Why won't you leave me alone?! I'm trying to study! You've got the wrong pony! I don't have parties! (To Twilight Sparkle, Amending Fences)
Katherine Michelle Kelly Andersen, known professionally as Moondancer or in German as Mondtänzer, is a female unicorn pony featured in the show My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. She's first mentioned in the episode Friendship Is Magic - Part 1 and makes her in-series debut in the episode Amending Fences. Her human adaptation appears in two films of the MLP: EG x Sofia The First and the MLP: EG x Jake and the Never Land Pirates franchise.
Portrayers[]
Kazumi Evans previously provides the voices of Adagio Dazzle, Moondancer and Rarity's singing voice, but now played by Rachael Harris.
What do you want?! I'm trying to study!
Depiction In Friendship Is Magic[]
Season 1[]
Moondancer's name is first mentioned in Friendship Is Magic - Part 1 by Twinkleshine and Spike. Twinkleshine says to Twilight Sparkle that Moondancer is having a little get-together at the west castle courtyard, but Twilight denied the invitation in order to focus on her studies. Spike later accidentally ruins a gift for her after being knocked aside by Twilight.
Why won't you leave me alone?! I'm trying to study! You've got the wrong pony! I don't have parties!
Season 5[]
Moondancer makes her first in-show appearance in Amending Fences. She is shown to be an asocial recluse, living alone in an old house in downtown Canterlot and focusing only on her studies. As a filly, she was friends with Twilight Sparkle. Twilight learns that after not showing up to the party Moondancer had thrown in the first episode, Moondancer became heartbroken and withdrawn, rejecting friendship altogether.
Twilight approaches Moondancer as a potential friend and appears to reach her at first due to the two's mutual love of learning and Twilight offering Moondancer the use of her old library home, but Moondancer eventually snubs her. After being lured to a party reminiscent of the one she had thrown, Moondancer vents her pent-up frustrations at Twilight. Twilight apologizes for the hurt she caused, and Moondancer comes to accept friendship once more. She is last seen playing a ball game with Lemon Hearts, Minuette and Twinkleshine.
In The Cutie Remark - Part 1, Moondancer sits next to Spike during Twilight's speech, waking him when he falls asleep while changing slides.
Season 6[]
In Flutter Brutter, Moondancer is depicted in a photograph in Pinkie Pie's wallet.
Season 7[]
In Celestial Advice, Moondancer appears as a filly in Princess Celestia's flashback and on one of Twilight's mirror photos, followed by Fame and Misfortune and A Health of Information.
Season 8[]
Moondancer's picture on Twilight's mirror appears in School Daze - Part 2.
Season 9[]
Moondancer is seen amongst King Sombra's brainwashed minions in The Beginning of the End - Part 2. She and several others attempt to attack the Mane 6, but are trapped in a net by Rarity. She also appears in The Point of No Return, having lunch at The Tasty Treat along with First Folio, the two telling Twilight what happened to Dusty Pages.
In The Ending of the End - Part 2, Moondancer takes shelter with other unicorns inside the School for Gifted Unicorns as Canterlot closes itself off from the other pony races. She also takes part in the final battle against Queen Chrysalis, Lord Tirek and Cozy Glow after being encouraged by Raspberry Dazzle. In The Last Problem, Moondancer attends Twilight's coronation ceremony. She also briefly appears in Twilight's group shot during the song The Magic of Friendship Grows, including Sunset Shimmer and Starlight Glimmer.
Depiction In MLP: FIM x Jake and the Never Land Pirates[]
The Abandoned Kingdom of Enchancia[]
Moondancer returns in the MLP: FIM x Jake and the Never Land Pirates film series starting with The Abandoned Kingdom of Enchancia in which she hitches a ride with the Edwards family (more specifically Jake, Sofia and their two kids Laura and Sean) in Sean's red RAM TRX pickup truck. When Moondancer mourns at Twilight's death of a leukemia disease in the 6th film, Laura and her mom comforts Moondancer. Towards the end of the film, she arrives in Enchancia, only to be aware that Alvin, Ardini, Doo Wop, Liezel, Lightning Dust, Nathellie Ballerie, Nazz Abdullah, Applejack, Fluttershy, Greg, Hacky, Perri, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Sunset Shimmer, Utah, Flash Sentry, Brawly Beats, Ringo, Oona, James, Zandar, Watermelody, Captain Planet, Paisley, Sandalwood, Fitzgerald, Sweet Leaves, Cedric, Cordelia and Calista got their clothes dirty as a result of doing all the work of restoring the kingdom of Enchancia back to its former glory, prompting the workers to take a bath. Moondancer is also last seen having a feast with the other workers.