Minuette

Minuette is a female unicorn pony with a maya blue coat, periwinkle mane and tail with a pigment-blue streak, steel blue eyes, and a cutie mark of an hourglass. Her name has not been used on the show, but she is named in merchandise. She shares her design with Sea Swirl. She has no prominent speaking roles, but she mouths the word "muffins" along with other ponies in Applebuck Season. Her name is the feminine form of "minuet", a 17th century French dance.

Depiction in the series
Minuette is a recurring background character in the series. She first appears in Friendship is Magic, part 1 as one of the trio of ponies heading to Moondancer's get-together, appearing in front of Twilight Sparkle near the beginning of the episode. Despite the scene being situated in Canterlot, Minuette also appears all over Ponyville.

In the episode Winter Wrap Up, she is first seen as a member of the plant team, hornless. She later appears as part of the animal team with her horn included, and during the ice-carving scene she participates as a member of the weather team. In the moment that she is part of the plant team, she is touching heads with "Berry Punch" while singing. In Secret of my Excess, she accidentally collides with Cherry Berry while running away from Spike.

Appearances
Times stated below are approximate and taken from videos available online.

Merchandise
A glitter pony with Minuette's likeness is scheduled for release as a mystery pack toy. The toy uses the Twilight Sparkle mold but features Minuette's color scheme and cutie mark. Her name comes from the card that accompanies the toy. According to the European toy package, Minuette "is always on time".

Minuette, along with a host of characters from the show, appears on the Comic Con 2011 promotional poster. She is right above Rainbow Dash, with a broad smile on her face.

Gallery

 * Minuette image gallery