Sugarcoat

*Not to be confused with Sweet Grapes and Sweeten Sour.*

**Deborah Leslie Elena McGregor**, known professionally as **Sugarcoat** or in German as **Zuckermantel**, is a female human and one of Crystal Prep Academy's Shadowbolts in the 2015 film My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Friendship Games and its following sequels.

## Portrayers

Sugarcoat is previously voiced by Sienna Bohn, but now played by Raini Rodriguez.

## Personality

Sugarcoat displays an overly blunt, cynical attitude towards others, Twilight Sparkle in particular, pointing out their faults without hesitation. This notably contrasts with her name, which means to make something sound more pleasant than it is. Like most of her schoolmates, Sugarcoat is highly competitive, arrogant and a bad sport. She is also willing to go to any means necessary to level the playing field, such as pressuring Twilight into using magic to their school's advantage when they suspect Canterlot High School of doing the same. However, she shows a more compassionate side when she comes to her rivals' rescue after her team's actions end up putting both schools in danger.

## Depiction in Equestria Girls

#### Friendship Games

Sugarcoat appears in Friendship Games as a student of Crystal Prep Academy and a member of its sports team, the Shadowbolts. She first appears on the bus to Canterlot High School after Twilight Sparkle gives a clumsy speech to her teammates. When Twilight sits down next to her, Sugarcoat bluntly remarks on the ineffectiveness of her speech.

Sugarcoat participates in the Academic Decathlon of the Friendship Games, being paired with Indigo Zap during the woodshop portion. They construct a two-story birdhouse that wins the event, and she gloats over her victory to Sandalwood and Micro Chips. During the spelling bee event, she has been eliminated for misspelling the word CYMOTRICHOUS.

In the Tri-Cross Relay, Sugarcoat is again paired with Indigo Zap in motocross against Rainbow Dash and Sunset Shimmer. When Twilight is unable to score a bull's-eye in archery, Sugarcoat comments that she is really bad at this. She ends up failing the motocross event after being attacked by the giant plant monster.

During the final event, Sugarcoat joins Cinch and the other Shadowbolts in pressuring Twilight into releasing the magic she collected throughout the Games, and she watches in horror as the magic transforms Twilight into the monstrous Midnight Sparkle. As Midnight slowly destroys the world around her, Sugarcoat and her teammates help save their fellow students and the Wondercolts.

After Twilight returns to normal, Sugarcoat is outspoken about the negative consequences of Cinch's actions, with Pinkie Pie remarking that *it's a lot to take in when you say it all at once*.

#### Dance Magic

Sugarcoat returns in Dance Magic as she, Sour Sweet, Sunny Flare and Lemon Zest competing with the Rainbooms in a music video contest. They later join forces with the Rainbooms to perform in the Dance Magic music video in which she performs in a street ballet outfit.

## Quotes

*That was a very bad speech. You should consider not speaking in public.*

*To Sci-Twi, My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Friendship Games*