Dr. Erudition

"To invent for the good of all! ...And for profit!"
Dr. Erudition is the genius behind most of Equestria's most recent new weapons. He invented the first magazine-fed rifles and pistols, made a fortune off of military contracts with various countries, not just Equestria, then purchased a huge amount land in Canterlot Valley. On that land, he built his decadent mansion with its own labs and a large number of massive weapons and weapon parts factories.

Because of his high standards for his own inventions, and because of his contributions to Equestria alone when he first started out in 923 L.B, he was awarded immortality. He has been inventing for Equestria, and the world, for eighty years. Many of the technologies in his inventions are being utilized for a wide variety of other uses. For example, he was one of the major inventors behind the computer. Originally, computers were intended for government use to keep better track of taxes, expenses, ect. Though, computers have been adapted to provide young lives (and some old) with arcade games, to help major businesses with budgets, and even to digitally record both video and audio. Computers are not very prominent in the world because they are extremely difficult to manufacture and are extremely expensive. Silicone, one of the minerals used in a computer's creation, is extremely rare. Celestia does not trust computers, despite Dr. Erudition's assurances, so Equestrian government does not utilize that technology.

Dr. Erudition is a good stallion. Though he insists on continuing to monopolize anything he creates, he donates massive amounts of money to charities. When the war with Discord began, he raised his prices slightly. However, when the treaty for The Great Alliance was signed and Death's threat was apparent, he significantly severed his prices as his contribution to the war effort.