Princess Sunshimmer Of The Celebration Castle

Princess Sunshimmer thinks nothing of friendship and doesn't take kindly to her twin Princess Wysteria after their late mother Precious Gem's gruesome demise. She is a very no-nonsense pony and doesn't know how anybody could make jokes or sing after something so dreadful as the death of the beloved queen of Bleapuroth. Her sister is most of this issue. At the end of the day, the two sisters have to put aside their differences in one final battle between their father, King Sweetberry, to save ponykind. She is also the niece of Queen Star Catcher and has a strong relationship with her.

On the other hoof, why is Wysteria so perfect? Why does she even have friends? Why does she deserve them rather than Sunshimmer? Sunshimmer has a firm belief that she deserves them far more than her sister, and by making her own set of friends—at first through jealousy and spite of her twin—the beautiful princess finds that friends might be closer than family. She will stop at nothing to provide her duty as the rightful heir to the throne after their father's abdication and to fulfill her proclamation to raise the hearts of the ones purer than the night stars themselves. She has to prove that she's not the murderer of her mother, and the only way is to team up against her sister and her friends: the Forgotten Orchids.

Princess Sunshimmer is played by Luna Lockwood.

Physical Characteristics
Sunshimmer is a mustard yellow alicorn. Her hair is red, rufous, and deep saffron. Her eyes are cinereous and dark lava. Her cutie mark is an encrusted gemstone like her mother's, making her a celestial. It is a topaz stone with carrot orange and wild strawberry pink bursts in the sun around it. Her armor and crown are made of gold, and this is her precious metal.

Family & Relationships
Princess Sunshimmer is the twin sister of Princess Wysteria and the younger sister of Princess Snowflake. She is the daughter of King Sweetberry and Queen Precious Gem. She is also the niece of Queen Star Catcher and December Delight.

Season's Lesson
Sunshimmer's season is about forgiveness. In this season, she can apologize for her behavior throughout the show, and most of all, she can forgive herself for something that she never did. Throughout the entire series, she is believed to be the evilest ruler in all of Bleapuroth. She is presumed as the killer of every villain in each season, even by her friends towards the end of the show, and at the end of Season 20, she turns out to be the purest princess by dying for what should rightfully be her subjects.

Romantic Interest
Originally, Sunshimmer shows interest in a guard named Waterfire after being introduced in Season 7. Sunny Daze trained him, and she can't find a way to admit her love to him. After consideration from the crew, it was a bold move to set her love interest as Moondancer, who is by her side the entire series.

Trivia

 * The original Sunshimmer doll was a jewel pony, which was first issued as a substitution for the 2003 limited edition pony, Dazzle Surprise, in the Pony Points program. In mid-2004, she would be available for order in exchange for 16 points collected off product packages. She was available for a few months and was then removed due to order volume.
 * Her cutie mark attributions relate to celestial beings. Her cutie mark is sun with a jewel center.
 * The doll's back card reads: "You've got a brand new friend -- Sunshimmer pony! Sunshimmer wakes up early every morning to watch the sun rise, and she can't think of a better way to start the day!"
 * When writing the character into the show, we added:
 * She gets happier as the series continues due to gaining friends.
 * She is the only one of her two sisters to have a jewel/celestial cutie mark like her mother.