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{{Character|Y=2010|series=FIM
|name = Twilight Sparkle
|image = File:S1E24_Study_of_Comets.png
|image2 =
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|species =
|kind =
|kind2 =
|gender =
|occupation =
* [[Librarian]]
* [[Princess of Friendship|Princess]]
* [[Educator]]
|nationality = [[Equestrian]]
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|residence =
* [[Twilight's dorm|A dormitory]] at P.C.S.F.G.U.
* [[Golden Oak Library]], {{FIM|Ponyville}}
* [[Castle of Friendship]], Ponyville
* [[Canterlot Castle]]
|age = Adult
|education =
* [[School for Gifted Unicorns|P.C.S.F.G.U.]]
* [[Canterlot High School]] {{CN|briefly}}
|affiliation =
* [[Mane Six]]
* [[#Affiliations|See more]]
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* [[Sparkle family]]
* [[Equestrian Royal Family]]
* [[Amore Dynasty]] {{CN|through marriage}}
* [[Spike's family]]
|relatives = [[#Family|See here]]
|voice_artist =
* [[Tara Strong]]
* [[Kira Buckland]]<ref group = note>in ''[[My Little Pony: Power Ponies (software)|My Little Pony: Power Ponies]]''</ref>
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}}
'''[[Queen of Equestria|Queen]]<ref>{{M|GAMELOFT}} - ''[[Cutie Mark Deuxsaders]]''</ref><ref>{{C|FIM|101}}</ref> Twilight Sparkle''' was the [[Element of Magic]] and last known monarch of [[Equestria]], serving as the queen after the [[Retirement of Princess Celestia and Princess Luna]]. Before her reign as the matriarch of the country, she worked as the [[Princess of Friendship]], and before that, she was a humble [[librarian]] at [[Golden Oak Library]]. Born in the [[capital]] [[city]] of [[Canterlot]], Twilight was the youngest child and only daughter. Early in her life, she enrolled at [[School for Gifted Unicorns|Princess Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns]] where she was taught as Celestia's own pupil.
==History==
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===Princess of Friendship===
Twilight was coronated at roughly the end of her first year in Ponyville and became the [[Four Princesses of Equestria|Fourth Princess]] of Equestria, gaining the title of [[Princess of Friendship]] in the process. For an unknown but sizable period of time, Twilight still resided in Golden Oak, but was expected to soon move into the [[Castle of Two Sisters]] and so she and her frieds attempted to renovate the structure.<ref>{{CAR|FIM|Castlemaniai}}</ref> She never did move in, however, and instead she moved to the [[Castle of Friendship]] after {{FIM|Tirek}} destroyed her humble library in his assaults on Equestria.<ref>{{CAR|FIM|Twilight's Kingdom}}</ref> Twilight quickly rose to celebrity status, both being highly respected locally and abroad.<ref name = "TT">{{CAR|FIM|Twilight Time}}</ref><ref>''[[Twilight Sparkle and the Crystal Heart Spell]]''</ref>
Twilight remained humble in her tenure as princess, often spending her time educating others, typically foals but sometimes her friends.<ref name = "TT"/><ref name = "ONETWOTHREE">{{CAR|FIM|Testing Testing 1, 2, 3}}</ref>
===Queen of Equestria===
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[[File:MANGA Realizing Reading can be pretty boring.jpg|thumb|Despite her love for reading, Twilight has found it boring before]]
Twilight has a wide range of academic, literary and scholarly interest. She is a huge fan of the works of [[Summer Mane|Jade Singer]] and has read a vast amount of books pertaining to countless subjects, such as law,<ref name = UGLY>[[The Good, The Bad and The Pony]]</ref>
[[File:HS Twilight Obessed with books.png|200px|left|thumb|Twilight's obsession for books]]
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===Family===
{{Main|Sparkle
Twilight hails from the Sparkle family of unicorns. Although the exploits of her past lineage is largely unknown, the children of Twilight Velvet and Night Light have proven to be extremely successful in the land of Equestria, with Shining Armor marrying a princess and becoming the head of the Royal Guards, while Twilight has become a princess herself and a symbol of love and friendship throughout Equestria. The Sparkle family continues to grow with the birth of [[Flurry Heart]], the daughter of Shining Armor and Princess Cadance. In terms of extended family, it is strongly implied that Twilight's Sister-In-Law, Cadance, is related to [[Radiant Hope]], though Cadance knows nothing of her lineage.
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* '''[[Flurry Heart]]:''' Flurry Heart is Twilight's niece. They have a close, loving relationship. Twilight loves to spend time with Flurryheart and dotes on her.
* '''{{FIM|Spike}}:''' Although not related by blood, Spike and Twilight are practically family in the truest sense of the word. Twilight raised Spike only months after he was hatched and the two have lived together ever since. Twilight has always acted in a rather maternal role towards Spike, instelling good manners in the young dragon, but also treats him like an older sister would treat a younger
Twilight considers the Apple Family to be apart of her honorary family,<ref name = SUPERSPEEDY>{{FIM|The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000}}<br>'''Twilight Sparkle:''' Um, Miss Mayor! Are honorary family members allowed to help in the competition?<br>'''Mayor Mare:''' Well, I'm not sure... Flim, Flam, would you object to honorary family members helping?<br>'''Flim:''' Are you kidding?<br>'''Flam:''' We don't care if the whole kingdom of Canterlot helps. It's a lost cause.<br>'''Mayor Mare:''' Hm, I guess it's okay. Applejack? What do you think?<br>'''Applejack:''' I think I'd love to have the rest of my family helpin' out.<br>'''Mane Six:''' All right!<br>'''Twilight Sparkle:''' Okay, everypony, we're not gonna let those smooth talkers take our friend's farm.<br>'''Mane Six:''' Yeah!</ref>
In many ways, Twilight seems to view Princess Celestia as a motherly figure, or at least a role-model.<ref name = FIM40>{{C|FIM|40}}</ref> When she was a filly, Twilight idolized Celestia above all else<ref name = COTC>[[Call of the Cutie]]</ref> and the alicorn seemed to take a special liking to Twilight as well, letting the filly sleep on her<ref name = FIM40
===Names===
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==Behind the scenes==
{{See also|Twilight Sparkle casting}}
[[File:Star_Gazing_Twilight_Sketch.jpg|thumb|300px|"Star Gazing Twilight", a sketch for the series' original "show bible", ''[[My Little Pony Adventures]]'']]
Twilight Sparkle was an original character conveived by [[Lauren Faust]] for the 4th Generation of ''[[My Little Pony]]''. In the TV series, 2017 film, all ''Equestria Girls'' productions and ''[[Pony Life]]'', Twilight Sparkle has been voiced by [[Tara Strong]], who has gone down as one of Strong's most famous and iconic voice roles, compared to her roles as Timmy Turner, [[Bubbles]], [[Raven (Foal Titans)|Raven]], and [[Harley Quinn]]. Strong didn't audition for Twilight Sparkle, and was instead approached by Faust as she was in the process of making a pitch for a new ''[[My Little Pony]]'' television show (back then titled ''[[My Little Pony Adventures]]''. Strong portrayed Twilight, Pinkie Pie, and either Applejack to Rainbow Dash, but Faust decided she was perfect for Twilight.<ref>[https://youtu.be/iT-HFkChZEA Tara Strong (Timmy Turner) Breaks Down Her Most Famous Character Voices | Vanity Fair]</ref>
Strong has received and been nominated for a number of awards for her performance, such as the ''Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series – Children's/Educational'' and ''People's Choice: Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series – Children's/Educational'' awards from [[Behind the Voice Actors]] awards in [[2013]], [[2014]], [[2015]], and [[2017]].<ref>[https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/btva-awards/2013/television/ 3rd Annual BTVA Awards]</ref><ref>[https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/btva-awards/2014/television/ 4th Annual BTVA Awards]</ref><ref>[https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/btva-awards/2015/television/ 5th Annual BTVA Awards]</ref><ref>[https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/btva-awards/2017/movies/ 7th Annual BTVA Awards]</ref>
Though Strong has portrayed Twilight in the majority of ''[[My Little Pony]]'' productions, [[Kira Buckland]], a famous anime voice actress, instead portrayed her in various software and applications.<ref>[https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Kira-Buckland/ BTVA Profile - Kira Buckland]</ref> In the Japanese TV show, ''[[Little Pony TV]]'', Twilight was portrayed by [[Miyuki Sawashiro]], a Japanese singer and member of ''[[Milky Holmes]]'', who is also her first voice in the Japanese dub. In the short-lived stage production, ''[[My Little Pony Musical]]'', the pony was played by [[Chloe MacGregor]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170726213950/http://www.mylittleponymusical.com/girls.php My Little Pony Musical cast list]</ref> Sadly, most of Twilight's performers have been yet identified, such as her portrayer in live-action ''Equestria Girls'' music videos and her voice actress in ''[[Hello Pinkie Pie]]''.
===Princess or Queen?===
The exact title Twilight Sparkle used post-second coronation has been a somewhat contested subject. In the mobile game by Gameloft, Twilight was referred to as the [[Queen of Equestria]], however, the television show still referred to her as "Princess Twilight" in "[[The Last Problem]]". A possible solution to this continuity hiccup is that 'Princess Twilight' was still used in her early reign, whereas "Queen Twilight" was not used until far into the future.
===Age===
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===Appearances in other Hasbro media===
Twilight appeared as a minor throughout other pieces of Hasbro media. She was a major character in the comic "[[When Worlds Collide]]", where she helped [[Optimus Prime]] and the [[Autobot]]s fight off [[Megatron]] and was set to appear in the canceled ''[[Transformers x My Little Pony]]''. Twilight appeared in pieces of artwork throughout ''[[Synergy: A Hasbro Creators Showcase]]'' and was shown to interact with members of [[The Holograms]]. Additionally, merchandise depicting Twilight as ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' has been released.
==Performers==
===Voice actors===
* '''English:''' [[Tara Strong]], [[Kira Buckland]]<ref group = note>in ''[[My Little Pony: Power Ponies (software)|My Little Pony: Power Ponies]]''</ref>
* '''Albanian:''' [[Suela Xhonuzi]]
* '''Arabic:''' [[Wallla' Asamah]],<ref group = "note">during [[Friendship is Magic season 1|Season 1]]</ref> [[Rasha Hmady]],<ref group = "note">during [[Friendship is Magic season 2|season 2]]-[[Friendship is Magic season 6|season 6]] and ''[[My Little Pony: Equestria Girls]]''</ref> [[Rana Zarqa]]<ref group = "note">during [[Friendship is Magic season 7|season 7]] onward</ref>
* '''Bosnian:''' [[Mirna Jogunčić Kreso]]
* '''Chinese:
** '''Hong Kong''' [[Ng Siu-Ngai]], [[Karena Lam]],<ref group = "note" name = "movie">In ''[[My Little Pony: The Movie (2017 film)|My Little Pony: The Movie]]''</ref> [[Wu Xiaoyi]], [[Zhou Wenying]], [[Lin Jiaxin]]
** '''Taiwan:''' [[Liu Ruping]], [[Lin Meixiu]]
** '''China:''' [[Hong Haitian]], [[Mou Jialun]]
* '''Croatian:''' [[Katarina Perica Kirin]], [[Jadran Grubišić]],<ref group = "note">One line in "[[Bridle Gossip]]"</ref> [[Monika Mihajlović]],<ref group = "note" name = "RTL">[[RTL Kockica]] dub</ref> [[Jelena Majić]]<ref group = "note" name = "demo">[[Demo dub]] for "[[The Ticket Master]]"</ref>
* '''Czech:''' [[Radka Stupková]], [[Barbora Šedivá]],<ref group = "note" name = "movie"/> [[Pavlína Dytrtová]]<ref group = "note" name = "demo"/>
* '''Danish:''' [[Pauline V. Nissen]],<ref group = "note">during seasons 1 and 2</ref> [[Karoline Munksnæs]],<ref group = "note">season 3 onward</ref> [[Silan Maria Budak Rasch]]<ref group = "note" name = "demo"/>
* '''Dutch:''' [[Anneke Beukman]], [[Anneke Beukman]],<ref group = "note" name = "jj">[[JimJam]] dub</ref> [[Merel Burmeister]]<ref group = "note" name = "demo"/>
* '''Estonian:''' [[Karin Rask]]<ref group = "note" name = "movie"/>
* '''Faroese:''' [[Vár Berghamar Jacobsen]]
* '''Finnish:''' [[Henni-Liisa Stam]],<ref group = "note">except season 7 and "[[Molt Down]]", "[[Marks for Effort]]" and "[[The Mean Six]]"</ref> [[Heljä Heikkinen]]<ref group = "note">during season 7</ref>
* '''French:'''
** '''France:''' [[Claire Tefnin]]
** '''Quebec:''' [[Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse]]<ref group = "note" name = "movie"/>
* '''German:''' [[Julia Meynen]],<ref group = "note">except during "[[Uncommon Bond]]" and "[[Shadow Play]]"</ref> [[Samira Jakobs]]<ref group = "note">during "Uncommon Bond" and "Shadow Play"</ref>
* '''Greek:''' [[Tania Paleologou]], [[Katerina Girgis]]<ref group = "note" name = "demo"/>
* '''Hebrew:''' [[Talya Barkay]]
* '''Hungarian:''' [[Bea Vadász]], [[Anna Györfi]]<ref group = "note" name = "demo"/>
* '''Icelandiic:''' [[Sigríður Eyrún Friðriksdóttir]]<ref group = "note" name = "movie"/>
* '''Indonesian:''' [[Sigríður Eyrún Friðriksdóttir]]<ref group = "note" name = "movie"/>
* '''Italian:''' [[Emanuela Pacotto]]
* '''Japanese:''' [[Miyuki Sawashiro]],<ref group = "note">seasons 1-2"</ref> [[Manami Hanawa]]<ref group = "note">during season 3"</ref>
* '''Korean:''' [[Park Ji-yoon]]
* '''Lithuanian:''' [[Neringa Nekrašiūtė]]<ref group = "note" name = "movie"/>
* '''Macedonian:''' [[Zorica P. Pančiḱ]]<ref group = "note" name = "st">[[Sitel Televizija]] dub</ref>
* '''Malaysian:''' [[Aeen Rahman]]
* '''Norwegian:''' [[Tiril Heide-Steen]], [[Cecilie Jørstad]]<ref group = "note" name = "demo"/>
* '''Persian:''' [[Masha Mojarad]],<ref group = "note" name = "gj">[[GEM Junior]] dub</ref> [[Sanaz Gholami]]<ref group = "note" name = "movie"/>
* '''Polish:''' [[Magdalena Krylik]], [[Joanna Węgrzynowska-Cybińska]]<ref group = "note" name = "demo"/>
* '''Portuguese:'''
** '''Portugal:''' [[Cristina Basílio]]
** '''Brazilian:''' [[Bianca Alencar]], [[Fernanda Bullara]]<ref group = "note" name = "demo"/>
* '''Romanian:''' [[Iulia Tohotan]],<ref group = "note">seasons 1-4</ref> [[Ilinca Ghimbășan]],<ref group = "note">season 5 onward</ref> [[Catinca Roman]],<ref group = "note">during ''[[My Little Pony: Equestria Girls]]''</ref> [[Catinca Nistor]]<ref group = "note" name = "movie"/>
* '''Russian:''' [[Olga Golovanova]], [[Lina Ivanova]],<ref group = "note">''[[Equestria Girls: Summertime Shorts]]''</ref> [[Tatyana Shitova]],<ref group = "note" name = "demo"/> [[Lina Ivanova]]<ref group = "note" name = "movie"/>
* '''Serbian:''' [[Milena Moravčević]],<ref group = "note">during seasons 1 and 2</ref> [[Mina Lazarević]],<ref group = "note">season 3 onward</ref> [[Mila Manojlović]]<ref group = "note" name = "demo"/>
* '''Slovak:''' [[Kristína Turjanová]]
* '''Spanish:'''
** '''Spain:''' [[Yolanda Gispert]], [[Minneiah Gordo]]
** '''Latin America:''' [[Carla Castañeda]],<ref group = "note">in the opening</ref> [[Carolina Ayala]],<ref group = "note">from "[[Suited for Success]]" to "[[Over a Barrel]]"</ref> [[Tori Domínguez]],<ref group = "note">during "[[Welcome to the Show]]"</ref> [[Carla Castañeda]]<ref group = "note" name = "demo"/>
* '''Slovene:''' [[Mirjana Šajinovic]]<ref group = "note" name = "demo"/>
* '''Swedish:''' [[Lina Hedlund]]<ref group = "note">also in the demo dub</ref>
* '''Thai:''' [[Sumita Thaijamnong]],<ref group = "note">[[Boomerang (Thailand)]] dub</ref> [[Tiphynok Promjtoka]],<ref group = "note">[[Tiga]] dub</ref> [[Napuanron Mebut]]<ref group = "note" name = "movie"/>
* '''Turkish:''' [[Suzan Acun]]
* '''Ukrainian:''' [[Natalya Roman'ko-Kysel'ova]],<ref group = "note">except during "[[The Cutie Re-Mark]]"</ref> [[Kateryna Buts'ka]],<ref group = "note">during "The Cutie Re-Mark "</ref> [[Tak Treba Production]]<ref group = "note">[[Tak Treba Production]] dub</ref>
==In comics==
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