History Characters / CodexEquusFriendshipGardens

* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: She suffers from Dracophobia, which is an intense fear of Dragons. However, despite this, she has [[FaceYourFears regularly gone far and beyond]] to not only confront a Dragon for her friends' sake (as she did with a rogue Dragon whose smoke threatened to endanger Equestria), but also ''help'' Dragons (as she did in the 'Battle of Clashing Darkness' by personally stepping in to help Cinder I and Pyro II defeat [[EvilSorcerer Stormswirl]]).

* SupernaturalIsGreen: She has a green mane and tail, and she's an [[WingedUnicorn Alicorn]] goddess who embodies Enchantments, Wand-Making, and Faith, as well as the greatest enchantress and [[UltimateBlacksmith wand-maker]] in the world. She later re-Ascends [[spoiler:by becoming the {{Reincarnation}} of a dead goddess, Plasmatio Equus, after remembering the joy of creating things, though she becomes associated with the color red thanks to her]]. This not only gives her a vastly accelerated physical and magical growth rate, but also gives her a new domain in Creation, [[spoiler:which Plasmatio also possessed]].

!!!'''Portfolio:''' Enchantments, Wand-Making, Faith

-> ''"I have seen sapientkind at its best and its worst. But no matter what, we need to keep having faith in them, like a parent does their children."'' (second quote; post-re-Ascension)

* {{Forgiveness}}: A huge part in her character development involves learning the importance of giving and receiving forgiveness, as it is instrumental in keeping faith in sapientkind. After coming to hate sapientkind for abusing/exploiting her, she eventually realized she was wrong to [[HumansAreBastards dismiss them as a lost cause]] after seeing their good sides. This culminates in being taken by Moon Ray to visit the Hell-Realms, where the souls of her tormentors are being punished for their crimes in life. After seeing how pathetic they became thanks to their racism, she ultimately couldn't bring herself to continue hating their tormentors and instead started pitying them for losing faith in others, just as she had. It also pushes her to finally forgive her tormentors as Moon Ray intended, having realized forgivenesss in instrumental in keeping faith in sapientkind.

** It's noted by the one who added her to Codex that all this is her ''without'' access to the hyper advanced technology and magic of the Imperium Era, which was lost. So it's very likely she used to be ''even stronger'' than she was in the First Age, and thus still likely outclassed her successors when she was at her strongest.

** This is the entire reason the portion of the Orks she befriended remain friendly to ponykind and their allies: Majesty proved herself such an insurmountable benchmark that they can ''never'' exceed her.

** She's known as the strongest mortal to have ever lived, and she lives up to it. It's to the point the title Archmage is [[BrokeTheRatingScale considered insufficient to describe her]]. The future bearers of the Majestic Power would exceed her, but she's still the most powerful mortal based on her natural power.

** She was also responsible for making her daughters' wands (with Magic Star's assistance), as her bloodline is created from her magic and therefore is tied to the lifeforce of her horseshoes, meaning that [[AdultFear her family will die if she can't stabilize their life force]].

** When [[spoiler:Dame Moderatus]] defeated and nearly killed Patch, the Courageous Knight in their first encounter with almost casual ease, a humiliated and fuming Patch [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/888225486/4980814466 sought out]] Crimson Iron for training behind her true mentor Dame Black Knight's back precisely because Crimson Iron was the one who trained her in the first place. Bemused, Crimson Iron agreed, and Patch was able to catch up rapidly to the point she was able to at least hold her own against [[spoiler:Dame Moderatus]] in subsequent engagements. However, Crimson Iron's ruthless methods worked almost ''too'' well, as it caused Patch to begin giving into her anger and hate as well as become obsessed with beating her opponent, leading to her becoming more brutal and ruthless as well to the concern and fear of her friends and foes alike.

[[folder:Light Heart, the Cheerful Jester]]

[[folder:Sweet Berry, the Courtly Cook]]

[[folder:Ivy]]
[[/folder]]

* {{Expy}}: Of Sir Gareth.

* {{Expy}}: Of Sir Sagramore.

[[folder:Sunsparkle, the Majestic Queen (of Bravery)]]

[[folder:Sunsparkle, the Majestic Queen of Bravery]]

* {{Expy}}: She is a representative of the Sensei, a now dubiously canonical faction from the early lore of TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 who claim descent from the Emperor of Mankind, albeit one who inherited neither his immortality or a fraction of his powers like the rest. Of course, despite being completely mortal and a frail one at that, as time passed, she would attain ageless immortality and become the mightiest known Pony to ever lived, and an ancient heroic Unicorn monarch [[DawnOfAnEra who began a new age for Ponykind]].

[[folder:Queen Majesty, the Queen of Ponykind]]

[[folder:Princess-Regent Merula, the Guardian Angel]]

[[folder:Sunsparkle, the Majestic Queen]]

[[folder:Light Heart, the Cheerful Jester]]

[[folder:Sweet Berry, the Courtly Cook]]

[[folder:Ivy]]

[[folder:Monarch]]
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* AntiHero: She's heroic, but far more ruthless and willing to kill or worse to villains and less merciful.
* KnightTemplar: She's implied to have taken Majesty's ruthlessness towards the genuinely evil without considering her mercy.
* TheRival: She was Queen Sunsparkle's rival; while not quite a villain, she nonetheless constantly clashed with her over the throne.
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: She aided Queen Sunsparkle against Black Diamond, the Troll King when he is on the verge of destroying Friendship Gardens out of this, as well as grudging respect for Queen Sunsparkle.

!!!Knights of the Enchanted Throne

[[folder:Dame Aggravated Vanity, the Proud Warrior]]
* {{Expy}}: Of Sir Agravaine, one of the more malicious knights of the Round Table who was involved in exposing Lancelot and Guinevere, and in some tales betrays King Arthur for Mordred.

[[folder:Dame Birch Mane, the Fair Marshal]]
* {{Expy}}: Of Sir Bedivere, the most handsome of King Arthur's knights who is nevertheless one of his most trusted warriors, and was the one who eventually returned Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake.

[[folder:Dame Crimson Iron, the Red Knightess]]
An infamous warrior princess in crimson armour, Dame Crimson Iron (First mentioned [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/888225486/4976812671 here]]) is a former adversary turned TokenEvilTeammate of the Knights of the Enchanted Throne, feared and hated for her sadistic and cruel nature and dark deeds who was nevertheless beholden to a twisted sense and code of honour, more than able and willing to do terrible but necessary things which even her queen and her fellow knights cannot do.

* BlueAndOrangeMorality: While cruel and sadistic, she is nevertheless beholden to her twisted sense and code of honour, and abides by her oaths and obligations so long as they last.
* TheDarkArts: She has knowledge of them due to her mother being a witch, which contributes to her formidable and dreaded reputation.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: She joined Queen Sunsparkle's court and the Knights of the Enchanted Throne after she and her kingdom was defeated, but she had to earn a pardon for her crimes and her subsequent accession first by performing some grim task on their behalf.
* {{Expy}}: Of the Red Knight character from the Arthurian Legends, drawing from multiple versions of him with particular focus on Sir Ironside (who was faced by Sir Gareth and despite his cruel and sadistic temperament was brought into King Arthur's court) and Prince Oriols (the son of Saxon king Aminaduc who dwells with his mother and others - including a trio of cannibal giants - in a cursed castle where they work to conquer Logres, until they are overthrown by Gawain and Sagramore and flee).
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: She is feared and hated in Queen Sunsparkle's court and among the ranks of the Knights of the Enchanted Throne for her character and past, something which she knows it but doesn't care. The very few who don't included Dame Moderatus, whom Dame Crimson Iron trained in combat.
* IGaveMyWord: As part of her twisted sense/code of honour, she takes the oaths she swore and promises she made very seriously. She once murdered forty knights (denying them all death by honourable combat) because of a promise made to a young colt (though this is cushioned by the fact the knights [[AssholeVictim all had it coming]]).
* InTheBlood: Implied. She was born and raised the daughter of a 'heathen king' and a witch.
* NecessarilyEvil: She was kept around Queen Sunsparkle's court because she was among the few who could be entrusted to do ruthless, terrible things which needed to be done for the greater good, which even the Queen nor her fellow knights cannot do or bring themselves to do due to their noble and heroic characters.
* TheSlowPath: Like Dame Loyal Lake/Black Knight, Dame Crimson Iron stuck around for centuries (having became a vampire) before returning to the side of Queen Sunsparkle when she returned in the Great Wars Era.
* SuperStrength: Is said to have the strength of seven Ponies at minimum. This came from supernatural empowerment on account of her mother being a witch and whatever else her father a 'heathen king' was up to.
* TokenEvilTeammate: Sadistic, cruel and (formerly) villainous, she nevertheless ended up on Friendship Garden's side.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Gained immortality after surviving the fall of Friendship Gardens by romancing an evil [[VampireMonarch Vampire Lord]] (then [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness killing him off]] as soon as he bit her and she became one herself).
* WarriorPrince: Gender-inverted version. She was the feared Red Knightess of her father's kingdom who help lead and fought for it in its campaigns.

[[folder:Dame Delightful Clarity, the Boisterous Seneschal]]
* {{Expy}}: Of Sir Kay, King Arthur's half-brother and one of the earliest knights of the Round Table.

[[folder:Dame Gentle Gauntlet, the Modest Hoof]]
* {{Expy}}: Of Sir Gareth.

[[folder:Dame Maple Tree, the Raging Battler]]
* {{Expy}}: Of Sir Sagramore.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Dame Moderatus, the Traitor Princess]]
--> See her folder entry [[Characters/CodexEquusSecondAgeVillains here]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Dame Pierced Vale, the Humble Questor]]
* {{Expy}}: Of Sir Percival, the loyal knight of humble birth traditionally known to be the one who found the Holy Grail.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Dame Sunbeam, the True Heiress]]

* BackFromTheDead: [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/845525983/4915567024 Returned]] from the afterlife in the 'Great Wars Era' of the 'Second Age' to her mother's side to fight against her own sister Moderatus, who had similarly clawed her way back from death and damnation for a rematch against her mother. This is much to Moderatus' consternation.
--> '''Dame Moderatus:''' [[YouExclamation You!]]\\
'''Dame Sunbeam:''' What's wrong, sister? [[LampshadeHanging Did you think only you and mother could return and I would not?]]

[[folder:Dame Selfless Purity, the Noblest Lance]]
* {{Expy}}: of Sir Galahad, who is portrayed as among the most pure and good among the Grail Knights and the Knights of the Round Table.

[[folder:Dame White Hawk, the Honourable Champion]]
* {{Expy}}: Of Sir Gawain, the knight who was involved in the legend of the Green Knight.

Here is a list of characters from Friendship Gardens.\\\

[[folder:Monarch]]
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* AntiHero: She's heroic, but far more ruthless and willing to kill or worse to villains and less merciful.
* KnightTemplar: She's implied to have taken Majesty's ruthlessness towards the genuinely evil without considering her mercy.
* TheRival: She was Queen Sunsparkle's rival; while not quite a villain, she nonetheless constantly clashed with her over the throne.

!!!Knights of the Enchanted Throne

[[folder:Dame Aggravated Vanity, the Proud Warrior]]
* {{Expy}}: Of Sir Agravaine, one of the more malicious knights of the Round Table who was involved in exposing Lancelot and Guinevere, and in some tales betrays King Arthur for Mordred.

[[folder:Dame Birch Mane, the Fair Marshal]]
* {{Expy}}: Of Sir Bedivere, the most handsome of King Arthur's knights who is nevertheless one of his most trusted warriors, and was the one who eventually returned Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake.

[[folder:Dame Crimson Iron, the Red Knightess]]
An infamous warrior princess in crimson armour, Dame Crimson Iron (First mentioned [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/888225486/4976812671 here]]) is a former adversary turned TokenEvilTeammate of the Knights of the Enchanted Throne, feared and hated for her sadistic and cruel nature and dark deeds who was nevertheless beholden to a twisted sense and code of honour, more than able and willing to do terrible but necessary things which even her queen and her fellow knights cannot do.

* BlueAndOrangeMorality: While cruel and sadistic, she is nevertheless beholden to her twisted sense and code of honour, and abides by her oaths and obligations so long as they last.
* TheDarkArts: She has knowledge of them due to her mother being a witch, which contributes to her formidable and dreaded reputation.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: She joined Queen Sunsparkle's court and the Knights of the Enchanted Throne after she and her kingdom was defeated, but she had to earn a pardon for her crimes and her subsequent accession first by performing some grim task on their behalf.
* {{Expy}}: Of the Red Knight character from the Arthurian Legends, drawing from multiple versions of him with particular focus on Sir Ironside (who was faced by Sir Gareth and despite his cruel and sadistic temperament was brought into King Arthur's court) and Prince Oriols (the son of Saxon king Aminaduc who dwells with his mother and others - including a trio of cannibal giants - in a cursed castle where they work to conquer Logres, until they are overthrown by Gawain and Sagramore and flee).
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: She is feared and hated in Queen Sunsparkle's court and among the ranks of the Knights of the Enchanted Throne for her character and past, something which she knows it but doesn't care. The very few who don't included Dame Moderatus, whom Dame Crimson Iron trained in combat.
* IGaveMyWord: As part of her twisted sense/code of honour, she takes the oaths she swore and promises she made very seriously. She once murdered forty knights (denying them all death by honourable combat) because of a promise made to a young colt (though this is cushioned by the fact the knights [[AssholeVictim all had it coming]]).
* InTheBlood: Implied. She was born and raised the daughter of a 'heathen king' and a witch.
* NecessarilyEvil: She was kept around Queen Sunsparkle's court because she was among the few who could be entrusted to do ruthless, terrible things which needed to be done for the greater good, which even the Queen nor her fellow knights cannot do or bring themselves to do due to their noble and heroic characters.
* TheSlowPath: Like Dame Loyal Lake/Black Knight, Dame Crimson Iron stuck around for centuries (having became a vampire) before returning to the side of Queen Sunsparkle when she returned in the Great Wars Era.
* SuperStrength: Is said to have the strength of seven Ponies at minimum. This came from supernatural empowerment on account of her mother being a witch and whatever else her father a 'heathen king' was up to.
* TokenEvilTeammate: Sadistic, cruel and (formerly) villainous, she nevertheless ended up on Friendship Garden's side.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Gained immortality after surviving the fall of Friendship Gardens by romancing an evil [[VampireMonarch Vampire Lord]] (then [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness killing him off]] as soon as he bit her and she became one herself).
* WarriorPrince: Gender-inverted version. She was the feared Red Knightess of her father's kingdom who help lead and fought for it in its campaigns.

[[folder:Dame Delightful Clarity, the Boisterous Seneschal]]
* {{Expy}}: Of Sir Kay, King Arthur's half-brother and one of the earliest knights of the Round Table.

[[folder:Dame Gentle Gauntlet]]
* {{Expy}}: Of Sir Gareth.

[[folder:Dame Maple Tree]]
* {{Expy}}: Of Sir Sagramore.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Dame Moderatus, the Traitor Princess]]
--> See her folder entry [[Characters/CodexEquusSecondAgeVillains here]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Dame Pierced Vale, the Humble Questor]]
* {{Expy}}: Of Sir Percival, the loyal knight of humble birth traditionally known to be the one who found the Holy Grail.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Dame Sunbeam, the True Heiress]]

* BackFromTheDead: [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/845525983/4915567024 Returned]] from the afterlife in the 'Great Wars Era' of the 'Second Age' to her mother's side to fight against her own sister Moderatus, who had similarly clawed her way back from death and damnation for a rematch against her mother. This is much to Moderatus' consternation.
--> '''Dame Moderatus:''' [[YouExclamation You!]]\\
'''Dame Sunbeam:''' What's wrong, sister? [[LampshadeHanging Did you think only you and mother could return and I would not?]]

[[folder:Dame Selfless Purity, the Noblest Lance]]
* {{Expy}}: of Sir Galahad, who is portrayed as among the most pure and good among the Grail Knights and the Knights of the Round Table.

[[folder:Dame White Hawk, the Honourable Champion]]
* {{Expy}}: Of Sir Gawain, the knight who was involved in the legend of the Green Knight.

[[folder:Dame Aggravated Vanity, the Proud Warrior]]
* {{Expy}}: Of Sir Agravaine, one of the more malicious knights of the Round Table who was involved in exposing Lancelot and Guinevere, and in some tales betrays King Arthur for Mordred.
[[/folder]]

An infamous warrior princess in crimson armour, Dame Crimson Iron (First mentioned [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/888225486/4976806287 here]]) is a former adversary turned TokenEvilTeammate of the Knights of the Enchanted Throne, feared and hated for her sadistic and cruel nature and dark deeds who was nevertheless beholden to a twisted sense and code of honour, more than able and willing to do terrible but necessary things which even her queen and her fellow knights cannot do.

[[folder:Dame Moderatus, the Traitor Princess]]
--> See her folder entry [[Characters/CodexEquusSecondAgeVillains here]]

[[folder:Dame Pierced Vale, the Humble Questor]]
* {{Expy}}: Of Sir Percival, the loyal knight of humble birth traditionally known to be the one who found the Holy Grail.

[[folder:Dame Sunbeam, the True Heiress]]
----
* BackFromTheDead: [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/845525983/4915567024 Returned]] from the afterlife in the 'Great Wars Era' of the 'Second Age' to her mother's side to fight against her own sister Moderatus, who had similarly clawed her way back from death and damnation for a rematch against her mother. This is much to Moderatus' consternation.
--> '''Dame Moderatus:''' [[YouExclamation You!]]\\
'''Dame Sunbeam:''' What's wrong, sister? [[LampshadeHanging Did you think only you and mother could return and I would not?]]

[[folder:Dame Selfless Purity, the Noblest Lance]]
* {{Expy}}: of Sir Galahad, who is portrayed as among the most pure and good among the Grail Knights and the Knights of the Round Table.

[[folder:Dame White Hawk, the Honourable Champion]]
* {{Expy}}: Of Sir Gawain, the knight who was involved in the legend of the Green Knight.

[[folder:Dame Sunbeam, the True Princess]]

[[folder:Dame White Hawk, the [WIP]]]

[[folder:Dame Pierced Vale, the Grail Seeker]]

* {{Expy}}: Of Sir Ironside, the Red Knight of the Red Launds who was faced by Sir Gareth and despite his cruel and sadistic temperament was brought into King Arthur's court.