Here be the list of characters from The Cadanceverse.
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Musical Six
Octavia Philharmonica
The Element of Honesty. She plays the cello, and specializes in symphonic music.
- Elegant Classical Musician
- Forgiven, but Not Forgotten: Some ponies in Ponyville still haven't forgotten her... controversial first impression.
- Heroic BSoD: Gets into one after Shining Armor and Pageturner tell her exactly what they think of her.
- I'm Not Here to Make Friends: Explicitly expressed her reason being in Ponyville was to show everyone the glory of music, not to have fun or make friends. She later drops this viewpoint once she learns to soften up.
- Jerkass: At first.
Lyra Heartstrings
The Element of Kindness. She plays the lyre and specializes in ballads and bard songs.
- Genki Girl
- Knight in Shining Armor
- Stalker with a Crush: Lyra is head over heels for Bonbon.
Bluenote
The Element of Laughter. She plays the tuba and specializes in jazz.
- Dismotivation: She's content to be a music teacher, and doesn't feel driven to become a symphony-level player.
Medley
The Element of Loyalty. She builds instruments which are played by natural forces, such as windchimes.
- Can't Hold His Liquor: She gets buzzed pretty easily whenever alcohol is present.
- Knight in Sour Armor: The grouchiest member of the team, although this is Equestria, so she's still not terribly grumpy.
- Starving Artist: A mild example; she's not destitute, but her shop is very run down and her Lotus-Eater Machine hallucination was a future in which she had enough money to have the luxury of eating an apple without needing to eat the core as well.
Fluttershy
The Element of Generosity. She conducts birds and specializes in marches and ballroom music.
- Friend to All Living Things: Oh yes, much like her main canon self.
- Mama Bear: To her animals.
- Shrinking Violet: Just like her main canon self, to no one's surprise.
- Soapbox Sadie
Vinyl Scratch
The Element of Magic. She plays on drums and speakers, and specializes in what she calls "wubstep".
- Do Not Call Me "Paul": Her real name is "Virola" and she really doesn't like it.
- Dubstep: Specializes in this. She calls it "wubstep".
- Dude, Where's My Respect?: Deeply hurt by Twilights offer to teach her academic-level magic. Well, not so much the offer, but she didn't have to be so patronizing about it...
- Friendly Rival: Is called this by Twilight Sparkle, who has a different viewpoint on what "magic/music" is.
- The Smart Guy: She has to be; the technology to make her music hasn't been invented yet so she has to make it herself.
The Foal Trio
Bebop
- All Drummers Are Animals: The most energetic of the foal trio, she's also the only percussionist.
- Genki Girl: Loud and very energetic.
- Meaningful Name: Named after "bebop", a style of jazz that is characterized by its fast tempo and rapid chord changes. Bebop is a very loud and energetic filly.
Silver Spoon
- Alpha Bitch
- Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better: The thought of Sweetie Belle being a better singer than her sends her into a meltdown.
- Elegant Classical Musician: She seems to be aspiring to be this.
- Innocently Insensitive: She can still be pretty mean even when she thinks she's being nice.
- Nice to the Waiter: Implied to have enough heart to treat her maids and servants decently.
- "Well Done, Son" Guy: The reason why she had to be perfect in anything is because she wants to meet her father's standards. However, said father eventually sets her right about her perfectionist behavior.
Tootsie Flute
- Born Lucky: Her special talent is being lucky.
Recurring Characters
Princess Cadance
The ruling Princess of Equestria. She is talented at a variety of musical instruments, and is best at singing.
- Golem: She's not a true alicorn; she's a golem created with a form of one by Starswirl the Bearded as an initial solution to resolve Celestia and Luna's bickering over who should rule.
- Politically-Active Princess
- Princesses Rule: The main ruler of Equestria, and holds the title of "Princess".
- So Proud of You: Says this to Octavia after she and her friends successfully manage to defeat both Burning Sun and Nightmare Moon.
- Turned Against Their Masters: A rare case when this trope is a good thing.
Zecora
Zebra who lives in the Everfree to protect the animals there. She plays the kora, which is a type of harp.
- Friend to All Living Things: Even krakens.
Antagonists
Burning Sun
The tyrant alicorn of the Sun and older sister of Nightmare Moon.
Nightmare Moon
The tyrant alicorn of the Moon and younger sister of Burning Sun.
Nemesis
A mysterious entity that corrupted both Celestia and Luna.
