Characters

For a list of all ponies appearing or mentioned in the show, see list of ponies.

This page lists reoccurring and notable characters from the show and serves as an index for all character-based articles.

Main characters

Twilight Sparkle	Applejack	Fluttershy
Rarity	Pinkie Pie	Rainbow Dash

File:Spike next to hourglass out of frame S2E15.png Spike

Supporting characters

Apple Bloom	Scootaloo
Sweetie Belle	Babs Seed
Cutie Mark Crusaders

File:Celestia talking S1E13.png Princess Celestia

Princess Luna

File:Princess Cadance S2E26 thumb.png Princess Cadance

File:Shining Armor waits for the bride S2E26.png Shining Armor	File:Prince Blueblood mug.png Prince Blueblood
Royalty

File:Granny Smith id.png Granny Smith	Big McIntosh	File:Braeburn S1E21 thumb.png Braeburn
The Apple family

Mr. and Mrs. Cake	Pound Cake and Pumpkin Cake
The Cakes

Diamond Tiara

Silver Spoon

Twist

File:Snips S1E06 thumb.png Snips	File:Snails S1E06 thumb.png Snails	File:Pipsqueak S2E04 face.png Pipsqueak	Featherweight
School-age ponies

Nightmare Moon	Gilda	Trixie
Diamond Dogs	Discord	Flim and Flam
File:Garble face shot S2E21.png Garble	Queen Chrysalis	King Sombra
Antagonists

File:Hoity Toity thumb S1E14 .png Hoity Toity	File:Photo Finish head small.png Photo Finish	File:Sapphire Shores PageID.png Sapphire Shores	File:Fancypants1.png Fancy Pants
Celebrities

File:Spitfire id.png Spitfire	File:Soarin' id.png Soarin
File:The Wonderbolts mugshot.png The Wonderbolts

Royal guards	Mayor Mare	Nurse Redheart	Cheerilee
Spa ponies		Jet Set and Upper Crust
File:Filthy Rich S2E12 thumb.png Filthy Rich	File:Pony Joe worried S1E26.png Joe	Cloudchaser	Flitter
Thunderlane	Lightning Dust	File:Ms. Harshwhinny id S3E12.png Ms. Harshwhinny	Ms. Peachbottom
Other pony characters

Zecora	Little Strongheart	Chief Thunderhooves	Cranky Doodle Donkey
Matilda	Iron Will	Gustave le Grand	Mulia Mild
Non-pony characters

Inanimate and in-verse fictional characters

Bloomberg	Pinkie Pie's imaginary friends	Tom
Smarty Pants	Daring Do	File:Ahuizotl S2E16 thumb.png Ahuizotl

Animal companions

Angel	Winona	File:Opalescence thumb S1E14.png Opalescence	Gummy
Philomena	Owlowiscious	Tank	Peewee

Creatures

Cerberus	Changeling	Cockatrice	Dragon	Fruit bat
Hydra	Manticore	Parasprite	Phoenix
Quarray eel	File:Sea serpent S1E02 thumb.png Sea serpent	Timberwolf	Ursa	Windigo

Other animals

Background ponies

Names marked with an asterisk in the gallery below are placeholder names and have not been used on the show, by Hasbro, or stated to be official by the show's crew.

This gallery serves as an index.

Amethyst Star Apple Fritter id.png Apple Fritter Aura Berry Pinch ID S1E12.png Berry Pinch* Berry Punch id S1E12.png Berry Punch Caramel.png Caramel Cherry Berry Cloud Kicker* Cotton Cloudy.png Cotton Cloudy* Daisy Derpy Dinky Doo id.png Dinky Doo* Tornados id.png Dizzy Twister* DJ Pon-3 Golden Harvest Goldengrape Mr. Greenhooves thumb S1E15.png Mr. Greenhooves Lemon Hearts id 2.png Lemon Hearts Lightning Bolt id.png Lightning Bolt* Lily Valley Lucky Clover Lyra Heartstrings Lyrica s1e20.png Lyrica Lilac Meadow Song.png Meadow Song Medley-blue id s01e11.png Medley* Merry May id.png Merry May Minuette id.png Minuette Noi id.png Noi* Noteworthy Octavia S1E26.png Octavia Melody Parasol helps set up the clouds S1E08.png Parasol* Piña Colada.png Piña Colada* Princess Erroria* Rainbowshine Raindrops id.png Raindrops* RoseInfobox.png Rose Royal Ribbon* Sassaflash Sea Swirl Shoeshine Snowflake* Sweetie Drops id.png Sweetie Drops Dr. Hooves id.png Time Turner Tootsie Flute1.png Tootsie Flute* Tornado Bolt* Twinkleshine Wild Fire

See also

• List of ponies
• Character appearances tables
• Characters on the Fan Wiki for a list of pages which describe characters' portrayals in fan works