2020 anyone? He was right, he did return!

Well technically there was a Pony of Shadows in the show (although it wasn’t Sombra)


Brony Notion, you're totally right! Sombra comes back for Season 9!!!

@Kitty Cat I just meant that he was right the Sombra returned, I didn't mean it in relation to the Pony of Shadows.

To be fair i think its stagian from season 8 finally


I would have loved to see more of Sombra and his character. He has so much potential but they didn't really do anything with him. I'm still hoping that they bring Sombra back for some more action so that we get a better idea of him. After all, all the other villains got way more development in their characters. Even the Mane-iac had more to her character and she just appeared in one episode that seemed a lot more like a filler episode. That just upsets me. Oh, maybe if they do bring Sombra back, they could bring back Queen Chrysalis, too! Maybe a team up! I'd love to see how Sombra and Chrysalis work together!


Sombra's not dead. At the end, his horn survived and got flung off. He may or may not be the Pony of Shadows (maybe collecting more shadow power again) but he has got to come back. He has a lot of potential to become a great villain.

What about he coming back in the comic? Issue  35 to 38...

Sweetie Bellicious ur right oh and im shipping luna x sombra or fluttershy x sombra.. ohhh love on the battlefield

Sweetie Bellicious your right and he was shadow but how do you explain about him not having yellow eyes?

Yes his horn survived and only the horn can create shadow as you can see at the first episode of season three

You do have a point sweetie belle Sombra does have a lot of potential to become great villain and I really do hope he comes back, he's one of my favorite villains. :)

The Pony of Shadows had large eyes, and the hood was better quality. And I'm sure that if it was Tirek, he would have known about Twilight and the girls earlier, rather than finding it out on a window.

@The Brony Notion But the eyes and hood... It looked just like Tirek!!!

hmmmmm good point! I think the shadow pony will be either starswirl the brearded or sombra. :D


Spoiler alert! He is coming back, and so are Tirek and Crysalis and cozy glow in season 9!


Hello I'm from the future and I wanna say-

SOMBRA IS NOT DEAD

HE RETURNS IN THE SEASON 9 PREMIERE

AND HE ALSO DESTROYS THE ELEMENTS OF HARMONY

Stress Nugget: Archives He didn’t die he was turned back into darkness.

Well actually it seems sombra was summoned by a spell the fake grogar did (which was discord) so actually I think he basically he was dead until he was summoned

Sombras voice in season 9 wasn't as cool as in earlier ones


I guess I haven't watched that far<br>XD


I want to see an actual backstory to Sombra, I saw a PMV of that Sombra was the Crystal King who became corrupt trying to save his kingdom from an eternal snow storm by using the dark magics, long story short it didn't end well.

If mlp is willing,even thought friendship is magic is no longer active.

i want them to make a movie of him and the rest of the villians


Yup, not a bad theory at all! But at the end of the episode when we see the shadow, the shadow pony do have a "witch" hat, like we saw with Trixie or some Star Swirl the Bearded artworks.

Yup, not a bad theory at all! But at the end of the episode when we see the shadow, the _shadow pony_ do have a *"witch" hat*, like we saw with Trixie or some _Star Swirl the Bearded_ artworks.


Sombra was one of the most intense and intriguing villains MLP brought us, I'm praying he comes back :P


I'm pretty much binge-watching all your theories (love 'em!), and I have one to share now! (Even if this is an old video :p) What if Sombra is Luna's son?
Alicorns live for such a long time, they age differently, but Nightmare Moon looked like she definitely was well into adulthood. Luna and Celestia grew apart, and given their duties it wouldn't surprise me if they slept at different times, and didn't see each other for a very long time. Luna could have had so much time on her hands that maybe she fell in love, but then the guy probably liked being awake during the day more or something, leading to an extra reason for Luna's bitterness and why Sombra turned out so, well, evil.
This also bounces back to your theory of Alicorn Magic = Dark Magic, which Sombra would then be able to use because of his mother.
With this theory, even the Shadow Ponies would infact be "leftover evil" from Nightmare Moon, in the sense that they could be descendants from Sombra or perhaps his students. There has got to be some connection here! :D


I hope Sombra comes back! I want more backstory, screentime, voice, etc ... Sombra is such an undeveloped character, but I really want to know how he got that magic, how he turned evil (i.e. his motivation) and the whole scene of what happened to the Crystal Empire!<br>Personally, I think Sombra was once good like Nightmare Moon, but was .... maybe corrupted? And he turned evil. Maybe he was studying that dark magic, and he took it too far and transformed?

I hope Sombra comes back! I want more backstory, screentime, voice, etc ... Sombra is such an undeveloped character, but I really want to know how he got that magic, how he turned evil (i.e. his motivation) and the whole scene of what happened to the Crystal Empire!
Personally, I think Sombra was once good like Nightmare Moon, but was .... maybe corrupted? And he turned evil. Maybe he was studying that dark magic, and he took it too far and transformed?


It's sad watching the now second half of season 5, and Sombra still hasn't come back. HE WAS MY FAV VILLAIN, FOR GOODNESS' SAKE! <br>Despite the fact that he was obviously OBLITERATED in the 2-parter, I want there to be some clever way for him to come back. Like his horn having been intact, and his shadow form slowly becoming his physical self, something along the lines of what Voldemort did.

It's sad watching the now second half of season 5, and Sombra still hasn't come back. HE WAS MY FAV VILLAIN, FOR GOODNESS' SAKE!
Despite the fact that he was obviously OBLITERATED in the 2-parter, I want there to be some clever way for him to come back. Like his horn having been intact, and his shadow form slowly becoming his physical self, something along the lines of what Voldemort did.


He sadly didn't appear in the finale, but I'm still holding out hope that he'll make a reappearance in season 5. Also, I hope the writers will continue with Flutterbat.


Seeing this now I am guessing it is Tirek or something Who is from the original MLP but he is returning for this finale AND he had yellow eyes.

@2C18林紫蕾 this comment section is over 7 years old and my last post was five years ago

Mr Xd2 maybe a villain plus zikora and star swirl the bearded sombra but think is star swirl.....DEAD and anyway why would the changing queen do it otherwise by the end of the episode they would have been in her disgusting slime things in her castle and...... ah! discord he have beaten up star swirl the bearded and wore his hat and disguised as the shadow pony I mean it is poserbul right... if anyone agrees with me like this comment :-)

@Cakeh MSP Your from the future, this is over two years old

ONG YES AND it can't be sombra because even look at the thumbnail of the video HIS EYES ARE DIFFRENT

@Olivia McPherson More likely then Tirek :P

In a collab with The Looney Turtle, Notion talked about how it could have been Zecora. I like this theory.

@Rachel Deem Once again this was BEFORE IT AIRED!!!

Well couldn't be Tirek because he would of known about Twilight and as you know Tirek first found out about Twilight. When he saw the stained glass window of Princess Twilight Sparkle in the Canterlot Castle throne room during My Little Pony season 4 episode 26 Twilight's Kingdom Part 2.

Um... I like to think Sombra and Luna could be paired... Sorry, just a thought

@***** yup. and now until the show officialy says otherwise, the only canon Celestia pairing is with Alternate World Sombra.

@Lin2Waterfall Wait, are you serious? Celestia X Sombra? O_o

@Poke lover 21 -.- that....was a fan-work....i.e. not canon. In Neither  the show nor the comic has there been a Sombra VS Shadow Sombra event. The closest there is to a "Good Sombra" is the nice king from a parallel world in the comics that Celestia is in love with (and who loves her back).

Have you seen the videoes of sombra fighting the shadow version that's why I thought

@Poke lover 21 since when does Sombra have an alter ego?<br>I have heard that a possible season 5 episode has Luna having a Nightmare.

@Poke lover 21 since when does Sombra have an alter ego?
I have heard that a possible season 5 episode has Luna having a Nightmare.

Wait perhaps there will be a episode where sombra and Luna have to face their alter egos

Perhaps he was too powerless and he just escaped from where the two sisters banished him

Really... I'm wrong... Well if this WASN'T posted before the finale... besides even if it was him he wouldn't be ready to suck as he was almost powerless compared to an alicorn.

and yet you are as wrong as Celestia in her stalling plan from the finale.<br>If the Shadow Pony was Tirek, then he would of seen Alicorn Twilight, and would not of had to find out about her via a forgotten stain-glass window and Discord's big mouth.

and yet you are as wrong as Celestia in her stalling plan from the finale.
If the Shadow Pony was Tirek, then he would of seen Alicorn Twilight, and would not of had to find out about her via a forgotten stain-glass window and Discord's big mouth.

(\ Bro Hoof right back I became a brony last month and I am proud seen every season except most of 4 Yet I figured because a few days ago or yesterday they released the preview for Tirek as the enemy that Escapes Tartarus (A greek mythical thing) and discord and twilight need to stop him Can't wait for the finale in two days! Also could you do a Pony theory on well Magical Mental Breakdowns.

*SPOILERS**SPOILERS**SPOILERS**SPOILERS**SPOILERS*Actually... your right! This video was WAY OFF and was a sorta crazy prediction. I've been keeping up with the spoilers, and the big finale villain of s4 is Lord Tirek back from G1. Same with the Breezies stunt they pulled. In the scene from the finale they released, Tirek is shown with a hood SIMILAR to the shadow pony's hood. The Shadow pony could be totally unrelated from the finale though.  Only time will tell! /)


I would love to see sombra again hes just as dark and mysterious as star swirl is id love for there to be an episode one either one of those characters, manly casue the fandom ahs made them to be so awesome if Hasbro makes either no ware near as cool as the fandom has I will lose hope


I want Sombra for the Season 7 finale now!


Sombra had literally 4 lines of dialogue in Season 3.
"Yeeeessss"
"Crystalssssss"
"What?"
"NOOOOO!"

Wow. I didn't relize he wasint a chatty tipe


Personally, King Sombra was the very first thing that came to mind when I heard about the 'shadow pony,' but I was expecting it to be yet another Sombra ripoff that lacked evrything that made him great to begin with. The nightmare forces still suck.

Also, has no one else noticed that the 'shadow pony' looks eerily similar to the first appearance of a certain zebra mare?


Hope he's coming back, he was the only pony to get the royal system right.<br>(King Sombra)

Hope he's coming back, he was the only pony to get the royal system right.
(King Sombra)


I think the shadow pony is someone else: back in the day, many thoughts it was Tirek wich couldn't be, because he would've noticed the 4th alicorn; others thought it was the real pony of shadows, wich also can not be, because we now know it was trapped in limbo. By looking at the shadow of this mysterious creature, I noticed that it looks like a pony wearing a wizard hat and a cape. I think it might be the spirit (we saw spirits in the show before) Of Clover the Clever or some successor/apprentice of Starswirl, who took the master's place by the side of the princesses after he was gone. Of course, giving that creature a reason to be there could complete the theory. Unfortunately, the only valid option that I can think is that, whoever this "pony of shadows" was, it was heavily involved with Luna. That kind of relationship with her, brought this new wizard to be heavily traumatized when Luna was defeated as Nightmare Moon. As the final result, this wizard is now bound to the old castle.


This is entirely just my writer brain working overtime, but...I think King Sombra could be redeemed under the right circumstances.

My idea is that Sombra is the last surviving member a race of ponies. Its clear that besides the main three types, unicorn, pegasi, and earth, there are other pony races like crystal and alicorn. I have a headcanon that he is a sombra, otherwise known as a shadow pony. The shadow ponies were all killed by something, leaving a young colt who was too young to remember much. All he really remembered was the word 'sombra', so when the crystal ponies took him to the Crystal Empire, they made that his name. He grew up alongside crystal ponies, who deeply distrusted him for how different he was. When he got older, he fell in love, married a crystal pony, and he and his wife had a child. This, however, was the last straw for the crystal ponies, who were afraid of Sombra's magical ability. They thought that Sombra might be biding his time before turning his wife against the Crystal Empire and using his own 'evil' magic to take over the Empire. Shortly after the birth of his daughter, Sombra was hunted down and was narrowly saved by his wife, who died defending Sombra and their child. Of course, Sombra was angry and heartbroken, so he decided to keep his daughter safe by taking over and enslaving the ones who had ruined his life. Of course this side of the story was never told to anyone, because history is told by the winners (crystal ponies in this case) and the winners are often too proud to admit they were the cause of such terrible occurrences.

I apologize for my sudden depressing story. We now return to your scheduled light-hearted humor, courtesy of The Brony Notion.


I have a theory about Sombra's motive for ruling over the Crystal empire! It's not thorough, but I'd love for someone, possibly an analyst, to think it through and post on it for me(hint hint). Anyway, so Sombra is probably after power over the empire, but why the Chrystal Empire? For one thing, it's the CRYSTAL Empire. The very buildings are made of crystals. The roads are paved in crystalline pavement. Even the ponies living there shimmer like crystals. The Chrystal heart alone is probably priceless not only because of the fact that it's a big honking piece of crystal shaped like a perfect heart, but also because of its immense power to keep things in check. Forget the ENTIRE CITY. Who knows how much the Crystal Empire is worth! Sombra probably saw it as a chance to be very powerful. Money is often considered in the same boat as power, after all. Imagine what he could control and who he could persuade to do his bidding with that kind of power in his hooves.


I want to see Sombra return, surely that prison in ice cannot hold him forever, can it? He deserves to return, of all the villians in the series, he the one with no known motive and hardly any lines, surely he got to return at some point, Discord got reformed, Trixi got reformed, Starlight got reformed, even Film and Flam got reformed, leaving only three major villians unreformed, one is imprisoned for all eterunty (Trek) while next is the one under ice and the third is in exile having lost her kingdom and much of her power to the power of LOVE along side her people! Sombra should return, maybe the cutie mark map will call some of the mane six or all of them to the Crystal Empire to tackle Sombra and redeem him.


Ya, I want Sombra back... he seems cool :)


It would be fantastic if Sombra came back because he has very little backstory and motive in The Crystal Empire episodes, but he has at least a TONNE of potential.


It's also in speculation that the Shadow Pony was always Tirek since the figure had a hood and glowing yellow eyes much like Tirek. I might have been a mere coincidence that Tirek was there still regaining power in his weakened form. But I do like the thought of it might being Sombra


the fact that you guessed this five years in the future is fucking scary


Personally, King Sombra was the first thing that came to mind when I heard about the 'shadow pony,' but I was expecting it to be yet another Sombra ripoff that lacks everything that made him great to begin with. The nightmare forces still suck, by the way.

Also, has no one else noticed that this 'shadow pony' looks eerily similar to the first appearance of a certain zebra mare? Glowing yellow and similarly shaped eyes, hood over head, hasn't had the chance to fully reveal itself to the ponies yet...

I did notice that, but I quickly disregarded that because we know Zecora well and she's not bad in any way.  MKody97 ^^ Pointed out how it looks like Starswirl's hat is in the shadow.  I'm probably doing a follow up this Wednesday about this...  Be sure to subscribe to hear about my theory.  And btw, I think they're going to explain "the nightmare forses" in depth this season.  :)


my theory is that sombra had an army of dark unicorns that aided him in taking over the crystal empire (becuz who can take over an entire empire single-handedly with two god-like alicorns and their military forces fighting you) and when sombra was turned to shadow, so were all his minions, so the shadow pony is one of them


Maybe they'll address some of those endings more solidly in season 5. I would love to see some more Flutterbat. : )

@Happee Mapping
Well if you are wright about that first part, Tirek being to weak, then you just gave an answer to your second point. Being so weak and not having made a peep for a 1,000 years of course the busy Princess of Equestria and it's Sun would not of noticed an escapee.
But back to point one, Shadow Pony was just an ending gag. It and Flutterfang are just ending gags building to nothing.

@TheZentegi No, they were in a different room and plus, Tirek was too weak.<br>Tirek actually escaped in Season 2 and I'm still find it funny how it took 2 ENTIRE SEASONS for Celestia to realise a monster escaped.

@TheZentegi No, they were in a different room and plus, Tirek was too weak.
Tirek actually escaped in Season 2 and I'm still find it funny how it took 2 ENTIRE SEASONS for Celestia to realise a monster escaped.

@TheZentegi if the Shadow Pony from Castle Mania was Tirek, then he would not of needed the stainglass window to know there was a purple Alicorn. -.-

@Lin2Waterfall Shadow Pony was Tirek. Nopony could sell to me otherwise.

yet Shadow Pony and Flutterfang were just end gags, as said by a member of the show staff on twitter.


I think that we find out who was banished  be for sombra and returns after sombra.


I think Sombra will come back because his horn did not disintegrate or tern into black smoke. So, I think that horn will be planted in the grown and make a fairly big crystal, which will summon King Sombra.


What would be really nice is if both sombra & chryslias could come back in season 5 (or at least 6) & have them have a two part episode in the middle of the season. Better than doing it in beginning or end of the season. That way we get villains that come back & create some type of threat than there last appearance in other seasons.


The Pony of Shadows could have also been Tirek. I do believe Sombra is dead in canon. But it does bother me that the dark magic energies of the Inspiration Manifestation and FlutterBat were never contained or dealt with. Perhaps they will go elsewhere, and that could lead to Sombra reviving through the possession of another Unicorn.

Don't worry: I'll give you all the Sombra you could ever want in the 'Dark Wars' portion of my fanfics. But... I have to get through the rest of season 2 and all of season 3 first. I probably won't hit season 4 until after 'Dark Wars,' which as I continue to plan becomes more and more expansive. I'm giving all the vanquished villains another shot at the gold ring. Provided Iron Will doesn't mind me borrowing it.


I hope sombra would turn back into his good self because I think there's more to TCE then we all think


for the shadow pony,
I think it could be hope...
you know from mlp idw comic number 34 and the mlp IDW comic special, fiendship is magic about king sombra ' s past. those two comics including number 35, maybe 36... tell about his motive to conquer the crystal empire, and that hope who was once friends with sombra, is somehow working with him, for she was the only one who could put him back together. since her cutie mark is all about healing magic. so my theory is that hope, is the shadow pony. because she probably wants to hide in the shadows until the time is right. since she has to find out more of the mane six, and some personal enemies, like flim and flam, iron will, chrysalis, maybe more. but that was my entire theory on this subject. (man, that was alot of typing.)


I want him to come back, let's hope your right


I think the shadow pony at the end of Castle Mania was Tirek. Think of it. He escaped in season 2 and appears in the season 4 finale. He obviously had to find a place to hide before he could steal any actual magic.


I mean, looking back on it after the show is over... You weren’t wrong! He did come back...


I think that King Sombra is the KING of the shadow ponies. And that their is multiple shadow ponies. And that his kingdom is outside of equestria but he got greedy and wanted more land and to rule over more ponies and to gain more power so no one could stop him Whether they liked it our not. So he went to the crystal empire because of the powerful crystal heart.


Since MLP utilizes Greek mythos in it's lore, it's not too far fetched that King Sombra will make a return. There was only two occasions Hades, Greek god of the underworld, used his powers crudely. The first time was to put down a defiant king that cheated death. Sombra is the king that cheated death.

It's established that he'll go to great lengths to keep his power. Nightmare door, infinite stairs, alarm system at the crystal heart, and magic proof obsidian prison to trap anyone who comes near the crystal heart. That's a lot of careful planning. He's just bidding his time and he knows Twilight is an alicorn. Possibly more things about the mane six than we think.

I hypothesize that his motives are to prove he's genuinely scary, if not, scarier than that of Nightmare Moon. I think he's going to make an axis mane six to take them out of the picture. Leaving Celestia, Luna, and Cadence out in the open once again but this time they can't hide their magic. He could be the possible reason Tirek escaped Tartarus and since Tirek didn't know about Twilight, Sombra lied to him about her, and Tirek ends up catching Discord in his lie.

Remember he's driven by power; and unlike Tirek, he can utilize that kind of power more effectively. Tirek is more destruction than corruption. Black alicorn amulet! I theorize that the Sombra we all saw was a low powered doppelganger of himself (a unicorn) as a puppet to make you think he died after he was obliterated.

Tirek did take Discord's power away by proxy Sombra went through Tirek to get to Discord. He's an adaptable master manipulator, though subtle. He's scarier than we were initially given. If he can't take back the Crystal Empire, he's going to take all of Equestria, and all without any pony batting an eye at his presence.

Mass brainwashing and with Starlight Glimmer proving that there is a way to remove cutie marks. Whose to say Sombra didn't get to the scepter? Every pony still has magic but it's rendered useless and knowing that the magic of the Empire is strong enough to go all across Equestria. Sombra knows this very well. Plus knowing that Sombra is a doesn't have a cutie mark makes him immune to the scepter's magic by default. Chills.

By this one fact: Where is Scorpan now? They never established his future in Equestria. All we know about Scorpan is that he turned on Tirek to save Equestria from him with Starswirl. That granted him friendship among ponies and one of his friends is none other than Starswirl the Bearded. Sombra is going to definitely come back stronger than ever before and he'll be defeated by Scorpan. Scorpan understands the magic of friendship better than Discord. Possibly being the first to discover the elements of harmony tree. He gave Starswirl the idea of friendship but couldn't utilize the magic of the tree due to his evil past. I think you need to be pure at heart to use the elements to their full potential.

I think Scorpan balances the tree and he's looking for Sombra. Scorpan is Hades. By the way, Hades can love and be compassionate. Tirek is Deimos (fear, dread, and terror) and Sombra is Phobos (note the similar color scheme). (Phobos is fear, flight, and war. Black alicorn amulet.)  Phobos and Deimos are brothers. I digress.


Well, Arygua, the part of sombras horn in part 2 of the season 3 opening broke off inside the protection bubble... It grew into a crystal, and the horn of the unicorn is where the magic seems to be stored. If that is so, Sombra's horn may be able to bring him back! Wow... I should be an analyzer!!! I didn't even plan all that!!!

Well, actualy everypony's magic is in their cutie mark...and i mean EVERYpony, even earth pony....but i like the idea sence he is an awesome ponny


I never really thought about that. Nice theory! You deserve Infinite subscribers


If you read the book "the elements of harmony "you would have known they are planing to return him<br>


I want him to come back I think he is cool an spooky 👾


I thought the same thing. But, I thought more into it and thought it was a villain from the past. I wasn't expecting Tirek.


It we be awesome if Sambra is coming again. He is my favorite villain after Nightmare Moon and Sunset Shimer in former times the bad guy.


I can see Sombra come back. Because I heard that Luna was going to willing turn back into Nightmare Moon to fight off some kind of evil.


Sombra: the shadow pony, he uses dark magic to enslave ponies and make life miserable. His signature move: shadow sneak.

(Thumbs up if I get it. U may if u picture a robotic voice)


I said that "shadow pony" might've been Tirek. It makes the most sense! In season 4 episode 25 and 26, Tirek was in a cloak like that. I know this vid was released before the season finale, but just saying. =)


well, from what ive notice the first two and finale episodes are somewhat connected, and since the first ep of S6 was from crystal empire i assume the last two eps would include king sombra

or its tirek since he appeared in S4 and final ep of S4 was tirek


Nope. Here's why.
The leftover magic from nightmare moon would look like the creatures that made her nightmare moon. That thing certainly looks like the nightmare forces (the things that took over and controlled Luna.) So I think that Granny Smith was right. This might come into play in later seasons. Soo... What do you think BN or anyone else reading this? Am I right or wrong? Why? Please let me know your thoughts.
This was Lemoran, sighing off until next time. Bye gold byee


I think the Shadow pony was Trec. Every season has a two parter with some major villain. Season 4'd was Trec. Trec had a cloak that looks like the shadow pony's and he has yellow eyes. So in theory the shadow pony could  in fact be Trec. Yes?  No? Maybe but needs more evidence?


Who came here after the season 9 premiere?


both those things are explained in the comics. a different sombra from another dimension is celestias love . and that shadow is the nightmare powers.


Sombra actually got a backstory in one of the MLP comics, the first installment of the "Fiendship is magic" series.  No, fiendship was not a typo, it's a special series delving into the backstories of a few of the villains.  (I know a lot of people don't consider these to be canon, but I personally enjoy them and think they offer much needed insight into some of the more obscure pony lore.)  I recommend checking it out if you are a Sombra fan, or if you were disappointed with his lack of actual character.


I think Sombra might come back in season 5. I don't see why not.


Sombra  must  definetly  come  back.☺😊😀😄😁😸💗💘💝💞💛💜💙


While I do think sombra might come back. I don't think it's the pony of shadows. Mainly cause glowing yellow eyes isn't his signature rather than dark magic smoke think from his eyes.


He's coming back. Though it doesn't appear to be in the show itself.

As for the "Pony of Shadows" being Sombra, like other commentators are saying, that actually seems to be Tirac. However, Sombra IS a Shadow Pony, even though he isn't the "Pony of Shadows".


I want sombra to come back with Crissi and they work together


I was thinking of star swirl the bearded, who also has yellow eyes. The shadow also looks like it has some kind of hat on. :3 Its a long shot, but it would be super cool.


I don't think Sombra is coming back well cause he doesn't have YELLOW eyes and he doesn't wear a witch hat like Trixie's but yes he was turned to shadow by the two sisters but at the end of The Crystal Empire Sombra dies or gets torn to pieces by the crystal heart and gets blown any so that does mean he died.


If Sombra was a shadow he would escape the frozen north or however that place is called because you can't toutch a shadow and the shadow can't toutch so he could easily go up to the surface but, why did he have to wait that long?I don't think he freeze down there because like i said he is a shadow.Does any of you have another excplanation?


I think Sombra was shadowed in past. Mabye he was using the dark magic like Celestia and Twilight but he wasnt as strong to wightstand it.


I thought the pony of shadows was terik, fits the time line but your theory could be right as well. Time will tell!


I already saw the whole series and Sombra doesnt come back but if there are more MLP, he might come back and man how i like this MLP series there are so many mysteries in it witch makes this so ENTERTAINING!!!!!!! :D


In my fanfic he comes back without a physical form and he is stuck in the form of a timber wolf haven possessed it. Then with the help of the antagonist, the possessed prince, he takes form of a dragon


1.No matter what "Sombra" means, I really don't think that was supposed to be him at the end of "Castle Mane-ia"

2.I think the shadow pony that appears at the end of "Castle Mane-ia" was intended as a throw-away joke, and that there will be no more mentioning of it.


"Sombra's Coming Back" Uploaded 4 years ago
Lol. But wait, we can add insult to injury!
The season 7 finale, "Shadow Play," featured the Pony of Shadows and it wasn't Sombra; it was an entirely new character!

"Sombra's Coming Back" *Uploaded 4 years ago*
Lol. But wait, we can add insult to injury!
The season 7 finale, "Shadow Play," featured the Pony of Shadows and it wasn't Sombra; it was an entirely new character!


prophecy Luna when she was younger had a friend who was a shadow yellow eyes and everything and only tacked to luna<br>would be hard to explain how Sombra would be instead of shadow

prophecy Luna when she was younger had a friend who was a shadow yellow eyes and everything and only tacked to luna
would be hard to explain how Sombra would be instead of shadow


I do hope Sombra returns with some romance between him and Luna maybe a two parter for season 5 finale?


sombra will return! Why? because in his episodes the shield went down and back up breaking part of his horn off and when the shield started going again and the castle  became <b>unsealed</b> he was able to control the horn piece. and at the end of the episode his horn survives and if at least one other survived then he may be able to come back together for a revenge attack as long as a part does not get sealed then the parts can com together and he may be able to reforge

sombra will return! Why? because in his episodes the shield went down and back up breaking part of his horn off and when the shield started going again and the castle  became *unsealed* he was able to control the horn piece. and at the end of the episode his horn survives and if at least one other survived then he may be able to come back together for a revenge attack as long as a part does not get sealed then the parts can com together and he may be able to reforge


Sombra is coming back!

* he comes back in 5 years  *

GOOD ENOUGH


actually that was zecora you can tell cause if you go back to the episode when we first met her in you can see the she has a coat and also yellow glowing eyes.


Yes I agree because in the ending of season seven they pull they pull a pony who had helped star swirl out of the darkness who could of been sombra before the empire


The shadow pony looks more like Zecora when she first appeared on the show, you know, big dark hood, bright eyes that glow yellow in the dark.<br>


This could be a theory but I think I need a bit more proof to believe he IS or MIGHT be coming back in the MLP series.


No, I think the shadow there was tirek. The shadow obviously had a cape on, and his eyes were yellow--just like tirek! Plus, he was the villain in the finale.


dark magic is very powerful enough to cross the line


I only think he's coming back because in season 5 a "great darkness" will arise and nightmare moon fights it


But I do like the idea of Sombra coming back
Yay~


i laughed so hard when he said waaa crystals


hola I’m from the future and guess what Sombra does return in the final season

Applause for being correct


I think tirek is the shadow pony. Tirek has yellow eyes and when we first see him he is wearing a Cape and Hood 🙀🙀


He is back but he is in the home for rejected villains


(See's the title) Yeah Sombra returning!!! he's my favorite villain. (After the cool video) Season 4 already past... Oh well i still hope he's coming for season 5. maybe even the changling queen?


ok maybe im the only one with this head canon, but i have a question/theory. <br>would it be possible for there to have been a pony who more or less pushed Luna to become night mare moon with there shadow magic, if so what if they never left the old castle, and there presence caused the old story of the shadow pony being the left over magic as apposed to the spell caster themselves? some one who saw how close Luna and cilestia were and resented the friendship?

ok maybe im the only one with this head canon, but i have a question/theory.
would it be possible for there to have been a pony who more or less pushed Luna to become night mare moon with there shadow magic, if so what if they never left the old castle, and there presence caused the old story of the shadow pony being the left over magic as apposed to the spell caster themselves? some one who saw how close Luna and cilestia were and resented the friendship?


I think either King Sombre, Tirek or Queen Chrysalis will come back in future episodes.


The shadow Pony could have been Zecora because she has always motions so surely one of them could turn into a shadow Plus she has like a coat and she could use that to like hide that it's her and not someone else


it would make me think about him more than just a cliché  bad guy from a medeocure fantasy book


I think in season 5 sombra is coming back but they turn him good


can u do a vid about sombra's backstory teories<br>i think he was a good unicorn named somber with a regular horn and a red crystal for a cutie mark.He also saw a spell that interested him and he casted it but he read it wrong and it separated him from his dark half.His dark half grew stronger and in a life threatening situation,it took over and destroyed his good half and became king sombra

can u do a vid about sombra's backstory teories
i think he was a good unicorn named somber with a regular horn and a red crystal for a cutie mark.He also saw a spell that interested him and he casted it but he read it wrong and it separated him from his dark half.His dark half grew stronger and in a life threatening situation,it took over and destroyed his good half and became king sombra


After Season 4 finale I just assumed it was Tirek in his weakened form


I do believe the shadow was Zecora! In season 1 episode 9 "Bridal Gossip" she wears a hood similar to that in the shadow and her eyes have the same yellow glow. She also lives in the Everfree Forest and collects all the rare plants. Given that it is a royal castle they must have some type of exclusive rare plants like in the new castle garden. So my guess is that she was going to gather some things to brew up a potion.

Ok I had one more but forgot then remembered so here it is<br>Proof #4) every time a pony uses dark magic it's a dark shadowy color mixed with green and purple. And I say pony because sunset shimmer was not normal but not nessicarilly special. She is a unicorn with elevated talents but nothing more. When she went through the mirror she should've stayed a unicorn. When she corrupted the magic within the element it transformed her into a new species in my opinion. But the magic still had the same shadowy color.

Ok I had one more but forgot then remembered so here it is
Proof #4) every time a pony uses dark magic it's a dark shadowy color mixed with green and purple. And I say pony because sunset shimmer was not normal but not nessicarilly special. She is a unicorn with elevated talents but nothing more. When she went through the mirror she should've stayed a unicorn. When she corrupted the magic within the element it transformed her into a new species in my opinion. But the magic still had the same shadowy color.

Ok I read a few other comments and came up with an idea. What if shadows are forms of dark magic.
Proof #1) Nightmare moon can turn herself into a shadow/mist like appearance and to try and make Dash faultier in season 1 episode 2 she calls the figures "The Shadowbolts"
Proof #2) Sombra it pretty much 100% dark magic and can transform from pony to shadow and vice versa. Yes it does say that Celestia transformed him but as he is racing for the crystal heart he turns to a pony.
Proof #3) when ponys have nightmares the shadows always have some kind of evil within them and even when they're awake at times.

So yeaaaahh...i theorize a lot... But hey people of the Notion Nation (I find it catchy) reply and say what you think!


If the shadow pony was Sombra, wouldn't his eyes be green or red or purple instead of yellow?


I hope so he was in my favorite looking villans


no se fia de su propia sombra (But look at the figurative) "he wouldn't trust his own mother"
...
Sombra doesn't even trust his own mother?! Well that's just cruel.


I would like for Sombra to come back. We kill each other but...


Sombra's not dead.<br>He crawled under a dumpster and survived.

Sombra's not dead.
He crawled under a dumpster and survived.


Look at the eyes they look like Zacora's eyes when she first stared in mlp so maybe the"  shadow pony"  is Zocara or a relative or another zebra I think this not only because the eyes but that rope or hood Zacora wore that so it could be another pony or zebra from Zacora's tribe or her teacher of spells think about it


FIENDship is Magic... "ALL HAIL THE KING!"

+Marion Ette Wow... I forgot that it was THIS episode... Yeah, that was an interesting discussion... However, in the comics (which ARE technically cannon) he is revealed to be of an entirely differant species... The "Umbrum", or "Shadow Ponies"... However, the Shadow Pony from that episode wasn't even brought up... So, not much of a connection...


Nice impression of Sombra, Notion! "Crystallllllllls!"


sombra will come back and someone will defeat him, but when chrysalis returns i will defeat her and become a princess


I believe The shadow pony was Tirek because he had a cloak and yellow eyes and appeared in season 4


i wish that they wouyld bring back sombra too... but they would only do so if they ran out of ideas. and i do NOT see that happening any time soon. plus... he kinda... blew up. there was his horn left over that they could work off, but i would see that more like... a desperate pony (like Trixie) would want more power, be drawn to teh horn (like Rarity with her geode) find it, and manage to summon its power in some way or another. new season finale! still, i doubt the writers would do so, unless they went trixie, (desperate) but still cool to think about.


wait before I say any thing if you haven't seen it you need to watch the fall of the crystal empire fan animation but if you have seen it then consider this king sombra is basically the one who turned luna into nightmare moon but what if nightmare moons dark power came from the evil power sombra used on her to make her see her worst nightmare so it would make sense if the dark power left over from nightmare moon was the evil magic placed in side her by sombra's evil nightmare stair he used on her that turned her evil in the first place and if its true then it could explain how he could return as the pony of shadows as you said and if you have any problem with the theory please say what it is


The shadow pony looks a lot like secora when we first meet him


Well you’re kind of right ( psssssst season nine)


well he did came back, but not how we expected


They could but what could they include, maybe more background knowledge about him, or he coyld question Cadence's and Shining Armor's role as rulers of the crystal empire, maybe he steal's the crystal heart and then all of the above? I need answers people!


Ill tell all my friends about ur channle u deserve a lot of subs


He was right AND HE DID HAVE SOMETH8NG TO DO WITH THE FANALY <br>(Not the season but still the fanaly)

He was right AND HE DID HAVE SOMETH8NG TO DO WITH THE FANALY
(Not the season but still the fanaly)


Yes. I remember clearly in Sombra's debut.

Sombra - MMMMNNNNEERRHG CRYSTERRRRRS!


The shadow pony was Tirek. It was a foreshadow of his return.


those eyes look the zocora's eyes when we first meet her


Why are a ton of people saying he was right, when the only reason sombra came back was BECAUSE of discord (disguised as grogar)?


i think they need to bring sombra back because they didn't give him any characteristic or speaking rolls  so we really know nothing about his character


Of course Sombra is coming back, but this episode is not proof of that.  The shadow at the end is not Sombra, and it's true identity is still wide open for discussion.

Although it appears as if Sombra was destroyed in S3-E2, you are talking about an evil unicorn that has the ability to dissolve into shadow and thus can never be completely destroyed no matter how much light you shine on him.  Light and shadow are two sides of the same coin, one can not exist without the other!  If anything, Sombra should return in a later season/episode as an antagonist to Twilight's "light of friendship" or Cadences' lasting peace in the Crystal Empire.

More interesting, however, is Sombra's backstory.  Sombra is shown to rule with an "iron hoof" and to manipulate his subjects by using their own fears to torment them into submission.  This type of behavior is typical of an usurper.  Think about it, the Crystal Empire used be good before he took over, and Sombra even locked away the crystal heart so a "rightful ruler" could never return to use it against him.  Sombra must be an usurper, and if so, must have started off as some guard pony or close confidant to the previous ruler before becoming corrupted by his own lust for power.

Also, Sombra and the Crystal Empire were most likely banished by Celestia, Luna, and possibly Star Swirl sometime before Discord appeared.  If so, this begs the question as to Celestia, Luna, and Star Swirl's true motives behind stopping Sombra and causing the Crystal Empire to vanish without a trace.  Could Sombra and Star Swirl have of history between them, and would there been some epic battle between Celestia, Luna, Star Swirl and Sombra?  Only time will tell.


when the producers of the show "says" sombra returned in season nine


I think one of the mlp staff said on twitter that the end gags (excluding the rainbows) were indeed just endgags, like what you might get at the end of a mystery (Castle-mania) or a horror movie (Bats!).


It wasn't Sombra. Watch 'Twilight's kingdom'. Reconice the yellow eyes? And the black cape they're under? The 'shadow pony' in the clip you shown us, was Tirek. Or...that's my thought...


I thought that "shadow pony" was Tirek because of the odd-looking shape and yellow eyes.


"Though this theory has more holes in it than Queen Chrysalis does" seriously ._.


heres my theory the pony of shadows is not a part of nightmere moon but a evil spirit that can posess a person and feed off of their negative emotions like anger , envy and fear so it possessed luna because she had so mush anger and envy so she was the perfect host to feed off of and eternal night would have put everypony in a state of fear so more ponies to feed off of


Did Sombra had a past or a life before he took over the crystal empire?


True sombra is coming back and there is a season nine clip of it


I hope he comes back,and falls in love<br>With Luna....

I hope he comes back,and falls in love
With Luna....


i think the pony of shadows is going to come back in another season


Maybe sombra took the leftover magic which was in the castle


Friendship is Magic: yes, but not until season nine


Uh sorry but I'm gonna debunk this, there is no way it could be sombra, look at sombre's eyes, green with red irises, but when the shadow pony opened his or her eyes, they were orange. and to be honest they looked like the eyes of Zecora,


but if the shadow pony was sombra, wouldn't the yellow eyes be green?


And then Selestea and Luna separate dark and light of him so princess of sun can put the pride down on the unicorn king and Luna can have a friend like her


He was annihilated. Although it wouldn't surprise if he somehow survived.


I think that in season 7 discord will tell the truth about him being starsweld


The shadow pony was not sombra because the eyes were yellow but sombras were red and green.

The embodiment of Christmas LOL XD


oh boy, oh boy, oh boy. I hope so. If you look at (nightmare moon, discord, and sunset shimmer you can see that these villains have been reformed. Not including Tirek and Queen Chrysalis (let me know if I've missed any of the top of my head). Why not King Sombra? What's his backstory? Why not him?


Sombra IS LIKE VOLDEMORT. Watch the end of the first movie and the end of his two part episode. DA SAME!!  I know it wont be in season four because its over but in season five he might return. LIKE VOLDEMORT!! EH?!

Sorry i meant look at the first harry potter movie and when the royal sisters banished Sombra.


He's horn fel off end it melted in the dirt! So he is coming back!!!!


well if you think about it sombre was defeated right before luna turned ya know "THE NIGHT WILL LAST FOREVER" on equestrian so sombra could have put luna under a spell with his evil magic thus he would have a bit of his magic with in her creating nightmare moon so sombra could be the pony of shadows cause sombra knew he would loose the epic battle of good vs evil so in my opinion the legend doesn't even have to change soooo yeah.


0:05: (gun cocking) say that joke, one more time, your dead notion!


sombra does not. have yellow eyes like the shadow.or he doesn't have the hat in the shadow.I think it's starswirl/discord.maybe discord hid the hat and only used it this time. starswirl isn't THAT tall.


why doesent fluttershy use the elevator? because shes the stair master!


I have one last question <br>Was sombra ever a pony before he bacame evil?

I have one last question
Was sombra ever a pony before he bacame evil?


I think the shadow was tirek or somthing like that.  In ep25 26 he has a hood on and yellow eyes. Plus he escaped when serburus was in pony fille.    Yes i know my writing is bad i used a translator.


How did ypou predict the future
And yes sombra really is back
Well , maybe you are so smart😄😄😄


Now sombra has an African accent and was a part in the season 9 premiere well done


maybe the shadow pony is a totally new villain or the guy that is red and he felt his bro betrayed him ( sorry i forgot his name) plus he gets power from ponys, well many he stalks them feeds of their power little by little then ......... BOOM he trys to take over equestrian by stealing the ponys power ( just a theory)


am i the only one who thinks that that shadow in castle mania was Radaint Hope? ((i really hope there putting here in the showww!))


that hooded pony was zecora!as you can see in the episode bridle gossip, she has the same hood and yellow eyes! sombra has green eyes with red corneas and purple mist exerting!!!


But wait Sombra Has no witch hat or yellow eyes I think that it might be StarSwirl


Spike-Huh, shadow ponies? That's ridiculous!

The brony notion-This theory may sound ridiculous


its the mythacal creature the one that takes all the magic away from ponys.


YES BUT I THOUGHT THAT WAS ONE OF SOMBRAS MINIYONS


I think its Zecora because she was the one with yellow eyes and King Sombra has green red eyes


Brony Notion: Sombra is coming back
Hasbro: THATS IS A GOOD IDEA IN TEH FINALE WE CAN BRING HIM BACK
(No likes or comments the notifications annoy me)


Actually the villain for that season was teirk


Sawtooth do you think that you can do A video about the mystery of Sombra's cutie Mark?


Guess what! Guess what! This theory was WRONG! You keep forgetting that the producers says he is DEAD. Which means <b>HE IS NOT COMING BACK!</b>

Guess what! Guess what! This theory was WRONG! You keep forgetting that the producers says he is DEAD. Which means *HE IS NOT COMING BACK!*


Even though it looked like he died maybe he just got injured instead and took over that seven7, cause I want my sombra okay before I go all Spanish on the writers butts kidding I'll cry and eat myself into a ice cream cake coma


Sombra isn’t the shadow pony in shadow play there was a pony who turned into the pony of shadows cause it’s darkness


The shadow Pony reminded me of zecora. Because of a shadow ponies eyes 👀


I thik that Sombra is comming back soon, maybe to take reavange on Cadence or Twilight. He has come back before,so maybe...


Only the future can tell my friend until then enjoy Celestia's day and Lena's night


Pony of Shadow was Tirek.  No evil Starswirl or turns out his is Discord due to he is explained in the comics and he is present after Discord was turned into stone (StarSwirl also has the personality as Pinkie Pie)


Remember in the last two episodes of season four that guy game that's the shadow pony the one who took all of the magic and cutie marks from all the pony when twilight got her castle


I hope everyone finds out that a villan curesed Fluttershy to be a bat-pony and she stays one


My theory is that king sombra IS the shadow pony cause thinking about season 4 episode 3 the sadow pony have been left by nightmare moon and there's a theory that says that sombra was the responsible of princess luna became nightmare moon cause at the season 3 episode 1 she says that "she could'n fall again" so maybe when nightmare moon where defeated, king sombra too, and with no pony to control, king sombra returned to the shadows searching for another powerful pony to control


I gess it could work. his phisical form being destroyed and could be regaining his strength


I think l know how to reform Sombra ! The answer is princess Luna ! Because she likes the dark like him and she also has a shadow form !!!!


The Brony Notion, these are my theory's
1. Star Swirl
2. Discord(Star Swirl is Discord but the figure is taller)
3. Pinkie Pie, duhhh
4. Zicora in a costume


if sombra doesn't come back then it will be a disaster


When I looked back on it,I thought it was Tirek.


What if the shadow pony was start swirl.  I mean it looked like the pony had a hat on.


Sombra is kill!!! He exploded at the end of the episode!!! Did you not see his horn fly away?


NO keep Discord and star light glimmer NO please ):


I thought the shadow pony was Tirek for awhile


Yeah three years and that still hasn't happened


Was going to say that I beat you to the punch, but then I realized that you actually posted this before my video by about a month.

Not to mention that mine didn't even really mention the pony of shadows or his name in Spanish until I found that out later and posted it in a comment.

You win this round :I


Or it could be Star Swirl because he did go missing, and the project he was doing moons ago probably turned him into the shadow pony...<br>I think.

Or it could be Star Swirl because he did go missing, and the project he was doing moons ago probably turned him into the shadow pony...
I think.

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+kittyclubcatlover  Really? Thats sounds awsome!<br>(sorry I'm a slow typer)

+kittyclubcatlover  Really? Thats sounds awsome!
(sorry I'm a slow typer)

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+kittyclubcatlover Yes! First reply.....<br>EVER.

+kittyclubcatlover Yes! First reply.....
EVER.


ACTUALLY SOMBRA IS COMING BACK MAYBE SEASON7 HE WILL FREE THE UMBRUM OR THE SHADOWS AND THEN HE BECOME GOOD AND RESTORE PRINCESS AMORE BACK TO LIFE YOU BETTER READ THE COMICS


Cool! But it's weird in the beginning when your like... SOMBRA IS COMING BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Luna Schultz was friends with Sombra when he wasnt Evil ( check out Ink rose head cannon)


I think the legend about NightmareMoon and the name Sombra is conected. What did Celestia say abuts Sombra? "Unicorn whose hearth was balck as night." And NightmareMoon is the princess of the night. Are they in love? That is too simple, and Luna was there when Sombra was defeded.  Maby there are two sister and a brother. But then there should be a brother of the sun. Discord? He is also the same old as the others. More, than 1000. When he made enternal chaos, he left the sun. Enternal chaos? Enternal night? These should be some conection I think.


This is what I mean! like, in one of the brony notions vidios he said Diamond Teara would become the cmc's friend, and guess what happened in seoson 5? she becomes the cmc's friend! p.s. season 5 had NOT come out then.


You talked about Who is the shadow pony but i think this makes sense.


Nah, Sombra died. But then Grogar told him to stop being dead, and he stopped being dead.

Then the next episode sombra had enough and said I dont want to stop being dead


my therory <- fuck it... is that when Luna/ celestia battled Sombra "im assuming they did" sombra cursed Luna thus making her nightmare moon, or he put himself into luna making her nightmare moon when she returned so did sombra and the crystal empire... correct me if im wrong

Ok, the thing is, before he disappeared he cast a spell on the crystal emipre/ponies to make it all disappear. That did happen. For 1000 years, i mean. You may have mistaken that for this. Im not trying to act smart to gather attention! just sayin >:|

when the elements broke the morph or whatever...


i don't think that's Sombra, but... Tirek. if you look at the final episode of season 4, than you know what i meen


It was tirek or however you explain it I'm sorry if I'm being to rude because I think this was before the finale but tirek had a hoodie/cape thingy so.. Sorry if I was mean just trying to make a point here 😃<br>


zecora also came with yellow eyes and a hood


the reason why the shadow pony started looking like it's mad because it was offended by spike


No, I think it is star-swirl the bearded, because I see a witch like hat on the shadow pony, so, if sombra has a witch hat,what would that mean. That sombra, was star swirl . Now,that doesn't make sense. SO it has to be the so called "Return Of Star-Swirl The Bearded"  or something.

Also like if ur watching in 2015.


the shadow pony has bright yellow eyes.... its talking about teireks return


I think it is zecora coming to check out the screams she probobly heard beacause only she is the only one wtith a silhouette with yellow eyes


gasps oh no wait that's probably Zecora.

*gasps* oh no wait that's probably Zecora.


I know this is reallllllllyyyyyyyyy late, but on the mlp fandom, it says he's a reformed antagonist. Reformed? Okay...


Sombra isn't coming back, instead Starlight Glimmer is for the last Season5 2 parter.And season 6 is coming!!!!


I think I know who the shadow pony is and it might not even be a pony


When I saw the title I was like WHAT HOW


I thought King sombra was not coming back but until I saw this video and the episode castle-mania


I have 3 things:
1 Sombra get married from Luna
2  Sombra is a King so he never die just live Cilestia I think she was 1000
3 Luna know that Sombra did not died(I think S,L are 100


I think King Sombra is coming back because, yes, sombra means shadow in spanish, and because Shining Armor and princess cadance are having a baby! what if he tries to ruin that?!


Hey brony notion do you serve under queen chrysalis and her empire or do you just avoid the place?


i'm from the future and i'm saying nop sobra will still be a stupid villan


Actually the shadow pony was banished to limbo???


I think that sombra wasnt the shadow pony bcs that shadow pony has yellow eyes just like zecora at that episode when she came into ponyvill ! In my opinion zecora was there just to scared other ponies !


SPOILER ALERT! He did come back but only becouse Starlight glimmer changed the future


oh geez oh n0 Sombra's BACK DA DA DA DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA


One time you said the shadow pony was star swirl and ALSO discord.<br>WHAT THE "beep"!!!

One time you said the shadow pony was star swirl and ALSO discord.
WHAT THE "beep"!!!


that was Zacora at the end of that episode


if it was terek than he would have known that there's a 4 princess


it kinda looks like Luna's coat but it's the hood


Chrysalis??? YOU HAVE INSULTED YOUR QUEEN!!!


maybe that wasn't sombra
maybe he is star swirl bearded
he have yellow eyes star swirl hat and i think he have a horn
what do you think?
do i,m right?


i watched a video and sombra came from ONE SHADOW !!!just sayin,......


sombra is coming back again in 6 dimensions he's gonna be hadesombra


0:01 I get its its form the episode stare master


I think the shadow pony is star Sworld the bearded


what if he is back but he just looks like somepony else. I mean what about derpy? she could be sabra spying on the others


My theory is that king sombra IS the shadow pony cause thinking about season 4 episode 3 the sadow pony have been left by nightmare moon and there's a theory that says that sombra was the responsible of princess luna became nightmare moon cause at the season 3 episode 1 she says that "she could'n fall again" so maybe when nightmare moon where defeated, king sombra too, and with no pony to control, king sombra returned to the shadows searching for another powerful pony to control


well we see in season 5 ep 25 alternate reality


That looks nothing like sombra his eyes are red with green around it!! Plus the hat looks like starswirls the bearded hat!


I don't think sombra's coming back, Why? I have no idea and beats me..


Hmmmmm... Well, he can't really be because it was AFTER Luna was gone and so it HAS to be "somepony" else.


o...k notion is right I also think sombra will be coming back why? beacause sombra was shown barly any story like no other vilian well except for chrysalis but sombra was only wanted the crystal empire why how did he become evil when and why please find a answer


the shadow pony is tyrek it even lines up with the hood conspiracy

Not to mention that sombra has green eyes that glow black and the "figure" has eyes that glow yellow

tyrek is there, spies on the mane 6, get's pinkies old hood.


Cadence and Shining armour are having a baby... Maybe in the final that's when they have it and that's when Sombra comes in? Idk xD

Bruce M Russell nope but crystallis does

Bruce M Russell Flurry Heart you are correct

I don't get it. Why would Sombra comes back?

Nope we in s6 ep5 now and sombra isn't here

+The Brony Notion BEST THING EVER SOMBRA WOULD BE RE-BORN AND BOOM IT HAPPENED

+EmGaming msp & aj What if their baby... (wait for it)... WAS SOMBRA!!! Eh... maybe not.


So bra became nice in the comics. And found love


I think that the shadow pony in Castle Mania was Tirek.

+Ally Ball Now that you say that, it makes the most sense. In the season 4 finale, it is explained that Tirek escaped Tartus when the Cerberus left it's post at the gates. It also says that Tirek was weakened in the time he was left in Tartus, and it would take a while for him to regain enough power to start stealing magic again. Maybe Tirek had recently escaped Tartus, and squinted his eyes at the end of the episode like that, because he knew he would soon have enough strength to start stealing magic again. Plus, maybe the scene was put there to hint at the season finale for that season.


the shadow pony is NOT sombra  because he doesn't have yellow eyes


Fiendship is Magic comic series the one with sombra on it :p


Sombra is coming back in gen 5 wuuuuuuttttt he called it!? 7 years!?... messiah!?


I already saw a few legends and mane six fighting the shadow

Spoiler


yes but...... how he get from crystal empire to ponyvile


What episode is the one where sombras head like goes into the ground or at least it looks like that.


You are right !!!!!!!!!!!!  If you read the comics of mlp in one of them they show . . . . . .  SOMBRA ALL THIS TIME WAS WAITING FOR THE RIGHT TIME TO ATTACK THE WHOLE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


what i heard from the legends the shadow pony is s.s.t.b.


Increible que no sabe lo que es significa sombra. Just asking,how old are you?


My favorite female pony is Luna because who doesn't like Luna, and my favorite male is Sombra because when i read the MLP Comics his character in his mirror kingdom was so awesome. He and Celestia's little crush was so cute, and i wanted to repair that mirror and go in there and give Sombra a huge hug. lol i'm weird


Brony sombra was reduced to shadow that's another thing


That shadow is nightmare moon that gives use a hint that she IS coming back in season 5 and another hint is that luna will have a NIGHTMARE think about it!!!:)


huh... the shadow pony in that episode is just tirek


Sigh 😔 season 9 and we still don’t know who that shadow was cus it can’t be the pony of shadows aka stigian

It could be.... My theory suggests that when the pony of shadows disappeared part of it was left behind and it corrupted Luna just like Stygian. When she was also banished the same thing might of happened. And then it kinda runs dry. I don’t know why it would be there and I don’t even know what it is! Ancient magic? A secret race of shadow ponies?


no that was zacora because she once did that same eye color


i think maybe like, one of like long lost cousain of somba


The shadow pony is tirek because of the yellow eyes


sombra will return and turn twilight evill


Idk, it has yellow eyes and Sombra has red eyes,


This phrase should become used! (What you're talking about) has more holes than chrysalis!


Sombra will come back. he is not a pony. he is a creature called an umbra. don't believe me? watch sombras origens. it is both a video and a comic MADE BY THE COMPANY. also I think he will come back because discord, christlis, starlight, tireck and night mare moon came back. technicly nightmare discord and tireck were not seen twicein the seires but they are said to have appeared in pony history. also the only way to destroy a shadow is with light. celestia did not destroy sombre it was luna but that was because she had her first time turning into nightmare. he put the night mare in her. watch fall of the crystal empier. and yes I am a nerd on sombra. don't judge


There's also a notion I heard that is where Equestria girls fit into. I heard it I didn't think of it.

It's Celestia's child, and I like both of them equally.

Are you one of Luna's children of the night or are you celesteas child


um I would agree but sombra does't have a hat :\


No that was just something Hasbro put in as a meaningless bonus


Dear bronynotion,

I know many of ponies are like THATS SOMBRA HE IS COMING BACK!!! actually no (sorry to disappoint you all) my theory is that, the shadow pony was..................................................ZECORA!!! if you look closely, the hood looks like some normal pony is wearing it, plus if it was sombra, his horn would be poking out.

really people! it's mlp! they always have mistakes. what explains that in some episodes the back round ponies are alicorns

+Sunshine Summers Looney Turtle covered that. Its a cool theory, check it out!


and if star swirl bearded is discord maybe the shadow pony is discord<br>do i,m right?

and if star swirl bearded is discord maybe the shadow pony is discord
do i,m right?


Hey did you know that sombra isn't the only one with the a Spanish name. Luna in Spanish means moon . lol.


SOMBRA IS COMING BACK but NOT as the sowdoe pony !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Sombra was probably dead after the crystal empire episode

no hes alive becuase sombra is the shadow pony


as you dont know it was pinkie so i dont think that sombra is coming back


Queen Cristalis has over 30 holes in her body


FlutterShy: Why didn't FlutterShy use the elevator?
Me: I don't know!
FlutterShy: Cuz she is the STAIR master!
Everyone: Hahahahahahahahahhahahahhaha
Me: BRB going to post a comment about this in a second! 💻👩💻


I THINK SOMBRA IS GONNA GET VERY EXTREMLY FAT x3


He’s not coming back you have to summon him first duhhhhhh


Wow no one knew sombra means spanish?
HA!

Oh wait,
You guys don't speak spanish.
oops.


They already did just listen to the song


Hey Brony nation, The Shadow Pony's eyes are yellow like Zecora in her hood. Maybe it's her


Is the rainbow factory .......real? (In the show) :-P<br>


NOOOOO REVENGE OF CHRISALYS FOR SEASON 7 FINALE


It's sunshine shimmer because the pony has a hood on just like sunshine shimmer when she steels twilights crown


But that shadow had yellow eyes sombra magic is only 3 colors black green and purple sooooooooo that's probably just a meme


I don't  know  how  it  is  possible  lol I think he won't  oh a new one mabey


he not coming back i'm watching this when season 7 already aired


Spoiler alert

But season 4 has been out for a while the shadow pony is trek


your clips are pretty Whay you dont do long clip


Cadence and shining armour are having a baby so sombra might try to stop the birth?IDK


You might not know this but season five has came out


I think sombra is coming back literally his name on Latin and Spanish is shadow I I now that because my fist language is Latin


DAT JOKE DOUGH! :3      X3      ;3   @.@   LOL I'm SO sorry I literally just had a bowl of cheetos and carbonated water heh......


I get the joke about Queen chrysalis and Sombra cuz chrysalis has holes in her body I got it yay :-) i dont know y I'm doing this


the shadow pony is tirek his eyes are yellow too duh 😤


no its sombra is the shadow pony 😈😈😈👹👺👹👺💔💔💔💔💔💔evil


I think that tereck because he has yelow eyes


Yes he will riii mm I mean come back yah


Sombra Is NOT coming back! They announced at Everfree Northwest PonyCon that he is DEAD meaning NOT ALIVE meaning NOT EVER COMING BACK.


In that real episode did anyone notice pinkie pie was missing that was her cloaked at the end the mane 5who were thee saw


did ani one see the celestia when that shadow apears? on the far right?


Sombra eyes is red, green and purple is not yellow at all you seen rang!!!!?¿ 51%


no your wrong the shadow pony is trarswirl

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No cuz the pony shadow looked like starswirld


No I have seen the finale and king sombra is not in it


the shadow pony is........ star swirl!!!!!

+Khristine Rodriguez you are wrong it is star swirl


if you ever wached "THE FALL OF THE CRISTILAMPIR,, Luna killed somber WITH HIS/SOMBERA WEPEN BECUSES SHE TERNED INOYT NITEMARE MOON HE SAID "WHAT ARE YOU,, AND SHE SAID"(LAFF LAFF) I,M A NIGHTMARE,, THEN SHE KILLED HIM.COME ON WACH IT AND YOU WILL SEE.


not ridiculous it ihas given the crystal ponies a new thing to fear!


I thought shadow pony was Tirek Fore...SHADOW! <b>Bad dum dis</b> no? anyone? awww 'n'

I thought shadow pony was Tirek Fore...SHADOW! *Bad dum dis* no? anyone? awww 'n'

@snakevenom9872  I thought that for a while now

It couldn't have been Tirek.  It is rather evident that the Pony of Shadows knew the mane six and spike were in the castle.  If Tirek knew Twilight was in the castle and saw her, that means he would know another alicorn princess exists, but in the season 4 finale, he had no idea.  Something that big would be something he would definitely remember.


Brony notion! (I said "brony notion!" because i want you ansver) your idea is great. But maybe shadow pony was a little bit of tantabus... What you say?


Maybe its hes daughter or son

Just saying........


You want to know about pony of shadows ......you have to watch other seasons after 6th.......I forgotten the season's number 😋😋😋😋😋😋

How did you forget the number 7!? It is literally on your keyboard or screen right next to 6!!


my sister thinks "yay that shud happen i thing that dikerd is star...wever the bederd and sombra is the showdo pony btw its kitty animes little sister "


your clips are pretty,but they are short Whay you dont do long clip


It's nyx!!!!!!! Not somebrowo!!!! Nyx nyx nyx!!! Left over magic from nightmair.. Nyx!!!


the shadow pony is TeRIC I don't care its spelt wrong like come its kinda othies I don't if that's spelt wrong either every one is over thinking this


i saw something in testing testing 123 and i think i know ho it was....................................................................SOMBRA he had a red horn and was gray so ITS SOMBRA YAAAAAAAAAAAY


He was make by he read a book magic make a shadow of him he lost dieting in water can back to life in a evil form

That's just a fan animation from what i saw, nobody knows for sure.


Ok ok, knowing Sombra is the shadow pony, doesn't necessarily mean he's coming back by the evidence you've gathered. I'm not saying that this one fact WILL, key word will, change everything, but it's possible it could. Sombra's eyes are green with purple streaks, and that showed yellow. That could've been Zecora. It's possible! It could've been anypony! (edit) I've gathered more evidence! It showed a cape there, too. More likeliness to be Zecora. And Since when has Sombra whore a cape? I know his history, btw! (edit) MORE! Ok so we know Zecora has been their friend so far. So far... She could be turning on them. She is like that prophetic old mystical medicine cat(READ WARRIORS), but that gathers more suspicion.

Well the fact of he have never seen wearing a cape doesn't  mean he would NEVER use one

Oh yeah and the joke you had there was freakishly funny to me! xD good one


One shadow pony watch season finale in season 7


I didnt understand the joke. Mabye because im not English. (Ha joke)


hope so but why is his eyes yellow not red or green then? hmmm meby he become good? now that be a plot twist....


he doesn't this just is sooooooooo old its like may 9 2015


ITS STAR SWORLD A BEARDED!!! ALRIGHT GET IT THROW YOUR HEAD!!!God😠😠😠😡😈🐎🐎🐎me✔✔✴💫you❌❌🌟♥💤🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥well em i shouldn't be to angry should i no sorry oh and thats why i gave you a star ➕ a heart emm yey


Ok 1 I'm comment #667 soo now there's no spooky numbers and 2, I guess you saw the season 9 finally from season 4 :P


Look at rose ink chanel maby her head canon story may help<br>


I think I have a great answer the shadow pony or something is 😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴 for it terek😰😰😰😱😱😱😱😵😵😵😵


sorry i meant do any of you have other excplanations


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i wish i no that somponys think that sombra is a goody two pony and am looking at you b.n. sombra was the olly vellen that did not tole hes master plan and am taking abaut  queen cresaliys that spoilet her true plan and discord and terik and luna i dont have renker in non of you  bit sombra was the most quaiet one he never rivil hes plan not like the others...can you do a vidio abaut why sombra wa the only villen that did not rivil hes plan. this is the brony noxen sing out ontel next wensday  and this is cc as olues stay pony ma frends brohouve


Why do you have a Spanish English dictionary?


it was star swirl wizard hat yellow eyse it him


WHUT OMG btw he's my oc's bro plz respond


It's zecora. And if anyone says, no s&$t sherlock I will report it

+Cherish Scharstein that would be awesome!!!!!

@I am NOT Trollerjak, Troll of Khaos I told you