Sunset Shimmer

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Sunset Shimmer
My Little Pony character
Sunset Shimmer's cutie mark
First appearance	My Little Pony: Equestria Girls (2013)
Last appearance	My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Holidays Unwrapped (2019)
Created by	Meghan McCarthy
Voiced by	Rebecca Shoichet
In-universe information
Species	Unicorn Human
Affiliation	Mane 7/Humane 7
Significant other	Flash Sentry (ex-boyfriend)

Sunset Shimmer is a fictional character from the fourth incarnation of Hasbro's My Little Pony toyline and the My Little Pony: Equestria Girls spin-off franchise. She is the main protagonist of the series of My Little Pony: Equestria Girls films and television specials, as well as a background character in the series finale of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. She is voiced by Rebecca Shoichet.

Sunset is depicted as being the ex-student of Princess Celestia who left her mentor's teachings to seek power in the human world. She serves as the primary antagonist of the first Equestria Girls film, returning to Equestria to steal Twilight Sparkle's crown, which contains the Element of Magic, and then serving as Twilight's opponent in the election for princess of the fall formal. In the climax of the film, she takes Twilight's crown and places it upon her head, transforming herself into a demon. Twilight and her human friends then use the magic of friendship to defeat Sunset, turning her back to normal. She is forgiven for her wrongdoing and undergoes a redemption arc, serving as the protagonist of My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks, My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Friendship Games, and My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Legend of Everfree.

Sunset was created by Meghan McCarthy and is based on earth pony toy Sunshimmer from the third incarnation of the My Little Pony toyline. According to Ishi Rudell, the director of Friendship Games and Legend of Everfree, she represents the Element of Empathy,^[1] which is meant to be a seventh element that goes along with the Mane 6 representing the Elements of Harmony.