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{{quote|''"From this moment forth, the night will last FOREVER! [[Evil Laugh|AHAHAHAHAHAAA]]!!"''}}
 
{{quote|'''Debut:''' [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 E1/E01 Mare in Thethe Moon|"Friendship Is Magic, Part 1" ("Mare in the Moon")]]}}
 
{{quote|Voiced by [[Tabitha St. Germain]]}}
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* [[Shock and Awe]]: She uses lightning to escape the Summer Sun Celebration in the second episode.
** [[Psycho Electro]]: Which puts her into this category.
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: "Nightmare Moon" has been used by Hasbro, [[The Hub]], WeLoveFine, and [[Lauren Faust]], while "Night Mare Moon" has only been used by Hasbro and [[Lauren Faust]] and partially by the single-volume [[Novelization|storybook adaptation]] of the [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 E1/E01 Mare in Thethe Moon|pilot]] [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 E2/E02 Elements of Harmony|episodes]].
* [[Starter Villain]]: The first real [[Big Bad]] in the series.
* [[Super-Powered Evil Side]]: A literal case as Nightmare Moon was born from evil magic taking over Luna.
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{{quote|''"[[Establishing Character Moment|'Make sense'?]] [[Where's the Fun In That?|Aww; what fun is there in making sense?]]"''}}
 
{{quote|'''Debut:''' [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 E1/E01 The Return of Harmony Part 1|"The Return of Harmony, Part 1"]]}}
 
{{quote|Voiced by John de Lancie}}
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* [[Classic Villain]]: Fits all of the criteria as a Wrath and Pride villain.
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: [[Up to Eleven|He makes Pinkie Pie look like a a total dullard]]<ref>Literally. He turnes her into a complete dullard</ref>. Fitting, considering he's the spirit of chaos and discord.
* [[Cool Shades]]: Has green-framed ones in [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 E1/E01 The Return of Harmony Part 1|Part 1]] and red-framed ones in [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 E2/E02 The Return of Harmony Part 2|Part 2]]. Would count as [[Sinister Shades]], but he doesn't do anything particularly sinister while wearing either pair.
* [[The Corrupter]]
* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: He defeats the Mane Six numerous times before they finally return the favor.
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* [[Lean and Mean]]
* [[Leaning on the Fourth Wall]] His riddle is "Twists and turns are my master plan; then find the Elements back where you began". Where do they find the Elements? {{spoiler|In the reference guide which was the very first thing we saw in the very first episode...literally back where the series began}}.
* [[Leitmotif]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6afMTdh8gs Can be heard here]. Similar background music has been used in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 E8/E08 Look Before You Sleep|Look Before You Sleep]]" and "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 /E25 Party of One|Party of One]]", episodes prior to his introduction.
* [[Light Is Not Good]]: Much of his reality warping and teleportation are accompanied by a bright light.
* [[Mad Eye]]: However, it should be noted that even though his head is goatlike, his pupils are round, unlike Iron Will's assistants who have the rectangular pupils typical of goats in [[Real Life]].
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{{quote|'''Debut:''' [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 /E13 HearthsHearth's Warming Eve|"Hearth's Warming Eve"]]}}
 
Winter spirits that feed off of hatred and cause deadly blizzards the more powerful they get. They existed before Equestria's founding and were seemingly destroyed when the three tribes united in friendship, trigging a powerful spell that vanquished them.
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{{quote|''[[Today X, Tomorrow the World!|"First, we take Canterlot! And then, all of Equestria!"]]''}}
 
{{quote|'''Debut:''' [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 /E25 A Canterlot Wedding Part 1|"A Canterlot]] [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 /E26 A Canterlot Wedding Part 2|Wedding"]]<ref>She appears in Part 1 masquerading as Princess Cadence. She makes her full physical debut in Part 2.</ref>}}
 
{{quote|Voiced by Kathleen Barr<ref>according to [https://twitter.com/#!/goldenrusset/status/194118341235965952 this] tweet by Jayson Thiessen</ref>}}
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=== The Changelings ===
{{quote|'''Debut:''' [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 /E26 A Canterlot Wedding Part 2|"A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2"]]}}
 
As Princess Celestia has her little ponies, Queen Chrysalis has her changelings. They are a race of shapeshifters that feed off of love by taking the shape of your loved ones.
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* [[Alien Invasion]]: Their attack could be viewed as such: Nopony [[Outside Context Villain|saw it coming]] at first, and they're rather different from the other threats faced so far.
** Chrysalis also mentions that "Equestria has the most love" of any place she's encountered, implying that they're somewhat [[Horde of Alien Locusts|migratory]].
* [[Always ChaoticExclusively Evil]]
* [[Ambiguous Gender]]: Between their [[Non-Standard Character Design]] and never speaking in their own forms, good luck figuring out what gender they are, or if they even [[No Biological Sex|have a]] [[Single Gender Race|gender]] in their true forms.
* [[Bee People]]: They follow a single, larger queen without question, attack and move in a swarm, and encase ponies in a kind of mucus membrane.
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[[File:Gilda_8331.png|frame]]
 
{{quote|'''Debut:''' [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 E5/E05 Griffon the Brush Off|"Griffon the Brush Off"]]}}
 
{{quote|Voiced by [[Maryke Hendrikse]]}}
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* [[Actor Allusion]]: She's pretty much a G-rated version of [[Black Lagoon|Revy]].
* [[Adaptation Name Change]]: [[The Hub]]'s synopsis of "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 E5/E05 Griffon the Brush Off|Griffon the Brush Off]]" refers to her as Grizelda; [[Word of God]] [http://fyre-flye.deviantart.com/art/Grizelda-260224131 says] "[[What Could Have Been|her original name was Grizelda, but it didn't pass legal.]]"
* [[Aerith and Bob]]
* [[Alliterative Name]]: Although she's never referred to as "Gilda the Griffon" in-universe.
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== "The Great and Powerful" Trixie ==
 
{{quote|'''Debut:''' [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 E6/E06 Boast Busters|"Boast Busters"]]}}
 
{{quote|Voiced by Kathleen Barr}}
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* [[The Adjectival Superhero]]: She's "The Great and Powerful" Trixie.
* [[Aerith and Bob]]
* [[All There in the Manual]]: Her [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bVdYm7NWJtI/TtBFQNyv1kI/AAAAAAAAVc4/K7bh-2xDfuY/s1600/3.jpg Wave 4 collector card] reveals that she "has a favourite star!" (Her [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RViuScZ75ug/T16NNy7pnjI/AAAAAAAAiYw/UMjYSsUEECc/s1600/13.jpg Wave 5 collector card] states that she "likes showing off!" but that much is obvious from her appearance in [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 E6/E06 Boast Busters|"Boast Busters"]].)
* [[All There in the Script]]: Lulamoon, the second part of her name, has only been used by the toy line.
* [[Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better]]: Believes this wholeheartedly, and says so word for word. In practice, though, she didn't ''actually'' outdo anypony, just humiliate them with their own tricks.
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** At the receiving end against the Ursa.
* [[Cute Witch]]
* [[Dark Secret]]: Admittedly, [[Noodle Incident|we never find out what it is]], but [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 /E23 Ponyville Confidential|a season two episode]] acknowledges that she has one.
* [[Fake Ultimate Hero|Fake Ultimate Heroine]]: She claims to have defeated an Ursa Major but can only mildly annoy an Ursa Minor.
* [[Humble Pie]]: What she doles out to those who challenge her claims by taking whatever task they challenged her with and twisting it to her own ends. She [[Ignored Epiphany|staunchly refuses]] to eat the piece that's served up to her at the end.
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* [[What Could Have Been]]: Originally, she was going to be male.
* [[White-Haired Pretty Girl|White-Maned Pretty Mare]]
* [[You All Look Familiar]]: Multiple Trixies (all lacking Cutie Marks) appear in a shot from "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 E9/E09 Bridle Gossip|Bridle Gossip]]" and "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 E1/E01 The Return of Harmony Part 1|The Return of Harmony Part 1]]".
* [[You Don't Look Like You]]: [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bVdYm7NWJtI/TtBFQNyv1kI/AAAAAAAAVc4/K7bh-2xDfuY/s1600/3.jpg Her molded toys] [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RViuScZ75ug/T16NNy7pnjI/AAAAAAAAiYw/UMjYSsUEECc/s1600/13.jpg and collector cards] (from the [http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/11/blindbags-set-3-namessummariesimages.html fourth] and [http://www.equestriadaily.com/2012/03/tons-of-new-blindbags-actual-lyra.html fifth] waves of the Blind Bags) all depict her as a [[Palette Swap]] of Rarity.
 
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[[File:DiamondTiaraAndSilverSpoon_3857.png|frame|link=http://nightmaremoons.deviantart.com/art/Pay-attention-to-us-215402515|The duo laughs at your pathetic attempts on getting a cutie mark.<ref>From left to right: Silver Spoon and Diamond Tiara.</ref>]]
 
{{quote|'''Debut:''' [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 /E12 Call of the Cutie|"Call of the Cutie"]]}}
 
{{quote|Voiced by [[Chantal Strand]] (Diamond Tiara), Shannon Chan-Kent (Silver Spoon)}}
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* [[Hidden Heart of Gold]]: Silver Spoon seems to have one as shown in "Family Appreciation Day".
* [[Hoist By Her Own Petard]]: Their, or at least Diamond Tiara's, attempts to humiliate Apple Bloom and the Cutie Mark Crusaders normally end up backfiring and earning at least Diamond Tiara a [[Humiliation Conga]].
* [[Humble Pie]]: In "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 /E12 Call of the Cutie|Call of the Cutie]]" and "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 E6/E06 The Cutie Pox|The Cutie Pox]]". This continues in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 /E11 Family Appreciation Day|Family Appreciation Day]]", although unlike the previous two times, ''only'' Diamond Tiara got it; Silver Spoon [[Pet the Dog|actually did something nice and didn't get karmic retribution this time]]. Diamond Tiara gets slapped in the face with a dish of [[Humble Pie]] once more in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 /E23 Ponyville Confidential|Ponyville Confidential]]" (Silver Spoon barely appears in the episode).
* [[Hypocrite]]: Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon have shades of this. [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|They make fun of other ponies for not having a cutie mark]], and yet in their [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 /E12 Call of the Cutie|debut episode]] Diamond Tiara is having a party for recently receiving hers.
** In [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 E6/E06 The Cutie Pox|another episode]], both girls insult Apple Bloom about her cutie mark being [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?|hoops]]. Even without Apple Bloom demonstrating how awesome her skills are at using hoops, one has to question what kind of talents one excels at with cutie marks like a tiara and a freaking spoon.
* [[Jerkass]]: Both go out of their way to insult and belittle Apple Bloom and Twist about not having their marks yet instead of having fun at their own party.
** [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Silver Spoon has at least shown some kindness in "Family Appreciation Day" where she actually applauds Granny Smith's presentation, while Diamond Tiara still calls her a kooky old lady. It's probably just being around Diamond Tiara that makes her act so mean to others.
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* [[Smug Smiler|Smug Smilers]]: It's practically Diamond Tiara's default facial expression.
* [[Teacher's Pet]]: Diamond Tiara ''tries'' to be this to Cheerilee, but it backfires (or simply passes over Cheerilee's head).
** Considering the way Ponyville's school system functions in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 /E12 Call of the Cutie|Call of the Cutie]]", it's probably the latter.
* [[Ungrateful Bastard]]: When it's revealed that {{spoiler|she's only rich in the first place}} thanks to Granny Smith, Diamond Tiara still tries to humiliate her and Apple Bloom and shows absolutely no gratitude.
* [[Valley Girl|Valley Fillies]]: Which gets, [[Like Is, Like, a Comma|like]], ''totally'' mocked by Scootaloo.
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{{quote|Voiced by Kathleen Barr ("[[Fan Nickname|Hoops]]") and [[Richard Ian Cox]] ("[[Fan Nickname|Billy Dumbbell]]")}}
 
{{quote|'''Debut:''' [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 /E16 Sonic Rainboom|"Sonic Rainboom"]]}}
 
A group of three muscle-headed Pegasi living in Cloudsdale who used to tease Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy. They later apologized for their teasing after seeing Rainbow Dash's Sonic Rainboom.
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{{quote|'''Debut:''' [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 /E19 A Dog and Pony Show|"A Dog and Pony Show"]]}}
 
{{quote|Voiced by [[Scott McNeil]] ([[All There in the Script|Rover]])}}
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[[File:Screen_shot_2012-01-28_at_2_16_00_PM_4311.png|frame|They're bringing opportunity to your very community. <ref>Right's Flim, left's Flam, [[Ear Worm|they're the world-famous Flim-Flam Brothers]]!</ref>]]
 
{{quote|'''Debut:''' [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 /E15 The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000|"The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000"]]}}
 
{{quote|Voiced by [[Samuel Vincent]] (Flim), [[Scott McNeil]] (Flam)<ref>both according to [https://twitter.com/#!/goldenrusset/status/163536672032702464 this tweet by Jayson Thiessen]</ref>}}
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== Dragons ==
 
{{quote|'''Red Adult Dragon's Debut:''' [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 E7/E07 Dragon Shy|"Dragonshy"]]<br />
'''Green Adult Dragon's Debut:''' [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 /E24 OwlsOwl's Well That Ends Well|"Owl's Well That Ends Well"]]<br />
'''Other Dragons' Debut:''' [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 /E21 Dragon Quest|"Dragon Quest"]] }}
 
{{quote|Voiced by [[Hey Ocean!|Ashleigh Ball]] (one dragon in [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 /E21 Dragon Quest|"Dragon Quest"]])<ref>according to [http://everfreeradio.com/?p=4102 this] interview with Ashleigh</ref>}}
 
Over the course of the series, dragons of various sizes, colors, and personalities have appeared, usually playing the role of an antagonist. How bad they are, however, depends on the episode and the dragon(s) in question.
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* [[Gem-Encrusted]]: Crackle.
* [[Gonk]]: Crackle.
* [[Greed]]: It's their racial trait, and a part of their growing up. "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 /E10 Secret of My Excess|Secret of My Excess]]" explained exactly why it is that both dragons encountered up to that point had massive hoards of valuables.
* [[Jerkass|Jerkasses]]: Most of the dragons fall under this, especially the teenage ones.
* [[Law of Chromatic Superiority]]: Among the teenage dragons, the red one ([[All There in the Script|Garble]]) is the leader.
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** [[Palette Swap]]/[[Real Life Writes the Plot]]: The red and green adult dragons are palette swaps of one another that were used in order to save the animation team time.
* [[Shadow Archetype]]: The gang of teenage dragons is this to Spike. Unlike the kind, helpful Spike, they're a group of violent, bigoted thugs, showing what Spike might have become had he been raised among dragons
* [[Teens Are Monsters]]: The delinquent dragons from [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 /E21 Dragon Quest|"Dragon Quest"]]. The full grown adult dragons only attack when provoked and [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 /E10 Secret of My Excess|greed-filled Spike]], while destructive, more or less acted out of instinct. The delinquent dragons are full-on [[Jerkass|Jerkasses]] and love every minute of it whether it's ridiculing baby dragons, their utter disrespect for ponies (even Princess Celestia), kidnapping phoenix chicks, or smashing phoenix eggs.
* [[Vertebrate with Extra Limbs]]: Crackle has four pairs of limbs.
* [[Vile Villain Saccharine Show]]: The adult dragons are very territorial, and the teenagers are disturbingly similar to real life gangs of bullies.
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Along with the Ponies are various monsters. Most of them live in The Everfree Forest: an enigmatic place which is apparently free from the control of the rest of Equestria. Some of them are intelligent enough to be reasoned with while others are not. They have served as obstacles for the Ponies from time to time.
 
* [[Androcles' Lion]]: The manticore in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 E2/E02 Elements of Harmony|Elements of Harmony]]" is a straight-up homage to the fable.
* [[Big Eater|Big Eaters]]: The parasprites {{spoiler|who almost completely eat Ponyville.}}
* [[Bizarre Alien Biology]]: The Parasprites apparently [[Explosive Breeder|reproduce]] by throwing up and the resulting vomit becomes a new Parasprite. Rarity appeared to be the only one who witnessed this firsthoof much to her disgust.
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