Twilight Sparkle is the mane character of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic.

She
is a female unicorn pony who transforms into an Alicorn and becomes a princess in
Magical Mystery Cure. She is also the younger sister of Shining Armor and sister-inlaw to Princess Cadance (Princess Mi Amore Cadenza). At the beginning of the series,
she and Spike, her best friend and assistant, move from Canterlot to Golden Oak
Library in Ponyville to study the magic of friendship, and in Twilight's Kingdom Part 2, she gains her own castle as part of her Friendship Rainbow Kingdom and is
named the "Princess of Friendship"; "a whole episode in Season 5" is "devote[d]" to
answering the question of whether she is "still going to use/live in her library." [7]
Twilight Sparkle represents the element of magic. Before becoming a princess, she
regularly sends friendship reports to Princess Celestia.

Contents
Development and design

"Star Gazing Twilight", a sketch for the

series' original show bible, Lauren Faust was
inspired to create Twilight Sparkle by her
childhood toy G1 pony Twilight. Faust's
early design of Twilight shared a similar
color scheme and cutie mark with the G1
Twilight, who appears in the pilot episode
"Rescue at Midnight Castle". Twilight
Sparkle's color scheme was later changed to
that of the G3 Earth pony Twilight Twinkle,
with a slightly different mane and tail, but
Lauren Faust said that Twilight originally
had dark blue hair with a light blue stripe;[9]
Twilight Sparkle was called "Twilight Twinkle" in early scripts for the show.[10] G1
Twilight teleports by wishing, and Twilight Twinkle likes to watch fireflies; Twilight
Sparkle shares aspects from both of these ponies, with her ability to teleport and her
occasional stargazing. Though she is much more studious and possesses more
powerful magical abilities, she also shares a number of personality traits with the G1
Pegasus Wind Whistler, such as her tendency to rely on logic rather than instincts and
her habit of using more advanced and technical terms. She additionally shares some
personality traits with the G1 pony named Bright Eyes.
In a 2008 sketch for the series bible, Twilight's cutie mark resembles that of the
character Moondancer from earlier My Little Pony generations.
Lauren Faust had planned for Twilight to acquire the power of self-levitation "at some
point."[11] Following Faust's departure from the show, Twilight has used this power in
the season three episodes The Crystal Empire - Part 2 and Magical Mystery Cure.

As an Alicorn, Princess Twilight is a little taller,[12] her neck is more curved, and her
horn is a bit longer than when she was a unicorn.

Depiction in the series

History

Twilight's original home in Canterlot.

Twilight Sparkle lives in Canterlot until
Princess Celestia sends her to Ponyville.
Accompanied by Spike, Twilight checks
the town's preparations for the Summer
Sun Celebration and befriends the rest of
the main characters. The celebration is interrupted when Nightmare Moon, Celestia's
nemesis, returns to power and threatens to bring eternal night to Equestria. Twilight
and her friends discover the Elements of Harmony and use them to defeat Nightmare
Moon. Princess Celestia gives Twilight permission to remain in Ponyville to study the
magic of friendship.
Throughout the series, Twilight learns about the trials and rewards of friendship,
periodically sending friendship reports to Princess Celestia. On rare occasions,
Twilight and her friends work together to defeat powerful villains such as Discord,
Queen Chrysalis, King Sombra, and Lord Tirek.

Twilight's castle as shown in Twilight's

Kingdom - Part 2.
In Magical Mystery Cure, Twilight
completes an ancient unfinished magic spell
with her deep understanding of friendship.
Princess Celestia tells Twilight that she is ready for the next stage of her life, and
Twilight is transformed into an Alicorn and crowned a princess.
Princess Twilight Sparkle becomes the ruler of the Friendship Rainbow Kingdom in[2]
[3][4]
the season four[1] episode Twilight's Kingdom - Part 2.
Cutie mark
Twilight tells the Cutie Mark Crusaders how she got her cutie mark in The Cutie
Mark Chronicles. She says that when she was a filly, she studied magic on her own
and wanted to attend Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns. At the entrance exam,
Twilight was told to use magic to hatch Spike's egg, but her magic got out of control
when she was startled by Rainbow Dash's Sonic Rainboom. Princess Celestia
witnessed Twilight's magical abilities and made Twilight her personal protg.

Personality
Love of books

Twilight Sparkle reading a book on the library balcony.

In Friendship is Magic, part 1, Twinkleshine says
Twilight is more interested in books than friends. Even
after Twilight becomes good friends with the rest of the main characters, she
continues to read and consult books. For example, she confidently joins a marathon
after reading several books about running in Fall Weather Friends. She is also very
knowledgeable about Equestria's history, as seen in such episodes as Luna Eclipsed
and Testing Testing 1, 2, 3.
Rationality

Twilight attempts to observe and

measure Pinkie Sense omens.
Twilight tries to be rational in
unfamiliar situations. During the
investigation in MMMystery on the
Friendship Express, Twilight tells
Pinkie Pie to stop making wild accusations, and they work together to find clues and
solve the mystery.
However, Twilight can lose her cool under stress. In Swarm of the Century, she
hysterically suggests building a replica of Ponyville in less than a minute before
Princess Celestia can see the damage done by the parasprite infestation.
Twilight tends to be skeptical of unproven claims, such as her friends' belief that
Zecora is an evil enchantress in Bridle Gossip, and Pinkie's "Pinkie Sense" in Feeling
Pinkie Keen.
Knack for organization

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Twilight Sparkle, the All-Team Organizer.
Twilight shows her knack for organization in Winter Wrap Up. When the Winter Wrap
Up becomes inefficient and uncoordinated, she organizes the teams and ensures that
winter is wrapped up on time. Mayor Mare gives Twilight the official title of "AllTeam Organizer". Twilight also uses her organization skills in the episodes Lesson
Zero and It's About Time.
Teaching

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Twilight teaching the Cutie Mark Crusaders.
In the episode Twilight Time, Twilight takes time each week to teach the Cutie Mark
Crusaders various skills. She attempts to teach Sweetie Belle to use the telekinetic
component of her magic, Apple Bloom how to make botanic growth potions, and
Scootaloo how to strip and reassemble various types of scooter and cycle. Twilight is
overjoyed when she thinks the other classmates also want to learn new things, but is
disappointed when she finds out that they merely want to spend time with a local
celebrity.
Twilight's ability as a teacher is proven in that she succeeds in teaching all three
Crusaders the skills she intended to teach them. They all demonstrate a high degree of
aptitude at the end of their lessons.
Twilight attempts to teach Rainbow Dash the history of the Wonderbolts, but her
methods of study prove futile when Rainbow Dash acts as a class clown in Testing
Testing 1, 2, 3.

Magic
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Twilight Sparkle is exceptionally talented at magic. In a flashback in The Cutie Mark

Chronicles, Princess Celestia tells Twilight that she has never seen a unicorn with so
much raw ability.

Notable spells performed by Twilight

In Sonic Rainboom, she casts a spell that allows non-Pegasus ponies to walk
on clouds, an ability that only Pegasus ponies naturally possess. She also casts
a spell that gives Rarity butterfly-like wings made of gossamer and morning
dew.
In Lesson Zero, she uses a "Want it, need it" spell to make a raggedy old doll
desired by anyone who lays eyes on it.
In It's About Time, Twilight goes back in time to talk to her past self.
In A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2, she shoots concussive blasts with her horn
and uses a spell that returns a changeling to its original form.
In Too Many Pinkie Pies, she accidentally turns a bird and a frog into halfanimal, half-orange hybrids while attempting to turn an apple into an orange.
In The Crystal Empire - Part 2, she replicates King Sombras dark magic to
reveal hidden passageways in the Crystal Empire castle.
She uses protective magic shields in The Return of Harmony Part 2, Ponyville
Confidential, and MMMystery on the Friendship Express.
Twilight first teleports herself in Friendship is Magic, part 2. In Secret of My
Excess, Twilight teleports Spike several times while trying to clean a lipstick
mark off his cheek, and accidentally teleports Pinkie Pie from an unknown
location to Golden Oak Library while teleporting Spike. In Dragon Quest,
Twilight teleports herself and three other characters a considerable distance
with great effort.
In Magical Mystery Cure, she completes an unfinished spell by Star Swirl the
Bearded with her knowledge of the magic of friendship, leading to her
transformation into an Alicorn and a princess.
In Castle Mane-ia, Twilight uses a spell to freeze the movement of her four
terrified friends running around in a large throne room, without stopping their
eyes or mouths from moving. The spell also keeps them aloft in their location,
be it in mid-air or in the middle of a movement, effectively preventing their
fall.
In It Ain't Easy Being Breezies, Twilight uses a spell to turn herself and her
friends into Breezies to help the Breezies get home.

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Twilight casting her fail-safe spell, which is ineffective on Discord's magic.

As talented as Twilight is, her spells occasionally misfire or fail.
When she casts a spell on the parasprites in Swarm of the Century so they
won't eat food, they begin to consume items which aren't food, and
subsequently destroy Ponyville.
When she tries to assist with Winter Wrap Up by animating a plow with a
"come-to-life" spell, she loses control of it and makes a mess.
In The Return of Harmony Part 1, she tries to reverse Discord's strange effects
with a "fail-safe spell", but it fails.
In the episode Magic Duel, she has difficulty performing an age spell, which
she says is only for "the highest level unicorns".

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Twilight's horn glowing deep pink.
In the first season, Twilight's horn usually glows white or the same hue as her coat,
and the objects she is manipulating glow white, lavender, or pink. When she
manipulates multiple objects at once, several other colors are used as well, for
example in the gem-finding scene in A Dog and Pony Show. Starting with the second
season's third episode, Twilight's magic is uniformly depicted using a pink glow.

Family
See also: My Little Pony Friendship is Magic Wiki:Workshop/Relationships
Parents
Main article: Twilight Velvet and Night Light

Twilight's parents, Twilight Velvet and Night Light.

Twilight's parents first appear in The Cutie Mark Chronicles. In a flashback, they
excitedly nod their approval when Princess Celestia offers to make Twilight her
apprentice. In A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2, they attend Shining Armor's wedding and
are moved to tears. They attend Twilight's coronation in Magical Mystery Cure.
Twilight Sparkle's mother resembles the notable G1 pony Twilight in My Little Pony
Special, with her hair style similar to Twilight's. Twilight Sparkle's father resembles
the G1 pony named Nightlight, but gender-swapped.
Shining Armor

Young Twilight and her older brother, Shining Armor.

Twilight reveals that she has an older brother, Shining Armor, in A Canterlot Wedding
- Part 1. She sings B.B.B.F.F. (Big Brother Best Friend Forever), a song about their
close bond and how much she misses him after she moves to Ponyville. Shining
Armor, though extremely busy with his duties around the Crystal Empire, still has
time for his little sister, whom he calls "Twily".
Princess Cadance

Twilight and Cadance hugging.

Twilight reveals that Princess Cadance was her foal-sitter when she was a filly. At the
end of A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2, Twilight becomes Cadance's sister-in-law when
she marries Shining Armor. Twilight enjoys spending time with Cadance as seen in
Three's a Crowd when Cadance comes to visit her.

Hot air balloon

Main article: Twinkling Balloon

Twilight and Spike in their hot air balloon.

Twilight rides a purple hot air balloon in the title sequence, and uses the same balloon
to fly with her friends to Cloudsdale for Rainbow Dash's competition in Sonic
Rainboom. In The Return of Harmony Part 2, the ponies use it to fly with Fluttershy
in order to capture the brainwashed Rainbow Dash. The balloon is also used on other
occasions.

Crowns
For the first three seasons of the show, Twilight possesses a crown containing the
element of magic. She receives it in Friendship is Magic, part 2 when she defeats
Nightmare Moon. The crown is studded with sapphires and a magenta star-shaped
gem shaped like Twilight's cutie mark.
After Twilight becomes a princess in Magical Mystery Cure, she wears a different
crown with the element of magic embedded in it. It is a lighter shade of gold, no
longer has sapphires, and rests horizontally, not vertically, on Twilight's head.
Twilight relinquishes her crown when she and her friends restore the Elements of
Harmony to the Tree of Harmony in Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 2. At the
Summer Sun Celebration, she wears a new crown, which has the same shade of gold
just like and looks completely different from her element of magic crown. It has more
of a "classic" crown shape, with each point studded with a small magenta jewel. It
becomes her regular crown for the rest of the season, as seen in Trade Ya, Equestria
Games, and Twilight's Kingdom - Part 1.

Depiction in films
My Little Pony Equestria Girls

Twilight and her friends in Equestria Girls.

In My Little Pony Equestria Girls, Twilight and
Spike teleport to a human world to retrieve the

stolen element of magic from Sunset Shimmer. Twilight and Spike enter Canterlot
High and meet the human counterparts of their Ponyville friends. When Twilight
discovers that Principal Celestia will award the crown to the Princess of the Fall
Formal dance, she decides to run for Princess. She wins, despite a smear campaign
orchestrated by Sunset Shimmer, and receives the crown at the dance.
However, Sunset Shimmer takes the crown by force and transforms into a rage-filled
demonic creature. She hypnotizes the students, whom she plans to use as an army to
invade Equestria. When she attacks Twilight, Twilight's friends shield her and
inadvertently activate the magic of friendship. They defeat Sunset Shimmer, who is
remorseful for her actions.
After the dance, Twilight and Spike return to Equestria. Twilight feels more confident
about being a princess than before. She bumps into Flash Sentry, who she
encountered several times in the human world, and blushes. Twilight's friends tease
her for having a crush, but she denies it.
Twilight in her human form.

My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks

A human version of Twilight is seen in animated short clips
in the trailer for the sequel My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks,[13]
performing lead vocals in the band, the Rainbooms.

Twilight in her rainbowified human form.

In the film, the reformed Sunset Shimmer uses a magical
book to write a note to Princess Celestia that magically
appears in a book in Celestia's library. When Twilight sees
this book, she senses that her CHS friends need her help, so
she and Spike go through a modified version of the Crystal
Mirror to return to the human world.
Once there, Twilight is told of the situation at CHS, while also revealing her new
status back home in Equestria as the Princess of Friendship. When Twilight learns of
her human friends still able to assume half-pony forms after she returned home with
the Element of Magic, Twilight attempts to take out the Dazzlings at the pre-Battle of
the Bands party immediately, only to find the magic of friendship not working.
Believing that they need a counter-spell song to counteract the Dazzlings' song,
Twilight struggles to come up with one as the Rainbooms battle their way to the finals
to buy Twilight more time.
When they are dropped into the basement of the stage where the finals are to be held
by Trixie and the Illusions, under
encouragement from the Dazzlings, Twilight

gives up hope, only to discover that the reason the magic of friendship never worked
was because the Rainbooms had allowed a few minor suggestions that they could not
agree upon to drive a rift into their friendships. That caused it to become warped into
something the Dazzlings could feed upon to regain their former powers, and render it
powerless.
Twilight Sparkle leading the Rainbooms in Rainbow Rocks.
Once the Rainbooms realize their error and make amends, together with DJ Pon-3,
who was immune to the Dazzlings' spell thanks to her headphones, and Sunset
lending her strength to them, Twilight and the band are able to overpower and destroy
the Dazzlings' power sources, stripping them of their dark powers permanently, and
leaving them to be forced off the stage in disgrace by the angry students and faculty.
Afterwards, Twilight returns home to Equestria, but thanks to how she was able to reenergize the portal, she can come back to visit anytime she wants. Sunset also takes it
upon herself to write her friendship reports into her old journal for Twilight to read
back in Equestria.

The human words Twilight.

After the credits roll, the human world's Twilight is seen
piecing together some strange events that occurred at
Canterlot High School. She talks to her non-sentient dog,
Spike. This version of Twilight looks extremely different as
she has her hair in a bun and wears thick black glasses,
similar to how pony Twilight is dressed when she plays a
therapist to Rainbow Dash in Lesson Zero.
Shake Your Tail
Twilight first appears in Shake Your Tail, where she helps her friends come up with a
theme for the Spring Fling party at Canterlot High. She comes up with a classroom
theme, but that idea does not sit well with the others.
Perfect Day for Fun
Twilight reappears in Perfect Day for Fun, where she spends some time with
Fluttershy at the Canterlot High springtime carnival. At one point, she gives
Fluttershy a Discord plushie, but Fluttershy smacks it with a Whack-a-Mole hammer.
She and Fluttershy spend most of the short trying to find the others. They finally
reunite at the photo booth. The friends all take some photos, but then Twilight tells
them it is almost showtime and they take off to perform on the stage. In one photo
montage, Twilight and Applejack drag a crying Fluttershy into a haunted house.
However, Applejack and Twilight end up getting scared themselves while Fluttershy
shows indifference towards it. The final scene shows Twilight and her friends looking
through the photos on top of a ferris wheel.

In the novelization, Twilight is actually still in Equestria and, in the end, imagines that
she is performing with her Canterlot High friends.

Quotes
"All the ponies in this town are crazy! Do you know what time it is?!"
Friendship is Magic, part 1
"You see, Nightmare Moon, when those Elements are ignited by the... the
spark, that resides in the heart of us all, it creates the sixth element: the
element of... magic!"
Friendship is Magic, part 2
"Hee-hee! Isn't this exciting? We'll do everything by the book, and that will
make my slumber party officially fun."
Look Before You Sleep
"I'm doing scientific research. I'm observing Pinkie Pie, scientific name:
Pinkius Piecus, in its natural habitat."
Feeling Pinkie Keen
"Everypony everywhere has a special magical connection with her friends,
maybe even before she's met them. If you're feeling lonely and you're still
searching for your true friends, just look up in the sky. Who knows, maybe you
and your future best friends are all looking at the same rainbow."
The Cutie Mark Chronicles
"I can't believe we're finally here. With all that we've imagined, the reality of
this night is sure to make this... The Best Night Ever!"
The Best Night Ever
"Move! Look out, here comes Tom!"
The Return of Harmony Part 2
"We've learned that friendship isn't always easy. But there's no doubt it's
worth fighting for."
The Return of Harmony Part 2
"Clock is ticking, Twilight. Clock. Is. Ticking. Keep it together. If I can't find a
friendship problem... I'll make a friendship problem!"
Lesson Zero
"I'm Star Swirl the Bearded! Father of the amniomorphic spell? Did you even
read that book I gave you about obscure unicorn history?"
Luna Eclipsed
"I have to finish this report to the princess summarizing all my other reports to
the princess."
Baby Cakes
"Reading is something everypony can enjoy, if they just give it a try."
Read It and Weep
"Gee, maybe her name should be "Princess Demandy-pants.""
A Canterlot Wedding - Part 1
"Spike! I'm going to need you to quiz me on everything! Everything I've ever
learned! Ever!"
The Crystal Empire - Part 1
"Just a test? Just a test!? Princess Celestia wants to give me some kind of
exam, and you're trying to tell me to calm down because it's just a test?!"
The Crystal Empire - Part 1
"Something tells me everything is not going to be fine."

 Magical Mystery Cure

"A little while ago, my teacher and mentor Princess Celestia sent me to live in
Ponyville. She sent me to study friendship, which is something I didn't really
care much about. But now, on a day like today, I can honestly say I wouldn't
be standing here if it weren't for the friendships I've made with all of you.
Each one of you taught me something about friendship, and for that, I will
always be grateful. Today, I consider myself the luckiest pony in Equestria.
Thank you, friends. Thank you, everypony!"
Magical Mystery Cure
"Just because I have this crown and these wings, it doesn't mean I'll be a good
leader!"
My Little Pony Equestria Girls
"Yes, but I've also seen what you've been able to do here without magic.
Equestria will find a way to survive without my Element of Harmony. This
place might not if I allow it to fall into your hands. So go ahead, destroy the
portal. You are not getting this crown!"
My Little Pony Equestria Girls
"The crown may be upon your head Sunset Shimmer, but you cannot wield it,
because you do not possess the most powerful magic of all: the magic of
friendship!"
My Little Pony Equestria Girls
"My new role in Equestria may mean I have to take on new responsibilities,
and our friendships may be tested, but it will never, ever be broken."
Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 2
"A.K. Yearling and Daring Do are one and the same! My mind is officially
blown!"
Daring Don't
"So much for element of surprise."
Power Ponies
"You know, choosing not to choose isn't really a decision."
Rainbow Falls
"Hey, I am not that tall!"
Testing, Testing 1, 2, 3
"Wait a minute, I think I get it. You keep saying you let everypony down, but
we all keep saying you didn't. You know who's disappointed in you, Spike?
You, and only you can make it right with you again. What would that take,
Spike?"
Equestria Games
"As princess, I believe I have the power to spread the magic of friendship
across Equestria! That is the role I am meant to have in our world! The role I
choose to have! But I didn't defeat Tirek on my own. It took all of us to unlock
the chest!"
Twilight's Kingdom - Part 2
"Alright, girls, let's do this! Friendship is magic!"
My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks
"I can't believe all this tension was happening right under my nose and I
didn't realize it. I'm supposed to be the one with all the answers. And all I've
done since I got here is let you down."
My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks

"No doubt about it, Spike. There's definitely something strange going on at
that school..."
Human counterpart, My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks
"Im the Princess of Friendship now, and lots of ponies are going to be
looking to me to solve their problems. But it was foolish of me to think that I
should have all the answers. What I do have are good friends who will always
be there to help me find them."
My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks - The Mane Event