I Would Like a Shining Armor Episode

Hear me out.

Shining Armor may seem like a one dimensional gag character for Dads to relate to, but there is more to him than that. He is a devoted husband, a caring father, an amazing brother, and a warrior. Yes a warrior.

Shining' special talent is that he protects ponies, and while we have never seen how he got his cutie mark, we have seen the barriers he can make. And I bet it was that drive to be the best protector he could be that lead him to becoming the head of the royal guard at such a young age. Of course he gave up his position when he married Cadance, and such is his devotion to her, but he still sees himself as a guardian - it's what his cutie mark is telling him after all.

So why an episode on him? We have all witnessed what happens when stuff interferes with a pony's special talent, season one had a lot of these moments. Ponies lose their freaking minds. Now let's look at what has happened to Shining during the series.

His first appearance has his wife to be kidnapped and replaced right under his nose. Next he has to sit by and watch his wife struggle to keep back an ancient evil that she eventually destroys. Later on he and the rest of his family are abducted - including his newborn daughter. Then in the movie his wife is turned to stone leaving a real possibility that he would have to raise Flurry by himself.

As a person whose entire life - the very fiber of his being - has been dedicated to the ideal of protecting others, when push came to shove, he couldn't. He couldn't save the princesses. He couldn't save his sister. He couldn't save his wife. He couldn't save his daughter.

This has to be driving him insane. And I want see how he deals with so much self doubt and the feelings of worthlessness that comes with it.