| Sunset Shimmer | |
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 Artwork from Equestria Girls: Better Together | |
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Creator(s) |
The MegaBrony |
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Oldest version |
The MegaBrony's version (2015) |
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Newest version |
Shimmering Brony's version (2017) |
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Origin |
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls |
Sunset Shimmer is a female human (formerly a unicorn pony) and one of the main characters in the My Little Pony spin-off series, Equestria Girls. She has a light-amber skin tone, red-and-yellow hair, and cyan eyes. Aside from a few brief cameos in the ninth season of Friendship is Magic, Sunset Shimmer is considered a non-canon character in said series, with her only appearances being in the Equestria Girls franchise itself.
First introduced in the first Equestria Girls film as the main antagonist, Sunset was revealed as a former student of Princess Celestia before she took on Twilight Sparkle who turned vengeful and dishonest when she didn't get what she desired, resulting in her abandoning her studies and stealing Twilight's princess crown. After being defeated by Twilight and the human world variants of the Mane Six, a beaten and tearful Sunset apologizes and takes Twilight's offer on learning about what friendship means. From the second film onwards, Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks, she reforms herself and becomes the rhythm guitarist for the "Rainbooms" band, while also joining Twilight and their friends at Canterlot High on various adventures.
In M.U.G.E.N, Sunset Shimmer has been made three times: once by The MegaBrony and twice by ToonAlexSora007/Shimmering Brony. While The MegaBrony's version is based on her pony form, ToonAlexSora007/Shimmering Brony's versions are based on her human form/appearances from the first and fourth Equestria Girls films.
The MegaBrony's version[]
As with The MegaBrony's other ponies, Sunset Shimmer is a MegaMan X-styled character. She uses a fire-oriented moveset and can do Sonic's spin dash. She also uses Botchan-MLP's Sunset Shimmer's desktop ponies sprites and edited ones and also has a brutal AI like his other characters.
ToonAlexSora007's version[]
Unlike the source character from the film, Sunset uses a fire-based moveset with some telekinesis and teleport packed in, though she also uses a sledgehammer to try to defeat her opponent. With custom sprites made by ToonAlexSora007 himself, she has a somewhat easy A.I. that can do some chain comboing, and turns into an raging she-demon by putting on the element of harmony in-battle.
Shimmering Brony's version[]
From the same creator who made evil Sunset Shimmer, this version of Sunset Shimmer has sprites edited from the evil version, but has a moveset based on the Friendship Games and Legend of Everfree movies while also having some original moves, like a telekinetic and Judo Throws. If you expect an exploding Daydream Shimmer hidden move, you are right.
| My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic | ||
| Characters | Applejack • Fluttershy • Pinkie Pie • Princess Celestia • Princess Luna • Rainbow Dash • Twilight Sparkle | |
| Stages | Carousel Boutique • Cloudsdale • Cutie Mark Crusaders Clubhouse • Equestria • Fluttershy's Cottage • Japanese Ponyville • Ponyville • Princess Celestia's Room • Sugarcube Corner • Sweet Apple Acres • The Everfree Forest • Twilight Sparkle's Library | |
| My Little Pony: Equestria Girls | ||
| Characters | Sunset Shimmer | |
| Stages | Canterlot High Destroyed • Canterlot High Exterior • Canterlot High - Field | |