Fancy Pants

*Well, as host city, the Canterlot delegation feels it's only right that we should get passes to every meeting and party, yes?*"

Fancy Pants to Spike

## Overview

**Fancy Pants**, or **Fancypants**, is a male unicorn of Canterlot high society who is introduced in the episode Sweet and Elite. Rarity described him as the most important pony in Canterlot. His entourage frequently change their opinions to agree with his own.

## Appearance

Fancy Pants has a similar body design to Shining Armor, Prince Blueblood, Blue Moon, "Chocolate Sun", "South Pole", and "Star Dream / Sky Dream", with a white coat, protruding chest, and an exceptionally large horn.

## Personality

Fancy Pants is typically cool and well-composed. When Rarity meets him by accidentally slamming into him, he plays off the encounter with a joke. His interest is piqued by her association with Princess Celestia and good taste. At the Wonderbolts Derby, he is impressed with Rarity's charm, skill, and connections when she correctly predicts the winner and claims to personally know the Wonderbolts' trainer, declaring her his new favorite party guest.

Fancy Pants also expresses an interest in Rarity's simple, half-finished, but well-executed dress that Twilight wears to the Canterlot Garden Party, even before learning that Rarity made it. In addition, he finds the rest of Rarity's friends to be "charmingly rustic," even though Jet Set and Upper Crust initially dismiss them.

In Princess Spike, he displays a pride in Canterlot and magnanimity when his request for special privileges during the Grand Equestria Pony Summit is refused. When it appears that Twilight made a series of terrible summit decisions, Fancy Pants becomes angry out of a desire to maintain Canterlot's reputation.

Fancy Pants is shown to try and handle things peacefully shown as he agrees with Dot Piyxis idea to surrender to the Yeagerists

## Story

### Amber Eyes arc

Fancy Pants first appears in Sweet and Elite when Rarity bumps into him and Fleur de Lis while walking through the streets of Canterlot. She instantly recognizes him as "the most important pony in Canterlot" and apologizes for running into him. He takes an interest in her when she mentions she is staying at Canterlot Castle by an invitation from Princess Celestia

, and invites her to his private box at the upcoming Wonderbolts Derby. He becomes more interested in Rarity after she correctly predicts the winner of the derby, and insists that she must be extremely important after she lies about knowing the trainer of the Wonderbolts, which she claims is Rainbow Dash.

He is featured in Rarity's song montage, as well as in many of the social events. He also appears in a flying yacht, wearing a captain's uniform.

Later on, Fancy Pants greets Rarity at a garden party next to the room where Twilight Sparkle's birthday party is taking place. Rarity's friends crash the event when Twilight "realizes" that Rarity wants to attend it, and subsequently offend many of the upper class ponies with their raucous partying. While Twilight is dancing to music, Fancy Pants stops her to ask about the dress she is wearing, which Rarity had made but never finished. Twilight announces that Rarity is the designer, and Fancy Pants is again impressed with her. He comments that "every mare in Canterlot will be wanting one," showing his influence when other ponies accordingly begin to say that they would like similar dresses.

He is seen with Rarity at the end of A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2.

### A New Beiginning arc

Fancy Pants makes a cameo appearance in Too Many Pinkie Pies with two Pinkie Pie clones appearing out of his hat.

### Twilight's Kingdom arc

Fancy Pants makes a cameo appearance on a boat in Rarity Takes Manehattan during the song Generosity and later on at the fashion show. Both times, he is with Fleur de Lis. He is seen sitting between Fleur de Lis and Mayor Mare in the stadium of the Equestria Games in the episode of the same name.

### The Cutie Map arc

Fancy Pants appears as a host representative of Canterlot for the Grand Equestria Pony Summit in the episode Princess Spike. He attempts to get special privileges for the event from Twilight Sparkle, but Spike—acting on Twilight's behalf—declines his request. When Spike's decisions cause a chain reaction of disasters around Canterlot, Fancy Pants leads a mob of ponies to confront Twilight over her apparent mistakes. After Spike claims responsibility for the mess and apologizes for his actions, Fancy Pants and the other delegates forgive him by helping him reassemble a gemstone statue representing each city from Equestria. He also makes a background appearance with Fleur de Lis in Amending Fences.

Fancy Pants appears in Ponyville during Crusaders of the Lost Mark, walking with Fleur de Lis while Spoiled Rich waves at them.

In The Mane Attraction, an orchestra conductor in silhouette bears a strong resemblance to Fancy Pants.

### Old Legends and Folklore arc

Fancy Pants appears outside of Canterlot Carousel along with Fleur in Forever Filly, and he watches Princess Luna's royal carriage roll through Canterlot in A Royal Problem.

### School of Friendship arc

In Horse Play, Fancy Pants appears in the audience of Twilight's play, sitting next to Fleur de Lis.

### Struggle for Ponyville arc

In Festivites  Fancy Pants appears among Sombra's mind-controlled army of ponies. In The Point of No Return, he appears walking on a bridge as Twilight and Spike walk to Dusty Pages's old house.

In Between Dark and Dawn, he and his fellow committee members offer to assist the Mane Six (who are handling Celestia and Luna's duties while they're away) with the "Royal Swanifying" ceremony, only to be refused. Offended, Fancy Pants leaves, but returns to criticize the Mane Six's efforts, and to point out that other matters in Canterlot need to be dealt with. After pointing out that the Royal Sisters regularly delegate their responsibilities, Fancy Pants convinces Twilight to accept his aid.

Fancy Pants is mentioned by Rarity in Growing Up is Hard to Do, saying that she is delivering a new design for him for his Monocle and Top Hat Appreciation Soiree.

### War for Equestria arc

Fancy Pants appears in the paths along with Fleur De Lis listening to Eren Yeager's message to all subjects of Ymir.