Meow Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Name: Hot Shot Gender: Male Age: Stallion Species: Earth Pony Pelt Color: Fire Engine Red (Hooves are often covered in ash from stomping out fires.) Mane/Tail Color & Style: Charcoal/AshyMane is styled into a mohawk and tail is kept cut short after catching it on fire multiple times. Eye Color: Amber Cutie Mark: Stylized Orange Flame (like so) Physique: Larger than Average (about the same size as Big Mac) Residence: Originally from Fillydelphia, Resident of Ponyville Occupation: Firefighter Motivation: Hot Shot has always had a fascination with fire, in his younger days it came to be a reckless curiosity and would eventually lead to his career as a fire fighter. Likes: Cozy Fires at night, the smell of Wood, Candlelight, Warm Summer Days Dislikes: Wild fires, Arsonists Character Summary: From a young age Hot Shot was fascinated by fire, his first encounter with fire was a bushfire sparked by a lightning storm outside his then hometown of Fillydelphia. Hot Shot along with a few other young colts from the area snuck around town and found themselves a small hill to sit on and watch as the local fire department joined with the weather patrol in the area quickly got it under control. The pure power of flame was.. intense and the smell hung in the air as Hot Shot headed out into the plains to examine the damage. What he would come to find was pure devastation, in a matter of minutes the fire had cleared out a large portion of land leaving behind only the ashy remains that dusted his bright hooves.Hot Shot was curious to see how fires could be made.. and how they could be controlled, he read as many books as he could get a hold of and as he came to learn more and more about fire it would eventually lead to the discovery of his cutie mark. He was still a young colt when he found his education on the subject to be vast and had mastered ways of creating fire from few or natural materials. Along with creating fires Hot Spot built up a bit of a tolerance for the pain of it burning at his legs when he stomped his small creations out with his hooves.It was during one of these fire games that something went amiss.. the flames got far bigger then Hot Shot could handle on his own and before he knew it the fire had raged out of control from the plains and was spreading rapidly towards town. Despite the work of the fire brigade there were a number of homes lost though thankfully no one was terribly injured. The accident was a very eye opening experience for the youth who spent a number of months later volunteering to help repair the damage he'd done. Because of his recklessness in his youth he was denied the chance to train with the Fillydelphia Fire Brigade and instead moved on in hopes of joining another.Hot Shot would eventually settle into Ponyville and it would take some work and errands to finally get the approval of the local fire chief to train for the brigade much to Hot Shot's relief. As the days have progressed he has proved to have changed his ways and now uses his knowledge of fire to help to not only fight them, but to help prevent them. While his years on the fire brigade have still toughened him to burns he can still be overwhelmed by smoke if it gets to heavy. He has also accepted the idea of keeping a partner, usually a pegasus on the brigade, to helping keep larger fires under control or taking care of them while he's helping the civilians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skye Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 FIrstly, I love this concept. I don't think we have -enough- special services ponies! Though in the RP, it might be difficult to present them at their jobs unless the roles come up directly...but you could have lots of fun with it! I don't see any real problems with this character at all, he seems pretty well thought out and well rounded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianblackberry Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Yes! We were talking about this on chat the other day, the surprising lack of ponies in emergency services such as firefighting or search and rescue. I think its a great idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meow Posted March 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Thanks guys! The idea sort of popped into my head the other day while I was relaxing in a nice hot shower. XD I wanted to get all my ideas down last night before bed so I wouldn't forget anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manestream Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 I looooooooove this character ;_; think i'm going to drum up my lifeguard pony now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fidley Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 If you want technical information about firefighting I recently completed my Shipboard Firefighting training and the info is still fresh in my mind. Let me know what you want to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Approved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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