Talk:King Sombra/@comment-4541909-20130223090225

Well, Megan McCarthy confirmed at Unicon 2013 that Sombra's not coming back:

"And the last question of the panel came from our very own Phoe, woman of words! When she asked Meghan about developing antagonists that live up to those who came before and raising the stakes, Meghan was very gracious and acknowledged King Sombra's lukewarm reception in the fandom. She confirmed he was Killed Off for Real, and admitted he was her least favorite character she'd written, saying he didn't come across in the episode as formed as she had him in her head (though not for a lack of trying!)."

Taken from Equestria Daily (Unicon 2013 Panel: The Writer's Room)

So a character is confirmed to have been flat-out killed on screen. As the Nostalgia Critic would say, "you know, for kids!"