Princess Amore the magical alicorn

**Princess Amore** is a female unicorn who now became alicorn Crystal Pony who appears in the IDW comics' *My Little Pony: FRIENDship is Magic* Issue #1 and whose name appears in Little, Brown and Company's *The Journal of the Two Sisters*. She is the first "Crystal Princess"/"queen" and ruler of the Crystal Empire before the rise of King Sombra. She later returns in The Backyardigans: The Return Of T-900.

## Looks

Princess Amore is a very pale vermilion colored crystal alicorn princess pony. She has a gradient of brilliant raspberry to moderate cobalt blue mane and tail galaxy like ombre effect. She has brilliant amber eye color. She wears a light blue harness necklace with a golden heart on the middle with a light blue crown and a light blue jewelry with a golden heart on it with a golden heart with light blue designs on her shoes with golden hearts on them as well. Her cutie mark is a a crystalline heart—and the title of princess.

## Development

Princess Amore is stated by Amy Keating Rogers to be "a very distant relative" of Princess Cadance and by Jeremy Whitley not to be "dead dead" at the end of FIENDship is Magic Issue 1 (Whitley "had always intended for her to be not explicitly dead, but Hasbro asked for clarity"; "Hasbro was very specific about not killing off characters").

## Depiction in the series

Princess Amore is briefly mentioned in the season three episode The Crystal Empire - Part 1. In the book titled *History of the Crystal Empire*, it is said that she established the tradition of the Crystal Faire. Amore is not referred to by name in the episode, and the book refers to her as the Crystal Empire's "first queen."

## Depiction in the comics

Princess Amore makes a more prominent appearance in King Sombra's origin story in *My Little Pony: FIENDship is Magic* Issue #1. When a young Sombra and his friend Radiant Hope see visions of their futures in the Crystal Heart, Amore appears before them. She senses Sombra's fears about his future and tells him that he has the power to change it.

Years later, when a matured Sombra embraces his dark destiny and steals the Crystal Heart, Amore appears before him again. Having known of his true nature all along, Amore tells him it's not too late to choose his own destiny. Sombra, enraged that Amore knowingly caused him years of pain with the tradition of the Crystal Faire, turns her into a black crystal statue, shatters her into pieces, and scatters her pieces across the world.

Radiant Hope mentions Amore in *My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic* Issue #36 when she notes Princess Cadance's resemblance to the late princess. In *My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic* Issue #37, Sombra reveals that Amore can be restored to life if her shattered statue form is rebuilt. He subsequently embarks on a journey across Equestria with Hope to recover the princess's scattered fragments.

In chapter 3 of the My Little Pony Annual 2017, Shining Armor learns of a collection of spells and magical relics that Amore sealed away in the caverns underneath the Crystal Empire. He discovers an enchantment bearing Amore's image guarding said collection, and the enchantment allows Shining Armor access to the chamber when he proves himself.

## Other depictions

### Storybooks

Princess Amore is mentioned in *The Journal of the Two Sisters* by Little, Brown and Company. In Princess Celestia and Princess Luna's journal entries, it is stated that Amore was always full of love from a young age and that she felt an immediate connection to the Crystal Heart. When she projected her positive energy into the Heart and it spread over what would later become the Crystal Empire, she received her cutie mark—a crystalline heart—and the title of princess.

Later in life, Princess Amore becomes a close acquaintance of Celestia and Luna. When the Crystal Heart is stolen by a dragon, Amore entrusts Celestia and Luna with the Heart's recovery while she alone keeps the spirits of the Crystal Ponies up with her love. When the Heart is returned, the rejuvenated Crystal Ponies celebrate their very first Crystal Faire.

### Software

#### My Little Pony (mobile game)

Princess Amore is a character in Gameloft's mobile game. Her bio states, "A long, long time ago, this wise and loving princess ruled the Crystal Empire... until her reign ended tragically."

## Quotes

"*You know, they say the Crystal Heart's reflection has magical properties. It reflects what's in your heart.*"
— *My Little Pony: FIENDship is Magic* Issue #1
"*I've always believed we have the power to control our futures.*"
— *My Little Pony: FIENDship is Magic* Issue #1
"*Even now, it's not too late for you, Sombra. You can return the Heart and walk away.*"
— *My Little Pony: FIENDship is Magic* Issue #1
"*Somepony needed my help, so I came.*"
— *My Little Pony: FIENDship is Magic* Issue #1
"*I saw that you had the potential to be better. I see it even now.*"
— *My Little Pony: FIENDship is Magic* Issue #1
"*A true ruler, one worthy of the power within, knows that the life of every pony is precious. If you had left your friend to search for the hidden chamber, you would have never found it. But I am happy to see that the Empire is being taken care of by such a kind and compassionate pony.*"
— My Little Pony Annual 2017
## References

1. ↑ Jump up to:1.0 1.1 Amy Keating Rogers (2014-06-14). @jordanolling I think of her as a very distant relative.. Twitter. Retrieved on 2014 June 15.
2. ↑ Jeremy Whitley (2015-04-01). Jeremy Whitley on Twitter: "@angienessyo @spectacles\_ak @CrazyAry Hasbro only gave me one note and that was that I needed that caption saying Amore wasn't "dead dead"". Twitter. Retrieved on 2015 April 4.
3. ↑ Jeremy Whitley (2015-04-01). Jeremy Whitley on Twitter: "@lordofallfantas @angienessyo @spectacles\_ak @CrazyAry had always intended for her to be not explicitly dead, but Hasbro asked for clarity". Twitter. Retrieved on 2015 April 4.
4. ↑ Jeremy Whitley (2015-12-22). Jeremy Whitley on Twitter: "@FlutterDashFans yeah, Hasbro was very specific about not killing off characters, so I'm afraid that's well out of my scope.". Twitter. Retrieved on 2015 December 25.