Sunny Daze

Sunny Daze is a general in the royal army. She is also in a secret relationship with Sparkleworks, an unlikely pair. The official casting call states that "Sunny Daze is a pegasus with what the Internet calls 'the big gay.' Not only is she gay, but she accidentally has a crush on Sparkleworks. So, she'll do anything in her power to be able to win her heart." She fights July Jubilee in her season, where she wins an intense boxing match for the loyalty of those she loves.

Sunny Daze identifies with the Forgotten Orchids group.

She is currently portrayed by Mikhayla Messer.

General Traits
Sunny Daze has a phobia of birds—especially peacocks—after an eagle attacked her mane as a filly as she was flying. She still wears her mane short because of this. Oh, the horror.

Physical Characteristics
Sunny Daze is a platinum white pegasus. She has a buzzed mohawk that is magenta, deep fuchsia, toolbox lilac, jonquil yellow, and Persian orange. Her buzzed hair is pale chestnut with flakes of her mane and tail color throughout. Her eyes are lavender and halayà úbe. Her cutie mark is a burst of smiling sunshine.

Family
Sunny Daze is the older sister of Aloha Pearl. She is the daughter of Sweet Summertime and Sunny Salsa. She has a strong relationship with her family, who is extremely proud of her. Even though she has a hard outer shell, Sunny is still the sister to lead scared little Aloha Pearl downstairs for a glass of milk in the middle of the night.

Season's Lesson
Sunny Daze shows her loyalty to the guard after being offered an amazing position as a famous boxer by July Jubilee.

Character Development
Sunny Daze took a major turn when our original voice actress quit. After recruiting a new voice actress, we began further development, who is also the actress for Grandmint and Moondancer. When we watched the original G3 show back, we saw where G4's Rainbow Dash was inspired by the original Sunny Daze: adventurous, a bit self-centered, and the "cool" one of the group.

Trivia

 * The original Sunny Daze doll was first released in 2003 as a single in the Rainbow Assortment.
 * Her cutie mark attributions relate to nature. Her cutie mark is a sun with clouds.
 * The doll's back card reads: "There's so much to do in Ponyville, it's hard to decide which fun thing to try first! You can bet Sunny Daze has lots of activities on her 'to do' list!"
 * When writing the character into the show, we added:
 * Sunny Daze's love for fun and thrill.