History Characters / FriendshipIsMagicBackgroundPonies

* '''[[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicBackgroundPoniesCommonPonies Common Background Ponies]]'''[[note]]Berryshine[=/=]Berry Punch, Candy Mane, Cherry Berry, Golden Harvest, Shoeshine, Daisy[=/=]Flower Wishes, Lily Valley, White Lightning, Cloud Kicker, Sunshower Raindrops, Rainbowshine, Sassaflash[=/=]Emerald Gem, Parasol[=/=]Showers, Orange Swirl, Sprinkle Medley, Merry May, Amethyst Star, Sea Swirl, Pinprick[=/=]Royal Pin, Cherry Fizzy, Goldengrape, Noteworthy, Lucky Clover, Caramel[=/=]Chance-a-Lot, Perfect Pace, Bruce Mane[=/=]Neon Lights[=/=]Rising Star, Orion, Star Hunter[=/=]Solar Wind, Piña Colada, Aura, Noi, Sunny Daze and Peachy Pie, Button Mash, Tornado Bolt, Cotton Cloudy, Alula[=/=]Pluto[=/=]Princess Erroria, Ruby Pinch, Liza Doolots, Dinky Hooves[=/=]Doo.[[/note]]

* AllThereInTheScript: Out-of-show media[[note]]the toys and collector cards, a storyboard for the show, filenames on Hasbro and/or Creator/TheHub's websites, two of Creator/TheHub's commercials, the official Website/{{Facebook}} and/or Website/{{Twitter}} pages of ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'' and Creator/TheHub, Creator/IDWPublishing's {{Comic Book Adaptation}}s, Creator/{{Gameloft}}'s ''VideoGame/MyLittlePony'' game and its mini-site and Website/{{Facebook}} page, Enterplay's [[TheMerch trading cards]] and CollectibleCardGame, Mighty Fine's [[TheMerch officially licensed merchandise]] and the titles, descriptions and/or keywords of said merchandise on their online store [=WeLoveFine=], closed captions, the Website/{{Tumblr}} of [=WeLoveFine=], an Website/{{eBay}} auction, and WordOfGod[[/note]] have used the following names: Action Shot, Aloe, Amethyst Star, Apple Stars, Aura, Banana Fluff, Berry Dreams, Berryshine/Berry Punch, Big Wig, Big Shot, Blue Moon, Bright Bulb, Candy Apples, Cerulean Skies, Charged Up, Cherry Berry, Cherry Fizzy, Coco Crusoe, Comet Tail, Crafty Crate/Ship Shape, Cream Puff, Crescent Moon, Dance Fever, Derpy Hooves/Ditzy Doo (Derpy), Diamond Mint/Mint Jewelup, DJ Pon-3/Vinyl Scratch, Doctor Whooves XI, Dr. Hooves/Time Turner, Dr. Mane Goodall/Mane Cureall, Eff Stop, Emerald Green, Felix/Lucky Streak, Finish Line, Fire Chief, Fleur Dis Lee, Full Steam, Gizmo/Poindexter/Gyro, Golden Harvest, Goldengrape, Grape Delight, Green Jewel, Helia, High Spirits, Holly Dash, Honey Rays, Hughbert Jellius, Jack Hammer/Drill Bit, Jeff "The Dude" Letrotski, Jesús Pezuña, Jetstream, Lady Justice, Lemon Hearts, Lemony Gem/Lemony Gems, Lilac Links, Lily Valley, Liza Doolots, Lotus Blossom, Lucky Clover, Lucky Star, Lyra Heartstrings, Lyrica Lilac, Meadow Song, Merry May, Midnight Strike, Minuette, Neon Lights/Rising Star, Night Watch, Noteworthy, Nurse Redheart, Nurse Snowheart, Octavia Melody, Orange Swirl, Parcel Post, Pearly Stitch, Pinny Lane, Pinprick/Royal Pin, Prism Glider, Professor Bill Neigh, Purple Wave, Pursey Pink, Rainbow Blaze, Rainbowshine, Rare Find, Raven, Rein Astley, Royal Riff, Sassaflash/Emerald Gem, Savoir Fare, Screwy, Sea Swirl, Shoeshine, Silver Spanner, Sprinkle Medley, Star Hunter/Solar Wind, Sugar Twist, Sunny Rays, Sunny Smiles, Sweetie Drops/Bon Bon, Sweetie Sunrise, Tropical Storm, Truffle Shuffle, Twilight Sky, Twinkleshine, Vidala Swoon, Walter, Wensley, White Lightning, and Wild Fire.

* '''[[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicBackgroundPoniesSpecialPonies Special Background Ponies]]'''[[note]]The Nurse Ponies, the Flower Trio, Mr. Greenhooves, Octavia's bandmates, Mr. Waddle, Truffle Shuffle, the Crystal Ponies, Flitter and Cloudchaser, Holly Dash, Screwball, Pinnie Lane and Big Wig, My Little Letrotski, Fleur Dis Lee, Junebug, Post Haste, Screwy, the Imperfect Stallions, Gizmo[=/=]Poindexter[=/=]Gyro, Thunderlane and Rumble, Blossomforth, Wild Fire, Uncle Curio the Shopkeeper, the Saddle Arabians, Toe-Tapper and Torch Song, Zippoorwhill and her father, Stellar Eclipse, the Swooning Ponies, Detective Pony, Doctor Pony, Dapper Pony, Big Bucks and Jack Pot.[[/note]]

* '''[[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicBackgroundPoniesCommonPonies Common Background Ponies]]'''[[note]]Berryshine[=/=]Berry Punch, Candy Mane, Cherry Berry, Golden Harvest, Shoeshine, Daisy[=/=]Flower Wishes, Lily Valley, Rose[=/=]Roseluck, White Lightning, Cloud Kicker, Sunshower Raindrops, Rainbowshine, Sassaflash[=/=]Emerald Gem, Parasol[=/=]Showers, Orange Swirl, Sprinkle Medley, Merry May, Amethyst Star, Sea Swirl, Pinprick[=/=]Royal Pin, Cherry Fizzy, Goldengrape, Noteworthy, Lucky Clover, Caramel[=/=]Chance-a-Lot, Perfect Pace, Bruce Mane[=/=]Neon Lights[=/=]Rising Star, Orion, Star Hunter[=/=]Solar Wind, Piña Colada, Aura, Noi, Sunny Daze and Peachy Pie, Button Mash, Tornado Bolt, Cotton Cloudy, Alula[=/=]Pluto[=/=]Princess Erroria, Ruby Pinch, Liza Doolots, Dinky Hooves[=/=]Doo.[[/note]]

* OffModel: Since they have a lower priority than other, more important characters, some interesting animation errors have occurred with them.

* NiceHat:
** Most of the Appleloosa and Dodge Junction ponies are either Applejack's relatives from the pilot or regular Ponyville ponies with cowboy hats, top hats, or bonnets.
** Some high society ponies also have nice hats.
** Most of the Ponyville ponies have a NiceHat to go with their Nightmare Night costumes in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E4LunaEclipsed Luna Eclipsed]]".

*** [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E12CallOfTheCutie "Call of the Cutie"]] also includes one recolor each of Sweetie Belle, Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon. The Sweetie Belle recolor appears in the front row of Cheerilee's class and due to an animation error is replaced by Sweetie Belle herself during two different shots. The Diamond Tiara recolor appears at the cuteceañera, walking alongside Twist during one shot. The Silver Spoon recolor also appears at the cuteceañera, wearing a NiceHat which Apple Bloom tries to hide behind during one shot.

* MulticoloredHair: Many background ponies have more than one hair color.
** Most have two shades of the same color. %%List down those ponies' names here.
** Some have two entirely different colors. %%List down those ponies' names here.
** Then there are background ponies with ''Rainbow Dash-tier'' (more than two) hair color. So far only two have been spotted. %%Update when new RB-tier pony is spotted.

* GhostExtras: The lower end tier of being a background pony. They're just there walking/flying around, occupying space. Rarely or never interacting with anyone and vice versa. Hardly ever noticed by fans or the audience. They're still given a FanNickname by the fanbase though. That is if they're even noticed they're there among the crowd and/or scenery.

*** In [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E20GreenIsntYourColor "Green Isn't Your Color"]], [[FanNickname Tootsie Flute]] becomes a Scootaloo recolor for one shot, losing her horn as a result.

*** The pegasus colt from [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E18AFriendInDeed "A Friend in Deed"]] is a recolor of [[FanNickname Dumb-Bell]].

!![[center: [- [[Characters/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Main Index]] -]]][[center: [- '''[[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicTheManeCast The Main Cast:]]''' [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicTwilightSparkle Twilight Sparkle]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicFluttershy Fluttershy]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicRarity Rarity]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicApplejack Applejack]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicRainbowDash Rainbow Dash]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicPinkiePie Pinkie Pie]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicSpike Spike]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicStarlightGlimmer Starlight Glimmer]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicTheCutieMarkCrusaders the Cutie Mark Crusaders]]-]]] [[center: [- '''Supporting Cast:''' [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicThePrincesses The Princesses]] ([[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicPrincessCelestia Princess Celestia]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicPrincessLuna Princess Luna]]), [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicManeFamilyMembers Mane Family Members]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicSchoolOfFriendship the School of Friendship]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicSupportingCastPonyville Supporting Cast, Ponyville]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicSupportingCastOtherLocations Supporting Cast, Other Locations]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicAnimalCompanions Animal Companions]]-]]] [[center: [-'''Antagonists:''' [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicMajorVillains Major Villains]] ([[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicQueenChrysalis Queen Chrysalis]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicKingSombra King Sombra]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicLordTirek Lord Tirek]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicCozyGlow Cozy Glow]]), [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicDangerousCreatures Dangerous Creatures]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicJerksAndBullies Jerks and Bullies]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicRedeemed Redeemed Antagonists]] ([[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicDiscord Discord]])-]]] [[center: [- '''World of Equestria:''' [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicRaces Races]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicHistoricalFigures Historical Figures]], [[Characters/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 the 2017 Movie]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicExpandedUniverse Expanded Universe]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicToylineExclusive Toyline Exclusive]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicMiscellaneous Miscellaneous]]-]]] [[center: [-'''Minor Characters:''' [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicOneShots One-Shots]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicOthers Other Characters]], '''Background Ponies''' ([[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicBackgroundPoniesCommonPonies Common Background Ponies]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicBackgroundPoniesSpecialPonies Special Background Ponies]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicBackgroundPoniesOthers Other Background Ponies]])-]]] [[center: [- '''Equestria Girls''' [[Characters/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsHeroines Equestria Girls: Heroines]] ([[Characters/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsSunsetShimmer Sunset Shimmer]]), [[Characters/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsVillains Villains]], [[Characters/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsSupportingCast Supporting Cast]] -] ]]

[[center: [- [[Characters/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Main Index]] -]]]
[[center: [- '''[[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicTheManeCast The Mane Cast]]''' ([[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicTwilightSparkle Twilight Sparkle]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicFluttershy Fluttershy]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicRarity Rarity]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicApplejack Applejack]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicRainbowDash Rainbow Dash]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicPinkiePie Pinkie Pie]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicSpike Spike]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicStarlightGlimmer Starlight Glimmer]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicTheCutieMarkCrusaders The Cutie Mark Crusaders]]) | '''Supporting Cast''' ([[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicThePrincesses The Princesses]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicPrincessCelestia Princess Celestia]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicPrincessLuna Princess Luna]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicManeFamilyMembers Mane Family Members]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicSchoolOfFriendship School of Friendship]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicSupportingCastPonyville Supporting Cast, Ponyville]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicSupportingCastOtherLocations Supporting Cast, Other Locations]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicAnimalCompanions Animal Companions]]) | '''Antagonists''' ([[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicMajorVillains Major Villains]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicQueenChrysalis Queen Chrysalis]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicKingSombra King Sombra]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicLordTirek Lord Tirek]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicCozyGlow Cozy Glow]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicDangerousCreatures Dangerous Creatures]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicJerksAndBullies Jerks and Bullies]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicRedeemed Redeemed Antagonists]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicDiscord Discord]]) | '''World of Equestria''' ([[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicRaces Races]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicHistoricalFigures Historical Figures]], [[Characters/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 The 2017 Movie]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicExpandedUniverse Expanded Universe]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicToylineExclusive Toyline Exclusive]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicMiscellaneous Miscellaneous]]) | '''Minor Characters''' ([[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicOneShots One-Shots]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicOthers Other Characters]], Background Ponies, [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicBackgroundPoniesCommonPonies Common Background Ponies]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicBackgroundPoniesSpecialPonies Special Background Ponies]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicBackgroundPoniesOthers Other Background Ponies]]) | '''Equestria Girls''' ([[Characters/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsHeroines Equestria Girls: Heroines]], [[Characters/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsSunsetShimmer Sunset Shimmer]], [[Characters/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsVillains Villains]], [[Characters/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsSupportingCast Supporting Cast]]) -] ]]

[[center: [- '''[[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicTheManeCast The Mane Six]]''' ([[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicTwilightSparkle Twilight Sparkle]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicFluttershy Fluttershy]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicRarity Rarity]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicApplejack Applejack]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicRainbowDash Rainbow Dash]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicPinkiePie Pinkie Pie]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicSpike Spike]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicStarlightGlimmer Starlight Glimmer]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicTheCutieMarkCrusaders The Cutie Mark Crusaders]]) | '''Supporting Cast''' ([[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicThePrincesses The Princesses]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicManeFamilyMembers Mane Family Members]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicSchoolOfFriendship School of Friendship]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicSupportingCastPonyville Supporting Cast, Ponyville]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicSupportingCastOtherLocations Supporting Cast, Other Locations]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicAnimalCompanions Animal Companions]]) | '''Antagonists''' ([[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicMajorVillains Major Villains]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicDangerousCreatures Dangerous Creatures]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicJerksAndBullies Jerks and Bullies]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicRedeemed Redeemed Antagonists]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicDiscord Discord]]) | '''World of Equestria''' ([[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicRaces Races]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicHistoricalFigures Historical Figures]], [[Characters/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 The 2017 Movie]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicExpandedUniverse Expanded Universe]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicToylineExclusive Toyline Exclusive]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicMiscellaneous Miscellaneous]]) | '''Minor Characters''' ([[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicOneShots One-Shots]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicOthers Other Characters]], Background Ponies, [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicBackgroundPoniesCommonPonies Common Background Ponies]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicBackgroundPoniesSpecialPonies Special Background Ponies]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicBackgroundPoniesOthers Other Background Ponies]]) | '''Equestria Girls''' ([[Characters/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsHeroines Equestria Girls: Heroines]], [[Characters/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsSunsetShimmer Sunset Shimmer]], [[Characters/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsVillains Villains]], [[Characters/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsSupportingCast Supporting Cast]]) -] ]]

* '''[[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicBackgroundPoniesOthers Other Background Characters]]'''[[note]]The background ponies who don't have their own entries (yet), the Cattle, the Mule, the Animal Contestants, the Sheep, the Goats, the Equestria Games Griffon Team, the Feelings Forum leader, Other Animals.[[/note]]

* FlatCharacter: Most of them are so they wouldn't [[SpotlightStealingSquad steal the spotlight from the major characters]]. Still, that hasn't stop the fanbase from [[OCStandIn expanding their characterization]].

* OCStandIn: Every single one of them. Most of the things that you've heard about them were probably [[{{Fanon}} conceived by the fans]] themselves. The common background ponies are more susceptible to this trope than the special background ponies as they have little to no canon personality trait to speak of thus giving the fandom {{Blank Slate}}s to expand and speculate upon.

[[center: [- '''[[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicTheManeCast The Mane Six]]''' ([[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicTwilightSparkle Twilight Sparkle]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicFluttershy Fluttershy]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicRarity Rarity]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicApplejack Applejack]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicRainbowDash Rainbow Dash]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicPinkiePie Pinkie Pie]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicSpike Spike]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicStarlightGlimmer Starlight Glimmer]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicTheCutieMarkCrusaders The Cutie Mark Crusaders]]) | '''Supporting Cast''' ([[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicThePrincesses The Princesses]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicManeFamilyMembers Mane Family Members]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicSchoolOfFriendship School of Friendship]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicSupportingCastPonyville Supporting Cast, Ponyville]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicSupportingCastOtherLocations Supporting Cast, Other Locations]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicAnimalCompanions Animal Companions]]) | '''Antagonists''' ([[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicMajorVillains Major Villains]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicDangerousCreatures Dangerous Creatures]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicJerksAndBullies Jerks and Bullies]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicRedeemed Redeemed Antagonists]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicDiscord Discord]]) | '''World of Equestria''' ([[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicRaces Races]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicHistoricalFigures Historical Figures]], [[Characters/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 The 2017 Movie]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicExpandedUniverse Expanded Universe]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicToylineExclusive Toyline Exclusive]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicMiscellaneous Miscellaneous]]) | '''Minor Characters''' ([[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicOneShots One-Shots]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicOthers Other Characters]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicBackgroundPonies Background Ponies]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicBackgroundPoniesCommonPonies Common Background Ponies]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicBackgroundPoniesSpecialPonies Special Background Ponies]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicBackgroundPoniesOthers Other Background Ponies]]) | '''Equestria Girls''' ([[Characters/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsHeroines Equestria Girls: Heroines]], [[Characters/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsSunsetShimmer Sunset Shimmer]], [[Characters/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsVillains Villains]], [[Characters/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsSupportingCast Supporting Cast]]) -] ]]

[[center: [- [[Characters/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Main Character Index]] | [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicTheManeCast The Mane Cast]] ([[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicTwilightSparkle Twilight Sparkle]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicFluttershy Fluttershy]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicRarity Rarity]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicApplejack Applejack]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicRainbowDash Rainbow Dash]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicPinkiePie Pinkie Pie]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicSpike Spike]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicStarlightGlimmer Starlight Glimmer]]) | [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicTheCutieMarkCrusaders The Cutie Mark Crusaders]] | [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicThePrincesses The Princesses]] | [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicAntagonists Antagonists]] ([[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicMajorVillains Major Villains]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicDangerousCreatures Dangerous Creatures]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicJerksAndBullies Jerks and Bullies]]) | [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicRedeemed Redeemed Antagonists]] ([[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicDiscord Discord]]) | [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicManeFamilyMembers Mane Family Members]] | [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicSupportingCastPonyville Supporting Cast, Ponyville]] | [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicSupportingCastOtherLocations Supporting Cast, Other Locations]] | [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicAnimalCompanions Animal Companions]] | [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicHistoricalFigures Historical Figures]] | [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicSchoolOfFriendship School of Friendship]] | [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicRaces Races]] | [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicOneShots One-Shots]] | [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicOthers Other Characters]] | '''Background Ponies''' ([[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicBackgroundPoniesCommonPonies Common Background Ponies]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicBackgroundPoniesSpecialPonies Special Background Ponies]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicBackgroundPoniesOthers Other Background Ponies]]) | [[Characters/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 The 2017 Movie]] | [[Characters/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsHeroines Equestria Girls: Heroines]] ([[Characters/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsSunsetShimmer Sunset Shimmer]]) | [[Characters/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsVillains Villains]] | [[Characters/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsSupportingCast Supporting Cast]] | [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicExpandedUniverse Expanded Universe]] | [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicToylineExclusive Toyline Exclusive]] | [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicMiscellaneous Miscellaneous]]]]-]

* AscendedFanon:[[invoked]] TheMerch by Enterplay (trading cards) and Mighty Fine (apparel, art prints, etc.) includes a lot of OfficialFanSubmittedContent and is thus more likely to reference or use {{Fan Nickname}}s (see AllThereInTheScript above for a list) and/or {{Fanon}} concepts like Derpy being a mailmare and Vinyl having [[RedEyesTakeWarning bright red eyes]]. Derpy was the first to have any AscendedFanon in the show itself; with many others following suit. Particularly in "Slice of Life", which was ADayInTheLimelight for many of them, in particular the Background Six—Derpy, the Doctor, Lyra, Bon Bon, Vinyl, and Octavia.

* TheOtherDarrin:[[invoked]] If a background pony speaks in more than one episode (and sometimes even within the same episode, as with Twinkleshine), they will almost always have a different voice, due to background pony identities being picked by storyboard artists and layout artists after voices have been recorded.

* AscendedFanon:[[invoked]] TheMerch by Enterplay (trading cards) and Mighty Fine (apparel, art prints, etc.) includes a lot of OfficialFanSubmittedContent and is thus more likely to reference or use {{Fan Nickname}}s (see AllThereInTheScript above for a list) and/or {{Fanon}} concepts like Derpy being a mailmare and Vinyl having [[RedEyesTakeWarning bright red eyes]]. Only Derpy has had any AscendedFanon in the show itself; see her entry for details.

[[center: [- [[Characters/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Main Character Index]] | [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicTheManeCast The Mane Cast]] ([[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicTwilightSparkle Twilight Sparkle]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicApplejack Applejack]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicPinkiePie Pinkie Pie]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicRainbowDash Rainbow Dash]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicRarity Rarity]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicFluttershy Fluttershy]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicSpike Spike]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicStarlightGlimmer Starlight Glimmer]]) | [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicTheCutieMarkCrusaders The Cutie Mark Crusaders]] | [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicThePrincesses The Princesses]] | [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicAntagonists Antagonists]] ([[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicMajorVillains Major Villains]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicDangerousCreatures Dangerous Creatures]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicJerksAndBullies Jerks and Bullies]]) | [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicRedeemed Redeemed Antagonists]] ([[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicDiscord Discord]]) | [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicManeFamilyMembers Mane Family Members]] | [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicSupportingCastPonyville Supporting Cast, Ponyville]] | [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicSupportingCastOtherLocations Supporting Cast, Other Locations]] | [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicAnimalCompanions Animal Companions]] | [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicHistoricalFigures Historical Figures]] | [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicSchoolOfFriendship School of Friendship]] | [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicRaces Races]] | [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicOneShots One-Shots]] | [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicOthers Other Characters]] | '''Background Ponies''' ([[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicBackgroundPoniesCommonPonies Common Background Ponies]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicBackgroundPoniesSpecialPonies Special Background Ponies]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicBackgroundPoniesOthers Other Background Ponies]]) | [[Characters/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 The 2017 Movie]] | [[Characters/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsHeroines Equestria Girls: Heroines]] ([[Characters/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsSunsetShimmer Sunset Shimmer]]) | [[Characters/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsVillains Villains]] | [[Characters/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsSupportingCast Supporting Cast]] | [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicExpandedUniverse Expanded Universe]] | [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicToylineExclusive Toyline Exclusive]] | [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicMiscellaneous Miscellaneous]]]]-]

* '''[[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicBackgroundPoniesOthers Other Background Characters]]'''[[note]]The background ponies who don't have their own entries (yet), the Cattle, the Mule, the Animal Contestants, the Buffalo Tribe, the Sheep, the Goats, the Equestria Games Griffon Team, the Breezies, the Griffinstone Griffons, the Yaks, the Feelings Forum leader, the Hippogriffs/Seaponies, Other Animals.[[/note]]

* '''[[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicBackgroundPoniesSpecialPonies Special Background Ponies]]'''[[note]]The Nurse Ponies, the Flower Trio, Mr. Greenhooves, Octavia's bandmates, Mr. Waddle, Truffle Shuffle, the Crystal Ponies, Flitter and Cloudchaser, Holly Dash, Screwball, Pinnie Lane and Big Wig, My Little Letrotski, Fleur Dis Lee, Junebug, Post Haste, Screwy, the Imperfect Stallions, Gizmo[=/=]Poindexter[=/=]Gyro, Thunderlane and Rumble, Blossomforth, Wild Fire, Uncle Curio the Shopkeeper, the Saddle Arabians, Toe-Tapper and Torch Song, Zippoorwhill and her father, Stellar Eclipse, the Swooning Ponies, Detective Pony, Doctor Pony, Dapper Pony.[[/note]]

** One of the major examples of this are the background ponies themselves. See the OnlySixFaces trope above to see the various palette swaps. Any given background pony design is typically recolored multiple times to create many different models to give crowd shots variety -- as a couple of examples among many, many others, the pegasus mare designs known as "Cloud Kicker" and "Merry May" are identical in everything except the first being lilac and blonde and the second green with a magenta mane, while the lilac and pink mare named by the fandom as "Rainbowshine" has an orange recolor named "Orange Swirl", a blue one named "Blueberry Punch", a gray one named "Dust Twister", and so on and so forth. It is much rarer for main character designs to be recolored in this manner, but it does happen -- one background mare seen briefly in "Over a Barrel" is a partial copy of Applejack's design recolored pink and blonde, for instance.

*** The various rabbit extras are all palette swaps of each other.[[note]]Angel Bunny has his own unique rabbit character design.[[/note]] They usually come in brown, yellow, white and grey.
*** The different colors and patterns of cows though some of them have different hairdos which also makes them OnlySixFaces.

*** The different shades of brown tribe buffaloes as seen from ''Over the Barrel''.
*** Some groups of dragons from ''Dragon Quest''.
*** The parasprites.
*** Grey and brown bats.

*** Holly Dash from [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E10SwarmOfTheCentury "Swarm of the Century"]] is a freckled unicorn recolor of Rainbow Dash, though she has only been seen in a pony galloping animation loop so far so we don't know what her mane and tail normally looks like in an idle stance. Ponies with the Lyra Heartstrings/Amethyst Star model tend to [[DependingOnTheArtist use Rainbow Dash's running animation when they gallop]], specifically how the mane and tail are drawn, so it's possible that she would most likely look like them when she's not running.

* [[DependingOnTheArtist Depending on the Animator]]: Backgrounds ponies are quite inconsistent despite seeming to have some form of consistency to them. There are a number of reasons why this happens:

** Most background ponies are not officially recognized as their own characters so they are treated with little to no regards to continuity and consistency unless it is necessary for the scene or if they are popular with the fanbase. Though part of the fun about these particular ponies for the fanbase is the act of "connecting the dots" and forming consistent stories and entire characterization out of these data even though that wasn't the crew's intention.
** They are second priority compared to the major characters so attention to detail are minimal resulting in inconsistensies.
** Besides "crowd of ponies" and "pony(s) doing something" they are not actually specified in the script so the animators are free to choose which pony(s) he or she will be putting into those positions and roles. Add that to the fact that individual scenes are being worked on by different people and you get the infamous "teleporting pony" and "clone ponies" effect.

* {{Fan|girl}}pony: In [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E8TheMysteriousMareDoWell "The Mysterious Mare Do Well"]], several of them are shown to be members of the Rainbow Dash Fan Club (or at least fans of her) and some later become fans of Mare Do Well, including Sweetie Drops, Daisy, Ruby Pinch, and Dinky.

** One of the major examples of this are the background ponies themselves. See the OnlySixFaces trope above to see the various palette swaps.

* OnlySixFaces: Animators would often reuse parts (or create new ones) and swap them in different combinations ''à la'' CharacterCustomization to create new characters. This is often utilized in creating background extras. Here are just some of the background ponies who share character models:

* '''[[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicBackgroundPoniesSpecialPonies Special Background Ponies]]'''[[note]]The Nurse Ponies, the Flower Trio, Mr. Greenhooves, Octavia's bandmates, Mr. Waddle, Truffle Shuffle, the Crystal Ponies, Flitter and Cloudchaser, Holly Dash, Screwball, Pinnie Lane and Big Wig, My Little Letrotski, Fleur Dis Lee, Junebug, Post Haste, Screwy, the Imperfect Stallions, Gizmo[=/=]Poindexter[=/=]Gyro, Thunderlane and Rumble, Blossomforth, Wild Fire, Uncle Curio the Shopkeeper, the Saddle Arabians, Toe-Tapper and Torch Song, Zippoorwhill and her father, Stellar Eclipse, the Swooning Ponies, the Feelings Forum leader, Detective Pony, Doctor Pony, Dapper Pony.[[/note]]
* '''[[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicBackgroundPoniesOthers Other Background Characters]]'''[[note]]The background ponies who don't have their own entries (yet), the Cattle, the Mule, the Animal Contestants, the Buffalo Tribe, the Sheep, the Goats, the "Puddy Tat", Equestria Games Griffon Team, the Breezies, the Griffinstone Griffons, the Yaks, the Hippogriffs/Seaponies, Other Animals.[[/note]]

* '''[[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicBackgroundPoniesCommonPonies Common Background Ponies]]'''[[note]]Berryshine[=/=]Berry Punch, Candy Mane, Cherry Berry, Golden Harvest, Shoeshine, Daisy[=/=]Flower Wishes, Lily Valley, Rose[=/=]Roseluck, White Lightning, Cloud Kicker, Sunshower Raindrops, Rainbowshine, Sassaflash[=/=]Emerald Gem, Parasol[=/=]Showers, Orange Swirl, Sprinkle Medley, Merry May, Amethyst Star, Sea Swirl, Pinprick[=/=]Royal Pin, Cherry Fizzy, Goldengrape, Noteworthy, Lucky Clover, Caramel[=/=]Chance-a-Lot, Perfect Pace, Bruce Mane[=/=]Neon Lights[=/=]Rising Star, Orion, Star Hunter[=/=]Solar Wind, Piña Colada, Aura, Noi, Button Mash, Tornado Bolt, Cotton Cloudy, Alula[=/=]Pluto[=/=]Princess Erroria, Ruby Pinch, Liza Doolots, Dinky Hooves[=/=]Doo.[[/note]]

*** Minuette, Sea Swirl, etc. Hair is solid and basic.
*** Lyra Heartstrings, Amethyst Star, Rose, Lemony Gem, Silverspeed, etc.

*** Sweetie Drops, Shoeshine, etc. Each of the model's streaks of hair terminate in a single swirl of hair.
*** Golden Harvest, Daisy, etc. (who also have the same tail style as Lemon Hearts, Twinkleshine, etc.) The edges of their hair contain smaller swirls and are clumped closely together.

*** Rainbowshine, Dizzy Twister, etc.
*** Sassaflash, Parasol/Showers, etc.