Characters

For a list of all ponies appearing or mentioned in the franchise, see list of ponies.

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This page lists major and/or recurring characters from the series as well as its spin-off Equestria Girls franchise and serves as an index for all character articles.

Contents
Main characters Generation 4 \| Generation 5 Cutie Mark Crusaders Royalty Apple family Pie family Shy family Cake family Young Six	Rich family School-age ponies Antagonists Celebrities The Wonderbolts Physicians Pillars of Old Equestria Other pony characters Tertiary characters	Inanimate characters Non-pony characters Equestria Girls characters Animal companions Creatures and animals Background characters Notes See also

Main characters

Most episodes focus on at least one of the following characters.

Generation 4
Twilight Sparkle	Applejack	Fluttershy
Rarity	Pinkie Pie	Rainbow Dash

Spike

Generation 5
Sunny Starscout	Izzy Moonbow	Hitch Trailblazer

Pipp Petals	Zipp Storm

Supporting characters

Cutie Mark Crusaders
Apple Bloom	Scootaloo	Sweetie Belle	Babs Seed	Gabby

Royalty

Princess Celestia	Princess Luna	Prince Blueblood	Shining Armor	Princess Cadance

King Aspen	Prince Rutherford	Flurry Heart	Ember	Thorax

Princess Skystar	Queen Novo	Princess Amore^{[note 1]}	Queen Haven

Apple family

Granny Smith	Big McIntosh	Braeburn	Aunt and Uncle Orange	Hayseed Turnip Truck

Apple Strudel	Auntie Applesauce	Apple Rose	Goldie Delicious	Bright Mac and Pear Butter

The Apple family

Pie family
Limestone Pie and Marble Pie	Igneous Rock Pie and Cloudy Quartz	Maud Pie

Shy family
Mr. and Mrs. Shy	Zephyr Breeze

Cake family
Mr. and Mrs. Cake	Pound Cake and Pumpkin Cake

Young Six^[1]^[2]^[3]
Gallus • Silverstream • Smolder^{[note 2]} • Yona • Sandbar • Ocellus

Other featured characters

Rich family
Diamond Tiara	Filthy Rich	Spoiled Rich

School-age ponies

Silver Spoon	Twist	Snips	Snails

Sunny Daze and Peachy Pie	Pipsqueak	Featherweight	Rumble	Filly Guides

Zipporwhill	Tender Taps	Toola Roola and Coconut Cream	Wind Sprint	Barley Barrel and Pickle Barrel

Main antagonists

Nightmare Moon (S1 prem iere)	Queen Chrysalis (S2 fin ale, S6 fin ale, & S9 fin ale)	King Sombra (S3 prem iere & S9 prem iere)

Lord Tirek (S4 fin ale & S9 fin ale)	Adagio Dazzle (EG2)	Aria Blaze (EG2)	Sonata Dusk (EG2)

The Storm King (Movie)	Cozy Glow (S8 fin ale & S9 fin ale)	Grogar (S9 prem iere)	Opaline (Generation 5)

Reformed antagonists

Gilda	Trixie	Discord (S2 prem iere)	Ahuizotl	Garble

Sunset Shimmer (EG1)	Dr. Caballeron and henchponies	Starlight Glimmer (S5 prem iere & fin ale)	Juniper Montage (EGS2 & EGS3)

Stygian (S7 fin ale)	Tempest Shadow (Movie)	Grubber (Movie)	Wallflower Blush (EGFF)	Chancellor Neighsay (S8 prem iere)

Vignette Valencia (EGROF)	Kiwi Lollipop and Supernova Zap (EGSBP)	Sprout (G5 film)	Posey (G5 special)	Misty

Other pony antagonists

The Shadowbolts	Boy Bullies	Flim and Flam

Lightning Dust	The Mane-iac and henchponies	Suri Polomare

Wind Rider	Svengallop	Gladmane

Non-pony antagonists

Diamond Dogs	Principal Cinch (EG3)	Sludge

Celebrities

Hoity Toity	Photo Finish	Sapphire Shores	Fancy Pants	Daring Do

Prim Hemline	Trenderhoof	Coloratura	Zesty Gourmand	Songbird Serenade

The Wonderbolts

Spitfire (leader)	Soarin	Blaze	Surprise	Fire Streak

Misty Fly	Silver Zoom	Fleetfoot	High Winds	Thunderlane

Physicians
Nurse Redheart	Dr. Horse	Dr. Fauna	Doctor Horse	Nurse ponies

Pillars of Old Equestria
Mage Meadowbrook • Flash Magnus • Mistmane • Rockhoof • Somnambula • Star Swirl the Bearded

Other pony characters

Royal guards	Mayor Mare	Cheerilee	Spa ponies	Sheriff Silverstar	Davenport

Twilight Velvet and Night Light	Joe	Hondo Flanks and Cookie Crumbles	Jet Set and Upper Crust

Fancy Pants' entourage	Fleur de Lis	Junebug	Train conductors	Cherry Jubilee	Roma *

Gizmo	Cloud Chaser and Flitter	Blossomforth	Bulk Biceps	Ms. Peachbottom

Ms. Harshwhinny	Flash Sentry	Coco Pommel	Cheese Sandwich	The Pony Tones	Randolph

Silver Shill	Stellar Eclipse	Teddie Safari *	Claude	Night Glider	Party Favor

Double Diamond	Sugar Belle	Weather Control Pegasi	Trouble Shoes	Tree Hugger	Moon Dancer

Sassy Saddles	Spearhead	Method Mares	Hooffield and McColt families	Sunburst

Sunburst's family	Mr. Stripes and Plaid Stripes	Coriander Cumin and Saffron Masala	Quibble Pants	Paleo family

Sky Stinger	Vapor Trail	Angel Wings	Bow Hothoof and Windy Whistles	Feather Bangs	Couture du Future contestants

Grand Pear	Mudbriar	Jack Pot	Firelight	Autumn Blaze	Rain Shine	Clear Sky

Aunt Holiday and Auntie Lofty	Snap Shutter and Mane Allgood	Petunia Petals	Moody Root	Mr. and Mrs. Hoofington	Sunny Skies

Torque Wrench	Kerfuffle	Luster Dawn	Dahlia	Alphabittle	Jazz Hooves

Tertiary characters

Other-material-exclusive characters

Lily Blossom	Sugar Grape	Bumblesweet	Sweetcream Scoops

Firecracker Burst Firecracker Burst	Tealove	Diamond Rose	September	Jade Singer

MandoPony	Flax Seed and Wheat Grass	Aqua Mist *	Ponyacci	Inkwell

Charon *	Umbriel *	Larissa *	Bronco Benson *	Pete Canterbell *

8-bit and Gaffer	Hoofbeard	Charity Sweetmint^{[note 3]}	Kibitz

Power Ponies^{[note 1]}	Gallant True	PheNOMNOMenons cart ladies

Radiant Hope	Pony Pickers	Spectacle/Showcase

Other-material-exclusive antagonists

Big Boy and Runt	Larry	Nightmare Rarity

Buck Withers	Sunflower^{[note 1]}	North Star^{[note 3]}	King Longhorn

Shadow Lock	Princess Eris

Inanimate and in-verse fictional characters

Bloomberg	Pinkie Pie's imaginary friends	Tom

Smarty Pants	Mare Do Well	The Headless Horse

Boneless	Boulder	Brutus Force

Holder's Boulder	Shelly and Sheldon	Twiggy

Other Equestrian historical figures

Princess Platinum	Commander Hurricane	Chancellor Puddinghead

Clover the Clever	Private Pansy	Smart Cookie

Non-pony characters

Non-pony equine characters

Zecora	Cranky Doodle Donkey	Matilda	Mulia Mild

Seabreeze	Pharynx	Terramar^{[note 2]}	Sky Beak and Ocean Flow

Bovine and other non-pony characters

Steven Magnet	Little Strongheart	Chief Thunderhooves	Iron Will

Gustave le Grand	Scorpan^{[note 1]}	The Smooze	Grampa Gruff

Greta	Capper	Captain Celaeno

Equestria Girls characters

The Rainbooms

Fluttershy	Pinkie Pie	Applejack	Rarity	Rainbow Dash

The Shadowbolts

Sci-Twi	Sunny Flare	Sour Sweet	Indigo Zap	Sugarcoat	Lemon Zest

Other Equestria Girls characters

DJ Pon-3	Cutie Mark Crusaders	Flash Sentry	Principal Celestia	Vice Principal Luna

Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon	Big McIntosh	Photo Finish	Trixie and the Illusions	Cheerilee

Granny Smith	Snips and Snails	Cranky Doodle	Octavia Melody	Lyra Heartstrings and Sweetie Drops

Bulk Biceps	Maud Pie	Zephyr Breeze	Violet Blurr and Pixel Pizzaz	Sandalwood

Micro Chips	Muffins	Gloriosa Daisy	Timber Spruce	Canter Zoom	Chestnut Magnifico

Animal companions

Constance (Fluttershy's)	Angel (Fluttershy's)	Winona (Applejack's)	Opalescence (Rarity's)

Gummy (Pinkie Pie's)	Philomena (Celestia's)	Owlowiscious (Twilight Sparkle's)	Harry (Fluttershy's)

Tank (Rainbow Dash's)	Peewee (Spike's)	Spike (Sci-Twi's)	Tiberius (Luna's)

Smoky's family (Fluttershy's)	Ripley (Zipporwhill's)	Albus (Braeburn's)^{[note 3]}

Quincy (Discord's)^{[note 3]}	Bunny (Blueblood's)	Ray (Sunset Shimmer's)

Creatures in groups

Breezies	Changelings	Cockatrices

Dragons	Fruit bats	Griffons

Hippogriffs	Parasprites	Phoenixes	Quarray eels

Seaponies and mermares	Storm Creatures

Timberwolves	Ursas	Vampire fruit bats	Windigos

Lone creatures

Bufogren	Bugbear	Cerberus

Chimera	Cipactli	Cragadile	Hydra

Manticore	Maulwurf	Orthros	Roc

Sphinx	Tatzlwurm	Winterchilla


Other animals	Other creatures

Background characters

Main article: Earth ponies

See also: List of Earth ponies

This gallery serves as an index.

Main article: Pegasi

See also: List of Pegasi

This gallery serves as an index.

Main article: Unicorns

See also: List of unicorns

This gallery serves as an index.

Main article: Crystal Ponies

See also: List of Crystal Ponies

This gallery serves as an index.

Main article: Foals

See also: List of foals

This gallery serves as an index.

See also: List of ponies/Elders

This gallery serves as an index.

Main article: Animals

Main article: Creatures

See also: List of non-pony characters

This gallery serves as an index.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Mentioned one or more times in the show but never shown live; however, well present in one or more of the IDW comics.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 The Gameloft mobile game's Young Six collection has sometimes^[specify] included Terramar in place of Smolder.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Never officially pictured outside of chapter book text.

Placeholders

These names are placeholder names that have not been used on the show, by Hasbro, or stated to be official by the show's crew.

References

↑ My Little Pony (mobile game)
↑ My Little Pony Game on Instagram: “New friends are on their way!😍 Which Young Six character is your favorite?🤩 Comment below! . . . . . . #MyLittlePonyGame #MLP #Mylittlepony…”. Instagram (2018-11-28). Retrieved on 2018 November 28.
↑ Uprooted summary "The Young Six respond to a magical summons"