Rarity (Friendship is Magic)

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Rarity
Friendship is Magic character
Biographical information
Species	Pony  • Unicorn
Gender	Female
Age	Adult
Occupation	Fashion designer Adventurer Businessperson Director Actor Teacher
Nationality	Equestrian
Education	Ponyville Schoolhouse Ponyville High Ponyville University Friendship University (fake student)
Residence	Ponyville
Relationships
Family	Belle family
Affiliation	Rarity's Empire Carousel Boutique Rarity For You Mane Six Council of Friendship
Real world
Voice	Tabitha St. Germain Kimlinh Tran (mobile games) See here for dub actors
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Rarity is a member of the Mane Six and represents the Element of Generosity. She is a white Unicorn and though not nearly as powerful as Twilight Sparkle in the magical arts, is strong enough to hold her own against most threats. Befitting of her element, Rarity is kind and charitable, though can be stuck up and even violent in certain situations. In spite of her posh, well groomed and highly civilized nature, Rarity is incredibly brave and will go through great lengths to protect others.

History

Main article: History of Rarity

Foalhood

Little Filly Rarity

Rarity was born in Ponyville, and most likely grew up in the Belle residence with her two parents, Hondo Flanks and Cookie Crumbles, and later her sister, Sweetie Belle. As a foal, she attended Ponyville Schoolhouse, where she was taught by Play Write. Even as a filly, Rarity was a dedicated fashion designer, doing costumes for a school play, though was not proud of her work. During the Sonic Rainboom, Rarity was mysteriously attracted to a 'dumb rock', that cracked open to reveal countless assortments of gems. Inspired by the colorful rocks, Rarity used the gems in her own designs, defining her style for decades to come.

Growing up, Rarity was fascinated with fashion history and culture.

Early adventures

At some point, Rarity opened her own business, Carousel Boutique, which designed and sold attire of her own creation. The boutique also served as her residence, as well as the occasional residence of Sweetie Belle. Rarity's first big known gig was when she was tasked with helping with decoration for the Summer Sun Celebration. On this day, she met and later befriended Twilight Sparkle and Spike and together, she and the other ponies united to stop Nightmare Moon and save Princess Celestia and all of Equestria. There, she was revealed to be the Element of Generosity and with the fellow Elements of Harmony, they founded the Mane Six.

Soon afterwards, she was invited to the Grand Galloping Gala by Twilight Sparkle.

And the shippers went wild

Rarity would bond with her new friends very quickly and often went on adventures with them, both mundane and exciting, such as when they went to watch Trixie Lulamoon's magical performance, helping out Applejack with her farm, or even scaling a mountain to stop a dragon from blotting out the sun. Though the many whimsical and daring journeys she went on in her early days, perhaps the most important one was among the most basic; when she was forced to sleepover with Twilight Sparkle and Applejack during a freak storm. Though she initially hated it, she quickly developed a special closeness with Applejack that she seldom had with other friends.

Carousel Boutique would see a modest increase in business during the following days. As the Grand Galloping Gala drew nearer, Rarity decided to make unique and special clothing for her friends and show them off at an upcoming fashion show held by Hoity Toity. Though her initial designs were up to her typical quality, the increasing demands from her friends caused the clothes to become increasingly gaudy, leading to a poor performance and 'ruining' her career. Realizing their mistakes, her friends managed to recreate her old designs, winning over the fashion mogul in the end.

Sometime later, Rarity was kidnapped by the Curs, who forced her to locate gemstones for them, though Rarity managed to conquer the situation by herself and her abilities to get others to do her bidding. Her next major moment in her career was when she inadvertently Fluttershy into stardom after she designed a dress Fluttershy did modeling work in. Though Fluttershy became nationally known, Rarity's contributions went ignored.

Her happily never after

On the night of the Grand Galloping Gala, Rarity was head-strong in her one and simple goal, to romance Prince Blueblood and to become a princess of Equestria. The actual day went...differently, as it quickly became apparent that Blueblood was a stuck-up jerk who put himself above others. Though Rarity tried to salvage the date night numerous times, she ultimately gave up on the prince and his self-absorbed demeaner and later reconvened with her friends, who decided to spend the rest of the night at Donut Joe's.

Personality

Rarity's picky, non-adventurous nature

Rarity is a complicated pony with many, sometimes contradictory sides of her personality. Rarity is somewhat stuck up, occasionally looking down on others for whatever reason, but never judges them on the inside. She's kind-hearted, warm and a loving friend who shows goodwill and kindness to total strangers, usually not expecting anything in return. Rarity is shown to be good friends with several shopkeepers around Ponyville, who she often gives advice to and helps out, usually in methods of making their shops seem more appealing.

Rarity has a deep appreciation of all forms of life, as she's been depicted as showing deep compassion to animals, ponies and the anthropomorphic citizens who live beyond the Badlands alike. Although she has an affinity for attractive stallions and cute animals, she has befriended much less appealing creatures, such as Stephen Magnet, Bookworm and Mr. Titter Tree.

Rarity is not very adventurous, and sometimes appears to be downright cowardly such as the time when she nearly let a pack of Timberwolves invade Ponyville to save her own hide, but is brave and courageous.

Rarity is very protective over those she loves, threatening to rip apart Garble for threatening Spike and even stood up to Queen Chrysalis in order to find information on where she's keeping Sweetie Belle. Rarity is sometimes seen as a source of wisdom for her younger friends. Indeed Rarity can be quite wise on matters regarding the heart. Rarity is a sentimental pony who can't stand families being torn apart, she took it upon herself to help Cheerilee mend her estranged relationship with her long lost sister.

Despite her good nature, Rarity can also be among the most immature members of the Mane Six, and is quite susceptible to childish, theatrical outburst or bouts of exaggerated depression when stuff doesn't go her way. Despite being a naturally charitable and generous pony, Rarity can be greedy and selfish at times, sch as when she tried to steal a Dragon's hoard of gems or when she got upset at Fluttershy for getting more famous then her through her modeling career. Regardless, in serious moments, Rarity can be quite mature. Rarity is shown to be a forgiving and understanding pony, not holding any negative feelings towards her friends for any uncouth behavior they may throw at her. It's been shown that Rarity's innate behavior is that to help people, but to help them her way, not understanding that her way doesn't work for everypony.

Although a selfless and heroic mare, Rarity has sometimes shown a blatant cowardly side, such as letting a pack of Timber Wolves simply attack Ponyville so she could run and hide. Rarity is altruistic and can't stand to see others suffer. Her altruistic and caring nature managed to win over Capper, turning him from a crook who was willing to sell her into slavery into an ally who truly grew to care about her.

In spite of her affectionate friendship with Spike, she's sometimes shown to find him annoying or dislike some of his habits, and openly shunned him during the Night of the Living Apples arc. When under the effects of a natural truth serum, the first thing Rarity blurted out was just how much she loved all of her friends and she told Twilight that she means just as much to her, as she means to Twilight. Although vain and obsessed with her own self-image, Rarity is nonetheless a selfless and brave pony whose gotten down and dirty to help others, such as when she hid in a pile of mud in order to help Sweetie Belle in the Sisterhooves Social or jumping in an ocean to save Twilight from drowning, getting her mane wet in the process. Rarity is also not averse to going on adventures, but will usually complain on the way. Rarity is sometimes shown to be easily manipulated, such as when she let Sweetie Belle manipulate her into going on a field trip with her.

Rarity is a great older sister, or at least she really tries to be. She and Sweetie Belle almost always get along, and Sweetie Belle looks up to and admires her older sister tremendously. Rarity truly and deeply cares for Sweetie Belle and fell into a depression when Sweetie Belle went missing on her field trip. Despite their closeness, it's implied that the two sisters were slightly estranged before the events of the show, as Rarity was put off by having to spend time with her. It appears their past relationship may have been somewhat rocky too, with Sweetie Belle blaming the disaster that was her 5th birthday on Rarity. Regardless, the two share an unbreakable bond of sisterly love and care. Curiously, Rarity and Sweetie Belle are often portrayed as being at odds during in-universe fiction stories.

Rarity shows aunt-like love for one of her best friends, Spike, doting on him and giving him cool-sounding nicknames to make him feel ore important. Rarity has been known to drop everything to make sure Spike was okay and even followed him into dragon territories to make sure he was safe, twice. It was partially due to Rarity's love for Spike that she slightly overpowered the Nightmare Rarity force, and partly the love of her friends and sister. Although not shown as much, Rarity is quite good friends with Apple Bloom and Scootaloo. While Sweetie Belle was her primary concern during the Changeling wars, she was still very much so worried for the two other fillies.

Despite not being adventurous in the traditional sense, Rarity has shown a strong interest in detective-like stories and enjoys acting as a detective in her own right.

Appearance

Rarity is an average sized, white unicorn with blue gems for a Cutie Mark. Rarity takes a great deal of pride in her looks, routinely taking "beauty rests" and goes far out of her way to keep her mane in good condition. As a filly, Rarity looked much the same, only smaller with a slightly rounder body.

Attire

Main article: Attire of Rarity

Forms

Main article: Forms of Rarity

Age

Rarity appears to be one of the older members of the Mane Six, though it's hard to tell. Unlike some of her other friends, Rarity has been confirmed to have gone to college, and most likely graduated, while Twilight was still in school by the time she moved to Ponyville. However, the waters become muddy from this point on.

• Rarity went to elementary school with Cheerilee, who was in college when Twilight was just a filly. However, the same episode that revealed Rarity went to school with Cheerilee took place on the exact day Twilight hatched Spike, which makes a massive inconsistency.
• Rarity's appearance didn't change when Sweetie Belle was only 5 years old, which may mean she stopped growing before that point. Assuming Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom are nearly the same age, this likely means Rarity is older than Applejack.
• Rarity briefly dated 8-Bit, who is around as old as Shining Armor, since they went to college together in the same class. Shining Armor was shown to be in college before Twilight attended P.S.C.F.G.U., and dated Princess Cadance when she attended. This puts 8-Bits age at 10~15 years older than Twilight's. Considering the signifanct gap, this likely means Rarity is closer in age to 8-Bit and Shining Armor than Twilight.

Relationships

Rarity is very protective of her little sister, Sweetie Belle and loves her deeply. Whenever she fears Sweetie is unhappy, Rarity goes out of her way to make her sister happy and tend to her needs, something Sweetie occasionally takes advantage of. Likewise, whenever Sweetie Belle is in harms way, Rarity springs into action to defend her or rescue her. The feelings are mutual as Sweetie Belle has great admiration for her sister and views her as her hero.

Although Rarity dearly loves all of her friends, she has developed particularly special bonds with Twilight Sparkle, Applejack and Spike.

Twilight has considered Rarity to be her best friend on a few occasions, such as the Ponyville Days event and the two often enjoy each others company. Being the only magic casters in the Mane Six, the two often work together to solve complicated problems that raw strength just can't cut. Although Rarity is sometimes put off by Twilight's slightly rustic way of life, she always puts her differences aside to have a good time with her dear friend. Rarity and Applejack have a somewhat vitriolic friendship. The two argue with one another constantly and just so happen to be on the opposite side of many things, whether it be views on problems or other, more complicated issues. The two are often forced to bare the others company due to their younger sisters being the best of friends. Despite their differences, Applejack and Rarity will not hesitate to risk their life to protect the other and love each other as friends. The two are sometimes united under circumstances, such as protecting their sisters from harms way or helping out other friends. Spike is in love with Rarity, and considers her to be "everything" to him. Spike is always going out of his way to help Rarity or shower her with affection and gave her a box of chocolate when Ponyville had a party celebrating the ponies they love. For the most part, Rarity doesn't appear to share the same romantic feelings towards Spike, but finds his jesters charming and truly cares for him as a friend. Rarity peppers Spike with friendly, sometimes sisterly love

Behind the scenes

Production history

Rarity first appeared in Friendship is Magic - Part 1 and has since then appeared consistently throughout all Friendship is Magic media. She was modeled after Template:G1 and Template:G1 from Generation 1 of My Little Pony^{[citation needed]} and has been voiced by Tabitha St Germain in all major media outlets, though her singing voice is usually provided by Kazumi Evans. Despite being a main character, Rarity has been rarely involved in major storylines

Other storylines

Dreams and imagination sequences

• Rarity appeared in Fleetfoot's dream marriage ceremony as she married Big McIntosh. She was accidently tripped by Pinkie Pie s she went to deliver the bouquet of flowers.

Etymology

Rarity's name is simply the word rarity, which often describes the value and how rare an object is.

Trivia

• Rarity is so far the only pony whose appeared on The Toys That Made Us.
• Kazumi Theater is most likely named after Rarity's singing voice actress, Kazumi Evans.

Appearances

Cartoon

• Friendship is Magic - "Friendship is Magic (episode)"
• Friendship is Magic - "The Ticket Master"
• Friendship is Magic - "Applebuck Season"
• Friendship is Magic - "Griffon the Brush Off"
• Friendship is Magic - "Boast Busters"
• Friendship is Magic - "Dragonshy"
• Friendship is Magic - "Look Before You Sleep"
• Friendship is Magic - "Bridle Gossip"
• Friendship is Magic - "Swarm of the Century"
• Friendship is Magic - "Winter Wrap Up"
• Friendship is Magic - "Fall Weather Friends"
• Friendship is Magic - "Suited For Success"
• Friendship is Magic - "Sonic Rainboom"
• Friendship is Magic - "Stare Master"
• Friendship is Magic - "The Show Stoppers"
• Friendship is Magic - "A Dog and Pony Show"
• Friendship is Magic - "Green Isn't Your Color"
• Friendship is Magic - "Over a Barrel"
• Friendship is Magic - "A Bird in the Hoof"
• Friendship is Magic - "The Cutie Mark Chronicles"
• Friendship is Magic - "Owl's Well That Ends Well"
• Friendship is Magic - "Party of One"
• Friendship is Magic - "The Best Night Ever"

References

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