Limestone Pie and Marble Pie

Limestone Pie and Marble Pie are female Earth ponies and members of the Pie family. They are Pinkie Pie's oldest and youngest sisters respectively. They first appear as fillies in a flashback in The Cutie Mark Chronicles before debuting as fully grown mares in present day in the chapter book Pinkie Pie and the Rockin' Ponypalooza Party! and the season five episode Hearthbreakers.
==Development==
According to author G.M. Berrow, she named Pinkie's sisters Marble and Limestone so that they and Pinkie would have the initials "MLP", which is short for "My Little Pony".
When asked on Twitter if Pinkie and Marble are twins, Hearthbreakers writer Nick Confalone replied "it comes down to your definition of twins for non-humans" and "Marble/Pinkie not identical twins, if they were I'd call them twins." Characters who have been referred to as twins include Pound Cake and Pumpkin Cake, Flim and Flam, Cheerilee and Cherry Blossom, Tofu and Tempeh, Antonio and Francesco, and Aloe and Lotus Blossom.
==Depiction in the series==
===Season one===
Limestone and Marble first appear as fillies in Pinkie Pie's flashback in The Cutie Mark Chronicles tending the Pie family rock farm. Unlike their parents Igneous Rock Pie and Cloudy Quartz, Limestone and Marble have no dialogue in the episode. When Pinkie Pie throws her first party in order to spread cheer, Limestone and Marble are shocked at first, but they slowly smile and join in the festivities.
===Season four===
Limestone and Marble appear in a picture with the rest of the Pie family in Pinkie Pride.
===Season five===
Limestone and Marble appear as grown mares in Hearthbreakers when the Apple family and Pie family spend Hearth's Warming Eve together. Here, Limestone is depicted as very aggressive, acting as the primary caretaker of the rock farm. She is especially protective of Holder's Boulder, a large sacred boulder on the farm. Marble, on the other hand, is depicted as very shy and soft-spoken, often letting Pinkie speak on her behalf. She doesn't say anything other than "Mm-hmm", a characteristic similar to the equally laconic Big McIntosh, with whom she forms a friendship.
===Season six===
Marble and Limestone are mentioned collectively by Pinkie Pie on The Gift of the Maud Pie, explaining to Rarity how Pinkie meets with each of her sisters in various locations around Equestria for gift swap meets.
===Season seven===
Limestone and Marble briefly appear at the beginning of Rock Solid Friendship, watching Maud Pie's graduation.
===Season eight===
Limestone and Marble appear in The Maud Couple, when Pinkie returns to the family rock farm after being unable to accept Maud's new boyfriend, Mudbriar. While Limestone is initially jealous to hear that Maud has a boyfriend, she (with a little prompting from Marble) convinces Pinkie that Maud sees something good in Mudbriar, and that he makes her happy, which is what really matters.
===Best Gift Ever===
In the holiday special My Little Pony Best Gift Ever, Limestone and Marble appear celebrating Hearth's Warming Eve with their and Applejack's families. During One More Day, Limestone pushes a large gift boulder across the Apple family's living room, and Marble witnesses Big Mac kiss Sugar Belle under the mistletoe, becoming saddened by the sight of it. Limestone and Marble later discuss with Pinkie about what gift she should get for Twilight Sparkle. They are last seen during The True Gift of Gifting, making their traditional Hearth's Warming dolls out of rocks alongside Maud, Mudbriar, and Apple Bloom.
===Season nine===
In The Last Problem, Limestone and Marble briefly appear in Pinkie Pie's group shot during The Magic of Friendship Grows.
==Personalities==
Limestone is often very grumpy and commanding, but also protective of her sisters. Conversely, Marble is a pony of very few words, and her sisters often do the talking on her behalf.
When Pinkie reveals that Maud has a boyfriend in The Maud Couple, Limestone awkwardly (and without being asked) claims that she's not jealous. She also displays a level of insight, telling Pinkie that Mudbriar is like a geode, with a beauty beneath the drab surface that Maud recognizes.
In the same episode, Marble shows a more forceful side to her, glaring at Limestone when she fails to recognize Pinkie's despair, and convincing her to call a work break to comfort Pinkie with a single look.
==Other depictions==
===IDW comics===
Of , Limestone and Marble appear as fillies on the cover RI, and Marble appears with Pinkie Pie on the Jetpack Comics cover and the Jetpack Comics/Larry's Comics shared cover.
In , Limestone, Marble, and their parents appear in present day on page 3.
Of , Marble appears in present day with Big Mac on the Jetpack Comics cover, which was only available at PonyCon in New York.
Limestone and Marble appear on page 24 of the My Little Pony Holiday Special 2017 comic.
In , Marble decides to throw a party to make new friends, but accidentally invites far more ponies than she intended to, greatly distressing her. With Maud's help, the party turns to be a success. Limestone briefly appears in the same issue, helping to set up the party. In , Marble gets accepted to the University of Abyssinia, and Pinkie and Cheese Sandwich throw her a going-away party, at which Limestone appears in attendance.
===Chapter books===
In Pinkie Pie and the Rockin' Ponypalooza Party!, Limestone and Marble visit Pinkie Pie in Ponyville. They and their parents appeal to Twilight Sparkle for help in saving their rock farm, which they are in danger of losing due to rivaling businesses. As part of her plan to save the rock farm, Pinkie Pie suggests a big rock concert, and she puts Limestone and Marble in charge of decorations. Though the two have minor dialogue, they are described as having an "unspoken language that consisted mostly of blinks and nods."
===Baby Flurry Heart's Heartfelt Scrapbook===
Limestone Pie and Marble Pie appear in Baby Flurry Heart's Heartfelt Scrapbook episode 4, "Cutie Mark Magic".
===My Little Pony (mobile game)===
Filly Limestone and Marble are available characters in Gameloft's mobile game, added to the iOS version of the game on June 6, 2014 and to the Android version of the game on June 13, 2014. Limestone's in-game description states, "When Limestone Pie is spotted in a crowd, you know she's Pinkie's foal sister when things get super loud!" Marble's in-game description states, "Marble Pie is a foal who doesn't take her family's rock farm for "granite"! She loves to play hide-and-seek among the boulders... That is, until no pony can find her!" Mare Limestone and Marble were added in a later update. Mare Limestone's in-game description states, "Pinkie's older sister runs the Pie family rock farm, which means she's responsible for their most important rock of all: Holder's Boulder. Do NOT touch Holder's Boulder!!!" Mare Marble's in-game description states, "She doesn't say much: Pinkie does the talking for her. That gives her an awful lot in common with Big Macintosh, come to think of it..."
===Illustrated picture books===
In A Perfectly Pinkie Present!, Limestone and Marble appear on page 3.
==Merchandise==
===The Elements of Harmony Vol. II guidebook===
LIMESTONE PIE is Pinkie Pie's oldest sister, and the family business is her passion. She isn't afraid to speak her mind if she must.
MARBLE PIE is Pinkie Pie's baby sister and the demure pony of the family. She prefers to let her older siblings do all the talking.
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id:Limestone Pie dan Marble Pie
ru:Марбл Пай и Лаймстоун Пай
uk:Лаймстоун Пай і Марбл Пай
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