| Tree Hugger | |
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| Kind | Earth |
| Sex | Female |
| Occupation | Equestrian Society for the Preservation of Rare Creatures member |
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| Eyes | Pale, light grayish purple |
| Mane | ¤ Light amaranth with light vermilion highlights |
| Coat | Light harlequin |
| Nicknames | Tree Friend, Tree Embrace, Treezie, The Hugs |
Cutie mark
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| Voice | Nicole Oliver (English) Tanja Schmitz (German) Alessandra Karpoff (Italian) Marta Wiejak (Polish)[1] Cristina Hernández (Latin American Spanish)[2] |
Tree Hugger is a female Earth pony who appears in the season five episode Make New Friends but Keep Discord and the season six episode On Your Marks. She is Fluttershy's friend and guest to the Grand Galloping Gala. Her demeanor and affectations are reminiscent of the hippie subculture of the 1960s.
Development and design
Tree Hugger shares her color scheme and cutie mark with S06E07 Unnamed Earth Mare #1 and her design with an unnamed mare in My Little Pony Micro-Series Issue #3.
In the original script for Make New Friends but Keep Discord, she was based more off of Martha Stewart rather than being based off the hippie culture.[3]
Tree Hugger was previewed in one of the animation images shown at Ponycon NYC on February 16, 2015.[4]
Jim Miller has assumed that Tree Hugger and "Geronimo" are siblings.[5]
Depiction in the series
Tree Hugger is first mentioned at the beginning of the episode Make New Friends but Keep Discord. Fluttershy states that she met her on a trip to see the Breezies and that she's a member of the Equestrian Society for the Preservation of Rare Creatures. When Fluttershy mentions to Discord that she plans to take Tree Hugger with her to the Grand Galloping Gala, it upsets Discord.
Later in the episode, Discord meets Tree Hugger in person, and she addresses him in a considerably mellow manner, using such words as "radical" and "righteous."
At the Gala proper, Fluttershy and Tree Hugger spend much of the evening in each other's company, much to Discord's irritation. He tries to come between the two, but Tree Hugger plays off his attempts with her usual composure. When the Smooze covers everything in slime and threatens to ruin the Gala, Tree Hugger calms him with "auditory therapy" – involving mainly "om" sounds and high-pitched whinnying – and the ponies commend her.
Fed up with all the attention Tree Hugger is receiving, Discord nearly banishes her to another dimension, but Fluttershy stops him. In the end, Discord apologizes to Tree Hugger for his jealousy, and the two start over on friendlier terms.
Tree Hugger poses for an art class in the episode On Your Marks.
Depiction in My Little Pony The Movie
In the trailer of the film, Tree Hugger watches Harry give a bear hug to Fluttershy, Angel Bunny, Twilight Sparkle and Spike.
Other depictions
IDW comics
A sewn representation of Tree Hugger is shown on My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Issue #43 cover RI.
Chapter books
Tree Hugger appears in the audience for opening night of The Singing Stallion in Discord and the Ponyville Players Dramarama.
My Little Pony (mobile game)
Tree Hugger is a character in Gameloft's mobile game. The game's description of her states, "Tree Hugger's totally radical and way cool! She's a pony whose vibe we can dig!"
The Elements of Harmony Vol. II guidebook
TREE HUGGER is a member of the Equestrian Society for the Preservation of Rare Creatures, and was Fluttershy's guest to the Grand Galloping Gala. She likes nature just as much as Fluttershy. Their friendship initially makes Discord incredibly jealous, but they all become friends.
Quotes
- "Radical to meet you. Really digging your vibe."
- — To Discord in Make New Friends but Keep Discord
- "Righteous!"
- — Make New Friends but Keep Discord
- "The aura coming off the waterfall was so alive! So, like, magic manifestation."
- — Make New Friends but Keep Discord
- "Nice to meet you. I'm Tree Hugger. Blessings."
- — To Discord in Make New Friends but Keep Discord
- "I meet a lot of different creatures, each one of them perfect and unique."
- — Make New Friends but Keep Discord
- "Oh, man. You're really bumming me out. Can you just, like, lower your voice a skosh?"
- — To Discord in Make New Friends but Keep Discord
- "Um, I need like a few minutes to clear out my chakras before I can hug you from a place of authenticity."
- — Make New Friends but Keep Discord
- "Ooouuuaaahh-eeeEEEeee!"
- — Enterplay collectible card game Equestrian Odysseys expansion set card #214 UR of Tree Hugger
- "The animals just, like, feel my groove, and come to me, you know?"
- — Enterplay collectible card game High Magic expansion set card #146 UR of Tree Hugger
- "I’m totally digging your groovy aura."
- — My Little Pony Facebook post[6]
Gallery
See also
- Tree Hugger, Calming Auditory Therapy on the Collectible Card Game Wiki
- Tree Hugger, Animal Magnetism on the Collectible Card Game Wiki
- Tree Hugger on the My Little Pony Gameloft Wiki
References
- ↑ Dubbingpedia's publication of an e-mail from SDI. Dubbingpedia (2015-06-02). Retrieved on 2014 June 8.
- ↑ Maggie Vera (2015-06-14). Maggie Vera on Twitter: "@mxyzptlk10 si es Cristina Hernandez" (Spanish). Twitter. Retrieved on 2015 June 19.
- ↑ Cereal Velocity (2016-03-29). Equestria Daily Interviews M.A. Larson. Equestria Daily. Retrieved on 2016 March 29.
- ↑ 20150216_113746.jpg (2015-02-16). Retrieved on 2015 February 16. Archived.
- ↑ Jim Miller (2016-04-09). Big Jim on Twitter: "I assume that bungee spotter is Tree Hugger's brother. #MLPSeason6". Twitter. Retrieved on 2016 April 11.
- ↑ Timeline Photos. Facebook (2015-05-31). Retrieved on 2015 June 1.
