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* [[Princess of Friendship|Princess]]
* [[Educator]]
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* [[Twilight's dorm|A dormitory]] at P.C.S.F.G.U.
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* [[Canterlot High School]] {{CN|briefly}}
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* [[Mane Six]]
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* [[#Affiliations|See more]]
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'''[[Queen of Equestria|Queen]]<ref>{{M|GAMELOFT}} - ''[[Cutie Mark Deuxsaders]]''</ref> Twilight Sparkle''' is the [[Timeline (Friendship is Magic)|current]] [[Matriach of Equestria]] and the 4th and so far final of the princesses. Originally from the [[capital city|capital]] [[city]] of [[Canterlot]], Twilight Sparkle passed the [[entrance exam]] at [[Princess Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns]] and became the [[protege]] of {{FIM|Princess Celestia}}. After going to [[Ponyville]] to help plan the [[Summer Sun Celebration]], Twilight was revealed to be the [[Element of Magic]] and became a [[Mare of the Moon incident|founding member]] of the [[Mane Six]].
'''[[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==
==History==
{{Main|History of Twilight Sparkle}}
{{Main|History of Twilight Sparkle}}
===Foalhood===
{{See also|Chronological appearances of Twilight Sparkle}}
===Early years===
{{Main|Early life of Twilight Sparkle}}
{{Main|Early life of Twilight Sparkle}}
[[File:S1E23 Twilight young.png|thumb|270px|YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES!]]
[[File:S1E23 Twilight young.png|thumb|270px|YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES!]]
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On the day Twilight left for [[Ponyville]], she forgot to return her copy of ''[[Perfection: The Impossible Pursuit]]'', which eventually caused Dusty Pages to retire from her life as a librarian and become a [[musician]] instead at [[Silver Stable Community]], something Twilight would later greatly regret, believing she got her fired.<ref name = "TPONR"/> during the same day, she forgot to visit {{FIM|Moon Dancer}}'s party, which caused the already insecure unicorn to become a shut in, rarely leaving her [[Moon Dancer's house|house]].<ref name = "AMF"/>
On the day Twilight left for [[Ponyville]], she forgot to return her copy of ''[[Perfection: The Impossible Pursuit]]'', which eventually caused Dusty Pages to retire from her life as a librarian and become a [[musician]] instead at [[Silver Stable Community]], something Twilight would later greatly regret, believing she got her fired.<ref name = "TPONR"/> during the same day, she forgot to visit {{FIM|Moon Dancer}}'s party, which caused the already insecure unicorn to become a shut in, rarely leaving her [[Moon Dancer's house|house]].<ref name = "AMF"/>


===Mare of the Moon===
===Librarian of Ponyville===
[[File:Spike_cheerful_nature_S1E1.jpg|thumb|270px|Twilight and Spike traveling to Ponyville]]
[[File:Speech S1E4.png|thumb|270px|Twilight often did public speeches during her days in Ponyville]]
After moving to Ponyville, Twilight became the librarian of [[Golden Oak Library]], along with her ever-faithful little brother, Spike. Together with her friends, Twilight participated in many events within Ponyville, such as the [[Running of the Leaves]], [[Iron Pony Competition]], and [[Nightmare Night]] while also helping as an organizer for community events such as a [[talent show]] and the [[Winter Wrap Up (event)|Winter Wrap Up]].
Upon seeing a relief on the moon in the shape of Nightmare Moon's, the now fallen sister of Princess Celestia, head, Twilight believed the legendary Mare of the Moon was once again returning to wreak havoc on Equestria. She told her teacher, Princess Celestia, of the situation, though Celestia though she was letting her imagination go wild due to her relative isolation and so sent her to Ponyville to plan for the Summer Sun Celebration. In Ponyville, Twilight met Pinkie Pie, to ran off after seeing her. After Pinkie Pie, she encountered Rainbow Dash who was tasked with the making sure their was clean weather for the event. Later, the unicorn met with Applejack, who had her join [[brunch]] with her family. Once she was done there, Twilight entered [[Ponyville Town Hall]] to meet with Rarity, a unicorn who Spike fell madly in love with and had Twilight try on ''many'' outfits and manestyles. The last pony Twilight met with was Fluttershy, who was to shy in her presence to talk, but had a long and interesting conversation with Spike.


Twilight quickly and naturally established herself was an important figure of Ponyville society, working as a public speaker to give important speeches in [[Ponyville Town Square|town square]], organizing town meetings to warn her citizens of dangers encroaching the town, or organizing local festivals and events, such as the [[Welcome Princess Celestia]] celebration. Twilight in these situations either went at a perfectly slow, yet methodical and happy pace, or desperately tried to do something as well as possible, often failing at it in the process, but also striving to improve upon herself and her abilities.
Twilight walked to her place of residence, a library called [[Golden Oak Library]], Fluttershy following her in tow, where she discovered Pinkie Pie had been waiting there planning her a surprise party. Annoyed, Twilight went along with it but let her antisocial nature be known.


Twilight developed many meaningful relationships during this period of her life. Her first unusual friend not among the friends she made in her first adventure was arguably the kind and mature [[zebra]], {{FIM|Zecora}}. Though Twilight initially believed Zecora to be an evil-doer who cursed her and her friends and kidnapped {{FIM|Apple Bloom}}, she quickly learned that Zecora was a friendly and compassionate, if slightly odd, individual who quickly forgave her for her wrong-doings and the two developed a minor student-teacher relationship, with Twilight admiring Zecora and her abilities.
That night, she traveled to the celebration only to realize that Nightmare Moon really had returned and kidnapped Celestia. Twilight ran back to the library to search for a book regarding Nightmare Moon while the first ponies she met followed her back. Rainbow Dash believed she was a spy, but the others instead thought she had a plan to save the day with. Together, the six traveled into the [[Everfree Forest]] in order to stop Nightmare Moon.


[[File:Trixie_challenging_Twilight_S1E06.png|thumb|left|Twilight encounters Trixie]]
After a series of trials, Twilight grew to trust and respect the ponies, realizing their strengths and personalities more and growing to care about them on a deeper level. By the time they finally got to the [[Castle of Two Sisters]], they used the [[Elements of Harmony]] in order to defeat Nightmare Moon by having her returning to her senses and reuniting the two sisters.
Another notable relationship was fellow unicorn {{FIM|Trixie Lulamoon}}, a deeply insecure and vain unicorn who performed at live magic shows displaying her impressive magic abilities, wowing audiences and scoring fans. Twilight and the rest of the Mane Six saw through her act almost instantly, but Twilight refused to act, fearing her friends who grow to dislike her as they disliked Trixie, but after Twilight saved Ponyville from an [[Ursa Minor]], something Trixie actively fled from trying, her fears were shown to be unfounded and her friends loved her even more.


Twilight's next, and final antagonistic, confrontation with Trixie happened about a year later when the unicorn, now empowered by the [[Alicorn Amulet]], came back to Ponyville to enact her revenge and banished Twilight from the town. Devastated, but eager to save the day, Twilight trained with Zecora in the [[Everfree Forest]] to defeat her with guile. Twilight managed to defeat Trixie for a second time and this time, Trixie saw the error of her ways and the two became friends.
Returning back to town, Twilight was welcomed as a hero as she decided to stay in Ponyville and embraced her best friend, Spike.<ref name = "FIME">{{CAR|FIM|Friendship is Magic (episode)|Friendship is Magic}}</ref>


Twilight would also become a close figure to members of the [[Apple family]] and [[Belle family]], becoming a mentor and big-sister figure to the [[Cutie Mark Crusaders]] and a close friend of {{FIM|Big McIntosh}}. Despite her many friendships however, she more-or-less only truly spent time with her fellow [[Elements of Harmony]], her own family, and the Crusaders.
===Early adventures===
{{Main|History of Twilight Sparkle (Year 1)}}
[[File:Twilights friends S1E3.jpg|thumb|300px|Twilight's early days in Ponyville were a mixed bag]]
After arriving in Ponyville, Twilight's life undoubtedly had a massive shift from the (relative) mundanity to a much more adventurous life. During her early days in Ponyville, she had many adventures with her friends. Her first of which seemed to be an incident involving the [[Grand Galloping Gala]]. Invited by Princess Celestia, Twilight and one guess were allowed to attend the Grand Galloping Gala, the most famous gathering in Equestria. However, all of Twilight's friends each had their own reason for why they wanted to join Twilight as her plus one. After a day of absolute chaos involving the entire town attempting to hound Twilight for her ticket, Twilight eventually decided to cancel her invitation, only for Celestia to send her tickets for all of her friends, including spike.<ref>{{CAR|FIM|The Ticket Master}}</ref>


Unarguably, the biggest and most important adventures Twilight went on during this period of her life were stopping {{FIM|Queen Chrysalis}} and [[King Sombra]] from taking over [[Canterlot]] and the [[Crystal Empire]] respectively. With the help of her good friends and her siblings, {{FIM|Shining Armor}} and {{FIM|Princess Cadance}}, she managed to beat back both villains and restore peace in the locations they attacked and more importantly, stopped them from spreading their evil presence to the rest of Equestria.
Sometime later, Twilight grew increasingly annoyed and worried for Applejack, who had been severely overworking herself as she was to stubborn to accept help on the farm after {{FIM|Big McIntosh}} got injured. After confronting her friend, Twilight eventually managed to convince Applejack to let her and the rest of the gang help her.<ref>{{CAR|FIM|Applebuck Season}}</ref>


===Princess of Friendship===
Sometime before {{FIM|Gilda}} came to town, Twilight found herself at the mercy of Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash's series of pranks where they replaced her ink with [[invisible ink]]. When Gilda did arrive, Twilight didn't believe Pinkie Pie when she expressed doubts about Gilda's character, but after first-hoof witnessing how rude and mean Gilda truly was, she apologized to Pinkie.<ref>{{CAR|FIM|Griffon the Brush Off}}</ref>
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>
[[File:Trixie challenging Twilight S1E06.png|thumb|left|300px|First encounter with Trixie]]
Twilight received a wake-up call after {{FIM|Trixie Lulamoon}} had arrived in Ponyville. Before being almost self-destructively humble and unwilling to display her talents and skills, Twilight rarely performed advanced magic in public but after the haughty mare came to town, Spike began to practically beg her to show off her prowess. Eventually, the kind-but-stupid {{FIM|Snips}} and {{FIM|Snails}} woke up a [[Ursa Minor of the Everfree Forest|Ursa Minor]] and lured him back to Ponyville since Trixie previously mentioned she defeated one. Twilight was almost scared to fend off the beast but did so anyway to protect her town, though was ashamed that she would've been seen as a show-off, but instead was accepted by the community in spite of her power.<ref name = "BB">{{CAR|FIM|Boast Busters}}</ref>


===Queen of Equestria===
Twilight led the expedition up [[Razer's mountain|a large mountain]] in order to convince a dragon named [[Razer]] to leave his [[Razer's cave|roost]] since his smoke was able to potentially block out the sky of Equestria. The expedition was quite rough - mainly due to Fluttershy's timid and easily-frightened nature. When Twilight eventually confronted Razer, her formal request was denied. Eventually, Razer ended up mildly hurting her and the others when Dash assaulted him, causing Fluttershy to take control of the situation. The adventure taught Twilight to never lose faith in her friends.<ref name = "DS">{{CAR|FIM|Dragonshy}}</ref>
[[File:S9E26_Friendship_never_fades.png|thumb|270px|''And I used to wonder, what friendship could be...'']]
Twilight's final day in Ponyville was a day of great sadness for her. The fear of moving away from her friends and anxiety of losing them in the process made an already difficult situation for Twilight much harder as she prepared for her coronation and packed up to move to Canterlot. However, with the aid of her friends, she managed to overcome her fears and performed the coronation, officially becoming the Queen of Equestria.


Much of Twilight's life after her second and final coronation was unclear, but she ruled Equestria as a graceful, majestic and kind ruler. Much like Celestia did prior, Twilight took up charge as the headmare of [[Princess Celestia's School For Gifted Unicorns]] and took a student under her wing named [[Luster Dawn]], who ''may have'' been the daughter of Starlight Glimmer and Sunburst.
Twilight had her first sleepover when Rarity and Applejack both nearly got caught in a violent storm and took refuge in Twilight's house. Though the sleepover was rough, with Rarity and Applejack at each others throats the whole time, though as the night went on, the two grew closer together in order to keep Twilight safe and happy. Later, Twilight wrote to Princess Celestia, chiming in how she realized two ponies with completely different personalities and backgrounds could become genuine friends.<ref name = "LBYS">{{CAR|FIM|Look Before You Sleep}}</ref>


Twilight kept in contact with her five friends from Ponyville, and presumably the other friends she made along the way, and founded the [[Friendship Council]], an organization made up of her, Spike, the others and possibly Discord as they caught up on each others lives, discussed matters of Equestria and ruled the land together.
[[File:Twilight 'Zecora is an evil enchantress' S01E09.png|thumb|300px|Twilight defending Apple Bloom from Zecora]]
When [[Zecora]] the [[Enchanter]] came to town for the first time in Twilight's stay, she was scared of the seemingly creepy lady. When Apple Bloom went missing, Twilight and the others went to look for her, only to end up in the [[Poison Joke]], a plant that curses its victims with ironic punishments, with Twilight's punishment being a floppy horn. Being ignorant to the plants nature, Twilight and the others believed that Zecora cursed them herself and the gang went to her [[Zecora's hut|hut]] to confront the enchanter, only to later realize she was a kind, caring [[Zebra]] who had befriended Apple Bloom. Even though Twilight and the others thrashed her house, Zecora forgave them and cured them, and Twilight later wrote to Celestia that she learned not to judge ponies by their appearances.<ref name = "BG">"[[Bridle Gossip]]"</ref>


Using her continued friendship with the others as an example, Twilight taught Luster Dawn that friendship isn't something that fades, but stays forever if true and genuine.<ref>{{CAR|FIM|The Last Problem}}</ref>
Twilight organized the [[Welcome Princess Celest]] festival event, but her planning was ruined by the [[Parasprites]] that Fluttershy brought into town. Luckily, Pinkie Pie saved the day and helped make the event more unforgettable for the princess and Twilight.<ref>{{CAR|FIM|Swarm of the Century}}</ref>


==Personal life==
[[File:Godtwilight S1E11.jpg|thumb|left|270px|Twilight at Winter Wrap Up]]
===Personality===
When [[Winter Wrap Up (event)|Winter Wrap Up]] rolled around, nopony was as excited for as Twilight was. Waking up in the dead of night to prepare, though Spike was far less enthusiastic about the event. However, as unicorns were rare in Ponyville, the holiday didn't call much more magic in its traditions as ponies manually ended winter. Twilight bumbled around all the teams doing their parts in ending the winter and preparing for [[spring (season)|Spring]], ruining every attempt with her magic and eventually setting the entire town back hours. She eventually learned to use her organization skills instead to help with the holiday and managed to get the entire town back on track and in the process, learning to use said skills in that context in general.<ref name = "WWU">{{CAR|FIM|Winter Wrap Up}}</ref>
[[File:LOM1_Cover_RI.jpg|thumb|270px|Twilight's bookish nature]]
Twilight Sparkle was among the most righteous and heroic ponies in all of Equestria. She is incredibly brave, noble, selfless, kind, courageous and determined. Prior to moving to Ponyville, Twilight wasn't concerned with making friends or having anything resembling a social life. Instead, Twilight was mostly just interested in herself and propelling herself forward. Twilight was generally polite, but often put others down without thinking about their feelings. Regardless, Twilight had redeeming qualities. Although she acted mostly out of personal gain, Twilight wasn't necessarily selfish or mean-spirited, just focusing on herself and herself alone. She was altruistic, caring and had a genuine want to help others. She showered the few people she was close to with loving affection and though she was rather controlling over Spike, still showed him nourishment and love.


After moving to Ponyville, Twilight has developed into the friendly, sweet and high-spirited pony who enjoys making knew friends and spreads the virtues of friendship that we know and love today. Twilight is well known for her scholarly personality and unparalleled intelligence, studying more then just a little bit of everything. Twilight has been bookish from a young age, but as a filly, Twilight was far more adventurous then she was prior to moving to [[Ponyville]]. She often went on adventures throughout nearby woods and even played games of [[Oubliettes and Ogres]] with her brothers' friends. She appeared to be considerably more friendly and outgoing as a filly too. Though she appeared somewhat cold and a little stoic to Cadance, the two quickly became best friends.
As {{FIM|Apple Bloom}} grew depressed about not having her own cutie mark, Twilight tried to help her get on in cooking, and later by magic, but of course neither worked out. Twilight later attended {{FIM|Diamond Tiara}}'s [[Cute-cenera]] (for some reason) and smiled at Applejack when she saw Apple Bloom make friends with two other cutie-mark ponies, {{FIM|Sweetie Belle}} and {{FIM|Scootaloo}}.<ref name = "COTC">{{CAR|FIM|Call of the Cutie}}</ref>


As a filly, Twilight was very dramatic and over the top, often reacting to situations with extreme emotions and expressions. To an extent, this personality trait carried over into her adult life, and is much more clear in some incarnations than others, but is typically downplayed. Twilight was a very precocious child, having a nigh-genius level intellect when she could be no older then 5, she proved smart enough to threaten even Cadance in a battle of the wits, proving herself to be Cadance's equal in the end. However, Twilight was also a lot less caring as a filly. In contrast to several fan-interpretation of Twilight's character as a filly, Twilight cared very little for Spike, only thinking of him as an assignment she had to complete to make Princess Celestia proud, not as a friend to be loved. Twilight learned the error of her ways after realizing how badly she affected the baby dragon, and how much the dragon still loved her despite her flaws. Ever since, Twilight and Spike developed a relationship akin to an elder-sister, little-brother with Twilight supporting Spike, but also scolding him and shows a somewhat maternal side to him.
While Applejack and Rainbow Dash were having a series of competitions to prove who was the true [[Iron Pony (title)|Iron Pony]], Twilight Sparkle herself participated in the [[Running of the Leaves]] event alongside her two friends. Despite her acknowledged lack of athletic prowess, she did end up getting 5th place, beating her two friends. Later that night, she wrote to Celestia telling her she learned from Dash and Applejack that friendship is always more important than silly competitions.<ref name = "FWF">{{CAR|FIM|Fall Weather Friends}}</ref>


[[File:FIM10_Stands.png|thumb|left|270px|Twilight goofing off at the [[Summer Wrap Up]]]]
Sometime afterwards, Twilight had Rarity sew her an astronomical-looking dress, though it, alongside the other dresses Rarity made for the others, were so gaudy that Rarity briefly became a joke in the fashion world. Guilty for their actions, they used the original dresses made for them prior in a later fashion show, causing Rarity to once again become respected.<ref name = "SFS">{{CAR|FIM|Suited For Success}}</ref>
Despite her occasional lapses into stuck up and self-absorbed behavior, Twilight is generally good-natured, playful and even goofy. When she's not studying or reading or saving all of Equestria, Twilight enjoys having fun in more traditional hobbies. She's shown to enjoy singing, dancing, telling stories and generally goofing off. Twilight loves to party and almost always has a blast at Pinkie's parties. Twilight also enjoys public parties, having the time of her life at the [[Summer Wrap Up Festival and Hoedown|Summer Wrap Up]], singing and dancing with her friends and playing with Big Mac. Twilight loves to eat and gets upset when someone else eats her food, but is always willing to share. She particularly appears to enjoy fries and cakes. Twilight is a great friend, caring and loving, supportive and nurturing, respectful and polite. Despite her polite nature, Twilight is shown to have occasional bad manners, though never out of laziness of malice. She eats like a hog and sometimes lacks control of her emotions, going ballistic or even crazy over continued annoyances, though has grown to control her emotions and keep her cool in her years in Ponyville. Although sometimes seen as a "by the books nerd" by her friends, Twilight houses an artistic and creative side that occasionally comes out. When she was staying with Summer Mane, her singing drove the aged mare crazy.


Twilight often acts as an older-sister-mentor type figure to those younger than her. She has proven herself to be a skilled teacher who cares for and respects her students greatly, never talking down to them or belittling their abilities, while also treating them like dear friends.
After witnessing the mysterious [[Pinkie Sense (ability)|Pinkie Sense]], Twilight was driven crazy trying to discover the nature of it, believing it to be nothing more than a series of coincidences despite everypony telling her quite the contrary. After the Pinkie Sense caused Twilight much pain, suffering and more pain, the Pinkie Sense predicted that Fluttershy was in danger at the [[Foggy Bottom Bogg]] and so Twilight and the others rushed to her aid. Though she seemed fine at first, the [[Hydra]] soon attacked them. After escaping the beast, Twilight was informed that the hydra wasn't actually what was setting off the Pinkie Sense, causing her to grow absolutely enraged, but ultimately tired and so she simply moved on, writing to Celestia that there was simply stuff in the world she couldn't scientifically explain - and she was happy about that.<ref name = "FPK">{{CAR|FIM|Feeling Pinkie Keen}}</ref>


[[File:MANGA_Twilight_Appearance.png|thumb|270px|A rare instance of a graceful Twilight]]
In order to support Rainbow Dash at the [[Best Young Flyer Competition]], Twilight found a spell that could give any pony wings, however, she only managed to cast the spell on Rarity as it was quite complicated, so instead she cast the [[Cloud Walking Spell]] on her and her friends so they could watch her at the games. At the games, Twilight cheered on Rainbow Dash, especially after she saved Rarity, whose winged burnt up, causing the Sonic Rainboom as she rescued her friend from falling to her doom.<ref name = "SRB">{{CAR|FIM|Sonic Rainboom}}</ref>


Twilight is equipped with a sincere love for all life in Equestria. Whenever lives are in danger, she springs to their aid, whether they be friend or foe. The extent of her selfless nature can be seen when she saved Discords life from Tirek, despite Discord being a consistent threat to Equestria and personally betrayed her only hours prior to the event. Twilight was sincerely sympathetic to Sombra after realizing the harsh childhood he was forced to endure, constantly being taunted by visions of his future self, and eventually caving into his foreseen destiny as the "King of the monsters". Twilight also showed empathy towards Tempest Shadow after realizing how betrayed and lonely she felt all throughout her life, and cared about the dysfunctional mare even when she was attempting to give Twilight up to the Storm King. Regardless of this, Twilight has her limits and though she felt bad for Sombra, she had no qualms with trying to ambush him. Likewise, Twilight seems to have utterly no love or Queen Chrysalis either, viewing her as nothing more then a truly wicked queen.
[[File:Twilight_Sparkle_stone_closeup_S01E17.png|thumb|270px|Twilight petrified]]
While heading to the Everfree Forest to get some of her favorite [[tea]] from Zecora, Twilight bumped into Fluttershy as she was about to babysit the Crusaders. While in the first, Twilight was turned to stone by [[Cockatrice]], though was later scared by her pegasus friend.<ref name = "STARE">{{CAR|FIM|Star Master}}</ref>


[[File:MANGA_Ego.png|thumb|left|Twilight's ego may have been severely reduced, ''but it will never be gone''. As such, she has a need to be right, even when it's for arbitrary or petty reasons]]
Twilight was a staff member at the [[Ponyville Talent Show]] and supported the Crusaders. She was happy to see her young friends express themselves though was confused when she realized they completely missed the point of their own demonstrations, but was happy for them nonetheless.<ref name = "TSHS">{{CAR|FIM|The Show Stoppers}}</ref>


Sometimes, Twilight is extremely expressive and emotes to situations in a much more cartoonish fashion then usual. These situations tend to play off of Twilight's well-known 'problems' regarding her stress and need to be the best she can possibly be. Even at her absolutely most extreme portrayals, Twilight always retains her strong moral center and never does anything to bad. However, she doesn't necessarily seem to have a problem with stalking and spying on others for personal gain, though is greatly embarrassed upon getting caught. That said, Twilight has shown to be okay with using or even manipulating others for self-gain, however this usually only happens when Twilight is to far gone to see things rationally. This isn't always the case and sometimes she simply does rude or mean things to get out of annoying social situations. This side of her personality is more or less a leftover byproduct of her anti-social behavior and has mostly melted away, as with several (but certainly not all) of Twilight's more negative traits.
After Rarity was kidnapped by the [[Curs]], a branch of the [[Diamond Dogs]], Spike alerted Twilight and the others and together they went to look for the creatures. Spike rode Twilight like a horse through their stronghold, but by the time they found Rarity, she had already freed herself using her feminine "charm" on the dogs.<ref name = "ADAPS">{{CAR|FIM|A Dog and Pony Show}}</ref>


Additional glimpses of Twilight's personality can be seen in her relationship with her opposite from the Reflection universe. In the reflection universe, Twilight was cold, uncaring and only reads non-fiction books. This version of Twilight also didn't appear to care for her friends and had no qualms or concerns when the universes version of Rarity abandoned Spike for the most minor of offenses. Despite her overall good nature, Twilight has a rather nasty temper. She's blown up at her friends in stressful situations, even passively threatening Pinkie Pie with a magic spell during the adventures beyond Equestria, though immediately regretted her actions. Twilight has also willingly given up on her friends when she believed they no longer cared about one another, but once again heavily regretted this decision and reconciled with her friends shortly thereafter. In tandem of her temperamental side, there lies her emotional side. Twilight has been shown to flair between emotions at a moments notice. On the [[Fiftieth Day after her Birthday Party]], Twilight was downtrodden after believing none of her friends cared about her anymore and didn't want to spend time with her, but was reduced to tears of joy when they told her just how much they loved her.
After Fluttershy became a famous model, Twilight was worried if she broke the news that Rarity was annoyed by success that she would lose them as friends.<ref name = "GSYC">{{CAR|FIM|Green Isn't Your Color}}</ref>


In conjunction of Twilight's more rational mindset, Twilight is extremely neat, tidy and tries her best to be as organized as possible. This is, of course, one of the many self-destructive qualities of Twilight's personality that tends to cause her to become more stressed then she reasonably should. Although this quality sometimes annoys her friends, they have mostly since accepted it and sometimes help her with her organizing. In the manga story, "Cleaning!?", Rainbow Dash tried to help Twilight with her chores, but only made a massive mess by throwing all of her stuff outside. Spike also usually helps with the cleaning, but sometimes does it all by himself.
Later, the girls and Spike took a trip to [[Appleloosa]] where they ended up finding themselves torn between a war between the townsfolk and the [[Buffalo]] who had already lived there. Though they tried to mediate peace between the two groups, a battle of pies broke out between the two, though peace was quickly restored among the two peoples.<ref name = "OAB">{{CAR|FIM|Over a Barrel}}</ref>


Twilight is exceedingly humble, almost to a self-destructive level at times. She vehemently dislikes to show off the true extent of her magical talent in public in fear people will think less of her, and she has an overall stigma against using her abilities in public situations outside of simple spells and tricks. This has softened up considerably over the years. Despite her constant fear of losing her friends, Twilight is generally admired and respected by most people she meets. Even villains such as Discord have warmed up to her over time.
Sometime after the previous event, Fluttershy kidnapped Princess Celestia's pet bird, {{FIM|Philomena}}, believing the princess was treating it poorly and attempted to nurse it back to health. Twilight tried to cover for Fluttershy but was scared Celestia would banish them if she found out the truth. The two were relieved when not only Philomena turned out to be healthy, but that Celestia knew they only met well.<ref name = "ABIH">{{CAR|FIM|A Bird in Hoof}}</ref>


Upon becoming a princess, Twilight was rocked with a myriad of mixed feelings. While initially elated at such a prospect, Twilight was quickly met with stress and self-doubt. She simply didn't believe herself not be qualified for the position, despite her friends all cheering her on. Twilight went to seek help from her elders in Ponyville, such as the Cakes, who showed her warmth and sincerely believed in her, but Twilight wasn't convinced. She went to seek the advice of her sister-in-law, Princess Cadance. Even after Cadance gave her solid advice and helped her through the stress, Twilight still was not convinced. Days later, she still felt uncomfortable and anxious over her position and struggled to sleep at nights because of this. Granted, her inability to sleep was also amplified by her wings, which proved rather uncomfortable. Twilight has since grown into her role as Princess phenomenally and has become by far one of the most beloved figures in Equestria given her kind and courageous spirit.
When the [[Cutie Mark Crusaders]] bumped into her, Twilight reminisced about her past.<ref name = "TCMC">{{CAR|FIM|The Cutie Mark Chronicles}}</ref>


Twilight typically speaks in a rather "advanced" manner. Although her language is considerably less artistic and theatrical as her close friend Rarity, it's still more regal then most of her friends. Twilight tends to use bigger-than-necessary words and often uses scientific names for objects, creatures and other things rather than the more familiar terminology. Twilight doesn't do this to project herself as a superior entity however, it's merely a habit and will always, and usually without annoyance, switch to more down-to-earth terminology when others have trouble following. Outside of her affiliation towards scientific wordings, Twilight has a tendency to lower her voice in more awkward situations and talk more 'girlish' then she usually does when she doesn't seem to know what to do. Twilight also has a tendency to rant and rabble, stringing together long, mumbled, incoherent messes of words when under stress or in disbelief. To a lesser, more coherent extent, Twilight can perform these when sufficiently angered.
On the day of the [[Centennial Celebration]], Twilight and Spike packed up various items to take with them as they had a picnic on [[Centennial Hill]] with their friends. While setting up, Spike accidentally destroyed a copy of ''[[Astronomical Astronomer's Almanac to All Things Astronomy]]'' though lied about doing so. On the trip, Spike grew tired from all the work, but was showed much love friend Twilight and the others. After returning, Twilight began to write a report on the event when an [[owl]] flew by her house. Fearing the little guy would be cold, she invited him into her house and quickly befriended the foul, naming him [[Owlowiscious]] and adopting him as her pet and assasstant. The following day, Spike instantly grew jealous of Owlowiscious and began to plot schemes to get the bird out of his life. However, as his schemes went to far, Twilight denounced him, proclaiming that he was not the Spike she knew and loved, causing the dragon to feel unloved, causing him to runaway. As he wandered into a [[Gostir's cave|cave]] in the Everfree Forest, he was nearly killed by a {{FIM|dragon}} named [[Gostir]] until Twilight and Owlowiscious saved his life. When Twilight realized why he ran away, she embraced him and later, Spike and Owlowiscious became good friends.<ref name = "OWEW">{{CAR|FIM|Owls Well That Ends Well}}</ref>


Twilight Sparkle is a righteous pony with a strong moral center and good sense of justice and law. She believes herself to be pure of heart, and has proven her good and selfless nature on many occasions. She is willing to risk her life not only for the safety of those she cares about, but also for strangers and even enemies, as she believes it to be the right thing to do. Although her morals can be halted by the prospect of personal gain - especially academic gains - she will always do the right thing in the end, no matter what. Twilight is willing to forgive friends and enemies alike if she believes them to be sincere, such as when she accepted Thorax for who he was or when she forgave and befriended Fizzle Pop Berry Twist. Twilight is always willing to fight for what she thinks is right, such as in her numerous clashes with Queen Chrysalis and other enemies. Although it doesn't become an issue to often, Twilight is lawful to a fault. She utterly refuses to betray Princess Celestia's law and rule, even when it's the right thing to do, and as such, did not once use her magic on Longhorn and his goons until they were blatantly breaking the law. This trait occasionally puts her at odds with her friends, but never for long. She is however, willing to manipulate the law in her favor as long as she doesn't break it. Twilight has proven herself to be brave, selfless and undoubtedly heroic in her many adventures, often making great sacrifices to save her friends and all of Equestria. During "The Return of Queen Chrysalis" story arc, Twilight willingly sacrificed herself so that her friends would not be drained of their love and solemnly mentioned how much she loved them in the process. Unquestionably a hard worker by nature, Twilight managed her library with impressive organization and punctuation, more so, Twilight would often help organize town events, sometimes even as the manager or leader of said events. It can be said that Twilight was essentially always doing something. Whether that be studying, experimenting, work, adventures, socialization or another myriad of errands Twilight has on her nigh-endless to-do list. Despite this, Twilight is usually chipper and sunny, but can have bouts of stress, especially after becoming a princess.
Later, Twilight and the others began to plan a secret party for {{FIM|Pinkie Pie}}, though in the process, they had to refuse to hang out with her on many occasions, making the poor Earth Pony feel left out and grow resentful and miserable. However, she bounced back when she went to their party.<ref name = "POO">{{CAR|FIM|Party of One}}</ref>


===The Changeling war===
====Interests and hobbies====
[[File:MANGA Realizing Reading can be pretty boring.jpg|thumb|Despite her love for reading, Twilight has found it boring before]]
On an otherwise normal, bright, blue and sunny day, Twilight was eating a [[picnic]] with her friends as an exhausted Spike greeted her to deliver good news. A wedding was happening in [[Canterlot]] and not only were Twilight and her friends invited, but they were commissioned to be set up the wedding. The news went over well with her friends, Rarity even fainted out of the surprise, but Twilight remained cautious. She didn't even know who was getting married in the first place, until Spike gave her another letter that confirmed that the lucky groom was Shining Armor...Twilight's older brother. Surprisingly, Twilight was furious over this, believing that it was unfair that her brother nve told her he was dating (a fact that would get retconned not to much later.<ref name = FIM11>{{C|FIM|11}}</ref>. After breaking out in song, Twilight grows more somber than furious as she begins to truly miss her BBBFF ('''B'''ig '''B'''rother '''B'''est '''F'''riend '''F'''orever). Still, Twilight is still annoyed but her friends rejoiced and Rarity fainted...again.<ref name="WEDDING">{{CAR|FIM|Canterlot Wedding}}</ref>


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> biology, monsters,<ref name = FIM40/> astronomy,<ref name = TMB /> history,<ref name = FIM17>{{C|FIM|17}}</ref> etc. Twilight is quite the enthusiast of literature in general, given her deep knowledge of fictional stories and fairy tales. Despite this, she doesn't appear to be very savvy on more contemporary works such as [[Pony Trek]] or [[Power Ponies (fictional franchise)|Power Ponies]].
On the [[train]] ride over to Canterlot, Twilight's disposition on the ordeal hasn't really changed much. While not as angry, she was clearly still greatly upset and hurt by her brothers actions. Now in Canterlot, Twilight hardly noticed the Royal Guards, upsetting them as she marched all the way up to her brother and gave him a piece of her mind. As it turned out, Shining Armor was far to busy with maintaining security around Canterlot. Although still upset, Twilight understood but wondered who her brother married. Shining Armor soon informed her that he was marrying Cadance...''The Cadance'', Twilight's foalsitter and honorary-older sister.<ref name = WEDDING/>


[[File:HS Twilight Obessed with books.png|200px|left|thumb|Twilight's obsession for books]]
When Twilight finally met up with Cadance, she wasn't like anything Twilight remembered. She was mean, dismissive and uncaring; not like the loving, good-natured and kind mare Twilight knew and loved. Shocked and annoyed by Cadance's turn, Twilight remained grumpy and stone-faced even in what should've been good fun with her dear friends. She didn't engage in the cooking, nor appreciate it and she took away [[Spike's Shining Armor and Cadance dolls|spike's dolls]]. Twilight would watch angerly as Cadance verbally abused her friends and put down their hard work. Later that night, Twilight tried to discuss Cadance with her friends, but none of them understood what was going on and simply accepted that they were at fault.<ref name = WEDDING/>


At times, Twilight is shown to have an obsession with books. During a [[Hearths Warming Eve]] stuck in a train station, Twilight went ballistic when she realized she had no books to read and ended up causing property damage in an attempt to find a book. Twilight loves reading so much that she set up her reading room for maximum reading capabilities. She owns two chairs for reading, a comfortable, velvet chair that she uses to read fiction, and a hardened, stiff chair she uses for non-fiction - She claims the stiff chair allows her to stay awake. Twilight loves to share the joys of reading with her friends, she always got Spike books for his birthday and Hearts Warming Eve and it was Twilight who finally got Rainbow Dash to read a book. Twilight is a huge fan of the ''Daring Do'' franchise, having read every book in the series.<ref name = READ>{{FIM|Read it and Weep}}</ref> She claimed she knew just as much about Daring Do as Rainbow Dash and the had a trivia contest to prove it.
[[File:Twilight confronting Cadance S2E25.png|thumb|250px|Confronting the wicked queen]]


[[File:V8 Twilight Iceskating.png|thumb|200px|Iceskating with the girls]]
Later, Twilight tried to discuss the problem with Shining Armor himself. While Shining was his typically jovial and good-natured self, he couldn't discuss the matters at hand as Cadance called for him. Twilight decided to spy all them to see what would happen. What she saw shocked her. Shining Armor, if just for a brief second grew angry at Cadance but Cadance struck her with some sort of green magical beam, demobilizing him and turning him into some sort of mindless slave. Twilight immediately ran for help and soon came across the girls. The girls however, were now Cadance's bridesmaids and didn't listen to Twilight. Later, at the practice ceremony, Twilight finally snapped and announced to everypony at the ceremony that Cadance was evil. After a long series of accusations, Cadance ran off crying as even Shining Armor grew angry at Twilight. The rest of her friends, and even Princess Celestia all grew distant from Twilight, leaving her alone. Now all alone and crying, Cadance approached Twilight and gently rested her hoof on her head. With a sinister glare and green, evil magic, Cadance banished Twilight to the Crystal caverns as so she wouldn't interrupt her plans.<ref name = WEDDING/>


Twilight is shown to be fairly athletic and competitive in her own right. She enjoys swimming, but isn't very good at it. Nearly drowning in her attempts to swim at the beach, only to be saved by Rarity.<ref>[[I Love Rarity!]]</ref> Twilight seems to have an affiliation with water in general, as she highly enjoyed resting in the [[Dark Water]] near [[Abyssinia]]. Twilight has a healthy appreciation for competition. She enjoys competing, but rarely makes it personal and enjoys whatever she does to compete. She's also been shown to be a fan of iceskating, though isn't very good at it.<ref name = VOL8>[[Friendship is Magic Volume 8 (comics)]]</ref> She participated in the Running of the Leaves event and did petty decent in her own right, though wasn't in the top 5. It seems that the respectable amount of athletic activity has done wonders for Twilight, as she's nearly as lean, powerful and durable as Applejack and Rainbow Dash in he more recent adventures, though still prefers magic.
[[File:I see you S2E26.png|thumb|250px|left|Thus marks the first Changeling war]]
In a cave with her reflection as her only company, Twilight was solemn and miserable, but was soon tormented by the refletion of "Cadance". Before long, Twilight ame in contact with the real Cadance, but still believed her to be evil. She tackled down the alicorn and threatened her, but once Cadance proved herself, Twilight was far more sympathetic and hugged her honorary sister. The two mares searched for an exit, the real Cadance lamented that she wanted the day to be perfect, not just for herself but for her friends and family. Weakened, Cadance struggled to move a cart, though Twilight used her magic to help her out. Soon, the two embarked on an adventure to exit the caves. The two were confronted by [[Changelings]] in the guises of [[Lyra Heartstrings]], [[Twinkleshine]] and [[Minuette]] but they were soon outsmarted. Before long, Twilight and Cadance managed to interrupt the wedding. Enraged, the fake Cadance revealed herself to be [[Queen Chrysalis]] in disguise.<ref name="WEDDING"/>
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Twilight has a fascination with science and history, spending a good portion of her free time studying both and has amassed an incredibly respectable pool of knowledge in both. Twilight has shown to have a near encyclopedic knowledge of Equestrian history, knowing a wealth of information on countless aspects of Equestria's well-storied history and has a real love for it.
[[File:Main 6 surrounded by clones S02E26.png|thumb|250px|''Blessed be the ponies who fight with all of our bravery, til only the righteous stands...'']]
Chrysalis quickly established herself to be a truly serious threat. Celestia stepped up to battle Chrysalis to protect her ponies, but Chrysalis quickly disposed of her. Twilight ran to check if her mentor was alright but was forced to retreat. Now outside [[Canterlot castle]], Twilight realized the [[Canterlot forcefield|forcefield]] created to keep the Changelings out was beginning to shatter. Soon, it was completely demolished as an army of Changelings flooded the city. Ready for the battle of their lives, the Mane Six valiantly stood and fought, even as the Changelings changed into the girls to perpetuate confusion. Proving their mettle, the girls effortlessly defeated the Changelings with Twilight even physically overpowering a number of them by her lonesome and defeated more with her magic. Even though they went done easily, the Changelings had an advtanage—numbers and before long they overwhelmed the heroes.<ref name="WEDDING"/>


[[File:MANGA cupcakes.png|thumb|left|Kawaii desu]]
All but conquered, Canterlot see's arguably its darkest hour in history (besides arguably the [[Invasion of Canterlot]]) as many of the guards and civilians were defeated and disposed of. Twilight managed to free Cadance who fearlessly stood down Chrysalis despite being outmatched in all ways. Cadance's love for Shining Armor was so great however, that it managed to overpower Chrysalis's spell. With the power of true love, Cadance and Shining Armor managed to defeat Chrysalis once and for all as the Changelings were blasted away into the sunset.<ref name="WEDDING"/>


Twilight is shown to enjoy sandwiches and fries. In general, Twilight has a love for eating that surprises many. She's a huge fan of Applejack and Pinkie Pie's cooking and is almost always seen enjoying their dishes. She also appears to be a fan of Spike's cooking, though never really gushes about it. Since Spike appears to be the cook of the household, it's possible that while she enjoys his cooking, she's just used to it. Like most ponies, Twilight has quite the sweet tooth. She loves pastries such as cakes, cupcakes and muffins and guzzles down Apple Cider. She's also a fan of fruits and vegetables. Really, theirs seldom any food Twilight doesn't seem to enjoy, or at east tolerate.
===Last days of the simple life===
{{Main|History of Twilight Sparkle (Year 3)}}


Twilight enjoys teaching others about history or to improve them as individuals. She also has a love for learning and growing better herself, and trained with Zecora to improve her skills. Twilight appears to be fairly interested in the game [[Niramekko]], or at least knows the inner workings of the game and even made a funny face when discussing it.
===Early reign===
{{Main|History of Twilight Sparkle (Year 4)}}
[[File:EQG Twilight tries her crown on.png|250px|thumb|Twilight reflecting on her status as a princess]]


====Reputation and fame====
On the day of Twilight's first [[Princess Summit]], she was accompanied by her dearest friends who helped her with her luggage. After a display of sisterly love from her friends, Twilight and her friends enter the ever-beautiful [[Crystal Castle]]. While in awe of her welcoming, Twilight accidentally bumped into a [[Royal Guard]] named [[Flash Sentry]]. The guard proves himself to be an amiable and friendly fellow. Soon afterwards, Twilight was greeted by her fellow alicorns who gave her a warm welcome. As it's getting late, the princesses decided to postpone the summit until the next day so Twilight and her friends can get some much needed rest. Now in her designated room, Twilight peered into a mirror with concern dripping from her eyes. After a brief discussion about her being a leader with Spike, Twilight was soothed into sleep by the warm and caring words of her number one assistant. Her sleep wasn't long-lasted however, as almost instantly, her wings began to twitch and fully erect themselves. Regardless, she managed to get some rest after some time and entered a deep sleep.<ref name = EQG>''[[My Little Pony: Equestria Girls]]''</ref>


===Family===
[[File:EQG Twilight catches up to Sunset Shimmer.png|thumb|left|250px|Twilight staring down Sunset Shimmer]]
{{Main|Sparkle family}}
As Twilight was sleeping, a thief unicorn broke into the castle and sneaked her way into Twilight's room. Using her magic, the thief managed to steal Twilight's crown and replace it with a new one. She would'v gotten away with it too, if she hadn't tripped on Spike's tail. Twilight chased after the thief, and soon all of her friends joined in. Twilight gave a valiant effort and even managed to teleport in front of her, but the thief outmaneuvered her. Eventually, the crown bounced into a mirror, transporting it to another world. The thief then traveled into the mirror as well, leaving the universe behind her. The ponies had no choice but to wake up the princesses.
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.


* '''[[Night Light]]:''' Night Light is Twilight's father. He appears to be caring and supportive of his children, given his enthusiasm of attending Shining Armors recital and visitation of Twilight at [[Princess Celestia's School For Gifted Unicorns]].
Twilight and friends relayed what happened with Princess Celestia and her fellow alicorns. Celestia told Twilight and the others of her former student, [[Sunset Shimmer]], who grew cruel and dishonest<ref group = note>In ''The Fall of Sunset Shimmer'', it was revealed that Sunset was also incredibly arrogant and self-centered, believing she should just replace Princess Celestia then and there.</ref> Spike showed Celestia Twilight's [[fake crown]] while Twilight was still ashamed of what transpired only hours ago. Luna told Twilight of the nature of the mirror, how it's a portal to another world. Worried for her safety, Cadance told Twilight that she must go through the mirror into the other world if she wished to retrieve her crown and the element of magic once again. With only two nights to spend in the world, Twilight valiantly charged towards the mirror. Her friends tried to go with her, but Celestia told them only Twilight must go. In spite of her warnings, Spike charged in after her and charged into the mirror.


* '''[[Twilight Velvet]]:''' Twilight Velvet is Twilight Sparkles mother. Much like Night Light, she appears to be a caring and loving parent.
[[File:EQG Twilight screams after becoming a human.png|thumb|250px|Freaking out over her new look]]
Upon entering the new world, Twilight could hardly focus on anything. She felt her body stretch and flip as she fell through some mysterious vortex. She could hear her friends calling in worry for Spike, but she couldn't figure out why, she couldn't even focus on what was happening to her, let alone her friends. She soon found herself in a grassy field and discovered Spike had turned into a [[dog]], but he didn't know what she became. Freaking out noticing all of her new body parts like weird, fleshy appendages with five digits each and long, slender legs while lacking a muzzle, Twilight freaked out, twice, but was eventually calmed down by Spike.


* '''{{FIM|Shining Armor}}:''' Shining Armor is Twilight's older brother. Shining Armor is good-natured, friendly, caring, supportive, forgiving and makes friends very quickly. He's protective over Twilight and always jumps to her aid when she's in trouble, but is never overbearing. He respects his sisters intelligence and understands just how capable she is. Although the two love each other very much, their busy jobs keep them from spending as much time together as they would like. Shining Armor said Twilight was his family mare in the whole wide world, tied with Cadance of course.
Confused by their new world, they decided to start searching around. After spotting a "castle" in the distance, they decided to check that out first. Twilight picked up Spike on her back and darted towards the "castle" on all-fours. After spotting a [[Dog Walking Student|student walking a dog]], Spike realized Twilight wasn't doing it right. Twilight attempted to look more "normal", though the student didn't seem to mind on way or another. Soon afterwards, Twilight struggled to walk up the [[stairs]] into the 'castle' and desperately tried to open the door. She tried to walk through it, to use magic to open it with nothing working. Realizing she had no magic in this world, nor a horn, she began to pull her hair out in frustration, thankfully she had Spike by her side, who simply opened the door for her.


* '''{{FIM|Princess Cadance}}:''' Cadance is Twilight's sister-in-law and former babysitter. The two are very close, they share a sisterly bond and would do anything for one another. When te two were looking through Sombra's old possessions, Twilight said Cadance ''was'' her sister, and that she will come to her aid whenever she needed it. Although Twilight briefly thought Cadance turned evil during the [[Canterlot Wedding (event)|Canterlot Wedding]], when she realized that it was actually Queen Chrysalis and not Cadance, she patched up her friendship with the Alicorn. The two enjoy teasing Shining Armor for his somewhat dimwitted acts.
[[File:EQG Twilight shocked by her reflection.png|thumb|250px|left|Reflection with a reflection]]
Now inside the 'castle', Twilight looked into a [[window]] to see a reflection of herself, only to be mortified by what she saw. While examining herself, Twilight was approached by [[Rainbow Dash (Equestria Girls)|Rainbow Dash]] who asked her if she was checking out her trophies. Twilight jumped at the sound of Dash's voice, Twilight noticed how cool Dash's outfit was, mostly blue but still colorful. Twilight also noticed how smug she looked, but didn't seem to mind Asking if she was actually Rainbow Dash, Dash confirmed it. Twilight was uneasy, believing Dash disobeyed Celestia's orders, Twilight scolded Dash for disobeying the princess, though Dash was just confused. After being corrected by Dash, telling her she meant Principal Celestia instead of Princess Celestia, Twilight was embarrassed and stammered while Rainbow Dash eventually left her be.


* '''[[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.
Before long, Twilight was swarmed by a crowd of students and fell to her knees when she bumped into a student. Still not completely used to her body, Twilight was helped up by a kind student named [[Flash Sentry (Equestria Girls)|Flash Sentry]]. Spike finally noticed that they probably weren't in a castle. Being the resourceful and intelligent person (pony?) she is, Twilight surveyed her environments and studied how other students and teachers were using their body parts. Noticing how students hold hands, how teachers wrote. Twilight was almost hit by [[Scootaloo (Equestria Girls)|Scootaloo]] and the other [[Cutie Mark Crusaders (Equestria Girls)|Cutie Mark Crusaders]], seemingly noticing the resemblance they bore to her friends. Later, she went inside a bathroom and used the mirror to examine herself. Unfortunately for her, she realized all to lat it was a boys bathroom instead. Embarrassed, Twilight scooted out of the bathroom and back into the hallway.
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{{Q|It's no wonder your best friends are all stray animals!''"''<br>''"''How DARE you speak to her that way!''"''<br>''"''What did you say?''"''<br>''"''I said, "How dare you speak to her that way!"''"''<br>''"''You must be new here. I can speak to anyone any way I want.|[[Sunset Shimmer]] and Twilight Sparkle}}


* '''{{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 brother—poorly that is. While she doesn't go out of her way to bully Spike, Twilight isn't above using him as a means to the end, though has since grown out of using him as she stayed in Ponyville. Regardless of the bad treatment, Spike loves Twilight and she loves him.
[[File:EQG Sunset gives Twilight a smug smirk.png|thumb|250px|The war to end all wars]]


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> a view she shares with all of her closest friends. Twilight acts like a concerned and occasionally doting older sister to her friends, worried about their safety at the drop of a hat and always praises them when they do something worth praising. She acts this way especially towards her particularly young friends, like the Cutie Mark Crusaders, who she treats like little sisters, always caring for them, giving them advice, encouraging them and helping them with their issues. During the Ponyville Days debacle, she considered all of Ponyville to be like family to her,<ref>{{C|FIM|30}}<br>'''Twilight Sparkle:''' I was only gone for one day! All this is happening because of a commorative plaque? I just spent the last day in Canterlot bragging about how Ponyville is special. How we all look out for each other. How we're more than just friends or neighbors. That we're family.</ref> and while the town was decided at first, much of its residents decided to help Twilight out with care and admiration for their princess.<ref name = FIM31>{{C|FIM|31}}</ref>
In the hallways, Twilight saw Sunset Shimmer bullying a shy girl. Without knowing the true identity of the girl, both Twilight and Spike grew furious at the bullies mistreatment of the girl, with Spike even violently growing at her. Without hesitation, Twilight confronted the bully. The two got in a heated argument with physical teasing. Soon the bully walked away, but not before threatening other students in her wake. Although still angry at the bully, Twilight and the bond girl managed to bond rather quickly, with the girl becoming very attached to Spike very quickly. The shy girl, revealing herself as Fluttershy, told Twilight how she found a crown and gave it to [[Principal Celestia]]. Though Fluttershy was weirded out by Twilight's quirks such as referring to Celestia as the ruler, they become good friends quickly.


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 /> and gave her special lessons. Over the years, the two grew very close and although Twilight still idolizes her, she's began to treat Celestia more like a dear friend or family member rather than a force of law or nature.
[[File:EQG Principal Celestia standing up.png|thumb|250px|left|Twilight meeting [[Principal Celestia]]]]


===Names===
When Twilight found [[Celestia's office]], she bowed to Celestia out of respect. Twilight found comfort in Celestia's office, as she always did. She always viewed Celestia as the perfect teacher and Twilight was eager to be her student once again. Twilight gently sat her bag down and tried to introduce herself, though Celestia didn't seem very interested in learning about her. Twilight cut to the chase and asked Celestia about the crown she had lost. In an apathetic tone, Celestia explained how she had [[Vice Principal Luna]] put away the crown for safe keeping, and asked Twilight if she wanted to run for the [[Fall Formal Princess]] this year. Celestia's tone shifted to one of warmth and energy as she described the [[Fall Formal]] to Twilight. Twilight instantly recognized the similarities between the Fall Formal and the Grand Galloping Gala, giggling at the idea of becoming a princess at the party Twilight excitably took the offer and decided to run for princess. Spike was confused by this and asked Twilight why she didn't just tell the truth. She explained to him how she believed Celestia wouldn't have believed her if even if she told the truth so she decided that she might as well run. She figured it couldn't have been to hard, yet she didn't know how to. After leaving, Twilight's weird way of walking confused a [[Micro Chips|nerd]].<ref name = MLPEQTTMC6/>


===Education and teaching===
{{Q|It didn’t seem possible, but the Canterlot High cafeteria was even more crowded than the hallways. The massive room was packed. Tons of chattering students sat at the long white tables that were lined up in the center of the room. Everyone was just hanging out and seemed to be having a great time|Narration|Equestria Girls: Through the Mirror}}


===Residences===
[[File:EQG Normal Twilight.png|thumb|250px|I'M NORMAL]]
[[File:S5E12_Twilight%27s_dorm_at_night.png|thumb|270px|[[Twilight's dorm|the dormitory]] Twilight and Spike resided in.]]

{{See also|Category:Twilight Sparkle homes}}
Twilight found herself in the [[Canterlot High cafeteria|cafeteria]] soon afterwards and ate a [[Veggie Burger|veggie burger]] with Fluttershy. Fluttrshy spilled some food on Twilight's shirt, but tried to clean it up. Soon later, Fluttershy gave Twilight a overview of the schools clique system. Twilight was confused by how divided the school was, but ultimately just decided to accept it. Sitting down to eat lunch, Twilight tried to eat an apple by picking it up with her mouth, much to the bewilderment of Fluttershy.
Over the years, Twilight Sparkle lived in a total of five known residences. Her first home was the [[Sparkle residence]], which was her family's home. She lived exclusively in this house until she was accepted into P.C.S.G.U., in which her life was then split between her family's house and her schools dormitories. Regardless, in both places, she lived with Spike. Her first home in Ponyville was [[Golden Oak Library]], a humble library that she worked and lived in for some time, before the place was eventually destroyed by {{FIM|Tirek}}.

Now in the [[Canterlot High gymnasium|gym]], Twilight and Spike appreciated the decorations around them. They soon met up with Pinkie Pie in a very typically Pinkie way. Twilight asked Pinkie if she was Pinkie, which lead Pinkie to think Twilight was a psychic. Twilight denied being a psychic, unless that's a thing in the world. After Twilight introduced herself as a new student and asked if she could sign up as a Fall Formal Princess candiate, Pinkie got serious and started to question her on whether or not she had a twin sister who lived in Canterlot, Twilight just replied with a 'maybe'. Pinkie gave Twilight the clipboard and pen in order to sign up with, though Twilight picked up the pen wit her mouth instead of her arms. Realizing her mistake, Twilight signed the clipboard with her hands, but had awful handwriting. Afterwards, a cowgirl named Applejack entered the gym carrying carts of [[Fizzy Apple Cider|fizzy apple cider]] with her brother, Big Mac. Almost instantly, Applejack was looking out for Twilight. When she heard Twilight was running for the Fall Formal Princess, she told her how bad of an idea it was and just how ruthless Sunset Shimmer can be. After a conversation, Applejack was confused as to how Twilight knew her name. Embarrassed she let that slip, Twilight left the gym.

[[File:EQG Twilight and Cheerilee - shhh.png|thumb|250px|left|It was a rough day for everyone]]

Twilight was soon confronted by Sunset Shimmer in a dark hallway. Sunset belittled Twilight being a a pathetic replacement of her and threatened to take away Spike from her. Sunset eventually walked away, but not before issuing a threat about not fitting in. Largely unfazed by Sunsets taunting, Twilight went to get a snack from a [[vending machine]]. Twilight grew frustrated and even tried to buck the machine before she saw [[Trixie (Equestria Girls)|'''THE GREAT AND POWERFUL''' Trixie]] buy some [[peanut butter crackers]] from the machine. Frustrated and defeated about how out of place she felt, Twilight decided to do some formal research. Tracking down the schools library, Twilight began to use a [[computer]] for the first time in her life. Nearly breaking the poor thing, Twilight kept moving the [[desktop]] expecting things to work. An exasperated [[Cheerilee (Equestria Girls)|Cheerilee]] helped with it, sighing at how ignorant Twilight was. On the other side of the table, Twilight saw [[Scootaloo (Equestria Girls)|Scootaloo]], [[Apple Bloom (Equestria Girls)|Apple Bloom]] and [[Sweetie Belle (Equestria Girls)|Sweetie Belle]] listening to music they performed. They read the comments on their music, and were called a joke by an anonymous commenter, which they took as a compliment. Twilight tried to tell them otherwise but they ran off giddy. Twilight's stay in the library was disastrous. She didn't know how to type with her fingers and thus smashed the keyboard with her fist, she tried carrying dozens books at once, all of which collapsed on her, Cheerilee got onto her for being loud, she tried picking up a book with her mouth, she didn't know how to work a [[printing machine]] and was stung by its light and almost fell asleep at a table. Unbeknownst to her, Snips and Snails were filming her the entire time on their [[phones]].

[[File:EQG Twilight and Spike in the library.png|thumb|250px|Even in another world far removed from their home, Twilight and Spike's bond was unbreakable]]

With the library closing in five short minutes, Twilight realized she never found a place to sleep. Spike being the ever loyal friend he was devised a plan beforehand. In the library, he made a bed of books complete with a blank for her to sleep on. Twilight affectionately petted Spike and showed him a [[year book]] she found. In the year book, they found a picture of Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Fluttershy, and Rarity all hanging out together as friends. Worried about what ruined their friendship, Twilight pondered what could've happened but Spike helped her normalize the situation. Together, under the glass roof depicting the night sky, Twilight and Spike huddled together and slept in the book bed.

[[File:EQG Twilight in Rarity's disguise.png|thumb|250px|left|Twilight in Rarity's disguise]]
Upon starting her morning, Twilight found herself to be the laughing stock of the school. Within moments, she was yanked into a room by [[Rarity (Equestria Girls)|Rarity]]. Rarity dressed Twilight up by giving her a blond wig. Twilight was ignorant to the whole thing, but as her new friends entered the room, they one-by-one explained what was going on. The footage Snips and Snails recorded the previous day was uploaded to the internet and edited to make Twilight look lie a buffoon. With a voice over by Sunset Shimmer, Twilight grew increasingly scared of what Sunset Shimmer was willing to do. With her friends beside her, Twilight dealt with the stressful time, but even that began to melt away when her friends started arguing. However, Twilight managed to get her friends to forgive one another and made them realize that the only reason they hated each other was because Sunset Shimmer lied and manipulated them to. Realizing the error of their ways, the friends went to try and reconcile their friendship with Rainbow Dash.

[[File:EQG Twilight and Flash eyes meet.png|thumb|250px|Love is in the air...]]

Now at the [[Canterlot High soccer field|soccer field]], Twilight watched as Rainbow Dash and Applejack became friends once again. Dash told Twilight that she would help her out if she could beat her in a game of soccer. The soccer game proved to be one sided as Dash beat her 5-0 but Dash saw the heart and determination within Twilight and decided to help her regardless. Dash and Twilight quickly bonded and with a hug, they officially became friends. At lunch time, Twilight and her friends visited the [[Sweet Shoppe]] to eat and regroup. After ordering [[oats]] in her smoothie, Twilight embarrassingly bumped into Flash Sentry, spilling her drink on his shirt, making her even more embarrassed. The two quietly bond as their hands touched when they both went to pick up the glass. Twilight blushed romantically but her friends tried to anchor back into reality. They told her that Flash Sentry was Sunset Shimmer's ex-boyfriend, and that Sunset Shimmer would probably do something terrible to her if she tried dating him. The friends thought of a way to help Twilight win the Fall Formal Princess, as Rarity came up with a brilliant idea. Twilight watched on as she bellowed a loud cry, gaining the attention of everyone in the shoppe. Rarity introduced the girls to her [[Wondercolts horse ears]] and gave an inspirational speech about how Twilight united them all.

[[File:EQG Twilight in utter shock.png|thumb|250px|left|Even in the unverse where Luna probably didn't become evil, she's still pretty dark and gloomy]]

Back in school again, the friends entered the cafeteria during lunch time. As Spike cued the music, Twilight's friends began to sing a ballad about how Twilight should win. Flash Sentry, though not informed, helped out by giving the song a powerful guitar solo. The entire cafeteria started to dance along, even [[Diamond Tiara (Equestria Girls)|Diamond Tiara]] and [[Silver Spoon (Equestria Girls)|Silver Spoon]] started to shake their hips to the groove. Why, even Snips and Snails started to dance along until they realized Sunset Shimmer was watching. Sunset Shimmer came up with a great plot, she ordered Snips and Snails to ruin the gym and pin the blame on Twilight by editing photos Snips and Snails took of her. Twilight was called into Vice Principal Luna's office, where the authority figure told Twilight she was no longer allowed to run due to her vandalism. However, Flash Sentry saved the day by showing Luna that the photos were doctored. Luna pardoned Twilight, letting her still attend, but had to postpone the Fall Formal. Twilight hugged Flash. He asked her if she wanted to go to the Fall Formal with him and she buried her head in his chest. Realizing time was of the essence, Twilight had to bail on Flash and meet up with her friends. Flash was heartbroken, but let her be.
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[[File:EQG Twilight pony in the mirror.png|thumb|250px|Deja vu]]
Twilight ran all the way to [[Carousel Boutique (Equestria Girls)|Carousel Boutique]] and locked herself in the changing room with Spike as she started to cry. Twilight didn't know what to do, but Spike told her to tell her friends the whole truth. Twilight was worried what would happen if they didn't believe her, but Spike convinced her that her friends rallied for and loved her for her heart, not who she was out in the outside. Confident, Twilight greeted her friends and told her that the formal wasn't happening tonight. Twilight then tried to explain her origin, but Pinkie Pie blurted everything out in rapid fire. Her friends were understandably skeptical but Twilight confirmed everything. Her friends were taken aback from the realization, but accepted her nonetheless and decided to help her get the formal going on the current night. Returning to the gym, the friends all rallied together to clean up the gym. Although the work was plentiful, other students decided to lend a helping hand. Twilight started cleaning up the stage while [[Flash Sentry's band]] started to reverse and the two cutely blushed at one another.

[[File:EQG Twilight - I'd love to dance with you.png|thumb|250px|left|A fairy tale ending]]

The girls were still on the stage as all the students began to chat in the gym. Satisfied and proud of her work, Twilight watched on content as all the students chanted that they were gonna vote for her. Back at Carousel Boutique, the girls started to get ready for the big formal. Twilight combed Rainbow Dash's hair and after witnessing her friends dress in gorgeous outfits, Twilight to dressed in hers, a pink an white long skirt with a floofy bottom. Rarity offered to give Applejack a make over, though Applejack was hesitant, Twilight cheered her on.<ref name = MUSU>[[Make Up Shake Up]]</ref> The friends all took [[Rarity's limbo]] to the school. There, Twilight was greeted by Flash who humbly asked if Twilight wanted to dance with him. Twilight explained the misunderstanding and the two entered the gym together as a couple. Twilight started dancing with her friends. The [[Canterlot Movie Club]] were getting their pictures taken, but had "no style". Twilight and her friends stepped in after them and got their pictures taken by [[Photo Finish (Equestria Girls)|Photo Finish]]. Photo claimed that while they had the fashion, they had no style. Dawning heart-shaped sunglasses, Twilight got the 'style' Photo desired. For the next few minutes, Twilight and her friends had a crazy photo-shoot with Twilight dressing up like a criminal with a mustache while Pinkie dressed up like a detective.<ref name = APBS>''[[A Photo Booth Story]]''</ref>

[[File:Main six and Spike looking up at Sunset EG.png|thumb|250px|Twilight's last stand]]

The time finally came and Celestia read aloud who became the Fall Formal Princess. In a brief second that felt like an eternity, Twilight was crowned the princess. On the stage, she dawned the crown in front of all of the students, but before she could celebrate, she saw Snips and Snails kidnap Spike. Without hesitation, Twilight chased after the two delinquents into the parking lot. In the parking lot, she spotted Sunset Shimmer holding a [[Sunset Shimmer's hammer|hammer]] ready to smash the portal to Equestria. Sunset forced he goons to let go of Spike and gave Twilight an ultimatum, either she keeps the crown or the portal is destroyed. Twilight valiantly decides to keep the crown, claiming that the world needs its power to repel evil like Sunset. Enraged, Sunset attacked Twilight and forced her to the ground. An all out brawl of chaos starts as everyone tried to get the crown. Eventually, Sunset managed to get her hands on the crown and used its power to turn into a monstrous demon. She also turned Snips and Snails into her own demon sidekicks and used her power to brainwash the students to be under her control. Twilight spotted Flash Sentry With her new power, further fueling her anger towards Sunset. Sunset tried to destroy Twilight but her friends banded together to protect her. The gang was shielded by a mysterious forcefield and with the power of friendship, they all transformed into new forms. Twilight gained pony-like ears and pegasus like wings as she flew up and attacked Sunset with all of her power.

[[File:Twilight takes Sunset's hand EG.png|thumb|250px|left|Sisterly love]]

Twilight fell to the ground, unconscious, but awoke after being licked by Spike. Twilight and Spike shared one last loving hug before Twilight walked over to the crate to spot a singed Sunset Shimmer. Crying, Sunset laid defeated but was forgiven by Twilight and her friends. Twilight told Sunset that her friends would be there for her and help her through the hard times. After the chaos, Twilight was once again crowned the Fall Formal Princess. In light of all that happened, Flash asked Twilight for one more dance, to which she agreed too. Back in the gym, the crazy kids were partying as they danced crazily. Twilight watched as Applejack and Apple Bloom started to dance together to their song, and watched the ensuing dance battle between Applejack and Apple Bloom vs Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo. When Apple Bloom and Scootaloo teamed up to serve Applejack and Rainbow Dash together, Twilight was confused when Pinkie Pie gave them a trophy.<ref name = RTS>''[[Raise This Roof]]''</ref> With one last picture together, Twilight gave a farewell to her dear friends as she traveled back into Equestria where she belonged. Pinkie tried to follow, but was was to late.

===High adventure===
{{Main|History of Twilight Sparkle (Year 5)}}

===Changing times===
{{Main|History of Twilight Sparkle (Year 6)}}

===Year of legends===
{{Main|History of Twilight Sparkle (Year 7)}}

===The Storm war===
While the preparations of the Festival of Friendship, ''her'' festival, she is of course stressed. She is soon greeted by Spike who faithfully brought her the charts and graphs she needed. Despite this, Twilight is still nervous over meeting her mentors. Spike tries to cheer her up by reminding her of her plan. Twilight agrees and the two friends go to meet up with the three princesses, Luna, Celestia and Cadance. Now in the presence of her mentors, the group go over how excited they are about the festival, but they all admit that [[Songbird Serenade]] will probably be the "mane" event.<ref group = note>"Mane" is the spelling in the speech bubble</ref> With the formalities out of the way, Twilight decides to go over her plan. Needless to say, the plan doesn't go over to well. The extremely complicated math and extremely specific calculations prove to be to much for the other princesses, but they assure Twilight that she can make make the festival work on her own without their magical assistance. Disappointed, Twilight leaves the castle and enters the crowd of her subjects. She's quickly greeted by her friends, who are of course supportive of her, but accidentally cause her even more stress, such as when Pinkie Pie tells her that she cannot, under any circumstance, fail and that the festival will define who she is. Forever. When Pinkie realizes how nervous Twilight she is, she pulls her and the rest of her friends in a group hug.<ref name = MOVIE/>

Somehow, the entire town breaks out into song as they try to cheer up Twilight Sparkle. Her friends chime about how Twilight "got" it, and how they "got it" together. With [[Angel]] and a pretty green bird, Fluttershy attempts to cheer up Twilight, remarking how they can do it together. The Apple Family quickly chimes in as well, letting Twilight know how much they care about her. Rarity is next in line, telling her to pay attention to the details while Twilight remarks that generosity is what they're all about. Her friends then go to great lengths to show her that everything will be in perfect harmony. The weather, the banquet, the music and even the ponies are all in perfect harmony, united by friendship and love. Lost in the fun, Pinkie fires a massive cannon filled with a cake that hits Twilight, covering her in its contents. Still covered in frosting and cream, Twilight greets Songbird Serenade, who had just arrived at Canterlot. Twilight shows Songbird around where her [[Songbirds Sound Stage|sound stage]] is located. Before she goes, Songbird notices Twilights ''sticky'' situation and the two joke about it, Songbird saying how she's "caked in cake".<ref name = MOVIE/>

[[File:Twilight threatening the guards MLPTM.png|thumb|250px|Twilight ready to rumble]]

Just moments after meeting Songbird Serenade, Twilight begins to notice storm clouds off in the distance. Pinkie chimes in that they might be the clowns, but everyone else is understandably having their doubts. Rainbow Dash ominously claims that she doesn't think they're clouds as a massive, eerie ship becomes visible out in the horizon. Shortly after, Twilight witness [[Tempest Shadow]] giving a speech about they're going to take over the land. While the Princesses protest, Tempest throws [[Tempest's Bombs|bombs]] at the crowd. Cadance manages to form a shield in order to protect them from the bombs, but it doesn't last long and soon Cadance becomes crystallized. Horrified, Twilight doesn't know what to do. She hears Celestia ordering Luna to go to the [[Badlands]] in order to get the aid of "Queen of the Hippo" but she to is crystallized. Luna tries to flee, but is hit by the bombs as well. Twilight tries to fight back, she fires a beam of magic at the [[Storm Guards]], but the beam bounces off of its shied and strikes the bridge underneath instead, blowing it up. The group of friends end up in an underneath river. As the group are being carried away by the current, [[Grubber]] remarks how the commander isn't going to like this predicament.<ref name = MOVIE/>

Twilight is devastated by what just transpired. While her friends talk about fighting back and what they're going to do when they see the commander once again, Twilight solemnly stares at the river, thinking about what just happened. Twilight finally speaks up, mentioning how they have to find "The Queen", the "Queen of the Hippos" she later elaborates. She sternly mentions how she's going to have to leave Equestria in order to save the Princesses. While her friends are confused by the prospect of having to get the help of the Hippo Queen and scared over leaving Equestria, Twilight assures them that they don't have to tag along, but she needs to to do so to save Equestria. Her friends, of course, insist on joining Twilight regardless. The group of friends set off on their journey and end up in a vast, ever-stretching and seemingly endless desert in the [[Badlands]]. Exhausted, thirsty and hungry, the ponies trudge through the desert without much aim or focus. Pinkie Pie claims she spots something up in the horizon, but Spike refuses to believe her. However, it seems like Pinkie is onto something as Twilight spots a road, and at the end of the road, an entire city in the distance. With newly found energy, the ponies make haste and march into the city.<ref name = MOVIE/>

[[File:Mane six in Klugetown.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Mane six in Kluge Town]]

Now in Kluge Town, the friends are completely out of place, not only being the only ponies, but being the only quadrupedal species in the immediate areas. Pinkie tries to get the help of the locals, despite Twilight's wishes, and ends up making a scene. Several of the locals begin to make disturbing comments, such as planning on shearing the fur of the ponies, while another one says they 'want' the blue pony. While the locals surround the group of friends, with [[Spike]] trying (and failing) stepping up for his pony friends, a cat steps in to defend them. The cat claims the ponies are infected with "[[Pastelus Coloritis]]" to give them their colorful colors, offending Applejack in the process. The plan works and the crowd disperses in fears they may catch the dreadful disease. The cat introduces himself as [[Capper]], Rainbow Dash and Rarity instantly praise and swoon over the smooth talking cat, but Twilight wonders if they can truly trust him. Pinkie chimes in that they need a friend in such an alien location, to which Capper latches on to. He goes onto sing about how Kluge Town for "little fillies" to be all alone in. Capper guides the ponies to an ally way and a mine-shaft as he shows them where he lives, a surprisingly large and spacious house, filled with valuable "breakables", paintings and books.<ref name = MOVIE/>

[[File:Scowling at Capper MLPTM.jpg|thumb|250px|Twilight scowling at Capper for the misinformation]]

While exploring the house, Twilight spots a book with a map on it. Although initially just trying to use the ponies, Capper begins to warm up to them due to their kindness towards him. Meanwhile, Twilight and her friends begin to plot their adventure with the maps Twilight discovered only moments prior as they realize they're supposed to be searching for the queen of the Hippogriffs, not the queen of Hippos. Scowling to show her distrust, Twilight informs Capper that the Hippogriffs are located on the top of [[Mt. Aris]]. Pinkie Pie quickly figures out what mountain they're referring too as Capper tries to save himself. Seeing through his facade, Twilight orders her friends to leave only to be confronted by a naked-mole rat named [[Verko]]. The mole-rat lets it slide that he intends to "buy" the ponies from Capper much to the disgust, anger and sadness of the friends. Only seconds later, Tempest and her goods break in and confront the friends. Tempest easily dispatches with Verko, during the chaos, Twilight and her friends escape from Tempest and her goons. The ponies find themselves on a wooden windmill outside while still being chased by the Storm Guards. As they get on one o the blades of the windmill, they're met with opposition from the guards, but the ponies are able to out muscle them, but in the process, they unhinge the blade from the windmill, sending it flying throughout Kluge Town. Panicking, the group of friends make a jump for it.<ref name = MOVIE/>

[[File:Lunch with the sky pirates MLPTM.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Lunch with the sky pirates]]

Twilight and her friends find themselves stuck in a cargo room, filled with various crates and boxes. They see a group of [[Birds]] off in the distance. The birds start to hear the ponies, but believe them just to be rats, much to the ire of Rainbow Dash. Applejack asks Twilight if they should just ask the workers to help them, while Twilight retorts with the fact that the last time they trusted someone, they were going to be sold off. Much to their fear, the cargo workers notice the "livestock" on their boat, leaving their boss no other option then to throw them overboard. However, before they can go about it, their lunch time begins. The ponies are understandably confused as to why they were going to kill them, only to invite them to lunch. As it turns out, the Storm King only allows them one meal a day, so they take every chance they can get at enjoying food. After realizing they're delivery workers, Twilight asks them if they can deliver her and her friends to Mt. Aris. After it's revealed that the delivery workers used to be "Swashbuckling Treasure Hunters", or just pirates, Rainbow Dash begins to engage in song while Twilight wonders if it's necessary to sing about it. The ponies quickly befriend the pirates and the two groups quickly become close allies. To celebrate the occasion, Rainbow Dash performs a [[Sonic Rainboom]], much to Twilights horror. While the others bast in the glow of the rainboom, Twilight realizes that it would grab the attention of Tempest and the Storm Empire. Twilight is unfortunately correct in her assumption. Twilight, Captain Celaeno and the others spot a Storm Empire airship approaching them very quickly.<ref name = MOVIE/>

[[File:Twilight_saving_her_friends_MLPTM.jpg|thumb|250px|Twilight saving her friends in the knick of time]]

The Captain orders the ponies to find refuge in the cellar of the ship while the pirates attempt to fend off the Storm Empire. Rainbow Dash questions if they saw her rainboom, while Twilight snaps at informs her that yes, they did and the situation is very, '''very''' bad because of it. As the battle rages on, the ponies are thrown across the cellar. Twilight comes up with a plan to get off before the pirates inform Tempest where they are, but Dash assures her the pirates have their back. Regardless, Twilight devises a plan to get them to safety. Twilights plan is set in motion, her friends fall from a trap door and they all appear to be falling to their doom. However, Twilight came prepared and scoops her friends up in a falling crate. Using magic, she wraps the crate with ropes and creates a makeshift sail, then causes Spike to breath fire towards the bottom of the sail. Twilight effectively turns the crate into a hot-air balloon. For all intents and purposes, the group of friends have a safe trip to Mount Aris.<ref name = MOVIE/>

[[File:Twilight_at_the_lost_kingdom.png|250px|thumb|left|Twilight exploring the lost kingdom]]

Sometime later, the ponies begin to scale Mount Aris. Though the journey is tough, Twilight manages to power through it. Eventually, they make it to the summit, only to realize the entire kingdom is desolate and lifeless. Applejack calls out for signs of life while Twilight is thoroughly confused. Soon, the ponies hear a song coming from somewhere over yonder. As they go to investigate the song, they come across a pond. Pinkie cannonballs into the pond, much to Twilights annoyance. Now in the pond as well, Twilight swims over to Pinkie Pie only to get sucked into the river by a rampaging whirlpool. Drowning, Twilight and her friends are eventually saved by an unknown being by giving them air and oxygen. The being reveals itself to be a young female...thing and she takes them to see her mother. At the aquatic court of the undersea kingdom, Twilight basks in the majesty of it all. However, as the queen notices Twilight and her friends, she immediately orders her guards to dispose of them, bellowing that surface dwellers are not welcomed.<ref name = MOVIE/>

[[File:We_left_home_for_nunthin.jpg|250px|thumb|The gang in their new forms]]

Princess Skystar defends them however, which makes her come around, if only a little bit. The queen tells Twilight and the others the story of how the Storm King destroyed her city, causing the Hippogriffs to flee underwater. Afterwards, the queen cast a spell on the surface dwellers, turning them all into aquatic animals. Admiring her new body, Twilight claims with this power, she could transform every Equestrian into something powerful enough to fend off the Storm King. However, Queen Novo does not allow her to use such a force, as her responsibility is her subjects and her subjects only. Twilight is understandably disappointed by this turnabout and mourns her lost. When Pinkie wants to spend time with Skystar, Applejack interjects that they don't have the time, but Twilight disagrees and encourages her friends show Skystar a great time. As her friends are bonding with Skystar, Twilight attempts to steal [[The Pearl]] from the Hippogriffs. Unfortunately for her, she sets off the alarm, causing the Queen to become aware of her presence. Furious with anger, Queen Novo scowls at Twilight and scolds her daughter that strangers don't belong in her home. Turning towards Twilight, she says that Twilight doesn't '''deserve''' to be one of hem and banishes them away to the surface.<ref name = MOVIE/>

{{Q|I never would have done it, but this isn't Equestria! We can't just dance around con artists, make '''Rainbooms''' in the sky and expect everything to work out! It's '''not''' enough. '''We''' are '''not''' enough!"<br>"No, Twilight. '''We''' stuck together. '''We''' were gonna get the help we needed. The only thing that stopped us was '''you.'''"<br>"I'm doing the best I can! It's all on me. I'm the one Tempest wants -- '''I'm''' the last princess..."<br>"You're '''also''' the only who doesn't trust her '''friends!'''|Twilight and Pinkie Pie}}

[[File:Twilight threatning Pinkie Pie MLPTM.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Twilight snapping and threatening Pinkie Pie]]

Narrowly avoiding drowning, Twilight and her friends solemnly make their way towards a nearby coastline, walking with shame and regret. Pinkie Pie is furious at Twilight and berates her for stealing the pearl. Twilight tries to defend herself by claiming it was to save Equestria and it was their only option, but Pinkie shoots back by saying that Queen Novo would've given them the pearl regardless. It's at this moment that Pinkie Pie realizes that Twilight didn't just want them to show Skystar a good time and thus had an ulterior motive. The two friends argue it out, out of anger, Twilight threatens Pinkie Pie with her magic, causing the pink mare to shudder back. Twilight ries to apologize o her dear friend, but Pinkie Pie doesn't even want to talk to Twilight anymore. After the incident, Twilight's friends leave her, all except Spike who sticks by her side. Twilight can no longer contain her emotions, and weeps alone. Spike tries to cheer Twilight up, but it doesn't work, Twilight wallows in her self-pity, claiming she ruined everything. In the midst of her sorrow, Twilight notices that she doesn't hear Spike, only to discover that her baby dragon is being held by a Storm Guard against his will. Before she can save her best friend, Twilight is trapped in a cage and whisked away into an airship. Freeing himself from the guard, Spike runs off to get help as he sees his best friend get kidnapped.<ref name = MOVIE/>

{{Q|Ah, the Princess of Friendship...with no '''friends''' and no '''way out.'''"<br>"Why are you doing this? You're a pony! Just like me."<br>"I'm nothing like you. And '''more''' than you'll '''ever be.'''|Tempest Shadow and Twilight Sparkle}}

Twilight finds herself in a grim situation, trapped in a cage in an oppressively dark room. She tries to free herself, but nothing comes from it. Afterwards, Twilight is greeted by Tempest Shadow. Twilight tries to reason with the dark mare, but Tempest is isn't budging. Instead, Tempest sings to Twilight why she became the way she is. After realizing how lonely Tempest was, Twilight sympathizes with her kidnapper. Tempest claims that friendship has failed her, and has failed Twilight too, but Twilight realizes that friendship didn't fail her, she failed friendship.<ref name = MOVIE/>

{{Q|Wow, it's a good thing they're stone...so you don't get to see their disappointment in your '''complete''', '''utter failure.'''"<br>"Tempest, don't do this! Don't give the Storm King"--<br>"Your magic? Did you think you'd keep it all to yourself? '''Time to share.'''|Tempest Shadow and Twilight Sparkle}}

[[File:Im sorry you were so alone MLPTM.png|thumb|250px|"I'm sorry you were so alone"]]

Still caged, Twilight is brought to Canterlot on a wheeled truck. The princess watches in horror after she sees what has happened to her hometown. Twilight pleads to Tempest, but the mare isn't having any of it. The two are quickly interrupted by the Storm King himself. Now in the presence of the four alicorns, the Storm King begins to activate the true power of his mystical staff. Twilight fights her power being drained, but it's no use. Tossed aside as if she was like garbage, Twilight lays defeated. Moments later, a large battle ca be seen from the balcony Twilight laid upon, she noticed her friends were fighting off the Storm Guards, and winning! Disgusted by the "cute pony thing", the Storm King decides to end their little battle by creating a city-ending storm with his staff. In his demonstration of power, the Storm King attacks Tempest without a care, leaving her to die by knocking her off a cliff. However, Twilight saves the mares life. The Storm King points his staff at the two injured ponies, ready to end their lives when Pinkie Pie and the rest of Twilight's friends tackle the mad king out of nowhere.<ref name = MOVIE/>

Twilight is overjoyed by her friends heroic acts and quickly reconciles with Pinkie Pie. Their celebration is short lived however, as while they make up, the castle begins to fall apart with the Staff of Storms still in empowered. The friends make a daring effort to retrieve the staff and race against the Storm King. However, although Twilight reaches the staff before the Storm King, the two are sucked into the rampaging storm in the sky. Twilight's friends mourn for their presumed lost friend, but Twilight survives the endeavor in one piece. The friends embrace one another, only to be interrupted by the Storm King, who also survived the storm. The king hurls a bomb at the friends. Tempest makes haste and rushes to protect her newly gained friends. The mare saves her friends, while also forcing the king to get hit by the bomb as well, causing the two to become stone. The Storm King falls to the ground, shattering on impact while Twilight uses the power of the staff to heal Tempest. Now with a new friend for life, Tempest and Twilight decide to set things right and go off to heal the rest of the princesses with the staff. As they do so, Luna, Cadance and Celestia herself embrace Twilight and Canterlot goes back to being normal.<ref name = MOVIE/>

Twilight finally gets to attend the [[Festival of Friendship]] as Songbird Serenade sings a song in her honor. In the crowd of love and friendship, Twilight spots Tempest all alone. Tempest, though reformed, is still rather grim and solemn, especially regarding her broken horn, but Twilight reassures her that theirs nothing wrong with it. The two friends chat, leading to Tempest to show off her abilities as a unicorn. With a single shot of her magic, Tempest creates a breathtaking array of fireworks, and thus the night ends.<ref name = MOVIE/>

===After the war===
====Story of the storm====
Twilight was asked to write a [[biography]] on Tempest Shadow.<ref>{{M|GAMELOFT}} - ''[[Story of a Storm]]''</ref>

===School of Friendship===
{{Main|History of Twilight Sparkle (Year 8)}}

===Final adventures===
{{Main|History of Twilight Sparkle (Year 9)}}
''To be written''<ref name = "TBOTE">{{CAR|FIM|The Beginning of the End}}</ref>

[[File:S9E4_The_Little_Brother_We_Always_Had.png|thumb|270px|Spike, the little brother they always had]]
After being challenged to one last round of ''[[Sibling Supreme]]'' by Shining Armor in order to test out the new defenses he and others built for Canterlot Castle, Twilight constructed a detailed plan to sneak into the castle to receive the [[Sibling Supreme Crown]]. However, as she did so, Shining Armor sent her a letter letting her know he knew exactly what she was going to do. Twilight instead let her friends come up with plans instead, though one-by-one they miserably failed. In the end, Spike and Luna won the sibling supreme, causing Twilight and Shining armor to finally realize Spike was their sibling all along.<ref name = "SS"/>

After Derpy delivered a package from Canterlot to Twilight, she nostalgically reminisced over the items it contained. However, when she came across a copy of ''[[Perfection: The Impossible Pursuit]]'', a book she borrowed from the Canterlot Library before she moved to Ponyville, she was rocked with guilt. After attempting to check the book in at the library, she realized that the kindly old librarian, [[Dusty Pages]], no longer worked there. Believing she caused Dusty to get fired, Twilight ran to her house to try to make things right, only to realize she moved away. After traveling across Equestria, she eventually located her at [[Silver Stable Community]], a [[retirement home]] where she found Dusty was living an exciting life in her golden years as a musician and athlete.

Dusty initially rejected Twilight when she tried to get her to return to the library, but warmed up to her in their second encounter when Dusty explained to her how much happier she was away from the library and imparted a nugget to Twilight regarding how living up to impossible standards only brings misery. Back at the library, Twilight returned the book with relative grace.<ref name = "TPONR"/>

''To be written''<ref name = "SAY">{{CAR|FIM|She's All Yak}}</ref>

Later, Twilight allowed {{FIM|Smolder}} to leave school to go back to her homeland in the Dragon Lands to meet with her brother with the supervision of Spike and Fluttershy.<ref name = "SWASM">{{CAR|FIM|Sweet and Smokey}}</ref>

Twilight supported Scootaloo and helped her stay in Ponyville when her parents wanted her to leave by appearing a celebration in her honor.<ref name = "TLC">{{CAR|FIM|The Last Crusade}}</ref>

''To be written''<ref name = "BDAD>{{CAR|FIM|Between Dark and Dawn}}</ref><ref name = "TLL">{{CAR|FIM|The Last Laugh}}</ref><ref name = "246GREAT">{{CAR|FIM|2, 4, 6, Greaaat}}</ref><ref name = "ATP">{{CAR|FIM|A Trivial Pursuit}}</ref><ref name = "TSSSB">{{CAR|FIM|The Summer Sun Setback}}</ref><ref name = "STTA">{{CAR|FIM|She Talks to Angel}}</ref><ref name = "DRADRO">{{CAR|FIM|Dragon Dropped}}</ref><ref name = "AHSI">{{CAR|FIM|A Horse Shoe-In}}</ref><ref name = "GUIHTD">{{CAR|FIM|Growing Up Is Hard To Do}}</ref><ref name = "TEOTE">{{CAR|FIM|The Ending of the End}}</ref>

===Later life===
[[File:S9E26_Friendship_never_fades.png|thumb|270px|''And I used to wonder, what friendship could be...'']]
Much of Twilight's life after her second and final coronation was unclear, but she ruled Equestria as a graceful, majestic and kind ruler. Much like Celestia did prior, Twilight took up charge as the headmare of [[Princess Celestia's School For Gifted Unicorns]] and took a student under her wing named [[Luster Dawn]], who ''may have'' been the daughter of Starlight Glimmer and Sunburst.

Twilight kept in contact with her five friends from Ponyville, and presumably the other friends she made along the way, and founded the [[Friendship Council]], an organization made up of her, Spike, the others and possibly Discord as they caught up on each others lives, discussed matters of Equestria and ruled the land together.

Using her continued friendship with the others as an example, Twilight taught Luster Dawn that friendship isn't something that fades, but stays forever if true and genuine.<ref>{{CAR|FIM|The Last Problem}}</ref>

==Personality==
Twilight is pure of heart - she's as good natured as it gets, kind, gentle, caring, heroic and incredibly selfless. Righteous and brave, Twilight has proven herself to be among the greatest heroes to ever grace Equestria. Aside from her courageous, lion-hearted nature, Twilight's two most recognizable traits is her sheer intelligence and her easily stressed nature. Her intelligence and generally nerdy and dorky personality has caused her to study many different disciplines, such as engineering, astronomy and magic.

==Relationships==
===Family===
====Parents====
{{FIM|Twilight Velvet}} and {{FIM|Night Light}} are Twilight's mother and father respectively. Not to much is known about their relationship but they seemed to be very loving, supportive and caring parents who supported their children every step of the way. They organized the "Sibling Supreme" competition between their children to encourage them to improve themselves as well as do household chores.


====Shining Armor====
===Jobs===
[[File:V7_Fraud.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Twilight committing legal fraud...wait what?]]
Shining Armor was Twilight's older brother, or '''[[Best Big Brother Forever]]'''. Twilight loved her older brother and likewise her brother considered her his favorite lady in the whole wide world, tied with his own wife. Despite their closeness, as they both live busy lives at different places in Equestria, they don't spend as much time together as they wished they could.
Throughout the first years of her young-adult life, Twilight didn't have a proper job. Instead, she was a student at [[Princess Celestia's School For Gifted Unicorns]]. Since her arrival in Ponyville, Twilight has had a numerous amount of jobs, occupations and roles in community events.
* '''[[Librarian]]:''' Twilight worked as a librarian at ''[[Golden Oak Library]]'' with {{FIM|Spike}} as her assistant. She would make her living at this job for a considerable amount of time and typically had a blast at doing it. Twilight would derive a simple pleasure the rudimentary task at the library, such as shelving books and recommending books for all the ponies who would attend.
* '''[[Adventurer]]:''' Although not an actual job in the traditional sense, Twilight has had to take up the call to adventure on countless occasions, such as traveling to the [[Changeling Kingdom]] in order to safe the [[Cutie Mark Crusaders]] from the clutches of {{FIM|Queen Chrysalis}},<ref name = FIM1>{{C|FIM|1}}</ref> or the time when she had to travel to the [[Moon]] in order to free Rarity from [[Nightmare]].<ref name = FIM5>{{C|FIM|5}}</ref> Twilights adventures and exploits far outweigh even the most seasoned of royal guards, as she has had missions involving traveling to entirely different universes such as in "[[Reflections]]" and in "[[Friendship is Magic 6th Storyline|the 6th story arc]]". In addition, Twilight has been instrumental in saving both her world and the Reflections Reality from the evil Reflections Celestia and has saved Ponyville and all of Equestria countless times.
* '''[[Marry Man]]:''' While in a Robin Hood-lie world, Twilight had to become a "Marry Man" and aid Pinkie Pie in saving "[[Raritunzel]]".
* '''[[Explorer]]:''' While visiting the [[Daring Do (Storybook Reality)|Daring Do]] reality, Twilight became an explorer on her way to save Daring Do.
* '''[[Sailor]]:''' Twilight briefly became a sailor when visiting the reality of a unnamed Romance Novel.
* '''[[Warrior]]:''' In "[[One Worm To Fool Them All]]", Twilight was ironically clad in viking-like warrior armor. She, with her party was tasked with traveling to "[[Mt. Worm]]", however at "Twenty-Five pages of nothing but walking later", Twilight ended up in a frozen tundra almost unable to continue. To make things more interesting, Pinkie Pie decided to create a horde of zombies to follow the group.
* '''[[Pilot]]''' and '''[[Astronaut]]:''' Within the "[[Universal Rainboom]]" reality created by Rainbow Dash, Twilight became a blueshirt-wearing pilot of an [[Rainbow Dashes Spaceship|unnamed Spaceship]]. When the spaceship came in contact with an organic, asteroid-like lifeform, Twilight suited up in astronaut gear to investigate what they came in contact with.
* '''[[Criminal]]:''' While in [[Dial S for Sassy]], Twilight took up the name "[[Tweezers]]". She was "da brains" of "the operation", a crime group she ran with "[[Pips]]" and "[[Bolts]]". According to [[Helga Bugart]], Tweezers had "her sticky little hooves keeping track of every cherry in every pie from here to [[Horseshoe Bay]]". Like with Twilight, Tweezers was not only very punctual and organized but perspective.
* '''[[Lawyer]]:''' Twilight briefly worked as a lawyer during ''[[The Good, The Bad, and The Ponies]]'' after she kidnapped another lawyer to take his place. While impersonating the lawyer, she attempted to trick the [[Cattle Rustin' Gang]] into signing a false deed.


==Abilities==
==Abilities==
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==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
{{See also|Twilight Sparkle casting}}
===Portrayal===
[[File:Star_Gazing_Twilight_Sketch.jpg|thumb|300px|"Star Gazing Twilight", a sketch for the series' original "show bible", ''[[My Little Pony Adventures]]'']]
[[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>
Due to being the lead character in both ''Friendship is Magic'' and the first two ''Equestria Girls'' films, Twilight has appeared in several pieces of media and thus, has had a number of actresses to portray her. In all English-animated media, Twilight was voiced by [[Tara Strong]], though was portrayed by [[Kira Buckland]] in ''[[My Little Pony: Power Ponies]]''. In the Japanese-original series, ''[[Little Pony TV]]'' Twilight was portrayed by [[Miyuki Sawashiro]], a Japanese singer and member of ''[[Milky Holmes]]''.


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>
Twilight Sparkle has had a few forays into the realm of live-action, unfortunately many of her actresses in these roles are currently unidentified. These include [[Unidentified Taiwanese actress 1|an unidentified actress in the Taiwanese opening]] and [[Unidentified Twilight Sparkle actress|an actress who portrayed her]] in the music video ''[[Magic of Friendship]]''. At least one of her actresses has been identified however, which is [[Chloe MacGregor]], who portrayed her in ''[[My Little Pony Musical]]'', a theatrical adaptation of ''[[Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks]]''.


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]]''.
In-universe, Twilight Sparkle has been played by a few actresses, mostly as meta-jokes involving the release of ''[[My Little Pony: The Movie (2017 film)|My Little Pony: The Movie]]''. In {{C|FIM|66}}, [[Twilight Sparkle actress|an unnamed actress]] portrayed her in various films and in the covers to ''[[My Little Pony: The Movie Prequel]]'', Twilight was depicted as being a movie star, appearing at a theater in [[Applewood]] for her own film.

===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===
===Age===
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As depicted in the bible, ''[[My Little Pony Adventures]]'', Twilight was previously named "Twilight Twinkle". While her characterization was mostly the same, being described as clever, intelligent, somewhat insensitive and rude but kind-hearted, morally sound, brave with a strong sense of right and wrong, as well as both a natural leader and insecure, her history was slightly different. Being the [[Unicorn of Ponyville]], a concept dropped in the final show, Twilight Twinkle was a courtly individual who would receive missions from [[Queen Celestia]], an inverse of the concept in the show.
As depicted in the bible, ''[[My Little Pony Adventures]]'', Twilight was previously named "Twilight Twinkle". While her characterization was mostly the same, being described as clever, intelligent, somewhat insensitive and rude but kind-hearted, morally sound, brave with a strong sense of right and wrong, as well as both a natural leader and insecure, her history was slightly different. Being the [[Unicorn of Ponyville]], a concept dropped in the final show, Twilight Twinkle was a courtly individual who would receive missions from [[Queen Celestia]], an inverse of the concept in the show.


Twilight Twinkle was to have strong relationships with [[Cheerilee (Friendship is Magic)#My Little Pony Adventures|Cheerilee]] and [[Shaman]] (who later turned into {{FIM|Zeocra}}). With Cheerilee, Twilght and her were to have a very close relationship, being both studious ponies with passions for lore and histories. This relationship was almost dropped entirely from the show, but the two nonetheless appear to be good friends. With Shaman, Twilight was to have a mentor-student relationship with her with Shaman being her mentor. This relationship was brought up to an extent in "Magic Duel" where Zecora mentored Twilight to defeat Trixie.
Twilight Twinkle was to have strong relationships with [[Cheerilee#My Little Pony Adventures|Cheerilee]] and [[Shaman]] (who later turned into [[Zecora]]). With Cheerilee, Twilght and her were to have a very close relationship, being both studious ponies with passions for lore and histories. This relationship was almost dropped entirely from the show, but the two nonetheless appear to be good friends. With Shaman, Twilight was to have a mentor-student relationship with her with Shaman being her mentor. This relationship was brought up to an extent in "Magic Duel" where Zecora mentored Twilight to defeat Trixie.


Though unclear, Twilight had some relationship to the city of "[[Canterbury]]".
Though unclear, Twilight had some relationship to the city of "[[Canterbury]]".
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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.
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.


==In other media==
==Performers==
===IDW comics===
===Voice actors===
* '''English:''' [[Tara Strong]], [[Kira Buckland]]<ref group = note>in ''[[My Little Pony: Power Ponies (software)|My Little Pony: Power Ponies]]''</ref>
[[File:Twilight_Sparkle_by_JustaSuta.png|thumb|300px|Twilight Sparkle by [[JustaSuta]]]]
* '''Albanian:''' [[Suela Xhonuzi]]
{{Main|Twilight Sparkle (IDW)}}
* '''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>
Twilight Sparkle is a central character in many of the IDW storylines and one-shots. Her backstory was greatly expanded upon in the comics and {{C|FIM|40}} showcased her earliest days raising {{IDW|Spike}}, how she went from hating the dragon to loving him as family. The comics also implied that Twilight may be a more than just a pony, with iconography of her cutie mark being associated with ancient heroes such as [[Baast]].
* '''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==
===IDW===
[[File:Twilight_Sparkle_by_JustaSuta.png|thumb|270px|Twilight Sparkle by [[JustaSuta]]]]
Twilight Sparkle is a central character in many of the IDW storylines and one-shots. Her backstory was greatly expanded upon in the comics and {{C|FIM|40}} showcased her earliest days raising {{FIM|Spike}}, how she went from hating the dragon to loving him as family. The comics also implied that Twilight may be a more than just a pony, with iconography of her cutie mark being associated with ancient heroes such as [[Baast]].


Twilight's characterization in the comics vary greatly from writer to writer. Earlier arcs tended to play up her sweet, kind but slightly mischievous side, while later arcs and one-shots played with her more zany and sometimes rude personality. Though still a generally heroic figure, Twilight has many downright villainous moments in the comics.
Twilight's characterization in the comics vary greatly from writer to writer. Earlier arcs tended to play up her sweet, kind but slightly mischievous side, while later arcs and one-shots played with her more zany and sometimes rude personality. Though still a generally heroic figure, Twilight has many downright villainous moments in the comics.


===Manga===
===Egmont===
Twilight appears throughout the Egmont comics.
====Pucchihumi manga====
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Twilight was a main character in the [[My Little Pony (Pucchigumi manga)|Pucchigumi manga]] and appeared in most of its stories. The only notable addition to her character in the manga, aside from her egocentric personality, is her romantic side that culminates after she witnessed her [[Canterlot Wedding]].


====Seven Seas manga====
==In manga==
===Pucchihumi manga===
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{{Main|History of Twilight Sparkle#Whirlwind adventures}}
Twilight was the primarily character of the first chapter of the manga and made appearances throughout. Her characterization is more of her studious, anxious and stressed out self, with signs of her compassionate and kind nature throughout, such as when she cried when she thought she lost {{OEL|Pinkie Pie}} forever. Also, she turned into a [[Magical Pony|Magical Girl]] named [[Twilight-san]].
[[File:MANGA Twily.png|thumb|270px|Twilight in the manga]]
Twilight is far more animated here than her animated counterpart, being prone to give off highly exaggerated expressions when good or bad things happen. Examples of this can be found when she forgot to raise up her hoof on time; a sin that she claimed she could not forgive herself for, and when she was given a cupcake by Pinkie Pie. Twilight is shown to have a somewhat sarcastic sense of humor, giving a sour expression when she found out that Rainbow Dash's and Discords duel was just a "silly face contest". She also has a fiery temper and disbanded her friendship with Applejack over a petty fight, though soon forgave her.


Twilight was extremely brave and loving, she obviously cared for her friends extremely deeply and did not hesitate to come to Dash's aid when she was losing in a fight against Discord. Her best friend is Spike, though she was disgusted at the prospect of marrying him. Her ideal husband was shown to be a silohette of her brother, which...lets just ignore that.
===Gameloft game===
====Stats and notes====


She was very compassionate to others and awoken her library so Mr. Titter Tree could find love.
====Old history====

=====Opening arc=====
===Phase 6 manga===
After Nightmare Moon came returned, she destroyed Ponyville and so Twilight Sparkle and the player unite to attempt to rebuild the city and bring back harmony to Equestria. In doing this, they buy a [[Windmill]] and later welcomed Bon Bon to the town. As they progressed, Twilight was grateful she could take her mind off Nightmare Moon, at least for the time being. <ref>[[Starting quest]] - ''[[Put Your Hoof Down]]''</ref> Later, Twilight attempted to let Pinkie Pie know it was safe to return and so she threw a party with a [[Balloon Stand]].<ref>[[Starting quest]] - ''[[Carnival Games]]''</ref>
As very little information on the Phase 6 manga currently exists, much less in English, all that can be gleamed thus far is Twilight Sparkle appears within it.

===Seven Seas manga===
Twilight in this manga incarnation is a bit more zany than her cartoon counterpart, but not as much as her other manga counterpart. A brave and compassionate ruler, Twilight was a major character in the first [[A Day in the Life of Equestria volume 1|first volume]], but was far more minor of a character in its [[A Day in the Life of Equestria volume 2|second volume]].

====Twilight-san====
'''Twilight-san''' was a student at [[Ponyville-cho High School]].

==In games==
===Gameloft game===
After Nightmare Moon came returned, she destroyed Ponyville and so Twilight Sparkle and the player unite to attempt to rebuild the city and bring back harmony to Equestria. In doing this, they buy a [[Windmill]] and later welcomed Bon Bon to the town. As they progressed, Twilight was grateful she could take her mind off Nightmare Moon, at least for the time being.<ref>[[Starting quest]] - ''[[Put Your Hoof Down]]''</ref> Later, Twilight attempted to let Pinkie Pie know it was safe to return and so she threw a party with a [[Balloon Stand]].<ref>[[Starting quest]] - ''[[Carnival Games]]''</ref>


Later, Twilight read ''[[Elements of Harmony: A Reference Guide]]'' and forgot to eat. Due to this, she got the player to pick some [[apple]]s so they could feed themselves.<ref>[[Starting quest]] - ''[[Studying Hard]]''</ref>
Later, Twilight read ''[[Elements of Harmony: A Reference Guide]]'' and forgot to eat. Due to this, she got the player to pick some [[apple]]s so they could feed themselves.<ref>[[Starting quest]] - ''[[Studying Hard]]''</ref>
====Revised history====
=====Tutorial arc=====


===RPGs===
===''Tails of Equestria''===
Twilight is a figure in a few RPG stories, such as ''[[Tails of Equestria: Curse of the Statuettes]]'' and ''[[Tails of Equestria: A Dragon's Bounty]]''. In the former, she was turned into stone by [[Moonbeam]] - who the story tells is basically a stand in for Twilight - and in the later, she visited [[Vanhoover]] to stop [[Razer]] from destroying the city. She, of course, didn't do squat and instead three foals, [[Strong Oak]], [[Thrilly Filly]] and [[Firebrand]] instead saved the day.
Twilight is a figure in a few RPG stories, such as ''[[Tails of Equestria: Curse of the Statuettes]]'' and ''[[Tails of Equestria: A Dragon's Bounty]]''. In the former, she was turned into stone by [[Moonbeam]] - who the story tells is basically a stand in for Twilight - and in the later, she visited [[Vanhoover]] to stop [[Razer]] from destroying the city. She, of course, didn't do squat and instead three foals, [[Strong Oak]], [[Thrilly Filly]] and [[Firebrand]] instead saved the day.


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The name or term "Twilight Sparkle" refers to more than one subject. For a list of other meanings, see Twilight Sparkle (disambiguation).
Twilight Sparkle
Friendship is Magic character
Biographical information
SpeciesPony • Unicorn • Alicorn
GenderFemale
AgeAdult
Occupation
NationalityEquestrian
Education
Residence
HomeCanterlot
Relationships
Family
RelativesSee here
Affiliation
Real world
Voice
LiveChloe MacGregor

Queen[1][2] 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 Princess Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns where she was taught as Celestia's own pupil.

History

Foalhood

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES!

Twilight Sparkle was born in Canterlot[3] and grew up in a household with her parents Twilight Velvet, Night Light and her older brother, Shining Armor.[4] After the Summer Sun Celebration, Twilight grew enamored with Princess Celestia and studied hard to become a student at Princess Celestia's School For Gifted Unicorns. Though she didn't initially past, due to the boost by the Sonic Rainboom, she managed to gain a surge of magic and hatched Spike from his egg and became the official protege of Princess Celestia at the school.[5]

Spike eventually went to live with Twilight at her house and would often join her and Shining Armor as they compete for the title of "Sibling Supreme", which Shining Armor ultimately won from them.[4] She was often babysat by Princess Cadance and the two grew to love each other like family[6] and did many activities together like making macaroni art pieces, which Spike apparently never appreciated.[7]

Teenage and young adult life

Best Book Borrower!

Twilight spent her days at Princess Celestia's School For Gifted Unicorns, often studying and sometimes hanging out with others. Although characterized as the girl who thought studying was more important than friendship, she actually did manage to accumulate a decent amount of good and caring friends in her life. At her school, she became great friends with Twinkleshine, Minuette and Moon Dancer and to some extent knew Lyra Heartstrings, although they were sometimes annoyed by her constantly studying attitude, they accepted it as a part of who she was.[8] Another friend Twilight had during this time was the kindly old librarian Dusty Pages, who invited Twilight over for tea from time to time.[7]

On the day Twilight left for Ponyville, she forgot to return her copy of Perfection: The Impossible Pursuit, which eventually caused Dusty Pages to retire from her life as a librarian and become a musician instead at Silver Stable Community, something Twilight would later greatly regret, believing she got her fired.[7] during the same day, she forgot to visit Moon Dancer's party, which caused the already insecure unicorn to become a shut in, rarely leaving her house.[8]

Librarian of Ponyville

Twilight often did public speeches during her days in Ponyville

After moving to Ponyville, Twilight became the librarian of Golden Oak Library, along with her ever-faithful little brother, Spike. Together with her friends, Twilight participated in many events within Ponyville, such as the Running of the Leaves, Iron Pony Competition, and Nightmare Night while also helping as an organizer for community events such as a talent show and the Winter Wrap Up.

Twilight quickly and naturally established herself was an important figure of Ponyville society, working as a public speaker to give important speeches in town square, organizing town meetings to warn her citizens of dangers encroaching the town, or organizing local festivals and events, such as the Welcome Princess Celestia celebration. Twilight in these situations either went at a perfectly slow, yet methodical and happy pace, or desperately tried to do something as well as possible, often failing at it in the process, but also striving to improve upon herself and her abilities.

Twilight developed many meaningful relationships during this period of her life. Her first unusual friend not among the friends she made in her first adventure was arguably the kind and mature zebra, Zecora. Though Twilight initially believed Zecora to be an evil-doer who cursed her and her friends and kidnapped Apple Bloom, she quickly learned that Zecora was a friendly and compassionate, if slightly odd, individual who quickly forgave her for her wrong-doings and the two developed a minor student-teacher relationship, with Twilight admiring Zecora and her abilities.

Twilight encounters Trixie

Another notable relationship was fellow unicorn Trixie Lulamoon, a deeply insecure and vain unicorn who performed at live magic shows displaying her impressive magic abilities, wowing audiences and scoring fans. Twilight and the rest of the Mane Six saw through her act almost instantly, but Twilight refused to act, fearing her friends who grow to dislike her as they disliked Trixie, but after Twilight saved Ponyville from an Ursa Minor, something Trixie actively fled from trying, her fears were shown to be unfounded and her friends loved her even more.

Twilight's next, and final antagonistic, confrontation with Trixie happened about a year later when the unicorn, now empowered by the Alicorn Amulet, came back to Ponyville to enact her revenge and banished Twilight from the town. Devastated, but eager to save the day, Twilight trained with Zecora in the Everfree Forest to defeat her with guile. Twilight managed to defeat Trixie for a second time and this time, Trixie saw the error of her ways and the two became friends.

Twilight would also become a close figure to members of the Apple family and Belle family, becoming a mentor and big-sister figure to the Cutie Mark Crusaders and a close friend of Big McIntosh. Despite her many friendships however, she more-or-less only truly spent time with her fellow Elements of Harmony, her own family, and the Crusaders.

Unarguably, the biggest and most important adventures Twilight went on during this period of her life were stopping Queen Chrysalis and King Sombra from taking over Canterlot and the Crystal Empire respectively. With the help of her good friends and her siblings, Shining Armor and Princess Cadance, she managed to beat back both villains and restore peace in the locations they attacked and more importantly, stopped them from spreading their evil presence to the rest of Equestria.

Princess of Friendship

Twilight was coronated at roughly the end of her first year in Ponyville and became the 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.[9] She never did move in, however, and instead she moved to the Castle of Friendship after Tirek destroyed her humble library in his assaults on Equestria.[10] Twilight quickly rose to celebrity status, both being highly respected locally and abroad.[11][12]

Twilight remained humble in her tenure as princess, often spending her time educating others, typically foals but sometimes her friends.[11][13]

Queen of Equestria

And I used to wonder, what friendship could be...

Twilight's final day in Ponyville was a day of great sadness for her. The fear of moving away from her friends and anxiety of losing them in the process made an already difficult situation for Twilight much harder as she prepared for her coronation and packed up to move to Canterlot. However, with the aid of her friends, she managed to overcome her fears and performed the coronation, officially becoming the Queen of Equestria.

Much of Twilight's life after her second and final coronation was unclear, but she ruled Equestria as a graceful, majestic and kind ruler. Much like Celestia did prior, Twilight took up charge as the headmare of Princess Celestia's School For Gifted Unicorns and took a student under her wing named Luster Dawn, who may have been the daughter of Starlight Glimmer and Sunburst.

Twilight kept in contact with her five friends from Ponyville, and presumably the other friends she made along the way, and founded the Friendship Council, an organization made up of her, Spike, the others and possibly Discord as they caught up on each others lives, discussed matters of Equestria and ruled the land together.

Using her continued friendship with the others as an example, Twilight taught Luster Dawn that friendship isn't something that fades, but stays forever if true and genuine.[14]

Personal life

Personality

Twilight's bookish nature

Twilight Sparkle was among the most righteous and heroic ponies in all of Equestria. She is incredibly brave, noble, selfless, kind, courageous and determined. Prior to moving to Ponyville, Twilight wasn't concerned with making friends or having anything resembling a social life. Instead, Twilight was mostly just interested in herself and propelling herself forward. Twilight was generally polite, but often put others down without thinking about their feelings. Regardless, Twilight had redeeming qualities. Although she acted mostly out of personal gain, Twilight wasn't necessarily selfish or mean-spirited, just focusing on herself and herself alone. She was altruistic, caring and had a genuine want to help others. She showered the few people she was close to with loving affection and though she was rather controlling over Spike, still showed him nourishment and love.

After moving to Ponyville, Twilight has developed into the friendly, sweet and high-spirited pony who enjoys making knew friends and spreads the virtues of friendship that we know and love today. Twilight is well known for her scholarly personality and unparalleled intelligence, studying more then just a little bit of everything. Twilight has been bookish from a young age, but as a filly, Twilight was far more adventurous then she was prior to moving to Ponyville. She often went on adventures throughout nearby woods and even played games of Oubliettes and Ogres with her brothers' friends. She appeared to be considerably more friendly and outgoing as a filly too. Though she appeared somewhat cold and a little stoic to Cadance, the two quickly became best friends.

As a filly, Twilight was very dramatic and over the top, often reacting to situations with extreme emotions and expressions. To an extent, this personality trait carried over into her adult life, and is much more clear in some incarnations than others, but is typically downplayed. Twilight was a very precocious child, having a nigh-genius level intellect when she could be no older then 5, she proved smart enough to threaten even Cadance in a battle of the wits, proving herself to be Cadance's equal in the end. However, Twilight was also a lot less caring as a filly. In contrast to several fan-interpretation of Twilight's character as a filly, Twilight cared very little for Spike, only thinking of him as an assignment she had to complete to make Princess Celestia proud, not as a friend to be loved. Twilight learned the error of her ways after realizing how badly she affected the baby dragon, and how much the dragon still loved her despite her flaws. Ever since, Twilight and Spike developed a relationship akin to an elder-sister, little-brother with Twilight supporting Spike, but also scolding him and shows a somewhat maternal side to him.

Twilight goofing off at the Summer Wrap Up

Despite her occasional lapses into stuck up and self-absorbed behavior, Twilight is generally good-natured, playful and even goofy. When she's not studying or reading or saving all of Equestria, Twilight enjoys having fun in more traditional hobbies. She's shown to enjoy singing, dancing, telling stories and generally goofing off. Twilight loves to party and almost always has a blast at Pinkie's parties. Twilight also enjoys public parties, having the time of her life at the Summer Wrap Up, singing and dancing with her friends and playing with Big Mac. Twilight loves to eat and gets upset when someone else eats her food, but is always willing to share. She particularly appears to enjoy fries and cakes. Twilight is a great friend, caring and loving, supportive and nurturing, respectful and polite. Despite her polite nature, Twilight is shown to have occasional bad manners, though never out of laziness of malice. She eats like a hog and sometimes lacks control of her emotions, going ballistic or even crazy over continued annoyances, though has grown to control her emotions and keep her cool in her years in Ponyville. Although sometimes seen as a "by the books nerd" by her friends, Twilight houses an artistic and creative side that occasionally comes out. When she was staying with Summer Mane, her singing drove the aged mare crazy.

Twilight often acts as an older-sister-mentor type figure to those younger than her. She has proven herself to be a skilled teacher who cares for and respects her students greatly, never talking down to them or belittling their abilities, while also treating them like dear friends.

A rare instance of a graceful Twilight

Twilight is equipped with a sincere love for all life in Equestria. Whenever lives are in danger, she springs to their aid, whether they be friend or foe. The extent of her selfless nature can be seen when she saved Discords life from Tirek, despite Discord being a consistent threat to Equestria and personally betrayed her only hours prior to the event. Twilight was sincerely sympathetic to Sombra after realizing the harsh childhood he was forced to endure, constantly being taunted by visions of his future self, and eventually caving into his foreseen destiny as the "King of the monsters". Twilight also showed empathy towards Tempest Shadow after realizing how betrayed and lonely she felt all throughout her life, and cared about the dysfunctional mare even when she was attempting to give Twilight up to the Storm King. Regardless of this, Twilight has her limits and though she felt bad for Sombra, she had no qualms with trying to ambush him. Likewise, Twilight seems to have utterly no love or Queen Chrysalis either, viewing her as nothing more then a truly wicked queen.

Twilight's ego may have been severely reduced, but it will never be gone. As such, she has a need to be right, even when it's for arbitrary or petty reasons

Sometimes, Twilight is extremely expressive and emotes to situations in a much more cartoonish fashion then usual. These situations tend to play off of Twilight's well-known 'problems' regarding her stress and need to be the best she can possibly be. Even at her absolutely most extreme portrayals, Twilight always retains her strong moral center and never does anything to bad. However, she doesn't necessarily seem to have a problem with stalking and spying on others for personal gain, though is greatly embarrassed upon getting caught. That said, Twilight has shown to be okay with using or even manipulating others for self-gain, however this usually only happens when Twilight is to far gone to see things rationally. This isn't always the case and sometimes she simply does rude or mean things to get out of annoying social situations. This side of her personality is more or less a leftover byproduct of her anti-social behavior and has mostly melted away, as with several (but certainly not all) of Twilight's more negative traits.

Additional glimpses of Twilight's personality can be seen in her relationship with her opposite from the Reflection universe. In the reflection universe, Twilight was cold, uncaring and only reads non-fiction books. This version of Twilight also didn't appear to care for her friends and had no qualms or concerns when the universes version of Rarity abandoned Spike for the most minor of offenses. Despite her overall good nature, Twilight has a rather nasty temper. She's blown up at her friends in stressful situations, even passively threatening Pinkie Pie with a magic spell during the adventures beyond Equestria, though immediately regretted her actions. Twilight has also willingly given up on her friends when she believed they no longer cared about one another, but once again heavily regretted this decision and reconciled with her friends shortly thereafter. In tandem of her temperamental side, there lies her emotional side. Twilight has been shown to flair between emotions at a moments notice. On the Fiftieth Day after her Birthday Party, Twilight was downtrodden after believing none of her friends cared about her anymore and didn't want to spend time with her, but was reduced to tears of joy when they told her just how much they loved her.

In conjunction of Twilight's more rational mindset, Twilight is extremely neat, tidy and tries her best to be as organized as possible. This is, of course, one of the many self-destructive qualities of Twilight's personality that tends to cause her to become more stressed then she reasonably should. Although this quality sometimes annoys her friends, they have mostly since accepted it and sometimes help her with her organizing. In the manga story, "Cleaning!?", Rainbow Dash tried to help Twilight with her chores, but only made a massive mess by throwing all of her stuff outside. Spike also usually helps with the cleaning, but sometimes does it all by himself.

Twilight is exceedingly humble, almost to a self-destructive level at times. She vehemently dislikes to show off the true extent of her magical talent in public in fear people will think less of her, and she has an overall stigma against using her abilities in public situations outside of simple spells and tricks. This has softened up considerably over the years. Despite her constant fear of losing her friends, Twilight is generally admired and respected by most people she meets. Even villains such as Discord have warmed up to her over time.

Upon becoming a princess, Twilight was rocked with a myriad of mixed feelings. While initially elated at such a prospect, Twilight was quickly met with stress and self-doubt. She simply didn't believe herself not be qualified for the position, despite her friends all cheering her on. Twilight went to seek help from her elders in Ponyville, such as the Cakes, who showed her warmth and sincerely believed in her, but Twilight wasn't convinced. She went to seek the advice of her sister-in-law, Princess Cadance. Even after Cadance gave her solid advice and helped her through the stress, Twilight still was not convinced. Days later, she still felt uncomfortable and anxious over her position and struggled to sleep at nights because of this. Granted, her inability to sleep was also amplified by her wings, which proved rather uncomfortable. Twilight has since grown into her role as Princess phenomenally and has become by far one of the most beloved figures in Equestria given her kind and courageous spirit.

Twilight typically speaks in a rather "advanced" manner. Although her language is considerably less artistic and theatrical as her close friend Rarity, it's still more regal then most of her friends. Twilight tends to use bigger-than-necessary words and often uses scientific names for objects, creatures and other things rather than the more familiar terminology. Twilight doesn't do this to project herself as a superior entity however, it's merely a habit and will always, and usually without annoyance, switch to more down-to-earth terminology when others have trouble following. Outside of her affiliation towards scientific wordings, Twilight has a tendency to lower her voice in more awkward situations and talk more 'girlish' then she usually does when she doesn't seem to know what to do. Twilight also has a tendency to rant and rabble, stringing together long, mumbled, incoherent messes of words when under stress or in disbelief. To a lesser, more coherent extent, Twilight can perform these when sufficiently angered.

Twilight Sparkle is a righteous pony with a strong moral center and good sense of justice and law. She believes herself to be pure of heart, and has proven her good and selfless nature on many occasions. She is willing to risk her life not only for the safety of those she cares about, but also for strangers and even enemies, as she believes it to be the right thing to do. Although her morals can be halted by the prospect of personal gain - especially academic gains - she will always do the right thing in the end, no matter what. Twilight is willing to forgive friends and enemies alike if she believes them to be sincere, such as when she accepted Thorax for who he was or when she forgave and befriended Fizzle Pop Berry Twist. Twilight is always willing to fight for what she thinks is right, such as in her numerous clashes with Queen Chrysalis and other enemies. Although it doesn't become an issue to often, Twilight is lawful to a fault. She utterly refuses to betray Princess Celestia's law and rule, even when it's the right thing to do, and as such, did not once use her magic on Longhorn and his goons until they were blatantly breaking the law. This trait occasionally puts her at odds with her friends, but never for long. She is however, willing to manipulate the law in her favor as long as she doesn't break it. Twilight has proven herself to be brave, selfless and undoubtedly heroic in her many adventures, often making great sacrifices to save her friends and all of Equestria. During "The Return of Queen Chrysalis" story arc, Twilight willingly sacrificed herself so that her friends would not be drained of their love and solemnly mentioned how much she loved them in the process. Unquestionably a hard worker by nature, Twilight managed her library with impressive organization and punctuation, more so, Twilight would often help organize town events, sometimes even as the manager or leader of said events. It can be said that Twilight was essentially always doing something. Whether that be studying, experimenting, work, adventures, socialization or another myriad of errands Twilight has on her nigh-endless to-do list. Despite this, Twilight is usually chipper and sunny, but can have bouts of stress, especially after becoming a princess.

Interests and hobbies

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 Jade Singer and has read a vast amount of books pertaining to countless subjects, such as law,[15] biology, monsters,[16] astronomy,[17] history,[18] etc. Twilight is quite the enthusiast of literature in general, given her deep knowledge of fictional stories and fairy tales. Despite this, she doesn't appear to be very savvy on more contemporary works such as Pony Trek or Power Ponies.

Twilight's obsession for books

At times, Twilight is shown to have an obsession with books. During a Hearths Warming Eve stuck in a train station, Twilight went ballistic when she realized she had no books to read and ended up causing property damage in an attempt to find a book. Twilight loves reading so much that she set up her reading room for maximum reading capabilities. She owns two chairs for reading, a comfortable, velvet chair that she uses to read fiction, and a hardened, stiff chair she uses for non-fiction - She claims the stiff chair allows her to stay awake. Twilight loves to share the joys of reading with her friends, she always got Spike books for his birthday and Hearts Warming Eve and it was Twilight who finally got Rainbow Dash to read a book. Twilight is a huge fan of the Daring Do franchise, having read every book in the series.[19] She claimed she knew just as much about Daring Do as Rainbow Dash and the had a trivia contest to prove it.

Iceskating with the girls

Twilight is shown to be fairly athletic and competitive in her own right. She enjoys swimming, but isn't very good at it. Nearly drowning in her attempts to swim at the beach, only to be saved by Rarity.[20] Twilight seems to have an affiliation with water in general, as she highly enjoyed resting in the Dark Water near Abyssinia. Twilight has a healthy appreciation for competition. She enjoys competing, but rarely makes it personal and enjoys whatever she does to compete. She's also been shown to be a fan of iceskating, though isn't very good at it.[21] She participated in the Running of the Leaves event and did petty decent in her own right, though wasn't in the top 5. It seems that the respectable amount of athletic activity has done wonders for Twilight, as she's nearly as lean, powerful and durable as Applejack and Rainbow Dash in he more recent adventures, though still prefers magic.

Twilight has a fascination with science and history, spending a good portion of her free time studying both and has amassed an incredibly respectable pool of knowledge in both. Twilight has shown to have a near encyclopedic knowledge of Equestrian history, knowing a wealth of information on countless aspects of Equestria's well-storied history and has a real love for it.

Kawaii desu

Twilight is shown to enjoy sandwiches and fries. In general, Twilight has a love for eating that surprises many. She's a huge fan of Applejack and Pinkie Pie's cooking and is almost always seen enjoying their dishes. She also appears to be a fan of Spike's cooking, though never really gushes about it. Since Spike appears to be the cook of the household, it's possible that while she enjoys his cooking, she's just used to it. Like most ponies, Twilight has quite the sweet tooth. She loves pastries such as cakes, cupcakes and muffins and guzzles down Apple Cider. She's also a fan of fruits and vegetables. Really, theirs seldom any food Twilight doesn't seem to enjoy, or at east tolerate.

Twilight enjoys teaching others about history or to improve them as individuals. She also has a love for learning and growing better herself, and trained with Zecora to improve her skills. Twilight appears to be fairly interested in the game Niramekko, or at least knows the inner workings of the game and even made a funny face when discussing it.

Reputation and fame

Family

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.

  • Twilight Velvet: Twilight Velvet is Twilight Sparkles mother. Much like Night Light, she appears to be a caring and loving parent.
  • Shining Armor: Shining Armor is Twilight's older brother. Shining Armor is good-natured, friendly, caring, supportive, forgiving and makes friends very quickly. He's protective over Twilight and always jumps to her aid when she's in trouble, but is never overbearing. He respects his sisters intelligence and understands just how capable she is. Although the two love each other very much, their busy jobs keep them from spending as much time together as they would like. Shining Armor said Twilight was his family mare in the whole wide world, tied with Cadance of course.
  • Princess Cadance: Cadance is Twilight's sister-in-law and former babysitter. The two are very close, they share a sisterly bond and would do anything for one another. When te two were looking through Sombra's old possessions, Twilight said Cadance was her sister, and that she will come to her aid whenever she needed it. Although Twilight briefly thought Cadance turned evil during the Canterlot Wedding, when she realized that it was actually Queen Chrysalis and not Cadance, she patched up her friendship with the Alicorn. The two enjoy teasing Shining Armor for his somewhat dimwitted acts.
  • 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.
  • 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 brother—poorly that is. While she doesn't go out of her way to bully Spike, Twilight isn't above using him as a means to the end, though has since grown out of using him as she stayed in Ponyville. Regardless of the bad treatment, Spike loves Twilight and she loves him.

Twilight considers the Apple Family to be apart of her honorary family,[22] a view she shares with all of her closest friends. Twilight acts like a concerned and occasionally doting older sister to her friends, worried about their safety at the drop of a hat and always praises them when they do something worth praising. She acts this way especially towards her particularly young friends, like the Cutie Mark Crusaders, who she treats like little sisters, always caring for them, giving them advice, encouraging them and helping them with their issues. During the Ponyville Days debacle, she considered all of Ponyville to be like family to her,[23] and while the town was decided at first, much of its residents decided to help Twilight out with care and admiration for their princess.[24]

In many ways, Twilight seems to view Princess Celestia as a motherly figure, or at least a role-model.[16] When she was a filly, Twilight idolized Celestia above all else[5] and the alicorn seemed to take a special liking to Twilight as well, letting the filly sleep on her[16] and gave her special lessons. Over the years, the two grew very close and although Twilight still idolizes her, she's began to treat Celestia more like a dear friend or family member rather than a force of law or nature.

Names

Education and teaching

Residences

the dormitory Twilight and Spike resided in.

Over the years, Twilight Sparkle lived in a total of five known residences. Her first home was the Sparkle residence, which was her family's home. She lived exclusively in this house until she was accepted into P.C.S.G.U., in which her life was then split between her family's house and her schools dormitories. Regardless, in both places, she lived with Spike. Her first home in Ponyville was Golden Oak Library, a humble library that she worked and lived in for some time, before the place was eventually destroyed by Tirek.

Jobs

Twilight committing legal fraud...wait what?

Throughout the first years of her young-adult life, Twilight didn't have a proper job. Instead, she was a student at Princess Celestia's School For Gifted Unicorns. Since her arrival in Ponyville, Twilight has had a numerous amount of jobs, occupations and roles in community events.

  • Librarian: Twilight worked as a librarian at Golden Oak Library with Spike as her assistant. She would make her living at this job for a considerable amount of time and typically had a blast at doing it. Twilight would derive a simple pleasure the rudimentary task at the library, such as shelving books and recommending books for all the ponies who would attend.
  • Adventurer: Although not an actual job in the traditional sense, Twilight has had to take up the call to adventure on countless occasions, such as traveling to the Changeling Kingdom in order to safe the Cutie Mark Crusaders from the clutches of Queen Chrysalis,[25] or the time when she had to travel to the Moon in order to free Rarity from Nightmare.[26] Twilights adventures and exploits far outweigh even the most seasoned of royal guards, as she has had missions involving traveling to entirely different universes such as in "Reflections" and in "the 6th story arc". In addition, Twilight has been instrumental in saving both her world and the Reflections Reality from the evil Reflections Celestia and has saved Ponyville and all of Equestria countless times.
  • Marry Man: While in a Robin Hood-lie world, Twilight had to become a "Marry Man" and aid Pinkie Pie in saving "Raritunzel".
  • Explorer: While visiting the Daring Do reality, Twilight became an explorer on her way to save Daring Do.
  • Sailor: Twilight briefly became a sailor when visiting the reality of a unnamed Romance Novel.
  • Warrior: In "One Worm To Fool Them All", Twilight was ironically clad in viking-like warrior armor. She, with her party was tasked with traveling to "Mt. Worm", however at "Twenty-Five pages of nothing but walking later", Twilight ended up in a frozen tundra almost unable to continue. To make things more interesting, Pinkie Pie decided to create a horde of zombies to follow the group.
  • Pilot and Astronaut: Within the "Universal Rainboom" reality created by Rainbow Dash, Twilight became a blueshirt-wearing pilot of an unnamed Spaceship. When the spaceship came in contact with an organic, asteroid-like lifeform, Twilight suited up in astronaut gear to investigate what they came in contact with.
  • Criminal: While in Dial S for Sassy, Twilight took up the name "Tweezers". She was "da brains" of "the operation", a crime group she ran with "Pips" and "Bolts". According to Helga Bugart, Tweezers had "her sticky little hooves keeping track of every cherry in every pie from here to Horseshoe Bay". Like with Twilight, Tweezers was not only very punctual and organized but perspective.
  • Lawyer: Twilight briefly worked as a lawyer during The Good, The Bad, and The Ponies after she kidnapped another lawyer to take his place. While impersonating the lawyer, she attempted to trick the Cattle Rustin' Gang into signing a false deed.

Abilities

Intellect and skills

Twilight playing the piano

Twilight had many skills across the board, but her most apparent trait was her intellect. Twilight had a mastery over a wide spread of academic concepts, from history, to engineering to various forms of sciences. In particular, Twilight had an affinity towards astronomy and loved to stargaze. Next to her intellectual abilities, Twilight was an incredibly talented musician, primarily a singer and worked as the lead singer for The Rainbooms. Twilight didn't display much talent with other musical instruments, but was a talented pianists.

As a byproduct of her intellect, Twilight was a natural born leader. Not only was she courageous and compassionate, but also was able to make tough decisions, organize creatures and know what was best for others.

Although Twilight's athletic abilities were often mocked by her friends, Twilight did display a number of abilities in this regard. Firstly, her flying skills, though not nearly as good as Dash's, was shown to be quite good by the time she got the hang of them, and was shown to be able to fly across Equestria in, at most, hours, going from Canterlot to Silver Shores in no time. However, her showings in other fields were lackluster. Her soccer game against Rainbow Dash was incredibly one-sided and she was among the last ponies to finish the Running of the Leaves, but she has shown great stamina and an unwillingness to give up during her attempts at these endeavors.

Magic and powers

Twilight was considered the greatest unicorn in Ponyville in terms of magical powers and was able to lift even an Ursa Minor with her abilities. Twilight's most often used ability was probably her teleportation spell, which allowed her and others to teleport a great distance, though the extent of said distance was never revealed. Aside from teleportation, Twilight tended to use forcefields to both protect and trap herself, her friends and her enemies. Although a pacifist by nature, Twilight still used offensive magic when necessary, such as when she used magical blasts to combat Tirek and other fiends.

Twilight in addition had spells that allowed her to enter books, create sound-proof silence, transmute living beings into objects and grow hair.

Behind the scenes

"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, 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.[27]

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.[28][29][30][31]

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.[32] 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.[33] 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

Like with every character in the show, their is confusion regarding the actual age of Twilight, which fans generally assuming late teens to mid 20s as the general range. Using secondary canon sources such as the IDW Publishing comic books, a decent amount of chronology involving Twilight's age can be gleamed. Most notably, promotional material for My Little Pony: 20/20 described the story taking place twenty-years in the past, which took place during the Sonic Rainboom period, meaning the Sonic Rainboom that connected the Mane Six happened twenty years prior to the events of the comic, which were set sometime after My Little Pony: The Movie. Some fans however do not take this as canon as the actual contents of the book give vague descriptions of the chronology.

Twilight is around the same age as Lyra, as the two went to school together in the same classes, and Lyra has been shown to be old enough to join S.M.I.L.E.[34] and get married, implying they're all adults.

Marketability

Twilight often contends with Pinkie Pie as being the face of the My Little Pony brand. Twilight has appeared on countless trading cards and has hundreds of unique toys modeled in her likeness and was among the first three toys in the Bishoujo toyline. As of 2020, Twilight remains much of the face as she appears front and center in the packaging for Reveal the Magic toys.

Twilight Twinkle

Twilight Twinke

As depicted in the bible, My Little Pony Adventures, Twilight was previously named "Twilight Twinkle". While her characterization was mostly the same, being described as clever, intelligent, somewhat insensitive and rude but kind-hearted, morally sound, brave with a strong sense of right and wrong, as well as both a natural leader and insecure, her history was slightly different. Being the Unicorn of Ponyville, a concept dropped in the final show, Twilight Twinkle was a courtly individual who would receive missions from Queen Celestia, an inverse of the concept in the show.

Twilight Twinkle was to have strong relationships with Cheerilee and Shaman (who later turned into Zecora). With Cheerilee, Twilght and her were to have a very close relationship, being both studious ponies with passions for lore and histories. This relationship was almost dropped entirely from the show, but the two nonetheless appear to be good friends. With Shaman, Twilight was to have a mentor-student relationship with her with Shaman being her mentor. This relationship was brought up to an extent in "Magic Duel" where Zecora mentored Twilight to defeat Trixie.

Though unclear, Twilight had some relationship to the city of "Canterbury".

Twilight presumably was set to appear in two unproduced episodes. "Fancy Meeting You Deer" and "Nothing More to Sea". In the former, she was to convince an adoptive pony boy who was adopted by Deer who were described like stereotypical North-Eastern Native Americans (presumably inspired by the Iroquois or Algonquian peoples) to come back to Fillydelphia and in the latter, she was to travel a city at the beach only to discover it was dry and quickly becoming a ghost town. Eventually, she was to confront the Kraken in the Sea Pony Kingdom.

In spin-offs

Twilight was the main character of the first Equestria Girls film, My Little Pony: Equestria Girls and a major character in its sequel, Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks. In the Japanese exclusive TV show, Little Pony TV, Twilight was one of the two main characters, the other being her co-host Mimorin as they discussed aspects of Equestria and taught the audience at home English.

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 Autobots 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

In comics

IDW

Twilight Sparkle by JustaSuta

Twilight Sparkle is a central character in many of the IDW storylines and one-shots. Her backstory was greatly expanded upon in the comics and Friendship is Magic #40 showcased her earliest days raising Spike, how she went from hating the dragon to loving him as family. The comics also implied that Twilight may be a more than just a pony, with iconography of her cutie mark being associated with ancient heroes such as Baast.

Twilight's characterization in the comics vary greatly from writer to writer. Earlier arcs tended to play up her sweet, kind but slightly mischievous side, while later arcs and one-shots played with her more zany and sometimes rude personality. Though still a generally heroic figure, Twilight has many downright villainous moments in the comics.

Egmont

Twilight appears throughout the Egmont comics.

In manga

Pucchihumi manga

Twilight in the manga

Twilight is far more animated here than her animated counterpart, being prone to give off highly exaggerated expressions when good or bad things happen. Examples of this can be found when she forgot to raise up her hoof on time; a sin that she claimed she could not forgive herself for, and when she was given a cupcake by Pinkie Pie. Twilight is shown to have a somewhat sarcastic sense of humor, giving a sour expression when she found out that Rainbow Dash's and Discords duel was just a "silly face contest". She also has a fiery temper and disbanded her friendship with Applejack over a petty fight, though soon forgave her.

Twilight was extremely brave and loving, she obviously cared for her friends extremely deeply and did not hesitate to come to Dash's aid when she was losing in a fight against Discord. Her best friend is Spike, though she was disgusted at the prospect of marrying him. Her ideal husband was shown to be a silohette of her brother, which...lets just ignore that.

She was very compassionate to others and awoken her library so Mr. Titter Tree could find love.

Phase 6 manga

As very little information on the Phase 6 manga currently exists, much less in English, all that can be gleamed thus far is Twilight Sparkle appears within it.

Seven Seas manga

Twilight in this manga incarnation is a bit more zany than her cartoon counterpart, but not as much as her other manga counterpart. A brave and compassionate ruler, Twilight was a major character in the first first volume, but was far more minor of a character in its second volume.

Twilight-san

Twilight-san was a student at Ponyville-cho High School.

In games

Gameloft game

After Nightmare Moon came returned, she destroyed Ponyville and so Twilight Sparkle and the player unite to attempt to rebuild the city and bring back harmony to Equestria. In doing this, they buy a Windmill and later welcomed Bon Bon to the town. As they progressed, Twilight was grateful she could take her mind off Nightmare Moon, at least for the time being.[35] Later, Twilight attempted to let Pinkie Pie know it was safe to return and so she threw a party with a Balloon Stand.[36]

Later, Twilight read Elements of Harmony: A Reference Guide and forgot to eat. Due to this, she got the player to pick some apples so they could feed themselves.[37]

Tails of Equestria

Twilight is a figure in a few RPG stories, such as Tails of Equestria: Curse of the Statuettes and Tails of Equestria: A Dragon's Bounty. In the former, she was turned into stone by Moonbeam - who the story tells is basically a stand in for Twilight - and in the later, she visited Vanhoover to stop Razer from destroying the city. She, of course, didn't do squat and instead three foals, Strong Oak, Thrilly Filly and Firebrand instead saved the day.

External links

References

  1. My Little Pony (Gameloft) - Cutie Mark Deuxsaders
  2. Friendship is Magic #101
  3. Friendship is Magic - "Friendship is Magic"
  4. 4.0 4.1 Friendship is Magic - "Sparkle's Seven"
  5. 5.0 5.1 Friendship is Magic - "Call of the Cutie" Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "COTC" defined multiple times with different content
  6. Friendship is Magic - "A Canterlot Wedding"
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Friendship is Magic - "The Point of No Return"
  8. 8.0 8.1 Friendship is Magic - "Amending Fences"
  9. Friendship is Magic - "Castlemaniai"
  10. Friendship is Magic - "Twilight's Kingdom"
  11. 11.0 11.1 Friendship is Magic - "Twilight Time"
  12. Twilight Sparkle and the Crystal Heart Spell
  13. Friendship is Magic - "Testing Testing 1, 2, 3"
  14. Friendship is Magic - "The Last Problem"
  15. The Good, The Bad and The Pony
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 Friendship is Magic #40
  17. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named TMB
  18. Friendship is Magic #17
  19. Read it and Weep
  20. I Love Rarity!
  21. Friendship is Magic Volume 8 (comics)
  22. The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000
    Twilight Sparkle: Um, Miss Mayor! Are honorary family members allowed to help in the competition?
    Mayor Mare: Well, I'm not sure... Flim, Flam, would you object to honorary family members helping?
    Flim: Are you kidding?
    Flam: We don't care if the whole kingdom of Canterlot helps. It's a lost cause.
    Mayor Mare: Hm, I guess it's okay. Applejack? What do you think?
    Applejack: I think I'd love to have the rest of my family helpin' out.
    Mane Six: All right!
    Twilight Sparkle: Okay, everypony, we're not gonna let those smooth talkers take our friend's farm.
    Mane Six: Yeah!
  23. Friendship is Magic #30
    Twilight Sparkle: I was only gone for one day! All this is happening because of a commorative plaque? I just spent the last day in Canterlot bragging about how Ponyville is special. How we all look out for each other. How we're more than just friends or neighbors. That we're family.
  24. Friendship is Magic #31
  25. Friendship is Magic #1
  26. Friendship is Magic #5
  27. Tara Strong (Timmy Turner) Breaks Down Her Most Famous Character Voices | Vanity Fair
  28. 3rd Annual BTVA Awards
  29. 4th Annual BTVA Awards
  30. 5th Annual BTVA Awards
  31. 7th Annual BTVA Awards
  32. BTVA Profile - Kira Buckland
  33. My Little Pony Musical cast list
  34. Lyra and Bon Bon and the Mares of S.M.I.L.E.
  35. Starting quest - Put Your Hoof Down
  36. Starting quest - Carnival Games
  37. Starting quest - Studying Hard
Footnotes
  1. in My Little Pony: Power Ponies
  2. in My Little Pony: Power Ponies
  3. during Season 1
  4. during season 2-season 6 and My Little Pony: Equestria Girls
  5. during season 7 onward
  6. 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 In My Little Pony: The Movie
  7. One line in "Bridle Gossip"
  8. RTL Kockica dub
  9. 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 9.12 Demo dub for "The Ticket Master"
  10. during seasons 1 and 2
  11. season 3 onward
  12. JimJam dub
  13. except season 7 and "Molt Down", "Marks for Effort" and "The Mean Six"
  14. during season 7
  15. except during "Uncommon Bond" and "Shadow Play"
  16. during "Uncommon Bond" and "Shadow Play"
  17. seasons 1-2"
  18. during season 3"
  19. Sitel Televizija dub
  20. GEM Junior dub
  21. seasons 1-4
  22. season 5 onward
  23. during My Little Pony: Equestria Girls
  24. Equestria Girls: Summertime Shorts
  25. during seasons 1 and 2
  26. season 3 onward
  27. in the opening
  28. from "Suited for Success" to "Over a Barrel"
  29. during "Welcome to the Show"
  30. also in the demo dub
  31. Boomerang (Thailand) dub
  32. Tiga dub
  33. except during "The Cutie Re-Mark"
  34. during "The Cutie Re-Mark "
  35. Tak Treba Production dub

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