Elizabeth Ruby "Liezel" Hathaway is a female character who appears as a minor character in the film Equestria's Taxi Madness and a main character in its sequel. She is Hacky Zak's co-worker at Papa's Paleteria who replaces Sunset Shimmer after her death in a car crash, representing the Element of Diligence.
Portrayers[]
Liezel is played by China Anne McClain.
Appearance[]
Liezel has tanned skin and long brown hair tied in two buns by purple and green hair ties. She wears pink eyeshadow, a white crop top with a pink circle, light green and brown edges and hanging sleeves. She wears green and pink pants in a zig-zag pattern with brown buttons and brown shoes with green accents, white laces and soles.
Depiction In MLP: FIM x Jake and the Never Land Pirates[]
Equestria's Taxi Madness[]
Liezel first appeared during the mid-credits of the film Equestria's Taxi Madness in which her co-worker Hacky Zak and his bandmates explains his long story about engaging a dance fight against the evil magician Boswell until the fat magician is shot to death, leaving her fascinated. However, to the disbelief of Pizzeria workers Joy and her little brother Roy, the duo claims that none of Hacky's stories occurred until a white Toyota GR Corolla hatchback showed up to reveal former member Starlight Glimmer, her husband Sunburst, her daughter Luster Dawn, her nephew Terramar and Professor Hasbullah, much to their joy until Liezel meets Professor Hasbullah for the first time.
The Abandoned Kingdom of Enchancia[]
Liezel returns in the film The Abandoned Kingdom of Enchancia as the film's main character in which she narrates about her daily life working at Papa's Paleteria with her co-worker Hacky Zak until she gets a letter written in a wine bottle while walking down the beach by none other than Cedric the Sorcerer, prompting Liezel to seek advice from her co-worker.
Throughout the film, Liezel follows Hacky Zak and his bandmates to Enchancia where the kingdom is abandoned. Subsequently followed by Lightning Dust, Nathellie Ballerie and Nazz Abdullah, Liezel ended up sleeping in Princess Amber's old bedroom, finds Amber's old W222 Mercedes-Benz S-Class rotting under the castle's basement car park for years, restores it to perfect condition, pays an unexpected visit from Alvin Bradley, Ardini Williamson and Dorothy Rebecca "Doo Wop/Dolly" Parkinson, rebuilds the castle to perfection and gets help from team Flash Drive, the Eco-Kids, Cedric, Cordelia, Calista, Toola Roola and Coconut Cream. When Jake, Sofia, Moondancer, his two kids Laura and Sean, Giselle, Robert Philip and Morgan shows up, Liezel's clothes gets dirty due to all the hardwork done, prompting her and the team to change out for some fresh clothes.
Towards the end of the film, Liezel stares at the night sky from Sofia's old bedroom. Followed by Hacky, Toola Roola and Coconut Cream, the film ends with Liezel hugging each other.
Riding On a Sleeper Train[]
Liezel returns in the film Riding On a Sleeper Train in which she shows up at the Mane 10's house after hearing the news that Sunset Shimmer dies in a car crash, prompting her to take place as both a rhythm guitarist and backing vocal singer while still working at Papa's Paleteria with Hacky Zak.
Liezel reappears riding inside Applejack's Ultra White Lexus LX600 F-Sport AWD with Greg, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Stormy and Trishna on the highway in Vermont, ended up meeting Kerfuffle, Richard, the Nahwan sisters and the Eco-Kids at a train station in Minot, North Dakota, ended up meeting the 9 travellers in Jasper, Alberta, Canada and in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan having Coronation Chicken sandwiches from Papa's Cluckeria for breakfast and ended up celebrating the return of Kerfuffle, Richard, the Eco-Kids and the Nahwan sisters at Toronto's Union Station. Liezel is also last seen leaving Toronto's Union Station with the other characters.
To Malaysia We Go![]
Liezel returns in the film To Malaysia We Go in which she and her bandmates are having breakfast together. When Utah announces that the Castro-Robinson family are going on a roadtrip to Malaysia, she places hands in a circle. She then later reappears meeting up with Nevada, former member Sebastian Robinson and their 3 kids at the John F. Kennedy International Airport before taking flight to Malaysia, lands in Johor Bahru, Johor and rented a 10-seater Hyundai Staria Max.
Throughout the film, Liezel, her bandmates and the Castro-Robinson family sleeps with Nazz Abdullah, meeting up with his co-workers at Woodfire Spring Lab at night, ended up finding the Cutie Mark Crusaders (Scootaloo, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Babs Seed, Diamond Tiara, Silver Spoon, Vivian and Yippy), team Flash Drive (Flash Sentry, Brawly Beats, Ringo, James, Zandar, Oona and Watermelody), the Eco-Kids (Captain Planet, Paisley, Sandalwood, Starlight Fitzgerald and Sweet Leaves), the Amber Crew (Princess Amber, Princess Hildegard, Huckleberry Pie, Lyra Heartstrings, Sweetie Drops, Dipper and Mabel Pines, Derpy Hooves, Emelina and Blueberry Muffin) as well as the other crew members in Johor's Istana Bukit Serene and started to participate in the race.
After passing all the states in Malaysia, Liezel then took a chance to climb up Southeast Asia's highest Mount Kinabalu in the state of Sabah, but to no avail due to harsh weather, prompting her to stay at the provided huts for a few days. After reaching down, Liezel reunites with the Nahwan sisters and the other non-followers who tries to meet up and is last seen after the post credits where Liezel faints after a long journey.
The Longest Road Trip of All[]
In the film The Longest Road Trip of All, Liezel and her bandmates are triggered when Greg notifies that the crusaders has two new members consisting of Gabby and Pacifica Northwest, shocking her in the process. Given the fact that Liezel hasn't heard the name Pacifica Northwest before, Greg adds that Pacifica Northwest is a former Gravity Falls resident shifting from Oregon to the New England region, impressing Liezel in the process.
Throughout the film, Liezel finds the crusaders at Kentucky's Daniel Boone National Forest until she meets Pacifica for the first time. Attempting to climb up Alaska's Mount Denali, Liezel reluctantly joins the hike. She crosses the border into Canada, spent 2 days and nights at Saskatoon's Super 8 by Wyndham Hotel, enters the Yukon and Northwest Territories province, reaches the small town of Inuvik to see the midnight sun and she ended up meeting Johan and Jonna Jinton for the first time after the two residents from Sweden shows up.
In the ensuing scenes, Liezel checks into Nova Inn hotel for the night, reaches the Arctic Ocean, teaches the Jintons how to make smash burgers and crispy chicken burgers for lunch (hence the Malay word MELELEH due to all the sauce staining their clothes), crosses the border into Alaska, reaches the small town of Talkeetna greeting the team squad and flies to Mount Denali by plane and spent days, weeks and months in harsh weather. After reaching the top of Mount Denali, she and her travellers boards the plane back to Talkeetna and reunites with Shining Armor, Principal Cadance and Nathellie Ballerie.
The Defender Diaries[]
Liezel returns in the film The Defender Diaries in which she, her bandmates and the 10 crusaders has a talk with stepsibling duo Diana Lombard and Martin Mystery (both aged 16) about the events happened in the G5 world (especially the film Allura Strikes Back), shocking them in the process that Nevada, Sebastian and their 3 kids enters the G5 realm. She then starts the cross country roadtrip across the US and Canada as requested by Scootaloo.
Throughout the film, Liezel crosses the sea by ferry to Massachusetts' island of Nantucket and reaches the Wauwinet Hotel where she meets the Totally Spies squad in a Fuji White Land Rover Defender 130 Supercharged V8 that followed them earlier which includes Blaine, Flurry Heart and the Cake twins. She has dinner down the hotel lobby together, explains who Nahwan Nafisah is after Blaine wonders about her, has a video chat with the Nahwan sisters, the Eco-Kids, Toola Roola, Coconut Cream, Morgan, Nathellie Ballerie, Mandy, Caitlin and Dominique who are in a separate island called Martha's Vineyard, reaches the house of the crusaders and has a BBQ party together. She then climbs up Idaho's Mount Breitenbach the next morning, gaze a view of Idaho Falls from above, camps around the campfire, stranded on top of the mountain and landed safely after search and rescue operators rescues her. Liezel is lasts seen leaving the small town of Mackay as the film ends.