The Legend of Captain FireFly
Supersaiyanjoker89 for Windshear
A grizzled veteran of 20+ years, he has been in many a battle and done much for his country, he is currently stationed as a trainer at Fort Spur where the Royal Guards (armored division) are trained, he is a no-nonsense drill instructor who takes his job very seriously. Being a Veteran he has seen much action and much death in his time and wants to make sure that all recruits are ready for the field. Some might see his methods as overly harsh but if you can't handle the stress of basic, you certainly cannot handle actual battle. Despite all this, he does actually care for his recruits, and becomes a mentor and even father figure to those who make it through basic, giving sound advice and even the occasional hug (in the privacy of his office mind you) to those who ask for it or need it.
“You call THAT flying?! I’ve seen earth ponies fly faster than YOU, recruit!”
“Flattery gets you nowhere, recruit,” he said calmly, giving me his usual mocking smirk. “Now, either you get back to lifting and I forget that charming repartee, or you continue to make a foal of yourself and I put you in your richly deserved place… back in the maid outfit you deserve!”
“No honor?” He gave a derisive laugh, crossing his forelegs in his hover. “And methinks you are speaking out your tail! Do you think honor is going to help you in a fight against a full-grown dragon, recruit? Do you think a charging Minotaur or pack of Diamond Dogs will be impressed by your honor?” he recited in contempt. “Do you think a gryphon raider is going to act according to your honor? Or just take advantage of it as he pretends to surrender only to blind you with a flash gem, leaving the corpse of your squadmate behind as he slits her throat for expecting him to fight fairly?” he asked, and for the first time I heard an edge to his own voice like he was speaking from bitter experience. “These aren’t the dueling fields of Neighpon! Honor has its place, but not in war against Equestria’s enemies! And not against me!”
