![]() Story packs Story packs (the playsets in the toyline) include at least one pony, one large playset piece and numerous accessories, and were released like the Playful Ponies, as in previous incarnations. The characters in this line include an animation accurate Princess Celestia, Nightmare Moon, DJ Pon-3, Lemony Gem, Flower Wishes/Daisy and Zecora. The characters represented were actually requested by fans of the animated series and were released in September 2012. Collector series In the 2012 New York Toy Fair, Hasbro announced plans to release several exclusive toys for collectors. Later on in May 2012, Lyra Heartstrings, Trixie Lulamoon, Cherry Berry and Sunny Rays, characters who first appeared in the Friendship Is Magic television series, also debuted as playful ponies. The fifth wave was released in early 2012, with two new debuting characters: Cherry Pie and Diamond Rose. Event Singles were also released in a particular month, including a Valentine's Day Pinkie Pie, released in February 2011, and an Easter Fluttershy, released in April 2011. There are also promotional packs: two-packs, released in Europe. The first six ponies released were Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Applejack and Rarity. These feature a pony with brushable hair, a saddle or wagon, an animal companion and a comb. Playful Ponies The first line of the toys were the Playful Ponies. With Hasbro's November 2019 announcement of My Little Pony: Pony Life television series, which features ponies in a revamped, caricatured appearance, relevant toys were released in the same month. Other official media followed the suit to reflect that, with Friendship Is Magic television series having a dedicated episode as a finale of season 3, and IDW's Friendship Is Magic comics reflecting the change since Issue #13 (November 2013). The toyline often features nine characters – Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rarity, Spike the Dragon, Princess Celestia, and Princess Luna – who are also the major protagonists in the Friendship Is Magic television series and other related media.īeginning in 2013, the toys of Twilight Sparkle (originally a unicorn) were modified to have a pair of wings as well, a move that sparked criticism. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. This particular era has an anthropomorphic spin-off, subtitled Equestria Girls. The line grossed over US$650 million in retail sales in 2013, and $1 billion annually in retail sales in 2014, and 2015. With the success of the Friendship Is Magic television series, it also generated a dedicated fandom. The toys and media produced during this incarnation take place in the fictional location named Equestria, a society inhabited by three kinds of ponies (earth ponies, unicorns and pegasi) and other species, with winged unicorns – named "alicorns" in later releases despite the word's origin – having royal status. Another stop-motion animated webseries, My Little Pony: Stop Motion Shorts, was released in January 2020. It was followed by the animated series, My Little Pony: Pony Life, in 2020. ![]() The new toys with renewed, caricatured appearance were released in November 2019. In late 2019, Hasbro have revamped the appearance of pony characters. Outside toys, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (an animated television series commissioned by Hasbro Studios) has served as a flagship media from 2010 until 2019 additionally, one animated feature film ( My Little Pony: The Movie) and two television specials ( Best Gift Ever and Rainbow Roadtrip) were produced during the period. It is unofficially referred to the "Fourth Generation", "Generation Four" or "G4" by collectors. ![]() ![]() This generation is not given any name by Hasbro, but some of later releases of toys are labeled with the subtitle "Friendship Is Magic" (originally given to the namesake 2010 television series). Gameloft My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (2012) Outright Games My Little Pony: A Maretime Bay Adventure (2022)Īmerican toy company Hasbro launched the fourth incarnation of My Little Pony toyline and media franchise in 2010.
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