History Characters / FriendshipIsMagicAnimalCompanions

* BowtiesAreCool: Especially when they're GemEncrusted.

* TookALevelInJerkass: His treatment on Fluttershy in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E19PuttingYourHoofDown Putting Your Hoof Down]]". [[spoiler:He slapped her face and ''kicked her out of her own house''. Why? ''[[DisproportionateRetribution Because the salad with whipped cream and a cherry on top had no cherry!]]'']]

* WouldHitAGirl: Over a cherry, no less.

* NiceGirl: She was the first pet to respond to Spike when he called for them.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: After she's reborn, she gives Fluttershy one of her feathers as a thank-you gift.

%% * ThePhoenix

->'''Debut:''' [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E3TheTicketMaster "The Ticket Master"]]

* AmbiguousGender: Throughout the entire first season, his gender was never stated on the show and DummiedOut text from ''[[http://www.hubworld.com/my-little-pony/shows/friendship-is-magic/games/mlp-adventures-in-ponyville Adventures in Ponyville]]'' even called him female. However in the second season episode [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E2TheReturnOfHarmonyPart2 "The Return of Harmony, Part 2"]], Fluttershy says "good boy" to him which confirms that he's male.

* BirdsOfAFeather: He seems to fall in love with Starlight Glimmer in [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E6NoSecondPrances "No Second Prances"]], perhaps because [[EpilepticTrees he senses in her the same potential for evil that he has.]]

* DependingOnTheArtist: Strangely he has eyelashes in [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E1TheReturnOfHarmonyPart1 "The Return of Harmony, Part 1"]] and [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E2TheReturnOfHarmonyPart2 "The Return of Harmony, Part 2"]].

* DestinationDefenestration: Does this to Fluttershy over a ''salad'' in [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E19PuttingYourHoofDown "Putting Your Hoof Down"]]. (Yes, he defenestrates both the salad AND Fluttershy.)

* DomesticAbuser: His out of character treatment of Fluttershy makes him look like one in [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E19PuttingYourHoofDown "Putting Your Hoof Down"]]. In that episode he demands she make him a special meal, slaps her when she refuses, and then kicks her out when its not perfect. [[LaserGuidedKarma He pays for this later...]]

* SpeciesSurname: First revealed in DummiedOut [[http://www.hubworld.com/hubworld/flash/games/GAME_A_MLPHUB/assetsuitcase/strings.xml text]] from ''[[http://www.hubworld.com/my-little-pony/shows/friendship-is-magic/games/mlp-adventures-in-ponyville Adventures in Ponyville]]'', and later used by Fluttershy in the episodes [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E7Dragonshy "Dragonshy"]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E19PuttingYourHoofDown "Putting Your Hoof Down"]], and [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E11KeepCalmAndFlutterOn "Keep Calm and Flutter On"]].

* SpoiledBrat: Comes across this way in [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E7Dragonshy "Dragonshy"]] when he throws a temper tantrum over Fluttershy gently urging him to eat slower, or in [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E12BabyCakes "Baby Cakes"]] where she can't babysit for the Cakes because ''he'' wants a picnic. Though to be fair, Fluttershy ''did'' promise him and it is common for someone to be angry if a promise broken. Even more so in [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E19PuttingYourHoofDown "Putting Your Hoof Down"]] when he places unreasonable demands on how he wants his salad, and slaps Fluttershy when he doesn't get his way.

* TookALevelInJerkass: His treatment on Fluttershy in [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E19PuttingYourHoofDown "Putting Your Hoof Down"]]. [[spoiler:He slapped her face and ''kicked her out of her own house''. Why? ''[[DisproportionateRetribution Because the salad with whipped cream and a cherry on top had no cherry!]]'']]
* TookALevelInKindness: In [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E22HurricaneFluttershy "Hurricane Fluttershy"]] Angel is seen comforting Fluttershy, stroking her mane, and [[spoiler:even coaching her with the rest of the critters in her training to fly faster]].

* UngratefulBastard: When Fluttershy wasn't able to buy him the cherry for the recipe he wanted and she only managed to make him the salad without the cherry, he throws the food ''and her'' out the house.

->'''Debut:''' [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E4ApplebuckSeason "Applebuck Season"]]

* AdaptationNameChange: The British and French [[TieInNovel magazine stories]] ''Applebuck Season'' and ''La récolte d'Applejack'' ({{Novelization}}s of [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E4ApplebuckSeason "Applebuck Season"]]) respectively refer to her as Jackaroo [[SpellMyNameWithAnS or]] Jackeroo.

->'''Debut:''' [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E14SuitedForSuccess "Suited for Success"]]

->'''Debut:''' [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E15FeelingPinkieKeen "Feeling Pinkie Keen"]]

* SuddenlyVoiced: Well, mentally voiced. His thoughts are heard in "Slice of Life", in which he waxes philosophical about Cutie Marks.

->'''Debut:''' [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E22ABirdInTheHoof "A Bird in the Hoof"]]

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: "Philomena" is the trademarked spelling used on [[http://theponyartcollection.tumblr.com/post/26391213917/pets-and-spike her trading card]], but it's also been spelled as "Philomeena" (by Hasbro [[http://www.hasbro.com/common/assets/Image/Printables/dad2af6e1c4311ddbd0b0800200c9a66/92279E335056900B100D5E9629DAE390/922929405056900B10E9B4BF373949BE.pdf here]], [[http://www.facebook.com/questions/389107571106686/ here]], and [[https://twitter.com/MyLittlePony/status/210057194656366592 here]]) or "Philemena" (in a storyboard for [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E22ABirdInTheHoof "A Bird in the Hoof"]]).

->'''Debut:''' [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E24OwlsWellThatEndsWell "Owl's Well That Ends Well"]]

->'''Debut:''' [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E7MayTheBestPetWin "May the Best Pet Win!"]]

In [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E7MayTheBestPetWin "May the Best Pet Win!"]], Rainbow Dash seeks out a pet to have for her own by holding a contest. While initially unimpressed by a hapless tortoise that Fluttershy insists Rainbow admit as a contestant, Rainbow Dash is won over when he's the only one to stop and help her during the final contest after her wing gets pinned under a huge boulder. As a result, she's inspired to declare the tortoise whom she names "Tank" as the winner and her new pet.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: For the [[GodCreatedCanonForeigner toy-exclusive]] turtle who accompanies the ''[[http://www.hasbro.com/mylittlepony/en_US/shop/details.cfm?guid=7556E7C3-5056-900B-1045-4A51D6ACBEC0 Riding Along with Rainbow Dash]]'' toy. WordOfGod [[http://comments.deviantart.com/4/1603670/2286445078 says that]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E7MayTheBestPetWin "May the Best Pet Win!"]] was conceived and written almost a year before it aired, and the turtle toy was [[http://www.mylittleponynews.com/2011/02/toyfair-2011.html first revealed]] at around the same time, so there may or may not be a connection here.

->'''Debut:''' [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E21DragonQuest "Dragon Quest"]]

* ShoutOut: To the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortoise_heavy_assault_tank A39 Tortoise Heavy Assault Tank]]. It was designed purposely favoring survivability over mobility.

* InterspeciesRomance: With Rainbow Dash's tortoise Tank, though they interacted this way in only one episode, "Just for Sidekicks".

* InterspeciesRomance: With Rarity's cat Opalescence, though they interacted this way in only one episode, "Just for Sidekicks".

* TheScrappy: In-universe and out. He's hated for being an outright {{Jerkass}}, and in "Just for Sidekicks", it's apparent that the other animal companions don't like him either. At one point, it looked like Owlowiscious threatened to EAT Angel if he ever gets out of line. Applejack apparently hates him just as much, as evidenced by the TakeThatScrappy example below.

* IronicName: Compare his name to his trope image and see if you can spot the difference.

* CatsAreMean: Played with. She is playful and affectionate towards other ponies (particularly Fluttershy), can hang around other pets without much trouble and is very appreciative of Rarity's dressmaking talents. However, she's not always kind to Rarity or Sweetie Belle, occasionally latching onto the former's flank with her claws and slashing off a hank of the latter's mane. Her finicky behavior could be explained as annoyance at the rough treatment Rarity doles out to her absentmindedly when "in the zone".

* FatCat: While it looks like this is the case and would make sense given her SpoiledBrat characterization, "Sweet and Elite" showed when Opal got wet that she's actually really skinny, and is just very fluffy.

* ShownTheirWork: When she's revived as a healthy phoenix, take a look at her beak. If you know anything about birds, it suddenly makes perfect sense that she'd hork up the seed she was given; that's pretty obviously a raptor's beak. To put it another way, Philomena's a carnivore. It gets better if you know enough about the original Greco-Egyptian Phoenix myth: phoenix would feed only on dew/ the waters of the Nile, and so living off water would be the only creatures never to harm another living thing in their lives, not even a plant, and thus live innocent and so could be re-born (note, the earliest Egyptian phoenix myths might have been based on sightings of Flamingos, who sieve algae out of water, live in burning hot deserts and raise their young in salt-flats conditions that would kill most birds from heat-stroke). So you'd not expect a true Phoenix to eat at all.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: "Owlowiscious" is the trademarked spelling used on [[http://theponyartcollection.tumblr.com/post/26391213917/pets-and-spike his trading card]] [[http://twitter.com/#!/goldenrusset/status/136321997989883905 and]] [[http://comments.deviantart.com/4/1603670/1970957061 by]] WordOfGod, but it's also been spelled as "Owloysius" (by Hasbro in the description and tags of a Website/{{Youtube}} [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT78EON7JS4 clip]] from "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E24OwlsWellThatEndsWell Owl's Well That Ends Well]]" as well as in a {{Facebook}} [[http://www.facebook.com/questions/389107571106686/ question]] and by [[http://chimicherrychanga.com/img/tc/78b.jpg Golden Oaks Library's trading card]]), "Owlicious" (by [[TheMerch WeLoveFine]] in some of the descriptions and keywords of their ''Ponies with Pets'' [[http://www.welovefine.com/product.php?id_product=1512 art print]], [[http://www.welovefine.com/product.php?id_product=1513 T]]-[[http://www.welovefine.com/product.php?id_product=1514 shirt]] [[http://www.welovefine.com/product.php?id_product=2425 and]] [[http://www.welovefine.com/product.php?id_product=1560 bag]] as well as [[https://twitter.com/CathyWeseluck/status/215529101648347137 by]] Creator/CathyWeseluck), or even just "Aloysius" (by captions).

* NiceGirl: She was the first pet to respond to Spike when he called for them.

* PickyEater: He demands that Fluttershy makes him a salad with a cherry on top, and won't eat it otherwise. He gets over it by the end of the episode, when Fluttershy makes him try some normal vegetables, and he loves them.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: During her very first appearance in "Suited For Success," she's shown to be an EmpatheticPet who cares deeply about Rarity, sharing her joy whenever she's happy and trying to comfort her when she's sad. In every appearance since, she's been (with only a few exceptions) a straight-laced example of CatsAreMean.

* OutOfFocue: Winona seems to have gotten the worst of this out of the pets of the Mane Six. Since Season 4, her appearances have been relegated to cameos.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: He can find books more efficiently than Spike can and his feathers can provide a spare quill for Twilight while Spike has to search for one.

* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: While their relationship in the series is rocky at best, Opal is shown to care for Rarity. In issue #23 of the comic, Opal worries about Rarity when she goes missing.

* OnlySaneMan: Among the pets because the others are either hyper, troublesome, snobby, or zoned out.

* ShesAManInJapan: In the Polish dub, he's referred to as female (perhaps because in Polish "owl" is a noun with a female gender).

* PalsWithJesus: His flying device glows golden, implying it was enchanted by Celestia herself.

* DomesticAbuser: His [[JerkassBall worse treatment]] of Fluttershy makes him look like one in [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E19PuttingYourHoofDown "Putting Your Hoof Down"]]. In that episode he demands she make him a special meal, slaps her when she refuses, and then kicks her out when its not perfect. [[LaserGuidedKarma He pays for this later...]]

* TakeThatScrappy: An InUniverseExample occurs in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E3CastleManeia Castle Mane-ia]]". When Angel is appeared to be crushed by a pile of rocks, Applejack starts jumping on said pile. Angel turns out to be just fine; he never was in the rocks.

* TheScrappy: In-universe and out. He's hated for being an outright {{Jerkass}}, and in "Just for Sidekicks", it's apparent that the other animal companions don't like him either. At one point, it looked like Owlowiscious threatened to EAT Angel if he ever gets out of line.
* TheVoiceless: He only communicates by uttering squealing sounds. TruthInTelevision, as [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1u-2EalfAyU real rabbits]] are known for making these noises.

* PutOnABus: The end of "Tanks for the Memories" has him go into hibernation, burying himself in the dirt.
** TheBusCameBack: He reappears without comment in "Do Princesses Dream of Magic Sheep?"

* DomesticAbuser: His out-of-character treatment of Fluttershy makes him look like one in [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E19PuttingYourHoofDown "Putting Your Hoof Down"]]. In that episode he demands she make him a special meal, slaps her when she refuses, and then kicks her out when its not perfect. [[LaserGuidedKarma He pays for this later...]]

* DomesticAbuser: His out of character treatment of Fluttershy makes him look like one in [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E19PuttingYourHoofDown "Putting Your Hoof Down"]]. In that episode he demands she make him a special meal, slaps her when she refuses, and then kicks her out when its not perfect. [[LaserGuidedKarma He pays for this later...]]

* SpeechImpairedAnimal: He resorts to charades in "Keep Calm and Flutter On" to warn the ponies of a disaster. It takes a couple tries.

* PerpetualSmiler: This dog is always happy even when under a industrial strength hair dryer.

->''"What is life? Is it nothing more than the endless search for a cutie mark? And what is a cutie mark but a constant reminder that we're all only one bugbear attack away from oblivion? And what of the poor gator? Flank forever blank, destined to an existential swim down the river of life to... an unknowable destiny?"'' *licks eyeball*

* HiddenDepths: His InternalMonologue in ''Slice of Life'' reveals that he's quite the philosopher.

* OppositesAttract: Gummy has a zen-like calmness about him even when biting in rapid-fire succession while Pinkie Pie is '''literally''' bouncing with joy and excitement.

* SuddenlyVoiced: Well, mentally voiced. His thoughts are heard in ''Slice of Life'', in which he waxes philosophical about Cutie Marks.

* StrawNihilist: We finally get to hear what goes on in his head in "Slice of Life," which turns out to be deep philosophical pondering about the meaninglessness of life when you can't get a cutie mark yourself.

* ActionPet: Doesn't seem like it, but when Rainbow was in danger, he lifts a boulder with his freakin' head.

* CaptainCrash: As seen in "Just for Sidekicks". It happens every five seconds and is how Spike convinced Rainbow Dash to pay for pet sitting.