G5 Twilight Sparkle
G5 Princess Twilight Sparkle is a G5 My Little Pony first introduced in 2021.
Many moons ago, the alicorn Twilight Sparkle was a Guardian of Friendship who represented the element of Magic. Once a shining symbol of a united Equestria, now she is nothing but a legend whose story is passed down by the few that believe in it. She was the former ruler of Equestria and created the Unity Crystals in an attempt to ward off the evil alicorn Opaline Arcana, eventually leading to the disappearance of magic. She is also responsible for the magical bubble surrounding Equestria, hiding it from Opaline and the rest of the outside world.
Unliked most examples of reused names in My Little Pony, G5 Twilight Sparkle is intended in-universe to be the same character as G4 Twilight Sparkle.
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Media Appearances
Animated Pony Stats
- Body Colour: Lavender
- Hair Colour: Navy blue with dark purple and magenta stripes
- Eye Colour: Purple
- Horn Colour: Lavender
- Wing Colour: Lavender
- Cutie Mark: A magenta six-pointed star with five smaller white stars
Twilight Sparkle is a historical figure and the same Twilight Sparkle from G4 that ruled over Equestria many moons before G5's story began. Sunny Starscout's father, Argyle Starshine, told her stories of Twilight Sparkle and the other Mane 6 when she was a filly, and they were some of the only ponies who believed in her existence before the end of My Little Pony: A New Generation. Twilight Sparkle makes a cameo appearance at the beginning of A New Generation as a imaginary character in the game Sunny, Hitch Trailblazer and Sprout Cloverleaf play as foals. Sunny has a wooden toy of Twilight Sparkle made by her father.
She appears in a flashback story told by Discord in the IDW comics using her design from The Last Problem. He tells about Equestria's past, and how Twilight Sparkle created the Unity Crystals after the evil alicorn Opaline Arcana appeared to sew discourse among the pony types in an attempt to steal their magic.
Twilight Sparkle appears as a hologram in the My Little Pony: Make Your Mark episode Growing Pains to deliver a prerecorded message to the ponies who reunited the Unity Crystals, warning them about Opaline and telling them about new earth pony magic.
In the Make Your Mark episode The Traditional Unicorn Sleepover, Sunny and Misty Brightdawn tell their versions of the story of Equestria's past, including Twilight and Opaline's conflict and the creation of the Unity Crystals.
Spike the dragon is old enough to remember Twilight from ancient Equestria, and tells Sunny about his adventures with his pony friends in the Make Your Mark episode The Isle of Scaly.
In the My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale episode Misty-rious New Room, a stained glass window of the G4 Mane 6, including Twilight Sparkle, defeating Nightmare Moon can be seen.
Releases
Year One (2021)
Favorites Together Collection
Favorites Together Twilight Sparkle is a 3-inch tall unicorn with brushable hair. Included in the set are Sunny Starscout, Pipp Petals, Izzy Moonbow, Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie.
Pony Stats
- Body: Lavender
- Hair: Navy with pink stripes
- Eyes: Purple
- Hooves: Unpainted
- Horn: Unpainted
- Cutie Mark: A magenta six-pointed star with five smaller white stars
- Stock Images
Friendship Shine Collection
Friendship Shine Twilight Sparkle is a 1.5-inch mini figure alicorn with no articulation. She reuses a G4.5 blind bag mold and was released as part of a Target-exclusive set along with 13 other figures.
Pony Stats
- Body: Lavender
- Hair: Navy with dark purple and magenta stripes
- Eyes: Purple
- Hooves: Unpainted
- Horn: Unpainted
- Wings: Unpainted
- Cutie Mark: A magenta six-pointed star with five smaller white stars
- Stock images
Year Two (2022)
Sparkling Generations
This set features 6-inch brushable versions of Princess Twilight Sparkle and Sunny Starscout in her alicorn form.
Pony Stats
- Body: Lavender
- Hair: Dark purple and magenta
- Eyes: Purple
- Hoves: Unpainted
- Horn: Unpainted
- Wings: Unpainted
- Cutie Mark: A magenta six-pointed star with five smaller white stars
- Stock Images
Year Three (2023)
Rainbow Celebration Twilight Sparkle is a poseable 5.5-inch alicorn with brushable hair. She was released as part of an Amazon-exclusive set to celebrate the different generations of My Little Pony, or three of them, at least. Izzy Moonbow and Sunny Starscout represent G5, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash and Twilight Sparkle represent G4, and Minty represents G3.
Pony Stats
- Body: Lavender
- Hair: Navy with purple and magenta stripes
- Eyes: Purple
- Hooves: Unpainted
- Horn: Unpainted
- Wings: Unpainted
- Cutie Mark: A magenta six-pointed star with five smaller white stars
- Stock Images
Merchandise
IDW My Little Pony Issue 1, Retailer Incentive cover
IDW My Little Pony Issue 6, Cover A
IDW My Little Pony Issue 8, Cover B
IDW My Little Pony Issue 9, Cover A
IDW My Little Pony Issue 9, Cover B
IDW 40th Anniversary Special, Con-Exclusive cover
