

Failing her first attempt to hatch it, distracted with worry as her examiners judged her performance, she decided to give up. At her entrance exam, she was tasked with hatching a baby dragon egg. Investing her free time in studying, her parents eventually enrolled her into "Celetia's School for Gifted Unicorns". History Cutie Mark ChroniclesĪs a young filly living in Equestria's capital city Canterlot, she became inspired to study magic when she saw Princess Celestia raise the sun at the Summer Sun Celebration. And under stress she can become extremely obsessive, particularly with organization. In one case, making her become delusional. Despite this, she easily becomes very anxious when her plans fail when executed. In many situations, she's often found herself to be the voice of reason and a natural leader in times of uncertainty, due to her natural organization skills. Learning meaningful lessons on how to be a good friend firsthand, she's learned how to build a strong relationship with each of her friends, despite occasional shortcomings or challenges they encounter.

In her time in Ponyville, she's often evaluating the situations she and her friends find themselves in, reporting her studies in the magic of friendship to her mentor, Princess Celestia. She's also been praised as the most talented unicorn in Equestria, for not only the raw power she can exert when necessary, but for the versatile skills she's accumulated over time. Her special talent (designated by her cutie mark) is magic, which is also the Element of Harmony she represents. Twilight Sparkle is the center of a the group of six friends who all symbolize one of the Elements of Harmony (nicknamed the "mane six") and the faithful protege of Princess Celestia, the ruler of Equestria. However, Twilight was given a much more thoroughly developed character as more episodes aired, and quickly became her own character outside of the influence of past generations. Twilight Sparkle also shares several personality traits to another 1st Generation Pegasus, Wind Whistler. However over time, she adapted a color scheme similar to a 3rd Generation Earth Pony named "Twilight Twinkle", and in the original script to Friendship is Magic, "Twilight Twinkle" was originally supposed to be her name. Originally, Twilight Sparkle was sketched by Lauren Faust with the color scheme of a 1st Generation unicorn, simply named "Twilight".
