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The Great and Powerful Trixie
Fictional character from My Little Pony From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Great and Powerful Trixie (officially called Trixie Lulamoon[a]) is a fictional character who appears in the fourth incarnation of Hasbro's My Little Pony toyline and media franchise, beginning with My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (2010–2019). She is voiced by Kathleen Barr.[1]
Trixie is depicted as a boastful and showboating anthropomorphic unicorn magician who travels throughout Equestria performing magic shows.[2] Initially introduced as an antagonist,[3] her character evolved over the series to become an ally and eventually a close friend of Starlight Glimmer.[4][5][6] She is often seen wearing a large purple hat and cloak.[7][8] Her cutie mark depicts a wand and a moon.[9]
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Appearances
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Fourth My Little Pony incarnation (2010–2021)
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
A boastful unicorn magician who exaggerates her magical abilities, Trixie refers to herself in the third person, calling herself "The Great and Powerful Trixie". She makes appearances in the show and various spin-offs,[10] beginning as a rival to Twilight Sparkle in "Boast Busters", but becomes more apologetic after seeing the error of her vengefulness in "Magic Duel".[11] She makes recurring appearances starting from "No Second Prances", when she befriends Starlight. Later, in "A Horse Shoe-In", she becomes the School of Friendship's new guidance counselor.
My Little Pony: Pony Life
In Pony Life, Trixie appears as a supporting character in the episode Friendship Gems. She also appears in a brief flashback in the second season episode Playright or Wrong.
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Equestria Girls alternate version
Trixie's human counterpart appears as an egotistical magician and student at Canterlot High School. Her most prominent appearances include the film My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks, in which she participates the CHS Battle of the Bands as the lead vocalist of her own band, Trixie and the Illusions and is convinced by the Dazzlings to trap the Rainbooms under the stage to take their place in the final round. She also prominently appears in the special My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Forgotten Friendship, in which she helps Sunset Shimmer find out who is responsible for erasing the school's memories so that the students all hate Sunset.
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Reception and analysis
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Due to her popularity among fans, Trixie became a recurring character in Season 6 after befriending Starlight Glimmer. Despite her character growth and redemption arc, Trixie retained her signature arrogance and flair for dramatics. The show explored Trixie's personality in later seasons, which revealed the insecurities that lie beneath her outwardly confident and braggadocious exterior.[5]
In a collection of essays on Friendship Is Magic, author Jen A. Blue wrote that Trixie's character has been noted for being an effective foil to Twilight Sparkle, sharing her magical talents but contrasting sharply in personality and approach. Her initial appearance in "Boast Busters" combined elements of both stage magicians and fantasy wizards, creating an ambiguous character that left viewers uncertain about her true abilities and motivations. This design choice contributed to fan speculation about her potential for redemption, which the show's creators eventually addressed by bringing her back as a recurring character.[12]
In her analysis of "Magic Duel", Blue examined the episode's relationship to Joseph Campbell's monomyth and traditional narrative structures. She observed that the episode initially follows elements of the hero's journey framework found in works such as Star Wars, but ultimately focuses on Trixie's character development rather than Twilight's journey. Blue commented that Trixie defeats Twilight through stage magic rather than spell-casting, and described the episode as "a leading contender for strongest episode of the third season."[13]
Carly Olsen, writing in Screen Rant, ranked Trixie as the tenth most powerful magic user in Friendship Is Magic.[14] She also ranked her pairing with Starlight as the fifth best pairing in the series.[4] Cailyn Szelinski, writing in the same publication, ranked Trixie as the character with the eighth cutest name in Friendship Is Magic.[15]
In popular culture
Trixie appears as an Easter egg in the form of a keychain in the 2014 video game Watch Dogs wearing an outfit similar to the game's protagonist.[16]
Trixie was among the first character voices implemented in 15.ai, a text-to-speech web application that allowed users to generate speech of fictional characters.[17]
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Notes
- The name "Trixie Lulamoon" is used for the human counterpart in the end credits of My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks.
References
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