- For a list of ponies with multiple (fan) names, see alternative pony names.
Characters in narrative fan labor derived from My Little Pony Friendship is Magic typically fall into one of these categories: main characters from the show (like Fluttershy and Twilight Sparkle), supporting characters from the show (including both guest chars like Trixie and recurring ones like Princess Celestia), background characters from the show (like Lyra and Sparkler), and entirely fanmade characters (like Nyx and, as a special case, Surprise).
Characters from the show[]
Main and supporting characters from the show usually retain their general personalities in fan labor, though specific aspects of their "canon" depiction may be emphasized. Abridged series like The Mentally Advanced Series and Friendship is Witchcraft are a popular exception; telling a different story with slightly different characters is the point of those kinds of videos.
Background ponies, on the other hand, do not have established personalities, since they are basically used as "filler" by the production team. This results in many different interpretations for technically one and the same "character". However, for some ponies, a fairly limited spectrum of characterization has emerged; for instance, Lyra's relationship with Bon Bon and the idea that she is, in some way, obsessed with humans, are so widely accepted within the fan labor community that they have become "fanon", deviations from which are commonly frowned at.
OC ponies and ponysonas[]
Finally, as happens in most fandoms with sizable fan narrative output, some fans of the show create their own characters from whole cloth. These characters are generally referred to as "OC ponies", a term adapted from other franchises like Sonic the Hedgehog. The abbreviation is variously said to stand for "originally-created" or "original character". Some fan fiction uses almost exclusively OC ponies (like Fallout: Equestria, where most of the characters from the show are dead), but these fanmade characters are more frequently created as supporting characters or, infamously, as main characters who overshadow the Mane Six.
The term "OC pony" is also sometimes used synonymously with "ponysona", a portmanteau of 'pony' and 'persona'. "Ponification" - the creation of images of real-life humans using the design aesthetic of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic - is quite common in fan art. The resulting "ponysonas" are frequently used as avatars on message boards and other social websites, and people sometimes invent fictional character biographies to go with their respective pony. These so-called OC ponies are, however, distinct from the fanmade characters as described above, because they are usually not featured in fan fiction or (narrative) comics. Exceptions include Lauren Faust's pony of the same name and Sabrina Alberghetti's OC Wild Fire.
Crossovers[]
Very occasionally, characters from a different franchise interact with pony ones, as in Turnabout Storm or stories featuring Doctor Whooves; in the former, a human gets stranded in Ponyville, while in the latter case, the humanoid Doctor is rewritten as a pony. These crossovers are more frequent in fan art, especially of the non-narrative kind, than in fan fiction.
Team Fortress 2 is another franchise commonly seen with ponies. This has been expressed through fan fiction, fan art, videos, and even mods that have been programmed to make the characters in-game look like ponies.
List of character pages[]
This is a list of characters with articles on this wiki. Please create an article first before adding a name to the list.
Ponies with multiple names are marked with an asterisk; very common alternative names are listed in the Notes column.
For how to fill in the second column, see this page.
| Name | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Adagio Dazzle | Supporting character | |
| Apple Bloom | Supporting character | commonly also spelled "Applebloom" |
| Applejack | Main character | sometimes spelled "Apple Jack" |
| Aria Blaze | Supporting character | |
| Babs Seed | Supporting character | |
| Berry Punch* | Background character | |
| Prince Blueblood | Supporting character | |
| Bon Bon | Background character | |
| Braeburn | Supporting character | |
| Button Mash | Background character | |
| Princess Cadance | Supporting character | |
| Canni Soda | Fanmade character | |
| Carrot Top* | Background character | |
| Princess Celestia | Supporting character | |
| Changelings | Supporting characters | |
| Cheerilee | Supporting character | |
| Cheese Sandwich | Supporting character | |
| Queen Chrysalis | Supporting character | |
| Coco Pommel | Supporting character | |
| Colgate* | Background character | |
| Crackle | Background character | |
| Cream Heart | Fanmade character | also: Button's Mom |
| Cutie Mark Crusaders | Supporting characters | |
| Daring Do | Supporting character | |
| Derpy Hooves* | Background character | also: Ditzy Doo |
| Diamond Tiara | Supporting character | |
| Dinky | Background character | |
| Discord | Supporting character | |
| Dizzy Twister | Background character | |
| Doctor Whooves | Background character | |
| Fancy Pants | Supporting character | |
| Flash Sentry | Supporting character | |
| Flim and Flam | Supporting characters | |
| Fluffy Ponies | Fanmade characters | Fluffle Puff (most prominent one) |
| Fluttershy | Main character | |
| Gilda | Supporting character | |
| Granny Smith | Supporting character | |
| Lauren Faust | Fanmade character | Lauren Faust's OC |
| Lightning Dust | Supporting character | |
| Princess Luna | Supporting character | |
| Lyra* | Background character | |
| Mayor Mare | Supporting character | |
| Mystery Mint | Background character | |
| Neon Lights* | Background character | |
| Nyx | Fanmade character | |
| Octavia | Background character | |
| Pets | Supporting characters | |
| Pinkie Pie | Main character | |
| Pipsqueak | Supporting character | |
| Rainbow Dash | Main character | |
| Rarity | Main character | |
| Scootaloo | Supporting character | |
| Screwball* | Background character | |
| Shining Armor | Supporting character | |
| Silver Spoon | Supporting character | |
| Slenderpony* | Fanmade character | |
| Snowdrop | Fanmade character | |
| Soarin | Supporting character | |
| King Sombra | Supporting character | |
| Sonata Dusk | Supporting character | |
| Spa ponies | Supporting characters | |
| Sparkler* | Background character | |
| Spike | Main character | |
| Spitfire | Supporting character | |
| Starlight Glimmer | Supporting character | |
| Sunset Shimmer | Supporting character | |
| Suri Polomare | Supporting character | |
| Surprise | Fanmade character | based on preliminary version of Pinkie Pie |
| Sweetie Belle | Supporting character | |
| Thunderlane | Supporting character | |
| Lord Tirek | Supporting character | |
| Tootsie Flute | Background character | |
| Trixie* | Supporting character | |
| Twilight Sparkle | Main character | |
| Twist | Supporting character | |
| Vinyl Scratch* | Background character | also: DJ Pon3 |
| Wild Fire | Background character | Sabrina Alberghetti's OC |
| The Wonderbolts | Supporting characters |
See also[]
- Alternative pony names
- Characters on the FiM Wiki for a list of characters portrayed in the show, with links to pages on their portrayal in the show