Italy Hospodines

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**Italy Hospodines** (Italian text: **Hospodini d'Italia**, meanings: "**The Guardians of Italy**") is a fictional titular movie based on Italy that was a part of the Holy Roman Empire. It is directed by Erik Stovia Larika and appears in the Miracle Movie Flares, with Empress Constantine as its main protagonist that her role is played by Chesney Olivia.

## Depictions in the series

### Dance of the Equestria Flares

In this story about the Equestria Flares, Jason comes up with a music video concept that Luna points out appears to have been lifted from the latest Italy Hospodines book.

### Miracle Movie Flares

In this story about the Equestria Flares, the Petrovburg Heroes are invited by Erik onto the set of the Italy Hospodines movie. Erik does not make a physical appearance, but it is mentioned that Empress Constantine personally been designed and approved all of the props used in the movie. Actress Chesney is also cast to play her in the movie.

### Magical Mirror Flares

The special story Magical Mirror Flares is set on the premiere of the Italy Hospodines movie. Chesney appears as Empress Constantine on posters in the Petrovburg Plaza movie theater, and she is mentioned throughout the EF edition story.

### Luna the Miracle Boy: Summertime Short Stories

In the Leaping off the Page segment, Jason reads the "Donald and the Lost City of Gold" adventure book and imagines himself about Donald's adventures along with Duke Diana of Liechtenstein. In The Canterlot Movie Club segment, Celestia and the Cutie Mark Crusaders go to the Canterlot Mall movie theater for a viewing of the Italy Hospodines movie. Chesney appears again as Empress Constantine on posters.

### Better Together / Choose Your Own Ending

In the The Last Day of University segment, Miss Nate plays the "Constantine vs. the Swamp Monster" movie for Luna and Jason's final college. Constantine the Great is again played by Chesney Olivia in the story.

Chesney appears as Empress Constantine in a poster in Jason's locker in Run to Break Free and Sock it to Me segments.

## Special story depictions

### Holidays Unwrapped

A stand-up cardboard cutout of Chesney as Empress Constantine appears on display in Putra's Workshop at the Canterlot Mall store where Lucinta Putra works in the Dashing Through the Mall segment.

## Description about the Italy Hospodines' protagonist

### Constantine the Great

True to the reference about her, Constantine is depicted as a strategist woman that very cunning, fierce, and determined. She is very similar in appearance to Jason but has long hair wrapped up in a series of white bandages. Her uniform colors is identical and consists of six shades of purple that correspond to the six colors in Jason's shirt, this color combination is often referred to as a purple scale rainbow. Her eyes are blue with straight eyelashes. Her cutie mark is the crest of the Holy Roman Empire, which probably represents a talent for exploration and a strong sense for adventure, as would befit her name. Constantine's outfit consists of a lunar violet vest and a white pith helmet with a lunar violet band.

Constantine has been shown to be incredibly intelligent, using her wits to solve puzzles, pull off disguises, and escape many of Ahuizotl's death traps. However, it is revealed that she is a loner, often rejecting company and help whenever it is offered to her, as seen when she turns down Jason's, and in an earlier adventure of Emperor Belisarius, offers to help her. It is revealed that through all of the secrecy that comes with her dangerous adventures, Constantine taught herself not to trust anyone at all. Yet during the climax of the episode, she does open up a little after Jason rescues her from Ahuizotl's trap and asserts his friendship towards Constantine, and she later admits that sometimes even she could use a little help. At the very end, Constantine seems to have lost some of her introverted nature as she develops a bond with to the point where she writes about her in the Italy Hospodines latest book.

While she tends to be reckless and irresponsible (unknowingly causing destruction while on her adventures), she is genuinely regretful when she realizes the damage her actions have caused for the Principality of Rome. She also shows regret when she discovers that Ahuizotl is actually a guardian, and that she has been stealing the relics he was charged with protecting.

Despite her longstanding rivalry with Belisarius, she is perfectly willing to work with him to defeat the guardian goggles and try to escape from Ahuizotl. She even collaborates with him on a book after they both promise not to take relics from Ahuizotl's home, showing a level of forgiveness.

## Italy Hospodines Adventure Collection

A collection of three chapters starring Empress Constantine that credited to Jan Henryk Dąbrowski, but in reality were written by regular author G. M. Berrow. Chapters confirmed in the collection include Marked Thief of Rome, Italy's Eternal Flower, and Donald and the Lost City of Gold. The chapters come in a cardboard treasure chest and include a cardboard replica of the chapter that hid the Ring of Destiny and a collectible golden Italy Hospodines mini figure.

## References

1. **Main course**
	* https://mlp.fandom.com/wiki/Daring\_Do#Depiction\_in\_Equestria\_Girls
2. **Secondary course**
	* https://mlp.fandom.com/wiki/Daring\_Do
	* https://mlp.fandom.com/wiki/Chapter\_books#The\_Daring\_Do\_Adventure\_Collection