Fire Strike finally gets a real reference sheet! And it could not be more beautiful =)
Commissioned by the amazingly talented StarshineBeast ! Everyone go commission her!
Please do not claim Fire Strike as your own, fanart is welcome (with credit for creation!)
In the words of the artist:
“Please do not trace, copy, repost without permission/credit, use to create merchandise of any kind, claim as your own, erase my signature/watermark, sell the design for any form of real or website exclusive currency, offer the design’s ownership to another person for free, or use for bases as I consider those forms of art theft. “
Fire Strike Biography:
Name: Fire Strike
Race: Pegasus
Size: slightly smaller than average
Markings: freckles on face, random scars from various fights/training
Accessories: foreleg wraps (always on after acquiring cutie mark)
Cutie mark:
Fire Strike’s Cutie Mark [Request] by Lahirien
Likes:
fighting (special talent)
fire
friends
adventure
singing (though she is terrible at it)
flying
cake
soda
Dislikes:
pickles
pie
“girly” things
zombies
spiders
being underestimated
anyone messing with her friends
Flaws:
terrible singer
outwardly arrogant
inwardly insecure
often too rambunctious
overly curious
has an ambiguous sense of morality
thinks violence will resolve most issues
enjoys hiding and jumping out at friends a little too much
has a tendency to state the obvious unnecessarily
makes terrible puns
gets EXTREMELY shy around ponies she finds attractive or whom she admires coughPollycough
does not make a good first impression, tends to come off as either arrogant or overly enthusiastic which tends to put other ponies off making it difficult for her to make new friends
Talents:
fighting
flying
physical strength
lying
tenacity
gets along well with some dragons
good at being “one of the stallions”
loyal/protective
aptitude for machines
planning elaborate surprises/schemes
Family:
parents: both unicorn doctors (Healing Heart and Bitter Medicine), expected their first-born to be a unicorn colt, Fire Strike was neither
younger brother: earth pony, also not what parents were expecting/hoping for
great-grandmother: the only other known Pegasus in the family
extended family comprised of almost all unicorns on mother’s side, earth ponies on father’s side, he was the first unicorn in two generations
Cutie mark origin:
Earned her cutie mark upon finally landing a blow whilst fighting with a dragon in order to prove her toughness to the colts in her class.
Origin:
Born in Manehattan but family moved to Canterlot shortly after her brother was born. Parents hoped a more sophisticated unicorn city would influence their children to try and follow in their hoof steps.
History and Personality:
Fire Strike’s dream is to become the greatest fighter in Equestria, if not the world. She was always rambunctious as a filly and got along better with colts than with mares. However due to her size and gender she was constantly underestimated by those around her and pressured by her parents and teachers to act more “ladylike”. This led to some predictable insecurities. After hitting an older dragon in the face in attempt to prove her bravery to her classmates, she earned her cutie mark and realized that fighting was her true passion. Deciding that the only way she can become stronger is to train with someone amazing, she decides to demand that the dragon train her. He refuses for months, but eventually relents admiring her spirit and empathizing with her need to prove herself due to her size (for he was also a runt). However she must agree to leave her family behind. She does so without a second thought. After spending years training with her mentor Fire Strike is now an accomplished fighter but still far from where she wants to be. Now grown, she has left her mentor (though visits often) in search of opportunities to prove herself the best. On her travels she met Howling Moon and after a series of events that will be elaborated upon later the two became inseparable friends. Now finding that there is more to life than training, Fire Strike and Howling Moon have moved to the outskirts of Ponyville. New to town, she is trying hard to make new friends but is finding it extremely difficult due to her brash and boisterous nature. Though she has never had a special somepony, Fire Strike is aware and comfortable with the fact that she is interested only in mares. She secretly wishes she had been born a stallion but knows that there’s nothing to be done about it and is determined to prove herself equal in power and ability to any challenger, regardless of gender.
One of her nervous tics is to flick her tail up and down when she’s nervous, which many ponies interpret as aggressive behavior. When she is actually feeling aggressive however, she flicks her tail from side to side in anticipation.
Though she has calmed down considerably since filly-hood, Fire Strike is still extremely quick to anger and will most often attempt to solve a problem by hitting it rather than thinking things through. She is generally though, an extremely positive and optimistic pony who loves being with her friends (whom she would do anything for) and doing whatever she can to make them happy. Her personality tends to change drastically when she is faced with a challenge or is in the ring. Her normally cheerful demeanor is replaced with pure determination and fighting spirit. She has yet to re-establish contact with her parents but has recently begun trying to reconnect with her brother.