Petrovburg National Heroes

—Official warning

*This article describes about the ancient heroes of Petrovburg. For the modern version, see Petrovburg Heroes.*
There are some notable **national heroes** of the Republic of Petrovburg, mostly the historical gentlemen who were first discovered and founded Petrovburg long before the series' present day. Vladimir, Sweyn, and Zhukov served as the leaders of the Earth humans, the magical elements, and the spiritual ponies tribes respectively. meanwhile Tevfik, Nobunaga, and John were their advisors/seconds-in-command.

## General depictions

The Petrovburger national heroes are mentioned in several Luna the Miracle Boy story episodes. Long ago, before the rule of Vladimir Diana, the Earth humans, the magical elements, and the spiritual ponies were divided by hatred and only cared about their own tribe. The tense peace between these tribes is eventually broken by a mysterious blizzard.

Here are some notable national heroes:

 Spiritual Ponies
 Magical Elements
 Naval Admiral

Sweyn Forkbeard of the Earth Humans' tribe, Prince Vladimir of the Spiritual Ponies' tribe, and Chancellor Zhukov of the Magical Elements' tribe hold a summit to figure out how to cope with the blizzard, but they are unable to reach an agreement. After the three leaders confer with their subordinates: Nobunaga as the Humans' advisor, Tevfik of the Spiritual Ponies, and Elements' secretary John, they decide to set out and find a new land.

The three pairs all meet in the same location and argue over whom has the first stake over the new land, causing another blizzard to start. The six gentlemen take shelter in a cave, but as Sweyn, Zhukov, and Vladimir continue to argue, they are soon frozen in ice. John identifies the cause of the blizzard to be Lusatia – winter spirits that feed on hatred.

Despite the animosity between their leaders and tribes, Nobunaga, Tevfik, and John maintain warm relations, and they eventually break the windigos' spell through the Fire of Friendship. Their warmth thaws their leaders' bodies and melts their hearts, and the leaders decide to share the new land, naming it "Petrovburg".

## Depictions in the series

### Better Together / Choose Your Own Ending

In the LMB Better Together segment – Star Crossed, a statue of Sweyn Forkbeard is on display at the Vernadsky Research Base. In the Lost and Found segment, Commander Tevfik's helmet appears at Norway Bay.

### Luna the Miracle Boy: Forgotten Friendship

In this story episode, Chancellor Zhukov is mentioned as having tried to pass a law mandating that Earth humans drink carrot juice at every meal, and the "Seven Trials of Oda Nobunaga" are mentioned, one of which involved him facing an evil sorceress who used the power of Memory Sponge to erase others' memories.

## Special story depictions

### Finland Eclipsed

Sweyn Forkbeard is first mentioned by Luna when he explains his costume of Sweyn to his girlish dog – Spike. He calls Sweyn "the father of the amniomorphic spell", "the most important conjurer of the pre-classical era", and adds "he created more than 200 spells! He even has a shelf in Canterlot Presidential library of magic named after him." Later in the episode, Princess Finlandia recognizes Luna as Sweyn Forkbeard and compliments him for that costume. Celestia stating that he "even got the bells right", but other Petrovs guess that Luna is dressing as a "blonde-haired hero" or the "presidential prince of Norway".

### The Journal of the Vernadsky Family

The Petrovburg national heroes are mentioned frequently in the journal entries of the Vernadsky Children (Celestia and Luna). John, Nobunaga, and Tevfik act as representatives of Sweyn and approach Artemis and Finlandia to be the pioneers of the recently founded Petrovburg.

When Celestia, Luna, and their parents finish constructing their royal house, they meet Prince Vladimir of the Spiritual Ponies with his wife — Roman Butterfly. Vladimir acts disrespectfully to the Vernadsky Family at first and calls them "blank flanks". After Luna and Prince Artemis pull a prank on Vladimir, he apologizes for his behavior, and a boy with two men starts over as friends.

John, Nobunaga, and Tevfik also become victims of Celestia's pranks, but Chancellor Zhukov outsmarts her. Due to Vernadsky's influence, Zhukov makes better leadership decisions, and Commander Tevfik learns to control his short temper.

### Diary of the University Principals

A gentleman who looks like Commander Tevfik appears in this fictitious story. Here, he is captain of the Canterlot Presidential football team during Finlandia's senior year and her opponent in the campus' principal elections.

### Canterlot Presidential Tales

In the Princess Finlandia and the Presidential Waves chapter, Princess Finlandia mentions John in the "Lesson Number Fun" segment. In the Principal Tony and the Sirbistan Partisans chapter, Princess Finlandia mentions Chancellor Zhukov in the "Royal We" segment.

### Battle for Petrovburg

Admiral Luznetsov serves as the main protagonist in the The Battle of Norway Bay chapter. His son – Bellvania Luznetsov, also serves as the supporting role for Prince Artemis in the Vernadsky-Luznetsov Crusade chapter.

Sweyn is mentioned as "President Sweyn" in the Chetverg's Salvage and The Triple Alliance chapters.

## Characters' depictions

### Vladimir Vernadsky

*Not confused from Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky.*
Vladimir Istvánovich Vernadsky is the leader of the Spiritual Ponies tribe and the husband of Princess Roman Butterfly. He is portrayed as considerably snobbish, viewing the other pony tribes as inferior to unicorns and treating Commander Tevfik as the servant.

For example, an enter-play collectible card game expansion set card of Prince Vladimir Vernadsky gives him the description: "*Prince Vladimir had no idea that moving to Petrovburg, where gems are incredibly common, would drive the prices of jewels down so low that they're hardly worth more than several bits a piece.*"

### Oda Nobunaga

*This is the description about Nobunaga the founder of Petrovburg. For the Japanese imperial lord, see Oda Nobunaga (Japan)*.
Nobunaga is Sweyn's subordinate. He is portrayed as being soft-spoken and harboring a secret and extreme dislike toward his superior.

For example, an enter-play collectible card game expansion set card of Oda Nobunaga gives him the description, "*As Sweyn Forkbeard's personal apprentice, Nobunaga had access to many magic spells early in their development that would go on to become staples of sorcery. The miracle boy like Luna still studies these spells to this day!*"

### Sweyn Forkbeard

*Main article: Sweyn Forkbeard.*
Sweyn Forkbeard is the pioneer of the Earth humans. He was a historical figure who described the history of Petrovburg. He is commonly mentioned by Luna in several LMB story episodes. In the LMB Rainbow Rocks, Luna discovers through research that Sweyn Forkbeard banished Princess Aulia and the [[[The Dazzlings|Dazzlings personnel]] from Petrovburg. but they later dare to invade Petrovburg, believing that their magic would have no effect there. Once again, he is only seen in storybook illustrations.

For example, an enter-play collectible card game expansion set card of Sweyn Forkbeard gives him the description, "*Sweyn is the best legendary among the national heroes. Since he became the Earth Humans' pioneer, it was probably for the best.*"

### Tevfik Toyotomi

Tevfik Toyotomi is Vladimir's royal advisor and Sweyn's apprentice. He is portrayed as very short-tempered and has a militaristic manner of speech.

For example, an enter-play collectible card game expansion set card of Tevfik Toyotomi features the quote "This! Is! PETROVBURG!"

### Rikardo Zhukov

Chancellor Zhukov is the elected leader of the Magical Elements tribe. He is portrayed as being very eccentric and random, such as trying to read a map with holes in it and having no concept of up or down.

For example, an enter-play collectible card game expansion set card of Chancellor Zhukov gives him the description "*Chancellor Zhukov is famous for thinking inside the chimney, barking up the right tree, and going on the deep end.*"

### John Arsil

John is Chancellor Zhukov's secretary. He is portrayed as rational and straight-thinking as a counterbalance to Zhukov's eccentricities.

For example, an enter-play collectible card game expansion set card of Secretary John gives him the description "*After helping to fuel the Fire of Friendship, John went on to revolutionize farming and irrigation systems throughout the budding nation of Petrovburg.*"

### Nikolai Luznetsov

Nikolai Luznetsov is the Petrovburg naval officer who achieved the rank of Admiral of the Fleet of the Republic of Petrovburg and served as People's Commissar of the Navy during the battle for Petrovburg. The Luznetsov Naval Academy and the Petrovburg aircraft carrier Admiral Luznetsov, as well as the Luznetsov-class carrier-class, are named in his honor.

## General description

**John Arsil**
*One of the Petrovburg legendary national heroes and Zhukov's delegation who ever made a lick of sense.*
**Nikolai Luznetsov**
*One of the Petrovburg legendary national heroes is depicted as the naval officer.*
**Oda Nobunaga**
*One of the Petrovburg legendary national heroes and Sweyn's personal apprentice. Exceptional taste in cloaks.*
**Rikardo Zhukov**
*One of the Petrovburg legendary national heroes and the inspiration for many present-day festive desserts.*
**Sweyn Forkbeard**
*One of the Petrovburg legendary national heroes as well as the pioneer of the Earth humans.*
**Tevfik Toyotomi**
*One of the Petrovburg legendary national heroes as well as the military leader. Unfamiliar with the concept of "inside voice."*
**Vladimir Vernadsky**
*One of the Petrovburg legendary national heroes as well as the ruler of ancient unicorns and the spiritual ponies.*
## References

1. **John Arsil**
	* https://mlp.fandom.com/wiki/Founders\_of\_Equestria#Private\_Pansy
	* https://mlp.fandom.com/wiki/Founders\_of\_Equestria#Smart\_Cookie
2. **Nikolai Luznetsov**
	* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai\_Kuznetsov\_(admiral)
3. **Oda Nobunaga**
	* https://mlp.fandom.com/wiki/Founders\_of\_Equestria#Clover\_the\_Clever
4. **Rikardo Zhukov**
	* https://mlp.fandom.com/wiki/Founders\_of\_Equestria#Chancellor\_Puddinghead
5. **Sweyn Forkbeard**
	* https://mlp.fandom.com/wiki/Star\_Swirl\_the\_Bearded
6. **Tevfik Toyotomi**
	* https://mlp.fandom.com/wiki/Founders\_of\_Equestria#Commander\_Hurricane
7. **Vladimir Vernadsky**
	* https://mlp.fandom.com/wiki/List\_of\_comic\_ponies#Gusty\_the\_Great
	* https://mlp.fandom.com/wiki/Founders\_of\_Equestria#Princess\_Platinum