- For a list of all ponies appearing or mentioned in the show, see list of ponies.
This page lists reoccurring or major characters from the series and serves as an index for all character-based articles.
Main characters
Most episodes focus on at least one of the following characters.
Twilight Sparkle | Applejack | Fluttershy |
Rarity | Pinkie Pie | Rainbow Dash |
Spike |
Supporting characters
Cutie Mark Crusaders | |||
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Apple Bloom[R 1] | Scootaloo | Sweetie Belle[R 2] | Babs Seed[R 1] |
Royalty |
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Apple family |
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The Apple family |
The Cakes | |
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Mr. and Mrs. Cake | Pound Cake and Pumpkin Cake |
Other important characters
School-age ponies |
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Main antagonists |
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Other pony antagonists |
Non-pony antagonists |
Celebrities |
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Wonderbolts | ||
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Spitfire (leader) | Soarin | Fleetfoot |
The Wonderbolts |
Other pony characters
Other pony characters |
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Ponyville Hospital | ||
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Nurse Redheart | Doctor Horse | Nurse ponies |
Otherworldly characters
Book-exclusive characters |
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Book-exclusive vilains |
Inanimate and in-verse fictional characters |
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Ancient leaders' representations |
Non-pony characters
Non-pony equine characters |
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Bovine and other non-pony characters |
Animal companions |
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Creatures in groups |
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Lone creatures |
Background ponies
Notes
- ↑ Mentioned multiple times in the show but never shown live, only through representations; however, well present in some of the IDW comics.
- ↑ Never officially pictured outside of the chapter book Rarity and the Curious Case of Charity.
Placeholders
- These names are placeholder names that have not been used on the show, by Hasbro, or stated to be official by the show's crew.
Relatives
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 These characters are directly related to Applejack.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 These characters are directly related to Rarity.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 These characters are directly related to Twilight Sparkle.
- ↑ These characters are directly related to Pinkie Pie.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 These characters are in fact one of the main characters, but unintentionally altered.
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