| “ | You should all surrender, nothing can defeat your own fears! | „ |
| ~ Sombra to the Mane Six |
Summary
King Sombra is the fourth villain of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, and acts as the antagonist of the Season 3 premiere.
A thousand years ago, Sombra enslaved the entire Crystal Empire, ruling through fear. He was banished by both Celestia and Luna, but after 1,000 years returned to take over, again. However, he was eventually destroyed by the Crystal Heart before managing to regain control.
In the Season 9 premiere, he was resurrected by Discord (posing as Grogar) and refused his plan to work with other villains in favor of taking over the Crystal Empire on his own. After tricking the Mane 6 into leading him to the Tree of Harmony, he destroyed the Tree and took over Ponyville and Canterlot, but was destroyed a second time by the Mane 6 with the magic of friendship.
Powers and Stats
Tier: 2-A
Name: King Sombra
Origin: My Little Pony
Gender: Male
Age: Over 1,000 years old
Classification: Unicorn
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Magic, Energy Projection, Teleportation, Transformation, Intangibility, Fear Manipulation, Illusion Creation, Mind Manipulation, Crystalline Manipulation, Darkness Manipulation, Time Manipulation (Under his rule, nothing in the Crystal Empire aged over the course of 1,000 years), Perception Manipulation (Manipulated Twilight and Spikes sight and senses in order to make them perceive their greatest fears), Weather Manipulation (His presence was causing a massive storm to consume the entire empire on all sides), Possibly Memory Manipulation (No one in the Crystal Empire was able to recall their lives before Sombra's rule for some time), Empathic Manipulation (His mind control works by forcing the target to experience their worst fears), Fire Manipulation (Can create dark flames), Curse Manipulation (Cursed the Crystal Empire to disappear), Size Manipulation while he is in his smoke form (Can freely increase his size to this much), Life Manipulation (Magic is repeatedly referred to as life force and essence, effectively meaning that when they cast spells, they do so using their own life force), Flight via turning into smoke, Corruption (Type 2, Was able to corrupt the ground by leaving a piece of his horn), Regeneration (High-Low, Was able to regrow his horn), Telekinesis, Resistance to Mind Manipulation
Attack Potency: Multiverse level+ (Required both Celestia and Luna to be defeated, and the Crystal Heart to be destroyed)
Speed: Infinite combat and magic speed (Superior to Twilight Sparkle at the beginning of Season 9)
Lifting Strength: Unknown
Striking Strength: Multiverse level+
Durability: Multiverse level+ (Required the Crystal Heart to actually be taken down for good), Intangibility in his smoke form makes him difficult to kill
Stamina: High (Much physically stronger than the likes of Rarity or Fluttershy, who fought with the Bugbear for hours, starting in the middle of the afternoon, to minutes before sundown)
Range: Standard Melee Range; Tens of Kilometers in his smoke form (At least the size of the Crystal Empire, was able to spread across the entire Empire and can likely reach farther. Should be superior to Rarity, whose magic can reach this far)
Intelligence: Likely Gifted (Was able to take over and rule the entire Crystal Empire with an iron fist, was smart enough to know how to properly hide the Crystal Heart from all in such a good way it took Twilight in order to figure it out, was still able to outsmart Twilight and would've won if Spike did not step in on two separate occasions. Faked his defeat so he could follow the Mane Six and destroy the source of their power)
Standard Equipment: None notable
- Can Create: Mind Control Helmets
Weaknesses: Sombra is highly overconfident and tends to underestimate his opponents. He also has trouble thinking on the spot if his plans fail, not really having backup plans (Completely panicked when the Mane 6 were still able to use the Magic of Friendship even after he destroyed the Elements of Harmony). He can be destroyed by the Crystal Heart.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
- Mind Control: Sombra has two methods of putting others under his control. The first is to summon mind control helmets and send them flying at his foes to have them be placed on their heads. The second is to shoot magic and have it infect them. His mind control is so strong, that not even Twilight was able to overcome it.
- Fear Manipulation: Sombra can cast a spell on his foes that leaves them trapped in their own mind, experiencing their greatest fear.
- Smoke Form: Sombra can turn into smoke, granting him intangibility, and flight.
- Crystal Prison: Sombra can trap people in a cage made entirely out of crystals, which can counter escape via teleportation by teleporting the person back. He uses this to keep the Mane 6 subdued after he destroys the Tree of Harmony.
Notable Matchups
Notable Victories:
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Notable Losses:
Inconclusive Matches:
Discussions
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