Post by queshire on Feb 3, 2015 4:18:07 GMT
Name: Yankee Doodle
Age: Despite being a contemporary of Granny Smith he seems to be in his mid 40s
Sex: Male
Gender: Male
Species: Pony
Sub-species/race: Earth Pony
Physical Appearance: Despite his age Yankee looks like a hale and hearty Earth pony in the prime of life. The only concession to his age seems to be the pure white color of his tail, mane, and of course his signature goatee. His coat a dark navy blue that serves to only contrast more his bright red eyes. On his rump lies his cutie mark, a large white star with red, white, & blue star beams spreading out from it.
In formal situations he tends to wear a detached white collar with a red bow tie & a white top hat, but when he's working with his hooves he frequently leaves the tie untied and the hat off.
Personality: Yankee has a very straight forward and honest personality. This makes some people think he's a simpleton, but honestly he just prefers to keep things uncomplicated. He puts great faith in the individual potential of thinking beings and firmly believes that through cooperation and compromise there's nothing that can't be achieved.
That's not to say he's incapable of scheming. He hates it but decades of experience in politics and industry have given him the skills to scheme with the best of them if pushed to that extreme, but he doesn't like to resort to that. He'd much rather discredit and embarrass those he sees as haughty with his surprisingly sharp wit.
Special talent*: Vitality
Family*: None living.
Goals, ambitions, aspirations*: Yankee's long term goal is the ascendancy of all thinking beings. The prosperity and welfare of Equestria and pony kind is a good intermediate step. In the short term he likes to invest in and help individuals reach their highest potential and has a particular interest in scientific advancement and Transhumanism. Currently he's focusing his efforts on obtaining and researching magical artifacts and phenomena.
Strengths: Yankee is a fit and healthy Earth Pony though by Earth Pony standards he's not particularly strong. Instead his Earth Pony nature is focused through his special talent resulting in his youthful appearance despite being around as old as Granny Smith. He's capable of going for weeks without sleep or work at some task for hours without tiring.
Obvious weaknesses or vulnerabilities: Yankee is very much a jack of all stats, master of none. Except for his abnormal vitality he doesn't particularly excel in any one area. His strong morals and convictions can also make it easy for others to manipulate him into a trap.
History: Yankee grew up thirty minutes away from where Granny Smith grew up, which was still 45 minutes closer than the nearest town. A true country pony at heart, Yankee grew up valuing hard work and perseverance. Despite how much time working on the farm took Yankee always made a point to go to the one room school in the nearest town. Ultimately he never graduated, but he's always taken pride in the education he got there.
Growing up Yankee was convinced that he would eventually inherit the family farm. Frankly he was OK with that, but that all changed when the War started. Like any young stallion Yankee did his patriotic duty and signed up to fight the vile scourge of the Enemy.
While serving he became fast friends with another pony named Steel Shine. Brothers forged in combat, they promised to start up their own steel factory after the war.
Eventually the fighting came to a close. For his heroic efforts over the course of the fighting Yankee was Knighted. Steel Shine... didn't make it out.
Honoring the promise he made to his fallen friend Yankee set out to establish Steel Shine Industrial. It was a rocky start for the nascent company. Besides all the other challenges that faces a new company he had to contend with Baron Iron Baron who saw the company as a threat to his own interests. The conflict between the two was the stuff that folk tales are made of, but ultimately it ended with Iron Baron falling to his death from an airship and Yankee marrying his beautiful daughter; Lady Libertine.
Very little happened during the next few decades. Despite being unable to have any children Yankee and Lady lived in marital bliss. They expanded the company. Now it's the single greatest industrial juggernaut in Equestria. Time passed
Around 20 years ago his wife passed away. In her will she had the title of Baron officially passed to Yankee. Yankee didn't much care for being nobility. For the most part he just sold the land to those living on it. He still retains the title, but he doesn't really do anything with it. Similarly his company is running just fine under the direction of Steel Shine's great-niece Ember Smith and he sees little reason to mess with it.
In effect, he has entered a semi-retirement free to follow whatever interests take his fancy.
Place of Residence: Yankee owns a luxurious penthouse suite in the heart of Manehatten but he rarely stays there. Most of the time he can be found on the small lonely farm he grew up on or traveling Equestria. Finally as part of his inheritance from his wife he has a small town house in Canterlot but it's just as rare that he's there as it is he's at the suite.
