Royal guards

The royal guards, some also referred to as the E.U.P. (Earth, Unicorn, Pegasus) Guard of the Protective Pony Platoons,According to Amy Keating Rogers on DeviantArt, the E.U.P. Guard serves the same purpose as the royal guard, and though Celestia refers to them as such, "the name may have changed over the many, many years." are various groups of armored ponies, griffons, Hippogriffs, gargoyles, or other creatures that serve various members of royalty. They act as bodyguards, ceremonial guards in festivities, soldiers, and chauffeurs on several occasions. The guards are generally shown wearing extremely serious expressions and usually don't speak, but when they do, their voice is provided by Jayson Thiessen, Andrew Francis, Peter New, Ian Hanlin, Brian Drummond, Jason Simpson and/or Scott Underwood. Their cutie marks are obscured by their uniforms.__TOC__
==Development and design==
The royal guards' helmets are reminiscent of Greek Corinthian helmets, Roman "Imperial" helmets, medieval Barbut Helmets, and Qing dynasty Imperial Guard helmets with the helmet crest being the same color as their tails and mane.
M. A. Larson and Lauren Faust have stated on Twitter that they believe Luna's guards are a different race from Pegasi and come from "[d]eep caves inside the mountains."
The royal guards, including Luna's bat-winged guards, were featured in a cut scene from Slice of Life in which, in the absence of other ponies, they would have joked around doing impressions of Celestia and Luna.
Michael Vogel suggested an episode about the royal guards, but it was never produced.
==Unicorn guards==
 The unicorn guards first appear in the show's title sequence, standing at the foot of Princess Celestia's throne. Their next appearance is in The Cutie Mark Chronicles. Set in Twilight Sparkle's flashback, eight gray unicorn guards play fanfare for Princess Celestia as she comes on stage and raises the sun for the Summer Sun Celebration. The guards remain expressionless throughout the ceremony. They stand at the aisles of the theater in Hearth's Warming Eve.
They have more active roles in two episodes: One guards the VIP balcony and allows Rarity to enter it at the Wonderbolts race in the episode Sweet and Elite; the color of his magical glow is green.
 Unicorn guards appear in It's About Time wearing different uniforms, featuring helmets with flowing crests and redesigned armor. They patrol the Canterlot Archives; one of them, who recognizes Twilight Sparkle, unlocks the restricted "Star Swirl the Bearded" wing for her, even though at first she tries to avoid them and dreads being discovered sneaking about but finds herself eventually cornered.
Many unicorn guards of multiple colors appear in A Canterlot Wedding - Part 1 and A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2.
Three unicorn guards, two gray and one brown, appear with speaking roles in Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 1, and multiple gray unicorn guards appear in Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 2.
In reference to their appearance in the title sequence, two unicorn guards appear standing between Celestia's throne in the end of Crusaders of the Lost Mark. Unicorn guards appear among Princess Celestia's army in an alternate timeline in The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 1.
In Celestial Advice, two grey unicorn guards observe Celestia pacing across her floor in a flashback.
In A Royal Problem, a grey unicorn guard shows Starlight Glimmer to her royal suite. Later, he calls her for an audience with Princess Luna and almost catches the music box ballerina wishing Starlight luck.
In My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Forgotten Friendship, grey unicorn guards are present when Twilight and Sunset Shimmer come to visit the princesses, both at the door to the throne room and at the foot of Celestia's throne.
In My Little Pony The Movie, a unicorn guard appears near Captain Celaeno and Twilight as they dance during the closing credits.
In School Daze - Part 2, two unicorn guards appear at Celestia and Luna's throne room. In A Rockhoof and a Hard Place, several unicorn guards are shown being drilled by Flash Magnus in Canterlot. In School Raze - Part 2, several unicorn guards are seen marching from Canterlot with Celestia, Luna, and Chancellor Neighsay.
In The Beginning of the End - Part 2, . In Sparkle's Seven, unicorn guards, both stallion and mare, appear guarding Canterlot Castle from intruders. Rarity also enters the heavily guarded castle by disguising herself in royal guard armor. In Between Dark and Dawn, a unicorn mare appears at the front gate of Canterlot Castle.
In The Summer Sun Setback, a unicorn mare enters Canterlot Castle with her medallion, unwittingly alerting a disguised Queen Chrysalis to the new security feature. A unicorn stallion is later distracted by Cozy Glow and has his magic drained by Tirek, allowing the intruders to enter the Canterlot Archives.
In The Ending of the End - Part 1, a unicorn stallion regards Applejack with suspicion due to rumors spread by the three villains. Multiple unicorn guards later prepare to defend Canterlot from their attack, but are easily defeated by the transformed Cozy Glow.
===Sable Spirit's guards===
 Unicorn guards with curved horns appear in Campfire Tales serving Empress Sable Spirit. These guards wear green armor, and at least some are mares.
==Pegasus guards==
===Princess Celestia's guards===
 In Friendship is Magic, part 1, a pair of the more commonly seen white-coat Pegasus guards chauffeur Twilight Sparkle and Spike from Canterlot to Ponyville in a flying chariot. Their following appearance is in Friendship is Magic, part 2. When Mayor Mare commands three of them to stop Nightmare Moon, the latter strikes them with lightning bolts to swat them away. The guards later draw the royal chariot into town at the end of the episode. They briefly appear in Swarm of the Century, driving Celestia's flying chariot, and in Sonic Rainboom, accompanying Celestia in her spectator box at Cloudsdale's stadium.
They make a speaking appearance in A Bird in the Hoof, where they guard the princess and search for her pet bird Philomena. Two guards stand on duty at the entrance to Sugarcube Corner where Celestia is staying. They are pestered by Rainbow Dash who tries to elicit a response from them, but they remain stoic and silent. Soon after, they hinder Fluttershy's entrance until Twilight confirms she's allowed inside. Later, a guard notifies Celestia that the mayor seeks an audience with her. Even later, two guards are sent to inform Twilight that the Princess's bird is missing, and they continue looking for the bird throughout the episode. The episode ends with the bird tickling the guards and making them laugh at Rainbow Dash's request.
Many Pegasus guards of multiple colors appear in the season two finale.
In Rarity Investigates!, Rarity and Rainbow Dash interrogate Spearhead and two other Pegasus guards over a crime that takes place within Canterlot Castle. One of the guards complains that their job is incredibly boring and thankless work, to the point that they were easily distracted by an offering of cake from the culprit, which allowed the crime to take place.
In Celestial Advice, Pegasus guards are seen flying Twilight and Spike to Ponyville just as in the first episode. Pegasus guards also appear in A Royal Problem pulling Princess Luna's chariot as she smiles and waves to ponies in Canterlot.
In My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Forgotten Friendship, a Pegasus guard is seen flying over Canterlot.
In A Rockhoof and a Hard Place, some Pegasus guards appear being drilled by Flash Magnus in Canterlot. In School Raze - Part 2, Pegasus mares appear among Celestia's guards apprehending Cozy Glow, and later escorting her to Tartarus.
In The Beginning of the End - Part 2, . In Sparkle's Seven, Pegasus guards, both stallion and mare, appear guarding Canterlot Castle from intruders. Zephyr Breeze also appears as a new member of the royal guard. In Between Dark and Dawn, a Pegasus mare appears at the front gate of Canterlot Castle.
In The Summer Sun Setback, Queen Chrysalis disguises herself as a Pegasus guard as part of her efforts to infiltrate the Canterlot Archives. Real Pegasus guards also stand guard outside Canterlot Castle, and another alerts Twilight to the dangerous weather caused by a misdirected Pegasi weather team.
===Hearth's Warming Eve guards===
 The Pegasus guards featured in the Hearth's Warming Eve pageant share the same design as Celestia's Pegasus guards, but they have a different color scheme and a lightning bolt emblem instead of a star-shaped emblem.
===Princess Luna's guards===
 Princess Luna's guards chauffeur Luna's flying carriage in Luna Eclipsed. Luna's guards have dark gray coats, bat wings, tufted ears, and cat-like vertical slits for pupils. They wear lavender-colored armor.
In The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 2, Nightmare Moon's guards―both stallions and mares―appear in similar regalia to that used by Luna's guards and appear to possess bat wings as well.
===Zephyr Heights guards===
 Zephyr Heights royal guards in My Little Pony: A New Generation, My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale, the My Little Pony: Make Your Mark special, My Little Pony: A Maretime Bay Adventure, and page 3 include Zoom Zephyrwing and Thunder Flap. The Pegasi guards are in service to the Zephyr Heights royal family, consisting of Queen Haven and her daughters, princesses Pipp Petals and Zipp Storm. They take Sunny Starscout and Izzy Moonbow into custody after the pair arrive on the Zephyr Heights mountain, and several are in attendance when the pair are brought before the queen. Another pair bring Pipp to Sunny and Izzy's cell, while others are on hand during Pipp's performance at the castle.
The royal guards later take Queen Haven into custody after it's revealed that the royal family have been lying to the general populace about having the ability to fly. A squad of them later pursue the queen after she escapes and makes her way to Bridlewood, where they confront a group of unicorns before watching as Sunny and Izzy attempt to restore magic by uniting the Pegasus and unicorn crystals. They also follow the queen and her daughters to Maretime Bay, where they are threatened by Sprout Cloverleaf's assault vehicle. They are thus witness to the restoration of magic, being among the first to regain their magical abilities, and are later seen mingling with the Earth ponies and unicorns in Maretime Bay.
==Earth pony guards==
 Two of the royal guards seen overlooking the station in A Canterlot Wedding - Part 1 have no wings or a horn, marking them as Earth pony guards. Another Earth pony guard appears in The Crystal Empire - Part 1, informing Princess Celestia about the return of the Crystal Empire. This marks the first time in the series that a royal guard has removed his helmet, confirming at least for the guard in question that the crest on their helmet matches their mane color.
Earth pony guards appear among Princess Celestia's army in an alternate timeline in The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 1.
===Prince Hisan's guards===
 Numerous identical Earth pony guards appear in Daring Done? in service to Prince Hisan and his father.
==Alicorn guards==
 In A Canterlot Wedding - Part 1, some guards saluting can be seen having both a pair of wings and a horn due to an animation error. Archived locally.
==Crystal Empire guards==
 First appearing in the movie My Little Pony Equestria Girls, these Crystal Ponies serve as the royal guard for the Crystal Empire. The Crystal Earth pony guards are similar to the Canterlot Earth pony guards except most of them have the exclusive crystal sheen effect and wear armor with more decorative details. In the episode Three's A Crowd, a Crystal Pegasus guard appears alongside Flash Sentry. Two Crystal Earth pony guards appear in Equestria Games, escorting Spike to meet Princess Cadance when he arrives in the Crystal Empire for the titular sporting event.
More Pegasi guards appear in The Crystalling - Part 1, with Shining Armor selecting two of them to act as honor guards during Flurry Heart's Crystalling ceremony. The Crystal Empire guards play a prominent role in The Times They Are A Changeling, searching for and guarding against the changeling Thorax, whom they believe to be a threat. In the season nine premiere The Beginning of the End, a number of Crystal Pegasus guards are enslaved by King Sombra after failed attempts to stop his takeover of the empire, and later join in his attack on Canterlot. In The Ending of the End, several Crystal Pegasus guards salute Shining Armor and Cadance after receiving word of an imminent attack on Canterlot, and are later seen on guard when Twilight's friends arrive.
==Notable members==
===Shining Armor===
 Shining Armor is introduced as the captain of the royal guard in A Canterlot Wedding - Part 1. He is the older brother of Twilight Sparkle and husband of Princess Cadance. Caramel, Cherry Fizzy, Noteworthy, and Meadow Song serve closely to Shining Armor in A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2.
===Flash Sentry===
 Flash Sentry is a character who appears in the movie My Little Pony Equestria Girls. He first appears as a Pegasus royal guard who greets Twilight Sparkle upon her arrival at the Crystal Empire castle. In the alternate world, Twilight encounters his human counterpart, and the two develop a crush on one another. When Twilight returns to Equestria, she blushes upon meeting her world's Flash Sentry again.
Flash's Pegasus counterpart makes non-speaking appearances in Three's A Crowd and My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Forgotten Friendship. In Twilight's Kingdom - Part 1, he has a minor speaking role, introducing the duke and duchess of Maretonia to the Crystal Empire.
===Spearhead===
 Spearhead is a guard who appears in-uniform in Rarity Investigates! and out-of-uniform in A Flurry of Emotions, with a speaking role in both but a different voice in each. In the latter episode, he is revealed to be an old friend of Shining Armor, and he states that he left his guard position in order to pursue a career as an artist.
===Flash Magnus===
Flash Magnus is revealed to have become a new drill sergeant of the Canterlot royal guard in A Rockhoof and a Hard Place.
===Gallus===
In the future seen during The Last Problem, Gallus is shown to be a member of the Canterlot Royal Guard.
===Zoom Zephyrwing===
 Zoom Zephyrwing is a Zephyr Heights guard in My Little Pony: A New Generation, My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale#Zipp Gets Her Wings, My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale#Sisters Take Flight, My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale#Clip Trot, the My Little Pony: Make Your Mark special, My Little Pony: A Maretime Bay Adventure, My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale#Queen for a Day, My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale#On Your Cutie Marks, page 3, My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale#One Trick Pony, My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale#Starscout Code, My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale#Sneaksy Strikes Again, My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale#Making a Meal of It, My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale#Taking Flight, My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale#The Hunt for Eggmund Bunny, My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale#Mare Family Mare Problems, My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale#Moon Festival, cover A, My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale#The Rise and Fall, My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale#Snow Business Like Show Business, and multiple toy sets (the Royal Gala Collection, the Snow Party Countdown advent calendar, and the Mini World Magic Mini Equestria Collection).
===Thunder Flap===
 Thunder Flap is a Zephyr Heights guard in My Little Pony: A New Generation, My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale#Zipp Gets Her Wings, My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale#Sisters Take Flight, My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale#Clip Trot, the My Little Pony: Make Your Mark special, My Little Pony: A Maretime Bay Adventure, My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale#Queen for a Day, My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale#On Your Cutie Marks, page 3, My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale#One Trick Pony, My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale#Starscout Code, My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale#Sneaksy Strikes Again, My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale#Taking Flight, My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale#Firework-ing Together, My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale#Sunny's Smoothie Moves, My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale#The Hunt for Eggmund Bunny, My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale#Mare Family Mare Problems, My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale#Bridlewoodstock, My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale#Diva and Conquer, My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale#Moon Festival, My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale#The Rise and Fall, My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale#Snow Business Like Show Business, and the Mini World Magic Mini Equestria Collection toy set.
==Other royal guards==
In The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone, Twilight Sparkle, narrating the history of Griffonstone to Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie from the book Bygone Griffons of Greatness, shows pictures of griffons guarding the former griffon king. Griffon guards are also mentioned in Princess Celestia and the Summer of Royal Waves.
In The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 2, the alternate timeline version of Queen Chrysalis is accompanied by two changelings clad in helmets and chest plates. In To Where and Back Again - Part 2, similarly attired changelings are seen guarding the entrance to Chrysalis' throne room, and later surround Thorax and Starlight Glimmer within the throne room itself. Armored changelings in direct service to Chrysalis also appear in , , and .
Stratus Skyranger is a Hippogriff Guard for Queen Novo. Others of Queen Novo's guards appear in My Little Pony The Movie and Beyond Equestria: Fluttershy Balances the Scales.
Other royal guard factions, including non-pony guards, appear throughout the IDW comics.
In , an alternate universe King Sombra's royal guards appear dressed in black armor. In the present, they mistake the Mane Six and Spike for their alternate universe counterparts, and in a flashback, they imprison Princess Celestia and Star Swirl the Bearded. In , one of alternate Princess Celestia's guards appears wearing white and gold Egyptian-themed armor. In My Little Pony: The Movie Prequel and -, Panthera is home to a force of Abyssinian guards. In , the royal palace of Ornithia is protected by a force of guards.
In , King Sombra's guards appear in a flashback helping him set traps to capture a crystal bard.
In , King Vorak and Queen Haydon have a detail of gargoyle royal guards.
In , King Orion of Timbucktu has a royal guard detail of sparkly-eyed Pegasi. Queen Chrysalis poses as one of these guards during her invasion of the city. Later in the same issue, Emperor Incitatus has a royal guard detail of unicorns.
In the chapter book Daring Do and the Forbidden City of Clouds, the city of Cirrostrata hosts its own contingent of royal guards, including a Pegasus stallion named Orange Mane.
In , a number of alternate universe unicorn royal guards appear in service to Princess Eris.
King Guto, the guards, and the Idol of Boreas S5E8.png|King Guto's griffon guards in The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone
MLP The Movie Stratus Skyranger, Hippogriff Guard packaging.jpg|Queen Novo's Hippogriff Guard Stratus Skyranger
Sombra's guard setting trap FF04.png|King Sombra's guard in 
FIENDship is Magic issue 2 gargoyle guard.png|King Vorak and Queen Haydon's gargoyle guard in 
FIENDship is Magic issue 5 Chrysalis and guard.png|King Orion's sparkly-eyed Pegasus guard in 
FIENDship is Magic issue 5 Incitatus' guards.png|Emperor Incitatus' unicorn guard in FIENDship is Magic Issue #5
Alternet Universe Sombra Guards Comic issue 18.png|King Sombra's guards in an alternate universe in 
Comic issue 19 Alternate Celestia's royal guard.png|Celestia's guards in an alternate universe in 
Blueblood's Guards.png|Prince Blueblood's Guards in .
Nightmare Knights issue 2 Eris' guards.jpg|A pair of Princess Eris' guards in .
MLPTM Prequel issue 1 Abyssinian Guard.jpg|An Abyssinian guard seen in My Little Pony: The Movie Prequel Issue #1.
Comic issue 97 page 4.jpg|Several Abyssinian guards.
Comic issue 100 page 3.jpg|An Ornithian Palace Guard.
==Other depictions==
===IDW comics===
 In , two Pegasus royal guards transport Princess Celestia to the site of Twilight's battle with Queen Chrysalis and fight against the giant mutant cockatrices in the mini-comic "In the Interim..."
In the Nightmare Rarity story arc, numerous royal guards, including ones with armor like Shining Armor's, help against Nightmare Rarity and the Nightmare Forces. Two guards Pegasus also appear in Twilight's nightmare.
In , one of Princess Luna's guards appears as her escort during the Summer Wrap-Up Festival.
In , a Pegasus guard whistles when Princess Cadance appears and hails the arrival of Buck Withers.
In Reflections, on page 3 of Issue #17, two royal guards-including one of Luna's Pegasi-stand guard when Luna informs Twilight of Celestia's disappearance. Two more guards look confused as Princess Luna stands in for Princess Celestia during her absence.
In , two royal guards appear on page 1 at the entrance to the School for Gifted Unicorns. In , two royal guards are named on page 4: an Earth pony royal guard named Sam and one of Princess Luna's guards named Ralph; they share their names respectively with a Storm Creature and a cat and with another Storm Creature. In the mini-comic "Luna Gets a Pet", one of Luna's guards escorts her through the forest.
In My Little Pony Annual 2013, two Pegasus guards escort Sunset Shimmer out of Canterlot Castle when Princess Celestia removes her from her position as Celestia's student, and Sunset overpowers them off-panel. Later, one of the guards moves the Crystal Mirror to Celestia's throne room.
In , a royal guard hails the arrival of Spike.
In , Pinkie Pie and Princess Luna play some pranks on two royal guards.
In , several Crystal Empire guards appear on duty at the Empire, and Prince Blueblood's Earth pony guards carry his palanquin to Yakyakistan.
In , Crystal Empire guards appear with spoken dialogue on pages 9, 11, 13, and 14, including two named Charming Cavalier and Gallant Gallop.
In , several Crystal Empire guards bring Sombra to Chestnut Falls' orphanage after finding him alone in the frozen north. In , Pegasi guards are seen patrolling the streets of Canterlot on page 4. In , a unicorn guard serves as Celestia's advisor following Nightmare Moon's banishment. In , guards from all three main tribes-including Luna's Pegasi-appear guarding Chrysalis' prison, and Pegasus guards appear in flashback during Chrysalis' siege on Timbucktu.
In My Little Pony Annual 2017, several Crystal Pegasi guards are seen fighting off a Changeling invasion of the Crystal Empire. In My Little Pony: Deviations, several royal guards appear pulling Prince Blueblood's carriage or standing guard on pages 3, 4, 5, and 6.
In Siege of the Crystal Empire, a Crystal Empire unicorn guard alerts Shining Armor and Cadance to the attack on the Empire, and several guards join Shining Armor in pursuing Iron Will. Several guards also appear in a flashback where they find Sombra as a foal.
In , two Pegasus guards appear in Princess Celestia's retinue at the Convocation of Creatures. In , an Earth pony guard appears rolling the prison orb containing Shadowfall. In , a unicorn guard appears on page 1, and in , two guards-including one of Luna's-appear on page 4.
In My Little Pony: IDW 20/20, Pegasus guards pull a chariot to transport Twilight and her younger self to Ponyville. In My Little Pony Holiday Special 2019, several guards-including some of Luna's-appear on pages 4, 7, and 17, assisting with the Royal Hearth's Warming Gala and later coming to the aid of a stranded train.
In Friendship is Magic: Free Comic Book Day, a squad of royal guards awakens Spike on the day Twilight is set to raise the sun for the first time as queen of Equestria. They then assist Spike with preparations for the event, including searching for Twilight when she goes missing. In , an Earth pony royal guard appears on page 1. In , the Canterlot royal guards fight against the attacking Knights of Harmony. In , the royal guards are freed from the Knights' control.
In , two of Queen Haven's Pegasus guards appear on page 3.
===Storybooks===
In The Great Princess Caper, several Pegasus guards engage airborne Storm Creatures during the battle for Canterlot.
In Filly Sized Follies, a force of Earth pony guards serve Chief Stouthoof of Starfall.
====Chapter books====
In Princess Celestia and the Summer of Royal Waves, several guards including Glimmering Shield and Golden Flight accompany Celestia to Monacolt and later inform her of a Carcinus attack on Canterlot.
In Princess Luna and the Festival of the Winter Moon, Luna's guards are given the names Echo and Nocturn. The novel also confirms Larson and Faust's statements of her guards being a different "race of ponies that lived deep within mountain caves like bats." Echo and Nocturn are revealed to have entered Luna's service after she saved them from a dragon, and they accompany her to the titular festival.
In Princess Cadance and the Spring Hearts Garden, Shining Armor is called away by Celestia to hold trials for new guard recruits including Jasper Hoof and Topaz. Lieutenant Jade Wing is also featured in chapter 9.
In My Little Pony: The Movie: The Junior Novel, Queen Novo's seapony guards are specifically referred to as royal guards. In Beyond Equestria: Fluttershy Balances the Scales, seapony guards Cerulean and Salt Air are featured, and guards Golden Fin and Crystal Tide are mentioned.
===Software===
====My Little Pony (mobile game)====
One of Luna's guards is referred to as a "cool looking Pegasus" in a post by Gameloft's My Little Pony mini-site and My Little Pony game Facebook page. The game also identifies Blackthorn as captain of the Everfree Royal Guard. During the "Siege of the Crystal Empire" and "The Nightmare Before Hearth's Warming" events, several royal guards appear as enemy minions or bosses. A texture matching Nightmare Moon's white guard has been included in the game's files. The Chaos Roadhouse Sentry also serves as a boss battle helper during the "Nightmare Knights" event.
=====My Little Pony mobile game descriptions=====
Royal Guard:
The Royal Guard pegasus ponies serve as the protectors of Princess Celestia and all of Equestria.
Princess Luna's Royal Guard:
Princess Luna's protector ponies are identified by their dark coats and manes, as well as their purple armor.
Unicorn Guard:
The brave royal guards serve Princess Celestia and Princess Luna. Their job is to protect Equestria and its rulers from harm.
Crystal Guard:
While protecting his Princess from all who would harm her, he DOES spend a lot of time cleaning his armor.
Stalwart Royal Guard:
He’s sworn to defend the great Crystal Empire -- and with wings of that size, he’s quite the high flyer!
Stratus Skyranger:
With the pinkest of plumes and his bright golden armor, this hippogriff stallion's really a charmer!
Stalwart Hippogriff Guard:
Novo and Skystar she'll always keep safe -- but she needs some new armor. (That suit tends to chafe.)
Imperial Guardspony:
This ancient warrior adheres to a strict code of honor, duty, and having really neat armor. He added that last part to the code himself.
Canterlot Night Guard:
He's dedicated to his job--but it's hard to say if this pony joined to serve and protect, or just to wear that snazzy uniform.
Crystal Empire Guardspony:
A devoted protector of his homeland, this stallion feels REALLY bad about the whole 'Sombra taking over' thing. He'll do better next time -- he promises!
Mirror-Sombra's Castle Guard:
In a universe where Sombra was good all along, this pony served him faithfully. Wonder what he's doing on THIS side of the mirror?
Steely Canterlot Marshal
Princess Luna makes sure to rotate her guardsponies into Canterlot's Royal Guard on a regular basis. It's broadening!
Solemn Canterlot Marshal
''You know what they say about Canterlot's royal guard: they ALWAYS get their pony!
Stern Canterlot Marshal
Canterlot's Royal Guards are authorized to roam beyond the borders of the Equestrian capital in search of the most dangerous pony criminals.
Chaos Roadhouse Sentry
Watching the Chaos Roadhouse's Villain-O-Meter can be tiring work -- but at least he gets to trigger the attached trap door every now and then.
Centaur Castle Guard
Technically, they're 'gargoyles guarding a centaur castle' but writing that would have taken up too much space.
Fauxlestia's Guard
Protecting a mirror-universe tyrant isn't the flashiest job, but at least the insurance coverage is decent.
Timbucktu Guardspony
If the legends surrounding the fall of Timbucktu are to be believed, there's a chance this guy is Chrysalis in disguise. Be careful!
Stalwart Lunar Guard:
The backbone of Luna's security detail... Or, at least, that's what it says on his resume.
Stoic Lunar Guard:
Go ahead: Just TRY to make her laugh! You won't even be able to see if she does because of the helmet!
Royal Cat Guard:
Kind of a jerk, and loyal to a tyrant, but he DOES look cute batting a ball of yarn around.
====Online games====
One of Princess Luna's guards appears in the Castle Creator game. He is referred to as a Pegasus in the file name of a Castle Creator and Card Creator game asset both on the websites of both Hasbro and The Hub.
===My Little Pony: The Manga - A Day in the Life of Equestria===
In Vol. 1, two Pegasus guards appear in a fantasy arresting Star Dancer. In Vol. 2, a captured Star Dancer is under the watch of two futuristic guards before being freed by Professor What. In Vol. 3, a Bat Pony and several Pegasi guards appear on pages 12, 13, and 14, among others, in an alternate timeline ruled over by Nightmare Moon.
==Merchandise==
 A mini-figure toy of batwinged Pegasus is included with the moonlight Chariot.
A mini-figure toy and collector card of Royal Guard are included in the twenty-first wave of mystery packs. The collector card states about Royal Guard, "He protects Canterlot Castle with his friends."
A mini-figure toy and collector card of Gemshine Guard are included in the twenty-third wave of mystery packs. The collector card states about Gemshine Guard, "He protects his friends."
In Enterplay's collectible card game, card α #14 C depicts a Pegasus royal guard and lists the quote "Stop right there, criminal!"
In the game's Canterlot Nights expansion set, card #33 R depicts an Earth pony royal guard and lists the quote "I'm going to need to see your cart license and registration. Please step out of the cart, ma'am." Card #54 R depicts a unicorn royal guard and gives the description "Luckily, the Canterlot Archive's closing time doesn't apply to the personal protégé of Princess Celestia."
In the game's Crystal Games expansion set, card #8 R depicts a Crystal Pegasus royal guard and lists the quote "Stop in the name of the law!" Card #26 U depicts a Pegasus royal guard and gives the description "Equestria's Royal Guards may be known for their stern behavior, but nopony can argue with their results."
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