Post by Shooting Star on Apr 22, 2015 16:36:20 GMT
Shooting Star: male pegasus
Appearance: A young pegasus pony, Shooting Star stands at an above average height and has an equally above average wingspan. His snow-white coat clashes with his sun-yellow mane and tail, his ocean blue eyes being windows for the feminine pony; he is way too easily mistaken as a mare.
Cutie Mark: A shooting star, reflecting his namesake and his talent
Distinguishing features: The distinguishing features of Shooting Star are three fold. First is his oddly large wingspan, which he was born with and had only gotten used to flying with after growing up a bit.
For reasons he does not understand, his wings accumulate a very soft and fine dust, which gives his wings an iridescent shimmer, and the dust trails behind him as he flies, shining most brightly in the star and moonlight.
A third distinguishing feature is his feminine body; he is easily mistaken for being female, to the point where he wonders why exactly he was even born a male.
Abilities: Star is a fast flyer, nearly to the extent of Rainbow Dash. The challenge is that a quirk of his pegasus magic means that when he pours on the speed it tends to be all in one direction; he just doesn't turn well at high speed. He's practicing, though, with a diligence that would make Dash proud. He has compensated for this flaw with a stop-and-go style of flight, but its less than ideal.
His eyesight and perception of detail is also incredible, and while its most obvious benefit is the fact he does not suffer from tunnel vision when flying at top speed, it has also allowed him to pick up on smaller details.
Personality: Shooting Star is an idealistic, friendly and optimistic colt. He's the type to fly into any situation with a smile and a cheer. He is a firm believer in giving second chances, taking ponies for their word, and giving the benefit of the doubt; perhaps a naive way of thinking, but at the end of the day, he keeps good intentions in his heart. He doesn't give up when he wants to solve a problem, and can even try to be creative with his solutions. Conversely, he might bring himself in over his head, and although he may recognize this, he does his best to keep a smile on and be calm about it.
He also believes in placing accountability on individuals for their actions, rather than lashing at the whole group; as such he will usually give individuals a chance to show their worth despite a group's bad reputation. The exception to such tolerance is when he knows what they have down personally and when he is convinced that they won't change.
It is unknown if his patience has its limits, nor has it been seen whether or not he is capable of holding a grudge.
He dreams of joining the Canterlot Royal Guard, and he exercises daily in hopes of being good enough when he applies.
Background:
Born and raised in Appleloosa, Shooting Star is the pegasus child of two earth ponies. With no hints in the family tree, it was simply chalked up to random chance. At first, he couldn't fly because his wings were above average size, and his body just couldn't handle using them for a while. Even when he started to grow into his wings, his inexperience was a cause for much awkwardness. This was noticeable because of his sloppy flight that often resulted in him crashing. He would both be called a Fallen Star and Stardust Glimmer, the former to make fun of his lack of control, and the latter due to his quirky wings. He didn't mind the first nickname, as he did agree somewhat, but the latter name was pretty catchy to him. Enough so that he pulled the ultimate 'buck you!' on the ponies who tried to bully him; embracing the nickname and removing all insult from it.
However, he did not give up, nor did he lose hope. Every day when he had the time, he'd work on improving his control over his flight, even exhausting himself on some days from the diligence. His parents supported him the entire time, and eventually time, tenacity, and hard work enabled him to fly around like any other pegasus, although there was a barrier he would find along with his special talent.
As he grew up, he began to read all sorts of stories in books, tales of the royal guard, for example. This and the occassional trips to Canterlot in which he saw the guards in pony. This was probably the reason what started his dream to join the Royal Guard.
On his first day starting his courier service, which he opted to make and promote as a lower cost alternative to sending mail via post office, Shooting Star got to travel around Equestria. He had succeeded in deliverying a letter for his first customer, but was asked to bring something back to Appleloosa, and he didn't have much day light left. It was on this day when he learned of his special talent, as suddenly he picked up the pace to reach an incredible speed. He was surprised by this that he failed to pull off a proper deceleration and landing,and although he did tumble a bit upon making it back to Appleloosa, he had been likened to a shooting star by the recipient, who had seen his iridescent shimmer mid-flight. With the package intact and the pegasus acknowledgeing that such speed was his own, he noticed a blinking flash on his flank, and upon looking, his cutie mark appeared. Overjoyed at the discovery of his special talent, Shooting Star continued to practice, and eventually developed a stunt trick of his own, although he hasn't come up with a cool name for it yet, which does bum him out a little.
It was during this time that he discovered the aformentioned barrier; while he is a really fast flier; he can only maintian the speed going one direction at a time. He learned through several close calls and a few crashes that he just can't turn when he pours on the speed.
Appearance: A young pegasus pony, Shooting Star stands at an above average height and has an equally above average wingspan. His snow-white coat clashes with his sun-yellow mane and tail, his ocean blue eyes being windows for the feminine pony; he is way too easily mistaken as a mare.
Cutie Mark: A shooting star, reflecting his namesake and his talent
Distinguishing features: The distinguishing features of Shooting Star are three fold. First is his oddly large wingspan, which he was born with and had only gotten used to flying with after growing up a bit.
For reasons he does not understand, his wings accumulate a very soft and fine dust, which gives his wings an iridescent shimmer, and the dust trails behind him as he flies, shining most brightly in the star and moonlight.
A third distinguishing feature is his feminine body; he is easily mistaken for being female, to the point where he wonders why exactly he was even born a male.
Abilities: Star is a fast flyer, nearly to the extent of Rainbow Dash. The challenge is that a quirk of his pegasus magic means that when he pours on the speed it tends to be all in one direction; he just doesn't turn well at high speed. He's practicing, though, with a diligence that would make Dash proud. He has compensated for this flaw with a stop-and-go style of flight, but its less than ideal.
His eyesight and perception of detail is also incredible, and while its most obvious benefit is the fact he does not suffer from tunnel vision when flying at top speed, it has also allowed him to pick up on smaller details.
Personality: Shooting Star is an idealistic, friendly and optimistic colt. He's the type to fly into any situation with a smile and a cheer. He is a firm believer in giving second chances, taking ponies for their word, and giving the benefit of the doubt; perhaps a naive way of thinking, but at the end of the day, he keeps good intentions in his heart. He doesn't give up when he wants to solve a problem, and can even try to be creative with his solutions. Conversely, he might bring himself in over his head, and although he may recognize this, he does his best to keep a smile on and be calm about it.
He also believes in placing accountability on individuals for their actions, rather than lashing at the whole group; as such he will usually give individuals a chance to show their worth despite a group's bad reputation. The exception to such tolerance is when he knows what they have down personally and when he is convinced that they won't change.
It is unknown if his patience has its limits, nor has it been seen whether or not he is capable of holding a grudge.
He dreams of joining the Canterlot Royal Guard, and he exercises daily in hopes of being good enough when he applies.
Background:
Born and raised in Appleloosa, Shooting Star is the pegasus child of two earth ponies. With no hints in the family tree, it was simply chalked up to random chance. At first, he couldn't fly because his wings were above average size, and his body just couldn't handle using them for a while. Even when he started to grow into his wings, his inexperience was a cause for much awkwardness. This was noticeable because of his sloppy flight that often resulted in him crashing. He would both be called a Fallen Star and Stardust Glimmer, the former to make fun of his lack of control, and the latter due to his quirky wings. He didn't mind the first nickname, as he did agree somewhat, but the latter name was pretty catchy to him. Enough so that he pulled the ultimate 'buck you!' on the ponies who tried to bully him; embracing the nickname and removing all insult from it.
However, he did not give up, nor did he lose hope. Every day when he had the time, he'd work on improving his control over his flight, even exhausting himself on some days from the diligence. His parents supported him the entire time, and eventually time, tenacity, and hard work enabled him to fly around like any other pegasus, although there was a barrier he would find along with his special talent.
As he grew up, he began to read all sorts of stories in books, tales of the royal guard, for example. This and the occassional trips to Canterlot in which he saw the guards in pony. This was probably the reason what started his dream to join the Royal Guard.
On his first day starting his courier service, which he opted to make and promote as a lower cost alternative to sending mail via post office, Shooting Star got to travel around Equestria. He had succeeded in deliverying a letter for his first customer, but was asked to bring something back to Appleloosa, and he didn't have much day light left. It was on this day when he learned of his special talent, as suddenly he picked up the pace to reach an incredible speed. He was surprised by this that he failed to pull off a proper deceleration and landing,and although he did tumble a bit upon making it back to Appleloosa, he had been likened to a shooting star by the recipient, who had seen his iridescent shimmer mid-flight. With the package intact and the pegasus acknowledgeing that such speed was his own, he noticed a blinking flash on his flank, and upon looking, his cutie mark appeared. Overjoyed at the discovery of his special talent, Shooting Star continued to practice, and eventually developed a stunt trick of his own, although he hasn't come up with a cool name for it yet, which does bum him out a little.
It was during this time that he discovered the aformentioned barrier; while he is a really fast flier; he can only maintian the speed going one direction at a time. He learned through several close calls and a few crashes that he just can't turn when he pours on the speed.
