Shooting Star

Shooting Star
Earth Temporary Shooting Star in The Best Night Ever Unicorn 1 Unicorn 2 Crystal Shooting Star as a unicorn pony in Sweet and Elite Shooting Star as a differently maned unicorn pony in Hearth's Warming Eve Shooting Star as a Crystal Earth pony in Twilight's Kingdom - Part 1
Kind	Earth Unicorn
Sex	Male
Other links	Shooting Star image gallery

More info
Eyes	Pale, light grayish cornflower blue
Mane	Moderate azure
Coat	Light gray
Magic aura	Moderate azure
Cutie mark

Shooting Star is a male background pony with a white coat, light blue mane, tail, and eyes, and a cutie mark of a dark blue Orion constellation. He is an Earth pony both in some in-show appearances and in merchandise, while he is a unicorn both in some in-show appearances and in other media. He is unnamed in the show, but he is named in merchandise and other media.

Design

Shooting Star shares his tail style with "Sir Pony Moore", and as a unicorn, he sometimes also has the same mane style and pony kind as Neon Lights, Dark Moon, "Flank Sinatra", S02E26 Unnamed Unicorn Stallion #1, and S02E26 Unnamed Unicorn Stallion #2, and the same mane and tail style as Star Hunter, Twilight Sky, and "Cosmic".

Depiction in the series

Season one

Shooting Star shaking Twilight Sparkle's hoof in The Best Night Ever.

Shooting Star most commonly appears among other high-society Canterlot ponies. He first appears in The Best Night Ever as a guest at the Grand Galloping Gala. He is one of several chorus singers in At the Gala; during the scene in which he shakes Twilight Sparkle's hoof forcefully and struts off to the ballroom, he appears larger than usual; during the critter stampede, he appears with a mostly-alternate design.

Season two

In Sweet and Elite, Shooting Star appears several times during Becoming Popular (The Pony Everypony Should Know) and at the Canterlot Garden Party. A unicorn version of him takes part in the pageant in Hearth's Warming Eve. He walks through Canterlot alongside Fine Line in A Canterlot Wedding - Part 1, and he attends both wedding ceremonies as well as the reception in A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2.

Season three

Shooting Star appears during The Failure Song in The Crystal Empire - Part 1, watches the Summer Harvest Parade in One Bad Apple (as a unicorn), and appears at Twilight Sparkle's princess coronation in Magical Mystery Cure.

Season four

In Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 1, Shooting Star appears in the crowd panicking to Twilight when Princess Celestia and Princess Luna disappear. He appears in Maretropolis in Power Ponies, at Fashion Week in Rarity Takes Manehattan, at the Ponyville Days festival at the end of Simple Ways, at the Rainbow Falls Traders Exchange in Trade Ya! (as a unicorn), and in the stadium crowd in Equestria Games. He is seen at the Crystal Empire in Twilight's Kingdom - Part 1, and his unicorn version has his magic stolen by Lord Tirek at the end of the episode.

Season five

Shooting Star having a cup of tea in Princess Spike.

In Make New Friends but Keep Discord, Shooting Star appears once again as a guest of the Grand Galloping Gala. In Princess Spike, he enjoys tea at a Canterlot cafe and watches a polo game outside the castle. In Amending Fences, he walks in front of the Canterlot library. In Canterlot Boutique, he appears at the Canterlot train station and the Canterlot Carousel grand opening. In Rarity Investigates, he talks to an unnamed Wonderbolt at the dinner before Princess Celestia's royal garden opening in Canterlot Castle. In The Mane Attraction, he attends Coloratura's performance of The Magic Inside at the Helping Hooves Music festival. In The Cutie Re-Mark, he attends Twilight Sparkle's lecture on cutie marks at the School for Gifted Unicorns.

Season six

In A Hearth's Warming Tail, Shooting Star appears in the Castle of Friendship during Hearth's Warming Eve celebrations during the Hearth's Warming Eve Is Here Once Again reprise. In Spice Up Your Life, he makes a cameo appearance walking through Canterlot. In Buckball Season, he appears as one of the unicorns unsuccessfully trying out for Rainbow Dash and Applejack's buckball team.

Season seven

In Celestial Advice, Shooting Star makes a cameo appearance attending Starlight Glimmer and her friends' Equestrian Pink Hearts of Courage medal ceremony. In Forever Filly, he makes a background appearance talking to Dr. Hooves in Ponyville. In Parental Glideance, he spectates the Wonderbolts showcase in Canterlot. In Triple Threat, he appears in the crowd for Ember and Thorax's Dragon Fire Flame of Friendship ceremony in front of Ponyville Town Hall.

Season eight

In Surf and/or Turf, Shooting Star makes a cameo appearance exiting the Friendship Express as it arrives at Mount Aris. In Yakity-Sax, he attends the Wonderbolts' derby in Canterlot and when Pinkie Pie suddenly appears and poorly plays her yovidaphone. In The Washouts, he appears in the audience for each of the titular groups' two Ponyville shows.

Season nine

In The Beginning of the End - Part 1, Shooting Star briefly appears walking through Canterlot. In The Point of No Return, he makes cameo appearance walking through Canterlot and later walking by the Canterlot Library with Twinkleshine. In Common Ground he appears as a buckball fan in the opening newsflash and later entering the Appleloosa buckball stadium and attending various games. In She's All Yak, he appears in the sequences of high-class ponies during Fit Right In. In The Last Laugh, he appears in a flashback in the line of Cheese Sandwich's customers during Kettle Corn's birthday party. In 2, 4, 6, Greaaat, he spectates the buckball game between the School of Friendship and the School of Magic and also watches the halftime cheerleading routine.

Appearances

Times are approximate.

Season one
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26	3:49 - outside Canterlot Castle at the Grand Galloping Gala; 4:12 - standing inside the castle gates; 4:20 ~ 5:47, 6:44 - seen during At the Gala; 8:06 - talking with Perfect Pace; 8:09 - seen at the Gala; 8:14, 8:21, 8:27, 14:25 - talking with Fine Line; 8:54 - talking with "Sir Pony Moore"; 10:09, 10:12, 12:47 - in the castle ballroom; 11:51, 18:18 - talking with Eclair Crème; 12:39 - walking past Applejack's apple stand; 15:01 - at the Gala table with Royal Ribbon; 15:16 - listening to Pinkie Pie; 15:24 - shaking hooves with Twilight Sparkle; 15:29 - climbing the castle lobby steps; 16:42 - glaring at Pinkie Pie; 18:30, 18:32 - watching Pinkie's stage dive; 18:37, 18:44, 18:51 - watching Rarity's meltdown at Prince Blueblood; 18:59, 19:09 - watching the statue topple; 19:19 - looking at Rainbow Dash; 19:39, 19:47, 19:50 - galloping through the ballroom chaos Duplicates: one at 3:49

Season two
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9	9:26, 9:31, 10:01, 10:06 - seen during Becoming Popular (The Pony Everypony Should Know); 20:27 ~ 20:52 - at the Canterlot Garden Party Unicorn version: 1:41, 1:51, 2:05 - walking through Canterlot; 5:43 ~ 6:47 - watching the Wonderbolts Derby; 16:55, 18:46, 19:53, 20:07 - at the Canterlot Garden Party Duplicates: several at 5:43 ~ 6:47
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11	20:54 - talking with "Written Script" backstage Unicorn version: 1:08 - walking through Canterlot; 4:00, 4:02, 5:16 ~ 6:45 - taking part in the play
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14	3:38 - listening to Applejack's speech (unicorn version)
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25	14:05 - walking through Canterlot with Fine Line
26	5:55 ~ 6:02, 6:48 ~ 9:27, 9:59 - at the first wedding ceremony; 17:18, 18:59 - at the second ceremony; 20:29 ~ 20:33 - at the wedding reception; 20:36, 20:58 ~ 21:26 - watching the bride and groom leave Unicorn version: 5:53 - at the first wedding ceremony; 17:47 - at the second ceremony Duplicates: several at 5:58, 17:18, and 18:59

Season three
1	6:14 - walking through Canterlot
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4	16:15, 17:15 - watching the Summer Harvest Parade
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13	19:06, 20:26, 20:32 - at Twilight's princess coronation; 20:01 - in the large crowd outside the castle

Season four
1	0:51 - walking through Canterlot with Eclair Crème; 8:12 - in the crowd clamoring to Princess Twilight
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6	5:23 - walking through Maretropolis
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8	2:22 - in line to see Hinny of the Hills; 14:28, 14:50 ~ 15:53 - in the crowd at Fashion Week
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13	21:09 - dancing with "Masquerade"
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22	0:36 - welcoming Princess Twilight to the Traders Exchange
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24	4:40 - in the Games stadium crowd; 8:32 - walking away from the stadium Unicorn version: 6:50 - in the Games stadium crowd (partially blurred)
25	1:28, 1:43 - in the crowd welcoming the dignitaries; 20:11 - in the auditorium when Discord and Lord Tirek appear Unicorn version: 20:09 - having his magic stolen by Lord Tirek Crystal Pony version: 1:38 - in the crowd welcoming the dignitaries Duplicates: one at 1:31; several at 1:38; two at 20:11
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7	12:59, 13:20, 13:33 - at the Grand Galloping Gala; 14:29, 14:48 - listening to Discord's stand-up comedy; 14:54 - laughing at Discord; 21:28 - in the final shot of Gala ponies
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10	0:01 - entering Canterlot Castle; 3:32 - enjoying a cup of tea; 4:13 - watching ponies play polo
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12	8:42 - walking past the Canterlot library
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14	2:29 - at the Canterlot train station; 6:43 - in the audience for Rarity's fashion display (unicorn version)
15	3:20 - walking through Canterlot (unicorn version); 4:06 - talking to one of the Wonderbolts at the dinner party
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8	20:46 - putting down a gift (unicorn and different mane-style)
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12	11:38 - walking in Canterlot (unicorn and different mane style)
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18	3:17 ~6:16 - one of the unicorns trying out for the Ponyville buckball team (unicorn)
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Season seven
1	3:53 - talking to Lyra Heartstrings
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6	4:57 - talking to Dr. Hooves in a long shot of Ponyville and the mountainside
7	10:50 - in the stands of the Wonderbolts arena
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15	21:03 - at the ceremony (unicorn)
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6	3:38 - getting off the Friendship Express (unicorn with spiky mane)
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1	0:32 - walking through Canterlot
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Other depictions

My Little Pony (mobile game)

Shooting Star is a playable character in Gameloft's mobile game, and was released on the Version 2.3 Dragon-fighting update on April 21, 2015. In the game he appears as a unicorn, and his description reads "This high-society unicorn always shoots for the stars!"

Baby Flurry Heart's Heartfelt Scrapbook

Shooting Star appears in a photograph in episode 1 of Baby Flurry Heart's Heartfelt Scrapbook, "The Royal Wedding".

Merchandise

In the Canterlot Nights expansion set of Enterplay's collectible card game, Shooting Star is named on his card #22 C, which features him as an Earth pony and lists the quote "Oh, you already heard that one? What about the time I went around the world in 78 days? No, not 80 days, that was the other guy!", and is shown on Critter Stampede card #102 R, which depicts him with his mostly-alternate design.

Quotes

"Oh, you already heard that one? What about the time I went around the world in 78 days? No, not 80 days, that was the other guy!"

— Enterplay collectible card game Canterlot Nights #22 C card of Shooting Star

Gallery

Shooting Star image gallery

See also

• Shooting Star on the Collectible Card Game Wiki
• Shooting Star on the My Little Pony Gameloft Wiki