Lyra Heartstrings

Lyra is the fan-given name of a unicorn background pony. She is frequently 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. Highly emotional she can get overly excited but is also prone to crying at the smallest things, such as when the parasprites ate her pie. Lyra, as she is referred to by the fandom and sometimes the production staff, is derived from her cutie mark, a lyre.

Lyra is often seen with Bon Bon, an earth pony. The two are depicted talking in crowd scenes, enjoying a snack, or watching Applejack and Rainbow Dash during the Iron Pony competition. This is likely a mere coincidence of the layout process. Hasbro placed the two ponies together in the middle of the Comic Con 2011 promotional poster as a nod to the fanbase.

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

Gallery

 * Lyra image gallery

Trivia

 * Lyra's name is latin for "Harp" and it is possible that her name is derived from the constellation "Lyra" of Earth