Sunset Shimmer

Sushi chef

Graffiti artist

Twilight Sparkle's student (prior to Forgotten Friendship)​

**Sunset Shimmer** is the one-time main antagonist of *My Little Pony: Equestria Girls the movie*, later deuteragonist of *Rainbow Rocks* and *Legend of Everfree*, the main protagonist of *My Little Pony: Equestria Girls: Friendship Games*, and one of the main protagonists of the rest of the series.

## Appearance

Sunset Shimmer was a former student of Princess Celestia, who began her studies not long before Twilight Sparkle did. She was a unicorn, but now remains a human being at Canterlot High. She has light amber skin. And she once wore a black jacket, a purple vest and an orange skirt with a purple streak on it. And she once wore black boots too.

## Personality

Throughout the first film, Sunset Shimmer is shown to be self-absorbed, sadistic, merciless, unsympathetic, condescending, manipulative, dishonest, and mostly sociopathic. 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 her actions, 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. With an exception of Rainbooms, the rest of the students still bearing resentment towards her and mercilessly willing to not forgive her for what she had done to everyone she hurts. She is also deeply repentant for her actions in the first film, 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.

By the third film, 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 the human Twilight Sparkle 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.

In the *My Little Pony: Equestria Girls Holiday Special* comic, Sunset Shimmer displays a forgiving and compassionate side when she forgives the Cutie Mark Crusaders for framing her as the rumormonger "Anon-a-Miss".

In *Sunset Shimmer's Time to Shine*, 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".

In The Art of Friendship, Sunset has a fondness for sunflowers that she expresses through her painting in art class. Her artistic side is further shown in Display of Affection and Super Squad Goals.

## Quotes

"*Sorry it had to be this way...* princess*!*"
— To Twilight Sparkle, *My Little Pony Equestria Girls*
"*You must be new here. I can speak to anyone any way I want.*"
— To Twilight Sparkle, *My Little Pony Equestria Girls*
"*Twilight Sparkle wants to be* your *Fall Formal Princess. But what does it say about our school if we give someone like* this*... such an important honor?*"
— Voiceover in an anti-Twilight Sparkle video, *My Little Pony Equestria Girls*
"*Spoiler alert: I was bluffing when I said I was going to destroy the portal. I don't want to rule this pathetic little high school; I want Equestria! And with my own little teenage army behind me, I am going to get it!*"
— *My Little Pony Equestria Girls*
"*I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I didn't know there was another way.*"
— *My Little Pony Equestria Girls*
"*A demon. I turned into a raging she-demon.*"
— Referring to her transformation, *My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks*
"*Must be nice to have everyone always looking to you for answers to their problems... instead of waiting for you to* cause *a problem.*"
— To Twilight Sparkle, *My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks*
"*I've changed! I'm in a much better place now!*"
— To the Dazzlings, *My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks*
"*It wasn't a fit of jealous rage!*"
— To Trixie, *My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks*
"*I don't think anyone is supposed to have* all *the answers. But you* can *count on your friends to help you find them.*"
— To Twilight Sparkle, *My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks*
"*I also play guitar.*"
— *My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks*
"*Back when I was Princess Celestia's student, I learned best by going out into the field and actually* doing *something. Studying ancient books is fine for some people, but I like to solve magical mysteries by rolling up my sleeves and getting my hooves — er, hands dirty.*"
— The Science of Magic
"*Am I the only one who thinks this is overkill?*"
— *My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Friendship Games*
"*You're supposed to be so smart, but did you ever think that you shouldn't be messing around with things you don't understand?!*"
— To Sci-Twi, *My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Friendship Games*
"*True magic comes from honesty! Loyalty! Laughter! Generosity! Kindness! I understand you, Twilight, and I want to show you the most important magic of all... the magic of friendship!*"
— *My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Friendship Games*
"*Take my hand, Twilight. Let me show you there's another way... just like someone once did for me.*"
— *My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Friendship Games*
"*We pony up when we're showing the truest part of ourselves. I was so busy waiting for someone else to give me the answers that I gave up looking for them myself.*"
— *My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Friendship Games*
"*When I touched your hand, I could see things. I could understand why you were leaving. My new magic...! This is my new magic! This is incredible!*"
— *My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Legend of Everfree*
"*Girls, we can't just brush these powers aside because it doesn't seem like the ideal time to get them. What if it turns out that they could actually make things better?*"
— *My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Legend of Everfree*
"*It's okay, Ray. I'll take care of you. Promise.*"
— Pet Project
"*Dear Twilight,* *How are things in Equestria? It's been pretty normal here at Canterlot High since you left, which, to be honest, is a welcome change. Things have been so crazy ever since I stole your magic crown and snuck through the portal from Equestria. Believe it or not, I'm glad you followed me back to this strange new world with no magic. With the help of your new friends, you won over the student body and managed to beat me to become Princess of the Fall Formal. Even when the magic in the crown turned me into a powerful demon, you wouldn't back down. It was only after I saw the true Magic of Friendship you and your friends possessed, I realized the error of my ways.* *Little did we know, Star Swirl the Bearded banished the evil sirens to this world ages ago. And once they sensed the magic you released at Canterlot High, they showed up as new students. I could tell right away there was something strange about them, and when almost everyone in the school started turning on each other, the girls and I knew we were gonna need your help. To battle a musical threat like the sirens, we needed a musical counter-spell. I wish you told us you were having trouble writing it. We all just assumed it would be easy for you. The sirens almost managed to tear our friendship apart and use our magic against us, but, fortunately, our friendship was too strong to break. I guess I've learned a lot from you girls, because I finally found my voice and stood next to you fighting the sirens with our song of friendship and acceptance.Thankfully, no more villainous plots to take over Canterlot High have popped up. Although, there is still a good bit of magic around the school. I've been conducting some experiments to figure out why it works differently here than it does in Equestria, but, so far, the results are inconclusive. It would be great to talk things through with you before the upcoming Friendship Games. We're competing against the Crystal Prep Shadowbolts, and it's all anyone can talk about lately.Write me back when you get a chance.Your friend,Sunset Shimmer*"
— Equestria Girls Special Look Back
"*Everyone matters, Wallflower. No matter how insignificant or invisible they feel.*"
— *My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Forgotten Friendship*
"It's not about the parakeet!"
— *My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rollercoaster of Friendship*
"*What do you want from me?!* TELL ME WHAT YOU NEED!"
— Game Stream
"*I always called that 'pony up'.*"
— *My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Spring Breakdown*
"*'Round here we call them 'pony things'.*"
— *My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Spring Breakdown*