Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2013 0:11:04 GMT -6
||| SUNSET STRIP |||
#Name;
Sunset Strip.
#Age Group ;
Adult.
#Gender ;
Male.
#Species;
Unicorn Pony.
#Cutie Mark ; It's a golden star, reflecting his stardom, with a music note inside of it reflecting his natural talent in music. It's shown here. I forgot to put it on his pony pic. Whoops.
#Occupation ; Formerly a private school student aiming for a career in the family's textile business, but went on to become a famous rock star. Currently he's retired, settling down with his large amount of continued profits in the quiet town of Ponyville.#Powers and Abilities ; As far as special talents go, Sunset is an Equestria renowned rock singer. His voice can reach up to pitches that would make Steve Perry proud, fitting for the glam band he was a part of. As far as magic is concerned, Sunset over the years has become very efficient in it's utilization, having used it on stage for pyrotechnics, lifting his mic while he moves around the stage, and for other mundane tasks involving levitation. He can also use teleportation, though he usually prefers to walk and only uses it when he's late for something. As far as offensive spells go, the only one that Sunset ever learned was a barrier spell capable of protecting him from rabid fans, stopping him from needing bodyguards... Mostly. Sunset can only hold the barrier up for a short amount of time and will usually become winded afterward, requiring intense concentration to keep it up, and he can only form one around himself. He's... limited, to say the least.
#Physique ; Sunset is a rather muscular and attractive looking pony, though it comes with the rock 'n roll star status. While he's not as strong as say, a Griffon, he has been known to lift weights in his free time and exercise to keep his body toned.
#Mane and fur color and style ; Sunset's mane is a bright blond, natural, and extends down to the middle of his back. As for it's style... just look at the picture!
#Eye color ; An emerald green.
#Other appearance details; All four of Sunset's hooves are painted a bright green, and his tail is dyed red and black from his natural blond color. As well, this is the outfit that Sunset used to wear on stage and to this day still will throw back on for the occasional tour or concert.
#Personality ;A wild and rebellious boy in his youth, Sunset has considerably calmed down over the years. The fame definitely didn't go to his head, meaning that Sunset is a very humble pony who just wants to be treated as anyone else. Sunset is a free spirited, yet mature adult who does have a bit of a cocky side when the situation calls for it. One touchy subject for Sunset is alcohol, which he has had problems with in the past due to the rock star life and is happy that he visited rehab to take care of his addiction. Sunset values friendship as one of the biggest assets of life, yet he's the type who can hold a pretty nasty grudge if you do something major to upset him. Sunset has a gained an air of ignorance toward insults, jeering, boos and other cruel words that could be fired at him due to responding to enough boos on stage, as well as some hate mail, during the starting of his career. It's also important to note that Sunset is a philanthropist, donating a large chunk of the money he makes to different charities and always willing to give a friend some money if it'll help them out. Or, if it's not a case of money, Sunset will use his connections or do anything in his power if it's for the sake of helping ponies.While he has grown up, Sunset still appears to have an issue with following someone else's orders, that bit of a rebel still sticking to his heart even to this day. That's not to say Sunset can't party and be rowdy with the rest of them. Sunset might be a recovering alcoholic but he'll still knock back a few drinks as long as it's merely sociable, and not enough to get him plastered. He knows his limits, though he wouldn't even consider touching cocaine or anything like that ever again. Not even marijuana. Sunset feels that the profession of a rock star is one of the best things in the world, due to doing what he loves and getting paid for it, but also feels that a lot of praise he gets is misplaced. On the subject of the royalty such as Luna, Celestia, Cadence, etc. Sunset is extremely loyal and respectful, bowing his head in their presence until being given the perimssion to bring it back up and speaking as eloquently as possible around them. Sunset still came from a family in Canterlot, so he can be classy and polite, but prefers to be lazy and fun loving instead of being so uptight.Sunset hates suits and anything that covers his body entirely and restricts it, save for his outfit on stage which is eays to move around in, but will still wear them when he has to such as during fancy parties. While Sunset does appreciate ponies running up to him and asking for autographs or strands of his hair or pretty much anything else they could possibly think of, he would much rather prefer sitting alone at home reading a good book. It's not that he hates the attention, more so that over the years he's come to appreciate the quiet lifestyle a lot more. But, when you're a Stallion moving into the later part of his adult life and divorced the only woman you thought you ever loved it brings up a large amount of drive to find a nice Mare and settle down with her. One of Sunset's dreams is to have a family of his very own, and since he achieved his rock star dream why can't he achieve that one? That's why he decided to settle down in Ponyville, hearing that it was a quiet town and the perfect place to try and start that kind of life.
#History ;Sunset was born in Canterlot to an upper class mother and father who owned their own textile business and produced some of the finest clothes this side of Equestria... throughout Equestria! Being the heir to a long line of fashion producers, you would think Sunset already had it made. Throughout most of his colt life, Sunset spent time in private schools learning how to properly utilize magic and how the business world worked. Most of his classes, besides the primary ones, revolved around shaping him up into the proper colt who would one day control the Strip business and supersede his father. Within the private school, Sunset would come across another colt who would become his best friend growing up and is still his best friend to this day: Golden Gate, usually just shortened to Gold. The two hung out as kids and did the usual stuff that you might expect from an upper class society: Hung out, played games, copied notes, you name it.Eventually Sunset would be wandering Canterlot and see an advertisement for a concert through a flyer, the band called Hoof Beat. Sunset was completely mesmerized and blown away by the band, causing him to contact Gold, upon which both ponies asked their parents for tickets to go. Naturally the twin parents completely denied them, stating that they had more important things to focus on than some silly rock band. ...So, being the "preacher's daughter" type colts that they were, Sunset and Gold sneaked out to go see the band. Cash wasn't an issue, belonging to upper class families in the first place, and the concert completely blew their minds. They were utterly mesmerized by Hoof Beat and resolved that, one day, they would become parts of a famous band.In secret, Sunset would begin practicing his singing voice while Gold would begin practicing the guitar. But their band hadn't been complete yet. They couldn't just run off with the two of them. They needed a bassist and a drummer, first and foremost. Enter a Pegasus pony from Cloudsdale by the name of Mach Speed, referred to just as Speed. Speed was a complete maniac on the drums, sometimes even adding his wings into his playing style. With experience that stretched over a good long amount of years, the band was nearly ready to take it on the road. But they needed to find a bassist, and that was going to be one of their hardest tasks.As well, Speed didn't have to hide his drum playing from his parents, the day moving closer and closer when the private school pair were going to move out. Just as graduation day had come, Sunset claimed in his graduation speech that he was not going to follow in the footsteps of his father, instead aiming to become a famous rock musician. He was booed and jeered and his mother cried and, in a fit of rage, Sunset rushed home to pack his things. Without warning and pretty hastily, Sunset, Speed, and Gold set out on their quest. They lived together as roommates in an apartment in a city named Los Pegasus, keeping a low profile while trying desperately to find jobs. Each of them landed a job being staff at a local club called The Greasy Barrel, constantly watching other bands perform. Eventually they came across an earth pony bassist by the name of Sweet Victory, nicknamed Vic, who claimed that his band had split up, and he desperately needed to keep gigs up since they paid his rent.Extending the offer of being a roommate and being a part of their band, the four had gained all of their required members and set up their first gig in the Greasy Barrel. Eventually they had to come up with a name, and it hit him. Thus began the first live performance of the band, soon to become the famous household name of Zenith. The years were good to Zenith, each one of them achieving stardom after their sixth gig in Los Pegasus, a record company producer's wing having been damaged near the Hoof Rock Cafe. Fame was a complete whirlwind that the group had never experienced, and only Sunset and Gold had ever understood what it was like to be rich. The group ended up in bed with several mares, publicity problems, and produced numerous records with dozens upon dozens of songs. The band became utterly famous and dealt with the highs, such as the fame and women, and the lows, such as the death threats and attacks.Due to the rock star lifestyle, the group had become violent alcoholics. It reached a head during the later half of their career, in which Gold dumped cider inside one of Vic's amps, causing a fistfight between the two. The band broke up for a few years while they went through rehab. Fresh out of rehab the band made their apologies and reunited in a tour named One For The Road. Eventually Sunset made the decision that he wanted to settle down, and left his mansion home in Los Pegasus, where everything had begun, making plans to settle down in a brand new built home in Ponyville. While Sunset still stays in contact with his parents it has been a long time since he has seen them and, most likely, they are old and very soon will pass away. He still keeps in contact with his band mates and, when the time allows for it, is always willing to go on one more tour with the guys.
The Roleplayer's Corner
#Nickname ; !, or Exclamation Mark.
#Age ; 20, turning 21 on November 30th.
#Gender ; Male.
#How did you find us? ; Been around.
#Sample RP ;"You're welcome. Have a nice night."With a wave of his hoof, Sunset let out a deep sigh. He was exhausted, but also pleased that he was able to bring a smile to the two colts' faces. When they claimed that they wanted to learn how to sing it caused his heart to brighten up and his smile to stretch like taffy. These were the moments that the unicorn lived for, being able to see the smiles on ponies' faces. As he shut the door to his home and walked over to the couch, he began running over the next series of months' plans. The move to Ponyville still wasn't complete, and there was a lot of preparation that was in store. Of course he didn't want to make too big of a deal out of it.After all, if he did, he would end up causing everyone in Ponyville to flock to him. And he couldn't exactly have that, now could he? With a low chuckle as he went over the thoughts in his head, the stallion lifted himself up off the couch and headed into his office room. Plopping his flank down at a chair, his eyes began to move across the different envelopes laying spread there on the table. Each one was opened and either smiled at, glared at, scoffed at or laughed at, and responded to in kind. He even took the time to respond to some of the hate messages. Being a rock star really did take it out of you, which is why he ended up letting out a loud yawn. The echo of the amplifiers was still ringing in his head, a hoof moving through his mane slowly. Cracks were starting to appear in his eyes right as he got to the last letter, rubbing them tiredly.A few thoughts processed through his head before he moved his hoof over to a phone, ringing up his old acquaintance. "Hey, Goldy. You there? Listen, I'm free tomorrow and I don't have any plans. Wanna head down to the Greasy Barrel and relive old memories? I'll hit up the other colts and see what's up." With confirmation and a few words, Sunset let out another sigh and hung the phone up. He had to make sure he had the energy to make these last few calls. Forcing himself to stay awake, Sunset went through the process of ringing up each of the old band members, scheduling a trip back to where it all began. Eventually Sunset set the unanswered letters off to the side, turned the light off in the office and headed to bead, hanging up his jacket on the way. As he crawled under the covers with a smile, all he could do was shake his head and remark groggily."I'm gettin' too old for this stuff."