Some of you in the Old Guard might have your nostalgia centers activated by this little doodle I just did:
Hmm, what on Earth is this gentleman? He looks familar, and yet, different...
As he should!
He is not a relative of the infamous Sombra de Mar... he
is Sombra de Mar. From another reality/timeline, anyway.
My basic idea was the nuclear war in IOT IV never happened, which meant that the chain of events leading to Sombra being created was altered. He was still created by a project down the line, but without a Kaetif-hating dictator bent on world domination to influence his upbringing, he did not grow up to become a human-hating dictator bent on world domination. He was still designed as a living weapon, but with altruistic purposes in mind, having ethics drilled into him just as much as tactics and strategy. He grew up with a loving family of scientists, rather than having them taken from him at a young age. He possesses the original Sombra's keen mind, impressive physical abilities (likely a little bit more impressive since the lack of a nuclear war = more funding for genetic engineering), and fierce temper, but his heart remains warm rather than cold.
He's also nowhere near as insanely swole since he's not meant to look intimidating.
Whereas Sombra de Mar molded himself to be the Destroyer of Humanity,
Soleado de Mar wishes to be the Savior of Humanity. While Sombra relished the idea of viciously eliminating his enemies with his bare hands, the thought of taking another person's life would probably make Soleado feel ill. He looks forward to the promise of the future, rather than remaining fixated on the tragedies of the past.
Needless to say, I envision him working for an international peacekeeping force, likely a joint force established in the aftermath of the World War by GUN and other altruistic powers like the Hetmanate, Petrograd, and Pacifistan. Almost sounds like a possible premise of MPV.
Will you officially recant for Enerjack?
I may as well.
...A GM can go mad with too much power.
ANTIEDO. Need I say more?
Admittedly, Japan didn't recognize the backronym until a third party pointed it out.
