Swift Lightpaw

[Hawkeye12]

((Well I was going to have a picture of him to go along with this, but you know... real life XD so here's just an app for now!))

Name: Swift Lightpaw

Gender: Male

Age: Teen/Young adult

Species: Fox/Pony hybrid

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Eye colour: Light blue, though an eyepatch covers his left eye due to an... incident some years ago.

Character colour: His fur is longer than most ponies, due to the fox genes, and is sunset orange in colour. His hooves are black.

Mane/Tail/Other: His mane is black, short and swept off to one side, although it is shiny due to him always liking to keep himself well conditioned. His tail is that of a fox, sunset orange like his fur with a bit of white at the tip, fluffy and neat.

Physique: He is a bit taller than most, and while he lacks in strength, he is very quick and agile. Due to his fox traits, his ears are bigger than most ponies, he has a little more fur, and has a fox snout and tail. He also has a good sense of sight and hearing, and is always alert. He also has a strong British accent.

Residence: He travels, just for the sake of having variety. He prefers small towns over larger ones, though.

Occupation: Professional Thief

Cutie Mark: A pawprint shrouded in shadow

History: Swift grew up very distant from his family. They never really paid much attention to him, giving all attention to his little sister. She was better at him in everything- school, chores, you name it.

Because of this, Swift found himself alone very often. He usually would go out in his backyard and explore, as the woods were nearby and there was always something new to discover. One day though, as he was wandering near the edge of the forest, he saw something out of the corner of his eye. A tiny fox head peeked out from the bushes, staring at him. Slowly but surely, the fox creeped out and walked over to him. It looked to be about a year old. But when Swift's dad came outside, the fox ran off.

The fox, which he named Autumn, soon became very comfortable around Swift. He would come out every day, and Autumn would be there, waiting for him. The two enjoyed each other's company a lot.

But one day when Swift came outside, Autumn wasn't there. There was no sign of him. Quickly, Swift became worried. Was he hurt? Did something happen to him? Swift had to know, and ran into the forest looking for him.

It wasn't long before Swift found the young fox- trapped in a cage with two stallions working with some equipment nearby. They didn't seem to notice him though, and Swift snuck over to the cage and began unlocking it. But eventually, he got caught. One of the stallions grabbed him.

"I'm gonna kill you... no one's supposed to know about this" he said.

"Wait," said the other one. "He seems young and in shape, wouldn't he be our perfect test subject?"

The one grabbing him sneered. "Oh yeah, you're right. Quick, hand me the needle before he gets away."

The other stallion nodded in agreement and took a needle, injecting it into Autumn before handing it to his partner, who injected it into Swift. His vision immediately began to get fuzzy, and when the pony dropped him on the ground, he blacked out.

When Swift woke up, the ponies and Autumn were gone. But he felt strange. Yet it felt, comfortable, after a moment. He shrugged and wandered back into his house, but his parents looked at him like he was crazy, saying he wasn't their son, calling him a bunch of names. No matter how much he tried to say that he was in fact their son, he was kicked out, and wandered around the streets of town.

Ponies all over were staring at him, and he had no idea why. He got more and more annoyed by this, and decided he needed something to let his anger out. He watched as a pony walked out of their home, but didn't lock the door. Swift smirked. Perfect.

Silently, he snuck into the house and ransacked it, taking anything valuable... and some food as well. When he looked in the mirror at the home though, he realized why people were looking at him like he was a freak. He had turned into a fox hybrid. Swift shrugged. Whatever. No one will think I'm weird if I have these valuables, he thought to himself as he left the house. And as he did, a flash appeared on his flank, showing that his cutiemark had appeared.

Character Summary: Swift is a pony who devoted his life to thievery. He'll do anything to steal- from pickpockets to ransacking whole houses. He's gotten quite good at it over the years, becoming known in the black market. He's very cunning, always having a slight smirk on his face. He's not all that great at making friends, though. Sure, he has acquaintances, but he will never put his trust in anypony, ever. He likes to keep himself groomed, and usually carries around a blade of some sort, just in case. He isn't afraid to hurt anyone if he needs to.

((Edit: Awesome picture by FluffKinz!