Sassaflash

Sassaflash, or Emerald Gem, is a female Pegasus pony with a pale turquoise coat, vanilla mane and tail, carrot orange eyes, and a cutie mark of two lightning bolts. She is not named in the show, however merchandise and other media respectively name her as Sassaflash with a trademark symbol and as Emerald Gem. She shares her design with Parasol. She has speaking lines in Testing Testing 1, 2, 3 and the chapter book Princess Cadance and the Spring Hearts Garden.__TOC__
==Depiction in the series==
 Sassaflash appears often in Ponyville and sometimes in Cloudsdale as a background pony. She often appears with Lemon Hearts and Sea Swirl
===Season one===
She makes her first appearance in Friendship is Magic, part 1 in the town hall, awaiting the start of the Summer Sun Celebration. In the episode Winter Wrap Up, she starts off as a member of the weather team before suddenly changing to the plant team late in the song and then right back to the weather team.
===Season two===
In Lesson Zero, she snatches Twilight Sparkle's doll from Mayor Mare, but loses it again in a fight with Orange Swirl.
She is a part of the The Perfect Stallion song in Hearts and Hooves Day: Sweetie Belle considers Caramel a suitable candidate for a date with Cheerilee, until the camera pans to the left, showing him rubbing noses with Sassaflash. Scootaloo then sarcastically remarks that Caramel's "girlfriend sure thinks" he's "alright".
Sassaflash is seen frequently in Hurricane Fluttershy. She is one of the many Pegasi that help create the tornado for Cloudsdale.
===Season three===
 Sassaflash appears in Canterlot in Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 1 and Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 2, and she also appears in Flight to the Finish, Rainbow Falls, Pinkie Pride, Simple Ways, Filli Vanilli, It Ain't Easy Being Breezies, For Whom the Sweetie Belle Toils, Leap of Faith, Testing Testing 1, 2, 3 with a speaking role portraying Admiral Fairy Flight, Trade Ya!, Inspiration Manifestation, Equestria Games, and Twilight's Kingdom - Part 2.
===Season five===
In season five, Sassaflash appears wingless and with a different mane style in Bloom & Gloom. In Tanks for the Memories, she appears among other Pegasi moving clouds in preparation for winter. She appears in Ponyville in Make New Friends but Keep Discord, at the bowling alley and the wedding in Slice of Life, and Party Pooped. She also appears in the final group shot during Friends Are Always There For You in The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 2.
===Season six===
In The Gift of the Maud Pie, Sassaflash appears wearing a dress and riding in a taxicab in Manehattan. In On Your Marks, she appears walking and talking to Sea Swirl in Ponyville as Tender Taps shows off his new cutie mark to them. In No Second Prances, she appears flying over Ponyville with Rainbowshine up to a Berryshine on a second story balcony and later appears flying over the Ponyville Park with Cloud Kicker. In Newbie Dash, she appears walking over a bridge in Ponyville with Sea Swirl. In A Hearth's Warming Tail, she appears during Hearth's Warming Eve Is Here Once Again decorating Ponyville with candy canes and later arranging clouds with other pegasi. In Applejack's "Day" Off, she makes a background appearance walking with her eyes closed in Ponyville. In The Cart Before the Ponies, she appears watching the Applewood Derby during Derby Racers and later watching the second race. In Where the Apple Lies, she appears in a flashback operating a stand at the Ponyville Marketplace. In Top Bolt, she makes a background appearance as a trainee at the Wonderbolt Academy.
===Season seven===
In Celestial Advice, Sassaflash appears in the Castle of Friendship standing with Dr. Hooves and Goldengrape after Starlight Glimmer, Trixie, Discord and Thorax are awarded Pink Hearts of Courage awards. In A Flurry of Emotions, she appears looking at a painting at the pop-up art show at the Ponyville Cafe. In Parental Glideance, she attends a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Canterlot hosted by the Wonderbolts. In Fame and Misfortune, she makes a background appearance walking in Ponyville with Lemon Hearts and Sea Swirl. She later appears outside Sugarcube Corner with Berryshine holding a copy of the Journal of Friendship and laughing at Pinkie Pie with other ponies. She has a speaking role saying that she is "even funnier in real life", to which Pinkie replies that she has know her for years. In Triple Threat, she appears walking and talking to Sea Swirl outside Ponyville Town Hall and later setting up a banner over town hall for Thorax and Ember's welcome party. She later appears walking in Ponyville with Sea Swirl and Lemon Hearts and later again with only Lemon Hearts. In It Isn't the Mane Thing About You, she appears walking and laughing with Sea Swirl in the Ponyville Marketplace. She later appears walking towards the Quills and Sofas store. In Secrets and Pies, she makes a background appearance walking outside Sugarcube Corner with Golden Harvest.
===Season eight===
In School Daze - Part 1, Sassaflash appears flying away from the School of Friendship with the other pegasi after Ocellus transforms into a giant insect monster. In School Daze - Part 2 and The Maud Couple, she makes brief appearances walking outside Sugarcube Corner. In Non-Compete Clause, she makes a background appearance flying into the School of Friendship courtyard behind Lily Valley and Daisy. In Yakity-Sax, she first appears as one of the ponies running away from Sugarcube Corner due to Pinkie Pie's poor yovidaphone playing. She later appears walking in Ponyville with Lemon Hearts and Sea Swirl and later again walking in the Ponyville Marketplace.
===Season nine===
In Sparkle's Seven, Sassaflash makes a brief appearance flying in front of the Seedy Juice Joint in Canterlot. In Common Ground, she appears spectating an exhibition buckball game at a tournament in Appleloosa and cheering for the Ponyville team. In She's All Yak, she appears in the reused image from The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 2 during Fit Right In. In The Summer Sun Setback, she appears in Canterlot as one of the Pegasi in charge of weather during the final Summer Sun Celebration moving a barrel with Stormfeather. She later appears in the audience for the Celebration and cheering for the sunrise. In The Ending of the End - Part 2, she appears in Cloudsdale attempting to pull a cloud with Emerald Green to protect themselves from the Windigos as the Pegasi isolate themselves from the Unicorns and Earth ponies.
===Variants===
The episode Winter Wrap Up features several variants of her with differently-colored manes and in one case a darker coat as well: a version of her with a purple mane shovels snow off a roof during the song; a version with brown hair pounds snow off of the trees; a version with a pale green mane appears in the large team of pegasi hovering behind Rainbow Dash; a version with a pink mane argues with the rest of the ponies due to the Wrap Up's disorganization; and a version with a darker coat and cerulean mane flies in the formation used to blow away all of the snow.
In The Best Night Ever, a pony who highly resembles her marches on the way to the Grand Galloping Gala with a yellow flower tucked into her mane. Her eyes are violet instead of orange and her wings are not discernible.
===Appearances===
Times stated below are approximate and taken from videos available online with little to no commercial transition.
Season one	Season one
1 	18:43 ~ 20:00 – flying in the town hall, 19:59 – gasping over the disappearance of Princess Celestia.
2 	None.
3 	7:38 – in the audience chamber of Canterlot Castle in Rarity’s fantasy, 8:01 – on the dance floor.
4 	None.
5 	None.
6 	8:51 – staring at Rarity from the crowd for Trixie’s show.
7 	1:47 – walking in the park alongside Sea Swirl and Lemon Hearts, 2:49 – in the crowd listening to Twilight.
8 	None.
9 	None.
10 	None.
11 	1:51 – talking with Rainbowshine while wearing a weather team vest, 2:10 ~ 2:40 – in the crowd to hear the mayor’s speech, 2:47 – with the weather team, 3:43 – flying in front of birds with Cloud Kicker and Rainbowshine, 3:46 – dashing through a cloud with Cloud Kicker, 5:13 – singing on a rooftop with a shovel, 5:14 – pushing away clouds, 5:49 – singing with the plant team (with a plant team vest), 5:52 – singing with the weather team (back to a weather team vest), 17:18 – arguing over the disorder of the wrap-up, 17:40, 18:06 – flying off, 20:14 ~ 20:38 – in the crowd facing the Mayor and Twilight.
Duplicates: 2:10 – three duplicates in the crowd, 2:19 – two duplicates, 2:39 – three duplicates, 5:10 – a version with violet hair shovels snow off a roof, 5:52 – a duplicate in the team, 15:15 – a version with brown hair pounds snow off a tree with Rainbowshine, 15:59 – two pale-green-haired versions in the squad behind Rainbow Dash, 16:06, 17:20 – a version with pink hair lands beside Lyra Heartstrings during the arguing, 19:08 – a version with a darker coat and cerulean hair flies in line behind Rainbow Dash, 20:15 – two duplicates in the crowd.
12 	None.
13 	18:51 – standing near the finish line of the Running of the Leaves, 19:23 – in the crowd watching Rainbow Dash and Applejack tussle.
Duplicates: 19:23 – many Sassaflashes scroll by.
14 	14:13 – in the crowd watching Rarity’s fashions go out onstage, 14:27 – looking unimpressed at the dresses.
15 	None.
16 	6:29 – flying in Cloudsdale, 9:19, 13:08 ~ 16:08 – in the audience for the Best Young Flyer competition, 16:57 – looking toward Rainbow Dash’s accident instead of Rarity, 17:24 – watching Rainbow Dash and Rarity fly up high, 17:53 – watching Rarity fall, 18:08 – watching Rainbow dive, 18:30 – staring in awe at the Sonic Rainboom, 18:58 ~ 19:17 – cheering for Rainbow Dash, 20:03 – standing in the audience, 20:32 – watching Rainbow get carried off, 20:56, 21:21.
Duplicates: 13:08 – three duplicates in the audience, 13:30 – one duplicate, 16:06 – two duplicates, 17:20, 17:53 – one duplicate, 18:08, 18:59 – three duplicates, 20:32 – one duplicate, 20:35 – another duplicate, 20:58 – one duplicate looking down at the three jock ponies, 21:21.
17 	None.
18 	2:06 – walking in a street, 2:07, 2:10 – looking at Scootaloo overhead with a gasp, 2:11 – smiling at Scootaloo’s trick, 18:46 – laughing at the talent show.
19 	None.
20 	9:47 ~ 10:03 – in the crowd at Fluttershy’s first fashion show, 10:25 – at the sidelines of Fluttershy’s red carpet, 16:43 ~ 18:39 – in the audience of Fluttershy’s latest fashion show, 17:47 – looking disgusted.
Duplicates: 9:48 – five duplicates in the crowd, 9:56 – two duplicates.
21 	None.
22 	None.
23 	11:18 ~ 11:29 – standing in the crowd for the performance in Rarity’s flashback.
24 	None.
25 	None.
26 	4:43 – standing in line for Applejack’s stand in her fantasy, 6:47 – singing and marching (with a yellow flower in her mane, eyes are violet).
Duplicates: 6:47 – at least one duplicate marching.
Season two	Season two
1 	None.
2 	None
3 	1:21 ~ 1:31 - walking through Ponyville with Sea Swirl; 16:39 ~ 17:59 - fighting other ponies over Smarty Pants
4 	2:39 - dancing next to Orange Swirl; 4:16 - in the crowd listening to Mayor Mare; 6:48 - watching as Princess Luna arrives; 7:17 ~ 8:17 - crouching in fear of Luna; 11:54 - cheering with other ponies; 11:58 - seeing Luna approach; 13:17 - cheering for Luna; 13:33 - admiring Luna; 14:39, 14:43 - running away in panic; 15:03 - scared of Luna; 15:32 - in the crowd after Luna cancels Nightmare Night; 16:36, 16:43 - looking sad; 20:53 - cheering for Luna (all appearances are in a Cleopatrot costume)
5 	19:21 - cheering for Berryshine and "Piña Colada", with a duplicate
6 	0:51 ~ 1:44 - in the bowling alley
7 	None
8 	3:13, 3:27, 3:33 - in the crowd praising Rainbow Dash; 4:28 - cheering for Rainbow Dash; 7:15 - admiring Mare Do Well
9 	None
10 	7:23 - walking through Ponyville with Lemon Hearts and Sea Swirl
11 	1:51, 3:32, 14:33 - in the pageant audience; 1:58 - in costume backstage; 4:30 - working stage props
Duplicates: 1:51, 3:32, 14:33 - multiple
12 	None
13 	None
14 	None
15 	2:45, 3:02, 3:16, 3:33 - in line for apple cider; 4:13 - walking away from the cider stand; 4:58 ~ 8:18 - in the crowd during The Flim Flam Brothers; 11:30 ~ 11:46 - in the crowd when Flim and Flam challenge the Apples; 15:41, 16:09, 17:45, 18:41 - in the crowd at the cider-making competition; 19:43, 19:54 - watching the Apples leave
16 	None
17 	0:02, 3:30, 4:11 - in Ponyville Town Square; 3:00 - walking through Ponyville with Sea Swirl; 3:48 - with Caramel during The Perfect Stallion
18 	4:21 ~ 5:41 - appears during Smile Song; 8:42 - walking through Ponyville with Sea Swirl
19 	7:24 ~ 9:20 - at Iron Will's seminar (with multiple duplicates)
20 	4:55 ~ 5:04 - listening to Twilight and looking at Pinkie Pie
21 	None.
22 	0:28 - outside Golden Oak Library; 2:24, 3:15, 3:25 - inside the library; 6:59, 8:19 ~ 8:39, 9:56, 13:24, 13:27 - on the training field; 14:39 ~ 20:15 - at the reservoir (with several duplicates)
23 	0:02 - in wide-angle shot of Ponyville
24 	None
25 	None
26 	6:57 - at the first wedding, when the real Princess Cadance arrives
Season three	Season three
1 	None
2 	None
3 	20:37 - walking past Sugarcube Corner with Sea Swirl
4 	None
5 	None
6 	None
7 	2:30 - in the background when Rainbow Dash arrives at the academy; 2:34, 2:45 - standing near the track; 2:39 - doing push-ups
8 	None
9 	None
10 	None
11 	None
12 	1:09 - in Rainbow Dash's flashback
13 	0:51 - flying through the air during Morning in Ponyville; 1:59, 2:05 - in the crowd grumbling at Rarity; 7:53 - walking through Ponyville with Sea Swirl; 12:52 - bumps into Caramel; 13:00 ~ 13:26 - in the crowd during A True, True Friend; 20:53 - in the crowd during Life in Equestria
Duplicates: 20:53 - two in the crowd
Season four	Season four
1 	0:47 - walking through Canterlot, 7:57 ~ 8:12 - over the crowd of worried ponies
2 	21:00 - in the crowd at the Summer Sun Celebration
3 	None
4 	None
5 	20:27 - in the sweeping crowd shot
Duplicates: 20:31 - one in the crowd
6 	None
7 	None
8 	None
9 	None
10 	4:13 - talking with Berryshine and Sunshower Raindrops; 4:23 - talking with "High Note"; 5:35 - watching the Cloudsdale cheerleaders; 20:00 ~ 21:06 - watching the qualification tryouts
Duplicates: one at 4:24, several at 20:02 ~ 21:06
11 	None
12 	2:06 - walking with Sea Swirl; 2:42 ~ 3:11 - with other ponies during Pinkie the Party Planner; 7:05 - in the crowd admiring Cheese Sandwich; 13:51, 14:15 - watching Pinkie Pie and Cheese Sandwich's goof off; 18:21 - in Cheese Sandwich's flashback during Cheese Confesses
Duplicates: one at 13:54
13 	0:08, 0:10 - at the Ponyville Days Festival announcement; 4:51 - walking with Lemon Hearts; 6:07 - walking through Ponyville
Duplicates: several at 0:10
14 	13:37 - walking with Lemon Hearts
15 	None
16 	2:13 - walking with Lemon Hearts
17 	None
18 	None
19 	3:42 - applauding the Cutie Mark Crusaders; 5:07 - in the auditorium lobby; 9:28 - in Sweetie Belle's dream
20 	2:58 ~ 3:27 - walking toward Flim and Flam's tent; 3:35 - inside the tent; 5:26, 6:41 - seen during Flim Flam Miracle Curative Tonic; 13:51 ~ 14:32 - in line to buy tonic; 14:49 - walking with "Tornado Bolt" (different mane style); 19:09 ~ 19:27 - in the crowd of ponies
Duplicates: two at 3:35
21 	19:56 - speaking while dressed as Admiral Fairy Flight
22 	0:36 - welcoming Princess Twilight to the Traders Exchange; 2:11 - trading items with Amethyst Star; 8:57 - sitting in the Traders Exchange royal box seats area; 11:56 - walking with S04E22 Unnamed Earth Mare #5; 12:33 - near a Traders Exchange stall; 13:26 - in line for oat burgers; 14:31 - buying an oat burger; 15:13 - in an ever-condensing crowd of ponies; 15:19, 15:32 - walking with Sea Swirl and Lemon Hearts; 18:04 - at Pinkie Pie's auction of Twilight's books; 18:35 - walking away from Pinkie's auction; 19:17 - at the Traders Exchange trial
23 	0:05 - walking through Ponyville with Lemon Hearts
24 	16:39 ~ 16:58 - watching the ice archery event; 20:40, 20:50 - watching the closing ceremonies
25 	16:28 - in a Leap of Faith flashback
26 	20:30, 20:57 - seen during Let the Rainbow Remind You
Season five	Season five
1 	None
2 	20:29, 21:28 - celebrating with other villagers
3 	None
4 	8:18, 9:07 - fleeing from the twittermite swarm (Earth pony)
5 	1:01, 5:10, 9:40 - pushing clouds with other Pegasi; 9:27, 11:14 - creating snow; 11:58 - leaving the weather factory during lunch hour; 14:52 - flying away from the weather factory
6 	None
7 	4:18 - standing next to Noteworthy and Orange Swirl
8 	None
9 	4:27 - at the Ponyville bowling alley; 5:59 - observing the Mane Six; 10:00, 15:04 - watching the Mane Six fight a bugbear; 17:46, 18:57, 19:55, 20:16 - at Cranky Doodle Donkey and Matilda's wedding
10 	None
11 	19:59, 20:33 - at the friendship party in Ponyville
12 	None
13 	None
14 	None
15 	None
16 	None
17 	None
18 	13:25 - walking on the left side of the screen
19 	1:55 - walking in Ponyville with Coco Crusoe; 9:49 - walking near Sugarcube Corner with an unnamed filly
20 	None
21 	1:43, 2:04 - walking through Ponyville with Sea Swirl
22 	None
23 	None
24 	17:56 - acting confused as to why Coloratura called herself "Rara"
25 	None
26 	3:25 - walking with another pony; 21:24 - appears in final group shot
Season six	Season six
1 	None
2 	None
3 	0:50 - flying over the streets of Manehattan
4 	21:23 - walking with Sea Swirl, gets weirded out when Tender Taps shows her his cutie mark
5 	None
6 	2:13 - flying with Rainbowshine to talk to Berryshine; 5:56 - flying with Cloud Kicker
7 	0:01 - walking on the footbridge with Sea Swirl
8 	0:12 - decorating the streets of Ponyville with giant candy canes; 0:33 - placing a cloud above the Castle of Friendship
9 	None
10 	5:27 - trotting behind Rarity and Applejack
11 	None
12 	None
13 	None
14 	16:50 - watching the Applewood Derby; 21:13 - watching the do-over of the Derby
15 	None
16 	None
17 	None
18 	None
19 	12:05 - walking with Written Script
20 	None
21 	None
22 	None
23 	3:37, 7:33 - as a vendor
24 	1:46 - in establishing shot of Wonderbolt Academy
25 	None
26 	None
Season seven	Season seven
1 	5:17 - talking to Goldengrape and Dr. Hooves
2 	None
3 	6:39 - looking at a painting; 11:53 - looking at an abstract
4 	None
5 	None
6 	None
7 	14:00 - watching the Wonderbolts' ribbon-cutting ceremony
8 	None
9 	None
10 	None
11 	None
12 	None
13 	0:35 - walking with Lemon Hearts and Sea Swirl; 8:21 - standing next to Berryshine (speaking role)
14 	None
15 	0:34 - talking to Sea Swirl; 1:22 - hanging up the banner with White Lightning; 2:24 - walking with Sea Swirl and Lemon Hearts; 8:57 - talking to Golden Harvest; 11:48 - walking with Lemon Hearts
16 	None
17 	None
18 	None
19 	0:46 - walking with Sea Swirl
20 	None
21 	None
22 	None
23 	0:01 - walking with Golden Harvest
24 	None
25 	None
26 	None
Season eight	Season eight
1 	19:19 - flying away in panic
2 	8:14 - walking outside Sugarcube Corner
3 	12:28 - walking outside Sugarcube Corner
4 	16:19 - in the audience for the fashion show (shot reused from Green Isn't Your Color)
5 	None
6 	None
7 	None
8 	None
9 	0:03 - flying above Daisy and Lily Valley; 0:04 - walking in the School of Friendship foyer
10 	None
11 	None
12 	None
13 	None
14 	None
15 	None
16 	None
17 	None
18 	Yes
19 	None
20 	None
21 	None
22 	None
23 	None
24 	None
25 	None
26 	None
Season nine	Season nine
1 	None
2 	None
3 	None
4 	Yes
5 	None
6 	Yes
7 	Yes
8 	None
9 	None
10 	None
11 	None
12 	None
13 	None
14 	None
15 	None
16 	None
17 	Yes
18 	None
19 	None
20 	None
21 	None
22 	Yes
23 	None
24 	None
25 	Yes
26 	None
==Depiction in Equestria Girls==
In My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Forgotten Friendship, Sassaflash briefly appears carrying a book inside the Canterlot library.
==Other depictions==
===IDW comics===
Sassaflash appears on two Jetpack Comics covers RE, on page 12, and on page 2.
===Chapter books===
Emerald Gem appears with a speaking role in Princess Cadance and the Spring Hearts Garden chapter 7, "Float On".
===My Little Pony (mobile game)===
Sassaflash, wearing her Cleopatrot costume from Luna Eclipsed, is a playable character formerly under the name Emerald Gem in Gameloft's mobile game, with the description "Sassaflash is a sassy Pegasus pony with two lightning bolts for a cutie mark. She loves watching clouds blow across the sky."
===Baby Flurry Heart's Heartfelt Scrapbook===
Sassaflash appears in episodes 4, Cutie Mark Magic, and 6, Nightmare Night.
===Fundamentals of Magic===
Sassaflash appears in episode 5 of Fundamentals of Magic, "When Magic Goes Wrong".
==Merchandise==
 A glitter mini-figure toy and collector card of Sassaflash were released in May 2012 as part of the fourth wave of mystery packs. The toy uses the Rainbow Dash mold but features the show character's cutie mark, eye color and base color. According to the European collector card, Sassaflash "loves watching clouds". The U.S. collector card lists Sassaflash's name with a trademark symbol and has a longer description reading, "SASSAFLASH loves watching clouds blow across the sky!"
A second mini-figure toy and collector card pair was released in November 2012 as part of the sixth wave of mystery packs. This release uses the same color scheme as the show character, and uses the same name, trademark symbol, and description as the previous U.S. mystery pack release. The show character receives her name from the releases starting with this release.
A third Sassaflash mini-figure toy and collector card pair is part of the eighth wave of mystery packs. This release also uses the same color scheme as the show character, and uses the same name, trademark symbol, and description as the previous two U.S. mystery pack releases.
A fourth Sassaflash mini-figure toy and collector card pair is part of the tenth wave of mystery packs, which has been displayed at the 2014 American International Toy Fair. This release again uses the same color scheme as the show character, and uses the same name, trademark symbol, and description as the previous three U.S. mystery pack releases.
Sassaflash also appears in the Enterplay collectible card game's expansion set Canterlot Nights, which is the first time that she is simultaneously referred to by name and depicted with the same design as in the show. Her card shows her wearing a shirt at the Ponyville bowling alley as in The Cutie Pox and lists the quote "You set'em up, I knock'em down."
==Quotes==
:Emerald Gem: Your Majesty!
:Emerald Gem: I'm so glad you're here. We have an emergency—it's Petal Shine!
:— Princess Cadance and the Spring Hearts Garden
:Emerald Gem: No, Princess.
:Emerald Gem: You misunderstand.... Petal Shine has been like this for hours, and we can't figure out why.
:— Princess Cadance and the Spring Hearts Garden
:Emerald Gem: She had been out collecting giant Funflowers for our float in the garden earlier....
:Emerald Gem: When we came back from having our lunch, she was here just like this.
:— Princess Cadance and the Spring Hearts Garden
==Gallery==
==See also==
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==References==
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