Since we need more stallions...
Name: Thunder Bolt
-Apperance-
Race: Pegasus
Age Category: Teenage stallion
Abilities: Flight (not as fast as Rainbow Dash, but skilled with maneuvers and tricks). His special talent is the ability to "ride" lightning bolts surfer/snowboarder style (see "Other" below).
About:
Thunder Bolt's most obvious personality trait is high energy. He loves to make a grand entrance, and when the opportunity presents itself, a theatrical exit. He punctuates his speech with exclamations like "Bam!" "Pow!" and "Booyah!" Patience isn't his strong suit. Whatever it is, he wants to get
on with it, already!
Thunder Bolt is cocky-to-overconfident, but in a genial, enthusiastic way. He's not out to show anypony up--not on purpose, anyway. He loves to show off his lightning-riding tricks and athletic ability, out of pure love of sport rather than competitiveness. "Booyah! Dude, did you see that? That was sweeeet!" He enjoys doing weather control, though he tends to irritate the supervisors with his (literally) flashy (as in, lightning-flashy) style.
He is very protective of his "little" brother Thunder Cloud (actually his twin, born just after him), and of anypony who is small and weak. He stands up to bullies without hesitation, though he tries to talk them down and doesn't hit first.
Thunder Bolt loves to flirt with pretty mares. His "technique" can be ridiculously over-the-top sometimes. His electric enthusiasm and show-off tendencies get dialed up to 11 in the presence of a mare he likes.
He's not the smartest pony around, especially when it comes to all that stuff in books. His brother got all the brains.
Thunder Bolt was born in Cloudsdale with his twin brother Thunder Cloud. Together they're the "Thunder Twins." His father, Thunderstrike, is in the Royal Guard. His mother Sunny Day is a spectrum-mixer in the rainbow factory. The boys have close, loving relationships with their parents. Thunder Bolt and his father have a running gag in which Thunderstrike "insists" in various ways that Thunder Cloud will follow in his hoofsteps, and Thunder Cloud reacts with exaggerated fear: "Nnnooooooo! I'd have to stand around all day! I'm tellin' ya dad, Celestia would hate me! I'd
totally play with that weird mane and tail of hers, I couldn't help it!" "Oh, no, son, Celestia is remarkably patient. You'll see. When you're a Guard, you'll learn
discipline! You'll be able to hold your Guard Face no matter
what anypony does! Lemme see your Guard Face!" *moan, roll-eyes*
His mother is quiet and serene, seemingly too slow to keep up with him as he runs circles around her and roughhouses. Yet, when she speaks to him in
that tone of voice, he's abashed and contrite, and quick to obey.
When he and Thunder Cloud were blank-flank foals, Thunder Bolt cajoled his brother into flying out into a thunderstorm for the excitement of it. To his horror, a lightning bolt struck Thunder Cloud, sending him spiraling down toward the hard ground below. Thunder Bolt dove after him, flying as fast as he could. Then there was another, louder peal of lightning. This one too, was headed straight for Thunder Cloud. Thunder Bolt kicked at it with his hind legs to try and knock it away. Instead, its crackling tendrils wrapped around his hooves, carrying him down with it. Flailing for balance with his front hooves, he barely managed to steer it aside, catching Thunder Cloud as he passed. He rode the bolt to the ground with his brother in his arms, earning his cutie mark.
In school, he earned low-to-middle marks, but did manage to eke out a graduation. He joined the weather patrol, and stayed with it ever since. He divides his spare time between friends, flirting with mares, and practicing lightning-riding and stunt flying.
Other:
Thunder Bolt is a fast and nimble flier, but he's not quite in Rainbow Dash's league. His real forte is "lightning riding." He dives toward a thunder cloud and lands on it with his back hooves, dispersing the cloud but unleashing its lightning, which he rides snowboarder/surfer style. He can use sky "terrain" (clouds, whirlwinds, etc.) for jumps, half-pipes, rails, etc.. Like a snowboarder, he gains speed with steep descent, and loses it by carving or "climbing" upward. When the bolt reaches the ground, he lands on his hooves with a thunderclap and a flash of light.
