Later installments have two additional main characters who substitute for Princess Twilight due to her princess duties in Equestria: Sunset Shimmer, a reformed school bully and Princess Celestia's former (unicorn) student and Twilight Sparkle, Twilight's science-inclined human counterpart who also owns a pet puppy named Spike (who gained the ability to speak).Īlso, various known characters from the main show (and quite some of the popular "background ponies") have made appearances in the franchise as human-like characters, such as Princesses Celestia and Luna, the Cutie Mark Crusaders (Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo), the Apple family, and fan-favorite ones like Muffins "Derpy" Hooves, Vinyl "DJ-Pon 3" Scratch, Lyra Heartstrings, Sweetie Drops and Octavia Melody. Aside from dealing with overflowing schoolwork, peer pressure, prom dance, and a possible teenage romance, Twilight and the rest of the Equestria Girls have to deal with the various recurring magical happenings that seep from the statue portal to Equestria and into Canterlot High. Taking place in an Alternate Universe inhabited by pastel-colored human counterparts of Equestria's pastel-colored pony residents, the spin-off series follows the adventures of Equestria's "Princess of Friendship" Twilight Sparkle and her baby dragon assistant Spike in the human world, together with the teenage human counterparts of her "Mane Six" friends - Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Fluttershy, and Rarity. My Little Pony: Equestria Girls, shortened as EG, EqG or just Equestria Girls, is a toyline and media spin-off franchise of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, as well as a sub-series of the "Generation 4" My Little Pony toyline by Hasbro, beginning with the titular movie premiering on June 16, 2013, and had a limited theatrical run at over 200 US and Canadian theaters in June and July of the same year.
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