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A 2011 Comic-Con poster depicting many characters from the first season.
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic is an animated television series based on the My Little Pony toyline created by American toy manufacturer and multimedia company Hasbro. It features characters and settings developed by Lauren Faust, who sought to create more in-depth characters than the stereotypical 'girly' icons used in previous iterations of the franchise. The series began airing on October 10, 2010 in the United States on the Hub Network cable channel, which was re-branded as Discovery Family on October 13, 2014.
The series follows a studious unicorn named Twilight Sparkle and Spike, her baby dragon assistant, as her mentor Princess Celestia guides her to learn about friendship in the town of Ponyville. Twilight becomes best friends with five other ponies: earth ponies Applejack and Pinkie Pie, pegasi Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy, and unicorn Rarity. Each represents a different facet of friendship, and Twilight discovers herself to be a key part of the magical artifacts known as the Elements of Harmony. The six ponies—collectively known as the 'Mane Six'—share adventures, battle villains, and help out other residents of Ponyville, while working out the troublesome moments in their own friendships. This eventually leads to Twilight ascending and becoming an alicorn princess.
Main characters aside, every season has episodes focused on the exploits of recurring characters. This includes a trio of younger ponies (Apple Bloom, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle) who call themselves the 'Cutie Mark Crusaders' and share adventures trying to discover their talents in life and receive their 'cutie marks' until the season five episode 'Crusaders of the Lost Mark', where they finally receive their cutie marks. The alicorn princesses (Celestia, Luna and Cadance) frequently aid the Mane Six in their service to the inhabitants of Equestria. Since season three, the reformed villain Discord becomes a reluctant ally of the Mane Six. Since season five, the reformed villain Starlight Glimmer becomes Twilight's protégée. Beginning in season eight, the leaders of Equestria's allied nations send five of their heirs to Equestria to receive an education from Twilight. An extensive cast of over 200 minor and guest characters, designated as 'background ponies',[1] are used to fill out crowd scenes and serve as visual gags in episodes.[2]
The characters have been generally well-received by television critics and parental groups, and are cited as one of the reasons the series' older fans, called 'bronies', became attracted to the show. Friendship is Magic characters appear in numerous spin-off franchise media, including a comic book series, a Gameloft My Little Pony video game, a children's book series, a theatrical film adaptation and a spin-off film series titled My Little Pony: Equestria Girls, where several Friendship is Magic characters are re-envisioned as humans in a high school setting.
- 2Main characters
- 2.1Mane Six
- 3Recurring characters
- 3.1Royal Family
- 3.2Cutie Mark Crusaders
- 3.3Friends/allies
- 4Other characters by region
- 4.1Equestrian characters by region
- 4.2Non-Equestrian characters by region
- 4.3Historical characters by region
Creation and conception[edit]
Hasbro initially hired Faust to create a pitch bible for the show, allowing her to get additional help with conceptualization.[3] Faust said she was 'extremely skeptical' about taking the job at first because she had always found shows based on girls' toys to be boring and unrelatable.[4] She was disappointed that what she thought of the toys at the time was nothing like the animated shows, in which the characters, according to her, had 'endless tea parties, giggled over nothing and defeated villains by either sharing with them or crying.' With the chance to work on My Little Pony, one of her favorite childhood toys,[2] she hoped to prove that 'cartoons for girls don't have to be a puddle of smooshy, cutesy-wootsy, goody-two-shoeness.'[4] To do this, she incorporated many elements into the show that subverted stereotypes of girls, such as diverse personalities, character flaws and personality disorders, the message that friends can be different and can get into arguments but still be friends, and the idea that girls should not be limited by what others say they can or can not do.[4] Elements of the characters' personalities and the show's settings were based on her own childhood imagination of the ponies' adventures, in part inspired by the animated shows that her brothers would watch while growing up, such as Transformers and G.I. Joe.[5] Faust still aimed for the characters to be 'relatable' characters, using stereotypical 'icons of girliness' to broaden the appeal of the characters for the young female audience.[6]
Main characters[edit]
Mane Six[edit]
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic focuses on six core pony characters, identified as the 'Mane Six',[7] a group of friends who are brought together by the 'Elements of Harmony', a set of six mystical jewels and an 'unstoppable force of good'[8] used to defend Equestria against powerful threats. A seventh main character, Spike, acts as foil to the Mane Six in terms of personality.
Each pony character was designed to represent a different element and positive aspect of friendship—honesty (Applejack), kindness (Fluttershy), laughter (Pinkie Pie), generosity (Rarity), and loyalty (Rainbow Dash)—which come together to form the sixth element of 'magic' (Twilight Sparkle).[9]
Princess Twilight Sparkle[edit]
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Created by | Lauren Faust |
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Full name | Princess Twilight Sparkle of Equestria |
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Gender | Female |
Title | Princess of Magic and Friendship |
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Significant other | Mane 6 |
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Origin | Canterlot |
Nationality | Equestrian |
Element of Harmony | Magic |
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Mane color | Midnight blue with magenta and violet streaks Pale olive (Rainbow Power) |
Eye color | Deep purple |
Aura color | Pink |
Cutie mark | Magenta six-pointed star, surrounded by five smaller white stars |
- Voiced by Tara Strong, singing voice by Rebecca Shoichet
Princess Twilight Sparkle is the main central protagonist of the series, based on the first generation or 'G1' unicorn toy of the same name.[10] Her cutie mark represents her talent for magic and love for astronomy; the five smaller stars indicates that her destiny is intertwined with her friends. Twilight is depicted in the first three seasons as a purple unicorn with a pink-streaked indigo mane, and as a winged unicorn called an 'alicorn' after the season three finale 'Magical Mystery Cure'. Twilight is the most intellectual member of the Mane Six who leads them during their adventures and helps resolve her friends' differences.
- Traits
Twilight's most defining character trait is her humility. She is a natural born leader, an intelligent and dutiful scholar,[11] wise beyond her years, with an avid love of learning and scientific discoveries. Her skills in advanced unicorn magic rival that of Starswirl the Bearded, having already mastered these spells before her ascension to alicornhood. Director Jayson Thiessen describes her as 'kind of a neuroticperfectionist' who has 'a touch OCD',[12] prone to suffering from nervous breakdowns when confronted with insurmountable problems or concepts that goes against her understanding.
- Story
Twilight begins the story as the protégée of Princess Celestia, who tasks her with studying the magical properties of friendship and reporting her findings. Twilight resents her assignment in the two-parter series premiere, owing her reclusiveness to her obsession with books, but comes to form strong friendships with the rest of the Mane Six, which she realizes is key to harnessing the Elements of Harmony. She resides with her assistant Spike and pet owl named Owlowiscious in Ponyville's Golden Oak Library, where she also serves as town librarian.[13] Her apprenticeship to Celestia ends in 'Magical Mystery Cure' when she reverses an ancient spell by creating new magic based on her studies of friendship, transforms into an alicorn, and is crowned a princess. Assuming the title of 'Princess of Friendship', Twilight becomes responsible for spreading friendship across Equestria from the Castle of Friendship,[14] a mystic castle that replaces the library after its destruction in 'Twilight's Kingdom'. After 'School Daze', Twilight becomes 'headmare' of the School of Friendship to teach other creatures the benefits of friendship and appoints her friends as teachers.
- Aspects and forms
- Twilight Sparkle (Sci-Twi) is the human counterpart of Princess Twilight and a student of Canterlot High School. Human Twilight's design differs slightly from her pony counterpart: she wears thick black glasses, her hair is tied up into a bun, and the pink highlight in her hair is wider than the pink highlight in pony Twilight's mane. In Legend of Everfree and on the back cover and spine of the chapter book Twilight's Sparkly Sleepover Surprise, human Twilight wears her hair in a ponytail as opposed to a bun.
- Like her pony counterpart, human Twilight is well-spoken and exhibits extreme intelligence, having skipped two grades in elementary school, and is the youngest student at her school. She holds a great interest in knowledge and science, being able to create intricate scientific devices and solve complex mathematical equations, and her intellect rivals that of Sunset Shimmer. Unlike her pony counterpart, human Twilight is a 'wallflower', acting very awkward and timid around others, especially the standoffish students of Crystal Prep.
- Her evil alter ego, Midnight Sparkle, first appears in Friendship Games; she haunts her in her nightmares and gives her severe anxiety of her previous actions in Legend of Everfree. However, with the help of her friends, she is able to overcome her fear of Midnight Sparkle and gain control of her magic.
Spike[edit]
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- Voiced by Cathy Weseluck
Spike[15] is a purple baby dragon with green spines who is based on the 'G1' and 'G3' character of the same name. Spike was orphaned as an egg[16] and hatched by a young Twilight Sparkle as part of her entrance exam for Celestia's academy, he is raised among Twilight's family as his adopted sister and/or mother figure[17][18]; he fulfills the role of Twilight's 'number one assistant' to which he is named so for his loyalty and skill at helping Twilight solve problems and learn lessons.[15][19] He is also described as having a crush on Rarity, an insatiable appetite for sparkly gems, and the ability to send letters via his fiery dragon breath.[15] He gains wings in the season eight episode 'Molt Down'. Author Begin calls Spike a foil to the Mane Six in terms of personality, size and shape which 'provides plenty of opportunity for exploring this difference in storylines.'[19] He adopts a newborn phoenix named Peewee in 'Dragon Quest' and returned Peewee to his family in 'Just for Sidekicks'. Faust envisioned the character as 'the sensitive little boy who has a lot of sisters and just seems to get along better with girls.'[20] On Spike's role as a dragon outsider living among ponies, Meghan McCarthy says, 'He's trying to figure out who he is. What beyond being Twilight's assistant is his role in this world? I think he really reflects how everybody feels at some point in their life.'[15]
Applejack[edit]
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- Voiced by Ashleigh Ball
Applejack is an orange, blonde-haired earth pony based on the 'G1' character of the same name.[21] Her cutie mark represents her talent for agriculture and love for her family. She is characterized as a 'farm gal' who sports a cowboy hat and lasso and speaks with a Southern accent.[22] She works as an apple farmer at the Sweet Apple Acres orchard in Ponyville, using her strength to 'buck' apples out of trees. She lives with her grandmother Granny Smith, older brother Big McIntosh, younger sister Apple Bloom, and pet collie Winona. According to Faust, Applejack's parents – Bright Mac (voiced by Bill Newton) and Pear Butter (voiced by Felicia Day), first seen in 'The Perfect Pear' – are deceased.[23] Applejack is honest, reliable, responsible and the most 'down-to-earth' of the Mane Six; being a well-adjusted friend who is reasonable and has good judgement.[22] She is also 'too eager to please' and has a stubborn streak, with several episodes focused on her interaction with the Flim-Flam Brothers who exploit her vulnerabilities, or focusing on her taking up a 'herculean task'.[24] Author Begin says that her apple-themed cutie mark 'not only represents her name, but also is a symbol of the down-home simplicity found in a classic and common fruit.'[25]
Rainbow Dash[edit]
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- Voiced by Ashleigh Ball
Rainbow Dash is a blue[26] pegasus with a rainbow-colored mane and tail who is based on the 'G1' Firefly toy[27] and shares her name with the 'G3' earth pony. Her cutie mark represents her athleticism and obsession with speed and adventure.[26] Her goal at the beginning of the series is to join her heroes, the elite Wonderbolts aerobatic team,[28] which she accomplishes in 'Newbie Dash'. She helps other pegasi manage the weather around Ponyville and spends her time practicing flight maneuvers such as the 'Sonic Rainboom', a rainbow-hued sonic boom; it is shown in 'The Cutie Mark Chronicles' that Rainbow Dash's first Sonic Rainboom as a filly caused a chain of events that produced the Mane Six's cutie marks. She lives with a propeller-fitted pet tortoise named Tank in a floating condominium of clouds called the Cloudominium,[29] which is sparingly seen in the show because she 'doesn't sit still for very long', according to director Jim Miller.[26] Faust struggled to find a suitable aspect for Rainbow Dash's Element of Harmony, seeing the character as 'self-absorbed and rather irresponsible.' She eventually settled on the Element of Loyalty because it 'brought out [Rainbow Dash's] positive traits.'[9]
Pinkie Pie[edit]
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- Voiced by Andrea Libman, singing voice by Shannon Chan-Kent[note 1]
Pinkie Pie (fully named Pinkamena Diane Pie) is a pink earth pony based on the 'G3' toy of the same name. Her character, summarized as 'a frenetic sugar rush',[30] was inspired by the 'G1' pegasus toy Surprise.[31] Her cutie mark represents her talent for spreading hope and joy, and her desire to entertain her friends. She is a party planner at Sugarcube Corner, a bakery and confectionery store that resembles a gingerbread house,[32] and owns a toothless pet alligator named Gummy. A comedic relief character who was raised on a 'dreary rock farm', Pinkie is defined as a 'hard worker' motivated in seeing people she loves smile and relieving them of stress, by randomly throwing parties and acting as outlandish as possible;[33] but has a lack of confidence and a fear of being rejected by others.[34] Pinkie is a source of much of the series' humor,[33] and several of the show's 'wacky gags' are kept exclusive to her[34][35] (running gags include breaking the fourth wall and 'appearing suddenly in unexpected places',[36] as well as an ability to predict future events through various body reactions, which she calls the 'Pinkie Sense'). While Pinkie appears to be the ditzy party animal of the group, she also displays considerable skill in science and engineering. In 'Swarm of the Century', she devised a technical solution to Ponyville's infestation problems in a scenario where magic has failed, and in the episode 'Griffon the Brush Off', she built a flying machine to keep up with Rainbow Dash.
In early episodes, Faust worked to depict Pinkie as a 'free spirit' to address concerns of the character being seen as too 'hyper' and 'ditzy'. As the creative team grew more comfortable with Pinkie's character and humor, she became 'really over-the-top strange and bordering on crazy, with a wacky cartoonish magic all her own.'[36] Throughout the show, depending on the episode or scene, Pinkie's friends alternate between detesting and enjoying her company, both ignoring her when she tries to speak to them but doing things with her such as pulling pranks or playing buckball.
Rarity[edit]
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- Voiced by Tabitha St. Germain, singing voice by Kazumi Evans
Rarity is a white unicorn with a curled violet mane who was based on the 'G1' ponies Glory and Sparkler[37] and named after the 'G3' pony Rarity. Her cutie mark represents her talent for prospecting gemstones and her love of art and beauty. She is a ladylike fashionista and businessperson who speaks with a Mid-Atlantic accent and runs a franchise of brand nameflagship stores throughout Equestria; she operates out of a haute couture salon in Ponyville called Carousel Boutique. Despite her vain and melodramatic tendencies, she has a generous spirit and strives to create dresses that capture their wearers' inner beauty.[38][39] She owns a pet Persian cat named Opalescence who is commonly nicknamed Opal. Faust's original idea for Rarity's Element of Harmony was 'inspiration', but it was changed to 'generosity' after the production team deemed the former 'too much of a thinker, especially for kids.' Faust was pleased with the change, saying it 'really helped pull [Rarity] away from the stereotypical, unlikable debutante.'[9] She cites Audrey Hepburn as her biggest influence for Rarity,[40] and also says that Tabitha St. Germain's histrionic performance 'added a humor to Rarity that was unexpected and wonderful.'[35]
Fluttershy[edit]
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- Voiced by Andrea Libman
Fluttershy is a yellow pink-maned pegasus based on the 'G1' earth pony Posey.[41] Her cutie mark represents her love of nature and talent as an animal caretaker. True to her name, she is 'defined by her shy sweetness; soft, whispery voice; and tender, nurturing nature', as described by author Begin.[42] She possesses a unique affinity for animals that allows her to communicate with them. She lives in a secluded meadow cottage in Ponyville where she cares for forest creatures such as her 'conniving and willful' pet rabbit Angel Bunny.[43][44] In many episodes, Fluttershy exhibits an authoritative personality that emerges whenever a friend or animal is harmed, in contrast to her normally fearful and submissive self.[45] Her most prominent ability, 'the Stare', causes any creature that meets her gaze to become 'powerless and moved to meekness' while it's in effect.[46] Faust enjoyed writing for Fluttershy the most out of the show's characters due to her 'relatable' struggles with fear, which Faust says brings potential 'not just for great storytelling but [also for] great filmmaking'.[36]
Recurring characters[edit]
Royal Family[edit]
The novel Twilight Sparkle and the Crystal Heart Spell establishes that the Alicorn Princesses are 'a special breed of pony able to harness the magical powers of the Unicorns, the flight abilities of the Pegasi, and the strength of a good, true heart of an Earth Pony.'[47] Faust states that Celestia 'embodies the traits of all three [kinds of ponies]'.
Princess Celestia[edit]
- Voiced by Nicole Oliver
Princess Celestia, based on the 'G1' unicorn Majesty,[48] is a white alicorn with a flowing, multicolored mane and tail and Equestria's benevolent ruler.[49] As detailed in The Journal of the Two Sisters, Celestia is the longest-lived and longest-reigning Equestrian monarch; she has ruled Equestria for over one thousand years due to the slowed aging of alicorns. Her status as an alicorn is seen as a symbol of harmony between unicorns, pegasi and earth ponies.[50] She is responsible for magically raising the sun each day from her castle in Canterlot and lowering it to make way for the night; she also acts as a mentor and, as described by Faust, 'a bit of a surrogate parent' to Twilight Sparkle,[4] guiding her throughout the first three seasons to her eventual destiny as a princess of Equestria. She owns a mischievous pet phoenix named Philomena, who appears to be a 'squawking old bird' before bursting into flames and renewing herself.[51] Faust's original concept for Celestia was a queen rather than a princess, but she was changed into a princess because Hasbro thought that 'girls assume that Queens are evil [...] and Princesses are good,' and that 'the perceived youth of a Princess is preferable to consumers.'[52]
Princess Luna[edit]
- Voiced by Tabitha St. Germain, singing voice by Kazumi Evans ('Twilight's Kingdom') and Aloma Steele ('A Hearth's Warming Tail' onwards)
Princess Luna is a dark blue alicorn and Princess Celestia's younger sister, designed and developed by Lynne Naylor.[53] She serves as co-ruler of Equestria alongside Celestia, using her magic to maintain the moon and safeguard her subjects' dreams during nighttime. Luna is introduced in the series' pilot as Nightmare Moon, a malevolent black mare who was transformed by bitterness and jealousy towards her sister; as expounded in the comic series, her alter ego is a creation of the Nightmare Forces, a dark lunar miasma that preys on Luna's insecurities to convince her to become their host.[54] Banished to the moon by Celestia in the series' past, Nightmare Moon returns from a thousand-year exile to create eternal night. The Mane Six use the Elements of Harmony to purify and reform Luna, who reconciles with her sister and resumes her royal duties.[55] Several episodes depict Luna's 'difficulty living in her older sister's shadow', such as adapting to modern Equestrian customs and repairing her public image.[53] Outside the television series, Luna owns a pet opossum named Tiberius that appears in several comics and chapter books.
Princess Cadance, Shining Armor and Flurry Heart[edit]
- Voiced by Britt McKillip (Princess Cadance); Andrew Francis (Shining Armor); Tabitha St. Germain (Flurry Heart)[56]
Princess Cadance (full name Mi Amore Cadenza) and Prince Shining Armor are Twilight Sparkle's older sister-in-law and brother, respectively, who debuted in 'A Canterlot Wedding'. Cadance is Celestia's adopted niece and Twilight's childhood 'foal-sitter';[57] according to the chapter book Twilight Sparkle and the Crystal Heart Spell, she was a pegasus who became an alicorn after reversing an evil sorceress's love-stealing spell.[47] She married Shining Armor, the captain of Canterlot's royal guard who has a close relationship with his sister and is nicknamed her 'Big Brother Best Friend Forever' (B.B.B.F.F.).[57] In the third-season premiere, Celestia appoints Shining Armor and Cadance to rule the Crystal Empire, inhabited by Crystal Ponies who spread hope and love across Equestria.[58] In the season six premiere 'The Crystalling', Cadance gives birth to an alicorn filly named Flurry Heart. Celestia and Luna both stated that 'the birth of an alicorn, is something Equestria has never seen', and that it was 'even beyond their understanding.'
Cutie Mark Crusaders[edit]
The Cutie Mark Crusaders are a trio of fillies bonded by their desire to earn their 'cutie marks', symbols that appear on a pony's flank once they discover their special talents in life.[59] They are each depicted as younger sibling figures to the main cast except Scootaloo.[60] Several episodes of the series focus on the Crusaders' misadventures in trying to earn their marks in 'the most unorthodox and sometimes less-than-productive ways.'[60] This goal is achieved in 'Crusaders of the Lost Mark', where the members gain similarly-themed cutie marks when they recognize their true purpose in life is helping other ponies discover or interpret their own cutie marks. In season eight, they begin mentoring and tutoring the students of the School of Friendship.
- Apple Bloom (voiced by Michelle Creber) – A yellow earth pony filly with a red mane and a pink mane bow, and is named for being 'full of potential' and having 'a lot of growing to do'. She is the sassy younger sister of Applejack and Big McIntosh who formulates and spearheads most of the Cutie Mark Crusaders' 'missions'.[61]
- Scootaloo (voiced by Madeleine Peters) – An orange pegasus filly with a purple mane, based on the 'G3' pony of the same name. She suffers from an inability to fly, and instead uses her wings to propel her specially fashioned scooter. She idolizes Rainbow Dash as an older sister figure, is president of the 'Wonderbolt Dash' fanclub, and often tries to imitate Rainbow Dash's attitude and athletic skill; Rainbow Dash loves and mentors Scootaloo, calling her the 'most awesome kid sister ever.'[61] Scootaloo lives with her Aunt Holiday and Auntie Lofty (voiced by Jackie Blackmore and Saffron Henderson respectively), who are confirmed by writer Michael Vogel to be a married lesbian couple.[62][63][64]
- Sweetie Belle (voiced by Claire Corlett, singing voice for seasons 1–3 by Michelle Creber)[65] – A 'sweet-natured and sometimes spacey' unicorn filly with a white coat and a lavender and pink-striped mane, based on the 'G3' pony of the same name. She has 'a blossoming talent for singing', and strives to become a fashion designer and gain the approval of her older sister Rarity.[61]
Honorary members[edit]
In addition to the main trio, there are others who are accepted into the Cutie Mark Crusaders across the series:
- Babs Seed (voiced by Brynna Drummond) – An earth pony filly and 'tough-talkin' Apple cousin from Manehattan',[61] debuting in 'One Bad Apple'. The character was created as a 'blank flank' bully of the Cutie Mark Crusaders 'whose behavior was the result of an insecurity that the Crusaders could relate to and ultimately help her overcome.' She joins the Crusaders and forms her own branch of the club in Manehattan because, according to McCarthy, 'We've got our three Crusaders in Ponyville and didn't want to add a permanent fourth.'[61] Babs earns her cutie mark as a hairstylist in the season five episode 'Bloom & Gloom'.
- Gabby (voiced by Erin Mathews) – A friendly and enthusiastic female griffon featured in the show's sixth season. Introduced as a social outcast from the griffon city of Griffonstone, she joins the Crusaders at the end of her debut episode, 'The Fault in Our Cutie Marks', following her failed attempts to obtain her own cutie mark.
Friends/allies[edit]
Discord[edit]
Actor John de Lancie (pictured at BronyCon, 2012) voices Discord, a character based on his television role as Q from Star Trek: The Next Generation.
- Voiced by John de Lancie
Discord is the spirit of chaos and disharmony who first appeared in 'The Return of Harmony'. Primarily characterized as a nonsensical trickster,[66] he is a 'draconequus' (/drəˈkɒnɛkwʌs/, from the Latin words meaning 'dragon' and 'horse'), a serpentine being with a pony's head and numerous different animal parts.[67][68] Celestia and Luna opposed him in the past for tormenting ponies with his reality-bending powers and he similarly faces the Mane Six during the premiere; both times, the ponies use the Elements of Harmony to turn him into stone. In the season three episode 'Keep Calm and Flutter On', Discord is released once again from his stone imprisonment by the Mane Six under Celestia's orders to change for the better, which succeeds after Fluttershy befriends him. Following this, he appears in subsequent episodes as a reluctant ally of the Mane Six, occasionally still causing mischief whilst struggling to become a better friend to them.[67]
Faust based Discord's character on Q, an omnipotent trickster played by John de Lancie in Star Trek: The Next Generation. The production team considered casting a soundalike of de Lancie to voice the character, and were surprised to learn that de Lancie himself was available.[69] The creative team developed Discord as 'the one character who could break all of the rules of the show', by making him put more modernized or contemporary pop culture references than usual in the series' 'fantasy storybook' setting.[70][71] He was not intended to have a recurring role;[70] according to McCarthy, 'reforming' him allows us to tell new stories with his character. He gets to be the not-always-reliable ally instead of the known enemy.'[67] Author Begin commented on the 'chaotic' settings that accompany the character, such as his home dimension called Chaosville, likening them to 'dream-inspired Salvador Dalí paintings.'[72]
Big McIntosh[edit]
- Voiced by Peter New
Big McIntosh (commonly called Big Mac) is a large earth pony who is Applejack and Apple Bloom's older brother. He 'generally doesn't have much to say', and often speaks only by replying 'eeyup' and 'nope'.[73] Starting in season seven, he is a love interest of Sugar Belle and they start a relationship.
Granny Smith[edit]
- Voiced by Tabitha St. Germain
Granny Smith is an elderly earth pony who is the paternal grandmother of Applejack, Apple Bloom, and Big McIntosh. She is depicted as a 'wise matriarch' who has sharp wit and a 'fuzzy' memory, and stated to be one of Ponyville's first settlers.[73]
Starlight Glimmer[edit]
- Voiced by Kelly Sheridan
Starlight Glimmer is a unicorn who debuted in 'The Cutie Map'. Initially appearing as a 'perfectly pleasant-looking unicorn', Starlight is a sinister figure who wishes to build a 'perfectly equal society' by magically removing other ponies' cutie marks because she believed that differing degrees of ability cause disharmony between friends.[74] This stemmed from her anger at her childhood friend Sunburst after he earned his cutie mark before her. She later appears in 'The Cutie Re-Mark' to take revenge against the Mane Six by traveling to the past and preventing their friendship before it starts by stopping Rainbow Dash from performing the Sonic Rainboom. After realizing the catastrophic changes this causes in the present, Starlight is convinced to change her ways and make new friends. She appears in season six as Twilight's pupil, a role she graduates from in 'Celestial Advice'. Twiilght appoints her as guidance counselor for the School of Friendship in Season 8, then promotes her to headmare in Season 9. According to Miller, Starlight's design was chosen to parallel her role as a 'proto-Twilight character'.[74] Her original name during production was 'Aurora Glimmer', which was changed due to the Walt Disney Company's trademark of the name 'Aurora'.[75]
Young Six[edit]
The 'Young Six'[76] are six adolescent creatures who attend the School of Friendship run by the Mane Six. They consist of:
- Smolder (voiced by Shannon Chan-Kent), a cocky and competitive dragon. She was initially resistant to the idea of friendship, until she gets to know her new friends, and gotten to secretly like cute things, like dresses, makeup, and tea parties.
- Ocellus (voiced by Devyn Dalton), a timid and studious changeling who has the ability to change her appearance into that of other creatures, much like the other changelings.
- Silverstream (voiced by Lauren Jackson), Queen Novo's hyperactive niece who can alternate between the forms of a hippogriff and a seapony. She's quite similar to her cousin, Princess Skystar, in terms of personality, and has shown interest over the littlest things like stairs and indoor plumbing.
- Yona (voiced by Katrina Salisbury), a friendly and clumsy yak. Yona is shown to be excitable, but she has her own vulnerabilities. Being a yak, Yona is one of the strongest members of the Young Six, often using her strength to help out.
- Gallus (voiced by Gavin Langelo), a sarcastic griffon. Initially unfriendly toward others, Gallus becomes more friendly and warm, while maintaining his sarcastic personality. He is revealed to be claustrophobic, and is actually an orphan.
- Sandbar (voiced by Vincent Tong), a laid-back earth pony. He usually serves as 'straight man' to counterbalance his friends' more eccentric personalities.
Other characters by region[edit]
Most recurring characters established within the fictional universe of the television show are expanded and more prominent in the comics, presented with complex, multi-issue story arcs. The comics provide stories based on the established fictional universe of the television show; the comic faithfully follows the show canon, but the show doesn't technically follow comic canon.[77][78] Though the comic, like the show, is aimed at young children, the writers and artists have consistently taken creative risks, including expanding Sombra's backstory, introducing Scootaloo's aunts as a married LGBT couple, and more.[79]
Equestrian characters by region[edit]
Federal government characters[edit]
- Chancellor Neighsay (voiced by Maurice LaMarche) – A male unicorn who serves Equestria as Chancellor of Education and is headmaster of the Equestria Education Association (EEA) that strictly regulates the schools and colleges within Equestria. Neighsay is strict and conservative, preferring to do things by the EEA guidelines. He is also very prejudiced against anyone who is not a pony, openly referring to non-ponies as 'creatures' or 'savages' in a dismissive manner. He has a speciesism world view, is critical of Princess Twilight's reformist agenda to expand higher education outside of Equestria's border to allied nations, and openly disapproves of the Mane Six's School of Friendship for teaching non-pony creatures, which he considers a foolish act that threatens the kingdom's national security. It's not until the events of 'School Raze' that he begins to change his mind about non-pony creatures.
- The Inkwell family – The Inkwell family have faithfully served Princess Celestia for generations as archivists, historians, accountants, bureaucrats, professors and secretaries; their cutie mark depict an ink pen and/or inkwell.
- Professor Inkwell is a female unicorn who first appears in IDW's My Little Pony Micro-Series Issue #8. She is a personal friend of Princess Celestia, senior instructor at the School for Gifted Unicorns, and one of Twilight Sparkle's teachers.[80]
- Raven Inkwell is a female unicorn and recurring event planner who is amongst Princess Celestia's most trusted aides.[81][82] As Royal Chief of Staff/Secretary, she scrutinizes all official documents before they are forwarded to or from them. In 'Luna Eclipsed', Raven is among the numerous other ponies that cower in fear of Princess Luna; she dresses as a devil for Nightmare Night. Raven served as an archivist during the Convocation of the Creatures ceremonies;[83] she mentions to Twilight Sparkle that she often has to handle the paperwork aftermath of her and her friends' adventures from 'behind the scenes', such as writing up the peace treaty between the ponies and buffalo of Appleloosa.
- Kibitz[84] is a recurring male unicorn who serves as Royal Office of the Curator, Majordomo of Canterlot Castle, and as Princess Celestia's Royal Timekeeper and Scheduling Advisor in various Friendship is Magic comics. For generations, Kibitz' family have faithfully attended to Celestia's every need as butlers, maids, and valets.[85] Kibitz is a strict but well-meaning aide who is not above using force to keep the Princesses from neglecting their duties: he holds them to fast-paced and unforgiving schedules; he discourages the royal sisters from indulging in bad habits; speaks boldly in the sisters' presence; and often snaps them snap the royal sisters into terrified silence.[86] As an example: upon Luna's return from the moon, he cautions her to be respectful towards her subjects and expresses immense dismay when he catches her using them as chess pieces in the gardens, at which point he returns her indoors by force for a 'reeducation on proper Modern etiquette'. He maintains the Castle's vast collection of fine art, furniture and decorative objects used to furnish both the public and private rooms. His cutie mark is a pocket watch or a stopwatch. His name may come from 'kibitz', a Yiddish verb meaning to offer unwelcome advice.
Ponyville characters[edit]
Ponyville is the primary setting of the television series and home of the show's main characters. The town's unique locales were designed to reflect their characters, while the overall style of the town was largely influenced by Pennsylvania Dutch design, steampunk artwork, and European and Bavarian folklore.[87] The town also incorporates pony design elements such as horseshoes, hay bales, and troughs.[88]
- Mayor Mare (voiced by Cathy Weseluck) – An earth pony who serves as the mayor of Ponyville.[89]
- Cake family – Mr. Carrot Cake (voiced by Brian Drummond) and Mrs. Cup Cake (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain), both earth ponies, are the owners of the Sugarcube Corner bakery. In the season two episode 'Baby Cakes', Mrs. Cake gives birth to twin foals, a pegasus colt named Pound (voiced by St. Germain), and a unicorn filly named Pumpkin (voiced by Andrea Libman).[89]
- Cheerilee (voiced by Nicole Oliver) – An earth pony based on the 'G3' toy of the same name, appearing as a school teacher at the Ponyville Schoolhouse.[89]
- Snips and Snails (voiced by Lee Tockar and Richard Ian Cox) – Two dimwitted unicorn colts who create mischief in Ponyville. The short and pudgy Snips is 'known for his enthusiasm' while the taller Snails is 'slightly more relaxed'.[90]
- Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon (voiced by Chantal Strand and Shannon Chan-Kent) – Two wealthy, snobbish earth pony fillies who tease the Cutie Mark Crusaders for not having their cutie marks, calling them 'blank flanks'.[90] It is shown in 'Crusaders of the Lost Mark' that Diamond Tiara's behavior stems from her stress about meeting the expectations of her father Filthy Rich (voiced by Brian Drummond) and mother Spoiled Rich (voiced by Strand). By the episode's end, she and Silver Spoon make peace with the Crusaders.
- Pipsqueak (voiced by William Lawrenson in 'Luna Eclipsed' and Graham Verchere in all other appearances) – A pinto earth pony colt who hails from Trottingham, a location outside of Ponyville.[90] He speaks with a Cockney accent in most of his appearances.
- Cranky Doodle and Matilda (voiced by Richard Newman and Brenda Crichlow) – Cranky Doodle Donkey is a donkey and 'crotchety old grouch' who rejects Pinkie Pie's friendship until she reunites him with his long-lost 'special friend' Matilda, a female donkey.[91] The two marry in the one-hundredth episode 'Slice of Life'.
- Bulk Biceps (voiced by Jayson Thiessen/Michael Dobson) – A muscular pegasus stallion with small wings. His design was partially based on John Kricfalusi's animation style.[92] He first appears as a nameless gag character in 'Hurricane Fluttershy', where his shouts of 'Yeah!' are recorded by Thiessen.[93] Dobson performs the character in full speaking appearances starting with 'Rainbow Falls'.
- Trixie Lulamoon (voiced by Kathleen Barr) – A unicorn magician and braggart who exaggerates her magical abilities, calling herself 'The Great and Powerful Trixie'. She makes appearances in the show and various spin-offs,[94] beginning as a rival to Twilight Sparkle in 'Boast Busters', but becoming more apologetic after seeing the error of her vengeful actions in 'Magic Duel'.[95] She makes recurring appearances beginning in 'No Second Prances', where she befriends Starlight Glimmer, another reformed unicorn; in the ninth season, Starlight appoints her as guidance counselor for the School of Friendship.
Canterlot characters[edit]
Canterlot is the mountainside capital of Equestria, named after the castle Camelot of Arthurian legend. The city is home to the country's upper-class elite, including Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, who reside in the local castle. Canterlot was designed to give the sense of its residents' royalty and nobility.[96]
- Prince Blueblood (voiced by Vincent Tong) – A unicorn who is Princess Celestia's distant nephew and an object of Rarity's affection until he proves to be 'quite vain' and 'a pompous fool'.[97][98]
- Hoity Toity (voiced by Trevor Devall) – An earth pony 'fashion guru' who gives make-or-break critiques to designers.[99]
- Photo Finish (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain) – A famed earth pony fashion photographer who speaks with an Austrian accent.[99]
- Sapphire Shores (voiced by Rena Anakwe) – An earth pony singer known as the 'Pony of Pop', based on the 'G3' toy of the same name.[99]
- Fancy Pants (voiced by Trevor Devall) – A good-natured unicorn socialite with the highest position in elite Canterlot society, often appearing with a readily agreeable entourage.[99]
- Sassy Saddles (voiced by Kelly Sheridan) – A unicorn who is the manager of 'Canterlot Carousel', Rarity's boutique in Canterlot that opens in the season five episode 'Canterlot Boutique'. Her design was inspired by Emily Blunt's character Emily Charlton in The Devil Wears Prada.[100]
- Songbird Serenade (voiced by Sia) – A pegasus pop star and celebrity who appears as the headlining act for Canterlot's Friendship Festival in My Little Pony: The Movie.
Cloudsdale characters[edit]
Cloudsdale is the home and birthplace of several pegasus characters such as Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy. It is depicted as a floating city of clouds where pegasi produce Equestria's clouds, weather and rainbows inside a specialized 'weather factory'.[101] The city's design was influenced by Greek and Roman architecture, which author Begin states 'harks back to the original Olympic Games, [...] a fitting reference for Rainbow Dash.'[102]
- The Wonderbolts – A squad of pegasi that perform 'aerial feats of wonder', based on the Blue Angels.[103] They are captained by Spitfire (voiced by Nicole Oliver in the episode 'Sonic Rainboom' and Kelly Metzger in all other appearances), a 'spirited competitor' and 'no-nonsense instructor' at the Wonderbolts' training academy,[104][105] and her second-in-command Soarin (voiced by Matt Hill). Their costumes were designed by Craig McCracken.[106] According to writer Amy Keating Rogers, the name of the Wonderbolts' founder, General Firefly, is a tribute to Faust's online username 'fyre-flye', in turn named after the 'G1' toy Firefly.[107]
- Boy Bullies[108] – A trio of pegasus stallions introduced in 'Sonic Rainboom' serve as Rainbow Dash's childhood bullies. They consist of Hoops (voiced by Kathleen Barr in 'Sonic Rainboom' and Terry Klassen in all other appearances)[109][110] and two nameless ponies nicknamed 'Billy/Dumb-Bell' (voiced by Richard Ian Cox in 'Sonic Rainboom' and Brian Drummond in 'The Cutie Mark Chronicles')[109][110] and the unvoiced 'Score'.
Las Pegasus characters[edit]
- Flim Flam Brothers (voiced by Samuel Vincent and Scott McNeil) – Traveling unicorn 'salesponies' and con artists-turned-'respectable business people' operating a successful resort and casino in Las Pegasus. They are proficient at 'liberating the burdens of wealth' from their patrons and exploiting legal loopholes to avoid getting caught. They often use song and dance to manipulate ponies into either purchasing their usually faulty products or patronizing questionable 'get-rich-quick' venture schemes.[111] Writer M.A. Larson said he 'particularly enjoyed' writing for Flim and Flam, saying that 'their energy and optimism infuses the actual writing'.[111]
Manehattan characters[edit]
- Coco Pommel (voiced by Cathy Weseluck) – An earth pony costume and fashion designer who works in Manehattan. She is introduced in 'Rarity Takes Manehattan' as the assistant to Suri Polomare (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain), Rarity's chief rival in a fashion competition, and quits after observing Suri's unscrupulous tactics for winning. Rarity's generosity was a huge inspiration for Coco, who grew up being told 'It's everypony for themselves!' Coco designs costumes for plays over in Bridleway Theater District and is currently chief manager of Rarity's Manehattan branch of fashion stores, Rarity For You. Her name is a reference to fashion designer Coco Chanel; it was later changed to 'Miss Pommel' for 'legal reasons'.[112]
Crystal Empire characters[edit]
- Sunburst (voiced by Ian Hanlin) – A male unicorn and Starlight Glimmer's childhood friend who first appeared in 'The Cutie Re-Mark'. Following the events of 'The Crystalling', he is appointed as Flurry Heart's 'crystaller' and magic advisor. Later in Season 9, Starlight hires him as vice-headstallion for the School of Friendship.
- King Sombra (voiced by Jim Miller/Alvin Sanders) – A tyrannical unicorn king who first appears in 'The Crystal Empire'. Described as a 'snarling black-hearted monster', he enslaved the crystal ponies in the past until Celestia and Luna banished him.[113] His efforts to reclaim the Crystal Empire in the present are thwarted when the magical Crystal Heart that protects the city destroys him. Sombra returns in 'The Beginning of the End' after being resurrected by Grogar. He refuses to team up with him and the other villains in favor of conquering Equestria by himself.[114] He destroys the Tree and the Elements of Harmony and takes over Ponyville and Canterlot, but is vanquished once again by the Mane Six. Miller based his performance on the vocals of the Mastodon song 'Crystal Skull'.[115]
Everfree Forest characters[edit]
- Zecora (voiced by Brenda Crichlow) – A zebra shaman and herbalist who always speaks in rhyme and lives in the Everfree Forest, a 'mysterious' forest on the edge of Ponyville.[116] The townsfolk misjudge her as an 'evil enchantress' until the Mane Six befriend her in 'Bridle Gossip', often turning to her for her wisdom afterwards.[117] Her appearance and mannerisms are influenced by African tribal cultures.[118]
- King Aspen – The deer leader of the Everfree Forest village of Thicket who appears in various comics.
Hope Hollow characters[edit]
Hope Hollow is a town in Equestria located some distance from Ponyville, most noted for an annual celebration known as the Rainbow Festival. The town and its inhabitants appear in the TV special My Little Pony: Rainbow Roadtrip.
- Sunny Skies (voiced by Ian Hanlin) – A kindhearted, enthusiastic unicorn stallion who serves as the current mayor. He cares deeply for all of his citizens and tries to nurture their talents whenever possible, always praising them even if they themselves might not care about their work. His father and grandfather served as mayor before him.
- Petunia Petals (voiced by Kelly Metzger) – An optimistic, hardworking, and intelligent earth pony mare who never gives up hope on the ponies she cares about. Petunia holds several different jobs within the town, including librarian, innkeeper, and historian, and takes pride in ensuring that the town's residents are well-read.
- Torque Wrench (voiced by Rhona Rhees) – An earth pony mare who provides repair services. She is highly skilled at fixing a range of items, both ordinary and magical, but does not really take pride in her work until Applejack encourages her to do so.
- Kerfuffle (voiced by Racquel Belmonte) – A pegasus mare and fashion designer who operates a boutique in Hope Hollow. She has used Rarity's outfits as a starting point for her own designs, but hesitates to put them on display until Rarity encourages her to exhibit her talents. Kerfuffle wears a wooden prosthesis to replace the lower half of one hind leg.
- Mr. and Mrs. Hoofington (voiced by Michael Daingerfield and Veena Sood) – A middle-aged unicorn couple who moved to Hope Hollow from Manehattan. They provided baked goods for the Rainbow Festival in past years, but the quality of their pies has suffered due to the color loss, making it difficult for them to tell ripe fruit from unripe.
- Moody Root (voiced by Terry Klassen) – An elderly, grouchy earth pony stallion and the neighbor of the Hoofingtons. He grows lush apricot trees, but keeps all the fruit to himself until Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie persuade him to share the crop in exchange for a share of the Hoofingtons' pies.
- Barley and Pickle Barrel (voiced by Sabrina Pitre and David Kaye) – Fraternal twin pegasus foals who greatly admire Rainbow Dash and try to copy her moves. Their inexperience with stunt flying foils their attempts until Rainbow gives them lessons, showing them the basics and then moving on to more advanced techniques.
Background characters[edit]
The show features an extensive cast of over 200 minor characters, also designated as 'background ponies',[1] that are used to fill out crowd scenes and serve as visual gags in episodes.[2] Several background ponies have been well received by the show's brony fanbase, who have assigned names and personalities to them.[2] As a response to fan interest, the series' creative team have given these characters expanded roles in later episodes and media,[1] including being featured as the 'main characters' in the show's one-hundredth episode 'Slice of Life', which presents the characters' daily lives as the episode's central focus.[119]
- Derpy/Muffins[120][121] (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain) – A cross-eyed pegasus with frequent background appearances throughout the franchise. Originally the subject of an overlooked animator's joke in the first episode, the character was dubbed 'Derpy Hooves' and characterized as a well-meaning klutz by 4chan board users.[2] The creators have since recognized 'Derpy' as the fandom's mascot and included her in easter eggs throughout the show.[2][122] She was addressed by name and given lines during the initial broadcast of 'The Last Roundup' as a direct call-out to the fandom. Following complaints from viewers who felt her appearance and actions negatively reflected those of mentally handicapped people, the scene was modified to remove the character's name, alter her voice, and reduce the degree to which her eyes are crossed.[123] Amidst concerns that Derpy would be removed from the series due to these responses, the character was re-introduced in the fourth season as a 'surprise' for fans after having been reduced to background cameos in previous episodes.[124] According to Miller, the character was renamed 'Muffins' for 'legal reasons that I don't understand' prior to 'Slice of Life'.[125]
- DJ Pon-3/Vinyl Scratch – A unicorn disc jockey rarely seen without headphones and sunglasses, first seen in 'Suited for Success'.[97] The names 'DJ Pon-3' and 'Vinyl Scratch' were created by the fan community, with the former being used in official products, such as the 'Equestria Girls' music video parodying Katy Perry's song 'California Gurls'.[126] In derivative fanworks, Jesse Nowack[127] voices DJ Pon-3, and is considered the 'official voice' of Vinyl by the fan community.
- Dr. Hooves/Time Turner (voiced by Peter New) – An earth pony who was named 'Doctor Whooves' by fans for his purported resemblance to David Tennant's portrayal of the Tenth Doctor in the British television series Doctor Who.[128] He appears in later episodes as an eccentric scientist, and he exhibits similarities to his namesake in episodes such as 'Slice of Life'. He is voiced by various actors besides New, who voices him in 'Slice of Life'.
- Lyra Heartstrings and Sweetie Drops/Bon Bon (voiced by Ashleigh Ball and Andrea Libman) – The unicorn Lyra and earth pony Sweetie Drops (also named Bon Bon after the 'G1' pony) appear together as best friends in several scenes. One such scene in 'Slice of Life' outs Secret Agent Sweetie Drops, a disavowed secret agent living in Ponyville under the assumed identity 'Bon Bon'. They are voiced by various actresses, with Ball voicing Lyra and Libman as Sweetie Drops in 'Slice of Life' and the Friendship Games film and shorts.
- Minuette/Colgate, Twinkleshine and Lemon Hearts (voiced by Rebecca Husain, Tabitha St. Germain, and Ashleigh Ball) – Often appearing separately as incidental characters, these three unicorns are given focus in 'Amending Fences' as Twilight Sparkle's friends from before her move to Ponyville, while Minuette and Twinkleshine appear alongside Lyra Heartstrings as Princess Cadance's bridesmaids in 'A Canterlot Wedding'. Among various other actresses, they are voiced by Husain (Minuette), St. Germain (Twinkleshine), and Ball (Lemon Hearts) in 'Amending Fences'.
- Octavia Melody (voiced by Kazumi Evans) – An earth pony who plays the cello, originally seen in 'The Best Night Ever'.[97] She is featured in a scene in 'Slice of Life', where she rehearses an 'electric cello dubstep' number with fellow musician DJ Pon-3 for Cranky and Matilda's wedding; Octavia's portion of the song was performed by Tina Guo.[129]
Extended families of main characters[edit]
- Apple family – Applejack's extended family of earth ponies that live throughout Equestria. Family members include Braeburn (voiced by Michael Daingerfield), Applejack's cousin from Appleloosa;[73][130] her 'high-society' Aunt and Uncle Orange (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain and Brian Drummond) from Manehattan;[130] Hayseed Turnip Truck (voiced by Trevor Devall), a yokel-type odd-job worker; Babs Seed (see Cutie Mark Crusaders); Auntie Applesauce and Apple Rose (voiced by St. Germain and Ashleigh Ball in 'Apple Family Reunion', and Marcy Goldberg and Shirley Millner in 'Grannies Gone Wild'), two older relatives and friends of Granny Smith; Goldie Delicious (voiced by Peter New), an old cat lady who hoards family heirlooms; and Grand Pear (voiced by William Shatner), Applejack's maternal grandfather and patriarch of the rival Pear family. A possible distant relationship between the Apple and Pie families is uncovered in 'Pinkie Apple Pie', but never confirmed.
- Pie family – The Pies are Pinkie Pie's family who live on a rock farm outside of Ponyville. They are depicted as a clan of dour, drably colored earth ponies in contrast to Pinkie's bright appearance and personality.[61] They consist of Pinkie's father Igneous Rock (voiced by Terry Klassen in 'The Cutie Mark Chronicles' and Peter New in 'Hearthbreakers'), mother Cloudy Quartz (voiced by Andrea Libman in 'Hearthbreakers'), and three sisters (all voiced by Ingrid Nilson): Limestone Pie, the surly oldest sister; Marble Pie, Pinkie's withdrawn, younger twin; and Maud Pie, an older sister who rarely expresses emotion and is obsessed with rocks.
Equestrian characters of unspecified origin[edit]
- Daring Do (voiced by Chiara Zanni) – A pegasus and the main character of the Daring Do adventure novel series parodying Indiana Jones.[131] Author Begin describes her as 'essentially a different-colored Rainbow Dash in a hat'.[132] In 'Daring Don't', the books' author A.K. Yearling (a parody of J.K. Rowling)[133] is discovered to be Daring Do herself, who writes her books after her real adventures, such as her encounters with the Aztec mythology-inspired villain Ahuizotl (voiced by Brian Drummond) and criminal pony Dr. Caballeron (voiced by Michael Dobson).[134]
- Sugar Belle (voiced by Rebecca Shoichet) – A unicorn baker who lives in a village founded by Starlight Glimmer. She begins a romantic relationship with Big McIntosh and becomes Mrs. Cake's part-time apprentice in Ponyville.
Non-Equestrian characters by region[edit]
Tartarus characters[edit]
Tartarus is a supermaxpenal colony administered by prison wardenCerberus, a monstrous multi-headed dog. Anyone may enter Tartarus, but no one can leave through its entrance doors; 'Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate' are inscribed on them. Tartarus provides housing for extraordinarily dangerous creatures; for these reasons, its exact location is classified.
- Lord Tirek (voiced by Mark Acheson) – A red centaur who first appears in 'Twilight's Kingdom'. Based on the character of the same name from the animated My Little Pony special Rescue at Midnight Castle, he is depicted in Friendship Is Magic as a villain who escapes from Tartarus, manipulating Discord to help him steal magic from Equestria's ponies. The Mane Six eventually defeat and reimprison him with 'Rainbow Power', a powerful magic acquired from the Tree of Harmony. He also appears in 'School Raze', where he helps Cozy Glow with her plan to drain Equestria of its magic. The plan fails, and Cozy Glow is locked up in Tartarus with him; however, he and Cozy Glow are later freed by Grogar and join his team of villains. Character designer Phil Caesar strove to make Tirek appear as intimidating as he could without being deemed 'too scary' for younger audiences, giving him design elements such as a black upper body to 'tone down the intensity'.[135]
- Cozy Glow (voiced by Sunni Westbrook) – A female school-age pegasus and former student of the School of Friendship who first appears in 'Marks for Effort', and later reveals her villainous nature in 'School Raze', where she steals all of Equestria's magic in a plan to rule it. She is foiled by the Young Six with the aid of the Tree of Harmony, leading to her imprisonment in Tartarus with Tirek, her partner in crime. She and Tirek are later freed by Grogar and join his team of villains.
Changeling characters[edit]
- Queen Chrysalis (voiced by Kathleen Barr) – The former queen of the changelings, a race of insectoid 'grotesque shape-shifting ponies' that feed off of ponies' love for each other.[113] She first appears in 'A Canterlot Wedding', where she invades Canterlot by impersonating Princess Cadance to control her fiancé Shining Armor, only for the changelings to be driven off by the couple's combined magic. She also appears in 'To Where and Back Again', where she is deposed by Thorax. She later joins Grogar's alliance of villains. Character designer Rebecca Dart drew Chrysalis and the other changelings with an insect-like design after reading the character's name in the script, drawing inspiration from manga artists Junko Mizuno and Hideshi Hino.[136]
- Thorax (voiced by Kyle Rideout) – The leader of the changelings succeeding Chrysalis. He first appears in 'The Times They Are a Changeling', where he befriends Spike after explaining that he is different than other changelings and doesn't want to cause harm. In 'To Where and Back Again', he helps depose Queen Chrysalis after appealing to his fellow changelings and becomes their new king. He has an older brother named Pharynx (voiced by Bill Newton), who acts as chief of security for the hive.
Griffonstone characters[edit]
- Gilda (voiced by Maryke Hendrikse) – A female griffon who first appeared in 'Griffon the Brush Off'. She is introduced as a childhood friend of Rainbow Dash, who later ends their friendship when Gilda tries to assert herself over Rainbow Dash's pony friends by bullying them.[95] The two later reconcile in 'The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone'.
- Grampa Gruff (voiced by Richard Ian Cox) – A grumpy old griffon who first appeared in 'The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone'.
Yakyakistan characters[edit]
- Prince Rutherford (voiced by Garry Chalk) – A temperamental male yak and the prince of Yakyakistan. He first appears in 'Party Pooped' as part of a Yakyakistani delegation to Equestria.
Dragon Lands characters[edit]
Dragons are a species of apex predators that appear throughout Equestria and the known world. They are generally depicted as nomadic, selfish and reclusive creatures; their level of greed determines their physical size, power, lifespan, and territory.[137] Many dragons accumulate wealth through the use of force, threats, or coercion to intimidate or aggressively dominate other 'lesser species'. Due to their egotistical nature, dragons don't have any formal 'borders or government' by traditional definitions, functioning rather like adhocracy. Under dragon laws and customs, the term 'Dragon Lands' is whenever or wherever a dragon chooses to roost its young or hoard its treasures determines its sovereign territories for centuries. Being kraterocratic however, all dragons acknowledge (and adhere out of fear) to arbitration by the Dragon Lord—the sole monarch of the 'Dragon Lands', who is traditionally the oldest, strongest and greediest despot. Begin describes the dragon designs used in the show as 'traditional', while finding that their 'exaggerated noses and large heads resting on exceptionally skinny necks' is evocative of the show's humor.[138]
- Dragon Lord Ember (voiced by Ali Milner) – The daughter of Torch and the youngest dragon to obtain the title of Dragon Lord. Unlike her father, Ember is diplomatic and compassionate, with genuine concern for the welfare of her people. Ember desires to learn more about the ways of friendship, and agrees to share letters with Twilight regarding the ways of dragons. In Season 8, she sponsors the teenage dragon Smolder for enrollment in the School of Friendship.
- Torch (voiced by Matt Cowlrick) – A gargantuan elder dragon and former Dragon Lord, who is succeeded by his daughter, Ember, in 'Gauntlet of Fire'. Currently the oldest and largest dragon in existence, Torch used his wealth, size, and experience to extort and intimidate his way up the dragonkind hierarchy to become Dragon Lord.
- Garble (voiced by Vincent Tong) – A teenage dragon who leads a gang of dragon bullies and an adversary of Spike.[139] He is also Smolder's older brother, as revealed in the season nine episode 'Sweet and Smoky'.
- Clump (voiced by Richard Ian Cox) – A large brown-colored dragon.
- Billy (voiced by Nicole Oliver) – A tangerine-colored dragon.
- Fume (voiced by Matt Hill) – A purple-colored dragon with hair over his eyes.
Klugetown characters[edit]
- Capper (voiced by Taye Diggs) – An anthropomorphic cat and con-artist who appears in My Little Pony: The Movie. He meets the Mane Six when they arrive at the desert town Klugetown and pretends to help them while hiding his true intention of selling them to a local crime boss to settle a debt. However, after Rarity demonstrates generosity towards him, he has a change of heart and helps Twilight's friends rescue her when she is captured and free Canterlot from the Storm King's control, after which he joins the ponies in their celebration at the Friendship Festival after the Storm King is defeated.
Ornithia characters[edit]
- Captain Celaeno (voiced by Zoe Saldana) – An anthropomorphic parrot and pirate captain with a prosthetic limb who appears in My Little Pony: The Movie. She meets the Mane Six after they stow away on her ship while escaping from Tempest Shadow. Celaeno and her crew initially intend to throw the ponies overboard, as they have been forced into the Storm King's service, but Rainbow Dash inspires her to defy orders and take her and her friends to Mount Aris. Later in the film, Celaeno and her crew join Twilight's friends to rescue her after her capture and defeat the Storm King, and she joins the ponies in their celebration after the Storm King's defeat.
Hippogriffia and Seaquestria characters[edit]
- Princess Skystar (voiced by Kristin Chenoweth) – A cheerful hippogriff and Queen Novo's daughter who appears in My Little Pony: The Movie. She first meets the Mane Six when they arrive at Mount Aris and leads them to Seaquestria, where she tries to convince Novo to help Twilight and her friends save their home from the Storm King. When Novo refuses and banishes the ponies from their kingdom, Skystar disobeys her mother and joins Twilight's friends to save her after her capture by Tempest Shadow and to defeat the Storm King's army, after which she joins the ponies' celebration in Canterlot and is grounded by Novo for leaving their home.
- Queen Novo (voiced by Uzo Aduba) – The ruler of Seaquestria and Hippogriffia. She is first seen when her daughter Skystar leads the Mane Six to her throne room, and refuses to use her magic pearl to aid them against the Storm King. She is later convinced by Skystar to help the ponies, but banishes them from her kingdom when Twilight tries to steal the pearl. In the film's ending, she joins the ponies' festival in Canterlot after the Storm King has been defeated and grounds Skystar for her disobedience.
- General Seaspray (voiced by Christopher Gaze) – Leader of Queen Novo's navy.
- Terramar (voiced by Cole Howard) – Silverstream's younger brother.
- Sky Beak (voiced by Brian Dobson) – Silverstream and Terramar's father, a hippogriff.
- Ocean Flow (voiced by Advah Soudack) – Silverstream and Terramar's mother and Queen Novo's sister, a seapony.
Non-Equestrian characters of unspecified origin[edit]
- Grogar (voiced by Doc Harris) – An evil ram sorcerer based on the character of the same name from the My Little Pony and Friends four-part episode 'The Return of Tambelon'. He was first mentioned in 'A Flurry of Emotions' before making his first physical appearance in 'The Beginning of the End', where he forms an alliance of villains, consisting of Queen Chrysalis, Lord Tirek, and Cozy Glow, to defeat the Mane Six and take over Equestria.
- Tempest Shadow (voiced by Emily Blunt) – Tempest Shadow, real name Fizzlepop Berrytwist, is the Storm King's lieutenant in My Little Pony: The Movie. She is a cold and ruthless unicorn with a scarred right eye and a broken horn—having lost it to an ursa minor attack—who leads the Storm King's takeover of Canterlot and captures the four alicorn princesses to empower his staff with their magic, with the promise of the Storm King using it to restore her horn. However, she is betrayed and nearly swept up by the tornado he creates, only to be saved by Twilight Sparkle, inspiring Tempest to befriend Twilight and help her and her friends defeat the Storm King.
- The Storm King (voiced by Liev Schreiber) – A satyr-like conqueror of lands who invades Equestria in My Little Pony: The Movie. He tasks Tempest Shadow with capturing Princesses Celestia, Luna, Cadance, and Twilight to use their magic to empower his Staff of Sacanas in exchange for him restoring her broken horn. After absorbing the four princesses' magic, the Storm King conjures a massive tornado to destroy Canterlot and betrays Tempest as well. He is defeated by the combined efforts of the Mane Six and Tempest, and his body is turned to stone and shattered to pieces.
- Grubber (voiced by Michael Peña) – A bumbling, gluttonous hedgehog who appears in My Little Pony: The Movie. He is a minion of the Storm King and Tempest Shadow's sidekick who accompanies her through the film in her quest to capture Twilight.
Historical characters by region[edit]
These characters lived centuries in the past at minimum. They are often mentioned posthumously for historical context to the plot.
Pillars of Old Equestria[edit]
The Pillars of Old Equestria are six legendary ponies responsible for creating the Elements of Harmony. With the Tree of Harmony, they strived to ensure future generations could defend Equestria in its darkest hours. In 'Shadow Play', the Pillars are brought into the present era after the Mane Six release them from a millennial imprisonment in limbo alongside the Pony of Shadows, forming a tense alliance with them to defeat and ultimately rekindle the Pillars' friendship with the villain. As with the Mane 6, each Pillar represents one of six traits similar to the Elements of Harmony—strength (Rockhoof), healing (Mage Meadowbrook), hope (Somnambula), beauty (Mistmane), bravery (Flash Magnus), and sorcery (Starswirl the Bearded).
- Starswirl the Bearded (voiced by Christopher Britton): The unicorn leader of the Pillars. Originally envisioned as an archetypal wizard character with a prominent beard, similar to Merlin, he was considered by Celestia to be the 'wisest and most powerful pony; a wonder that rivaled an Alicorn.'[140] As detailed within the series and various tie-in media, Starswirl is a brilliant polymath: with a lifetime spanning over one thousand years, he had extensive knowledge of all creatures, legends, artifacts, and every known spell. Starswirl's greatest contribution was in his service to Celestia and Luna—as their mentor, father figure and royal advisor.[50] Starswirl's spellbook is a key figure in 'Magical Mystery Cure', where Twilight is directed by Princess Celestia to finish Starswirl's 'unfinished masterpiece' written within, resulting in her ascension as an alicorn princess.
- Rockhoof (voiced by Matt Cowlrick): A male earth pony whose clothing is inspired by Scandinavian culture; his first appearance was in 'Campfire Tales'. When every guard abandoned their kind and fled in panic to escape an erupting volcano; Rockhoof did not move. Shovel artifact in hoof, he stayed and fought to protect, lent his strength to make a barrage against the lava. Fast and powerful, many lives were saved—thus Rockhoof succeeded in becoming the unwavering hero he is known for.
- Mistmane (voiced by Ellen-Ray Hennessy): A female unicorn whose clothing is inspired by Japanese culture. She makes her first appearance in My Little Pony: Legends of Magic Issue #3 and her first in-show appearance was in 'Campfire Tales'. Mistmane was kind and generous as an angel: she was gracious, magnificent, and loved by all. An ugly empress, overcome with jealousy, stole the lifeforce from the land to achieve eternal youth, and allowed nature to perish. When Mistmane saw the pitiful decaying state of the land, she fought and defeated the empress, sacrificing her beauty to restore nature to its proper balance.
- Flash Magnus (voiced by Giles Panton): A male pegasus who wears Roman legionnaire-inspired armor; he makes his first appearance in My Little Pony: Legends of Magic Issue #4 and his first in-show appearance was in 'Campfire Tales'. Thanks to his fortuitous spirit, Magnus saved members of his platoon from a flock of dragons; knowing reinforcements would never arrive in time, Magnus bravely drove them into a trap of thunderclouds, thus defeating them.
- Somnambula (voiced by Murry Peeters): A female pegasus who wears Egyptian-inspired clothing. She is first mentioned in season six's 'The Crystalling'; she makes her first appearance in the IDW comics' My Little Pony: Legends of Magic Issue #5 and her first in-show appearance was in 'Daring Done?'. Courageous and proud, Somnambula was the only one who dared encounter the sphinx, which kidnapped her prince. For his release, the sphinx gave her a riddle to solve: she found the answer, which enraged the beast. Fearing for her prince's life, Somnambula asked for another challenge: limbs bound, blinded by her own blindfold artifact, she had to cross a dangerous bridge. However, she smiled, for she remembered the riddle and its answer, and successfully rescued her prince.
- Mage Meadowbrook (voiced by Mariee Devereux): A female earth pony who wears West African-inspired clothing. She is first mentioned in season five's 'The Cutie Map'; she makes her first appearance in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Issue #58 and her first in-show appearance was in 'A Health of Information'. Regarded as the greatest doctor to have lived, Meadowbrook used her knowledge and skills for the greater good: she cured innumerable diseases, and created many antidotes, vaccines and potions. Meadowbrook is best remembered for having discovered a way to heal a deadly pandemic; legends stated that her shamanic plague mask was the reason for her miracles.
- Stygian (voiced by Bill Newton): First mentioned in 'Castle Mane-ia' as the subject of a ghost story, the Pony of Shadows first appears in 'Shadow Play'. He is the alter ego of Stygian, a resentful unicorn who is mistaken for a traitor and shunned by the Pillars of Old Equestria, and bonded with an evil entity that takes the form of a shadowy alicorn-like monster. The Mane Six inadvertently free him alongside the Pillars, thwarting the Pillars' millennium-long effort to contain him in limbo. The Pillars eventually recognize Stygian's innocence and work with the Mane Six to separate him from the shadow creature, which is returned to limbo in the Pillars' place.
Founders of Equestria[edit]
- Princess Platinum – Daughter of the Unicorn King and assistant leader of the unicorns. Played by Rarity in the Hearth's Warming Eve pageant.
- Clover the Clever – Starswirl the Bearded's protégée and assistant to Princess Platinum. Played by Twilight Sparkle in the Hearth's Warming Eve pageant.
- Chancellor Puddinghead – Leader of the earth ponies despite doing silly things. Played by Pinkie Pie in the Hearth's Warming Eve pageant.
- Smart Cookie – Secretary to Chancellor Puddinghead. Played by Applejack in the Hearth's Warming Eve pageant.
- Commander Hurricane – Leader of the pegasi. Played by Rainbow Dash in the Hearth's Warming Eve pageant.
- Private Pansy – Subordinate of Commander Hurricane. Played by Fluttershy in the Hearth's Warming Eve pageant.
Tree of Harmony[edit]
The Tree of Harmony is an entity that protected Equestria for thousands of years and created the Elements of Harmony. It preserves balance and harmony without conscious effort, and seldom can be communicated with directly, although it often shows hints of having a will of its own. In 'What Lies Beneath', the Tree's roots have expanded well outside the Everfree Forest, and its abilities have grown to the point of being able to project a physical form of its consciousness.
In 'Shadow Play', it is revealed that the Tree of Harmony was grown by the Pillars of Old Equestria to protect Equestria in their absence. In 'The Mean 6', Chrysalis and the 'evil clones' find the Tree of Harmony, but the Elements destroy the clones when they attempt to use them. In 'School Raze', the Tree's magic prevents Starlight, the Young Six, and the magic of Equestria from being sucked into Cozy Glow's vortex.
In 'The Beginning of the End', King Sombra destroys the Tree of Harmony, and the Elements of Harmony shatter along with it.[141] In 'Uprooted', the Young Six are called by the Tree to the site of where it was destroyed. After arguing over how to best memorialize it, they use the Tree's broken pieces to build a small treehouse, and the Tree's magic transforms it into a grand treehouse at the center of the Castle of the Two Sisters' ruins.
Historical characters of unspecified origin[edit]
- Gusty the Great is a legendary historical figure who banished Grogar, 'The Father of Monsters'. First depicted in Celestia's flashback in My Little Pony Micro-Series Issue #8, she is also mentioned in 'A Flurry of Emotions', 'The Beginning of the End' and 'Frenemies'.
Notes[edit]
- ^Libman provides Pinkie Pie's singing voice for some songs.
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- ^My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Issue #40
- ^Raven, Event Organizer card - My Little Pony Collectible Card Game
- ^The Crystal Empire - Part 1
- ^My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Issue #61-62, Convocation of the Creatures!
- ^Princess Luna and Kibitz in the kitchen
- ^Kibitz compares the Royal Sisters
- ^Scared of Kibitz
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External links[edit]
- Discovery Family's official character profiles (archived from this website on October 18, 2014)
- My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic on IMDb
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_My_Little_Pony:_Friendship_Is_Magic_characters&oldid=919672122#Princess_Celestia'
- For this character's human counterpart, see Vice Principal Luna.
Princess Luna (Nightmare Moon) | |
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Princess Luna in Bloom & Gloom Princess Luna's earlier form Nightmare Moon in Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 2 | |
Kind | Alicorn |
Sex | Female |
Residence | Canterlot Moon (banished until S1E1) Castle of the Two Sisters (formerly) |
Occupation | Co-ruler of Equestria |
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Eyes | Moderate cyan Vivid cerise[1] (realm of shadow)[2] |
Mane | Moderate sapphire blue with grayish persian blue outline Very light azure (early) Brilliant phthalo blue with grayish persian blue outline (Nightmare Moon) Moderate red with black outline and deep reddish brown[1] (realm of shadow)[2] |
Coat | Dark blue Grayish phthalo blue (early) Very dark cornflower blue (Nightmare Moon) Moderate amaranth[1] (realm of shadow)[2] |
Eyeshadow | Light sapphire blue Moderate violet (alternate universe) Light brilliant amber[1] (realm of shadow)[2] |
Eyebrows | Moderate blue violet (Nightmare Moon) |
Magic aura | Moderate cobalt blue Brilliant cyan with light violet sparks (Nightmare Moon) Vivid scarlet (alternate universe) Very light gold (when switched with Celestia's cutie mark in A Royal Problem) |
Nicknames | Nightmare Moon, The Mare in the Moon, Princess of the Night, Night Mare, Mare on the Moon, Guardian of the Night, Mayor in the Moon, Starry Night Terror, L (The Periodic Table of My Little Pony), Nm (The Periodic Table of My Little Pony) |
Relatives | Princess Celestia (older sister) Princess Cadance (adoptive niece) Prince Blueblood (distant nephew) Twilight Sparkle (niece-in-law) Shining Armor (nephew-in-law) |
Cutie mark (usual)[note 1] (as Nightmare Moon)[note 2] (when switched with Celestia in A Royal Problem) | |
Voice | Both Princess Luna and Nightmare Moon: Tabitha St. Germain (English) Marjolein Algera (Dutch) Fanny Roy (French) Ella Pyhältö (Finnish, episodes 1 and 2) Heike Schroetter (German) Kriszta Németh (Hungarian) Takako Honda (Japanese, season 2, Equestria Girls, and My Little Pony The Movie) Jeong Yu-mi (Korean) Brygida Turowska (Polish) Fátima Noya (Brazilian Portuguese, season 1) Leticia Quinto (Brazilian Portuguese, season 2 onwards except S4E1, S4E2, S6E25, and S6E26) Anca Sigmirean (Romanian, season 4) Olga Zvereva (Russian, season 1) Darya Frolova (Russian, season 2 onward) Lidia Muraschenko (Ukrainian, season 5 onward) Princess Luna only: Sari Ann Stolt (Finnish, season 2 onwards) Jill Böttcher (German, season 1) Deborah Morese (Italian) Yumi Uchiyama (Japanese, season 1) Rie Misuzu (Japanese, season 3) Ana Vieira (European Portuguese) Mihaela Gherdan (Romanian, season 1) Gabriela Codrea (Romanian, seasons 2-3, 5-6) Anda Tamaseanu (Romanian, S4E19) Ramiliya Iskander (Russian, My Little Pony The Movie) Olga Shorokhova (Russian, Forgotten Friendship) Christine Byrd (Latin American Spanish, season 1) Irene Jiménez (Latin American Spanish, season 2) Laura Ayala (Latin America Spanish, season 3 onward)[3] Josefina Hylén (Swedish, season 1) Sharon Dyall (Swedish, season 2) Yulia Perenchuk (Ukrainian, seasons 1-3) Anastasia Zinovenko (Ukrainian, season 4) Nightmare Moon only: Elda Olivieri (Italian) Mirela Corbeanu (Romanian, season 1) Gabriela Codrea (Romanian, season 2) Jelena Petrović (Serbian) Magda Giner (Latin American Spanish) Olena Blinnikova (Ukrainian, seasons 1-2) Valentyna Sova (Ukrainian, season 4) Shadowbolt mare only: Susa Saukko (Finnish) Asami Yoshida (Japanese) Agata Gawrońska-Bauman (Polish) Anca Sigmirean (Romanian) Laura Torres (Latin American Spanish) |
Singing voice | Kazumi Evans (English, S4E25) Aloma Steele (English, S6E8 onward) Ekaterina Shulgina (Russian, S6E8) Carla Cerda (Latin American Spanish) |
Development and design
The word 'Luna' means 'moon' in Italian and Spanish, in both cases derived from Latin—Luna is the Latin name for the Greek moon goddess Selene (Σελήνη), who is the daughter of Hyperion and Theia in Greek mythology. In the European French dub, Nightmare Moon is named La Jument Séléniaque, loosely translated as 'the mare Selene' or 'the Selene Mare.' Her title in Twilight Sparkle's book in Friendship is Magic, part 1, 'Mare in the Moon,' is a play on the mythic story Man in the Moon. The Elements of Harmony guidebook states that Luna's original name was Selena and shows development and concept art of the then-named 'Princess Selena'/'Night Mare'; these names are used in a Friendship is Magic storybook. According to Lauren Faust, Princess Luna's name 'was Selena for a short time, but there were legal problems with it,'[6] and Nightmare Moon was originally named 'Discord,'[7] a name which would later be given to another eventually-reformed villain.
Princess Luna has two designs, differing in that her coat is a darker shade of blue and that her mane is partially translucent, rippling and sparkling like Celestia's. Depiction of her as a filly—on the fan-designed WeLoveFineT-shirts 'Old School Cutie Mark' (without her cutie mark) and 'Flying in Circles' (with her cutie mark)—uses the lighter-coated-and-normal-maned design; depiction of her as a mare has switched between the two designs on multiple occasions:
- Switch between a flashback on page 21 of the My Little Pony: FIENDship is Magic Issue #1story and a flashback in The Crystal Empire - Part 1
- Switch-back before and after being Nightmare Moon respectively in a flashback in Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 1 and in Friendship is Magic, part 2
- Switch between the above point and Luna Eclipsed
- Switch-back between the above point and page 15 of the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Issue #5story
- Switch on page 15 of the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Issue #8story
Her old design is still used in some merchandise, the online gameCastle Creator, and the commercialThe Fresh Princess of Friendship, and her old mane is partly visible in some shots. Lauren Faust has stated that when Luna is fully grown, she will not look like Nightmare Moon.[5] She also speculated that when Nightmare Moon was defeated, Luna was reborn with very low magic levels, and that her mane was eventually magical and wavy again because her good powers had been restored.[8]
A scene with Rarity giving Princess Luna a makeover was cut from the episode Luna Eclipsed.[9] The post-makeover pink Luna appears in a Flash asset of the online gameCastle Creator.[10]
Princess Luna in Castle Creator
Princess Luna in Luna Eclipsed.
The Castle Creator Flash asset of pink Luna.
Luna's design is similar to those of Fleur Dis Lee, Princess Cadance, the Headless Horse, the Mane-iac, 'Tropical Dream', Sassy Saddles, S06E20 Unnamed Earth Mare #8, S06E20 Unnamed Earth Mare #9, and S06E20 Unnamed Earth Mare #10.
Depiction in the series
History
Nightmare Moon
Princess Luna is introduced in the prologue of the first episode, depicted in a series of medieval-like drawings with a narration that says, 'Two regal sisters who ruled together and created harmony for all the land,' and that 'the eldest used her unicorn powers to raise the sun at dawn; the younger brought out the moon to begin the night.'The narration continues by stating: their subjects, the ponies, played in the day but 'shunned' the night and slept through it, which made the younger Alicorn grow bitter, eventually refusing to lower the moon to make way for the dawn. Her bitterness 'transformed her into a wicked mare of darkness: Nightmare Moon.' The elder sister reluctantly harnessed the power of the Elements of Harmony and 'banished her permanently in the moon,' taking responsibility for both sun and moon, maintaining harmony in Equestria.
Following the prologue, Twilight Sparkle reads of a prophecy about the Mare in the Moon that states that 'on the longest day of the thousandth year, the stars will aid in her escape, and she will bring about nighttime eternal.' Indeed, this prophecy comes to pass, and Nightmare Moon appears before the ponies of Ponyville during the Summer Sun Celebration. At the end of the second episode, Twilight and her new friends confront Nightmare Moon and transform her back into Princess Luna with the Elements of Harmony, and she remorsefully accepts Princess Celestia's offer to rule by her side again.The show's developer, Lauren Faust, explained in a comment on her DeviantArt page that Luna could not have been 'drawn' from Nightmare Moon for a thousand years, and that Princess Celestia 'did what she could' to orchestrate breaking the spell that turned Luna into Nightmare Moon. Faust added that this explanation is 'as far as [she] ever got with it,' and that the explanation might unfold differently on the show.[11]
A Canterlot Wedding
Luna makes cameo appearances in A Canterlot Wedding - Part 1 and Part 2. In Part 1, Luna takes over the night shift from her sister after flying in silhouetted by the moon, and later tells Twilight to remain inside after spotting her running towards the castle. She appears again in the end of Part 2, when she flies in greeting everyone and asking if she missed anything. Luna dances with the other ponies after Pinkie Pie and DJ Pon-3 start the wedding party music which concludes the episode.The Crystal Empire
Luna makes brief appearances in The Crystal Empire - Part 1 and Part 2. In the first part, she expresses doubt to Celestia over whether Twilight is ready for her task. Celestia shows Twilight a flashback where the two sisters worked together to defeat King Sombra, turning him into a shadow with their magic and imprisoning him in the frozen north. Luna reappears at the end of Part 2. She and Celestia watch as Twilight and her friends return home. Luna then conjures up a spiral-bound book, as Celestia nods, confirming that her student is 'much closer to being ready.'Magical Mystery Cure
In the season three finale Magical Mystery Cure, Luna appears near the end of the episode alongside her sister and Princess Cadance, attending the coronation of Twilight Sparkle as a Princess. She can be seen wearing a dress and more ornate, elaborate versions of her crown, shoes, and collar. It is also revealed that the book Luna had produced at the end of part 2 of The Crystal Empire was the journal of Star Swirl the Bearded, which contained an unfinished spell that Celestia believed Twilight to be capable of completing.Princess Twilight Sparkle
Luna makes appearances in Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 1 and Part 2. In Part 1, while Princess Celestia speaks to Twilight about the Summer Sun Celebration, Luna is seen on a nearby castle balcony, happily raising the moon. During the episode, she is captured off-screen by black vines growing out of the Everfree Forest. When Twilight drinks a potion given to her by Zecora, she is transported into a castle, where she encounters Luna. Luna proclaims that she will be the only princess in Equestria, and she undergoes a transformation into Nightmare Moon, much to Twilight's horror.In Part 2, Celestia arrives to the scene, and an aerial fight ensues. Twilight soon realizes that the potion has taken her to the past, and that she is witnessing the banishment of Nightmare Moon. Moments later, Celestia uses the Elements of Harmony to banish Luna to the moon. Twilight drinks the potion again and witnesses Luna and Celestia battling Discord and turning him to stone for the first time. She also sees the two sisters taking the Elements from the Tree of Harmony. Later, Twilight and her friends free her and Celestia in Part 2 by giving up the Elements of Harmony to the Tree of Harmony. At the end of Part 2, Luna takes part in the Summer Sun Celebration, lowering the moon so Celestia could raise the sun.
Twilight's Kingdom
In Twilight's Kingdom - Part 1, Luna assists Celestia, Cadance and Twilight in welcoming the Duke and Duchess of Maretonia. Shortly after, Luna joins Celestia and Cadance in a song, admitting to Twilight that she understands how she is feeling. Later in the evening, Luna rushes into Celestia's room when she hears her scream from having a nightmare. She informs Celestia that she did not have a dream, but rather a vision. The next morning, she and Celestia tell Twilight the story of Lord Tirek and his brother Scorpan, and how Tirek was imprisoned in Tartarus. Luna mentions that they believe Tirek escaped during the events of It's About Time when Cerberus left his post and attacked Ponyville.In Twilight's Kingdom - Part 2, she and the other princesses transfer their magic to Twilight; Luna's cutie mark—unlike those of Celestia, Cadance, and the ponies whose magic Tirek steals—does not completely disappear,[note 1] losing only the moon marking and keeping the darker part underneath. Tirek and Discord eventually break into Canterlot Castle and Tirek attempts to steal the three princesses' magic, but soon learns that they have transferred it all to Twilight. Luna, along with Cadance and Celestia, is sent to Tartarus as revenge for Tirek's original imprisonment. After Tirek is defeated, the three princesses are released and return home to Equestria.
The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 2
In The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 2, due to Starlight Glimmer's alteration of the past, she inadvertently creates a future where Nightmare Moon deposes Princess Celestia, banishes her to the moon, and brings about eternal night. Catching word of Twilight Sparkle's method of time travel used to stop Starlight, Nightmare Moon expresses interest in using this magic to prevent the Elements of Harmony from being found, ensuring her eternal rule. However, Twilight gets away and rewrites the timeline before Nightmare Moon can act upon it. In a second alternate timeline, Luna and her sister fail to defeat Discord and are tormented by him as he rules Equestria.A Hearth's Warming Tail
In A Hearth's Warming Tail, Luna portrays the Spirit of Hearth's Warming Yet to Come in Twilight Sparkle's imagining of the story 'A Hearth's Warming Tale'.
To Where and Back Again
In To Where and Back Again - Part 1, Princess Luna helps comfort Starlight Glimmer when she has a nightmare about her fellow villagers of Our Town. Later, Queen Chrysalis' changelings capture Luna, and she warns Starlight about them. At the end of Part 2, Luna is rescued along with the other captives, and she joins in celebrating the Sunset Festival in Our Town.A Royal Problem
In A Royal Problem, Starlight Glimmer is sent by the Cutie Map to solve a friendship problem between Celestia and Luna. When the sisters demonstrate a lack of communication and appreciation for one another, Starlight switches their cutie marks and has them trade places for a day. Because of her difficulty dealing with other ponies, Luna accidentally ruins a fundraiser for school foals and causes a timberwolf scare among delegates. With Starlight Glimmer's help, the two sisters gain an appreciation for each other's royal duties and make amends.
Shadow Play
In Shadow Play - Part 1, Luna and Celestia are present when Sunburst reads from the Star Swirl the Bearded's lost journal and express interest in what became of their former teacher. In Part 2, they are reunited with Star Swirl after the Pony of Shadows is defeated.
School Raze
In School Raze - Part 1, Luna takes part in the discussion regarding magic fading from Equestria, commenting on her difficulty in raising the moon. She also cautions Twilight and her friends against the hazards of Tartarus. In Part 2, she appears with Celestia and the royal guards to apprehend Cozy Glow, and later takes her to Tartarus accompanied by a pair of guards.
Best Gift Ever
In the hour-long special My Little Pony Best Gift Ever, Luna briefly appears spending Hearth's Warming with Celestia in Canterlot.
The Beginning of the End
In the season nine premiere The Beginning of the End - Part 1, Celestia and Luna announce their decision to retire from ruling Equestria and have Twilight and her friends rule in their place. She also appears in a nightmare vision given to Twilight by King Sombra, transforming into Nightmare Moon. In Part 2, Luna, Celestia, and Star Swirl the Bearded keep the Everfree Forest from encroaching on Ponyville after the Elements of Harmony are destroyed. After Sombra is defeated by the Mane Six, Celestia and Luna decide not to retire after realizing the pressure they suddenly put on Twilight's shoulders, and they agree to only let Twilight take over for them when she is ready.
Sparkle's Seven
In Sparkle's Seven, Celestia tasks Shining Armor with increasing security to Canterlot Castle, but Luna thinks she and Celestia should be able to protect the castle themselves. As revealed in a flashback at the end of the episode, she is approached by Spike, who notices her dissatisfaction with Shining Armor being brought in to increase security, and agrees to help him get the crown in exchange for his assistance in sabotaging the competition.
Between Dark and Dawn
In Between Dark and Dawn, Luna and Celestia, emboldened by battling the Everfree Forest alongside Star Swirl, step in to help the citizens of Ponyville with several issues, before being convinced by the Mane Six to take a vacation together. During the trip, Luna prefers activities such as theatre, opera, art museums, and general relaxing, clashing with Celestia wanting to indulge in more exciting activities. This ultimately leads to the sisters arguing and going their seperate ways. They eventually reconcile and climb Mount Filly-mane-jaro together, but are forced to return to Canterlot after Twilight has trouble with the amulet they gave her to raise the sun and moon with.
The Summer Sun Setback
In The Summer Sun Setback, Luna and Celestia inform Twilight that the upcoming Summer Sun Celebration will be the last time the event will be held, feeling no need to keep celebrating it after they retire. When the event's preparations are sabotaged by Queen Chrysalis, Lord Tirek, and Cozy Glow, Luna and Celestia help fix the damage caused. They later join Twilight on stage to commence the Celebration, and she observes Twilight with pride as she announces the 'Festival of the Two Sisters' to replace it.
Personality
As Nightmare Moon
Much like many archetypal, over-the-top villains, Nightmare Moon is overly confident of herself and dramatically declares that the protagonist is a fool (foal) for thinking she can defeat her, and that 'the night will last forever.' She is portrayed as vicious and maniacal, shown when she attacks Princess Celestia and cackles evilly in Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 2.
Bitterness
The narration at the beginning of Friendship is Magic, part 1 speaks of Luna's bitterness which transformed her. When she first appears, she intimidates the ponies with her evil laugh and pointed questions. She snidely refers to the ponies as her 'beloved subjects,' but appears genuinely impressed when Twilight Sparkle recognizes her as Nightmare Moon.Manipulation
Nightmare Moon uses her magic to set obstacles in Twilight and her friends' path to the Elements of Harmony indirectly, making creatures unwittingly assist her. These include the manticore, whose paw she embeds with a thorn so he'd attack the ponies, or Steven Magnet, whose mustache she cuts off so he'd make the river impassible. She further indirectly attacks the ponies by causing a cliff side to collapse underneath the ponies' hooves and making trees look like monsters. As the Shadowbolts, she tries to persuade Rainbow Dash to abandon her friends so they won't be able to cross a fallen bridge and reach the Elements of Harmony.Despite her indirect approach, when she is attacked by the royal guards, she quickly repels them with lightning, then turns into mist and floats away. She also confronts Twilight Sparkle directly when the two charge at each other, right before shattering the Elements of Harmony.
As Princess Luna
Remorse
Once transformed back to her former self, Princess Luna is remorseful and tearful upon seeing her older sister. She runs to Celestia's side, apologizing for what she had done. The two sisters later join the celebration in Ponyville, where Luna receives a welcome wreath in wonderment, and gazes up with an anxious smile at her older sister. However, as stated in Do Princesses Dream of Magic Sheep?, Luna's sense of guilt causes her to create the Tantabus in order to give herself nightmares every night as punishment for the suffering she caused as Nightmare Moon.Excessive decorum
Princess Luna returned to the show exactly one year after the broadcast date of Friendship is Magic, part 2, in the episode Luna Eclipsed. The episode takes place in Ponyville during Nightmare Night. Despite wanting to win over the citizens of Ponyville, the townspeople are frightened of her booming voice and assertive manner. Twilight Sparkle tells Spike that Luna must be having trouble adjusting after being gone for a thousand years.When Luna tries to express her happiness with being purged of her dark powers, Twilight tells her that she sounds like she's yelling, and Luna explains that she's using the 'traditional Canterlot voice,' the royal we, and high volume in order to properly address her subjects. She uses archaic terms like 'hath,' 'thy,' 'nay,' and 'thou,' as well as other constructs.
Twilight encourages Luna to lower the volume of her voice, but Luna is hesitant. Twilight Sparkle recruits Fluttershy's help in teaching Luna to speak in a softer voice, and later takes her to Ponyville so Applejack can show her how to be likable. For a short while, Luna manages to mingle with the villagers of Ponyville and have fun with them, by playing games where she throws toy spiders or pumpkins onto a target. In Sleepless in Ponyville she seems to show less of her former decorum, dispensing with the royal we, and speaking in a far less harsh manner.Temper
Princess Luna reverts to her intimidating self after Pinkie Pie accuses her of eating Pipsqueak, while she was actually saving him from drowning in the apple bob. She attempts to endear herself to the villagers by turning toy spiders into real spiders, trying to elicit 'fun' by making them crawl on their own to the bulls-eye, but the spiders only frighten everyone. The villagers panic and flee, and after a few seconds of indecision, Luna stops the commotion by shouting 'Be still!' in her royal Canterlot voice, to the accompaniment of a crack of thunder. She then decrees in anger that since the ponies dishonor and insult her with the celebration, Nightmare Night is canceled forever.Playfulness
Thanks to Pinkie Pie's insight, Twilight Sparkle realizes that because of the holiday, Pinkie Pie and her entourage actually want to be frightened, so she arranges for Luna to purposefully scare them. Luna appears as Nightmare Moon, scares the ponies, and bares fangs. After the ponies run away in fright, she changes back to her usual appearance and spits out the false fangs she was wearing, confused as to why Twilight wanted her to do that. Then Pipsqueak approaches Luna on behalf of the children and asks her to come back and scare them again next year, even though she canceled Nightmare Night. Luna begins to understand and reinstates Nightmare Night, at which point Pipsqueak declares her his 'favorite princess ever' and hugs her leg.The princess manages to relinquish the use of her royal Canterlot voice, and in the epilogue she plays a variety of games with the villagers, accepts the foals' candy, and frightens Rainbow Dash by firing a bolt of lightning behind her, a trick that Rainbow Dash had been playing on other ponies over the course of the night.
Kindness and wisdom
In the episode Sleepless in Ponyville, she displays kindness and offers wise advice to Scootaloo when she tells her to face her fears. At the end of the episode she gives Scootaloo a wink and a smile, as she knows that Scootaloo has faced her fears and she also knows that she has Rainbow Dash to help her overcome them.In For Whom the Sweetie Belle Toils, Luna once again appears in a nightmare; this time, in Sweetie Belle's nightmare. She gives advice to Sweetie Belle and tells her that she as well has a sister that often 'shines more brightly' than her and that she struggles with it. She then takes Sweetie Belle into the past at her fifth birthday party and shows her that Rarity did not want to take over the party, just simply save it. Later, Luna tells Sweetie to go inside a door of what the future might hold if she does not fix her sabotage of the headpiece Rarity had designed for Sapphire Shores. Later in the episode, Luna appears again in Canterlot in order to help Sweetie Belle undo the damage she did to the headpiece.
Magic
Raising the moon
As mentioned above, Luna's chief duty is raising the moon at night when Celestia lowers the sun. Following her banishment to the moon, Luna resumes this responsibility, as shown in Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 1.In the episode Hearth's Warming Eve, Spike narrates that this magic is not exclusive to Luna and Celestia and that it could be performed by the unicorns of old collectively. In Twilight's Kingdom - Part 2, Luna temporarily transfers her ability to control the moon, along with all of her magic, to Twilight Sparkle.
Transformation
On multiple occasions, Nightmare Moon turns her entire form into mist. She appears in this manner in Ponyville's pavilion where the Summer Sun Celebration is being held, and she follows the Mane Six on their journey for the Elements this way. While in this form, Nightmare Moon manipulates creatures and environments; she transforms into a thorn to hurt a manticore, prompting it to attack the Mane Six, and she transforms into the Shadowbolts at one point.
In Luna Eclipsed, Luna transforms into her Nightmare Moon form with a set of false fangs to playfully frighten some foals on Nightmare Night. In the same episode, she transforms toy spiders into living spiders.
Weather manipulation
Nightmare Moon uses lightning to repel the royal guards in Friendship is Magic, part 2 and thickens the mist over the fallen bridge later in the episode to prevent Rainbow Dash from hearing Twilight Sparkle calling out to her.In Luna Eclipsed, Princess Luna makes clouds swirl above her in the sky when she decrees that Nightmare Night is canceled, and she produces lightning from a cloud to playfully frighten Rainbow Dash.
Dream duty
In Sleepless in Ponyville, Luna appears in Scootaloo's dreams, stating that as the princess of the night, it is '[her] duty to come into [ponies'] dreams,' and offers Scootaloo guidance in facing her fears.
Luna makes a similar appearance in Sweetie Belle's dreams in For Whom the Sweetie Belle Toils and shows Sweetie Belle visions of her past, the present, and Rarity's future.In Bloom & Gloom, Luna visits Apple Bloom's nightmare to comfort her cutie mark anxieties, and also brings Sweetie and Scootaloo into the dream.
In Do Princesses Dream of Magic Sheep?, Princess Luna hunts down the Tantabus, a nightmare creature she created that haunts the Mane Six's dreams. She jumps from dream to dream and also creates a dream that everyone in Ponyville shares.
Royal guards
Princess Luna's royal guards look quite different from Princess Celestia's guards. They wear black and purple armor reminiscent of Nightmare Moon's armor. And most significantly, they have purple dragon or bat-like wings instead of the standard feathered Pegasus wings. They are grey-brown and have yellow eyes with pupils in the form of slits. Their ears appear to be furrier than normal. The carriage they pull is aggressive and Gothic, with streamlined shapes evoking bat or dragon-wings as well as arrow-like or spear-like accents. It is built with a low center of gravity, and Luna's royal guards pull it via heavy chains.
Depiction in Equestria Girls
My Little Pony Equestria Girls
In My Little Pony Equestria Girls, Luna appears at a princess summit in the Crystal Empire. When Sunset Shimmer steals Twilight's crown, Luna explains the purpose of the magic mirror she escaped through. She tells Twilight that she only has three days before she'll be stuck in the alternate world for thirty moons, and that she must get back before the third moon reaches its peak. In this alternate world, Luna's human counterpart is a high school vice principal.Equestria Girls: Forgotten Friendship
In Forgotten Friendship, Luna has a brief speaking role, where she eloquently states on the direness of the situation in the human world, which Sunset Shimmer briefly snickers at since she is so used to the strictness of Luna's human counterpart.
Equestria Girls: Rollercoaster of Friendship
In Rollercoaster of Friendship, Pinkie Pie briefly considers going to an attraction at the Equestria Land theme park named 'Nightmare Moon's Haunted Castle.'
Depiction in My Little Pony The Movie
In My Little Pony The Movie, Luna appears with the other princesses at the Friendship Festival when Twilight asks them to use their magic for the festival's main event. When the Storm King's forces invade Canterlot, Luna tries to fly south to get help from the Hippogriffs, but Tempest Shadow turns her, Celestia, and Cadance to obsidian statues. Her magic is later drained by the Storm King's Staff of Sacanas. She is turned back to normal at the end of the film after the Storm King's defeat.Depiction in comics
Princess Luna appeared in one of the standard variant covers of the first issue, despite the fact that she makes no appearance in the story proper.In the series' second four-part story arc, Nightmare Moon is shown to be a completely separate entity from Princess Luna. It is revealed that Nightmare Moon is a creature of darkness born on the moon whose very presence corrupts the denizens of the moon. Through her power over nightmares, Nightmare Moon was able to feed off Luna's insecurities of living in her sister's shadow, thus allowing her to take over Luna's mind, which ultimately lead to her being banished to the moon for a thousand years. Although the Elements of Harmony were able to restore Luna back to her original form, Nightmare Moon herself continued to live on. Eventually, she hatched a plot to take on physical form by using one of the Element bearers, thus making the other five Elements of Harmony useless.
Just as she did with Luna, she begins invading the Element bearers' dreams until she is able to find a suitable candidate in Rarity, whom she abducts and takes to the moon. Princess Luna joins the other five Element bearers and Spike on a mission to retrieve Rarity before Nightmare Moon takes her over completely. However, Nightmare Moon's return seems to have weakened Luna as she is once again reverted to her 'depowered' form (as seen at the end of Friendship is Magic, part 2). Upon arriving to the moon, they find that they are too late. Nightmare Moon has already taken over Rarity, and Luna is powerless to stop her in her weakened state. She is forced to retreat back to Equestria, leaving Spike and the remaining Element bearers behind. Back in Equestria, Luna helps Celestia and the residents of Ponyville defend themselves against the invasion Nightmare Moon and her minions.
Initially, Luna's magic proves to be just as ineffective as before, but through the love and support shown from her subjects she is able to regain her proper form and, with the help of the power of the other Element bearers' friendship, is able to best Nightmare Moon, save Rarity, and restore the denizens of the moon back to their original forms.
Princess Luna appears on page 7 of My Little Pony Micro-Series Issue #3 in Rarity's dream along with part of Hush Now Lullaby. She appears again in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Issue #9, participating in several Summer Wrap-Up Festival games with (an unwilling) Big McIntosh. In My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Issue #10, towards the end of the festival, she is shown kissing Big Mac on the cheek as they ride the Ferris wheel. In The Fall of Sunset Shimmer, a book titled Secrets of Nightmare Moon appears on page 5, and a portrait of Nightmare Moon appears on page 6. Of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Issue #12, Luna appears in PTV and is featured on a comic book in 1 million cover A.In Reflections, Luna learns that Celestia has long been visiting another Equestria where she has befriended Luna's counterpart. The alternate Luna demonstrated Luna's good nature as Luna herself declined, and remained good during the time in which Luna was Nightmare Moon. Upon Luna's being redeemed, the alternate Luna became evil herself and joined the alternate Celestia in terrorizing their world. The alternate Luna is later returned to her former self after the alternate King Sombra uses the Elements of Harmony on her and Celestia. The evil version of this Luna appears in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Issue #68.
In My Little Pony Micro-Series Issue #10 Luna thinks Celestia's job is much easier and takes over Celestia's work for a day. Luna realizes that her sister does do a lot of work and decides to go back to working solely during the night. Part of her nightly duties appears to be hunting and defeating monstrous beasts. In the issue, Luna also gets a pet opossum, which she names Tiberius. My Little Pony: FIENDship is Magic Issue #4 'explores the secret origins of' Nightmare Moon, where she takes over the Nyx in order to plague the dreams of Equestria's ponies.
In Siege of the Crystal Empire, Luna and Celestia travel to the Crystal Empire and engage the revived King Sombra and Queen Chrysalis in battle. Unfortunately, Sombra's childhood friend Radiant Hope intervenes, allowing Sombra to turn Luna and Celestia to stone. By the end of the story, they are returned to normal, and they use their magic to turn Sombra into a normal unicorn. In Ponies of Dark Water, Luna helps Spike, Zecora, and the Cutie Mark Crusaders save Ponyville after the Mane Six are exposed to a hot spring's dark magic. However, she becomes Nightmare Moon once again after she, too, is exposed to the spring water. She is eventually turned back to normal when Rainbow Dash rains the cure for the spring water over Ponyville.
In Cosmos, Luna is seen in flashback with various other rulers and Discord banishing Cosmos to the Andalusian constellation. She, Celestia, and Twilight are later possessed by Cosmos using three of the Andalusian stars.
In My Little Pony: Legends of Magic Issue #1, Luna appears in flashback, where she was often subject to Celestia's ridicule when they were younger because she couldn't learn magic as quickly as Celestia. In an incident in which Luna opens a portal to another world, Luna encounters a race of evil creatures that offer to help her embrace the darkness and become powerful enough to destroy Celestia. Luna resists the creatures' temptations, however, and she reconciles with Celestia over their previous differences. In My Little Pony: Legends of Magic Issue #2, Sunburst reads to her an untold story about Rockhoof. In the Legends of Magic Annual 2018 comic, she and Celestia are captured by the minions of an alternate universe's Pony of Shadows, who seeks to corrupt them into becoming Nightmare Moon and Daybreaker.
In My Little Pony: Friends Forever Issue #38, Luna tries to participate with Celestia in the Sisterhooves Social. However, a rush to finish their royal duties, lack of sleep, and the influence of magically enchanted berries contribute to them becoming very competitive and testy with each other. With help from Rarity and Sweetie Belle, the two sisters resolve their differences.
Luna appears in My Little Pony: Nightmare Knights as the leader of a team of former villains.
Other depictions
A promotional image depicting Princess Luna and Apple Bloom—both depicted using fanart[12][13]—with cutie marks all around them was posted by the official European Spanish My Little Pony Facebook page on March 20, 2015, captioned, 'Hoy se celebra el #DíaDelSueño y el #DíaDeLaFelicidad. Se lo podríamos dedicar a la Princesa Luna por darnos a todos sueños felices, ¿verdad?'[14] A promotional image posted by the same Facebook page on the 28th of the same month of the same year uses different fanart of Princess Luna.[15][16]
Storybooks
Princess Luna appears in the Friendship is Magic storybook adaptation of the episodes Friendship is Magic, part 1 and Friendship is Magic, part 2, which is included in the Friendship is Magic Gift Set and Pony Friends Forever Pony Scooter Friends Daisy Dreams & Rarity bundles. Here, she is called by her early names 'Princess Selena' and 'Night Mare,' and she does not physically appear in the Castle of the Two Sisters.[17]
Princess Luna serves as the main focus of the chapter bookPrincess Luna and the Festival of the Winter Moon, and she appears in Princess Celestia and the Summer of Royal Waves, Discord and the Ponyville Players Dramarama, and Ponyville Mysteries: Peryton Panic.
Baby Flurry Heart's Heartfelt Scrapbook
Princess Luna appears in All About Alicorns, in Saving the Crystal Empire, in Nightmare Night, depicted on a flag in Hearth's Warming Eve, and in The Crystalling.
Fundamentals of Magic
Princess Luna appears in episode 5 of Fundamentals of Magic, 'When Magic Goes Wrong'.
Software
My Little Pony (mobile game)
Princess Luna and Nightmare Moon are characters in Gameloft's mobile game. The game's description of Princess Luna states, 'Formerly Nightmare Moon, Princess Luna is the younger sister of Princess Celestia. Ruling over the moon and the stars, Luna helps Celestia oversee Equestria.' Nightmare Moon's in-game description states, 'Is this Luna dressed as her previous guise? ... Or does Nightmare Moon's evil still blot out the skies?'
The Elements of Harmony guidebook
Princess Celestia's younger sister, PRINCESS LUNA, has a history of difficulty living in her older sister's shadow. So difficult, in fact, her jealousy turned her into the villain Nightmare Moon! Fortunately, Luna was reformed and her heart softened by the ancient and powerful Elements of Harmony. Luna and Celestia have forgiven each other and are loving sisters once again, but Luna has trouble adjusting to modern Equestrian life after her thousand-year-long banishment in the moon. Still speaking with ancient formality and finding it hard to move beyond her once fearsome image, she may struggle, but her intentions are pure and she is certain to find the happiness she seeks one day soon.
NIGHTMARE MOON is the malevolent alter ego of Princess Luna. In the dark form of Nightmare Moon, Luna is consumed with spite and enjoys manipulating unwilling ponies to do her bidding. Imprisoned in the moon, Nightmare Moon became even more dangerous when she escaped.
Volume II guidebook
As the Equestrian sun lowers, the shining moon rises courtesy of PRINCESS LUNA, Princess Celestia's younger sister. The royal siblings have faced numerous hardships throughout history, with their bond growing stronger over time. Luna faced her greatest challenge during her transformation into the devious Nightmare Moon. With the help of Twilight Sparkle and the Elements of Harmony, Princess Luna was restored to her former self and hopes to stay that way. Luna prefers order and restraint, though her temper has been known to flare. She's grateful that her sister and friends help guide her toward the light when the darkness comes calling.
The Journal of the Two Sisters
In The Journal of the Two Sisters, Luna at first writes her journal entry in the royal Canterlot voice, but then decides against it. She reveals that she and Celestia used to speak that way when they were younger and pretended they were princesses. It is also revealed that even when they got their crowns, the sisters were still blank flanks, due to Alicorns aging differently from other ponies. When Luna speaks to a Manticore named Melvin, it is revealed that she is able to understand the language of certain animals, like Fluttershy does.
Luna befriends cragadiles, bats, and owls, who help with the construction of the Castle of the Two Sisters, and the zebras, whose rhyming way of talking plays into her and Celestia negotiating a new peace treaty with Gregor and the griffons. Luna also becomes very good friends with Princess Platinum after she apologizes and even promises to teach her how to do the royal Canterlot voice.
Luna bears witness to one of the few times Celestia is pushed to the point of using her own royal Canterlot voice to subdue a creature that has severely disrespected and angered her when retrieving the Crystal Heart for unicorn Princess Amore, then-ruler of the Crystal Empire. When a dragon claims the Crystal Heart as his property since it was mined from his keep, Celestia lashes out in righteous fury at him, scaring him into returning the Heart and flee to his keep, never to be heard from again.
Princess Celestia And Luna Dress Up Games
When Star Swirl the Bearded reveals his unicorn magic has been exhausted attempting to lower the moon alone without the assistance of several other full-grown unicorns, he asks Luna and Celestia to do it as their Alicorn magic is more powerful, and doing so could actually revitalize them. The princesses lower the moon and raise the sun flawlessly, and they earn their cutie marks at long last. They are also able to restore Star Swirl's magic and that of the other unicorns.
HubNetwork.com description
Princess Luna raises the moon at night and rules Equestria with her big sister, Princess Celestia, who's also an Alicorn. Luna was banished as Night Mare Moon for a thousand years, but with help from Twilight Sparkle and friends, she's back. Her formal speech may still frighten ponies, but she's beloved by everypony and celebrated on Night Mare Night[sic]. On occasion, she appears in ponies' dreams.
Appearances
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S | At least one appearance where the character is the focus of a shot, without spoken dialogue or narration |
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Merchandise
The following were part of the Target Canterlot toyline:
- Fashion Style Princess Luna was bundled with Celestia.
- A Playful Ponies sized Luna was bundled with a molded Celestia.
- A Shine Bright light-up Luna was bundled with the Canterlot Castle set.
Other merchandise include:
- A Nightmare Moon figure which was released in the Toys 'R' Us exclusive Friendship Is Magic Favorite Collection, in Fall 2012.[18]
- Princess Luna being part of the Wave 5 mystery pack toys.
- A newer Playful Ponies Princess Luna being released along with Rarity and accessories and it featured a newer model as a part of the Crystal Empire toyline.
- A large talking Nightmare Moon was shown at the Toy Fair 2013.
- A Design-A-Pony Princess Luna figure.[19]
- A Build-A-Bear Princess Luna plush with coronation outfit was released on March 20, 2015.
On at least[specify] the DVDSeason One Disc 1, closed captions for the episode Friendship is Magic, part 1 sometimes display 'Mayor in the Moon' in place of 'Mare in the Moon'.
Quotes
- 'Remember this day, little ponies, for it was your last. From this moment forth, the night will last forever!'
- — Friendship is Magic, part 1 (as Nightmare Moon)
- 'You're kidding. You're kidding, right?'
- — Friendship is Magic, part 2 (as Nightmare Moon)
- 'I'm so sorry! I missed you so much, big sister!'
- — Friendship is Magic, part 2
- 'Citizens of Ponyville! We have graced your tiny village with our presence so that you might behold the real princess of the night! A creature of nightmares no longer, but instead a pony who desires your love and admiration! Together we shall change this dreadful celebration into a bright and glorious feast!'
- — Luna Eclipsed
- '[booming voice] Change our approach?'
- — Luna Eclipsed
- 'Fun? What is this 'fun' thou speakest of? Pray tell, what purpose do these serve?'
- — Luna Eclipsed
- 'Ha ha! The fun has been doubled! '
- — Luna Eclipsed
Princess Luna And Celestia Play Games
- 'Tis a lie! Thy backside is whole and ungobbled, thou ungrateful whelp!'
- — Luna Eclipsed
- 'Huzzah! How many points do I receive?'
- — Luna Eclipsed
- 'Citizens of Ponyville, you have been wise to bring this candy to me! I am pleased with your offering! So pleased, I may eat it instead of eating you!'
- — Pretending to be Nightmare Moon, from Luna Eclipsed
- 'Child. Art thou saying that thou... likest me to scare you?'
- — Luna Eclipsed
- 'OH, MOST WONDERFUL OF...! I mean... Oh, most wonderful of nights.'
- — Luna Eclipsed
- 'Rest, my sister. As always, I will guard the night.'
- — A Canterlot Wedding - Part 1
Princess Luna Games
- 'Who goes there? Stay indoors, Twilight Sparkle.'
- — A Canterlot Wedding - Part 1
- 'Hello, everypony! Did I miss anything?'
- — A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2
- 'A warm welcome to you, Scootaloo.'
- — Sleepless in Ponyville
- 'I am the princess of the night, thus it is my duty to come into your dreams.'
- — Sleepless in Ponyville
Princess Luna And Celestia Games Online
- 'FACE YOUR FEARS!!!'
- — Sleepless in Ponyville
- 'It is time to face your real fears, Scootaloo.'
- — Sleepless in Ponyville
- 'Not another step!'
- — Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 1
- 'There can only be one princess in Equestria! And that princess... will be me!'
- — Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 1
- 'Luna? I am Nightmare Moon! I have but one royal duty now... To destroy YOU!'
- — Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 2 (as Nightmare Moon)
- 'Six locks... Six keys...'
- — Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 2
- 'I understand what you're going through, Sweetie Belle. I, too, have a sister who often shines more brightly than me, and with this I have struggled.'
- — For Whom the Sweetie Belle Toils
- 'Sometimes we can worry about a thing so much, the fear can make us feel we're trapped in a nightmare.'
- — Bloom & Gloom
- 'You have all suffered so much because of me.'
- — Do Princesses Dream of Magic Sheep?
- 'My sister has been imprisoned in the moon for years! But it is no less a fate than she'd sentence me to!'
- — The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 2 (as Nightmare Moon)
- 'I see much of myself in you, Starlight Glimmer, and I can tell you from personal experience that things do indeed get better.'
- — To Where and Back Again - Part 1
- 'You can't get rid of me so easily, sister! Unless you plan on smiling me to smithereens!'
- — A Royal Problem (as Nightmare Moon)
- 'You know, being with your sister all the time is hard, but being without her? It's even harder.'
- — To Princess Celestia, Between Dark and Dawn
- 'This 'faculty lot' you speak of sounds like a place of great power.'
- — Equestria Girls: Forgotten Friendship
- 'So, to be funny I have to torment those who oppose me and laugh in their faces?'
- — Friends Forever Issue #7 page 12
My Little Pony Princess Luna And Princess Celestia Games
- 'Soy la princesa Luna, y gobierno Equestria junto con mi hermana mayor Celestia, ahora que he vencido a mi lado malo, Luna de Pesadilla, ¡qué mal lo hemos pasado! Estuve 1000 años en la luna, pero ahora he regresado y me encargo de hacer anochecer. Me encanta hacer que los sueños de todos los ponis sean preciosos.'
- — Promotional image[20]
Gallery
- Princess Luna image gallery
See also
- Princess Luna on the Collectible Card Game Wiki
- Princess Luna on the Fan Wiki
- Princess Luna on the My Little Pony Gameloft Wiki
- Nightmare Moon on the My Little Pony Gameloft Wiki
- This article's speculation page.
Notes
- ↑ 1.01.1Cutie mark listed as 'Night Sky with Moon and Stars' in Mini Pony Collector's Guide page 90; background also indicated as part of cutie mark onhermystery packcollector card, in trading card series 2 & 3, in Discovery Family (previously the Hub Network)'s online gameEquestrivia Challenge, in Friendship is Magic Issue #121 million cover A, and in S7E10.
- ↑Background indicated as part of cutie mark in trading card series 1 & 3.
- ↑Nightmare Moon is the name of the form initially taken by the bitter Princess Luna when transformed by the Nightmare Forces, as explained in the episode Friendship is Magic, part 1 and the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Issue #5story and shown in the episode Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 1. After this curse is broken by the Elements of Harmony, Luna can still magically take the form of Nightmare Moon, as implied in Luna Eclipsed and described on the packaging of the Midnight in Canterlot Pony Collection. Additionally, untransformed Luna is occasionally referred to as Nightmare Moon by other characters.
References
- ↑ 1.01.11.21.3Pre-order: The Haunting of Equestria. River Horse. Retrieved on 2018 November 1.
- ↑ 2.02.12.22.3Announcing 'The Haunting of Equestria',.... Facebook (2018-10-31). Retrieved on 2018 November 1.
- ↑@MaggieVera_ quien hará la vos de la princesa LUNA ????? (2014-03-31). Retrieved on 2014 March 31.
- ↑Toy packaging featuring the 'Nightmare Moon' spelling. Retrieved on 2012 June 22.
- ↑ 5.05.1Lauren Faust discussing the age of Princess Luna on DeviantArt. Archived locally.
- ↑Lauren Faust (2010-10-24). Comment on my little pony premeire--watch it now! by fyre-flye. DeviantArt. Retrieved on 2015 January 28.
- ↑Lauren Faust via Twitter (2013-03-15). Retrieved on 2013 March 15.
- ↑Lauren Faust on Princess Luna's new look. Archived locally.
- ↑Lauren Faust about Rarity being cut from the episode. Retrieved on 2011 October 22.
- ↑Layout artist discussing pink Luna's cut scene (2011-11-03). Retrieved on 2011 November 9. Archived locally.
- ↑Lauren Faust explaining Nightmare Moon's thousand-year banishment (2011-11-16). Retrieved on 2011 November 17.
- ↑Princess Luna (Season 2). DeviantArt (2012-08-18). Retrieved on 2015 March 23.
- ↑Apple Bloom Just Wants a Hug. DeviantArt (2012-08-19). Retrieved on 2015 March 23.
- ↑My Little Pony - Timeline Photos. Facebook (2015-03-20). Retrieved on 2015 March 23.
- ↑Princess Luna. DeviantArt (2012-03-26). Retrieved on 2015 March 31.
- ↑My Little Pony - Timeline Photos. Facebook (2015-03-28). Retrieved on 2015 March 31.
- ↑Friendship is Magic storybook scans. Retrieved on 2015 January 28.
- ↑My Little Pony Facebook page: 'Here’s your first look at some magical new pony friends'.
- ↑My Little Pony Design-A-Pony Princess Luna Figure.
- ↑My Little Pony (2015-01-20). Timeline Photos. Facebook. Retrieved on 2015 January 24.
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