So is dark magic gonna be like Bloodbending where Twilight whips it out on a completely underpowered goon later and then it’s never seen again, or what?

Debate about King Sombra’s in-show characterization aside, his existence proves one thing: you don’t have to practically be a force of nature – eg. a corrupted god (Nightmare Moon), the embodiment of chaos (Discord), a parasitic horde (the Changelings) – to pose a serious threat to Equestria. A powerful unicorn using dark magic was just as big a threat as those others. King Sombra may be (arguably) gone, but you know what other unicorn can also apparently use dark magic? Twilght Sparkle.

Writing in Sombra for 2016.

Sombra had his subtle moments too. Like that implied “Bueno” he had.

Graaaaaaaaah. Myyyyy cryssstal ssaaalaves!
 
My favorite line.

CRYSTAL!

i dunnoooo
 
RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWRRRRRR
 
was so much more powerful to me

 
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Something something something Crystals. Something something something Slaves.

really funny :P

He’s got my vote.

Come to think, the silent treatment was sort of effective.
 
For me, at least, his crowning moment of awesome was when he sort of hovered over the crystal ponies and growled “My slaves.” Rather than run, they all cowered like obedient dogs. Telling.
 
Shame there wasn’t more of that. There was a ray of potential there.

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Nope, just a storyboard artists on it.

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He was one of the Eds, wasn’t he?

And he worked on Ed Edd n Eddy.

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Voiced by Jim Miller, one of the storyboard artists.

Good argument Sombra for ruler of Equestria 2012

His inability to speak in an understandable manner is probably his mildest flaw as a character, I will admit. Sure we couldn’t understand him, but did you really feel like he was saying anything importent to begin with? It’s not like he’s Bane or anything.
 
If he really needed to say something importent, I’d imagine he’d just posses somepony and use them as a mouthpiece.

Sombra/Headless Horseman 2016!

Well, he does say “NO! THAT’S MINE!” at the end, but…yeah.
 
I presumed this was to reinforce the Sauron thing, where he seldom actually speaks.

^ I heard they had one of the story board artists do it.

So, did they actually pay an actual voice actor to do that gutteral, incomprehensible noise he made? I mean, my first impression was they got their fastest unpaid intern to grunt into a mic, but if they paid anyone anything other then Monopoly money for that, I’d demand a refund.

I agree with his statement