The ninth and final season of the animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, developed by Lauren Faust, originally aired on the Discovery Family channel in the United States. The series is based on Hasbro's My Little Pony line of toys and animated works and is often referred by collectors to be the fourth generation, or "G4", of the My Little Pony franchise. Season 9 of the series premiered on April 6, 2019, on Discovery Family, an American pay television channel partly owned by Hasbro, and concluded with a three-part series finale on October 12.
The final season focuses on Twilight Sparkle preparing to become the new ruler of Equestria before Princess Celestia and Princess Luna's retirement. At the same time, an evil ram named Grogar forms a team of villains to defeat Twilight and her friends and take over Equestria.
Development On February 17, 2018, at the American International Toy Fair in New York, a ninth season was announced by Hasbro. In a TV Kids Guide by Gaumont, it was confirmed that season nine will have 26 episodes. At the following year's Toy Fair, it was confirmed that this will be the final season of the series. The writing for this season began in late 2017.
In a March 2019 Discovery Family press release, it was announced that Patton Oswalt and "Weird Al" Yankovic would return to reprise their roles as Quibble Pants and Cheese Sandwich, respectively. According to series' director Jim Miller, Discord impersonating Grogar was planned since the beginning of the season, as they wanted Chrysalis, Tirek and Cozy Glow to be the villains since they had more connection to the main characters.
Series finale Upon the broadcast of the three-part series finale, when asked if Applejack and Rainbow Dash were romantically involved in the future setting of "The Last Problem", Miller replied "it's up to the individual viewer to decide what those two are to each other". When asked a similar question regarding Fluttershy and Discord, Miller replied that it was "open to interpretation."
Cast Main Tara Strong as Twilight Sparkle Rebecca Shoichet as Twilight Sparkle (singing voice) Tabitha St. Germain as Rarity Kazumi Evans as Rarity (singing voice) Ashleigh Ball as Applejack and Rainbow Dash Andrea Libman as Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie Shannon Chan-Kent as Pinkie Pie (singing voice) Cathy Weseluck as Spike
Recurring
The Young Six Vincent Tong as Sandbar Gavin Langelo as Gallus Christina Salisbury as Yona Shannon Chan-Kent as Smolder Lauren Jackson as Silverstream Devyn Dalton as Ocellus Kelly Sheridan as Starlight Glimmer Nicole Oliver as Princess Celestia Tabitha St. Germain as Princess Luna The Cutie Mark Crusaders Michelle Creber as Apple Bloom Madeleine Peters as Scootaloo Claire Corlett as Sweetie Belle John de Lancie as Discord Mark Acheson as Lord Tirek Kathleen Barr as Queen Chrysalis and Trixie Lulamoon Sunni Westbrook as Cozy Glow Doc Harris as Grogar
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Minor Single roles
Alvin Sanders as King Sombra Andrew Francis as Shining Armor Britt McKillip as Princess Cadance Chris Britton as Star Swirl the Bearded Kyle Rideout as Thorax Ryan Beil as Zephyr Breeze Ellen Kennedy as Dusty Pages Shirley Milliner as Apple Rose Lee Tockar as Snips Patton Oswalt as Quibble Pants Ali Milner as Ember Vincent Tong as Garble Adam Kirschner as Mudbriar Ingrid Nilson as Maud Pie Cole Howard as Terramar Zach LeBlanc as Skeedaddle Bill Newton as Snap Shutter Cathy Weseluck as Mayor Mare Trevor Devall as Fancy Pants "Weird Al" Yankovic as Cheese Sandwich Kelli Ogmundson as Lighthoof Diana Kaarina as Shimmy Shake Richard Newman as Cranky Doodle Sam Vincent as Feather Flatterfly Michael Daingerfield as Braeburn Brenda Crichlow as Zecora Erin Mathews as Gabby Chantal Strand as Spoiled Rich Brian Dobson as Skybeak Chiara Zanni as Daring Do/A.K. Yearling Brian Drummond as Ahuizotl Rebecca Husain as Spur Rebecca Shoichet as Sugar Belle Matt Cowlrick as Rockhoof Garry Chalk as Prince Rutherford Christopher Gaze as Seaspray Kelly Metzger as Spitfire
Multiple roles Tabitha St. Germain as Princess Flurry Heart, Muffins, First Folio, Granny Smith, and Mrs. Cake Kazumi Evans as Moondancer, Rose, and Octavia Melody Richard Cox as Snails, Clump, and Grampa Gruff Scott Underwood as Rusty Bucket, Rogue, and Withers Nicole Oliver as Fume, Miss Cheerilee, and Dr. Fauna Peter New as Big McIntosh, Goldie Delicious, and Dr. Hooves Michael Dobson as Bulk Biceps and Dr. Caballeron/Martingale Ian Hanlin as Sunburst and Biff
Guest stars Meredith Salenger as Clear Sky Alice Oswalt as Wind Sprint Jackie Blackmore as Aunt Holiday Saffron Henderson as Auntie Lofty Emily Tennant as Mane Allgood Jesse Inocalla as Sans Smirk Kira Tozer as Fire Flare Connor Parnell as Biscuit Sabrina Pitre as Luster Dawn
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