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The land of Equestria is not ruled by a king or queen, but by a pair of beautiful [[Princesses Rule]]. Celestia, the elder, is responsible for raising the Sun at dawn, and the younger Luna is responsible for bringing out the night at dusk. Together, they rule the land in harmony for all the different types of ponies.
▲The land of Equestria is not ruled by a king or queen, but by a pair of beautiful [[Princesses Rule]]. Celestia, the elder, is responsible for raising the Sun at dawn, and the younger Luna is responsible for bringing out the night at dusk. Together, they rule the land in harmony for all the different types of ponies.
Celestia also has a niece with the title of "Princess" named Mi Amore Cadenza, [[Some Call Me... Tim|who prefers to be called Cadance]]. Her special talent is inducing romantic love between ponies, though she is quite young and doesn't seem to be as powerful as the ruling sisters.
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All the princesses are Pegasus unicorns, [[You Keep Using That Word|also known as alicorns]], which are rare among ponies and denotes their regal status (the only other ponies seen are Pegasi (winged ponies), unicorns (can wield magic), or plain Earth ponies).
For Prince Blueblood (the sisters' nephew) and Princess Platinum (one of the founders of Equestria), see the [[
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== Tropes shared by Celestia and Luna ==
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* [[All Your Powers Combined]]: [[Word of God]] states that [[Winged Unicorn|Winged Unicorns]] combine the natural abilities of Pegasi, Unicorns, and Earth Ponies.
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** [[Badass Princess|Badass Princesses]]
** [[Bodyguarding a Badass]]: They both have their own guards despite possibly being the most powerful beings in the world. They seem to be there partly because it's traditional, and partly to handle to small stuff (they appear to be practically useless against real threats).
** [[Retired Badass]]: Both of them. Back when they could use the Elements of Harmony, they saved Equestria together at least once and then Celestia had to save it ''from'' Luna/Nightmare Moon. Celestia is still pretty [[Badass]] but she lets Twilight and the rest of the Mane Cast do the world saving now. At least unless {{spoiler|a threat to Equestria [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
** [[Badass Family]]: Luna and Celestia are both badasses, and their niece Cadance reveals herself to be [[Badass Princess]] in her own right. [[Barrier Warrior|Shining Armor]] and [[Badass Bookworm|Twilight Sparkle]] became a part of the [[Badass Family]] thanks to Shining Armor's marriage to Cadence.
* [[Bishie Sparkle]]: Both princesses give off a sparkle at all times.
* [[Cain and Abel]]: While Luna was Nightmare Moon anyway.
* [[Cool Car|Cool Carriage]]/[[Flying Car|Flying Carriage]]: It isn't as if they ''need'' them but Celestia and Luna use their own Pegasus-drawn carriages almost always when they need to fly to certain parts of Equestria. While Celestia's royal carriage is very beautiful and graceful, [http://www.hasbro.com/common/assets/Flash/Creative/dad2af6e1c4311ddbd0b0800200c9a66/0f6b55af5056900b1013cd724a8d4018/assets/props/MLP_PropH_Carriage.swf Luna's carriage] looks like a ''funeral carriage'', full of spikes, chains and pulled by two really sinister-looking [http://www.hasbro.com/common/assets/Flash/Creative/dad2af6e1c4311ddbd0b0800200c9a66/0f6b55af5056900b1013cd724a8d4018/assets/characters/MLP_CharH_Pegasus.swf Pegasi].
** Luna's sinister carriage must have been designed that way [[Just for Pun]] since another name for a funeral carriage is "Hearse", which means that Luna (A winged unicorn) is a Flying Horse on a Flying Hearse.
* [[Cool Crown]]
* [[Creation Myth]]
* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?]]: Celestia and Luna defeated Discord in ancient times with the Elements of Harmony, despite him being ''much'' stronger than them even then.
* [[Do Not Taunt Cthulhu]]: It's hard to do most of the time but do ''not'' get them mad. They're both extremely powerful [[Physical Goddess|Physical Goddesses]] and are not to be taken lightly (except for Discord but he's [[Reality Warper|on a higher plane than both of them]] and {{spoiler|[[Out
* [[Everything's Better
* [[Fish Eyes]]: In the toys, they both tend to suffer from this.
* [[Fleur
* [[God-Emperor|God Empresses]]
* [[A God I Am Not]]: They're powerful immortal forces of nature but they'd much rather relate to their subjects on a personal level and forgo with protocol.
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* [[Light Feminine and Dark Feminine]]
* [[Meaningful Name|Meaningful Names]]
* [[Non
* [[Older Than They Look]]: More noticeable on Princess Luna who looks younger than she actually is. A standing theory for this is that when Luna became Nightmare Moon, she stopped aging as Luna which explains why she became younger when she reverted back.
** Of course Celestia was described as the elder sister so it's possible they always looked that different. We have no idea how many years (even centuries) she is older by.
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* [[Too Important to Walk|Too Important To Fly]]: See [[Cool Car|Cool Carriage]]/[[Flying Car|Flying Carriage]] above.
* [[Winged Unicorn|Winged Unicorns]]: The sisters and their niece Cadance are notably the only [[Winged Unicorn|Winged Unicorns]] to appear in the flesh on the show ([[Blooper|animation errors]] aside). What being a [[Winged Unicorn]] actually ''means'' in this setting is somewhat of a mystery, which coupled with their extreme rarity fuels a lot of speculation for fans.
** What they're technically called is something of a debate. The show's storybook opening calls the sisters unicorns and a post on the official [[
* [[You Don't Look Like You]]: In the toys, Celestia is extremely pink (in earlier toys, at least), while Luna is closer to Twilight Sparkle's shade of purple and has [[Multicolored Hair]].
== Princess Celestia ==
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[[File:Celestia_8574.png|frame|Don't ask us how she brushes that mane.]]
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▲'''Full Debut:''' [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S1 E2 Elements of Harmony|"Friendship Is Magic, Part 2" ("Elements of Harmony")]] }}
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Ruler of Equestria. According to the [[Creation Myth]], she governs both the sun and the moon though she originally commanded "merely" the former and only assumed control of the latter after a disagreement with her sister pony-goddess. A white winged unicorn with [[Multicolored Hair|a multicolored mane]], she is noticeably taller and more slender than her subjects. She appears, is mentioned, or is depicted in every episode of the show so far.
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* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Oh, indeed.
* [[Big Eater]]: "Ponyville Confidential" caught her indulging herself on ''mountains'' of cake. Possibly justified in that she is over twice the size of most of her subjects.
* [[Big Fancy Castle]]: An expy of [[The Lord of the Rings|Minas Tirith]].
* [[Big Good]]
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "That's quite alright."
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* [[Characterization Marches On]]: Season 2 has been showing a more serious and strict side of Celestia, contrasting with her ever calm and relaxed personality from Season 1.
** Now we get to see that yes, it IS possible to see Celestia being fallible, vulnerable and overwhelmed. She can also get scared, upset or even angry. Ohh boy, you ''don't'' want to see Celestia getting angry.
* [[The Chessmaster]]: [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
* [[Color-Coded Wizardry]]: As of Season 2, her horn and objects affected by her magic have a bright yellow glow.
* [[Cool Big Sis]]: To Twilight and her friends, to a certain degree. Being their goddess, they're in awe of her.
** It's obvious Celestia adores Luna after she gets reverted from being Nightmare Moon and part 1 of "The Return of Harmony" confirms they were good friends before that (sharing the Elements of Harmony).
* [[Cool Crown]]
* [[Cool Pet]]: Her sickly pet bird Philomeena who is actually a [[The Phoenix|Phoenix]] near her rebirth phase.
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* [[Eccentric Mentor]]: She's got a rather mischievous sense of humor for a [[Physical God|Physical Goddess]].
* [[Ermine Cape Effect]]: While not to the tacky extreme seen in other girl shows, she is constantly dressed in impeccable finery and a tiara every time she appears. There's also her rainbow-colored gravity-defying hair.
* [[For Happiness]]: And Friendship. And Magic. [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|And cakes]].
* [[God Job]]: Bringing the Sun and the Moon up every day for a thousand years until Luna was redeemed and the Sun alone for some while before.
* [[God of Good]]: While her overt role is being the goddess of the sun, she fills most other qualities.
* [[Gold Makes Everything Shiny]]: Notable in that all of her accessories are gold.
* [[Good Is Not Soft]]: She's a genuinely good pony who cares about her subjects and sister with all her heart. That said, she shows no mercy to a truly evil villain like Discord ({{spoiler|twice}}) and was willing to [[Sealed Evil in
* [[Guile Hero]]: Despite being a hero, she's more than willing to resort to [[The Plan|sneaky plans]] to lead the heroes to victory. And then there's {{spoiler|masterminding Discord's defeat by simply sending Twilight Sparkle all of the friendship letters she'd sent the entire first season.}}
* [[Hidden Depths]]: She comes across mostly as a formal and regal [[The High Queen|High Queen]] and it probably comes across stronger to her subjects. Now observe her mischievous side.
* [[The High Queen]]: Most everypony around her treats her like this but it's implied she'd prefer a more relaxed approach.
* [[Hot Goddess]]: She is drawn more aesthetically...more clean, shiny, "beautiful" and pretty...compared to the rest of the cast. It's implied that she is (or at least fits) the ideal for equine beauty in Equestria; for example, the beauty parlor in Ponyville has a picture of a pony with her tall and slender proportions.
* [[
* [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness]]
* [[It's Personal]]: While we don't learn exactly what he did, it's clear from how she reacts to Discord that she hates him with a passion.
* [[Light Is Good]]
* [[Lonely
* [[Mama Bear]]: {{spoiler|The Changeling Queen ''almost'' learns this the hard way when she reveals her plans to ruin the wedding.}}
* [[Modest Royalty]]: Fits the personality associated at least. She is very social and prefers livelier more personal get-togethers over extravagant soirees. It turns out this is one of the major reasons she invites Twilight and her friends to the Grand Galloping Gala. She hates how dull the event usually is since she spends effectively the whole Gala welcoming guests and doesn't get to enjoy it and she's hoping the girls will liven things up a bit. [[Hilarity Ensues|They do]].
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** She also feels rather guilty about not realizing {{spoiler|the seal keeping Discord imprisoned has been broken}} until it's too late.
* [[No-Nonsense Nemesis]]: {{spoiler|Her reaction to Discord's escape is pretty much this. She calls the Mane Cast in and outright tells them to use the Elements Of Harmony to ''take Discord out ASAP''. Unfortunately Discord is ''more'' [[Genre Savvy]] but she earns points for trying. Justified as she was there the ''last time'' he'd been free and knows just how dangerous he really is.}}
* [[One-Hour Work Week]]: Averted hard. In all her appearances, she is shown to be at work, giving work, going to work or being called almost immediately to work either directly to the government or trying to keep the very realm happy and safe.
* [[OOC Is Serious Business]]: {{spoiler|Her behavior in the season 2 premiere is at odds with her normally relaxed manner in the first season which serves to underline just how serious a threat Discord is. To compare, when dealing with Nightmare Moon, she just sort of lets Twilight stumble upon the answer. Here she gives the Mane Six the Elements of Harmony (or tries to anyway) and straight up tells them to ''take Discord out''. This may possibly be subverted: in the first example, the elements wouldn't work at ''all'' until Twilight made friends who could wield them. In the second, they could already use them.}}
** Also the season 2 premiere is the first time when Celestia is shown to be ''vulnerable and fallible'': {{spoiler|She is unable to wield the power of the Elements of Harmony, Discord manages to outsmart her by stealing the Elements under her nose and rather than resort to an alternate plan, Celestia's only reaction is to jaw-drop and stand there with an [[Oh Crap]] expression on her face.}} Yes; Discord is ''that much'' of a menace.
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* [[Standard Royal Court]]: Or more standard-ish than the rest of the incarnations. So far, there have been nobles, guards, a few royal positions and the Mayor as a model of government.
* [[Stern Teacher]]: In "Lesson Zero", {{spoiler|she gives Twilight an extremely stern look and an equally stern order for Twilight to "meet her in the library". Absolutely justifiable though considering the chaos Twilight caused and the fact that Celestia had to fix it.}}
* [[Stop Worshipping Me!]]: Well...not literally but in many of her appearances, she's shown to be quite uncomfortable with all the genuflection and adoration (or fear) her subjects display. This could also explain why she takes so much interest in Twilight's lessons and letters and why she enjoys the meetings between her and the core cast so much.
* [[Sweet Tooth]]: "Ponyville Confidential" and "MMMystery on the Friendship Express" both imply she has a weakness for pastries.
* [[Teleporters and Transporters]]: "Lesson Zero" revealed that Celestia can teleport at will...possibly over a far greater distance than Twilight can. She implicitly came directly from her castle, a distance Twilight is shown to match only under extreme emergency, and that only once so far. This can explain why she literally appeared out from nowhere during season 1 to deliver her advice to Twilight and friends.
* [[This Means War]]: The actions of Discord upon his return ''angered her''. Until that moment, nobody even knew she could ''get'' angry. Her explanation of what happened over 1000 years ago and what we see Discord do in the present imply she has ''very'' good reason to hate him.
* [[Trickster Mentor]]: She occasionally manipulates Twilight Sparkle in order to teach her a valuable lesson or encourage her to do something exceptional. Usually. See below for when it's for personal reasons.
* [[Troll]]: Mostly according to [[Fanon]], but "A Bird in the Hoof" and "The Best Night Ever" do show her engaging in a bit of lighthearted mischief at her subjects' expense.
* [[Unmoving
* [[Woman in White]]: Emphasizing how [[Light Is Good]].
* [[The Woman Wearing the Queenly Mask|The Mare Wearing the Princess-ly Mask]]: A far more benign example but Celestia shows a great desire to be in a closer and more personal relationship with her subjects instead of the adoration, noble politeness, praise and nervousness she causes wherever she goes and she holds extremely dear her informal relationship with her star student.
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== Princess Luna ==
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[[File:NewLuna_8383.jpg|frame|The [[Ensemble Darkhorse|ensemble's dark horse]], [[A Worldwide Punomenon|literally]]!]]
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Princess Celestia's younger sister. She co-rules Equestria alongside her older sister. According to the [[Creation Myth]], she used to govern nighttime, but grew jealous of her sister and wound up [[Sealed Evil in
For her "corrupted" form, Nightmare Moon, see [[
* [[
** Her night wasn't totally lost though. The meteor shower scene in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
** [[Word of God]] states that Luna's transformation into Nightmare Moon was because of evil magic and may not have been entirely her fault or even choice. It doesn't really help that she seems to have a bit of a temper.
** Quite a few ponies are still scared of her in the present day...mostly due to a thousand years of rumors that built up around Nightmare Moon's [[You Mean "Xmas"|"Nightmare Night"]]. She's working on her reputation.
** Interestingly she ''agrees'' her Nightmare Moon self should be feared and hated.
* [[Adaptation Name Change]]: The single-volume [[Novelization|storybook adaptation]] of the [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
* [[Adorkable]]: When she starts moving out of her old princess mode, Luna is macabre yet cute and a bit nerdy much like a character escaped from a Tim Burton movie.
** She's even [[Adorkable]] ''in'' her old princess mode.
** Looking closely at the wedding reception near the end of A Canterlot Wedding Part 2 shows her rocking out to the music in the background.
* [[All There in the Manual]]: Her [http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T_7bo4Lblwk/T16NVKFbBGI/AAAAAAAAibY/kifKb64EQ1U/s1600/7.jpg collector card] reveals that she "stays up late!" (It's unknown if this is referring to her guarding the night or if it means she stays up late into the morning.)
* [[Art Evolution]]: Her [http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/File:Canterlot_Castle_Luna.png old design] in her brief de-corrupted appearance at the end of [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
** [[Lauren Faust]] says that it represents her regaining her powers that she lost when she was defeated as Nightmare Moon, explaining that it took her time for her "good" powers...represented by her magic mane...to come back. She also admits that she just made that up on the spot and doesn't know how the new show runners would explain it. They don't [[Word of Dante|so it's as good an explanation as any]].
** It might be accidental or not, but this explanation is actually supported in the show. [http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111022175028/mlp/images/f/f5/Luna_Eyes_3_S2E4.png Several] [http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111022181661/mlp/images/2/21/Luna_Happy_2_S2E4.png shots] of her show that a few locks of the mane retain the season 1 light-blue coloration
* [[The Atoner]]: She tries to make amends for her stint as Nightmare Moon so her pony subjects won't be so frightened of her. On [[All
* [[Big Entrance]]: How she enters in "Luna Eclipsed". Also qualifies as an it's [[Not What It Looks Like]] moment for her.
* [[Broken Pedestal]]: Helped save Equestria from [[Big Bad]] Discord and then maintain Harmony all over the land only to later turn into a [[Big Bad]] herself. After her [[Heel Face Turn]], she's trying to deal with being a [[Broken Pedestal]] for a ''thousand years'' in her people's eyes.
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** [[Dark Is Evil]]: Out-of-universe, this trope is a key reason why she didn't show up again in season 1. Strangely, Luna is actually even darker (color-wise) when she returns, so they apparently got over it.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Apparent in ''Luna Eclipsed.''
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'''Luna:''' [[Sarcasm Mode|Yes.]] I can tell by all the ''adoring'' shrieks of the children as they ''run away''. }}
* [[Defeat Means Friendship]]: After the Mane Six defeat her with [[The Power of Friendship]], she's accepted back into Equestrian royalty by both her sister and subjects. The subjects are apparently still somewhat scared of her, though.
* [[Dramatic Thunder]]: Seems to be quickly becoming a signature feature of hers. The weather reflects her mood, or more precisely, her anger and excitement.
* [[Establishing Character Moment]]: All thoughts of Luna being a mere Woobie are shattered when she makes her big entrance in Luna Eclipsed as '''''PRINCESS OF THE NIIIIIGHT!!!'''''
** Doesn't prevent her from being a woobie though. It just gives her a lot more depth. Like, you know, [[Character Development|everypony else]] on this show.
* [[Face Heel Turn]]: Princess Luna turning into Nightmare Moon in the [[Creation Myth]].
** [[Heel Face Turn]]
* [[Fallen Hero|Fallen Heroine]]: Helped save Equestria from Discord before becoming so bitter (and corrupted by ''something'') she turned into [[Mad God|Nightmare Moon]] and took over the [[Big Bad]] role herself. Thankfully she's back on the good side now.
* [[Fish Out of Temporal Water]]: Part of the reason Luna is received so poorly on Nightmare Night; while it seems to everypony else that she's still acting evil, in reality she's just presenting herself with outdated royal etiquette. Which just happens to involve using [[No Indoor Voice]] and [[Antiquated Linguistics]]. Being trapped in the moon for a thousand years makes it hard to keep up with modern trends.
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* [[Glowing Eyes of Doom]]: Brings these out occasionally when she's being theatrical or feeling frustrated.
* [[Good Counterpart]]: Her normal form as it turns out is remarkably similar to a non-evil version of Nightmare Moon, [[Large Ham]], [[Dramatic Thunder]] and all.
* [[Good Wings, Evil Wings]]: As Nightmare Moon her wings were somewhat solid and batlike. As Luna, her wings have a softer feathery outline like Celestia's.
* [[Heavy Sleeper]]: Apparently slept straight through {{spoiler|Queen Chrysalis' and the changelings'}} attempted takeover of Canterlot, explosions and all.
** [[Failed a Spot Check]]: How she managed ''that'', we have no idea.
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*** This would also explain how she doesn't know anything about modern customs in "Luna Eclipsed."
*** Well, in Luna Eclipsed she very blatantly appears in a flash of light, and flies down from the moon. It seems she lives on the moon, despite her banishment to it.
* [[Hero
* [[Historical Villain Upgrade]]: In actual events, she was turned into Nightmare Moon due at least in part to some outside influence and simply wanted to bring everlasting night. In legends, she simply turned evil out of resentment and ate ponies.
* [[I Just Want to Have Friends]]: She just really wants to be accepted but she comes off as rather intimidating.
* [[Jekyll and Hyde]]: Luna/Nightmare Moon.
* [[Large Ham]]: At times, during her visit to Ponyville. Some can be attributed as part of the royal Canterlot tradition of speaking, others as part of her actual personality.
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** Justified by the fact that [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fun the word "fun" is only about 300 years old in real life], meaning that the word could literally have not existed before she was banished.
* [[Not What It Looks Like]]: Pretty much everything she does in "Luna Eclipsed". She appears to be touting her old hammy evil routine but she's really just out of touch with modern etiquette. Her [[Big Entrance]] is of particular note. Pinkie Pie isn't helping matters of course.
* [[OC Stand
** On the other hoof, a few of those fics actually managed to [[Fish Out of Temporal Water|get]] [[The Atoner|a few]] [[Adorkable|details]] [[Nightmare Fuel Station Attendant|right.]]
* [[Perky Goth]]: Luna is now devoid of malice, but her personal tastes still look like something escaped from a horror movie starting with her macabre [http://www.hasbro.com/common/assets/Flash/Creative/dad2af6e1c4311ddbd0b0800200c9a66/0f6b55af5056900b1013cd724a8d4018/assets/props/MLP_PropH_Carriage.swf royal chariot], her demonic-looking [http://www.hasbro.com/common/assets/Flash/Creative/dad2af6e1c4311ddbd0b0800200c9a66/0f6b55af5056900b1013cd724a8d4018/assets/characters/MLP_CharH_Pegasus.swf royal guards] and the idea that animating a group of giant, hairy spiders would be "fun" for everyone else.
** Ironically, it was realizing people ''liked'' being scared on Nightmare Night that let her win over her subjects.
* [[Power Echoes]]: Whenever she's using her [[No Indoor Voice|loud]] voice.
* [[Power Incontinence]]: She exhibits a touch of this when she gets worked up, given the [[Dramatic Thunder]] and gathering stormclouds that kick in every [[Large Ham|so]] [[Hair-Trigger Temper|often]].
* [[Power Makes Your Hair Grow]]: In her "grown" form from [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
* [[Royal We]]: Her manner of speech because it's dictated by protocol. See [[No Indoor Voice]].
* [[Shock and Awe]] / [[Lightning Can Do Anything]]: De-corrupted, her magical beams take the form of lightning.
* [[The Sacred Darkness]]: While Nightmare Moon is an example of the "corrupted" type of darkness, Luna is the "pure" type.
* [[Took a Level
* [[Tsundere]]: Those mood swings certainly paint her as such, especially when only the audience (and then Twilight) gets to see how hurt she really feels.
* [[Vague Age]]: Even though she's an immortal moon goddess and only slightly younger than her adult sister, her true form's biological age is pretty ambiguous. Made even more confusing as of ''Luna Eclipsed'', where Luna's colors are slightly different and her mane flows like Celestia's, though [[Word of God]] has given an (on-the-spot) explanation as to how it could have happened.
** [[Word of God]] [http://comments.deviantart.com/4/1603670/1919104364 says] that "Luna is not yet full grown."
* [[Villain Decay]]: [[In
* [[Voice of the Legion]]: Her "royal voice".
* [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]: She can assume {{spoiler|her Nightmare Moon form}} at will though whether it's a true transformation or just an illusion remains to be seen. Interestingly despite these magical special effects, she still has to wear fake pointy teeth to replicate the appearance shown in Zecora's illusions.
* [[What Happened to
* [[
* [[The Woman Wearing the Queenly Mask]]: Of a different variety then her sis. She seems to think behaving in a [[Large Ham|grandiose]], [[Nightmare Fuel Station Attendant|intimidating]] demeanor is how royalty is supposed to act when she's actually a pretty sensitive and empathic pony. Might have been so back in her day.
* [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]: 1000 years ago, the ponies kept sleeping through her nights and enjoying her sister's days. We don't know how long this went on for, but it's clear by her words in "Luna Eclipsed" it convinced her they didn't love her like they did her sister. Her jealousy, as well as some dark magic, transformed her into [[Super-Powered Evil Side|Nightmare Moon]] and she tried to take over the world. Thankfully, she's gotten better.
* [[Wrong Genre Savvy]]: Luna in a nutshell. Fortunately she gets ''reasonably'' better near the end of her debut episode.
* [[Ye Olde Butcherede Englishe]]: [[Shown Their Work|Averted]]. She uses "thou", "thee", and "thy" only when addressing single ponies and "you" and "your" when speaking to multiple ponies. Also when speaking to single ponies, she attaches the "-est" suffix only to verbs where the listener is the subject.
** She does slip up at least once in the episode of [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
* [[You Were Trying Too Hard]]: She ends up coming off as far more forceful and intimidating than she realizes at first partly due to this. Once Twilight helps calm her down and make everyone more relaxed around Luna, things go much better.
== Princess Cadance ==
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[[File:princess_cadance_by_90sigma-d4w3sjo2_8536.png|frame|[[Magical Nanny|The greatest foalsitter]] [[Cool Big Sis|in all the history of foalsitters!]]]]
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Princess Mi Amore Cadenza, better known as Princess Cadance, is a [[
* [[All There in the Manual]]:
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* [[Badass Princess]]: {{spoiler|She vanquishes Chrysalis' brainwashed bridesmaids, dispels Chrysalis' brainwashing spell on Shining Armor, and together with him banishes the evil Queen and all of her changeling swarms far away from Equestria with a powerful magic blast.}}
* [[Battle Couple]]: With [[Magic Knight]] and captain of the Royal Guard Shining Armor. {{spoiler|The first time we actually see the ''real'' Cadance with him as a couple, they kick Queen Chrysalis' flank.}}
* [[Bridezilla]]: Everyone seemed to be assuming this is why she was being so unpleasant before the wedding.
* [[Color-Coded Wizardry]]: Her magic aura is a bright cyan, the same color as the heart in her cutie mark.
** {{spoiler|An early indicator that the first Cadance is an imposter is that her magical aura is green.}}
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* [[Dark Secret]]: {{spoiler|Subverted in that the ''real'' Cadance doesn't have one, her impostor does.}}
* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?]]: {{spoiler|Returns the favor to Queen Chrysalis for doing this to her aunt when she and Shining Armor's [[The Power of Love|love is used to power a combined spell]] that defeats Chrysalis.}}
* [[Early
* [[Everything's Better
* [[Foil]]: To Chrysalis. It is probably most apparent in their duet, "This Day Aria"
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: Princess Mi Amore Cadenza is known throughout the kingdom as Cadance. It's such an established nickname that even Twilight didn't know it wasn't her real name. Justified, as it seems she personally prefers to be called Cadance over her full name.
* [[Happily Married]]: To Shining Armor.
* [[Heart Beat
* [[Heart Is an Awesome Power]]: Compared to commanding the sun and moon and the [[Physical God|Physical Goddess]] level powers her aunts show, control over love doesn't seem that impressive. {{spoiler|Then she weaponizes [[The Power of Love]] alongside her husband to give a [[Heart Beat
* [[Love Goddess]]: While never stated, this seems to fit her and is her special talent. In a flashback, she uses her magic to quiet an arguing couple and help them remember their love for each other. {{spoiler|[[Power of Love|Then she and Shining Armor's magic was able to repel the changelings]]}}.
* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]]: Meta-example; she was showcased months before her relationship to Celestia was revealed, however, it's only mentioned in an episode synopsis and not the show itself.
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** Not quite. 'My Love' in Italian would be 'il mio amore' or possibly 'amore mio'. 'Mi Amore' gets the point across, though.
* [[Modest Royalty]]: Doesn't even think being a member of the royal family is a big deal.
* [[Multicolored Hair]]: Interestingly, it's pretty much the same colors as that of [[God
* [[Non
* [[Only Known
* [[Pink Girl, Blue Boy]]: The pink to Shining Armor's blue.
* [[Princesses Prefer Pink]]: She's one [[
* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]: {{spoiler|She and Shining Armor saved Canterlot from Queen Chrysalis [[The Power of Love|with a love-powered magic spell!]]}}
** When she was a teenager, she babysat Twilight even before Twilight became Princess Celestia's student.
* [[Spell My Name
* [[Spoiled Sweet]]: implied to be this. Even though Cadance is a princess, she still foal-sat Twilight Sparkle and thoroughly enjoyed doing it. And Twilight has very fond memories of her, which is why her cold, superior attitude upon meeting her again immediately sets off some alarm bells in her head. {{spoiler|She's right - that Cadance is not the real one, but a [[Doppelganger|Changeling]] imposter.}}
* [[Stealth Pun]]: Her full name is Italian, and since Pegasus unicorns are sometimes called alicorns, this would make her an Italicorn.
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* [[Tuckerization]]: [http://www.equestriadaily.com/2012/04/inside-my-little-pony-royal-wedding.html Named] [http://www.equestriadaily.com/2012/04/inside-my-little-pony-royal-wedding.html#IDComment339833120 after] [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1Jd5jD3-3hk/T4tJ40kHrlI/AAAAAAAAmFA/nEGbHwb-Q3U/s1600/1.JPG Cadince], the daughter of a Hasbro Studios executive.
* [[Unkempt Beauty]]: {{spoiler|Despite being locked and dirtied in a cave for Celestia-knows<ref>Not really; she didn't even know her own niece had been replaced by an impostor.</ref> how long, she still quite the stunner when she is found.}}
* [[Unmoving
* [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?]]: Despite being a royal Alicorn, Cadance's magic is very weak and limited (Twilight's magic is more powerful and versatile than hers) plus her special "love" talent cannot ''create'' love, only rekindle and amplify the one already present between couples. This trope is subverted at the end, as Cadance's love power is what allows Shining Armor to perform once again his barrier spell, this time supercharged with Cadance's own power.
** [[Heart Is an Awesome Power]]
* [[Wing Pull]]: Justified. Being in an underground cave, her wings aren't much use, and are kept tucked in close to her sides while escape attempts are made. But when Twilight and her aren't going to make a long jump, they finally come out in full force.
* [[Winged Unicorn]]: She seems to be a garden variety one compared to the [[Physical God]] princess duo. Flashbacks demonstrate that she's about the same age as Shining Armor is.
** Cadence was originally going to be a regular unwinged unicorn, but it was changed somewhere along the line.
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