Flash Sentry
Flash Sentry in Three's A Crowd Flash Sentry's human counterpart in My Little Pony Equestria Girls
Kind	Pegasus Human (Equestria Girls)
Sex	Male
Occupation	Royal Guard (Equestria) Student at Canterlot High (human world)
Other links	Flash Sentry image gallery

More info
Eyes	Vivid cornflower blue
Mane	¤ Two tones of moderate sapphire blue
Coat	Brilliant gamboge (as a pony)   Pale, light grayish amber (as a human)
Cutie mark Two-tone sapphire blue shield behind yellow lightning bolt
Voice	Vincent Tong (English)[1] Ilyas Mettioui (French) Marco Benedetti (Italian) Karol Jankiewicz (Polish) Caio Guarnieri (Brazilian Portuguesse) Evgeniy Waltz (Russian) Javier Olguín (Latin American Spanish)[2]

Flash Sentry is a male character whose Pegasus pony and human counterparts appear in My Little Pony Equestria Girls. His Pegasus pony counterpart also appears briefly in Three's A Crowd and the IDW comics' My Little Pony Micro-Series Issue #10.

Development

In late April 2013, an image of human Twilight Sparkle and human Flash Sentry as they appear in the film, with Flash carrying a guitar case, was posted anonymously online bearing the file name "ts_fs.png" and accompanied by the text "MMM HMM".^[3]

On May 16, 2013, Meghan McCarthy wrote on Twitter "So funny people are calling blue haired guy in #EquestriaGirls “Brad”. His name is obviously “Dreamy Cutebottom” #notreally".^[4]

On June 16, 2013, Meghan McCarthy wrote on Twitter that Flash Sentry is not a character in My Little Pony Friendship is Magic season four,^[5] a statement that would be contradicted by his non-speaking cameo in Three's A Crowd.

Depiction in the film

Flash Sentry first appears in the film as a Pony in the Crystal Empire throne room; he is shown to be a Pegasus and a royal guard of high rank since he also has the additional back cloth and saddle plate that is normally worn by the unicorn guards. After Twilight Sparkle accidentally bumps into him, he introduces her by addressing her as "princess".

His human counterpart appears later, helping Twilight Sparkle up after she stumbles in the hallways of Canterlot High. He appears again at the local coffee shop, where Twilight accidentally spills her drink on him and he jokes they need to stop bumping into each other. Rarity reveals to Twilight that he is Sunset Shimmer's ex-boyfriend. 

When Sunset frames Twilight for ruining the Fall Formal decorations, Flash Sentry proves that the pictures are fake and Vice Principal Luna allows Twilight Sparkle to stay in the competition. Twilight is so thrilled that she hugs Flash Sentry. He then asks Twilight on a date to the Formal but mistakes all of her blubbering "no's" as her answer when she was really freaking out over the Formal being postponed. When the Formal does reconvene as originally scheduled, Twilight Sparkle clears up the confusion with Flash Sentry and agrees to share one dance with him. He is later one of the many students put under Sunset Shimmer's control when she rises to power. After Twilight and her friends defeat Sunset Shimmer and everyone is turned back to normal, Flash Sentry finally asks her for their dance and he imitates Twilight's odd and atrocious dancing style, previously seen in Sweet and Elite.

When Twilight Sparkle returns to Equestria at the end of the film, she again bumps into Flash Sentry's Pony counterpart. He helps her up and states that they need to stop meeting like that. When Twilight's friends say that she must have a crush on him, Twilight Sparkle denies it, but blushes. Although, despite that, Pinkie Pie manages to accurately guess that the guard Flash Sentry reminds Twilight Sparkle of a rock guitarist she met and liked in the other world.

Depiction in the series

In Three's A Crowd, Flash makes a non-speaking cameo as one of Princess Cadance's royal guard escorts, and smiles before getting back on the Crystal Empire train.

Personality

As both a human and a pony, Flash Sentry was shown to be kind and gentlemanly. He returns Twilight's feelings of affection towards him as a human. His human self plays the guitar and is in a band, which performs at the Fall Formal and is specified in the screenplay novelization Equestria Girls: Through the Mirror to be named Flash Drive.

Other depictions

In the IDW comics' My Little Pony Micro-Series Issue #10 story The Day Shift, pony Flash Sentry appears on page 5, having been startled by an opossum.^[6]

Mobile game description

Flash Sentry is a high-ranking Pegasus pony in the Crystal Empire Royal Guard. He is kind, gentle and caring, and always offers help when needed.

Merchandise

A mini-figure pony toy of Flash Sentry has been displayed at the 2014 American International Toy Fair.^[7] The toy is the first time that his cutie mark is visible on the pony version of him.

Quotes

"Her highness, Princess Twilight Sparkle!"

— Pony version, My Little Pony Equestria Girls

"Whoa! You okay?"

— Human version, My Little Pony Equestria Girls

"What was I gonna do? Not prove your innocence? Wouldn't be much of a Canterlot Wondercolt, would I?"

— Human version, My Little Pony Equestria Girls

"We've got to stop bumping into each other like this."

— Both versions, My Little Pony Equestria Girls

"It did!"

— Pony version, Micro-Series Issue #10 page 5

Equestria Girls: Through the Mirror

Flash Sentry: Thanks, Canterlot High!

Flash Sentry: We're Flash Drive! Come see us play at the Sweet Shoppe next weekend.

"Go Wondercolts! Hey! Hey! Go Wondercolts!"

— Human version, Dash for the Crown

Gallery

Flash Sentry image gallery

See also

• Flash Sentry on the Fan Wiki

References

1. ↑ VincentTong007: I had to check if it was online before I confirmed this. Yes I did voice Flash Sentry. It was Fun!. Twitter (2013-06-17). Retrieved on 2013 June 17.
2. ↑ MaggieVera_: Después de una terrible tarde .... Twitter (2013-06-12). Retrieved on 2013 June 12.
3. ↑ No.10143545
4. ↑ MMeghanMcCarthy: So funny people are calling .... Twitter (2013-05-16). Retrieved on 2013 May 16.
5. ↑ MMeghanMcCarthy: Answer to #EquestriaGirls .... Twitter (2013-06-16). Retrieved on 2013 June 17.
6. ↑ Preview: My Little Pony: Micro-Series #10. Comic Book Resources (2013-12-14). Retrieved on 2013 December 17.
7. ↑ ASM's Toy Fair 2014 Gallery/hasbro/my-little-pony/IMG_0463. Retrieved on 2014 February 24.

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