My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Characters/Celebronies

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These are the famous ponies nearly everypony looks up to from the talented acrobats like The Wonderbolts, sensational singer Sapphire Shores to historical figures in Pony history such as Star Swirl the Bearded.

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The Wonderbolts

First Mention: "Friendship Is Magic, Part 1" ("Mare in the Moon")
Full Debut: "The Ticket Master"

The most talented flyers in all of Equestria and Rainbow Dash's idols. The Wonderbolts perform at the Grand Galloping Gala every year and also served as celebrity judges for the Best Young Flyer Competition in Cloudsdale.

Tropes exhibited by the entire group include:
  • Adaptation Name Change: One of The Hub's alternate stories of how Rainbow Dash got her cutie mark refers to them as the Blue Thunders.
  • Badass in Distress: Very briefly in "Sonic Rainboom".
  • Big Damn Heroes: In addition to being performers, they're apparently Equestria's rescue team as seen in "Sonic Rainboom" and "Secret of My Excess". Too bad they fail in both situations.
  • Fan Nickname:
    • Over on Tumblr, the Ask a Pony community have pretty much accepted the third Wonderbolt judge that gets saved by Rainbow Dash as "Misty", and Fleetfoot was given the first name "Echo" (days before Fleetfoot was named in show). Tyco for the one with the orange and really light yellow hair, and Ariel, the one with curly blue hair, are gaining in popularity.
    • "Doc" (Not to be confused with Doctor Whooves, see Background Ponies) is a popular nickname for the one with gray hair resembling Doc Brown.
    • Less popular but still used are Blaze for the orange haired one. The name Rapidfire was used in the Derby during "Sweet and Elite" and identified as male. Doc and Soarin' (who wasn't mentioned by name) were the only stallions in the race (animation errors aside). There's another Wonderbolt who looks like Soarin' so the name has been used for him.
  • Glass Cannon: They are incredibly fast and agile, and at full speed their wings can cut through dragon scales like knife through butter, but a single hit from Rarity was enough to send three of them plummeting to their (almost) death. Makes sense since horses kick a lot harder than humans can.
  • Latex Space Suit: What their blue uniforms appear to be.
  • Multicolored Mane: Three of them have this.
  • Nice Ponies: They are superfamous celebrities, but they keep a humble attitude and are openly friendly towards their fans; in fact, they were pretty much the only nice ponies around during "The Best Night Ever".
    • Besides Rarity, they were the only guests who didn't think they were too good for Applejack's apple treats.
  • No Celebrities Were Harmed: The Wonderbolts resemble the US Navy Blue Angels in colour scheme, profession and flying style while their name recalls the Thunderbirds.
  • No Name Given: All of them except Soarin', Spitfire, Fleetfoot, and Rapidfire. Another one could have the All There in the Script name of Breezie or Surprise; see her entry below for details.
  • OC Stand-In: It's starting to become a trend on Tumblr to start blogs for the unnamed Wonderbolts. They're pretty much on the same level as most background ponies...perhaps even lower since they show up less than say Derpy or Lyra and even their cutie marks are a mystery but they still receive Fanon. Of course, the yellow-maned white Wonderbolt also has her possible identity as Surprise or Breezie to draw from (though she's generally only been portrayed as Surprise).
  • Opaque Lenses: Their goggles.
  • Razor Wings: Probably a by-product of natural Pegasi abilities; sharp enough to shave a dragon if they feel like it.
  • Spell My Name with an "S": Their name is spelled as two words ("Wonder Bolts") on the Miniature Collection sets' boxes and in a post by the My Little Pony Facebook page.
  • Vague Age: Their goggles hide whether or not they have bags under their eyes.
  • What Happened to the Mouse?:
    • Six Wonderbolts performed an acrobatic stunt before the start of the Best Young Flyer Competition. Three of them sat in the stands and were the only ones who tried to rescue Rarity later in the episode. The other three flew off the top of the screen and weren't seen again.
    • Again in the Season 1 finale "Best Night Ever", we don't see what happens to Spitfire and Soarin' after Rainbow Dash catches the statue. There's also all the other Wonderbolts who Rainbow Dash might've had better luck hanging out with, though her focusing on Spitfire and Soarin' makes sense in hindsight now that we know Spitfire is the captain and Soarin' may be second in command.
  • The Worf Effect: For such an elite group, they have an abysmal track record of doing anything useful in dangerous situations.
  • You Gotta Have A Blue Mane: Soarin' and a few others. Additionally a poster seen in "Friendship is Magic, part 1" shows a stylized depiction of three blue-haired Wonderbolts.

Spitfire

Well, ain't she hot?
First Appearance: "Sonic Rainboom"
Full Debut: "The Best Night Ever" }}
Voiced by Maryke Hendrikse

A yellow Pegasus mare with a fiery looking mane, Spitfire has a laid back and easy going personality in contrast to her appearance. "Hurricane Fluttershy" revealed that she is the leader of the Wonderbolts (as many fans had assumed beforehand).

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Soarin'

He loves apple pies.
First Appearance: "The Ticket Master"
Full Debut: "The Best Night Ever" }}
Voiced by Matt Hill

This lovable blue Pegasus stallion despite his goofy personality is one of the best fliers in Equestria. He seems to really love apple pies. He makes a small cameo in "A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2", dancing with Rainbow Dash and out of his flight suit to boot, instead wearing a uniform that implies he's second in command.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • Big Eater: According to his teammate Spitfire, always gets hungry after a performance. When he finds Applejack's food cart, he goes absolutely nuts for one of her apple pies.
    • Which has lead to Shipping between the two.
  • Big No: MYYYYYYYYYYY PIIIIIIEEEEEE!
  • Crazy Consumption: Soarin' literally eats like a horse.
  • Green Eyes
  • Red Oni, Blue Oni: Despite their mane colors, this is inverted as Soarin is the Red Oni to Spitfire's Blue Oni.
  • Sweet Tooth: Soarin' has a big one for Applejack's pie, considering how fast he eats it at the Grand Galloping Gala.
  • Tuckerization: He was apparently named after Amy Keating Rogers' son. Rogers was the writer for "Sonic Rainboom" and "The Best Night Ever", both of which featured the Wonderbolts.
  • Vocal Dissonance: He sounds younger than the bags under his eyes imply he is.

Fleetfoot

First Appearance: "The Best Night Ever"

A blue pegasus with a white mane. She's apparently one of the smaller Wonderbolts, but makes up for it with great speed. She wins the derby in "Sweet and Elite".

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • Freeze-Frame Bonus: How she's identified. In "Sweet and Elite" its announced she's the winner of the race, however it's hard to tell which Wonderbolt is Fleetfoot since they move so fast. Pausing at the right moment reveals she's the blue, white maned Wonderbolt.
  • Off-Model: In a wide shot in "The Best Night Ever", she's missing her tail.
  • White Maned Pretty Filly

Rapidfire

Another participant in the "Sweet & Elite" race, Fancypants believed he would win, but Fleetfoot beat him and the other Wonderbolts. Unlike Fleetfoot, which one he is isn't entirely clear other than "not Soarin'". it isn't specified which one he is but he's most likely the gray one with a white mane who appears at the start of, during and at the finish of the Derby; at least one other unnamed male Wonderbolt appears in some shots, but not all of them

Breezie/Surprise

First Appearance: "The Ticket Master"

A white Pegasus mare with a yellow mane. What sets her apart from the other unnamed Wonderbolts is her resemblance to two different out-of-show ponies: Breezie, a toy line exclusive pony with a windblown tree cutie mark and green eyes who "loves windy days," and Surprise, an early design of Pinkie Pie (based on G1 Surprise) with a three-purple-balloons cutie mark and purple eyes. However, since the show hasn't revealed this Wonderbolt's cutie mark or her eye color, it's unknown whether she really is either of those two ponies. An unnamed toy of her in her Wonderbolts uniform is part of the Miniature Collection Cloudsdale Set.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Fashion Ponies

Hoity Toity

Who is responsible?!
Debut: "Suited For Success"
Voiced by Trevor Devall

Owner of the Best of the Best Boutique in Canterlot, he's looking for the newest fashions for Equestria.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • Brutal Honesty: He absolutely crushes Rarity during her first fashion show.
  • Caustic Critic: He's appalled by the second batch of dresses Rarity made and makes no secret of it, though Rarity herself considered them the ugliest dresses she'd ever made and was deeply embarrassed with having to show them to him. He's considerably more positive when convinced to give her original designs a chance however, exuberantly praising Rarity afterwards and placing a rush order for a dozen of each.
  • Cool Shades
  • The Dandy
  • Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He's merciless if somepony's designs are not up to his standards. However, if he thinks they have legitimate talent, he will do everything in his power to help them
  • No Celebrities Were Harmed: Based on fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld...white hair in a ponytail, sunglasses, high starched collar and a hand fan for a cutie mark...but with a heavy Long Island Lockjaw inflection to his voice.
  • White Maned Pretty Colt

Photo Finish

It is time to make...DE MAGICKS!
Debut: "Green Isn't Your Color"
Voiced by Tabitha St. Germain

A famous fashion photographer, she had been looking for the next big star in fashion but did she succeed by recruiting Fluttershy?

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • Cool Shades: Never seen without them, much like Hoity Toity, although unlike Hoity, we don't even see her lower them.
  • Fan Nickname: Pony Gaga or something similar since her taste in fashion is reminiscent of a certain singer.
  • Funny Foreigner: Speaks with a German accent. Either it's a Shout-Out to Edna Mode or maybe Karl Lagerfeld's accent that Hoity Toity didn't have was transferred to her.
  • Genre Savvy: Completely understands that Fluttershy's Moe appeal will win the crowds.
  • Large Ham
  • Leitmotif: This plays whenever she's on screen.
  • Moe: In-Universe: She seems to be a HUGE fan of this, as evidenced in her debut episode. All of the pictures she takes of Fluttershy specifically are her looking either shy or downcast or otherwise "I need a hug".
  • No Celebrities Were Harmed: Her pageboy haircut and sunglasses make her a caricature of Anna Wintour, the famously bitchy and eccentric editor-in-chief of Vogue. Fans calling her "Pony Gaga" can be chalked up to Small Reference Pools.
  • Not So Different: Photo Finish is in many ways a Character Exaggeration of Rarity; she has an even more overt foreign accent, is about 20% hammier and can be just as pushy and absorbed in her work as Rarity. She's even quite taken with Fluttershy, Rarity's closest friend.
  • Small Name, Big Ego: She's so full of herself her ego arrives ten seconds before she does.
  • The Cameo: Shows up at the same art show as Rarity in Season 2 during Rarity's song in "Sweet and Elite".
  • White Maned Pretty Filly

Others

Sapphire Shores

SENSATIONAL!!!
Debut: "A Dog and Pony Show"
Voiced by Rena Anakwe

The Pony of Pop, Sapphire Shores appeared at Carousel Boutique one day, having read about Rarity's fashion designs. She was so impressed with a Gem-Encrusted outfit on display that she bought it on the spot and ordered five others similar to it.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Prince Blueblood

Don't be fooled by that look. He's not as charming as you hope.
Debut: "The Best Night Ever"
Voiced by Trevor Devall

Princesses Celestia and Luna's nephew; Word of God specifies that he's "the great great great great great great great great great great great (and probably even more greats) nephew on Celestia's and Luna's mother's side, about 52 times removed roughly speaking." A white unicorn with a gold mane, he is Rarity's dream stallion. Rarity falls in love with him at first sight only to find out he's a self-obsessed jerk.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

The Mysterious Mare Do Well

Debut: "The Mysterious Mare Do Well"

The mysterious masked heroine and supposed rival of Rainbow Dash as Ponyville's hero. She is able to stop runaway carriages, predict when danger will occur, patch up dams with her magic and even fly. It turns out that she's actually Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Twilight and Fluttershy donning a costume designed by Rarity in a ploy to break Rainbow Dash's heroism-inflated ego.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • The Ace: A mysterious super heroine superior to Rainbow Dash and with the super strength of an Earth Pony, the super magic of an Unicorn, the super flight of a Pegasus and the ability to predict the future? Totally a Mary Sue. Actually she isn't. It was Applejack, Twilight, Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie wearing the same costume and taking turns whenever their single abilities would be handy, everyone else just assumed she was just a single super-pony and their awe & hype did the rest.
  • Always Someone Better: Fills this role in regards to Rainbow Dash.
  • Badass Cape: There was some justification behind it, since it hides the lack of wings on a non-Pegasus.
  • Captain Ersatz: Of any number of dark caped superheroes you wish. Costume-wise, she bears a great resemblance to the Batman character known as Spoiler aka Stephanie Brown.
  • Coat, Hat, Mask
  • Collective Identity
  • Color-Coded Wizardry: Her magic aura is the same red-violet color as those of Twilight Sparkle and her family as well as Amethyst Star. And for good reason, since Twilight's the only unicorn who played her.
  • The Cowl: Her costume and mysterious demeanor certainly invokes this trope.
  • Dark Is Not Evil
  • Nice Hat: Perfect for hiding the presence or lack of a horn.
  • The Voiceless: She never says a single word. Totally justified since she was Applejack, Twilight, Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy in disguise and the voice would have given them away. Also used to reinforce her modest and humble nature.
  • Winged Unicorn: Appears to be one due to unicorn Twilight and pegasus Fluttershy being among the ponies who played her.

Fancypants

Debut: "Sweet and Elite"
Voiced by Trevor Devall

An important and influential business unicorn in Canterlot. He befriends Rarity in the episode "Sweet and Elite" and introduces her to high society life. He makes a small cameo in "A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2", with Rarity.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Iron Will

Iron Will's my name, training ponies is my game!
Debut: "Putting Your Hoof Down"

A boisterous minotaur who runs a motivational seminar that helps meek ponies like Fluttershy become more assertive. Of course, his lessons aren't free...

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • Accessory-Wearing Cartoon Animal: He wears a necktie, nose-ring, headset and nothing else.
  • Authority Equals Asskicking: His self help methods have shades of this.
  • Awesome McCoolname
  • Badass Boast: He's made of them. All his mantras qualify as this.
  • Boisterous Bruiser
  • Exact Words: "If you are not 100% satisfied You. Pay. Nothing!" And he's reasonable enough to stick by them.
  • Expy: His voice sounds almost like Mr. Satan from Dragon Ball. He also appears to be based on Hulk Hogan and a number of other professional wrestlers (See No Celebrities Were Harmed).
  • Graceful Loser: When Fluttershy claims she doesn't owe him any money because she's not satisfied with the results from his seminar, he proves to be a minotaur of his word. He even considers it a learning experience he might integrate into his lessons.
  • Hammerspace: Where did he get that basket from?
  • Hidden Depths: At first glance, he looks like an abusive jerk trying to scam people with a fake self-help seminar. Turns out he's surprisingly well-behaved, emphatic and a bull of honor, plus his seminar truly worked, the only problem is that it worked too well. Even when he's struggling with Rarity and Pinkie Pie, he only used a fraction of his strength and he politely knocks at Fluttershy's door instead of smashing it as the audience is lead to believe he's going to do.
  • Hoist by His Own Petard: If he didn't include the 100% satisfaction or your money back guarantee, he would have been within his rights to demand payment.
  • Hot-Blooded
  • Insistent Terminology: He's not a monster. He's a Minotaur. Notably, he isn't the one to insist on the terminology--of the three times it comes up, Fluttershy corrects the others when he isn't around, and when Rarity does say it to his face she corrects herself.
  • Jerk with a Heart of Gold: While he was a bit forceful on getting Fluttershy to pay up, he's reasonable enough to stick by his Exact Words. He even plans on using his encounter with Fluttershy as an inspiration for his next seminar.
  • Large and In Charge
  • Large Ham: He practically flexes in some way every time he talks.
  • A Load of Bull: A minotaur.
  • Mix-and-Match Critters: Traditionally, the Minotaur (literally, "the bull of [King] Minos") is a creature (unique, not a species, much like the original Pegasus) with the head of a bull and the body of a man, or at least somehow part man and part bull. Iron Will fits the first description down to the waist, below which he has hooves and a bull's tail, not uncommon in modern renditions of minotaurs. With a bipedal posture and one-third human body, or at the very least human hands and arms if that's interpreted as an upright bull's torso, he's the closest thing to a human the series has seen so far.
  • Mooks: Not the evil types. He has goats that serve as his equipment crew and security.
  • Mr. Fanservice: Some fans actually find him attractive.
  • No Celebrities Were Harmed: Iron Will appears to be an Expy of motivational speaker Tony Robbins. Also Mr.T, Hulk Hogan, Randy "Macho Man" Savage and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
  • Rhymes on a Dime: His inspirational Catch Phrases. To name a few:

Iron Will: When somepony tries to block, show them that YOU ROCK!
Iron Will: Never apologize when you can criticize!


Historical Figures

Tropes exhibited by the group include:
  • Alliterative Name: Star Swirl the Bearded. Also Clover the Clever, Princess Platinum and Private Pansy if you include titles.
  • Beleaguered Assistant: To say that the assistants were annoyed at the behavior of their leaders would have been an understatement.
  • Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?: The assistants took out the Windigos and saved Equestria. As always, this involved blasting them with weaponized friendship. Noteable because it was accidental.
  • Fantastic Racism: This was an unfortunate trait of the three races before they were united under Equestria's founding: The Earth Ponies resented the Pegasi and Unicorns for messing with the weather and their demands for food. The Pegasi were angry at the Earth Ponies for not being able to grow food and the Unicorns were viewed as too haughty by the other two. Especially evident in the leaders.
  • Posthumous Character: This is kind of a requirement to be listed here.
  • Red Oni, Blue Oni: Each of the three leaders of the pony races had this kind of relationship with their assistants. The Leaders being red while the assistants were blue.

Star Swirl the Bearded

First Mention: "Luna Eclipsed"

The father of the "amniomorphic spell" and mentor to Clover the Clever, this influential yet obscure unicorn created more than 200 spells and was the most important conjurer of the pre-classical era. A wing in the Canterlot Archives (the most secure section, in fact) and a shelf in the Canterlot Library of Magic are both named after him. Twilight Sparkle dressed up as him for Nightmare Night during "Luna Eclipsed". While there is an Earth Pony in the toy line named "Star Swirl," this Star Swirl is a completely different character if Twilight's costume is anything to go by.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Clover the Clever

Debut: "Hearth's Warming Eve"

One of the founders of Equestria, Star Swirl the Bearded's protegee and assistant to Princess Platinum. Played by Twilight Sparkle in the Hearth's Warming Eve pageant.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Princess Platinum

Debut: "Hearth's Warming Eve"

One of the founders of Equestria and daughter of the Unicorn King. Played by Rarity in the Hearth's Warming Eve pageant.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Commander Hurricane

Debut: "Hearth's Warming Eve"

One of the founders of Equestria and the leader of the Pegasi. Played by Rainbow Dash in the Hearth's Warming Eve pageant.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Private Pansy

Debut: "Hearth's Warming Eve"

One of the founders of Equestria and subordinate of Commander Hurricane. Played by Fluttershy in the Hearth's Warming Eve pageant.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • Fail O'Suckyname: Contrasted with her commanding officer's. On its own "Pansy" wouldn't be too bad as a pony name...but "Private Pansy" is possibly the worst name imaginable for a military setting.
  • Shrinking Violet
  • Straight Mare

Chancellor Puddinghead

Debut: "Hearth's Warming Eve"

One of the founders of Equestria and leader of the Earth ponies. Played by Pinkie Pie in the Hearth's Warming Eve pageant.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Smart Cookie

Debut: "Hearth's Warming Eve"

One of the founders of Equestria and secretary to Chancellor Puddinghead. Played by Applejack in the Hearth's Warming Eve pageant.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Fictional Characters

Daring Do

Debut: "Read It and Weep"
Voiced by Chiara Zanni

An archaeologist pegasus with yellow fur and a grayscale mane who is the heroine of the adventurous tale of Daring Do and the Quest for the Sapphire Statue as well as many other titles, a series of books anypony can enjoy.

Her series has a Just for Fun page here!

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Ahuizotl

Debut: "Read It and Weep"

A villain based on an Ahuizotl. He's the big bad of the book Daring Do and the Quest for the Sapphire Statue. And since he's an in-universe fictional character, he's a hilariously cliched and over the top bad guy.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  1. ↑ Which can be gender neutral in certain situations
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