed by Uber Sombra. [[http://40.media.tumblr.com/f9ea156739a28ea3a1cd10d614b3ed24/tumblr_o4moefHZp51rj4ht7o10_r2_1280.png It looks kind of like a cross between her and Sombra.]]]] |
| 118 | * OnlySaneMan: Or Only Sane Filly as the case may be. Drizzle seems to be the only one to recognize that there's more to "Kingsley Glittersmile Sparklefriend" than he lets on. |
| 119 | * OurElvesAreDifferent: Our Elks Are Different? The elks Sombra and the others run into are pretty much straight-up parodies of Tolkienesque elves. |
| 120 | * OutOfCharacterAlert: Coffee Talk realizes that Sombra's [[spoiler:under the control of his SuperPoweredEvilSide]] when he actually gets her name right, which she notes [[spoiler:the real]] Sombra would never do. The introduction of Coffee Talk to AKS doesn't count because it was her introduction. |
| 121 | * PetTheDog: Sombra [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/111626091419/oh-yeah-forgot-about-that-crystal-also-hey placing a magical barrier]] to protect a sleeping Coffee Talk. It's probably the nicest thing he's ever done. |
| 122 | * ThePollyanna: Whistler and [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/0a15256cefbde16fc08357ccbfc27354/tumblr_mjmi7if1KN1rj4ht7o10_500.png Caribbean Splash.]] |
| 123 | * PsychoticSmirk: Princess Cadence... ...At least on the Royal Bitch-O-Meter. |
| 124 | * PunctuatedPounding: [[spoiler:[[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/140372408244/there-is-definitely-a-lot-of-things-to-apologize Sombra does this to Uber Sombra]] with a twist: the punctuation is him ''apologizing'' for all the evil things he did, with Uber Sombra shrinking and weakening as he does so.]] |
| 125 | * PunnyName: Later on, Coffee Talk, Sea Breeze and Drizzle encounter ''[[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/99377461624/sea-breeze-uses-blizzard-its-super-effective Snow Leopards.]]'' (that's leopards made of snow). |
| 126 | * Really700YearsOld: Thanduelk and Sombra, but the latter is more like Really 1000 Years Old. |
| 127 | * TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Luna apparently gave one of these to [[spoiler:Cadance]] indirectly through her interview with Coffee Talk during the TimeSkip towards the end of the story, alongside the offscreen one mentioned in SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome. |
| 128 | * RedSkiesCrossover: Many other Blog/AskAPony blogs acknowledged the climax by having their characters look north and see the pillar of light involved in it. |
| 129 | * RightBehindMe: Sombra talking about how the ponies that got killed by the Crystal Wolves didn't matter, oblivious to the fact that Caribbean Splash, whose friend was among those, is right behind him. |
| 130 | ** Later on, two crystal ponies mock Sombra in his exhibit, thinking that he's dead. ...Unaware that he is very much alive, right behind them, and well within earshot. |
| 131 | * RunningGag: There are a handful but the biggest one is that Sombra can never get Coffee Talk's name right. |
| 132 | * RussianReversal: [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/39344818451/in-soviet-sombradream-crystals-eat-you In Soviet Sombradream, crystals eat you.]] |
| 133 | * SanitySlippage: Coffee Talk says that being trapped in ice for a thousand years with Uber Sombra has resulted in his [[TheCaligula current personality.]] |
| 134 | * ScoobyDoobyDoors: [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/38194669281/why-is-this Ask King Sombra]] has this happen when Sombra and Coffee Talk ([[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext the pony he kidnapped to host his talk show]]) are being chased by a [[ItMakesSenseInContext ghost monster that lives in his mines]]. |
| 135 | * ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After Uber Sombra [[spoiler: takes off one of his back legs, Supremus Longhorn teleports back to wherever he came from.]] |
| 136 | * SealedEvilInACan: [[spoiler: Uber Sombra was trapped in a book before getting freed and possessing Sombra.]] |
| 137 | * SecondPlaceIsForLosers: Part of [[spoiler: Sombra's backstory.]] He was originally a jouster, but his dissatisfaction with not being ''the best'' led him to leave home and join the guard. |
| 138 | --> [[spoiler: '''Sombra''']]: If I couldn't be the best why try at all? |
| 139 | * SharedUniverse: With the blog the mod created after its conclusion: [[http://equestrian-post.tumblr.com/ Equestrian Post.]] |
| 140 | * ShoutOut: [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/c8409a1fdb8f6715e4299f7df0941d9d/tumblr_mtg9bcsmob1rj4ht7o6_1280.png Trot, trot, fashion baby. Move it, work that plot cuh-razy]]. |
| 141 | ** "[[Film/{{Airplane}} Don't call me]] '[[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/tagged/THE-ROYAL-BITCHOMETER Shirley]]'" |
| 142 | ** The Elkish are an extended shout-out to Literature/TheLordOfTheRings. |
| 143 | ** [[Anime/SailorMoon He is the one]] [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/98517596439/being-evil-by-moonlight-also-being-evil-by called Sombra-kun.]] |
| 144 | * ShipTease: Coffe Talk blushes when she is cought giving Sombra a hug. It's even tagged for it. |
| 145 | * ShutUpHannibal: King Sombra's [[spoiler:EnemyWithin (who actually behaves like Canon!King Sombra)]] tries to tell him he's weak. Sombra replies by [[spoiler:[[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/49979311017/glimmer-wings-sombra-still-not-available-in reminding it that the last time it was in control]], [[IWasBeatenByAGirl they got blown up by a baby dragon and a 'pretty pink princess']] and that it ''will'' listen to him because it needs a ''willing'' host and he's its only possible choice.]] |
| 146 | ** Later, when [[spoiler:Uber Sombra suddenly takes control and tries to get rid of Coffee Talk, she makes it perfectly clear she is ''not'' having any of his shit.]] |
| 147 | ** He gets another one later on when [[spoiler:[[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/128237271644/dont-bother-sleepy-horses Uber Sombra tries to turn him back to evil]]. He tells him to shut it and throws the amulet allowing Uber Sombra to manifest off a cliff.]] |
| 148 | * SicklyGreenGlow: The real color of Sombra's magic. |
| 149 | * StupidEvil: When Sombra [[spoiler: decides "screw it", and just tries to take over the Crystal Empire again, he finds that the princesses are prepared for such a thing. So what does Uber Sombra do? Why take over Sombra's mind and attack everyone of course! Is it any wonder that Sombra kicked him out of his head after that?]] |
| 150 | * SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: [[spoiler:No Sombra, you are ''not'' getting off easy for leading hundreds of ponies and wolves to their deaths just so you could have a "distraction".]] |
| 151 | ** Also, [[spoiler:Drizzle shows that a young person spending months being kidnapped and held captive by monsters won't come out unscathed.]] |
| 152 | ** No, [[spoiler:Cadance, your aunts are not going to let you off for willingly letting Uber Sombra possess you easily]]. |
| 153 | * ThirdPersonPerson: ALL Crystal Wolves. |
| 154 | * TimePassesMontage: [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/88522534536/that-is-like-60-more-fire-than-usual When they travel]], a page can tell an entire day of travel or 5 pages [[TimeCompressionMontage a entire night of dreams for five characters]]. This is also quite frequent between arcs. |
| 155 | * SplitPersonality: [[spoiler:Sombra seems to have one, one personality being the bumbling, but still self-centered [[TheCaligula Caligula]], who, while not a good person, is more selfish than evil, and the psychotic, murderous beast he seemed to be in the two-parter.]] |
| 156 | * StraightGay: Caribbean Splash and Whistler [[spoiler: who were actually a couple]]. |
| 157 | * TemptingFate: Happens [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/38118961552/this-day-is-just-getting-worse-and-worse-aughh sometimes]]. |
| 158 | --> '''King Sombra''': The front door disappeared, my slaves are gone, there's a ghost monster in the mines, and now my magic doesn't work! What next?! ''(Cue said ghost monster coming through the floor directly beside him)'' |
| 159 | * TimeDissonance: Most of the events of the first arc (Dreamland) take place while the horn that was severed from Sombra's head in the Season 2 premiere is still falling. |
| 160 | ** This is in some extent adverted outside Dreamland where the time passes more normally, until the Dragon arc. |
| 161 | * TragicMonster: [[spoiler:Uber Cadence is revealed to be this before Uber Sombra stops possessing her.]] |
| 162 | * VagueAge: Freckles [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/81543831099/also-holy-crap-you-can-count-to-like-sixteen-this is 5... somethings, maybe wolf age or... ]] |
| 163 | * VillainProtagonist: Guess who. |
| 164 | * VitriolicBestBuds: Coffee Talk and Sombra. While Sombra may be largely self-centered, and their current relationship may hinge primarily on Coffee Talk blackmailing Sombra into behaving, he does care about Coffee Talk a little, as he immediately went off in search of her after he was revived, getting himself captured by Crystal Wolves in order to find her. |
| 165 | * VillainSong: Sombra gets a [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/48164387462/a-ponified-parody-of-do-you-hear-the-people-sing three]]-[[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/48243523444/part-two-this-time-the-audio-was-mixed-by-nick part]] [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/48401180021/part-three-the-audio-was-mixed-by-nick-mod-of song.]] It's a ponified parody of “Do You Hear the People Sing” from ''Les Miserables''. |
| 166 | * WeCanRuleTogether: Before his first defeat, Sombra tried this with Luna. [[spoiler: She refused, but this led to her becoming Nightmare Moon.]] |
| 167 | * WhatTheHellHero: |
| 168 | ** Well, more 'What the Hell, VillainProtagonist?', but [[BewareTheNiceOnes Caribbean Splash]] [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/52099130841/splash-sombra-wat-r-u-doin-splash-sombra gives Sombra one]] after [[spoiler:Sombra's actions get his boyfriend killed.]] |
| 169 | ** [[spoiler: When Luna breaks Sombra's horn just seconds after getting it fixed, the asks call her out. Luna apologizes, but Sombra doesn't accept it.]] |
| 170 | ** [[spoiler:Shakes calls out the rest of his squad for driving Sombra to say ThenLetMeBeEvil when if they'd actually done their ''jobs'' and just escorted him to the princess, none of this would have happened.]] |
| 171 | --> '''Shakes''': [[spoiler:Isn't this kind of our fault too? What if he actually was coming back to apologize, like Princess Luna said? And instead of doing our ''jobs'', what did we do? We insulted him. Spat on him. Gave him plenty of reason to ''snap''. And if he has come here to make things right...shouldn't we at least meet him halfway?]] |
| 172 | * YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious: Calling Coffee Talk by her correct name (see AccidentalMisnaming above) is all Sombra needs to do to snap her out of an angry rant and get her to listen to him. |
| 173 | * YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Sombra says that this is what will happen to Uber Sombra if he stops being useful to him. |
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