Favorite FIMFiction Characters - #5 · 2:47am May 10th, 2013
#5 - Mort, from "Mort Takes a Holiday"
So let's talk about death. No, seriously, my fifth favorite character is Death. What does that say about my mind?
Mort Takes a Holiday is about Mort, the Pale Pony of Death, who gets a day off and is told to spend it with the mane six. The only problem? Well, for starters, he's death itself. Aside from the immortality and abilities that go with the job of the Grim Reaper, he's basically got no form of social life whatsoever, with his only friends being the Princesses. So he has to keep this a secret, while still trying to be friend with the mane six.
Does this sound like the potential for a Mary Sue OC story gone horribly horribly wrong? Yes, yes it does. But that's what's so great about this story. It's taken that risk, and pulled it off so wonderfully that you can't help but wonder how the author pulled it off. Mort himself is actually a very awkward character. He has no idea how to socialize, other than a crash course from Celestia and Luna, and everything he does is trial and error. He's extremely realistic, personality wise, and that really means a lot in these kind of stories. Not to mention the fact that he's still a kind and good pony, but he just has trouble showing it. If he makes a mistake, it ends up snowballing because he doesn't know how to react.
It's not just those quirks that make him a great character though. As I just said, he's a kind pony that really does try to make friends. In being the embodiment of Death, he's appeared to have gained a very strong appreciation of what makes life good. He's still learning what all of those things are, but you can clearly see he enjoys seeing happiness, and views it as a welcome change from what surrounds death. He's a very great take on an interesting concept, and his interactions with everyone else are just plain astounding.
He's Mort. What else can I say?
-Traveler
Another post from Omni. Another story on my read later list.
Mort... I get it, verry punny.
This kind of reminds me of the Halloween quests on Runescape, meeting Death and all.
Wait... Death usually has a steed. A Pale Horse, if you will. What does a pale steed ride when he IS the one in need of a pale steed?
I like a charachter that also represent death, Rainbow Death from The Nightmare Before Nightmare Night
an awesome read indeed
My favorite Death so far is from Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, but Mort is a close second.
Mort is best Death.
