Princess Luna

* Current
* Weakened
* Nightmare Moon

**Princess Luna**, known as **Nightmare Moon** when transformed or under certain other circumstances, is an Alicorn pony, the younger sister of Princess Celestia, and the main antagonist of the season one premiere of My Little Pony: Nine Elements as Nightmare Moon. Eventually, the Elements of Harmony restore Luna to her former self and she returns to rule over Equestria alongside her older sister and her role as Princess of the Night.

## Personality

### As Nightmare Moon

#### Bitterness

The narration at the beginning of The Mare in the Moon speaks of Luna's bitterness which transformed her. When she first appears, she intimidates the ponies with her evil laugh and pointed questions. She snidely refers to the ponies as her "beloved subjects," but, appears genuinely impressed when Twilight Sparkle recognizes her as Nightmare Moon.

#### Manipulation

Nightmare Moon uses her magic to set obstacles in Twilight and her friends' path to the Elements of Harmony indirectly, making creatures unwittingly assist her. These include the manticore Manny Roar, whose paw she embeds with a thorn so he'd attack the ponies, or Stephen Magnet, whose mustache she cuts off so he'd make the river impassible. She further indirectly attacks the ponies by causing a cliff side to collapse underneath the ponies' hooves and making trees look like monsters. As the Wonderbolts, she tries to persuade Rainbow Dash to abandon her friends so they won't be able to cross a fallen bridge and reach the Elements of Harmony.

Despite her indirect approach, when she is attacked by the royal guards, she quickly repels them with lightning, then turns into mist and floats away. She also confronts Twilight Sparkle directly when the two charge at each other, right before shattering the Elements of Harmony.

### As Princess Luna

#### Remorse

Once transformed back to her former self, Princess Luna is remorseful and tearful upon seeing her older sister. She runs to Celestia's side, apologizing for what she had done. The two sisters later join the celebration in Ponyville, where Luna receives a welcome wreath in wonderment, and gazes up with an anxious smile at her older sister.

#### Excessive decorum

Due to being isolated for 1,000 years, Luna tended to speak in archaic dialect at first. Though she's improved overtime, she still speaks in a formal manner.

#### Temper

Luna tends to have a bit of a temper, as shown when she witnessed the cruelty towards Spike from Princeton Blueblood. She even threatened to extend his punishment to any like-minded nobles.

#### Kindness and wisdom

Luna's shown to be very wise and kind, comforting ponies in their dreams to improve their mental health.

## Gifts & Abilities

* **Alicorn Physiology**: As an alicorn, Celestia has the abilities of pegasi, unicorns, and Earth ponies. She can also live longer than other ponies.
	+ **Divine Magic**: Alicorns have greater magic potential than other pony races.
* **Dream Magic**: A unique form of magic used by Luna.

### Known Spells

* **Levitation Magic**: A basic spell for Unicorns. Allows her to lift objects in a telekinetic manner.
* **Moon Rising Spell**: Luna is capable of making the moon rise through divine magic.
* **Dreamscape Spell**: A spell that allows Luna to enter the dream realm and interact with the dreams.
* **Tinnitus Curing Spell**: A healing spell used to cure tinnitus.