Like in the original series, Friendship Is Magic has numerous characters. This page is to help keep track of them all.
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Heroes
The Mane Six
Twilight Sparkle
Sorceress of the Stars
The Leader of the team and the Element of Magic. After being given a headband by her older sister, Twilight now must reassemble the Elements of Harmony in their current incarnations to battle the darkness of Discord.
- Adaptational Nationality: As a human, Twilight is of Japanese descent.
- Create Your Own Villain: Downplayed. Decides to use her magic in front of Trixie, a stage magician after some goading by her friends. When Trixie is understandably angry as a result, it left her open to Christopher's manipulations. While it is noted that he was going to recruit her anyway, Twilight made it personal for Trixie which gave her extra incentive to join.
- Demonic Possession: She was possessed by the Tantabus, an Eldritch Abomination that feeds off negative emotions in hopes of forcing its victims into crossing the Despair Event Horizon and becoming Dark Magical Girl's. While it was repelled by Pinkamena, traces still remain in Twilight, and could cause The Corruption if not eradicated by Celeste's light.
- Didn't Think This Through:
- Twilight's spirit adviser tells her that a river dragon is very sensitive about its river hair, so Twilight (thinking it was a hint about how to Attack Its Weak Point) instantly slices off half of the mustache. This naturally makes the dragon angrier, and earns Twilight a Dope Slap for her troubles.
- Ignores her adviser's instructions about what magic to use in a duel against Trixie and ends up losing and having Trixie take her Element. Granted, she was being affected by the Tantabus at the time, vastly hindering her judgement skills.
- The Heart: Aside from being the one to assemble the other Elements, it is her Element of Magic - and more importantly, herself - that binds the other five together and allows them to function.
- Magical Girl: Considering her power is borderline magic, it's a given.
- Morality Pet: She and Pinkie are mutual ones. It was her cry of anguish that stopped Pinkamena from killing Haze, and Pinkie was the one who managed to get her to fight off the Tantabus.
- Nice Girl: Awkward around people but a friendly sort all the same.
- Reluctant Hero: Didn't exactly jump at the call when Celestia gave her her mission but after fighting Luna first hand, realizes how important it is.
- Younger than She Looks: Much to Twilight's chagrin, despite being 14 she looks like a child. Rarity even says she has the body of an 11 year old, and goes as far as to use Sci-Twi as a model for a new line of children's clothes.
Pinkie Pie
Liquid Happiness
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The first of the girls to join Twilight and the Element of Laughter. The first person Twilight met on her first day, she joined the Elements when Luna froze time and almost killed Twilight, with Pinkie saving her in time. An ultra-peppy girl normally, she possesses a Superpowered Evil Side named Pinkamena, and multiple characters have noted she possesses a strange power.
- Adaptational Nationality: As a human, Pinkie is of Israeli descent.
- Ambiguously Bi: She flirts with men all the time, though she hints she might be into girls too (or she could just be teasing).
- Anime Hair: A downplayed example. Unlike her Equestrian life's Quirky Curls, Pinkie has rather wild and spiky hair flowing past her shoulders. This is subverted however when in her Pinkamena Superpowered Evil Side, as more often than not her hair flattens out and looks like its gotten wet when in this state.
- Badass Israeli: Possibly one of the strongest (and most dangerous) of the main six.
- Big Damn Heroes: After being unfrozen from Luna's magic thanks to her Element activating, she saves Twilight from an attack from Luna.
- Dark and Troubled Past: Implied Trope. Pinkamena's existence is hinted to be Pinkie's means of dealing with some form of trauma, supplementary material suggesting an abusive home life. Later material would explain in full what happened. Pinkie's mother was a religious fanatic part of a secret sect that prophesized a great evil, Tirek, returning, and came to believe Pinkie would be one of its harbingers. To avoid his return, the sect took Pinkie and kept her locked away in a cave. When Maud came home and found out what they were doing, she rescued Pinkie, left their home country of Israel, and moved to Hope Island, upon which she became Pinkie's legal guardian. However, the sect's attempts at preventing Tirek's awakening only awoke the Water Demon sealed within her. Going by "Diane", it fought with Maud until she struck a deal with it, in that she would stay out of its way so long as it left Pinkie alone until her 15th Birthday. While both agreed, neither intended to honor the deal, with Maud doing her best to find a way to free Pinkie, and "Diane" exerting it's influence over Pinkie via her Superpowered Evil Side Pinkamena.
- Demonic Possession: She possesses the Water Demon born from the original Tirek's imprisonment.
- Eating the Eye Candy: Even Berserker Spike isn't safe!
- Elemental Powers:
- An Ice Person: Can fire out ice.
- Making a Splash: As well as control water.
- Genki Girl: It's Pinkie, you expect her to be any less chipper in this incarnation?
- Groin Attack: When Twilight is having trouble with one of the monsters, Pinkie just kicks it in the groin to make it spit out it's Discord seed.
- Instant Expert: Takes to her powers very quickly, much to the chagrin of Twilight.
- Jumped at the Call: Unlike the other girls, who needed some convincing to join Twilight, she instantly accepts being a Bearer of Harmony just for the fun of it.
- Morality Pet: She and Twilight are mutual ones. It was Twilight's cry of anguish that stopped Pinkamena from killing Haze, and she was the one who managed to get Twilight to fight off the Tantabus.
- No-Sell: While it affected her at first, she was able to resist the Oblivio spell Trixie cast by becoming Pinkamena, and resist the darkness created by the Tantabus in order to save Twilight. Zecora notes that only two classes should be able to resist magic, but finds it hard to believe Pinkie belongs to either.
- Psycho Pink: Pinkie herself? No way. Pinkamena? Oh so very much.
- Superpowered Evil Side: Pinkamena is this for her, and emerges when she sees her friends getting hurt. Unlike Pinkie however, Pinkamena is a borderline sadistic Blood Knight and not afraid to use cruel means to defeat her opponent. She's dark enough to even scare the Tantabus. Supplementary material explains that Pinkamena is the result of Pinkie's repressed trauma from her Dark and Troubled Past being amplified by the Water Demon "Diane", who desires to fully possess her once she turns 15, upon which they'll become "Pinkamena Diane Pie".
- Taking the Bullet: Took a very fatal attack to protect Fluttershy. She was fortunately saved by both Rarity and Fluttershy.
- Yandere: Hurting her friends causes to become Pinkamena, in which she violently attacks and threatens whoever harmed them. In this state, she even frightens the Tantabus.
Rarity
Precious Gem
The third to join the group and The Element of Generosity. The Student Council President who spends her free time helping those in need, she soon joins the Elements after witnessing Twilight get injured and running to help her.
- Adaptational Nationality: As a human, Rarity is of French descent.
- Berserk Button: Don't call her old.
- Cast from Stamina: Rarity has Healing Hands, however using them easily drains her own stamina.
- Cool Big Sis: She's the oldest of the group, and often serves as a source of advice and help for Twilight.
- Cry into Chest: After her ordeal with Christopher, she breaks down on Zecora.
- Elemental Powers:
- Dishing Out Dirt: Can control Earth.
- Extra-ore-dinary: Implied though not shown yet.
- The Fashionista: Naturally into all things fashion.
- Hates Being Alone: Rarity never really had friends before joining the group, and surrounded herself with other popular girls in order to compensate.
- Hidden Depths: One of the popular girls at Twilight's school. However she reveals to be very caring and helps out a soup kitchen after hours. She likewise works at a dress shop.
- Hypocritical Humor: Chastises Coco Pommel for interrupting her conversation with Twilight, claiming she is rude. This is despite the fact she is in the middle of working and Coco simply wants to buy a dress.
- The Immodest Orgasm: Played for Drama. After being confronted by Christopher, he uses the third ability of his Amulet of Lust, Climax, to force her into one. The contradictory senses of pain and pleasure amplified cause her immense pain, to the point she is left in tears and feels like she's dying. When she's finally freed, all she can do is break down and cry in Zecora's arms.
- Likes Clark Kent, Hates Superman: A villainous example. She likes Blueblood who turns out to be Christopher in disguise gathering intel from her. She doesn't take it well.
- Mythology Gag:
- When Twilight shows her powers to Rarity, they're attacked by a sea serpent visibly similar to Steven Magnet. Twilight cuts it's mustache off thinking it's a weak point only to instead anger it. Rarity however manages to placate it by using her magic to regrow it, much like her Equestrian incarnation did for Steven by giving up her tail.
- Several of the outfits she designs invoke this. The initial uniform she designed is meant to invoke their normal Equestrian Appearances, while she later sketches the Amazing Mare Do Well.
- Rage Breaking Point: She hits hers after finally meeting Christopher. The idea they were trying to kidnap Spike, and that they were also the true identity of Blueblood, sends her into a rage and has her attempt to impale them on a spike of rock. It's this kind of rage that proves to Chris she's the new Carrier of Wrath he thought she'd be.
- Screw the Rules, I Have Connections!: She has no qualms using her position as Student Council President to look at Applejack's information in the School Database, even though said information is confidential.
- Sky Surfing: After the fight with Berserker!Spike, she gains the ability to fly using a platform carved from the ground.
- Token White: Rarity is the only member of the Mane Six to be of pure caucasian descent, namely French. While initially Applejack seemed to be the same, Big Mac later explained they're only half caucasian thanks to Bright Mac's Germanic roots, whereas Buttercup's roots make them half Native American.
Fluttershy
Heiress Gaia
The fourth to join the Elements, she is The Element of Kindness. A shy girl who attempted suicide when she was younger, she was saved by Rainbow Dash and became friends with her, and soon joined the elements after Pinkie protected her from a Manticore's blast.
- Adaptational Nationality: As a human, Fluttershy is of Venezuelan descent.
- An Arm and a Leg: Subverted. During the fight with Berserker!Spike, she left herself wide open trying to heal a downed Rainbow Dash. He proceeds to tear her wings off. While they are magical constructs and not part of the physical body, they are still linked on a spiritual level due to them being drawn from her past life in Equestria. In response, the pain induced is enough to shock her into unconsciousness and is considered the equivalent of having both arms torn off.
- Berserk Button: One of the few things that gets her mad is saying you hurt animals, including eating meat.
- Elemental Powers:
- Blow You Away: She can generate waves of wind with her wings, including her "Tornado" attack.
- Green Thumb: Has power over plant life.
- Friend to All Living Things: She absolutely adores animals, and doesn't take kindly to anyone who would hurt them.
- Girls Love Stuffed Animals: She has a large bunny plushie, most likely meant to resemble Angel Bunny, and wanted Rainbow to win her one at the carnival. Unfortunately, this being Rainbow, they couldn't leave until she managed to actually win one. By the time night hit, Fluttershy had one that looked like Spike's Equestrian Incarnation, only because the vendor began to pity Rainbow and gave it to Fluttershy.
- Happily Failed Suicide: Due to bullying, she nearly decided to kill herself by jumping off a bridge. A passing Rainbow Dash convinced her otherwise.
- Healing Hands: Like Rarity, she can heal her friends, however unlike Rarity's it doesn't drain her own stamina.
- Nice Girl: Element of Kindness for a reason. Even when angry at Rainbow for eating meat, it's more Played for Laughs than anything.
- Only Friend: Rainbow Dash was this to her initially. Fluttershy making friends with Twilight, Rarity, and Pinkie is what sparks Rainbow's jealousy and Haze's control over her, though Rainbow soon joins them too.
- Only Sane Man: Tends to be the only one to remain rational at all times, even more than Twilight.
- Shrinking Violet: As in the show, she's nervous around new people.
- Tomboy and Girly Girl: The Girly Girl to Rainbow's tomboy.
Rainbow Dash
Valkyrie Lightning
The fifth to join and The Element of Loyalty. A parkour enthusiast and originally Fluttershy's only friend, she was nearly turned into Luna's servant before the other Element's convinced her in joining.
- A-Cup Angst: Rainbow shows shades of this due to her often being confused for a child.
- Adaptation Dye-Job: Played with. Canonically, Rainbow's multicolored hair is all-natural and shown to be inherited from her father Bow Hothoof. Here, flashbacks to her childhood in Russia show that her natural hair color is bright blue, and that she dyed it shortly before the race to join Wonderbolt Academy.
- Adaptational Nationality: As a human, Rainbow is of Russian descent, and lived there for some time with Gilda before moving.
- The Baby of the Bunch: She's the youngest of the Mane Six at only 13 years old.
- Berserk Button:
- Don't try and make friends with Fluttershy, however she has since dropped this after Twilight and friends convinced her that they were different.
- Don't say she looks like a kid either.
- Brainwashed and Crazy: Becomes this due to a cursed medallion the Shadowbolts gave her that amplifies her jealousy toward Fluttershy making new friends. Fluttershy manages to snap her out of it.
- Calling Your Attacks: She always shouts the name of her attacks. Pinkie Pie tells her that is stupid, and she gets angry and says that's how she fights because she's a superhero.
- Clingy Jealous Girl: Rainbow is very protective of Fluttershy and refuses to let her talk with anyone, least of all Twilight's growing group since she thinks they'll take advantage of her. Rainbow reveals this happened before with some popular girls, who bullied Fluttershy to the point where she was nearly Driven to Suicide. Rainbow assumes this is the case again because why else would someone of Rarity's popularity suddenly start talking to Fluttershy? This becomes a problem later on when the group needs Fluttershy to activate her Element and sparks distrust in Rainbow. She grows out of this after suffering a My God, What Have I Done? moment, letting Fluttershy be friends with the Elements, and even becoming friends with them herself.
- The Corruptible: Rainbow is targeted by Luna as the Element of Harmony she wishes to induce a Face–Heel Turn in, with growing success but is successfully averted at the end of chapter 6.
- Determinator: When she and Applejack fight, she just shrugs off her injuries and keeps going despite the damage she's taking.
- Elemental Powers:
- Blow You Away: Has power over wind.
- Shock and Awe: Can conjure up lighting.
- Magnetism Manipulation: Can use said lighting to reverse polarity. She is able to use it to force opponents down. In her first known use, it has enough force to put two adult elephants to the ground.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Just as brash as her Equestrian incarnation, but won't stand by when Twilight and Fluttershy nearly die, and perfectly willing to admit if she was wrong.
- In-Series Nickname: Gilda always calls her "Dash", and has since they were little. It was her calling Rainbow that that made Rainbow realize it was her when they reunited years later.
- Le Parkour: Rainbow's main hobby and aspiring profession as well as the practiced sport in the Wonderbolt Academy and the Shadowbolt team.
- My God, What Have I Done?: She realizes she was wrong for denying Fluttershy the chance to make other friends and finds that as long as Fluttershy is happy, so is she.
- Mythology Gag: Prior to dyeing her hair rainbow colored, Rainbow had blue hair much like Firefly. The shade more closely matches her pony coat.
- Older Than They Look: She looks around the same age as Spike and Sweetie Bell, something she does not like, but she is actually 13.
- Screw the Rules, I Have Connections!: Soarin vouches for her when she enters the Wonderbolt tournament at only 10 years old despites the rules stating participants must be 15 or older.
- Teacher/Student Romance: Supplementary material confirms she has a one-sided crush on her mentor, the 15-year-old Soarin.
- Throwing the Fight: She nearly wins the tournament to get into the Wonderbolt Academy, then stops just before the finish when she realizes Fluttershy would be left without her Only Friend."I'm sorry Soarin, but I can't leave her alone... not yet."
- Undying Loyalty: At first only with Fluttershy and Gilda, she soon gains this for all of the Elements of Harmony.
- Yandere: Towards Fluttershy under Luna's influence, nearly joining the Shadowbolts under the belief the Bearers were stealing her away.
Applejack
Incandescent Force
The holder of the Element of Honesty and the only bearer yet to join the others. An unknown incident from her past has convinced her Friendship isn't worth the risk of pain, and as such she actively refused to join the group at first. When she eventually decides to join, she finds her Element actually rejects her, disheartening her until Twilight and Pinkie chose to stay over, allowing Applejack to show Twilight her past.
- Adaptational Nationality: As a human, Applejack is of German (from her father)/Native American (from her mother) descent.
- The Aloner: Prefers being by herself then being around people.
- Armor-Piercing Question: Asks Twilight that if they were really meant to be friends, would she have tried making friends with the rest of the Mane Six if it wasn't for the whole "save the world" gig in the first place. Twilight can't answer because when thinking back, she realizes that she prioritized searching and convincing the Bearers to join her over actually trying to make friends with them at first sight.
- Big Damn Heroes: Saves Fluttershy and Spike from a few muggers and likewise joins in the fight against a Brainwashed and Crazy Rainbow Dash.
- The Call Knows Where You Live: Despite trying her best to stay out of things due to past trauma, she keeps getting flashes of her past life since the fight with Trixie and doesn't know how to stop it. Celeste ultimately has to contact her and plead that she help the Bearers, especially since Spike's life was on the line at the time. Unfortunately, even when Applejack concedes, her distrust leads the jewel to reject her which causes her to go back to her refusal to join the Element Bearers.
- Charles Atlas Superpower: Even without magic, she's strong enough to crush a stone into powder and fight evenly with a brainwashed Rainbow Dash whose physical stats have been enhanced. Twilight later learns this is a result of her practicing martial arts on her down time.
- Dark and Troubled Past: As a kid, Applejack was left alone after her mother died and Big Mac inherited the family business, her father being cold and neglectful. While Granny Smith wanted her to attend school, the upper-class schools rejected her for her Buffalo heritage, and the public schools only saw her as a rich kid as bad as her father. As a result, she began attending a school far away from the city, where she met her first real friend, Winona. While the two hit it off well enough, Bright Mac forced them apart on his Fantastic Racism towards the Buffalo tribe and Applejack, afraid of angering him, denied that Winona was her friend when she visited on her birthday. Filled with regret, she immediately went to their usual hangout, but was attacked by a wild cougar, the cougar clawing open her back and was about to kill her until Winona arrived and sacrificed herself to distract it. While Applejack was saved when Big Mac arrived and killed it, Winona quickly died from her injuries. Applejack blamed herself for Winona's death, thinking Winona would still be alive if she had truly rejected her friendship, and closed her heart so she would Never Be Hurt Again.
- Emotion Suppression: Since past events, Applejack has rejected listening to her heart and only focuses on her mind for what she should do. Big Mac has admonished her for this due her recent actions and blames himself for her becoming "soulless".
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Very aloof in this universe but not willing to sit by and see people get hurt.
- The Lancer: Her official role in the group dynamic is to be Twilight's number two.
- Ms. Fanservice: Tall, busty, and often seen in states of undress.
- My Sister Is Off-Limits: She does not appreciate Twilight making googly eyes at Big Mac. She also refuses to let Applebloom hang out with Spike.
- Never Be Hurt Again: As she and Twilight come to realize via viewing her memories, her rejecting friendship stems more from being unable to watch another friend get hurt. Winona's death caused such a large scar on her psyche that she can't bear the thought of being friends with people since it would invite the risk of losing them, which is in turn why she was really rejecting the Elements: with the amount of danger they get into, it's a very real fear for her that they could die on her watch.
- Playing with Fire: As an Element, her primary forms of fighting is Fire Manipulation.
- Refusal of the Call: Twilight tries to get her to join her and the others, but Applejack refuses based on the grounds that she believes Twilight is just using her as a means to an end to activate the Elements rather than genuine friendship (despite Twilight trying to convince her to the contrary).
- Scars Are Forever: She has a trio of slash marks between her shoulder blades resembling claw marks, having got them as a child when a wild cougar clawed at her back.
- Secretly Wealthy: In this universe, her family's apple business has taken off and made the Apple family quite rich. When Twilight goes to talk with Applejack, she's surprised that she lives in a mansion.
- Statuesque Stunner: Definitely the tallest of the girls.
- Token White: Subverted. Of the Mane Six, Applejack initially appears to be the only one of American descent* Big Mac later reveals however that they're actually of Native American descent by virtue of Buttercup's family, whereas Bright Mac's family is Germanic.
- Tragic Keepsake: Applejack has two to remember the only person she ever called a friend, Winona. The first is her stetson hat, being a gift she received from them on her 10th Birthday/the day Winona died. The second is a large apple tree their mother planted and they tended to, Applejack having it moved to Ponyville and caring for it herself, now doubling as Winona's memorial.
- Unwitting Instigator of Doom: Applejack rejecting Twilight's friendship is what allowed the Tantabus to begin affecting her.
- What You Are in the Dark: While she doesn't want to join the Elements out of fear of getting hurt again, she still helps them from the shadows by opening up Trixie's bag and freeing their elements so they can be healed.
- Wrestler in All of Us: Seen using wrestling moves against a bully and likewise does so against a brainwashed Rainbow Dash.
Allies
The Architect of Equestria
A spirit from the Equestria world linked to Twilight's magic to help her with her powers. She was one of the five Supreme Alicorns who gave stability and harmony to Equestria before Celestia and Luna ruled. In Ancient Equestria, she was Celestia and Luna's aunt.
She has a vast knowledge about the creatures that lived in Equestria, and at this point she's wandering the Astral Plane. However, she can be summoned by anyone who has any grade of magic knowledge, but both her appearance and powers might differ depending upon the user's magic level from the one pictured above (for example, when Twilight summoned her at Chapter 2). She also has a variety of techniques and spells, but the best known is Matter manipulation, allowing her to create anything, even living creatures. However, these creatures die out after a certain period of time because they don't have a soul.
- Defector from Decadence: She was once a powerful figure in Ancient Equestria, but abhorred the taking of life whatsoever. So when the Alicorn who would become Discord declared his intent to permanently kill the Berserker Dragons after they slaughtered his people by sending their souls into The Lifestream effectively destroying them, she vehemently refused. When the other surviving Alicorns agreed to his plan however, she refused to live in the same dimension as those that would take life with such extremes any longer, and enter a self-imposed exile in the Astral Plane, but not before saving two Berserker Dragon eggs and hiding them.
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Development Gag: She's pretty much Lauren Faust's ponysona. Seeing how she literally is the "architect" of Equestria i.e the developer of the 4th generation of My Little Pony. - Dope Slap: Delivers one to Twilight when she makes a sea serpent monster angry by brashly attacking it without thinking.
- Fiery Redhead: Has a red mane and certainly not one to shy from calling Twilight out for bone-headed mistakes.
- Fun Size: When Twilight first summons her, she's a small, chibi looking pony. She explains that since Twilight's power is fairly weak at the moment, that is her current form. But as Twilight's power grows, so will the Architect's size.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: Just known as "The Architect". Granted, fans of the series will know it's the Fausticorn but she doesn't go by that here.
- Spirit Advisor: Serves as an instructor to Twilight when she's starting out.
- Thou Shalt Not Kill: She refused to entertain the idea of permanently killing the Berserker Dragons, despite the harm they were doing to her own people. When the other Alicorns and the leading Alicorn all agreed to eradicate the souls of the Berserker Dragons, she chose to abandon her home and defy their decision by saving two eggs and keeping them hidden.
- Unwitting Instigator of Doom: Her decision to spare two Berserker Dragon eggs would have drastic consequences down the line, as one of the two, Spike, would eventually hatch and be reincarnated on Earth, becoming the Sin of Greed through Christopher's machinations. Her attempt to warn him not to use his Jewel of Greed, the Ruby Heart, would likewise backfire once Spike was left with no other options while Rarity was being mauled by Timberwolves.
Celeste
Twilight's older sister, and the reincarnation of Equestria's ruler Celestia.
- Adaptation Relationship Overhaul:
- Instead of being Twilight's mentor in this reality, she's Twilight's Cool Big Sis.
- Unlike in Equestria, she and Luna don't appear to be biologically related in the new reality.
- Presuming Cadence still marries Shining Armor in this universe, due to Celeste being Shining Armor's older sister this time, she'll be Cadence's sister-in-law instead of biological aunt.
- Adaptational Nationality: As a human, Celeste is of Japanese descent.
- Adventurer Archaeologist: Her main profession. She kicks off the series by finding the tiara and the elements disk and sending them to Twilight.
- Big Damn Heroes: While the spirit fragment of Celestia is dealing with Luna. Celeste moves Luna's body away from Twilight and to an island to seal her.
- Related in the Adaptation: By virtue of Reincarnation, she is now Twilight, Spike, and Shining Armor's Older Sister.
- Sealed Good in a Can: She seals Luna in an island to keep her from attacking Twilight and allow her sister to get stronger. This requires she stay in proximity to the island to keep the seal going, however.
Zecora
- Adaptational Nationality: As a human, Zecora is of African descent, doubling as a Mythology Gag to her past life as a Zebra, which are native to Africa.
- Badass Teacher: Zecora is responsible for Celeste's and soon the Element's training, and she is no slouch in the magic department either.
- Brutal Honesty: Doesn't sugarcoat things, including whether or not you are necessary at the moment.
- Early-Bird Cameo: Briefly showed up with Celeste after she contacted Rainbow Dash.
- Elemental Powers:
- Green Thumb: Is capable of bending plant life to form various forms of attack and defense. This is also how she can pull off the Ninja Log.
- Light 'em Up: Her most powerful attack is a light based Wave-Motion Gun called Solarys.
- Locked Out of the Loop:
- Due to being in the Everfree Forest during the climax of "Secret of My Excess", she is unaware about the existence of Spikezilla.
- She is unaware of any Equestrian knowledge that predates Celestia and Luna's rule. As it would be unknown to Celestia herself, it would in turn be unknown to Zecora after Celestia made her into a living library.
- The Mentor: Due to having lived longer than the others, she serves as one to both Celeste and the Elements in the ways of Magic.
- Reincarnation: Unlike the other characters, Zecora has gone through more than one. She ended up on Earth 999 years earlier, possessing a power known as Eternal Spirit. Eternal Spirit prevents her soul from ever fading, so when her current incarnation dies, her soul enters someone else, awakening when her new host turns 10. Through this power she has lived many life times, and retains all the memories and experience of each one.
- Rhymes on a Dime: Subverted. Zecora does not retain her habit of speaking in rhyme like her Equestrian incarnation, having shed it over her various lifetimes.
- Sensor Character: She is able to sense things inside characters, including the Tantabus in Twilight. She is also able to detect Sunset Shimmer from quite the distance away.
- These Hands Have Killed: Implied. She is insistent on the Elements of Harmony following a Thou Shall Not Kill rule to prevent having to carry the burden she has.
- Teleportation: How she can arrive quickly from place to place unless someone is skilled enough to mess with it.
- Took a Level in Cynic: In comparison to her Equestrian self. She is a lot more jaded in comparison, and isn't as open. Having technically lived almost 1000 years can do that though.
- Tribal Face Paint: Her current incarnation is a Kenya native, and bears tribal paint on both her face and body.
Sci-Twi
An alchemical clone of Twilight created by Zecora meant to serve as her substitute whenever Twilight can't stay in town.
- Adaptation Relationship Overhaul: In canon, Sci-Twi is the EQG universes counterpart to Twilight, the two even meeting in the post-credits scene of the third movie. Here, she's an obedient clone of Twilight.
- Clone Degeneration: A natural risk for her. To avoid this, Zecora recommends that she be deconstructed and stored in a special jar until she needs to be revived.
- Golem: She's less a clone and more an obedient Golem made in the image of Twilight. According to Zecora, she's composed of soil and purified water, and her appearance is due to Twilight's blood being used in the process of creating her. If someone else's blood was used, she'd take on their appearance. It doesn't help that while Twilight's gone, the others use her for a variety of tasks like a servant.
- Purely Aesthetic Glasses: As a clone of Twilight she has naturally good eyesight, however due to Spike feeling uncomfortable ordering her around when she looks identical to his sister, he gave her a pair of glasses and renamed her to make it easier.
- Undying Loyalty: She is completely obedient and loyal to her masters, namely the Mane Six and Spike.
Big Macintosh
Applejack and Applebloom's Big Brother, and head of the Apple Family's Ponyville Branch.
- Adaptational Nationality: As a human and like his siblings, Big Mac is of German (from his father)/Native American (from his mother) descent.
- Adaptation Relationship Overhaul: In the show, he has no connection to the Wonderbolts. But here, when he was younger, he was best friends with Soarin and Spitfire and even planned on joining the Wonderbolts.
- Big Brother Instinct: He gave up his dream of joining the Wonderbolts when he heard that his father was planning on making Applejack the boss of the Apple Acres branch in Ponyville.
- Clueless Chick-Magnet: He manages to get the attraction of all the carriers sans his sister and Rainbow, but is unaware of it outside of Pinkie, and only knows about her feelings since she point blank asked him to marry her, and managed to sneak her phone number into his pocket without his knowledge.
- Disappointed in You: He’s just as frustrated with Applejack's refusal to join the other Elements as they are, and blames himself for her becoming, in his own words, "soulless".
- Hunk: Tall and muscular, while managing to get the attention of all the Mane Six outside of his sister and Rainbow.
- I Coulda Been a Contender!: Downplayed. Big Mac reveals to Twilight that he is actually old friends with Soarin and Spitfire, and was originally meant to be the third Wonderbolt alongside them, before Bright Mac made him give it up to run the family business under threat of making the much younger Applejack do it instead. He doesn’t regret giving up his dream to protect her, but there are days when he thinks the best option might have been to let Applejack take his place in Ponyville to spare her the pain that's been haunting her for years.
- It's All My Fault: He blames himself for the way Applejack has turned out for a variety of reasons: for not stopping Bright Mac from intimidating Applejack into making Winona leave, for failing to reach her and Winona before the cougar attacked them and fatally wounded the latter, for forgetting his phone and having to run for help allowing Winona to die as he did so, as well as failing to help AJ deal with her grief afterwards.
- Not So Above It All: While he seems like a rather straight-laced and responsible figure, he's not without his sense of humor. When learning that Pinkie's attempt at making friends with Applejack was to throw an apple pie at her face, Big Mac admonishes her for doing so... because an Apple Pie has too hard a crust, so she should have used a Meringue pie instead.
- Oblivious to Love: Has no idea that any of the Elements are crushing on him aside from Pinkie, and only because she was very blunt about her feelings for him.
- Reasonable Authority Figure: While he initially tries to call the police on Twilight for attempting to scale his family's fence, he's willing to hear her out once he learns she knows Applebloom. He also refuses to condone Applejack's attempts at brushing Twilight off after she promised Twilight they'd talk.
- We Used to Be Friends: He and Spitfire used to be best friends until he made the decision to give up his dream of joining the Wonderbolts and move to Ponyville.
Maud Pie
Maud (21) with Pinkie (10)
Pinkie's older sister, and one of the few positive influences in her life before meeting the other Elements. While she has yet to appear in the story proper, supplementary materials depict her as being central to Pinkie's origins.
- Absurdly Youthful Mother: Played with. At present, she's only 26 and has a 15-year-old "daughter" in Pinkie. However, this is only because she became Pinkie's guardian when she was 21 while Pinkie was 10, and while biologically they're sisters, she treats Pinkie as if she was her daughter.
- Adaptational Job Change: In canon, Maud was a doctor in "rock science", making her close to a geologist. Here, Maud is stated to be an engineer specializing in demolitions, as well as having some level of military duties.
- Age Lift: While the exact age difference between Maud and Pinkie in canon is never stated, it's heavily implied they're only a few years apart, aided by their EQG counterparts still living together and both attending Canterlot High. Here, Maud is explicitly eleven years older than Pinkie.
- All There in the Manual: Her entire existence is owed to this, as Mauroz details how important she'll be to Pinkie's characterization while trying to not spoil anything.
- Deal with the Devil: Thanks to the torture Pinkie went through, she became possessed by the Water Demon "Diane", and would have gone on to try and reform Tirek. Maud, desperate to try and save Pinkie but having no luck in fighting it, struck a deal with it. It would leave Pinkie alone for five more years so she could have some measure of happiness in life, and if it did, Maud would stay out of its way from that point on. It agreed, but it became clear neither had any intention of honoring the deal, as Maud began looking for means to try and save Pinkie, while Diane began exerting its influence over her anyway as her Superpowered Evil Side "Pinkamena".
- Positive Friend Influence: One of the things Maud tries to do for Pinkie as her adoptive mother is acting as a positive influence in her life, something she struggles with due to her job keeping her away from home. While this is mainly done out of love for Pinkie, it's just as much her trying to prevent the Water Demon from possessing Pinkie.
- Promotion to Parent: When Pinkie was ten, Maud rescued her from her abusive home life and became her legal guardian, becoming more of a mother figure to her in the process. And while her job keeps her away from Pinkie more often than she likes, she truly loves her and would do anything for her.
- Secret-Keeper: She's the only one who truly knows about Pinkie's Superpowered Evil Side, and has been actively trying to find a way to save Pinkie from the Water Demon inside of her.
Neutral Characters
Sunset Shimmer
Impartiality
The Hero from the Equestria Girls spinoff, she is now a Mysterious Watcher keeping an eye on the fight between the Elements and the Sins, implied to be on neither side.
- Amazing Technicolor Population: She retains her orange skin from the Equestria Girls film series. The supplementary material reveals the reason this is the case is because she's the same Sunset Shimmer from that part of the franchise, and wasn't reincarnated like the rest of Equestria.
- Bystander Syndrome: Played with. During Berserker!Spike's rampage, she wants to go help the Elements and stop Spike before his Superpower Meltdown, but is stopped by a hooded figure before she can, being told that not even she could stop Spike, and to have faith in Twilight and Rarity to stop him.
- Demon Hunter: Supplementary material reveals her intent is to hunt down the Demons born from Tirek and kill them. The watch she carries aides her in tracking them, with the Fire section crossed out due to her allowing it to take possession of herself.
- Demonic Possession: She possesses within her the Fire Demon born from the original Tirek's imprisonment.
- Early-Bird Cameo: Shows up during the fight between the Elements and a Hydra.
- Mysterious Watcher: Seen watching the battle against the hydra. Christopher spots her, notices she has a tiara and tries to find out who she is. But Sunset leaves through a portal without saying a word.
- Playing with Fire: Thanks to the Fire Demon she houses, she has mastery over fire.
- Sole Survivor: She has her canon backstory of being a pony in the world of Equestria Girls, so she is left the sole living resident of Equestria now that its destroyed and its inhabitants have been reincarnated.
- Spanner in the Works: Uses her magic to aid Rainbow, Fluttershy, and Pinkie in finding the Discord Gem, then leaves once she locks eyes with Christopher.
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True Neutral: While she is by no means an enemy, Supplementary Materials don't suggest she is an ally, as she is shown fighting both Twilight and Trixie. Best exemplified with her hunt for the Elemental Demons. She won't hesitate to kill the people that house them if it means killing them, and unfortunately, the Water Demon is housed in Pinkie Pie. - Unknown Rival: Aside from Christopher, no one knows she exists.
Spike
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Twilight's adopted brother, he is manipulated by Christopher and is transformed into the Carrier of Greed. Unlike the other Carriers, he is left as The Berserker and unaffiliated with the Sins.
- Achilles' Heel: His intention to be the guardian of Rarity meant that he cannot (consciously) hurt Rarity, allowing her to walk up to him unscathed through his Battle Aura. However, his dragon side kicks in if she touches the Ruby Heart, which causes him to unintentionally hurt her, much to his dismay.
- Adaptational Nationality: As a human, Spike is of Japanese descent. However, a conversation between Spike and Rarity reveals that his physical features indicate that he may be of at least partly western descent.
- Anger Born of Worry: Rarity being in danger or suffering not only makes him angry, but dangerously stronger. Coupled as a Rage Breaking Point.
- Anime Hair: The frills he had on his head as a dragon manifest as rather messy hair here. Exaggerated with Berserker!Spike, where his hair grows to the length of Barbarian Long Hair and gets even spikier, looking reminiscent of Super Saiyan 3 but with bangs.
- Annoying Younger Sibling: To Twilight sometimes. Including using Sci-Twi as his personal servant and dressing her like a maid.
- Battle Aura: It is strong enough to disintegrate anything, be it physical or magical around him and it gets even stronger the more power he pours into it.
- Chekhov's Gun: The Ruby Heart. The Architect of Equestria warns him not to use it if he ever gets it, though he doesn't listen.
- The Dreaded: When he gets angry, both heroes and villains alike have one goal: Get the hell away from him. Even Chrysalis' advice to Luna if she ever runs into him is pretty much the same thing.
- Expy: Spike's Berserker form serves as one to several characters with The Berserker traits, namely Broly, Issei's Juggernaut Drive and The Incredible Hulk.
- Like Broly, Spike on his own is mild mannered and kind to the protagonists, but upon being set off, turns into The Berserker and lets his rage loose. His appearance draws from Broly too.
- Like Issei's Juggernaut Drive, Spike's Berserker form is a result of using untapped power after his love interest was at risk of death. Both are heroes that are described as beings capable of killing gods, with the ability to double their power in a matter of seconds, and described as pure energy and rage incarnate.
- Like the Hulk, anger is his main fuel, and he appears like a bulky man wearing only torn purple pants.
- Face–Monster Turn: While originally the Tag Along Kid for the Elements of Harmony, he is made into a Carrier of Sin by Christopher's machinations. Namely, having Timberwolves overwhelm Rarity and leaving Spike using the heart as the only option left. Downplayed in that he isn't a villain now, but an uncontrollable berserker.
- Fighting from the Inside: Spike's natural disposition is at odds with the rampaging nature of Berserker!Spike, causing him to subconsciously limit himself in the hopes of stopping. Unfortunately, this just causes the Ruby Heart to keep pumping him with more and more energy, until he eventually risks a Superpower Meltdown.
- Happily Adopted: Was originally an orphan until Twilight's family adopted him when he was still a baby. Twilight was even the one who picked him.
- Hopeless Suitor: His chances with Rarity aren't exactly better than in the canon, but at least they are from the same species now...
- Invincible Villain: As Berserker!Spike, while he isn't technically a villain and more like a rampaging force of nature, he is able to completely No-Sell magical attacks, necessitating physical attacks be used on him. However, he completely shuts down Pinkie's attempts and knocks her unconscious, and even after Rainbow uses a bolt of Red Lighting and tears a hole in his abdomen, he just reveals a Healing Factor, gets back up, and burns Rainbow alive with his fire breath. He then shortly after rips off Fluttershy's wings, knocking her unconscious, and completely shrugs off Twilight's Stella Magna attack, before he then starts getting even more powerful.
- Last of His Kind: Spike is one of the two sole surviving Berserker Dragons, Dragons with demon blood responsible for the genocide of the Alicorns long before Celestia and Luna ruled Equestria. His egg had been saved by the Architect alongside one other before the ruler who would become Discord could attempt to make the Berserker Dragons Deader than Dead, and hidden in the Equestrian Castle with other Dragon eggs, under the belief no one could hatch him with the Alicorns near extinct. Then Twilight did what was Beyond the Impossible.
- Love at First Sight: Even without the memories of his prior life, he still falls for Rarity upon first seeing her.
- Morton's Fork: How he ended up using the Ruby Heart anyway despite being warned by the Architect of Equestria not to use it. Thanks to Fake!Zecora, his choices were to either use it and become strong enough to take down the Timberwolves mauling Rarity or not use it and hope that the others can make it on time. He is stuck between becoming a monster or risk Rarity getting mauled to death. He chose the former.
- No-Sell: In his Berserker state, he's immune to magic attacks due to the aura he surrounds himself in. The only way to hurt him is with physical attacks, but even then, they need to be strong enough to keep him down, as he can easily shrug off physical attacks, and just as easily re-set his bones, demonstrated with his fingers after they were bent backwards by Pinkie.
- Plot-Relevant Age-Up: Normally, Spike is a little kid befitting his young age, and only 1.42 meters tall (4.6 feet). Upon using the Sin of Greed though, his body ages till he looks like a grown man, and his height increases to 2.11 meters (6.9 feet).
- Protectorate: As Berserker!Spike, he only has one priority: protecting Rarity. His transformation was initially caused by his desire to save Rarity after she was overwhelmed by the Timberwolves.
- Reincarnation Romance: One sided with a sad twist. Back in Equestria, Spike promised to always protect Rarity. This bond linked both spiritually, allowing him to always know if she's in danger. Sadly, Rarity thought it was a friendship promise, while Spike made it as an Act of True Love. It doesn't matter how many times they reincarnate, or even if Spike falls in love with someone else, he's forever bound to be Rarity's guardian.
- Serious Business: Aside from hurting Rarity, Berserker!Spike has one other trigger: the Ruby Heart. Touching it will send him into a rage and cause him to attempt to kill whoever touched it. Not even his own sister Twilight or Rarity are exempt from this wrath, as when Twilight tried to remove it, he responded by nearly snapping her neck, and when Rarity tried it, he nearly strangled her until he realized who it was.
- Superpower Meltdown: While Berserker!Spike is an unstoppable force of nature, Spike's personality clashing with its destructive nature forces the Ruby Heart to fuel him with more and more power to try and overcome him. Eventually, the power will build up to the point that Spike's body won't be able to handle it, killing him, with the resulting energy then being released like a bomb. According to Christopher, said blast would be enough to wipe out the entire island, and possibly even more, while Edward fears it could wipe out half the planet.
- Superpowered Evil Side: Berserker!Spike, an out of control brute in the vein of Broly.
- Teleportation: Like his canon self, he can use his green flames to send objects to another place. In here, he uses it to send himself.
- Tim Taylor Technology: This is the Ruby Heart's answer to Spike's nature resisting its influence. Deconstructed, as eventually the power output becomes dangerous to Spike and will cause him to explode.
- Too Much for Man to Handle: As his debut fight went on, his power grew more and more until it is clearly a league of it's own outside of Discord due to the escalation of the fight and his human reasoning being in conflict with his Berserk Dragon side, resulting in the Ruby Heart channelling more power in response to the resistance. His human body cannot handle the ever increasing amount of power and will kill him if his rampage isn't stopped. If he ever explodes, the explosion is enough to take out a small country immediately at best. Christopher notes this himself, and tells Rarity that while Spike may not be ready to be a Carrier now, Chris will return for him when he's finally ready.
- Yandere: As Berserker!Spike, the only thing he cares about is Rarity, while everyone else is a non-factor. If anything tries to hurt her, he attempts to kill it. If she injures herself, it makes him stronger.
The Shadowbolts
While working under Luna: Descent, Nightingale, and Haze
After defecting: Nightingale and Descent
Three minions formerly under Luna's command named Descent, Nightingale and Haze. After being defeated by Rainbow Dash, Descent and Nightingale run off while Haze returns to Christopher. See the Carriers of Sin for Haze's entry.
Both
- Anti-Hero Team: After they defect from Luna's side and Haze leaves to pursue his own goals, they presumably become this.
- Heel–Face Turn: Descent does this at the end of chapter 6, taking the unconscious Nightingale with him, leaving her as a Hazy-Feel Turn.
- O.C. Stand-in: Unlike the TV series where they were manifestations of Luna's power. Here, they're quite real people working under her. Descent and Haze prove to be subversions in that Descent is the codename for the canon character Flash Sentry, and Haze is actually a changeling with the name Edward sent to spy on Luna. Jury's out on Nightingale being a Canon Character though.
- Quirky Miniboss Squad: The first real challenger to the Elements of Harmony.
- Ragtag Bunch of Misfits: While Descent and Nightingale are siblings, Haze had his own agenda and was only working with them out of necessity.
- Terrible Trio: The three of them when working under Luna.
- True Neutral: Despite their Heel–Face Turn, they aren't willing to fight Luna after she saved them, leaving them neutral parties in the battle between her and the Elements.
- Two Guys and a Girl
Descent/Flash Sentry
The Token Good Teammate amidst the group, he tried to recruit Rainbow into their group. Unlike the others though, he genuinely wanted her to join rather than just to cripple the Elements. He and his sister were originally caught in an accident a month before the story began, causing him to lose his sight and making Nightingale a paraplegic. "Descent" is a code name given by Luna when he joined her, his real name being Flash Sentry.
- Anime Hair: His hair is rather spiky with a large set of bangs framing his face, which becomes more apparent when comparing it to his Equestria Girls counterparts general look.
- Big Brother Instinct: When Nightingale is knocked out by Rainbow Dash during the battle, he briefly aims an attack at them while demanding to know if she's mortally wounded, he quickly calms down when Rainbow reveals that she's uninjured.
- Conflicting Loyalty: While his mission was to serve Luna and bring her Rainbow, he grew to care about her as a true friend and refused to fight after she truly joined the Elements. It's his friendship with her that convinced him to take Nightingale and defect.
- Ship Tease: Pinkie seems to have a thing for him, to the point of flirting with him mid-battle. It's implied he reciprocates too, since he laments not being able to dance with her at her party for when the Mane 6 fully unite, and asks Rainbow to tell her he's sorry.
- Token Good Teammate: He actually did care for the well-being of Rainbow Dash and wanted her to legitimately join them. He's also the only one to pull an outright Heel–Face Turn.
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Unexpected Character: Descent is just a code name Luna gave him. His real name is Flash Sentry.
Nightingale
Descent's sister and a Hot-Blooded member of the group. She is devoted to Luna after she saved her and Descent from the injuries that would have otherwise crippled them.
- Dark Action Girl: The sole girl among the group, and the one most willing to resort to lethal tactics.
- Hazy-Feel Turn: While her brother's is a bit easier to believe, she was unconscious when they left, leaving it unknown if she'll follow in her brothers footsteps, or return to evil.
- My Master, Right or Wrong: Doesn't care if what they are doing is wrong, they owe Luna for healing their otherwise permanent disabilities. Calls out Descent when he starts to question their actions.
- No Name Given: With The Reveal that Descent's name is just a codename rather than his real name, it leaves Nightingale's real name unknown.
- The Smurfette Principle: The only girl of the team.
Villains
Discord
A being said that will spread chaos once an eclipse happens within five years. It revealed in Chapter 10 that Discord is only the name taken by his current form, and he was formerly one of the five Supreme Alicorns and ruler of Ancient Equestria.
- Adaptational Villainy: Justified, in that the comic debuted before Discord's Heel–Face Turn, meaning he was still a legitimate enemy at the time of developing the comic. Even then though, Discord's personality is a lot darker. While in canon he was largely a Trickster God and simply manipulated the Elements so they wouldn't get in his way of bringing general chaos to Equestria, here he's a lot more destructive and desires the death of the Bearers so they don't get in his way again.
- The Corrupter: The cause of a lot of problems in the story thanks to his Discord Gems twisting and distorting those affected by them.
- Dragons Up the Yin Yang: His Alicorn self's cutie mark is a "yin-yang" symbol.
- Fallen Hero: Before he was a Draconequus, he was the ruler of the Alicorns of Ancient Equestria that ruled through justice and order. Sometime after the Berserker Dragons nearly killed his people however, he was transformed into the Lord of Chaos.
- Greater-Scope Villain: He's implied to be the Big Bad, but his influence is rather limited to creating monsters with his Discord Gems, leaving him as this.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: Discord is simply his current name as a Draconequus. His original name as an Alicorn is unknown.
- Well-Intentioned Extremist: He was the ruler of Equestria, and ruled through justice and order. His first priority was the safety of his people, so when the Berserker Dragons risked the complete genocide of the Alicorns, the ruler was willing to banish all their souls to the Lifestream if it meant protecting his people. Unfortunately, said attempt ended in most of his people dying in the process.
- Would Hurt a Child: Demanded that Trixie kill Twilight during the duel despite Trixie's horror at the idea.
The Tantabus
A monster of darkness that attacks magic users, it infects Twilight after she begins to doubt herself and her aura weakens.
- Adaptational Villainy: The Tantabus was originally a creation of Luna's meant to serve as penance for her sins as Nightmare Moon, so this way she'd never forget what she did even if Equestria was willing to forgive her. Here, its a dark entity that prays upon magic users and corrupts them to create Midnight Witches.
- The Corrupter: Any magic user it infects becomes at risk of falling into the darkness, turning them into Midnight Witches.
- Horrifying the Horror: Before it can go after Twilight and Trixie, Pinkamena scares it away with a Death Glare.
- Nightmare Weaver: Those it torments are forced to suffer through their doubts and trauma, creating their worst nightmares. For Twilight, it's the thought she may have only become friends with the other Bearers for the sake of stopping Discord. For Trixie, it's being forced to relive the night her biological parents died in front of her.
Tirek
An ancient evil from Equestria, he was sealed away by powerful Alicorns long before the events of the original series.
- Greater-Scope Villain: Supplementary materials reveal that Tirek is the Final Boss of the story, and that the Tirek from the series is him with only a fraction of his power.
- Sealed Evil in a Six Pack: To seal him away, the Alicorns divided his power into four demons, then sealed him away into the deepest part of Tartarus. To make sure he could never get access to them again, they sent all four into different dimensions: two into the world of Equestria Girls (Earth and Fire), and two into the world the series is set in (Water and Air). The Earth Demon proceeded to possess an inhabitant there, while Sunset Shimmer allowed the Fire Demon to possess her to fight him. The Water Demon meanwhile took possession of a young Pinkie Pie, manifesting in her Superpowered Evil Side Pinkamena. The state of the Air Demon is currently unknown.
- Tom the Dark Lord: The Water Demon currently possessing Pinkie opts to go by the name "Diane". While this is to serve as Mythology Gag to Pinkie's full name, "Pinkamena Diane Pie", "Diane" isn't exactly an imposing monster name.
Luna's Followers
Luna
(Former) Carrier of Wrath
The Princess of the Moon while in Equestria, Luna is now one of the main threats the Elements of Harmony face.
- Adaptational Nationality: As a human, Luna is of Indian descent.
- Defector from Decadence: She was originally the Carrier of Wrath, but left to pursue her own goals.
- Hidden Depths: Descent remarks that Luna is not as evil as the Elements think, and Edward says that both she and Applejack were born to suffer for others.
- No-Sell: She allows Twilight a chance to hit her to test her powers. Twilight does manage to surprise her by summoning a friendship spell. Unfortunately without the other Bearers, it doesn't have enough power to even scratch Luna.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: Luna is merely the name of her Equestrian incarnation that she goes by for simplicity. Her birth name is Latika.
- Out of Focus: Due to being locked away on an island for the year, she is less active than Discord's monsters or the Carriers.
- Parental Abandonment: Supplementary materials reveal that her father is unknown, and her mother died in childbirth, leaving her bouncing from orphanage to orphanage until she was nine. The day she awoke her powers, she was adopted by a European tourist named Christine Ashford, better known as the reincarnation of Queen Chrysalis.
- Pet the Dog: Descent and Nightingale were crippled, and Luna healed them. They repaid her by joining her side.
- Starter Villain: The first of the villains in the series. Originally thought to be the Big Bad but the story reveals she's just a very powerful pawn in the grand scheme of things.
- Sealed Evil in a Can: Celeste manages to banish her to an island that will keep her contained for a year in the hopes the Bearers will be strong enough to fight her then.
Arcana
A follower of Luna's, she is tasked with hunting down and capturing the Elements to be used as hostages after Berserker!Spike's rampage nearly killed them and their Elements. According to Edward, she's a changeling that conspired against Queen Chrysalis that he believes he killed.
- Facial Markings: She possesses a mark on her forehead in the shape of a crescent moon.
- Faking the Dead: Edward fully believes that he killed her some time ago, but she's still alive and in service of Luna now.
The Carriers of Sin
The Carriers As A Whole
From Left to Right: Edward, Chrysalis, Gilda, Spike, Christopher, an Unknown Female, Trixie, Luna, and an Unknown Male
A group of villains known as the Carriers of Sin slowly being put together to counter the Elements of Harmony.
The Elements of Sin are jewels like the ones of Harmony (although not as ancient), they were created in Equestria with bad intentions using dark emotions such as hatred and even lust. They originally weren't named after the Seven Sins, but someone with great power brought them together and named them as such to combat the Elements of Harmony. However, back in Equestria they did not have enough power to stand up to the Elements because there were more positive emotions in Equestria such as love and friendship. But now in the human world where there are a lot more negative emotions, their power has increased just enough to combat the elements of Harmony.
Tropes that apply to the group as a whole:
- Artifact of Doom: Each of the Carrier's is in possession of a Gem representing their sin.
- Pride: The Jewel of Pride is the Alicorn Amulet, and is currently possessed by Trixie.
- Sloth: The Jewel of Sloth is the Death Pearl, and is currently without an owner.
- Envy: The Jewel of Envy is the Emerald of the Damned, and is currently possessed by Haze/Edward.
- Lust: The Jewel of Lust is the Horn of the Exiled Queen, and is owned by Christopher.
- Gluttony: The Jewel of Gluttony is the Anxiety Jade, and is currently possessed by Gilda.
- Greed: The Jewel of Greed is the Fire Ruby/Ruby Heart, and is currently in the possession of the Elements after stopping Berserker!Spike's rampage.
- Wrath: The Jewel of Wrath is unique in that it is three jewels, referred to as the Three Tests of Pain. While initially owned by Luna, after she left the Sins they were left with no owner, though Christopher intends to have Rarity become their new Carrier.
- Divided We Fall: At the moment, two sins are unaccounted for, while only four are on the same side. Luna, the Sin of Wrath, left to pursue her own goals and abandoned her Gem, and Spike, the Sin of Greed, is The Berserker and on no one's side but his own and Rarity's. Christopher however is aware of this and trying to rectify it, namely by trying to turn Rarity into the new Carrier of Wrath, and realizing Spike isn't ready for his Jewel yet, and will return for him once he finally is.
- Evil Counterpart: To the Elements of Harmony, but more specifically:
- Pride/Trixie serves as one to Magic/Twilight. Both being prodigies in the art once they gain access, Trixie fights due her damaged pride, Twilight fights out of duty and for her friends.
- Gluttony/Gilda is one to Loyalty/Rainbow Dash. Both care deeply for their friends, but whereas Gilda leaves after Rainbow made new friends and wants more power so she will be the only one Rainbow needs, Rainbow uses her power to protect her friends and would never leave them.
- Envy/Haze/Edward and Honesty/Applejack. Both have a Mysterious Past and different approaches to the Elements of Harmony. While Applejack wants nothing to do with them, Haze/Edward wants to make sure Applejack joins them. And whereas Applejack is honest to a fault, Haze will lie in an effort to achieve his goals, but will admit to it after the fact.
- Legion of Doom: While its unclear what their overall goal is, they are a group comprised of various antagonists and former antagonists from the original series acting under the orders of Christopher.
- More than Mind Control: This seems to be the case so far for some of them. It's implied that Christopher lied to Luna, telling her of her banishment but not the details behind it nor that Celestia was a caring sister for her. Both Gilda and Trixie fall prey to this due to having their negative emotions amplified.
- Seven Deadly Sins: Their group is both named and themed after them.
- Sixth Ranger: Supplementary Material depicts both Chrysalis and Starlight Glimmer as these.
Christopher
Carrier of Lust
The Leader of the Carriers of Sin, he is also responsible for recruiting them. While his motives are unknown, he is implied to serve Chrysalis. During the events of Berserker!Spike, he disguises as a fake Zecora.
- Beehive Barrier: Soul Shield. It boasts "absolute defense" as the only two ways to even get it is to either have a unique soul or train for at least a century. It shrugged off Zecora's most powerful attack like it was nothing.
- The Chessmaster: He tends to play the long game and plans things based on how others are likely to react. Exaggerated with his recruitment of Trixie and his attempted recruitment of Spike. He deliberately goaded Trixie into attacking Twilight at school so as to distract Celestia and Zecora, giving him the opportunity to approach Spike while disguised as Zecora and give him the Ruby Heart. He then had a pack of Timberwolves nearly overwhelm Rarity, forcing Spike to use the Ruby Heart and awaken as the Carrier of Greed, forcing the Elements to fight against him. He then appeared in front of Rarity and revealed his identity while placing a geas on her so that she couldn't reveal it to others, so that when Zecora found out, the lack of knowledge on him would make Zecora reach the Godzilla Threshold and have her force the other Elements into drafting Applejack rather than let her keep refusing. Doing so required he take massive risks such as Spike being unable to handle his power and destroying the planet, but it was all to service his main goal: assembling the Elements.
- Composite Character: While his true Equestrian Counterpart is unknown, he combines elements of both Chrysalis and Blueblood. He is a shapeshifter and manipulator much like Chrysalis was, and took on Blueblood's form and developed an attraction to Rarity.
- The Corrupter: He approaches his targets in hopes of turning them into Sin Carriers by preying on their weaknesses, fears, and desires, then tempts them with one of the various Sins.
- He sets off a monster attack the moment Gilda visits Rainbow Dash, knowing that she would feel powerless despite being her previous guardian and be envious that Rainbow Dash now has other friends and no longer has to rely on her. This opens her to temptation to join the Carriers.
- Playing to Trixie's pride and the need for a family, he offers both of these to her if she joins the Carriers. Even after (semi)admitting that he was responsible for brainwashing the Flim Flam brothers into disowning her in the first place, it works and she joins.
- He gives the Ruby Heart to Spike while telling him about his past life's oath to be Rarity's guardian. After that, he would isolate Spike and Rarity while sending Timberwolves after them, knowing that they will overwhelm the latter. Spike will be forced into using it save her life, not knowing that it is all a ploy and Rarity isn't in any real danger because Christopher intends for Rarity to be his "Queen of Sin".
- He reveals to Rarity that he was someone close to them and does love them, and tries to make them give into their feelings of anger so they'll become the new Carrier of Wrath, though his attempt is interrupted by Zecora.
- Didn't See That Coming: Rainbow Dash's Red Lightning being able to not just hurt Berserker!Spike but blast a hole right through his abdomen is one of the few times he is surprised.
- Drama-Preserving Handicap: Invoked. His very presence prevents Zecora from aiding the Mane 6 against Berserker!Spike as Zecora is forced to keep a constant eye on him to prevent any doppelganger shenanigans as Fake!Zecora. Zecora tries to break out of the stalemate but was forced back into inaction when it was proven ineffective. Sure enough, the moment Zecora was distracted by Spike being saved, he sends Zecora flying with a blast and moves to lure Rarity somewhere more isolated.
- False Friend: To get information on the Elements, he took on the disguise of Blueblood and proceeded to ingratiate himself to Rarity. Pretending to be their friend, he slowly got them to reveal information on the other Elements, the entire time making them think he was their One True Love. He did have a downplayed case of Becoming the Mask though, falling in love with Rarity and trying to make her his "Queen of Sin".
- Forceful Kiss: Played for Drama. In order to use his Climax ability, he needs to kiss his victim, and proceeds to do so to Rarity. The entire time they are clearly uncomfortable with it, and can't resist due to his Dominio ability freezing their movements. When Zecora manages to arrive and Christopher flees before she can see him, Rarity breaks down in Zecora's arms, the entire situation reminiscent of someone being a victim of attempted rape.
- Great Way to Go: Isn't worried about Berserker!Spike blowing up in his face and killing him. He even says that if he ever gets to choose how he would die, he wouldn't mind it being this.
- The Heavy: While he is implied to serve Chrysalis, he is responsible for most of the conflicts in the series.
- Hidden Agenda Villain: While he may utilize Discord Gems, he doesn't appear to serve Discord, but rather, is implied to serve Chrysalis. He appears to be trying to make sure the Elements of Harmony are formed, as he sent Haze/Edward to try and coerce Applejack into joining the Elements, and gave Trixie specific orders not to kill Twilight, whereas Discord wants Trixie to kill Twilight. He later tells Rarity he ultimately is doing the same as the Elements, locating all the Carriers of Sin and recruiting them. Outside of that, he doesn't explain further. He later explains to Edward this is a deliberate move on his part. By shrouding himself in mystery, he's trying to force Zecora to reach the Godzilla Threshold, in which she'll force the Elements to draft Applejack into the group out of fear the five willing members won't be strong enough on their own, ensuring that all six Elements are active for his plans.
- In the Hood: His Fake!Zecora guise always wears a black hood.
- Mind Manipulation: The first two abilities of the Amulet of Lust are different aspects of this.
- The first ability allows him to influence the subconscious of anyone around him, creating a false idea that he is someone the target cares about. Even if the conscious mind is aware of this deception, the subconscious interferes and forces them to stop their attacks before any blows can connect, granting Chris a seemingly invulnerable defense.
- The second ability: Dominio. He creates a field spell that gives him complete control over anyone standing in it, and can even stop their heart just by ordering it. He uses this on the Flim-Flam brothers to make them kick Trixie out. The only downside is that it cannot be cast instantly.
- Mr. Exposition: Gives pretty much all of the information on the Berserk Dragons and the ancient history of Equestria which predates even the Royal Sisters to Zecora and by extension, the readers.
- Orgasmatron: The third ability of the Amulet of Lust, Climax. Anyone he kisses is immediately overwhelmed by contradictory feelings to the point the mind and body are incapable of reconciling it and risks shutting down, putting the victim in immense pain in the process. Said sensation only lasts as long as he is in the area, and he tends to prefer to just kill his victims rather than use this, but he makes a special exception for Rarity.
- Remember the New Guy?: Not him, but one of his disguises. When confronted by Rarity and revealing how much he knew about them, he reveals that he had used a disguise to fish for information, that disguise being Blueblood. He then explains that Rarity had ultimately considered said disguise a close friend, possibly even their One True Love, yet none of these interactions are actually seen beforehand.
- Terms of Endangerment: After revealing and explaining himself to Rarity, he begins referring to her as his "Beautiful Black Diamond".
- Unknown Rival: None of the Elements are aware he even exists, and those that are either serve him (The Carriers of Sin), or used to (Luna). Even when he first revealed himself to the Elements, he took on Zecora's guise while keeping his identity a secret. He finally drops this after being confronted by Rarity, revealing not only his true form and nature as a Carrier, but revealing he'd secretly been disguised as one of her friends. He later explains to Edward this was a deliberate move on his part. By shrouding himself in mystery, he's trying to force Zecora to reach the Godzilla Threshold, in which she'll force the Elements to draft Applejack into the group out of fear the five willing members won't be strong enough on their own, ensuring that all six Elements are active for his plans.
- Vague Age: It's unclear how old he is, though he admits he couldn't pass for a high school student.
- Villain Takes an Interest: A rather dark example. After being confronted by Rarity, he says he's convinced that she could be the new Carrier of Wrath, and that while he had been initially fishing for information only, he'd come to fall in love with Rarity, and wanted to make her his Queen of Sin.
Edward/Haze
Carrier of Envy
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Initially introduced as The Big Guy for the Shadowbolts, he is actually a changeling in the service of Christopher, and serves as the Carrier of Envy. He has a peculiar interest in Applejack.
- Ambiguously Evil: It's unclear where he falls on the evil scale, as he so far simply acts as Christopher's loyal aid, his only personal interest being in Applejack.
- Dragon with an Agenda: Twofold. On the surface he may seem like one Luna's servants, he is actually one of Christopher's agents, specifically, the Carrier of Envy, tasked with finding information about Applejack and making sure Rainbow joins the Elements. Even then, he finds Christopher's actions rather extreme and confronts him on his true motives and past, and still considers Applejack his main point of concern.
- Even Evil Has Standards: While he is Ambiguously Evil, he's clearly disturbed upon sensing the power of Berserker!Spike, and questions Christopher's decision to make Spike a Carrier of Sin so early since he could potentially destroy half the world.
- In the Hood: Wears a hoodie for most of his initial appearance. Drops this once he returns to Christopher.
- Mysterious Past: His motivations, Equestrian Identity (If he even has one outside of a standard Changeling), and true personality are unknown. The only thing known is that he has some connection to the Elements and claims to know how they would act.
- No-Nonsense Nemesis: He doesn't play around in a fight and turns out to be a serious threat in the first major encounter with the Bearers. So much so that Pinkie had to change into Pinkamena just to fight him. Even then, he'd have won if Rainbow hadn't finally awakened her element and chased him off.
- The Reveal: Is actually a Changeling, and the Carrier of Envy.
- Undying Loyalty: Implied. After Berserker!Spike is stopped and Christopher returns to his apartment, Edward recounts how he "killed" Arcana for betraying their queen, implied to be Chrysalis. He then mentions that Arcana claimed she wasn't working alone, and had thought she was referring to Luna, but after his recent actions, now suspects Chris to be a traitor. He then tells Chris that he better have a good answer for his actions, all but saying he'll attack if his suspicions prove true.
- Villain Takes an Interest: Aside from being ordered to make sure she becomes a Bearer, Edward has a personal interest in Applejack for some reason.
Gilda
Carrier of Gluttony
Rainbow's friend from Cloudsdale, she returns to try and convince Rainbow to come back. After she becomes jealous that Rainbow has made friends other than her, Christopher preys on her weakness and she becomes the Carrier of Gluttony.
- Adaptational Nationality: As a human, Gilda is Russian, and grew up in Russia with Rainbow before Rainbow moved away.
- Clingy Jealous Girl: Just as Rainbow did with Fluttershy, Gilda is likewise jealous that Rainbow made friends other than her when she moved away. Christopher naturally takes advantage of this to turn her against Rainbow.
- Cool Big Sis: Used to be one for Rainbow, protecting her from bullies when they first met.
- Even Evil Has Loved Ones: While she's only evil thanks to Christopher's machinations, she still cares strongly for Rainbow, and believes she needs to save her from the other Elements.
- Living Emotional Crutch: Rainbow served as hers, so much so that the thought of Rainbow not needing Gilda to protect her caused her to cross the Despair Event Horizon and join the Carriers.
- More than Mind Control: She is led to believe that Rainbow will be constantly subjected to dangers so long as she is with the other Elements of Harmony, which Gilda does not want. Combined with her feelings of betrayal from Rainbow choosing them over her, she resolves to kill the Elements and take Rainbow back, joining the Carriers in the process.
- Parental Abandonment: Gilda's parents died when she was younger.
Trixie
Carrier of Pride
Initially a traveling performer for the Flim-Flam Carnival, after she is humiliated by Twilight during her show, Christopher manipulates her adopted parents into disowning her, and coerces her into joining him as the Carrier of Pride.
- Adaptational Badass: The pony version of Trixie was a stage magician and nowhere near Twilight's level of power or skill. Here she's Twilight's equal and was able to beat Twilight in a magic duel (albeit barely and only because Twilight didn't listen to her instructor).
- Adaptational Nationality: As a human, Trixie is of Norwegian descent.
- Always Someone Better: Twilight to her when Pinkie "volunteers" Twilight to perform magic with her. Naturally the villains play on this insecurity to get her to join them.
- Combat Pragmatist: Trixie only manages to score her near victory over Twilight via manipulating her into a Magic Duel while omitting some of the rules which gave Twilight a disadvantage, using her magic for a voodoo doll via a handshake, and right before said duel she deliberately refrains from telling Twilight about the portal spell hidden in the hat she "gave" her, allowing her to turn her own attack against her without breaking any rules during said duel.
- Even Evil Has Standards: Even if brainwashed, a part of her won't let herself kill Twilight in their duel, as she only wanted to make Twilight suffer.
- Happily Adopted: Subverted. The adopted daughter of the Flim Flam Brothers and quite a loving family as well until they're brainwashed into kicking her out.
- Horrible Judge of Character: Willingly sides with Christopher despite him admitting that he was behind her getting kicked out by Flim and Flam. Christopher's wording in his "admission", saying that he simply got the brothers to say what was in their hearts instead of what really happened, which is being brainwashed fully is a big factor in this.
- I Just Want to Be Loved: After losing her birth family to a bear attack, Trixie desperately wishes to regain the feeling of being apart of a family, something she had while with Flim and Flam. After Christopher manipulates them into disowning her and claims he merely had them release what was in their hearts, that they did it so she could become greater than by staying with them, Trixie joins the Sin Carriers after Christopher promises they will be her new family.
- Knight of Cerebus: She was the first enemy to unequivocally defeat the Elements of Harmony (albeit through underhanded means), taking all their elements sans the unclaimed Element of Honesty, and ready to strip them of their memories. She only lost due to the unexpected intervention of The Tantabus, in which it began praying on her own fears and forced her to break down. Had the Tantabus not arrived though, Trixie would have won.
- More than Mind Control: Christopher tells her about the existence of magic and plays off her pride to make Trixie think Twilight only won because of her magic. Add to the fact that she is still upset from Flim and Flam disowning her along with the Discord Gem he gave her, and Trixie became a Carrier. Even after being freed from the Gem and Christopher revealing he was controlling Flim and Flam, she still remains and accepts the Sin of Pride after being offered an extraordinary life and a true family.
- Pride: When the Discord Gem is goading her into killing Twilight, her ego is so big that she was able to resist its influence, much to Celeste's surprise.
The Carrier of Sloth
Carrier of Sloth
One of the remaining Carriers of Sin, he has yet to receive his Gem. He has an interest in Pinkamena. He claims his name is "Cheese".
- Ambiguous Situation: When his hood was finally taken off, he was revealed to look like the incarnation of Cheese Sandwich, and even calls himself "Cheese". It's noted though that Cheese may not be his name, making it unclear if he is just Cheese Sandwich, or something else like an Identical Stranger.
- The Aloner: All There in the Manual revealed that he ultimately only responds to Christopher, and doesn't associate with the other Sins.
- The Ghost: Both his location and identity are unknown.
- In the Hood: He keeps his hood up in most supplementary material, the one time his hood being down shows him to look identical to that of Cheese Sandwich.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: All There in the Manual makes a point to note that he calls himself Cheese, but that it might not be his actual name, making it unclear if he's truly meant to be Cheese Sandwich.
- Time Master: Played with. His Gem allows him to create a field that reduces the perception of time of whoever he uses it on, not only physically slowing them down, but also mentally, including the various senses and reaction times.
- Villain Takes an Interest: His only listed interest is in Pinkamena.
Other Characters
Sweetie Belle
Rarity's little sister, and a constant source of problems for Spike.
- Adaptational Jerkass: A fairly nice pony in the original show, here a scammer who constantly tricks Spike for her amusement.
- Adaptational Nationality: As a human and like her older sister, Sweetie Belle is of French descent.
- Exact Words: She never outright lies to Spike, she just uses the words he wants to hear when telling the truth.
- Everyone Can See It: She easily figures out Spike has a thing for Rarity soon after meeting him.
- Girls Love Stuffed Animals: Subverted. She makes Spike win her a plushie with the intent of selling it online for triple its normal value.
- Jerkass: As wrong as it is for Spike to want the picture, swindling him out of his money not once but twice is unwarranted.
- Loving Bully: It's all but outright said that Sweetie Belle's treatment of Spike is because she has a crush on him, and is annoyed he's instead focused on her sister. Supplementary material even gives the two plenty of material to constitute as Ship Tease.
- Manipulative Bastard:
- Scams Spike out of a dollar in exchange for a photo of Rarity's during her trip. It was...just wasn't a complete one of her.
- She does it again to get Spike to win her a plushie, promising a picture of Rarity enjoying herself at the beach. Spike ends up with a picture of Rarity at four years old playing around in the sand.
- Tsundere: For as much as she treats Spike poorly and calls him her slave, she was very concerned for him when he was comatose for two days, and eventually admits such to him with a blush on her face.
Applebloom
Applejack and Big Mac's little sister and Spike's classmate.
- Adaptational Nationality: As a human and like her siblings, Applebloom is of German (from her father)/Native American (from her mother) descent.
- Adaptational Relationship Overhaul: In canon, Applebloom's relationship with Spike is, at best, acquaintances via their shared connection with Applejack. Here, the two are classmates and good friends of their own accord and didn't know about the connection their sisters shared.
- Shipper on Deck: She's aware of Twilight's crush on Big Mac, and subtly encourages it.
The Wonderbolts
From left to right: Fleetfoot, Spitfire, Soarin
Soarin, Fleetfoot and Spitfire are three expert athletes that Rainbow Dash idolizes. They also perform rescue work in extreme situations.
All Three
- The Ace: All three are only teenagers, yet are aces in their respective sports (parkour, underwater diving, skydiving). They're also considered three of the best students of the Wonderbolt Academy.
- Adaptation Relationship Overhaul: In canon, there's nothing to suggest that any of them have any direct connection to Big Mac. Here, Soarin and Spitfire are his old friends, the three of them intending on joining Wonderbolt Academy together and becoming the Wonderbolts. After Big Mac was forced to give up his dream due to Bright Mac's ultimatum, however, Fleetfoot ended up taking his place. While Soarin is still friends with him and the two keep in contact, Spitfire severed ties with him.
- Anime Hair: They all have this to some degree, with Soarin being the most standout example.
- Emergency Services: They perform various types of rescue work during extreme circumstances, likely due to the rather diverse fields they each focus on.
- Wall Jump: They're the only athletes capable of doing the "ninja jump", and are pleasantly surprised when Rainbow actually pulls it off during the qualifier tournament.
- You Don't Want to Know: Fleetfoot's response when asked what it was that Soarin' said to get her and Spitfire to agree with him.
Spitfire
- He Is Not My Boyfriend: Her reaction to Rainbow asking if she was Soarin's girlfriend.
- The Leader: Of The Wonderbolts.
- Not So Above It All: She finds herself cheering for Rainbow as she nears the finish.
- Only Sane Man: Tries to be this, but often fails due to dealing with Soarin.
- The Stoic: Maintains a poker-face nearly all time.
Soarin
- Affectionate Nickname: Calls Rainbow "my little pegasus".
- Big Brother Mentor: Joins Rainbow and Fluttershy in their Puppy-Dog Eyes, and generally acts like Rainbow's big brother when not being The Mentor.
- Blackmail: Uses this so Spitfire has to let Rainbow compete.
- Cool Big Bro: To both Rainbow and, to a lesser extent, Fluttershy.
- Le Parkour: His area of expertise.
- The Mentor: Teaches Rainbow in numerous ways, including both Parkour and what really matters.
- Wall Jump: Does one when saving Rainbow Dash from bullies.
Fleetfoot
- Adaptational Nationality: As a human, she's of Australian descent.
- Cool Big Sis: For Fluttershy and Rainbow.
- Goggles Do Nothing: Zig-zagged. As the swimmer of the group, her goggles are useful in protecting her eyes. Thing is, she wears them even when not swimming.
- Ms. Fanservice: Considering her area of expertise in comparison to her teammates though, it was inevitable.
- Only Sane Man: While she may fight with Soarin, she is the most level-headed of the group.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: Often gets into little fights with Soarin, but the two are still solid teammates.
Thunderlane
A competitor aiming to join the Wonderbolt Academy, causing him to face Rainbow Dash when she was younger.
- Adaptation Personality Change: His Equestrian self was rather affable and nice. His human reincarnation however is very serious, cocky, and a flat out Glory Seeker at first.
- Age Lift: In canon he's implied to be around Rainbow's age, while here he's explicitly older.
- Anime Hair: His Equestrian selves Mohawk is now a massive mess of spiky hair.
- Glory Seeker: His reasoning for aiming for the Academy is so he can take on Soarin, considered the Achilles of the modern era. He figures if he can surpass Soarin, he'll be the new living legend.
- I Let You Win: He's fully aware Rainbow let him win the race, and while he doesn't know why, he gained respect for her and looks forward to seeing her join him at the academy.
- Le Parkour: Like all competitor's aiming to join the Academy, he's a practitioner of Parkour, and quite skilled in it, only being outclassed by Rainbow Dash.
- Worthy Opponent: He considers Rainbow Dash one in spite of her age, managing to both keep up with and surpass him. After she let him win the race, he is looking forward to her eventually joining the academy in hopes of racing her again.
Scootaloo
A disabled young girl who idolizes the Wonderbolts, she would bare witness to the race Rainbow participated in, and come to idolize her too.
- Abled in the Adaptation: Her Equestrian selves inability to fly is transferred to her human self as injuries caused from suffering a car accident at a young age. Alongside pulmonary complications necessitating an inhaler, the accident cost her the use of her left leg. While she initially just used crutches to get around, supplementary material reveals she eventually has her left leg amputated and replaced with a prosthesis.
- Age Lift: While most of the characters had a Vague Age in Equestria, its more pronounced with Scootaloo when in relation to Rainbow Dash. While Scootaloo was a filly and Rainbow Dash was an adult in Equestria, their human incarnations have a confirmed four year age difference, putting them much closer in age compared to the other Crusaders and their elder sisters.
- Deceased Parents Are the Best: The car accident she was in unfortunately claimed the lives of her parents, requiring she live with her Aunt.
- Early-Bird Cameo: She's first introduced in Rainbow Dash's Origin Story as an attendee for the race she participated in.
- Hero-Worshipper: She's a big fan of the Wonderbolts, even meeting them in person while at the hospital. Soarin took note of how she treated them like superheroes however, and this became part of the reason he took on Rainbow as his protege, in the hopes she could be what they failed to be, someone to look up to. Lo and behold, Rainbow's performance at the race dazzled the watching Scootaloo, and made her see Rainbow as someone to look up to.
Berserk Dragons
Half-demon, half-dragon. These dragons invaded Ancient Equestria and was the reason why Alicorns were an endangered species in the first place. When the remaining Alicorns made a last ditch effort to erase them in their own realm, two of their eggs were stolen by the Architect of Equestria before the war began to avert the upcoming genocide. One of the eggs would hatch and become Spike while the second egg is dropped off to parts unknown.
- Anti-Magic: One of their abilities.
- Diabolus ex Machina: It was stated that they were created by an evil being that managed to extract forbidden souls. Outside of that, not much detail regarding their origins were known about them. What we do know is that they were responsible for the near-extinction of the Alicorns.
- Greater-Scope Villain: Their hunting of Alicorns for their magic indirectly resulted in Discord being the individual he was today, the Architect of Equestria going on a self-imposed exile in the Astral Plane and the Alicorns being an endangered species.
- Mana Drain: They hunted the Alicorns for their magic. One of the reasons is that only Alicorn level of magic is strong enough to hatch their eggs.
- Retgone: The Architect of Equestria erased their entire history to prevent the possibility of the dragons that would actually hatch from the eggs she saved, be it due to some freak accident like Twilight's magic surge, from repeating the same mistake their ancestors made. While it succeeded in Equestria, it failed with Spike when he got reincarnated.
- Superpower Lottery: Having the strength and endurance of dragons combined with the power and magic of demons with a dash of Anti-Magic and Healing Factor allowed them to hunt the Alicorns for their magic with the ease of taking a drink until they are an endangered species.
Bright Macintosh
Patriarch of the Apple Family, a once kind man who turned for the worse after the death of his wife, Pear Butter, now a cold and harsh businessman and father.
- Abusive Parents: Following his wife's death, he became an extremely harsh and cruel father. In addition to blackmailing Big Mac into taking over the family business and abandoning his friends and dreams by threatening to make the much younger Applejack do it if he refused, he was a Control Freak regarding Applejack, to the point of forcing her to network with his business associates and family friends on her own 10th Birthday. It's because of this, Applejack refuses to look at his face ever again, and no longer considers him her father.
- Adaptational Nationality: As a human, he's of Germanic descent.
- Adaptational Villainy: Bright Mac in canon was a case of Too Good for This Sinful Earth, one half of a pair of Star-Crossed Lovers who rejected their families' longstanding feud out of love, and were kind and loving parents to their three children before their untimely passing. Here, while it's implied he once was like canon, he changed for the worse after Pear Butter died, becoming racist against those of the Buffalo Tribe, emotionally abusing Big Mac and Applejack, and being an overall cruel person.
- Face Framed in Shadow: While viewing Applejack's memories, Twilight notes she can never actually see his face. Applejack responds its because she has rejected him as her father and refuses to ever look at his face again.
- Fantastic Racism: He despises the Buffalo Tribe due to holding them responsible for Pear Butter's death, and has no issue taking his anger out on anyone from the tribe, even if they are a literal child like Winona. Making this worse is that both his wife and kids are of the Buffalo Tribe too, but has let his hatred consume him to the point of forcing them to deny their heritage.
- The Ghost: In the present day he's entirely absent, largely due to Big Mac running the estate in Ponyville.
- Mysterious Past: How exactly he came to view friendship as nothing but lies and begin to think everyone would stab you in the back is unknown.
- Spared by the Adaptation: He avoids his canon death and remains alive to the present day, albeit for the worse, as his wife's death has caused him to become a much colder and callous individual.
- Unwitting Instigator of Doom: His racism against the Buffalo Tribe is what causes Applejack to deny Winona is her friend and subsequently chase after her to apologize while he's busy arguing with Big Mac, setting into motion Applejack being attacked by the cougar and Winona sacrificing herself to save AJ.
SPOILER CHARACTER
Winona Strongheart
"Shyness will fade away when you have friends around you."
Once Applejack's pet dog in Equestria, on Earth she was a human girl of Buffalo-tribe Native American descent, and is tied to Applejack's Dark and Troubled Past and Cynicism Catalyst.- Adaptation Species Change: Has gone from a normal dog to human girl.
- Commonality Connection: One of the things she notices about Applejack is that she wears wristbands bearing the colors of the Buffalo tribe, with both revealing they're descendants of said tribe.
- Death by Adaptation: Whereas her canine self is still alive in the canon of MLP:FIM, here she's been dead for several years, having sacrificed herself to save Applejack from a wild cougar, resulting in her getting mauled to death.
- Death of a Child: She was only in Elementary School when she died at the hands of a cougar.
- Early-Bird Cameo: She's briefly seen when Applejack has a flashback as she witnesses Twilight cry out for help in her duel with Trixie, said flashback nearly sending her into hysterics.
- Morphic Resonance: Her skin tone, including the white patches from vitiligo, is heavily reminiscent of her dog self's brown fur with white patches.
- Nice Girl: Applejack's memory of her quickly establishes her as a very friendly and kindhearted person, quickly offering the seat behind her on Applejack's first day at a new school, and being willing to approach her during lunch and offer to be her friend when seemingly no one else would. Even when Applejack tries driving her away to avoid Bright Mac's wrath, she still considers Applejack her friend, and comes back to save Applejack from the wild cougar attacking her, giving her life in the process.
- Related in the Adaptation: While before she was Applejack's pet, here she's Little Strongheart's cousin.
- Spanner in the Works: It's implied that the cougar responsible for her death was either not a cougar, or was being controlled due to it's glowing green eyes, and that Applejack was the intended target, only ever approaching their hangout because of her presence. Winona's presence is the only reason it didn't kill Applejack, her own death being what allowed Big Mac time to show up and kill the cougar himself.
- Uplifted Animal: Technically speaking, as she was a non sapient animal back in Equestria, but was reincarnated as a sapient human on Earth.
- Walking Spoiler: Her existence is tied to Applejack's Dark and Troubled Past, with the few hints of her fate eventually leading to the reveal that her death was Applejack's Cynicism Catalyst.
