Octavia

Octavia is the fan name given to a dark gray earth pony who appeared in The Best Night Ever. In that episode she is part of the band that provides music for the Grand Galloping Gala, and plays a large stringed instrument. Though she has no dialog, her cultured look and expressions won her a great deal of notice from fans. She also appeared as one of the muscians performing at the Garden Party in Sweet and Elite.

Personality
Octavia stands out by virtue of being an earth pony capable of playing the double bass or cello. She's normally a cultured, sophisticated pony who enjoys classical music and is often placed in juxtaposition to Vinyl Scratch and her wild hip-hop personality. Vinyl usually tries to get "Octy" to lighten up, if she's not hating on Octavia's music preferences, and the pair usually develop some kind of friendship if they ever meet in a story. Due to her nickname "Octy", she is occasionally depicted as an octopus with a pony face in fan art, sometimes in conjunction with "Seapony Lyra".

Relationships
Due to a similarity in coloring, she is sometimes taken as one of Pinkie Pie's sisters. As mentioned above, she is usually portrayed as friend, roommate, or romantic partner to Vinyl Scratch. Epic Wub Time, for instance, sees them merely as flatmates, Beethoofen Virus ships them explicitly.

When her childhood is portrayed, her parents are frequently depicted as strict and forcing Octavia to learn an instrument. A humorous take on that concept is shown in the short comic A slice of life: Octavia by Dreatos.

Origin of name
At least two people claim to have come up with the name "Octavia" independently.

Gallery

 * Octavia image gallery