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| − | His name and character are a play on [[wikipedia:Svengali|Svengali]] from [[wikipedia:George du Maurier|George du Maurier]]'s 1895 novel ''[[wikipedia:Trilby (novel)|Trilby]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/KeatingRogers/status/668107954441158657|title=Svengallop’s name is a play on the character Svengali. #MLPSeason5 #MLP5|author=Amy Keating Rogers|publisher=Twitter|date=2015-11-21|accessdate=2015-11-22}}</ref> [[w:c:the-partridge-family:Reuben Kincaid|"Ruben Kincaid"]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/KeatingRogers/status/1085652149139234821|title=Reuben Kincaid (I spelling it wrong in my note) was the manager of The Partridge Family.… |author=Amy Keating Rogers|publisher=Twitter|date=2019-01-16|accessdate=2019-01-17}}</ref> [[wikipedia:Glengarry Glen Ross|"Glen Garry Glen Ross"]], "Deal Maker", "Greedy", "Deal Breaker", and "Corrupt" are listed in a notebook from when [[Amy Keating Rogers]] was trying to come up with a name for him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/KeatingRogers/status/1085601054383693824|title=Just found this in a notebook. It’s from when I was trying to come up with a name for Coloratura’s mean manager, Svengallop.… |
+ | His name and character are a play on [[wikipedia:Svengali|Svengali]] from [[wikipedia:George du Maurier|George du Maurier]]'s 1895 novel ''[[wikipedia:Trilby (novel)|Trilby]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/KeatingRogers/status/668107954441158657|title=Svengallop’s name is a play on the character Svengali. #MLPSeason5 #MLP5|author=Amy Keating Rogers|publisher=Twitter|date=2015-11-21|accessdate=2015-11-22}}</ref> [[w:c:the-partridge-family:Reuben Kincaid|"Ruben Kincaid"]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/KeatingRogers/status/1085652149139234821|title=Reuben Kincaid (I spelling it wrong in my note) was the manager of The Partridge Family.… |author=Amy Keating Rogers|publisher=Twitter|date=2019-01-16|accessdate=2019-01-17}}</ref> [[wikipedia:Glengarry Glen Ross|"Glen Garry Glen Ross"]], "Deal Maker", "Greedy", "Deal Breaker", and "Corrupt" are listed in a notebook from when [[Amy Keating Rogers]] was trying to come up with a name for him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/KeatingRogers/status/1085601054383693824|title=Just found this in a notebook. It’s from when I was trying to come up with a name for Coloratura’s mean manager, Svengallop.…|author=Amy Keating Rogers|publisher=Twitter|date=2019-01-16|accessdate=2019-01-17}}</ref> His original name in development was "Pony Baloney",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/KeatingRogers/status/1085613141470339073|title=No, but he was called Pony Baloney in the 1st draft.… |author=Amy Keating Rogers|publisher=Twitter|date=2019-01-16|accessdate=2019-01-17}}</ref> which was changed for being too obvious;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/KeatingRogers/status/668818015786397696|title=I totally forgot that Svengallop's name was originally Pony Baloney! It was too on the nose so I needed to change it.|author=Amy Keating Rogers|publisher=Twitter|date=2015-11-23|accessdate=2015-11-23}}</ref> this name is similar to "Pony Bowl-ony", one of [[List of comic ponies#Mr. Kingpin|Mr. Kingpin]]'s unused would-be names. [[Meghan McCarthy]] submitted the idea of "a Svengali-type name", then an email exchange between Amy Keating Rogers and [[wikipedia:Amy Keating Rogers#Personal life|Aaron Rogers]] resulted in Svengallop.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/KeatingRogers/status/1085634894640799744|title=@MMeghanMcCarthy said, “Make it a Svengali-type name.” Then my husband and I had an email exchange and Svengallop came out of it!…|author=Amy Keating Rogers|publisher=Twitter|date=2019-01-16|accessdate=2019-01-17}}</ref> |
The original draft of [[The Mane Attraction]] depicted [[Coloratura]] outright firing Svengallop, rather than Svengallop voluntarily abandoning her in the final draft. According to [[Amy Keating Rogers]], his continued shady dealings in [[Manehattan]] ultimately end in failure after the events of the episode.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/KeatingRogers/status/668819329245310977|title=@immblueversion @MLPRainbow20 In the 1st draft Rara fired him outright. I think he returns to Manehattan but nopony falls for his BS again.|author=Amy Keating Rogers|publisher=Twitter|date=2015-11-23|accessdate=2015-11-23}}</ref> |
The original draft of [[The Mane Attraction]] depicted [[Coloratura]] outright firing Svengallop, rather than Svengallop voluntarily abandoning her in the final draft. According to [[Amy Keating Rogers]], his continued shady dealings in [[Manehattan]] ultimately end in failure after the events of the episode.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/KeatingRogers/status/668819329245310977|title=@immblueversion @MLPRainbow20 In the 1st draft Rara fired him outright. I think he returns to Manehattan but nopony falls for his BS again.|author=Amy Keating Rogers|publisher=Twitter|date=2015-11-23|accessdate=2015-11-23}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 01:48, 9 May 2021
| Svengallop | |
|---|---|
 Svengallop in The Mane Attraction | |
| Kind | Earth |
| Sex | Male |
| Residence | Manehattan |
| Occupation | Coloratura's manager (formerly) |
| Other links | |
| More info | |
|---|---|
| Eyes | Dark tangelo |
| Mane | ¤ Pale, light grayish vermilion and light vermilionish gray |
| Coat | Light chartreuse greenish gray |
| Relatives | Crownpiece (sister) |
| Voice | Colin Murdock (English) Rainer Fritzsche (German) Gianluca Iacono (Italian) Kamil Dominiak (Polish) Oleg Virozub (Russian) Pavlo Skorokhodko (Ukrainian) |
Svengallop is a male Earth pony and the antagonist of the season five episode The Mane Attraction. He is Coloratura's bossy and flamboyant former manager who exploits her for personal gain.
Development and design
His name and character are a play on Svengali from George du Maurier's 1895 novel Trilby.[1] "Ruben Kincaid",[2] "Glen Garry Glen Ross", "Deal Maker", "Greedy", "Deal Breaker", and "Corrupt" are listed in a notebook from when Amy Keating Rogers was trying to come up with a name for him.[3] His original name in development was "Pony Baloney",[4] which was changed for being too obvious;[5] this name is similar to "Pony Bowl-ony", one of Mr. Kingpin's unused would-be names. Meghan McCarthy submitted the idea of "a Svengali-type name", then an email exchange between Amy Keating Rogers and Aaron Rogers resulted in Svengallop.[6]
The original draft of The Mane Attraction depicted Coloratura outright firing Svengallop, rather than Svengallop voluntarily abandoning her in the final draft. According to Amy Keating Rogers, his continued shady dealings in Manehattan ultimately end in failure after the events of the episode.[7]
Depiction in the series
Svengallop appears alongside Countess Coloratura and her entourage in the season five episode The Mane Attraction when they arrive to Ponyville for the Helping Hooves Music Festival charity event. He assumes an overbearing role in Coloratura's career, disapproving of her interactions with "common" ponies. During his time in Ponyville, Svengallop makes numerous unreasonable demands to Pinkie Pie without Coloratura's knowledge, and he threatens to pull Coloratura out of the festival if Pinkie does not comply.
Applejack attempts to convince Coloratura of Svengallop's unscrupulous managing, but Coloratura is skeptical. Twilight Sparkle records Svengallop's backdoor dealings with Pinkie Pie, and Coloratura finally realizes the truth, outraged that her manager has been using her fame to manipulate others. When confronted by the furious singer, Svengallop tells her that the show will fall apart without him and leaves in a huff.
In season six, Svengallop makes a background appearance at Gladmane's resort in Viva Las Pegasus. In season eight, he makes a background appearance at DJ Pon-3's dance club in Grannies Gone Wild.
Other depictions
IDW comics
Svengallop appears in Princess Eris' casino on My Little Pony: Nightmare Knights Issue #1 page 14, Issue #2 page 20, Issue #3 pages 2-3, and Issue #4 page 14.
Chapter books
In the chapter book Beyond Equestria: Pinkie Pie Steps Up, Svengallop appears in the penultimate chapter, having orchestrated a revenge plot against Coloratura with his sister Crownpiece to ruin Coloratura's career.
My Little Pony (mobile game)
Svengallop is a character in Gameloft's mobile game.
Merchandise
Mystery pack wave 21 lists Svengallop's name with a trademark symbol. His mini-figure toy uses Apple Split's design; his collector card states, "His Canterlot clients are famous."
Enterplay collectible card game Marks in Time #64 U lists Svengallop's name with a trademark symbol and states, "Svengallop knows what he wants, knows how to get it, and thinks he deserves all of it. That's a dangerous combination."
The Elements of Harmony Vol. II guidebook
SVENGALLOP is Countess Coloratura's scheming former manager. Nopony is fooled by his flashy flair and wily words anymore. It's clear he's totally out for himself. If Svengallop says he'll make a pony a star, tell that pony to pick up her hooves and hightail it.
Quotes
- "Clear the way! Stand back! Keep your hooves and tail to yourselves!"
- — The Mane Attraction
- "Now that's how you make an entrance! Big, bold, absolutely stunning! Though it was muddied a bit with your interaction with that dusty farmpony."
- — The Mane Attraction
- "Oh, my shining star! Thanks to the sparkling costumes, dazzling choreography, and brilliant vocal effects that I designed, your performance was spectacular, Countess Coloratura!"
- — The Mane Attraction
- "You know the drill! Deliver, or the diva ditches your dippy charity!"
- — The Mane Attraction
- "I made you somepony! What can you even do without me?"
- — The Mane Attraction
Gallery
See also
- Svengallop, Heavy-Hooved on the Collectible Card Game Wiki
- Svengallop on the My Little Pony Gameloft Wiki
References
- ↑ Amy Keating Rogers (2015-11-21). Svengallop’s name is a play on the character Svengali. #MLPSeason5 #MLP5. Twitter. Retrieved on 2015 November 22.
- ↑ Amy Keating Rogers (2019-01-16). Reuben Kincaid (I spelling it wrong in my note) was the manager of The Partridge Family.…. Twitter. Retrieved on 2019 January 17.
- ↑ Amy Keating Rogers (2019-01-16). Just found this in a notebook. It’s from when I was trying to come up with a name for Coloratura’s mean manager, Svengallop.…. Twitter. Retrieved on 2019 January 17.
- ↑ Amy Keating Rogers (2019-01-16). No, but he was called Pony Baloney in the 1st draft.…. Twitter. Retrieved on 2019 January 17.
- ↑ Amy Keating Rogers (2015-11-23). I totally forgot that Svengallop's name was originally Pony Baloney! It was too on the nose so I needed to change it.. Twitter. Retrieved on 2015 November 23.
- ↑ Amy Keating Rogers (2019-01-16). @MMeghanMcCarthy said, “Make it a Svengali-type name.” Then my husband and I had an email exchange and Svengallop came out of it!…. Twitter. Retrieved on 2019 January 17.
- ↑ Amy Keating Rogers (2015-11-23). @immblueversion @MLPRainbow20 In the 1st draft Rara fired him outright. I think he returns to Manehattan but nopony falls for his BS again.. Twitter. Retrieved on 2015 November 23.
