Equestrian Bob

Equestrian Bob is the diminutive duck-billed griffon who enforces contracts with the Eastern Friendship Express and commonly does other dirty work on its behalf. He is a renowned gunslinger and the subject of the bit-store novel The Duke of Doom.

Origin
Little is known about the Duck's origin, but everything from his accent to his penchant for tea implies he is from Trottingham. He flaunts his Equestrian citizenship before the poor citizens of Griffonstone—a technical matter, since Trottingham is geographically located in the Griffish Isles. His "Equestrian Bob" persona is a fabrication he conceived after he fled Trottingham, possibly to escape arrest for any number of heinous crimes.

Griffonstone reviles Bob for selling them a useless railway station and bleeding even more wealth out of the impoverished once-kingdom.

Personality
Equestrian Bob is an outstandingly nasty griffon. In spite of his gentlemanly mannerisms and faux-regal voice, he remains a temperamental and violent individual who lashes out at the objects of his hatred the moment they turn their backs. It is believed he adopted the title "Duke of Doom" simply to provoke the word "duck" from his enemies and give him an easy excuse to shoot them down.

In agreement with his "Equestrianism," Bob makes habit of adoring the princesses who rule the land and condemning Griffonstone for lacking the guiding light of royalty. He revels in the company of ponies and menaces his fellow griffons, viewing them as little but lawless barbarians. In return, they know him as a contemptible traitor.

On occasion, when Bob is particularly flustered, he reverts to his old Trotney accent.