Rarity is a female unicorn pony and one of the main characters of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic. She is Sweetie Belle's older sister and the subject of Spike's long-term crush. Rarity lives and works at her own shop in Ponyville called the Carousel Boutique, where she takes care of her pet Persian cat Opalescence. She represents the element of generosity.

History

Rarity recounts how she earned her cutie mark in The Cutie Mark Chronicles. As a filly, she dreamed of becoming a fashionista and tried to produce "spectacular" costumes for a school play, though her teacher referred to them only as "nice". Rarity felt discouraged after failing to redesign the costumes to her satisfaction and considered giving up the effort, whereupon her horn suddenly shone with bright light before pulling her far across the land and into a large boulder. Though initially upset at the seemingly pointless journey, Rarity became thrilled when the shockwave from a distant explosion cracked open the boulder to reveal a trove of gemstones inside. She incorporated the gems into her costumes, and as they drew awe from both her teacher and the audience on the night of the performance, her cutie mark appeared. In Sweet and Elite, Rarity states that she was born in Ponyville

Personality -

Love and Beauty Fashion: Rarity takes great concern for beauty both in herself and in others. She rushes Twilight Sparkle to the Carousel Boutique to fix her disheveled mane when they first meet in Friendship is Magic, part 1, and in Friendship is Magic, part 2, Rarity alone sympathizes with a sea serpent as he despairs over his ruined mustache. In Suited For Success, Rarity takes great care in producing gala dresses for the rest of the Mane Six and organizes a fashion show to display them. Rarity is very knowledgeable about fashion and tries to stay abreast of the latest trends. In Secret of My Excess, she anticipates that ruffled taffeta capes will become popular and asks Twilight for books about them in order to be "ahead of the game". Rarity's outfit impresses a room full of fashion critics in Green Isn't Your Color such that they conclude she "clearly knows a thing or two about fashion". In Rarity Takes Manehattan, after Suri Polomare presents Rarity's signature fabric as her own during a fashion contest in Manehattan, Rarity develops a brand new line overnight based on her hotel's aesthetic and ends up winning first place. Rarity is sometimes overly sensitive about appearance and cleanliness. In Look Before You Sleep, despite fearing that her "wonderfully styled mane shall be ruined" in a thunderstorm, she refuses to take shelter under a picnic table due to a mud puddle. As the Mane Six prepare to confront a dragon atop a mountain in Dragonshy, Rarity fears she may have forgotten to bring a tiara that matches her scarf. In MMMystery on the Friendship Express, when presented with a false eyelash as evidence that she took a bite from the Cakes' contest entry, Rarity dramatically admits to using false eyelashes before casually admitting to eating the cake. In Magic Duel, Rarity becomes inconsolable when Trixie magically clothes her in a dress prominently featuring shades of brown that "should only be used for accents". In Campfire Tales, Rarity also accentuates the value of inner beauty, as showcased in her story about Mistmane, who gave up her own beauty to save her friend and dedicated her life to spreading beauty across Equestria. When her mane gets ruined in It Isn't the Mane Thing About You, Rarity falls into a state of depression, but when her friends remind her of all she has accomplished, she brings her own inner beauty to the surface with a brand new look that becomes popular and inspires a new fashion trend.

Center of attention: Several episodes depict Rarity seeking after attention and recognition from the public. When Fluttershy's modelling career takes off in Green Isn't Your Color, Rarity grows jealous of her friend's stardom and claims that she should be the one getting "mobbed by strangers". In Sonic Rainboom, Rarity is pleased when her temporary wings draw admiration from the Cloudsdale Pegasi, and she eventually agrees to compete in the Best Young Flyer Competition despite her initial goal of supporting Rainbow Dash in it. In Sweet and Elite, Rarity lies to her friends so she can spend more time in Canterlot and grow her popularity among the city's elite.

Mannerisms: Rarity generally acts with dignity and grace and speaks eloquently with a Transatlantic accent. She occasionally employs French vocabulary when speaking in the parlance of fashion and often addresses others as "darling". Rarity prides herself on giving attention to detail in her work, though this sometimes results in neglecting larger issues. When a tree crashes into Twilight Sparkle's bedroom in Look Before You Sleep, Rarity ignores the tree in favor of reorganizing a jostled bookshelf. In Winter Wrap Up, she spends most of the day trying to fix Twilight's botched bird nest instead of creating new ones, leading to delays in Ponyville's Winter Wrap Up operation. Rarity can be tough and resourceful in difficult situations. When kidnapped by the Diamond Dogs in A Dog and Pony Show and forced to find gems, she exasperates the dogs with incessant whining and ultimately convinces them to let her leave with several carts' worth of gems. In Swarm of the Century, while the other ponies are alarmed by the unexpected multiplication of their pet parasprites, Rarity puts hers to work at the Carousel Boutique and comments that they are "quite useful". In Dragon Quest, Rarity tells a group of teenaged dragons menacing Spike that she'll "rip [them] to pieces" if they attack. Whenever Rarity finds herself in a stressful situation, she has a tendency to eat large amounts of ice cream, as seen in Inspiration Manifestation, P.P.O.V. (Pony Point of View), or It Isn't the Mane Thing About You.

Generosity: Rarity represents the element of generosity; despite her concern for attention and personal beauty, she generally acts with sympathy and selflessness towards others. She insists on giving Twilight Sparkle a makeover to fix her frazzled mane in Friendship is Magic, part 1, and in Friendship is Magic, part 2 Rarity slices off her own tail and uses it to fix Steven Magnet's mustache.

Rarity produces a gala dress for each of her five friends in Suited For Success; when they disapprove of her designs, she agrees to produce new dresses according to their specifications, despite her view that they are the "ugliest dresses [she's] ever made". In Secret of My Excess, Rarity is so inspired when Spike gives her his prized fire ruby that she produces newly-designed taffeta capes for each of her friends.

When Sweetie Belle refuses to reunite with her sister in Sisterhooves Social, Applejack tells Rarity that sisterhood is a give-and-take relationship and suggests that she focus more on giving. To this end, Rarity uses mud to disguise herself as Applejack and participates with Sweetie in the Sisterhooves Social event. In Rarity Takes Manehattan, Rarity arranges an exclusive performance of a sold-out musical for her friends to see in exchange for producing dresses for the costume designer's next show. The act convinces her rival's assistant, Coco Pommel, to quit her work and believe that there's "something better for [her] out there". Rarity

Rarity is a female unicorn pony and one of the main characters of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic. She is Sweetie Belle's older sister and the subject of Spike's long-term crush. Rarity lives and works at her own shop in Ponyville called the Carousel Boutique, where she takes care of her pet Persian cat Opalescence. She represents the element of generosity.

Lauren Faust was inspired to create Rarity by G1 ponies Glory and Sparkler.[2] In the preliminary character designs posted by Faust, Rarity originally had Sparkler's color scheme and cutie mark. In her final design, Rarity only kept Sparkler's cutie mark while her color scheme was changed to match Glory's. Rarity shares her name with G3 Rarity (voiced by Cathy Weseluck, who coincidentally voices Spike in G4), but she shares distinct traits with G3 Rainbow Dash, such as her Trans-Atlantic English accent and an interest in fashion.

Spike's crush on Rarity was not planned out from the beginning. When Lauren Faust was writing Rarity's introduction scene in the pilot, she wanted the audience to understand that she's very beautiful even though she is visually very similar to the other ponies, except the style of her mane and her eyes and eyelashes. To let the audience understand that she is beautiful, Faust made Spike become smitten with her, which developed into his crush on Rarity.[3]

Rarity's dressmaking shop, the Carousel Boutique, is designed after a toy of the My Little Pony line sold by Hasbro. In Lauren Faust's "pitch bible" for the show, the boutique was named the Carousel Couture, and it specialized in carousel-inspired designs. Rarity was originally the "Element of Inspiration",[4] but this was considered "too tough for kids to wrap their heads around."[5] Faust stated that Audrey Hepburn was her biggest influence on Rarity.[6]

Rarity's eye design is less frequently used than most other designs: Lotus Blossom and Aloe share the same eye design as Rarity, including color, shape and design of upper and lower eyelashes. During running sequences, Lemon Hearts has the same eye shape as Rarity as well. In The Best Night Ever, Rarity puts fake eyelashes on before going to the Grand Galloping Gala. She is seen wearing fake eyelashes again in MMMystery on the Friendship Express while being interrogated by Twilight Sparkle.

Concurrently with G4, a G1 version of G3 Rarity has been introduced in IDW Publishing's Transformers vs. G.I. Joe Issue #13. Rarity's tail is inspired by the hairstyle of the character Margaret Wade from the comic strip Dennis the Menace.[7]

Rarity recounts how she earned her cutie mark in The Cutie Mark Chronicles. As a filly, she dreamed of becoming a fashionista and tried to produce "spectacular" costumes for a school play, though her teacher referred to them only as "nice". Rarity felt discouraged after failing to redesign the costumes to her satisfaction and considered giving up the effort, whereupon her horn suddenly shone with bright light before pulling her far across the land and into a large boulder. Though initially upset at the seemingly pointless journey, Rarity became thrilled when the shockwave from a distant explosion cracked open the boulder to reveal a trove of gemstones inside. She incorporated the gems into her costumes, and as they drew awe from both her teacher and the audience on the night of the performance, her cutie mark appeared.

In Sweet and Elite, Rarity states that she was born in Ponyville.

Rarity takes great concern for beauty both in herself and in others. She rushes Twilight Sparkle to the Carousel Boutique to fix her disheveled mane when they first meet in Friendship is Magic, part 1, and in Friendship is Magic, part 2, Rarity alone sympathizes with a sea serpent as he despairs over his ruined mustache. In Suited For Success, Rarity takes great care in producing gala dresses for the rest of the Mane Six and organizes a fashion show to display them.

Rarity is very knowledgeable about fashion and tries to stay abreast of the latest trends. In Secret of My Excess, she anticipates that ruffled taffeta capes will become popular and asks Twilight for books about them in order to be "ahead of the game". Rarity's outfit impresses a room full of fashion critics in Green Isn't Your Color such that they conclude she "clearly knows a thing or two about fashion". In Rarity Takes Manehattan, after Suri Polomare presents Rarity's signature fabric as her own during a fashion contest in Manehattan, Rarity develops a brand new line overnight based on her hotel's aesthetic and ends up winning first place.

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The horror.

Rarity is sometimes overly sensitive about appearance and cleanliness. In Look Before You Sleep, despite fearing that her "wonderfully styled mane shall be ruined" in a thunderstorm, she refuses to take shelter under a picnic table due to a mud puddle. As the Mane Six prepare to confront a dragon atop a mountain in Dragonshy, Rarity fears she may have forgotten to bring a tiara that matches her scarf. In MMMystery on the Friendship Express, when presented with a false eyelash as evidence that she took a bite from the Cakes' contest entry, Rarity dramatically admits to using false eyelashes before casually admitting to eating the cake. In Magic Duel, Rarity becomes inconsolable when Trixie magically clothes her in a dress prominently featuring shades of brown that "should only be used for accents".

In Campfire Tales, Rarity also accentuates the value of inner beauty, as showcased in her story about Mistmane, who gave up her own beauty to save her friend and dedicated her life to spreading beauty across Equestria. When her mane gets ruined in It Isn't the Mane Thing About You, Rarity falls into a state of depression, but when her friends remind her of all she has accomplished, she brings her own inner beauty to the surface with a brand new look that becomes popular and inspires a new fashion trend.

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Center of attention

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Enjoying the admiring looks for her extraordinary wings.

Several episodes depict Rarity seeking after attention and recognition from the public. When Fluttershy's modelling career takes off in Green Isn't Your Color, Rarity grows jealous of her friend's stardom and claims that she should be the one getting "mobbed by strangers". In Sonic Rainboom, Rarity is pleased when her temporary wings draw admiration from the Cloudsdale Pegasi, and she eventually agrees to compete in the Best Young Flyer Competition despite her initial goal of supporting Rainbow Dash in it. In Sweet and Elite, Rarity lies to her friends so she can spend more time in Canterlot and grow her popularity among the city's elite.

Mannerisms

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Rarity after Twilight's sleepover is ruined by a broken tree and a messy bookcase.

Rarity generally acts with dignity and grace and speaks eloquently with a Transatlantic accent. She occasionally employs French vocabulary when speaking in the parlance of fashion and often addresses others as "darling".

Rarity prides herself on giving attention to detail in her work, though this sometimes results in neglecting larger issues. When a tree crashes into Twilight Sparkle's bedroom in Look Before You Sleep, Rarity ignores the tree in favor of reorganizing a jostled bookshelf. In Winter Wrap Up, she spends most of the day trying to fix Twilight's botched bird nest instead of creating new ones, leading to delays in Ponyville's Winter Wrap Up operation.

Rarity can be tough and resourceful in difficult situations. When kidnapped by the Diamond Dogs in A Dog and Pony Show and forced to find gems, she exasperates the dogs with incessant whining and ultimately convinces them to let her leave with several carts' worth of gems. In Swarm of the Century, while the other ponies are alarmed by the unexpected multiplication of their pet parasprites, Rarity puts hers to work at the Carousel Boutique and comments that they are "quite useful". In Dragon Quest, Rarity tells a group of teenaged dragons menacing Spike that she'll "rip [them] to pieces" if they attack.

Whenever Rarity finds herself in a stressful situation, she has a tendency to eat large amounts of ice cream, as seen in Inspiration Manifestation, P.P.O.V. (Pony Point of View), or It Isn't the Mane Thing About You.

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Generosity

Rarity, who calmed a sorrowful serpent with a meaningful gift, represents the spirit of generosity!

Twilight Sparkle

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Rarity cuts off her tail to help the sea serpent in Friendship is Magic, part 2.

Rarity represents the element of generosity; despite her concern for attention and personal beauty, she generally acts with sympathy and selflessness towards others. She insists on giving Twilight Sparkle a makeover to fix her frazzled mane in Friendship is Magic, part 1, and in Friendship is Magic, part 2 Rarity slices off her own tail and uses it to fix Steven Magnet's mustache.

Rarity produces a gala dress for each of her five friends in Suited For Success; when they disapprove of her designs, she agrees to produce new dresses according to their specifications, despite her view that they are the "ugliest dresses [she's] ever made". In Secret of My Excess, Rarity is so inspired when Spike gives her his prized fire ruby that she produces newly-designed taffeta capes for each of her friends.

When Sweetie Belle refuses to reunite with her sister in Sisterhooves Social, Applejack tells Rarity that sisterhood is a give-and-take relationship and suggests that she focus more on giving. To this end, Rarity uses mud to disguise herself as Applejack and participates with Sweetie in the Sisterhooves Social event. In Rarity Takes Manehattan, Rarity arranges an exclusive performance of a sold-out musical for her friends to see in exchange for producing dresses for the costume designer's next show. The act convinces her rival's assistant, Coco Pommel, to quit her work and believe that there's "something better for [her] out there".

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Rarity with an illusory diamond she names Tom.

In The Return of Harmony Part 1, Discord convinces Rarity to excavate a diamond instead of searching for her friends in the hedge maze. When Twilight finds her and points out that the "diamond" is simply a large boulder, Rarity rejects the claim and insists on bringing the supposed gem with her despite slowing the group down. She dotes on the rock and begins hoarding other valuables in The Return of Harmony Part 2, though Twilight eventually returns her to normal with a memory spell. In My Little Pony The Movie, Rarity extends her generosity to Capper when she fixes up and adds gold buttons to his coat, causing him to reconsider his con artist lifestyle and help her and her friends by throwing Tempest Shadow off their trail.

Skills -

Magic: As a unicorn, Rarity performs magic. While it may not be up to the standards of Twilight Sparkle, she uses it in connection with making things "fabulous", like gem-finding, dressmaking, and topiary art. She magically attaches her sheared tail hair to Steven Magnet's mustache in Friendship is Magic, part 2, and she also reattaches a large branch to a tree in Look Before You Sleep and magically trims its foliage into topiaries. She puts on an impressive light display for the fashion show she holds for Hoity Toity in Suited For Success. She uses sewing and cutting tools through telekinesis with the precision needed to make her dresses, manipulating multiple items at once. In Lesson Zero, she telekinetically pulls a couch from her home within a matter of seconds in order to dramatically swoon and collapse upon it. She also repairs the broken wheel of a taxi cab in Rarity Takes Manehattan. Rarity also uses her magic to expose underground gems, which is a major plot point in the episode A Dog and Pony Show. Twilight copies this spell in the same episode; Spike says that Twilight "can copy Rarity's gem-finding spell," and Twilight says that "Rarity showed [her] how she did it a while back." Unlike Twilight, who had to learn it, Rarity's gem-finding ability developed on its own: her story in The Cutie Mark Chronicles shows this ability activating by itself without her knowingly casting a spell. This spell does not come up again until Gauntlet of Fire, in which Rarity and Spike are on a gem hunt in a bat cave. In The Beginning of the End - Part 2, she uses her magic to blast away vines in the Everfree Forest with Twilight. In The Ending of the End - Part 2, she creates a hexagonal shield and combines her magic with Spike's fire breath to counter Queen Chrysalis' magic.

Close Combat: Despite Rarity's delicate nature and formal personality, she shows a propensity for brute force. Like the other ponies, Rarity gets into physical conflicts throughout the series: she delivers a kick to the manticore's face in Friendship is Magic, part 2, knocks away Twilight with a whip of her flank in Sonic Rainboom, and delivers a flying kick with a martial arts stance to Applejack with a karate yell in The Return of Harmony Part 2. Additionally, she knocks Soarin, Spitfire, and Misty Fly unconscious in mid-air while falling in Sonic Rainboom, though the kicks were part of her violent thrashing as she fell through the air, and in Ponyville Confidential, she kicks open the door to her bedroom in order to confront Sweetie Belle. She defeats several changelings using various hoof-to-hoof combat moves in A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2.

Feminine charms: Rarity has a talent for charming male ponies to help her and her friends. In The Best Night Ever, she talks two stallions—Caramel and Lucky Clover—into pulling the carriage to take her and her friends to the Grand Galloping Gala, and in Putting Your Hoof Down, she sweet-talks another—Gizmo—into selling her his piece of asparagus, which Fluttershy needs for Angel's salad. In Castle Sweet Castle, Rarity convinces Spike to keep Twilight from coming back to the Castle of Friendship. In Rarity Investigates!, Sassy Saddles says that Rarity can sweet talk a filly out of candy after Rarity coaxes a delivery stallion—"Package Deal"—into making an extra delivery.

Music: In Filli Vanilli, Rarity is the soprano member of the Pony Tones. In Honest Apple, she demonstrates the ability to shred a mean guitar.

Career

Rarity works as a fashion designer at Carousel Boutique. Rarity's work is so important to her that during the parasprite crisis in Ponyville in Swarm of the Century, she yells in panic and rushes to her boutique once she realizes the parasprites might get there and eat her work.

Rarity's work ethic and dedication to her customers is depicted in Suited For Success. She initially sews dresses of her own design for her friends, but when they're not satisfied with the result, she sews them brand new dresses under their direction.

Rarity stresses herself into making a new set of dresses the way her friends want them, going as far as following all their instructions instead of her own instincts. She is unhappy with the results, even though her friends are very satisfied. When these dresses are devastatingly criticized by "the bigwig fashion hotshot" Hoity Toity, she locks herself in her room, lamenting her ruined career; luckily for her, her friends are able to convince Hoity Toity to hold another fashion show, this time with the original dresses.

In the episode A Dog and Pony Show, the pony pop sensation Sapphire Shores visits Rarity's boutique. She claims that she makes "it a point to know all of the up-and-coming designers", and "Clothes Horse magazine simply raved about [Rarity]."

Rarity is quite willing to let Spike help her out with her work, and shows some concern for his welfare. They go gem-hunting together in A Dog and Pony Show, and she rewards him for his assistance with "the finest reward", a gem, which he holds very dear to him simply for being a gift from Rarity. At the end of the episode, once she has several carts full of gems, she lets Spike indulge on a great number of them. He willingly gives himself as a pin-cushion in Green Isn't Your Color and says he "can't feel a thing" thanks to his thick scales.

She designs the wedding dress for Princess Cadance and the bridesmaid dresses for herself and her friends in A Canterlot Wedding - Part 1 and A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2.

In For Whom the Sweetie Belle Toils, Rarity regularly designs for Sapphire Shores.

Twilight says in Canterlot Boutique that Rarity designing for Sapphire Shores' Equestria-wide tour led to the opening of Canterlot Carousel. At the end of the episode, Rarity lets her former fashion connoisseur Sassy Saddles manage Canterlot Carousel while she manages Carousel Boutique on the grounds that Sassy Saddles has learned Rarity's entrepreneur ways. Rarity states that her guidelines are only to be applied in Canterlot Carousel.

In The Gift of the Maud Pie, Rarity expresses her desire to open up a new boutique in Manehattan, which she will call "Rarity For You." The opening of her Manehattan boutique is depicted in flashbacks during The Saddle Row Review, which turns out to be a huge success despite several obstacles and disasters.

Rarity wears a pair of reading glasses while sewing. In Molt Down, she says that she talks to herself while she sews, which apparently helps her think.

Family -

Sweetie Belle: Sweetie Belle is introduced as Rarity's little sister in Stare Master. Her clumsiness, paired with an insistent willingness to help, tests Rarity's patience and she eventually asks Sweetie Belle to let her work in peace. Sweetie Belle "borrows" important supplies from Rarity in Stare Master and The Show Stoppers, using her most expensive fabrics to make amateurishly-stitched costumes for her friends. Even though Sweetie's eagerness to help often unintentionally causes messes, she and Rarity truly do love and care for each other. At the end of Sisterhooves Social, they agree to embrace and love each other's differences and send a letter to Celestia describing how being sisters is mainly about having fun, but that it also requires compromises and work to keep a strong relationship.

In Sleepless in Ponyville, Sweetie Belle invites Rarity to go on a camping trip with Apple Bloom, Applejack, Scootaloo and Rainbow Dash. Rarity refuses at first, since she does not usually enjoy being around nature, but she reluctantly agrees to go after seeing some disappointed faces made by Sweetie. Though Rarity is not necessarily mean towards Sweetie Belle, she makes her carry all of her luggage on the trip and wait on her after they set up camp. Later, Rarity shows compassion towards Sweetie Belle, such as letting Scootaloo carry her luggage in order to give Sweetie Belle a rest, comforting her when she's frightened by Rainbow Dash's ghost stories, and happily racing with her at the end of the episode.

Parents: Sweetie Belle is introduced as Rarity's little sister in Stare Master. Her clumsiness, paired with an insistent willingness to help, tests Rarity's patience and she eventually asks Sweetie Belle to let her work in peace. Sweetie Belle "borrows" important supplies from Rarity in Stare Master and The Show Stoppers, using her most expensive fabrics to make amateurishly-stitched costumes for her friends. Even though Sweetie's eagerness to help often unintentionally causes messes, she and Rarity truly do love and care for each other. At the end of Sisterhooves Social, they agree to embrace and love each other's differences and send a letter to Celestia describing how being sisters is mainly about having fun, but that it also requires compromises and work to keep a strong relationship. In Sleepless in Ponyville, Sweetie Belle invites Rarity to go on a camping trip with Apple Bloom, Applejack, Scootaloo and Rainbow Dash. Rarity refuses at first, since she does not usually enjoy being around nature, but she reluctantly agrees to go after seeing some disappointed faces made by Sweetie. Though Rarity is not necessarily mean towards Sweetie Belle, she makes her carry all of her luggage on the trip and wait on her after they set up camp. Later, Rarity shows compassion towards Sweetie Belle, such as letting Scootaloo carry her luggage in order to give Sweetie Belle a rest, comforting her when she's frightened by Rainbow Dash's ghost stories, and happily racing with her at the end of the episode.

Opalescence: Rarity has a cat named Opalescence, who is supportive in Suited For Success. In Stare Master, however, Rarity seems to have trouble with the cat and asks for Fluttershy's assistance. In The Best Night Ever, Opalescence scares away the mice that Twilight Sparkle had turned into horses to pull their carriage to the Gala. Opal makes her first season two appearance when Rarity dresses her with her shrunken wool sweater in Sisterhooves Social. Her next appearance is in May the Best Pet Win!, where she is shown as one of the trials for Rainbow Dash's potential pets. She appears again in Sweet and Elite, accompanying Rarity on her trip to Canterlot where she tries to remind Rarity to work on Twilight Sparkle's new birthday dress when Rarity becomes too caught up in social obligations. When her friends come to her suite at the castle, Rarity quickly douses Opal in water to support her made-up excuse she gave as to why she couldn't make it to Ponyville for Twilight's birthday, much to Opal's dismay.

Spike: Spike develops a crush on Rarity the moment he sees her in Friendship is Magic, part 1, calling her "beautiful". He admits to having a crush on Rarity in Green Isn't Your Color and is seen wearing a shirt that has a picture of Rarity superimposed on a heart. In Owl's Well That Ends Well, Rarity calls Spike "simply amazing" and gives him a bow tie laden with jewels.

Spike and Rarity's relationship becomes stronger in later episodes. In Secret of My Excess, Spike generously gives Rarity a fire ruby that she covets. In gratitude, she kisses him on the cheek and calls him "Spikey-wikey." During Spike's birthday party, they affectionately rub their cheeks together. Later in the episode, when Spike returns to normal after growing into a monstrous dragon and he and Rarity plummet to the ground, Spike very nearly confesses his feelings for her, but Rarity stops him mid-sentence and gives a teary smile at him, and Spike smiles back. After they are rescued by Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash, Rarity calls Spike her hero and kisses him on the cheek again.

Rarity shows a more caring and sensitive side towards Spike in Dragon Quest and still calls him "Spikey-wikey." She stands up for him when Applejack, Pinkie Pie, and Rainbow Dash pick on him and when Spike decides to join the dragon migration, Rarity tries to change his mind, telling him that she doesn't want him to get hurt by the other dragons. Later, she even threatens to hurt the older dragons if they harm Spike.

In Spike at Your Service, Rarity pretends to eat Spike's disastrously burned pie to make him happy. In Simple Ways, Spike helps Rarity in her attempts to win the heart of Trenderhoof, despite his own feelings for her.

In Inspiration Manifestation, Spike assists Rarity as she designs a puppet theater for the Foal and Filly Fair. She thanks Spike for his help, defining him as one of her dearest and most supportive friends and calling him her "favorite dragon". When Rarity's theater is met with harsh reception and she falls into a depression, Spike helps by finding a spell from a hidden spell book to bring Rarity's ideas to life. However, Rarity is corrupted by the spell, and Spike worries that telling her to stop will cost him her friendship. Spike soon tells Rarity the truth about her actions, breaking the spell, and Rarity tells Spike he should never be afraid of telling her the truth, and the two share a friendly hug.

In some situations, Spike is even submissive in his devotion to Rarity. In Green Isn't Your Color, he gladly offers his body as a pincushion for Rarity to use while she designs a dress. In Party of One, he takes out Rarity's garbage and addresses her as "most beautiful one". He looks at her lovingly even after she says he smells "like a rotten apple core that's been wrapped in moldy hay and dipped in dragon perspiration." In Rarity Takes Manehattan, Spike carries Rarity's bags to the train station and through the streets of Manehattan. During the song Generosity, she buys him a carrot dog as a sign of gratitude.

In Castle Sweet Castle, Spike is seen waking up holding a beanie version of Rarity. In Scare Master, Rarity, out of fear of Flutterbat possibly about to attack, caresses Spike.

In The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 2, in an alternate timeline where Equestria is ruled by Nightmare Moon, Spike attempts to talk to Rarity, who is working as Nightmare Moon's royal decorator, but since she does not recognize him, she snubs him.

In Gauntlet of Fire, Spike accompanies Rarity to a bat-filled gem cave to serve as her bodyguard. In Honest Apple, he helps her put up flyers around Ponyville, claiming that he "just happened to be walking past" Carousel Boutique. In Father Knows Beast, Spike's beanie version of Rarity can be seen again in his bedroom.

In Dragon Dropped, Rarity gets jealous when Spike starts spending all of his time with Gabby and lures him into spending time with her by offering trips and games. When she realizes what this does to Spike and

Gabby's friendship, Rarity helps them make amends and learns to share Spike with others.