Deep in the volcano-like pits of Tartarus, there lived a mighty black centaur named Horseback Archer, and this is what he said:

“Thousands of years ago, in a battle with the alicorn princess known as Twilight Sparkle, I was responsible for the demise of an entire civilization of ponies. To rid Equestria of the princess and all her allies, I waged a war that plunged the land into centuries of darkness and banished her to a place called Tartarus.”

As it turns out, he was right—but not for long!