Ciderfest BOAS APP Stories: 86?!

by Janicethelight


49. Darkside (Actor Prompt)

Character: King Sombra

Quest Outline:
Convince con-goers to implant in Fizzy’s head the idea that villains, much like her kind, are often misunderstood and deserve to have their story heard


Character Position:
This Sombra is the Fandom Sombra/comic Sombra. He is the Sombra that everyone thought of once they saw the Crystal Empire and thought: something isn't right here. He had a sad past. Did he see a terrible future and accidentally made it happen by trying to avoid it? Did he fall in love with one of the alicorn sisters, and become corrupted in an attempt for more power to try to be with him? Could there be another reason for his sudden want to enslave ponies? Sombra could say in page hashtags. Point is, he is a product of what happened!



Actor Instructions:
Just like Discord is trying to encourage the reader to help Fizzy choose Chaos, Sombra is trying to convince the writer that maybe the villain option isn't the worst one. Sometimes, villains are the right ones.

Character Headspace:

Sombra is ultimately feeling unheard. In his mind, the past only depicts his worst sides without showing how he came to be in that place. He believes more often than not that the villains in one story are just villains because they got the short story. History is written by the winners, after all. If they choose to try to hear the villains out give them the code word #Everyvillainislemons (+1 evil) . If they refuse, give them the codeword #Ineedahero (hero). If they decide it will be case by case, or something like that give them #heartoftheproblem (chaos)