Talk:King Sombra/@comment-3218812-20130119224853

Despite the fact that Sombra himself was under-utilized and didn't really carry his character much on-screen, I don't think you can deny that his presence had weight. He was feared, he enslaved his people and he wasn't afraid to psychologically torture others. There are short moments that show just how terrifying he can be, such as changing Celestia's windows to that of Twilight falling helplessly into a fiery chasm or licking his lips as he prepares to strike right into Spike. Looking at the previous villains - Nightmare Moon wanted eternal night but still wouldn't harm her fellow ponies, Discord just wanted to do whatever he wanted, and Chysalis at least didn't show malicious intent to her own kind and still preferred to imprison others rather than imply she would outright kill them for interfering (though I don't know if that changed in the comics). Outside of arguably the Alicorn Amulet-corrupted Trixie, he was the most life-threatening force in the series so far. It's just a shame that the maguffin in his story arc was so overpowered.