Talk:King Sombra/@comment-11238374-20130622005241/@comment-26973802-20130622162712

Part of that is that they killed him in the end, instead of leaving him off "presumed deceased" like Chrysalis (comics aside), or worse, having him run off like Trixie in her first episode. Meaning he can't return and have more of his character explained or have more screentime and lines, unless he gets a flashback episode, possibly of Celestia and Luna's battles with him, Discord, and Nightmare Moon.

But that doesn't mean they "gave up" on him. We needed at least one death in the series, G1 killed two villains (Tirek and Lavan) so it could brag about that while Nightmare Moon and Chrysalis were done in too subtle a way to be counted. And better Sombra than Discord, right? Discord turned good so we could see more of him in later episodes without worrying about him being a threat. Make way for new villains in Season 4!