Name: Thunder Driver

Gender: Male

Species: Earth Pony

Approximate Age: 21

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(Standing on all fours), Thunder stands at 4'4" tall, and is physically well defined. His coat is a dapple grey. His mane is a light blonde with black tips. His tail is also light blonde, and has a lightning shaped orange streak in it.He keeps his mane and tail longer than most other stallions would. He has blue eyes. In the above pictures he's wearing blue knee pads and wrestling boots.


Background: Immediate Family: Big Banks- Father, Bubble Mint- Mother, Titan Hoof- Brother(elder). Thunder Driver is the youngest son of what is dubbed the "royal family of professional wrestling". His great grandfather, Earth Breaker, was the main founder of Equestria Championship Wrestling (ECW). The company has been primarily owned by the family from its' foundation. Every member of the family has been involved with it in some way. Either in the business portion, or actual participation in the sport. His father is the current owner, and prefers to stay behind the scenes of the action. His mother acts as a talent agent, and keeps an eye on up and comers who have potential. His older brother is the current world champion. Ever since he was a young colt, he always looked up to his grandfather, Steel Bender. Anytime Thunder had breaks from school he would spend time with his grandfather. Often times Thunder would end up spending weeks on the road with him as he traveled from place to place for wrestling events held by ECW. Thunder's grandfather had taught him early on that when you have a strong desire in your heart you should shoot for it with everything you have, and never let up no matter what gets in your way. After several years spent in the locker rooms of wrestling events and even sometimes getting to help set up the ring; he decided he was going to become a professional wrestler, even if his cutie mark would say otherwise (hasn't earned by this point, more on that later). Big Banks didn't want Thunder directly involved in the sport itself, as he could tell early on that his youngest son would be smaller in size than most stallions. He knew that in this line of work, size DOES matter, and a colt of Thunder's size would make it nigh impossible for him to do anything. He tried to push Thunder towards the business aspect of wrestling, but to no avail. Banks finally changed his mind when Thunder earned his cutie mark for wrestling, and told him he'd allow him to compete when he came of age for it. Thunder Driver knew his size put him at a distinct disadvantage. So he began working out a wrestling style more suited to his size. He learned ways to utilize his speed and agility to gain the edge against much larger opponents, and used a high paced momentum as the impact behind his moves. Disaster would strike him at age 17 though. He was attempting a move he called the 'Shooting Star Press' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--KhG6m-YcQ) and misjudged the rotation, and was almost badly injured. His father then deemed his style too high risk to use, and forbid him from ever competing. After the accident he began to hold a grudge against his father, and became very critical of his own failures. Over the next 2 years this grudge turned into outright hatred. He would constantly bicker and argue with his father about competing. The moment that truly changed him though came just after he turned 19.... his grandfather passed away due to illness. He was able to be with him during those final moments. His grandfather told him not to hate his father, but instead to look at things through his eyes and understand. After days of pondering his grandfathers words, he finally came to understand what his father was thinking. It wasn't that his style was too dangerous... it's that it was his own son that was in harms way. Titan was large enough to handle the pains that came with this line of work. But Thunder was so much smaller, and therefore would be more prone to injury. The desire of Big Banks' heart was to not see his youngest son permanently injured at a young age.... or worse. But Thunder Driver's desire was to become a professional wrestler, and not even his father's desire to keep him safe would stop that. But he now knew that fighting about it would solve nothing. He fully dedicated himself to physical training so that he may one day prove to his father that his fears were no longer needed. At the age of 21, after training for 2 years, he decided that the posh environment of Manehatten where he grew up was far too soft. He believed setting out on his own and living away from the family is just what he needs to help him focus on his training. He collected part of the inheritance left to him by his grandfather and set out for a small town on the opposite side of Canterlot. A small town called Ponyville. He used his inheritance to buy and furnish a home for himself, and now looks for odd jobs as a source of income.


Personality: Thunder Driver is fairly nice, but won't always drop what he's doing to help someone if he doesn't deem it important enough. Tends to be a bit sarcastic, but not to the point of intentionally hurting someones feelings. He is extremely competitive due to his preferred line of work. He won't accept the second place position more than once. If you beat him at something, you can guarantee he'll be back for round two after a bit of training. Very critical of his failures. He's been known to have short bouts of mild depression if he consistently fails at the same thing. Though he comes from a rich family, the time spent around his grandfather taught him that it's much more rewarding to do things for yourself rather than have someone else do it for you. Overall, Thunder Driver is patient, kind, strong willed, and can be relied on, but he can come off as having an abrasive personality if you catch him at the wrong time. The one and only thing that sets off his temper is calling the business he knows and loves FAKE.


Cutie Mark: A foreleg wearing a blue elbow pad, grasping hold of ring ropes. He earned his cutie mark at age 11. His older brother had gotten himself involved in a tag team match, but his partner suddenly grew very ill just before the match. He was required to have a partner, or he would be forced to forfeit the match. Titan Hoof was incredibly confident that he could handle the match on his own, and that he didn't need a partner. (you can do things like that when you're the size of a thickly muscled alicorn. By the way, his older brother is 10 years older than he is.) He had managed to convince Thunder Driver to be his surprise tag team partner, and had him stand in the corner the entire match. Titan dominated the match, but instead of scoring the winning pinfall himself, he decided on a different course of action. Just for laughs, he tagged in Thunder Driver. He picked him up and dropped him on their opponent, who was already knocked out cold. Thunder Driver scored the winning pinfall of the match, and the crowd went wild and loudly cheered his name. He had never felt such excitement and intensity in his life. Hearing the crowd cheer for him like that was a feeling he wanted to last forever, and that was when his cutie mark appeared. Titan was chewed out by their father, but his anger turned to excitement when he saw Thunder's cutie mark.


Optional: Thunder Driver was named by his grandfather, Steel Bender. His name is derived from the finishing move of his great grandfather, Earth Breaker. The moves' full name is 'Blue Thunder Driver' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxSA8PPJAAg), a carry over sit-out power bomb. His theme song, should he ever get to use it, is called 'Wings of Despair'.








This character will be used for all forms of RP. Also, I know combat based RP is against the rules. So you'll never have to worry about any 'matches' . I sincerely thank you for your time and consideration.