Sunset Shimmer

* Human
* Pony

**Sunset Shimmer** (サンセットシマー, *Sunsetto Shimaa*) is a female unicorn pony-turned-human. She is a student at Canterlot High School, a former student of Princess Celestia, and a rhythm guitarist for the Rainbooms and the leader of the Equestria Girls.

## Description

### Appearance

#### Pony

Sunset in her pony form has a light amber coat, a mane and tail with matching colors of red and yellow, and a cutie mark of that depicts a red and yellow shimmering sun.

#### Human

Sunset in her human form has a light amber skin, her hair having the same colors as her mane and tail but as wavey as it is.

Her outfit consists of a black leather vest with yellow spikes, a orange shirt with the same cutie mark, a pink skirt and black boots.

When swimming, she wears a black bikini reminiscent of her vest with her cutie mark, a red and yellow gradient sarong, and black and gold sandals.

### Personality

Throughout the first film, Sunset Shimmer is shown to be self-absorbed, condescending, manipulative, and dishonest. She frequently insults and belittles others and thinks little of it. According to human Fluttershy, Sunset makes life miserable for "anyone who stands in her way". As a result, most of the Canterlot High School student body is afraid of her. She is also not above making threats and blackmail in order to realize her goals.

When Sunset puts on the element of magic, she transforms into a demonic visage of herself. While in this form, she becomes more ruthless, going so far as attempting to dispose of Twilight. After she is defeated, Sunset Shimmer becomes immediately repentant and apologizes for everything she's done, appearing to renounce her prior dishonest and unkind ways.

In the second film, Sunset Shimmer has completely discarded her old self and starts believing in friendship, being kind toward others and befriending former enemies. She is also deeply repentant for what she did in the first film's climax, referring to her transformed self as a "raging she-demon". However, she suffers from a lack of confidence, keeping silent in situations she feels it isn't her place to speak up and falling prey to the Dazzlings' taunting. During the final battle, she finally overcomes her insecurities and joins the Rainbooms in defeating the Dazzlings, gaining a half-pony form in the process. By the end of Rainbow Rocks, Sunset starts writing friendship reports to Princess Twilight using the book she once used to communicate with Princess Celestia.

while Sunset has managed to fully integrate herself into the group and take mentions of what she did in the past with good humor, she also harbors a fear of losing her school's newly gained trust, and she becomes deeply depressed when she believes she has let them down, despite their assurances. She also becomes increasingly irritated and stressed by her struggles to understand how magic works in the human world, briefly snapping at her friends at one point. When Sci-Twi endangers her friends, Sunset's anger explodes as she berates Twilight for meddling with forces she doesn't understand, taking her own frustrations and self-doubt out on her. However, she immediately regrets her harsh words and reaches out to Twilight in friendship by the end of the film.

Sunset Shimmer displays a forgiving and compassionate side when she forgives the Crusaders for framing her as the rumormonger "Anon-a-Miss".

Sunset displays a considerable level of intelligence, being ahead of her friends and classmates in school and smart enough to develop various computer applications. Her affinity for science and research is also seen in The Science of Magic, where she explains she prefers a hands-on approach to studying magic over "studying ancient books".

Having spent few years in the human world and after her reformation, Sunset has grown fond of it, having taken several human habits, such as playing video games and posting in social media, and referring to it as "her world". She also has grown used to her human body, to the point of having to re-adapt to her pony form whenever she goes back to Equestria.

## Powers and Abilities

Her abilities as a unicorn are never demonstrated, but since she was Princess Celestia's personal student, it can be assumed they would be approximately on the same level as Twilight Sparkle's (before the latter became a Princess). Because of her Cutie Mark and her color scheme, it can be theorized she has an affinity to fire magic.

When Sunset Shimmer used the Element of Magic, she turns into a powerful, winged demonic entity with a fiery look. In this form, she has immense magical powers, despite being in a non-magical world. She is extremely proficient with both Dark and Fire spells. She is able to effortlessly destroy walls through the movement of objects, turn her associates into demons, brainwash large groups of people at once, and conjure powerful fireballs. Her only weakness in this form is that the Element is not "loyal" to her since she does not grasp the magic of Friendship. When she tried to destroy Twilight and her best friends rush to her rescue, the magic of the Element refuses to harm them, instead imbuing the friends with power, despite Sunset Shimmer still wearing the crown.

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**Leadership:** Having most experience in magic, everyone puts their trust in Sunset to know what to do when Princess Twilight isn't available. Despite self-doubt and feelings of guilt, she has managed to resolve multiple conflicts using her natural charisma. She knows how to offer moral support and rein in others if they step out of line, reminding them of what's important. despite this, she is able to respect others' decisions when they want to let things be for now.

**Genius level Intelligence:** Sunset possessed a brilliant mind that rivaled that of even Twilight. She has been shown to be excellent at topics like math and chemistry, commenting that it is similar to spell-work. She's a good enough academic to face Twilight Sparkle in a math-off. Though Twilight manages to beat her, it is just barely.

**Strength:** Sunset was shown to wield notable physical strength. Able to carry a sledgehammer and compete in many athletic activities. She is also able to carry Pinkie Pie under one arm.

## Trivia

* Sunset is reformed for good, showing no signs that she will ever become evil again.
* Her personality bears a number of similarities to Tony Stark from *Iron Man: Armored Adventures.* She is smart, creative, laughs in the face of danger, and can be reasonably brash and arrogant at times, and has also been shown to have a bit of a temper, especially in the face of an imminent threat.
	+ On that note and quite ironically, she bares the same red and gold color scheme as Iron Man.
* It is unknown how she knew about Twilight's crown since she went to the human world when she left Celestia's studies, though it's possible she knew about it from her time as Celestia's student, or she learned about it when she returned to Equestria.
* It is unknown if she is orphaned or has parents, though in the comics she revealed that she was never close to them.
* It is unknown if she still has feelings for Flash Sentry or not, though there have been several signs that their relationship is rekindling.
* According to Twitter communication, Katrina Hadley refers to Sunset's glowing eyes whenever she uses her magic geode powers as an "empathy flash."