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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.

 

 

== The Wonderbolts ==

[[File:Wonderbolt_Poster_by_Stinkehund_8667.png|frame]]

 

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.

 

* [[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".

* [[Fan Nickname]]:

* [[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 [[Fridge Brilliance|horses kick a lot harder than humans can.]]

* [[Latex Space Suit]]: What their blue uniforms appear to be.

** 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 [[wikipedia:Blue Angels|US Navy Blue Angels]] in colour scheme, profession and flying style while their name recalls the [[wikipedia:United States Air Force Thunderbirds|Thunderbirds]].

* [[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.

* [[Vague Age]]: Their goggles hide whether or not they have bags under their eyes.

** 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.

=== Spitfire ===

[[File:Spitfire_by_Issyrael_387.png|frame|Well, ain't she [[Just for Pun|hot]]?]]

 

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).

* [[Brown Eyes]]

* [[The Captain]]

 

=== Soarin' ===

 

* [[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.

 

=== Fleetfoot ===

 

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".

* [[Off-Model]]: In a wide shot in "The Best Night Ever", she's missing her tail.

* [[White-Haired Pretty Girl|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 [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=83737&view=findpost&p=1960624 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; [[Blooper|at least one other unnamed male Wonderbolt appears in some shots, but not all of them]]

 

 

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: [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--gv0rMPY0o0/T16NUqJMUeI/AAAAAAAAibI/gLA9D84OsX8/s1600/5.jpg Breezie], a [[God-Created Canon Foreigner|toy line exclusive pony]] with a windblown tree cutie mark and green eyes who "loves windy days," and [http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/6947/mylittleponysurprisebyf.jpg Surprise], an [[What Could Have Been|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 [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=452693148081461 Cloudsdale Set].

* [[Ascended Extra]]: Whether or not she's Breezie, she's still the first Wonderbolt to get a toy.

* [[All There in the Manual]]: If she is Breezie or Surprise, since the show's only revealed her coat and mane colors and her job.

* [[Expy]]: If she is Breezie (who was a G3 pony) or Surprise (who was a G1 pony).

* [[Lawyer-Friendly Cameo]]: If she is Surprise.

 

== Fashion Ponies ==

=== Hoity Toity ===

[[File:Hoity_Toity_KelseySparrow67_7653.png|frame|Who is responsible?!]]

 

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

* [[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]]

* [[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-Haired Pretty Boy|White Maned Pretty Colt]]

 

=== Photo Finish ===

[[File:Photo_Finish_by_ShelltoonTV_1018.png|frame|It is time to make...DE MAGICKS!]]

 

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

* [[Fan Nickname]]: [[Lady Gaga|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 [[The Incredibles|Edna Mode]] or maybe Karl Lagerfeld's accent that Hoity Toity didn't have was transferred to her.

* [[Large Ham]]

* [[Leitmotif]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBWW1RT2BGQ This] plays whenever she's on screen.

* [[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.

* [[White-Haired Pretty Girl|White Maned Pretty Filly]]

 

== Others ==

=== Sapphire Shores ===

[[File:Sapphire_Shores_by_ShelltoonTV_3875.png|frame|SENSATIONAL!!!]]

 

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.

* [[Alliterative Name]]

* [[All There in the Manual]]: [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yu4O2XtIh5M/T16NVeOK3xI/AAAAAAAAibg/T6PL_UXq62I/s1600/8.jpg Her molded toy and collector card] reveal her cutie mark and (in the card's case) the fact that she "is quietly kind."

* [[Expy]]: Of G3 Sapphire Shores.

* [[Nice Guy|Nice Pony]]: She's very exuberant and a little self-absorbed, but she does seem to be genuinely friendly.

* [[You Don't Look Like You]]: [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yu4O2XtIh5M/T16NVeOK3xI/AAAAAAAAibg/T6PL_UXq62I/s1600/8.jpg Her molded toy and collector card] (from the [http://www.equestriadaily.com/2012/03/tons-of-new-blindbags-actual-lyra.html fifth wave of the Blind Bags]) both depict her as a differently-colored unicorn [[Palette Swap]] of Twilight Sparkle.

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You Gotta Have A Blue Mane]]

=== Prince Blueblood ===

[[File:Prince_Blueblood_by_Annakat101_5643.png|frame|Don't be fooled by that look. He's not as charming as you hope.]]

 

Princesses Celestia and Luna's nephew; [[Word of God]] [http://comments.deviantart.com/4/1603670/1932962564 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 [[Prince Charmless|a self-obsessed jerk]].

* [[Blond Guys Are Evil]]: The way he treats Rarity ''easily'' qualifies him for this.

* [[Blue Blood]]: Probably his only good point.

* [[Dub Name Change]]: One of the French [[Tie-in Novel|magazine stories]] refers to him as Vladímir.

* [[Jerkass]]: Repeatedly proves himself to be one in his behavior toward Rarity. Using her as a shield to keep himself from being splattered with cake is the very last straw.

* [[No Name Given]]: The first time he "appeared" which resulted in the Fan Nickname of "Prince Astron". His real name was revealed in the Season 1 finale.

* [[Meaningful Name]]: He's called "Blueblood"...because of his [[Blue Blood]].

* [[Prince Charmless]]: He ''lives and breathes'' this trope.

* [[Something About a Rose]]: [[Subverted Trope|Rather than give it to Rarity]], he puts it in his own buttonhole.

* [[Uncanny Family Resemblance]]: In the [[Expanded Universe]], at least--[[Canon Foreigner|Léon]], Princess Celestia's 4-year-old cousin from one of the French [[Tie-in Novel|magazine stories]], basically looks like Prince Blueblood as a [[Winged Unicorn|Pegasus unicorn]] [[Palette Swap]] of Rainbow Dash. Blueblood and [[Canon Foreigner|Léon]] even have the same Cutie Mark!

 

=== The Mysterious Mare Do Well ===

[[File:Mare_Do_Well_by_vectorvector_3795.png|frame]]

 

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. {{spoiler|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.}}

* [[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. {{spoiler|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 {{spoiler|it hides the lack of wings on a non-Pegasus.}}

* [[Coat, Hat, Mask]]

* {{spoiler|[[Collective Identity]]}}

* [[The Cowl]]: Her costume and mysterious demeanor certainly invokes this trope.

* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]

=== Fancypants ===

[[File:fancy_pants_by_misterlolrus-d4ihfcc_2695.png|frame|link=http://misterlolrus.deviantart.com/art/Fancy-Pants-272910828]]

 

* [[Blue Blood]]: If not [[Royal Blood]].

* [[Bow Ties Are Cool]]: He wears a rather snazzy one at the party at the end of the episode.

=== Iron Will ===

[[File:iron_will_image_853.png|frame|Iron Will's my name, training ponies is my game!]]

 

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

* [[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.

* [[Badass Boast]]: He's made of them. All his mantras qualify as this.

* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]

* [[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.

* [[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.

* [[Large and In Charge]]

* [[Large Ham]]: He practically flexes in some way every time he talks.

* [[Mix-and-Match Critters]]: [[Classical Mythology|Traditionally]], the [[wikipedia:Minotaur|Minotaur]] (literally, "''the bull of [King] [[Ancient Greece|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.

* [[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 Johnson|Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson]].

** And the inspirational style of [[Image Macro|Courage Wolf]].

'''Iron Will:''' Never apologize when you can criticize! }}

* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]: That's a cute little shopping basket he's got there.

 

== Historical Figures ==

* [[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.

* [[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.

 

=== Star Swirl the Bearded ===

 

* [[Badass Beard]]

* [[Canon Immigrant]]: The name anyway.

* [[Gender Flip]]: The toy Star Swirl has always been female, but the name is being used for a male character in this show.

* [[Bilingual Bonus]] / [[Stealth Pun]]: Star Swirl the Bearded is the master of the amniomorphic spell. Amnio means 'bowl' and morphic means 'form' which makes him a bearded bowl-making spellcaster... a [[Harry Potter|hairy potter]].

* [[The Mentor]]: To Clover the Clever.

* [[Nice Hat]]

* [[Robe and Wizard Hat]]

* [[Wizard Beard]]

 

=== Clover the Clever ===

 

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.

* [[Expy]]/GenderFlip: Possibly of G2's [http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/Clever_Clover Clever Clover].

** It's not been confirmed as a gender flip since the ''character'' is never addressed by gender in the play and [[Cross-Dressing Voices|girls playing male characters]] happens in real life.

 

=== Princess Platinum ===

 

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

* [[Ermine Cape Effect]]: If Rarity's costume is any indication.

* [[Princesses Rule]]: Possibly; we never see her father and she's the one who goes off to found Equestria, not him.

* [[Requisite Royal Regalia]]

 

=== Commander Hurricane ===

 

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

* [[Ambiguous Gender]]: Hurricane is referred to as "sir"<ref>Which can be gender neutral in certain situations</ref> multiple times as well as being named a "brute" (an insult which is usually [[Always Male]]) throughout the play but Pansy calls Hurricane "her" multiple times and the role is played by the female Rainbow Dash.

* [[Awesome McCoolname]]

* [[Hot-Blooded]]

* [[Jerkass]]

* [[Proud Warrior Race Guy|Proud Warrior Race Pony]]

 

=== Private Pansy ===

 

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

* [[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]]

 

=== Chancellor Puddinghead ===

 

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

* [[The Caligula]]: A mild example before the Windigos' defeat.

* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]

 

=== Smart Cookie ===

 

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

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]

* [[Honest Advisor]]

=== Daring Do ===

[[File:daring_do_by_boneswolbach-d4ok56h_6230.png|frame|link=http://boneswolbach.deviantart.com/art/Daring-Do-283115321]]

 

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.

 

* [[Action Girl|Action Mare]]

* [[Adventurer Archaeologist]]: Considering [[Indiana Jones|who]] she's an [[Expy]] of, goes with the territory.

** [[Brought Down to Badass]]: And on that note, she loses her ability to fly and becomes Indiana Jones. Flying, she should be almost too good to work as an adventurer archaeologist.

* [[Brainy Brunette]]

* [[Determinator]]: Nothing's going to stop her from getting the Sapphire Relic.

* [[Expy]]: Ponydom's answer to [[Indiana Jones]].

=== Ahuizotl ===

[[File:daring_do__s_nemesis___ahuizotl___by_shadyhorseman-d4ootrq_6138_optimized_6602.png|frame|link=http://shadyhorseman.deviantart.com/art/Daring-Do-s-Nemesis-quot-Ahuizotl-quot-283333814]]

 

A villain based on an [[wikipedia:Ahuizotl (creature)|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.

* [[A Dog Named "Dog"|An Ahuizotl Named Ahuizotl]]: They can get away with this since there aren't many others to confuse it with.

* [[Arch Enemy]]: Of Daring Do.

* [[Big Bad]]: Of ''[[Show Within a Show|Daring Do and the Quest for the Sapphire Statue]]''.

* [[Big No]]: Of course he had to release one of these.

* [[Cats Are Mean]]: Has a number of dangerous big cats--and one cute white kitten--as his [[Evil Minions]].

** [[Right-Hand-Cat]]

* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]: Plenty of villains have a [[Right-Hand-Cat]], but not many have one [[Ridiculously Cute Critter|so adorable]].