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{{Tabs/Stygian}}
{{Character|series=FIM|variant=Corruption▼
{{Messy}}
|image=File:LOM12 Stygian and POS.png
|name=Stygian
|altname=Pony of Shadows
|eras=[[Age of Heroes]]<br>[[Era of Twilight]]
|gender=
|occupation=Scholar of sea life<ref name = LOM7>{{C|LOM|7}}</ref>
|home=[[Stygian's village|Unnamed village]]<ref name = LOM7/>
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|magic=Varying shades of light blue, pink and red
|debut=
|issue={{C|LOM|7|"Stygian"}}
|book=
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{{Q|[...] However,
'''Stygian''' is an [[unicorn]] [[stallion]] [[pony]] from an [[Stygian's village|unnamed village]] dating back to the [[Age of Heroes]]. Stygian never considered himself a hero, even in the height of his heroic adventures, he considered himself to be nothing more than a tagalong. Although he blamed his misfortune on Starswirl the Bearded, whom he despised, much of his flaws were easily traced back to his unwillingness to accept that he was an intelligent and brave explorer in his own right. Nonetheless, Stygian was very kind, selfless and righteous in his own right, but had a darker sense of morality that put him at odds with his friends.
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On a cold night, he was alone in his [[Stygian's house|house]], studying [[seashells]]. He found the symmetry of the seashells to be marvelous, as it was evidence that shells were hundreds of years old, thus proving that the sea was filled with vast mysterious Ponykind hadn't even dreamed of. Even in his later life, Stygian would marvel at the mysterious that laid within the ocean, just hidden away from ponies sight.<ref name = "LOM 7 page 4">{{Cite comic book|series=LOM|issue=7|story="Stygian"|page=4|panel=|quote=}}</ref>
On a routine trip to the [[Stygian's village's beach|beach]] during the fall-soon-to-be-winter, he started digging and brushed an unique shell which he believed to be from a new species. His discovery was cut short however when he heard a mysterious voice call out to him. Before he knew it, he came face-to-face with some of the fantastical
The
Despite his bad encounter with them, Stygian was extremely excited about his meeting, running home as fast as possible to learn more of them. Stygian made quite the scene in his town before he eventually made it to his home where he didn't waste any time trying to locate his copy of "[[Starswirl's Guide to Magical & Legendary Creatures]]". Stygian soon discovered that not even Starswirl had met a
After a long day of trimming her bushes, washing her dishes and thatching her baskets, Stygian decided to go back to the same spot and research the Seaponies once again, this time without getting flustered.<ref name = "LOM 7 Thatching">{{Cite comic book|series=LOM|issue=7|story="Stygian"|page=12|panel=1-4|quote=}}</ref> On his way home however, he noticed something odd. Not only did Malus not come back from her trip, but he didn't see anyone in town. To his horror, the Dazzlings had performed their concert in his village, hypnotizing everyone and turning them into their slaves. Stygian made a mad dash back towards his house for safety. In his panic, he came across a book [[The Great Heroes of Equestria]], written by [[Starswirl the Bearded]]. As the last citizen of his village left, Stygian sought out to embark on a quest to save his people by uniting a party of the greatest heroes to ever live.<ref name = "LOM 7 page 11-17">{{Cite comic book|series=LOM|issue=7|story="Stygian"|page=11-17|panel=|quote=}}</ref>
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===Darkness fought and embraced===
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Stygian later returned to Rockhoof's island with all the Pillars but Starswirl, only to be joined by him after creatures from [[Eris' dimension|another world]] abducted
At Rockhoof's urging, Starswirl allowed Stygian to take the leader, and he soon confronted the villain who had abducted the princesses. Surprisingly, when their magics clashed, the two were evenly matched, and both were thrown back by an explosion. Stygian then used his strange power over the villain's minions to rescue the princesses, and after telling the monster his name escaped home with the other Pillars. Stygian expressed great pleasure at having been able to be a hero, though he was somewhat troubled by his ability to command the monsters of the other world.<ref name = ANNUAL2018>[[Legends of Magic Annual 2018]]</ref> Stygian also held on to a piece of the mirror that led to that world after Starswirl asked Rockhoof to smash it.<ref name = "NK1">{{Cite comic book|series=NK|issue=1|story=|page=|panel=|quote=}}</ref>
Sadly, Stygian's ambitions would lead him to become a villain, unknowingly following in the footsteps of the villain who abducted the princesses, who was in fact his own alternate self. He and the Pillars became imprisoned in [[Limbo]], and passed into the legends of Equestria. A descendant of Stygian's named [[Shadow Lock]] eventually discovered records of the Pony of Shadows, and feared that Stygian would return or that the darkness would claim him as it had his ancestor. As such, he set out to erase all record of Stygian in the hopes that it would prevent him from returning. Fortunately, {{FIM|Twilight Sparkle}} helped him realize that destroying all records might prevent them from being able to defeat his villainous progenitor if he returned. Shadow Lock thus set out to find records that would help defeat Stygian, unaware that [[Starswirl's journal]] was located in [[Ponyville]].<ref name = FIM51>{{C|FIM|51}}</ref><ref name = FIM52>{{C|FIM|52}}</ref><ref name = FIM53>{{C|FIM|53}}</ref> This volume eventually made its way into the hooves of [[Sunburst]], a scholarly young Unicorn.<ref>[[Uncommon Bond]]</ref><ref>{{C|LOM|6}}</ref>▼
▲A descendant of Stygian's named [[Shadow Lock]] eventually discovered records of the Pony of Shadows, and feared that Stygian would return or that the darkness would claim him as it had his ancestor. As such, he set out to erase all record of Stygian in the hopes that it would prevent him from returning. Fortunately, {{FIM|Twilight Sparkle}} helped him realize that destroying all records might prevent them from being able to defeat his villainous progenitor if he returned. Shadow Lock thus set out to find records that would help defeat Stygian, unaware that [[Starswirl's journal]] was located in [[Ponyville]].<ref name = FIM51>{{C|FIM|51}}</ref><ref name = FIM52>{{C|FIM|52}}</ref><ref name = FIM53>{{C|FIM|53}}</ref> This volume eventually made its way into the hooves of [[Sunburst]], a scholarly young Unicorn.<ref>[[Uncommon Bond]]</ref><ref>{{C|LOM|6}}</ref>
▲Starswirl apologized to Stygian for his judgement of him, and the Pillars were reconciled to their old friend. Wanting his own side of the story to be told, Stygian later traveled to the [[Crystal Empire]] and left on of his journals on Sunburst's doorstep. After reading it, Sunburst tracked him down and told Stygian that, contrary to the former Pony of Shadows' own opinion, he had proved himself a hero. Grateful, Stygian then offered to let Sunburst read a second journal detailing his adventures with the Pillars.<ref name = LOM7/><ref name = LOM12/>
===The breaker of worlds===
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===Dark Horse===
==Personality==
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