"Defending others from harm and battle is the most noble thing of all."

Character Information

Name~ Defender

Age~ 9 years (Adult)

Breed~ American Mustang

Coat Color~ Golden dun pinto

Eye Color~ Silvery ice blue

Family

Sire~ Unknown

Dam~ Unknown

Siblings~ Dreamchaser, Whiteline

Half Siblings~ None

Relationships

Crush~ Baron, Crimson

Crushers~ Baron, Crimson

Mate~ Hopes to be Baron

Offspring~ None, at least not yet

Adopted Offspring~ None

Best Friends~ Baron, Crimson, Whiteline, Dreamchaser

Friends~ Vitality, Adakko, Clearwater, Sokkilli

Rivals~ Darkenfire, the Great Horses

Herd and Rank

Herd~ Used to be the Starchaser Herd, but now none (he lives with his group of friends)

Rank~ Used to be the soon to be leader of the Starchaser Herd, but now none

Herd / Group Members~ Baron, Vitality, Adakko, Clearwater, Sokkilli

Likes and Dislikes

Likes~ Baron, his friends, running free, Crimson, his siblings, spending time with crimson, spending time with Baron and his friends

Dislikes~ The Great Horses, Darkenfire, being raided by the Great Horses, being trapped and helpless

Personality

Defender has a job of defending others, hence his name. He feels strong and powerful when he is protecting another horse, but he does not like to wage war against others. he likes peace. Because Defender is a nice stallion, he can get quite angry when he sees his friends hurt by another horse. He will try to defend them as best as possible.

History

Defender was born into the Starchaser Herd. He was going to be the next herd stallion. Defender had a brother named Dreamchaser and a sister named Whiteline. The three of them would often play together in their valley, galloping across hills and dashing through forests and streams.

Defender admired a red roan mare that was in his herd. Her name was Crimson. Defender tried to win Crimson's heart, and he succeeded. Crimson and Defender would often hang out together and go for romantic strolls. The two of them would stop at a place with a pretty view and admire the beauty. Defender and Crimson got along so well, it was like they were sister and brother.

That winter of Defender's life was depressing. During the summer, a great wildfire burned up all of foliage in the valley. It never grew back in time for winter. The horses had water to drink but no food to eat. The food that they did find was of poor quality.

One day during that winter, Defender's brother, Dreamchaser, asked Crimson if she would sneak into the evil Great Horses lair and steal some food from them. The drought had not hit the Great Horses' valley and they had plenty of food. Crimson wasn't so sure about stealing from the Great Horses. What if they found out? Defender almost started a fight with Dreamchaser, but Crimson stopped him, saying that she was so hungry, she was willing to steal. Crimson snuck into the Great Horses' valley and stole some food. Unfortunately, Black Shadow, the lead stallion of the Great Horses, saw her take the food out of the corner of his eye. He ordered some of his herd members to track Crimson and follow her to where she was going. The Great Horses did as they were told. When they found her, they raided the valley. Defender, Crimson, and all the rest of the Starchaser Herd members were startled. Dreamchaser felt horrible. He knew he had caused this. If he hadn't told Crimson to steal food from the Great Horses, none of this would've happened. Now Crimson was in danger because of him. Feeling bad, Dreamchaser fled from the valley.

Defender was separated from his herd during the battle. He wandered around for days and tried to find his way back to the valley, but he couldn't. so Defender, knowing that he must follow a certain path to a certain valley in Montana, set out on his way. Along his journey, he met  six other horses. Defender began to fall for one of the horses, a mare named Baron. A stallion named Darkenfire didn't get along that well with Defender. The two would often start fighting out of the blue. Darkenfire eventually left the group of friends.

When the horses reached the valley in Montana, they were greeted by a herd that lived there, the Skydreamer Herd. The group helped fight off the Great Horses that raided the valley of the Skydreamer Herd, and then found a place where they could live in peace.

Theme Songs

Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)~ Kelly Clarkson

Hello~ Kelly Clarkson

You Found Me~ Kelly Clarkson

Breakaway~ Kelly Clarkson

Relation to Spirit

Defender crossed paths with Spirit once.

Credits

Head Shot (c) Dreamworks

Body Shot (c) Dreamworks

Background for head shot (c) Dreamworks and me (I added the green stars)