Octavia Melody

Octavia is the fan-given name of a minor character who appears in The Best Night Ever, and whose design is later used in Luna Eclipsed

The Best Night Ever
She plays

a large string instrument

as part of a four-pony musical ensemble at The Grand Galloping Gala. She retains a calm, dignified expression, except when Pinkie Pie disturbs her. At Pinkie's request, the orchestra plays the Pony Pokey. Octavia eventually falls over when Pinkie tries to make her play faster.

Luna Eclipsed
The character's design is used with a different color scheme in Luna Eclipsed. Her coat is yellow, her mane and tail are dark blue, and her eyes are light blue. She plays the fiddle in the a pose similar to the one used in The Best Night Ever, though the hooves are slightly altered, grasping the bow and neck of the intstrument with the hooves' edges instead of at the "wrist". The rest of the band similarly uses the designs and poses from The Best Night Ever, with different color schemes.

Trivia

 * Octavia appears in the 2011 Comic-Con Poster
 * Jayson Thiessen wrote in an online Q&A that, while he is not familiar with Octavia, he figures her instrument is a cello, as befitting for the Gala.

Gallery

 * Octavia image gallery