Princess Celestia

Princess Celestia, based on the "G1" unicorn Majesty, is a regal white alicorn depicted as the benevolent ruler of Equestria. Her design is larger, more mature, and more horse-like than the standard pony character, and she has a flowing, multicolored mane and tail resembling a celestial body. As detailed in The Journal of the Two Sisters, Celestia has ruled Equestria for over one thousand years due to her kind's slowed aging, and her status as an alicorn is seen as a symbol of harmony between unicorns, pegasi and earth ponies. She is responsible for magically raising the sun each day in the show's setting from her castle in Canterlot. She also acts as a mentor and, as described by Faust, "a bit of a surrogate parent" to Twilight Sparkle, guiding her throughout the series' first three seasons to her eventual destiny as a princess of Equestria. She owns a mischievous pet phoenix named Philomena, who appears to be a "squaking old bird" before bursting into flames and renewing herself. Faust's original concept for Celestia was a queen rather than a princess, reflecting her status as the "highest authority" in the series' setting. The change was made at Hasbro's statement that "girls assume that Queens are evil and Princesses are good," and that "the perceived youth of a Princess is preferable to consumers."
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