Things were pretty bad in Equestria. Crime was rampant, ponies were starving, and the country was ruled by a tyrant. Shining didn't really give a fuck, it just happened that those on his list of ponies to murder weren't highly appreciated by others.
"I can already tell this is going to annoy many," Shining said, approaching her. "But on the bright side, not as many as if I'd been cutting Spitfire to pieces instead. We still have a while to go before that."
Oh dear, he's fourth-wall aware. This actually explains a lot.
Well. That was gruesome. Can't decide whether or not I like Shining's blasé attitude towards just about everything, but the story is still eminently readable. Looking forward to more.
9385183 Clearly, he’s just bored. He knows he has to go through the story, and he even seems to know what the story is!
Which means he also knows there’s nothing that’s going to reasonably be a challenge for him. Is it really all that heroic if you’re never actually in any kind of danger? Are you really a valiant knight is you’re going to win every fight you get into effortlessly?
I mean, maybe I’m totally wrong there, but I happen to like the theory that Shining is the way he is because he knows he’s going to win no matter what, and is hoping for something to surprise him.
Sounds like Count of Monte Cristo
Oh dear, he's fourth-wall aware. This actually explains a lot.
Well. That was gruesome. Can't decide whether or not I like Shining's blasé attitude towards just about everything, but the story is still eminently readable. Looking forward to more.
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Clearly, he’s just bored. He knows he has to go through the story, and he even seems to know what the story is!
Which means he also knows there’s nothing that’s going to reasonably be a challenge for him. Is it really all that heroic if you’re never actually in any kind of danger? Are you really a valiant knight is you’re going to win every fight you get into effortlessly?
I mean, maybe I’m totally wrong there, but I happen to like the theory that Shining is the way he is because he knows he’s going to win no matter what, and is hoping for something to surprise him.
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Or maybe he just forgot to save for a while and is grumblingly working his way back to the boss that finally killed him...
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Headcanon accepted.