My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (2010–2019) The Elements of Harmony are introduced in the series premiere "
Friendship Is Magic" as ancient artifacts of legend. Initially depicted in a
tapestry and
stained glass window, they are described as the "most powerful magic known to ponydom." The Elements are first discovered as physical stone orbs housed in the ruins of the Castle of the Two Sisters in the Everfree Forest, where they transform into ornate
necklaces and a
tiara when activated by the protagonists' demonstration of their respective virtues. Throughout the first two seasons, the Elements appear in their physical jewelry forms during major conflicts, including the defeat of
Nightmare Moon and the initial confrontation with Discord. However, the artifacts' power is contingent upon the genuine friendship and emotional connection between their bearers; when Discord manipulates the ponies' personalities and severs their friendships in "
The Return of Harmony", the physical Elements become powerless. In the second season finale "
A Canterlot Wedding," the Mane Six were going to use them to defeat
Queen Chrysalis. Unfortunately, they were captured by the Changelings, forcing Princess Cadence and Shining Armor to defeat them instead. In the fourth season premiere "
Princess Twilight Sparkle", the Elements' magic is transferred to the
Tree of Harmony. However, in the season finale "
Twilight's Kingdom", the Mane Six were given a new power known as Rainbow Power.
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls (2013–2020) Sunset Shimmer, a former anthropomorphic unicorn from
Equestria who becomes human after traveling through a magic mirror to the human world, is first introduced in
Equestria Girls. Originally a student of
Princess Celestia before
Twilight Sparkle, she drops out of school in search of power and crosses over to the human world, where she becomes a student at Canterlot High School. With a desire for revenge, upon discovering
Twilight's coronation in the third season, Sunset returns to the world of Equestria to steal Twilight's Element of Harmony (her
crown), with the intention of taking it to the human world to mirror chaos and rule Equestria. However, Sunset's plan is thwarted by Twilight and her five friends from the pony universe. In
Legend of Everfree, the Mane Six (from the human world) and Sunset Shimmer (having already had her redemption) end up discovering that when Princess Twilight's element was brought to the human world, a large amount of magic was released. However, after much confusion and problems, Twilight and Sunset discover a cave with seven magical crystals that allow each of their friends to gain a different special ability, such as
super strength,
super speed, and
telekinesis. When they connect with these crystals, they end up becoming necklaces, just like the Elements of Harmony (from Equestria). However,
Equestria Girls director
Ishi Rudell revealed on his
Twitter that "In [the human] world, Sunset Shimmer is the 7th element! ☀️" later specifying said element to be "
empathy". == Analysis ==