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Twinkle is the placeholder name for a background pony. She is a unicorn pony with a white coat, a pink mane and tail, electric blue eyes, and a cutie mark of three sparkly blue stars. She shares her design with Lemon Hearts. She had a speaking role in Friendship is Magic, part 1.

Depiction in the series
Twinkle is commonly featured as a background pony, usually seen with Lemon Hearts. One scene in The Ticket Master shows her running with a mane style resembling Cherry Berry and "Berry Punch's".

Her first and most prominent appearance was in Friendship is Magic, part 1, where she, Lemon Hearts and Minuette meet Twilight Sparkle in Canterlot while carrying presents on their backs. She explains to Twilight that they are on their way to Moondancer's get-together and asks her to join them. When Twilight declines on the grounds that she has "a lot of studying to catch up on", Twinkle expresses her exaggeration behind Twilight's back and chides her for showing more interest in books than friends. She is next spotted in the surprise party that Pinkie Pie throws for Twilight later in the episode, and has since then remained a regular sight in Ponyville.

In the episode Winter Wrap Up, she is part of the animal team.

In Cutie Mark Chronicles, she appears in Fluttershy's flashback of flight camp, standing on a cloud in the sidelines before the race starts even though she is not a pegasus--it was stated in Sonic Rainboom that only pegasus ponies can stand on clouds. However, it was shown in the same episode that a spell exists that can allow non-pegasus ponies to walk on clouds, and being a unicorn herself, such a remedy is certainly within Twinkle's abilities.

She attends the Grand Galloping Gala in The Best Night Ever.

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

Merchandise
A unicorn pony named Twinkleshine was released as both a surprise bag figurine and a Playful Pony toy in 2010. The toy shares Twinkle's cutie mark, eye color, and mane color except for the darker streak. The coat color, on the other hand, is pink in contrast to Twinkle's white.

Quotes
Friendship is Magic, part 1
 * Twinkle: There you are, Twilight. Moondancer is having a little get-together at the west castle courtyard. You wanna come?
 * Twilight Sparkle: Oh, sorry, girls. I got a lot of studying to catch up on!
 * Twinkle: Does that pony do anything except study? I think she's more interested in books than friends.

Trivia

 * Twinkle is one of the first three background ponies to appear in the show--the other two being Lemon Hearts and Minuette--and the first to have a speaking role.
 * Based on the physical description of G1 Moondancer, Twinkle herself would be a likely candidate for the pony if she had not said she was heading to Moondancer's get-together.