Lyra Heartstrings

Heartstrings is the name of a unicorn background pony. Her cutie mark is a lyre. Her name is not mentioned in the show, and it first appeared in the accompanying pamphlet of a surprise bag toy released in late October 2011.

Appearances
Heartstrings is seen on the show doing background gags, such as bouncing on clouds, jumping around excitedly, drinking from a cup, or slouching on a park bench. She cries when the parasprites eat her pie in Swarm of the Century. A partial list of her appearances is specified in the charts below.

Lyre Heartstrings is frequently seen next to Bon Bon. The pairing has been explained by a layout artist to be mostly coincidental and based on aesthetic considerations, as far as season one is concerned. The two are depicted talking in crowd scenes, enjoying a snack, or watching Applejack and Rainbow Dash during the Iron Pony Competition. Despite only being coincidental in the show, the designer of the Comic Con 2011 promotional poster intentionally placed them together. In Lesson Zero, at one point in the background she physically fights one-on-one against Bon Bon for the dominance of Smarty Pants.

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

Gallery

 * Heartstrings image gallery

Trivia

 * The lyre is a common cutie mark in the series, but it also appeared in previous My Little Pony generations, for example on the G3 earth pony Bee Bop.