Post by Nimbus on Feb 23, 2012 18:43:29 GMT
Rapid-Fire
-General Stuff-
Name: Ignis Sol (to personal friends and family)
Nickname/Alias(es): Rapid Fire
Race:Pegasus
Gender:Male
Age:young adult (equal to 18 human years)
Additional Status: Member of the wonderbolts
-Physical Stuff-
Pelt Color:Sky Blue
Mane/Tail Color and Style: Windswept / slightly wavy, orange and blonde, his mane represents a lion's somewhat
Eye Color: Teal
Cutie Mark:Under his uniform, it is a flame with a lightning bolt through it, representing his speed, and the trail he leaves as he flies
Other Scars/Markings: always wearing his wonderbolt uniform
Physique: Average, and slightly athletic, androgynous
-Social Stuff-
Current Residence:Canterlot. he craves the high life
Job: Member of the world famous Wonderbolts
Mother: Incendia
Father: Fuego
Sibling(s): Scorch (see art thread)
Closest Friends: All the other wonderbolts
Courting/Courted By: None
Mate: Nome
Foal(s): None
-Personality Stuff-
Likes: The wind in his hair, the speed, adrenaline and velocity of flying, the sheer risk factor of aerial acrobatics, he lives for the thrill. Of course, as a high class pony he enjoys the finer things too, the arts, high end fashion, big spending, parties, formal events. He also adores his fans, why would't he, they are the reason he, and the wonderbolts are famous, without fans
Dislikes: He dislikes the ignorant, the rude, the intolerant and the downright disrespectful. He also has a distaste for those who slander the wonderbolts with no good reason. this is because he is rather protective of his friends, and is willing to argue their corner constantly.
Motivation: To help the wonderbolts become the best, well, if they weren't already the best, in that case, he wishes to improve his own, and the rest of the wonderbolt's skills
Strengths: He is confident, Loyal and dependable. As said before, he will argue his friend's corner no matter what. He adores his fans, and any wonderbolts fans so he is certainly sociable, chatty and fun, however he is very serious at appropriate times, those times mostly being when he has to be focused on his flying and acrobatics. Which brings me to his final, and most defined strength ; his adept flying skills that got him into the wonderbolts to begin with
Weaknesses/Flaws: He is incredibly stubborn, and his brutal honesty can seem like he is being cold or harsh at times. He is also incredibly vain, sometimes he spends hours in front of a mirror preparing himself, but he says that it is all in the presentation so it is a must.
Fears: He won't openly admit it, but internally he is a little insecure, that and he fears old age, he loves flying too much to think about being old and unable to perform
Overall Persona:
Ignis, or, as his stage name says Rapid-Fire was brought up in a high class home in Trottingham with his mother, father and brother, all of whom had a taste for flying, his father was a delivery pony, and his mother was a dancer, his brother, however was a little rogue who liked nothing more than causing a little chaos once he learned to use his wings. Eventually after excelling at flying his parents made the decision to send him and his younger brother, scorch to Cloudsdale flight academy. It is safe to say he and his brother drifted apart over the years, he befriended some of the up and coming wonderbolts when he first joined and they were still learning. They were all of course in the same advanced classes due to their adept skills.
Eventually the decision was made to allow him into the wonderbolts, not that long after some of his classmates were entered, creating the team known today. He was selected due to his speed, agility, acrobatic skill and sheer determination to succeed. For many classmates who did not join the wonderbolts he was a driving force, encouraging others to do well and being honest with them about their ability. Sure, to some this appeared judgmental, but really he was trying to help, luckily for most it was seen as helpful, with few rejecting his help.
Once he had left his academy days behind and joined the wonderbolts, he quickly befriended most of the group, slowly warming up to others later, for some reason, it took him the longest to warm up to Soarin'. No particular reason why, but he preferred talking to spitfire and High Jinx, perhaps he had more to talk about with them, or more in common at least.
His vanity is sometimes an issue, he takes good care of himself, eating healthily, regular practice... Spending hours in front of the mirror before any public outing fixing his mane and so on, it is often questioned whether it is vanity of self-consciousness, either way his peers can get annoyed at this from time to time. He doesn't particularly care, so what if his high maintenance, effeminate personality gets in the way sometimes? He still gets the job done and would like to consider himself as well groomed.
Amid all this, he still has good intentions, he loves nothing more than making everyone including himself happy, and enjoys the company of friends. He is still grateful he can live the high life, go to formal events, perform for huge crowds, go into the high end boutiques on the high street not walk past them, and he knows deep down he owes all of it to his friends, family and fans of the wonderbolts. This he never forgets, as he will take any opportunity to talk to the fans.
When it comes to flying, he is certainly unique, his skills are somewhat balanced between speed and acrobatics, however he prefers the chance to show off his acrobatic skills. He often, when flying in synchronization, takes a position of the furthest right point of the "flying V". He tells ponies this just so that he can be sure those looking for him can recognize him by other means than the trail behind him