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||| SHINING ARMOR|||
#Name; Prince Shining Armor
#Age Group ; Adult
#Orientation; Straight
#Gender ; Stallion
#Species; Unicorn
#Cutie Mark ;
#Occupation ; Prince Consort of the Crystal Empire, Captain of the Royal Equestrian Guard
#Powers and Abilities ; Shining Armor's levitating spell is slightly above the Unicorn Average. His Special Talent stems from his sense of Protection. As such his defensive spells are nearly inpenetrable. He can cast a shield around an entire city and even alter his shield to repulse select beings and leave others alone.
#Physique ; Shining Armor is built like an Earth Pony with a horn sticking out of his head. His horn is as strong as his body, often being able to use it as a weapon for jousting or parrying.
#Mane and fur color and style ; He has a pure white (ffffff) coat. His long, styled-to-be-messy mane is primarily Nokia Blue (183693) with stripes of Blue-green (0d98ba) and Traditional Royal Blue (002366).
#Eye color ; Celadon Blue (007ba7)
#Personality ;
The best statement of Shining Armor's persoanlity would have to be his embodiment of Chivalry; Loyalty, Self-Control, Hardiness, Generosity, Guardianship, and Honor. While it may seem like a simple list, it does lead to every aspect about himself. First and most noticeable is his relationships. He loves his family with all of his heart, its what amplifies his love for his Wife, Cadence, him being BBBFF with his sister Twilight Sparkle, and doing what ever he can for his parents. His loyalty is only surpassed by Rainbow Dash's, possibly a tie with Applejack. Self-control has helped him in his studies and going up in the ranks of the Royal Guard. When others would want to go out for the night on the town, Shining stayed in and relaxed, knowing he needed to stay in top form. Temptations have reared thier head. But he has managed to resist many of them. Comic books and stories of Fantasy perhaps his biggest weakness. But it's not a bad weakness considering he lives one as Prince Charming.
Protection is what he, as an individual, might be best known for. The need to protect others fills two of the code, hardiness and guardianship. He knows that not only can he trust in his defensive spells to boost him, but that his body can take quite a bit of punishment. He will put life and limb at stake to protect even a young changeling who is in danger. Want to see him get Hulk Mad? Threaten a member of his family. He is quite charitable. While donating items or funds would be par for the course with somepony of his stature, he loves to give his time as well. Something that never went away after he had to leave Twilight at home to go into the Officer Academy.
His honor comes in three areas; As a Stallion, As Captain of the Guard, and as The Prince.Sometimes these conflict each other, but he always does what he feels is the best course of action. Alot of times he takes the side of what is best for the many over what is best for the few. But his family and wife is always high on his priority list. Because of his honor, he expects alot more from himself than from others. "Because it's my job." Isn't a phrase that comes from his mouth. He enjoys working hard and doing everything he can.
#History ;
Growing up in Canterlot, Shining really had two types of ponies that were everpresent. First was the Hoity-toity Noble Unicorns. They sauntered around and did fancy things. Then there was the Royal Guards. Strong and couragous, the Guards were assembled from all over Equestria and, not only protected the Princess, but all the Citizen in thier town. When he played, he loved to play Guard. Though he was a bit mischevious, when he was caught and scolded by the guards, he had a bright smile. It was like getting a front row seat to the Wonderbolts. The Equestrian Royal Guard were the greatest team in the world.
After having had his fun with the guards turned into a keen interest, then into a mania, the biggest bomb in his life dropped. His parents had a little filly, that they named....wait for it....Twilight Sparkle. The little purple unicorn was so tiny and fragile. he couldn't belive he was once like that. His father told him that it was a Big Brother's duty to protect his little sister. It didn't stick to him, Unicorns were the greatest of the three races, even a filly could protect ehrself. But hearing her laugh for the first time when they were playing made him realize his responsability, even if at this point he still had issues saying that word. How could he let her get hurt when his goal was to protect all the ponies in the world.
As they grew up, they became best Friends, while he was named her B.B.B.F.F she was his L.S.B.F.F. They often got into trouble together. Like the time, thier mother, Twilight Velvet, caught Shining lifting Sparkle up so she could magic a couple cookies from the jar before dinner. but they were quite inseperable growing up.It was while they were playing that he realized this was his special destiny. Though it came in the form of a storm ball hurtling towards his sister and reactivly putting up a strong field around them.
Being foals and having parent who needed time away for the sake of sanity did put them in an awkward position. Shining was a bit older and could stay alone, but Twilight was different. Since Shining would have times he had to leave his little sister at home, they hired a foal sitter to come over and watch the little filly. She was Cadenza Mi Amore. He had never seen a prettier mare in his entire life. But he had to remain calm and not let it show. That's what a stallion did, right?
While he spent sometime at the house, even when he didn't need a babysitter, he was there mainly to try and get to know Cadenza better. But soon, he received a letter that his application was accepted to the Officer Academy, East Point, due to his High marks at school and overall exceptional recommendations from his teachers. He was already a guard fanatic and now he was going to learn how to be a proper one. Training was rough, but he had been preparing for this his entire life.
Since he already lived in Canterlot, he was allowed to return home after duties for the day. His parents were known and considered safe, plus they knew how much he enjoyed spending time with his Sister. As long as he showed up when called, it was all good. With his dream of being a guard now going through strides, he felt it was finally time to ask Cadenza to go steady with him. Sure it was a little old fashion terminology. But that was how he felt. They seemed to enjoy thier time together, and became really serious. But then again he probably should have expected it once he realized she was the Princess of Love. He felt stronger when he was with her and she made him better at work when they were apart. Because of how he imagined Twilight would react, he thought it was best that he kept it on the down low for now
Through his hard work and another hidden edge he was not aware of, he made his way through the ranks to Becoming Captain of the Guard. While his family was happy, he saw this as a sign that he had to see about moving things forward with the love of his life. A few nights after Twilight left, Shining asked Cadenza to meet him in the Royal Gardens in the center of the Hedge Maze. He got there early, Had a four piece String Quartet assembled and a few of their friends as witnesses when he proposed to her. She said yes and he was so happy he could have become a falling star, or at least been hit by one.
Soon the engagement became a big deal and he had to juggle the demands of the Captain Position and the duties of tasting cake and picking out stationary for the Wedding. It was tough but It would all be rewarding later.
Everythign was peaceful, until the Changeling Army attacked. But the Invasion did not
start with a wave of changlings kicking the civilians. No it starts quiet, with the Capture of his Fiance and Controlling of his mind. The rest is all fuzzy for him, until Twilight helped bring Cadence back and everythign was ended. With true love's embrace, the changelings were launched from Canterlot and they lived Happily ever after.
The two moved to the Crystal Empire, the land Cadence and he would rule. This was his first time living so far away from Canterlot. But he made the best of it. It was the new home for his new family. And he had all the crystal ponies to watch over.
The Roleplayer's Corner
#Nickname ; Will
#Age ; 32
#Gender/Preferred Pronouns ;I, It, The Great One
#How did you find us? ; Been here
#Sample RP ;
Sombra was gone, the Kingdom was starting to rebuild, and at the moment, Shining Armor was bored. Cadence was off for tea with her Aunt Luna, and he was stuck with the paperwork. Not only did he have guard papers to do, but the Kingdom had request that he had to figure out budgetwise how to pull off. It was a bit frustrating. He enjoyed alot of it, but the lack of Cadence made everything seem grey. Perhaps he needed to go out and get some air.
Stepping onto the balcony, he looked down to the Kingdom, well Empire, and got a good reminder of what he was doing this all for. These ponies were more expressive than even Pinkie Pie. Thier bodies became brighter and more brilliant as they were happier. There was no way to hide it. Probably why Bluffing games weren't popular up here. Maybe he could go down some day, bring his old books out and introduce some table top games for the older foals. But alas, he needed to get back to work. The papers were not going to sign themselves. Though he could always ask Twilight to enchant a quill to do that...