Lyra Heartstrings

Lyra (as she is referred to by the fandom and sometimes the production staff) is one of the most frequently seen background ponies on the show and can be seen in many background gags, such as bouncing on clouds (even though she is a unicorn and not a pegasus), jumping around excitedly, or drinking from a cup. Highly emotional, she can get overly excited, but is also prone to crying at the smallest things, such as when the parasprites ate her cake. Her fan-given name is derived from her cutie mark, a lyre. She is well known for her strange sitting pose, as seen in episode 7, Dragonshy.

Interestingly, Lyra is often seen with an earth pony known by the community as Bon-Bon. The two have been seen talking in crowd scenes, enjoying a snack, or watching Applejack and Rainbow Dash during the Iron Pony competition. While this may be a mere coincidence of the layout process, it has cemented the two as being good friends within canon.

Notably, Lyra's humanlike sitting pose seen in Episode 7 of Season 1 has become a fad amongst My Little Pony fans.

Appearances
Times are approximate and taken from videos closest to an eventual DVD release (i.e. with minimal transitions at commercial break points).

Gallery

 * Complete image gallery for Lyra.