History Characters / FriendshipIsMagicSchoolOfFriendship

* NotAfraidOfYouAnymore: Gives off this vibe during a WorldOfCardboardSpeech in "What Lies Beneath." [[spoiler:Silverstream says that the Storm King is nothing but a bully, but now that he's gone, the hippogriffs are better for it, and they're never going to think about him ever again.]]

* OutOfFocus: Compared to season 8, they have less of a presence in season 9. Though they do show up for the GrandFinale [[spoiler:and are instrumental in saving the day by giving a RousingSpeech to their races to join the fight]].

* TheLeader: Zig-zagged during the ''Feats of Friendship'' series. [[spoiler:After Swift Foot's false flattery, Gallus tries to take charge of the team, but Swift Foot's other machinations means they barely listen to him. After the Young Six reconcile in the final issue, he does a much better job of leading them to complete the final event.]] Also zigzagged in the main series, where while he never necessarily "leads" the group, he does take the initiative on many things and the others follow his lead. Him apparently being the next Element of Magic (going by his purple glow in "School Raze") also helps with this, considering that's the element that brings all of the others together. He also [[spoiler:becomes the Captain of the Canterlot Royal Guard in the end of the series, further enforcing it.]]

* HiddenDepths: Plays the saxophone in the school orchestra.

-->'''Silverstream:''' [[spoiler:Uh, hey! Storm King! You're nothing but a big, old bully with a silly name and a goofy crown! You thought you could scare us into doing whatever you wanted! But we learned that together, we're stronger than you! And now that we're rid of you, we're gonna soar through the sky and go on adventures and NEVER GIVE YOU ANOTHER THOUGHT EVER!]]

* MrExposition: Essentially her role in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E11MoltDown Molt Down]]". She notices Spike is molting, explains him what it is and then leaves, not appearing ever again in the episode.

* HiddenDepths: During her parent-teacher conference in "A Horse Shoe-In", Doctor Whooves claims that Yona excels in science, saying "she takes to it like a yak takes to smashing" and could potentially expand the very understanding of science itself.

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* BrattyHalfPint: The shortest member of her group of friends, but also the one with the most attitude.

* GenerationXerox: A variation; they're not the kids of the Mane Six, but they're clearly younger and each take after certain traits. [[spoiler:The Tree of Harmony apparently associates each with an Element, too; after the rescue in "School Raze", Gallus is glowing purple (friendship), Ocellus is white (generosity), Sandbar is yellow (kindness), Yona is orange (honesty), Silverstream is pink (laughter), and Smolder is light-blue (loyalty).[[note]]They're associated with the color of the element holder, not the element itself[[/note]] The same correlation is featured in "The Last Problem"; During the song "The Magic of Friendship Grows", a series of character groupings is shown for each of the Mane Six, with each of the Young Six appearing in the group of the pony whose Element they take after (Gallus = Twilight, Yona = Applejack, etc.).]]

* RoyalBlood: Her mother Ocean Flow is Queen Novo's sister, which is how she's Princess Skystar's cousin. [[spoiler:When she is considered missing during "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS9E11StudentCounsel Student Counsel]]", ''the entirety of Mt. Aeris'' was mobilized to look for her.]]

->''"Guys! You'll never guess what I found... STAIRS!"''

* TheLeader: Zig-zagged during the ''Feats of Friendship'' series. [[spoiler:After Swift Foot's false flattery, Gallus tries to take charge of the team, but Swift Foot's other machinations means they barely listen to him. After the Young Six reconcile in the final issue, he does a much better job of leading them to complete the final event.]]

* {{Adorkable}}: He becomes a blushing mess when asking Yona to the dance in "She's All Yak".

* AchievementsInIgnorance: In the final issue of the ''[[ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFeatsOfFriendship Feats of Friendship]]'' miniseries: [[spoiler:In reconciling their friendships, the Young Six unknowingly reform Swift Foot by proving to her how strong friendship really is]].

** In "She's All Yak", Sandbar invites Yona to be his partner for the school's upcoming Amity Ball ([[BlushSticker blushing]] and acting nervous as he does so), with Yona doing everything she can to try and impress him. After her efforts fail, and Sandbar assures her that he invited her for who she is, Yona hugs him, and blushes right after.

** Her wings often suffer from this; in some scenes, her wings are hidden under her carapace, emerging when it opens up. In others, her wings are outside the closed carapace (not unlike how pre-reformation changeling wings were).

* BigSisterInstinct: In "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E24FatherKnowsBeast Father Knows Beast]]", when it's revealed that [[spoiler:Sludge was exploiting Spike all along, Smolder tells Sludge who's boss]].

** In "A Matter of Principals", Sandbar shows some knowledge and enjoyment of poetry, using the lyrics of one such poem to locate one of the artifacts.

* HairDecorations: When Rarity loops Yona's braids, she adds some pink bows to them.

* LiteralMinded: When told about traditions of Hearth's Warming Eve, Ocellus takes them at face value. For instance, when told to "put a tree up," she and her fellow changelings hang a tree upside-down from the ceiling of their hive with a pulley.

->''"No, I just figured I'd stand here and see how many ponies just walk into me."''

* {{Flight}}: Of the six, four have wings and can fly (being a dragon, a changeling, a hippogriff and a griffon). They carry Yona and Sandbar when they want them to share the experience; Yona is scared at first, but soon enjoys it.

* ExpectingSomeoneTaller: Despite hearing stories about Rainbow Dash from Gilda and Sandbar, Gallus is not very impressed with her and that sentiment only grows when Dash is forced to teach according to EEA standards. He changes his mind when she along with the rest of the Mane Six save him and his friends from pukwudgies.

* OrphansOrdeal: Gallus is all but stated to be an orphan [[spoiler:and it's shown to be a very painful subject for him. While he does have Grandpa Gruff as his guardian, his relationship with him is strained at best. "A Horse-Shoe In" points out Gruff isn't a very good guardian and Gallus is clearly upset at how he acts]].

** [[spoiler:He plays a ''major'' part in foiling [[EnfantTerrible Cozy Glow]]'s EvilPlan in "School Raze", and, like everyone else, doesn't protest against her being imprisoned in [[DraggedOffToHell Tartarus]] for her crimes (assuming he was informed).]]

* {{Muggle}}: While all of his friends have varying levels of abilities or feats of strength, he's the most relatively normal character of the group. This is made even more apparent by the fact that he's an earth pony instead of a magic-wielding unicorn or an airborne pegasus.

* CoolBigSis: WordOfGod [[https://twitter.com/TheBiggestJim/status/1026696582257754112 states]] that between her and Terramar, she's the older sibling.

* NotAfraidOfYouAnymore: Gives off this vibe during a WorldOfCardboardSpeech in "What Lies Beneath."
[[spoiler:Silverstream says that the Storm King is nothing but a bully, but now that he's gone, the hippogriffs are better for it, and they're never going to think about him ever again.]]

* RoyalBlood: Her mother Ocean Flow is Queen Novo's sister, which is how she's Princess Skystar's cousin. [[spoiler:When she is considered missing during "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS9E11StudentCounsel Student Counsel]]", ''the entirety of Mt. Aris'' was mobilised to look for her.]]

-->'''[[DeadpanSnarker Gallus]]:''' Aw, are we not being sweet and friendly enough for you, pony?\\

[[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]] | '''School of Friendship''' | [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicRaces Races]] | [[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]]) | [[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]]]]-]

* {{Adorkable}}: He becomes a blushing mess when asking Yona to the dance in "She's All Yak."
* BadLiar: When asked why he needs so many cupcakes when he and the rest of the students are supposed to be hiding, he nervously replies that he's really hungry. On his way out the door, he walks very slowly, and even nervously drops a box of cupcakes. He's better at [[spoiler:tricking Neighsay into thinking he's thrown the other five under a bus when Neighsay takes over.]]

** In "The Hearth's Warming Club", while the Young Six all arguing over who pulled the prank, Sandbar actively blames Ocellus, and earlier in the episode is unwilling to take the blame for whoever did it.

** In "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS9E26TheLastProblem The Last Problem]]", [[spoiler: Yona and Sandbar are living together and running the Carousel Boutique in Ponyville together in the DistantFinale. It's unclear if their relationship is platonic or romantic, however]].

** Gallus has claustrophobia, the fear of small spaces. [[spoiler:When placed in a puzzle room in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E22WhatLiesBeneath What Lies Beneath]]", where breaking a purple beam causes the room to shrink, he starts panicking as the room gets smaller until he finds out breaking blue beams makes the room grow]].
** In the same episode, Yona is revealed to be afraid of spiders, [[spoiler:although she overcomes this fear after befriending Spindle.]]

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: While hanging out with the other students by the lake, he laughs with the others when Yona jokes that Griffons are "just full of hot air" after he just told them all why Griffons breathe fire when they get mad.
* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Gallus' bright blue color scheme stands out in comparison to other griffons' more subdued hues, though [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E24EquestriaGames it's not without precedent.]]

* {{Claustrophobia}}: In "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E22WhatLiesBeneath What Lies Beneath]]", [[spoiler:it's revealed that he has a fear of enclosed spaces, and his test forces him to overcome it.]]

* ImmediateSelfContradiction: After the students rescue their teachers In "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E9NonCompeteClause Non-Compete Clause]]", he confidently claims that the bite-acudas "weren't even a thing", then gets scared by Ocellus, who is still in her giant bite-acuda form.
* {{Irony}}: In "The Last Problem", it is revealed that the formerly rebellious, rule-bending young griffon [[spoiler:ends up becoming part of the Canterlot Royal Guard in the future.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He starts out as standoffish, confrontational and rude, but after a while he quickly warms up to the other students, becoming close friends with them in short order. He regularly teases and plays pranks on them, but he truly does care about them a lot. Examined in "The Hearth's Warming Club": [[spoiler:he's the one who caused the mess in the common room and tried to prevent the Young Six from leaving. It wasn't out of any genuine malice, but because he didn't want to go back to Griffonstone, hating having to spend the Blue Moon Festival alone. Gallus was hoping the students could all stay behind and be TrueCompanions over the holidays instead.]] In "School Raze", [[spoiler:his glow is similar in color to the element of Magic when rescued by the Tree of Harmony]].

* OrphansOrdeal: Gallus is all but stated to be an orphan [[spoiler:and it's shown to be a very painful subject for him. While he does have Grandpa Gruff as his guardian, his relationship with him is strained at best. "A Horse-Shoe In" points out Gruff isn't a very good guardian and Gallus is clearly upset at how he acts.]]

* ParentalAbandonment: He states in "The Hearth's Warming Club" that [[spoiler:he doesn't have any family of his own. When asked about Grandpa Gruff, Gallus remarks that it's just his name, and that he's not any griffon's actual grandpa. WordOfGod has confirmed Gruff is his official guardian, but Gallus's relationship with him is strained at best.]]

* StepfordSnarker: Underneath his sarcastic attitude, [[spoiler:he suffers from some pretty bad abandonment issues, to the point where he couldn't stand the thought of being separated from his friends for 2 weeks.]]

** Happens again in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS9E3Uprooted Uprooted]]", [[spoiler:this time he is trapped sideways in a closing box during a DreamSequence.]]

* BigSisterInstinct: In "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E24FatherKnowsBeast Father Knows Beast]]", when it's revealed that [[spoiler:Sludge was exploiting Spike all along, Smolder tells Sludge who's boss.]]

** In "Father Knows Beast", [[spoiler:she gives Spike flying lessons and the two become quite close in the subsequent scenes too. Towards the end of the episode she realizes that Sludge is taking advantage of Spike and asks Spike to explain everything Sludge has "taught" him about being a dragon, [[ShutUpHannibal calls Sludge out]] when they find out he was only pretending to be Spike's dad, and comforts Spike after Sludge leaves.]]

* OneDegreeOfSeparation: [[spoiler: In "[[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E11MoltDown Molt Down]]", she mentions having an older brother. In "[[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS9E9SweetAndSmoky Sweet and Smoky]]", her brother is revealed to be Garble.]]

* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: She starts out that way, clearly being chauvinistic about her own people. She mostly grows out of it after spending time around both Spike and the Student Six [[spoiler:, to the point that by "School Raze", she gets colored by the element of Loyalty when rescued by the Tree of Harmony.]]

* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: "What Lies Beneath" reveals [[spoiler:she has a liking for cute things, which she's afraid of admitting. Only by admitting it does the Tree of Harmony break the illusion, even though she tells Gallus to [[LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain never mention it again]].]] She also later joins the cheer squad.

* UndyingLoyalty: While she doesn't get sappy about it, she is very devoted to her friends. In "What Lies Beneath", [[spoiler:she was willing to admit to her secret love of "cute, silly stuff" in order to get to them, and again to help Ocellus realize she could grow beyond her dark past. In "School Raze", she is the first to go after Gallus as he gets pulled into the magic-draining sphere, and is colored with the element of Loyalty when rescued by the Tree of Harmony.]]

** In "School Raze – Part 1", [[spoiler:she and several others fall from a cloud when magic begins disappearing. She is caught only a few inches from the ground, and is the last one of the falling group to be saved.]]

* SpidersAreScary: [[spoiler:To Yona, an arachnophobe, they certainly are. Subverted by "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E22WhatLiesBeneath What Lies Beneath]]", as the spiders Yona encounters in that episode are friendly and harmless creatures who help her find her friends]].

* TheCaptain: The DistantFinale [[spoiler: reveals that Gallus became Captain of the Canterlot Royal Guard]].

* {{Irony}}: [[spoiler:In "The Last Problem", it is revealed that the formerly rebellious, rule-bending young griffon ends up becoming Captain of the Canterlot Royal Guard in the future.]]

** While Gallus generally seems to be one of the least studious of the Young Six, both "A Matter of Principals" and "School Raze -- Part 2" have him quoting subjects from both class and school books, showing that he ''can'' be an attentive student when he needs to be. And In "Uprooted", he shows off a level of showmanship, as seen in his attempts to [[spoiler:honor the Tree of Harmony's memory]] by creating a museum, and enthusiastically calling on passers-by to "step right up" like it's a tourist attraction.

** While Gallus generally seems to be one of the least studious of the Young Six, both "A Matter of Principals" and "School Raze - Part 2" have him quoting subjects from both class and school books, showing that he ''can'' be an attentive student when he needs to be. And In "Uprooted", he shows off a level of showmanship, as seen in his attempts to [[spoiler:honor the Tree of Harmony's memory]] by creating a museum, and enthusiastically calling on passers-by to "step right up" like it's a tourist attraction.

* GenerationXerox: A variation; they're not the kids of the Mane Six, but they're clearly younger and each take after certain traits. [[spoiler:The Tree of Harmony apparently associates each with an Element, too; after the rescue in "School Raze", Gallus is glowing purple (friendship), Ocellus is white (generosity), Sandbar is yellow (kindness), Yona is orange (honesty), Silverstream is pink (laughter), and Smolder is light-blue (loyalty).[[note]]They're associated with the color of the element holder, not the element itself[[/note]]]]

* OutOfFocus: Out of all the Young Six, she is in the spotlight the least, and never got a focus episode of her own.

* WalkingSpoiler: You can't really talk about any of them without talking about the School of Friendship, a new major theme for season 8.

* GondorCallsForAid: Invoked in "The Ending of the End" by the six of them. [[spoiler:They call on ordinary citizens of Equestria to help the Mane Six fight the TerribleTrio of Chrysalis, Cozy Glow and Tirek. It results in TheCavalry coming to help when all seems lost.]]