Kelpie Jack O'Lantern [Final]

[Neoniie]

Roleplay Type: Mane RP

Name: Jack O'Lantern

Sex: Male

Age: Young Stallion

Species: Kelpie

Eye Color: Sea blue (#008C9E)

Coat Color: Soft orange (#FF7E47)

Mane/Tail/Markings Color & Style: His mane is generally unstyled and matches his eyes in colour. However, he leaves it at a long length and occasionally strands of kelp will be entwined with it after a swim. His tail is that of a shark: powerful, but streamlined.

Physique: Not particularly athletic, but aerodynamic enough to swim without impediment.

Cutie Mark: A carved face on a jack o' lantern.

Origin/Residence: He grew up in the Kelpie City located near the Gallapocus Islands. As a stallion, he has relocated to a small town in the depths of the Great Nimbusgait Lakes

Occupation: Jack O'Lantern runs a joke item shop on the very edge of the Nimbusgait Lakes.

Motivation: To bring fright-based giggles to all of Equestria

Likes: Nightmare Night, Scaring ponies, bad puns

Dislikes: Taking a joke too far, overly-serious ponies, being treated as childish

Character Summary: During his childhood, Jack O'Lantern had always shown a bit more than the natural mischievousness of the kelpies. He would always pull jokes on his friends, giving everypony a good laugh when they recovered from the initial shock of the prank. However, as much as he enjoyed his pranks, the young kelpie always felt as though there was something missing from his antics. The one thing that would make them perfect in his eyes.

It was during the Nightmare Night celebrations that he realized what that component was. He had volunteered to be a part of the committee organizing the event and he took it as a perfect opportunity to place pranks around the festival grounds. In the spirit of the night of frights, he added some frightening aspects to his pranks. A manticore-like roar, a cockatrice shadow, Nightmare Moon, everything he could thing of.

As he watched his pranks in action, the then-colt realized what he had been missing during that time: a bit of a fright. And so, Jack O'Lantern earned his cutie mark. When he did so, he told his parents that he wanted to move to the Heartland of Equestria to open a joke shop. As they had visited Equestria before, they reluctantly agreed, reminding their son to be on his best behaviour around land ponies. Though he couldn't promise it, he did agree to make an effort on such things. So, when he reached stallionhood, Jack O'Lantern travelled to the Nimbusgait Lakes and set up his joke shop.

As a foal, Jack O'Lantern never particularly cared for the finer points of etiquette. However, even as a stallion, he maintains that such things are far too boring and would rather to play pranks rather than dot his 'I's and cross his 'T's. Though he may act rowdy around his friends, he can be rather philosophical when he is in a quiet mood.

He is very aware of the fact that not everypony likes being scared and so he is very conscious of ensuring that none of his pranks go too far. He isn't afraid to put his hoof down when he sees somepony being treated unfairly and will immediately try to fix any damage his own jokes may have done. Jack O'Lantern works very hard to be sure that his talent doesn't hurt somepony, only gives them a laugh.

Even though it's not his special talent, he does incorporate his pranking skills into creating jokes and visiting sad ponies to cheer them up. He's always cheerful and loves to talk about his latest prank. If he meets anypony who shares his enthusiasm, he'll quickly devise a double prank for the two to pull off. As a stallion, but still a young one, he is a bit immature and doesn't like to be too serious about life in general.

Edited February 26, 2012 by Neoniie