How far will one stallion run to escape what pursues him?
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That pegasus is going to regret the day he threw foals at Stoneface.
I am now imagining Chicken Soupervillan.
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???
I can only imagine what would happen if Bucky was the one who encountered this dude.
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Is this before or after he works on his bowel disruption spells... this is important.
Was this honestly not common knowledge?
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Not for some people/ponies.
5372189 Eh, their loss. Pervs have more fun.
So, any guesses about the villain?
I think that pegasus will end up as the first permanent statue in Ponyville square next to the stockade.
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Think carefully about the clues provided. What can you deduce about the pegasus? What can you (the reader) figure out that Sparkler might be missing?
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Is this villain someone that's been introduced before? And frankly the whole scenario reeks of a trap to me.
Dang it, now that Stoneface comment has me mentally searching back through my Discworld readings to get a good Vimes quote. And now I'm also wondering if you're turning Sparkler into a Vimes expy. (Hah, probably something along the grizzled policewoman lines would make her feel like Old Stoneface anyway) Awesome chapter, kudzu, I love this story so much!
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Look at the clues provided. You tell me. This is important.
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Sparkler is a young Stoneface, trying to put the world back together after everything she knew fell apart. Sparkler is going to become the most important law enforcement official in Equestria's history, much like Vimes is for Discworld.
Pretty obviously a mirror traveler. I would guess an alternate Bucky, except for the Pegasus bit.
Hmm, the pegasus may be a mirror traveler who broke away and formed his own little enclave, still connected to the portal network, or just a lone criminal horribly bigoted against earth ponies. (Hmm, did the mirror travelers count both pegasi and unicorns among their ranks, or was it just unicorns? Edit: Both) Likely he's still connected and is part of the military/infiltration arm fnord. He isn't stealing valuables, just supplies, kept the foals in a cave, hates earth ponies and tortures earth foals in front of the rest to make them fear him, and generally shows the hallmarks of a mirror traveler.
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Could be a mirror traveler with how they treat Earth Ponies. However, it is possible it could not be one. Did we ever get a description of General Iron Sky or whatever his name was?
5372227 he obviously uses the supplies to both provide for him and other people, so it could be possible it is a whole gang due to the amount of foals. My best bet is a smallish group of criminals with the "daddy" the one who leads it.
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It isn't him. Trust me.
5372153 the phrase "self-voluntary test subject" comes to mind
Burn mark... burn mark... is it someone from the Isles?
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Bucky has to make sure his spells aren't harmful. Discomfort is fine, but excruciating agony and or death is a no no.
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He burned away his cutie mark on both sides... why would he do this?
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I doubt it is a Alternate World Bucky. Mainly because it seems Alternates tend to keep the same race.
5372243 wait... I may have some sneaking suspicion on at least where this asshole is from.
But the burnt cutie mark... A injury like that is not an accident, so it was either self inflited
Or a punishment.
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Wait...I think I got it. Is it possibly Loch Skimmer and Ripple's Father? I would have to go back and look for him though...
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**bangs head on desk**
That guy was a moron. Not a clever ninja and well trained soldier.
5372384 Any number of reasons. Shame. Anonymity, which would be a terrible reason seeing as a pony without a cutie mark would be like a person without fingerprints in that it'd be just as unique and noticeable, which leads me to believe that instead of either of those reasons, it'd be done as a punishment, which when one takes into account that it seems like the perfect way of branding someone a crook, way better than flogging or locking in stocks, since it is dehumanizing, painful, and permanent without the benefit of healing magics leads me to believe they could be from the Isles.
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Based on the clues presented, I would say a high chance of being a mirror traveler. The signs are there for that. And also a chance of being the mirror's version of Bucky (only a pegasi instead of unicron). Because in many ways seeming to be the mirror opposite of Bucky. Bucky loves foals and cannot hurt them, loves earth ponies, and is called mama by Harper, and heavily scarred. This pegasi is cruel to foals, hates earth ponies, insists on being called daddy, and is heavily scarred.
Another possibility is Diamond Tiara's doctor. She's an earth pony and he ignored her medical complaints for ages, then when she talks back he immediately drops her. I do not remember what tribe he was.
Next chance, the dishonored/disgraced general Iron Sky (or whomever it was), that thought only military should get to vote on things in the new Equestria, and I believe was anti earthpony and anti mare as well. That is until little Sentinel's letter to the editor started a rallying cry against him.
And finally. Loch Skimmer and Ripple's father somehow over here.
Those are my best wild guesses at this time.
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Cutie marks are easily identify somepony. Don't they?
What if they didn't want to be identified?
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If one of his foals was captured, there is nothing to go by.
If one never goes out during the daylight, or is never seen by others, the missing marks aren't so identifiable, are they?
5372407 Right, because giant burn mark is entirely non-incriminating. If he conceals the scars with a cloak when in public, then a cloak would do the same if he did not burn himself. If he did so to prevent being identified now, then he's backed himself into much the same corner having his mark identified would do anyway: once word gets out, it will become very noticeable, making any attempts at hiding himself all the harder.
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Doubt it is Bucky since his Mirror Counterpart was named Umbra.
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War Empress Umbra. Nightmare Moon's apprentice.
Just as Bucky is Luna's apprentice by official announcement.
5372417 If he hides at night, then he has no reason to worry about being identified, since as you said, he's hiding. He's going through needless effort and trying too hard; being identified holds no danger if he otherwise cannot be found. The only reason I can think of for him to hide and scar himself would be if he's getting close to somepony(ies) in Ponyville who know him, and he wishes to remain anonymous, especially from any concerned parties in local government.
Ok Everyone Making a List of who it Currently isn't and why.
ISN'T:
Mirror Traveler Bucky. His Counterpart is a Mare Named Umbra that worked for Nightmare Moon and is likely as dead as her.
Loch and Ripple's "Dad". He is a fucking Moron. Moving on.
General Iron Sky. Kudzu already said it wasn't.
Possible on Who it is:
Mirror Traveler. Because they are dicks.
Some other Character in the story who has been mentioned but we have not thought of.
Current thoughts on who in the second list it might by... Maybe it is the stallion that took advantage of Thistle. That is the only one pony I can think of currently. There is also the possibility there was someone from the Shetland Islands who got their flanks tore up and then had the wounds burned closed thus leaving no Cutie Mark.
It was kinda stupid for Sparkler to do a sting all by herself and with ZERO backup...
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Foal: His cutie mark is such and such. **gives detailed description**
Sparkler: Hmm, I betting this guy might be good at this and that.
The potential available knowledge is threatening to long term survival.
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Yes and no. She's been doing it. She's well suited to night raids. She has stun spells.
This time, she was caught off guard and outclassed.
So yes, stupid.
Against local yokels, she's just fine.
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Also, she has to make mistakes so she can learn...
5372483 Again, by your own statement, he's hiding. Unless his mark was for spelunking, camping, or some other generic survival skill, the scarification serves little purpose beyond self-assurance. He's taking steps that could otherwise be ignored by proper planning.
Maybe not self-assurance, then, maybe it's not for his own benefit. Possibly escaped criminal? Broke loose during the Schism and took up with a crew? Scarred off his mark to prevent one slight role in the organization form being figured out in order to prevent anypony from guessing who else might also be involved?
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They should meet. ... They should bang.
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She's dead.
That makes things kinda complicated.
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Important question: Is he someone we would potentially recognize if we've only read The Chase and nothing else?
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Recognition really isn't a factor on your end.
But for him, being recognised is a BAD thing. A BAD BAD thing.
what is the deal with the other-universe ponies hating earth ponies? (I'm going to assume this guy is affiliated to them in some way until its said otherwise, it it ever is.)
I'm interested in finding that out, beyond my wild theories.
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In the sense of: Will these clues potentially make sense to us purely from reading The Chase?
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Symbolic interactionism.
As a society, you function better if you all have something in common that you can hate as a unified whole.
Slaves, minorities, specific religions, you need a unifying symbol. Slaves make it easy. Everybody hates slaves, so that gives everybody something in common. Common ground breeds familiarity and that in turn makes society run better.