King Sombra in the show: "I want to conquer Equestria because I'm evil." King Sombra in the comics: He grew up in an orphanage and had only one friend, Radiant Hope. Hardly anyone would talk to him because he lacked a cutie mark; he was considered "weird" and shunned. He saw his destiny in the Crystal Heart and believed he was fated to become a monster. He would be on the brink of death during every Crystal Fairโand one time, he nearly died. Then, he learned that Celestia and Luna had invited Hope, and he was certain he would be left all alone. He met his biological mother, who instilled in him the idea that his people (the Umbrum) were oppressed and that he had to liberate them (Rabiaโhis motherโand Sombra had what Iโd call an abusive relationship)... and... should I go on?