King Sombra's Fantastic Movie Notes #1 -- King Sombra's Legion Of Doom · 7:27pm Oct 11th, 2022
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King Sombra’s Legion Of Doom is an animated anthropomorphic action-comedy television series. It is a spin-off of the King Sombra’s Fantastic Movie franchise of films, and like that series, stars the character King Sombra from My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.
Plot: The arrogant and tyrannical unicorn King Sombra decides he wants to take over the entire world. But in order to do so he must assemble a team of powerful and ruthless military leaders to aid him in his conquests. Now, Sombra is all set for world domination with his new Legion of Doom, but there’s only one problem — all of them are absolutely terrible at their jobs. The series follows the misadventures of Sombra and his lackeys as they try over and over again to conquer the world.
Characters:
King Sombra: The unicorn ruler of the Crystal Empire. He is arrogant, cruel, and obnoxious. It’s also shown that while he is very knowledgeable about some things, he’s not all that smart. He lives in Castle Sombra with his servants and generals where he plots to conquer the world.
General Monoceros: Stout unicorn who leads Sombra’s army. He isn’t all that bright, despite being quite strong.
Admiral Aerion: Cunning and agile pegasus who leads Sombra’s naval forces (despite the fact that the Crystal Empire is landlocked). He secretly thinks more highly of himself than Sombra.
Air Chief Comet: Young and handsome earth pony who is in charge of Sombra’s air force (even though he is an earth pony and does not have wings). He is friends with the other generals and enjoys annoying Sombra.
Doctor Radiant Hope: A purplish unicorn with a light blue mane. She serves as the group’s physician and uses her healing magic to treat illnesses. She is madly in love with Sombra, yet he seems to have no idea that she has feelings for him. Although she and Sombra have known each other since they were kids, Sombra does not treat her very well and claims to only keep her around due to her ability to heal.
Sombra’s Troopers: The soldiers of Sombra’s military. They follow his every order, no matter how whimsical or insane it might be.
Sombra’s Harem Mares: A group of female ponies who reside in Sombra’s castle. They are deeply devoted to Sombra despite his horrible treatment of them. It’s implied multiple times that Sombra once had each of them as his wives but eventually got sick of them and locked them up.
Sombra’s Cooks: A group of cooks who are tasked with providing meals for the King and his court.
Dungeon Dwellers: A group of mangy, scrawny ponies who reside in the dungeons of Castle Sombra. They have been in the dungeons for so long that Sombra can’t even remember why he locked them up in the first place.
Episodes:
- “The Plot Against Equestria”
The series opening follows the assembly of the Legion of Doom and their first unsuccessful attempt to conquer the world.
- “Chuck E. Sombra’s”
While Radiant Hope scrambles to fix an urgent last minute issue, Sombra has his birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese.
- “Kings & Queens”
On the day Sombra is set to announce who he will choose as Queen, an old flame of his comes to visit, leading Radiant Hope to try to win her king’s favor.
- “Dungeons & Dictators”
Sombra and company play a fantasy role playing game with disastrous results.
- “Sleepless In The Crystal Empire”
Sombra has insomnia and can’t sleep the night before he is supposed to give a very important address to his kingdom.
- “The Date”
Radiant Hope tricks Sombra into going on a date with her, but he has other things on his mind besides romance.
- “DizzyWorld”
The Legion of Doom plots to take over Disney World after Sombra reveals he’s never been there before.
- “Umbrum Conundrum”
Sombra’s annoying umbrum cousins come to stay at his castle, and he and his cohorts must find a way to evict them.
- “Sombra’s Missing Crown”
Sombra has misplaced his crown again and Radiant Hope has only 24 hours to find it or else Sombra will have her executed for stealing it.
- “Diary of a Madpony”
When Radiant Hope finds Sombra’s diary, she must choose between making the right choice or learning all sorts of juicy secrets about a certain unicorn king.
- “The Crystal Touch”
Sombra’s greed just might lead to his own undoing after he wishes that everything he touches could turn to Crystal.
- “The Death Of Sombra”
Each of Sombra’s generals imagines what life would be like if anything ever happened to their leader.
- “The Legion Of Doom’s Terrifying Fright-Filled Nightmare Night!”
The group turns the castle into a scary haunted house for Halloween, but Sombra must hide the fact that he is secretly scared of the holiday.
Special: “It’s A Sombraful Life!”
When Sombra realizes that everybody around him doesn’t like him, he wishes that he were never born. But, his guardian angel (yes even he has one) eventually shows him that he is actually needed in the world and that he does have a purpose.
Season 2 Episodes:
- “Meet The Parents”
When Radiant Hope discovers her parents are actually alive and want to reconnect with her, she has to figure out how to keep them away from the annoying and unruly Sombra.
- “The Deep End”
Sombra has to take swimming lessons at the community pool in order to achieve his dream of building an underwater empire.
- “The Great Diet”
Radiant Hope convinces Sombra to go on a diet after noticing he’s been gaining a few pounds. Will the king be able to alter his decadent lifestyle and be healthier, or will his laziness and gluttony overcome him?
- “¡Viva La Vida Sombra!”
After finding out his name is actually of Spanish origin, Sombra is inspired to start his own Mexican restaurant. But will a nosy health inspector shut him down for good?
- “Super Sombra 64”
The Legion of Doom becomes so addicted to a brand new video game that they end up shirking their plans to take over the world.
- “The Whining”
After being snowed in while spending a weekend at an old, luxurious hotel in the mountains, Sombra and company start to experience strange and unexplainable occurrences.
- “The Church of Sombra”
Sombra’s plans of getting exemptions on his taxes go horribly awry when he attempts to create an entire religion revolving around himself.
- “Wheel Of Misfortune”
The gang gets a chance to be on a popular TV game show, but will their stupidity ultimately keep them from winning the grand prize?
- “Fifty Shades Of Grief”
When Radiant Hope decides to publish her own romance novel featuring her and Sombra, the latter suddenly finds himself the subject of a massive fanbase of crazed teenage girls.
- “Professor Sombra: Part 1”
Sombra gets a job as a part-time professor at a community college, but will he be able to handle the responsibility?
- “Professor Sombra: Part 2”
Sombra’s been handling his new position as professor fairly well, but will competition from a rival teacher leave him left to dry?
- “Untold Shenanigans Of The ER”
When Sombra swallows a toy that turns out to be toxic, it’s a race against time to get it removed from him before it completely destroys his insides.
- “The King’s Banquet”
An eating contest is held at the castle, and everyone is determined to win at all costs.
Special:
“A Somber Tale”
After declaring his immense hatred for the Hearth’s Warming season, Sombra is visited by three spirits who teach him the magic of the holidays.
Season 3 Episodes:
- “Et Tu, Aerion?”
The ambitious Admiral Aerion decides to finally assassinate Sombra and take the kingdom over himself, but the oblivious Sombra keeps miraculously avoiding his attempts each and every time.
- “Radiant Hope’s Fantastic Episode”
An entire episode focusing on the daily struggles of Sombra’s right-hoof unicorn, Radiant Hope.
- “Lost In Translation”
Sombra tries to learn a new language in order to be able to listen to possible traitors, but his efforts do not go over so well.
- “E-V-I-L”
Castle Sombra holds its first annual Spelling Bee. Who will come out on top?
- “Mama’s Boy”
Rabia, Sombra’s estranged mother, decides to pay her son a visit. But her overbearing nature soon begins to drive the entire gang crazy.
- “Kindergarten King”
Radiant Hope’s newest anti-aging spell goes awry and turns Sombra into a bratty, unruly toddler.
- “War And Peas”
Sombra and company have a massive food fight in the castle dining hall, causing chaos for all involved.
- “Senior Sombra”
A misunderstanding leads Sombra to be shipped off to a nursing home, where he must adjust to life as a senior citizen.
- “Sombrarella”
Sombra learns the consequences of his terrible treatment of women when a mysterious sorceress turns him into a mare for a day.
- “Keep Castle Sombra Beautiful”
Sombra must clean up his entire castle without the aid of any of his servants in order to win a bet with Radiant Hope.
- “Castlebound”
As he is recovering from colic surgery, Sombra must think of ways to entertain himself while being confined to his room.
- “Kingly Crush”
When Sombra falls in love with a popular celebrity, he decides to kidnap her to make her his bride, but Radiant Hope’s jealousy just might get in the way.
- “Hole-In-None”
To appease his overworked generals, Sombra takes his gang on a golfing trip, but it isn’t as relaxing as everyone hopes.
Reception:
King Sombra’s Legion of Doom received mixed reviews upon its release date. Some critics praised its over-the-top storylines and unconventional sense of humor, but heavily panned its characters and animation style. Audiences generally gave the show negative reviews, saying that King Sombra himself is an obnoxious and unlikeable character who “models cruel and offensive behavior to children.” Many parent groups also expressed concerns that the show was too inappropriate for children, despite being advertised as a children’s show. Because of this, many episodes of the series are heavily censored or even outright banned in certain countries. However, the show has gained a faithful cult following of fans who enjoy Sombra as an entertaining character.
Trivia:
- Each episode of the series has an 11-minute runtime.
- There are currently 3 seasons of the series, each with a total of 13 episodes each, bringing the total number of released episodes to 39.
- Some merchandise, including plush toys, figurines, and coloring books, based on the show has been created.
- The show is considered non-canon to My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and all other My Little Pony media, as King Sombra was officially stated to be dead within the continuity of that show. However, the series is considered to be in the same universe as the King Sombra’s Fantastic Movie film franchise.
- All of the characters in the series except for Sombra, Hope, and Rabia were specifically created for the show.
