The Unfavorite

Bad Apple is an Apple Family relative created by fan author Gabriel LaVedier. He is the eldest child of Granny Smith and uncle to Big Macintosh, Applejack and Apple Bloom. He has been exiled from the Apple family by fiat of Granny Smith because he is a huckster, gambler and general affable scoundrel. While he performs certain illegal activities, he generally holds himself to be an honorable stallion and is always on the side of the innocent and abused.

He generally wears his mane oiled and slicked back. His regular attire is always seen to be a ruffle-chested white shirt, held closed at the throat with black ribbon rather than a tie, a black vest, and an open black coat. He often wears saddlebags with his worldly possessions, typically being bags of questionably-gotten bits, a deck of cards, poker chips, a graphite stick and enchanted parchment.

He has a strong sense of personal justice and does not hold to conservative views such as hatred for Colt Cuddlers or racism against other sentient races. He has, in fact, come into conflict with Granny Smith over the issue, demanding she allow Braeburn and Little Strongheart to be full members of the Apple Family.

In the story The Unfavorite he smooth-talks his way into The Grand Galloping Gala and walks aorund into restricted areas and meets Princess Luna. He and she connect over solitude and exile via female relatives. The two of them share an evening of conversation and breakfast in the morning. She is the source of his enchanted parchment, allowing the two to remain in contact.