Character sheet for Manos

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last update 5/8/16



Anonymous/Manos (Human, male) - Lord of Fate and leader of the Crystal Empire/Kingdom now calling itself the Reich
>if you dont know you haven't been reading
>when he first arrived to Equestria he already had a plan to gain some form of power.
>placed himself at important events such as Nightmare Moons return and the return of Discord to start rumors of his 'powers'
>first real contact was with Lyra Heartstrings who quickly became a leader of a small cult dedicated to him
>the cult grew in size and eventually became commonplace after the changeling invasion of Canterlot and Anonymous' hand in stopping it

'Princess' Cadence (Alicorn, female) - head of changeling removal branch of the Black Hands, gave up title of Princess to join manos
>remains unaware that Manos ordered the death of Shining Armor
>is currently in charge of the Changeling Labor camps
>while technically in charge of the Crystal Gestapo they have their own agendas and work outside military command
>Manos has convinced her that Celestia was the cause of her late husbands death, solidifying her loyalty to him.
>she now blames Celestia for her losses of love and friends, and has attacked her because of it.

Honor Bound (Unicorn, Male) - reichsmarschall- previous solo bodyguard to Manos and head of R&D
>Honor Bound has a rather erratic history. he was previously in the royal guard as a loyalist to manos, either from his devotion getting him removed from his position or his own will he joined the Brownshirts
>after time in the brownshirts he was appointed as Manos' personal guard and is considered to be the first of the black hands besides Copper Himself
>Honor bound was at the confrontation between Shinning armor, Chrysalis, and Manos as a personal guard
>shortly after he was demoted for accidentally stopping a conversation between manos and Celestia too soon
>while upset at the demotion he saw it as a test of his loyalty and took the position with fervor
>he was attacked by blackout in a field test headed by Copper coin against border guards in everfree
>after a month or so being stationed in everfree he was then promoted to the head of R&D after Coppers execution
>he is completely devoted to manos

Aryanne (earth pony, female) - Head of Manos' personal guards and the highest ranking Black Hand (besides the now promoted Honor Bound)
>leads the personal guard for manos of which notable members are as follows:
>Comet Glow - Earth Pony, male
	>cocky arrogant and a slight womanizer
	>seems to have a mixed view on his job, one minute he loves it, the next it bores him or he hates it.
	>despite getting into constant arguements with his kammarades he feels he has a close bond with them.
>Almond Heart - Pegasus, female
	>more reserved than the others in the group
	>while she doesnt speak often to the group she has formed a close relationship with Cinnamon Pop
	>that relationship eventually became romantic and she is pregnant with Cinnamons child.
>Cinnamon Pop - Unicorn, male
	>is a calm level headed pony
	>when Aryanne wasnt around to take command Cinnamon took the reigns and has become the unoffical second in command
	>he and Comet will constantly argue usuaually based on thier opposite ways of thinking
	>even so, he has formed a close bond with each of the memebers of Manos personal guard and even Manos himself
	>in his last missin, which was a personal request from manos to 'save' Cadence he was killed by friendly fire.
	>he never knew that Almond was pregnant with his child
>Rainbow Dash - Pegasus, female - now currently a airborne commander but still recognized as a personal guard
	>see below

Rainbow Dash (Pegasus, female) - Personal guard to Manos - Element of Loyalty - leader of the airforce
>at first distrusted manos going as far as to confront him about any action he takes
>had several arguments and outright fights with Manos, one such fight causing rainbow to rethink her life
>War 'Hero' - was a major factor in the battle of the Ardennes where she was commanded to use a sonic boom in the middle of hostile and friendly forces
>broke down on several occasions because of the destruction she has caused and has developed a form of PTSD
>her loyalty once weak soon began to grow more and more attached to manos and the Black Hands
>feels 'at home' with other Black Hands even more so than with the other Main 6
>awarded a Medal for her service which she wears proudly at all times
>was the first to recognize Kyrie as a useful member of the Reich and got her promoted to the same rank as she.

>Kyrie (pegasus, female) - co-leader of the Reich's airforce
>a skilled fighter in The Reich and has saved Rainbow Dash in the Seige of the Reich
>after meeting with Rainbow after the battle she earned her place as a personal assistant and eventually co-commander of the airforce
>she was rather shocked when she was given the promotion from Manos himself after rainbows recommendation

>Franziska (unicorn, female) - new head of R&D
>Franziska is a mare of science, and the Reich has given her plenty of room to experiment with new ideas
>she was the pony who first invented many of the Reich's war machines with the help of Honor Bound
>while she herself dislikes Honor Bound she still understand that he is her superior, though she will make things needlessly harder for him
>after discovering old files belonging to the late Copper Coin she has become fascinated with his work and research on ponies and changelings and may try to duplicate his work in her free time


Ms. Harshwhinny (Earth Pony, female) - Leader of the Brownshirts
>was awarded iron hand of manos first class for quelling a rebellion
>constantly making good threads for the story and keeping anons civil and professional
	>though she appears to be MIA in threads

>has worked her Brownshirts into a pseudo-royalguard for any town or area under the Reichs Control
>along with those places there is still active recruitment in areas that are considered parts of Equestria

Marble Sunset (Earth Pony, male) - Black Hand
>was put in command of a Black Hand group when the previous commander was KIA by a griffon ambush
>sometimes questions orders/situations but follows through none the less, orders are orders.
>since his first few operations he has become much more experienced and makes sure to save as many lives as he can
>to him both the Black hands and the Royal Guard have the same goals but have different leaders
>Civilians are always top priority, and the well being of captives are just as important as his own troops

Sunset Shimmer (Unicorn/Mirror Sub-Human, female)
>shows no outright loyalty or hostility to Manos
>was assaulted by Personal guards for questioning Manos' intentions/will.
>is currently in charge of the 'Black Legion' (penal battalion that was intended for Sombra)
>her orders in the Mirror World are to secure items of interest and bring them back through so R&D can use them
>after her orders were given she was cut off from Equestria and the Reich by Manos' order
>little is known about what she and her forces have done in the mirror world.

Maud (earth pony, female) - Black hand
>member of the black hands changeling removal branch
>selected for search and capture/destroy leadership roles in urban environments due to her lovable and understanding personality.
>...

Lyra (unicorn, female) - the Hand of Faith - 2nd in command of the Reich
>while she is second in command she does not make use of her position in military affairs unless requested by Manos
>leads the 'Children of Fate' religion, religion is dedicated to Manos.
>the first pony to actually converse with manos in personal situations
>she was pet by manos
>she has formed a very close bond with Little league aka Blackout and does her best to protect her even though its more likely she needs protecting rather than Blackout
>she was sent to the Zebranican Republic with Feild Day as her personal guard and military adviser for Zebra recruitment
>her job was to spread the word of Manos to natives to ensure more loyalty to Manos than to their own leadership

Silver Valor (earth pony, female) - Royal Guard - Captain/Commander
Judice Lunae (earth pony, female) - Lunar Knight - Knight ranking, command considered second only to Luna
>was one of the earlier ponies to side with manos' cause after being ordered to arrest him
>still carries her 'mark' with her as a memento of times past
>has 'overlooked' a few crimes committed by Manos, most notable one being the raid in canterlot where Manos stole the Mirror
>she remains loyal to the princesses. even with the crimes she has committed
>eventually she starts to splinter away from Manos and feel shame for her crimes against Equestria
>"sells her soul" to Luna to help stop Manos and his rise to power
>she has dropped her previous life and has sworn an oath to Luna (not Equestria) that she will be her faithful tool until her crimes have been forgiven
>she now hates Manos and the hands for what she sees as evil actions.

Copper Coin (Earth Pony, male) - Deceased - Black Hand, and previous Head of R&D, and previous head of the Brownshirts
>Copper Coin was one of the first to follow Manos' cause, being his messenger and original organizer of the Brownshirts
>once promoted to head of the R&D branch of the Black Hands he started experiments that include:
        > Augmentation of ponies
	> Changeling Mutations
	> Changeling dissections/surgeries
	> Created a sub-species of Changelings Called 'Hunters' (similar to Xenomorphs)
>all of the previously listed experiments were allowed by Manos and he was aware of them
>once Manos became aware of a 'mishap' where the hunters were attacking both Lyra, Blackout, and Rainbow Manos put him into a mental state which he couldnt escape from for several hours
>was executed the next day
>was publicly executed by Blackout (will be mentioned later) for his 'crimes'

Blackout/Little League (Earth pony, female) - Augmented Pony - Black Hand
>was first introduced to manos by Lyra before his rise
>quickly became loyal to him
>during her classes she was introduced to a Indoctrination School for young ponies
	>it is to be noted she already was loyal and passed the classes with ease
>because of her scores she was then selected by Copper Coin for 'special training' along with several other classmates
>the training included augmentations, surgeries, and psychological changes.
>she now looks and thinks like an adult mare, her loyalties lie completely with Lyra and Manos. nothing else matters
>current appearance is that of an adult mare fused with changeling like armor
>can now use basic magic to conceal herself and run at higher speeds
	>she is unaware of how much magic she can actually use and isnt interested in exploring it
>she has lost almost everything that made her who she was and sees herself as only a weapon of war
>Lyra and Manos are the only two beings she feels any real bond with and will give her life for them
		>not the Reich, but for Manos
>is currently paired up with Changelings on recon and Element search

BonBon (earth pony, female) -Brownshirt former leader - Head of the Brownshirts after ponyville city fell into chaos
>her loyalty was to manos and his loyal ponies
>she was quick to turn to hostilities with Royalists causing more unneeded chaos in the streets
>while Manos did not wish to give the order, he saw no other choice and ordered her execution to quell the rioting and to gain favor with the ponies
>her Death was honored at the First Ceremony of the Reich
>she was killed by Blackouts hooves and Manos' orders.
>she died a hero

Emerald Shine (unicorn, female) - Crystal Gestapo Head
					and her sister
Sapphire Shine (unicorn, female) - Crystal Gestapo Head

>sister crystal ponies who were found in the street by Manos
>when he and his Black Hands Liberated the Crystal Kingdom these two were found soon after
>they were surrounded by Black Hands and were in the process of fighting them
>Manos stepped in and tried to find a reason for the fight
>when it was discovered that the Black hands started the incident Manos 'relieved' the pony of his rank and uniform
>being 'rescued' by manos they were still wary of him and his connection to the Black Hands, as well as his level of power, reminding them of Sombra
>soon they were placed in command of a group used to identify traitors and unruly ponies in the Black Hands
>they also gather intelligence and use subterfuge tactics against those manos deems as possible threats

Flash Sentry (sub-Human/Mirror Human, male) - student
>kidnapped and hijacked on his way home from school by manos and several black hands.
	>note: Manos was a talking horse, and the black hands were apparent Nazis.
>he was taken to his home at knife point and was used to gather basic firearms from his fathers gun cabinet
>using his car and working set of hands manos directs Flash and the black hands to a dealership
>where Flash is locked away in his cars trunk
>whereabouts currently unknown and we are fine with that.

Sombra (Unicorn, Male) Chaos Element of Fear - Previous king of Crystal Kingdom
>sombra is the current wielder of the element of fear
>while never siding with manos entirely he was convinced to join the Black hands
>slowly his power and control over his own kingdom became less and less until Manos directly controlled everything
>knowing he had little use to manos and no real reason to be left alive he fled
>he was a Traitor and his loyalties lay only with himself
>eventually he plotted an attack on Ponyville, while the attack was technically a success he was killed by Manos
		>ponyville was destroyed because of his attack
		>morale was severely damaged from the loss of so many griffons when the Equestrians and Hands joined forces for a brief time
>his body still lay unburied in Manos' old castle in Everfree, his horn still embedded in his skull.


Chrysalis (changeling Queen, female) - 'removed' - Changeling Queen
>after her well thought out and properly planned plan to disrupt a wedding she was confronted by manos
>at the time she was in the form of Cadence and had Shining Armor under her spell.
>she was quickly... removed from her position as queen by manos and his Black hands
	>note: this is Manos' first moment where magic comes into play

Shining Armor (unicorn, cucked male) - deceased - previous royal guard captain
>Shining armor was under the spell of Chrysalis and unable to control his thoughts properly
>he was unfortunately killed by Black Hands in the battle with Chrysalis
	>he is a martyr symbol in both the black hands and the royal guard.

Queen AKA Queeny (changeling queen, female) - Member of the Changeling Removal Branch
>she was originally found by Copper coin and kept hidden in a secret lab for study in her egg
>after Coppers death she was taken to the Crystal Kingdom and hatched in the yard outside the labs
>her first sight in the new world was Manos' eyes
>Manos orders that she be treated well even though she is a changeling
>while in the care of R&D ponies she is given many propaganda books to read and is treated well. (to some ponies dismay)
	>it was here where she starts to see how horrible changelings are and begins to hate their existence
	>she learned that she has a mental link to all the changelings in her brood and the previous ones
	>she denies that she is their queen and wants little to do with them
>after being shown one of the labor camps that is used to 'remove and make use of' changelings she agrees to help Cadence
>has been paired up with Blackout for information gathering and Changeling "control" in hostile areas
	>secondary objective is for her to find the Elements of Chaos with Blackout

Mayor Mare/ Ivory Scrolls (earth pony, female) - previous Mayor of Ponyville
>was beat in a election against manos then quickly left ponyville for a better job.

Twilight Sparkle (unicorn, female) - Element of Magic
>was first introduced to manos at the same time as Lyra
>early on she was 'directed' by manos to get through her first trials as a element bearer but has since been left alone
>a very loyal royalist, but the safety of her friends has started to make her waver in her loyalty

Applejack (earth pony, female) - Element of Honesty
>has had very little direct contact with manos but has had a single conversation about the treatment of rainbow dash after one of their fights
>considered Royalist

Rarity (unicorn, female) - Element of Generosity
>likes the black hands and brownshirts uniforms
>has little interactions with manos but is considered to be the first pony to speak of him and 'meet' him
>considered a royalist

Pinkie Pie (earth pony, female) - Element of Laughter
>shes pinkie

Fluttershy (pegasus, female) - Element of Kindness
>while she doesnt dislike manos as a person she does fear him and the other ponies that follow him
>she was quoted as saying "they are too loud and scary"
>she also is the only one who refrained from voting for manos in the elections in ponyville
>because of this she is considered royalist

Field Day (earth pony, Male) - Power armor Operator
>currently is head operator of Honor Bounds experimental power armors.
>his second in command is Roselight
>has loyalty to manos and is skilled in combat as is required of a operator
>was assigned to be Lyra's personal guard and as a adviser to Zebra training and weapons manufacturing in the Zebranican Republic
>he does what he feels is best for the Reich and its people

Roselight (earth pony, Female) - Power armor Operator - and unnoffically ranked but has ties to Manos givng her higher station.
>Roselight is the sister to Honor Bound
>upon learning of Manos from her brother she quickly became a fanatical follower and soldier
>she will kill without concern for life if she feels that they go against her god (manos)
>she sees her armor as a gift from manos himself and takes great pride in its condition.
>welcomes the sight of blood staining her suit but will still take the time to clean it personally and religiously
>she would take her own life if manos asks her to
>she has undertaken covert and false flag operations to get the Yaks to go to war with Equestria
>no matter what she is asked to do by Manos she will do it as she sees him as a God who can do no wrong, therefore his word is her conscious

Lemon twist (earth pony, female) - Royal guard
>rescued Silver Valor from ponyville city
>despite her name she has both a green coat and light green mane
>this created her nickname "Lime"
>she is fervently against manos and sees him as a cruel monster

Eclipse (unicorn, Male) - Royal guard
>helped rescue Silver Valor from ponyville city going as far as to carry her part of the way to canterlot
>knows Lemon Twist but perhaps not as a friend since he doesnt call her "lime"
>while Lemo Twist is outright against manos Eclipse is more on the fence
>he tries to see the actions of both sides from their respective points of view making him a very level headed individual

Centurion Adamant (Crystal Earth pony, Male) - Crystal guard
>Adamant is a proud and traditional solider of the crystal guard
>the guard is based around roman tactics and organization making them excellent in close combat
>his loyalty is to manos, while he does see him as a god and that secured his loyalty it was originally the fact that Manos rescued the crystal ponies from Sombras rule that first sparked his love for the Reich and Manos
>he has no ties to Equestria whatsoever meaning he has no reason to betray his home "the Reich"
>he and all the others in the Crystal Guard will die to keep anyone from taking the city from Manos and the Reich
	>to them Manos and his leadership is the only real freedom they know. and they wont give it up for anything.

Doctor Cognition (Unicorn, Male) - Equalist supporter

Morning Dawn (Unicorn, Male) - Royal/Lunar guard

Starlight Glimmer (Unicorn, Female) - Equalist Leader


Side Story Character lists. along with link to posters patebin.

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http://pastebin.com/u/ARoyalist


(from:Backgrounds of fate: Old Mayor) - AMedicalKrabbyPatty
Mr. Cake (earth pony, Male) - Brownshirt and Baker.
>married with kids.
>has apparent history with the previous mayor of ponyville
>always wears his armband

Ivory Scrolls, mayor mare. (earth pony, female) - citizen pony
>after her election loss she has packed up her belongings and moved out of ponyville
>last sightings of her was with mr. cake out on the edge of town
>moved out to start a new life away from the black hands in Trottingham as a member of the city council
>she is considered a royalist
>at the least she is wary and distrustful of manos' intentions

(From:Backgrounds of fate: Guilt) - AMedicalKrabbyPatty
Crystal Kinght, (pony species unknown, male?) - Black Hand
>Crystal knight was a friend of Copper Coin
>had apparently grown up with him since childhood and was not able to understand how he could have suddenly changed so much
>his only direct interactions with Manos is him being at the execution when manos is holding it and reading the charges
>soon after is seen leaving after up heaving into a trash receptacle
>considered loyal to manos

(from:Backgrounds of fate:The Long Road Ahead) - ARoyalist
Fervant Blue, (Pegasi, Male) - Civilian, Loyal to the Princesses
>lived in Ponyville until the city was attacked and destroyed, he firmly believes its the fault of manos that the city was put in danger in the first place
>has a filly by the name of 'Sweet Tea'and a unknown brother in the Canterlot Royal Guard. (brother is also a pegasi)
>last seen with his daughter on their way to Canterlot

(from:Backgrounds of fate: Courage and Honor) - ARoyalist
Swift Justice, (Unknown presumed to be Earth pony, Male.) Royal guard, Loyal to the Princesses
>Swift Justice is a perfect example of a pre-manos royal guard. he does his best to follow the orders given to him by commanders and sees his fellows as brothers and sisters.
>once combat erupts he loses his nerve and begins to panic
>before his first fight with the Black Hands he had no knowledge of "The Reich" and its supposed separation from Equestrian rule
>was unlucky enough to make a personal encounter with manos and his experimental war machines

(from Backgrounds of fate: Blazing Glory) - ARoyalist
Blue Blazing - to do

Soul Flare - to do

(from Backgrounds of fate: Rubellite Riveter) - ARoyalist
Rubellite Riveter - (female pony)