Prince Blueblood

Prince Blueblood is a royal male unicorn pony who resides in Canterlot. He is the distant nephew of Princess Celestia and Princess Luna and the cousin of Princess Cadance. He starts out as the object of Rarity's affections, but once they meet in person, he falls short of her expectations.__TOC__
==Development and design==
Before The Best Night Ever aired, Lauren Faust stated that Celestia's nephew had no name in the show and that he's the "great great great great great great great great great great great (and probably even more greats) nephew on Celestia's and Luna's mother's side, about 52 times removed, roughly speaking." He was originally a Duke, but was changed to a Prince because "someone in the approval process thought kids wouldn't know what a Duke is", though the title of Duke would eventually be used for other ponies much later. "Blueblood" is an English idiom for "nobility", or being of noble birth or descent.
Prince Blueblood shares his coat and mane colors and tail with "Persnickety", shares his color scheme and compass rose cutie mark with Léon, shares his coat color and crowns cutie mark with Fancy Pants, and shares his compass rose cutie mark with "South Pole", sometimes Blue Moon, and in some material Friends Forever 13 Unnamed Stallion - Doctor.
==Depiction in the series==
Prince Blueblood first appears in Rarity's fantasy in The Ticket Master, where she envisions Princess Celestia introducing her to him at the Grand Galloping Gala and the two of them swiftly falling in love and getting married. In The Best Night Ever, Rarity meets Prince Blueblood in person at the Grand Galloping Gala and he appears physically the same. Rarity expects him to court her as he did in her daydream, but he instead treats her with little respect. Over the course of the night:
*Rarity expects Prince Blueblood to give her a rose that he picked, but he takes it for himself.
*He brings a cushion only for himself to sit in the castle's yard, leaving Rarity without a comfortable seat.
*He makes Rarity use her shawl to cover a puddle so he doesn't get dirty.
*He expects Rarity to open the door for him.
*He expects her to pay for his dinner.
*He inconsiderately dispraises Applejack's food in presence of her.
*When Applejack's cake is catapulted across the room at him, he pushes Rarity in front of him to use as a shield so that he won't get messy.
Thus, it appears that Prince Blueblood is thoroughly accustomed to being treated like royalty and that he possesses no sense of chivalry whatsoever.
 Throughout the entire Grand Galloping Gala, Rarity tries to make pleasant company with Blueblood, but his self-centered nature drives her to the point of extreme irritation. After he uses her to shield himself from an incoming cake, Rarity finally snaps and tells him off as the most "uncharming prince she's ever met", and shakes the cake all over him in retaliation. After the Gala descends into chaos, Rarity and her friends leave the scene, but she loses her glass slipper when running down a set of stairs. Pinkie Pie suggests that now her prince is sure to find her; panic-stricken at the thought, Rarity smashes the slipper and runs off.
In Sweet and Elite, Prince Blueblood appears during the song Becoming Popular (The Pony Everypony Should Know).
In Magical Mystery Cure, Prince Blueblood appears in one of Rarity's flashbacks.
In Equestria Games, Prince Blueblood appears as a spectator at the titular event, sitting in between the delegates from Saddle Arabia and the Duke and Duchess of Maretonia. Here, his cutie mark is the same as that of Fancy Pants.
==Other depictions==
===Merchandise===
 Blueblood is part of the trading card set: his card says he's Celestia's nephew, and that his family link to Luna and Celestia is "far removed". "You could call Prince Blueblood the most eligible unicorn bachelor in Canterlot, but you'll stop as soon as you meet this royal pain."
===IDW comics===
In , Prince Blueblood accompanies Shining Armor to Yakyakistan to establish trade agreements with the Crystal Empire. While Shining Armor inadvertently sours relations with the yaks, Blueblood uses his diplomatic experience to win the yaks over.
In a "what if?" story presented in My Little Pony: Deviations, Prince Blueblood is Celestia's personal student instead of Twilight Sparkle. However, due to his overblown ego during Nightmare Moon's attack, he angers Applejack, Fluttershy, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, and Pinkie Pie, and he ends up getting banished to the moon.
===Rarity's Peek Behind the Boutique===
Prince Blueblood appears in episode 2 of Rarity's Peek Behind the Boutique, "Fashion vs. Function".
===Magazines===
Blueblood appears in a story from the French My Little Pony magazine. In this story, he is referred to as Vladímir, although it is inconsistent with his original name which has been also retained in the show's French dub. He also appears to treat Rarity better than in the animated series.
===My Little Pony mobile game===
Prince Blueblood is a character in Gameloft's moile game, and serves as a boss during "The Crowning Achievement" event. His bio states "At one time the object of Rarity's affections, Prince Blueblood is a royal colt whose favorite pony is himself."
===The Elements of Harmony guidebook===
PRINCE BLUEBLOOD may be of a noble background, but he's also quite vain, which is no doubt why Rarity once had a crush on him.
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==References==
ar:الأمير بلوبلاد
de:Prinz Blaublut
es:Príncipe Blueblood
id:Pangeran Blueblood
it:Principe Sangueblu
pl:Książę Blueblood
ru:Принц Голубая Кровь
sr:Princ Blublad
sv:Prins Blueblood
th:Prince Blueblood
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