Rockhoof

Rockhoof is a male Earth pony and figure of Equestrian legend first mentioned in season six's The Crystalling - Part 2. He makes his first physical appearance in, and he also appears in the season seven episode Campfire Tales.

Design
Rockhoof shares his body design with Trouble Shoes and "Hammerhead McColt".

Depiction in the series
Rockhoof is first mentioned in The Crystalling - Part 2 by Sunburst as the subject of a spell called "Rockhoof's Rapport".

In Campfire Tales, Rockhoof is the subject of a campfire story told by Applejack, and is her and Apple Bloom's favorite legend. In the story, Rockhoof is the son of a farmer who lives in a village at the foot of a great volcano. He dreams of joining an elite group of pony guards called the Mighty Helm. Unfortunately, he is too scrawny to even pull an axe out of a tree stump, and the guardsponies ridicule him for his weak stature, giving him a shovel and telling him to stick to farming and digging.

One day, the volcano near the village erupts and threatens to destroy it. When the villagers refuse to abandon their homes, Rockhoof uses his shovel to dig a trench and divert the lava's flow. Through his determination and force of will, Rockhoof miraculously transforms into a powerful stallion, giving him enough strength to finish digging the trench and save the village from destruction. His achievement earns him the respect of his fellow villagers and acceptance into the Mighty Helm's ranks.

Beyond a few minor vocal effects, Rockhoof does not have any dialogue in his series appearance.

Depiction in comics
In IDW comics' series, Rockhoof appears on cover A of  and as the central character of. In the latter issue, Sunburst reads about Rockhoof's exploits after joining the Mighty Helm, written by Star Swirl the Bearded. While Rockhoof enjoys a period of outperforming the other guards and making close friends, his continuous nights of partying with them cause him to gain a lot of weight and severely slow down in guard training.

When the volcano is in danger of erupting again, Rockhoof discovers the cause to be a Cherufe, a one-eyed lobster-like creature of rock and magma. Due to being out of shape, Rockhoof is quickly defeated by the Cherufe and disgracefully dismissed from the Mighty Helm. To redeem himself, Rockhoof gets back into shape and challenges the Cherufe a second time, eventually reuniting it with its child.

Rockhoof also appears on 's cover RI and in.

Quotes
"Begging your pardon, ma'am. I'd keep me shovel if it's all the same to you."

- To Steela Oresdotter,

"Oh, this? Aye, this is the shovel that saved the town. Of course you can touch it, but be warned, it's still hot."

- My Little Pony: Legends of Magic Issue #2

"Did you say challenge?"

- My Little Pony: Legends of Magic Issue #2

"Being part of the Mighty Helm is all I ever wanted to do. It's time I proved it."

- My Little Pony: Legends of Magic Issue #2