

She tells Twilight Sparkle and her friends that before Princess Luna and she stood up to Discord, he ruled over Equestria, keeping it in a state of unrest and unhappiness. Will you accept my friendship?" - Celestia offering Luna redemption Prior to ruling EquestriaĬelestia describes more of her in The Return of Harmony Part 1. We were meant to rule together, little sister. Princess Celestia offers her younger sister a chance to rule by her side again, and she accepts. Celestia doesn't reappear until Nightmare Moon is defeated and transformed back into Princess Luna at the end of the second episode by Twilight and her friends. Celestia is expected to appear at Ponyville's pavilion, but she goes missing and Nightmare Moon appears in her place instead. The events of the first and second episodes revolve around Twilight Sparkle and her new friends' attempt to defeat Nightmare Moon by finding and using the Elements of Harmony, while Nightmare Moon tries to stop them in various ways. The elder sister reluctantly harnessed the power of the Elements of Harmonyand banished her " in" the moon for 1,000 years, maintaining harmony in Equestria by taking responsibility for both sun and moon.įollowing the prologue, Twilight Sparkle reads of a prophecy that states that "on the longest day of the thousandth year the stars will aid in The Mare in the Moon's escape, and she will bring about nighttime eternal," though Spikedismisses it as "an old ponies' tale." The day of Nightmare Moon's return is also the 1,000 year anniversary of the Summer Sun Celebration, so Princess Celestia sends Twilight to oversee the celebration's preparations, which are being held in Ponyville, and encourages Twilight to "stop reading those dusty old books" and make some friends, much to Twilight's surprise. Her bitterness transformed her into a "wicked mare of darkness," Nightmare Moon. The narration continues: their subjects, the ponies, played in the day but "shunned" the night and slept through it, which made the younger "unicorn" grow bitter, eventually refusing to lower the moon to make way for the dawn. The younger brought out the moon to begin the night."
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Her tail and mane have a natural flowing motion, even when Celestia herself is not moving, but they stop doing so when Celestia is weak, as in A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2, unconscious, as in Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 2, or magic-less, as in Twilight's Kingdom - Part 2.ĭepiction in the series Edit History Ruling EquestriaĬelestia is introduced in the prologue of the first episode, depicted in a series of medieval-style drawings with a narration that says "two regal sisters who ruled together and created harmony for all the land," and that "the elder used her unicorn powers to raise the sun at dawn.

The glow is yellow in the remastered title sequence introduced with Lesson Zero, as well as in that episode itself and all the second season that follow it. In The Return of Harmony Part 1, it is blue when Celestia opens the door to the vault, but pink when she levitates the empty box the Elements of Harmony are supposed to be in. The color of this glow varies: for instance, it is blue in A Bird in the Hoof, orange in The Cutie Mark Chronicles, and white in Griffon the Brush Off. As with otherunicorns, a magic aura glow surrounds both Celestia's horn and objects she is magically affecting. Princess Celestia is larger than most ponies, with the exception of Nightmare Moon, who is about the same size until she reverts to being Princess Luna. įaust also mentioned that during the initial casting of the show, Kathleen Barr, Trixie's voice actress, did a "very good" audition for Princess Celestia before Nicole Oliver ultimately got the role. Her status was changed to "princess" at Hasbro's . Celestia's name comes from the word "celestial", derived from Latin "caelum," meaning "sky" or "heaven". Lauren Faust commented that Princess Celestia was originally supposed to be Queen Celestia, the highest authority, with no parents who outrank her. Princess Celestia was inspired by Majesty, a G1 unicorn.
