| Nimbus Denzel Quasar | |
|---|---|
| Kind | Pegasus |
| Sex | Male |
| Occupation | Performing Artist Member of the Method Mares (formerly) |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Eyes | Deep Green |
| Mane | Luminous Vivid Red |
| Coat | Black with a Dark Gray muzzle |
| Nicknames | Nim, Black, City Colt, Quimbus Nasar, City Slicker, Shadow Jumper, Blacklist Nimbus, The Master of Theatrics, The Master of Gravity, Dis Master, Specter of the Stage, Nim the Grim, Blackbox Quasar |
| Relatives | Blackbox Cumulo (father) Cosmic Cirro (mother) Jackdaw (uncle) |
| Hooves | Dark Gray |
Cutie mark Vector Arrows | |
| Voice | Will Friedle (voice)  Chris Kirkpatrick (singing) 
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| Owner | User:Otherside86 |
- "You have to forgive Nimbus. He's known to...retaliate."
- — Sir Sheath
Nimbus Denzel Quasar is a pegasus of the performing arts. He is also the best friend of Sir Sheath and Tech Savvy. He also has a raven named Nevermore. He represents the spirit of liberty.
Background
- "He sort of has a love for the theatrics."
- — Sir Sheath
Born and raised in a tough district of the city of Manehatten, as the son of a critic and a costume designer. As a colt, he was very quiet. His father would take him with him to most of his shows. Nimbus saw so many performances and reacted to so many genres: ones that make him laugh, ones that made him cry, ones that took him by surprise, ones that scared him, comedy, tragedy, love, lost. Seeing all that drama, how the characters feel, how they make the audience feel. Experiencing so many emotions, he fell into a bit of a slum. He soon realizes the same things in the shows could happen in real life. It took him a while to tell what is most likely to be in reality and fiction. He could never fly, only hover, for he sees no reason to. He then discovers street performers, and starts developing another passion for it. He uses his urban surroundings to learn the skill of parkour (free-running, or free-galloping), the ability of avoiding obstacles ans terrain using quick acrobatic movements. He even invented the 0-G Hover, a unique function of his hovering that makes it look like gravity wasn't affecting him, and can even move even farther when the right force is obliged.
The young Nimbus decided to express his feelings in body movement, and become a performing artist. He would do street performances during his spare time. One day, he met a wacky colt who loves to build things named Tech Savvy. The two became best friends and were inseparable ever since.
As stallions, Nimbus and Tech started working together on each others work. Nimbus helps Tech Savvy with his inventions, and Tech would develop machines and stage equipment whenever somepony hires Nimbus for him performances in theater halls.
One day, two met Sheath on one of his training missions on becoming a Steed Knight of the Chess Table. After helping out, the three became friends and go on adventures together. Nimbus Quasar and Tech Savvy were even there for Sheath's knighting.
The trio then moved to Canterlot and made friends with the Mane 6. Nimbus continues street performing on the sides and can be hired by any concert hall in town.
He is leader and instructor to a vocal group including Cherry Fizzy, Noteworthy, Starburst, Comet Tail, and Ponet.
Personality
- "Life is full of disappointments. How can one more make any difference?"
He is known as "The Flip-Side of Pinkie Pie". Among his friends, Nimbus Quasar is the moody street-smart emo goth. After seeing so many varieties of shows as a foal, he questions reality and those who live in it. He seems negative, doubtful, indifferent, morose, a bit of a skeptic and downer most of the time, and a bit unenthusiastic, but he can be a good source of wisdom. He is more worldly and sensible than his friends. Nimbus is known for his sarcastic sense of humor and outspoken attitude. He can be opinionated, cynical, and wisecracking. He delivers minor insults, pranks, and sassy comebacks whenever a pony is being obnoxious; like Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Trixie, Riff Wrath, and Spike. He would point out their flaws and mishaps, and he can be playfully manipulative. Even though Nimbus enjoys tormenting ponies for their misbehavior and complaints, he usually means well. He thinks pony should be more open with each other.
He is sometimes sensitive to a kind pony, like Fluttershy, and is a sucker for a pouty face. He can be a good friend, once you get to know them, but he doesn't stop pushing his friends when they keep irritating him. He only makes others miserable when they deserve. He thinks of it as "karma".
Nimbus is an artist, and an entrepreneur of classical and pop culture. He has no interest in fame, status, or entertaining the masses. He merely does what he does for his freedom of expression, not to make a spectacle. Which is why he retaliates against anyone he sees grateful. Nimbus aims more on touching the hearts of others than merely to entertain them. He likes big cities more than towns like Ponyville, because there are more places to jump and bounce off of. As the Master of Theatrics, he takes things strict and serious.
He may act like he's mean and miserable, but deep down, he really cares. Under his brooding exterior lies a lot of depth to him, and he admires those who are just the same. He can the most humble, serious, independent, and sincere of most ponies. When he get fed up, he would do anything to make it better, even if it involves force. He loves to "push ponies' buttons". He would take things very personally, and is not afraid of what he says. He would occasionally slap his friends on the head, just a "love tap". He tries desperately to avoid or prevent an argument, even willing to use his knowledge of pressure points to stop his own friends. He is the most unique, grounded, and non-stereotypical pony ever known.
Development
Nimbus Quasar was made to be a gothic pony with a negative outlook on life. He was under development hell on his name, his talent, and his cutie mark. Nimbus talent was picked to be parkour (freerunning). Knowing he's a pegasus, he needed a reason for having that talent. So his origin would explain he had broken his wing. But for a less brutish story, he was depicted as a disabled flyer, like Scootaloo. Through inspiration from Michael Jackson music videos, Nimbus would take advance of his condition and become a performing artist through parkour, along with dancing and acrobatics. Nimbus Quasar is a combination between gothicism and pop culture.
His cutie mark was a tough selection. It started out as springs, then Hermes shoes, and then a caduceus staff. Finally, his cutie mark was selected to be a set of squiggly arrows, for his freedom in movements for his performing arts and getting to places no matter what obstacle's in his way.
Nimbus was original called Sky Rush. But then it was change to Spring Shot due to his leaping abilities in freerunning. It was then changed to Caduceus, before given the name Nimbus Quasar. "Nimbus" was to describe his moody nature. A "Quasar" is known for escaping a black hole. So Nimbus would not be one gravity would hold down completely.
Skills
- "Go with the Flow!"
Nimbus is a genius choreographer and is skilled in freestyle dancing, gymnastics, parkour, and acrobatics in his own style. His dancing is a combination of street and interpretive dance. In his shows, he expresses his feelings and emotions the movements in different types of music and themes.
He's not too bad with a bow and arrow, and a lightning crossbow. Tech Savvy made him a watch that when the string is pulled, it becomes a collapsible bow.
He has an understanding of the pony body and it's weak points. Important to use in battle, or to limber up before a performance. He uses his wings to control the air currents around his body, allowing him to float, scale walls, and twirl. Even his ninja-like reflexes are incredibly sharp.
Relationship
Tech Savvy
- "See that? He totally gets me. You should learn a thing or two from him. No wait. Scratch that. There are somethings about him you do not want to know."
Nimbus and Tech have been best friends since they were colts. He occasionally wing slaps Tech whenever he's not thinking straight, but Nimbus means well.
Sir Sheath
He and Sheath became very close. Nimbus can tell the pain he has been feeling over the years. There are times he would question Sheath, but he hardly ever doubts him.
Rainbow Dash
- "Well, if it isn't Balder Dash."
Nimbus gets annoyed by Rainbow Dash's attitude and ego. So he humors himself by delivering his best quips and playful torments on her for how she acts. He became equally skilled to Rainbow Dash on the ground, as she is in the sky. He believed Rainbow's flying maneuvers have no grace or style, compared to his own. He enjoys bruising her big fat ego. He always pulls Rainbow Dash down for unnecessarily flying all the time. As Rainbow relies solely on her speed, Nimbus relies on maneuvers.
Unlike Rainbow Dash, Nimbus likes "sappy" moments. He would hit her for killing the mood. He even teases about her tomboyish attitude.
But he feels more comfortable when Rainbow is being her friendly loyal self.
Pinkie Pie
- "Well we do have one thing in common. We make others feel."
Pinkie is his opposite. He doesn't like Pinkie Pie going overboard with her shenanigans. He doesn't believe in expressing positive emotions for no apparent reason. Plus, he doesn't think Pinkie is funny.
Though, he has some respect for Pinkie for the fact she only wants to make others happy.
Rarity
He thinks Rarity acts like a crazy uptight drama queen. He enjoys playing with her over-thinking and her criticism.
Fluttershy
Nimbus is very fond of Fluttershy. He tries to be very sensitive towards her and never insults her.
Applejack
Nimbus is extremely honest, second only to Applejack. But unlike Applejack, Nimbus expresses what he thinks, no matter how critical it is. But he knows when to back off when he really needs to. Applejack is willing to show respect when she understands his actions.
Big McIntosh
Nimbus was the only one to get Big Mac out of his shell. He gets fed up with him only saying "eeyup" and "nnope", and having every other pony shut him out. So he decided to have Big Mac express himself freely. To everypony's surprise, Big Mac was talking to Nimbus in full conversation. To this day, nopony knows what Nimbus said or done to get him to speak so freely.
Spike
Despite being a baby dragon, Nimbus would bring Spike down for not thinking straight. He also think Spike is being too over-pampered to be fully reliable.
Tender Taps
They sometimes dance together in the same dance number.
Pie family
- "I don't know. I feel like I can relate to these guys."
Nimbus got along well with Pinkie Pie's family, and their individual negative personalities.
Method Mares
Svengallop
Nimbus faced Svengallop when he joined force with Sir Shroud. During the confrontation, he tries to convince Nimbus he could make him a star by being his manager. But staying true to his artistic motives, he didn't want any of the luxurious stuff Svengallop promised. So Nimbus took down him easily, and proved his own interests in his work are more important than Svengallop's.
Aria Blaze
In Equestria Girls: My Noble Steeds, when Human Nimbus met Aria, he's always getting on her case. They both share a same kind of negativity. They start growing close, especially hinting they begin building a relationship. He sees there's something different about Aria, and finds that attracting.
Quotes
- Tech Savvy: [reading] "...Signed Nimbus Denzel Quasar and Technoid Quincy Savvy."
- Nimbus Quasar: We have horrible middle names, don't we?
- Tech Savvy: [chuckles] The worst.
- Pony: Hey, bubby. Why the long face?
- Nimbus Quasar: Boy, if had a bit everytime I heard that one.
- Nimbus Quasar: Never send a mare to do a stallion's job.
- Nimbus Quasar: I'll do it, but I won't like it.
- Rarity: Why, it so...
- Nimbus Quasar: If you say "Fabulous", you're going home.
- "I don't care."
- "I said it, and I'm proud of it."
- "I don't know who to hate more, [To Rarity] you for saying that [To Applejack] or you for asking."
- "You don't get a lot of dates, do you?"
- — To Rarity
- "I will make no such promise."
- — After being introduce to the Pinkie Pie Promise
- "If you're flying, you're lying."
- — To Rainbow Dash
- "I think you should cutback on the sugar."
- — To Pinkie Pie
- "Pinkie, you got to be doing on purpose."
- — To Pinkie Pie
- "That goes against the laws of nature, and I'm one who believes in magical unicorns."
- "Your friend is a...zebra. Somehow that makes perfect sense."
- — To Twilight Sparkle after meeting Zecora
- "It's not her fault, she was brought up on a rock farm."
- — About Pinkie Pie
- "STOP HELPING! STOP HELPING! STOP HELPING!"
- — To Pinkie Pie
- "Get out of my face, Dash."
- — To Rainbow Dash
- "You better stop it if you know what's good fo- Ah who am I kidding? Of course you don't."
- — To Rainbow Dash
- "Why don't you be a cow and do it yourself?"
- — To Rarity
- "Don't you ever keep stuff in a purse like a normal girl?"
- — To Pinkie Pie in Equestria Girls: My Noble Steeds
- "Are you kidding me? With all their constant babbling and insecurity, it's a surprise that they function as a team at all."
- — Nimbus Quasar to Sir Sheath about the Mane 6 in My Noble Steeds, Part 2 (Might vs Magic)
- "Fluffy and a good judge of character."
- — About Opalescence
- "Please. As long as I've known you guys, there is no such thing as 'a little'."
- — To his friends
- "Well what did you think I was gonna do? Give her a mean glare? Cause you of all ponies should know by now, that doesn't fix anything."
- — To his friends
- "'Awesome', yeah, we get it, nopony cares, let's go!"
- — To Rainbow Dash
- "Rainbow, you're not fooling anyone. Just let it go and accept the shame already."
- — To Rainbow Dash in Rise of Enmity
- "'Ha! And you call yourself a flyer."
- — To Rainbow Dash in My Noble Steeds, Part 2 (Might vs Magic)
- "You know, Suri? You give fashion a bad name, okay?"
- — To Suri Polomare
- "Yeah, yeah, yeah. Save your sob stories for somepony who cares. What's the problem?"
- — To Twilight Sparkle
- "Hey here's an idea. Why don't you step out of your pretty little world once and awhile, and take a look at everyone else's fantasies. Then we can compare notes."
- — To Rarity
- "That's very interesting. You must have me confused with somepony who cares."
- Pinkie Pie: "I might have gone a little-"
- Nimbus Quasar: "No! No! Don't say it! None of that!"
- Pinkie Pie: "What? What's wrong?"
- Nimbus Quasar: "I think you girls are abusing the words 'little', 'small', 'tiny', 'smidge', 'few', and every other synonym involving those words."
- Sir Sheath: "Yeah, I'm with the angry artist on that one."
- "Let me spell out to you: I...DON'T...CARE."
- "I never bother myself with such trivial things."
- Applejack: You know, I have a saying. "Strangers are just friends you haven't met yet".
- Nimbus Quasar: You know, I have a saying too. It goes "I don't care".
- "Get off my back."
- "Why should I? She's immature, she's hot tempered, and she doesn't think of anyone but herself."
- — About Rainbow Dash
- "'Rainbow Falls Traders Exchange'. 'Foal and Filly Fair'. 'Turkey Call Contest'. Who makes up this stuff?"
- "Now that's the Rainbow Dash is want to be with."
- "I rather be a nobody artist...than your personal clown."
- — To Svengallop
- Rainbow Dash: Do you do anything besides complaining all the time?
- Nimbus Quasar: Hey, it's better than listening to 'you' complain.
- "Oh good! The gang's all here! Perfect! Now we can all perish together!"
- — Equestria Girls: My Noble Steeds
- "Here's something you'd never hear from me...'keep talking'."
- "I'm not some common show pony come to strut his stuff like some egotistical glory hog."
- "You Equestrians and your 'moons'! How long exactly?!"
- "STOP TALKING! STOP TALKING! STOP TALKING! STOP TALKING! STOP TALKING!"
- "Oh my gosh! It's a three foot chicken!"
- — About Scootaloo
- "There's this new thing called 'common sense'. Ever tried it before?"
- Tech Saavy: [about a mares] Come on, you gotta see there's something between us.
- Nimbus Quasar: Yeah, it's called "air".
- Rarity: "Well that wasn't very nice."
- Nimbus Quasar: "Neither is the world. Go bother 'it'."
- Photo Finish: "I, Photo Finish... have arrived."
- Nimbus Quasar: "Well I, Nimbus Quasar... don't care."
- Principal Cinch: "Just so you know, I play a very important function at my school."
- Nimbus Quasar: "It's true. Her chair would be floating all over the room if she wasn't there holding down."
- "Compared to your friends, you're different. Feel different."
- — To Aria Blaze
- "If you ever open your big fat mouths again, you better hope I miss."
- — To Applejack and Rainbow Dash
- "Is she your nanny?"
- — To Rainbow Dash about Rarity
- Nimbus Quasar: Where'd you come from?
- Pinkie Pie: Blame my parents.
- Nimbus Quasar: Don't worry, I will.
- Nimbus Quasar: I am so peeved right now!
- Fluttershy: [Gasp] Nimbus, watch your language.
- Nimbus Quasar: Oh I'm so peeved right now, I don't even care.
Equestria Girls
In Equestria Girls: My Noble Steeds, Nimbus Quasar human counterpart is part of the drama club and does most of his performance on is skateboard. He can do street performances in his free-time. He became famous on the internet for posting videos of his act.
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