| Spring Forward (Romana) | |
|---|---|
 Spring Forward in Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 1 | |
| Kind | Earth |
| Sex | Female |
| Other links | |
| More info | |
|---|---|
| Eyes | Brilliant chartreuse green |
| Mane | Pale yellow |
| Coat | Pale, light grayish heliotrope |
| Cutie mark Carrots (S1E1, S4E1, S5E24, and sometimes S1E11)  (sometimes S1E11) | |
Spring Forward is a female background Earth pony with a pink coat, pale yellow mane and tail, green eyes, and a cutie mark of sometimes carrots and other times an hourglass. She is not named in the show, but she is named in merchandise.
Design[]
Spring Forward shares her design, coat color, and sometimes cutie mark with "Berry Icicle", shares her design and sometimes cutie mark with Golden Harvest, "Maroon Carrot", "Serena", S01E11 Unnamed Earth Mare #4, and S01E11 Unnamed Earth Mare #5, shares her design with Daisy and Caramel Apple, shares her mane and tail style with Strawberry Sunrise, and shares her tail style with Lemon Hearts and Twinkleshine.
Depiction in the series[]
Season one[]
Spring Forward in Green Isn't Your Color.
Spring Forward first appears in Friendship is Magic, part 2 running away from Nightmare Moon. She appears later on the Ponyville weather team in Winter Wrap Up as one of the lake scorers. She also appears at Diamond Tiara's cute-ceañera in Call of the Cutie, at Fluttershy's first fashion show in Green Isn't Your Color, and at the Grand Galloping Gala in The Best Night Ever.
Season two[]
Spring Forward appears in The Mysterious Mare Do Well admiring Mare Do Well's heroism, during Becoming Popular (The Pony Everypony Should Know) in Sweet and Elite, and at both wedding ceremonies in A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2.
Season three[]
Spring Forward appears at Twilight Sparkle's princess coronation in Magical Mystery Cure.
Season four[]
Spring Forward decorates Canterlot for the Summer Sun Celebration in Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 1 and appears in the auditorium at the end of Twilight's Kingdom - Part 1.
Season five[]
Spring Forward celebrates with other ponies at the end of The Cutie Map - Part 2 and walks through Canterlot with Diamond Mint in Amending Fences. In The Mane Attraction, she appears attending Coloratura's performance of The Magic Inside at the Helping Hooves Music Festival.
Season six[]
In Spice Up Your Life, Spring Forward appears talking to Prim Posy in Canterlot's Restaurant Row.
Season nine[]
In Sparkle's Seven, Spring Forward appears in Applejack's fantasy cheering in the audience for Apple Chord's concert. In The Last Laugh, she appears in a flashback in a line of Cheese Sandwich's customers at Kettle Corn's birthday party.
Appearances[]
The following charts detail Spring Forward's appearances. Times are approximate and taken from videos available online.
| Season one | |
|---|---|
| 1 | None |
| 2 | 1:27 - running away from Nightmare Moon |
| 3 | None |
| 4 | None |
| 5 | None |
| 6 | None |
| 7 | None |
| 8 | None |
| 9 | None |
| 10 | None |
| 11 | 16:31, 18:19 ~ 18:29 - cutting up the ice with other lake scorers |
| 12 | 16:41 - at Diamond Tiara's cute-ceañera |
| 13 | None |
| 14 | None |
| 15 | None |
| 16 | None |
| 17 | None |
| 18 | None |
| 19 | None |
| 20 | 10:06 - at Fluttershy's first fashion show |
| 21 | None |
| 22 | None |
| 23 | None |
| 24 | None |
| 25 | None |
| 26 | 5:46, 6:14 - appears during At the Gala; 9:31 - outside the Wonderbolts' V.I.P. area; 11:44, 15:16 - in the Grand Galloping Gala ballroom |
| Season two | |
|---|---|
| 1 | None |
| 2 | None |
| 3 | None |
| 4 | None |
| 5 | None |
| 6 | None |
| 7 | None |
| 8 | 7:14 - admiring Mare Do Well |
| 9 | 10:06 - in a checkerboard shot of ponies during Becoming Popular (The Pony Everypony Should Know) |
| 10 | None |
| 11 | None |
| 12 | None |
| 13 | None |
| 14 | None |
| 15 | None |
| 16 | None |
| 17 | None |
| 18 | None |
| 19 | None |
| 20 | None |
| 21 | None |
| 22 | None |
| 23 | None |
| 24 | None |
| 25 | None |
| 26 | 5:58, 6:05 - at the first wedding ceremony; 17:34, 18:59 - at the second wedding ceremony; 20:27 - at the wedding reception |
| Season three | |
|---|---|
| 1 | None |
| 2 | None |
| 3 | None |
| 4 | None |
| 5 | None |
| 6 | None |
| 7 | None |
| 8 | None |
| 9 | None |
| 10 | None |
| 11 | None |
| 12 | None |
| 13 | 19:29, 20:01 - at Twilight Sparkle's princess coronation |
| Season four | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0:47 - decorating Canterlot for the Summer Sun Celebration |
| 2 | None |
| 3 | None |
| 4 | None |
| 5 | None |
| 6 | None |
| 7 | None |
| 8 | None |
| 9 | None |
| 10 | None |
| 11 | None |
| 12 | None |
| 13 | None |
| 14 | None |
| 15 | None |
| 16 | None |
| 17 | None |
| 18 | None |
| 19 | None |
| 20 | None |
| 21 | None |
| 22 | None |
| 23 | None |
| 24 | None |
| 25 | 19:53 - in the auditorium when Discord and Lord Tirek appear
Duplicates: two at 19:53 |
| 26 | None |
| Season five | |
|---|---|
| 1 | None |
| 2 | 20:29, 20:31, 21:28 - at Our Town's victory party |
| 3 | None |
| 4 | None |
| 5 | None |
| 6 | None |
| 7 | None |
| 8 | None |
| 9 | None |
| 10 | None |
| 11 | None |
| 12 | 8:47 - walking past the Canterlot library |
| 13 | None |
| 14 | None |
| 15 | None |
| 16 | None |
| 17 | None |
| 18 | None |
| 19 | None |
| 20 | None |
| 21 | None |
| 22 | None |
| 23 | None |
| 24 | 17:54 - acting confused as to why Coloratura called herself "Rara" |
| 25 | None |
| 26 | None |
| Season six | |
|---|---|
| 1 | None |
| 2 | None |
| 3 | None |
| 4 | None |
| 5 | None |
| 6 | None |
| 7 | None |
| 8 | None |
| 9 | None |
| 10 | None |
| 11 | None |
| 12 | 2:51 - talking to Prim Posy |
| 13 | None |
| 14 | None |
| 15 | None |
| 16 | None |
| 17 | None |
| 18 | None |
| 19 | 12:46 - in the stands of the baseball game; 20:52 - attending Gabby's cute-ceañera |
| 20 | None |
| 21 | None |
| 22 | None |
| 23 | 18:17 - as an audience member in the operating theater |
| 24 | None |
| 25 | None |
| 26 | None |
| Season nine | |
|---|---|
| 1 | None |
| 2 | None |
| 3 | None |
| 4 | Yes |
| 5 | None |
| 6 | None |
| 7 | None |
| 8 | None |
| 9 | None |
| 10 | None |
| 11 | None |
| 12 | None |
| 13 | None |
| 14 | Yes |
| 15 | None |
| 16 | None |
| 17 | None |
| 18 | None |
| 19 | None |
| 20 | None |
| 21 | None |
| 22 | None |
| 23 | None |
| 24 | None |
| 25 | None |
| 26 | None |
Depiction in My Little Pony The Movie[]
In My Little Pony The Movie, Spring Forward appears in Canterlot as Songbird Serenade first arrives for the Friendship Festival. She later appears in the audience for Songbird Serenade's concert at the festival at the end of the film.
Merchandise[]
Spring Forward is named on her Enterplay collectible card game card α #61 R, which gives her the description "Even though she's one of the best skaters in Ponyville, Spring Forward just can't wait for the ice to melt." According to Enterplay's May 9, 2014 full card list by Christine Hullemeyer, Spring Forward "was Romana".[1]
Other depictions[]
She is a character named “Eager Ice Skater” in Gameloft’s mobile game. Her bio states "A member of the Winter Wrap Up skating team, her sunny disposition and sleek moves will make way for springtime!"
Gallery[]
See also[]
- Spring Forward, Companionable Filly on the Collectible Card Game Wiki
- Doctor Whooves#The other Whooves on the Fan Wiki
- Ponies with a similar name: Spring Step, Spring Song, and Spring Melody.
References[]
- ↑ Christine Hullemeyer (2014-05-09). My Little Pony Collectible Card Game Official Card Reference Version 2.1. Enterplay. Retrieved on 2015 May 8.
