Ponet

Ponet is the placeholder name of a male unicorn with a grayish-purple coat, dark goldenrod and pale yellow mane and tail, green eyes, and usually a cutie mark of a yellow star surrounded by multiple white five-pronged smaller stars. He is unnamed in the show and is called by the title Elite Pony in another depiction.__TOC__
==Development and design==
He shares his mane and tail style and colors, eye color, and usual cutie mark with Compass Star, shares his design with "Poppycock" and S02E26 Unnamed Unicorn Stallion #4, shares his mane and tail style and eye color with "Sightseer", shares his mane and tail style or sometimes design with Royal Pin, shares his mane and tail style and sometimes eye color with Starry Eyes, shares his mane and tail style with "The Tenth Doctor / Doctor Whooves #3", shares his tail style and coat color with S04E19 Unnamed Earth Stallion #1, shares his tail style with Perfect Pace, "Raggedy Doctor", "Emerald Beacon", "Star Gazer", Madden, "Infinity", S04E17 Unnamed Earth Stallion #4, sometimes shares his design with "Star Bright", sometimes shares his mane and/or tail style with "Earl Grey", resembles S04E24 Unnamed Unicorn Stallion #1, shares his coat and mane and tail colors with Stormbreaker, shares at least the design of his usual cutie mark with Commander Hurricane, and has a similar usual cutie mark to Twilight Sparkle, "Masquerade", and in some depictions Photo Finish.
In mid-March 2011, Lauren Faust was asked "Hi Lauren, I have a question... Is everypony in the crowd in Show Stoppers [link]@ supposed supposed to have a 'blank flank', as in some sort of Easter Egg? Or was it a silly mistake" and answered "It was just an oversight. Wish I had a more interesting answer for you. Sorry."
==Depiction in the series==
 Ponet first appears at the Summer Sun Celebration in Friendship is Magic, part 1. In the very next episode, he is in the crowd welcoming Princess Luna to Ponyville. He also appears in Rainbow Dash's Grand Galloping Gala fantasy in The Ticket Master and attends Trixie's magic show in Boast Busters. In Call of the Cutie, he attempts to paint on a canvas, but Apple Bloom splats an apple on it, splattering Ponet with applesauce.
Ponet watches the Running of the Leaves in Fall Weather Friends, the Cutie Mark Crusaders' talent show performance in The Show Stoppers, and the Summer Sun Celebration in Twilight Sparkle's flashback in The Cutie Mark Chronicles.
In The Mysterious Mare Do Well, Ponet cheers for Rainbow Dash after she saves Aura and again after she saves Cream Puff. He appears in formal attire at the Canterlot Garden Party in Sweet and Elite. He appears in Hearth's Warming Eve and The Last Roundup, sits at a cafe table with White Lightning in Hearts and Hooves Day, and appears at both wedding ceremonies in A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2.
 Ponet watches the Summer Harvest Parade in One Bad Apple, even taking part in the parade with a different cutie mark in one shot, and is part of the parade during A True, True Friend before attending Twilight's princess coronation in Magical Mystery Cure.
Ponet appears next to Shoeshine in Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 1, watches the Summer Sun Celebration in the following episode, dresses up as Star Swirl the Bearded in Three's A Crowd, attends Rainbow Dash's birth-iversary party in Pinkie Pride, appears at the beginning and end of Simple Ways, and is seen briefly in Filli Vanilli and It Ain't Easy Being Breezies.
In For Whom the Sweetie Belle Toils, Ponet is in the audience at the Cutie Mark Crusaders' play and in Sweetie Belle's dream, and he appears in Leap of Faith, Trade Ya!, Equestria Games, Twilight's Kingdom - Part 1, and at the end of Twilight's Kingdom - Part 2.
Ponet appears in Ponyville in Tanks for the Memories, attends the Grand Galloping Gala in Make New Friends but Keep Discord, attends Cranky Doodle Donkey and Matilda's wedding in Slice of Life, appears at the Grand Equestria Pony Summit in Princess Spike, appears in Amending Fences with a different cutie mark, appears in Canterlot Boutique, and attends the Sisterhooves Social in Brotherhooves Social.
===Appearances===
Times are approximate.
Season one	Season one
1 	18:46 - on a town hall balcony at the Summer Sun Celebration; 20:15 - in the crowd during Nightmare Moon's address (with several duplicates)
2 	20:51 - in the crowd during Princess Celestia's decree (slightly obscured by Celestia's tail)
3 	3:56 - in Rainbow Dash's fantasy (with several duplicates)
4 	None
5 	None
6 	2:20 ~ 3:36, 4:15, 5:38 ~ 5:56, 7:55 ~ 9:57 - in the crowd at Trixie's magic show
Duplicates: one at 2:20
7 	None
8 	None
9 	None
10 	None
11 	None
12 	5:15 - painting on a canvas before Apple Bloom splats an apple on it
13 	9:11, 9:15, 18:51 - watching the Running of the Leaves; 19:44 ~ 21:21 - standing near the Running of the Leaves finish line
Duplicates: one at 9:11
14 	None
15 	None
16 	None
17 	None
18 	16:37 - watching the Cutie Mark Crusaders' talent show performance (with one duplicate); 18:40 - laughing at the Crusaders
19 	None
20 	None
21 	None
22 	None
23 	12:19 - at the Summer Sun Celebration in Twilight Sparkle's flashback
24 	None
25 	None
26 	None
Season two	Season two
1 	None
2 	None
3 	None
4 	None
5 	None
6 	None
7 	None
8 	2:20, 2:25 - cheering for Rainbow Dash when she saves Aura; 3:15 - cheering for Rainbow Dash when she saves Cream Puff; 5:54 - in the crowd at Sugarcube Corner
9 	5:12 - in Rarity's fantasy; 5:43 ~ 6:47 - in the crowd at the Wonderbolts Derby (with several duplicates); 9:36 ~ 10:06 - appears during Becoming Popular (The Pony Everypony Should Know); 14:44, 15:20, 15:28, 17:39 ~ 20:01 - at the Canterlot Garden Party
10 	None
11 	1:09 - standing next to Swan Song; 20:24 - in the crowd of ponies singing The Heart Carol (with two duplicates)
12 	None
13 	None
14 	3:36 - in the crowd listening to Applejack's speech (obscured by Fluttershy and Rare Find)
15 	None
16 	None
17 	4:10 - walking with Berryshine during The Perfect Stallion; 4:13 - at a cafe table with White Lightning
18 	5:35 - seen during Smile Song
Duplicates: one at 5:37 and 5:40
19 	None
20 	6:21, 6:30 - seen when Cerberus appears in Ponyville
21 	None
22 	None
23 	None
24 	None
25 	None
26 	5:58 - in the crowd during This Day Aria, Part 1; 7:40 ~ 8:58, 9:58, 10:18 - at the first wedding ceremony; 17:34, 17:47 - at the second ceremony; 19:00 - in the large crowd of ponies; 20:28 - at the wedding reception
Duplicates: several at 5:58 and 19:00
Season three	Season three
1 	None
2 	None
3 	None
4 	15:31 - watching the Summer Harvest Parade; 15:38 - taking part in the parade (different cutie mark)
Duplicates: one at 15:32
5 	None
6 	None
7 	None
8 	None
9 	None
10 	None
11 	None
12 	None
13 	13:17 - carrying a large drum during A True, True Friend; 19:07, 20:27, 20:37 - at Twilight's princess coronation; 19:29, 20:01 - in the large crowd of ponies (with several duplicates)
Season four	Season four
1 	0:47 - talking with Shoeshine in Canterlot
2 	20:30 ~ 21:21 - watching the Summer Sun Celebration
3 	None
4 	None
5 	None
6 	None
7 	None
8 	None
9 	None
10 	None
11 	9:47, 9:50 - at the Star Swirl the Bearded Traveling Museum dressed as Star Swirl; 10:09 - running from floating Star Swirl hats
12 	19:47 - at Rainbow Dash's birth-iversary party
13 	0:43 - at the Ponyville Days festival announcement; 0:59 - vaguely seen when Rarity is announced as the Pony of Ceremonies; 21:08 - dancing with Fine Line at the Ponyville Days Festival
14 	12:16 - cheering for the Ponytones
15 	None
16 	3:28 - awaiting the arrival of the Breezies
17 	None
18 	None
19 	3:42 - in the audience at the Cutie Mark Crusaders' play; 9:11, 9:28 - in Sweetie Belle's dream; 9:42 - running to get out of the rain
20 	4:45, 4:54, 6:21 - seen during Flim Flam Miracle Curative Tonic
21 	None
22 	0:36 - welcoming Princess Twilight to the Traders Exchange; 1:58 - marveling Princess Twilight with other ponies; 19:19 ~ 20:11 - at the Traders Exchange trial
23 	None
24 	4:39 - in the Games stadium between Shoeshine and "Star Bright"; 6:44 - in the stadium crowd, partially blurred
25 	1:28, 1:43 - in the crowd when the dignitaries arrive; 20:09 - having his magic taken by Lord Tirek
26 	21:14 - smiling at Discord
Season five	Season five
1 	None
2 	None
3 	None
4 	None
5 	0:03 - walking through Ponyville
6 	None
7 	8:21 - at the Grand Galloping Gala
8 	None
9 	17:12, 17:44, 18:59 ~ 20:57 - at Cranky Doodle Donkey and Matilda's wedding
10 	0:06 - at the Grand Equestria Pony Summit; 4:13, 4:16 - watching ponies play polo; 10:44 - getting advice from Spike; 10:50 - in a line of summit delegates
11 	None
12 	9:17 - at a Canterlot cafe (different cutie mark)
13 	None
14 	7:07, 7:27 - standing to the far right of Fashion Plate; 7:32, 7:43 - standing next to Written Script; 12:22 - in Rarity's fantasy during Rules of Rarity
15 	0:01 - walking outside Canterlot Carousel with Golden Harvest; 5:44 - at Princess Celestia's dinner party
16 	None
17 	10:16 ~ 11:30 - watching a musical performance; 11:57 - surprised by "Orchard Blossom"'s voice; 12:45 - watching Apple Bloom and "Orchard Blossom" do their Sisterhooves cheer
18 	13:28 - talking to Filthy Rich
19 	None
20 	None
21 	None
22 	None
23 	None
24 	19:14 - watching Coloratura perform "The Magic Inside"
25 	None
26 	None
Season six	Season six
1 	None
2 	None
3 	None
4 	17:45 ~ 20:25 - watching the dance recital
5 	None
6 	None
7 	None
8 	None
9 	None
10 	None
11 	None
12 	10:11 - walking toward Pinkie Pie and Saffron Masala; 11:36 - turning down the ad campaign
13 	None
14 	16:13 - watching the Applewood Derby
15 	20:03 - in the crowd of ponies in the barn; 21:26 - laughing with everypony else
16 	None
17 	None
18 	None
19 	2:20 - watching Tender Taps perform
20 	None
21 	None
22 	None
23 	None
24 	None
25 	None
26 	None
Season seven	Season seven
1 	None
2 	None
3 	19:18 - walking in the exhibit with Sprinkle Medley
4 	2:07 - covering his ears
5 	None
6 	None
7 	10:50 - in the stands of the Wonderbolts arena
8 	None
9 	None
10 	10:20 - watching Princess Luna at a ribbon-cutting ceremony
11 	None
12 	None
13 	None
14 	15:54 - part of the angry mob
15 	None
16 	None
17 	None
18 	None
19 	0:49 - standing in line at the flower stand
20 	None
21 	None
22 	None
23 	5:29, 20:15 - sharing a table with Rainbowshine in flashback of Rainbow Dash's half-birthday
24 	None
25 	None
26 	None
Season eight	Season eight
1 	18:47 - walking in the School of Friendship courtyard
2 	None
3 	None
4 	None
5 	None
6 	None
7 	13:28 - taking his seat; 19:03 ~ 20:38 - in the audience for the play
8 	None
9 	None
10 	None
11 	4:34 - walking with another unicorn away from the entrance to the School of Friendship
12 	None
13 	None
14 	None
15 	None
16 	None
17 	None
18 	None
19 	None
20 	Yes
21 	Yes
22 	None
23 	None
24 	None
25 	None
26 	None
Season nine	Season nine
1 	None
2 	None
3 	None
4 	None
5 	None
6 	None
7 	None
8 	None
9 	None
10 	None
11 	None
12 	None
13 	Yes
14 	None
15 	Yes
16 	None
17 	Yes
18 	None
19 	None
20 	Yes
21 	None
22 	None
23 	None
24 	None
25 	None
26 	None
==Depiction in Rainbow Rocks==
Ponet is one of many ponies seen in the establishing shot of Ponyville in My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks.
==Other depictions==
===Software===
====Adventures in Ponyville====
In the game's outro he appears in the background with no cutie mark.
====Royal Wedding Interactive====
He appears in the background of The Ceremony with a somewhat different mane style and a slightly-differently-colored outfit.
====My Little Pony (mobile game)====
He, with a differently-designed-but-same-colored stars cutie mark, is a character called "Elite Pony" in Gameloft's mobile game, and serves as an enemy minion during the "Rarity's Retro Revolution" event. He was added to the Android version of the game on April 30, 2014 before being removed a short time later. His in-game description states "With a spring in his trot and a top hat on his head, this pony is always ready to add a touch of class!" The game depicts him wearing his outfit from Sweet and Elite, A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2, Magical Mystery Cure, Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 1, Simple Ways, For Whom the Sweetie Belle Toils, Equestria Games, Twilight's Kingdom - Part 1, Make New Friends but Keep Discord, Princess Spike, Canterlot Boutique, Rarity Investigates!, and Crusaders of the Lost Mark.
===IDW comics===
====My Little Pony Micro-Series====
In Issue #8, he appears on page 5 at a table with Top Marks and Gingersnap.
===Baby Flurry Heart's Heartfelt Scrapbook===
Ponet appears in episode 4 of Baby Flurry Heart's Heartfelt Scrapbook, "Cutie Mark Magic".
==Gallery==
==References==
Category:Background characters