Who the hay is she?!

[Dragonflitter]

I highly doubt she's going to be on the show. Most waves of the G4 single releases have been new characters who never appeared on the show--the only exception is Lyra and Trixie, and they were already on the show (and fan favorites) before the toys were ever released.

This one, Sunset Shimmer, is using the same vector as Twilight Sparkle on the box, so she's not even getting her own lineart. (Others like Lily Blossom and Rainbow Flash got their own unique lineart on the box and still never made a show appearance.)

We've seen the Mane 6 at the toy fair with the same masks on their faces, so I think the masks are just the accessory Hasbro is throwing in with the singles so parents will be duped into buying a tenth Rarity and twentieth Pinkie Pie lol. And looks like this pony is going to be the only new character in this wave. At least, that we've seen so far.

[michelle53]

Finally!  A new pony to get excited about!  It's been too long since we've seen a brand new character.  I love her, her colors look great.

[HavACrumpet452]

Good catch Aperture! I forgot about the G3 Sunshimmer. So It looks like yellow sun themed pony went through every generation except that in G2 her hair changed to blue briefly nd then changed back to red in G3.

[josiekat]

She's a pretty girl. It's nice to know her name. Now she can be properly added to my wishlist! lol

[hathorcat]

I really like her! I am so pleased we now know her name - thank you for sharing.

And I agree with DragonFlitter - she is probably just the 6th pony from the next wave - as the many singles before her prove being a toy doesnt get you in the show!

[nhal039]

what a neat pony, I dont normally collect g4s but she is a must!

[Galactica]

I really like her! I am so pleased we now know her name - thank you for sharing.

And I agree with DragonFlitter - she is probably just the 6th pony from the next wave - as the many singles before her prove being a toy doesnt get you in the show!

I agree with Cat and Flitter that usually random ponies are not show ponies-

but I think this pony will have been made (hopefully) after the big structure change at Hasbro- where they promised to have the peeps running the show more closely involved with the toy thing-

I am hoping that is true and maybe thinking that it is given all of the show characters at Toyfair this year-  guess we will find out someday!

[Malicieuse]

I like her. It's nice to see something actually new. I do wonder why her name sounds so much like "Twilight Sparkle" though.

[Moonbreeze]

Love her colours. She'll be one of the few that I'll be buying

[Squirrelypaws]

She is really pretty. I'll definitely be picking her up when she's released! 

[Honey_Muffin]

Ooh! She's beautiful!
I can't wait until she hits stores.

[Shenanigans]

She's so pretty! Must have, especially if she's a unicorn She reminds me of G3 Sun Shimmer

[majikarte]

Dear Hasbro, can we please have more ponies like this? Actually completely new characters that aren't exclusives? Please and thank you?

[LadyMoondancer]

Wow, what a gorgeous pony!!

I think she will be on the show.  Her name is definitely a callout to "Twilight Sparkle" and her symbol is really, really unique.  I mean, it's not as "clip-art-ish" as the typical G4, if that makes sense.

Maybe Twilight will get a student of her own, and it will be this pony.  (Or maybe she is her long-lost twin separated at birth, if we're going full soap-opera, ha ha!)

[xkelpiex]

Beautiful pony! *o*