Twilight Sparkle (Friendship is Magic): Difference between revisions

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></ref>, 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]].

* '''{{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.

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 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></ref> 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.

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]]''.

* '''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>

** '''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]]

* '''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"/>

* '''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>

* '''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>

* '''Japanese:''' [[Miyuki Sawashiro]]<ref group = "note">seasons 1-2"</ref>, [[Manami Hanawa]]<ref group = "note">during season 3"</ref>

* '''Persian:''' [[Masha Mojarad]]<ref group = "note" name = "gj">[[GEM Junior]] dub</ref>, [[Sanaz Gholami]]<ref group = "note" name = "movie"/>

* '''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"/>

** '''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"/>

* '''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"/>

* '''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>

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