Wingfried's Backstory Reworked

by Mr_Zaaab

Rating: teen
Tags: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Alternate Universe, Griffons
Length: 1323

A simple rework of Wingfried von Katerinburg's backstory from Equestria at War

This is a simple and short rework of Wingfried von Katerinburg's backstory from Equestria at War Mod.

I always felt that Wingfried's backstory was lacking at best, especially so considering the fact that the mod itself doesn't even give us a reason why he started hating ponies, which is the entire point of his character.

Now I am not blaming the people who wrote the original backstory, considering that the writer in charge of it probably had to do a dozen other Bios and couldn't spare that much attention to a certain character's background.

So, instead of making him a cheap two-dimensional villian that was designed specifically to be an annoying loser who was needlessly evil for no reason at all, I instead decided to give him an actual tragic backstory that would give him a reason why he is doing what he is going right now.

Hope you enjoy it.

Published 2022-10-01 17:10:00 UTC
Last updated 2022-10-01 17:10:00 UTC

The Backstory

Author's Note

I tried to keep this story as short as possible in order to feel like an in-game bio.

But in case you feel like this was short and lacking consistency, I wrote a full-fledged story a year ago that explains the events in detail which can be found here

The Backstory

Born: 13th of December 961 in Katerinburg

Biography: Wingfried was born into the famous Von Katerinburg House in 961. Prior to the Griffonian Revolution, he was described by others as a kind, understanding, and charming griff, easily capable of grasping the attention of those around him with his social skills and cultivated personality despite his very young age. For most of his youth, he tried to stay away from politics as much as possible, mostly because of his lack of interest, and instead spent most of his time with poetry and fine arts, eventually enrolling at the University of Roma to study Griffonian Literature in 977.

Things however would take a sharp turn with the Griffonian Revolution of 978, and while Wingfried was physically unharmed during the Revolution, the mental trauma he received during the events of the Revolution altered his personality completely. As he firsthand witnessed his entire family get executed by Revolutionaries. This incident didn’t drive him into insanity but rather caused him to develop burning hatred against Griffonian Politics in general, which he saw as pointless bickering that only resulted in innocents getting harmed. So much so that when the Imperial Forces restored control in Katerinburg Principality the title of Prince passed directly to him as he was the last one remaining, but he declined it in fury, as he refused to be associated with the politics of the Empire, instead passing the title to his only remaining relative; the devastated little Princess Diellza.

Wingfried became self-isolated, pessimistic, asocial, a shadow of a griff he once was. A couple of years had passed and he partially recovered from the trauma, and with him seeking purpose in life and inspired by the tales he studied in his youth, he ventured off to the East, to join the Knights of Hellquill. Although he also hoped to become a knight, his condition caused him to be an inefficient warrior, as trauma would seemingly reappear at the sound of firefight, so he instead became a public official. By the 990s, utilizing his knowledge of Griffonian Languages, he finally become a diplomat of the Order, while representing Hellquill, he traveled across the globe, meeting prominent people, and trying to learn something new. While observing the world and its history with his new friend August von Ortelsberg; the two come to the conclusion that the wars griffons were chasing after were nothing but fruitless and irrational, causing endless harm to everyone. And unlike other members of the Order, they became civic activists, calling for a peaceful resolution to conflicts worldwide and peaceful reunification of the griffon countries. They ultimately founded a new political movement called ‘The Reformisten’, aiming to modernize and liberalize the Order in 997. Using his revived social skills, the movement eventually grew in popularity and influence dramatically in the following years.

In 1004 however, things took a dramatic change out of nowhere, as through still unclear events, some members of Reformisten, led by Wingfried, claimed that they acquired certain secret documents in a heist from the royal archive in the Equestrian Capital of Canterlot. And according to them, these papers revealed that there was an International Conspiracy led by Princess Celestia, to weaken any other country and race powerful enough to challenge the ponies and Equestria, through non-direct interventions such as the Griffonian Revolution which destroyed the Empire. He soon would publish these “secret documents” under the name The Protocols of Princesses of Equus, causing massive uproar in Griffonian World, and condemnation from Equestrian Authorities, who immediately described the documents as pure fabrication. And although the Knightly Order vehemently denied any connection to this heist and ‘revelation’, they couldn’t kick Wingfried out of the Order since how influential he had become.

His attitude suddenly changed, he started targeting ponies for the distress in Griffonia, while he began holding militaristic rallies inspired by Giulio Beakolini’s Blackwings. His perplexed friend August von Ortelsberg would leave Reformisten soon after in disgust, horrified by what the movement he co-founded turned into. While Wingfried started surrounding himself with Ultranationalist and Pro-War Knights of the Order, calling for total victory over the Pony Race and to “end the international pony menace”. He found great success in neighboring Longsword where he caught the attention of Count Pallas Dusktalon, causing him to commit region-wide atrocities against the Pony minority. And now that Wingfried has “convinced” the Inner Circle through intimidation by his Blackcloaks, he stands ready to rejuvenate Hellquill, to bring the war to the pony-dominated Eastern Griffonia to achieve total victory and extermination of the pony race.

As he said in his infamous speech:

“We either kill them or witness those around us die!”

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I guess those who designed this website has no concept of a short story, and have to make this thing 1000 word long at minimum, so let me fill the rest of the story with a random copypasta. This is the end.

My name is Walter Hartwell White. I live at 308 Negra Arroyo Lane, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87104. This is my confession. If you're watching this tape, I'm probably dead– murdered by my brother-in-law, Hank Schrader. Hank has been building a meth empire for over a year now, and using me as his chemist. Shortly after my 50th birthday, he asked that I use my chemistry knowledge to cook methamphetamine, which he would then sell using connections that he made through his career with the DEA. I was... astounded. I... I always thought Hank was a very moral man, and I was particularly vulnerable at the time – something he knew and took advantage of. I was reeling from a cancer diagnosis that was poised to bankrupt my family. Hank took me in on a ride-along and showed me just how much money even a small meth operation could make. And I was weak. I didn't want my family to go into financial ruin, so I agreed. Hank had a partner, a businessman named Gustavo Fring. Hank sold me into servitude to this man. And when I tried to quit, Fring threatened my family. I didn't know where to turn. Eventually, Hank and Fring had a falling-out. Things escalated. Fring was able to arrange – uh, I guess... I guess you call it a "hit" – on Hank, and failed, but Hank was seriously injured. And I wound up paying his medical bills, which amounted to a little over $177,000. Upon recovery, Hank was bent on revenge. Working with a man named Hector Salamanca, he plotted to kill Fring. The bomb that he used was built by me, and he gave me no option in it. I have often contemplated suicide, but I'm a coward. I wanted to go to the police, but I was frightened. Hank had risen to become the head of the Albuquerque DEA. To keep me in line, he took my children. For three months, he kept them. My wife had no idea of my criminal activities, and was horrified to learn what I had done. I was in hell. I hated myself for what I had brought upon my family. Recently, I tried once again to quit, and in response, he gave me this. [Walt points to the bruise on his face left by Hank in "Blood Money."] I can't take this anymore. I live in fear every day that Hank will kill me, or worse, hurt my family. All I could think to do was to make this video and hope that the world will finally see this man for what he really is.