Novo

Queen **Novo** is a Seapony, and the current ruler of the kingdom of Seaquestria. She once was a Hippogriff, but transformed into a Seapony alongside much of the Hippogriffs on Mount Aris to protect them from king Grogar.

## Appearance

While she was never seen in her original Hippogriff form, this was briefly shown during one of Skystar's stories.

Novo is a majestic, and regal Seapony. She has pale pink skin with much of her fins being a light blue color. Her larger wing fins and tail fin are a deep purple color, along with her eyes and part of her "mane fins", the mane turning into a hot pink color. Like Silverstream her eyes are deep purple, and like her daughter Skystar, she also has a few bioluminescent fins on her head.

She wears a golden crown on her head, and a light blue flair around her neck.

## Personality

Novo is shown as being sarcastic, nonchalant, and somewhat egotistical, believing that she knows everything simply from being the Queen, and that she has the final word in anything her daughter does simply over the fact that she's her mom. She holds a bit of suspicion and distrust towards others, not willing to share the Seapony history with the Harmony Gems. She is also quite vengeful if anyone wrongs her or if something ends up going against her. Despite this, she does have a level head, at least willing to let the Harmony Gems return to get Priyanka Maheswaran despite Novo banishing them from Seaquestria moments beforehand.

Although she does show a bit of pity for them over their involvement with Grogar, she places the protection of her subjects first and foremost, unwilling to return to Mount Aris as it'll risk the safety of her subjects.

## History

A long time ago, when Grogar came with his army to invade Mount Aris, she used her Magic Pearl in order to turn herself and the local population into Seaponies, hiding them all underwater in Seaquestria where Grogar could never go, refusing to return so long as he was present.

### My Little Universe II

Silverstream went to her after she first finds that Gems were visiting The Reef. However, Novo didn't believe her as no one has ever been there in a long time, and believed Silverstream was just "making sharks out of minnows". She suggested she'd go and clear her head for a bit. She and Skystar returned to her to show Lapis Lazuli, Steven, Connie and Priyanka to her, but she immediately called the guards on them as "surface dwellers" were forbidden in Seaquestria. Novo immediately questions if they could be trusted, and took convincing from both Skystar and Silverstream in order to let her release them. When Skystar tried explaining the story of the Hippogriffs, Novo tried to get her to not tell them, but failed in doing so and revealed her identity to them. Connie asked how they managed to get down here, and Novo decided (with her daughter and niece's insisting) to use the Magic Pearl on them and turned them into Merfolk for the time being. She and Priyanka then go off to get a spa treatment as the others were free to explore Seaquestria.

While in the spa, she and Priyanka talked a bit about parenting, Novo giving Priyanka the advice that so long as Connie was living with her, she ultimately had the authority over everything she did. During this treatment, Seaspray interrupted and informed her of her daughter's whereabouts, making her go off to get her. She eventually finds her, Silverstream, and the others at Mount Aris, quickly changing the merfolk back to normal, remarking that she should've never let them into her kingdom. She grounded Skystar there, and banished the others from her kingdom but did allow them to at least get Priyanka first. Before any of them could return though, she was cut off by Grogar's arrival, and she tried to keep Skystar and Silverstream safe during the whole time. After Grogar's defeat, Novo changed her mind on their banishment, saying that getting rid of Grogar more than made up for their mistake.