Sweetie Belle

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 **Occupation** | Cutie Mark CrusaderSchool of Friendship teacher ("The Last Problem")School of Friendship tutor ("Marks for Effort" onwards)Student (formerly)

**Sweetie Belle** is a school-age unicorn pony and Rarity's younger sister. She makes her first major appearance in the episode "Call of the Cutie". Sweetie Belle and her friends, Apple Bloom and Scootaloo, form the Cutie Mark Crusaders, a club/"secret society" devoted to helping ponies earn their cutie marks. Her name is sometimes misspelled in episode credits as **Sweetie Bell**, and in the mobile app as **Sweetiebelle**.

## Depiction in the Series

Sweetie Belle appears in "Friendship is Magic" as a cameo, scared and huddled next to Apple Bloom and Scootaloo when Nightmare Moon reappears in Princess Celestia's place at the Summer Sun Celebration.

Sweetie Belle makes her first speaking appearance in "Call of the Cutie", when she and Scootaloo stand up for Apple Bloom while she is being ridiculed at Diamond Tiara's cute-ceañera. Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo reveal to Apple Bloom that they also do not have their cutie marks. The trio become friends and form the Cutie Mark Crusaders for the purposes of finding their hidden talents and earning their cutie marks. Sweetie Belle is not revealed to be Rarity's sister until her next appearance in "Stare Master".

She does not live with Rarity at Carousel Boutique, as shown when her parents drop her off with Rarity while they go off for vacation in "Sisterhooves Social". In "One Bad Apple", her parents' house and Sweetie Belle's bedroom are shown.

### Skills

#### Singing

In "The Show Stoppers", Apple Bloom describes Sweetie Belle's voice as "totally awesome". When the Cutie Mark Crusaders are about to go onstage for their performance, Twilight Sparkle is surprised to learn that Sweetie Belle does not have a singing role. However, Sweetie Belle says that she dislikes the idea of singing in front of a crowd. Sweetie Belle's showmanship and powerful voice overpower those of Fluttershy in "Stare Master" when Sweetie Belle turns Fluttershy's lullaby into a lively gospel-style song. In "Hearts and Hooves Day", she leads "The Perfect Stallion". In "Sleepless in Ponyville", when singing the campfire song "99 Buckets of Oats On the Wall" after Scootaloo suggests it in order to stay awake and avoid having nightmares, she sings terribly. In "Bloom and Gloom", she dreams that she is about to sing on stage.

#### Songwriting

Sweetie Belle writes the basic lyrics for the Cutie Mark Crusaders theme song in "The Show Stoppers". Later, when Scootaloo is struggling to come up with additional lyrics, Sweetie comes up with some effortlessly. Scootaloo calls her lyrics "awesome!"

#### Making Clothing

In "Stare Master" she gave her fellow Cutie Mark Crusaders matching capes that she made by ruining Rarity's beautiful golden fabric, forcing Rarity to work overnight. During "The Show Stoppers", Sweetie Belle struggles with making costumes for the trio. She accidentally makes a costume with *five* legs and aligns them in a line. She then bemoans how she'll never be like her older sister. Apple Bloom suggests she uses the dress form, to which Sweetie Belle responds, "Oh, is that what that's for?"

#### Prop-Making

Aside from fabricating costumes for the Cutie Mark Crusaders, during "The Show Stoppers", Sweetie Belle was also in charge of making props for their performance. But Sweetie Belle did not clean up the paint brushes in-between colors resulting in the backgrounds being colored in messy brown and in other brownish colors. Sweetie Belle herself admits that she was curious as to "why all the colors looked like mud." Apple Bloom also makes sure Sweetie Belle isn't using power tools.

#### Cooking

At the beginning of "Sisterhooves Social", Sweetie Belle's mother instructs her in cooking. Rarity awakens to the smell of smoke and rushes downstairs to find that Sweetie Belle had started a fire. She incinerates all of the food she prepares, including juice and liquefied toast. After Rarity remakes the breakfast, Sweetie Belle is allowed to add the garnish to a plate of eggs. She doesn't damage the food but manages to break a table in half. Near the end of the episode, Rarity walks into the kitchen to see that it is a mess again. Sweetie Belle comes out presenting an unburnt pie.

#### Magic

In "Princess Twilight Sparkle", Sweetie Belle briefly loses control of her magic due to the overgrowth of the Everfree Forest.

In "For Whom the Sweetie Belle Toils", Sweetie uses her magic to open and close a box with Rarity's costumes in it to sabotage them.

In "Appleoosa's Most Wanted", Sweetie Belle uses her magic to close the door to Trouble Shoes' cart and to take the key ring used to lock the jail cell where Trouble Shoes is. She also attempts to lift a barrel with it in the episode's ending, but is not successful.

In "Party Pooped", she uses her magic to put Scootaloo's helmet on the latter's head, and they give each other a high hoof.

In "Crusaders of the Lost Mark", Sweetie Belle levitates Pipsqueak and also uses magic when handing out ballots during a portion of "The Vote" and while making repairs to the playground equipment.

In "The Mane Attraction", Sweetie Belle uses her magic to lift up a triangle so that Applejack can strike the final note on "Equestria, the Land I Love".

Sweetie uses her magic several times in "On Your Marks", "The Cart Before the Ponies", "28 Pranks Later", and "The Fault in Our Cutie Marks". In "Campfire Tales", she uses a shield spell to protect herself from Fly-ders. In "Growing Up is Hard to Do", an adult Sweetie Belle teleports herself and Biscuit, though she appears to overexert herself doing so.

### Relationships

#### Rarity

In "Sisterhooves Social", Sweetie Belle is prepared to spend an entire week with Rarity, but her burning desire to do something nice for her sister results in one disaster after another and creates tension between them. Through Applejack's help, Rarity learns of the give-and-take nature of sisterly relationships, and she and Sweetie Belle compete together in the Sisterhooves Social competition.

In "Sleepless in Ponyville", Sweetie Belle invites Rarity to go on a camping trip with Applejack, Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Rainbow Dash. At first, Rarity says she despises camping, but Sweetie Belle mentions that Applejack and Apple Bloom are going together, then puts on a pouty puppy-dog face, to which Rarity finally agrees. During the trip, Sweetie Belle faithfully lugs Rarity' trunk-laden wagon. Rarity comforts her sister when she is afraid of Rainbow Dash's scary campfire stories. When they arrive at their destination, Winsome Falls, Sweetie Belle suggested that the sister teams would race each other to the falls. Rarity feigns reluctance at first but then happily takes off running with her sister.

In "For Whom the Sweetie Belle Toils", Sweetie Belle gets angry at Rarity when the clothes she made for a play starring herself and the other Crusaders get more attention than the play itself. That night, she sabotages a headdress Rarity made for Sapphire Shores. Afterwards, Princess Luna appears to Sweetie Belle in her dreams, helping her work through her feelings and misunderstandings with Rarity. Remorseful over her actions, Sweetie Belle leads the Crusaders to Canterlot in order to fix the headdress. She fixes the sabotage and reconciles with Rarity.

In "Bloom and Gloom", Sweetie Belle dreams that she is on stage watched by Rarity, Octavia Melody, and DJ Pon-3. In "Make New Friends but Keep Discord", she is Rarity's "plus-one" to the Grand Galloping Gala. In "Crusaders of the Lost Mark", Rarity sings to Sweetie Belle that she inspires everyone around her, including Rarity herself. In "On Your Marks", Sweetie Belle says that she doesn't think Rarity will let her travel to the far reaches of Equestria.

In "The Beginning of the End", Rarity gets distressed at the possibility of Sweetie Belle becoming one of King Sombra's brainwashed slaves.

#### The Cutie Mark Crusaders

Sweetie Belle's comparatively genial nature often makes her a voice of reason among the Cutie Mark Crusaders, and like Apple Bloom and Scootaloo, she has assumed the role of leadership in the group at different times.

In "Hearts and Hooves Day", she directs the brewing of the love potion intended for Cheerilee and Big McIntosh, helps formulate a plan to trick the two into drinking it, and discovers that the love potion has adverse side effects. She later comes up with a new plan to break the spell, and her friends work together to successfully carry it out.

In "One Bad Apple", Sweetie suggests several times that they tell Applejack about Babs Seed's bullying of the trio, but Apple Bloom and Scootaloo refuse for fear of being labeled snitches, although they realize Sweetie Belle had the right idea when the conflict is resolved.

In the episode "Stare Master", Sweetie Belle stops Apple Bloom and Scootaloo's pointless argument, firmly saying that their "special talent is *not* arguing." However, at the beginning of "The Return of Harmony Part 1", Sweetie Belle argues with Scootaloo over the meaning of the draconequus statue. Sweetie Belle suggests that the statue represents evil, and calls Scootaloo a "dodo" for insisting otherwise. Neither wants to accept the other's interpretation, and all three Cutie Mark Crusaders start fighting. Cheerilee intervenes and tells them that they were all correct but assigns an essay as punishment. The Crusaders stop fighting but continue to bicker. Unfortunately, their disharmony hastens the release of Discord himself.

Sweetie Belle is apparently slow on the uptake on occasion, and she is often the last one to make a comment or completely understand a situation. A prominent example of this trait is in "Stare Master". For instance, when her friends speak to Fluttershy in her home, she awkwardly chimes in, "And, and, and, we, um-- yeah! What they said!" Soon afterwards, when Scootaloo and Apple Bloom briefly pretend to be a monster from the Everfree Forest, Sweetie Belle meets their playfulness with a blank stare for a moment before realizing it is a game. While she is not as on-the-spot as her friends, this seems to allow her to think things more carefully, such as when she later keeps her friends from being distracted as they wander through the Everfree Forest. She also tends to ask others to explain things more than once, such as in "The Show Stoppers". In the same episode, she is also the third of her friends to announce their goal, which is the nonsensical "no meal uncooked."

## Other Depictions

### Hub Network Description

"Sweetie Belle looks up to her big sister, Rarity, but she's still in search of her calling. She doesn't realize that her own true talent lies in her beautiful singing voice and ability to write amazing songs. She may be sweet and shy, but Sweetie Belle is also very brave. She'll do anything for her best friends (and fellow Cutie Mark Crusaders), Scootaloo and Apple Bloom."

### *My Little Pony* Mobile Game

Sweetie Belle is featured in Gameloft's mobile game. She is named **Sweetiebelle** in the game's album and beta version, and her in-game description is, "Rarity's younger sister is known for her singing talent. She's also one of the Cutie Mark Crusaders, along with Apple Bloom and Scootaloo." A model sheet for the game depicts her as an alicorn. Sweetie Belle also has a role in several story events, including one where she learns about the Nightmare Moon timeline from "The Cutie Re-Mark" from Starlight Glimmer. Future Sweetie Belle was added for the Cutie Mark Deuxsaders event. Her in-game description states, "It isn't ours to speculate on Sweetie Belle's future, but a life spent teaching delightful generosity seems likely."

### Elements of Harmony guidebook

"SWEETIE BELLE is a sweet-natured and sometimes spacey Cutie Mark Crusader with big dreams. Her quest for her cutie mark is not her only goal in life: Sweetie Belle longs for the praise and acceptance of her older sister, Rarity. Sweetie Belle has a blossoming talent for singing."

#### Volume II Guidebook

"Cute little SWEETIE BELLE is a good-natured filly who tries hard but doesn't always hit the mark. Despite her frustration, she never gives up! Having Rarity as a big sister can make a pony like Sweetie Belle kind of insecure. Becoming a Crusader made Sweetie realize that she could be anypony she wants to be. Competition is good sometimes, but not when it prevents a pony from fulfilling their destiny."

## Appearances

See also: Character appearances

 N | No appearance and no mention by name or title

Season three

Beginning with Lesson Zero, she is added to the remastered intro at the end of the train, along with Apple Bloom and Scootaloo.

## See Also

* Ponies with a similar name: Buttonbelle, Mare E. Belle, Maybelle, Sugar Belle, Sweetie Babs, Sweetie Drops, and Sweetie Sunrise.

## References

1. ↑ Heather Breckel (2015-05-16). Re: Friends Forever #16: Diamond Tiara & Silver Spoon. *Horsie Forums :3*. The Round Stable. Retrieved on May 16, 2015.
2. ↑ File:Cutie Mark Crusaders Chocolate Popcorn recipe page original version.png

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