@LanceOmikron  
Oh crap, not you again!  
jumps out 20-story window, screaming

@Background Pony #C2B1
 
**Decides to play along **
 

@Background Pony #563D  
First off, the correct word is Gary Stu, which Ben obviously is NOT. Second, he was transformed into a Demon Pony from the result of a Mini-Were being fused to him. Third, he’s not copying Fluttershy’s personality. Fourth, the relationship between him and Twilight is NOT forced; they’ve known each other since they were foals. Fifth, any pony can have any random cutie mark. And sixth, he has had specific character development over the past 3 years, so HA to you!

@Background Pony #C2B1  
Ben Mare is:  
Copies Fluttershy’s personality  
Twilight’s force love interest  
Celestia’s adopted kid  
Can turn into a demon for some reason  
Has the Triforce for a cutie mark  
3 Elements of Harmony  
Little to no character development  
Result: Marty Stu

@Background Pony #C2B1  
Raising the sun 24/7 = no time to raise kids.

@Vocal  
Of course, Celestia has the time to be a mother.

@LanceOmikron  
Of course, Ben Mare is a good character! JusSonic can’t help making OCs.

@Background Pony
 
could you explain what makes Ben Mare a good character?
 
 
I’m not sure if your reply was intended for me or someone else, but I can assure you that Ben Mare is NOT a good character. He’s pretty much the poster child for bad OCs. He has very little, if any personality (and from what I’ve heard, said personality is just a male version of Fluttershy), is shoehorned into the life history of several other main characters (mainly Celestia and Twilight), bears no less than three elements of harmony (all of them non-canon), and his cutie mark is a Triforce despite having nothing at all to do with the Legend of Zelda.
 
Most OCs I’ve seen are either pretty good, or inoffensively mediocre, but it’s almost as if Ben Mare’s creator was going down a list of bad OC traits and making sure he checked off every box.

@LanceOmikron  
If you’re being sarcastic, could you explain what makes Ben Mare a good character? Could you describe his character outside of “is friends with a bunch of canon ponies”?

@MagnificentTrixie  
Yeah. Why else do you think I’d say more headcanon?

@Vocal  
You realize he was being sarcastic right? Sombra wasn’t a character, he was a plot device.
 
Then again, at that point fanon might as well be canon.

@LanceOmikron  
Yes. Who was corrupted by black magic when he tried to tap into magic’s full potential, then turned into pure dark magic. His daughter was the Crystal Princess, Cadence is her reincarnation, and Spike killed him just as he was about to cure himself, becoming good again.

@MagnificentTrixie  
Yeah, sure. And King Sombra was a kind and caring ruler who valued the safety and happiness of his subjects above all else. >_ >

@LanceOmikron
 
Ben Mare is completely and utterly simple, and a completely average, unremarkable little colt.
 
Exactly all she’d want out of her own child. Of COURSE he’s her OC.

Please. This is my OC.
 

@LanceOmikron  
Celestia’s a leader, princess and a physical god. She doesn’t have the time.

@MagnificentTrixie
 
Nah, I’m pretty darn sure that Celestia would be capable of creating MUCH better OCs than Ben Mare.

@MagnificentTrixie  

@Vocal
 
Headcanon accepted.

@MagnificentTrixie  
Yes. Ben is actually Celestia’s OC.

Celestia’s dreams. She’ll never be a cool mom.