My Little Pony: Equestria Girls facts for kids
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| Short films | Summertime Shorts (2017) |
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| Toys | My Little Pony: Equestria Girls |
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls is a popular animated movie series that started in 2013. It was made in Canada and the United States. The movies are musical adventures based on the TV show My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.
The first movie came out on June 15, 2013, at a film festival. It was then shown in some movie theaters in Canada and the U.S. The movie became very popular, so more showings were added for fans to enjoy.
The story of the first movie happens after the third season of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. In the movie, Twilight Sparkle goes into a human world. She needs to get back her magical crown, which was stolen by Sunset Shimmer. While in the human world, Twilight learns how to act like a human. She also meets human versions of her pony friends. With their help, she tries to stop Sunset Shimmer and get her crown back.
The success of the first movie led to a whole series! This includes more movies, dolls, a web series, and other cool stuff. The second movie, My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks, came out in 2014. The third movie, My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Friendship Games, was released in 2015. The fourth movie, My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Legend of Everfree, came out on Netflix in 2016.
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Meet the Equestria Girls Characters
The Equestria Girls stories take place in a world that is like a parallel universe to the pony world of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. You can get to this human world through a magic mirror. When pony characters travel to this world, they turn into human-like teenagers.
The Main Equestria Girls
The main characters are often called the Equestria Girls in toys and other products. In the movie Rainbow Rocks, they form a rock band called the Rainbooms. Later, in Legend of Everfree, they find special geodes that give them magical powers!
Here are the main characters:
- Sunset Shimmer (voiced by Rebecca Shoichet) – She is a unicorn from Equestria who lives in the human world. She goes to Canterlot High. At first, she was a bit bad, but she changed and became good. She was the main villain in the first movie. Now, she is one of the heroes and leads the group. She can read minds by touching people. Sunset plays guitar and sings backup in the Rainbooms.
- Twilight Sparkle (voiced by Tara Strong, singing by Rebecca Shoichet) – There are two versions of Twilight Sparkle in the Equestria Girls series:
- Princess Twilight Sparkle is the winged unicorn from the pony world. She turns into a human teenager when she travels to the other world. She sings for the Rainbooms for a short time in Rainbow Rocks.
- Twilight Sparkle (also called Sci-Twi) is the human version of Twilight Sparkle from the parallel world. She first appeared in Rainbow Rocks and then became a main character in Friendship Games. She used to go to Crystal Prep Academy but later joined Canterlot High. Sci-Twi sings backup for the Rainbooms and has powers to move things with her mind.
- Fluttershy (voiced by Andrea Libman) – A student at Canterlot High. She loves animals and volunteers at the animal shelter. Fluttershy plays the tambourine for the Rainbooms. She can also talk to animals.
- Applejack (voiced by Ashleigh Ball) – She is a Canterlot High student who works on her family's farm. Applejack plays bass guitar for the Rainbooms. She has super strength.
- Rarity (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain, singing by Kazumi Evans) – A talented fashion designer and seamstress at Canterlot High. Rarity plays the keytar for the Rainbooms. She can create diamond-like force fields.
- Rainbow Dash (voiced by Ashleigh Ball) – A star athlete at Canterlot High. She is the captain of all the school's sports teams. Rainbow Dash is the lead guitarist, singer, and songwriter for the Rainbooms. She has super speed.
- Pinkie Pie (voiced by Andrea Libman, singing by Shannon Chan-Kent) – A very friendly and fun student at Canterlot High. Pinkie Pie is the drummer for the Rainbooms. She can make small objects explode.
- Spike (voiced by Cathy Weseluck) – In Equestria Girls, Spike the dragon is a talking dog. The pony world's Spike appears in the first two movies, pretending to be a normal dog. The human world's Spike is Sci-Twi's pet dog. He gains the ability to talk after being exposed to magic from Equestria.
Other Important Characters
Familiar Faces from Ponyville
Many characters from the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic TV show also appear as human versions in Equestria Girls.
- Principal Celestia – She is the principal of Canterlot High.
- Vice Principal Luna – She is the vice principal of Canterlot High and Celestia's younger sister.
You might also see human versions of other characters like Cheerilee, the Cutie Mark Crusaders (Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle), DJ Pon-3, Lyra Heartstrings, and Trixie.
Characters Unique to Equestria Girls
These characters mostly appear only in the Equestria Girls series:
- Flash Sentry (voiced by Vincent Tong) – He is Sunset Shimmer's ex-boyfriend. He later becomes interested in Twilight Sparkle. His pony version is a guard in the Crystal Empire.
- Adagio Dazzle|Sonata Dusk|Aria Blaze – These are three villainous sirens who appear in Rainbow Rocks. They are Adagio Dazzle (leader, voiced by Kazumi Evans), Sonata Dusk (a bit silly, voiced by Maryke Hendrikse), and Aria Blaze (a bit grumpy, voiced by Diana Kaarina). They were sent to the human world a long time ago. In Rainbow Rocks, they try to control everyone with their magical singing.
- Principal Cinch (voiced by Iris Quinn) – She is the main villain in Friendship Games. Cinch is the very strict principal of Crystal Prep Academy. She cares a lot about her school's reputation. She tries to use Sci-Twi to win the Friendship Games.
- Sugarcoat|Sour Sweet|Indigo Zap|Sunny Flare|Lemon Zest – This is Crystal Prep's sports team, who compete against Canterlot High's Wondercolts. The team includes Sugarcoat (blunt), Sour Sweet (two-faced), Indigo Zap (very competitive), Sunny Flare (disdainful), and Lemon Zest (a rocker).
- Gloriosa Daisy (voiced by Enid-Raye Adams) – She is a counselor at Camp Everfree. She turns into a creature called Gaea Everfree after being exposed to Equestrian magic. She is introduced in Legend of Everfree.
- Timber Spruce (voiced by Brian Doe) – He is another counselor at Camp Everfree, introduced alongside Gloriosa Daisy.
- Juniper Montage (voiced by Ali Liebert) – She is the main villain in the 2017 Equestria Girls specials Movie Magic and Mirror Magic. She tries to ruin her uncle's movie to get a role. Later, a magic mirror turns her into a monster.
- Wallflower Blush (voiced by Shannon Chan-Kent) – The main villain of Forgotten Friendship. She feels ignored and uses a magic Memory Stone to erase good memories of Sunset Shimmer from her friends' minds.
- Vignette Valencia (voiced by Tegan Moss) – The main villain of Rollercoaster of Friendship. She is in charge of promoting the new Equestria Land amusement park. Her smartphone gets enchanted by magic, letting her create holograms.
- PostCrush – A pop-rock music duo who are the main villains in Sunset's Backstage Pass. The duo includes Kiwi Lollipop (K-Lo) (voiced by Lili Beaudoin) and Supernova Zap (Su-Z) (voiced by Mariee Devereux).
See also
In Spanish: My Little Pony: Equestria Girls (franquicia) para niños
