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| 13 | !Blue Suede Heartstrings, the King of Music/King Caerulus Melodia Equestria-Corporatum, the Sovereign Of Music |
| 14 | !!!'''Classification:''' Ethereal/Ascendant, Evolved |
| 15 | !!!'''Portfolio (Old):''' Music, Humility, Performance, Love\ |
| 16 | '''Portfolio (New):''' Musical Magic, Self-Respect, Performance, Love, Mana |
| 17 | !!!'''Rank:''' Divine (Tier IV/Greater; resembles a "Titan"-ranked deity) |
| 18 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/blue_suede2.png]] |
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| 20 | -> ''"Whatever I will become will be what the higher powers has chosen for me."'' (as '''Blue Suede Heartstrings''')\ |
| 21 | ''"Bein' humble is good, but bein'' '''''too''''' ''humble hurts as bad as havin' too much pride."'' (as '''Prince Caerulus Melodia Equestria''')\ |
| 22 | ''"Music ain't just somethin' we make. It’s somethin' that we ALL have, deep in our hearts. And in the end, our songs are shaped by our own choices n' experiences."'' (as '''King Caerulus Melodia Equestria-Corporatum''') |
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| 24 | King Caerulus Melodia Equestria-Corporatum, born Blue Suede Heartstrings (his entries [[https://www.deviantart.com/brutalityinc/art/Codex-Equestria-Deities-and-Divines-Part-24-818118477 here]], [[https://www.deviantart.com/brutalityinc/art/Codex-Equestria-Deities-and-Divines-Part-52-853196348 here]], and [[https://www.deviantart.com/brutalityinc/art/Codex-Equestria-Deities-and-Divines-Part-65-904156163 here]]), is the Alicorn god of Musical Magic, Self-Respect, Performance, Love, and Mana, and an extremely famous and beloved celebrity icon whose reputation survived the Ages of Known History.\ |
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| 26 | Born in the Second Age to mortal parents in southern Ponyland, Blue Suede's early years were marred by tragedy and hardship. Despite this, a loving, religious foalhood influenced Blue Suede's humility and inclination for music, and he would go on to revolutionize the Rock n' Roll genre in adulthood, becoming the greatest musician of the Second Age. Unfortunately, he ended up with a horribly abusive manager, "Colonel" Hollow Note, leaving him traumatized, bitter, and disillusioned enough to become a reclusive shut-in.\ |
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| 28 | Fortunately, in part thanks to Luminiferous, Blue Suede later changed his mind. After quitting his job, he became a globe-trotter, eventually Ascending to godhood as an Alicorn. But while Blue Suede performed many good deeds over the years, life would gradually wear down on him. It turned out that he was repressing his worst flaws and traumas, including his own pride, for so long that he gave birth to a malicious entity called "The Colonel", who tried taking him over in body and mind. With his loved ones' encouragement, Blue Suede accepted his pride and flaws, and killed "The Colonel" for good.\ |
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| 30 | Blue Suede made a full psychological recovery and joined the Equestrian Pantheon, becoming a Prince and marrying his long-time friend, then-Prince Stoltur Skjöldur. He also joined the Church of the Stars after initially turning down their offers. But after accepting he earned his title as "The King of Music" through his own merit, Blue Suede followed his heart and moved to Corporatum, whose populace he helped free from the tyranny of Don'yoku and Ivory Towers.\ |
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| 32 | It was during the "Dark Ages Crisis" that Blue Suede would reincarnate as Mana Equus, a deceased member of the Thirteen Empyreans and the one who granted Equinekind the gift of magic. Initially deemed a state secret, the Church of the Stars would release information about his status once things were "safe" enough. To everyone's surprise and joy, Blue Suede would be elected as leader of the Corporatum Pantheon and crowned as King Caerulus Melodia Equestria-Corporatum, the Sovereign of Music. Naturally, his second coronation was met with jubilation across the island, and those who knew him when he was a humble mortal would joke that he "finally returned to his throne".\ |
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| 34 | A kindhearted yet long-suffering god, Blue Suede was ultimately able to persevere thanks to his friends and loved ones' support, and continued inspiring others well into the Fourth Age. |
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| 39 | * EleventhHourSuperpower: During the Dazzling Divas' fight with with [[CruelElephant Ivory Towers]], Blue Suede would [[BigDamnHeroes personally intervene]] by empowering the former via his Music domain, giving the Dazzling Divas upgraded forms and turning them into his Clerics. This allowed the Dazzling Divas to not only defeat Ivory Towers and her demonic forces, but also kill Ivory Towers' demonic patron, Don'yoku, freeing Corporatum from years of corporate abuse. |
| 40 | * AbstractApotheosis: |
| 41 | ** Blue Suede would become the Alicorn demigod of Music, Humility, Performance, and Love after quitting his job as a musician and performing many good deeds across the world under Luminiferous' wing. He would later Ascend to true godhood under Luminiferous' continued tutelage. |
| 42 | ** During the "Dark Ages Crisis", Blue Suede would re-Ascend and reincarnate as Mana Equus by realizing that people are like "songs" shaped by their experiences in both life and death. This changed his portfolio into Musical Magic, Self-Respect, Performance, Love, and Mana, and connected him to Mana's other reincarnations via a PsychicLink. Initially deemed a state secret by the Church of the Stars, his status as an Empyrean reincarnation was eventually made public once things were safe enough. |
| 43 | * TheAce: Blue Suede is known for two things: being the greatest musician of the Second Age, and being [[TheArchmage one of the most powerful musical mages in the world]]. He taught countless students, and many Second-Age deities can trace their Ascensions back to him. He is also a MagneticHero whose compassion and friendliness touched everyone, including dreaded beings like [[GodOfEvil Vicearch Iniquitous]]. This is [[BrokenAce deconstructed]] as Blue Suede is gradually revealed to have a plethora of repressed psychological issues, which eventually caused him to have a breakdown that nearly corrupted him. Fortunately, with support and psychiatric help, he is able to finally heal and become a better stallion. His status as the Ace is further cemented when he re-Ascends and reincarnates as Mana Equus, a feat no Equine had ever done before. |
| 44 | * AcidRefluxNightmare: At one point, Blue Suede started binge-eating to cope with [[BadBoss "Colonel" Hollow Note]]'s psychological abuse. He stopped after having a food-fueled nightmare where he became grossly fat in his old age. |
| 45 | * ActionDad: Blue Suede is the father and patriarch of the Caerulidae, which contains both adoptive and biological members. He is also a war veteran, a musical prodigy, and an ancient Alicorn god who also happens to be a reincarnation of [[TheArchmage Mana Equus]]. Despite his flaws, Blue Suede genuinely loves all his children and tries to do right by them. |
| 46 | * AffectionateNickname: To many in his social circles, Blue Suede is known as "Blue" or "Bluey", depending on the individual. This did not change after he became divine royalty and was given new names. Blue Suede himself is fond of [[TheNicknamer nicknaming his loved ones]]; for example, his first wife Venerable Grace is called "Gracey", his husband Stoltur is called "Stolts", and former students Winter Opera and Healing Song are called "Lil' Winny" and "[[Music/JeffHealey Healey]]", respectively. |
| 47 | * AllLovingHero: Blue Suede is a kind, polite, and friendly stallion who believes FantasticRacism shouldn't exist, and befriended even marginalized groups like the [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/914602463/4994609721 Menorahites]]. After the Second Age, he evolved to MagneticHero levels, befriending even [[GodOfEvil evil deities]] like Vicearch Iniquitous. This is deconstructed as being truly all-loving is impossible; while Blue Suede ''is'' genuinely nice, he is as flawed as any creature, and some like the [[JerkassGods Elternteil Deer Pantheon]] choose to hate him for what he represents. The traumas he suffered over the Ages made him increasingly bitter, hateful, and desperate to keep helping others until he finally [[RageBreakingPoint snaps]]. Thanks to a combination of therapy, support, and [[WhatTheHellHero wake-up calls]], Blue Suede learns to retain his compassion and values while making it clear he won't let people walk over him. |
| 48 | * AllYourPowersCombined: As an Alicorn, Blue Suede has the combined magics of all mortal Pony tribes, including [[MagicMusic Musical Ponies]] and [[MakingASplash Sea Ponies]]. This factors into his true appearance, where he has [[MixAndMatchCritters all the physical traits of all Pony tribes]] as well. |
| 49 | * AlwaysIdenticalTwins: Blue Suede and Bossa Nova are identical twin brothers, with Bossa Nova being marginally older. The only things that set them apart are their mane/tail/wing gradient colors (dark blue for Blue Suede, dark red for Bossa Nova) and their Cutie Marks (a heart-shaped guitar for Blue Suede, a skull guitar for Bossa Nova). After re-Ascending and reincarnating as Mana Equus, their Cutie Marks change to star-shaped guitars that heavily resemble Twilight/Amicitia's six-pointed star Cutie Mark, except Blue Suede's is... blue, while Bossa Nova's is red. |
| 50 | * AlwaysSomeoneBetter: While there were many great musicians in the Second Age like Melody and War Rock, Blue Suede is the uncontested "King of Music" through his prodigious musical talents and sheer charisma. Even Knight Shade, the greatest musician of the First Age, saw Blue Suede as vastly superior. Ironically, Blue Suede saw ''himself'' as unworthy of his title and tried giving it away to anyone he believed to be more talented than him, despite everyone insisting he earned it. It took thousands of years for him to accept it due to both his deep sense of humility and trauma from clashing with [[TheRival War Rock]], who became a villainous GodhoodSeeker out of sheer resentment over being constantly outshone. |
| 51 | * AmicableExes: He and his first wife, Venerable Grace Heartstrings, became this post-divorce. Blue Suede's true love was a stallion named Record Beat, but homosexuality was forbidden at the time, so he married a mare to [[TheBeard keep up appearances of being straight]]. To his credit, Blue Suede loved "[[AffectionateNickname Gracey]]", too, but only saw her as a [[LikeBrotherAndSister sister]]. Venerable Grace for her part knew their marriage was a sham and how it made Blue Suede miserable, so she chose to divorce him so [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy he can be with Record Beat again]]. They remained close friends throughout Venerable Grace's mortal life, and when Prince Perfect Tone was born three Ages later, Blue Suede appointed her as godmother for his son. |
| 52 | * AngstySurvivingTwin: Subverted. While he lost Bossa Nova to stillbirth, Blue Suede later discovered his older twin brother was still around (albeit as an [[{{Psychopomp}} Angel of Death]] at the time) and reunited with him. When they both re-Ascended, it brought Bossa Nova back to life while still a Death god. That being said, Blue Suede does [[ASharedSuffering sympathize with those who lost family members themselves]]. |
| 53 | * AnthropomorphicPersonification: Prior to his re-Ascension, Blue Suede embodied Music, Humility, Performance, and (Philia) Love. After re-Ascending as one of Mana Equus' reincarnations, he would embody Musical Magic, Self-Respect, Performance, (Philia) Love, and Mana. |
| 54 | * AnywhereButTheirLips: Stoltur gives Blue Suede a loving forehead kiss while they're having missionary sex (Blue Suede had [[VoluntaryShapeshifting turned himself into an Earth Pony]] for the occasion, so he was without his horn). |
| 55 | * ApologisesALot: Justified. After defeating "[[EnemyWithin The Colonel]]" and waking up from his AngstComa, Blue Suede started apologizing for even things he didn't do, as he developed a GuiltComplex from all his repressed issues being brought to the forefront. Fortunately, he would break out of it thanks to psychiatric help and his loved ones' support. |
| 56 | * ArchEnemy: Deconstructed. Blue Suede despised War Rock for not only his vanity, but also being the symbol of everything he hated about the Second Age's music industries. The feeling was mutual, as much of War Rock's efforts focused on killing Blue Suede or sabotaging him in some way. Their hostility increased after Blue Suede Ascended, pushing War Rock to become a GodhoodSeeker and leading to Blue Suede's family and friends being targeted by proxy, like Melody and Healing Song. While Blue Suede eventually outlived War Rock thanks to Melody and Ace killing him, he was traumatized by their frequent clashes, which was not helped by his decision to repress his PTSD for three Ages. Fortunately, with help from his loved ones, he overcame this and fought War Rock when he returned during the "Dark Ages Crisis to protect everyone else. |
| 57 | * TheArchmage: Blue Suede is considered to be by far one of the most powerful musical mages in the world, and for good reason. Blue Suede sees spellcasting [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/930821268/5013942909 the same way as a musician sees music]], and thus uses music to cast Unicorn-related spells like ElementalPowers and SummonMagic. After reincarnating as Mana Equus, he became capable of things like calling down cosmic phenomena, casting spells of the powerful yet notoriously complex Malrègnarian Dark Magic branch (though he generally saves them for dire situations), and [[RealityWarper altering reality itself]]. During a WizardDuel with Vicearch Iniquitous' divine avatar, Blue Suede [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/935689348/5093947967 left her almost completely exhausted]] despite ultimately losing; for comparison, both [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/914602463/4984336724 Queen Hocus Pocus]] and [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/857612387/4884378170 Karaldina De Hex]] either fought Iniquitous to a standstill or merely lasted longer than her other opponents did. Even Princess Twilight Sparkle, herself a famous magical prodigy, admits that Blue Suede vastly outclasses her in terms of music. |
| 58 | * ArmorPiercingQuestion: [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/820014653/4795853610 During a fight with Hrůza]], Blue Suede would ask her a series of questions about [[EvilMatriarch Ispita]] that got under Hrůza's skin, causing her to go through an intense VillainousBreakdown that also revealed her to be an abused child desperately seeking her abusive mother's approval. |
| 59 | --> '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' If your mother really cared, would you keep bendin' yourself over backwards just to please her, or get her attention at all? Would you keep defendin' her and tellin' yourself she still loved you even though she treats you like trash for not bein' what she wanted?\ |
| 60 | '''High Duchess Hrůza:''' '''''[[BigShutUp SHUT UP!!!]]''''' |
| 61 | * ArmorPiercingAttack: As a god of Music, Blue Suede can achieve this by manifesting [[MakeSomeNoise sound magic]] as [[{{Vibroweapon}} pure magical vibrations]] that can weaken and/or shatter armor. |
| 62 | * ArmorPiercingResponse: |
| 63 | ** After High Queen Arvan rants to Blue Suede about not knowing what it's like to lose children and feel guilty for not preventing it, Blue Suede replies that he ''does'' know what she's talking about. This catches Arvan completely off-guard, leading to her HeelRealization as she starts rethinking her beliefs and [[AbusiveParents how she raised her own children]]. |
| 64 | ---> '''High Queen Arvan:''' Ever since Grogar encroached himself upon our lands, THOUSANDS of my people died at his hooves! Even my own divine children were vulnerable to his foul magic! Now I have to LIVE with the fact that no matter what I did, NOTHING could replace them! NOTHING could bring them back! [[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse You cannot fathom how much I've MOURNED, interloper! What thousands of years of grief has DONE to me!]]\ |
| 65 | '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' You think I don't know, but... I do, ma'am.\ |
| 66 | '''High Queen Arvan:''' ...Wha-What? |
| 67 | ** After Blue Suede successfully tracks a [[DeathSeeker suicidal]] Prince Shamrock down, Shamrock laments to his godfather how he's lost everything and that he's too cowardly to even [[DrivenToSuicide take his own life]]. Blue Suede asking Shamrock if he haven't lost him yet causes the latter to break down crying in his forelegs. |
| 68 | ---> '''Prince Shamrock Bloom:''' Look at me... I... I'm too much of a coward to even...to even...\ |
| 69 | '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' You aren't a coward. You're brave. Quitting is easy, living? Livin' is harder than dyin'.\ |
| 70 | '''Prince Shamrock Bloom:''' W-Why? W-Why do I lose everything?\ |
| 71 | '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' You haven't lost me yet, have you? |
| 72 | * AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: |
| 73 | ** Blue Suede's initial Cutie Mark depicted a red electric guitar shaped like a heart, symbolizing his love for music and AllLovingHero personality. |
| 74 | ** After re-Ascending and reincarnating as Mana Equus, Blue Suede's Cutie Mark changes into a blue, star-shaped electric guitar that looks exactly like Twilight Sparkle's six-pointed star. This symbolizes his growth as a stallion and greater understanding of others. |
| 75 | * TheAtoner: Deconstructed and played for drama. While he was never a villain to begin with, Blue Suede held deep, crushing guilt over all the mistakes he made, both real and perceived, and sought to atone for them by any way possible. This not only makes him develop a huge GuiltComplex, but also creates a ViciousCycle where in trying to make up for his mistakes, he ends up causing more, which drives him further to make for ''those'' mistakes. Worse, he was aware of the problem, but kept ignoring it in his absolute conviction in making things right. Eventually, he suffers a meltdown that nearly corrupts him into a Fallen Alicorn, and comes out of the ordeal feeling like he failed everyone. Thankfully, while his guilt complex doesn't go away entirely, Blue Suede learns to accept his mistakes and move on from them thanks to therapy and emotional support. |
| 76 | * AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: Twice. |
| 77 | ** After defeating "[[EnemyWithin The Colonel]]" and making a full psychological recovery, Blue Suede would stop [[WalkingTheEarth globe-trotting]] and join the Equestrian Pantheon. Princess Twilight/Amicitia conducts a divine coronation where Blue Suede and Bossa Nova are crowned as Princes, and during the coronation, Blue Suede gives a speech to Twilight/Amicitia: |
| 78 | ---> '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' When Ah became a wanderer, Ah thought Ah could help the world by... by teachin' ev'ry-creature humility. Ah mean, that's what Ah embody, right? Ah thought doin' that is what the King in Heaven would've wanted. But over time... mah wanderin' became more than just teachin'. Ah was really lookin' fer excuses to keep mahself on the low, 'cause Ah was scared. Ah was scared that if Ah showed even just a bit of pride, Ah'll become no better than those yellow-bellied money-suckers who abused and nearly ruined me in the Second Age. Why else d'ya think Ah hated bein' called the 'King of Music'?\ |
| 79 | But the thing is... Ah was so bent on helpin' ev'ry-creature that Ah was ignorin' the one creature that needed it most: Mahself. Ah needed pride, an' without it, Ah was destroyin' mahself in ways Ah couldn't have foreseen. If it weren't fer Stoltur, mah brother, mah friends, mah loved ones, and ev'ry-creature Ah met, Ah would've fallen, or worse. From now on, that'll have ta change. No more wanderin'. No more runnin' away from mahself. By today, Ah'm stayin' right here, with creatures Ah can count on. If Ah can focus on one place, helpin' creatures become kinder a little at a time... well, Ah can help the world better that way. |
| 80 | ** During the "Dark Ages Crisis", Blue Suede re-Ascends and reincarnates as [[TheOldGods Mana Equus]], a feat no other Equine, Pony or otherwise, had done before. He becomes King of the Corporatum Pantheon, having been elected by its members out of gratitude for helping defeat Ivory Towers and her demonic forces (and dealing with the traitor whose actions allowed Ivory Towers' takeover in the first place). |
| 81 | ---> '''Corporatum's people:''' ALL HAIL THE KING! [...] '''''LONG LIVE THE KING!''''' |
| 82 | * AwfulWeddedLife: Despite loving Record Beat, Blue Suede ended up marrying Venerable Grace instead because he was outed by [[BadBoss "Colonel" Hollow Note]] (homosexuality was forbidden at the time) and wanted to keep the public happy. However, while he tried to be a good husband, Blue Suede never loved Venerable Grace romantically and was deeply miserable throughout. Venerable Grace for her part was very understanding of the circumstances that led to their sham of a marriage, and supported Blue Suede the entire time. They divorced following Hollow Note's arrest and imprisonment, but while Blue Suede resumed his relationship with Record Beat, he and Venerable Grace stayed [[AmicableExes friends]] afterward. |
| 83 | * BadassTeacher: Blue Suede taught countless students throughout his long life, many of them musicians like himself, and helped them Ascend to godhood. He's also a musical prodigy, a war veteran, and presently [[TheArchmage one of the most powerful musical mages alive]]. This status is cemented when Blue Suede reincarnates as Mana Equus, who herself was a Badass Teacher, and joins the [[SaintlyChurch Church of the Stars]], an entire pantheon devoted to teaching present and future generations of sapientkind. |
| 84 | * BaritoneOfStrength: Like Music/ElvisPresley, Blue Suede has a deep yet smooth and pleasant-sounding singing voice. He is also an ancient Alicorn god, a musical prodigy, and an infamous sniper who fought in the "Second Maretian-Tellusian War" of 1953. Then Blue Suede reincarnates as Mana Equus, in the process turning into one of the most powerful musical mages in the world. |
| 85 | * TheBeard: After being publicly outed as both gay and a Unicorn by "Colonel" Hollow Note as "punishment" for resisting his {{Blackmail}}, Blue Suede married Venerable Grace on Hollow Note's advice to salvage his reputation. This left Blue Suede deeply miserable, as he didn't love Venerable Grace romantically yet felt guilty for not being the husband she wanted. Venerable Grace for her part understood his situation and [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy did everything she could to make him happy]]. They divorced after Hollow Note's arrest, but they [[AmicableExes stayed friends]] for years afterward. |
| 86 | * BearHug: [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/857186861/4879642875 At one point]], Blue Suede was, to his dismay, given a sudden "bear hug" by Healing Song, who was absolutely ecstatic over his former mentor finally joining the Church of the Stars. |
| 87 | --> '''Prince Healing Song:''' BEST. DAY. '''''EVER!''''' |
| 88 | * BeautyEqualsGoodness: Blue Suede is ''incredibly'' handsome, both as a mortal Unicorn and as an [[HotGod Alicorn]], and the various [[GodInHumanForm mortal forms]] he wore after Ascending were no exception (at least by the standards of the races they're based on). While he does have flaws, Blue Suede is an incredibly kind and friendly individual who is one of the setting's {{Big Good}}s. This makes him a foil to [[ArchEnemy War Rock]], whose narcissistic obsession with maintaining his good looks led to him becoming a villainous GodhoodSeeker. |
| 89 | * BenevolentMageRuler: While already powerful as a god of Music, Blue Suede became [[TheArchmage one of the most powerful musical mages in the world]] after reincarnating as [[TheOldGods Mana Equus]]. This would see him becoming [[TopGod King]] of the Corporatum Pantheon, and various drabbles show he's doing well for himself despite [[TheChainsOfCommanding suffering from insecurities and doubts over his ability to rule]]. |
| 90 | * BerserkButton: Like Music/ElvisPresley, Blue Suede hated being called "the King [of Music/Rock and Roll]" due to his religious upbringing and feeling genuinely unworthy of it. However, it's subverted as Blue Suede is generally nice about it and will kindly remind people not to call him such. It's later averted once he accepts he earned the title by his own merit and takes up its closest equivalent, "the Sovereign of Music", upon becoming [[TopGod King]] of the Corporatum Pantheon. |
| 91 | * BeliefMakesYouStupid: Part of the reason why Blue Suede [[StopWorshippingMe refused to be worshiped]] is because he doesn't want people to blindly put him on a pedestal without knowing his true self. Ironically, by suppressing all his "bad" emotions and desires, he ensured that people put him on a pedestal anyway, which partially led to his breakdown. Even after recovering and founding his own religion, Blue Suede still discouraged his followers from worshiping him. Blue Suede later gets over this after his loved ones send him to Gagal, who helps Blue Suede accept worship from others by pointing out its similarities to how he worshiped King Equus. |
| 92 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: Blue Suede is one of the kindest and friendliest gods on the planet, and had [[MagneticHero made friends with just about everyone over the Ages]]... but he's also a war veteran, an ancient god, and an [[TheArchmage unparalleled musical mage]]. Various drabbles, entries, and quotes show that Blue Suede ''despises'' racism and is willing to kick butt when provoked; at one point, he [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/970572648/5082676552 humiliated War Rock]] by [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/909949548/5082767849 scarring his face]]. He's also implied to have a bad temper, and repressed his psychological issues for so long that he nearly corrupted himself into a Fallen god when he inevitably broke down. Once he recovers, Blue Suede [[GrewASpine learns to stand up for himself]], leading to him becoming a King and a divine reincarnation of a dead, ancient goddess. |
| 93 | * BigBrotherMentor: Played with. Biologically, Blue Suede's marginally younger than Bossa Nova due to being identical twins, but that got switched around post-Ascension because Blue Suede Ascended first, with his brother following shortly after. He also tutored Bossa Nova in expanding his own Music domain, leading to the latter becoming more powerful than before despite not being a "[[TheAce prodigy deity]]" like Blue Suede. |
| 94 | * BigDamnHeroes: |
| 95 | ** Just as the Dazzling Divas were on the verge of being defeated by [[CruelElephant Ivory Towers]], Blue Suede would intervene and empower them, turning the Dazzling Divas into his Clerics. This gave the group upgraded uniforms and stronger magic that let them defeat Ivory Towers, her demonic patron, Don'yoku, and their demonic forces. |
| 96 | ** Blue Suede would save his student, a then-mortal Healing Song, when War Rock tried pulling a RevengeByProxy by breaking into Healing Song's house and attacking him. Healing Song [[NervesOfSteel refused to back down]] and delivered a scathing TheReasonYouSuckSpeech that distracted War Rock long enough for Blue Suede to arrive and [[CurbStompBattle drive him away]]. Unfortunately, Blue Suede was unavailable when Healing Song was later kidnapped and raped by a vampirized War Rock, and regarded it as [[MyGreatestFailure one of his many failures]]. |
| 97 | ** Blue Suede also once saved an early female Pterosaur Dracosaur from being murdered by a group of racist Dragonslayers in the Second Age. This led to them [[RescueRomance falling in love]] and together they would sire a hybrid child, Prince Agathis Heartstrings-Corporatum. |
| 98 | * BigEater: Justified and deconstructed. Blue Suede had an infamously huge appetite as a mortal, which stemmed from his impoverished foalhood. When his life went downhill, he started binge-eating to cope with it. This eventually led to Blue Suede having an AcidRefluxNightmare about getting fat in his old age, which scared him so much that he stopped his binge-eating. Ironically, Blue Suede was theorized InUniverse to be a former ''god'' who constantly devoured populated worlds until he was [[KarmicTransformation turned into an amnesiac mortal as punishment]] |
| 99 | * BigGood: Blue Suede is one of the most important figures of the setting, and for good reason. As the Second Age's "King of Music", Blue Suede helped shape the face of music for Ages to come, and after Ascending to godhood, he became responsible for helping countless mortals Ascend, too. Many Ascendant deities of the Second Age can trace their origins back to Blue Suede. By the Fourth Age, Blue Suede has become a LivingLegend, especially after helping the Dazzling Divas free Corporatum from years of demonic corporate tyranny. While he does have flaws, hardships, and issues that he struggles with, he was able to recover and handle them better thanks to divine therapists and the support of his loved ones. His status as a Big Good is further cemented when he re-Ascends as a reincarnation of [[TheArchmage Mana Equus]], becoming one of the foremost experts on MagicMusic, and is crowned as one of two Kings of the Corporatum Pantheon. |
| 100 | * BigLittleBrother: Downplayed. As identical twin brothers, Blue Suede is marginally younger than Bossa Nova, but this got switched around when Blue Suede Ascended first with Bossa Nova following shortly after, due to how divine aging works. Hilariously, Bossa Nova didn't take it well at first, but later accepted it. |
| 101 | * BirdsOfAFeather: Subverted with him and Magic Star/Magicum. Their bonding over [[ASharedSuffering shared experiences and traumas]] led to people believing they started dating, but Blue Suede has stated he's already HappilyMarried to [[GodOfEvil Stoltur Skjöldur]] (whom he's also in an [[{{Polyamory}} open marriage]] with). There's also how he and Magic Star/Magicum are technically siblings via being {{Reincarnation}}s of Mana Equus and Plasmatio Equus, respectively, making any potential romance between them BrotherSisterIncest. |
| 102 | * BitingTheHandHumor: InUniverse; according to [[Music/JohnLennon Gold Lemon]], Blue Suede wrote the song [[Music/ElvisPresley "(You're the) Devil in Disguise"]] as a jab towards his psychologically abusive manager, "Colonel" Hollow Note. Unfortunately, Blue Suede has a seizure during recording and things go downhill from there. |
| 103 | * BlueAndOrangeMorality: As a god of Love (specifically [[ThePowerOfFriendship Philia Love]]), Blue Suede is compelled to find and make more friends or else, in his words, he'll go "stir-crazy". This is justified as deities in the setting are wholly defined by their dharma, making them act according to their domains. It also strained Blue Suede's marriage to Stoltur Skjöldur as they were [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/914602463/4991930210 repressing their natures for the sake of matrimonial bliss]]. They resolved this by having an [[{{Polyamory}} open marriage]], sleeping with and sharing various lovers like Prince Behemoth Equestria and Queen Peínagápia. |
| 104 | * BlueIsCalm: PunnyName aside, Blue Suede has a dark blue mane and tail, and is generally the calmer and humbler twin whereas his older brother, Bossa Nova, is more impish and HotBlooded. While he had problems with handling his emotions (especially EmotionSuppression), he was able to overcome them thanks to his loved ones, and now fulfills this trope in a much healthier way. |
| 105 | * BlueIsHeroic: PunnyName aside, ''Blue'' Suede is named after one of Music/ElvisPresley's songs, "Blue Suede Shoes", and is associated with the color blue in general. While he does have flaws, he is generally a humble, friendly stallion who is one of the setting's {{Big Good}}s, opposing numerous villains like [[RottenRockAndRoll War Rock]] and participating in countless events since the Second Age (including freeing Corporatum from [[CorruptCorporateExecutive greedy corporate tyrants]]). Him being an ancient Alicorn god also connects him to a [[HeavenlyBlue different kind of blue]]. |
| 106 | * BondingOverMissingParents: For a time, Blue Suede was the SoleSurvivor of his family, having lost his older twin brother to stillbirth and later outlived both parents. This factored into the sheer misery he felt during his time as one of "Colonel" Hollow Note's clients. While he eventually reunited with his brother and was allowed to visit his parents in the Heaven-Realms after Ascending, Blue Suede never forgot the experience of loss and greatly sympathizes with those who lost family members, including Miracle Hymn, Written Word, Arvan, Shamrock Bloom, and Gladstone. |
| 107 | * BoomHeadshot: [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/914602463/4988566531 During the "Tambelon Resurgence"]], a Tambelonian [[{{Necromancer}} arch-necromancer]] procured an artifact that boosted her magic to phenomenal degrees. Blue Suede used the arch-necromancer's resulting [[AGodAmI megalomania]] to snipe her before she could become a legitimate threat. |
| 108 | --> '''Tambelonian arch-necromancer:''' Hahahaha! With this artifact, no-creature will be able to stop me! Not even that old goat! I will become the Queen of Tambelon! I WILL BECOME-!\ |
| 109 | [[KilledMidSentence (BLAM)]]\ |
| 110 | '''Blue Suede/Caerulus:''' ...A nightmare ta fade with the dawn. |
| 111 | * BreakTheHaughty: Invoked. As a god of Humility, part of Blue Suede's divine duties involved humbling prideful people. At first, he used "[[EmotionBomb emotion-bombing]]" to punish them. Once he [[GrewASpine became more assertive]], he starts using curses and hexes (usually of the KarmicTransformation kind), as well as {{Mooning}} after [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/853196348/4871344148 learning from Azamuku]]. Despite later [[DiscardAndDraw replacing his Humility domain with a Self-Respect domain]] and becoming King of the Corporatum Pantheon, he still retains his original duty of humiliating prideful people and continues fulfilling it to this day. |
| 112 | * BreakThemByTalking: Defied. While acknowledging "Colonel" Hollow Note's part in his rise to stardom, Blue Suede [[ShutUpHannibal shoots down]] his ex-manager's attempts to psychologically abuse him by pointing out that it's ''Hollow Note himself'' who's entirely dependent on Blue Suede and his success, not the other way around. Without a star client, Hollow Note is a "sad, pathetic piece a' horse-shit" who's rotting alone in Hell for his crimes. Blue Suede then leaves Hollow Note for good, the latter [[VillainousBreakdown frothing with rage]]. |
| 113 | * BrokenAce: Blue Suede was this prior to reincarnating as Mana Equus and becoming King. While an incredibly talented musician and a MagneticHero to boot, he had a buttload of psychological issues that he deeply repressed for three Ages. Notably, even Bossa Nova didn't know about it despite their [[TwinTelepathy spiritual bond]]. When Blue Suede inevitably broke down, he nearly transforms into a Fallen Alicorn and falls into an AngstComa shortly after. Fortunately, he recovers thanks to therapy, his loved ones' support, and [[WhatTheHellHero much needed wake-up calls]], allowing him to become better at handling his flaws. |
| 114 | * BrokenPedestal: Played for drama. Many people close to Blue Suede start losing faith in him once his real and perceived flaws are made clear, especially after his [[FreakOut breakdown]]. However, it's made clear that while part of it was genuinely Blue Suede's own fault, others contributed to it by [[{{Hypocrite}} holding him to such high standards while conveniently ignoring their own flaws]]. It got even worse after Nittunak skunked him, turning the disillusionment into outright bullying. Fortunately, Blue Suede recovers with help from those who ''didn't'' give up on him, while his detractors end up having a JerkassRealization over how they treated him. |
| 115 | * BrokenTears: While stunned at first, learning that "Colonel" Hollow Note [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/874687892/4966405080 forgot his passport]] caused Blue Suede to break down [[CryLaughing laughing and crying]] as he realized his manager abused and [[{{Gaslighting}} gaslighted]] him for years [[EvilIsPetty over a small mistake]]. |
| 116 | * BullyingTheDragon: Blue Suede was on the receiving end of this twice, with predictable results. |
| 117 | ** War Rock kept trying to kill Blue Suede despite knowing the latter is a god, because he's too arrogant and stubborn to see that he's utterly outmatched by his hated rival. As a result, many of War Rock's plans against Blue Suede end up being [[CurbStompBattle way less successful]]. |
| 118 | ** "Colonel" Hollow Note, Blue Suede's manager, kept psychologically abusing him and controlling his life for years despite knowing his client is by this point a war veteran and a deadly sniper with lots of kills under his name. This is justified as Hollow Note is a sociopath (albeit undiagnosed). He ends up paying for it ''dearly'' when Blue Suede finally [[RageBreakingPoint snaps]] and [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown pummels him to near-death]]. |
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| 122 | * CelebrityIsOverrated: In his mortal youth, Blue Suede's musical talents were discovered by "Colonel" Hollow Note, who turned him into ''the'' biggest star in Ponyland. Unfortunately, Hollow Note turned out to be an abusive ControlFreak, and Blue Suede's misery was compounded by various other tragedies and hardships, like his parents' deaths and his war-related PTSD. The last straw was learning that Hollow Note only saw him as a meal ticket, upon which Blue Suede [[RageBreakingPoint snapped]] and [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beat Hollow Note within an inch of his life]]. While Hollow Note was exposed and arrested for his crimes, Blue Suede felt so guilty that he became a recluse, intending to fade into anonymity. Fortunately, with encouragement from his first wife, Venerable Grace, and Luminiferous, Blue Suede would become a globe-trotting musician instead, leading to him Ascending to godhood. |
| 123 | * CelebritySurvivor: Blue Suede not only survived a tornado outbreak tha devasaed southern Ponyland when he was just a toddler, but also countless other cataclysmic events, like the "Void Aeon", the "Abyssal War", and even the "Winter Wedding Crisis. He's also the Second Age's greatest musician, and after Ascending to godhood, he participated in some of the aforementioned events to varying degrees. |
| 124 | * ChastityCouple: Justified. Blue Suede's relationship with his first wife, Venerable Grace, was purely platonic because he married her [[TheBeard to appear straight]]. While he did love her, he saw her [[LikeBrotherAndSister as a sister]], and felt guilty for not only roping her into his mess, but also failing her as her husband. Fortunately, Venerable Grace was understanding divorced Blue Suede so [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy he can be with the stallion he loved]]. According to Blue Suede, some of his [[ReallyGetsAround other relationships]] were this, as some of his partners either liked having sex, wanted a relationship without sex, or just wanted to stay friends. This gave Blue Suede a lot of knowledge that he used to [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/827598943/4824945246 help Prince Shamrock]] when he approached him for relationship advice. |
| 125 | * ChivalrousPervert: Justified; Blue Suede grew up in a time where being a "[[TheCasanova tail-chaser]]" was the norm for colts and stallions, so naturally this rubbed off on him. But while he is incredibly flirtatious, it's thanks to his religious upbringing that he never goes beyond that. Even after Ascending to godhood, he always treats his partners well, even remembering their names and faces [[MayflyDecemberRomance long after some of them died]]. |
| 126 | * ClassicalAntiHero: Blue Suede is the Second Age's greatest musician, and a compassionate MagneticHero who befriended even the dreaded Vicearch Iniquitous and her family. However, he's also a ShellShockedVeteran and StepfordSmiler with a tortured past, and relies on a MaskOfSanity to hide his various issues. Without it, he's an extremely bitter, angry stallion who resented all the people who hurt him in even the smallest ways. When Blue Suede inevitably breaks down, his issues have grown to where he nearly corrupts himself into a Nightmare Alicorn. Fortunately, with therapy and support, Blue Suede recovers and gets better at handling his own flaws, becoming (among other things) a King and a reincarnation of a dead, ancient goddess. |
| 127 | * CloseToHome: Due to personal experiences, Blue Suede hates discrimination of all kinds, including racism and [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/857186861/4884525052 sexism]]. He also despises corrupt managers, music being used for profit or evil (except for [[NecessarilyEvil constructive evil]]), and people who twist religious faith for nefarious ends. All the aforementioned things genuinely set him off, and while he has gotten better about it thanks to therapy, any of them are bound to make Blue Suede angry. |
| 128 | * ColorMotif: Blue Suede is associated with the colors blue, yellow-orange, purple, and silver, both good and bad. |
| 129 | ** Blue symbolizes peace, trust, and compassion, as well as sorrow and the inability to change. ''Blue'' Suede is a NiceGuy and HumbleHero so charismatic that he managed to befriend even the dreaded Vicearch Iniquitous, and absolutely despises racism. Unfortunately, a lifetime of exploitation and abuse gave him so many psychological issues that he became a StepfordSmiler to hide them, leading to an epic meltdown. Fortunately, all the good deeds Blue Suede did [[KarmicJackpot are paid back in full]] when everyone pitches in to help him, and he recovers. |
| 130 | ** Yellow-orange combines creativity and optimism with sociability and friendship. Blue Suede is a talented musician and a MagneticHero who befriended even [[GodOfEvil evil deities]] like Stoltur and Vicearch Iniquitous. However, yellow symbolizes spite and deceit, referring to Blue Suede's bitter resentment over being abused by others while hiding it in fear of receiving more. Orange also symbolizes divorce, not only referring to Blue Suede's divorce of his first wife, Venerable Grace Heartstrings, but also his "divorce" from his [[BadBoss corrupt manager]]'s exploitation and the toxic mindset that plagued him for three Ages. |
| 131 | ** Purple symbolizes spirituality, [[PurpleIsPowerful power]], and inspiration. Blue Suede eventually re-Ascends and reincarnates as the purple-furred Mana Equus, which drastically increased his power, [[DiscardAndDraw changed his portfolio]], and influenced his appearance. Purple also symbolizes corruption, referring to Blue Suede's former ties with his abusive manager, "Colonel" Hollow Note, his relationships with [[GodOfEvil evil deities]] like Stoltur Skjöldur (who later became his husband), and his own toxic mindset stemming from unresolved trauma. |
| 132 | ** Silver symbolizes dignity, responsibility, wisdom, and balance. Blue Suede's friendship and later marriage to the silver-themed Stoltur is when he starts accepting all his flaws and becoming a more self-confident and respectable god. And as an evil god of Pride, Stoltur helps Blue Suede feel prideful and keeps in check so he wouldn't go too far with his humility like before. |
| 133 | * CombatTentacles: As a god of Music, one of the things he could do with his MagicMusic is grow soundwave "tentacles" to restrain and/or strangle his enemies. |
| 134 | * CommonalityConnection: Due to being a musician, many of Blue Suede's divine and mortal friends are musicians themselves like Melody, Vinyl Scratch/"DJ Pon-3", Lyra Heartstrings, Amina, and Octavia Melody. This also applies to those who are similarly humble like him, such as Fluttershy/Gaia |
| 135 | * CompellingVoice: As a god of Music, Blue Suede can do this by either singing to [[MindControlMusic hypnotize his listeners]] or inducing a ForcedSleep. It's noted to be one of his most dangerous abilities as he helped bring down an Autorist empire just by singing of the horrors of their racial hatred, causing many soldiers to desert in droves and leaving the empire vulnerable to both outside heroes and [[LaResistance internal resistance]]. |
| 136 | * ConvulsiveSeizures: Averted and then played straight. Being constantly overworked by his abusive manager caused Blue Suede to suffer a seizure while recording "[[Music/ElvisPresley (You're the) Devil in Disguise]]" in Music/TheBeatles' own studio. According to [[Music/JohnLennon Gold Lemon]], Blue Suede suddenly stopped moving and became confused as to why he was in the studio, before collapsing to the floor and "twitching" as he struggled to breathe. While Blue Suede did recover, the incident scared the Beatles badly to the point where, even three Ages later, Gold Lemon wept just from talking about it. |
| 137 | * CoolBigBro: Blue Suede is [[FriendToAllChildren very fond of kids]] and often acts like an older brother figure for them. It's believed InUniverse that this stemmed from [[AngstySurvivingTwin losing his older identical twin brother to stillbirth]]. The ironic twist is that said older twin brother continued to "live" on after the fact and eventually Ascended to godhood himself. |
| 138 | * CoolShades: Blue Suede often wears a pair of black sunglasses with a [[HellBentForLeather black leather jacket]] while appearing as a mortal unicorn stallion. Even after becoming divine royalty, he still does this. His older twin brother, Bossa Nova, does the same thing. |
| 139 | * CoolTeacher: Deconstructed. Blue Suede had countless students over the Ages and genuinely cared for all of them, but years of unresolved issues slowly turned Blue Suede into an AntiMentor who either [[{{Hypocrite}} failed to follow the lessons he taught]], or unknowingly imparted toxic behaviors onto them like [[HeroicSelfDeprecation his extreme version of humility]]. Eventually, he is [[WhatTheHellHero chewed out]] and [[SmellySkunk sprayed]] by [[TheFairFolk Nittunak]], who despised hypocrisy and wanted Blue Suede to grow out of it. He does, but is ridden with guilt over "failing" his students and the way Nittunak handled the situation only made it worse. Many have pointed out to Blue Suede that he's ''far'' more sympathetic than those like [[JerkassGods High King Irminsul]], as he's both willing to change his ways and empathetic enough to never abuse anyone even at his worst. |
| 140 | * CrisisOfFaith: Blue Suede would undergo this thrice. The first time was when Blue Suede learned of [[UsefulNotes/AlanTuring Calculous]]' origins, which in Blue Suede's words sent him to "[[HeroicBSOD a bad place]]" as he couldn't fathom why religion would be used to perpetuate bigotry. The second time was when Blue Suede saw even benevolent deities acting HolierThanThou, which caused him to wonder if King Equus, the god he came to worship, acted the same way at times. The third time is when Blue Suede started hating himself for [[{{Hypocrite}} not practicing what he preached]], which caused him to see himself as a disappointment in King Equus' eyes and contributed to his breakdown. Fortunately, Blue Suede bounces back every time thanks to therapy and support from his loved ones, which in the proces restores his faith in King Equus. |
| 141 | * CryLaughing: Upon learning the reason he was abused and exploited for years by "Colonel" Hollow Note in part because the latter [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/874687892/4966405080 forgot his passport]], he is briefly [[StunnedSilence stunned silent]] before breaking down laughing and [[BrokenTears crying]] as he realized the ramifications of Hollow Note's mistake. |
| 142 | * {{Curse}}: Blue Suede's domains, like Love and Humility, can be used to curse others for genuine wrongdoing, whether via KarmicTransformation or {{Hate Plague}}s. Discovering and using this became part of Blue Suede's [[GrowingASpine growing self-confidence]]. While he [[DiscardAndDraw replaced his Humility domain with SElf-Respect upon re-Ascending]], Blue Suede still retains his ability to cast curses with his domains. |
| 143 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: Blue Suede lost his older twin brother to stillbirth, grew up in poverty, and survived a tornado outbreak when he was just a year old. Years later, Blue Suede became a musician, but unfortunately, he ended up with an abusive manager, "Colonel" Hollow Note. He also fought in the "Second Maretian-Tellusian War", [[ShellShockedVeteran giving him PTSD]]. After years of mistreatment, he eventually [[RageBreakingPoint snapped]] and [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beat up Hollow Note within an inch of his life]], something that would both horrify and traumatize him for Ages to come. He decided to perform on his own terms and Ascend to godhood later on thanks to Luminiferous, but over the Ages, interactions with maliciously arrogant people like [[{{Narcissist}} War Rock]] and the [[JerkassGods Elternteil Deer Pantheon]] (and being abused by them) caused him believe that if he starts feeling pride, he'll become just like them. And in trying to be the AllLovingHero everyone expects him to be, he repressed both his traumas and flaws for ''three Ages'', creating a hotbed of emotional instability that eventually led his near-Fall. |
| 144 | * DadTheVeteran: Blue Suede is both the father of the Caerulidae and a war veteran who fought during the "Second Maretian-Tellusian War". It's deconstructed and played for drauma; Blue Suede's horrific experiences as a soldier deeply traumatized him, yet due to [[ThereAreNoTherapists insufficient mental health resources at the time]] (among other things), he repressed his traumas for tens of thousands of years. Naturally, his repressed issues eventually [[RageBreakingPoint boil over]], with devastating consequences. However, this allows everyone to learn of Blue Suede's troubles and give him the help he desperately needed, in turn finally allowing him to heal. He even acknowledges the necessity in killing and resumes using his old sniper rifle, ''Heartbreak Hotel'', to deal with his foes. |
| 145 | * DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: |
| 146 | ** Of the AllLovingHero. While he's genuinely nice and friendly, and is beloved for it, actually ''being'' an all-loving hero is impossible to achieve for anyone, even for someone like him. Despite his efforts to be one, he's still capable of showing hate, anger, and resentment like any other creature, and suffers from abuse and war-related PTSD that went untreated for three Ages. His desire to help others also made people depend on him and hold him to unrealistic standards that he ultimately fails to live up to. And as people like War Rock and the Elternteil Deer Pantheon shows, there are people who hate him on principle, spurring them to hurt him when he tries to help. All this spurs him to repress his trauams and flaws so he wouldn't burden others with his own problems, which leads to him hating both himself for being a {{Hypocrite}} and others for abusing him yet expecting so much from him... which [[DespairEventHorizon eventually]] causes him to ''[[RageBreakingPoint snap]]''. |
| 147 | ** Of the HumbleHero. He is genuinely humble and desires to be treated no differently from anyone else, having been taught the value of humility at a young age. However, being abused by maliciously arrogant individuals and subjected to various traumatic events made him scared of becoming as bad as his tormentors if he felt even the slightest bits of pride. As a result, his humility gradually turned into HeroicSelfDeprecation to the point where he believed himself to be genuinely worthless, and he created '[[EnemyWithin The Colonel]]' for the original purpose of punishing him if he starts feeling pride. Eventually, his nigh-complete lack of pride in himself contributes to his emotional breakdown, while at the same time it empowers 'The Colonel' enough for it to [[SplitPersonalityTakeover try take over in body and mind]]. Once he accepts the healthy, positive aspects of pride, he's able to kill 'The Colonel' and make a complete psychological recovery. |
| 148 | ** Of the StepfordSmiler. He became one for two reasons: 1) the last time he tried seeking help, he learned his abusive manager bribed his therapist into becoming his personal YesMan, leaving him scared of being abused even more if he opens up. And 2) he's so compassionate that he sees others' well-being as more important than his own, and he doesn't want to burden them with his own problems. Consequently, repressing his trauma for ''three Ages'' leads to his psychological health deteriorating, Bossa Nova (who he is [[TwinTelepathy spiritually connected]] to) becoming unaware of his twin's suffering, and creating "[[EnemyWithin The Colonel]]". Once someone finally figures out what's going on and warns everyone close to him, it's almost too late, as his repressed traits boil over and push him to his RageBreakingPoint when confronted, leading to him suffering an emotional meltdown that nearly corrupts him. |
| 149 | * DeityOfHumanOrigin: He was once a mortal Unicorn who, after quitting his job as a career musician and becoming a [[WalkingTheEarth globe-trotter]], Ascended to [[SemiDivine demi-godhood]] and then true godhood under [[BigGood Luminiferous]]' tutelage. It's later revealed that Bossa Nova was indirectly responsible for this, having directed Luminiferous to him to make up for indirectly and accidentally subjecting his twin brother to a brutal TraumaCongaLine with his meddling. Three Ages later, he would re-Ascend as a reincarnation "aspect" of [[TheOldGods Mana Equus]] during the "Dark Ages Crisis", [[DiscardAndDraw changing his portfolio]] and making him even more powerful than he was before. |
| 150 | * DelinquentHair: Subverted. He's known for sporting a pompadour while in his guise as a mortal Unicorn stallion, but he's a very [[HumbleHero humble]] and kind-hearted person. His worst traits are only his [[ChivalrousPervert flirting habits]], his BigEater tendencies (though he cut down on that significantly), and being far too humble to appreciate even his own achievements at times. After accepting his own pride, he lets his hair down to its full length while appearing as an Alicorn, though he keeps his pompadour while appearing as a Unicorn. He once jokingly recounted how he "traumatized [Ponyland]" by having his pompadour shaved off after joining the military. |
| 151 | --> "You had your MANE shaved off?!" a shocked Rainbow Dash gasped incredulously, unable to imagine Blue Suede without his famous pompadour. Fluttershy, meanwhile, was not as shocked, but still surprised.\ |
| 152 | Blue Suede made a short laugh. "Well, yes. Ev'ry colt an' stallion who joined the army back in mah day had ta do it. Ah'm pretty sure Ah traumatized a nation." The Alicorn-disguised-as-a-Unicorn chuckled. "Same goes fer the Pony in charge of doin' the deed. Poor kid..." He shook his head. "Nearly had a panic attack, that one." |
| 153 | * DemonicPossession: He was once [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/865347817/4896453968 possessed by a minor infernal Malrègnarian noble]] (called 'The Foolish/Cowardly Usurper' InUniverse) via a long-lost, extremely rare divine possession spell. The noble's original target was [[TheArchmage Princess Amicitia Sparkle]], but accidentally possessed him instead when he unwittingly got in the way. It didn't last very long, as his loved ones quickly noticed [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness something off about his behavior]], leading to Bossa Nova/Rubeus exorcising the noble's spirit from his body after a short fight. Furious, he hoofed over his possessor to elite Malrègnarian forces sent by Vicearch Iniquitous to face justice for her crimes, with an additional message detailing to Iniquitous what her wayward subject had done. |
| 154 | * DespairEventHorizon: This happens to him twice. |
| 155 | ** After going through a TraumaCongaLine that included losing both parents, hearing that a beloved Zebra reverend he admired was publicly assassinated out of racism, and being abused/gaslit for years by his corrupt manager, he would finally snap when he tried firing his manager, only to get into a heated argument where he learned his manager only saw him as a money-maker and a wall to keep people from looking into his own past. He gave his manager a brutal NoHoldsBarredBeatdown in a rage... only to [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone quickly and deeply regret it]] and flee. When police came to question him, he insisted on being arrested and was content to remain in jail, but Luminiferous bailed him out, after which he chose to become a reclusive shut-in. Fortunately for him (and the rest of the world), he would meet Luminiferous at a party Venerable Grace threw to cheer him up, and the resulting [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre pep-talk]] set him on the path that that eventually led to him Ascending to demi-godhood. |
| 156 | ** He would hit one again in the Fourth Age, except this time, his sheer despair and low self-esteem that came from suppressing his trauma and negative emotions nearly turns him into a Fallen Alicorn. This would have allowed '[[EnemyMine The Colonel]]' to overpower him and take over as the dominant force, but thankfully many of Blue Suede's friends like Winter Opera and Prince Stoltur were able to [[JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind enter his mind]] and help him defeat the Colonel for good by encouraging him to regain his pride. While Blue Suede did come out of the ordeal incredibly broken and guilty for letting everyone down with his flaws and [[{{Hypocrite}} hypocrisy]] (even trying to [[DrivenToSuicide commit suicide]] at one point), all of his friends and family don't hold it against him and are very willing to help him recover. It's thanks to them that Blue Suede learns to accept being prideful and eventually makes a full psychological recovery, after which he joins the Equestrian Pantheon as Prince Caerulus Melodia Equestria and marries Prince Stoltur. |
| 157 | * DiscardAndDraw: Following his re-Ascension as a reincarnation "aspect" of Mana Equus, his divine portfolio would change to match this, replacing Music and Humility with Musical Magic and Self-Respect, respectively, while gaining the domain of {{Mana}}. This represents the crux of his character development as he finally sheds the last vestiges of his old personality. |
| 158 | * DiscoDan: Subverted. His favorite form to take is that of a Unicorn Greaser, ''long'' after the fad ended in the Second Age. While he did contribute to the Greaser movement and popularize Rock n' Roll, his preference for that form was initially due to being [[HumbleHero far too humble to appear in his true Alicorn form]]. He eventually accepts it's okay to be prideful and appears in his Alicorn form more often, but he seems to already have fondness for his Unicorn form as he still uses it whenever he wants to appear as a mortal. |
| 159 | * TheDividual: He and his older brother, Bossa Nova, are identical twins who naturally split apart in the womb. Them being identical makes Temnobog assume their father also split them apart in his his selfish attempt to create a perfect and flawless son, much like what [[AbusiveParents High King Irminsul]] had done to him and Belyolen in-utero. Learning this is not the case left Temnobog extremely relieved. |
| 160 | --> '''Temnobog:''' Another set of identical divine twins, hmm? Tell me... did your father try to purify you in the womb, too, so he could have a son and heir who is completely benevolent and without flaws?\ |
| 161 | '''Bossa Nova Heartstrings:''' Uh... no?\ |
| 162 | '''Temnobog:''' Huh. I could have sworn that was the case...\ |
| 163 | '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' No, sir, we were born this way. I grew up with our Pa in Ponyland, though Bossa here grew up with Gavisus in Heaven. It's a long story... but our Pas still loved us all the same.\ |
| 164 | '''Temnobog:''' Ah. Then you two must be extremely fortunate.\ |
| 165 | '''Bossa Nova Heartstrings:''' What do you mean, Dark One?\ |
| 166 | '''Temnobog:''' That... is also a long story... |
| 167 | * DivineParentage: |
| 168 | ** Blue Suede is the father and patriarch of the Caerulidae, a divine group consisting of his adoptive and biological children who either [[DeityOfHumanOrigin chose to Ascend to godhood]], were already full-fledged deities to begin with, or were '[[MadeOfMagic Karma Babies]]' born from the magical karmic backlash that resulted from his actions. Despite his [[ParentsAsPeople flaws and mistakes]], all of them acknowledge him as their father and love him dearly. |
| 169 | ** It's rumored InUniverse that unicorn lyrist Lyra Heartstrings, who lives in Ponyville, is a mortal descendant of Blue Suede through one of his deceased lovers, which would make her an extremely diluted example of this trope. Blue Suede has supported Lyra's musical career, and was even seen in Ponyville blessing her relationship (and later marriage) with sweetheart Bon Bon/Sweetie Drops. To say that Lyra had been surprised when she discovered the rumors were actually true would be an understatement. |
| 170 | ---> '''Lyra Heartstrings:''' I'M RELATED TO THE KING OF MUSIC?!!\ |
| 171 | '''Bon Bon/Sweetie Drops:''' [[DullSurprise Wow, that sure explains a lot]]. |
| 172 | ** It's also rumored that Flash Sentry, a pegasus Royal Guard and a friend of Princess Twilight/Amicitia Sparkle, is related to Blue Suede either as an ancestor or a relative, due to possessing similar body and hair colors. |
| 173 | ** It's also rumored that former Sunnytowner, Roneo (and by extension, his older brother, Gladstone) is another mortal demi-divine descendant due to possessing both a talent in song-writing and similar color schemes. Blue Suede has never confirmed or denied this. |
| 174 | ** In a roundabout way, Blue Suede is speculated to be a demi-divine son of Amareros, the Love Primeval, who eventually Ascended to true godhood. This might explain why one of his divine domains is Love. The truth is actually an inversion of this, being a mortal stallion born to mortal parents who managed to Ascend to godhood. |
| 175 | ** Crystal Prism, an Alicorn demigod from the Grittish Isles, turns out to be one of Blue Suede's descendants by adoption, as Crystal Prism's ancestor is Prince Crystal Clear, Blue Suede's oldest adoptive son. |
| 176 | * TheDogBitesBack: After years of enduring "Colonel" Hollow Note's {{Gaslighting}} and psychological abuse, he eventually [[RageBreakingPoint snaps]] when, during a heated argument, Hollow Note blurts out he only saw him as a means to make money and hide from his own past. He proceeds to [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beat Hollow Note within an inch of his life]], but once he comes back to his senses, he is so horrified and ashamed that he fled the area. Even though Hollow Note [[AssholeVictim had it coming]], the guilt of losing himself in a rage would stay with him for three Ages. |
| 177 | * DoNotCallMePaul: Initially inverted; he didn't like being called "the King [of Music/Rock and Roll]" due to both a religious upbringing and genuinely feeling unworthy of it. Melody realizes this after she and her fellow Virtuous Seven end up being worshiped in the Second Age for bringing themselves BackFromTheDead and then fusing to become the Alicorn goddess Fairytale to defeat Queen Dark Crystal. Later, it's averted once he gradually acknowledges he genuinely earned his title through his own merits and accepts becoming King, though he ends up with a slightly different title, "the Sovereign of Music". |
| 178 | * DoNotTouchTheFunnelCloud: Averted. He was just one-year-old when a group of Category 5 tornadoes devastated his hometown in southern Ponyland, an incident that he and his family narrowly survived. This was based on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936_Tupelo%E2%80%93Gainesville_tornado_outbreak a real-life tornado outbreak that affected Tulepo, Mississippi in 1936]], which occurred when Music/ElvisPresley was just one-year-old. |
| 179 | * DontMakeMeDestroyYou: A variant in [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/818118477/4789643160 one Codexverse drabble]]. As he starts losing his patience with the Griffon Autorists who kept spouting their racist beliefs while refusing to accept his requests to leave an Abyssinian settlement alone, Blue warns, "Don't force me to take drastic action against you." It's when said Autorists decide to kill him first that he [[RageBreakingPoint snaps]] and heralds his true Alicorn form by [[SuperScream screaming]] at them to ''"GET OUT!!!"'' |
| 180 | * DrillSergeantNasty: While he wasn't one himself, he served under one during his time as a Ponyland soldier in the early 1950s. |
| 181 | --> '''[[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/874687892/4965097827 Ponyland drill instructor]]:''' ''(to Blue Suede Heartstrings and his fellow soldiers)'' Because I am hard, you will not like me! But the more you hate me, the more you will see - I am hard, but I am fair! I do not believe in bigotry! I do not look down on anybody because of race, religion or orientation! Here you are ALL equally worthless! |
| 182 | * DrivenToSuicide: Narrowly averted. During the early days of his psychological recovery, he was so depressed over his actions and (real and perceived) failures that he ran off in secret to commit suicide. As he wasn't [[EmotionSuppression repressing his emotions]] at the time, the sheer despair, regret, and hopelessness he felt caused Bossa Nova to freak out when he [[TwinTelepathy felt them]], too. Fortunately, he was found thanks to precognitive deities like Shamrock Bloom, who successfully [[TalkingDownTheSuicidal persuaded him not to jump off a cliff]]. It's likely that being a god meant he wouldn't be harmed much if he did go through with it, but by his own admission, he wasn't "thinking straight" at the time. |
| 183 | * EarthquakeMachine: As a god of Music, he can use his [[MakeSomeNoise sonokinetic magic]] to induce violent earthquakes by sending powerful soundwaves through the ground. |
| 184 | * ElementalPowers: As a god of Musical Magic, he can cast elemental spells; notably, this is what sets him apart from the Musical Ponies as being able to cast Unicorn-centric spells via MagicMusic is a sign of him being a Music deity long before they came into existence as a Pony tribe. His domain of Mana also allows him to use elemental magic to a degree by tapping into external sources of mana via music and song, like [[MakingASplash water]] and [[PlayingWithFire fire]]. |
| 185 | * ElvisHasLeftThePlanet: Because he suddenly left Ponyland after his 'farewell' concert and didn't return for quite some time, multiple conspiracy theories popped up regarding his ultimate fate. One conspiracy theory depicted him as a descendant of alien "Visitors" who returned to the planet of his ancestors. |
| 186 | * ElvisLives: A prominent example. Unlike Music/ElvisPresley, who died relatively young thanks to self-destructive habits like [[BigEater overeating]] and drug addiction, Blue Suede ended up surviving in part ''because'' he [[PointOfDivergence either never indulged in those habits at all or controlled them before they got out of control]]. After meeting [[BigGood Luminiferous]] during a very low period in his life, he would become a globe-trotter and start playing music on his own terms, leading to ''his Ascension to godhood''. |
| 187 | ** Hilariously, the fact that Blue Suede suddenly "disappeared" after holding a farewell concert for his fans has led to InUniverse rumors and conspiracy theories that he actually died and was ushered into the afterlife by [[GodOfTheDead Malus Manes]]. Needless to say, Malus Manes himself wasn't very amused. |
| 188 | ---> '''Malus Manes:''' [[Literature/GoodOmens I don't care what it says, I never laid a hoof on him]]. |
| 189 | * EmbarrassingNickname: Initially played straight. While being called "the King [of Music/Rock and Roll]" is a pretty awesome feat, he hated it due to his humility and religious devotion to the "King in Heaven", whom he regards as the "true" King. This is later averted; once he gets over his humility and other issues, he starts accepting being in royal positions like a Prince (and later a King) as well as royal titles like "the Humble Sovereign" and "the Sovereign of Music", having finally accepted that he earned his "King of Music" title by his own merits. |
| 190 | * EmbodimentOfVirtue: Before his re-Ascension, he used to embody Humility as [[AnthropomorphicPersonification one of his domains]], which was [[PersonalityPowers influenced by his religious upbringing]]. He became famous across the world for his humble character and teachings, but three Ages worth of PTSD and other issues warped him to the point where he started embodying the extreme aspects of Humility (ie. denying his own pride and other's pride), contributing to his SanitySlippage and eventual breakdown. Once he finally recovers, he starts accepting his pride and other flaws as part of him, and learns to control his humility... which eventually leads to his Humility domain turning into a new, "healthier" domain of Self-Respect after he becomes a reincarnation "aspect" of Mana Equus. |
| 191 | * EmotionBomb: |
| 192 | ** As a god of Humility, he can produce an empathic aura that suppresses unchecked pride and "emotion-bomb" arrogant people by psychically forcing them to feel the suffering they caused. He didn't like using this ability and saw it as a last resort in redeeming prideful individuals. |
| 193 | ** After his domain of Humility turns into the domain of Self-Respect, he gained the ability to produce an empathic aura that promotes self-respect, granting self-confidence to those suffering from low self-esteem, and humbling arrogant people while giving them a taste of true, genuine love. |
| 194 | * EmotionControl: As a god of Musical Magic, he can do mind and emotion manipulation, something that all Musical Ponies have. |
| 195 | * TheEmpath: His domains of Humility and Love give him psychic empathy. His domain of Humility in particular allowed him to produce an empathic aura that ebbs prideful feelings and EmotionBomb those who hurt others with their arrogance. Later on, after becoming a reincarnation "aspect" of Mana Equus, his Humility domain would evolve into Self-Respect, which gives him a "healthier" version of his previous powers and revolves around promoting self-respect instead. |
| 196 | ** Blue's psychic empathy is what allowed him to detect Three Leaf's emotional suffering while visiting his descendant, Lyra Heartstrings, in Ponyville. It led to his realization that Three Leaf, despite breaking free from Pakak's curse and receiving all attempts to help her, was still suffering from a deeply abusive friendship with Grey Hoof. After agreeing to Ruby Heart's request to help Three Leaf, Blue would use his domain of Philia Love to magically sever Three Leaf's friendship "rope", freeing her from Grey Hoof at long last. |
| 197 | ** During a conversation with Gladstone, Blue tries convincing Gladstone to "let go" of Roneo and let him be more independent, causing Gladstone to break down over the thought of losing his younger brother. Blue senses his sorrow, and connects with Gladstone by drawing from his own experiences of going through the same thing with his own children, rightly pointing out that no one can keep their loved ones with them forever, and to do so would be extremely detrimental for both parties involved. |
| 198 | * EndearinglyDorky: He has this side of him just like Luminiferous. He was a total MommasBoy when his parents were alive, loved reading superhero comics (and even based his appearance on a few superhero characters like Music/ElvisPresley did in real life), and is [[FriendToAllChildren very fond of children]] to the point where he acts like [[CoolBigBro an older brother]] or [[ParentalSubstitute father-figure]] to them. His first entry even notes that despite improving significantly on his foalhood [[PerformanceAnxiety stage fright]], he can still be a bit reserved and shy at times. In the Fourth Age, when he learned that comic books were reintroduced to the public and being produced ''en masse'', he got ''really'' excited about being able to read them again. |
| 199 | * EnemyWithin: He has one called 'The Colonel', a malicious mental entity that resided in Blue Suede's mind for three Ages. The Colonel embodies all of Blue Suede's worst memories and his suppressed negative traits like pride, self-loathing, and rage, and its original purpose was to punish Blue whenever he showed pride. However, the longer it existed, the more it gained sapience and became similar to the Headmistress, its psychic influence increasing to the point where it threatened to overtake Blue Suede. As its creator, Blue Suede is the only one who can truly defeat the Colonel. Though the battle was difficult, Blue Suede let go of his traumas and regained his lost pride via reminders of all his achievements, which weakened the Colonel considerably. This allowed Blue Suede to land the final blow together with Prince Stoltur by firing a [[YinYangBomb combined attack of Pride and Humility magic]] at the Colonel, killing it for good. |
| 200 | * EnergyWeapon: One of the things he can do with his Music domain is fire beams of pure musical energy. Later on, after receiving a [[AmplifierArtifact domain-empowering divine amulet]] from Vicearch Iniquitous as a [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/861846716/4892457464 Hearth's Warming gift]], he would start firing beams of Love energy. |
| 201 | * EternalLove: He eventually becomes HappilyMarried to Prince Stoltur Skjöldur, after being crowned as a Prince and joining the Equestrian Pantheon. Despite being [[OppositesAttract complete opposites of each other]], they love each other very much and being gods, their marriage will last for eternity. Even after becoming King of the Corporatum Pantheon and a reincarnation "aspect" of Mana Equus and later [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/914602463/4991930210 deciding to have an open marriage with Stoltur]], it's clear he still loves him. |
| 202 | * EvenTheGuysWantHim: Many of his past partners were stallions, with his first coltfriend and husband being a Unicorn DJ named Record Beat. However, he was completely faithful and loving to all of his partners, and never forgot their faces and names long after they died. Presently, he is married to Prince Stoltur Skjöldur, a long-time friend of his whom he would gradually fall in love with while he recovered from a psychological breakdown. After becoming a Prince and joining the Equestrian Pantheon, he would marry Stoltur; despite their opposing natures, they're very HappilyMarried, with Stoltur boosting his self-esteem while he lowers Stoltur's pride. After [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/914602463/4991930210 choosing to have an open marriage for both their sakes]], he and Stoltur would take on numerous lovers -- one of them included Prince Behemoth of Equestria, a Giganticorn son of ex-Princess Celestia. |
| 203 | * EvilStoleMyFaith: Double-subverted. At first, despite witnessing the flaws of many deities over the course of three Ages, he's seemingly accepting of this because, as he explains to Prince Written Word, even deities have the power to improve themselves. After all, if someone like King Equus (the god he worships) can change, he and others can, too. However, later entries actually reveal him to be ''deeply'' embittered by the abuse he suffered at the hooves of both mortals and deities, to the point of resenting those who hurt him and [[KarmaHoudini got away with it]]. This led to him doubting and even losing his faith. His [[EmotionSuppression method]] of dealing with this also directly contributed to his psychological breakdown, and he came out of it a broken stallion who felt extremely depressed over his own mistakes, both real and perceived, to the point of nearly [[DrivenToSuicide committed suicide]]. With support from his loved ones as well as a much-needed skunking from Nittunak, he made efforts in improving himself and overcoming his traumas, in the process restoring his faith. |
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| 207 | * FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: InUniverse, he was recording the song [[Music/ElvisPresley "(You're the) Devil in Disguise"]] in the Beatles' own studio as a "[[BitingTheHandHumor tribute]]" (according to [[Music/JohnLennon Gold Lemon]]) to his corrupt and abusive manager, "Colonel" Hollow Note, right before his collapse and the following seizure. Ironically, he ended up meeting and befriending a few "devils in disguise" later on, such as Luminiferous, Prince Stoltur (who would eventually become his husband), Queen Krásná (who would eventually become his adoptive daughter), and Vicearch Iniquitous. |
| 208 | * FaceYourFears: He loathed acting because of his fears of being exploited, which stemmed from being forced by "Colonel" Hollow Note to make movies for profit as soon as his acting talent emerged. Sola Mors made him face his fears by having him act in a musical she created, leading to him expressing in song his traumatic experiences with the hubris, corruption, and excesses of the early Second Age's movie/music industries. He then realized that acting didn't feel so bad after all when his performance was received with thunderous applause. Befriending Changeling Queen Ithomiini, helped him mostly get over his issues, as he made several critically-acclaimed soundtracks for her movies and even acted in some of them, which were very well-received. |
| 209 | * FaintInShock: |
| 210 | ** Upon meeting his older twin brother, Bossa Nova, for the first time, the shock from discovering that his stillborn twin is technically 'alive' all along was so overwhelming that he fainted. |
| 211 | ** On the flipside, he caused Queen Aoide Mousikós, born Melody, to faint after meeting him and realizing she's meeting with the greatest musician of the Second Age. Likewise, he caused Princess Cantare, born Starsong Melody, to react the same way. |
| 212 | * FamilyThemeNaming: |
| 213 | ** Both he and his mortal demi-divine descendant, Lyra Heartstrings, are named after things related to music. In his case, he's named after the song "Blue Suede Shoes", which was performed by Music/ElvisPresley, his character inspiration. Meanwhile, Lyra Heartstrings is named after a musical instrument, which in her case is a lyre. |
| 214 | ** He and his older twin brother, Bossa Nova, are named after Music/ElvisPresley's songs, with him being named after "Blue Suede Shoes" while Bossa Nova is named after "Bossa Nova Baby". They're also named after musical genres, with Blue being named after the Blues genre while Bossa Nova is named after the Brazilian genre Bossa Nova, a combination of samba and jazz. |
| 215 | * FamousAncestor: He's the ancestor in question. As a result of his [[ReallyGetsAround sleeping around]], he has [[MassiveNumberedSiblings quite a lot of children]], which naturally gave way to countless descendants with demi-divine heritage. Lyra Heartstrings and Crystal Prism are two examples, with the latter being descended from his oldest adoptive son, Prince Crystal Clear. Flash Sentry, Roneo, and Gladstone are also rumored InUniverse to be related to him, something he never confirmed or denied. |
| 216 | * FantasticRacism: The main reason why he was horrifically abused by the [[JerkassGods Elternteil Deer Pantheon]] and dragged to face judgement in a KangarooCourt is because he's an interloper who "tainted" the Alvslog Deer Herds' racial purity... simply by ''talking'' to them. He was also nearly punished by King Aspen simply for showing compassion to High Queen Arvan, who was mourning her dead children. While Belyolen [[BigDamnHeroes saved him]], the damage was done, and the Elternteil Deer Pantheon's abuse contributed to his emotional breakdown and near-Fall. The entire incident and the deeply-entrenched MoralMyopia surrounding the situation disgusted one of the Elternteil Deer, Prince Gicelig, so much that he [[DefectorFromDecadence defected to the Equestrian Pantheon]]. |
| 217 | * {{Foil}}: |
| 218 | ** To Prince Written Word: Written Word is a royal son of a divine Emperor and has many younger/older brothers, while Blue Suede was born poor to mortal parents and lost his older identical twin brother to stillbirth (though he would reunite with his brother later on). Both were heavily influenced by religion, except Written Word secretly worked as a priest until he saw how religious faith can be twisted for evil ends, while Blue Suede followed the "King in Heaven" for three Ages. Both reacted to their mothers' death differently -- Written Word [[CallingTheOldManOut lashed out at Golden Scepter]] for not preventing Blessed Sky's death, while Blue Suede started [[BigEater binge-eating]] for a time after Sunny Loved died of illness [[NeverGotToSayGoodbye while he was fighting in a war]]. Their turning points came from interacting with ancient Alicorns -- [[StopWorshippingMe Golden Scepter]] gently set Written Word straight on [[BlindObedience what he was really promoting]] through his priestly work while Luminiferous encouraged a bitter, disillusioned, and reclusive Blue Suede to continue playing music, but on his own terms. Written Word is also fine with being a Prince, while Blue Suede is too humble to accept it... until he learned that it's okay to feel pride following a very traumatic psychological breakdown, upon which he let himself be crowned as a Prince, and then later a King (specifically, [[TopGod King]] of the Corporatum Pantheon). |
| 219 | ** To Prince Healing Song: Both suffered foalhood tragedies -- Healing Song's eyes were removed by doctors when they developed retinoblastoma, while Blue Suede survived a tornado outbreak as a colt and lost his older twin brother to stillbirth (though Blue Suede would meet said twin much later). Both started out as musical prodigies, except Blue Suede continued making music, while Healing Song became a teacher with music being a casual hobby. Both of them were abused by someone in the music industry, with Blue Suede being ruthlessly exploited by his corrupt manager, "Colonel" Hollow Note, while Healing Song was raped by War Rock, a villainous musician, out of [[EvilIsPetty spite]]. Both had different approaches to combat, except Blue Suede is a war veteran and a feared sniper, while Healing Song was initially a MartialPacifist who focused on healing/support. After recovering from their traumas, Blue Suede went on to become a Prince and later the [[TopGod King]] of a pantheon after re-Ascending as a reincarnation "aspect" of [[TheOldGods Mana Equus]], while Healing Song stayed a Prince but turned into [[AnimalisticAbomination something far more eldritch]]. Blue Suede is also bisexual and presently in an [[{{Polyamory}} open marriage]] with Prince Stoltur Skjöldur, while Healing Song stayed single all his life due to his rape until he married ex-Princess Celestia, whom he shares a happy monogamous relationship with. |
| 220 | ** To Moon Ray Vaughoof: Both are musical prodigies with humble beginnings, except Blue Suede had religious GoodParents while Moon Ray was abused by his [[AbusiveParents violent, drunkard father]]. Both had tumultuous music careers, except Blue Suede was exploited and psychologically abused by his corrupt manager, while Moon Ray fell into drug addiction and nearly died from it. Unlike Moon Ray, who [[InSpiteOfANail died in a helicopter crash at the height of his career]] and Ascended postmortem, Blue Suede [[ElvisLives survived]] thanks to [[PointOfDivergence different circumstances]] and Ascended to godhood. And unlike Moon Ray, who is more honest with others about his own flaws and traumas, Blue Suede hid his own flaws and traumas from everyone out of guilt, self-loathing, and fear. And unlike Moon Ray, who is asexual, got married twice in his existence, and has a small number of children, Blue Suede is bisexual, [[ReallyGetsAround slept around with multiple partners]], and sired multiple children. They're also HappilyMarried, except Moon Ray is in a monogamous relationship with Velvet Heart, a mare, while Blue Suede has an [[{{Polyamory}} open marriage]] with his husband, Prince Stoltur Skjöldur. They also re-Ascended, but in different ways -- Blue Suede became a divine {{Reincarnation}} "aspect" of [[TheOldGods Mana Equus]], the [[TheArchmage Empyrean Magician]], while Moon Ray became an [[AnimalisticAbomination eldritch god]]. |
| 221 | * ForcedSleep: As a god of Music, one of the things he can do with his singing voice is lull his listeners to sleep. |
| 222 | * ForgivenButNotForgotten: Deconstructed. While he genuinely tried to emulate the "King in Heaven"'s example by forgiving others, the abuse he suffered over the Ages caused him to become bitter, angry, and resentful towards his abusers as well as those who played a part in his abuse indirectly. But due to his self-loathing and shame, he repressed his resentment, which spectactularly backfired when his issues eventually boil over and cause him to suffer a psychological meltdown. It's after recovering from his issues and learning to control his flaws more that he starts forgiving people for real. |
| 223 | ** While Blue Suede forgave Bossa Nova for his meddling, knowing that it allowed him to break free from the corrupt "Colonel" Hollow Note, he also secretly resented his older twin brother for how his meddling caused Hollow Note's abuse and control of him to worsen, leading to things getting as bad as they did. After his breakdown, Blue Suede talked about his resentment with Bossa Nova, causing the latter to [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone realize how he harmed his younger brother by acting without thinking of the consequences]] and apologize for his actions. |
| 224 | * {{Forgiveness}}: Due to his religious upbringing, he tries his best to emulate the "King in Heaven"'s example in forgiveness, and as a result, he's very forgiving towards those who wronged him. However, it's later subverted when he's revealed to have developed [[TheResenter resentment]] of those who seriously hurt him, but repressed it out of shame and self-loathing, which [[RepressionNeverEndsWell blew up spectacularly in his face]] when his anger boils over and he lashes out at everyone in fury. Once he recovers from his issues and learns to control his flaws more, he starts forgiving people for real. |
| 225 | ** Blue Suede forgave Kúzelník, the Deer god of Sorcery, for the Elternteil Deer Pantheon's racist and abusive mistreatment of him, [[WhatYouAreInTheDark despite having every right to be angry with him]] because Kúzelník truly regretted his actions. Instead, he encouraged Kúzelník to make amends for his mistakes and "become better". |
| 226 | ** Blue Suede forgave his older twin brother, Bossa Nova, for manipulating his life and encouraged him to go back home and make amends with his adoptive family, whom Bossa Nova had been neglecting up to that point. However, it's subverted -- while Blue Suede acknowledged his freedom from "Colonel" Hollow Note's control was thanks to his older brother's meddling, he also resented Bossa Nova for how his meddling caused Hollow Note to grow more paranoid and tyrannical, which worsened Blue Suede's abuse. Bossa Nova's ignorance of the effect his actions on Blue Suede also contributed to the latter's breakdown and near-Fall. Blue Suede talking to Bossa Nova about his resentment allowed him to forgive his older brother for real, while Bossa Nova [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone realized the harm he inflicted]] and tried to make amends for it. |
| 227 | ** Subverted with "Colonel" Hollow Note, Blue Suede corrupt record manager. Even three Ages after Hollow Note's death, Blue Suede couldn't bring himself to forgive the former because of the sheer abuse he suffered under Hollow Note's hooves, and as a result developed quite a bit of self-loathing over it. Eventually, the hatred he felt for Hollow Note created '[[EnemyMine The Colonel]]', the living representation of all of Blue Suede's repressed traumas and negative emotions that would've [[SplitPersonalityTakeover taken over him]] if his friends and family had not saved him. After recovering from his issues and receiving [[WhatTheHellHero much-needed wake-up calls]], Blue Suede goes to [[GodOfTheDead Malus Manes]]' Hell-Realms where Hollow Note's damned soul was held, and confronts him... only to find that Hollow Note is really as pathetic and hollow as his name implied. This finally gives Blue Suede some closure and allows him to forgive his manager; when Hollow Note comes BackFromTheDead as a powerful [[OurGhostsAreDifferent Wraith]], Blue Suede fought and is implied to have killed him. |
| 228 | ** After one of Blue Suede's fans, Blue Goldstone, realized that his blind idolization of the former caused him to [[PoliticallyIncorrectHero share the same homophobic attitudes as his neighbors]], he apologized to Blue Suede for it. Blue Suede forgave him and encouraged him to become better, leading to Gold's faith and respect for his idol being restored, and ultimately Gold's Ascension to godhood. |
| 229 | * AFormYouAreComfortableWith: While he has appeared in various mortal forms thanks to his Performance domain, his most preferred one is that of a mortal unicorn stallion who dresses up like a [[GreaserDelinquents Greaser]], with a pompadour, a pair of shades, and a black leather jacket. It's later subverted -- after recovering from his traumas and issues, he chose to go around in his true Alicorn form, having learned to accept that it's okay to be prideful. That being said, it's mentioned he still appears as his mortal self on occasion. |
| 230 | * FreakOut: His fear of meeting crooked therapists became so psychologically ingrained that according to Bossa Nova/Rubeus, he had a panic attack and "shut down" the first time he tried seeing Mentálne. Due to this incident, he was always accompanied by a friend or family member even during interviews with 'Codex Equus' researchers, though he has recovered since then. |
| 231 | * FreudianExcuse: Many of his worst flaws and behaviors originated from various traumatic events in his life, both pre- and post-Ascension. It's deconstructed as even if their causes are understandable and sympathetic, said flaws and behaviors turned out to be holding him back from his full potential. Letting go of them and learning to control them better is what allows him to make huge progress in his personal growth. |
| 232 | ** It's believed InUniverse that the infamously [[BigEater huge appetite]] he once had as a mortal came from growing up poor and not being able to afford a lot of foods that wealthier people took for granted, such as bacon. However, it's deconstructed in that regardless of his reasons, Blue's eating habits were still rather unhealthy, especially after his parents died and his manager became increasingly controlling and abusive, which influenced him to stress-eat. He would have gotten fat later on like [[Music/ElvisPresley Elvis]] did had he not had a [[AcidRefluxNightmare food-fueled nightmare]] about it, which motivated him to cut down on his eating significantly. |
| 233 | ** It's also believed InUniverse that his [[FriendToAllChildren fondness for children]] stemmed from losing his older identical twin brother, Bossa Nova, to stillbirth, as he had been seen talking with those who also lost beloved family members, such as Prince Written Word, who lost his mortal pegasus mother to old age despite the Terran Empire's life-extending technologies. It's actually averted -- the ironic twist is that despite his premature death, Bossa Nova still continued to "live" and even managed to Ascend to godhood himself via performing lots of good deeds. Blue knows this, having met Bossa Nova in the Second Age and witnessed his Ascension after his brother fulfilled a promise to be there when he Ascended himself, and they're very close. |
| 234 | ** It's mentioned that part of why he's so humble is because Blue witnessed many people within the Second Age's music/movie industries, including his friends/associates, fall to corruption and hubris. He feared becoming like them, so he swore never to let himself fall into the same sins, which resulted in him often giving himself too little credit for things he had accomplished, even when it's rightly deserved. It's because of this that to this day, Blue's friend, Prince Stoltur Skjöldur, has been encouraging him to have a little pride in himself and to accept pride as an empowering force, since too little pride is as bad as too much. |
| 235 | ** It's heavily implied in Bossa Nova's entry and a few canonized Codexverse drabbles/quotes that a major factor in him displaying TranquilFury came from an incident involving his record manager, "Colonel" Hollow Note -- after enduring a brutal TraumaCongaLine, he snapped after getting into a heated argument with Hollow Note, and [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beat him up]] for exploiting, manipulating, and controlling him throughout almost his entire musical career. He was so horrified by what he had done that he was later found at home by his first wife Venerable Grace, crying and praying to the "King in Heaven" for forgiveness. This is later deconstructed as Blue would later confess to Changeling Queen Ithomiini that he ''wanted'' to continue hating Hollow Note for what he did, but feels conflicted over this because he doesn't want to lose himself into his anger again, and hates himself for not fully following the "King in Heaven"'s example in forgiving others. |
| 236 | ---> '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' ''(to Changeling Queen Ithomiini)'' By this planet, I WANTED t' hate 'im, ma'am. Even after all this time, I WANTED t' hate Hollow Note and NEVER forgive him, EVER. But I... I couldn't let myself get loose again. Not after I [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown threw 'im all over the place like a sack o' potatoes]] when I snapped. To be frank, ma'am, I feel like a failure and a hypocrite. The King in Heaven always forgives... an' yet I couldn't bring myself to for that ONE STALLION. |
| 237 | ** Sola Mors' entry reveals that being a former Second-Age movie actor who was forced to make movies for profit left him with an underlying fear of being exploited again, and he refused to participate in acting in general since then. Sola Mors made him face his fears by having him act in a musical she created, where he expressed in song his own experiences with the hubris, corruption, and excesses of the early Second Age's movie/music industries through the character he was acting for. He was received with thunderous applause, and he realized that acting didn't feel so bad after all. Befriending Changeling Queen Ithomiini helped him get over most of his issues, as he produced critically-acclaimed soundtracks for her movies and even acted in some movies that were very well-received. |
| 238 | * FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: "Colonel" Hollow Note's exploitation and abuse left Blue Suede with some lingering emotional trauma. He is genuinely infuriated whenever managers exploit and abuse their clients, as his interactions with Svengallop and Shamrock's corrupt ballet manager showed... however, Blue felt reluctant to forgive Hollow Note because of the latter's actions. And by his own admission, it also instilled in him a distrust for all managers, including genuinely good managers, and the tendency to hold them to much higher standards. He hated himself for it since it's a sign that he's a {{Hypocrite}} for being so forgiving to others, yet being reluctant to forgive the one stallion who mistreated him in his muic career. Changeling Queen Ithomiini assures him that he's not a hypocrite as forgiving someone for great wrongs can take time, though she does remind him that eventually, he still has to learn when to let go in order to avoid falsely associating good managers with Hollow Note. |
| 239 | * FriendlySniper: He's a NiceGuy and AllLovingHero... but during the 'Second Maretian-Tellusian War', he was known as [[RedBaron "The Blue Death"]], a fearsome sniper with incredible aiming skills. According to him, he grew sick of witnessing bloodshed up close from both allies and enemies alike, so he trained himself to become a sniper out of sheer necessity. He never picked up a gun again after the war ended, and he didn't reveal his war exploits until he started taking psychiatric appointments with Mentálne. |
| 240 | * FriendToAllChildren: His entry notes that he's very fond of children, and has been known to act as an [[CoolBigSis older brother figure]] for them. It's believed InUniverse that his fondness for children came from [[AngstySurvivingTwin losing his older identical twin brother to stillbirth]]... which turns out to be ironically not true, as said twin brother, Bossa Nova, is still around serving as a psychopomp-turned-Death god. |
| 241 | ** One foal he befriended in particular was [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch an orphaned pegasus filly who lived in the Sandwich Islands with her older sister and "Stitch", a rehabilitated Maretian weapons experiment]]. His first entry notes that he personally donated large sums of his own wealth to the pegasus filly, her older sister, Stitch purely out of goodwill. |
| 242 | ** In the Fourth Age, he befriended the [[MagicalGirlWarrior Dazzling Divas]] (who are all teenagers or young kids) and aided them in their fight against [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Ivory Towers]] and her demonic forces; out of them all, he formed a particularly close bond with Miracle Hymn, the youngest Diva, and essentially became her foster father sometime after her parents were murdered by one of Ivory Towers' demons. It's noted that his loss of both his parents in the Second Age is what allowed Blue Suede to relate to Miracle Hymn's grief over losing hers. |
| 243 | ** When Unicorn tribalists from the Children of Platinum faction attacked the School of Friendship, he angrily admonished the tribalists for spouting tribalism in front of the terrified young students, [[CoverInnocentEyesAndEars even covering one of the students' ears while doing so]]. |
| 244 | * GenerationXerox: This ends up occurring with him and his adoptive niece, Professor Breaking Dawn. Both lost their parents (though under vastly different circumstances), were horrifically abused by people who have maliciously ulterior intentions for them (though Hollow Note's goals are self-serving while Arcane Nexus' are far-reaching), and, after Ascending to godhood, developed [[StopWorshippingMe an extreme aversion to being worshiped by others]] largely thanks to traumatic experiences that made them fear being given special treatment. Unlike Breaking Dawn, however, he kept his issues a secret, leading to a catastrophic breakdown that nearly corrupted him into a Fallen Alicorn. Because of this, he started helping Breaking Dawn overcome her issues regarding her divinity so she wouldn't suffer like he did. |
| 245 | * GenreRoulette: InUniverse; his first entry notes that while he popularized the Rock and Roll genre in the Second Age, he constantly experimented with different genres, leading to him producing a large body of work inspired by (in his words) jazz, pop, gospel, country, modern rock, and a bit of Oceanic music. This would make him a very good friend of fellow Second-Age musician Melody, who had done similar things during her career. And after befriending Octavia Melody, he would work with her to create an epic "classical rock" fusion, leading to songs like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48BRBGZz0jI this one]]. |
| 246 | * GentleGiant: His true form is a tall and handsome Alicorn god, larger than other Second Age deities who came after him like Queen Dazzleglow, Healing Song/Medela, Winter Opera, and Shamrock. After re-Ascending as a reincarnation "aspect" of Mana Equus, he became a head taller than Luminiferous, who himself is very large himself, despite being much younger chronologically due to his physical growth rates being [[RapidAging drastically accelerated]]. He's also, despite his flaws, a humble, tolerant, and kind-hearted stallion who is [[RealMenLoveJesus devoutly religious]], loves his friends and family, and is a MagneticHero capable of befriending even evil deities like Vicearch Iniquitous. |
| 247 | ** This becomes literal at one point [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/853196348/4871344280 when a magical accident turns him into a Giant]], where he tried not to step on his Equestrian subjects and cause collateral damage until Winter Opera shrunk him back to normal. By his own admission, the experience gave him some insight into why Giants tended to act domineering, since his brief transformation gave him the power and leeway to wreak havoc, [[WhatYouAreInTheDark but instead he chose not to]]. |
| 248 | * GetOut: |
| 249 | ** He says this twice during a heated confrontation with Griffon Autorists. As they kept refusing his requests to leave an Abyssinian settlement alone and spouted their racist beliefs, Blue starts losing his patience and utters, "...I think you misunderstood me. Get out. NOW." However, when the Griffon Autorists start readying their weapons with intent to [[MakeAnExampleOfThem make him their first victim]], Blue snaps and this time ''[[SuperScream screams]]'' for them to get out, revealing his true Alicorn form in the process. |
| 250 | ** After confronting and [[ShamingTheMob shaming]] a group of fans who were persecuting a then-mortal Winter Opera for her father's crimes, he would angrily tell them to leave, disowning them as his fans and 'friends'. |
| 251 | ---> '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' Ya don't like what Ah'm doin'?! Then get outta here! Get out! Yer no friends of mine! |
| 252 | * GodCouple: He would marry his friend, Prince Stoltur, in a small wedding ceremony after joining the Equestrian Pantheon and becoming a Prince. For a while, they were HappilyMarried, with both of them becoming fathers of several '[[MadeOfMagic Karma Babies]]'. However, they both decide to have an [[{{Polyamory}} open marriage]] after realizing [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/914602463/4991930210 their marriage is deteriorating and they can't keep denying their own divine natures any longer to make things stable]]. This led to them sleeping with and sharing various lovers with each other like Prince Behemoth Equestria and Queen Peínagápia. |
| 253 | * GodhoodSeeker: Averted. What made Blue Suede a foil to War Rock is that he never sought to become immortal for selfish reasons, only wanting to perform for his fans and help others. After meeting [[BigGood Luminiferous]] twice during a [[DarkestHour particularly low point in his life]], he quit the music industry and traveled the world to perform on his own terms, which led to him Ascending to demi-godhood under Luminiferous' tutelage. His accomplishment pushed War Rock into villainy, as the latter realized that he would eventually die and be forgotten whereas his hated rival is immortal and would be forever adored by all. |
| 254 | * AGodIAmNot: Despite becoming an Alicorn, he doesn't see himself as a god and wants people to [[StopWorshippingMe stop worshiping him as one]], which is justified due to his [[RealMenLoveJesus religious background]], his resulting humility, and watching people become {{Jerkass}}es or evil out of pride. However, it's deconstructed -- the entire reason why he hated being worshiped is because he feared it would detach him from his devotion to King Equus and his mortal origins. This worsened as he repressed his various traumas and flaws out of fear and shame, leading to a spectactular psychological breakdown and his near-corruption when confronted by concerned friends and family members. It's then reconstructed, as therapy, support, and much-needed wake-up calls are what saved him and alowed him to recover. He finally and gradually accepts that he is a god, that it's okay to feel pride in himself, and that it's okay to let others worship him as long as they're willing to pull their own weight, since their worship is little different from how he worshiped King Equus. This leads to him becoming first a Prince, then the [[TopGod King]] of a divine pantheon. |
| 255 | * GodInHumanForm: Justified. Though he's an [[PhysicalGod Alicorn]], he often appears as a mortal from various races (usually a Unicorn) because he doesn't want to be treated differently from anyone else. And due to embodying Performance, he's quite capable of [[VoluntaryShapeshifting changing his own appearance]] and masking his own Primordial Quintessence. The other reason behind this is [[ImpracticallyFancyOutfit he doesn't want to wear royal regalia that turn out to be uncomfortable and itchy]]. It's later downplayed -- while he still appears in his mortal form, he does it occasionally. He has grown comfortable with being in his true Alicorn form more often because he has learned and accepted that it's okay to feel prideful at times, just in moderation. |
| 256 | * GodIsFlawed: |
| 257 | ** As part of his HiddenDepths, Blue Suede genuinely believes that all deities are flawed, as he had witnessed even the "kindest" gods and goddesses (in his words) [[HolierThanThou put themselves on a pedestal and act like they know better than others because of their power and divinity]]. This applies to the 'King in Heaven' Blue Suede worships. However, as Blue Suede explains to Prince Written Word, the fact that the 'King in Heaven' always strives to do good despite his flawed nature is what motivates him to continue worshiping him anyway -- if someone like the 'King in Heaven' can do that, then he and others can do the same thing. |
| 258 | ** Ironically, Blue Suede is flawed himself -- despite his humility and kindness, he suffered from extensive trauma and abuse and, along with his flaws and other 'bad' emotions', repressed them for three Ages. He also resented everyone for holding ridiculous expectations of him and, despite forgiving them on the surface, secretly felt angry and hateful towards those who demeaned, abused, or otherwise took him for granted. This eventually led to him suffering a psychological breakdown after he was confronted by his concerned friends and family, and though he was saved from becoming a Fallen Alicorn and being dominated by '[[EnemyWithin The Colonel]]' during his AngstComa, he was essentially a broken stallion who harbored a ''massive'' guilt complex. It's after he receives psychiatric help from Mentálne, as well as emotional support from everyone he helped, that he learns to accept and live with his own flaws, leading to him developing a healthier sense of pride and humility. |
| 259 | * GoodCounterpart: |
| 260 | ** To High Duchess Hrůza: Hrůza was born a goddess with [[MassiveNumberedSiblings many siblings]], while Blue Suede was a mortal who [[DeityOfHumanOrigin Ascended to godhood]] and whose only biological sibling is his older twin brother, Bossa Nova. Hrůza's parents were deities Ispita and Discord, who [[FaceHeelTurn became monstrously evil]] as well as [[AbusiveParents horrifically abusive parents]], while Blue Suede's mortal parents were poor yet genuinely kind and loving. As a result of their upbringings, Hrůza became a sadistic EvilDiva and AttentionWhore, while Blue Suede is a humble and friendly music legend who genuinely loves making music. Hrůza also embodies the negative aspects of music, using it to inspire/stoke fear and paranoia while using her victims' screams in her music, whereas Blue Suede embodies the positive aspects of music and thus makes songs that are emotional and uplifting to his listeners. Blue Suede is also an older "[[TheAce prodigy deity]]" who possesses a wide range of abilities and later gains new ones after re-Ascending as a reincarnation "aspect" of Mana Equus, while while Hrůza embodies Mass Hysteria and Fear, which only makes her skilled in utilizing Fear as a weapon [[CripplingOverspecialization and nothing else]]. Blue Suede also outranks Hrůza by virtue of being a King whereas Hrůza is a High Duchess. |
| 261 | ** To War Rock: Both are musical prodigies whose talents were encouraged by their parents, except Blue Suede's parents loved and taught him good behaviors, while War Rock's parents were [[ThePerfectionist perfectionists]] who constantly pushed him to succeed and spoiled him rotten whenever he did. Blue Suede is a HumbleHero who genuinely loved playing music, while War Rock is a [[{{Narcissist}} narcissistic]] sociopath who became a musician for fame and glory. Their turning points involved immortality and demonic figures -- Blue Suede's was meeting the devil-like [[BigGood Luminiferous]], while War Rock's was [[DealWithTheDevil bargaining with an Archdemon in exchange for immortality and power]]. Blue Suede's humility ensured he would continue being remembered beyond the Second Age, and after making a psychological recovery and overcoming all his flaws/traumas, he would become a beloved Prince (and later a King). War Rock refused to humble himself and change for the better, and consequently he died unmourned and unloved, being DraggedOffToHell both times for his crimes with his legacy forgotten by all. Both of them sired numerous children, except Blue Suede loved all of his children and grieved whenever he [[OutlivingOnesOffspring outlived them]], War Rock saw his own children as unwanted consequences of his hedonism and either [[ParentalAbandonment abandoned them]] or, in Winter Opera's case, tried to have them aborted without a second thought. And finally, during the "Dark Ages Crisis", Blue Suede re-Ascended as a reincarnation "aspect" of Mana Equus and achieved greater power than before, whereas War Rock [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/904156163/4975274925 stole the godhood of one of Blue Suede's friends]] to both Ascend himself and to spite Blue Suede, which got him damned the second time in the first place. |
| 262 | * TheGoodKing: While he wasn't officially a King back then, his most popular and consistent title was "the ''King'' of Music", which many people called him in acknowledgement of his prodigious musical talent and his NiceGuy behavior. Despite his great displeasure with said title, it persisted [[StopWorshippingMe even after Ascending to godhood]]. After overcoming his flaws and re-Ascending as a reincarnation "aspect" of [[TheOldGods Mana Equus]], he is crowned King of the Corporatum Pantheon, and has been ruling well thanks to his [[MagneticHero natural charisma]] and prior experiences. However, [[TheChainsOfCommanding he does have his insecurities]], such as feeling overwhelmed by his responsibilities and/or worries that he's ruling incorrectly due to being a follower for much of his life. Thankfully, he's receiving tutelage on leadership and politics from fellow benevolent sovereigns like Dazzleglow, Golden Scepter, Twilight/Amicitia, and others so he can be a more effective King. |
| 263 | * GoodParents: |
| 264 | ** Despite not expecting the 'birth' of Prince Perfect Tone at all, Blue Suede nonetheless welcomed his infant son into his life and raised him with love and care. |
| 265 | ** Despite his own flaws and his initial worries that he might not be a good father, Blue Suede is very loving and supportive of his oldest adoptive son, Prince Crystal Clear. Blue Suede wanted to give Crystal Clear a normal life and raised him as such, despite people expecting his son to become a legendary musician like him. When Crystal Clear ran away from home and joined War Rock out of resentment, Blue Suede was devastated, but nonetheless went to save his son after War Rock rendered the latter BrainwashedAndCrazy. Blue Suede also helped Crystal Clear Ascend to full godhood after he became an Alicorn demigod during a terrorist attack, and was there to comfort him whenever he needed it. In turn, Crystal Clear loves his father and repaid Blue Suede by helping to save him from his AngstComa. When Blue Suede expresses guilt for not being the 'perfect' father, Crystal Clear assures him that regardless of his flaws, he still sees Blue Suede as the best adoptive parent he ever had and even prayed to the 'King in Heaven' to thank him for his adoption. |
| 266 | ** It's implied that Blue Suede was this with his other children, too, loving and caring for them despite knowing he'll [[OutlivingOnesOffspring eventually outlive many of them]]. |
| 267 | * GoodWingsEvilWings: He has dual-colored wings, his feathers bearing a magical gradient that goes from yellow-orange to dark blue. Due to the nature of how divines grow in Equus, especially [[WingedUnicorn Alicorns]], his possession of a wing gradient is a sign of his age and incredible power. After Star Flower arrives on Equus as the last surviving Flutter Pony, he gains the Flutter Pony's butterfly wings, which he, Stitching Time, and other Alicorns from the Second Age show to Star Flower to assure her that [[YouAreNotAlone she isn't alone as she thinks she is]]. After being crowned as Prince Caerulus Melodia Equestria and joining the Equestrian Pantheon, he starts alternating between Alicorn wings and butterfly wings depending on his mood. |
| 268 | * GoshDarnItToHeck: Justified. As a devoutly religious stallion who worships a higher power he calls "the King in Heaven" (implied to be the ancient god Equus), he doesn't swear explicitly because he finds it distasteful and offensive in the King's eyes. Even when he's [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness clearly angry]], he doesn't cut loose. It's averted later on; after making a full psychological recovery from his traumas and accepting his pride and other 'bad' feelings, he becomes more willing to actually swear, but is still polite. |
| 269 | * GrandTheftMe: He once fell victim to such a plot by 'The Foolish/Cowardly Usurper', a minor infernal noble of Malrègnar's Infernal Circles. Granted, it was an accident as the original target was [[TheArchmage Princess Amicitia Sparkle]] and Caerulus unwittingly got in the way, but the infernal noble nonetheless exploited this setback and basked in her host's beloved reputation and divine power/authority she enviously coveted for herself. However, due to Caerulus being such a NiceGuy who suffered a psychological breakdown some years before, it didn't take long for his loved ones to notice [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness something off about his behavior]], leading to a short fight that ended with Prince Rubeus Stella ripping the infernal noble's spirit out of his younger twin brother's body. Once the infernal noble's ties to Malrègnar were made known, a furious Caerulus handed her over to elite Malrègnarian forces sent by Vicearch Iniquitous to retrieve the offending noble, with a message detailing to Iniquitous what her wayward subject had done. Needless to say, the infernal noble received a most horrific punishment after she was dragged back to Malrègnar kicking and screaming. |
| 270 | * GreaserDelinquents: Being based on Music/ElvisPresley, he's an Alicorn god of Music whose [[GodInHumanForm mortal form]] is a Unicorn Greaser, with a [[HellBentForLeather black leather jacket]], sunglassess, and [[DelinquentHair pompadour]]. His appearance and popularity birthed the Greaser movement during the Second Age, and its revival in the Fourth Age. However, it's subverted as he's a devout follower of King Equus and is a humble, AllLovingHero. He initially preferred to appear as this out of humility, but it turns out he had [[DarkAndTroubledPast deeper reasons for it]]. After overcoming his psychological issues, however, he appears as a Greaser less often and starts wearing divine regalia due to his duties as a Prince and, later, a King. That being said, he still does revert to his old attire whenever he appears in his mortal form. |
| 271 | * GrewASpine: Due to suffering years of psychological abuse and {{Gaslighting}} from "Colonel" Hollow Note, he suffered from a massive inferiority complex that worsened over three Ages as he faced antagonism and more abuse from his enemies and detractors. Then he gets [[SmellySkunk skunked]] and [[WhatTheHellHero chewed out]] by Nittunak for his failings, after which he actively tries to improve himself. The result: A confident and self-respecting stallion who not only humiliates those who try to demean, bully, or conform him to their standards, but is also [[GoodIsNotSoft willing to kill his enemies when the situation calls for it]]. He even re-Ascends as a reincarnation "aspect" of Mana Equus, one of the Thirteen Empyreans who gifted Equinekind the ability to use magic and becomes King of a divine pantheon. |
| 272 | * GuiltComplex: A combination of various factors such as [[ShellShockedVeteran war-based PTSD]], being psychologically abused and [[{{Gaslighting}} gaslit]] by his ex-manager, and later [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beating up said ex-manager]] in a rage created ''and'' fed into a guilt complex that spurred him to help others to make up for both real and perceived mistakes. After defeating '[[EnemyWithin The Colonel]]' and waking up from his AngstComa, he was left so broken that his guilt complex became more prominent, with him [[ApologisesALot frequently apologizing for things he did or didn't do]]. Fortunately, his friends and loved ones' support, as well as receiving psychiatric help, would help him out of it. |
| 273 | * HappilyMarried: As a god of Love (specifically, [[ThePowerOfFriendship Philia Love]]) who lived for tens of thousands of years, he had many relationships with both deities and mortals, and many of them were this. |
| 274 | ** Blue Suede was this with his first husband, Record Beat. Despite homophobia tearing them apart and Blue Suede being persuaded to marry Venerable Grace by "Colonel" Hollow Note to save face, they eventually got back together following Blue Suede's divorce, [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy with his ex-wife's blessings]]. They would travel the world together, only coming back to Ponyland once Blue Suede became a demigod and homophobia died down to tolerable levels, which allowed them to get married officially. Record Beat eventually died of old age, which Blue Suede took extremely hard, and he had a difficult time attending his husband's funeral. Fortunately, Bossa Nova would be there to comfort Blue Suede and help him come to terms with his husband's death, while personally ushering Record Beat into the appropriate Heaven-Realm as a [[KarmicJackpot reward]] for taking such good care of his twin brother. |
| 275 | ** Subverted with Blue Suede's marriage to his first wife, Venerable Grace Heartstrings. Because homosexual relationships were considered taboo in Ponyland at the time, Blue Suede was forced to break up with his coltfriend, Record Beat, and marry Venerable Grace [[TheBeard to make it look like he was going through a phase]]. Despite efforts to make their marriage work, it became clear that Blue Suede only saw his wife as his [[LikeBrotherAndSister sister]], and his heart was already set on his FirstLove. Venerable Grace knew how miserable Blue Suede felt, so she divorced him to [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy let him be with Record Beat again]]. Though much like Music/ElvisPresley and his ex-wife, Priscilla Ann Presley, [[AmicableExes they remained good friends afterwards]] until Venerable Grace's death. |
| 276 | ** Following the Interregnum's destruction and the reemergenec of other magical races, Blue Suede would fall in love with a female Diamond Dog and sire Princess Belladonna Heartstrings, the Canicorn goddess of Music, Arthropods, and Poison, with her. Despite being of different species, their marriage was very loving and when she died of old age, it was implied Blue Suede was as affected by it as Belladonna was. |
| 277 | ** After defeating '[[EnemyWithin The Colonel]]' in a BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind, Blue Suede fell in love with and married his long-time friend, Prince Stoltur Skjöldur, who helped him overcome his issues. Despite being complete opposites, both Blue Suede and Stoltur dearly love each other and they have a healthy sex life. This helped Blue Suede [[GrewASpine become more confident and assertive]], especially once he accepted his long-repressed pride. However, it's later played realistically -- [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/914602463/4991930210 at one point]], Blue Suede and Stoltur discovered their marriage was deteriorating because they were denying their own natures for matrimonial bliss and stability, which ultimately didn't work as deities are both defined and compelled by their 'dharma'. After discussing it, they chose to have an [[{{Polyamory}} open marriage]], taking in multiple lovers and sharing them with each other. Despite concerns, Blue Suede and Stoltur's marriage improved because of this, as they were able to fulfill their domains in ways that still allow them to be together. |
| 278 | * HatePlague: As part of his Love domain, he can inflict a curse that gives his target(s) a hateful presence that causes people to flee or turn away in disgust and scorn. This is used to punish those who abuse their friends and/or break friendships for cruel reasons; the only way to escape this curse is to [[CurseEscapeClause repent for their actions]]. |
| 279 | * HealingHands: He can heal others with music... provided the people being healed can hear him. Thankfully, he's quite creative in getting his music across, such as stomping the ground (or any surface) in rhythmic patterns. This allows deaf and/or hearing-impaired individuals to "feel" his music and allow his magic to still take effect. Notably, he revitalized and healed a completely exhausted Miracle Hymn, allowing the Dazzling Divas to launch their desperate plan to defeat Elephant witch Ivory Towers, though his identity wouldn't be revealed to all until much later, when the Dazzling Divas experienced their DarkestHour after Ivory Towers gained a power boost from becoming a Cleric for Avarita, the Tyrannos god of Greed. |
| 280 | * TheHeart: A large factor in why he became such a popular celebrity in the Second Age is because of his humility and compassion towards everyone, especially his fans. It was even joked InUniverse during that time that he was so famous, he could potentially end squabbles and conflicts just by showing up. True to form, after [[DeityOfHumanOrigin Ascending to godhood]], he would work on resolving the boiling tensions left behind by crises of the Second Age, and would continue doing so well into the Fourth Age. It's later deconstructed as he cared for everyone so much that he ignored and even [[EmotionSuppression repressed his traumas and worst flaws]] -- which consists of three Ages worth of mental/emotional baggage. This culminated in a spectacular [[FreakOut psychological breakdown]], a near-transformation into a Fallen Alicorn, and an AngstComa, in that order. Then it's reconstructed when his friends saved him by helping him defeat '[[EnemyMine The Colonel]]' causing his AngstComa, leaving him a broken wreck but allowing him to finally heal from all the abuse and other bad experiences he went through in the past. |
| 281 | * HeavenlyBlue: {{Pun}} aside, he's an Alicorn god with a dark blue mane and tail composed of magical soundwaves, with light blue musical bars and notes running through them. He's also a benevolent stallion who is known for his humility and good deeds. After being crowned Prince, he became a ReasonableAuthorityFigure, a loving husband to long-time friend Prince Stoltur Skjöldur, and the father of infant Prince Perfect Tone. In his case, dark blue symbolizes his kind nature and eventual acceptance of his own flaws, as well as his happy marriage to a GodOfEvil. It later gets mixed with [[PurpleIsPowerful purple]] following his re-Ascension as a reincarnation "aspect" of Mana Equus, symbolizing his newfound connections with both her and Twilight/Amicitia, a fellow Alicorn who also reincarnated as Mana. |
| 282 | * HellBentForLeather: While disguised as a mortal unicorn stallion, he usually wears a black leather jacket with [[CoolShades a pair of black sunglasses]]. After being crowned as Prince Caerulus Melodia Equestria and joining the Equestrian Pantheon, though, he ditches his leather jacket in favor of wearing divine cobalt-blue barding with silver designs on it. That being said, it's mentioned that he still appeared as his mortal self on numerous occasions. |
| 283 | * HeroWorshipper: Played straight and inverted. |
| 284 | ** He idolized Black Domino, known as "Fats Domino" on-stage, for being one of the first pioneers of Rock and Roll and (in Blue's mind) a far better singer and performer. It got to the point where Blue refused to be called "the King [of Music/Rock and Roll]" because if there's any musician who's far more deserving of the title, it's Black Domino. |
| 285 | ** In a roundabout way, he ended up being idolized himself, particularly by [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch an orphaned pegasus filly and a rehabilitated Maretian weapons experiment that she called "Stitch"]]. The pegasus filly and her alien friend, who were both raised by the former's older sister in the Sandwich Islands, were huge fans of Blue and cited him as their role model in looks and personality. In turn, Blue donated large sums of his own money to support the small family purely out of goodwill. |
| 286 | ** [[TalkingWeapon Mercy]] from the Terran Empire also became a huge fan of his, as Golden Scepter mentions Blue in a conversation with the Four Terrors in a canonized Codexverse quote. |
| 287 | ** [[Series/{{Beetleborgs}} Flabber]], the mentor of the Second-Age Beetleborgs group, also idolized Blue and often imitated him, including wearing Blue's iconic [[DelinquentHair pompadour]]. Flabber meeting his idol got him [[TheKnightsWhoSaySquee really excited]]. |
| 288 | ---> '''Flabber:''' You're...you're '''''Blue Suede Heartstrings!''''' I'm a huge fan!\ |
| 289 | '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' Hehe, I can tell.\ |
| 290 | '''Flabber:''' What gave it away, was it the hair? |
| 291 | ** Blue Goldstone, a divine member of the [[DontFearTheReaper Trimortidae]], idolized him when he was very young thanks to his mother, who was also a huge fan of Blue Suede herself. Gold tried emulating Blue Suede in both [[NiceGuy personality]] and [[GreaserDelinquents looks]], and was even inspired to take up drumming. However, it's deconstructed as Gold would become [[BrokenPedestal incredibly disillusioned]] with Blue Suede once the latter turned out to be not as perfect as initially assumed. This, combined with his father's sudden death in a store robbery and his stepfather's [[QuitYourWhining lack of sympathy]], turned him into a bitter, depressed, and apathetic person. But after [[HeroicSacrifice dying while saving a high school classmate from being harassed by a Greaser gang]], Gold would meet Blue Suede in person, and the ensuing conversation caused Gold to realize that [[JerkassRealization he was sharing the same bad attitudes as everyone else at the time]], which he apologized for. Then it's reconstructed when Gold accepted Blue Suede's flaws, restoring his faith and respect in his idol, and continues emulating him while being aware of each other's flawed natures, which eventually allowed him to Ascend. He and Blue remain very good friends to this day. |
| 292 | * HiddenDepths: |
| 293 | ** A Codexverse drabble reveals that he knew all along that the "King in Heaven" he worshiped is likely [[GodIsFlawed as flawed as mortal/divine sapientkind]], yet still continues to worship him anyway. When Prince Written Word asks him why he continues to have faith in a flawed god, he replies with this answer: |
| 294 | ---> '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' ...My parents were good folks. Even if we hadn't a single penny to our names, they still wanted to see me raised right. And it's 'cause of them that I got introduced to the King. They taught me that the King in Heaven is a humble and caring god, who created all of us out of love. By following His example, even through the bad times, folks like you and me can become as great as He is.\ |
| 295 | I know we ain't perfect... none of us are. Even the higher powers themselves got an ugly side. I've seen even the kindest of 'em stand on a pillar and act like they know better than others, as if their power and long life makes 'em natural leaders or somethin'. And I admit, seeing them act that way made me wonder if the King in Heaven acts like it, too, sometimes... but then I realized that's just how the world is. Some folks are born good while other folks are born bad. Sometimes in-between.\ |
| 296 | However, that don't mean we can't better ourselves. The King in Heaven might be flawed, yes, but it's likely that He always tries to be good, no matter what. And if He can try, then we can try, too. That's why I still follow Him. I might not always be humble, but the King gives me hope that I can still stay true to myself even when I am tempted. |
| 297 | ** A canonized drabble reveals that he is very good at playing piano, despite being primarily a guitar player. His older twin brother, Bossa Nova, was amazed after watching Blue perform a live piano cover of [[Music/EltonJohn Colton John]]'s song "Tiny Dancer", with Blue's godson Shamrock dancing ballet to it. According to one of the Codexverse writers, she based it on both her love for "Tiny Dancer" (and [[Music/FlorenceAndTheMachine Florence]]'s cover of it) and the fact that she found photos of Music/ElvisPresley playing piano during an internet search. |
| 298 | ---> '''Bossa Nova Heartstrings:''' Wow... Blue, I didn't know you could play piano!\ |
| 299 | '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' Eh, it's something I picked up in my spare time, Brother. I love my guitar but... gotta try something new every once in a while, y'know? |
| 300 | ** Despite his forgiving nature, he feels unwilling to forgive his Second-Age record manager, [[TheSvengali "Colonel" Hollow Note]], for exploiting and abusing him during almost his entire music career. Blue feels bad about this because the "King in Heaven" he worships preaches forgiveness, and he sees himself as "a failure and a hypocrite" for not practicing this virtue in this case. Changeling Queen Ithomiini has to assure him that yes, eventually he has to let go of Hollow Note's memory, but his feelings towards his ex-manager are understandable because something as bad as Hollow Note's abuse isn't so easily forgiven. |
| 301 | ** His [[ReallyGetsAround various past relationships]] with both mares and stallions gave him in-depth experience and knowledge regarding types of relationships in general. He would later use this knowledge to help Prince Shamrock come to terms with his asexuality. |
| 302 | ** He served in the "Second Maretian-Tellusian War" as a sniper, during which he would be named [[RedBaron "The Blue Death]]" for his fearsome skills. According to him, he trained himself to become a sniper out of sheer necessity after getting sick of witnessing much blood being shed from both allies and enemies alike; once the war ended, he never picked up a gun again. He hated the idea of hurting anything as a colt, even when his father, Copper Wheel Heartstrings, offered to take him hunting, but somehow he ended up fighting a war anyway, which he finds very ironic. |
| 303 | * HistoricalBeautyUpdate: While he initially had the same [[BigEater huge appetite]] as Music/ElvisPresley did, he would cut down it significantly after having [[AcidRefluxNightmare a food-fueled nightmare]] about becoming grossly fat in his old age, resulting in him retaining his handsomeness by the time he Ascended to godhood. By stark contrast, Elvis didn't develop the same restraint, and he grew really fat in the last years of his life. |
| 304 | * HistoricalCharactersFictionalRelative: Exaggerated. He's based on Music/ElvisPresley, but unlike Elvis, who only had one daughter, he had hundreds if not ''thousands'' of children (many who would [[DeityOfHumanOrigin Ascend to godhood]] and make up the Caerulidae) with [[ReallyGetsAround multiple partners]] due to [[PointOfDivergence different choices and circumstances]]. Many of said children are also {{Original Character}}s created for the Codexverse. This applies to his extended family like the [[GodOfTheDead Trimortidae]], many who are either his siblings or cousins through his older twin brother, Bossa Nova, who is an adoptive member of the Trimortidae. Even his current husband, Prince Stoltur Skjöldur, is an {{Expy}} of [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}} Sigvald the Magnificent]]. |
| 305 | * HistoricalDomainSuperperson: Music/ElvisPresley is hailed as a musical icon who changed the face of music forever, yet also derided as a joke who let himself get fat and destroyed his own legacy. Blue Suede Heartstrings (now [[MeaningfulRename King Caerulus Melodia Equestria-Corporatum]]) is essentially the Codexverse's Ponified version of Elvis who, as a result of [[PointOfDivergence changes in circumstances and choices]], became a 'prodigy' [[DeityOfHumanOrigin Alicorn god]] of Music, Humility, Performance, and Love instead. Eventually, through certain choices made on his part, Blue Suede grows as a stallion and eventually re-Ascends as a reincarnation of [[TheArchmage Mana Equus]], one of the [[TheOldGods Thirteen Empyreans]], turning him into an Alicorn god of Musical Magic, Self-Respect, Performance, Love, and Mana. |
| 306 | * HistoricalRelationshipUpgrade: Music/ElvisPresley married Creator/PriscillaPresley, both to fulfill a promise made to her father and because Tom Parker believed it wouldn't be good PR if a bachelor like Elvis lived together with a fourteen-year-old girl. Their marriage deteriorated due to Elvis' philandering, drug abuse, and abusive behavior, and they ultimately divorced. Here, Blue Suede Heartstrings' relationship with Venerable Grace is much more amicable, if a bit rocky due to the circumstances involved -- Blue Suede was publicly outed as gay by Hollow Note as punishment for resisting his {{Blackmail}} and married Venerable Grace for PR reasons. While he loved Venerable Grace, he didn't love her ''romantically'' and deeply regretted this. For her part, Venerable Grace sympathized with and wholeheartedly supported Blue Suede knowing he was being abused by Hollow Note. They still divorced, but it's because Venerable Grace wanted Blue Suede to be happy with his male lover [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy even if that meant she would never find love for herself]]. |
| 307 | * HiveMind: After re-Ascending and reincarnating as Mana Equus, he gradually becomes part of this -- as more people join in, all reincarnations start developing both a spiritual and PsychicLink that not only lets them communicate with each other, but also share the same soul due to reincarnating as the same person. This in turn allows Mana Equus to communicate with her co-hosts through their link, and manifest herself through one or multiple bodies if she chose to. |
| 308 | * HolierThanThou: Defied. Despite being a devoutly religious stallion -- or perhaps because of it -- he remains incredibly humble and kind. As he points out to the Poenan goddess Lamperielpida, he doesn't want to act "high and mighty" because it will disappoint both his parents, who raised him well, and the "King in Heaven", the very god he worships. Instead, he only preaches the values and examples shown by the "King in Heaven". Even though he makes mistakes and has flaws of his own, he simply acknowledges them and tries to make up for them as best as he can. |
| 309 | * HolyHalo: Before his re-Ascension, he had a divine halo made of Music energy, but initially hid it out of humility until he became comfortable with showing it publicly. After re-Ascending, his halo became composed of Love energy instead. |
| 310 | * HonoraryUncle: Much like Moon Ray Vaughoof, he serves as an uncle-figure for many younger deities. |
| 311 | ** Blue Suede is the godfather of Prince Shamrock Bloom, having been named by Shamrock's mother, Clover Bloom. By Clover's admission, she chose Blue Suede instead of one of the Virtuous Seven because she realized he might be the best person to help Shamrock if he [[InTheBlood ends up being as klutzy and insecure as her]]. True to form, Blue Suede would be a constant presence in Shamrock's life, such as saving him from an abusive ballet manager, comforting him through various low points, and giving him good advice. He also tutored Shamrock in [[DeityOfHumanOrigin Ascended to godhood]] (which Shamrock did) and, at one point, chewed out Shamrock's friends for being completely insensitive towards his [[CelibateHero asexuality]]. |
| 312 | ** He is also this to Prince Maestro of the Virtusidae. Due to his mother, Melody, having a close friendship with Blue, Maestro spent enough time around Blue to start seeing him as his "uncle". Maestro's entry notes that Blue had as much influence on him as he had for Shamrock - he taught Maestro how to become an Alicorn after the latter expressed his desire to become one so he could become the [[BenevolentBoss honest record executive/agent]] everyone needed. Maestro's worst traits, such as his ego, spoiled behavior, and [[ReallyGetsAround tendency to attract multiple partners]], were also reduced to manageable levels by Blue, since he's the Alicorn god of Humility. |
| 313 | * HopeBringer: While it's debated InUniverse on what he did during the "Void Aeon" event, many believe that he continued performing to inspire hope among mortal sapientkind, and protected the innocent (especially his fans) from the various monsters that sprung up during the conflict. As the god of Music, he can play music to inspire joy and hope in his listeners, and dispell fear and hatred-based spells. |
| 314 | * HotBlooded: Despite his humility and his laidback, mellow temperament, it's gradually revealed that Blue Suede's more emotional and hot-tempered than he appears, as he becomes openly angry and upset with things he truly hates, such as abusive record managers. By contrast, his older identical twin brother, Bossa Nova, is normally easy to anger but falls into an [[TranquilFury extremely cold rage]] when he's ''really'' pissed off. It's later deconstructed when it's discovered that Blue Suede's more hot-blooded moments come from him suppressing his anger for three Ages after [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beating up]] his own abusive record manager in [[RageBreakingPoint a momentary fit of rage]], with short burts in-between afterward. It backfired on him enormously when his traumas grew to the point where he can't suppress them anymore, leading to his near-fall. It wasn't until Mentálne brought in Yarost during their psychiatric sessions that Blue Suede comes to terms with his anger and learns to control it in healthier ways. |
| 315 | * HotGod: His entry describes his true form as a [[GentleGiant tall]] and handsome Alicorn god. However, it's noted that he's incredibly handsome even when he was a mortal, and his [[AFormYouAreComfortableWith favorite form]] as a mortal unicorn reflects this. |
| 316 | * HumbleHero: Justified. Much like Elvis, Blue Suede had a religious upbringing, and his humility became one of his defining traits. He ''hated'' being called "the King [of Music/Rock and Roll]" when there were certain individuals who deserved it more, and after Ascending to godhood, he preferred to appear as a mortal because he didn't wanted to be treated differently for being a god. Appropriately, one of his divine domains is ''Humility'', which he uses to help redeem prideful individuals. This turned Blue Suede into a beloved figure worldwide, and led to him becoming friends with Fluttershy, who is similarly humble despite being Queen of Friendship Gardens. |
| 317 | ** However, it's later deconstructed - three Ages worth of trauma gave Blue Suede PTSD and other issues that went untreated for a ''long'' time, and what didn't help was people treating him like an EmbodimentOfVirtue and expecting him to act like it, ignoring that he's still someone with his own wants and needs. As a result, he falls into a downward spiral of self-loathing and resentment, and in trying to fulfill his reputation, he [[EmotionSuppression represses his 'bad' emotions, including pride]], not realizing that [[DarkIsNotEvil pride is essential to good emotional health]]. So when his long-time friend Prince Stoltur notices how he's been [[HeroicSelfDeprecation putting himself down]] and tries to warn everyone about it, Blue Suede finally ''snaps'' and suffers a mental breakdown, first nearly transforming into a Fallen Alicorn, and then falling into an AngstComa from the sheer psychological stress. Even worse, Blue Suede's fear of becoming not so different from people like War Rock should he feel pride led to the birth of 'The Colonel', the living representation of all his worst flaws and emotions that almost overtook him completely in his moment of emotional weakness. |
| 318 | ** Then it's reconstructed when, thanks to the encouragement of friends and loved ones who cared for him, Blue Suede finally accepted his prideful feelings, which allowed him to kill 'The Colonel' for good once he teamed up with Prince Stoltur. And while he made a full psychological recovery, he finally understood that it's okay to feel pride in healthy ways, since constructive pride is all about loving yourself for who you are, flaws and all. This leads to Blue Suede practicing true humility, and it influences him to fall in love with Stoltur, whom he would eventually marry. It also leads to him joining the Equestrian Pantheon and become a Prince, something that made everyone feel overjoyed since it's a sign that he's finally accepting a title that he more than rightfully earned. |
| 319 | * {{Hypocrite}}: |
| 320 | ** During his argument with the Poenan goddess Lamperielpida, in response to being called out on using faith to enable her peers and followers' self-righteous fanaticism, the latter accuses him of not preaching about the "King in Heaven" to the masses despite claiming to worship him. This gets Blue rather [[CloseToHome angry]]. |
| 321 | ---> '''Blue Suede heartstrings:''' ''(angrily)'' That's 'cause I don't WANNA be all [[HolierThanThou high and mighty]]! I don't wanna brag and boast 'bout how the King in Heaven is a great guy and everyone should follow him! [[GoodParents My Ma and Pa raised me BETTER than that]]. It'll break their hearts if I started gettin' all uppity, and I KNOW it'll offend the [[GodIsGood King in Heaven]] if he were to see me doin' it, too. The King in Heaven [[GodIsFlawed may not be perfect himself]], but at least he knows it and [[WhatYouAreInTheDark TRIES to do good when he is tempted]]. THAT'S why I follow him. I'm no preacher. I'm no good at doing their fancy word stuff like Written Word or Star Echo. I'm just an entertainer. I only teach folks how to follow the values and examples shown by the King in Heaven, nothing more. |
| 322 | ** However, as a canonized drabble reveals, deep down he really does see himself as a hypocrite. Despite the "King in Heaven" preaching forgiveness, Blue feels reluctant to forgive his record manager, "Colonel" Hollow Note, for exploiting, abusing, and manipulating him throughout almost his entire music career in the Second Age, and still has lingering trauma from dealing with him. Changeling Queen Ithomiini assures Blue that he isn't a hypocrite because he always tries to make amends for his mistakes, and that Blue's feelings towards Hollow Note are valid because what his manager did cannot be so easily forgiven... but also reminds him that he still has to learn when to let go because not all managers are not like Hollow Note, "just like all directors are not like [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed Colton Marentino]]". |
| 323 | * IdenticalTwinIDTag: Due to being identical twin brothers, he and Bossa Nova look almost exactly the same in both their mortal and divine forms, save for a few differences - he has a dark blue mane and tail, and his Cutie Mark depicts a red, heart-shaped guitar. His true form as an Alicorn god has wings with a dark blue gradient, and his hair is made of dark blue energy soundwaves with light blue musical bars and notes running through them. His Cutie Mark has the same halo of notes as Bossa Nova's does, except the guitar part of his Cutie Mark is flanked with white wings instead of black. The fact that they're identical twins initially caused Temnobog to assume that [[TheDividual they were magically separated in the womb]] by their own father (much like how Temnobog and Belyolen were created by [[AbusiveParents Irminsul]]) until they confirmed that no, they were just born that way. |
| 324 | * ImmortalGenius: He's presently an ancient Alicorn god, and following his re-Ascension as a god of Musical Magic and a reincarnation "aspect" of Mana Equus, he became one of the most powerful musical spellcasters in the world. Thanks to his experiences with being a Music god, he was able to go far beyond what his Musical Magic domain would have normally allowed and create new spells for it. He even incorporated the Empire of Malrègnar's version of dark magic into his sorcerous arsenal. It's noted that he has been working with his former student, Queen Aoide Mousikós, in helping the Musical Ponies expand on their tribal magic to make up for any knowledge lost during the Third Age's end. |
| 325 | * ImmortalityBeginsAtTwenty: Subverted. After Ascending to Alicornhood in the early Second Age, he became immortal and remained forever in his prime as an incredibly handsome stallion. However, as deities only get StrongerWithAge in the Codexverse, he would continue "growing" and become more eldritch, which Mzazi states is normal for Alicorns. As such, his wings gained a magical gradient that goes from bright yellow-orange to dark blue, and a mane and tail made of magical sound energy. Due to being a "prodigy" deity, he developed a HolyHalo made of music energy and is already showing signs of growing a second pair of wings, despite not reaching the divine rank of "Titan" yet. And because he Ascended shortly before Bossa Nova did, he's now "older" than him by divine standards despite being younger biologically, something that his brother hilariously didn't take well but gradually accepted. |
| 326 | * ImmortalRuler: He's an Alicorn, which are depicted as deities in the Codexverse. After overcoming his flaws and traumas, he first becomes a Prince of the Equestrian Pantheon. Then he is crowned [[TopGod King]] of the Corporatum Pantheon after re-Ascending as a reincarnation "aspect" of Mana Equus during the "Dark Ages Crisis". Despite [[TheChainsOfCommanding facing a lot of difficulties that come with the role on top of dealing with his pre-existing doubts]], he has been doing well for himself and his subjects love him. |
| 327 | * ImmuneToMindControl: After becoming a god of Self-Respect, he gained the ability to break through illusions and resist mind-control spells. This is due to self-respect being a healthy balance between pride and humility. |
| 328 | * ImpracticallyFancyOutfit: Implied. Upon discovering he's an Alicorn god in a [[GodInHumanForm mortal guise]], many gods and goddesses have tried making him wear regal-looking clothes/regalia instead of his favorite [[HellBentForLeather leather jacket]] so he could look more dignified for his divine station. Unfortunately, the clothes/regalia he is forced to wear often turn out to be uncomfortable and itchy. This is partially why he refuses to wear anything his fellow deities suggest, besides his [[HumbleHero humble nature]]. Amina, the Griffon Goddess of Selfless Love, sympathizes with him over this because she's often subjected to the same thing. |
| 329 | * InsecureProtagonistArrogantAntagonist: He's the "Insecure Protagonist" to War Rock's "Arrogant Antagonist". While far from the only person War Rock antagonized in life, Blue Suede is the Second Age's greatest musician and an all-loving HumbleHero with ''deeply'' self-repressed issues. War Rock is a sociopathic narcissist who believes he is entitled to fame and glory -- even godhood -- by virtue of being an extremely talented musician. War Rock's actions greatly affected Blue Suede even long after his death, and his fear of becoming arrogant like his ArchEnemy eventually turned him into a toxic person himself. |
| 330 | * InstrumentOfMurder: His primary weapon is a heart-shaped [[{{Magitek}} magitech]] guitar, built to replace the electric guitars of the Second Age as [[TheMagicComesBack magic was restored]] at the end of the "Void Aeon" conflict. He channels most of his magic, especially his Music-related magic, through it, which can provide a disadvantage should he lose it somehow. In physical combat, he can use it as a blunt-force weapon. |
| 331 | * IntergenerationalFriendship: His friend, Prince Stoltur Skjöldur, is a "Tier II"-ranked Deer god of Evil and Pride who was born in Cervidia during the Fourth Age, and thus is much younger than him. It later upgrades to MayDecemberRomance after Blue Suede fully recovers from his traumas and learns to accept his own prideful feelings, leading to him marrying Stoltur. |
| 332 | * InterruptedSuicide: He was just about to jump off a cliff in despair and guilt when he was found by his loved ones, with Shamrock being among them. Shamrock successfully [[TalkingDownTheSuicidal talked him out of committing suicide]] and forgave him for his mistakes, which drove Blue Suede to tears and share a hug with his godson afterwards. It's noted that even if he did go through with his decision, he would likely not be hurt much thanks to his divinity. |
| 333 | * InterspeciesFriendship: |
| 334 | ** He is an Alicorn god of Music and Humility, born in southern Ponyland during the early parts of the Second Age. His friend, Prince Stoltur Skjöldur, is a Deer god of Evil and Pride who was born in the cold realm of Cervidia during the Fourth Age. Later on, after overcoming his issues and traumas regarding pride, he joins the Equestrian Pantheon and [[InterspeciesRomance marries]] Prince Stoltur. |
| 335 | ** He also befriended Amina, the Griffon goddess of Selfless Love, at some point during his travels. Amina greatly approves of Blue Suede's humility and compassion, while Blue Suede has acted as a [[ParentalSubstitute father-figure]] for her. And because they're both travelers (at least initially in Blue Suede's case), they have often crossed paths and traveled together, either performing duets or spreading love and friendship through their domains. By Blue Suede's own admission, he first met Amina when the latter heard him playing music and suddenly asked him if he wanted to 'jam' with her, startling Blue Suede into falling out of the tree he was relaxing in. |
| 336 | * InterspeciesRomance: What his InterSpeciesFriendship with Prince Stoltur later evolves to. During his recovery, he finally understood Pride's beneficial aspects and accepted that it's okay to feel pride, which led to him and Stoltur becoming coltfriends. Later, after he is crowned as Prince and they join the Equestrian Pantheon together, he and Stoltur would marry each other in a small wedding ceremony. Their actions even birthed a son, Prince Perfect Tone, who was created by the karmic backlash of Humility and Pride coming together instead of opposing each other as strictly 'good' and 'evil' concepts. |
| 337 | * InTheBlood: He took up music as his future and became one of the most famous celebrity musicians in the Second Age, even Ascending to godhood later on (though that came about after meeting Luminiferous and quitting his job as a career musician). He would sire scores of divine and demi-divine hybrid children (as well as adopt many others), many who take after him in being musical deities themselves. This would also apply to mortal descendants like Lyra Heartstrings, who became a lyrist; to Lyra's shock, the rumors about her being related to "the King of Music" are actually true. |
| 338 | * {{Irony}}: |
| 339 | ** InUniverse, he notes the sheer irony of himself, a devoutly religious stallion, Ascending to godhood and becoming part of the "King in Heaven" he revered since foalhood. |
| 340 | ** Hilariously, after recording the song, "(You're the) Devil in Disguise" during a dark period in his life, he would end up meeting ''two'' "devil(s) in disguise", Luminiferous and Prince Stoltur Skjöldur. The former played a role in him eventually Ascending to godhood, while the latter would become one of his best friends (and later, his husband) in the Fourth Age. |
| 341 | ** Another hilarious irony is that his meeting with Luminiferous during a low point in his life was not brought about by the "King in Heaven" he prayed to and worshiped... but by his older twin brother, Bossa Nova, who was an ordinary psychopomp at the time and had directed Luminiferous to Blue to make up for accidentally subjecting his brother to a brutal TraumaCongaLine. Blue himself admits that he ''was'' mad at Bossa Nova for this, but nevertheless forgave him as his older brother truly meant well and did apologize for it, and acknowledged that he still would've been under the hoof of an exploitative and controlling record manager if Bossa Nova didn't interfere with his life. |
| 342 | * IronicFear: He refuses to get into acting again because when he was still a mortal, he was forced to make movies for profit by "Colonel" Hollow Note once his talent for acting was made apparent, leaving him with an underlying fear of being exploited again. This is despite embodying Performance and having [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shapeshifting abilities]], which would make him good at acting. He would eventually get over this thanks to Sola Mors and Queen Ithomiini, though. |
| 343 | * IShouldHaveBeenBetter: |
| 344 | ** By his own admission, despite his general feelings of disgust and anger towards [[{{Narcissist}} War Rock]] as the epitome of everything he hated about the music industry, he genuinely respected his rival's musical talent and was saddened over being unable to help War Rock humble himself. |
| 345 | ** He also expressed regret over not being there for the fallen Malrègnarian Pantheon, lamenting how he wasn't able to help the Malrègnarian deities humble themselves and atone for their mistakes so they could become better sovereigns for the mortals they mistreated. [[GodOfEvil Iniquitous]] tells him not to waste his tears over them, as the Malrègnarian deities were incompetent and hedonistic fools who let their own flaws rage out of control, while ignoring any chance for redemption out of arrogance until it was too late. She also informs him that for all his power and desire to help others, he is still only one god. |
| 346 | ---> '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' ...If only I had been there, I would've helped 'em. Made 'em realize how much their pride was hurtin' their people so they could become better. Now it's too late for me to fix things and make it up to the folks livin' here... May the King in Heaven have mercy on their souls.\ |
| 347 | '''Vicearch Iniquitous:''' '''''Do not waste your tears on the fallen fools, Sovereign of Music. The problems that plagued these lands had dug their roots into the ground long before even We came to be. Even if they had someone to help them, we doubt they would heed the advice given to them, considering the atrocious development of their characters. They were meant to be the most virtuous, the most benevolent, and the mightiest of the gods in these realms. But instead, they abused their divinity and status as protectors, providers, and sovereigns, frolicking about and selfishly tending to their own needs.''''' |
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| 351 | * JerkassGods: Averted. One InUniverse backstory theory depicted him as this, ala ComicBook/{{Galactus}}. According to that backstory, he was once an apathetic and selfish god who constantly ate populated worlds, so he was transformed/reincarnated into an amnesiac mortal and forced to live on Equus as punishment. He gradually TookALevelInKindness after befriending [[MoralityPet a single Pony mother and her young son]], causing him to appreciate his fellow mortals, and [[IChooseToStay ultimately chose to stay on Equus even after his memories were restored]]. The reality is that Blue Suede is a flawed yet very humble and compassionate stallion, and only appears in his true form as an Alicorn god when it's absolutely necessary. |
| 352 | * KarmicJackpot: |
| 353 | ** Blue continued staying humble, despite his fame and reputation as one of the most famous and recognizable celebrity icons of the Second Age, and refused to let himself fall into the same hubris and corruption that affected his friends and associates. After meeting Luminiferous and quitting his job as a career musician to perform on his own terms, Blue accumulated a lot of good deeds that allowed him to Ascend as the Alicorn god of ''Humility''. As a result, many benevolent deities, including Queen Dazzleglow herself, are interested in him because of the damaging effects unchecked Pride can inflict on sapientkind. |
| 354 | ** Blue genuinely loved interacting with his fans and always made time for them after his concerts, whether to sign autographs or to just talk with them. He was even willing to protect his fans from those who want to harm them, such as tribalists. This is largely why his popularity and reputation as a celebrity were both able to last long after the Second Age ended, in contrast to War Rock whose raging narcissism, god complex, and willingness to murder his own fans eventually cost him everything, including his life. In fact, after sordid details of War Rock's personal life and treatment of others were released after his death, a significantly huge portion of War Rock's fanbase flocked to Blue because of his long-standing NiceGuy attitude, despite Blue being rather uncomfortable with the massive spike in popularity. |
| 355 | ** Even in the Second Age, Blue both respected and befriended Ponies from all tribes, and he would extend his hoof to non-Equine sapient races after the Second Age Ended. He is also a very staunch opponent of tribalism/racism, having personally witnessed the horrors of such behavior up close and being a frequent target of tribalists/Autorists himself, to the point where it became one of few things that [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness clearly angers and upsets him]]. This would eventually earn Blue the attention and adoration of King Ibrida, the god of Hybrids, who also experienced racism throughout his life for being born a hybrid and approves of Blue's stance against racism and bigotry. |
| 356 | ** Blue Suede befriended Prince Stoltur Skjöldur, the Bogolenya Deer-Draconequus god of Evil and Pride, despite the latter's inner evil and vain nature. This in part would save Blue when he was captured, abused, and nearly wrongfully punished by the Elternteil Deer Pantheon for "stealing away" some of their Alvslog Deer subjects, as his connection to the Bogolenya Deer Pantheon (and [[PapaWolf Emperor Golden Scepter]]) would be pointed out by Belyolen. Blue Suede's friendship with Stoltur would also save him when he fell into an AngstComa following a [[FreakOut spectacular breakdown]], and it was Stoltur's encouragement that allowed Blue Suede to defeat '[[EnemyMine The Colonel]]', and finally made him understand and accept the beneficial aspects of pride. This ultimately led to him being crowned as Prince Caerulus Melodia Equestria, something that he more than rightfully earned. |
| 357 | ** Blue mentored Clover Bloom, a Second-Age superheroine and member of the 'Tales Seven' group, and helped her get over her trauma of fighting Queen Dark Crystal and her mistakes that led to her and her friends' (temporary) deaths at Dark Crystal's hooves. In return, when she gave birth to Shamrock, Clover decided to name Blue her son's godfather instead of one of her friends, which played a long way in Shamrock [[DeityOfHumanOrigin becoming an Alicorn]] and recovering from the various tragedies and hardships he would suffer. |
| 358 | ** Blue Suede tried helping everyone all over the world as much as he could, and was a good teacher to many of his students, who were able to Ascend to godhood because of him. This would later save his life when both he and Bossa Nova fell into an AngstComa - a group of Blue Suede's friends and students [[JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind entered his mind]] in order to save him and his brother, and upon meeting 'The Colonel', they would help Blue Suede break free from the Colonel and regain his pride, allowing him to kill the Colonel for good. And when he woke up fully expecting everyone he knew to abandon him with the knowledge that he's not as perfect or humble as he appeared, ''everyone'' is willing to pay him back for all the good things he did for them as a huge 'thank you' by helping him recover from his breakdown. This caused Blue Suede to start crying. |
| 359 | ---> '''Sola Mors:''' You've helped us so much, [[AffectionateNickname Bluey]]. ALL of us. Now it's our turn to help YOU. |
| 360 | ** The entire Virtusidae would later hold a SurpriseParty in the Fourth Age for both him and Bossa Nova to show their collective appreciation towards the twin Alicorns for being there for all of them since the Second Age. |
| 361 | ** Blue Suede/Caerulus' act of falling in love with Prince Stoltur and marrying him led to a magical karmic backlash that created their biological son, Prince Perfect Tone, the infant Alicorn 'Godling' of Temperance, Music, Potential, and Dreams. Caerulus' marriage to Stoltur also had huge ramifications for the world, as it proved that pride ''can'' coexist with humility as a beneficial force, rather than being a dangerous vice that must be done away with completely. |
| 362 | ** During one of his travels, Blue Suede would meet Vicearch Iniquitous and earn both her respect and hospitality with his humble, polite, and virtuous character. However, it's revealed that Iniquitous knew of his growing mental/emotional instability, yet chose not to exploit it because she predicted he had potential to change his ways. When Blue Suede comes back to Malrègnar some years later as Prince Caerulus Melodia Equestria, Iniquitous is both pleased and impressed to hear that not only Caerulus successfully overcame his worst flaws and trauma with his friends' support, but gained a full understanding of the beneficial aspects of pride and married the god of Pride who helped him recover. As a reward, Iniquitous deems him worthy of receiving her "[[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/853196348/4869141368 unhallowed protection]]". |
| 363 | ** Later invoked by him after his son's 'birth' - as a huge 'thank you' for being there for him both pre- and post-Ascension, Blue Suede/Caerulus appointed a few people like Record Beat and Venerable Grace as the godparents of Prince Perfect Tone. Venerable Grace in particular was approached because she married Caerulus just to [[TheBeard assure the public that he wasn't gay]] and ended up with a husband who didn't love her. By her own admission, Venerable Grace was so overwhelmed by Caerulus' offer to become a godmother that she got 'tongue-tied'... after which Perfect Tone proceeded to boop her on the nose. |
| 364 | ---> '''Prince Caerulus Melodia Equestria:''' Hey Gracey, mind if Ah ask ya somethin'?\ |
| 365 | '''Venerable Grace:''' Sure. What is it?\ |
| 366 | '''Prince Caerulus Melodia Equestria:''' Mind bein' the godmother of lil' Tony here?\ |
| 367 | '''Venerable Grace:''' ...Me? But why?\ |
| 368 | '''Prince Caerulus Melodia Equestria:''' Ah married ya 'cause that greedy snake got ya involved in my affairs, an' honestly, ya didn't deserve any a' that. Even if we didn't work out, you've been like the sister Ah never had. So Ah thought Ah'd reward ya fer all the help an' kindness ya gave me.\ |
| 369 | '''Venerable Grace:''' By Mag’ne... Blue, I-I don’t know what to say-\ |
| 370 | '''Prince Caerulus Melodia Equestria:''' Hehe, guess Tony already likes ya. |
| 371 | * KarmicTransformation: After learning under various deities like Pakak, he gained the ability to wield curses and hexes as part of his Humility domain, since learning humility sometimes involves a BreakTheHaughty process. |
| 372 | ** Sometime before his coronation, he would humiliate a rather arrogant and boastful noblemare by temporarily transforming her head into that of a clucking rooster. This cared Bossa Nova when he witnessed it, though Blue Suede assured his brother that he's "fine". |
| 373 | ---> '''Bossa Nova Heartstrings:''' Hey, uh... Blue?\ |
| 374 | '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' Yeah?\ |
| 375 | '''Bossa Nova Heartstrings:''' Remind me not ta piss ya off in the future.\ |
| 376 | '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' Ah think yer fine... |
| 377 | ** In one post-crowning incident, various sensationalist groups (aided by Clovenist agents and Propagare cultists) portrayed him as a bigot who 'favors' Equestria simply for deciding to settle down in the Equestrian Pantheon after globe-trotting for so long. Blue Suede/Caerulus was angered to the point where he turned the heads of said sensationlist groups into clucking roosters as punishment for willingly participating in MaliciousSlander. |
| 378 | ** As punishment for [[WouldHurtAChild experimenting on Pony foals]] to crack the secrets of divine Ascension, Caerulus [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/853196348/4869141368 gave a group of captured Alicorn Ascendancy scientists a two-fold curse]] that he created with Princess Winter Opera - they would be turned into 'Pseudoalicorns', yet [[DePower rendered them completely powerless]] so they wouldn't cause any harm in their new forms. The only way to escape the curse is to acknowledge their wrongdoing and atone honestly. While some of the scientists did even more horrible things to reverse the curse, others denounced the Alicorn Ascendancy as depraved criminals and defected entirely. |
| 379 | ---> '''Prince Caerulus Melodia Equestria:''' Y'all wanna be Alicorns that bad, huh?\ |
| 380 | '''Alicorn Ascendancy scientist:''' If we have to experiment on a thousand ponies to obtain one Alicorn, so be it. All our efforts will be worth it if they allow us to obtain godhood.\ |
| 381 | ''' Prince Caerulus Melodia Equestria:''' Hmm... Ah see. Very well! Guess Lil' Winny an' Ah'll hafta reward ya fer all yer hard work.\ |
| 382 | '''Alicorn Ascendancy scientist:''' Oh, thank you - ! Wait, what's this? What happened to my magic?! How come I can't use my magic?!\ |
| 383 | '''Prince Caerulus Melodia Equestria:''' Well, when Ah said Lil' Winny an' Ah'll reward ya fer all yer hard work, Ah meant it. Y'all are now Alicorns. Except thanks to Lil' Winny right 'ere, y'all don't have any magic. At all. Which means you fellas can't do '''''jack shit''''' in yer new forms now, unless y'all repent fer yer crimes.\ |
| 384 | '''Alicorn Ascendancy scientist:''' This isn't - ! This isn't what we wanted!\ |
| 385 | '''Prince Caerulus Melodia Equestria:''' Should've thought o' that before harmin' the little ones under yer care. Be glad it's me yer talkin' to right now an' not mah darlin' Stolts, 'cause he would've done '''''far worse''''' than me. |
| 386 | ** He [[GenderBender transformed a group of rather misandric Pony mares into stallions]] as punishment for mistreating Prince Terrae Equestria for being born a divine Equestrian Prince in a 'matriarchy'. While some of the transformed mares grew more hateful in response, others [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone realized the error of their ways]] after [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/857186861/4884525052 being on the receiving end of their own misandry]] and changed themselfs for the better. |
| 387 | * KidsAreCruel: He was subjected to some bullying as a colt for being a MommasBoy. |
| 388 | * KingIncognito: |
| 389 | ** Because Blue is an [[PhysicalGod Alicorn]], he is technically royalty and would be rightly regarded as such by mortals if they saw his true form. He was also a "King", though on a figurative level as his title as "the King [of Music/Rock and Roll]" indicates his extreme mastery over music. But because he's so humble, [[GodInHumanForm he often appears in various mortal forms instead]]. Many gods and goddesses have tried convincing Blue to look, dress, and act accordingly to his divine station after discovering his true form, but he always refuses since he doesn't want to be treated differently from anyone else. |
| 390 | ** It's later averted; once he makes a full psychological recovery from all the abuse-related trauma and other bad experiences he suffered for three Ages, he decides to settle down in the Equestrian Pantheon and is crowned as Prince Caerulus Melodia Equestria by Princess Twilight/Amicitia. Having grown comfortable with being prideful thanks to his friend-turned-husband, Prince Stoltur, Caerulus has grown comfortable in being in his Alicorn form and isn't afraid to show it off in public. |
| 391 | * LargeAndInCharge: He's described as a tall and [[HotGod handsome]] Alicorn god who's taller than Queen Dazzleglow. After being crowned as Prince Caerulus Melodia Equestria and joining the Equestrian Pantheon, he essentially became a divine sovereign whose duties involve watching over Equestria and protecting its residents. After re-Ascending and becoming a {{Reincarnation}} "aspect" of [[TheOldGods Mana Equus]], his physical and magical growth rates are accelerated to the point where he becomes a head taller than Luminiferous; by this point, he has become the [[TopGod King]] of the Corporatum Pantheon. |
| 392 | * LargeHam: Much like Elvis Presley, he dedicates himself to entertaining his audiences when on-stage, usually by adding a wild, flashy, and charismatic swagger that makes people cheer and swoon over him. |
| 393 | * LikeBrotherAndSister: |
| 394 | ** His relationship with his first wife, Venerable Grace. Because his heart was set on [[FirstLove Record Beat]], he didn't love Venerable Grace romantically and instead saw her as "the sister [he] never had" throughout their marriage. They remained close friends after their divorce, and three Ages later, he offered Venerable Grace's spirit to become a godmother for his infant son, Prince Perfect Tone, partially for this reason. |
| 395 | ** This is also implied to be his relationship with his honorary "older sister", [[Creator/MarilynMonroe Princess Diamond Lace]]. Despite not being related to each other biologically, they see and treat each other like siblings. |
| 396 | * LivingDistantAncestor: Being an ancient Alicorn god, he has sired scores of children with various lovers over three Ages, both divine and mortal, and adopted many more. This has led to him encountering mortal descendants in the Fourth Age who have ''very'' diluted divine blood as a result of their ancestry, such as Lyra Heartstrings and (possibly) Roneo and Gladstone. |
| 397 | * LovedByAll: Due to his [[NiceGuy personality]], musical talent, [[MagneticHero natural charisma]], and an [[AllLovingHero encompassing love for all]], he's ''hugely'' popular to the point of being treated as a LivingLegend, even though he'd [[HumbleHero rather not be]]. Ascending to godhood all but ensures his reputation would follow him due to having the power to help more people. However, it's deconstructed -- his popularity and divinity pushed War Rock to a supervillain out of resentment, and unbeknownst to everyone, he suffered from a buttload of mental issues that poisoned his good intentions and turned him into a toxic person no one was willing to confront specifically ''because'' of his beloved reputation. Eventually, his pent-up issues boil over and he suffers a horrific psychological meltdown that would have corrupted and/or killed him had his loved ones not intervened. Then it's reconstructed -- after getting [[SmellySkunk skunked]] and [[WhatTheHellHero chewed out]] by [[TheFairFolk Nittunak]], he realizes his flaws and actively works on improving himself, culminating in him becoming [[HundredPercentApprovalRating the beloved King of the Corporatum Pantheon]] and re-Ascending as the reincarnation "aspect" of Mana Equus, the Empyrean Magician. While his flaws will never go away and he'll always face people who hate him for whatever reason, he has gained the strength and self-confidence needed to stand up for himself and back up his beliefs, allowing his beloved reputation to be restored in a constructive way. |
| 398 | * LoveGoddess: Gender-inverted. One of his domains is Love, though he specifically embodies [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philia Philia Love]], also known as 'friendship'. He can [[MagicalEye see the bonds of friendship bonds]] and repair/sever them, [[SuperEmpowering empower]] himself and others through the presence of Philia Love and his friendships with them, and inflict curses to punish those who abuse their friends and/or break friendships for cruel reasons. His domain is [[PersonalityPowers symbolically tied to how he broke away from the toxic aspects of the music industries and stayed true to himself thanks to his friends]]. While his actions have led to friends becoming lovers, he states that friendship is often a crucial step to developing romantic love. By his third entry, he receives an amulet that empowers his Love domain as a Hearth's Warming gift from Vicearch Iniquitous, allowing him to use his powers in direct combat and fight supernatural entities that thrive on hatred like [[OurGhostsAredifferent Wraiths]], which is what happened between him and the revived "Colonel" Hollow Note during the 'Dark Ages Crisis'. |
| 399 | * MagicalEye: As the Alicorn god of Love (specifically, Philia Love), he can see the friendships that bind mortals/divines together as magical "rope". If the friendship(s) in question is damaged, the "rope" will become increasingly frayed unless an effort is made to mend it. This is what helps him seek out people who have troubled friendships and reconcile with their friends, and also allows him to cut the friendship "ropes", though he only does it in necessary situations, such as freeing people from magical coercion and/or deeply abusive friendships. He also uses his ability to assure his godson, Prince Shamrock, that he's still loved regardless of his asexuality by using his domain of Philia Love spot thousands of "ropes" connecting him to various people as friends. |
| 400 | * MagicalStarSymbols: Following his re-Ascension, his Cutie Mark changed from a red, heart-shaped electric guitar to a blue, star-shaped electric guitar that heavily resembles Twilight/Amicitia's six-pointed star Cutie Mark. This is because he reincarnated as an "aspect" of Mana Equus, the Empyrean Magician, which not only drastically boosted his own magic and divine aging, but also changed his Cutie Mark to reflect this. |
| 401 | * MagicEnhancement: As a god of Mana, he can enchant objects with certain magical properties. |
| 402 | * MagicHair: His mane, tail, and feathers are composed of dark blue energy soundwaves, with lighter blue musical bars and notes running through his mane and tail. Following his re-Ascension, his mane and tail are now made of Musical Magic energy showing clear images of creatures playing music with various instruments across time (though with bars and music notes still running through them), and feathers made of Mana energy. |
| 403 | * MagicMusic: |
| 404 | ** As the Alicorn god of Music, he can do things like [[MusicSoothesTheSavageBeast calm and soothe listeners]] like Mier does, [[HopeBringer inspire hope and joy]], dispell fear and hatred-based spells, generate solid magic constructs of musical bars and notes to slam/crush enemies, [[SuperEmpowering empowering people physically and magically]], growing [[CombatTentacles soundwave "tentacles"]] to restrain and strangle his opponents, [[EnergyWeapon firing beams of musical energy]], and [[HealingHands healing]]. For large-scale effects, he can generate an energy- based stage and extra magic instruments for fellow musicians to play with, allowing his magic to reach farther. He can also give Clerics some degree of his power, as shown with the [[MagicalGirlWarrior Dazzling Divas]] of Corporatum. |
| 405 | ** After re-Ascending and becoming a reincarnation "aspect" of Mana Equus, his Music domain would change into that of Musical Magic. While he has the same powers as Musical Ponies such as EmotionControl, status-buffing/debuffing, and passive [[MakeSomeNoise Sound magic]], he can also use music to cast Unicorn-based spells like [[ElementalPowers Elemental magic]], item-summoning/creating, [[ThinkingUpPortals portal creation]], and [[RealityWarper reality-warping]]. Most frightening is his ability to cast Malrègnarian dark magic through music, which he learned from both the Malrègnarian Royal Family and the original "[[TomeOfEldritchLore Seven Keys of Iniquitous]]"; he generally reserves these spells for when he is confronted by foes who eitehr genuinely deserve it and/or are powerful enough to warrant going all out magic-wise. |
| 406 | * {{Magitek}}: Despite having a red, heart-shaped electric guitar as his Cutie Mark, his main weapon is a heart-shaped magitech guitar named ''[[Music/ElvisPresley Burning Love]]''. This is because magic returned after the "Void Aeon" event put an end to the Second Age, which rendered electrical appliances and objects useless and thus necessitated his switch from electric guitars to magitech ones. |
| 407 | * TheMagnificent: |
| 408 | ** He was initially known as "the King of Music" or, alternatively, "the King of Rock and Roll". However, like his [[Music/ElvisPresley character inspiration]], he dislikes being referred to as such as he [[RealMenLoveJesus believes in the "King in Heaven"]], and there are Zebra musicians/pioneers of Rock and Roll who also sing better than him, such as [[Music/FatsDomino Black Domino]]. |
| 409 | ** Later on, after mostly recovering from his psychological trauma and accepting it's okay to feel pride, he would be crowned as Prince Caerulus Melodia Equestria in a divine coronation, during which he gained a new title, "The Humble Sovereign". It relates to how, despite his new status as an Alicorn Prince, he still remains humble and kind, though he now practices true humility by accepting his flaws and living with them so long as he regulates them. |
| 410 | ** After finally accepting that he earned his "King of Music" title through his own merits, he moves to Corporatum and becomes King of the Corporatum Pantheon, giving him a new title as "the Sovereign of Music", which is clsoe to his original one. This is further cemented when he re-Ascends as a reincarnation "aspect" of Mana Equus, one of the Thirteen Empyreans, making him one of ''the'' most powerful musical spellcasters in the world. |
| 411 | * MakeAnExampleOfThem: A group of Griffon Autorists decided it was a good idea to make Blue Suede Heartstrings their first victim for his defiance, after the latter refused to budge and tried to talk them into leaving an Abyssinian settlement alone. This pushed an already impatient Blue - who was getting increasingly angry over the Griffon Autorists' racism and refusal to leave - to his breaking point until he [[RageBreakingPoint snapped]], and revealed his true Alicorn form to them with [[SuperScream a powerful sonic scream]]. |
| 412 | * MakeSomeNoise: |
| 413 | ** As the Alicorn god of Music, he can use Sound magic, allowing him to do things like unleash [[SuperScream powerful, disorienting screams]], induce vertigo, [[MindControlMusic hypnotize people via singing]], create violent earthquakes or shockwaves, [[MasterOfIllusion create sound-based illusions]], and nullify sounds either to [[PerceptionFilter mask his own presence]] or make someone unable to create sounds of their own, effectively making them deaf and mute. By the time he becomes a Prince, he can use sound vibrations to pinpoint weaknesses and shatter various oubjects like [[ArmorPiercingAttack armor]] by matching their vibration frequences. |
| 414 | ** After re-Ascending as a reincarnation "aspect" of [[TheOldGods Mana Equs]] and gaining a domain of Musical Magic, he gains the Musical Ponies' brand of Sound magic in that anything he does would be strenghened the more people join in. |
| 415 | * MaliciousSlander: |
| 416 | ** He ends up on the receiving end by some Equestrian Clovenists, who portrayed him as a tyrannical Alicorn god who brainwashed and controlled his followers through music so he could TakeOverTheWorld. It's noted by Bossa Nova that it's not the first time this happened, as Blue was often accused of tribalism by tabloids to paint him as a musical fraud and "danger" to Ponyland's youth. Understandably, when Blue confronted the Equestrian Clovenists, he had turned into his true form as an Alicorn god while looking ''extremely angry'', later leaving them begging for mercy from Princess Twilight/Amicitia Sparkle after he and Bossa Nova personally delivered the Equestrian Clovenists to her. |
| 417 | ** After being crowned as Prince Caerulus Melodia Equestria and joining the Equestrian Pantheon, he would be slandered as a bigot who 'favors' Equestria over other countries by various sensationalist groups (who received aid from both Clovenists and Propagare cultists) simply for wanting to stop traveling and settle down somewhere. Naturally, said sensationalist groups would [[ForcedTransformation have their heads transformed into clucking roosters]] by an angry Caerulus as [[KarmicTransformation punishment]] for believing and spreading lies about him. |
| 418 | * MasculineFeminineGayCouple: He forms one with his husband, Prince Stoltur Skjöldur. Being a god of Pride, Stoltur is vain, bold, and assertive, while Blue Suede/Caerulus, a god of Humility, is more empathetic, sensitive, and merciful. However, it's zigzagged as while Stoltur is the dominant partner, he has been helping Caerulus build his self-esteem by taking turns in being dominant/submissive during sex and encouraging him to take lead in general. This is extremely beneficial for Blue Suede/Caerulus, who went through a particularly bad TraumaCongaLine that all but destroyed his sense of self-worth by the time he got out of it. It works, as Blue Suede/Caerulus eventually takes a huge boost in confidence, especially after re-Ascending and becoming a {{Reincarnation}} "aspect" of Mana Equus where his domain of Humility changes into a domain of Self-Respect. |
| 419 | * {{Mana}}: Following his re-Ascension as a reincarnation "aspect" of Mana Equus, he gains the domain of Mana, which allows him to use life energy. Unlike deities like Amicitia, who can manifest and cast life energy through spells, he deals with using life energy at its source; while this means he can outright perform ManaDrain on others like what Lord Tirek had done, he can also restore, transfer, and recharge mana, making him important in healing those suffering from mana-related disorders. He can also regenerate his own mana reserves to phenomenal degrees and use it in various ways, like empowering spells, purifying corrupted mana (when combined with his Love domain), [[MagicEnhancement enchanting objects with certain magical properties]], enhancing his sensory capabilities to the point of gaining PsychicPowers (though he admits Moon Ray Vaughoof is the better psychic and Seer), performing elemental magics via music and song, and seeing other people's mana as 'songs' to see if said mana is being stunted (when combined with his Musical Magic domain). |
| 420 | * ManaDrain: As a god of Mana, he can outright drain people of their mana, much like what Lord Tirek did during his rampage. |
| 421 | * MaskOfSanity: After he was saved from the [[JerkassGods Elternteil Deer Pantheon]] by Belyolen, Blue Suede's life started spiraling downwards. To make up for this, he made huge efforts in masking his traumas, 'bad' emotions, and flaws from his family and friends so he wouldn't burden them with his problems. However, the mask started cracking by the time Stoltur noticed how often Blue Suede [[HeroicSelfDeprecation puts himself down]] and warns everyone of what's happening. And once cornered and confronted on his issues, Blue Suede has a complete meltdown, ranting about how everyone either abused him or blindly put him on a pedestal and expected him to live up to it, which leads to his near-transformation into a Fallen Alicorn. |
| 422 | * MassiveNumberedSiblings: Due to being Bossa Nova's younger twin brother, this means that he is related to ''multiple'' members of the [[DontFearTheReaper Trimortidae]] by adoption, including Moon Ray Vaughoof, Cloudy Brush, Sola Mors, Blue Goldstone, and Knight Shade. |
| 423 | * MasterOfDisguise: As a god of Performance, he is really good at blending in with mortal races of Equus, and can simply do so by using shapeshifting magic to alter his voice and change his appearance until he resembles a member of a certain race depending on where he is, such as a Dragon, a Changeling, a Kirin, a Griffon, and the like. What helps immensely is his skill in masking his own Primordial Quintessence, and his previous experiences as a movie actor. However, his abilities are not infallible - deities with Truth domains can see right through his disguises, while those with strong psychic powers, such as Elske and Golden Scepter, can still sense something off about his presence. |
| 424 | * MasterOfIllusion: One of the things he can do with his [[MakeSomeNoise sonokinetic magic]] is create multiple sound-based illusions. |
| 425 | * MayDecemberRomance: Technically, his marriage to Prince Stoltur is this. Stoltur's a "Tier II"-ranked god (maximum age is 1000 years), while Blue Suede/Caerulus is a "Tier IV"-ranked god (maximum age is 100,000 years), making him vastly older than Stoltur. Despite this, age doesn't really matter since deities [[StrongerWithAge grow differently]] than mortals, and Stoltur and Caerulus are HappilyMarried. |
| 426 | * MayflyDecemberRomance: Justified. His entry mentions that he had a few past relationships with both mares and stallions, but was completely faithful and loving to all of them. One of his partners was Record Beat, a unicorn DJ who became his first coltfriend/husband during the early Second Age. However, because he became a god sometime after, he ended up outliving his partners, who were often mortal, though he never forgot their faces and names long after their deaths. Lyra Heartstrings is a mortal demi-divine descendant from the Fourth Age through one of his deceased lovers. |
| 427 | * MeaningfulName: |
| 428 | ** The first two parts of his name were taken from the song "Blue Suede Shoes", a song written by Carl Perkins and famously covered by Music/ElvisPresley. "Blue Suede Shoes" being a BerserkButton about people stepping on the singer's shoes also applies in that Blue has a few triggers of his own, except in his case, it's FantasticRacism, which he sees as stupid and childish, and people who "cheapen" music and/or misuse it for evil, which tugs at his ''heartstrings'' in a [[CloseToHome not-so-good way]]. |
| 429 | ** "Heartstrings" refers to deep feelings of love or compassion. He's a very humble and kind-hearted person who befriends people from different races/tribes despite [[FantasticRacism imposed tribal/racial barriers]], which is not surprising since Elvis Presley was humble himself and respected African-American musicians in a time when it was greatly frowned upon, causing him to be generally hailed as a hero in the African-American communities. |
| 430 | ** "Blue" can refer to feelings of melancholy, sadness, and/or depression. Alternatively, it can refer to the blues genre, which is characterized by melancholic and depressive lyrics. His life was marred by three Ages worth of tragedy and hardship, including abuse from several malicious and/or arrogant individuals, [[WhoWantsToLiveForever outliving]] all of his mortal friends and loved ones from the Second Age, and witnessing only the bad aspects of pride, and these experiences would factor into his growing mental/emotional instability until he finally snapped in the Fourth Age. Fortunately, he would be saved by his surviving friends and loved ones, and he would make a full psychological recovery thanks to their support. |
| 431 | ** His naming structure echoes how his and Bossa Nova's ages were switched around upon Ascending. "Blue" is one letter shorter than "Bossa", referring to how he's biologically younger than Boss Nova, if only marginally due to being identical twins. However, his middle name, "Suede", is one letter longer than "Nova", referring to how he became older than Bossa Nova by divine standards due to becoming a god before his older brother did. As a bonus, he is named after a song that Elvis Presley performed early in his career while Bossa Nova is named after a song Elvis performed later in his career. Hilariously, Bossa Nova didn't take it well when he learned that he is now "younger" than his twin brother, but he gradually accepted it. |
| 432 | ** His Alicorn name, Caerulus Melodia Equestria, translates to "Blue Melody" in Latin, which indicates he's now divine royalty while still retaining elements of his birth name, Blue Suede Heartstrings. The 'Equestria' part is from an ancient Alicorn tradition that requires Alicorns to take the name of the place they're ruling over - in Blue Suede/Caerulus' case, he's part of the Equestrian Pantheon that rules over Equestria. |
| 433 | * MeaningfulRename: Invoked. His Alicorn name, which he got after being made a Prince and joining the Equestrian Pantheon, is Caerulus Melodia Equestria. It translates to "Blue Melody" in Latin, retaining elements of his birth name while still indicating he is now divine royalty. Blue Suede chose to change his name because he acknowledged that by doing things like [[WalkingTheEarth traveling all over the world]] and [[EmotionSuppression repressing his negative traits like pride and rage]], he was really "runnin' away from [himself]". Settling down in the Equestrian Pantheon and becoming a Prince of Equestria is a sign of his acceptance that it's okay to feel prideful and live with his flaws as long as he moderates himself, and his genuine desire to fulfill his promise to be a better stallion. |
| 434 | * MellowFellow: His entry notes that he has a laidback and mellow temperament, making him difficult to rile up. When he does get angry, it's usually in the form of TranquilFury. It's later deconstructed when it's revealed he had been deeply surpressing his traumas and flaws for three Ages, explaining why he's so mellow. This leads to a psychological meltdown once his issues reach a boiling point, causing him to snap and nearly turn into a Fallen Alicorn. Luckily, he is saved by his loved ones and everyone he helped, and it's during the following recovery that he comes to term with his own emotions (including his anger) and learns how to regulate them in healthier ways. |
| 435 | * MentorArchetype: For three Ages, he took on hundreds, if not thousands of students, with many of them [[DeityOfHumanOrigin Ascending to godhood]] thanks to his teachings. |
| 436 | ** He served as a mentor figure for Clover Bloom, then a Second-Age heroine and a 'Tales/Virtuous Seven' member known as "the Humble Seer". What attracted Blue Suede to Clover was her similar HumbleHero character and Humility-based {{Seer|s}} abilities gained from taking up the '[[DualWielding Blades of Humility]]'. He also served as a source of emotional support when Clover was overcome with guilt over causing Patch's death via misreading her visions and killing Queen Dark Crystal. This is what largely led to Clover naming him the [[HonoraryUncle godfather]] of her son, Shamrock Bloom. |
| 437 | ** Both he and a then-recently Ascendant Princess Brightglow tutored his then-mortal godson, Shamrock Bloom, in how to Ascend to godhood, which eventually led to him becoming an Alicorn. By Shamrock's admission, he didn't think he would be able to do such a thing, and [[FaintInShock fainted]] when he realized he actually succeeded. |
| 438 | ** He would take in a young and then-mortal [[BlindMusician Healing Song]] as his student after being impressed with the latter's humility and music talent. By Healing Song's own admission, he [[OhCrap became incredibly nervous and panicky]] upon realizing who Blue Suede is, as he worried over not properly behaving in front of the legendary 'King of Music', though he relaxed once he looked past Blue's divinity and got to know him better. It was thanks to Blue Suede that he was able to awaken his long-dormant Earth pony magic, and was inspired to become a mentor for many musicians himself. As a reward for his good deeds, Healing Song unexpectedly [[DeityOfHumanOrigin Ascended to godhood]] as the Alicorn god of Music, Potential, Teaching, and Psionics on his deathbed while dying from cancer, though Blue Suede wasn't responsible for his Ascension -- a disguised Luminiferous was. |
| 439 | ** He and Luminiferous would serve as co-mentors for Princess Winter Opera. Although Luminiferous found her first, he brought Blue Suede over because he's more knowledgeable in music and too compassionate to let his own biases affect his relationships with others. Blue Suede was responsible for tutoring her in music and teaching her the importance of humility, which combined with his willingness to protect her from a hateful public allowed Winter Opera to pursue her dream of becoming a musician. Eventually, Winter Opera would become the Alicorn goddess of Dark Magic, Potential, and Defiance after years of good deeds, defying public expectations of her and fulfilling the potential for divinity that her father, War Rock, squandered with his narcissism. |
| 440 | ** He would also [[BigBrotherMentor tutor his older twin brother]], Bossa Nova Heartstrings, in using his Music domain. This led to his Bossa Nova becoming more powerful than before despite not being a 'prodigy deity' like his younger twin. |
| 441 | ** He became the mentor of 'Third Age' sisters Melody, Muse, Jazzy, and Rocky after they caught his attention through their musical talents, leading to the quartet becoming extremely proficient in music. It is believed InUniverse that he helped Melody, Muse, and Jazzy Ascend to demi-godhood by providing a spark of his own Primordial Quintessence during the Third Age's end when they tried defending their country, Mousikós, from its enemies, the Oceanaiads. After the Oceanaiads were finally defeated and the existence of Mousikós was finally revealed to the global public, both Blue and other benevolent deities took interest in training Muse and Jazzy (who became Princesses Mese and Nete respectively) so they could finally Ascend to true godhood like Melody (now Queen Aoide Mousikós). |
| 442 | ** He would become a mentor of the then-mortal Princess Grizelda II, whom he met along with her mother and former Queen Grizelda I during one of his travels. Despite having the potential to Ascend to godhood herself, Grizelda I believed she became 'tainted' by the xenophobic, warmongering, and imperialistic ways of Griffonkind at its worst. She offered her daughter to Blue Suede, seeing him as the ideal teacher to teach Grizelda II the necessary virtues that would allow for a divine Ascension to happen. Grizelda II eventually succeeded her mother's expectations, but was rejected by her people like her mother was for being pacifistic and tolerant, giving her a lot of emotional baggage that Blue Suede would help her deal with. |
| 443 | ** He became a mentor for the Dazzling Divas, including the [[HeelFaceTurn previously villainous]] Shadow Song, which resulted in them becoming far stronger, more skilled, and more experienced by the time they confronted Ivory Towers for the final battle. In particular, he would even become a [[ParentalSubstitute father figure]] for Sonic Song and Miracle Hymn, the latter being closest to him because of their shared trauma of losing their parents. |
| 444 | ** He taught Three Leaf, a musical healer and former Sunnytowner who moved to Ponyville after breaking free of Pakak's curse, which led to her singing skills improving significantly after centuries of repression and disuse. |
| 445 | * MeteorSummoningAttack: As a god of Musical Magic, he can call down meteor showers by [[MagicMusic playing music]], thanks to learning under the Church of the Stars. |
| 446 | * MindControlMusic: As the Alicorn god of Music, he can use his [[CompellingVoice singing voice]] to hypnotize his listeners... [[ForcedSleep or just make them sleep]]. A group of Equestrian Clovenists once [[MaliciousSlander portrayed him as a tyrannical god who used his musical powers to brainwash and enslave his followers so he could take over the world]]. Understandably, this made him ''extremely'' angry by the time he and Bossa Nova confronted the Equestrian Clovenists. He lost this ability when he re-Ascended and gained the domain of Musical Magic in place of his Music domain. |
| 447 | * MistakenIdentity: Because he shares similar color schemes with Flash Sentry, Blue Suede is often mistaken for the pegasus stallion or, barring that, Flash's older brother, relative, and/or ancestor. And because he and Bossa Nova are identical twin brothers, many people mistake Blue Suede for Bossa Nova, leading to rumors that he's secretly a Death god. Bossa Nova finds this hilarious. |
| 448 | * MixAndMatchCritters: As an Alicorn god, he has the traits of all Pony tribes currently existing on Equus, such as Musical Ponies and Sea Ponies, and can manifest any of said traits on his body, or all at once. After Star Flower arrived on Equus, he gained Flutter Pony wings. This is what he and several other Second-Age Alicorns uses to assure Star Flower that [[YouAreNotAlone she technically isn't the last Flutter Pony in existence]]. After becoming Prince Caerulus Melodia Equestria and joining the Equestrian Pantheon, he would appear with the Musical Pony's chest gem, though he alternated between butterfly wings and Alicorn wings depending on his mood. |
| 449 | * ModestRoyalty: Despite being an ancient god, he winitially refused to be treated like one out of humility, and preferred to appear as a mortal Unicorn [[GreaserDelinquents Greaser]], with the trademark pompadour, leather jacket, and sunglasses. It's later averted when, following his breakdown and recovery, he accepts that it's okay to feel healthy pride and starts wearing divine cobalt-blue barding with silver designs after becoming a Prince. Later, after becoming a King, he wears the same thing, but with gold designs and a matching crown. |
| 450 | * TheMole: He played this role during the "Applewood Rescue" event, infiltrating the captive town of Applewood and getting the wicked celebrities and musicians to trust him until they installed him as the town mayor. This was all part of a plan to liberate the town from said celebrities and musicians; later on, he pulled a TwinSwitch with his identical twin brother, Bossa Nova, exploiting their physical similarities to rescue the innocent townsfolk in secret. The wicked celebrities and musicians didn't realize the deception until it was too late and they were beseiged by multiple Death deities and their allies. |
| 451 | * MommasBoy: Like Music/ElvisPresley, he was one. While he loved both of his parents, he was especially close to his mother, Sunny Love, which [[KidsAreCruel earned him some bullying]] as a foal. He promised he'll take care of ehr once he reached global stardom, and fulfilled it years later. Sunny Love's death from a terminal illness devastated him, and became a contributing factor to his slow emotional decline in his mortal years. Even worse, she died while he was away fighting in the 'Second Maretian-Tellusian War', so he NeverGotToSayGoodbye. |
| 452 | * {{Mooning}}: Following his crowning as a Prince, he began developing the reaction of mooning others as a way to humiliate them should they try to make him more humble by their standards or act like a "proper" divine sovereign. This was something taught by Azamuku, whom he met and befriended while on a trip to Neighpon. After becoming King of the Corporatum Pantheon, he still has been doing this to get traditionalist/pursitic deities to leave him alone. |
| 453 | * MoralityPet: As a god of Humility, he initially served as a balancing influence for Prince Stoltur Skjöldur, the infernal Deer-Draconequus god of Pride. On the flipside, Stoltur serves as one for ''him'' by encouraging his self-esteem, especially after his breakdown, since being without pride at all can be dentrimental to one's psychological health. |
| 454 | * MustMakeAmends: While his record manager, "Colonel" Hollow Note, [[AssholeVictim clearly had it coming]], he ''really'' regretted momentarily losing control of his emotions and [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beating up his manager in a fit of rage]], and was later found by his first wife, Venerable Grace, praying to the "King in Heaven" for forgiveness over what he had done. When the police arrived to question him about it, he insisted that he be taken to prison for what he did, though he was shortly freed thanks to the intervention of a disguised Luminiferous. It's implied that his decision to quit his job as a career musician and take up [[WalkingTheEarth globe-trotting]] is not only out of a desire to perform for his fans on his own terms, but to atone for his brief lapse into violence. |
| 455 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After going through a particularly brutal TraumaCongaLine, he would get into a heated argument with his record manager, "Colonel" Hollow Note, which ended with him ''[[RageBreakingPoint snapping]]'' and delivering a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown to his manager for exploiting and controlling him for years throughout his entire career. However, once he calmed down, he was so horrified by what he had done that he [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere quickly fled the scene]]. By the time his first wife Venerable Grace found him at home, he was crying and fervently praying to the "King in Heaven" for forgiveness. Blue Goldstone's entry reveals that he even insisted on being taken to prison when the police arrived to question him. |
| 456 | --> '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' ''(praying)'' ...Dear King in Heaven, forgive me, for I have sinned... Please, give me a sign... grant me salvation... let me make up for what I had done... |
| 457 | * MyGreatestFailure: Having had lived for as long as he did, he has ''a lot'' of failures on his list, both real and perceived. The resulting GuiltComplex from this is what contributed to his eventual breakdown and near-corruption. |
| 458 | ** Blue Suede is ''devastated'' when he learns that War Rock not only grievously wounded Healing Song and his friends, but also went the extra mile by [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil Healing Song]] just to spite him. When he later delivers the news to the Virtuous Seven and all their assorted friends at the hospital, Blue Suede all but collapses in tears, sobbing in guilt and apologizing to Healing Song for not saving him, and having to be comforted by Bossa Nova. For his part, Healing Song never once blamed Blue Suede for the rape and after discovering Blue Suede blamed himself for it for three Ages, he forgave his mentor and assured him it wasn't his fault. |
| 459 | ** Though it does lead to him actively improving himself, getting [[SmellySkunk skunked]] and [[WhatTheHellHero chewed out]] by [[TheFairFolk Nittunak]] causes Blue Suede to develop a new GuiltComplex over having "failed" everyone with his flaws and hypocrisies, thinking he's [[NotSoDifferentRemark no better than his abusers like High King Irminsul, "Colonel" Hollow Note, War Rock, and others]]. Fortunately, many of Blue Suede's friends and family have been supportive of him and assuring him that [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre he's a much better stallion than he thinks he is]]. |
| 460 | * MysteriousPast: Due to being born very early in the Second Age, his origins have been subjected to some ambiguity InUniverse - he's speculated to be either a distant descendant of Ponies sired by "Visitors" (especially by the Celestial Ponies), a [[RebelPrince former royal who discarded his status]], or an Ascended demi-divine son of [[LoveGoddess Amareros, the Love Primeval]]. One theorized backstory in particular depicted him as an apathetic and selfish god who was transformed into a amnesiac mortal and forced to live on Equus as punishment for [[ComicBook/{{Galactus}} constantly eating populated worlds]]. He gradually grew to care for his fellow mortals after coming into frequent contact with a single Pony mother and her young son, [[IChooseToStay and chose to stay on Equus despite having his memories restored]]. Princess Stitching Time notes that this backstory was published as a ''ComicBook/WhatIf'' issue by [[Creator/MarvelComics Mare-vel Comics]]. It's subverted as his ''true'' origin consists of him being born a mortal unicorn, becoming a famous musician, and then later becoming a travelling performer who eventually Ascended to godhood through his good deeds. |
| 461 | * NeverBeHurtAgain: Sola Mors' entry reveals that during a large portion of his music career, he was forced to make movies for profit instead of making music like he wanted. This left Blue with an underlying fear of being exploited, so he avoids acting to prevent it from happening again. Sola Mors made him [[FaceYourFears face his fears]] by having him act in a musical she created, where he expressed in song form his traumatic experiences with the hubris and corruption of the music/movie industries in his day. His emotional performance was received with thunderous applause, and Blue realized that acting for entertainment didn't feel so bad after all. Later, he would befriend Changeling Queen Ithomiini through Sola Mors, which helped him get over his issues, as he created critically-acclaimed soundtracks for Ithomiini's movies and even acted in some of them, something he grew to enjoy. |
| 462 | * NeverGotToSayGoodbye: He was away fighting in the Second Maretian-Tellusian War when his mother, Sunny Love, died from a terminal illness. This (among other things) is what initially caused his slow emotional decline, and nearly would have led to his complete withdrawal from performing music [[PointOfDivergence had Venerable Grace not thrown the fateful party in her attempt to cheer up her then-husband]]. |
| 463 | * NiceGuy: Blue's entry notes that he's very polite, kind-hearted, and friendly to almost everyone he meets, and he genuinely loves all of his fans - in one incident, he signed a teenage filly's foreleg when she forgot to bring a paper for him, and after learning that [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch an orphaned pegasus filly and a rehabilitated Maretian weapons experiment called "Stitch"]] looked up to him, he donated large sums of his own money to support them financially. He's also an AllLovingHero in that he respects and befriends Ponies from all three tribes, and extended his hoof to non-Pony races when they emerged after the Second Age ended, despite imposed tribal/racial barriers. In addition, Blue is quite humble, never seeking validation or glory for his accomplishments, believing that much of his fame should go to more deserving individuals, and sees himself as being no different than the mortals he sings for. It's a major reason why he often [[GodInHumanForm disguises himself as a mortal]]. All of these factors directly contribute to his reputation as a beloved celebrity, and it's because of this that knowledge of him survived past the Second Age... however, [[BewareTheNiceOnes it is not advisable to anger him]], as he is an ancient and powerful Alicorn god underneath his unassuming appearances. |
| 464 | * NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: He's based on Music/ElvisPresley, who's often called "The King of Rock and Roll", and is one of the most recognized musicians and cultural icons in history. He even has many of Elvis' traits and mannerisms, such as his [[HumbleHero humility]], his BigEater tendencies, his preference for [[DelinquentHair pompadours]], and his [[RealMenLoveJesus religious beliefs]]... except here, [[ElvisLives he's definitely alive and healthy]], not to mention [[HistoricalBadassUpgrade he's an Alicorn god]]. |
| 465 | * NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Generally averted, as a lot of people recognize him and celebrate his compassion, friendliness, and humility, but the fact that he [[AllLovingHero is friendly and respectful to all Pony tribes and even non-Equine races]] continuously anger tribal/racial supremacist factions, such as tribalists and Autorists. This applied especially in the early Second Age; because tribalism was very common and even encouraged in his day, Blue's tribalist critics and enemies tried framing him as someone who "stole" Zebra music and posed a "danger" to Ponyland's youth. Even in the Fourth Age, he still gets a lot of flak for associating with different races even from those who aren't supremacists but still look down on other races for various reasons; in one incident, he nearly got punished by the haughty, xenophobic, and puristic Elternteil Deer Pantheon, who thought he was "stealing" away their mortal Alvslog Deer subjects because he's an Alicorn in disguise, when actually he convinced them to abandon their prideful, racist, reactionary, and self-righteous ways while still keeping their love for nature. Showing genuine kindness to the grieving High Queen Arvan offended the Elternteil Deer deities so much that they would have subjected Blue to a horrible fate for it. Thankfully, Belyolen intervened and got his family to back off when he brought up the possibility of bearing [[GodEmperor Golden Scepter]]'s wrath should they hurt someone who's friends with a member of the Bogolenya Deer Pantheon. It's because of these experiences that Blue [[CloseToHome hates tribalism/racism in general]], and sees it as stupid and childish. |
| 466 | * NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Deconstructed. After getting into a heated argument with "Colonel" Hollow Note, Blue Suede snapped when Hollow Note blurted out that he only saw his client as a pawn to exploit and profit off of, and proceeded to furiously beat up his manager in revenge for his abuse. Once he calmed down, though, Blue Suede was so [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone horrified]] by what he had done that he quickly fled the scene. He was later found at home by his first wife Venerable Grace, tearfully praying to the "King of Heaven" for forgiveness. When the police came to him for questioning, he insisted on being taken to prison, yet didn't stay there for long because of Luminiferous' intervention. Even years after his manager's death, the trauma of losing control of himself during a moment of vulnerability still lingers, and Blue still feels guilty for it to a degree. Mentálne helped him with this by bringing in her uncle Yarost, the Deer-Draconequus god of Fury and Hatred, so he could come to terms with his actions. |
| 467 | --> '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' ''(to Changeling Queen Ithomiini)'' By this planet, I WANTED t' hate 'im, ma'am. Even after all this time, I WANTED t' hate Hollow Note and NEVER forgive him, EVER. But I... I couldn't let myself get loose again. Not after I threw 'im all over the place like a sack o' potatoes when I snapped. |
| 468 | * NotAfraidOfYouAnymore: He was so beaten down by Hollow Note's abuse that despite breaking free of him, he never really recovered from his ordeals until well into the Fourth Age. After recovering from his PTSD and becoming a Prince, however, he visited Hollow Note's damned shade in Malus Manes' Hell-Realms just so he could give his ex-manager a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech for being the pathetic, greedy, and cowardly wretch he truly is, and left Hollow Note [[VillainousBreakdown frothing at the mouth in sheer rage]]. When Hollow Note [[BackFromTheDead comes back]] as a [[OurGhostsAreDifferent Wraith]] in the 'Dark Ages Crisis' thanks to [[PsychopathicManchild Mistletoe Dreamer]], he has become completely willing to kill his ex-manager (and actually does so) to prevent him from killing his younger self during Mistletoe's TimeCrash. |
| 469 | * NotInFrontOfTheKid: During a tribalist attack on the School of Friendship, he would admonish the Children of Platinum faction for spouting their (in his words) "[[FantasticRacism backwards hick philosophy]]" in front of the young students, [[CoverInnocentEyesAndEars even covering one of the students' ears while doing so]]. |
| 470 | --> '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' Now fellas, that's QUITE ENOUGH from you. I don't even wanna HEAR another nasty name or ugly word come out of your mouths EVER AGAIN. |
| 471 | * NoSympathyForGrudgeholders: Subverted. Changeling Queen Ithomiini finds his reasons for his reluctance to forgive [[TheSvengali "Colonel" Hollow Note]] very sympathetic, because many of her employees/actors/filming crew had gone through the same thing and often find it difficult to let go. She even assures Blue that his feelings are valid, because it's hard to forgive someone who exploited and abused them for a long time. However, Ithomiini reminds Blue that he still has to learn when to let go eventually, because not doing so would only give his manager an opportunity to continue controlling him from beyond the grave, and also not all record managers are like Hollow Note, "just like all directors are not like Colton Marentino". |
| 472 | * OddCouple: What he and Stoltur became after marrying. Caerulus is a god of Humility who is kind, merciful, and humble, while Stoltur's a GodOfEvil and Pride who is vain, cruel, and depraved. Despite their opposing natures, it's established that [[GoodNeedsEvil humility cannot exist without pride]] and vice-versa, and because of this, they're HappilyMarried, with Stoltur supporting Caerulus and helping him build his self-confidence. |
| 473 | * OddFriendship: |
| 474 | ** His relationship with Prince Stoltur Skjöldur was initially this. Blue Suede was originally disgusted with Stoltur's encouragement of excessive pride in mortals, but grew to accept it after Stoltur explained he did it to weed out the amoral and wicked, and they would become friends despite their opposing natures. However, their friendship would become strained as Blue Suede's psychological health deteriorated and started [[HeroicSelfDeprecation putting himself down a lot]], but when Stoltur tried warning his friends and family about it, it only led to Blue Suede breaking down, nearly turning into a Fallen Alicorn, and falling into an AngstComa. Thankfully, he was able to wake up thanks to Stoltur and others helping him fight '[[EnemyWithin The Colonel]]', which gradually led to Blue Suede and Stoltur [[OppositesAttract falling in love]] as the former recovered and fully accepted the beneficial aspects of pride. |
| 475 | ** His relationship with [[GodOfEvil Vicearch Iniquitous]] is also this. Despite Iniquitous being a powerful divine sovereign with a feared reputation, Blue Suede managed to earn her respect and friendship through his humble, virtuous character while he visited the Empire of Malrègnar. Their friendship deepened when, unlike the 'Prideful Sovereign' who once ruled the Malrègnarian Realms, Blue Suede overcame his own worst flaws and inner corruption, and became a divine Prince who is more than worthy of bearing his title - which gets Iniquitous to openly state that she's [[SoProudOfYou proud of him]]. |
| 476 | * OlderHeroVsYoungerVillain: |
| 477 | ** By divine standards, he's older than Hrůza, the Draconequus goddess of Mass Hysteria and Fear who is a "Tier III"-ranked deity. The "Temptation Unbound" conflict would see him clash with Hrůza for using music as a tool of fear and evil. |
| 478 | ** His musical rival-turned-ArchEnemy, War Rock, was younger than him, being part of the new generation of musicians that rose up to compete with Blue Suede's success and popularity after the 'Second Maretian-Tellusian War' in the 1950s. Then it gets played with - once Blue Suede Ascends to godhood, he remains forever young in his prime while War Rock grew older and feebler. |
| 479 | * OneHeadTaller: Justified with him and Stoltur, as deities [[StrongerWithAge age differently than mortals]] in the Codexverse. Because Caerulus is a "Tier IV"-ranked god, he's much taller than his husband Stoltur, a younger "Tier II"-ranked deity, which leads to Caerulus being often mistaken to be the dominant partner. However, it's actually Stoltur who is dominant. Despite the sheer size difference, both Stoltur and Caerulus don't see it as a problem since the latter can just [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shrink himself down]] so they can match, especially during sex. |
| 480 | * OneWingedAngel: An inverted and justified example. Because of his humility, he often appears as a mortal from various sapient races, not wanting to be treated differently for being divine. He only reveals his true form as an Alicorn god in necessary situations, such as confronting foes that he can't fight while in a mortal form. |
| 481 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: He's usually a NiceGuy and AllLovingHero who preferred to be diplomatic and merciful, and when he got angry, it was via TranquilFury. However, he shows his anger and his willingness to use physical violence when he's ''really'' upset, usually after one of his psychological buttons is pushed. This was before he came to terms with his worst emotions and flaws and started being more open with his anger. |
| 482 | ** In the Second Age, before his Ascension, he is ''furious'' when he learns that a few tribalists brutally lynched a teenage Zebra colt for supposedly whistling at a unicorn mare, and [[KarmaHoudini got away with it]]. When reporters asked for his opinion on it, he delivered a scathing public TheReasonYouSuckSpeech towards the killers, the judges who [[KarmaHoudini let them go]], and everyone who [[BystanderSyndrome turned a blind eye towards the horrific crime]]. |
| 483 | ** After a group of Griffon Autorists both refused his requests to leave an Abyssinian settlement alone peacefully and spouted their beliefs in their own racial superiority, Blue starts losing his patience and plainly tells them to "[Get] out. NOW." However. when the Griffon Autorists decide to make him their first victim, Blue [[RageBreakingPoint snaps]] and ''[[SuperScream screams]]'' for them to leave, his sonic scream heralding his true Alicorn form in the process. |
| 484 | ** The angriest he had ever been as a mortal was when he ''[[RageBreakingPoint snapped]]'' during a heated argument with his record manager, "Colonel" Hollow Note, who revealed that he saw his client as nothing more than a source of income and a 'wall' to protect himself from anyone who might gain interest in his private life or the crimes he may or may not have committed, like the police. Hearing this on top of the tremendous amounts of grief and stress he was undergoing caused him to ''snap'', and he [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beat up his manager]] for exploiting and controlling him for years. When news of it and Hollow Note's history reached the general public, many were shocked that the normally kind Blue Suede would do such a thing. |
| 485 | ---> '''Unnamed Second-Age Pony:''' ''(regarding "Colonel" Hollow Note)'' What in the buck did he do to piss off the King that badly? |
| 486 | ** He ''blows up'' on Svengallop for controlling Countess Coloratura and treating her like a MealTicket to pamper himself with, and proceeded to give him a "very thorough dressing-down" before making good on his threat to have Svengallop blacklisted from the ''entire music industry''. Even Applejack was shocked by the incident. |
| 487 | ---> '''Applejack:''' ...Ah don't think Ah've seen Blue this angry before. |
| 488 | * OppositesThemeNaming: He shares this with his older twin brother, Bossa Nova. Following their (first, in Blue Suede's case) coronations as Equestrian gods, they gained new Alicorn names -- Caerulus Melodia Equestria ("Blue Melody") and Rubeus Stella Equestria ("Red Star"). These mostly refer to their mane/tail colors. |
| 489 | * OverworkedSleep: Hollow Note making him perform in concerts frequently with little to no rest in-between would eventually take its toll when, while recording "(You're the) Devil In Disguise" in Music/TheBeatles' own studio, he collapsed from sheer physical/mental exhaustion and had a [[ConvulsiveSeizures seizure]] right after, scaring the Beatles badly. He was hospitalized, and much of his time in the hospital was spent sleeping. |
| 490 | * OurGodsAreDifferent: He's an [[DeityOfHumanOrigin Ascendant deity]], the rarest of the three main types of deities in the Codexverse. Because the biology of deities are vastly different from the biology of mortals in the Codexverse, he only gets 'older' by [[StrongerWithAge growing bigger and becoming more powerful and eldritch]]. And as an Alicorn, he's an EthnicGod of Ponykind and thus can manifest their traits and tribal magics at will. He's also an example of what happens when someone reincarnates as a dead deity -- in his case, he reincarnated as Mana Equus, a deceased [[TheOldGods Empyrean Alicorn]] and Equinekind's [[TheArchmage first spellcaster]], giving him access to Mana's powers, memories, and domains. However, while Twilight Sparkle reincarnated as Mana first, he and others eventually succeed in reincarnating as Mana, too, becoming reincarnation "aspects" and therefore co-hosts of Mana's soul. |
| 491 | * OurHippocampsAreDifferent: As an [[EthnicGod Alicorn]], one Pony tribe he embodies is the Sea Ponies, which gives him [[MakingASplash water magic]] and the ability to swim and [[RequiredSecondaryPowers resist underwater pressure]]. |
| 492 | * OurTitansAreDifferent: After re-Ascending as a reincarnation "aspect" of Mana Equus during the "Dark Ages Crisis", his physical age and magical growth rates are accelerated so drastically that he quickly ages up and becomes a "Titan"-ranked god, despite being much younger chronologically. Notably, he became half a head taller than ''Luminiferous'', another "Titan"-ranked Alicorn. |
| 493 | * OutlivingOnesOffspring: He had many mortal demi-divine children over the course of Known History after he Ascended, but being an immortal Alicorn meant that he was forced to watch as his children grew old and died. Even worse, few of them managed to Ascend, if they did at all. This allowed him to connect with Arvan during his "trial", as the Elternteil Deer Pantheon's High Queen had lost children of her own and was profoundly affected by it. |
| 494 | --> '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' ''(to High Queen Arvan)'' Ever since I Ascended, I've seen many people close to me grow old and die, and I've either had to bury 'em myself or watch 'em be buried. It's been said in my time that no parent should ever bury their own kids... yet as a lover and a father, I've buried my partners and kids more than I've seen 'em live long enough to Ascend. It hurts me whenever I remember them, and to be honest, it still kinda does. I even WISH sometimes that it wouldn't hurt so bad every time my kids leave me... but sooner or later, I have to let 'em go even if it does hurt, because that's a part of raising kids: Letting 'em grow up. |
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| 498 | * PapaWolf: |
| 499 | ** When a Scion of Hurricane tried attacking Miracle Hymn for [[FantasticRacism being an Earth pony]] (and ends up breaking one of his hooves due to the Magical Filly's SuperToughness), Floral Forte points out how "right daft" he is, with one of her reasons being a "stallion who might as well be her pa happens to be a god... [[RightBehindMe And right behind ye]]." The Scion shortly discovers that [[ExactWords the stallion in question really was standing behind him]], as Blue Suede Heartstrings would immediately disarm the Scion after the latter pulled out a weapon in retaliation to Miracle Hymn sending him into a wall with her [[HolyHandGrenade holy magic]]. Blue ''does'' help the present Dazzling Divas protect the Scion and his tribalist colleagues from an vengeful mob of Corporaturm citizens, but only long enough for the authorities to arrive and arrest/hospitalize them. |
| 500 | ** After it was discovered that his godson Shamrock's corrupt ballet manager was exploiting and abusing him, Blue teamed up with Shamrock's mother, [[MamaBear Clover]], in confronting said manager and spending over an hour giving him a thorough chewing-out. |
| 501 | ** When he learns through a conversation with Shamrock that some of his friends still insisted on "helping" him find a girlfriend and teaching him how to be more flirtatious [[CassandraTruth despite Shamrock telling them about his asexuality]], Blue decides to "have a nice, long talk" with Shamrock's friends for being so insensitive to his godson. |
| 502 | ---> '''Prince Shamrock Bloom:''' Please, don't yell at them, Uncle Blue. They're only, uh... they're only trying to help.\ |
| 503 | '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' If they're 'helping' you despite you telling them you just wanna be friends with people, that's not helping. What I see is a total lack of respect and understanding. You deserve the world, Rocky. And I don't think I can call myself your godfather if I let people walk over you for not being what they like. |
| 504 | ** He proceeded to give his absolutely worst curses to members of both the Alicorn Ascendancy and the Abominable Alignment in retaliation for them trying to kidnap his 'biological' son, Prince Perfect Tone, and Perfect Tone's age-mates Princess Flurry Heart and Prince Léon Blueblood so they can study the children and discover the secrets of divine Ascension. |
| 505 | ---> '''Prince Caerulus Melodia Equestria:''' Let this teach ya why we don't tolerate the kind a' thinkin' you an' yer fellows got going on inside those heads of yers. |
| 506 | * ParentalAbandonment: Both of his parents are dead - Blue Suede's mother died from a terminal illness while he was away fighting in the 'Second Maretian-Tellusian War', and Blue Suede's father suddenly died sometime later from an automobile accident that was believed to be a [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident staged murder]] planned by Blue Suede's abusive record manager to gain complete control over his son. This left him grieving for quite some time and contributed to his eventual infamous RageBreakingPoint, but fortunately, he was allowed by both his brother Bossa Nova and Gavisus Manes to visit his parents in the Heaven-Realms, which helped him cope with the losses. |
| 507 | * ParentalSubstitute: |
| 508 | ** He would serve as a fatherly figure of sorts for [[MagicalGirlWarrior Magical Filly]] (and later Cleric) Sonic Song, helping her grow through many of her issues. |
| 509 | ** He would also become a foster father for Miracle Hymn, due to her spending time with him a lot that they developed a father-daughter bond. A major factor is [[BondingOverMissingParents their shared sense of grief over their parents' deaths]] - as he had once suffered from depression in the early Second Age after his own parents died, he holds a great deal of sympathy towards Miracle Hymn for losing her parents to Ivory Towers' demonic forces. |
| 510 | ** He would also at times act as a father figure for his friend, Amina, the Griffon goddess of Selfless Love and one of Amareros' daughters. This partially led to him joking with Amina about who's the older of the two, as they are both within the same "age group" for divines. |
| 511 | * PastLifeMemories: While comforting a tearful Princess Magicum Ponyland, [[spoiler:he ends up recalling memories of Mana Equus, witnessing her fellow Empyreans come to blows with each other, the death of her 'sister' Plasmatio Equus (as well as Mana's own death), and [[BreakingTheFellowship the separation of the surviving Empyreans]] due to grief and lingering hostilities]]. This is because [[spoiler:he re-Ascended as a reincarnation "aspect" of Mana Equus, which naturally granted him her memories]]. |
| 512 | * PerformanceAnxiety: He ironically suffered from this when he was a foal, just like Elvis did in real life when he was a child. He eventually overcame this as he grew older, though his entry mentions that he can still be a bit reserved and shy at times in private. |
| 513 | * ThePerformerKing: Being based on Music/ElvisPresley, he's one of the (if not ''the'') greatest musicians in the world, having captivated audiences with his sheer musical talent and charisma even as a mortal. Naturally, not only is his main weapon a divinely-made {{Magitek}} guitar, but he's also a god of Music and Performance. After overcoming his many psychological issues, he first becomes a Prince, then a King of a divine pantheon after re-Ascending [[spoiler:as a reincarnation "aspect" of Mana Equus]], which turned his Music domain into a domain of Musical Magic. |
| 514 | * PersonalityPowers: |
| 515 | ** His original portfolio of Music, Humility, Performance, and Love not only refers to his humble character, but also his great talent in both music and performance. It also refers to his MagneticHero tendencies, as he specifically embodies Philia Love, aka friendship. |
| 516 | ** His current portfolio of Musical Magic, Self-Respect, Performance, Love, and Mana represents the character growth he took, becoming a better stallion with a new self-image and understanding of those around him. His domains of Musical Magic and Mana exemplify this as he can see people's mana as "songs" and wield magic via music instead of just music itself. |
| 517 | * PhysicalGod: He is one due to being an [[WingedUnicorn Alicorn]]. It's stated that he has an extremely impressive mastery over music in general, given his origins as a famous musician, and after becoming the god of Music, he's very skilled and creative with it. His domain of Humility gives him telepathy, empathy, and [[{{Seers}} precognition]], and his domain of Performance gives him [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shapeshifting abilities]] and enhanced combat skills thanks to his domain of Performance. Lastly, he is a Love deity who embodies Philia Love, allowing him to see the bonds of friendship that tie mortals and/or divines together. Due to his humble character, though, [[GodInHumanForm he often takes the form of a mortal]], though it's implied that his mortal forms are no slouches, either. His entry notes that he is a "prodigy" deity, which gives him an accelerated rate of physical and magical growth compared to normal deities, and is already showing signs of growing a second pair of wings. And because he was born in the early Second Age, he's ancient enough for people to start making guesses as to what his origins story is. |
| 518 | * PlaguedByNightmares: Following his breakdown, about three Ages worth of trauma was brought to the forefront, causing him to have nightmares of both the abuse he went through and how things could've gone wrong if they happened differently. |
| 519 | * PointOfDivergence: |
| 520 | ** If Luminiferous had not found him in time, Blue Suede would have succeeded in quitting music altogether and become a recluse out of depression, bitterness, and grief. His entries note that meeting Luminiferous "changed the course of history", as the [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre pep-talk]] he received and the epiphany he had influenced Blue to continue performing on his own terms after quitting his job as a career musician. Eventually, he would end up Ascending to godhood after traveling the world and amassing a list of good deeds. |
| 521 | ** Instead of [[BigEater binge-eating to the point of becoming fat]] like Elvis Presley did, Blue Suede would have a [[AcidRefluxNightmare food-fueled nightmare]] late one night that showed him what he could potentially become in his old age if he didn't control himself. This led to Blue Suede cutting down his eating habits significantly, therefore retaining the handsomeness that Elvis lost in his later years. |
| 522 | ** Had Bossa Nova not intervened, Blue Suede would have remained stuck under the hoof of "Colonel" Hollow Note for the rest of his life, unable to escape. Blue Suede acknowledges that he owes his freedom to his older twin brother and seemingly forgave him, but he deeply resented Bossa Nova for how his interference increased Hollow Note's paranoia and thus worsening his abuse. Bossa Nova later apologizes to Blue Suede for it after the latter broke down and talked to him about how he felt about his meddling. |
| 523 | ** He would have fully transformed into a Fallen Alicorn had his friends and loved ones not succeeded in snapping him out of it. And if they hadn't saved him from '[[EnemyWithin The Colonel]]', it would have succeeded in [[SplitPersonalityTakeover taking him over completely and emerged as his dominant personality]]. |
| 524 | ** If he hadn't [[FreakOut snapped]] and nearly turned into a Fallen Alicorn from repressing his trauma and flaws for three Ages, he wouldn't have made Blacktip realize his [[BoomerangBigot resentment towards the Dragons]] is wrong and let go of it, leading to his Ascension to demi-godhood. |
| 525 | ** Blue Suede's family life also depended on whom he chose as his first partner. Elvis Presley married Priscilla Presley, had one daughter in Lisa Marie Presley, then ended up divorcing his wife due to infidelity and drug abuse on his part. Blue Suede, however, chose to date and marry a stallion -- while the marriage and divorce with his first wife [[InSpiteOfANail still happened]], it was under [[TheBeard completely]] different [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy circumstances]]. As a result of this choice, Blue Suede became HappilyMarried to his first husband, then sired hundreds if not thousands of children with both deities and mortals for over tens of thousands of years, long after said husband's death. |
| 526 | ** Unlike Elvis Presley, Blue Suede never got himself addicted to drugs during his music career. According to [=Randomfan11=], one of the Codexverse writers, she felt that the element of drug addiction fit Moon Ray Vaughoof's character arc better on a narrative standpoint, since drugs were what defined most of Music/StevieRayVaughan's life and career. |
| 527 | * PolarOppositeTwins: Zigzagged. While they're identical twins, Blue Suede is generally calmer, level-headed, and more empathetic whereas Bossa Nova is hotheaded, emotional, and mischievous. However, Bossa Nova falls into TranquilFury when he's ''really'' pissed off, whereas Blue Suede gets openly angry and upset when confronted by something he truly hates. They also have more in common than people assume, as they both love playing music are avid comic book readers, and hate FantasticRacism. This trope eventually falls into its logical extreme once Blue Suede is revealed to be harboring three Ages worth of PTSD and other issues, which Bossa Nova was ironically unaware of despite their [[TwinTelepathy twin bond]], culminating in his younger twin's breakdown, near-corruption, and AngstComa. Once he recovers, Blue Suede accepts it's okay to feel pride and becomes more open with his feelings like Bossa Nova is as a result. |
| 528 | * {{Polyamory}}: [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/914602463/4991930210 At one point]], both he and Stoltur discovered their marriage was deteriorating because they each were denying their own divine natures in order to stay together. After talking it over, they decided to have an open marriage, taking in multiple lovers and sharing them with each other. Despite concerns, this actually ''improved'' their relationship, as having an open marriage allowed them to fulfill their domains in constructive ways while still remaining devoted to each other. |
| 529 | * PosthumousSibling: Double-subverted. He was originally the younger of identical twins, but his older brother, Bossa Nova, came out stillborn, just like what happened to Jesse Garon Presley, Music/ElvisPresley's older twin brother. While Bossa Nova is still 'alive' in a sense, the fact that he became an 'Angel of Death' under [[NonIronicClown Gavisus Manes]] (and later, a Death god of the Trimortidae) means he's still technically dead, as his very nature is tied to the afterlife realms his adoptive father and relatives watch over. Meeting Bossa Nova as an adult in the Second Age overwhelmed Blue Suede so much that he [[FaintInShock fainted]], though they would become close after a rocky start. It's later averted when both of them re-Ascended [[spoiler:as reincarnation "aspects" of Mana Equus, one of the Thirteen Empyreans]], bringing Bossa Nova back to life. |
| 530 | * PowerGivesYouWings: |
| 531 | ** As noted in Sonic Song's entry, his empowerment of the Dazzling Divas - Sonic Song included - turned them into his Clerics. One of Sonic Song's abilities granted by her Cleric form is the formation of energy wings made of dark blue energy soundwaves. |
| 532 | ** This also applied to himself in the Second Age; after traveling all over Equus/Tellus and doing a lot of good deeds while learning under Luminiferous, he would eventually Ascend and become an Alicorn, which naturally gave him wings since he was previously a mortal unicorn. |
| 533 | ** It's believed InUniverse that during the Third-Age cataclysmic war with the Oceanaiads that destroyed Mousikós, he was responsible for Ascending sisters Melody, Muse, and Jazzy to demi-godhood by using his own Primordial Quintessence. Either that or the sisters accidentally absorbed the arcane energies being unleashed as they protected their island home. |
| 534 | * ThePowerOfFriendship: His compassion and friendliness were such that he gained friends in both 'good' and 'evil' divines and mortals, which would play in his favor on a few occasions. |
| 535 | ** Blue Suede's friendship with one of Pokhot's sons, Prince Stoltur Skjöldur, is what saved him when he decided to travel to the Alvslog Deer Realms and help its residents [[TookALevelInKindness abandon their pride and bigotry]]. The Elternteil Deer Pantheon imprisoned and abused him for [[FantasticRacism being an 'interloper']], and tried convicting him of the crime of 'stealing' their mortal subjects away. Thanks to Bossa Nova's warnings, [[GodOfGood Belyolen]] rescued Blue Suede and pointed out to his family that because Blue Suede is connected to the Bogolenya Deer Pantheon through his friendship with Stoltur, the Elternteil Deer Pantheon are now at risk of incurring the [[PapaWolf wrath]] of [[PhysicalGod Golden Scepter]], who previously humiliated High King Irminsul for his racism. The Elternteil Deer deities backed off and let Blue Suede go free. |
| 536 | ** In the Fourth Age, after Blue Suede has a meltdown from repressing his traumas and issues for too long, his friendships are what saved him from completely turning into a Fallen Alicorn. Then, when Blue Suede and Bossa Nova fell into a shared AngstComa after that, a group of Blue Suede's friends, students, and family enters his mind and helps him fight 'The Colonel' by helping him accept his prideful feelings. Once Blue Suede wakes up, ''everyone'' he helped directly or indirectly pitches in to help him recover psychologically, which he eventually does thanks to them. |
| 537 | * ThePowerOfRock: Justified. As the [[AnthropomorphicPersonification Alicorn god of Music]], he holds an extreme mastery over Music in general and can use it in a large variety of ways, whether for a supportive role or an offensive role. Most of his music-related abilities can be channeled through his primary weapon, [[InstrumentOfMurder a heart-shaped magitech guitar]] named ''Burning Love''. After turning the [[MagicalGirlWarrior Dazzling Divas]] into his Clerics during a particularly difficult battle, all of them gained the ability to use his songs to cast spells, including his rock songs, which Sonic Song and Shadow Song have both applied. |
| 538 | * ThePowerOfTheSun: As a god of Musical Magic, he can call down solar flares by [[MagicMusic playing music]], thanks to learning under the Church of the Stars. |
| 539 | * PowerPerversionPotential: His domain of Performance gives him VoluntaryShapeshifting abilities, allowing him to change his appearance. However, since he's married to [[GodOfEvil Stoltur]] and he is much taller than his husband, he changes his size to match Stoltur's so they can have an easier time whenever they have sex. Him explaining this to Princess Melody (whose husband Prince Ace is comically smaller than her due to him Ascending sometime after she did) caused her to [[LaughThemselvesSick fall to the floor in stitches]] once she finally figured out the implications. |
| 540 | --> '''Prince Caerulus Melodia Equestria:''' Ah know it LOOKS like a problem, but really, Ah’m a god of Performance an’ a former actor. So when the chips are down, size ain’t a problem wit’ me an’ Stolts. |
| 541 | * PrettyButterflies: As an Alicorn, one Pony trait he can manifest at will is the butterfly wings of a Flutter Pony. Much like his former student, Princess Winter Opera, he alternates between butterfly wings and Alicorn wings depending on her mood. |
| 542 | * PrinceCharming: After being crowned Prince, one of the highest official royal titles in Equestria, he becomes this. He's an [[HotGod incredibly handsome Alicorn god]], a NiceGuy, and a ReasonableAuthorityFigure who tries to uphold his promise to be 'better' by looking after his mortal subjects. He's also HappilyMarried to long-time friend Prince Stoltur, and a loving father to his infant son, Prince Perfect Tone. |
| 543 | * PsychicLink: Twice. |
| 544 | ** Blue Suede shares this with his older twin brother, Bossa Nova, believed to have come from [[TwinTelepathy being born identical twins]]. Originally, they shared an empathic link where they could feel each other's emotion and [[{{Synchronization}} pain]], but this backfired when Blue Suede [[EmotionSuppression repressed his "bad" emotions]], leaving Bossa Nova unaware of what is going on and directly contributing to Blue Suede's eventual breakdown. They gain a telepathic link after letting Kúzelník upgrade their bond, specifically to prevent Blue Suede from another breakdown. However, this came at the cost of being more vulnerable to psychic attacks, requiring Kúzelník to help them learn [[RequiredSecondaryPowers how to develop mental shields to protect themselves]]. |
| 545 | ** [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/914602463/4983632213 Later]], Blue Suede develops a second psychic link with Twilight/Amicitia following their re-Ascensions [[spoiler:as divine reincarnation "aspects" of Mana Equus]]. He can telepathically communicate with her, sense her presence, and and [[SeeingThroughAnothersEyes see through her eyes]] despite not being biologically related at all. Notably, Bossa Nova and Twilight/Amicitia can also do the same things wit him. [[spoiler:This is because, as all three of them are reincarnations of Mana Equus, they are technically the same person, and their psychic link is actually a HiveMind due to this.]] |
| 546 | * PsychicPowers: His Humility and Love domains give him telepathic and empathic powers, with the former giving him a form of [[{{Seers}} precognition]] that allows him to predict a person's future based on thier moral actions. Later, after his breakdown, he would learn under various Virtue and Psionic deities, boosting his psychic powers to where he can moderate levels of humility in others and predict what will happen if people became ''too'' humble like he once did. After re-Ascending and becoming a god of Mana, he can use his own mana energy to stimulate psychic abilities like clairvoyance, telepathy, and precognition, though he admits Moon Ray/Canticum is the far better psychic and Seer. |
| 547 | * PurpleIsPowerful: He gains purple traits after re-Ascending, like a purple tint in his hooves and eyes, an additional purple wing gradient, and a purple stripe in his mane and tail. [[spoiler:This is because he actually re-Ascended as a divine {{Reincarnation}} "aspects" as [[TheArchmage Mana Equus]], who had a heather-purple coat.]] Not only did his re-Ascension give him new domains relating to magic/mana, it also made him one of the most powerful musical spellcasters in the world. |
| 548 | * QuitYourWhining: Justified. When he [[IShouldHaveBeenBetter expresses regret over not being there to help the Malrègnarian deities overcome their arrogance and atone]], Vicearch Iniquitous tells not to grieve over them, as they ruined the lands with their gross incompetence and refused every chance to redeem themselves until it was too late. However, it's subverted as Iniquitous [[VillainRespect respects]] him enough that she is gentle yet firm in her manner of delivery (by her standards), and genuinely wants him to learn that sometimes it is better to teach people the lesson of humility through example instead of "mere words". Blue Suede would later take this advice to heart while he was recovering from his psychological traumas, leading him to become more willing to punish people for genuine wrongdoing while still retaining his merciful and compassionate nature after being crowned as [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Prince Caerulus Melodia Equestria]]. |
| 549 | * RageBreakingPoint: |
| 550 | ** After trying - and failing - to get a group of Griffon Autorists to leave an Abyssinian settlement alone and depart in peace, he gradually loses his patience the longer he listens to them spout their racist beliefs. It's after said Autorists decide to make him their first victim for his defiance that he ''snaps'' and [[OneWingedAngel heralds his true Alicorn form]] by unleashing a powerful sonic scream. |
| 551 | ---> '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' Now fellas, I can understand anger where it's warranted, but in this case, it's not. You hooligans have caused QUITE a bit of trouble here, terrorizing the innocent folks here for merely existing. So please, kindly stop this nonsense and leave this place before more people get hurt.\ |
| 552 | '''Griffon Autorists:''' Who are you to tell us what to do, Pony scum? We are the master race of Equus! And we bow to NO ONE!\ |
| 553 | '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' Master race? I see no master on this planet, save for the King in Heaven. Now leave. [[DontMakeMeDestroyYou Don't force me to take drastic action against you]].\ |
| 554 | '''Griffon Autorists:''' There will be no 'King in Heaven' but us once we're done with all inferior races on this planet! [[TheRightOfASuperiorSpecies It is our sacred duty to spread our honorable culture over the uncivilized curs]]! Now move aside! Unless you want to join those mewling, cowardly [[FantasticSlurs hairballs]]!\ |
| 555 | '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' ...I think you misunderstood me. Get out. NOW.\ |
| 556 | '''Griffon Autorists:''' Pfft, foolish cur! You're outnumbered! Ready your weapons, men! [[MakeAnExampleOfThem This Pony scum will serve as an example for those who defy us]]!\ |
| 557 | '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' I said '''''[[SuperScream GET OUT!!!]]''''' |
| 558 | ** After enduring "Colonel" Hollow Note's abuse for years and overworking himself to the point of hospitalization, he learned that Hollow Note barged into the hospital while he was recovering and callously demanded for the doctors to heal Blue Suede quickly so he could continue performing. Furious, Blue Suede confronted and fired Hollow Note for his behavior, but during the ensuing argument, Hollow Note blurted out that, "The music didn’t matter! YOU didn’t matter! What mattered was the money, and staying away from that DAMN BACKWATER COUNTRY I hailed from!" This pushed an already upset Blue into snapping and beating up his manager in revenge for his abuse. It's deconstructed in that after calming down, he was so ''horrified'' by what he had done that, even after Ascending to godhood, he would be haunted by the incident for three Ages, blaming himself for violently lashing out at someone (even if that someone was his abuser) and seeing himself as a criminal who needed to be punished. |
| 559 | * RealityWarper: As a god of Musical Magic, he can use music to alter reality itself, something that's generally affiliated with Unicorn magic. |
| 560 | * RealMenLoveJesus: Like his [[Music/ElvisPresley character inspiration]], Blue Suede had a religious yet loving upbringing despite his family's poverty, [[UpbringingMakesTheHero influencing him to become the kindhearted and humble stallion he is today]]. Specifically, he's [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/818118477/4905502689 a member of the King's Witnesses]], a religious sect that believed they're the 'true' followers of King Equus and practiced abstinence from things King Equus supposedly wouldn't approve of, such as birthdays/holidays and same-sex relationships. While Blue Suede did suffer [[BreakTheBeliever a few crises of faith]] over the course of his long life, he would always recover with his faith restored later on, and he would gradually become relaxed and open-minded in his beliefs, especially after meeting King Equus in person. He [[HiddenDepths knows King Equus is a flawed god, but continues to worship him anyway because he's inspired by him to keep improving himself in the face of sin. Blue Suede is also offended by those who [[{{Hypocrite}} claim to be faithful yet enable others' worst flaws by encouraging them to justify/excuse their immorality]], which got him clashing with the Poenan goddess Lamperielpida at one point. |
| 561 | * ReallyGetsAround: Downplayed. While his entry notes that he did sleep with mares and stallions over the course of Known History, he was completely loving and faithful to all of his partners, and the numbers of relationships he had were notably few compared to those held by other gods and goddesses. At least one of his relationships resulted in the birth of a Fourth-Age mortal demi-divine descendant, Lyra Heartstrings, who would become a musician just like him. Other descendants include Flash Sentry, Roneo, and Gladstone, though they're unconfirmed InUniverse. Bossa Nova's entry reveals the identity of one of his partners - Record Beat, a unicorn DJ and stallion who had a crush on Blue for a while, and later became Blue's first coltfriend/husband after Bossa Nova subtly directed him to his younger twin brother in a well-meaning attempt to help Blue recover from his parents' deaths. A canonized Codex drabble reveals that [[HiddenDepths his sleeping around gave him in-depth experience and knowledge with various types of relationships]], which he used to help his godson, Prince Shamrock, come to terms with his asexuality. |
| 562 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He became this after exploring himself as a person for some time, and being crowned Prince by Princess Twilight/Amicitia. He sees his title as both a promise to be a better stallion and a responsibility to uphold that promise, and hates the idea of using it to act superior to others. He also knows that many people are shocked with his decision to become a Prince, especially since he always refused titles before, but is generally patient in explaining his reasons to them. While he's still kind, merciful, and forgiving, he now practices true humility by accepting his own flaws as long as he moderates them, and helps prevent people from going down the same path as he once did. However, he's also far more open with his anger, and far more willing to punish people for genuine wrongdoing, with those who participated in racism/tribalism being on the receiving end on some very nasty curses and hexes. |
| 563 | * TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: |
| 564 | ** Delivered in ''song form'' during one post-Ascension incident with tribalists. When a group of tribalists terrorized his fans during a concert, Blue confronted them and retaliated by singing "[[Music/ElvisPresley Hound Dog]]", accusing the tribalists of "cryin' all the time" and calling themselves "high-class". This enraged the tribalists into attacking him instead... only for Blue to turn the fight into an impromptu yet highly-acclaimed performance, leaving his assailants bruised and completely humiliated. |
| 565 | ---> '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' ''(to the tribalists)'' You can knock me down, step on my face... Heck, you can slander my name all over the place. You can do everything that y'wanna do to me, but fer Heavens' sake, stop this nonsense an' lay offa my friends, ya yellow-bellied squares! |
| 566 | ** He also made one in the early Second Age, before he Ascended. When he learned that a few tribalists [[CruelAndUnusualDeath brutally lynched to death]] a teenage Zebra colt, Garden Spade (who is the expy of Emmett Till), for supposedly [[WolfWhistle whistling]] at a unicorn mare and [[KarmaHoudini got away with the crime]], Blue was so ''furious'' that he delivered a ''scathing'' [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/818118477/4803872574 public speech]] when reporters asked for his opinion on the event. It was noted that this was one of few instances where Blue showed [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness clear anger and upset]] instead of his usual TranquilFury, and became a major factor in his hatred towards tribalism/racism in general. |
| 567 | ---> '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' ''(angrily)'' What do I think of the lynching? I think it was a STUPID and CHILDISH and SENSELESS act. If those two hot-blooded fellas actually CHECKED what that poor colt was doin' instead of trustin' a horned mare's words an' goin' after him with barbed wire an' a loaded gun, an innocent life would've been spared. Now, I can't say anything that'll offend the King in Heaven, but anyone who does something so AWFUL like that and thinks it's okay doesn't DESERVE t' be called a 'good citizen of Ponyland'. Same for those who [[BystanderSyndrome turn a blind eye an' let their fellas commit such acts]] because they [[FantasticRacism don't like certain folks]] or have the heart t' speak up.\ |
| 568 | And as for those who killed that colt, an' the judges who let those same killers walk away free... You fellas oughta be ASHAMED of yourselves. |
| 569 | ** When Lamperielpida accuses him of not preaching faith among the masses despite worshiping a god himself after being accused by him of enabling her peers and followers' bad traits, Blue gets angry enough to give her a damning speech that compares her actions and behavior to that of the [[FantasticRacism tribalists]] he had to deal with. Lamperielpida could only come up with a feeble answer. |
| 570 | ---> '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' You know what I think about your faith, ma'am? I think it's no different than those TRIBALISTS I had to deal with back in my day. Goin' after certain folks they didn't like for some reason and doin' HORRIBLE things to them, all while pattin' themselves on the shoulder for a job well done, only to get all uppity when called out on their actions. And instead of realizin' the error of their ways and gettin' better, they lie to themselves and tell each other what they're doin' is right, enabling the ugliest sides of themselves until they become utter monsters. THAT is what I'm seein' in you and your followers, and frankly, I'm ASHAMED of the fact that you think you're doin' the same thing as me and other folks who know what REAL faith is. Ever wonder why folks yell at you and even beat up your followers? Well, look in the mirror and tell me your answer.\ |
| 571 | '''Lamperielpida:''' ...You'll see our side someday. You'll see.\ |
| 572 | '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' I probably won't, and frankly, ma'am, I hope that day NEVER comes. There's still a chance for you to think about everything you've been doin' and become better, because I know that more than anything, you wanna help others and put a smile on their faces. But until you take that chance... don't you EVER come to me and talk to me 'bout doin' somethin' you're not even doin' yourself. |
| 573 | ** Then there's his very angry dressing-down of Svengallop, who emotionally abused his client Rara/Countess Coloratura by micromanaging every aspect of her life and mooching off her success. When Svengallop weakly tries defending his actions, Blue Suede utterly ''demolishes'' him. |
| 574 | ---> '''Svengallop:''' I-I was just looking out for my client's best interests! If it wasn't for me, she wouldn't have become-!\ |
| 575 | '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' NO, IT'S 'CAUSE OF '''''YOU''''' THAT COLORATURA WAS SUFFERIN' ON AN' OFF-STAGE, '''''ORDERIN'''''' HER AROUND '''''LEFT''''' AN' '''''RIGHT''''' WHILE YOU SAT BACK AN' '''''ENJOYED''''' THE FAME AN' DOLLARS HER SINGIN' GAVE YOU! INSTEAD O' BEIN' THERE FOR HER AN' SUPPORTIN' HER, YOU '''''CONTROLLED''''' HER AN' '''''USED''''' HER LIKE- LIKE SOME SORT OF '''''GOLD MINE'''''!\ |
| 576 | '''Svengallop:''' I- Please! Have mercy!\ |
| 577 | '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' OH, I'LL '''''GIVE''''' YOU MERCY, ALRIGHT! I'LL MAKE SURE '''''EVERY''''' SINGLE MARE AN' STALLION IN THE SINGIN' BUSINESS '''''KNOW''''' WHAT YOU'VE DONE! I'LL MAKE SURE THAT '''''NO ONE''''' WILL WANNA HIRE YOU OR EVEN TALK T' YOU, '''''EVER AGAIN!''''' |
| 578 | ** After becoming a Prince and joining the Equestrian Pantheon, he would angrily chew out a misandric group of Pony mares over their mistreatment of Prince Terrae Equestria, [[NotSoDifferentRemark comparing them to Tribalists and Autorists]] because of their prejudice against a deity who's born male in what they believe should be a divine matriarchy. Then Blue Suede/Caerulus [[GenderBender turns the offending mares into stallions]] as a KarmicTransformation for their actions. |
| 579 | ---> '''[[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/857186861/4884525052 Prince Caerulus Melodia Equestria]]:''' Yer just like 'em Tribalists an' Autorists runnin' all over this country, treatin' colts an' stallions like dirt fer bein' born a 'mistake'. If that's what y'all really think of yer neighbors, then ya don't deserve ta be called mares. |
| 580 | * RebuiltPedestal: On the receiving end. After Blue Goldstone [[HeroicSacrifice saving a high school classmate from being harassed by a gang of Greasers]], he would meet Blue, now an Alicorn god, in the Heaven-Realms after so many years. In the ensuing conversation, Blue apologized to Gold and came clean with his decisions and flaws, before revealing [[StopWorshippingMe he never wanted to be worshiped or idolized]], as he knew he is flawed, and only wanted people to personally connect with him. This caused Gold to realize that he was both being unrealistic in his expectations, as Blue still has a lot of good qualities worth emulating, and [[JerkassRealization sharing the same bad attitudes as his neighbors]]. Blue forgave Gold when he apologized for it, and encouraged him to become better. It's noted that Gold came out of this experience with renewed faith and respect for his idol, and continued emulating Blue while being aware of each other's flaws and improving himself because of them. He and Blue remain very good friends to this day. |
| 581 | * ReclusiveArtist: A narrowly averted InUniverse example. After going through a few personal tragedies and being abused/exploited by a corrupt manager for years, he became extremely disillusioned with music in general and started living as a recluse, intending to live in anonymity for the rest of his life. He would have succeeded if his first wife, Venerable Grace Heartstrings, hadn't thrown a party to cheer him up, leading to him meeting Luminiferous. This "changed the course of history" as the meeting set off a chain of events that led to him [[DeityOfHumanOrigin becoming an Alicorn]]. |
| 582 | * RedBaron: During the 'Second Maretian-Tellusian War', he was known as "The Blue Death" for his fearsome skill in [[BoomHeadshot sniping]], which, by his own admission, he learned out of sheer necessity because he had grown sick of seeing and participating in bloodshed up close. He hadn't touched a gun since the war's end, and he didn't reveal his exploits until he started taking psychiatric appointments with Mentálne. After overcoming all his flaws and traumas and becoming a King, he accepts and becomes more willing to show this side of himself during various crisies. |
| 583 | * ReincarnatedAsTheOppositeSex: [[spoiler:This technically applies to him and Bossa Nova, as while Twilight/Amicitia is the one who reincarnated with Mana Equus' soul, he and Bossa Nova still managed to re-Ascend by making the same leap Twilight did, and are now spiritually connected to both her and Mana Equus as reincarnation "aspects". This is kept a closely-guarded secret by the Church of the Stars, whose members are likewise doing the same for Twilight/Amicitia after her apotheosis.]] |
| 584 | * RelatedInTheAdaptation: Music/StevieRayVaughan and Music/ElvisPresley are completely unrelated to each other in real life, with the latter having had died a decade before the start of Stevie Ray's music career. Here, Moon Ray Vaughoof and Blue Suede Heartstrings are related by adoption, since Moon Ray became a Trimortidae after dying and Ascending to godhood, and thus became related to Blue's older twin brother, Bossa Nova. Blue Suede being Bossa Nova's twin means he is related to hundreds, if not ''thousands'' of siblings on Gavisus Manes' side, and cousins on Audens Manes and Malus Manes' sides. |
| 585 | * RememberWhenYouBlewUpASun: During his [[BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind fight]] with '[[EnemyWithin The Colonel]]', he would receive encouragement from those of his friends, students, and family who psychically entered his mind to save him from his AngstComa. One way they encouraged him was reminding him of all the good things he did over three Ages. |
| 586 | --> '''Prince Crystal Clear:''' Hey Pa! Remember that song you played to snap me outta War Rock's brainwashing? Y'know, the one that said 'don't be cruel' and all that?! I still remember it! If ya didn't sing to me that day, I would've been six feet under centuries ago! |
| 587 | * RequiredSecondaryPowers: As a god of Music, his mouth and ears are resistant even to the damaging effects of his own music, allowing him to keep his SuperHearing that is a part of his Music domain. He lost this when he re-Ascended and his Music domain changed into Musical Magic. |
| 588 | * RichardNixonTheUsedCarSalesman: |
| 589 | ** In the Codexverse, while he still makes music, he became a [[WalkingTheEarth globe-trotter]] after he was motivated by Luminiferous to quit the music industries in the Second Age so he could perform for his beloved fans on his own terms. This actually saved him from the decline and UndignifiedDeath suffered by his character inspiration, Music/ElvisPresley, as he eventually [[DeityOfHumanOrigin became an Alicorn god]] as a result of his travels. |
| 590 | ** Later on, after suffering a psychological meltdown and recovering from it, he decided to settle down in the Equestrian Pantheon, where he would rule the lands with his friends as a Prince. Then he becomes King of the Corporatum Pantheon after overcoming all his flaws and moving Corporatum, which is ironic since Elvis Presley ''hated'' being called "King" in life due to his [[RealMenLoveJesus religious beliefs]] |
| 591 | * RightlySelfRighteous: Defied and averted. A combination of benevolent religious examples and a good upbringing by his loving parents taught him to be kind, humble, and friendly to everyone, and people not doing so upsets him. When Lamperielpida accuses him of not preaching about the "King of Heaven" he claims to worship, Blue points out that acting "[[HolierThanThou high and mighty]]" about his faith would disappoint/offend his parents and his god because that's not what they wanted him to be. He then proceeds to turn things around with an angry TheReasonYouSuckSpeech that exposes Lamperielpida's religious hypocrisy and moral blindness. Even after being crowned as Prince Caerulus Melodia Equestria, he still refuses to fall into this behavior, as he hates the idea of using his status as a divine sovereign to act superior to others. |
| 592 | * TheRival: He was rivals with War Rock, his Second-Age musical contemporary, which stemmed from War Rock's resentment towards him for being a better musician. It later delved into ArchEnemy territory after Blue Suede Ascended to godhood, after which War Rock outright tried to sabotage/kill him. For his part, Blue Suede never took their rivalry as seriously due to his own humility and was disgusted by War Rock's narcissism, seeing him as everything he hated about the music industry in general. The horrible things War Rock did to him and his family/friends also deeply traumatized Blue Suede, resulting in him [[EmotionRepression repressing his own pride for three Ages]] out of fear of becoming like his arch-enemy. |
| 593 | * ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beating up his abusive record manager]] in a fit of rage and calming down afterwards, he was so horrified by what he had done that he quickly fled the scene. He was later found at home by his first wife Venerable Grace, crying and praying to the "King in Heaven" for forgiveness. |
| 594 | * {{Seers}}: Initially, as a god of Humility, he has a form of precognition that shows a person's future depending on whether a person was humble or not, allowing him to show people the consequences of unchecked pride. after learning under various deities, he can predict the consequences of pursuing either pride or humility to unfettered extremes, allowing him to regulate both. After re-Ascending, he became a god of Self-Respect, which gave him a form of precognition that shows him what happens if someone develops excessive humility or pride. He can also, through his Mana domain, enhance his own sensory capabilities to the point of stimulating PsychicPowers like clairvoyance and precognition, though he admits that Moon Ray/Canticum is the better psychic and Seer. |
| 595 | * SemiDivine: One InUniverse interpretation of his backstory is that he's one of Amareros' demi-divine sons who eventually Ascended to true godhood. The truth is he started out as a mortal Unicorn who Ascended to demi-godhood during his travels, then Ascended to true godhood sometime after that. |
| 596 | * SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: His friendship with Prince Stoltur Skjöldur had this dynamic - he's the 'Sensitive Guy' who is friendly, merciful, and kind, while Stoltur is the 'Manly Man' who is cruel, depraved, and vain. After he is crowned as Prince Caerulus Melodia Equestria and they get married, he and Stoltur turn into a MasculineFeminineGayCouple where he is the submissive partner while Stoltur is the dominant partner. However, it's zigzagged as Stoltur has been helping him become more confident by taking turns on being dominant/submissive during sex and encouraging him to take lead in general. |
| 597 | * ShamingTheMob: He did this to a small crowd of his own fans when they tried persecuting a then-mortal Winter Opera, chewing them out for their hypocrisy in judging someone whose only 'crime' is [[LoserSonOfLoserDad being related to a villain]]. This caused some fans to leave in shame. |
| 598 | --> '''Pony fan 1:''' What are you doing with that Devil's Spawn, Blue?!\ |
| 599 | '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' Keepin' 'er away from you!\ |
| 600 | '''Pony fan 2:''' But-! She's nothing but evil! That witch will become just like her father and corrupt innocent Ponies if we don't do something!\ |
| 601 | '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' Well, yer all just a bunch a' yellow-bellied hound dogs cryin' over some filly who did ya no wrong! Ah don't like War Rock either, but that don't mean y'all have the right to judge his kids, too! Ya don't like what Ah'm doin'?! Then get outta here! Get out! Yer no friends of mine! |
| 602 | * ShrinkingViolet: As a colt, he was very shy and [[PerformanceAnxiety suffered from stage fright]]. While he gradually improved and became the famous musician ([[DeityOfHumanOrigin and god of Music!]]) he is today, his first entry mentions that he can still be a bit shy and reserved at times in private. |
| 603 | * ShutUpHannibal: While [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/853196348/4868941139 visiting the damned soul of "Colonel" Hollow Note in Malus Manes' Hell-Realms]], Blue Suede/Caerulus responds to Hollow Note's [[BreakThemByTalking attempts to abuse him into submission]] by reminding him that it was ''he'' who depended on his client's success, not the other way around. Furthermore, once his client is out of his grasp, Hollow Note is nothing but a sad, pathetic wretch whose suffering is all his own doing. [[VillainousBreakDown Hollow Note is left a frothing rage by the time Blue Suede/Caerulus leaves him behind for good]]. |
| 604 | --> '''"Colonel" Hollow Note:''' You rebellious, ungrateful, colt-seducing whelp! It was ME who helped you get to the top! It was ME who put you in front of those screaming fillies and mares! It was ME who made you the leader of Rock and Roll! You hear me?! Without me, you. Are. '''''NOTHING!'''''\ |
| 605 | '''Prince Caerulus Melodia Equestria:''' ... Yer wrong.\ |
| 606 | '''"Colonel" Hollow Note:''' What?!\ |
| 607 | '''Prince Caerulus Melodia Equestria:''' It's true Ah rose to stardom 'cause a' ya... But in the end, it wasn't yer big head that made me popular. It was mah music an' the kindness Ah gave to them folks out there. An' truth is, you needed me more than Ah did, which ya made crystal clear durin' that fateful quarrel. See, way Ah remember it, it wasn't about the music. It wasn't about me. Ya just wanted some dollars ta fill yer pockets an' a wall ta hide from the cops.\ |
| 608 | '''"Colonel" Hollow Note:''' How DARE you! If I wasn't dead, I'd wring your neck with my own hooves!\ |
| 609 | '''Prince Caerulus Melodia Equestria:''' But yer dead, Colonel. You've been dead fer three Ages. An' I had a lotta time since ta step outta that pit ya dug fer me. Now that Ah'm outta yer hooves an' under someone better, Ah'm bein' more successful than Ah've ever been under ya. Ah'm a Prince now with a husband an' a bunch a' friends at my side, while yer rotting alone in those hell-pits fer all the nasty things ya did ta me. So without me, yer really nuttin' but a sad, pathetic piece a' horse-shit.\ |
| 610 | '''"Colonel" Hollow Note:''' Damn you, Blue Suede! CURSE YOU! Curse you and the womb you spawned from! I hope you die a bunch of horrible deaths without me to save you from it!\ |
| 611 | '''Prince Caerulus Melodia Equestria:''' ...Goodbye, ''Colonel''. |
| 612 | * SimpleYetAwesome: How does he deal with powerful enemy sorcerers and other spellcasters in various crises like the 'Tambelon Resurgence'? [[BoomHeadshot A single bullet to the head]]. |
| 613 | --> '''King Caerulus Melodia Equestria-Corporatum:''' Creatures think the bigger the spells, the more powerful n' invincible they are on the field. Ah've yet ta see 'em out-magic somethin' as simple as a single ''bullet''. |
| 614 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: He turns out to have left an impact on Blacktip, a young benevolent Dragon. If he hadn't [[FreakOut snapped]] and nearly turned into a Fallen Alicorn from repressing his trauma and flaws for three Ages, he wouldn't have made Blacktip realize his [[BoomerangBigot resentment towards the Dragons]] is wrong and let go of it, leading to his Ascension to demi-godhood. |
| 615 | * SoleSurvivor: His divine immortality ensured he outlived everyone from his generation, such as Venerable Grace, Record Beat, and Music/TheBeatles, leaving him the only one who truly remembers how things in his time were like. Fortunately, he had support in his older twin brother, Bossa Nova, who helped him cope with the losses and understand Death as a normal change. |
| 616 | * SouthernGentleman: He was born in southern Ponyland during the early Second Age, with the Southern accent to match. Despite the prevalent tribalism in the country, as well as the hubris and corruption that afflicted the local music industries, he remains unfailingly polite, kind, and racially tolerant, even respectfully calling almost every adult female character "ma'am" - including [[GodOfEvil Vicearch Iniquitous]]. He's also a faithful devotee of the "King in Heaven", despite knowing his god is likely [[GodIsFlawed flawed]]; when a skeptical Prince Written Word asks him about his faith, he gives the Terran Prince a reasonable and respectful answer. |
| 617 | * StealthPun: He is a blue-maned/tailed Alicorn Prince whose birth name was "Blue Suede Heartstrings", and he's a humble, compassionate, and friendly stallion. In other words, BlueIsHeroic. |
| 618 | * StepfordSmiler: A deconstructed "Depressed" and "Unstable" example. He tried [[EmotionSuppression repressing both his 'bad' emotions - such as pride and rage - and his abuse-related trauma]] and putting on a MaskOfSanity so he wouldn't worry everyone close to him by burdening them with his problems. This backfired enormously - as his emotions and issues stayed bottled up, his overall well-being began deteriorating, to the point where he started [[HeroicSelfDeprecation seeing himself as genuinely worthless and undeserving of praise]]. His then-friend, Prince Stoltur, eventually got fed up with watching him putting himself down, but when Stoltur tried confronting him, he denied his problems. Stoltur tried warning his friends and family, which led to a spectacular breakdown as he unleashed everything that he had been repressing for so long, leading to his near-transformation into a Fallen Alicorn and subsequent coma. While everyone was able to save him, the entire ordeal left them shaken and guilty over ignoring his plight until it was almost too late; Bossa Nova in particular [[ItsAllMyFault blamed himself]] until Gavisus Manes encouraged him to make amends with his twin brother. Fortunately, he was able to receive psychiatric help on expressing his emotions better from Mentálne and Amour-De-Soi, which in part helped him recover. |
| 619 | * StopWorshippingMe: Despite being an Alicorn god, he dislikes being worshiped, because he couldn't stand the thought of being above others. In his eyes, the one being who deserves to be worshiped is the "King in Heaven" he follows to this day, which is why he hates being called "the King of Music". It's also why he turned down Queen Dazzleglow's offer to join the Church of the Stars. Melody starts understanding this after she and her friends started being worshiped by some Ponies for resurrecting themselves from the dead and defeating Queen Dark Crystal as the fused goddess Fairytale in the Second Age. After experiencing a huge emotional breakdown and recovering from it, he's now fine with things like becoming a Prince, joining the Equestrian Pantheon, and having followers of his own. That being said, he's still uncomfortable with people blindly putting him on a pedestal, so instead he encourages his followers to approach him directly and treat him as a friend. |
| 620 | * StraightGay: He's bisexual, having both dated and married numerous stallions and mares over the Ages since Ascending to godhood, with his first husband and wife being Record Beat and Venerable Grace, respectively. Then in the Fourth Age, he married long-time friend Prince Stoltur Skjöldur, and they would become the 'biological' fathers of their infant son, Prince Perfect Tone, who was born from a [[KarmicJackpot karmic backlash]] that stemmed from them proving that Humility and Pride can co-exist. Despite all this, he never shows any stereotypical behaviors related to his sexuality, and is a well-rounded character with his own distinct personality. |
| 621 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: Justified; he's the younger identical twin brother of Bossa Nova, and thus looks exactly him except for hair color, wing gradient, and Cutie Marks. It's because of this he is often believed to be secretly a Death god when it's actually ''Bossa Nova'' who is the Death god, something that Bossa Nova himself finds hilarious. |
| 622 | * SummonMagic: As a god of Musical Magic, he can summon and/or create items; notably, this is what sets him apart from the Musical Ponies as being able to cast Unicorn-centric spells via MagicMusic is a sign of him being a Music deity long before they came into existence as a Pony tribe. |
| 623 | * SuperEmpowering: |
| 624 | ** With his MagicMusic, he can empower allies both physically and mentally. He can also grant people a portion of his power, turning them into his Clerics - this is what happened when he [[BigDamnHeroes arrived in time to save the Dazzling Divas]] from corrupt Elephant corporate executive Ivory Towers, who was empowered by the Tyrannos god of Greed, Avarita, and lent the Magical Fillies his power to aid them in the final battle. The Dazzling Divas received upgraded forms and magic as a result, which allowed them to defeat both Ivory Towers and her demonic Board of Directors, including a high-ranking Greed demon, Don'yoku. |
| 625 | ** It later goes both ways with his Love domain. As an embodiment of [[ThePowerOfFriendship Philia Love]], he can empower himself based on how much Philia Love is present in others, becoming nigh-unstoppable if there’s a lot of it. He can also empower others through his friendships with them, and since he and his friends are very close, they tend to become super powerful. |
| 626 | * SuperHearing: His entry notes that as part of his Music domain, he has better hearing compared to many deities, allowing him to hear sounds generated by enemies and perform echolocation. Thankfully, [[RequiredSecondaryPowers both his mouth and ears are resistant even to the damaging effects of his own music as well]]. |
| 627 | * SuperScream: As part of his [[MakeSomeNoise sonokinetic magic]], he can unleash powerful, disorienting screams. He later upgraded this to CompellingVoice after learning under various deities by combining empathy with MagicMusic. |
| 628 | * SupernaturalFloatingHair: In his Alicorn form, both his mane and tail are much longer and perpetually rippling. |
| 629 | * SurpriseParty: The entire Virtusidae would hold one for him and Bossa Nova in the Fourth Age after being reunited since the "Void Aeon" event, wanting to show their appreciation towards the twin Alicorns for being there for all of them since the Second Age. |
| 630 | --> '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' You needed us here fast, somethin' wrong?\ |
| 631 | '''Prince Shamrock:''' Just through here...\ |
| 632 | '''Virtusidae:''' ''(shouting)'' HAPPY BIRTHDAY! |
| 633 | * {{Synchronization}}: Due to the empathic bond he shares with Bossa Nova as twins, one of them will feel the other's pain if either one is hurt in some way. |
| 634 | ** When a Poenan deity assaulted Blue Suede during the Poenan Pantheon's attack on Ponyville for housing repentant/redeemed members of Sunnytown, provoking [[BigBrotherInstinct Bossa Nova]] into going on a [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge furious rampage]] against the Poenans in retaliation. |
| 635 | ---> '''Bossa Nova Heartstrings:''' ''(angrily) YOU'VE ATTACKED MY BROTHER. YOU'VE'' '''''HURT''''' ''MY BROTHER. NOW YOU ALL SHALL BE PUNISHED IN TURN.'' |
| 636 | ** When he was captured by the Elternteil Deer Pantheon and subjected to all sorts of horrific abuse by its xenophobic and puristic members, the pain Blue Suede suffered would transfer on to Bossa Nova, who desperately informed Belyolen of what's happening to his twin brother. This allowed Belyolen to save Blue Suede from receiving a wrongful conviction at the hooves of his family when he pointed out that they're at risk of attracting [[PapaWolf Golden Scepter's wrath]] for hurting a friend of the Bogolenya Deer Pantheon, forcing the Elternteil Deer Pantheon to let Blue Suede go free. |
| 637 | ** Both Blue Suede and Bossa Nova ended up falling into an AngstComa together when Blue Suede, after nearly turning into a Fallen Alicorn, shortly collapsed from sheer emotional/mental stress, taking Bossa Nova with him thanks to their bond. A group of friends (including Winter Opera and Prince Stoltur) [[JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind psychically entered Blue Suede's mind]] to save them both, and when they found the [[EnemyWithin Colonel]], they encouraged Blue Suede to regain his pride, allowing him to kill the Colonel for good. This allowed him and Bossa Nova to wake up from their coma in the real world. |
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| 640 | [[folder:T -- Z]] |
| 641 | * TalkingDownTheSuicidal: |
| 642 | ** Sort of with Prince Shamrock Bloom. While Shamrock did consider committing suicide out of despair over losing everything and being mistreated by [[NoSympathy the more emotionally insensitive Virtusidae]] for grieving Stitching Time's Fall, he ultimately couldn't bring himself to do it. Fortunately, Blue Suede would arrive in time after tracking him down, and lend his godson some much-needed support. |
| 643 | ---> '''Prince Shamrock Bloom:''' Look at me... I... I'm too much of a coward to even... to even...\ |
| 644 | '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' You aren't a coward. You're brave. Quitting is easy, living? Livin' is harder than dyin'.\ |
| 645 | '''Prince Shamrock Bloom:''' W-Why? W-Why do I lose everything?\ |
| 646 | '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' [[ArmorPiercingQuestion You haven't lost me yet, have you?]] |
| 647 | ** Blue Suede's earlier action above would [[KarmicJackpot eventually be paid back]] - during the early days of his recovery, he secretly ran away to [[DrivenToSuicide commit suicide]] out of sheer despair and regret over failing everyone with his flaws and hypocrisies. Fortunately, his loved ones would find him in time, with Shamrock being the one to successfully talk Blue Suede out of going through with his decision. It's noted that Blue Suede would likely not be harmed much due to being a god, but by his own admission, he wasn't "thinking straight" at the time. |
| 648 | ---> '''Prince Shamrock Bloom:''' Y'know, uh... I-I remember a certain stallion telling me that... that quitting is easy, and living is harder than dying. And those words, they, uh... they saved me. During a really hard spot in my life.\ |
| 649 | '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' ...Ah'm sorry, Rocky. Ah failed y'all in more ways than Ah can count, both as yer godfather an' a teacher. An' not just you... Ah failed ev'ryone Ah know. Ah dunno if Ah can continue livin', knowing the things Ah did...\ |
| 650 | '''Prince Shamrock Bloom:''' We both made mistakes, Uncle Blue. I, um... I scare easily. You've seen me how I act sometimes. And you... uh, you tried saving the entire world from its mistakes by yourself. But it's not the end. All we gotta do is... pick ourselves up where we fell and, um... keep going.\ |
| 651 | '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' But how? Ah turned mahself into a monster, an' Ah didn't practice what Ah preached fer... what? Thousands a' years? How can Ah go on after that? How can the King forgive me fer actin' like some crazed hound dog all this time?\ |
| 652 | '''Prince Shamrock Bloom:''' Like- like you said, the King in Heaven is forgiving. If he's like... y'know, the Poenans, you would've been in Hell a long time ago. But- but you aren't. That means he’s, um... willing to give you another chance. If he can forgive someone like me... then... he can forgive you, too. And I forgive you, Uncle Blue.\ |
| 653 | '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' Rocky... thank you... |
| 654 | * {{Telepathy}}: Becoming the god of Humility gave him telepathic powers, allowing him to detect unfettered pride in others and react accordingly. After learning under various deities, his telepathy was boosted to the point where he can detect and moderate levels of humility in people. After re-Ascending as a god of Self-Respect, his telepathy changed to revolve around detecting self-respect in people and what's preventing them from having it. And as a god of Mana, he can use his own mana to stimulate telepathic abilities. |
| 655 | * TherapyIsForTheWeak: He avoided seeing a therapist for three Ages because the last time he tried seeing one, his abusive manager, "Colonel" Hollow Note, bribed said therapist into becoming a YesMan who reported everything, leaving him with ''deep'' trust issues. Growing up in a time where mental health wasn't taken seriously and being around JerkassGods who looked down on such things only worsened his situation. As a result, he kept quiet for fear of receiving more abuse and became wary of ''all'' therapists; according to Bossa Nova/Rubeus, when he went to go see Mentálne for the first time as one of her patients, he had a panic attack and "shut down" shortly after, requiring him to be accompanied by someone wherever he went. Thankfully, he would gradually accept psychiatric help and started seeing Mentálne regularly, leading to his recovery. He also became so attached to his medical Glory Hound, Sunny, that he never goes anywhere without her. |
| 656 | * ThinkingUpPortals: As a god of Musical Magic, one of the things he can do is make portals, which is generally a Unicorn-affiliated spell. |
| 657 | * TokenReligiousTeammate: He's ironically the only divine member of the Equestrian and Corporatum Pantheons who is a faithful devotee of any religion, in his case the "King in Heaven". |
| 658 | * TookALevelInBadass: He originally was a magic-less mortal Unicorn until he was drafted in the Ponyland army to serve in the "Second Maretian-Tellusian War", during which he became a deadly sniper known as [[RedBaron "The Blue Death"]]. A series of events led to him meeting [[BigGood Luminiferous]], whose encouragement spurred him to become a [[WalkingTheEarth globe-trotter]] to perform music on his own terms, and whose tutelage allowed him to Ascend to godhood. Three Ages later, after recovering from his psychological issues and overcoming his flaws, he gradually becomes more powerful, culminating in him re-Ascending as a reincarnation "aspect" of [[TheOldGods Mana Equus]], one of the Thirteen Empyreans during the "Dark Ages Crisis". Presently, he's [[TheArchmage one of the most powerful musical spellcasters alive]], so much that he surpasses ''Twilight/Amicitia'', herself a powerful divine mage, in terms of musical magic. |
| 659 | %%* TookALevelInJerkass: |
| 660 | %%* TookALevelInKindness: |
| 661 | * TooUpsetToCreate: The loss of his parents ([[MommasBoy especially his mother]]), the public assassination of [[UsefulNotes/MartinLutherKingJr a beloved Zebra reverend]] he admired, his disgust/disillusionment with the music/movie industries, and being abused/gaslit by a corrupt manager for years made him extremely miserable, culminating in his hospitalization. When he tried firing his manager, a heated argument ensued, causing him to snap and give his manager a vicious NoHoldsBarredBeatdown that he ''deeply'' regretted. At first, he wanted to go to prison, but after Luminiferous bailed him out, he became a recluse with the intention to remain anonymous for the rest of his life. He would have went through it had he not met [[MentorArchetype Luminiferous]], who cheered him up and set him on the path to godhood. It's later revealed that Bossa Nova, his older twin brother, was responsible for his life turning out the way it did, as he was trying to help his brother recover from his parents' deaths, but accidentally ended up subjecting his brother to a brutal TraumaCongaLine in the long run. |
| 662 | * TopGod: A "King of the Gods" example. After overcoming his flaws and traumas (or at least, getting better at controlling them), he joins the Corporatum Pantheon and is crowned King after he is unexpectedly and unanimously elected by the pantheon as their leader. Fittingly, like Twilight/Amicitia, he becomes a reincarnation "aspect" of [[TheOldGods Mana Equus]] during the 'Dark Ages Crisis' sometime after, co-hosting Mana Equus' soul alongside Twilight/Amicitia and other fellow reincarnations like Shining Armor, Bossa Nova, and Glory. |
| 663 | * TranquilFury: Whenever he gets angry, he usually shows nothing but a [[DeathGlare sharp glare]] and a deep, disappointed voice. The only times where he [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness shows clear anger and upset]] towards someone is when his [[CloseToHome button]]s are pressed, such as [[FantasticRacism tribalist/racist behavior]] and music being exploited/misued. It's later revealed much of it stems from guilt over [[ShellShockedVeteran the horrors he witnessed and participated in]] during the 'Second Maretian-Tellusian War', and giving his abusive manager, "Colonel" Hollow Note, a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown after snapping during a heated argument. It's also deconstructed in that his Tranquil Fury is the result of him [[EmotionSuppression repressing his 'bad' emotions, including his anger]], which ends up backfiring when he snaps and nearly becomes a Fallen Alicorn following a brutal TraumaCongaLine in the Fourth Age. His following recovery averts it when Mentálne brings over Yarost to help him accept his anger and express it in healthier ways instead of bottling it up. |
| 664 | * TraumaCongaLine: He would undergo this twice. |
| 665 | ** In the Second Age, he would lose both parents (his mother to a terminal illness, his father to an automobile accident); be subjected to homophobia for falling in love with a Unicorn stallion; fight in the "Second Maretian-Tellusian War" that left him a ShellShockedVeteran; learn of the assassination of Zebra Reverend [[UsefulNotes/MartinLutherKingJr Beautiful Dreamer]], whom he admired; and suffer under the hoof of "Colonel" Hollow Note, his sociopathic, corrupt, and abusive manager. Then during a heated argument with Hollow Note, he learned Hollow Note saw him as just a pawn to profit off of and protect himself from anyone interested in his own private life, making him ''[[RageBreakingPoint snap]]'' and [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beat his manager within an inch of his life]]. He felt so guilty afterward that first he tried putting himself in prison, then became a recluse when that didn't work. He's encouraged by Luminiferous to make music on his own terms, but then he learns his older twin brother, Bossa Nova, was indirectly responsible for much of the trauma he went through in a well-meaning attempt to help him. This led to him secretly resenting Bossa Nova, which wouldn't be resolved until well into the Fourth Age. |
| 666 | ** In the Fourth Age, he witnessed (among other things) the country that would become Equestria nearly turn into a frozen wasteland thanks to the conflicts stoked by proto-Pony Autorist Commander Gale, and the bigotry initially held by the Founders of Equestria. Then, in a well-meaning attempt to help the Alvslog Deer Herds humble themselves, he is caught, imprisoned, and horribly abused by the extremely xenophobic Elternteil Deer Pantheon, who arrogantly tried punishing him under [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter the assumption he was "stealing away" their mortal subjects]]. The Elterntel Deer deities' abuse reopened old wounds and contributed to his [[SanitySlippage downward spiral]]; while he tried [[EmotionSuppression repressing it]], it only made things worse, culminating in him nearly corrupting himself into a Fallen Alicorn and landing himself in an AngstComa. After his friends and loved ones help him get out of said coma, he wakes up in the real world an extremely broken stallion who fully expects everyone to abandon him since he's not as "perfect" or "humble" as he appears to be. |
| 667 | * TrueCompanions: He's very loyal and kind to his friends, and as a result, his friends are just as loyal and kind to him. |
| 668 | ** When he was outed by "Colonel" Hollow Note as gay and a Unicorn, most of his friends stayed by his side and tried to protect him from his corrupt, abusive manager (those who left him out of bigoted disgust would [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone regret it]] later on). The Manephis Mafia is perhaps the most prominent example as they were friends and relatives who loyally served as his bodyguards and confidants all their lives. When Hollow Note tried disbanding the Manephis Mafia, he got [[TalkToTheFist punched in the face]] by Day-Bright West, one of its members. |
| 669 | ** After Ascending to godhood, he would make possibly ''thousands'' of friends throughout the Second Age and beyond, with some of them being former students who Ascended themselves under his [[MentorArchetype tutelage]]. Even 'evil' entities such as Prince Stoltur and Vicearch Iniquitous became his friends, once he got over his own biases. This would eventually save his life - after he suffered an emotional breakdown from repressing three Ages worth of trauma and flaws and fell into an AngstComa, a group of his friends [[JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind psychically entered his mind]] and helped him fight '[[EnemyWithin The Colonel]]', leading to the entity's death. Once he woke up, ''everyone'' he helped over the years helped him recover out of gratitude, thanks to Prince Sermo giving them a RousingSpeech. The advice he received from some of his friends would also help him accept his prideful feelings, influencing him to join the Equestrian Pantheon as a Prince. |
| 670 | * TwinSwitch: He pulled this with his older identical twin brother, Bossa Nova, to fool the wicked celebrities and musicians of Applewood as part of a plan to liberate the captive town. Due to the twins' heavy physical similarities, the wicked celebrities and musicians didn't realize the deception until it was too late, when they were weakened by sabotage and surrounded by multiple Death deities and divine/mortal allies. |
| 671 | * TwinTelepathy: He shares a PsychicLink with his older identical twin brother, Bossa Nova, which is thanks to the Magical Law of Contagion ensuring they stayed spiritually connected despite Bossa Nova being dead at the time. At first, their bond was purely [[TheEmpath empathic]], allowing them to sense/feel each other's emotions and [[{{Synchronization}} pain]]. Following his mental breakdown, he and Bossa Nova upgraded their link to a telepathic one with Kúzelník's help on Bossa Nova's request to [[BigBrotherInstinct prevent another breakdown from happening again]]. After re-Ascending as reincarnation "aspects" of Mana Equus, their spiritual link would extend to fellow reincarnations like Twilight/Amicitia, Shining Armor/Aegis, and Glory/Magus. |
| 672 | * TwinThemeNaming: He and his older twin brother, Bossa Nova, are named after things related to music. Blue Suede is named after both an [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Suede_Shoes Elvis Presley song]] and a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues music genre]]. Bossa Nova is named after both [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bossa_nova a style of samba]] and a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bossa_Nova_(dance) fad dance]]. |
| 673 | * UnderestimatingBadassery: He was on the receiving end of this a few times. |
| 674 | ** In one incident, a group of Griffon Autorists decided to target him for trying to prevent them from wiping out a peaceful Abyssinian settlement, arrogantly believing that they had him outnumbered and outgunned. Cue a [[RageBreakingPoint very angry]] Blue revealing his true Alicorn form in front of them while screaming at the Autorists to ''"GET OUT!"'' |
| 675 | ** Despite knowing that his rival had already achieved godhood by this point, War Rock still kept clashing with him and trying to kill him, because his ego was so huge that it blinded him to how powerful Blue had gotten since Ascending. This led to Blue defeating him more than once, as his divinity gave him a huge advantage over War Rock. |
| 676 | * UniversallyBelovedLeader: Though his title as "the King of Music" is unofficial, everyone treats him as if he ''is'' King due to his [[MagneticHero charisma]], sheer musical talent, and [[NiceGuy overall personality]], especially after he [[DeityOfHumanOrigin became an Alicorn]], even though he'd [[StopWorshippingMe rather not be]]. Even [[GodOfEvil Iniquitous]], the [[SorcerousOverlord ruling divine Vicearch of Malrègnar]], acknowledges him as the similar "Sovereign of Music". However, it's deconstructed -- his popularity and divinity pushed [[TheRival War Rock]] to a supervillain out of resentment, and unbeknownst to everyone, he suffered from a buttload of mental issues that poisoned his good intentions and turned him into a toxic person no one wanted to confront specifically ''because'' of his good reputation. Eventually, his pent-up issues boil over and he suffers a horrific psychological meltdown that would have literally corrupted him had his loved ones not intervened. Then it's reconstructed once he gets [[SmellySkunk skunked]] and [[WhatTheHellHero chewed out]] by [[TheFairFolk Nittunak]] -- he realizes his flaws and actively works on improving himself, culminating in him becoming King of the Corporatum Pantheon and re-Ascending as a reincarnation "aspect" of Mana Equus, the Empyrean Magician. While his flaws will never go away and he'll always face people who hate him for whatever reason, he has gained the strength and self-confidence needed to stand up for himself and back up his beliefs, allowing his beloved reputation to be restored in a constructive way. |
| 677 | * UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: |
| 678 | ** He unwittingly set War Rock on the path to villainy by Ascending to godhood, and then coming back to Ponyland after some years of global traveling so he could marry his then-coltfriend Record Beat in a more tolerable environment. Once news of his Ascension spread across the country, War Rock, who by this point was getting old and turning into a full-blown narcissist out of denial, realized he would die and be forgotten while his hated rival will be remembered. This drove him to try become immortal, too, [[ItsAllAboutMe so he could be worshiped by his fans forever]]. |
| 679 | ** [[WellIntentionedExtremist Professor Bubbling Beaker]] respected him for Ascending to godhood despite his flaws and/or being faced with immeasurable odds, and used both him and many other [[DeityOfHumanOrigin Ascendant deities]] as inspiration for unlocking the secrets of divine Ascension. Blue reacted with shame and anger since Bubbling Beaker killed many innocent foals and teenagers with his experiments. |
| 680 | * UpbringingMakesTheHero: A large part of his humility and tolerance/compassion towards people of all tribes/races stemmed from a religious upbringing, where he learned about the aforementioned virtues as a colt. His religious upbringing also inspired him to take up music, as many of the churches he attended had gospel choirs, which he loved. |
| 681 | * {{Vibroweapon}}: As a god of Music, he can produce powerful shockwaves with his [[MakeSomeNoise sonokinetic magic]], either to damage/blow back enemies or send them through the ground to [[EarthquakeMachine produce earthquakes]]. Later on, he can manifest his sound magic as pure vibrations that can pinpoint weaknesses and weaken/shatter various things, like structures, weapons, and [[ArmorPiercingAttack armor]]. |
| 682 | * VoluntaryShapeshifting: As the Alicorn god of Performance, he has shapeshifting abilities that allow him to alter his voice and take on the form of a mortal from various sapient species depending on where he is, such as Changelings, Kirin/Qilin, Ponies, Dragons, Deer, and Abyssinians. What helps his disguises is the fact that he's ''very'' good at masking his own Primordial Quintessence. However, his entry notes that deities with Truth domains can see right through him, and even those with strong PsychicPowers, such as Elske and Golden Scepter, can sense something off about him. It's later revealed that being a shapeshifter comes with PowerPerversionPotential, which shows up after he marries long-time friend Prince Stoltur - because he's much taller than Stoltur, he changes his size so he can match up with his husband's, which is very convenient for whenever they have sex. |
| 683 | * WalkingTheEarth: After meeting an incognito [[MentorArchetype Luminiferous]] and receiving a "[[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre pep-talk]]" from him, he would quit his job as a career musician, and traveled the world to perform for his fans on his own terms. This led to him becoming an Alicorn when the list of good deeds he had done in his journeys grew to the point where they warranted his Ascension. His globe-trotting also led to him meeting and befriending Amina, the Griffon goddess of Selfless Love and one of Amareros' daughters, as their travels would frequently cross paths with each other. However, it's deconstructed; following his breakdown, he realizes part of his globe-trotting was influenced by fear of his own flaws and desire to run away from them. This leads to his decision to settle down, kicking off a series of events where he becomes King and re-Ascends as a reincarnation "aspect" of Mana Equus. |
| 684 | * WarriorPrince: He was technically a Prince due to Ascending as an Alicorn, but he initially refused to take the title out of humility. After overcoming his issues and learning to accept it's okay to be prideful, he is crowned as Prince Caerulus Melodia Equestria and joins the Equestrian Pantheon. As his folder shows, he's an ancient and powerful Alicorn god who is capable of kicking ass. However, it's during the "Dark Ages Crisis" that he becomes King after re-Ascending as a reincarnation "aspect" of [[TheOldGods Mana Equus]], the [[TheArchmage Empyrean Magician]], though he hasn't lost any of his badassery at all. |
| 685 | * WhatTheHellHero: Sometime after his attempted suicide, he gets skunked by an angry Nittunak to the point of being left unconscious and left skinking horribly for weeks. His skunking revealed to everyone that he is a giant {{Hypocrite}} for not following the lessons he taught, avoiding his own flaws and other problems instead of rectifying them, not staying true to his religious beliefs (to his credit, he moved away from some of them on account of being incredibly toxic and backwards), and going overboard with his humility to the point of stunting everyone's growth by denying them their pride. This not only made him a target for bullying by self-righteous deities who looked down on him for being 'flawed' and associating with evil deities, but also caused him to develop a GuiltComplex over having "failed" everyone he loved. However, the twist is that his skunking was not LaserGuidedKarma, but a WakeUpCall to force him to follow his own advice for once. This is shown by a later conversation with Nittunak, who reveals his motives for skunking him ''and'' encourages him to become better, which he takes to heart. |
| 686 | --> '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' Why meet me at all if ya know what Ah'm really like?\ |
| 687 | '''Nittunak:''' Do you know what I embody?\ |
| 688 | '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' Uh...\ |
| 689 | '''Nittunak:''' I embody Leadership, but also Pursuit and Respect. I not only pursue and punish wicked leaders who abuse their position to do whatever they pleased, but I also go after those who merely fail to live up to their position. Saying you'll do something is far different than actually DOING it, and those who fail to act fail to earn my respect. You, along with many of those associated with you, are among the latter. Always teaching creatures lifelong lessons that they take to heart, but you yourself fail to follow, whether due to shame, fear, or some other factor.\ |
| 690 | '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' Ah see... then... then what happened was mah punishment...\ |
| 691 | '''Nittunak:''' No, not a punishment, but a wake-up call. I sprayed you because I know that you know you can be better than this, but things have gotten to a point where spraying is the only way to make you open your eyes. If you are what you say you are, then act like it, or else stop and let some-creature who is more genuine and competent take your place. Otherwise, you are going to continue smelling horribly until you finally get it through your head. I'll be honest, I can't help you with your troubles because I can't understand you on a level that other creatures do... but I can direct you to those who CAN. |
| 692 | * WhatYouAreInTheDark: |
| 693 | ** Despite his personal disgust towards the repentant Sunnytowners' horrible actions against Ruby Heart and other innocent Ponies like her, he was too compassionate to let them continue suffering from emotional and mental trauma that stemmed from their experiences, which he compares to being stuck in "[[Music/ElvisPresley Heartbreak Hotel]]" for a long time. He helped Three Leaf break free of Grey Hoof's abusive influence by using his domain of Philia Love to magically severe the friendship "rope" binding them, which played a role in her finally making progress in her psychological recovery. He also encouraged Roneo to be more confident and assertive by rekindling the stallion's love for writing, and convinced Gladstone to let go of his protectiveness of Roneo and allow him to "grow up". |
| 694 | ** Despite being a massively popular celebrity in the early Second Age (with all the vices that entails), he still tried keeping true to his values and staying humble and compassionate even as the music/movie industries of the Age were becoming increasingly corrupt. However, with the level of mental and emotional stress he was going through at the time, even he would end up slipping, as he would snap and beat up his exploitative record manager, "Colonel" Hollow Note, during a heated argument. Thus, he needed help from others such as Luminiferous to truly break free from the cycle, which led to him eventually Ascending to godhood after meeting the Alicorn god of Potential. |
| 695 | ** Despite ''blowing up'' on Svengallop, Countess Coloratura's then-manager, Blue doesn't beat him up, instead following through with his threat to have him blacklisted from the entire music industry by contacting his honorary 'nephew', Prince Maestro. Presumably, he remembered the last time he really lost control of his temper and restrained himself for everyone's sake. |
| 696 | ** While visiting Hollow Note's damned spirit in Malus Manes' Hell-Realms, he's given an opportunity to lord his divine power and new royal titles over his ex-manager, which would have viciously reminded Hollow Note of everything he desired and lost thanks to his own greed, paraonia, and ambition. However, once he looks into Hollow Note's eyes and sees how pathetic the stallion became since they last saw each other, he decides against it and instead leaves Hollow Note behind for good, stripping him of what little influence Hollow Note had over him and [[VillainousBreakdown leaving his ex-manager frothing with rage]]. |
| 697 | ** A magical accident involving a spell he was experimenting with Princess Winter Opera [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/853196348/4871344280 turns him into a Giant Alicorn]]. But instead of reveling in his larger size and physical power, he [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure tries to avoid stepping on his Equestrian subjects and causing collateral damage]] until Winter Opera can shrink him back to normal. He admits the experience gave him some understanding on why Giants tend to act domineering in general. |
| 698 | ---> '''Prince Caerulus Melodia Equestria:''' So... this must be how them Giants feel like. |
| 699 | * WillfullyWeak: Justified. Despite being a "[[TheAce prodigy]]" Alicorn god, he usually [[GodInHumanForm appears as members of mortal races]] because he doesn't want to be treated any different from his mortal (and divine) friends/fans for being a god. He only reveals his true divine form when absolutely necessary, such as confronting dangerous entities that he can't fight in his mortal form. It's later averted when, after going through an spectacular psychological breakdown and recovering from it, he started being more comfortable with being in his Alicorn form and [[TookALevelInBadass gradually learns new skills and powers pertaining to his domains]]. |
| 700 | * WingedUnicorn: |
| 701 | ** Initially, he was an Alicorn with a HolyHalo made of Music energy, a magical wing gradient going from yellow-orange to dark blue, a mane and tail made of dark blue soundwaves with lighter blue musical bars and notes running through them, and signs of gaining his second pair of wings. His growth is faster compared to "normal" deities due to being a "prodigy" deity. |
| 702 | ** After re-Ascending as a divine reincarnation "aspect" of Mana Equus, he became an Alicorn that's a head taller than Luminiferous, with four wings and feathers made of Mana energy, a mane and tail made of Musical Magic energy showing clear images of creatures playing music with various instruments across time (though with bars and music notes still running through it), and a halo made of Love energy. He also became associated with purple via purple-tinted hooves and eyes, an additional wing gradient going from dark blue to purple, and and a purple stripe in his mane and tail. |
| 703 | * YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: |
| 704 | ** Following his nasty falling-out with "Colonel" Hollow Note, he intended to become a recluse out of disillusionment and bitterness over what happened... had his wife, Venerable Grace, not decided to throw a party in an attempt to cheer him up. This leads to him meeting Luminiferous, who encouraged him to make music on his own terms and pointed out there are people who could benefit from his experience and protection from those like Hollow Note. Consequently, he quits his job as a career musician and leaves to [[WalkingTheEarth travel the world]], bringing joy and hope with his music. His many good deeds (and Luminiferous' tutelage) eventually allow him to become an Alicorn. |
| 705 | ** After he confesses to Changeling Queen Ithomiini that he feels like "a failure and a hypocrite" for not following the "King in Heaven"'s example via forgiving his exploitative ControlFreak manager, [[TheSvengali "Colonel" Hollow Note]], Ithomiini assures Blue that he is not either those things because he's always willing to make amends for his flaws/mistakes. In her eyes, "[that's] not what a failure or a hypocrite does". |
| 706 | ** His new domain of Self-Respect essentially involves this. He can sense how much self-respect someone has and, when combined with other domains like Love and Performance, help people overcome problems that make them have little self-worth. He can also project an empathic aura that makes people with low self-esteem become self-confident, while {{Narcissist}}s are humbled yet shown true love for what they are, flaws and all. |
| 707 | ** On the flipside, despite doing well as [[TopGod King]] of the Corporatum Pantheon, he has developed new insecurities and flaws in addition to his existing ones, such as feeling he doesn't deserve it in light of his past hypocrisy and mistakes, and holding a GuiltComplex over having 'failed' everyone and being little better than his divine/mortal abusers. Thankfully, he is still receiving therapy for this, and many of his friends and family are assuring him that he is a much better stallion than he gives himself credit for. |
| 708 | * YouAreNotAlone: |
| 709 | ** During his trial, he assures the Elternteil High Queen, Arvan, that she's not alone in grieving over lost loved ones, because there are others who suffered as much as she did. Unfortunately, this disgusted the xenophobic Elternteil Deer deities, but thankfully, Belyolen intervened before they could punish Blue for ''showing genuine kindness'' to their High Queen. |
| 710 | ---> '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' All I'm tryin' to say is, ma'am, that you're not alone. You never were. All you need to do is open your eyes, and look at the people who love and adore you. |
| 711 | ** Changeling Queen Ithomiini pretty much says this verbatim when he confesses to her his experiences with "Colonel" Hollow Note, revealing that [[HiddenDepths she had many times served as a therapist for emotionally and mentally traumatized employees/actors/film crew who had been mistreated by abusive directors and producers]]. |
| 712 | ---> '''Queen Ithomiini:''' Ah... you are not alone, Blue. Many of my crew have gone through the same thing. Some still bear trauma from the mistreatment of their previous handlers. I've been approached and confessed to about still bearing a grudge against their former bosses, and many times I've had to play therapist for them by listening to them and preventing them from acting out on their vengeful urges.\ |
| 713 | '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' ...Did it work?\ |
| 714 | '''Queen Ithomiini:''' Not always, darling... but even so, I still try to save whomever I can by giving them an ear and directing them to my studios. |
| 715 | ** After waking up from an AngstComa and remembering that he nearly turned into a [[FallenHero Fallen Alicorn]], he started [[ApologizesALot apologizing repeatedly]] for his actions, fully expecting his friends and loved ones to abandon him. He was proven wrong when everyone stayed and Sola Mors told him that it is their turn to help ''him'', causing him to break down crying over being shown so much love and gratitude. |
| 716 | ** In a canonized Codexverse drabble, Blue was one of several Second-Age Alicorns Princess Stitching Time brought over to assure Star Flower that despite currently being the last Flutter Pony alive]], she isn't alone as she thinks she is. This is achieved by all the Second-Age Alicorns present showing off the Flutter Pony aspects in their wings as a reminder that Alicorns embody the Flutter Pony tribe as well. This caused Star Flower to cry TearsOfJoy as she hugged everyone out of gratitude. |
| 717 | ** When Prince Shamrock approached him and [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/827598943/4824945246 confessed his fears and worries about "missing out" on romance]], as well as not being good at loving people and being loved back romantically, Blue tells his godson that he's not missing out as he thinks he is. |
| 718 | ---> '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' Rocky... do you know what I embody?\ |
| 719 | '''Prince Shamrock:''' Um... Music, Humility, Performance... ah, what's the last one... Love?\ |
| 720 | '''Blue Suede Heartstrings:''' You're right. I do embody Love... but I really embody the love of friendship. I help people make friends by encouraging them to be themselves, and I help repair their bonds if they ever get in a spat. In addition, I can see the bonds that tie people together, like ropes. You're not missing out, Rocky. I can see... probably a hundred or a thousand ropes tying you to many different people. That's not bad. It just shows you love them and you're loved back. |
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