History Blog / AskKingSombra

* EvilIsSexy[=/=]EvilIsCool: In-universe, Sombra's opinion of Luna drastically increases when he finds out about her time as Nightmare Moon.

** Lampshaded by their Prince, who states that they prefer to use their titles instead of names because their names are all "terrible elk puns". He then proceeds to state that his father is [[IncrediblyLamePun 'immortelk']].

* ArmorPiercingSlap: [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/83149421946/2-for-flinching Coffee Talk delivers one]] to Sombra, ostensibly to make sure he's not [[spoiler: under control of Uber Sombra.]]

* GrumpyBear: Drizzle. She's extremely jaded and cynical, despite being the youngest of the cast. [[spoiler:It turns out to be because of the emotional trauma of being kidnapped by the Crystal Wolves for ''months''. She used to be pretty happy pony.]] This trope is so pronounced that when doing a post were she's genuinely smiling [[spoiler:after managing to summon Princess Luna to their aid]], one of the tags is [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/tagged/also-it-is-SO-WEIRD-DRAWING-A-SMILING-DRIZZLE "also, it is SO WEIRD DRAWING A SMILING DRIZZLE"]].

* BlindingBangs: Cocoa Chill's eyes are covered by his mane. He doesn't seem to have any problems seeing though.

* GrumpyBear: Drizzle. She's extremely jaded and cynical, despite being the youngest of the cast. [[spoiler:It turns out to be because of the emotional trauma of being kidnapped by the Crystal Wolves for ''months''. She used to be pretty happy pony.]]
** This trope is so pronounced that when doing a post were she's genuinely smiling [[spoiler:after managing to summon Princess Luna to their aid]], one of the tags is [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/tagged/also-it-is-SO-WEIRD-DRAWING-A-SMILING-DRIZZLE "also, it is SO WEIRD DRAWING A SMILING DRIZZLE"]].

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/63122520329/sometimes-it-doesnt-take-a-dramatic-event-to-make Sea Breeze]] has this reaction in her flashback when she realizes that [[AdultFear she almost lost her baby sister in the ocean due to not paying attention.]]

* JerkAss: Sombra, though he does have very rare JerkWithAHeartOfGold moments.

A [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com blog]] following King Sombra, represented here as flamboyant prettyboy and an incredibly BadLiar -- spending a thousand years frozen solid with no-one but his SuperpoweredEvilSide for company and being blown to pieces shortly after being freed didn't do his brainpower any favors. After being defeated by Shining Armor and Cadance, Sombra languishes in a narcissistic dreamworld, accompanied by a mare named Coffee Talk, whose soul was trapped along with Sombra's inside his falling horn. Most of the events of the first quarter of the blog take place while the horn is still falling, but Sombra and Coffee Talk manage to eventually free themselves after a visit from Luna, albeit with Sombra's magic greatly weakened from the damage to his horn, and begin a trek towards civilization. Sombra's end goal is to be King again, but his depowered state forces him to hide his real identity and prevents him from heading straight to the Empire and taking over outright, forcing him to use subterfuge… now if he could just lie worth spit, or keep from getting sidetracked...

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* RealityEnsues: [[spoiler:No Sombra, you are ''not'' getting off easy for leading hundreds of ponies and wolves to their deaths just so you could have a "distraction".]]
** Also, [[spoiler:Drizzle shows that a young person spending months being kidnapped and held captive by monsters won't come out unscathed.]]
** No, [[spoiler:Cadance, your aunts are not going to let you off for willingly letting Uber Sombra possess you easily]].
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Luna apparently gave one of these to [[spoiler:Cadance]] indirectly through her interview with Coffee Talk during the TimeSkip towards the end of the story, alongside the offscreen one mentioned in RealityEnsues.

The story [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/148180472164/ahhhhhhhhhhhahahahahahahaaaaaaa-gotchaaaaa-of ended]] on July 31, 2016. The author has since started a new blog, [[http://equestrian-post.tumblr.com Ask Equestrian Post]], set in the same universe after the events of Ask King Sombra, which is currently in hiatus as the author deals with some personal issues.

* NotQuiteDead: Turns out Sombra survived getting blown to bits in the season 2 premiere.

A [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com Blog]] following King Sombra, represented here as flamboyant prettyboy and an incredibly BadLiar -- spending a thousand years frozen solid with no-one but his SuperpoweredEvilSide for company and being blown to pieces shortly after being freed didn't do his brainpower any favors. After being defeated by Shining Armor and Cadance, Sombra languishes in a narcissistic dreamworld, accompanied by a mare named Coffee Talk, whose soul was trapped along with Sombra's inside his falling horn. Most of the events of the first quarter of the blog take place while the horn is still falling, but Sombra and Coffee Talk manage to eventually free themselves after a visit from Luna, albeit with Sombra's magic greatly weakened from the damage to his horn, and begin a trek towards civilization. Sombra's end goal is to be King again, but his depowered state forces him to hide his real identity and prevents him from heading straight to the Empire and taking over outright, forcing him to use subterfuge… now if he could just lie worth spit, or keep from getting sidetracked...

The story [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/148200432937/ask-king-sombra-ahhhhhhhhhhhahahahahahahaaaaaaa ended]] on July 31, 2016.

* TwentyPercentMoreAwesome: [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/1c2fc451d0277b275694249d5174b6f0/tumblr_mo7fpq1OEb1rj4ht7o2_1280.png The Royal]] [[ThingOMeter Bitch-o-meter]], [[https://gs1.wac.edgecastcdn.net/8019B6/data.tumblr.com/2e93d7a4d6c5defb2afd9f4de168c72f/tumblr_ndvpr75tfr1rj4ht7o2_r1_1280.png twice]] - [[https://gs1.wac.edgecastcdn.net/8019B6/data.tumblr.com/f3edf269a7e216b54eacaa78ec6af378/tumblr_nei0f52bVX1rj4ht7o1_1280.png sorry, I mean, thrice]] - and the [[http://33.media.tumblr.com/d85b47b2243b17b23085299ecc60cb02/tumblr_najc0qGBW91rj4ht7o2_1280.png Nice]]-o-[[http://31.media.tumblr.com/94219ef4651e0b91f9d45b68ad3edcbb/tumblr_najc0qGBW91rj4ht7o3_1280.png Meter]]. Er... [[http://38.media.tumblr.com/2e820e7be142f93d12a0d7ec22370a5d/tumblr_nf2dahzuAc1rj4ht7o3_500.png being-a-bitch-in-good-way-o-meter counts as bitch or nice?]]. [[https://40.media.tumblr.com/7f86ac2f82933b9c878614e3b2d0dc10/tumblr_ntgtqzJSEP1rj4ht7o4_r1_1280.png Part IV]] reveals Sombra's rating amongst the Crystal Ponies. The [[https://40.media.tumblr.com/41a2b499749a2a8381654651b40353a0/tumblr_o5570aNk6J1rj4ht7o10_r1_540.png Royal Bitch-o-meter final countdown]] after [[spoiler: Cadence]] becomes BrainwashedAndCrazy.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Caribbean Splash is probably one of the cheeriest ponies you could meet. [[spoiler:Then [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/51259196758/their-song-is-whistle-a-happy-tune-from-the-king his best friend/boyfriend is killed during the attempt to escape from the Crystal Wolves.]] Sombra [[KickTheDog says that him and the other deaths in the battle don't matter]] due to Sombra being, to put it nicely, [[ItsAllAboutMe a self-centered D-bag]].]] Splash overhears this and [[spoiler:[[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/51840622066/caribbean-puuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuunch decks Sombra right in the face]], hard enough to draw blood, [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com/post/52099130841/splash-sombra-wat-r-u-doin-splash-sombra and follows it by giving him]] a WhatTheHellHero in a complete rage and trying to beat the hell out of him.]]

* BigBad: [[spoiler:Sombra's EnemyWithin, Uber Sombra, who spends the entire story trying to corrupt Sombra into trying to take over the Crystal Empire again and undo any of his progress towards good. After being exorcised from him, the spirit takes advantage of Cadence's rage over Sombra and takes her as his new host.]]
* BigBadWannabe: Supremus Longhorn makes a valiant attempt to become a BigBad, attempting to use Sombra as a weapon in his plans to overthrow the Princesses and put his [[FantasticRacism beliefs about Earth Ponies and Pegasi into practice]], with the help of a [[TheDragon Changeling]] capable of brainwashing. Unfortunately he quickly discovers why it's a bad idea to piss Sombra off [[spoiler:when he invokes wrath of Uber Sombra, who promptly rips one of his back legs off.]]

* BodySurf: [[spoiler:After being exorcised from Sombra, Uber Sombra does this into Cadence.]]

* BreakTheCutie: Coffee Talk [[spoiler:by her situation and Sombra's EnemyWithin giving her a BreakingLecture]] and Caribbean Splash [[spoiler:when his best friend Whistler is killed in the fight with Crystal Wolves.]]
** Turns out to have been the case with Drizzle: [[spoiler:she was sweet, happy kid until the Crystal Wolves kidnapped her and her sister. Her cynical personality is a result of being emotionally broken by what she endured.]]

A [[http://ask-king-sombra.tumblr.com Blog]] following a loose storyline of Sombra, represented here as flamboyant prettyboy who enslaved the Crystal Ponies because he was jealous that they had better hair than him. After he was defeated by Shining Armor and Cadance, Sombra languishes in a narcissistic dreamworld, accompanied by a mare named Coffee Talk, whose soul was trapped along with Sombra's inside his falling horn. Most of the events of the first quarter of the blog take place while the horn is still falling.

* ManChild: Stallion Foal!Sombra is incredibly immature and childish, prone to flights of fancy and immature behavior. When [[spoiler: Princess Luna tells him to stop acting like a child his response is "You're not my boss!"]]

** Unlike the Elk King, [[spoiler:Longhorn isn't ''quite'' so genre savvy, and ends up with another severed leg for his troubles.]]

* WeCanRuleTogether: Before his first defeat, Sombra tried this with Luna. [[spoiler: She refused, but this leaded to her becoming Nightmare Moon.]]