Relationships



Friendships, romances, and other relationships in My Little Pony Friendship is Magic and other official material.

Twilight Sparkle and Pinkie Pie


When Twilight and Pinkie Pie first met, she thought of her to be awkward when she gasped and ran away after Twilight said hi to her. Later that same day, Pinkie threw her a welcome to Ponyville party at her new library, but when they were out to look for the Elements of Harmony, Pinkie showed Twilight how just laughing can scare away anything that scares her, which makes Twilight realize that she's the Element of Laughter. During Griffon the Brush Off, Twilight thought that Pinkie was jealous when Gilda came to town, and wanted to spend more time with Rainbow Dash than Pinkie herself, but when Twilight discovered the truth about Gilda, she apologized to Pinkie for misjudging her.

In Swarm of the Century, after the discovery of the Parasprites and after they started infesting Ponyville, Twilight thought Pinkie wasn't any help when Pinkie kept asking for help in finding instruments, thinking she was just being random, but after Pinkie locates all the instruments and leads the parasprites out of town, Twilight learns that she should always take her friends seriously, even when they don't make sense. In Feeling Pinkie Keen, Twilight was wondering why Pinkie kept talking about her Pinkie Sense, and not taking them seriously, regardless to what her friends keep saying. Twilight was desperate in finding the truth of the Pinkie Sense, but she was never successful, and finally, she started believing them, but she wasn't sure why.

In Green Isn't Your Color, after Spike told Twilight and Pinkie his secret crush for Rarity, and after Rarity and Fluttershy told their secrets to Twilight, Pinkie kept reminding Twilight that she shouldn't break promise because losing a friend's trust can lose a friend in general. In Baby Cakes, Twilight offers to help Pinkie Pie in taking care of Mr. and Mrs. Cake's foals, but Pinkie refuses because she thinks Twilight thought Pinkie couldn't take care of the responsibility herself. In It's About Time, Twilight goes to Pinkie for tips on what the future may hold, thinking her Pinkie Sense can predict the distant future, but she immediately realizes that her Pinkie Sense can only predict the immediate future. In MMMystery on the Friendship Express, after the Cakes' cake entry for the Canterlot Baking Competition, Twilight tries to give Pinkie advice on how to find out who was the one that ate parts of the cake, but Pinkie refuses to listen and automatically assume it was the other three bakers, but Pinkie finally gives in and listens to Twilight.

In Too Many Pinkie Pies, after Pinkie started making duplicates of herself using the mirror pond in the Everfree Forest, the real Pinkie suggests to Twilight a test so they can find out who the real Pinkie is, and whoever fails the test, Twilight sends back into the pond. During Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 1, Pinkie Pie sends a letter to Twilight right after her and her friends set off on a train back to Ponyville. In Trade Ya!, Twilight tries to trade all her books for pretty much anything, but Pinkie Pie tells Twilight that she should only sell her books to something she really wants. After a big auction that Pinkie held and explained what these books did for Twilight over the years, it reminded Twilight how much the books meant to her. Even if she wouldn't read them anymore, they still held great value for her.

Twilight Sparkle and Applejack


Applejack was the first pony Twilight met personally when she arrived in Ponyville in Friendship is Magic, part 1. Applejack gives Twilight a hearty welcome, and Applejack and her family offer Twilight a brunch in tasting the food for the Summer Sun Celebration. During part 2, when she helped Twilight in finding the Elements of Harmony, Applejack tried to save Twilight after a cliff collapsed. When Applejack finds out that Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash were just below Twilight, Applejack asks her to let go. Twilight thought she was crazy at first, but she then believed her, and that's what taught her that Applejack was the Element of Honesty.

Twilight helps out Applejack whenever she's in need of it; for example, in Applebuck Season, when Applejack was working too hard in getting her work done, Twilight keeps asking Applejack if she needs help, but she keeps refusing. After Applejack causes some innocents around town, Twilight keeps persuading her to change her mind, but at the peak of her temper, Applejack finally gives in. Twilight also offers to help Applejack in The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000 after Applejack and her family were having a hard time in a cider making contest with Flim and Flam. Twilight asks Mayor Mare if "honorary family members" can help, and Applejack felt honored to have "her family" helping her win.

Applejack and Twilight sometimes have their differences; for example, in Winter Wrap Up, when Twilight offers to help the plant team, Applejack thinks Twilight isn't strong enough to help, but when she does, she uses magic which creates a mess of snow. This made Applejack furious. Also, in Look Before You Sleep, when Applejack and Rarity were stuck at Twilight's library during a storm, Twilight suggests they stay for a slumber party. Even though Applejack didn't want to ruin Twilight's first slumber party, she does so anyway after her and Rarity argue throughout the entire party.

During Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 2, Applejack was the first pony to recommend Twilight returning to Ponyville for her own safety.

Twilight Sparkle and Rainbow Dash


Twilight first met Rainbow Dash while Rainbow Dash was practicing tricks to impress the Wonderbolts and crashes into her in Friendship is Magic, part 1. Twilight teases her in thinking the Wonderbolts wouldn't allow a pony that can't keep the sky clear, but Rainbow proves her wrong by clearing the sky in "10 seconds flat". In Friendship is Magic, part 2, Rainbow Dash offers to help fix the bridge that leads to the Castle of the Royal Pony Sisters, but when the Shadowbolts slow her down, Twilight thought Rainbow would abandon her friends to join them, but Rainbow refuses, which makes Twilight discover that she's the Element of Loyalty.

In her time of need, Twilight always helps Rainbow; for example, when Rainbow Dash was having trouble studying for her Wonderbolt Reserves test in Testing Testing 1, 2, 3, Twilight offers multiple methods in making studying easier for her. Rainbow and Twilight argue throughout most of the study sessions, and Rainbow keeps blaming Twilight because she thought she wasn't helping her. In the end, she finds out Rainbow concentrates better when she's flying, so Twilight gets her friends to help out by giving examples and signs on what to expect on the test, while flying.

Despite them being best friends, Rainbow Dash teases Twilight alot, mainly by calling her an egghead. In Fall Weather Friends, she teases Twilight because since she reads alot, she wouldn't be good at racing, despite Twilight beating her to the finish line at the end. Twilight kept telling Rainbow Dash that the Running of the Leaves was just a game, and that Applejack wasn't cheating, but Rainbow Dash didn't listen. In Read It and Weep, after Rainbow Dash gets caught in a flying accident, she gets bored in the hospital, but when Twilight offers Rainbow to read Daring Do: And the Quest for the Sapphire Statue, Rainbow refuses, saying she's not an egghead. When Rainbow Dash finally reads the book, she enjoys it. After Twilight discovers it, she offers Rainbow to her collection of Daring Do books to read.

Twilight Sparkle and Rarity


Twilight first meets Rarity in Friendship is Magic, part 1 when Twlight comes to Ponyville to check on preparations for the Summer Sun Celebration. After Rainbow Dash messes up Twilight's mane, Rarity offers Twilight to go with her to Carousel Boutique for a makeover. While Rarity went to look for some rubies for Twilight's saddle outfit, Twilight runs away, worrying she would dye her coat a different color. In Friendship is Magic, part 2, after a Sea serpent loses his mustache, Rarity cuts off her tail to give to him as a replacement, which makes Twilight discover she's the Element of Generosity.

Rarity gets really protective over Twilight's feelings; for example, she tries her hardest in making sure her and Applejack wouldn't ruin Twilight's first slumberparty, but that doesn't really go very well. Also, in Winter Wrap Up, when Twilight attempts to make a nest for the birds that are returning from the south and she doesn't do well in making it, Rarity attempts to compliment Twilight on her hard work.

With Rarity's generosity, she offers Twilight and her friends gifts for every occasion, such as making her a dress for the Grand Galloping Gala in Suited for Success and for Twilight's birthday in Sweet and Elite, and Twilight gets easily impressed with her simple work with the latter.

Twilight Sparkle and Fluttershy


Fluttershy was really shy around Twilight when she first met her, so shy that she was speaking too soft for Twilight to hear. While Twilight and her new friends were heading to the Castle of the Royal Pony Sisters to look for the Elements of Harmony in Friendship is Magic, part 2, after a Manticore ambushes them, Fluttershy was the only one not to engage in battle with it, instead, comforting the poor creature and showing it kindness, which made Twilight discover that she's the Element of Kindness.

Twilight always tries to help Fluttershy in her time of need, offering friendly advice, or letting her know if she's doing something wrong; for example, in Stare Master, Twilight asks Fluttershy if she was sure if she can handle foalsitting the Cutie Mark Crusaders while they have their slumber party, and Fluttershy was certain she could, that is, until she found out she bit off more than she can chew, which gave Twilight an idea for a letter to Princess Celestia. During A Bird in the Hoof, when Twilight discovers Fluttershy kidnapped Celestia's bird, Philomena, after discovering the poor bird was sick, Twilight tried covering for her, and helping her take care of the bird by forcing her to get well again. Twilight also tells Fluttershy the possible risks of what Celestia might do to her if she found out Fluttershy took Philomena.

Twilight cares for Fluttershy's feelings, and knows she trusts her, as proven in Green Isn't Your Color, when Fluttershy told Twilight that she hated being a model, and begged her to tell Rarity. Twilight also helped out Fluttershy whenever she was afraid, as seen in Dragonshy, when Twilight just let Fluttershy flee the group after she confesses her fear of dragons, and in Hurricane Fluttershy after she was afraid of messing up everything by flying too slow.

Twilight Sparkle and Spike


Spike was Twilight's baby dragon assistant, even before they moved to Ponyville. Spike was there to locate books for her, write letters for Princess Celestia, and even cheers her up and gives her friendly advice whenever she's upset or stressed out. Spike was the one that keeps reminding Twilight to make some friends while she's in Ponyville. Sometimes Spike makes mistakes and goofy jokes, and Twilight sometimes glares at Spike in pointing out his flaws, and even sometimes corrects him for his mistakes, but whenever Spike does a job well done, she will always compliment him.

Twilight does help out Spike whenever he is in desperate need of it, and she really cares about his feelings, like in Owl's Well That Ends Well; even though she was disappointed at Spike when he tried to set up Owlowiscious, she became worried after Spike ran away from home, thinking she didn't love him anymore. Also, in Dragon Quest, she offers to stay up late in helping Spike find out who he really is, but was unsuccessful in doing so. Twilight was the only one that agreed on having Spike joining the Dragon Migration so he may find out who he really is, but also follows him while doing so, along with Rainbow Dash and Rarity. When Spike had trouble fitting in, she and her friends offered to assist him, like having him win at a tail wrestle. When Garble and his gang were about to gang up on Spike when he declined on smashing the phoenix egg he stole, Twilight and her friends tried to protect him against them.

Whenever Spike gets worried and sad, Twilight is there to help. In The Crystal Empire - Part 2, Spike gets a vision of Twilight sending him away, but luckily for him, Twilight promised she would never send him away, and when Spike was having stage frights during Equestria Games, she helps him light the torch, and making sure he keeps his confidence, even when he made a fool of himself when he sang the Cloudsdale national anthem. Even though she doesn't always need Spike's help all the time, there are times where she was in need of him most, like in Lesson Zero when Twilight was having a mental breakdown, and Spike was the only one that took her problems seriously, and called the princess for help, and in the Crystal Empire - Part 1, when Twilight was trapped and couldn't get the crystal heart to Cadance, she instructs Spike to do it.

Even after Twilight became a princess, Spike remained to stick at his post as her number 1 assistant.

Twilight Sparkle and Princess Celestia


Twilight has been a student of Princess Celestia ever since Twilight was a filly. After a powerful magical surge that affected Twilight from Rainbow Dash's Sonic Rainboom, Princess Celestia was among the few that witnessed Twilight's magic breakdown. Celestia has offered Twilight to become her personal student in her school for gifted unicorns, and Twilight gratefully accepts. During the years, Celestia and Twilight have become close friends.

While Twilight has been doing her research, she always reports her findings to her teacher via letter with the help of Spike; especially, when Twilight figures out the prophecy of the Mare in the Moon. After Twilight reports this to the princess, she responds that Twilight shouldn't be "reading those dusty old books", and then the princess gives Twilight this task to go to Ponyville to make sure everything is prepared for the Summer Sun Celebration, and more importantly, make some friends. Seeing how Celestia really cares about her student's feelings, when Twilight was upset that she was about to leave Ponyville and her new friends, and return to her studies back in Canterlot, Celestia gives Twilight a new task in learning the magic of friendship.

Twilight takes her teacher very seriously when she assigns Twilight work, making sure she's not tardy, and making sure everything is correct; otherwise, in Twilight's point of view, she thinks Celestia would punish her for not getting her work done, and always overreacts on how Celestia might punish her, as seen from Lesson Zero and A Bird in the Hoof. Celestia herself doesn't really care when she gets it done; she would always think Twilight is a wonderful student regardless.

Even though Twilight and Celestia share a close bond, Twilight always bows down to her in greeting, even when Twilight is already a princess. After Twilight becomes a princess, Celestia would no longer be Twilight's teacher, but she says she would always be there to help Twilight in her time of need, like telling her not to worry, as a princess, she will soon play her part.

Twilight Sparkle and Cutie Mark Crusaders


Twilight first meets Apple Bloom along with her family in Friendship is Magic, part 1 when Twilight visits Sweet Apple Acres to check on preparations for the Summer Sun Celebration. Apple Bloom was among the ponies in the family to beg for Twilight to stay for brunch. In Call of the Cutie, while Apple Bloom was desperate in earning her cutie mark for Diamond Tiara's Cutesenara, Apple Bloom begs Twilight to cast a spell in having her earn her cutie mark right away, but fails to do so, and says that discovering her talent will take time. Twilight was one of the ponies that called Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo "three lucky fillies" with not having to discover their talents yet, they get to enjoy the thrill of trying to discover them.

In The Show Stoppers, when the crusaders were trying to find out what they should do to earn their cutie marks, Twilight offers them suggestions that they should do what they already enjoy doing, and Cheerilee suggests that the three fillies would be able to do so in the Ponyville Talent Show. Twilight was confused after the crusaders explained what they were in charge of in the show, which made Twilight confused by their choices because she knew what their true destinies were meant to be, and she knew one day they'll figure it out.

In The Cutie Mark Chronicles, Twilight explains to the crusaders how she got her Cutie Mark, which during the end of the story, she gets overexcited which scares the crusaders away. After hearing Rainbow Dash's story, it makes Twilight learn that she has made a special connection to her friends before she met them. Once a week, the crusaders visit Twilight for a personal study session known as Twilight Time.

Twilight Sparkle and Princess Luna


As Nightmare Moon returned to Equestria after having to be banished to the moon in Friendship is Magic, part 2, Twilight knew about the prophecies which made Nightmare pleased that somepony has remembered her. While Twilight was researching all she could to find the Elements of Harmony, Nightmare Moon set up five different traps which made Twilight realize what her new friends actually meant to her, and after Twilight has explained that, the Elements of Harmony were found and used to turn Nightmare Moon back to Luna. In Luna Eclipsed, Twilight was the only one not to fear Luna, and Twilight wanted to help her fit in with the townfolk. After so many failed attempts, Twilight realizes that the Ponyville citizens were just having fun with Luna, and Twilight set Luna an example to prove to her so.

Princess Luna, along with Celestia, knew about Twilight's future, and by the time Twilight became a princess, Twilight has discovered surprising truths about her past, as seen in Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 2. In Twilight's Kingdom - Part 1, Luna was one of the princesses that explained to Twilight now that she's a princess, she will soon play her part.

Twilight Sparkle and Discord


In Return of Harmony parts 1 and 2, Discord was an enemy to Twilight and her friends. Princess Celestia gives Twilight and her friends a mission to use the Elements of Harmony against Discord before he spreads chaos across Equestria. When Discord brainwashes Twilight's friends, it really starts to aggravate Twilight, as well as Discord, whom he keeps teasing Twilight and explaining his chaotic plans to her. After a failed attempt to defeat Discord, Twilight's friends leave her, and as Discord teases her, Twilight loses hope, that is, until Princess Celestia gave her back all the friendship letters she sent to her, and after curing her friends from Discord's curse, and defeating Discord once in for all.

In Keep Calm and Flutter On, after Twilight and her friends bring Discord back (under Celestia's orders), Twilight didn't trust at all, thinking Fluttershy couldn't reform him. Twilight keeps threatening Discord that she and her friends would turn him back to stone if he doesn't cooperate. After Fluttershy finally befriends Discord and he finally gets reformed, even though she would let Discord roam freely around Equestria, she still doesn't trust him.

In Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 1, Twilight and her friends summon Discord to help with a situation with some weeds popping out from the Everfree Forest, and thinking that Discord done it, he doesn't cooperate with them; instead, he keeps teasing them. In part 2, after Twlight's friends asked her to return home for her own safety, Discord listens to her problems, and even though he was still trying to get under her skin, it persuaded Twilight to return to her friends to stop the infestation. When Twilight and her friends return to Ponyville, Discord explains about the Plunderseeds, which aggravates Twilight thinking they could've used his information earlier, but all Discord responded was, "What kind of friend do you think I am?"

In Three's A Crowd, Discord crashes the bonding time between Twilight and Princess Cadance because he pretends to be sick and says he needs medical attention. Discord uses this time to test Twilight, making sure she was his friend because he implies that she never writes to him or pops in for a visit, even though Twilight had no idea where he lived. Even though Discord teases Twilight and her friends nonstop, his teases were proven useful when Twilight read the Journal of the Two Sisters and found a clue of how to open the Tree of Harmony chest. During Twilight's Kingdom - Part 2, it turned out Twilight was actually friends with Discord, even after he betrayed Equestria for Lord Tirek, and it really made Discord surprised and grateful. Discord gives Twilight a medallion that Tirek gave him as a signal of loyalty, but found out it was fake, and Discord gives Twilight the medallion out of graditude, which actually turns out to be Twilight's key for the chest.

Twilight Sparkle and Trixie


Trixie and Twilight first meet in Boast Busters. As Twilight watches Trixie "show-off" with her magical abilities, Spike keeps persuading Twilight to use her own magic against Trixie to stand up to her friends, but she refuses, thinking her friends would think of her as a show-off too. When Snips and Snails brought an Ursa Minor to town, Twilight uses her magic to comfort the ursa and bring it back to it's cave, which Trixie says, it ruined her life, as mentioned in Magic Duel.

Trixie returns to Ponyville in Magic Duel to gain revenge on Twilight. After Trixie uses her Alicorn Amulet to beat Twilight in a magic duel and banishes her from Ponyville, Twilight tries her hardest to practice using her magic with the help of Zecora. Twilight uses a fake amulet and her friends to trick Trixie into thinking Twilight was more powerful than her, which made Trixie take off her necklace, which after, Trixie gets confused to why Twilight's amulet wasn't working for her, and Twilight explains about how she used the magic of friendship to beat her. Trixie apologizes to Twilight how she treated her and her friends and begged for her forgiveness, and Twilight accepts it.

Twilight Sparkle and Flash Sentry


In My Little Pony Equestria Girls, Flash Sentry welcomes Twilight to the Crystal Empire once she arrives at the castle. After Twilight transferred to the human world, she bumps into Flash Sentry awkwardly multiple times, and Flash normally tries to help her up or pick up her spilled sundae. After Twilight gets blamed for ruining the Fall Formal decorations, at the hands of Sunset Shimmer, Flash Sentry rescues her from punishment after giving Vice Principal Luna evidence that the photo copies Sunset made were fake, and right after, Flash asks Twilight to go to the dance with him, and even though she gave awkward nos (for a different reason) and running off, she eventually says yes to one dance after Flash asks a second time.

After Sunset Shimmer ruins the dance, and eventually gets defeated by Twilight and her friends, Flash asks once again to dance with her. Twilight dances awkwardly during the reprise of This is Our Big Night, Flash Sentry joins along. Twilight meets pony Flash Sentry back in Equestria, bumping into him again, and Flash playfully says to Twilight, "We have to stop bumping into each other like this." as human Flash did when Twilight bumped into him in the human world. Twilight's friend tease her for having a crush but she denies it.

In My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks, Twilight and Flash still harbor romantic feelings toward each other. When Flash is brainwashed by the Dazzlings along with the rest of the students, he is constantly at his schoolmates' throats, even Twilight's, who he chews out for trying to steal his thunder, driving Twilight to tears. They eventually reconcile when the Dazzlings' spell is broken.

Twilight Sparkle and Shining Armor
Twilight reveals that she has an older brother, Shining Armor, in A Canterlot Wedding - Part 1. She sings B.B.B.F.F. (Big Brother Best Friend Forever), a song about their close bond and how much she misses him after she moves to Ponyville. When Twilight was a filly, Shining Armor was the only one Twilight ever "considered a friend". Shining Armor, though extremely busy with his duties around Canterlot and the Crystal Empire, he still has time for his little sister, whom he calls "Twily".

During the Canterlot Wedding, Twilight finds out Shining Armor is getting married to her old foalsitter, Princess Cadance, and Shining offers Twilight to become his best-mare. Before the wedding, Twilight gets a little bit overprotective of her brother when she thought Cadance turned evil. When Twilight took things too far by hurting Cadance's feelings, Shining gets angry at his little sister and changes his mind about Twilight being his best-mare. After Twilight finds out the truth, learning that the Cadance that was with Shining Armor was an impostor, and after Shining snaps out of the curse Chrysalis set on him, all was forgiven between the two.

After the Crystal Empire returns, Shining and Twilight still rarely see each other, but they still help each other out in their time of need; for example, when the Crystal Empire returned, Shining asked for her and her friends to help the crystal ponies become happy again, and Twilight gets worried for Shining after King Sombra sets a curse on him. Also, during Games Ponies Play, Twilight asks her brother to help her with Ms. Peachbottom (whom Twilight thought to be Ms. Harshwhinny, the Equestria Games inspector) with a tour of the crystal castle.

Twilight Sparkle and Princess Cadance


Twilight reveals that Princess Cadance was her foal-sitter when she was a filly. They had a very close bond during the days, and even when Twilight calls herself just a "regular old unicorn", Cadance thinks otherwise. Twilight and Cadance even made up their own chant that goes "Sunshine, sunshine, ladybugs awake... clap your hooves and do a little shake", and the two laugh it out right after; they continue doing this chant even when they reunited. At the end of A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2, Twilight becomes Cadance's sister-in-law when Cadance marries Shining Armor.

After the Crystal Empire has returned, Twilight does all she could to have her and her assist Cadance whenever she is in need of help; for example, in The Crystal Empire - Part 1, Twilight does all she could to help out the crystal ponies, as well as getting the crystal heart back to stop King Sombra, and in Games Ponies Play when Twilight and her friends attempt to help the Crystal Empire win as the foreground for the Equestria Games.

After Cadance and Twilight reunited, they barely have enough time to spend with each other without Equestria hanging in the balance, and they really enjoyed spending time with each other as seen in Three's A Crowd when Cadance comes to visit her, and Cadance even tries to cheer Twilight up, telling her how much fun she had with her, even when Discord got in the way. Whenever in need, Cadance even offers Twilight assistance, and making sure Twilight stays calm, even after Twilight became a princess, and she even tells her that she will soon play her part.

Twilight Sparkle and Zecora


In Bridle Gossip, Twilight was the only one that didn't find Zecora suspicious, until some poison joke in the Everfree Forest affected her horn, and in which she too thought Zecora was an evil enchantress, until Zecora and Apple Bloom explained the truth to her. Whenever Twilight finds something she can't understand, she normally goes to Zecora for assistance, like in Swarm of the Century when she needed help identifying the Parasprites, in Secret of My Excess to find out the reason why Spike is growing, in Magic Duel when Twilight needed help to fight Trixie because she banished her out of town, and in Princess Twilight Sparkle parts 1 and 2 to help identify the Plunderseeds situation.

Twilight Sparkle and Big McIntosh


Big Mac and Twilight first meet in Friendship is Magic, part 1, but wasn't really shown to be interacting with one-another. In Lesson Zero, Twilight asks for Big Mac's help after Twilight sets a curse to her Smarty Pants doll which the Cutie Mark Crusaders fight over, only to have himself set to the curse as well. Big Mac also helps Twilight in disaster-proofing Ponyville in It's About Time, and Twilight helps Big Mac in carrying Mr. and Mrs. Cake's cake entry for the Canterlot Dessert Competition in Canterlot to the train using her magic.

Twilight Sparkle and Mr. and Mrs. Cake


In Swarm of the Century, Twilight visits Sugarcube Corner to check on the food for Princess Celestia for her visit to Ponyville, and Twilight compliments on their food, until it all gets eaten by Pinkie Pie. In Party of One, Twilight stops by Sugarcube Corner to get a cake from Mrs. Cake for Pinkie's birthday party, unaware that Pinkie was listening. In Lesson Zero, Twilight stops by Sugarcube Corner to get a cake for her friends in a picnic, but Twilight realizes that the cake Mrs. Cake gave her had too many frostings on some cupcakes, and she didn't want anypony to feel upset knowing one pony will have more frosting than the other. In Baby Cakes, the Cakes ask Twilight to offer foalsitting their foals, but Twilight declines because she's busy writing a report to Princess Celestia on all of her other reports he wrote to her. In It's About Time, Mrs. Cake helps Twilight disaster-proof Ponyville by filling the water tower with extra water.

Twilight Sparkle and Mayor Mare
In Applebuck Season, Twilight attempts to make a speech on Applejack's victory of saving Ponyville from the stanpeed of Cattle, only to keep being interrupted by her friends, including the mayor. In Winter Wrap Up, after Twilight helps making everypony organized to help spring come on time, the mayor congratulates Twilight on a job well done, and rewards her an all-team organizer vest. In The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000, while the Apple family was having trouble with a cider-making contest against Flim and Flam, she asks the mayor if honorary family members were allowed to assist in the contest, and said it was okay. In Inspiration Manifestation, the mayor runs to Princess Twlight to report that the gazebo has been turned into solid crystal, and that two ponies were trapped inside.

Twilight Sparkle and Cheerilee
In The Show Stoppers, Cheerilee walks with Twilight back to Golden Oak Library, only to find the Cutie Mark Crusaders making a mess, trying to research on finding out their destinies. Cheerilee helps out in suggesting that the crusaders should enter the Ponyville Talent Show. Sometime before Lesson Zero, Twilight asked Cheerilee if she can borrow a blackboard, and sometime during Lesson Zero, Twilight and Spike return it to her.

Twilight Sparkle and Cloudchaser and Flitter
In Hurricane Fluttershy, while all the pegasi were practicing for the day they need to transfer water to Cloudsdale, the two ponies were observing her anemometer, wondering what it does. Since they couldn't understand how Twilight explained it, they had to ask Spike for a translated version.

Twilight Sparkle and the school-aged ponies
In Boast Busters, Snips and Snails share the news of Trixie arriving in town to Twilight and Spike, but keep bragging that Trixie is the most talented Unicorn in Ponyville. To prove it, Snips and Snails goes inside Everfree to bring an Ursa Minor to town. After Twilight saves the town from the Ursa, Twilight points out what the two colts did, and decided to punish them by making them clean the ruins from Trixie's wagon, as well as giving them "number 25".

As shown in Call of the Cutie and Twilight Time, Twilight doesn't seem to like Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon that much, for they keep putting-down the Cutie Mark Crusaders, and Twilight stands up for them by giving the two fillies true comebacks. Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon didn't seem to care for Twilight before she became a princess, but once she did, they respected her greatly, and used the Cutie Mark Crusaders to get to her for Twilight Time.

In Twilight Time and Trade Ya!, all the school-aged fillies colts greatly respected Twilight, for she is an alicorn princess celebrity, and they keep asking for her autograph or a picture.

Pinkie Pie and Applejack


Applejack and Pinkie Pie are best friends, and probably they've been friends since before Friendship is Magic, part 1, since Pinkie is friends with everypony in Ponyville. In Applebuck Season, during Applejack award ceremony for protecting the town against a stampede of Cattle, Pinkie was the only pony not to think anything was wrong with Applejack. Pinkie asked for Applejack's help to make muffins at Sugarcube Corner, and even when Applejack was too tired, she still helped her out, but accidentally poisoning her and other ponies in the process.

In Feeling Pinkie Keen, it shows that Applejack believes in the "Pinkie Sense", and tells Twilight that she should listen to her whenever Pinkie's twitching, but sometimes, Applejack tries to correct Pinkie for whenever she makes any mistakes or when she thinks about the wrong ideas, and sometimes Applejack gets a little bit sarcastic over Pinkie's silliness, as seen in Hearth's Warming Eve.

In The Last Roundup, Applejack is shown to get annoyed by Pinkie's constant chatter at times. Even with a pony as honest as Applejack, Pinkie even asks Applejack to swear in a "pinkie promise", but when it's completely necessary, Applejack finds a way around the promises she makes to Pinkie.

In Magical Mystery Cure, after Twilight accidently switches her friends' Cutie marks, Pinkie ends up working at Sweet Apple Acres. While Twilight's friends try to get their destinies fixed, Applejack ends up helping Pinkie remember her destiny: to make the ponies in Ponyville smile.

In Pinkie Apple Pie, Pinkie thinks she's related to Applejack, but it is unknown for sure, so Applejack takes her family and Pinkie on a road-trip to see Goldie Delicious to find out for sure, but they fail to find out for sure. Nevertheless, Applejack and her family consider Pinkie as an Apple to the core for putting up with her and her family at their worst.

Cutie Mark Crusaders and Babs Seed
In the episodes One Bad Apple, Apple Family Reunion, and Bloom & Gloom.

Applejack
On February 13, 2013, the official Facebook page of Gameloft's mobile game posted an image of Applejack with unchecked checkboxes for "Taken pony" and "Single pony" and a checked checkbox for "Looking for that very special somepony".

Cheerilee
In the episode Hearts and Hooves Day, the Cutie Mark Crusaders try to set the two up. After their meddling backfires, the two pretend to be in love to teach the fillies a lesson. They appear together again briefly in the episode Just for Sidekicks, and in the IDW comics, they appear together briefly in the Friendship is Magic Issue #1 story The Return of Queen Chrysalis and on Jetpack Comics and Larry's Comics exclusive covers RE of Friendship is Magic Issue #9 and also interact with each other briefly in the Friendship is Magic Issue #10 story Zen and the Art of Gazebo Repair - Part Deux "If You Only Have a Hammer, You See Every Problem as a Nail". On May 8, 2013, the official European Spanish My Little Pony Facebook page referred to Big McIntosh as Cheerilee's querido.

Fleetfoot
In the IDW comics' Friendship is Magic Issue #9 story Zen and the Art of Gazebo Repair and Friendship is Magic Issue #10 story Zen and the Art of Gazebo Repair - Part Deux "If You Only Have a Hammer, You See Every Problem as a Nail".

Princess Luna
In the IDW comics' Friendship is Magic Issue #10 story Zen and the Art of Gazebo Repair - Part Deux "If You Only Have a Hammer, You See Every Problem as a Nail".

Royal guards
Joked by M. A. Larson and Lauren Faust on Twitter.

Tealove
In the IDW comics' Friendship is Magic Issue #10 story Zen and the Art of Gazebo Repair - Part Deux "If You Only Have a Hammer, You See Every Problem as a Nail".

Cranky Doodle Ryan
In the last week of November 2012, Katie Cook identified the mule Cranky Doodle Ryan as her husband, Ryan, and on October 13, 2012, Andy Price referred to a unicorn mare as Katie Cook. Cranky Doodle Ryan and the Katie Cook pony appear together briefly in the IDW comics' Friendship is Magic Issue #1 story The Return of Queen Chrysalis.

Blue Moon and North Star
In Enterplay's collectible card game, α #60 C, a card of Blue Moon, states "Canterlot insiders say that Blue Moon and North Star have been dating for months. When asked about their relationship, Blue Moon was quoted as saying, 'She [sic] makes me feel so young!' "

Mr. and Mrs. Cake
Mr. and Mrs. Cake are stated to be a married couple. They appear together in every episode that Mr. Cake appears in, in the IDW comics' Friendship is Magic Issue #7 story, Friendship is Magic Issue #8 story, Friendship is Magic Issue #9 story Zen and the Art of Gazebo Repair, and Friendship is Magic Issue #10 back-up A page from the scrapbook of Big Mac, and briefly in the book Twilight Sparkle and the Crystal Heart Spell. They have two children: Pound Cake and Pumpkin Cake.

Sassaflash
Briefly during the song The Perfect Stallion in the episode Hearts and Hooves Day, Scootaloo. Caramel and Sassaflash interact with each other again briefly during the song A True, True Friend in the episode Magical Mystery Cure.

Matilda
In the episode A Friend in Deed.

Ahuizotl
Joked in the episode Daring Don't.

Twilight Sparkle
In the film My Little Pony Equestria Girls.

Sunset Shimmer
Mentioned in the film My Little Pony Equestria Girls. In My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks, Sunset admits she merely dated Flash for popularity purposes.

Marian
In.

Flank Thrasher
In the IDW comics' Friendship is Magic Issue #12 story neigh anything Part 2 presentable in periwinkle, Flank Thrasher falls for Poindexter's disguise at the Canterlot Academy Fall Formal Gala during Princess Cadance's flashback.

"Strawberry Cream"
Briefly during the song The Perfect Stallion in the episode Hearts and Hooves Day, Apple Bloom.

Mrs. Harshwhinny
In the IDW comics' Annual 2013 Equestria Girls story, the human Harshwhinny is addressed with the honorific "Mrs.", rather than "Ms." as her pony counterpart is.

Cloudy Quartz
Igneous Rock and Cloudy Quartz are stated to be a married couple in the book Pinkie Pie and the Rockin' Ponypalooza Party! They appear together in a flashback in the episode The Cutie Mark Chronicles and throughout the book. Their children are stated to include Pinkie Pie, Marble Pie, Limestone Pie and Maud Pie.

Iron Will
In the IDW comics', Iron Will is stated to have a wife and son.

Jet Set and Upper Crust
Jet Set introduces Upper Crust as his wife in the episode Sweet and Elite. They appear together throughout this episode and briefly in the episode Hearth's Warming Eve.

Alice Price
On October 13, 2012, Andy Price referred to an Earth pony stallion and a unicorn mare respectively as himself and his wife. The two ponies appear together briefly in the IDW comics' Friendship is Magic Issue #1 story The Return of Queen Chrysalis, Micro-Series Issue #3 story How Rarity Got Her Groovy Back, and Friendship is Magic Issue #9 story Zen and the Art of Gazebo Repair.

Lyra Heartstrings and Sweetie Drops
In Slice of Life, Lyra and Sweetie Drops are shown to be very close friends, getting along in most situations. Even after Sweetie Drops reveals her background as a secret agent and Lyra is hurt by the deception, the two reconcile in the end.

In Rainbow Rocks and Friendship Games, Lyra and Sweetie Drops' human counterparts are equally close, collaborating during the CHS Musical Showcase and again reconciling after a confrontation in All's Fair in Love & Friendship Games.

Princess Celestia
On page 21 of, the King Sombra of an alternate dimension refers to Princess Celestia as "my dear, sweet Celestia". On the following page, he tells the Mane 6 and Spike that he loves her; at the same time, in Twilight's home world, Princess Celestia tells Princess Luna that she loves him.

Rarity
On page 16.

Fluttershy
On page 16.

"Silver Script"
Briefly during the song The Perfect Stallion in the episode Hearts and Hooves Day, Apple Bloom.

Dan
A Hub bumper shows a magazine titled We with a cover reading "Dan & Pinky [sic] Pie? Summer fling or wedding ring". They interact with each other in multiple Hub promos.

"Princess Golden Dream"
In the episode Hearts and Hooves Day.

Shining Armor
Princess Cadance and Shining Armor are a couple. They get married to each other in the episode A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2. They appear together in every subsequent episode that they appear in, in the IDW comics, in the book Welcome to Equestria!, and briefly in the book Twilight Sparkle and the Crystal Heart Spell.

Queen Chrysalis
In the episodes A Canterlot Wedding - Part 1 and A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2.

Princess Celestia
On October 21, 2012, Hasbro's My Little Pony Facebook page posted with an image of Shining Armor, Princess Cadance, and Princess Celestia "Princess Celestia and Shining Armor celebrate their six month wedding anniversary today! Here’s a pic from their big day - post your well wishes here!" before deleting the post and posting with a cropped version of the image "Princess Cadance and Shining Armor celebrate their six month wedding anniversary today! Here’s a pic from their big day - post your well wishes here!" later in the same day. Princess Celestia interacts with Shining Armor briefly in the episodes A Canterlot Wedding - Part 1 and A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2.

Buck Withers
In the IDW comics story arc Neigh Anything. Cadance is shown to show very little interest in Buck, but is encouraged by her friends to go with him to the Fall Formal Gala (where she subsequently dumps him).

Lemony Gem
In the IDW comics story arc Neigh Anything. Both Lemony Gem and Diamond Rose are shown to be infatuated with Buck, even fighting over him briefly. When Cadance dumps Buck at the Fall Formal Gala, Lemony Gem and Diamond Rose attempt to comfort him. At the end of the story arc, Buck and Lemony Gem are shown to be in a relationship.

Diamond Rose
In the IDW comics story arc Neigh Anything. Both Lemony Gem and Diamond Rose are shown to be infatuated with Buck, even fighting over him briefly. When Cadance dumps Buck at the Fall Formal Gala, Lemony Gem and Diamond Rose attempt to comfort him.

Spike
Spike develops a crush on Rarity the moment he sees her in Friendship is Magic, part 1, and their relationship develops over the course of the series.

In IDW's, Rarity is restored by the other five ponies with the power of friendship and Spike's love for her, and the evil force possessing her is destroyed.

In My Little Pony Equestria Girls, Rarity's human counterpart strokes the dragon-turned-puppy Spike's chin and calls him "so adorable". When the students of Canterlot High School find out that Spike can talk, he incredulously asks if a talking dog is the weirdest thing they've seen that night. Rarity, calling Spike adorable again, picks him up and scratches behind his ears.

In the chapter book Rarity and the Curious Case of Charity, when Spike displays infatuation toward Charity Sweetmint and Charity likewise dotes on him, Rarity shows signs of jealousy, especially when Charity addresses him as "Spikey-Wikey".

Prince Blueblood
In the episodes The Ticket Master and The Best Night Ever. They appear together again briefly in the episode Sweet and Elite and are shown together in a very brief flashback from The Best Night Ever during the song A True, True Friend in the episode Magical Mystery Cure.

Hayseed Turnip Truck
In the IDW comics' story The Trials of Hayseed Turnip Truck. Their interaction with each other in the episode Sweet and Elite.

Trenderhoof
In the episode Simple Ways, Rarity has a crush on Trenderhoof, but he doesn't return her affections.

Applejack
Also in Simple Ways, Trenderhoof develops a crush on Applejack, but she doesn't return his affections.

Tempeh
In the IDW comics' story How Rarity Got Her Groovy Back.

Hoofbeard
In the IDW comics story arc My Little Pirate: Friendship Ahoy.

Jewel
In the story X Marks the Spots.

Blazing Saddle
In the IDW comics story arc The Good, the Bad and the Ponies.

Blackthorn
In the IDW comics story The Root of the Problem.

8-bit
In the IDW comics'. Rarity and 8-bit go out on a date, but Rarity talks about herself the entire time.

Night Light
Night Light is stated to be married to Twilight Velvet in Gameloft's mobile game. They appear together in every episode and IDW comic that they appear in. They are stated to be the parents of both Twilight Sparkle and Shining Armor.

"Ponet"
Briefly during the song The Perfect Stallion in the episode Hearts and Hooves Day, Apple Bloom.

Lucky Clover
Wild Fire and Lucky Clover appear together in a brief flashback in the episode A Canterlot Wedding - Part 1 and briefly in the IDW comics' Friendship is Magic Issue #1 story The Return of Queen Chrysalis. On May 3, 2012, Sabrina Alberghetti referred to Lucky Clover as Wild Fire's "'very special somepony'".

MandoPony
On September 2, 2013, Sabrina Alberghetti wrote "I really don't care about ANY character shipping to be perfectly honest. Unless it's Wild Fire and Mando (mainly cause it's real) :P". Wild Fire and MandoPony appear together briefly in the IDW comics' Friendship is Magic Issue #7 story.