Earth Pony Erhay Hartmane [Final]

[Von Richthoof]

Well there we go, my second character I actually wrote an entire application for. I don't know I just had fun taking an actual ace as a base. If I get the time (and a good idea) I'll put in a bit more info and thus more distance to the actual base character. I'm also really lacking the idea for a cutie mark.

But for now I'll just put the "Personality" thing on WIP, because I feel that's kind of a necessary topic to have included in these descriptions.

And once more I'll say that I do not support what happened in WWII in any way, I just like history.

PS: For all of you passing by I'd apprechiate if you left a comment, I'm pretty sure there's stuff I left out and stuff that's badly written.

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Roleplay Type: Crossover

Name: Erhay Hartmane

Nickname: "Fohlen (Foal)" by his comrades, because he was comparatively young and young-looking during his time with the Luftwaffe. "Shark" by his opponents, simply because of the sharkmouth that he had painted onto his fighter. However the latter obviously vanished rather quickly after the war.

Sex: Male

Age: Stallion

Species: Earth Pony

Eye Colour: Brown

Coat Colour: Brown to a Light Brown

Mane/Tail/Markings Colour & Style: Blonde. The only thing notable about his hairstyle might be that Hartmane does wear a rather short tail. Common practice amongst pilots, since a lot of hair might just get in the way of instruments, or get tangle up in the yoke.

Physique: Hartmane has an average figure. However over the years of performing steep dives followed by sharp turns and climbs while flying Hartmane grew quite a bit of resistance to G forces. Furthermore the constant missions (up to three a day) let him build up a lot of stamina.

Cutie mark: Up to now Hartmane has not received his mark. Which doesn't really bother him anymore at this point, seeing how he didn't have time to go after that so far.

Origin: Schimmelach, Germane

Occupation: Hartmane served with the Luftwaffe down in Trotbruk, later on he fought in the famous Battle of Stalliongrad, and by the end of the war the stallion found himself over Germane defending the fatherland. Furthermore the pilot was heavily involved in a coup d'état by the end of the war. The coup was staged by several high ranking officers and was meant to replace their leader with a new one. Hoping that this would actually help to turn the tide of the war, Hartmane and most of the squadron he was serving in joined the coup.

Unfortunately for him the plan backfired and Germane fell just a few months of fighting after. As Germane had lost the war Hartmane retired from the armed forces and started work as a flight instructor of all sorts, a job which he enjoys doing.

Motivation: Hartmane's initial motivation to learn how to fly was his interest in engined flight, more so the aerobatics he saw at several airshows in his younger days. By his early twenties however he was conscripted to the armed forces. Luckily his background in aviation allowed him to join the Luftwaffe, where as he was trained to fly the Messerschmitt Bf109. From thereon the young stallion drew fascination from air combat, fighting with a "Fly with your brain, not your muscels" attitude, which possibly saved him numerous times. However in the end his main motivation during the war was simply surival.

Nowadays he is once more driven by his fascination for flight.

Character Summary: Hartmane was born into a comparatively average family, with his father being a doctor and his mother a flight instructor. His mother eventually trained him in flying gliders, which he did for a fair bit of his free time until the war broke out. As stated above Hartmane was then pulled into the air force by order and trained to fly one of the most modern fighters of its time, the Messerschmitt Bf-109.

The young pilot had the luck of being put into a squadron of comparatively high-skilled pilots. They taught him a lot over the course of the war, most importantly the "boom and zoom" tactics. These would later become Hartmane's trademark, as, unlike some of his squadmates, the stallion was not a master in aiming with the Schmitt's on-board guns. The pilot would later on define his tactics as follows "Dive - Attack - Break Away - Coffee Break - Repeat". By the end of the war those tactics had allowed Hartmane to amass an incredible number of 352 aerial victories, making him the highest scoring pilot up to this point.

Close to the end of the war, Hartmane then got himself involved in a coup d'état, which had the main goal of assasinating their head of the state. However this was actually less due to the political opinion of said leader, but much more owing to the fact that he was not good at leading a war. The pilot thus spent a major part of last few months of the war either flying bomber escorts for the little aircraft that his squadron had involved in the coup, or flying bombing runs on political targets himself.

Unfortunaly all effort was for nothing, because by the time that they'd completely overthrown the old regime, their enemy was already so far inland that the only thing left for the new government to do was to surrender. The coup's plan backfired on them.

Thus Hartmane eventually fled the country alongside some of his teammates, settling for a small town outside of Canterlot, teaching all sorts of ponies how to fly (this is not limited to aircraft, as he's rather teaching techniques and the theory of general flight).

Personality:

Hartmane is generally a well mannered pony. He is slightly introverted, usually seeking refuge in the sky just flying and enjoying the beauty of the surroundings. Most of the time the stallion shows quite some courage, something that he had built up during his time in the Luftwaffe. However as courageous as he might seem, the pilot would never put himself into any unnecessary risks or any situation that he feels incapable of handling ("Fly with your brain, not your muscles"). On the other hand Hartmane can get rather arrogant, this is partially owing to his high score and reputation that he built up over the course of the war. And last but not least Hartmane is a charmer to say the least.

Other:

• Hartmane absolved his first few hours of flight with the family owned Glider. A plane that he actually owns to this day. He still admires the glider for it's good flying capabilities, despite the age.
  
• In engined flight and combat Hartmane was trained on the Bf109 Emil series, later on however converted to the Gustav series. With the G-6 being the one that he had the most flight time and experience on.
  
• Hartmane fled from Germane with his G-6 fighter, which is why he still owns that machine, albeit obviously unarmed. Nowadays he is still using it in training with some of his students.
  
• During the coup Hartmane was hastily instructed on how to fly the Dornier Do335 Pfeil, a fast and heavy bomber-fighter aircraft. While he liked the sheer power and speed that the Pfeil was capable of putting out, Hartmane often said that he hated to fight in the Do335.
  
• Hartmane furthermore aquired a Bf108, the four seated predecessor of the 109, which he uses as a trainer for his flight school.
  

[Snowshoe]

I just have one question.

How he fly with hooves xD?

[Von Richthoof]

I just have one question.

How he fly with hooves xD?

Oh I could go on and try to answer that with some doodle of a set of controls that I made all the way back for Richthoofs aircraft ... but I think it may just be easier to just leave it to the supspention of disbelief.

But if you really want to know, I can always sketch out whats in my head for that plothole xD

[Snowshoe]

No thanks, it would ruin the love I have for this character. I love romanticization of fighter pilots ^^ [unabashed Crimson Skies fan]

[Von Richthoof]

No thanks, it would ruin the love I have for this character. I love romanticization of fighter pilots ^^ [unabashed Crimson Skies fan]

Good point xD

And nice to see another Crimson Skies fan out there

[Von Richthoof]

Character Finalized for now.

[BlindJester]